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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY ' MORNING, DECEMBER 6,' 1908 r AN ORIENTAL glBl AtHfi . , " ' i m ., . i i i m ii in n i mi ' ' ' 1 . 1 . ' ' By Louise K. Hew. "M watched the manufacture of rich bro- T-ftrf la the lament of love "ues exquisite cmrimen. that LSXC la the lament 01 Jox; lovely crepe, one breadth of which can or prayer to the gods, be easily drawn through a finger ring.- We went to Japan esten- o soft and fine is it. We had falrlv -iki tt.n,i th rhrv. hauijted - the curio shop, with their aibly to attend the cory- wara d carvlngs. We had ran- franthemum snow, nui jn sacked these places for quaint old reality it was the ocean voyage that at- fTJnK$. Instruments, of which , the critic wag making a collection tracted ua two weary ones, for we were We had be, t0 0saka tne Venice of convinced that the change a& well as Japan; to Kobe, Tokio, Nagasaki, an-1 the e air would Ktraiahten out the oU ,n ?ld "ase towns with their the sea air would ktraignien om me aroma of medleval roluanc8 ,tiH tangles In our hearts tnd brams. )ng to them; in truth we had been t My companion, the Critic, .was a mu- every place that was worth seeing. We slcian, bavin been educated abroad un- ekdX'r-lT 'magn'ffuUV' der the best masters, and she was quite a SP.ms 1Ika a dream to me nw a favorite on both sides of the Atlantic, those golden Jaya when we climbed Indeed. h,r critiques in the leading mag- Sredbynfen"-0 'tiT mines had given her the foregoing ap- meriu leading to the glorious temples T'fcllation,; ' In ether words, the Critic with their magnificent tombs of dc was an authority And vet now that I,arted shoguns. Again, in fancy, have . The ha, goneI caf sly liwithout L"' to" Tlth'14'ver! i treasons there was something lacking "ft. oVllkT mats "wuhta In Iter playing in spite of her flawless And sometimes 1 murmur aloud, "Ah, Technique at least there was - until lovely Nikko, it is good to be here.' ! Btradivarius came into our lives. Then I always waken, and regret that On one occasion. . when she followed it u only a dream. a song by Nordica with a violin solo, How often we stood upon the sacred her , admirers,-drew "interesting com- hill at Mlkko and looked down on , jiaxison between the similarity of her beautitful Dlaakawa s it cascade J over tone color, and the singing or tne great me siae or me ravine, then went ealm prima donna. A few of us who loved ly on its way under tgo sacred red her best overheard the flattering state- lacquer bridge. And li- many times ment. and for an Instant my heart we heard the story of this same bridge leaped with uncontrollable Joy at the over which no one but the emperor success of my belovd. for was it -not h" ever walked, and which Oeneral mure to me than my own? Then some Oram made famous by his refusal in one eise admired, too, but concluded do wj,en.t,he courtesy waa extended, by deploring her --Jack of soul." and hlbyJilf em,peror i1Am8'lf-. , , J shuddered flt the unjust criticism. : fiSSI'- aX i- W2Pl sUr 'ahXn her '"""fach oAther-.a8eye'snewnithort 1 t a n,n dt I do not L, BOU,nd- reading that after all there. w r ,1 lAfr nJ XrJE.tZ are tlraesl when words are colorless as Its one. ibut I do love J!nd apreclate w(. M useless, for "can they paint good music when It is my f 'vilega the fUsh 0, an How muc f th to hear If. The Critic often told me faSh of a heart'" Ithat I was a good listener. . Ah, me. that was long ago. but tha Once, before we went to Japan, she picture is as Jf tt were but yesterday, stopped in the midst of a piece she waa , One hot August morning we arose playing, and looking Into my face quis- very easily, for the night had been jcally, she exclaimed: ."You answer me restless one, and by 6 o'clock we were Without any nonsense, does my playing out for a stroll. Instinctively our foot appeal to you?" There was "an inflec- steps' tod us to Mangangl Garden, which tion on the pronoun that made me hesl- is as perfect a piece of landscape gar tate until she began to show signs of denlng as one could wish to see outside impatience. of paradise. We walked about for a i want the honest truth." trhe said, half hour drinking In the delicious res kneeling by nay side In her own pretty, inous air, and watching the clouds breuk coaxing way. away from the mountain peaks beyond; "It is now or never," I thought to , u V 2. myself, and drawing the golden head twmboo seat beside a lotus poi. abloom in my lap, I answered: with plnkiand white blossoms. lou shall have it, little one, even though it pricks. You know I love to V.u " .,S , Ijear you play better than anv one in .Irr f" the whole world, but my child, remem- fin nun! And lift my leaf, and mix we with the hum. the sunrls'.' ber that It is not art, but heart, which " HID nullU . 1 but she bade roe to continue. Om manl padml your violin melodies of long drawn out The dew drop slips into the shining sweetness with their evanescent and sea." ' subtle graduations of tone color. I hope "f,ook'.'; said she, a moment later, and pray that to you may come the "there it Is now," and as I glanced n wakening, when under your witchery- in the direction she pointed I beheld for you hav it, beloved your much a dew drop glistening in the heart of Jiralsed technique may become . a prob- a stately leaf like an oriental Jewel, em Spiritual ieed." ' Just then a ray of sunshine rested on It was a long speech for me to make, the liquid gem, and the opaque leaf tor f usually think more than I say. to prevent the -passage of the gleam. The Critic wm ovldonttv think inir in a thousand Drismatic hues, were reflect ion, for she looked at. me in . amase- e& rom, ,tne de,r droP which nt once tnent. as ha manipulated the simple tiHiitoo in spite of the title "Son of Heaven." reed ingenuity had fashioned into a which had been bestowed on Mm by his flute. , . ' ,. . , , . many admirer. . s hl".i?c1oLfSlhalon lovelyone unUl Suva th5ohr,ii im.!? ... th. Si.,."' fm ,nto : then it waa filled to the r'thJUTl' At i wui hfm br,n or " blissful months. They built Ii,i&JLr2r,h2 iifnJ for vou " neat for themselves on the outskirts to Interpret the aong for you. of Tokio, for buatnesa waabetter ia A conversation ensued between the tha city, and here thay lived aa happr two men, then the musician feowed with as two children. Sometimes they too ' , all the grace and dignity of a prince, holidays, and went a-larking, a charac He apoke rather brokenly, ao I will give terixtic of the Japanese, and what glad the translation in pure fcngltsh, but times they had viewing the cherry blos without the wlrd and nla flute it is soma by day. and the shimmering of mere jargon. - . f Ire flies on summer nights, " gome- Ot lovely- Benten, sea-mother nursa timea thev want far out on the bay, ' of Japan. Thou who -art the Inventor n their little boat, then Buye would of ,tha lute,-; thou who art the guide- take Ito'a placa and ha would play the of the evening tr' "d t,hA,n1od?i kokin or hl sweet toned flute. Or, to all good mothers, because thou didst mayhaps, they sang together until the protect our little ones from the dar;onB shadows lengthened! over tha hills, and of long ago. .May. the Ird Buddha beckoned them to hasten home, rest the gentle mother! ;... wh.n o. ; lovelv uenten. sea-morner ana " - nurse of Japan nonor mee, Sailors and fishermen When thoii in autumn, thov . VKnt rtut less, v tnv doat .appear wry ouay arrangini jTlowers he "Songs of the Sea-. ?inn,nf or '"; trouble. It waa as Uy a piece that we had- shadow had crossed tha sun and efore; glad one moment Jlnftrted the brightness with Ita fora next, then dreamy and boding preaence. .. made plain the mystic, words; "Is that allT" she asked ouietly. then "Om man! padml hum"- Hail, Jewel in en picseu up ner violin, pui iv in me - rase, ana wunout a glance in my direc tion, rushed from the room, - ."What a fool I have been!" I cried, pavagely. How-dare I criticise her, I, who do not know the first principles of music," The-Crltte did not appear at the din "HE SAT DOWN ONLY A FEW PACES FROM US.' lotus, hall! For a few moments there was no Mv'comnanion wrote somcthinnr on a thev were Intended Then he nan sod. he -i" stroll Inn- milulMiin hut when we de- sounUs save that of the birds chirp- slip of paper and handed it to me. It picked up his kokiu, held it lovingly in scribed h la dress our host changed his Thg over our beads, and InnuinHralilfl roniU im ruiintu- . ri. with lurui u.i unit inait mind clcadea grating the trunks and branc hes "He Is playing the kokiu. I saw one eyes he seemed to be gazing Into the " "A' Samurai,"' he said briefly, and .i me uw. numa oi inuesceni just iiKe tins ill h nawnsnop at rsara, great oeyonti, a look or inerrable peace were no wiser than before, wiuira oijuui 1 1 ir- uunu, un mis ana iriea to buy it, !ui tne snopiceper liiuminini; tils race. une combined With the bllZX Of Otlter lionev- wnnlili.'l tliunnKH if It fnr hp n;i ill h Al lnnirtli he furtipit uhnut and wa IWoH nnr lea. tnen rara.on wnich was the roiiowing aaver- f " . . ""." i." . tna wnn -anu wiitm in guiltily tlsement. evidently the resujt ol study- t?"trum;Bl? ?f,u " tlon uke I. trying to con run ing an ungusn aiciionary: nave KOYOKWAN. nearer "Mkko fine art collection. blind. "Articles for Inspection on sale. nemo' frnm rnniiinmiiiil tn lTktorrNr 110 npxr mflm nv 1' n rnRA nnrl nrttamittl Mvr nn bnilnt Armu am aar1llra' omy a. k icrn iroin us. native siyie. There were a rew plaintive minor ax uie usual nour. men went to tne sworas and musical instruments. . hlfl fpt hf n f tinnPf hiu Kflv and ntunltla .. I 1 . . .. . .... T. I . - . I. .. ,. V. .. ( ' I- i M ..' , anJI onrvA Tha, wu, t f. 1 I nll.UH n a I .... .. nAm an .Instrument In position he began to sielun began to sing a gentle little response, so I pusJied aside the shogt "Mlkko park close to th two finest men had been friends for Wi. . as If we. had asked, the outcoraa of tune it. melody. Me sang, as only an artist and said: "Come, sleepy one, the-sun temples." " seems in our u "' the experiment. , The Critic and I exchanged Slances. ,un rln ultla wrnftotfnl vrirnl rvthmfi. has hpen un far an hmir wnnlncr iim to .jth. mliiilc1 Infltriimiintii WM will m waa a wealthy iana owner, wno was It seems that he rallied from the meant, but bungling speech was urfder- and b a pantomimic sign language learned perhaps from the very cicadac bask in his brightness." But my words there," said tha Crttlo promptly., "i exceedingly ambitious for h is "onto anaesthetic, and aeked that he could tood and again was my heart made agreed to keep quiet so as to not dls- in the pines about us; or mayhap from were lost, for the room was empty, and have often noticed the place but sup- pe , good soldier, nut in fra,!?,V. ee- A11 once he raised himaelf on glad, for I had her favor, and to me, turb the player. the nlshtlngaW's improvising moonlight silent as a dead shell on the shore. I posed It waa a priest's house." had. a aanaltlve nature ijice jn?1"" the mat and cried: this alone waa enough to make life For an Instant the Critic looked sonlftas, with fractions and semi-trac- found her at our usual trystlng place. Just before we reached our destina- fr a, loved music belter na" "8uye. little one, anatar; (thou) then worth living. amused she had a horror of . so-called tlons and demi-fractions of tones never and as I approached she came- to meet tion we heard the aoft, plaintive mualo In the. world. in n lne ".'"' fell back dead. Heart failure, the aur- . ' . ? ! people wno were Mwmf :r"A,'WJ,-.:;.VVnr .h 'nri;.- nS."5 2'. .' v... we aia nui ao in, a wt iiicnci nv . i . . i Kiiu nut ...'I'vui a.. me Mill- nr hour -hut at m iiti n,""'u iuikjuw iimuc ui ifHiizt- mai was sure the owniT meant to redeem lonani u with tirm,- maniy atric rot which I knew could he tram na f wrr! the far east. No telling It. I wish I could get this one." we two eavesdroppers looked mhw dip ih.r ... n.i . " !T wr, wuula nave eai mere- 1 noJded my head sympathetically, at each otner, like a pair or cuip .hm.V it fw . ,ViT,C w""oul speaxing. ior we were bot.l but was somewhat surprised at the caught In tl) art; but we need not 1 ' ' "" ureiimers, ima noi our birauivanus ap- animation of tli usually stoical Critic, relt embarrassecl, for as he drew jiBrseii. .. peared on the scene? It was evident whose countenance was eradually we saw that our Stradivarlus was - ..(.... .w.v.,.u -.vv .viwv.. iiiai iir uki nui see us. jor ne sat aown "What is the secret of your life?" asked Mrs. Browning of Charles Kings Jey. "Tell me that I may make mine beau tiful, too." He replid : "I had a friend." This was the token that my well . l. i v . ,. .uiii ...i.v. itir u i H ii'nv,, rninff run 1 1, ttim wntn on mooniigni nigni, wiuui wim 1117. ik i 1i. .j lute on the knees at ma edge or the " . vvna, T .R 11 cliffs projecting over tha wavea, ao Sf"P' p, 'a-h,10" n .-'ntr m"a lovelv tm the melody from thy lute that J-ln"o"oa put of bits of . chlrlmen she . the evening star ia guided by It un to oe" "avlng . for this occasion, '-its Tiu Tn the akv. Miv the Lord Pu thera was always a aong on her Buddha reat thee.- gentle mother!" i "Pv"? far-away . sweetness, in her "Arlgato." (thanH you), said the y '" cornea to tnoee wno wei- ' Critic, gently. "Now will you not play .o tMthwooa.-. T, aomethfiig oa tha kokiu for uaT". . .?,r-ca,m.?,whMl Ito fcn,,1t b8id Tha room waa filled with muslcal Per," and little ona was placed in inatrumeata, hut without any hesitancy JJ ?rm"- K Tb aalnta In heaven could he -walked to the one in question, and ?,?VS ' b-n haPP,8.' than they .were! , standing . before ua he began to play f" there came another day when Ito'a 1 tii national lr of .Tanan. This was ayea. failed him. and that was the be- followed by the "Songs of the Sea-. Snnlnf ? he't trouble. It waa as . sons." and lastiv never' heard beti tt M A . Ma A ika : n.vr - t peaceful" to tha emi. s ! f -"Paralyaia of" tha optic nerve," the 1 ime uie last one oesi., - mo vnuo puysiciau saia. ana no was rated never ,t remarked. 4"What la it, please." ' , to look on hia wifa and boy again, r "It ia ona of my own composition. , I , Still ha kept patient and cheerful even call it The Story of a Life,' was the after 8uy fell til, but when 4n three : grava response. And wa wera aallafled daya she was laid away, the child be that It was his own. sida her, ha waa fairly stunned by the '"thoughtfully.' "Will' you tell ma what for many weary months, and then he ia supposed to constitute a true must- took up the thread of life where they Cion la your country?" . . ' . had been ao cruelly severed, but he "Ah, lady,"; and hia smila was aingu- did not live on this earth, all. no, he c larly sweet, "that la a question that lived In , Nirvana with hia wife and wiser than I have failed to answer. I child. can only tell you what I feel myself. To be aura, he had bis kokiu left. To be a trua musician ona must be un- but sooner or later even that must go. selfish, he roust liave a heart that Is too: then . what wnuM h En large enough to take in the whole A few days before he had come to world, for unless it beata In sympathy Klkko on a pilgrimage, and he had with tha great universe, he l lncapa- stopped with Tils friend-rthe curio ble of Interpreting nature aright, lie dealer. A noted surgeon, an English muat be all things to all men, and put man who was traveling In Japan, aaw his very soul In tha tips of hia fingers.- the blind man at on of tha temples, Wa spent two houra wandering Bnd he felt sure there was help for about the beautiful house, which was him. Jto must have an operation on a specimen of fine art. We viewed his eyes, the surgeon would give him treasures from old yashlkl (palaces) hia aervlcea free. But Ito had no of bygone daya. There wera palan- money for medicine, and his friends quins, kakemonos, cloisonne vases, were poor; there waa only ona thing lacquer sake bowls, and an infinite to do, he must glva up his kokiu for variety of musical instruments. - rood. ,Ha had been obliged to pawn It Tha Critic, with the eyes of a con- Before, but he had alwaya redeemed noissuer, looked over -the latter. 'I jt, van at Nara; how ha rouat av want a kokiu, aha aaid, you have goodbye to It forever or lose this none here." ' " . . chance of freedom from blindness. Ah, wait, madam!" said our host, Ana- this was th atorr of hia life, and he left the room to return a. mo- which we had heard him play. -ment later with the kokiu of our , We were standing at the little rustic Btradlvarlus. - . j , gate, tha Critic, tha curio-dealer and I. Tha Critic looked at it In aurprise and The former held the kokiu in her arms remarked, "But .this belongs to him for she had Instated on carrying It the musician." . . . herself, but when the tale waa ended, "No, madam, I bought H of him yes- he handed the inetrumenr to the man terday. and you may have It for thirty Bmj ,,,1,1. yen, which Is very cheap, I aasura you. -will you give this to him for me. Is It not a beauty?-. . 1 please, and aay It la from one who has. Yes." said the Critic, exultantly, as rnrfeet eyastghtr and yet Trho was she, handed him the amount he asked, blinder than h. Tell him also that a "Hilt -OlhV does he sell it? She interrO- mlranl, kun nrfnpmJ fhll whn gated, curiously, as we were leaving the nne heard him play It brought about a maw. . . mange . in ner -vsion -mo onna ean Our host shook his head sUtnlficantly. .n. e morning as we left the Inn for "Well, you aee, he is very poor, and he Th n,an almost prostrated himself daily tramp, a , boy handed us a neeas ine monei. j , iw.. " ":" ""t at our leet. on which was the following adver- f WW l or nim. - i nuy wi my niw thing left but the nuts. trol mv voice. "But how did he become ao poor. At my house tomorrow, madam." Sersisted the Critic, "and how did he y0 waited until the twilight hour the ecome blind?" ,, next day, then we wnt ourselves to The ahop-keeper walked down the iqutr after our Stradivarlus. The path with us, and little by- little we curio-dealer waa coining, and ha met drew the atory from him, for tha two us at the door, then we knew aa well Tha subject was never land across the Pacific were stronger staid through the winter months to f auuded to nauye musiciana. . ana sne usuauy iietl written down m our musical language. . me. , or a IlUte. feonle Who Were passing i.hii.,. .u""'-.."- i . ' . ... , at (ho vf I kb. -woll .11.1...... L. t .-. l i . ' i . i. .1 - ... 'Pl.n ,AH tl 1. V - . - . ,1.1 1.- 1 Tlmril -CO Dm RQUCaied 1UI lite unrni- brought letters that changed all our called their playing. However. It was alas! we had only acquired a small eyes, but I appeared not to notice them, and as they approached, the noisy gates "J""1 ,Jep LSiiii'i lands were 1 thlnK of h,m - we "aw 5lm. ,tha,i Mans, and hurried preparations were 1"'" l"" nompining aoout vocaoiuary ; twt we aio reel ine sweet- iou ee. i sioie a marcn, sne saia. ana xne cnatiering tonguea were nusnea "'""v. j,'7i ur. u-cmu wnu, made for the voyage to Japan. thiB mRn that impelled us to stay, prob- ness and patience of Japan In the sing- with a pretense of cheerfulness. "You to listen to tha harmony with which confiscated ,"d . he died in poyerty of the moBt perfect aelf-abnegation on We wera expected to return in the "blv M mucn th0 tin0 Bn(l Plaee any- r voice and an invisible tenderness were sleeping so soundly that I did not the kir fairly palpitated. " without seeing his son, Dut nis ayjn -his face, as he took hia farewell of nringtlme. ao the newspaper said but thlnf ei'e ' seemed to gather and quiver about us. have the heart to disturb you. I thought Even tha JJnriklaha man who wera w,h.wai. or the boy t0 ,eav tle earth, and his precious kokiu. the rharmi of tha fascinatina- little i- 1 nad """pr seen such an instrument In pv heart memories were stirred .perhaps If I came to the garden early at the next corner, came also to listen, priesthood. The next afternoon. Just as we were - - - hnrnrA I h.i riniu, ii.vo . . .j v. . , i. . i . . . . . ... . . .. . t ...... i ...... m,,Bininn " k ... .. . i a . .. , iin waa eiui vu ki evil v. uie vvt uro l, i,uv mv nv tnn inn wa aaw rne fMinn " - .-v "'"V - it --'iv. i - ; 1 1 iiiav.. uitjuiii ine Kvnta t v- mv nri., x wmu " vui niuoiv.11111, vur iiunv wna in hits a 1. vi cto ji ( 1 a , . 1 1 1 1 v.,, i..nn ,, ....... ..p, . . ' ...... ' piece were the same as those of a nam- memories like the weight of heavy "And he has not been here?"' I "Trrashamsht (Welcome) when tha play- pnly out of filial respect mil Because dealer. coming up the path aa fast as sen, dui auogemer smaller, the di- wlnirs that coulrt never be lifted and Queried. er betran to nnr. and there waa no ne naa never unci. . . nis clogs wouia carry mm. in mn 1 these things -vaw." Bald sne. regretruiiy, "ana to mistaking tha voice, iwnich wa Knew to V""'"0' ' ii...iiKi rm w" lno kokiu. vynen in i" u tic so I sraih;d tell the truth, I am disappointed, for I be that of our Strtfdlvarlua. to do aomethlng to vV,ri he prostrated himself with true oriental wart another lesson. Do you know The proprietor 'stood bowing and so no naiurany lurueu w .u. grace, ana men nanaea ine lnsiruiuc-ncs i 1 . 1. 1 ... 1. ,. n. .. a i ,. . .in - ...... ...4 .11 aH.iiiH. ... .. .. k. ..- v. i . miiaic.. Ma renrea a small dick room tn .h. rriti ...... , in..,.. . , . . . w - "--! vm. iiiii.iv, IK 1 v nv-1 1 1 - 1 iir llinnn mil 1 1 1 ci r 1 1 nnuilirr I in 1 , " 1 1 ' -1 n-' w uwyuix fniciuttj ail minima uvjvi n u , ddkci v viiuw wa in -- - . -7 " . . . ...... ... . spent a blissful month at that Mecca k nnr v .un.niaii . .i.,.. .1 ' .,.' t u i. . .1.1.. ,. 1 .. v.... ni m. ji 1.1 . attnr.iraTur and hee-an the manu- -uA wmii h,vA wlahaif vnn tn have ,. : - . , , . . . ....., . ..... . . 1. . 1 j aa 1 . a a 1 hi 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 v 1110 BUiiK vv 1 u 1 1 1" Ul uie J- iniuu iiniin vi waa v 1 1 1 . vui iuub, uui in v I till.' fir&u liciinri - . , , - " ' .. ' " ... -.- i51 v l? 'nner, of which all the played with a bow. There were four hope. At last the music: ceased. The " 'Show me thyNface. dear nature, that eyes nor ears for anything; but instead factura of musical instruments on a it, ladv," he aaid gently, when she re- gulde books and travelers-say Do not strings of the usual silken fabric, but man arose, lnld the instrument on the I may forget my own" - seated herself on tha soft mat outside limited acale. Hia business gradually monstrated. and thjn he added, "Besides t?.?t "S magnificent until you see ranging in thickness like the catgut ground and facing the east he clapped Then 1 knew that the transformation tha door, where she could watch the Increased until ha waa compelled to it really belongs to you." ',k.k0; , .... .. , strings of our violin. his 'hands worshipfullv together, as he had commenced, and my heart waa glad, performer. , take. a more pretentious place. - Soma- With a aayonara he was gone. Kioto, the old capital, with Its pal- It was certainly a picturesque in- said his prayers to the great Lord Budd- but I simply aqueesed her hand. . What a face ha hadf Great dark times ha played and sang for -hi; An hour later, the train, was hearing, ace and wonderful temples of art. had strument with its long bow, which the ha;, words that to us were meaningless. Several days passed, and we aaw nofh- eyes that, -though eighties, were full . wealthy patrons,- who war spellbound us swiftly away from Mkko, and In enticed us for many weeks. Ae had played handled with a grace and skill but which, no doubt, went straight to Ing mora of our Stradivarlus. of dreamy music; and 'long, slender at his marveloua power. But this waa another two weeks the ocean lay be- been through the silk districts and that was surprising. the heart of the eternal one for whom The inn keeper thought .that he must ftngera that were alive to tha very tips not ften, aa he shrank from publicity, tween ua and our oriental Btradlvarlus. lnra? feTes cam arnd Te j" bel"8 mre th"n " nmUh'eV Snand Tne'uare form of the body, and Through IhS SldSnWii nl,.2uX...birlIarJyi.u-Vw.h."? the thick board of wood made it resem- The musician played an MUST THE WORLD PAY PARIS AN ADMIS SION FEE7--C ontmued From First Page of This Section decided that, since Paris has achieved that, for all this' dancing, singing. the position of the world's chief pleas- florallilng and entertaining, soma one ure resort, the town must maintain its must pay, especially as the deficit reputation in a manner Independent of caused by the removal of tha octroi did the laudable efforts of lta Individual not In tha leavt decrease. It waa worth citlsens. ' . thlnkinr about, too. that tha prices to .. . . m . . - fniAlanrra A t wlnaa and taai Karl nnt who could be found to look the poetic popular with the French. At last th.o they would still be inadequate protec- ransed to have a SDeclal season from leened. and that, to them must ba ISLR ?.J2l-,ev'" :g r''."ih."- 'he ring took refuge In tion a(ealn.t the onslaught, of the Miv IS "?o Juiib 1 rtMhe tankit 3 attributecl a Urge proportion of tha . vui wit, 11 iiiv: aviiiv.-.-iiivivj ui 11 iihii (lie pi 11 m I H I inn inr.r iviTin o--nrauu)t.. ... 7. " - , i . .. . innfl I crana in ArinvaniM. ir waa nun ... - . . , . . - - r ...... . . . i . i i . . . i t rv a nrtara unn 1111 flmriinn or inn - w ... ... ........... - ... - - . nasi iv o cioca. ana ine siune ciesn;i rine ircllier nu mnnh u tramt. i-r i .n nrisiocrauc names in waning u ine ,, poet will have the same oU despairing in-c.ple an explanation lame nnmirh. In- charily bazaar. There every rose, ft- . lornu, h as it was anions: the lectins of -crowded LUo your lapel by delicate ye t. . . , , iiimurh as it was among the Ijatins of -crowded LUo yo It is but little different anywhere the Latins, in Rome ;it the height of Insistent linKer the ?i3r?A f!J8?.!' i..LAh?!lS k fooal trade nHnkslblea? It the v. Iir Vllv-lft, ttllU Cllf3 Ul.nniVII V -" - Um , Aa ..Ulna .. . army of American tourists who invade ","'." .u"i,i. . I Paris in tha early summer. 2&rolfilV.?.i. 5 - H..1- i.o. . ,. nd restaurants; so It must come, dl- e?lse within the cirle emhruclng i'aris. which is the inntrnet that' draws all .sightseers. Mostly the reckless, the Bohemlanism. the dare-de iltrv. the wickedness of this dear Paris Kimmer- down to the sagacity of a horde of ex perienced showmen, who make it a busi ness to give tourl.Ms their nrnncVs worth. c-ers. will st vou from. men. a- iiiue. lacer, a grana nnu ni- lnir.tlv from tha noclcata " its sj,eiinr. that boxing was held In the five to fifty francs, while the tiny festival was arranged In the Tuilleriea ot tha tourists. - ati TARIFF REVISION OW that a special session of con- offer In our marketa, and not to Insist ,.. L.a kaan rrnmliH hv Taft. P a protection tnit win mainiain gress has been promlaed by Tariff anJ ( on maK,nB for looking to the revising of our inferior goods by less effective and eco tarlff, special articles and . edlto- nomlcal methods, thereby raising the rials unon that subject are very'" 01 everyming tor wnicn ine r riaia upon inat auDjeci are very tlcjM Jn que-ton ar8 UBed protection opportune, and wUl appear from time .gaint competition la the death of emu- tlm in these columns, a gooa lation, a check upon improvement, a N' ... v.. v th. Mw Vnrk hindrance to progress, a safeguard only liKhcsi esteem, and was attended with hunches of violet, which you dara not oardens and tne nunareaa or 'XP-n- whatever plana for welling tha journai of commerce and Commercial i.,J" ,1 il,,,.L v?Zt' i; M-aaopieo, Bulletin, aa follows: SiiVi"-.r.w ".HI AZL.?'? .1.1 Itrniulii ,r i.-.. tw 1 , 1-1.. fnr vnnr Wfa roftiBA hH A npifrt fftTll- montfffl In ft Hal flAViaTfttlOn 611- ma. ion!.! parallel todsv lated Holely by the social position of couraged to do their experimentlnr in there can be no ouestlon that stimate or. your ana urauno .runs w in cup o ""Blr , per-cent, which Paris needs !'nt ihat the nohle art nf self-defense competing with tha Germans In a car the woman arid her estimate of your and around Paris to the top of their ner - cent . which Paris needs on tha t.f f 1 r: J . ' ttcular industry and do not do so, it ll.wl- linn ... " . aa fiDS T J MW OT 1110 WB.VB SII1U IllCOIlP VVIU" Miak ha kaAaxaa ika mr, m fanii I 1 akaa Man 1.. he very readily adooted bv .the '"Ble . : ' credit a ae or ner rmancaa, wiii com- mmM-.i wuhln.ton In behalf of w t." - " ,.r.u "'?r.A. "".r" l,u.lKi,.is was mad- immessivelv ai.nai - These divers ons embracing all the In ract, during tms last seaaon fana out or tne pockets or tha touriaia ana L,-". -nrnimrfrA Tn teres ts " instead of 7 4 . . ni ti'o instant ra;, -? realized hown- novelties and oddities that rlspond to has resembled no place on earth , so, most of it from tha pockta,of Amerl- .'"."f-.iVrd a "-revision downward'' 'ninBtrlea. The proper way to test th ,,Ar,L... . i,J. JJ1' iz,ef,.. 51.."A. the summons of a town eagerlv cos- much as Chicago In lta wholesouled ef-' cans. "J1?"1 "f"1? - . J'Y.""..""" matter and atlmulate the effort at riv- Orcaiilonally the real Bohemian spirit, friendship of Kngl-nd and when PaH, mopolltan. with climaxes tumultously fort to make the exposition of "91 " For ; thougll i th. tream of tnnlmu lUu9S'tnMThr fir.V.iJrVm"I,n. VL Ja'fjfi: fi he made til Prepared lor ine Close OI Hie evmniiij ni. --' vr n ino magnci iv, tv'"v viin.a" uun aim ri iiiuiv i.-iiuij ....- i,ik.. Jnllu fi thalr mlnHa " , -"- - ....-.. . .m','.... a rat kminn- match, or imnVomotu' into the center of the universe. The lower flow, all roads must lead to meana of higher dtttlaa. To their mlnds .j,, lt js ralMN. the Incentive to. i.-r a ve,.i- ,., ,i.., i,.... i " waltsinr or the maddest sort or eing- oniy arawnat-K waa that tnie year, or fans xor a long time aim. . .- ". . " V - excel ana 10 win ine maraei Dy superior , f tn iri.m'i,,,. , ri". ,,f iha ing. In the Red Mill, the Moulin de la all years, proved to be one selected by And tha Parisians are patriotic revenue, xor ine goyernmon. oy . aconomy and efficiency la greatly weak- imme ve .,ne.,n - -, .us t at "on ti Oalette. or the Cafe. Cornet, did not the annoying Americans to stay numer- enough to raise tha rate on their pea- upon conaumptlon: Which uto : ened. If not wholly removal. Ona of the tut, s the am.,M n,e , ,'nn f piir appear to be sufficient in the eyes of ouslv at home and economise. nuta and pink lemonade whan the price tie- necessarily are. so far aa nPorted .p.ak.r, t the hearing admitted with now ii heart v knockout amust-H much leading Parisians this summer. iney vnn ine iau ii oecame apparent goes up tor ine wimio nra.ua aimw. , . '",.v.r U;..i ...Ii. reieranca lo tne ouiy on laciio acta mat . . - - . , V. I W V e - V V. - VJ-l III. II V' VJV.. . - v: . j "VII them to carry on a buainesa here which until tna Germans hit upon the scheme wmi'ii in ami iilc in rails, uo.'s fireaK real;zc.l now we loose dui usually in n rasnlon itial t-- pay from the i ok ens ine profound worn with wl.h n the true Bohemlaii regards the touvists wlio are so passlon.itelc eager to boholil liim in his habit aa lie lhcs. A icw mnninf ago. ,n tne earnest dawn of a pleasant summer mr-rnlng tl.-e hour when all giod toiuisi. (, prosaically in tied with recollect ions or the tin plate Hohemianism they had thrilled over at 30 p. m. a group of ai t students. in costumes approaching clnsslc nudity and accompanied by some Jlimis and Musettes whose attire ft, I11C3VCU It. .CI Hl 1U Ujnill A JI 'lllirniiu through the streets of Paris, purely for their own enjoyment and as an insult to the decorum of society, lt was truly poetical Arcadian in its elesant slm les of the ijispjay --f honor tliere than in tne t nltcj siutcs. where tile great Irarlitions of tl e game Invest it Willi its nuiin I'i'estige. The noes of the prire fight were scarcely , ,;t ,ip .! cn another classic novelty sprat i: into pupulsrity as well as notoriety Tlie i;,t pit. that thrilling arnusemeni which is under the ban of the police ecerywh.-i-e in the I'nlted States, if one ,,f the exciting features of a th.irnuc!-. tiif;ht in Paris, and Its icrin are not iini.t.-.' to men a nne thp r w a "MKT .F.nxr t a;i Hfl v ikf sions are very quaint and laugh- joys a tepid spray bath, administered livery aaaiiion " " " should not American manufacturers h There Is alwaya a look of sardonic by the aid of a garden yrtnge. The that enter Into conaymption resulting upon BChemea of Improving their good lurking round the line of the water used ehould never do quite com, rrom outwi on impora ir nn,wrii, . Increasing their value and cheapening , and it is greatly increased by but with lust the chill off. It alao likea tax upon conaumara for the benefit of ,netr proiuctaT Chiefly because they the tax to the conaumntion of . V;. VL"'"uVr-"" ,".".7 dnmestin as wall as imported articles. . u-i... p.' AT,T, the various species of rep- expressions 'are very quaint and laugh- joys a tepid spray bath, administered Every addition to the price of articles Bhotlhi not American manufacturers hit tiles that are kept as pets, tha "' chameleon is proraoiy. ine. moat mouth interesting certainl bizarre In appearance n.l.lvi Ih.v tfo vfn niiMCentll i iv v v i j v . i . j - - j - . . i j i v oiiy iiui .B nre .at leaai mil muni ill- , micuuvimco ' " . v.i., . - . v v . . . - VL , i v i ii K imi J v. v.iiv.. a 1 - v. . r- . . , , .i,.. . .. ,naianu nui uciinu njr ia yaotiihik in 0' y ine raui ui weira enecis proaucea Dy me inae- io iiti in wwr vii u vi i.-c uivn wuw V""""" " . 7 . . are protected against the need of doing iTnfOrtU- penuruiiy moving eyes inaeea uie imw uubii or muuu vu w hoi " k ihii u ii.."h wu.v... IO ajja aeprlved Of the Incentive. ; , , reptile Is a champion squinter. Anato- it abode. Although not exactly of an quenoa ia construed aa a high "standard JT.. 1. 1 h.Ji..i J' " ' ,,,. ,, le to cold. iii i - . i 4. . i . ji....i.ivn i. annn i...n. u..i , 1. . i.i,. ki.h ,.... n. . There Is beclnnlna to ba complaint in Dllclty. The tuaents naa nign Hopes ... . anA ih.r.fnu difficult to keen through tereatlng nolnta about the chameleon, to recoanlca its master oramisiress, ana labor - that It might start a revolution or. at ru;h ""y Lu 1 a' ii .1,. ,t.Vi 1 7.a .vVr v.rvins climatic conditions of Klrs, - lt Is unique among limbed rep- on seeTng him will climb along the At the' hearing on tha ached ula of -nipouiiaing and setting tne pig.joos the very ltst. a rict. scmeals of the tiTh rrli terrified the ever varying climatic condiuona or tje possessor of a prehensile bough in expectation j)f a feast of meal chemicals, oil and palnta. an increase wyrom. Brtt,8h -hipyards. Why is It did nothing of the sort. It merely much tilfii inf I"!''" a nrthern winter. Nevertheless so IV and second for the peculiar blind worms. Altogether the chameleon make of duties waa demanded on coal tar T There hi no protection and no sub- landd them in Jail for a few minutes. , edifvlna t.nsti mis wi,e Viy J y '',mlnt. "lnterestlnff and amusing a-pet-outgrowths of the lungs, which, spread- a most charming and Interesting pet, re- coior. ,rom 30 to 40 per cent ad va- for shipbuilding; In Germany. The until the obliging police could hasten j"' Tde themselves ia"' is thu chameleon that It will well repay ,ng through the body literally enable quiring but little attention beyond a j0 bauaa they r produced cheap- materials af. free of duty, but foreign to the deserted studios and rake to- pTDuaJrY etlom thi vet ?.erforUn,Lrm,i onH for a11 lne trouble or care lavished the anlmai to "swell wislbly." , dally supply of live meal worms, and Md beUer In Oerm gelher enough clothing to degrade the V(.fatrp 0r Paris -Iffmv SJ. ,h1 "P" ,L Certainly the most successful i Generan Bneak,nit thn lodv of the a cage kept at a regular and even tern- T country ai a lower prlcV than tha "nan shipping trade. But tha - But the Paris Journals, for w 1 re- , POuncJlor. aw prepared . hv"" is L "'5 muS, , in vn t?m?a- ,maclatea appearance, and can by the r " ent duties! Figures wera presented ax- "T" and Industry Into ahlpbundlng as duced tp the tremlty of : reproducing ,'wor,h tn. prl( . of ,imisHon M-als l VZt ti to 70 deertes rlreXeit contraction of tthe muscles lying be-1 To BelW His Feelings. . hlbitlng th,cOst of a coal tar dya paint, ' welr tnto the ,anurtcturajof chern- eminently proper photographsof actors f w(th a p(rceptlhlo .,ih of the Vi 'f Xth rJ ZVri tween the ribs Wome still more itten- - t. -- ,. - - . . 7 the cost of materials used, the number ' T.K"K fv-no,t JK.! and actresse at the local theatres of female population in ebb and flow very for them climb f4bmt A cheao nated... This contraction generally takea if-" StKr,a"5- i.... M' f employes and tha salaries and wages d with labor unions that raise th daring aviateura am the nation a heros coquettiBhlv along the boulevard the an,?",;.1 1 whe a'tfaerv. ' P,ai on t,,e chameleon ohaervlng; . the -:- boldly : displayed to. I)lack lttrs on .- UnltM gtataa aa4 Oarmany.' "d owtI lclney Of kUid in Morocco, went wild with joy over the mrtM co)orB Cf stray uniforms itint- a 1 T Z nM ia t? hav approach of a foe and la accompanied the whit, gable of an unpretentious r-.p'ecTl-y,l tendlag" to .how how nd Indulge In auch t protracted renaissance of the 'ancient spirit ot 'the lne here and there as constant rem'ncl- a IL ,tlr wfth1 Lins.froSt and hv a change of color to a tint closely house on the roadt: to Mount Btuart, much less It costa to rnaka tha oolora atrlkes as have , tormented the British town. Thev put their artists to work. fh.t rmn mite. v,, .1...... ' L J . ooden enge, wiUi a glass Iront ana j ... , .!. i,rem.ninri- Tti.t Secitland Is Ahe following inscrlD- .U"J" ahlnhu! dera and ham Dered their ener- and gave whole pages of the glorious armad; a Sunday outing thut may eon pictures whicn showed precisely how vert Itself Into a Jubilant dnnce sym inr scuaenis ana ineir aiuvicn iiiuivru .n thst auspicious dawn in the summer of 1U0S. The tourists fairly wept, when tiiey learned what they had missed. . Yet, with all its ludicrous charlatan ism. Paris has. a hold upon the imagin--a turn of the world that will continue to tie Powerful during aeneratlons atlll to nim 1S.-.M wl.nn Ha Iitf) MM fn !e IITIIIM. .... ing tne fartaian never inns 10 ds in- of cabs and autos, and for any stray per week " . " ' ... f To watch a chameleon "resting. - Vr; J,,. barrel rolling contest In which a few What a quaint, archaic appearance the really a wonderful and mos , No novelty escapes hh cosmorjpllUn local "heroes" may be . indulging, you ehamele.m V7ni. th. rr! B(itlit Tbt- dmhieleon. Wall eye. aitnotign 11 may laae a tone, inn- nouiar--hgv-lB7''Vl-wJ-aoma- aut-li dea.- tleit af--BmV monhlsh aeulfctuse. atunalv.motUml num.hftugn.exceot.far the " r... ana anauow waior ,ianB. ... -n(,kn,.ir.-.Btk.allv lmnoaihJe m in. "The Materials of This Outrago Vi "Til""". "V." 1J!:ZC7 .1'iT. Z-I l-i.,. I LlZ iioi the whereabouts of tfie reptile." For Are for Sale," According tt Ich bollcal of. the fiction that life Is a mean or i Intrlt 'lamn 'nlieeH -hemeath Us ",8e- lne cn?meieon nas a very hot historians, - the. announwroni 1; it ., f . than it costs to round of toy tnese. and a htindreii it jT, Ucli caaea the author has kept ana ungovernaDie lemper, ana ir dls- stands Is tha last wora in a, auei oe- maKe them In this country. This la a Germans other ouafntnesses and oddities, ten.i tu-J", al'S.in Jn?: n"" Lz turbod and nrovoKed will awell out Its -,.. n!a-hbora, - - A J2?. "J "-".-V countrv ir to a Dromenada the sensation of h " . bodv. hiss, make violent snaps with lt-A"YlVfrf that the house was built to V." "T'Z'V"" An- to pert and-parcel of aome continuous i',neV the lisii-ert tnneraturT Is J."?;., Rni.hln.K.t. fE?.,.one f??l to, obstruct the view of a gehtleman whoUnl vaucievjue, ' ated on the thermometer the flame of anotner. ..wim . 51 wi inpiuny. oy mi ,m been auccessruL getting an mier- p,.-. tar dves Thla la th land of ne ment or If. taking that promenade through the th. .Vi.i il...:.m '-fJ.."!f sudden - and ctraordinary display of au3 nrevent the owner from enclos- ylf'Lc ,1'J. "... '.1" lta and m.. f mr!m alrhti ami kenin. ,t - !'""''. v".". ur """ ' v ' wrsth . It' venf easily Start es and nuts r 'VU.i,;P. w.it .ftr th. H..ih - iruieum ana onouiu "" " , .- - -v nintiii 1 nil . lip - rmr ( . i snirii eon . .. .. - . ... inn .no ivivt.thu.v,. ' - - - - - - - - - .. . .. . . . . ,-,ia i. ..vr r-. i AA.man. n a v niciiiwia rr nil nnen InT th merciless ilnnl, ..j 1' VJ1 E rr.z to flight ItB Smaller. 0111 Welcome Visitors.'. w..ll.. tintiaa i-nma Intn tha " " """ -'.'- K- . .1 i 1 1 r 1 1 -, iiriav 1, 1 11 1 II I II r 111 h tw II I ... .1 1 I 1 1 r- IIUI1V11 ' . i . ....... . . . . - -- -" -" ' ul.livm.Blu .-nl ulsnn. in bT.M ,1 . Bb LHH to aoh him- Whin it does., he la aa iinspitHhle aa were with their circua can with hia. t. . . ..i .. . -a '; wv . , r . ....... - it. r?.l in 1 IH I. 1 IIC i I t II. I""! . - ' iy JL Jiuiarwi year it remauieu a 'I he . blossoms titer VPBd rfftreBfr lif each haan oka tnni nr. .u-,,ii.i 11. r-nriouu IoUmI. etin .h.nn mil la IT. ii c.'i i .r '.,h.Mt wr.S2 fnd "wfTt ndntural:;nd every girl .uggeatlv. nf n bird, s is also the man- -hot on U and the vic tim is stuck fast nt (.reitate Zoning, althoiigh the savatte has. a big, cubical basket for . you tp -ner in whirh they grasp the bough on to it bv s vlsrld aeeretlon and drawn. ATrt V," I'lsved the bruising part i-hons- from. Hut, If you wer to gar- -which -the ehanielmNi Is resting or climb-.'Into the hungry mouth. If In a healthy vt lit lists, continued to be perennially land yourself with a a hole basketful, ing. The cunataiulv -irliain-iiig- la-ial v -'ir.- .,, ..11g.)v ... ..- 1 new aa aa -a l-m n aX f- M j-ktaarn. rtm-t c t.JS.. 1 1 1 iiun nn.. b a. iisi v a. au ww .T7, mu- ut',v i i- r oiru I a - -' ' nimiai I r. i-n'i.3iij-riiF'ri I rtiiiintF in 1 1 pvmh wfl rpnnsj the ancient Komana diously turn a deaf ear to the .siren call some survivor frAm a. nnt eix'i,.t ' nii- an insert rnniea within the iena-ih of the modern Amen- of the 'flower girls at the .different age. The toes. In their 'arrangement of of about Its bodynd tail, then suddenly L 11 nu. i j iiuui ivni tuuatir, Willi n. feeding ft market and was P-". by th. other 'm7na 'trained indu. to "tm," , nl '"iK?.11." rnlleraa",' ,',hl"1w n ,J express d.lctlon of dyea and colors from coal tar, lJ,!LbZlu.tf hl.a. wounded feelings In paint. and atUlned economy and superiority in Vra flnnsennentlv. Germany has no serious problem of tha unemployed troubling- i.ngianq. . oo zar as may oe Dealing any oiiibt i Induatrv or trade, it Is not tariffs or nrotectton gainst for- competltion, but to the develop- energy, aniii, innusirious nan economical methods:- that Is. which produce the best reaults loweat cost. . - i A Predicament. iMAM ... fit rTinla Ttm.a . mai inuusiry, wnicn rimuioa mem 10 parker What a wrongT YOu eem ' na iiium-fiiir-m. . . sen ine proaucia nere m apico 01 ma worried . From the Cleveland Lender. ' ' cost af transportation and an ad valorem gtreeter I am.- I wrote two notes - "Is there anything 1 can do.. cried an duty of 80 per eent - : ont to brother, asking him If he masoerated west elde mother, ."to In- How Is a competition Ot this kind io took me for a fool, and the other to du.-e you to go to brcir be met? The-normal way would be to Mies Oolding asking her if she would "Yen" replied lh "tnall boy promptly, vie with the Oermana In the knowledge, be mine. . While I was out somebody ' Well Tor goodness sake what Is it?'' enterprise and skill necessary to pxo- telephoned 'Yes.' and I dun't know ov iiiir.-i.i.r - i.... i ---rneivea ym UUUJ Willi; u liiey WOlcn Olie Or lliem it WSS, , . . V.