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good pearls from the Moros at nominal
prices after they learn to trust you, but
the transfer is always made in private.
an attempt to buy from the Chinese, as
before said, results in paying the full mar
ket figures.
Most OF the pearls undergo a relimi-
nary polishing before they leave the ISL
ands for foreign markets. The native
takes little straight strips of bamboo,
which is by nature filled with a FURNISH
ing sflicaCe, and carefully rubs down the
cloudy surface until the brilliant nacre
beneath shines out clear and silvery. The
pearl is made up of layers of superim-
posed concretions, and if the poisher Ue
unfortunate or clumsy he may cut
through the outside covering. This leaves
blemish only to be overcome by reduc-
ing the size of the pearl to the size OF the
next underlying layer.
1t is said that ii is very easy to ruin a
pearl bank by indiscrimnate fishing
that is, the taking up of small shells in
tried to prevent his people from gathering
shells under four inches in diameter and
has at times reserved certain regions from
molestation for several years at a time,
thus permitting the mollusks to swell in
numbers.
The gGavest fear is that when american
or other foreign enterprise takes part in
delving for the valuable pearl shells the
fight for gold will outweigh the con-
sciences of the projectors to such an ex-
tent that. unless stringent laws can be
passed and enforced, 1t will not be many.
years before the pearl shell fisheries of
the South Sea Islands will be story OF
the past
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your heart throbs in your breast with ex-
element as mental pictures of desperate
struggles with unknown monsters in those
briny depths are COnjured UP. You peer
into the water, anXiously, expecting to
see a bloody. lifelesS corpse come bobbing
Imply to the surface, to sink again for
ever.
Two minutes and thirty seconds and
the watching Moros grin at your evident
agitation, pointing with extended fingers
at an object rising slowly through the
waters, It is the man, not coming up
like a cannon ball, as you thought he
would, but swimming hard as if 1t were
a difficult task to get to fresh air once
more. The boatmen reach beneath the
water and grasp him, pulling him into the
boat by main strength. He lies there,
painting for breath, and with boodsnot
basket three large pearl shells and some
strange coral forms, brought up for the
edifcation of the white men.
The mans proStration is evidence
enough of the fearful physical strain he
has undergone; without the air of heaven
for nearly three minutes, fifty feet under
the crushing mass of water, which start
ed his eyeballs from their sockets his
ears and nose being plugged to eep the
pressure from breaking his ear drums and
the water out of his lungs.
While the native is supposed to give the
Sultan or his own dato the largest pearls
he finds, as matter of fact he has lost
the loyalty of the past in his desire for
gain, and the ever present moneyed Chi
namen secretly buys the finest pearls.
often for tenth of their real value In
Jolo 1t Is possible to accumulate q few
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binations of color, with the vivid greens
of the volcanic isle behind. They carry
hundreds of Moro pearl fishers to the
shallow coral reefs five miles away.
What motley crowd they are, in their
garb of Haunting hue, thin-legged. broad
shouldered, with ugly knives In their
sashes! Some are padding with strong
strokes, in their desire to be first on the
grounds; others, careless of the future,
prone upon the narrow deck, or comfort
ably lounging with backs against the
bamboo structure of the outriggers, puff
ing palm-w wrapped cigarettes, or with
mouths filled with the betel nut, let the
seductive Zephyrs blow them onward to a
short day of labor.
Later in the day a line of boats two
miles long and several hundred in num-
ber-foT they have been augmented by ar
rivals from Tapul and Lugus islands-are
anchored over the fishing ground The
boats. ready for the dive, perhaps with a
corded basket at the wrist and a short,
heavy knife, with which to fight sharks
and fishes or pry some clinging shell from
its hiding place. One feels deep sense Of
disappointment at finding that they jump
feet first into the limpid water, instead of
going down with graceful, headlong
plunges.
There ne goesi The bubbles obscure him
for a moment and then you see him, not
feet first now but head downward, SWIM
ming toward the bottom, with bold full
arm strokes. His body strangely fore
shortened through the veil Of water. slow
ly fades from view, and you watch for
his temperance. One minute has gone
1t seems five. Two minutes are past, and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12

are the f1ippancies Of Mr.. Hanks collec-
ton And the man himself wouldn't hurt
a fly. His broad chin vouches for the
fact. One can never tell.
Geology has always interested me-" he
said, pointing to a case of specimens
which supplement the books. I've been
I used to leave boys playing marbles or
tying can to a dog just to investigate
some specimen"
One of San Francisco's millionaire
bachelors prefers books to young ladies.
He has 1900 of the former. Ten thou
sand Of these are law books that line the
walls of his Nevada block offices with
buff and scarlet. II don't know anything
Mr.. Lloyd said. TASK that y young man;
he's the one that knows
sanctum, little, old white ghost that he is.
He Is, however, very up-to-date ghost.
THE law library is rare only because
OF Its numbers said the proxy 1T is
books. There are some valuable Masonic
The library that Mr.. Lloyd himself
wades in is in the Folsom street house.
It is made up of VOYAGES and travels,
Californian literature, Persian and Indian
history. He has a taste for queer vol
trated volume upon the Queens Balmoral
home. There is an early work onNpsy
chology. Perched upon his shelves are
queer carved things that leer. Mr.. Lloyd
Mr.. A. P. Hotaling's library is made
up of 5000 miscellaneous works. There
are novels and poems and scientific works
and reference books. He, like Mr.. Buck
ingham, has fancy for good bindings.
Chief Lees-Isaiah Lees to those who
know him outside of his profession-lives
up on the Pine-street hill with 10000
books Voyages are just as much my
favorites now rs they were when 1 used
to crawl under the table with Captain
Kidd. I went under the table to read be-
cause Captain Kidd was forbidden, and
he was only safe when 1 could pull the
table cover down and hide him.
Then, you see, [ have a great many
California histories, he went on. Ban
croft and Hittell and lesser lights. The
history of our State is one of the most
fascinating that has ever been written
The mixture of Spanish life throws a
light of romance over the whole. 1t is
more picturesque than the history of
most States. And think how little is
known of 1t Tourists rake 1t over on
their winter trips to the coast and forget
t before they leave their homeward-
bound train"
The one Htterateur of the list is Ed
ward McGrath. He is a bona-fide book
worm, with his nose buried in Irish and
English history much Of the time There
are 5000 volumes in his possession and
they tend largely to history. Books
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aliens in the Moro country who are pro-
tected by law against the religious Mo-
hammedan fanatic who runs amuck, pur-
chase most of the pearls and ship them to
Chinese ports. 1t is said that it is impos-
sible to buy pearls from these shrewd
tradesmen among the Moros at a less fig
ure than they win bring In New York.
They are wonderful judges of the. worth
of pearls, stimating by the eye and touch
within a few dollars of a large specimen.
Native Moro divers are far more inter-
esting and picturesque in their avocation
than the machine-covered men who go
down to greater depths. Stories are told
of how naked natives swim down a sheer
hundred feet beneath the waves, stay
there five minutes and finally come up
with a pair of fine fat shells in each hand.
Such tales are gross exaggerations but
their actual performances are sufficiently
marvellous to appeal to any reasonable
lover of sensation.
Any clear morning at NAHUM, the Sui
tan's capital, when the breezes just rip
ple the open expanses of blue waters and
the distant islands of green rise above the
sea in mirage, one may see q gaudy fleet
of a hundred small boats put out, one by
one, or in groups, from the little land
locked harbor The square sails of red
and brown and yellow create bizarre COM
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hts death quarter OF million volumes.
They ranged, shelf upon shelf, in the
library of the big house on the heights.
Mr. Sutro used to betake his gray
whiskered self there late at night after
the duties of the capitalist and Mayor
had been laid aside. AS he grew older he
chung more closely TO old favorites. and
for year or so before his death he read
scarcely any bound books except Dickens
novels Any one coming upon him at
these late hours would find him in the
big leather covered chair or sometimes
upon the floor, like any boy, chucking
over Mr.. Mlcawber or Miss Haversham.
Poor Micawberi Waiting for some
thing to turn up! I'd like to have given
him pointer On business ha was say
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ing aloud when somebody found him.
Things don't turn up. Get out and turn
them. You were a jolly old fool,
Micawber.' he went on. Turn up, in
deed!"
He took q childish delight in the story
Of Little Nell and what he called "her
grandfather's junk shop" Now and then
he would wander from Dickens and go
romancing with Scott, but it was never
long before he returned. Thackeray he
considered unchivalrous. New novelists
did not appeal to him, although he con-
tinued to buy their books and sample
their wares, bound to give every man a
fair chance. But they were all unwhole-
some, he said. Dickens always saw to 1t
that the right, fellow married me right
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girl. and he never failed to kill the people
who had 10 business to live. Dick ms
knew how to do things up In proper shape.
He never let his characters get ahead of
him"
OF the quarter million volumes. many
were worthless. 1t was madly miscel-
laneous collection. The law books now
lie gloomIy boxed in a downtown bust
ness building. The story books are
handled with care and reverence, but
without the familiarity of good fellowship
that they once knew.
George H. Buckingham carries on real
estate and investment business away
down on Montgomery street in the day
time and goes home at o'clock to the
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floor against table legs. And every book
is, according to the text of their owner,
well dressed.
The library of Henry Hanks alarmed mo
q good deal. Its ranks number even unto
COCO, and they are grimly, uncompromis-
ingly technical. They are metailurgical
and geological and meteorological Many
of them are arrayed in the black. tight
fitting cloth that IS the uniform Of the
Report-scientific reports in this case. A
few classical travels and historical works
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12

SNENTY-ONE years ag, LON
don paper said dsagreeable thing.
This is what it was:
san Francisco does not care for
L art aad learning; it has not been
educated 20 see beauty in an
intaglo. A brilliant is the mea sure of its
taste, and we cannot affect to be sur
pr!scd'
4 San Francisco writer Of the same year
waxed wro.h IN response. She slapped
back with long and laborious facts about
California libraries. Even then. when we
were hardly more than u quarter century
old, we could claim hooklovers, and there
arc many more to-day.
The coalitions OF the coast have made
such people Of 2 class apart from the
typical oool; collector
Among the dozen San Francscans who
own the largest private libraries In town.
only one can be called by profession
htterateur. The others ere hustling.
busting. busy men, whose practical bust
ness energy has earned for them the
wherewith 10 buy their means Of recrea-
ton. And the people who have a fad for
gathering rare editions are none oilers
than the women whose names appear in
every local society column. California
men have lived a life of work and the
women have lived life OF play, but they
have their literary intervals.
The late Adolph Sutre collected before
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-12
PEARL FISHERIES OF
THE SULUS.

Continued from Page Twenty-Five.
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uttermost end of Broadway. Here his
library awaits him.
Mr. Buckingham sank warmly into
brown corduroy cushions DO you know,
think books are sort of dry without pic
lures or pretty covers Don't you?" he
said It's a shame to sec a good book
badly displayed. It's like nice girl in
dingy clothes Fine feathers have a lot
to do with fine birds. and that means
books as well as ladies'
Consequently I beheld 1000 volumes in
gala day attire They are gowned in
tinted leather and Illuminated cloth. and
their edges shine gold and dustless. There
must be somebody in the buckingham
home who watches very strictly that the
refund sign Of Il forefnger shall never
SHOW when hook Is taken from It's shelf
Besides the looks of general literature
are endless volumes OF etchings-pictures
alone for their own sake. They lie long
and fiat upon the shelves or stand on thu
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-05
MouNrArNEER IN CONTEMPT.
Didn't Bring His 15-Year-OId wife 10
Court, Because He Couldn't Pay
Her Fare.

From the New York Sun.
Poughkeepsie, July 29-Referred Fergu-
son of Andes, Delaware county, a noun
taineer, was summoned before Justice
Belts OF the Supreme Court, yesterday
for contempt of court in refusing to bring
his 15-year-old wife before the court in
proceedings instituted by her parents to
secure her custody. Ferguson did not en-
ploy lawyer, and seemed amply able to
look after his own interests He was
asked why he had not produced the child
wife in court and he replied:
why ledge, | didn't hev money nuf 10
pay her car fare"
The father was present and said he had
seen his daughter since she married Fer
guson.
why didn't she go home with your" he
was asked.
The father replied that she wouldn't;
she would rather go with her husgand
Ferguson is a man Of years. Some time
ago he met Lille Maud Davis, a l5-year- old
girl, daughter OF John o. Davis of shin
creek. The couple were married by a
Methodist clergyman, and then went TO
a home provided by the groom. The par
ents of Lille Maud were very angry, and
endeavored to separate the couple but
Lille Maud stubDornly refused to leave
her husband. Then Ferguson was arrest
ed charged with abduction. He gave bail
to await the action Of the Delaware cOun-
ty grand jury AS this did not serve the
fathers purpose TO regain possession OF
his daughter, he next Instituted habeas
corpus proceedings and Ferguson was
commanded 20 produce Lille Maud In
court. He calmly ignored the summons
for the reason heretofore stated, that he
wasn't able 10 pay the girls fare to King
stOu.
Justice Belts was asked TO issue an Or
der directing that Lille Maud be returned
10 her father and that Ferguson be re-
strained from interfering with her Fer
guson was accused in court of being a
man named Springer. The incident was
explained by Ferguson. who sold that
Springer .ost his wife three months ago.
and though Lille Maud was gong with
him Fergus0n) steady Springer wanted to
cut him out and tried 10 induce her to
marry him. For this reason he felt it
incumbent on him 10 Hex the said SPRING
er which he did with such success that
hts courtship Of Lille Maud was not again
disturbed by his rival Justice Beit,
granted an order that the girl should 10
home TO live with her parents uutu she
becomes old enough 10 decide as TO her
own future, and be told Ferguson to leave
his child wife alone.
III Lille Maud comes back must ! kick
her our" asked Ferguson
He was told that he had had no order
10 turn her out, but he must not go after
her
when Ferguson said that he did not
have money enough TO pay his wife's fare
ne probably told the truth, for after the
court proceedings were over he started to
walk home. He was directed to pay the
costs Of the proceedings. about S25. by the
1st Of October Justice Belts intimated.
that If he ala not pay he did not think
II would do any good to shut the noun
taineer up IN jail.
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PASSENGER FMeS lrOm Slylnnlh.

TO NEW YORK-Cabin. $2): excursion,
so lnt1med.ate, $5; excursion, y2L
Steerase $lo
10 BosrON-Cabin. so: excursion $50.
Intermediate. 81; excursion, SIS. Steer
axe, $ll15.
The express steamships OF this fine are
appointed 10 sail from savannah. Central
Oith) meridian dine, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YoUN.
TALLAHASSEE. Capt Asklns. sATUR-
DAY. Aug o. 400 q. m.
CITY or MACON. capt. Savage. MON
DAY. Aug. T. $50 p m.
CITY or AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett,
TUESDAY, Aug. S. 600 p. m.
KANSAS CITY. Capt. Fisher. THURS
DAY. Aug. 10, 7;oO p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM Capt Burg.
SATURDAY. Aug. IL. 500 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE. capt Askins, MON
DAY, Aug. "A, 1000 a. m.
CITY or MACON. Capt Savage. TUES
DAY, Aug. 10. - 90 a. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett.
THURSDAY =. Aug. II, 1880 p. IN.
KANSAS CITY. capt Fisher. sATUR-
DAY, Aug. 10, 500 D. m.
CITY or BIRMINGHAM. Capt Burg.
MONDAY. Aug. q. 500 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt Askns. TUES
DAY. Aug. q. $50 p m.
CITY or MACON, Capt. Savage, THURS
DAY. Aug. "a 700 p. m.
CITY or AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
SATURDAY, Aug. &c. 900 p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY.
Aug, 2S, 1890 a. m.
CITY or BIRMINGHAM. Capt Burg
TUESDAY. Aug. % II 80 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt Askins. THURS
DAY, Aug n, l.30 y. m
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON.
VIA DIRECT SHIP.
CTIATTAHOOCHEE. Capt. Lewis
THURSDAY. Aug. 10, TOO a. m.
GATE CITY, Capt. Googins THURS
DAY, Aug H. 80 p. m
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis
THURSDAY. Aug a. 700 a. m.
GATE CITY. Capt. Googns THURS
DAY, Aug. 81, 80 D. m
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
5 p. m. daily. except Sunday and Monday.
and leave Boston for Savannah every
Wednesday at 70 noon, via New York.
w. G. Brewer, Ticket Agent l07 Bun
street Savannah. Ga.
e. w. Smith. Cont FIR. Agt., Saw, Ga.
II. G. Trezevant, Agt.. Savannah, Ga.
e. II. Hinton. Traffic Manager.
John NJ. Egan, Vice President
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A PATHETIC STORY.
Chinese Mothers Attempt to Dis
pei the Kindness of Her Child.


From Lippincotts.
This is what the Fair Samaritan saw
after she had climbed the dark stairs be-
hind the store and peeped into a room
that was in semi-darkness. whilst she re-
pressed Lee Chung with warning finger
that enforced silence. 1t was room Of
considerable dimensions, with a low cell
Ing. The windows were so ill-placed, be-
sides being barricaded, that the room was
IN a twilight gloom, although the day was
hrignt without. Its furniture was Curl
ousiy disposed close against the walls
thus leaving a wide space IN its midst
And in the room the woman Suey Yep
was taking part with the little Lee Moy
IN what was evidently daily occurrence
With palms folded supphantly before
her she regarded Lee Moy with a look
Of lneXpressible love tinsed with sadness
ne was hitting wildly about him with
10Y Wnip, and shouting angrily, his Ian
LalSe being punctuated by strong Anglo
saxon eXpletives
Dam YOU, mother! Why cometh not
th- suu2'
She submitted with the patience of an
VNsnlai 10 the imperious language of my
Lord, her Man-Child.
'i son Of mine she replied with In
,-'le senderness; the sun is still al Pc
49, drying his hair-for he hath but now
ts,A from his ocean bed. When he hath
..1 MS morning meal, ana washed his
lace with dew, and decked himself with
.Apos hc will mount clouds Of purple
god and amber. and come 70 san
Francisco"
To they Of Pekln see more Of him than
Yes. son-Oh, would we were therer'
so39ed; for the sun always shines
but here it is mostly dark"
Wiu go there, mother; at once
cd mp his hand for his mother TO
81 is long and stony road from
r. % Fehin, and we must eat and
before we start"
r' lsd him TO little table and set
.eiore him and a cup Of tea
she fortified with generous
o~1l OF sum shu.
rr H no had satisfied his appetite she
o.'u him another cup similarly so
Gated. and set IL before him.
y '.k once more" she said; for when
l-'r left san Francisco we shall have
i- texan Oea) till we reach Pekin."
,.. lne little man drank as he was d.
.. nd prepared for his daily flight
-.he world.