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Evening star., 1903-10-30
P.=B. Hats Are the Accepted
Standards i'm
E1EADWEAR.

Did you ever come across a
house where you were unable to
get just the style hat that you
wanted unless you paid the top
price for it? That question is lii
able to strike home i'm hundreds
of cases, and it forms a basis of
argument i'm favor of the Parker
Bridget stocks. We show enough
styles i'm each lime to meet every
mans demand-and if he wants to
pay blt So he gets the style he
wamts-just as much as if he paid
$5.
Derbys, So to Sd.
Soft Hats, So to S..
Silks, s to 81.
Opera Hats, Sc to SS.
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Sweaters and
Golf Vests.

Just suggestion today with a direct
appeal to the men and boys who indulge
in outdoor sports during the winter-and
the women who find golf vests and blouses
desirable acquisition to their wardrobes
We've gone into these lines more than ever
and believe we've anticipated your every
want perfectly.
Evening star., 1903-10-30
"The Ward of King Canute.'

This is the title Of new story by Ottilie
A. Liljencrantz. the author of 1.-THE Thrall
of Left the Lucky" which was printed in
The Star some time ago. 'The Ward Of
King Canute," which is every bit as good,
If not better. will appear as daily serial
in The Evening Star. If you read the OPEN
ing chapters tomorrow you will follow the
story with keenest interest to the end.
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Explained.

From the Philadelphia Press.
She-"1 m sure caught you kissing her,
and yet you tell me you love me alone"
He-"So do but of course, l wasn't
alone when l was kissing her"
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"Ha-a-a! I am mad, mad!" ranted Ham
phat, the tragedian,s in the dungeon scene
HUH snortd a man in the gallery
you aln't near as mad as US fellers that
paid to get in. .'-Philadelphia Press.
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Sarah-"I see Peggy has gone through
that openwork waist of hers"
Hiram-''Well, I'm not surprised. ]
thought she'd get through it after while"
-Yonkers Statesman.
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hospital service and presiding officer of
the association, called attention to the res
olution introduced by DIR. Lindsey, and
said he was unwilling to admit or deny
that there is any inefficiency in his depart
ment in regard to the present outbreak of
yellow fever at Laredo, Tex. He added
that the news from that section was very
encouraging and had been for several
days. DIR. Lindsey subsequently with
drew his resolution. The effect of the res
olution was criticism Of the marine hos
pital service.
The bubonic plague was discussed by
the delegates generally. In the course of
the discussion the statement was made
that rats undoubtedly are disseminators of
plague. 1t was explained that 1nveStiga
tion of the number of plague cases in hu-
man beings has borne distinct ratio to
the number of plague rats found.
Surgeon General Wyman expressed the
belief that an international agreement is
entirely practicable having for it's object
the fumigation of all vessels that have
discharged their cargoes, for the purpose
of killing rats which have found their way
aboard He said he had considered the
matter on the Pacific coast and had rec
commended it to the officers Of the service
on duty in the orient, ana was endeavoring
to persuade the steamship companies to
fumigate their vessels Immediately upon
unloading. In support of the theory that
rats convey the plague it was stated to be
an established fact that an epidemic of
plague invariably starts with a new crop
of rats The part played by the rat flea in
spreading the plague is being investigated.
Other subjects considered were ''Disin-
fectants and Disinfection' and the Expert
mental Study of Hydrocianic Acid as an In
secticide."
Reception to Members.
Last night the members of the association
were Hospitality entertained by ex-senator
and Mrs. John B. Henderson at their hand
some home on 10th street extended The
members were accompanied by their wives
and daughters and met many of the dis
tingushed men in public life of the national
capital The handsome drawing rooms of
the Henderson home were crowded
throughout the evening. Army and navy
officers in full uniform lent color to the
scene Music was furnished by a portion
of the Marine Band, and an elaborate buff
fet supper was served
The handsome souvenir program which
has been issued by the local committee is
one of the most attractive features of the
meeting. The program is bound in heavy
gray paper and the titles are printed In
blue. Excellent half-tone pictures of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the District Commissioners,
presidents of the association and the
present officers are to be found in it's pages,
as we'll as pictures of interesting scenes
about Washington. In addition to this a
mass of matter relating exclusively to the
business and purpose of the association is
included in the program, together with
some handsome illustrated advertisements.
The program was prepared and designed by
a committee Of local physicians, Of which
DR.. George NJ Kober was the chairman.
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Parker, Bridget & Co.,
Head-to-Foot Outfitters, 9th and Pa. Ave.


the association, is one of the best known
authorities yellow fever in the world
and the originator of the mosquito theory
He was born in Havana in 1893. His pa
rents were English, who made Cuba their
home. DR.. Finley was sent to France and
later to Germany, to receive his classical
education. In the early fifties he was ma
circulated in the Jefferson Medical College
of Philadelphia, Pa. from which he was
graduated in 1855. He returned to his home
in Havana and entered actively on the prac-
tice of his profession.
AS early as 1851 DR.. Finley took UP the
study of yellow fever, and on his election
to the Academy Of Havana in 1872 read as
his thesis a paper in which he declared IT
to be his belief that yellow fever was in the
air in Havana and parts of Cuba, and that
the publication of the air would cure the
disease.
DR.. Finley continued his investigations.
however, and seven years later, on the as
sembling of the American commission in
1879 in Havana. declared that yellow fever
was germ disease, and that no mea sures
could be taken to stamp it out until the
germ could be found. The distinguished
physician then bent his efforts to the dis
covery of the germs. and in 1881 announc-
ed his belief that they were disseminated
by mosquitoes. His experiments were linn
tied to a very narrow field, and he was
not permitted to do all that he desired to
do.
The theories that DR.. Finley formed at
that time, however. have been completely
borne out in the series of experiments con-
Quoted in Havana by the late Dr. Walter
Reed, surgeon, u. S. A DR.. Finley was
much interested In the experiments, and
lent considerable assistance to DR.. Reed
Last year his eminence in the yellow fever
discoveries was recognized by the Jeffer-
son Medical School, which conferred upon
him the degree of doctor of sciences
His election as president of the Public
Health Association one year after his
country was admitted to membership in
the association is regarded recogni-
tion of his attainments by the men who
have been working along the same lines.
After the election of the officers and the
address of DR.. Fuller DR.. Woodward an
nounced that the members of the assoc!a-
ton would be expected to become the
guests of the local committee on an excur-
sion to Mount Vernon The steamer
Charles Manchester will leave it's dock at
the 7th street wharf at = o'clock and will
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On Record in Favor of Canteen.

The secretary then announced that the
executive committee had acted favorably
on several resolutions. One of these relat-
ed to the re-establ shment of the canteen
and placed the association on record as
urging the restoration of this privilege
which had been of such great good to the
soldiers in the army. The resolutions were
all adopted and will be forwarded to the
proper authorities.
The first paper read this morning was
prepared by DR.. Ulises Valdes of the Ma
tional College of the City of Mexico Mex
and related to measures to prevent the
propagation and spread of venereal dis
cases. oh. Fred j. Mayer of Scot, La
read a paper on "A National Institute of
Hygiene.
resolution was also adopted unani-
mously expressing the thanks of the asso-
citation to President Roosevelt for the re-
cent reception given the delegates.
DR.. J. NJ Mccormick, secretary of the
state board of health of Kentucky intro
duced resolution of thanks to the mem
bers of the local committee and especially
to Its chairman. Dr. William c. Woodward,
and to all others who have assisted in the
entertainment of the members of the asso-
citation. The resolution was adopted unan-
imously by Il rising vote
The resolution of DR.. Mccormick also
extended the thanks of the association to
DR. Walter L. Wyman. the retiring presi-
dent. DIR. Wyman made a short speech
thanking the members for their attention
annual meeting of the association to be
adjourned sine die.
Executive Committee Meets.
A meeting of the executive committee
was held Immediately after the adjourn
ment Another meeting will be held to-
night, when the committees for the next
year will be decided upon.
The members of the association departed
for Mount Vernon at o'clock. Special en-
tertainment has been prepared for the
trip. The excursionists will not return
until o'clock this evening. Many of the
members of the association will leave for
their homes this evening although many
will remain in the city several days to see
the sights.
Proceedings Yesterday Afternoon.
After the adjournment of the morning
session the delegates called at the White
House in body and were received by the
President.
At the opening of the afternoon session
yesterday DIR. Walter Wyman, surgeon
general of the public health and marine
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editor solemnly glanced at the manuscript.
Not me-" rejoined the man behind the
blue pencil, Il never laugh at an old
friend. Chicago News.
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There's dollar Glove here there is dollar Glove
everywhere else-but it's different gloveand better glove
The skins have been selected for usthe gloves made
specifications call for If it's question of
paying dollar for goveand getting the best glove dol
lar will buy you'll look to the ParkerBridget Glove at 90
line of Twill Night Shirts specially priced Good heavy
weight goods for winter Cut long and full Sizes
19-at Sl.OO
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A broken lot of Wright's Health
Underwear to be sold at price we
don't believe has ever been quoted
on it before. We've held a sale of
full lines of it all week-and it has
been a sale of phenomenal results.
The clearing out of the remnants
will more than duplicate the enthu-
siasm of the full lines developed.
Shirts in sizes "a, 36, 40 and A.
Drawers in sizes Sc and 49,
When the sale started there were
garments in the lot worth up to So
while now most of
them are the STAN
dard $3.50 and 81 NN
grades. To close " wv
Saturday ............
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missed If the discoverer of kissing had
never made it public. Chicago News.
Il thought you would surely laugh at
that little joke" said the humorist, as the
Evening star., 1903-10-30

NUR WOMEN'S POPt-
w LAR DAISY" LINE.
Lace and button. Good
year welted, the dressiest
and most durable of the
medium-priced shoes. Many
new toes and heel effects.
We have these in all
W d h S and
sizes, insuring SDeSQD
a perfect fit, H.
at ........
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m UR WOMEN M
OPROVED EDITH" LINE
Better than ever. The
fall styles are most faSci-
mating, as the variety this
season is larger than here
tofore. Twenty-seven new
fall shapes, all new leather
C o m binations,
including Tan 3 y eQDQD
Walking Boots, cd
at ...........
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MUR LITTLE GENTS TROJAN" LINE. made
w of box and velvet calf and chrome =
kid hook lace shoes. spring heels and 3 II eQDlD
one lift heelS-solid rock. Sizes 9 II
to 1872. Extra values at..................
The Washington times., 1903-01-18

the pursuit of this profession he was
one time called to Small Point 70 re-
cover a cargo Of hides that were in the
hold of a vessel sunk in a storm OF Sea
Wall Beach The method of securing
the hides was by probing with hooks set
in long poles.
Great Quantities of Anthracite
The vessel had by this time gone to
pieces and the hides lay on the bed Of
the sea It was noticed by the workmen
that the hooks were frequently covered
with Particles of coal after being driven
hard against the bottom. Before an
investigation of the bottom could be
made violent storm arose and further
work had to be abandoned
During the past hundred years or more
vast quantities of this coal have been
thrown up on the beach extending from
Small Point TO HunnewelTs Point. After
q heavy storm today it is thrown up just
as it was in the days of Capt William
Sprague.
The writer has himself picked up
quantities of it, some Of the specimens
being large. much larger than is ever
seen in imported anthracite coal.
Nearly a Ton Thrown Up.
During the December storm that
wrecked the schooner GondoIa on Sc
guin lodges there was probably not less
than 500 pounds cast up on the beach.
And it was noticed that these pieces of
coal bore evidences of erosion by the
sea waves. The fractures of these speei-
mems were bright and clear-cut. show
ing that they had recently been broken
from a vein not far from the shore. It
is impossible to walk along the south
beach at PoPham without seeing more OF
less. Of this coal.
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The coal is there. It has been COM
ing for many years. Where does it come
from?
Biologists have arisen and said that
coal will never be found at Small Point.
They point out that the rock is Of too
old formation; that coal is never found
covered by such rock.
Prof. Leslie Lee Of Bowdoiu College,
has exauined the geological conditions
that obtain at Small Point and has ex-
pressed it as his opinion that coal is not
likely to be found. Prot Lee recently
went over the ground in person and saw
nothing 20 change the opinion he had
formed years ago as the result of having
examined specimens Of the rock that had
been submitted to him.
The outcropping rock at Isaiah's Head.
the scene of early attempts to discover
the vein. is composed Of hard crystalline
schist. sometimes called mica slate The
layers, which are Of varying thickness.
show signs of bIying been subjected TO
great pressure, the general dip being ia
a soUthwesJerly direction. Coal is al
ways found in company with sEaIe sand
stone or limestone. aud these are not
present in this formation.
Boston Men Tried to Find L.
IN 1887 Names first state geoIogist.
DR.. Charles T Jackson made a careful
examination Of tails entire territory. IN
his report he refers to efforts that were
about to be made by Boston parties to
discover this historic vein OF coal.
He thus characterizes The attempt:
Their attempts to Gnd coal in a place
where nature never places it viii Of
course prove abortiye. and they will
learn, after Idly Cypending their capt
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and individual. Even in pre-Revolution-
airy days coal was invaluable for forg-
ing purposes. particularly when the coal
was of such superior grade as that
washed ashore BY the breakers at Pop
ham Beach and Small Point.
Grief of a Patriarch.
Later. companies were formed and or
gained efforts wee ~aCa ID l--te
the vein. Since early in the last cen
fury Boston men have been deeply in
terested in the project, and have lavish
" poured their money into the Golfers
of various companies that have been
organized to discover the vein.
One beautiful September morning
about seventy years ago an old gentle
man, bent and shaken with the weight
Of his ninety years. stood upon the shore
at Small Point in the town of PhfDps-
burg, and wept bitterly. The sunlight
was dancing mcrrfIy over the water and
the gentle swash Of the ways on the
rocks arose in responsive sobs-
Near By stood q barefoot lad, gazing
in establishment at the grief OF the old
man, who kept murmurIng to himself in
childish. sob-shaken tones. 4 can't re
member. I can't remember" He sat
him down on the wood-strewn rocks and
buried his face in his hands, until at
length the lad with great pity IN his
heart for the poor old gentleman. led
his aged companion away.
The Patriots Knew the Vein.
The old gentleman was Capt. William
Sprague, at that time a resident of the
town Of Bowdoinham, but formerly of
PhirpsbuTg, where be had passed the
better part OF his life. The lad was Per
cy Small, now a man eighty years Of
The Washington times., 1903-01-18

TO tale of sunken treasure and
N pirate crew ever held more Of
the essence Of romance than is
found in the true story Of the search for
q sea treasure on the coast Of Maine
a treasure of coal
An effort was made some time ago to
locate q seam Of valuable coal that is
supposed to crop up on the bottom Of
the sea near Small Point. a Dromontory
separating the KenneJec River from
Casco Bay.
Successive companies with ample cap
Hal have tried in vain to find the vein.
Great hunks Of coal wash ashore at Pop
ham Beach after every storm. SUCH
specimens often show bright fractures.
proving that they were recently broken
from the mother seam by the action Of
the waves. In considerable quantities
this coal is cast mp on a beach four
miles long. It's origin is the one battling
mystery of the Maine coast.
Value Of This Sea Coal
Coal has been abnormaIIy high-priced
Of late, but the highest quotations dur
Ing the past weeks Of famine were not
one-third as high as would gladly be
paid for Small Point sea coal There
is none in the world more valuable In
quality it closely approaches the famous
The Washington times., 1903-01-18

tons Of the coal trade, $50 per ton would
be q low price for this extraordinary
fuel. Coal Of a similar grade. found IL
sections of Great Britain, is used in arts
requiring an intense and constantly sus-
tanned heat. The little of such coal now
used in this country IS imported from
Europe, and it is the high price Of the
imported product which has been respon-
sible for the recent remarkable opera
tons carried on at Small Point and Vi
cinity.
As Valuable as a Gold Mine.
A vast fortune unquegtionably awaits
the man who shall locate the vein. pro
vided the canal is found in such position
as to enable working. No gold OF silver
mine could yield surer wealth than this
mystifyiDg vein Of coal hidden by the
waters of the Atlantic.
The market is cIamoring for a product
which is not forthcoming. No wonder
that for over century the location Of
this seam Of coal has been the dream of
speculator and fisherman alike. No
wonder the search has led to series Of
operations unique in the history Of coal
prospecting and mining.
The end of the hunt is not vet. 1t
is still going on and viii, until per
chance that day when the sea shall give
up its secrets and all things shall be
revealed as in an open book
The Search of a Century,
This story Of striving for the sunken
treasure OF Small Point began over 100
years ago. The chronicles Of that sec
tion Of the Maine coast do not 90 back
20 a time when the inhabitants we're not
looking for it. The efforts TO discover
the priceless vein we're At first sporadic
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A Real Reef of Coal.

There is now living on Drummer Street.
in Bath, James Norton, who is able 10
throw little more light upon the mass
Of evidence in support Of the coal reef
theory.
For many years Mr.. Norton followed
the business of Tightening, and while i'll
The Washington times., 1903-01-18

age and still living within sight of the
scene described.
Captain sprague had in his younger
days followed the sea, but while still a
young man. he had learned the black
smithlng trade. During the Revolution
airy war he made guns for the patriots
aud had used coal in his forge that he
had himself taken from a sunken ledge
lying off the shore at Small Point.
While on a visit to his former home
he had expressed a wish to once more
visit the reef where. as a young man. he
had prfed up the seams of coal, but
when it came 10 locating the spot his
memory failed him He was in his dot
age and could not remember, and as no
wept in the bitterness of his heart the
waves purIed and sobbed in mockery to
his distress.
The Same Old Quest.
IN the. interval Of years since the
aged mariner wept upon the sands
others engaged in the same quest have
felt like following his example
He was but one of several Tho once
knew where the seam cropped out at
low water mark. Almost within he
memory Of persons now living the eX-
act location of the vein was known.
According to traditions, this coal was
known to the carly settlers Of this sec
tion Of the coast. They called it sea
coal" and were wont'to pick it up on
the beach after q heavy storm. Accord
ing to these stories. the coal was used
for both fuel and forging purposes, and
was found in sufficient abundance to
make the gathering Of it a matter Of
serious effort on the part Of those who
preferred to use ii.
That the case Of Capt. William
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Covered With BaruacIes.

She has said that very often this coal.
which vas most often secured after a
storm. would frequently be covered with
barnacIes and other marine growth, and
that while worn smooth on most sides
by the action of the waves. the Jumps
would usually show evidence at some
place Of having been recently broken
off from reef
Mrs. WaIlace's father lived to be
ninety-four years of age, and he had
frequently told her that he could not
remember time when this coal was not
to be procured in the manner related.
This testimony alone would seem 10
establish the fact that coal has been
known to exist at Small Point for at
least $50 years. But it is not necessary
to rely upon a few such isolated cases.
Tradition is rich in reference TO this
matter, and. thanks to the longevity in
that section. the dates in most cases can
be made to have some bearing upon the
present.
The Washington times., 1903-01-18

SDrague is by no means an isolated one
is proven by that OF Mrs Mary J. Wal
lace, of Small Point. who died recently
aged eighty-two years She often said
that she could remember her father,
when she was little girI seven or
eight years old, getting coal at the
beach at Small Point and bringing it
home
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-17

is nothing arduous about it, the spawn, or
bricks, can he obtained from the secdmen
and nearly every yard or even small patch
of land affords the conditions necessary to
the cultivation of the common varieties
The market. tooy Is increasing and there
is every indication that es 1t becomes better
known the cultivation of these sueculent
daintes Will become an important industry.
Space that would otherwise be unavailable
can be beautfed and a little knowledge of
the market demands will enable one to
know what kinds to cultivate and where to
sell them The mushroom clubs are advo-
eating the industry for women, and they
collect every specimen available, so that 1t
may be catalogued and tested and the edible
species become commonly known.
Florists have planted thousands of square
yards under their greenhouse benches and
their greenhouse work. Chicken rnisers are
also becoming more and more interested
seeing in the cultivation of this fungus
good winter business Near San Francisco
Is canning factory which Is used to put up
mushrooms, grown in sheds filled with long
machinery, and railroad cars IRE used to
haul the earth. Around Buffalo, n. Y, tun.
nels have been utilized, and st. Paul has in
caves on the river bank beds of mushrooms
which are noted all over the West. The
beds in Buffalo and st. Paul, like the famous
mushroom caves of Paris, which are yearly
Inspected by the government, are at such an
even temperature that whole acres of mush-
rooms can be gathered.