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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
SEA-GAZING IN BERMUDA.
Wonderful Life of Crystal Depths as
Revealed to the Observer.

From the Metropolitan Magazine.
1t was a little parrot fish who started
out so briskly. on this summer morning.
Whether he was eager to keep an appoint
ment or had been unexpectedly summoned
to a distant part Of his world one will
never know, but one may be certain that
the matter was Of the greatest conse-
quence so far as the little fish was con-
cerned. Keeping his bright eyes fixed
straight ahead, he passed corner of the
reef where the coral was incrusted with
mollusks and sea-urchins and where a pair
of beautiful squirrel fish, deeply engrossed
in sentimental affairs turned to look after
him wonderingly through their enormous
eyes. Below, in deep pool, school of
spotted trunkfish played heedlessly, while
under a projecting plate of staghorn coral
a huge grouper waited expectantly, but as
the parrot-fish, warned of his danger, turn
ed quickly away, he gave his attention to
a pair of gray snappers-great, quiet
ghostly figures that seemed like two shad-
ows drifting slowly along. far dowa
through the green waters.
A few feet feet further on and the hurry
Ing parrot-fish passed a tall sea-fan around
which three dainty butterfly fish, clad bril-
liantly in yellow, were peering into each
nook and corner In their search for small
prey, while sober cowfsh, with his two
conspicuous horns, looked on sedately. Sud-
denly the parrot-fish turned sharply aside
to avoid spot where the reef was broken
by jutting rocks covered with green ulVa
around this school of bright little zebra
striped sergeant-majors were sporting,
while just to the right an angel fish, whose
blue body tipped with gold first attracted
the attention of the mariners so many CEN
turtles ago, sailed from under a purple gor-
gonia with disdainful air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Medical Discoveries.
From the Lancet.

FROM tne Lancet.
The real proprietor of some one little eve
lamb in the way of discovery may have
been aroused to not entirely unjustifia-
BILE sense of grievance by the attribution
of his darling to some other, and may
hence have been inclined to urge his claim
with an emphasis apparently in excess of
its Importance. From such case 1t would
be difficult to withhold sympathy, especial
ly as in the medical profession discoveries
can seldom be sources of direct profit;
there is therefore the more reason for TAX
ing care that any credit to be derived
from them shall be assigned where ii is
due.
Hence arises some excuse, and perhaps
the only one which can be suggested, for
attaching the name of a physician or sur
geon to group of symp toms hereafter to
be described as somebody's disease,
somebody who, if he had not been thus dis
tinguished, would in all probability have
been absolutely unknown beyond the limits
of his own country or of the circle of
friends or students with whom he was
brought into personal. relations.
The average English practitioner would
know Pott Independently of fracture and
Hunter Independently of a canal; but he is
not quite unreasonable when he asks for
further informal ton about Raynaud or
Wernecke, and feels doubt as to the pre-
else character of the phenomenon of the
former OF of the Sign" of the latter. Some
times the invention is more important
than the individuality; so that we scarcely
know of Ward except by his paste or OF
James or of Dover except by their pow
ders. This only happens, of course, in the
case of comparatively small people; no ona,
for example, has so far described vaccina-
ton as "Jenner's method
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
GRACE OF EASTERN WOMEN.
Men, Too, Are Admirable in Figure and
Posture and Dress is Picturesque.

From the Metropolitan Magazine.
Passing us occasionally, going to Jerusa-
lem with butter and eggs and little jars of
leben that showed their thick creamy
threats as they were held up to US. were
small companies of women in single file.
As one blue procession went by, the leader
called to US: why should you ride and we
walk? Why is your lot better than ours?''
Given the opportunity for leisurely argu-
ment we could not by any philosophy have
made satisfactory answer. We could only
admit the fact as they saw it, and recog-
nize the universal world-plant of discon-
tent.
They carry themselves, these women, like
figures on an antique frieZe. AS they
stride along. holding in sure balance on
their heads their jars and baskets of home
ly produce, they tread the stony paths with
the grace and largeness of action that we
of the occident have grown to regard as
belonging only to the age of Praxiteles
The men are also admirable in the SIM
plicity of their gestures, the big lines of
their attitudes, the swing of their draper
les. l saw a youth fling his mantle over
his shoulder and fold it about him exactly
in the manner of the classic Greek, sculp-
tural in his finely unconscious pose. God
save the day when these sons of Canaan
clothes their limbs in our ungainly gar
mentS!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
FACTS ABOUT MAHOGANY
Where It Grows, Its Value and How II
is Prepared for Shipment.
From the Mississippi Valley Lumberman.

From the Mississippi, Valley Lumberman
The United States Is not mahogany
growing country, unless Cuba may now
be said to be part of the United States.
1t is tropical wood. Its home is in Central
America and in Cuba, Jamaica and Santo
Domingo. These islands give the smallest
but heaviest and prettiest wood. British
Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua give
the most and Mexico the largest timber.
The richer, solid, heavy varieties come
from the islands. These will not float
They are susceptible of high polish and
the wood has a rich, wavy figure The,
pretty figured pieces of wood are of great
value. A six-foot piece (Which included
the crotch of tree in certain shipment
will bring about $500 when cut into We
neers.
NO matter where a shipment of the wood
comes from, or what variety 1t is there
are always more or less of the fine, fiaky
sticks that make veneer. Mahogany is a
phenomenal wood in that it does not warp
under any conditions of weather use or
age; neither does it shrink. 1t is of great
beauty, hardness and durability. In no
other wood can these qualities be found
combined with large size. uniformity or
grain and richness of color and figure.
The island timbers are eight to ten feet
IN length by twelve inches I'm diameter.
some from Cuba, however, reaching thirty
five feet in length by two feet in diameter.
Honduras squared timbers are as long as
forty feet by two feet in diameter, and the
three-foot and four-foot timbers come from
Mexico. The softer mahogany comes from
the swampy lands. There are no ma
hogany forests; the trees are not grouped
that way, the individual trees being more
or less widely separated Like other trees,
the core is the poorest part, often being
worthless.
A schooner load represents an expenditure
of about $4,000. That is not all for the
timber labor and freight a considera bic
part of it representing grease to the
Spanish customs officer. whose favor is
not obtained by smile. There are no saw
mills in the mahogany growing countries.
The trees when cut down squared by
hand. An indianapolis company is going
to have them hewn into octagon shape
hereafter instead of squares, believing 1t
will get % per cent more timber out or
them this way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Convictions Valuable.
le Metropolitan Magazine.


Nobody who is endowed with a good
mind and wants to live to his satisfaction
can afford to neglect the requirement of
convictions. What are they? They ought
to be opinions based on knowledge and
definitely thought out Practically they
come in various ways-often by inheritance,
or as the result OF early training; some
times by associdt ion sometimes from the
automatic working of the mind during long
periods when it is acquiring and sitting
knowledge and experience. Sometimes
again convictions seem to come suddenly
especially religious convictions, though
there is usually a long process of prepar-
atory thought behind them, and it is real
ly Only the final conclusion that is sudden.
Deep convictions on any subject don't
come ready-made. One has to work for
them; to earn them. If they are to hold
and to influence conduct, they must be
planted deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Linguists at Dinner.
From the Mexican Herald.

At the dinner given by Father Refs, pas
tor of the Church of San Lorenzo, to the
English-speaking priests of the city there
were present eight clergymen of the Catho-
lie church, every one of whom was a lin
guist.
Including English, which they all spoke
fluently. the total number of languages
spoken by the party of eight amounted to
twenty-eight an average of three and a
half languages 10 each man. This fact was
ascertained by an actual investigation.
which Father Hunt-CorteZ, whose inqufsi-
tiveness in linguistic matters is well known,
made during the dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Queen Draga's Marginal Notes.

From the London Chronicle.
1t is said that just before she was MUIR
dered Queen Draga had been reading a
book of Stendhars DE FAmour." One Of
the assissius, not well acquainted with
French literature, picked up the volume
and said to a comrade: Just the sort Of
thing a shameless woman would read.''
The other worthy had some literary taste,
and, examining the book. was very much
struck by the hottest in the queens hand
on the margin of many a page. Accord
ing to a German paper, he wrote 10 a
friend this interesting confession: What
moved me most deeply was not my share
of that horrible drama. not the sight of
the mutilated corpses, not the ferocity Of
that bloody night, but the revelation in
this little book of a certain MOBILITY in
the soul of this ambitious queen. whom
hatred and fanaticism had caused me to
misjudge."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Torpedo Boat Maneuvering.

KEEL. December 29.-Emperor William
has ordered that more attention be given
hereafter in the education of naval officers
to teaching them how to maneuver tor
pedo boats Special courses therein have
been ordered to be given in connection with
each battle ship squadron. Two torpedo
boats have been designated to serve as
training ships for this purpose. Vice Ad-
miral Breusing will take charge of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
Laughter a Cure for Dyspepsia.

From the London Telegraph.
Dyspepsia is now to be systema tically
cured by laughter. 1t is stated that doc
tor, In return for large fee, admits pa
tients into his private institution, where
the mirth treatment is administered. The
method sounds simple enough. A few dys
peptics sit around a room and begin to
smile at each other The smile must never
be allowed to fade away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29
training exercises, which will begin
January.
Technical Papers Read for Negroes.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, December 29.-At to-
days session of the National Association of
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges for
Negroes a number of technical papers were
read, among them one on THE Colored
College Graduates" by DIR. John Gordon
OF Howard University, Washington, d. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Hugh A. Jameson, one of the most promi-
nent business men In Pennsylvania, died at
his home in Warren, Pa. Mr.. Jameson was
one of the prominent figures among the in
dependent oil refiners of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-29

Mems Gloves of Mocha, Cape Leather
and Dogskin-broken lots-not all sizes
in every lot, but all sizes are in the col
lection. Perhaps the very glove you de-
sire is here
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
WATER RATE INQUIRY
RESUMED BY COUNCIL

OAKLAND. Feb. 29.-The- City
Council tonight in committee of the
whole resumed the water rate fixing
inquiry President George w. Dor
min declared his belief that the only
logical way to fix water rates was on
q meter basis-so much for each 1000
gallons consumed. A. l. Adams. the
engineer for the Contra Costa Water
Company. read a report which com
bated the meter theory.
Councilman Fitzgerald introduced 4
resolution directing City Engineer
Turner to make a report on the valu-
alton Of the Contra Costa Water Com
pany's plant. The resolution provided
that Turner's figures should be placed
in a sealed envelope and be used in
the event that the proposed arbitra-
ton committee should not reach a de-
cision on valuation by the third Mon
day in May.
Fitzgerald explained that his pur-
pose was to insure the Council against
any chance that a basis for fixing wa
ter rates might not be secured before
the new fiscal year begins. The reso-
luton also provided that rates shall
be fixed by ordinance. After discus
sion the matter was referred to the
City Council without recommendation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
MANY FRIENDS
At THE BIER
Church of st. Francis de
Sales Crowded at Funeral
of William E. Dargie Jr.
HIGH MASS CELEBRATED
Pastors of Four Parishes Of
ficiate at the Solemn Ser
vices Over the Departed
Oakland once San Francisco call,


Ills Broadway, Feb. 30.
The funeral Of the late William e.
Dargie Jrs. son Of Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liam f. Dargie was held at 10 o'clock
this morning from St. Francis de
Sales Church. where a solemn requiem
high mass was celebrated before an
assemblage Of mourners which filled
the house of worship. Impressively
sad were the last rites. The conCourse
OF friends. the touching words of hope
and consolation, the exquisite music
and the numerous floral tributes of
sympathy combined to form a beauti-
full Offering to the memory of one who
had erdeared himself to those near to
him.
After the private services had been
held at the Dargie residence, East
Twelfth street and Lake Merritt boule-
ward the remains were escorted to the
church. There was celebrated the sol
emn service fer the dead. the celebrant
Of the requiem high mass being the
Rev. Thomas McSweeney, pastor of the
parish. He was assisted By the Rev.
Lawrence Serda, pastor of Sacred
Heart Church, as deacon: the Rev. ].
b McNally, pastor of st. Patricks
Church. as subdeacon, and the Rev P.
c. Yorke. pastor Of St. Anthonys
Church, as master Of ceremonies.
About the bier and across the
transept. hanking the casket, were dis
played a mass of magnificent flowers
and these were only a few of the great
number of floral messages of grief that
were sent to the bereaved parents and
relatives.
During the mass the music las sung
by a quartet composed of Mrs. Mar
tin Schultz, soprano, Miss Ella V Nc
ClOskey. contralto; David Manlloyd
Jones. tenor. and V. s. Wanrell. bass
Miss. Elizabeth McNaly was organist..
Father. McSweeney made a feeling
address, laying special stress upon the
consolation offered by the church and
by religion to those in sorrow and af-
Fiction.
The honorary pail bearers were
Frank ]. Moffitt. Thomas L. Prather.
George w. Reed. NJ. c. Chapman. John
A. Britton, DIR. d. D. Crowley, Edward
II. Hamilton, James H. Pond. DR.. J.
P. H. Dunn, William H. High. ]. c.
Adams and John p Cook. Those who
served as active pail bearers were
Henry D. Durham. Charles Boek, Will
liam L. Price, William T. Vahlberg. A.
II. Norton and Henry Schutt, employees
of the Tribune Publishing Company,
of which Mr.. Dargie Sr. is president
The interment WAS in ST Marv's
Cemetery.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
PERFECT PLANS
FOR CATHEDRAL
Scottish Rite Association
Agrees Upon Interior De-
sign for New Structure
Oakland Office San Francisco call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Ills Broadway, Feb. 29.
Ti.e association of members of the
Scottish Rite of this city, which is to
erect the Iiewe Scottish Rite Cathedral
on the southwest corner of Fourteenth
and Harrison streets, has agreed upon
the plans desired and instructions
have been given to competing archi-
tects which must be followed in the
preparation of plans for the new
structure.
The new cathedral will be three sto-
ries in height, the first floor being one
story and half after the plan of the
Central Bank Building, the basement
being lighted by windows on a level
with the sidewalk. The basement will
be used for a kitchen and store rooms.
On the first floor, the ladies' and gem
tlemens parlors, library. billiard, read
ing and smoking rooms will be To-
Gated.
A portion of the second floor will be
two stories in height and will be used
as an assembly hall, being lighted by
windows on three sides and a large
skylight. In the other section of the
second floor stage will be built with
a proscenium arch so by 35 feet, a
length of 65 feet sand depth of 35 feet.
The stage will be thoroughly modern
and fireproof and will be supplied with
several sets of elegant scenery The
stage will be used for the exemplifica-
tion of the work of the order, and for
entertainments given under the aus
pices Of the Scottish Rite.
The building will be built entirely
of brick and stone. and will front on
both Fourteenth and Harrison streets.
1t will be 100 by 100 feet, and will be
approximately 20 feet in height. When
completed and occupied II will have
cost about 100000
When the building is finished, the
members of the Scottish, Rite in this
city, numbering about 400, will be in
possession of the most perfectly ap-
pointed cathedral in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

made the target for all the cast-off
loud en- ugh and empty pie plates filed
the air. Miss Elizabeth Arneill COM
ing in late with a case full Of pies, was
surrounded by swarm of the unap-
peased and almost crushed in the
struggle for more pie. All of the pas
try was lost before it could be sent to
a safer PLACE.
The luncheon came to a halt at last
for sheer lack of anything else to eat
and then the students went back to
finish up the work so CALAMITY begun
in the morning. At o'clock the bugle
rang out again and the second student
labor day had come to an end.
BIG CELEBRATION.
This evening a big celebration was
held in the Greek Theater. The the
ater's seating capacity of 1000 was fully
taxed and it's walls reverberated with
the yells and songs of the students
There were fireworks and speeches and
music and stunts" Max Thelen,
president of the associated students,
presided, and ]. E. Roadhouse. deputy
yell leader, directed the yelling and
singing.
DR.. George F. Reinhardt of the class
of '97 told the multitude how the labor
day was founded in 1898 and what the
students did in three days of hard
work. Professor Edmund O'Neill spoke
upon THE Significance of Labor Day"
and Professor C. l.. Corey, who la
bored himself for a while among the
students this morning, told what a
fortunate thing the new tradition is
for the university
The Glee Club, Hart Greensfelder.
editor IF the Ocoident; the university
band, Merrill and De Leon. Hopkins.
Duncan and Keane contributed the
other numbers of the entertainment.
Student labor day is an institution
entirely original with the students of
the University of California 1t was
founded eight years ago and was in
spired by the universitys poor purse.
The treasury was empty and improve
ments were necessary. Some one sug-
gested that the students do some neces-
sary work themselves, and the idea
soon took tangible form.
The students were organized and the
last three days of February set apart
for laboring. There were not so many
students in those days. so it took all
of the three days to do the work On
the last day then celebration was
held, just as to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
SAVES HER SON
FROM SUICIDE
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong
BATTLES With Offspring
Over Bottle of CarbOlic Acid
BOTH SEVERELY BURNED
Lemuel Carter. Cripple. Tries
TO End Existence. but
Parent Comes to Rescue
oakland 0mce San FRANCISCO can
lllS Broadway. Feb. 29.

lAlN Broadway. + eN. -.
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong and her
son. Lemuel Carter, had terrible
struggle about noon to-day over a bot
tie or carbolic acid. with the contents
Of which the boy was endeavoring TO
destroy himself Both were severely
burned by the acid. the bottle breaking
ga their hands. &fter Young Carter had
swa lloWcd n sufficient quantity Ofs the
acid 10 seriously endanger his life. Mrs.
trmstrone hands and wrists were
peeled from the effects Of ii and she,
as well as her son. had 10 be treated
at the receiving hospital II is believed
that Carriers life VIII be saved. az Mrs.
Armstrong lost no time. after the bot
tie was broken in having her son hur-
ried 10 the hospital
Carter 81 q years ef age and lives
with his mother and stepfather at sos
Castro. street. Three years go h broke
q bone ia his foot which resulted in
Gripping him for life. Lately he has
become very respondent over his con-
dition and was in the act Of drinking
the carbolic acid in a bottle kept in the
house when he was discovered.
Mrs Armstrong rushed upon the
would-be suicide and tried TO take the
bottle from him. He resisted her ef-
forts. in order TO complete his work or
self-desructiop The struggle was
prolonged by the strength given the
mother. who was attempting 10 save
her own flesh and blood from a hor-
rible death. but was about 70 give up
when the bottle. breaking. sent the
LIQUID FIRE over them both. She hurried
out OF the house and summoned assist
snce. and both Of them were taken to
the hospital Carter is not out of danger
and it viii be a long time. If he lives.
before he recovers from the effects Of
his rash act
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Date Palms for the South

BERKELEY, Feb. 29.-The first
serious effort to test the qualities of
the California climate and soil for
growing date palms is about to be
made in the south. The plant intro
duction bureau of the United States
Department of Agriculture has just
accepted a tender of fifteen acres of
land at Mecca, Riverside County. and
will begin at once to plant the young
palms with which the experiment will
be made. 1t is proposed to plant five
acres the first year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Burglars Loot woman's Room.

BERKELEY, Feb. 29. = Burglars
entered the room of Miss Bertha Bur-
dels of Dwight way and Milvia street
for the seventh time last night and
stole 81 from a bureau drawer. There
is no clew to the burglars. Miss Bur-
dels found her room ransacked six
times previously. but in spite of a
vigilant watch has been unable to cap
ture the thieves.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Macmillan Wants Money.

OAKLAND, Feb. &C. S. Mac
Mullan appeared before the Board
of Supervisors this morning and
asked the board why II had not al
lowed his claim for S21.79O so for find
ing unassessed property on the Ala
media County tax rolls Chairman
Mitchell replied that his demand had
been referred to the Finance Commit
tee, which had reported adversely on
hfs bill
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Fines Too SDortive Neoro

OAKLAND, Feb. 2s.=PoIice Judge
George Samuels fined Alfred CASTOR.
a negro. $50 this morning because the
colored man while intoxicated pulled
a pistol on William Ward and Asa Co
burn on Eleventh street to compel
them to do a cakewalk on the street
The police interfered with Gaston's
sport in time to prevent casualties
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Marriage Licenses

OAKLAND. Feb. 2s.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: Fred H. Nook.
%, and Sadie NJ Day. 25, both Of San
Francisco; William s. Quest. 81. and
Lena F. Bookhout, 25, both of Oak
land: Henry ". Attenborough, 81, and
Susie Leathorn, 80, both of San Fran
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
Burglar steals LemeIrr.

OAKLAND. Feb. 29.-Mrs. Alfred
+. Frontier, residing at 479 Twenty
third street, has reported to the DO
lice that a burglar ransacked the
house yesterday and stole a gold
watch and necklace.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01

Free sample given OF DE Carleton cream
and free facial massage all this week Miss
NJ. A. Bloedel & Co.. 525 18th St, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1904-03-01
q NEWS OF TIE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA >
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALL In
ALAMEDA COUNTY
OAKLAND.

OAKLAND.
Ills Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888
BERKELEY.
2f4S Center Street.
Telephone North ~.
ALAMEDA.
1885 Park Street.
Telephone Eagle 5O2-