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half-breed Cherokee Inuian. Others con-
slider it to have been derived from seonor
(to follow, alluding TO the fact that our
redwoods are the followers OF vanishing,
prodigious race, much more appropriate
and pleasing origin for the botanical
name of our monster tree.
For the second or specific name End.
licher, impressed by the non-distinguish-
ing name of semperyirens given the
species by Lambert, and which means
simply evergreen, he wrote the distin-
gushing name of gigantea, making the
com olnation Sequoia gigantea. How
ever, not feeling sure of his ground in
ignoring Lambert's name, lower down on
the same page of his description he wrote
the proper binomisl - Sequoia semper-
Vlrens, thus fixing the full name of that
snecies beyond all cavil forever.
Unfortunately, in the light of modern
rules, by h. g publication also of the word
'gigantea" he unwittingly disqualified it
/ for use again in the genus.
! Keeping these points in mind, we now
turn TO the other species-the Sierra big
! tree. a hunter named A T. Dowd came
| upon tree of the CaIaveras grove in the
! spring OF 1852, and specimens of the fruit
and foliage collected by others in 1858
were sent abroad. Because the specimens
presented several minor differences from
/ taxodium, DR.. Lindley, a botanist of
| London, supposing he had in hand the
/ type of distinct genus. proudly christened
/ it for British duke under the name OF
! WelliDgtonia. This was an unwise, in
delicate and distastetul acl, tor the reason
! that the Iron Duke of England was merely
a military hero, never in any way con-
nected with or appreciative of plants OF
/ other objects in natural history, especially
! in America.
| Accounts of the wonderful California
! tree bearing its properly conferred
| British name soon spread throughout the
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oAzNG DOWN MRKEr sTREEr FRoM AN ArIrupE OF 200 EHEr

ti7e. It's no use saying nav 10 ye," said
Jolly, good-Eature looking workman as
he doIefuly shook his head and roguishly
peeped from under his stubby white eye
lashes at me- when I had timidly told him
niy mi sion.
Here comes Mr.. McGiIvray. He's the
man that'll help ye out"
And ! knew he would as soon as I saw
him; this big, good-looking man, with
his honest face and kind, encouraging
smile. He was inclined to be incredulous,
however, when 1 made the request to be
pulled up by the derrick like the big
blocks OF stone and the workmen.
LET her go along on this" suggested a
young man who had just started a huge
piece of stone up.
"No; send your rocks ahead" answered
the boss. "Sne shall go up in a private
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Iron chains bound my "private cai-
riagr' 10 the derrck-it was a nrst-ciass
elevator. Was l afraid to ride on il? |
scorned the idea. Yet, let me whisper,
mother earth did seem good to stand on.
l was very glad when Mr.. Hutchinson, a
young man who has something to do with
the construction OF the building, volun-
teered to accompany me.
As soon as stepped into the carriage"
the fear that l had had left me. There
was room for four or five people in it. l
held tightly to the iron cnains that crossed
Just over my head, but found, when we
moved, that they hurt my hands and that
must stand unsupported. We did not
rise suddenly as | had expected. First
came quiver down she two long, stout
cables, then the chains ratified and creaked
and groaned as if in protest, and very
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botanical world and created great excite
ment.
The next year, 1854 Decaisne. French
botanist, believing that the tree was merely
a species of the well-known genus seouoia,
published it as Sequoia gigantea. Later,
the same year, DR.. Winslow OF California,
after an examination of the Calaveras big
tree grove, proposed in a spirited letter
the name, "Taxodium Washingtonianum," 4"
or, II 1t was not taXodium, but a Instinct
genus, then "Washingtonla Caljiorrica." !"
The year following, 1854 Mr.. Seeman,
another English botanist, surmising, per-
haps, the untenablcness of Decalsne S
specific name gigantea III having been
used before in the genus as stately, and
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MAKE them stop that noise-they will
attract the attention of the people on the
street" l implored Mr.. Hutchinson.
He smiled and said: They only mean
TO encourage you. Just look down and
you'll not be afraid of people seeing you. "
lobeyed him, while he held my arm 10
keep me from falling should l grow dizzv.
Much smaller than Lilliputians the people
below looked. They were more like lot
OF ants than anything else. Not face
was recognizable. The streetcars were
beetles. The iron arm of the derrick that
had at first hung over the building had
slowly lifted till now it assumed an almost
perpendicular position, and held itself
pointing upward as though calling atten-
tion to the Highest.
We had been drawn past the seven
teenth story, which was our station. and
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slowly we were raised above the crowd
who had gathered about us. How strange
10 be dangling from the end of rope on
the outside of building. TO look down on
housetops to have everything sink below
Us, the streets and people, ,Lotta's ioun-
tain, and even the other giant buildings
tnat not long ago so proudly held their
heads above all others.
As We wen, past the windows of the new
building, starlled-looking work men .ered
al Us in open-eyed wonder and then broke
into shouts till The building from base
ment TO dome seemed full of staring eyes
ana shrieking voices.
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A UP MARKET STREET FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 900 FEET

1 am sure thought books'ul while sus-
pended there between heaven and earth.
Suddenly there came jerk that sent us
swinging away out over the street and
violently back, where we were caught by
strong hands and drawn safely to our
stopping place on the seventeenth story.
Then began climb of ladders into the
dome. On the eighteenth story, the first
floor of the dome, The restaurant is to be.
they sav-the great irreS Sponsibe they"
that know everything. But what res
taurant it will be A veritaole fairy land
At each point of the compassionate,
south. east, west-there is an alcove Just
big enough for a private dining-room. The
view from their windows-those round
windows that look like portfolios from
below-is perfect. There is a little bal
cony around this story, scarcely wider
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to the windows, and for this little space
some enterprising man has offered a small
fortune per month. He proposes making
an observatory OF it if be can get it.
Even higher than this we went-right
up into the little lantern, the twentieth
story of the building. When the house is
completed the elevator will not go that
far. We stepped out upon the scaffoIding.
Looking up from the ground you would
think that hardly bird could rest there.
1t perhaps appeared courageous thing to
do, but who. confronting the grandeur of
the view that was beneath us, could be
self-conscious? And what is fear but SELF
consciousness2
To the west, out through the Golden
Gate, was the ocean. No waves were APP
parent. 1t was simply great, bush,
endless, peaceful sheet of immensity. The
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anchor out in the water. A ferry boat,
the only busy thing on the bay, puffed it's
way to Oakland, and little craft with
sails, swarms of white butterflies they
seemed, played all over the surface A.
catraz and Goat Island were visible, but
the fog concealed Oakland and other
towns across the bay, which can be plainly
seen on clear days.
'Your carriage is waiting" called a
man from below, so we scram bled down
the ladders TO my raft on the derrick.
There were several people on the seven
teenth story whom invited to ride down
with me- The descent was rapidly made
and not at all terrifying. Still when
was on the ground again and looked at
the top was dizzy and frightened, and
wondered how l mad summoned up cour.
age enough to do it. Lucy BYRD
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FROM A DOME IN THE SKY

than ledge, that is to be, they say, a
promenade where flowers will grow. A
good spot this TO tighten heavy hearts-a
birthplace for thoughts as we'll, especially
when the sun has gone away and through
the dark the lights of the City are scarcely
brighter than the stars.
The floor above the restaurant, my
guide told me, will be almost filled with
big tanks and engines to pump water. for
the water works have power enough to
send water only to the thirteenth story.
When the machinery and tanks have been
inclosed there will be left a width of
fifteen feet all around from the partition
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carriage" and be pointed TO a sort of raft
that was leaning against the wall.
So I stood there, waiting and watching
the stone as it slowly moved upward.
Queer, creepy little shivers went through
me as it swung to and fro and around ana
hesItsted in midair. 1t would be so easy
for it to drop that the thought made me
quake. The iron cables appeared very
frail as they moved with the breeze, which
was strong.
Down came the derrick, swiftly, play
tuIlv, fairly frolick ing with the wind. Yet
il seemed to threaten:
"NoW your turn comes.'
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GAZING DOWN ON THE CITY

"Ihere is room at the top''-true of
fame; true, as well, of the great tall build
ing on Third and Kearny streets in its
now unfinished condition. 1t is the diff
cult ascension that prevents crowding at
the extreme height of both. II is no easy
task 10 reach the lantern" which is the
technical name Of the little knob that I'm
ishes the dome OF this great hou that
looks so copdescendingly on all San Fran
cisco. Yet, without the wings OF a dove,
l got there.
And is it to the top ye'd be going ?
Sure, and We women folks of this nine
teenth century do be getting there all the
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was swinging helplessly in the air.

was swinging helplessly in the air.
Lower US, " called out my companion.
For few seconds, that seemed an eter-
nitv, we heard no response.
Don't be alarmed, there is a catch in
the derrick he said to me.
Immediately proceeded to be just as
alarmed as l could. My first instinct
always when I'm frightened is to run, to
get away from danger, but here the slight
est movement would only hasten the
dreadful accident l feared. So l waited
motionlessly. One has TO he in position
of this kind to realize just now many
thoughts can be crowded into second.
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Farallones tried vainIy to hide behind the
fog, but they were dimly visible.
The northern sights were the hills
Telegraph, Russian and Nob-and China
town, its yellow flags and green dragons
waving wild defiance with American the
bree ze.
Turning TO the east our own beautiful
bay was the prettest sight of all. The
three majestic warshIps-the old moLitor,
whose day is done, the Monterey and the
Bennington-lay there at rest. Gray,
tired ed-looking ships, some floating foreign
flags, Guided close to the wharf. Other
Vessels, big white-winged birds were at
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desiring to affix the British officers name
anew TO the colossal tree, published in a
scientific paper, Bon plandia, the botanical
binomial thus, Sequoia Wellingtonia-
Another name, Taxodium giganteum
was given the tree in 1855 by Kellogg &
Behr OF San Francisco, and in 1866 Nelson
OF London christened it Gianta bies Well
ingtoniana.
Here the game OF christening rested
While the boIanists con n'inued their studies
as 10 the nature and atfinities OF the tree,
soon agreeing upon the fact that it was
not distinct from Sequoia and deciding
upon Decaisne's name OF Sequola gigantea.
a name it has borne ever since in botani-
cal Literature, but The latter part of which,
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

business in Philadelphia, has been In
town a few days seeing old friends.
w. H. Allen, of Dover, is registered
at the Merritt House.
Colonel e. M. Howe, of Philadelphia,
was in Wilmington yesterday on a So
cial visit
J. Theodore Hastings, of Laurel, is
on business trip in town to-day.
Captain c. P. Everett, of New York
has been in town on few days visit
at the shipyards.
John II. Fisher, of Milton, is spending
a few days in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Colegrove
of Norwich, Conn, are visiting in town
this week.
Miss Katharine Anderson returned
to-day from Atlantic City.
George w. Reybold, Of Delaware City
was in town to-day.
Miss Edith Alexander has just re-
turned home from visit of two weeks
to Kembleville.
Claude Baker spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends in Chester.
Walter S. Money. of Townsend, was
in Wilmington to-day.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
CrOsby&Hill
We Offer To-day
and Tomorrow Only

One lot of Dark Prints at
&C a yard only one dress
length to a customer.
100 White Blankets at Ioc
each only one to each Gus.
toner.
50 beautiful Silk and Wool
Dress Patterns at 81 80 each ;
8 yards to the pattern.
$50 yards Black French
Henrietta, all wool, 40 inches
wide, 44c. a yard worth 75c.
A small lot of beautiful
Black Figured Dress Stuffs,
at 2oc a yard instead of 371lc.
A lot of elegant Fancy Silks,
worth 7sc, for soc. a yard
50 inch superior quality
Habit Cloth, soc. a yard
would be cheap at 75c
For to day, to morrow and
"Wednesday only we will allow
a discount of five per cent. and
will give trading stamps be-
sides on all of \our Black and
Colored Dress Goods that
have not been marked down.
We never had so large a stock
as at the present time, and our
prices are considerably lower
than to-day'S market values.
This is a great opportunity.
You get a rebate of 5 cents
in cash on every dollars worth
of Dress goods you buy at
regular prices and trading
stamps thrown in, with a large
and elegant stock of bright,
new, up.to-date goods to Sc
lect from-none better any
where. The shrewd, practical
and economical customer will
trade with US and save money.
We had a great rush in our
Coat Room on Saturday.
more than 100 garments were
sold. If you want a stylish
up-to- date Jack t or Cape at
the very lowest price we can
suit you
Bargains at every counter.
The best values in reliable
Dry Goods can always be had at
CROSBY & Hills,
605. Ro7 and GOO Market st.
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tice OF such appeals and threats. Let a
Mexican come to Wilmington and shoot
a policeman down in cold blood. Then
let Mexican officials first ask and then
demand clemency. They would be
laughed at for their pains. and Ameri-
can justice would go calmly ahead and
vindlcate itself at the expense Of the
life Of the murderer. A man who,
while in the possession Of his mental
faculties, deliberately murders another
is not deserving Of any favorable con-
sideration at the hands of any civilized
rnler
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
OPENED HIS HEAD.

John w. Housted and Augustus
Jones, both colored, became engaged in
an alteration Saturday night at 83S
Walnut street over a woman. Jones
had his head laid open by blackjack
HOtisted was also badly cut.
Officer DOnahoe arrived on the scene
and arrested both of the men. The
wound in Jones head was about three
inches long. DR.. Hughes dressed the
wound.
Husted was aEraigned in the Munich
pal Court this morning and fined S2'
and costs.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
HIr WIrH A REER GLASS.

Carrie Crisden ran up against
some coast whisky on Saturday
and. while hilarious, hit Nellie Field in
the face with a beer glass. Both of
the women were given ride in the
push wagon. The Fields woman was
badly cut.
The Crisden woman was before Judge
Ball in the City Court this morning and
fined $40 and costs.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
AFTER THIRTY YEARS.

w. Y. Smith, of New York, came to
Wilmington to hunt up his old en-
ployer, Alexander Maxwell, now pro-
prietor of the Merritt House Mr.. Smith
was associated in business with Mr..
Maxwell in 1862 at Queenstown, Md.
They have not seen each other for thir-
ty years, having been separated during
the war, and Mr.. Smith came down
yesterday to renew the old friendship.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
1s Yn1In AIIMENr CATARRH9-

is YOUR AILMENT CATARRH9--
Il had Catarrh fer / year" 81 had Ca
terrh for > years" 81 had Catarrh for
; years" Il had Catarlh for 20 years
Il had Catarrh fer 90 years" aud Dr.
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder cured me.
These are sentences from the volumes
and volumes of testimony fer this great
catarrh cure-not mythical patients
but words from men and women al
over the continent who have been cured
It relieves in 10 minutes.-22. Sold hy
Miller Drug Company, i02 Market
street: n. b. Danforth, Market ano
second streets.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
LIGHT ON THE INJURED.

An important improvement has been
made to the hospital of the p, w. & B.
Company across the tracks from the
main station at Front and French
streets.
The improvement consists of an arc
light, operated by switch at the en-
trance to the hospital and erected for
the purpose of aiding doctors in attend
ing to persons injured on the railroad at
night.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
MUSICAL CLUB CONCERT.

A musical club, rejoicing in the name
Of Tankopanikum, which is Indian for
Brandywine. gave an excellent concert
in Brecks Mill Hall on Saturday even
ing. The program included vocal selec-
tions by Miss Isabelle b. Wales, Mr.
Kelley, Mr. ONeill, violin solo by Miss
Swift, and cornet sold by Felix Du-
Pont Miss Clay also sang a solo, with
violin obligato by Miss Swift. Several
numbers were also played by an excel
lent orchestra
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
KENNARD B CO
62l-62S Market Street

Tomorrow, We'd
nesday and Thursday
we inaugurate our
first complete show
ing of Ladies and
Misses Fur and Cloth
Garments.
We have gone to
an unusual amount Of
pains to make this
display remarkable in
every respect, and
venture the assertion
that never before has
this community been
afforded the oppor
tunity Of viewing
snch q handsome and
varied line of gar
ments. We lay par.
ticular stress upon
the quality, finish and
exclusivoness Of our
line.
We arc anxious tC
have you visit this
: department whether
TO purchase ornotanC
believe that the i'm.
I pIession You gain O
our assortment will
make you a custome-
{ when in need Of
Winter Garment.
Our show window
Just now will Civ
you an idea Of th'
extent Of our lines.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
ENTERTAINMENT BY MISS MOORE

Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover, Oct. 11.-On last Saturday
evening Miss Lena Moore entertained
the c. l.. Club and their masculine
friends at her beautiful home, on North
Bradford street. The two prizes were
won by Miss Maize Forde, of Smyrna,
and William Watson. Refreshments
were served at 10 o'clock Among those
present were: Misses Maize Forde
Emma Cooper, Mena Benn, Anna Hook
Maize COnaway, Helen Harper Bertha
Gruwell and Ida Flowers, William
Watson, William Maloney, Harry Flem-
ming, Nolan McGonIgal, Amos, Jr.. OF
Dover; Marian Hearn and James Tru-
AK, of Smyrna.
The S. V. Club. composed of young
women, met at the home of Miss Sallie
Watson, on Saturday evening, and reor-
ganized for the Winter.
Miss Lottie Flowers is in New York
Miss Bertha Gruwell is at Henderson
Md.
w Penn Shockley, Walter Keith and
NAPLES Burton spent Sunday in Mil
ford.
Mrs. A. A. Watson has returned from
New York city.
T. d. Paul, Of York, Pa, is the guest
of Irving ID. BOggs.
Miss Anna Hook is visiting in Mil
ford
Miss Virginia Lynch. of FELTON,, is the
guest of the Misses Godwin, on Loock-
erman street.
w. Penn Shockley is looking aftei
Secretary of State Hughes business
during his visit to the Nashville expo
sition.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel w. Hall anC
Joseph Burchenal will leave shortly TO
Southern Mexico, where they will spenC
several months.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
FOR THE BAY STATE CASE.

Marshal IAnnan Saturday returned
from Bridgeville ana other points down
The state where he had been summon
ing witnesses to appear before United
states Commissioner Smith in United
States Court on WEDNESDAY next i'm tre
suit Of Godfrey Morse ct al, VS.. the Bay
State Gas Company.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11

Whenever an American commits any
unlawful act while in a foreign country
one is sure to find lot of iingoists who
want our government to demand his re-
lease on pain Of war. Fortunately for
the country the men who have been in
charge of the administration of our pub
lie affairs and our relations with other
mowers. have been too cool-headed to
be carried away by such senseless va
porings. and this has prevented any
serious trouble. Just now we have the
case of Max Stewart, the American eX-
Confederate soldier, who shot ano
killed a policeman at Parral, State Of
Chihuahua, Mexico. It was a cold
blooded murder and yet President Dia
has been appealed to by prominent on.
cials of this country to save the man
life. and there are those in the jing'
ranks who would have President Nc
Kiniey coeree Mexico. President Dia
has refused TO exercise his executiv
clemency and Stewart viii be shot W
have but TO apply case OF this charac
ter to our own country to see the injus
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I'm THE SOCIAL WORLD
Various Happenings of Inter
est to Wilmington Folk.
IN AND OUT OF THE CITY
WHERE SOME PEOPLE SPENT A
PLEASANT OCTOBER SUNDAY.
OTHERS WHO ENTERTAINED
FRIENDS FROM A DISTANCE.

All communications intended for inser
tion In this column should be addressed to
Society Editor, care OF The Evening Jour
nal. Communications should be written
on one side OF the paper only.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
DOMESTIC SYSTEM.
Upon which Every Young Woman
should De Posted.

Upon Which Every Young Woman
Should De Posted.
Tt should be part of every young
woman's training after she leaves
school to devote one hour daily to an
swering letters, examining accounts,
looking over and filing house and per-
sonal bills. recording visits and engage
'ments in their proper books, and noting
the minutiae of social obligations OF
each day, keeping up to date the vari-
GUS changes, addresses, etc. The fol
lowing hour, or half-hour, according to
the requirements of each family, should
be reserved for business visitors. in
terviews with dependents, attending to
business accounts, paying bills, inter
viewing tradespeople and being accessi-
bic to whomsoever finds it important TO
have a personal interview on any
urgent matter. An hour and half a
day, or two hours daily. spent in this
orderly, systematic way in every house
hold, from the highest to the most
modest-for the same spirit should gqr-
crn all-would revolutionize their in
terror domestic economy in a startling
way, would prevent the greater part cl
housekeeping annoyances and veNa
tions, put an end to much marital fric
ton. which is engendered by careless
habits and needless indifference TO in
terror order and comfort-nine times
out Of ten--and restore to woman her
self the qualities without which no ad
vancement in knowledge will avail her
and this is perfectly intelligent. or
derly. kindly rule over her special king
dom-her home.-Nogue.
Evening journal., 1897-10-11
AN ADDITIONAL MAIL TRAIN

Beginning yesterday the Pennsyl-
vania read will run an additional mail
train, leaving New York at 2.lO a. m.
fer Washington and returning at 5.4O
D. m.