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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08
'MID WOODS OF HUTUMN

alien to city life. Bees will live near us
unless they take notion to do otherwise,
but they can never be domesticated. The
bee is a creature of the woods, and almost
any springtime the nomadic instinct that
has lain dormant through countless gene
rations may awaken in a whole hiveful of
the insects and send them swarming off to
the sylvan environment that is theirs bv
right.
Whatever brought this bee to the clayey
bank his mission is evidently fulfilled.
Perhaps he was only drinking. Perhaps
the clay afforded some sweet drop for the
honey lover. At all events, he is home
ward bound now, for he rises in the air
and takes beeiine for-why, bless us. not
for the hives in the garden about the
ranchho half mile below, but straight
into the deeper wood.
"Must be bee tree in the woods" saws
my ompanion, and then We regard each
other wistfully, and the same query rises
to each pair OF lips. "Are you very tired ?"
Who could feel fatigue with bee tree
within radius of few miles.
At last we were able to decide as to the
general direction in which the tree must
lie. The question was to follow up the bee-
line until We should come to it, and in a
very few minutes after that an unbroken.
busy line was established.
Our next move was more cautiously
made. Field glass in hand followed the
line as far as 1 could across an open glade.
l lost them twice. once by STUN bling over
a fallen log, to the detriment of knees and
elbows. Contact with mother earth
brought certain feeling that the wild
goose chase or the proven bal search for a
needle in a haystack were plain sailing
compared to this crazy flight after a
homing bee. But when that bees home
is tree. all that l had read or heard
about bee trees passed through my mind,
firing my imagination and rousing enthu-
siasm to white heat. l scrambled up and
rushed on as / caught sight of another
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The most beautiful university site on
earth is at Berkeley. The generosity of
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, and the expectation
of very large things for the benefit of the
University of California, as foreshadowed
have made that institution the center of
attention among the educational institu-
tions and educational men the world
ever. There, on the grounds now only
partly improved, but naturally beautiful.
there is a certainty that a ''new- born OK
ford, will in the prophetic words of
Timothy Dwight, written little over one
hundred years ago, 'cheer the evening
SKIES"
Crowned with the glories of the best of
modern architecture, blossoming into
great fiowery acres and stretching away
in. undulating masses of greenery from
the foot of the sheltering and lofty range
of hills on the east 10 their western,
southern and northern boundaries, the
slopes within the present Enclosed area
will be- visited in the future by thousands
and tens of thousands annually who will
find Berkeley as much of an educational
MECCA as Yale or Harvard, as Oxford or
Cambridge.
The architectural plan, as whole, has
not been formed, nor even conceived.
Clusters of educational structures in va
rious centers of learning will be studied
and carefully considered, the initial step
in that direction having been already
taken. These buildings will be admired,
but never will receive or deserve the at
tention which instinctively centers on that
great area of hundreds OF acres which
fronts and surrounds the university on
Y every side.
Considered d purely from the picturesque
point of view, the environments of the
University OF California are remarkable in
every. way, and the purpose of this article
IS to consider them from that aspect alone.
Students in institutions of learning in
other parts of the world must ind cause
TO wonder at details which could belong to
no other part OF the world, nor 10 any
other university.
Roughly estimated, that part of the
area which is more or less used, contig-
uous 10 the university buildings or ap-
pertaining to the approaches from the
west south and north, EN- braces about 250
e acres of fine fertile land, which almost
spontaneously becomes a wild flower
garden after the rains, from end TO end.
Willingly and with little urging, it gives
vigorous life and sustenance to plants,
shrubs and trees gathered from all parts
of the earth.
The western windows of the university
look out toward the Illuminated ocean
and catch the sheen of the wonderful bay
Of San Francisco. The vegetation of the
semi-tropics grows almost spontaneously,
fronds and good green limb, in sheltered
wales among the gently rounded and
mound-like hills. East of the university
buildings the hills rise grandly, varie-
gated by canyons. There being given the
finest natural landscape in California, the
best possible climatic conditions to favor
. the growth and full development of vege-
tation, sufficient money to supply skilled
labor and water without limit, the natural
lay of the land to render the toll
and plans of the landscape gardener
most effective, and the desire to make of
the grounds the most attractive of any
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channels followed by
sun-tears after some
great and hallowed
sorrow.
"And rising calmly
from the sunlit bay
the soft green slope
ascended gently at
first and then more
abruptly till it be-
came a ruffied storm
worn mountain and
then disappeared in
the sky. AS he gazed
upon the glowing
landscape he knew
that he had found
it."
VIII en- Henry Du-
rant gazed in rapture
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''He got up barroom with his bottles
in it. sent out to restaurant and got a
luncheon for the boys. Then / went to a
lawyer and entered complaint before a
police court extemporized for that occa-
sion. Quinn was ordered to appear. He
was found guilty of getting up nuisance
and was fined S. and ordered to desist.
Meanwhile 1 went up to clear out his
hxings.
He came un and wanted to know what
l was about. l told him what was going
10 do. He told me to desist. l. told him
that 1 had made a beginning, and was not
going 10 stop until l had made an end OF
it. He got into rage, laid his hands on
me with considerable force and was push
ing me away, when suddenly he became
as pale as cloth, lifted his hands over his
head and began to pray.
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at the landscape The
old Spanish families
held tracts of lands
which in extent were
equal to a princi-
pality. These tracts
were bounded by a
white ribbon of beach
on the west and by
aspiring hills on the
east. Over all the
dom ain grew oak
tr ee s, perennially
green, with silvery
gray trunks. with
gnarled, fantastic
and wide reaching
linn bs, under which
sleek cattle sought
shelter when the
noontide heat was
fervid. The swarthy
vaquero,. silhouetted
against the far back
ground of the Golden
Gate, gaIloped across
the view like a dream
figure. Houses there
were none to OBJ
struct the view on all
the i'm mense slope
which extended west
ward. The whisper
of the madrone. the
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Cambridge or Ameri-
can universities.
While somewhat
foreign to the pur-
pose of this article,
but to add a pictur-
esque touch of an
other kind, a homely
narrative made by
Henry Durant, show
ing how the univer-
sity which occupies
the most beautiful of
university sites had
its actual beginning
is given here. The
story is taken from
William Carey Jones'
ILLUSTRATED History
of the University of
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WRITTEN IN 1874. !

All haill thou western world, by Heaven designed.
The example bright to renovate mankindi
Soon shall thy sons across the mainland roam
And claim on far Pacflcs shore home.
Their rule, religion, manners, arts convey
And spread their freedom to the Asian Sea.
Towns, ctes fanes, shall raise their towering pride,
Proud commerce's mole the western surges lave
The long, white spire be imaged on the wave
Where marshes teemed with death shall meads unfold
Untrodden cliffs resign their stores of gold
Where slept perennial night shall science rise
And newborn Oxfords cheer the evening skies.
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HE begged that L
would pray that God
would have mercy
on his soul. His
religion came to my
relief. He had an
impression that he
had laid hands on a
consecrated person,
and thought that he
was committing the
objectionable sin.
He told me / need
not trouble myself to
move the things-he
would do ii.
University sit e s
generally are COM
paratively unin ter
esting. Yale UNI
versity is in the
center of the city of
New Haven, and
while the grounds
and buildings are
bounded on one side
by the historic New
Haven "Green," or
common, frin g e d
with large elms, it
has only a view of
streets and business
blocks. The elms
are beautiful, but
comparatively few,
and the area occupied
is small. Harvard
University has larger
grou n d s, but is
equally devoid of
landscape. Brown
University at Provi-
dence, R. l., Wes-
leyan and Trinity
in Connecticut =
these have wider
views, the first look
ing out on Nara
gansett Bay, and the
other two on the
winding Connecticut
River. West Point
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claimed, i have found it,
"Below him stretched the great bay of
San Francisco, where ships take on their
cargo and pass through the narrow straits
to the broad ocean. Beautiful trees and
foliage covered the wrinkles of the noun
tains. followed by the descending winter
rains, and seemed like those soft green
spots that spring up in the mind in the
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is the best situated of Eastern IN
stitutions for picturesqueness upon the
broad Hudson. Among the State or
privately conducted universities the
University of Wisconsin is considered
to be scenically favored, leading out on
two lakes and variegated lands. The IA
nous English universities, Oxford and
Cambridge, have very good locations, one
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manzanita and the bay tree answered
the shouts of riders and the low
ing and trampling of herds. Con-
sidering she romance of early California
history, the coming of the Spanish mis-
sionaries with uplifted cross and banners
and glistening swords; then the romance
of the American conquest and the "gold
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California" "I be-
gan it with three
pupils in q building
which l hired for
$50 a month, to be
paid in gold coin
monthly, in advance;
to be occupied by a
man and wife, whose
wages were $3.50 a
month, to be paid in
the same way. The
school increased a
little during the first
two months and a
half, but the income
was not sufficient to
meet expenses, and
my housekeepers -
Quinn was the mans
name = be and his
wife, not having re-
ceived the entire pay
for that term, began
to be alarmed.
"He said that what
ever did not succeed
in two months and
a half in California
never would succeed.
He could not trust
me any longer. One
morning l went up
-to,ro oo 1cr1o1 fn INV
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AAO1 AAo CA pei ACAiSSS
Mr.. Durant set out
with some friends TO
seek a place where
learning might find a
permanent home on
our Pacific shore. He
passed in review
many of the most
beautiful valleys in
our State, so rich in
landscapes that de-
light the eye and
gladden. and ennoble
the heart. One by
one he rejected sites
full of beauty, for in
his mind there was
an ideal spot where
nature would present
itself in her lOyeliest
form TO the young
student, and lead
him by her display
of outward beauty to
an appreciation of all
that is good or beau
tiful in the winter
world of the heart
or mind.
lone morning in
spring, when the air,
purified by the rains
of winter, brought
out in clear relief the
lines of ocean, val.
ley, hill and noun
tain, when the trees
were budding and
the turf was green,
and a vague, dark
spot in the sunlight
= the F ara | | o n
| 5 ! a n d s - showed
itself through the
Golden Gate, he
passed through fields
unbroken by roads,
untrodden by man,
and came to the pres
ent site of Berkeley.
4" 'Eurekap he ex-
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school. 1t got to be time for luncheon and
l went downstairs and found nothing pre-
pared. Quinn had squatted on the lower
floor and put out his single:
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THE MOST PICTURESQUE UNIVERSITY SITE IN JILL TIKI WORL
PROPHETIC POEM BY TIMOTHY DWIGHT.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
Rays and Tuberculosis.

Exhaustive experiments with X rays on
the germs of tuberculosis have been re-
ported to the French Academy of Science.
A number of guinea pigs were inoculated
with tuberculosis virus. Half Of them
were subjected to the rays every day for
eight weeks. Both lots were treated pre-
cisely alike, with the exception of the ap-
plicatlon of the rays. AT the end of the
experiment it was found that the guinea
pigs treated with the rays were in excellent
health and had grown fat. The others had
developed abscesses and were evidently
ailing. 1t Is n fact long established that
light kills certain sorts of germs. 1t may
bo that in this wonderful discovery cure
for or mitigation of this dread disease has
been found Certainly it would seem to
be In order to pursue this subject with a
good deal of earnestness. tuberculosis
patients might be put under X rays with
view to ascertoining their effect upon the
human organization. IL Y rays Kill tubcr-
culosis germs, discovery has been made
that will rank with anything ever develop-
ed in tho study of medical science. New
York Ledger
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
Iifn on Other Worlds.

Even on the earth there arc animals
that exist with very little water, and this,
taken in connection with other universal
laws, appears TO meet tho strongest objec-
tions of those who maintain, because con-
ditions on other planets are not analogous
60 ours. life cannot exist elsewhere In
space. No doubt on Mars, and perhaps
on grander spheres where arc studied the
operations Of this mite of "a world, there
arc sentient beings who, regarding the
glorics and radiance of their own exist.
ence, doubt that life can endure on q
sphere like the earth, which is wrapped In
clouds, yapor and water. Albany journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-11
(CoNCLuDED ToMoRRow.)
WELLINGTON'S REASONING
IL Helped Him In the Chase as Well rs
In Battle.

In battle.
1t is told of tho Duke of Wellington that
he was once out fox hunting, when the
hounds on reaching the bank Of small
river lost the scent. Tho master OF the
hounds apologized to the duke. "Im
afraid, your grace, our fun is over. The
dogs can't pick up the scent"
"Ten to one" replied the duke, 1.-THE
fox has crossed to the other side. "
'Not very likely, my lord. fox hates
water.
"Aye, aye" urged the duke, "but ho
may have crossed over by some bridge"
81 don't believe there is bridge, an
swered the master of the hounds.
"Well," continued the duke, "unless
you know to the contrary, though was
never here before, will wager trifle you
will find one within mile"
The two men, followed by tho hunt,
pushed on and less than n mile of came
upon rudely constructed bridge The
dogs crossed It. again took up the scent
and killed the fox. Asked for his reason
for asserting that there was bridge near,
no answered: II saw three or four cottages
clustered together on each bank Of the riv.
or, and thought that the people living In
them would be tempted by their social
feelings TO oontrive means of visiting
each other That same inference Of mine
gained me one of my battles. London
TELEGRAPH
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us THERE ANY REASON" SHE BE.
GAN, RATHER HOTLY.

surprises. Favorites were distanced,
and comparatively unknown men won.
greatly TO the disgust of the grand
stand, which had apparently made up
its mind that only favorites should win.
Tumultuous applause greeted the local
favorites as they flew by the grand
stand on their way around the track,
while only groars, and in some cases
Kisses, were given for the plucky riders
who in q number of instances made
more gallant fight with disabled wheel
than did the winner who labored under
10 disadvantages. Tho winners were
ioundly cheered as they made their way
back after slowing down from the ter
rife speed that carried them past the
stand like ball shot from n cannon.
The enthusiasm grew with the after
noon. The peanut and lemonade ven-
dors drove a lively. trade. The police
were kept busy in clearing the way TO
the grand stand. Thousands of late
corners swarmed into every available
nook and corner, and shortly after four
o'clock, when the great handicap race
WINS called, every inch of space was
black with an enthusiastic crowd OF hu"
manity eager to witness one of the
most important races of the entire seq.
son.
fCoNcI;rDFD 1oMORRow.
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accompany him TO the shop. The pro-
prietor was slightly acquainted with
the boy who had sold it TO him, and
had considered him trustworthy. The
tnterprising youth did not put in an
appearance for some time, but before
midnight Scott had the satisfaction of
seeing him arrested and of giving his
promise 20 appear against him at nine
O'clock the next morning.
The pretty girl was promptly fur
nished with another wheel, and MS Scott
headed homeward he reflected that II
be won the race the next day he might
have use for the handsome tandem that
had been given him day or two since.
Clear and brilliant skies, n balmy air
and gentle breeze made most auspi-
cious conditions for the races. Down
nj the Beach, from early morning. there
were evident the preparations for the
events OF the day. In and about the
training quarters there were the inevi-
table hustle and confusion OF the final
efforts of the men 20 appear in the pink
Of condition. Trainers. track managers
and some of the officials began TO ar
rive early, and by eleven o'clock the
fccne was an animated one, and one
of interest even 20 the uninitiated. The
hard, white track. on which the battles
were 20 be fought out 80 soon, lay in
q broad, ribbon-likc oval In the bright
sunlight. and over IL now and then there
speeded some Of the flyers in prelimi
nary wsrminc-up for the struggle foI
prizes well worth the winning. There
,sas 1t least one pri,-- not scheduled OF
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THE RACE-MEET OF THE
ATLANTIS WREELMEN.
rcopyreh,. 1906. by the Bachelor synaleas.l
PART III.

For week after this episode Scott
devoted himself 10 the task of trying
90 find stolen wheel. Incidentally Il
seemed TO him that everybody in the
Metropolitan district either had a
stolen bicycle, or that all the family
relatives of everyone he knew We're in
that predicament. Hunt where he
would he heard nothing but stolen
wheels, until after following up several
false trails he almost decided TO give up
the search and cut the matter short by
leaving it in the hands of the police.
He followed up trail after trail in the
search, ,butwithouts success. Josephine's
wheel had disappeared as completely
as il it had suddenly dropped into the
earth. His meetings with her were al
rlost as unsatisfactory as his search for
rhc bicycle. She did not avoid meeting
linn, but she was tantalizing and eva
tive to q degree that made him wonder
81 he had any chance after all. His own
affairs and Josephine's peremptory oc-
cupation left him but little time before
the race meet to draw her attention to
The question nearest his interest, and SO
the days flew rapidly by until the eve
of the meet.
Scott wac taking leisurely spin on
the upper boulevard. 1t was early in
The evening and the famous wheelway
presented its usual animated appear
ance. Youths and maidens flashed by
with the glow of health on their cheeks
and the sparkle of innocent enjoyment
in their eyes. 'IIow much BETTER"
soliloauized Scott, 'than theshot, stuffy
atmosphere of the ballroom. IL ever
there was an absolutely ideal pleasure,
IL surely is cycling. don't suppose any
harm ever came of IL, unless it is steal
ing somebody's wheel. 1 wonder who
the dickens got that one of Josephine's
there's small chance that / shall be
able to find it for her."
A wheelwoman in front of him, who
for a moment had handled her whee!
rather uncertainty, suddenly lost con-
troll of it and fell. Scott was by her side
in a moment"
"Allow me to assist you. Are you
hurt?"
The girl got up with agility and began
10 brush the dust from her gown.
THANK you very much; am not hur.
at all. 1 suppose 1 should not have
come out alone without more practice,
but / wanted to try all by myself so
much. If you will kindly light my lamp
for me / shall be able to go on all
Right" ,
'With pleasure" replied Scott; but
as he lit the match and saw the wheel
me uttered an oxclamation--it was
Josephine's. The girl had a frank, inno-
cent face, and Scott instantly decided
that, no matter by what means she had
come into possession of IL, she was not
TO blame II see you ride n Zeno." he
said, carelessly. "Did you ever try any
othcr?"
"No. and not this one very long. It
IS not my wheel; am on 1t for the first
time. i rented it for an hour at a shop
down on the boulevard"
"The story was out. Scott understood
It all. He explained the circumstances
of the case, and the girl, who was deep
ly mortified at being innocently riding
on q stolen wheel, readily consented to
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The cid way OF delivering messages by
post boys comrsred with tho modern
tolernone, illustrates the old tedious
methods OF breaking" colds compared
with their almost instantaneous cure by
Ono Minute Cough Cure.
Joseph ;. Johnston's Pharmacy, so3
Westminster street; Mstzger's Pharmacy,
go North Main street; Alfrsd's Pharmacy,
si1 Eddy street.
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Perpetual Sunshine.

Perpetual sunshine occurs on tho coast
Of Peru, where, although IL may bc misty
occasionally, tho blue sky is always yisi !.
bic through this whitish veil. Perpetual
sunshine whom tho sun is above the horizon
also exists i'm the Sahara, the great desert
OF Africa, and in the other rainless regions
of the Garth
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when distant hills, mountains or build
ings seem near nt hand. the sign is for
rain. Tho aiF being fun of moisture causes
these objects to appear nearer than at 9TH
Cr times
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Modern JonrpAiisns--Esisor- did
You get near srough to the ,tstssuan 10
hear MIN taikf
Rep oslsr-Yss, cad he ssid ne vas go-
ing right home to take beth.
Edit or--Good. Rush esok, break inta
tho mousse anj secure soms OF the water,
and we will hsye . Jiop Of 10 snnrged
1000 times for next eundsy's papsr.--
Brooxiyn Life. N
She-And now, Charlie, 1 suppose to.
morrow you will have to spesk to papa
about this.
He Yes, dearest. I supposs I must.
(After pause). Has your fsther got a
lephore?-5omesville Journsl.
Well. Ben. and how do you like tho
new rector?
Well, miss % sin't bad; but 1 DONE
know-somehow % don't seem to bam-
boozie end confound tho Judgment same
as t'ould rector used to.-London st.
Psurs.
Fond Motter-Did you have q nico
time at the picnic?
Little Dick-Yes, only there wssnt
enough ice cream an cake. amt a biz
sick.'-Nsw York Weekly.
An Iowa man bet so that he could ride
the fly wheel on a sawmill. when his
widow.paid the bet she remarked SYM
psthetically: William was good, Kind
husband, but he d:dn't know much
about fywheels. - Washington Times.
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Singapore may be rcnchcd from New
York yiaI,nndon In 81 days; via San Fran
cisco I'm AZ days
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There was but little TO mar the aftes-
moons sport Every man did his best,
and only the inevitable accompaniments
Of such an occasion interfered with the
legitimate racing. There were several
tad spills. owing to fouls, clbowing, and
the usual tricks Of the track, but no one
was badly hurt. There were numerous