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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
HASHEESH IN EGYPT.
Many Ways I'm Which the Potent
Drug Is SmuggLed.

The Egyptian in satisfying his passion for the
dream giving hasheesh seeks to battle the English
customs officers in many odd ways. At Alexandria
there is a veritable museum, where are stored
pianos. picture frames biscuit boxes, table legs
books. demitohns and refrigerators. In all these
articles smugglers had stored hasheesh. Despite
the vigilance Of the English officials it is estimated
that not than one-tenth of the baneful drug
imported into Egypt is discovered.
An Egyptian smoker of hasheesh is even a more
helpless slave than the Chinese opium iend. He
knows that IN the end he Will become a mailman,
yet he rushes toward the awful goal with unre-
Taxed speed. With the strange exaltation which
first comes to the smoker he feels himself floating
from cloud cloud or alighting In the gardens Of
palaces all his own; or swimming with mermaids
through the Opalescent depths OF the And
when the brain grows sluggish he believes that he
can woo back his fondest dreams with little
more potent dose.
Most of the hasheesh which Egypt consumes
from Greece From the husks of hemp
seeds and the tender tops Of the hemp plant the
Greeks manufacture a greenish powder. whose
fumes bring the ecstasy it's victims desire. The
profits of those who successfully smuggle the
drug into the ancient land of the Pharaohs ire
mendous Outside of Egypt hasheesh sells FOR so
cents pound In the country adjoining the Nile
Not long ago a great number Of table legs were
unIoaded on wharf ut NIexandrfa consigned to an
interior point. In unloading the legs into a Nile
skif. stevedOTe CHANGED to break IN two.
arms over his head lifting his feet as high as his
waist with every step. and muttering:
Let have hell. too. I ruler OF heaven: why
should my domain include hell also?''
On examination it found that about half Of
the table legs hollow. and filed with the
green dust of hasheesh and the stevedore had
helped himself literally from the storehouse he had
discovered.
There IS hardly article OF commerce on which
the hasheesh smuggier does not levy In trying TO
run the customs Office. The backs OF pianos
have been stripped or TO reveal packages Of hash
eesh tucked away in various parts of the case so
carefully that one might play a Beethoven SYM
phony without the slightest hint that the instru-
ment was drugged
Jugs formerly proved a favorte purveyor OF the
smuEgler's hasheeSh. They were made with double
sides that they We're in reality bottles
nciosed within wide Hanged earJhen sides. The
neck of the bottle the neck Of the jug. that
on pulling out the cork one might pour out true
liquor. vet. cracking the jug could find the
packages Of hasheesh slowed away between the
outer and inner walls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
RAISING DTSHRAGS.
II Neso California Industry Which
Has Odd Features.

novel enterprise. that OF raising dishrags. is
being exploited by number OF Southern California
horticulturists, who received the inspiration for
the scheme from Charles Richardson whose gar
dens in Pasadena becoming famous for their
remarkable productions. Mr.. Richardson has sue
cessfully raised many growths 10 American
soil and this year is exceeding all his previous
triumphs by raising thousands OF dishrags.
Last year Mr.. Richardson's stringbeans, which
measured forty-three inches in length created
stir but dishrag vines. which. with their pendant
dishrags-rwine about orange trees. palms. ever
green's and peach trees. and peek in at the two
story windows. bid fair TO win the championship
from the beans.
These dishrags, or vegetable sponges as they are
sometimes called. indigenous 10 Africa, but now
it has been demonstrated that they will thrive in
this country they bound 10 become a popular
production.
The graceful, well folaged vines are not only
ornamental. but they bear in profusion a hbrous
sponge that is emiuently useful for bathing well
for securing pans and kettles. Imagine picking
dishgags in ones garden just as one would pick
blackberries imagine having vines all laden
with diShragS clambeTing over ones kitchen WIN
dows- that all needs 10 do is to stretch out
and pull in. Such arrangement
would be much easier than going to the ragbag
buying dishrags ut stores.
These curious vegetables assume the form and
appearance Of cucumbers. and hang on the vines
until their green coats become brown and dry
Ike parchment AT this stage they are ready 10
harvest. After they are picked the brown coat is
removed and extremely strong and compact
fbrous sponge is revealed. Through the centre or
this sponge, in three lengthwise compartments, arc
Pasadena garden these sponges have averaged eight
inches in length.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

wisse; remarks IN prose and poetry and most
STRIKING hfe-size silhouettes OF students heads
The stairs continue to the top OF this part of
me building. and there you find the walls OF the
lancliE, and the ceiling also covered with similar
decorations. This landing opens on one side into
small room. and on the other. into a central hall
from which open three other rooms. This IS the
lesh3onec attic But every spot Of ceiling walls.
doors, door and window frames. tables chairs
every tng bat The floors bears witness 10 the handi-
work OF generations OF students who have been
rehLnea he.e. Initials. autographs dates names Of
tiasses. al are boldly proclaimed.
he ono Little room. by itself at the head OF the
stars must be Hall Of Fame for the inner sur
1ace q Ms door Is covered with photographs OF
students. framed largely with putty each ,,hoto-
maj The criminal Club OF one OF our own ilI.i-
herslt-es must he related 70 this am told no
Stl1shL -eeS ne has proper standing unless ba la 9
been c9.-fslcd IN the career - --t
Zach room has table and 4 chair OF ,-enera he
oiQ wOyc. hard as iron, or they would have bee,,
EMITTED 10 pieces gears or perhaps Centuries go
The beds arc very low. not more than eigbs i~i &C.
leaa 20 nightmare or restlessness the student can
Iot ial Tar. There are spring mattresses h,,t
cy an lnternclng or rlbbOnlike bands OF iron Win
safke nterstlces between them. Old fat bsrs fl,ir
mattresses that sag down through the Cans In Tho
iron bhpos complete the picture Small attic ryfn-
COWS, with heaYy iron netting the outside nfd
ID the general cheerfnincss S' ~-N
Il am told the punishment consists ,,,erot,. l..
the detention and Isolation. which nay continue FOR
hLy huinper OF days up 70 fourteen. TIE deiin-
Suents are furnished what food they wish 10 brv
ny the 'ltausneisteI,' and receive such scanf se-
woe as rs absolutely necessary Otherwise .hev
are left TO their own devices"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
SAID THE BOY WAS DEAR.

At a leap year party held recently in German
town novel way OF raising funds for a charitable
object suggested and carried out in the
aucuoning of OF the young men present the high
est bidder for each being entitled to his attentions
for the evening. A bright young girl was chosen
Tor auctioneer the boys being banished 10 another
room Tho sale started with tho fair auctioneer
naIning the meritorious points OF the young men
40 names were used. but she managed in a hlmor-
Gus comment on their fa!ngs well as their
virtues TO indicate tho personality of each one
onered Bidding started off brisky in dime jumps
but after the dollar point reached the auction
Ger announced that the boys would be so impressed
with their value mat they would be conceited
10 be good company, and bids reduced TO ono
cent one young man hung fire at 30 cents. why,
girls. the brass in this article is worth than
that pleaded the auctloneer, in effort secure
a higher bid but TO avail. Sold at 30 cents''
she announced, as the young man brought in,
adding, and you are dear at that And the
young man for the life Of him can't figure out
whether ne ought cut the witty auctioneers ac-
quaintance or consider himsel: complimented-
(PhiladelDhia Record.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
HAWAIIAN FISHES.
Strange Forms Found by The
Steamer AIbatrOss.

In the summer OF 1902 the steamer Aibatro
cruised in Hawaiian waters. under the ausuieA. !.
the United States Fish Commission, with the obss.
of extending the boundaries Of knowledge concs,,
ing aquatic life in that part OF the world Cautur.
were made from depths as great $50 feet Will
some specimens came from shadows. The sras,
majority Of the fish which were taken were idsnt
fed as having a place already in geological elass,
fcatiOn. Twenty-Five new species and two nav
genera were discovered, however. DR.. Charles n
Gilbert was in charge Of the work. but the reuor,
now made by Professor John o. Snyder, OF Leland
Stanford. Jr.. University says DR. David Starr
Jordan assisted in naming the additions to ths an
roIment of ichthyOlOgy.
No fewer than five OF the new species belorzsd
TO the genus GymnOthOrax. These Creatures ar,
long and slender. like cells. Out OF compliment n,
E. Louis Berndt. inspector Of fisheries at Honolulu
one was called GymnOthOrax berndtL A fine snac.
men Of this species measured about thIrty-two
inches in length A striking feature OF IL Ia /.
marked suggestion Of tortoise shell The ground
work is white or gray. but there are two seta
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
he sentence. and decided IT was fault of con-

the sentence. and decided It was fault Of con-
struction.
suppose I translated idiom too literally,
said. with becoming meekness.
He still looked grave, but twinkle in the
depths OF his eyes began to come TO the surface as
he answered. I know you meant to say l am not
dead yet; what you really said Good morning,
-. LAWN; see YOU are not yet goldfish
SO. when / asked a Heidelberg University as
Fistant professor why students locked up IN
the university prison, career. CAREER. and
he answered me, oh. for crying out in the night"
did not think II was new cure for the nightmare
Neither did I smile. but set patiently to work. in
the manner one learns over there. And so l found
out that the career is used principally means
of discipline for students who offend the townsfok
by what would correspond TO our college yells and
similar noises the streets at unseemy hours.
las Baedeker omits this important Information
VIII tell you that to the career you 10 the
snain university building. Entering the unpreten-
fious university door. you pass along the arched
corridor till you find door labelled 'Hausmeister'
on the other side Of this door you find yourself at
the foot OF stone stairway, which you proceed
10 climb, being motioned ahead by your guide. You
climb slowly for your attention is at arrested
by the decorations the wall-sketches Of all
binds and in all colors, but principally black and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
PRISON FOR STUDENTS,
Spot Where Heidelberg High Spirits
Man Cool Dozen.

1.-The reason I did not even smile at the Herr
Assistant Professor. Phi. D.. who speaking
English TO me-" said a New-Yorker the other day,
was this: years and years ago I was studying
lFrench. and at that time I was working in a IA
snous laboratory. some analyses that have not
get set the world fire. At the next table 10
mine worked a ETenchman whose life filed
with his analyses and with all the rest. Wen,
fflis Frenchman so kind TO let practise
luly French him. One DAY he absent, and
we heard he sick. The next morning, he
came in he looked well that II would have been
lsuperfuons TO condole with him. and vet is
supposed TO notice such absences in n working
lneighbor So said IN my best American French:
lrGeod morning, IL LAWN, I you not dead
yetr felt safe IN venturing this daring Ameri-
sosn tdiom. because never doubted knew the
fnnection OF that dreadful verb, MOURN To my
ssurprase III. LAWN did not chalf me back as he
had learned to DO IN his six years IN America.
: HE only looked at rather gravely, and said:
yDc you know what you have just said TO 1e?'
IT groaned inwardly, and knew at once that some
fhing was wrong somewhere in my French; but
hastily reviewed the wretched words that composed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
AN EARLY MINERAL SYSTEM.

In paper read before the Pathological Society of
the University OF Michigan, recently Professor
George Hemp commented upon the forerunners
of our present system Of Enumeration. Some two
years ago, in seeking the origin OF the Runic let
ters (the first letters used by the Germanic races)
Professor Hempl discovered the primitive C;ermanic
numeral nOtatiOrs. This threw new light upon tbe
early Gerrnanic numerical system. well as I,non
the primitive Indo-European numerical systenn
and uDon the development of the Greek alphabat
and the Greek numerical notation N''
The primitive Indo-European numerical svstAr,
was 4 mixture of the decimal and the sexaeesimai
The first large number was the "shock that 5s
60. and the next large number the shund =
or hundred" that Is 10 Between So and 100 tbero
were no numbers like 40, etc. 20 belns, 20
shock and TO-" and 50 being "a shock and 90 - The
introduction Of our present numbers betwke, "a
and 10 arose out of the Introduction OF the ieci-
tnaI hund or hundred that Is lo). IN distinction
auodecimal hundred or the great hundred when
Is sun used in Iceland and parts Of England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
WHISTLE CAN BE HEARD TEN MILES

Four times day hereafter the people Of East ST
Louis and its vicinity within radius Of ten miles
will be kept informed of the tneof day by the big
triple whistle which has recently been put into
use by the Suburban and Electric Railroad Com
pany
L. c. Haynes general manager of the East Side
electric system. is the unuer whose orders the
Dig whistle was constructed At o'clock in the
,noIhIhg, az noon. at In the afternoon. and at &
IN the evening the great triple whistle the LARGEST
IN the country announces the correct time 10 All
WiIi ten miles OF IT, II is with On cleo
NC CLOCK ana on the second the clock sets off tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

OF net work everything 10. OF fine lines
and the other OF coarse brown bands. 4 second
species Is striped like a Bengal tiger a zebra
Twenty black bands encircled this fish and stood
out In sharp contrast with the intervening yeowish
vhite. Only a single specimen was found
IL was not over four and one-Quarter inches Ions
and Professor Snyder thinks thar possibly It may
be very young. The marins zebra has been named
after the bay in which II was discovered. Gymno-
thOraX Wsialuae.
New sharks and possible relatives OF the flying
fish are among the other odd kinds one OF tns
QUeerest OF the latter at least in appearance De-
longs TO the genus AntennariuS, sO-Caled because
Of popularity IN the base Of the pectOral ana
ventral fins. The body Is covered with small
prickles. There are markings the side when
look like the scars OF wounds. The apparent LACK
of any nose imparts a particularly grOtesque ap-
pearance TO the facial profile while the existence
OF very slender spines the forehead suggests
attempt on the part OF nature % produce
marine rhEoCerOs. However there is resem-
tlance in size between that animal and the Anten'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
TELEGRAPHIc PROGRESS.

There Is no end. II would seem, to developments
In topography. The Indo- European Telegraph Com
pahy nave within the last few days arranged for
the sending and receiving OF kilograms between
Teheran and Manchester without n single break
This roughly speaking, represents distance of
four thousand miles. on Monday at the company's
Offices in Manchester. message containing 14s
words. consisting OF extracts from the Manchester
papers, was sent from the Persian capital and
reeed off at this end of the wire in the short space
OF eight minutes.-London Globe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
TO TELL THE TIME AT MIGHT

Professor Friedrich Hirth. of Munich has in
vented an ingenious bedside apparatus bv which :,
person In an electrically lighted bedroom can rsr
the time with hardly any movement The invep-
uon consists of a lamp. which on a buttons hair
PIesSed throws upon tne ceiling an oatlcaI renS'a
SshtStloh 81 small watch lighted BY electrcitS
me Isuie Is sharp and distinct. and Is enlarged 10
1ne size Oh a church clock.-(Londop STAR 81 W
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22
A PET WOLF.

Orrin Worral living three miles south Of Pavnee
mas a eiViiized Woir which has been bed to n dog
and Is now the mother OF six pups ssbe. VIII 81
low Mr. Worral half way to town nearly every, doy
and then take to the woods ana return home So
long as Mr. Worral is In sight the wolf viii 80 a.
the road, but as soon he Is gone She seslS ~.
timber and wends her way back home@( Sans sse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

ward the worse the coming weather II the leaflets
at the same time stand close together prepare Tor
rain; II irLegular for fog If slantng for wind and
storm. and so on. The direction IN which the tNlg
points Is the direction OF the indicated weather and
the distance Is shown by the color of the leaves
Chicago News
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
TRADE IN CHICAGO.

[RY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.I
Chicago. March 21-There a strong wheat
market to-day but the best prices were not main
tanned. Wheat early was &c 10 1Bc higher. The
close was &c higher to &c lower March closed at
sSsc: May sold esssc and at e55sc. and closed at
e57sc: old July closed ct s9&c, sellers; new July.
s7sc; old September SIC; September. size, SELL
ers. Early outside markets stronger than this
Receipts were small; shipments large Wheat prices
helped by the coarse grain strength The for
egn markets were higher; Budapest up &c and Liv-
erpool up a fraction Cash transactions were not
large but high prices paid No Northern
sold at Jc over May. and No red sold at SIC over
May Liverpool reported better demand for car
goes There were $1,000 bushels contract wheat out
OF public houses l6l 900 bushels have been taken
out IN three days In the last hour most OF the
early advance lost There is a universal holiday
tomorrow and foreign markets will be closed for
three days. This led inclination TO even up.
and IN the process wheat lost most OF Its early
rally. The Minneapolis mills Will close for several
days. The miIlers continue 20 talk poor demand
The National AIilers' Association meets here to-
morrow and there is an idea that there will be a
genteen's agreement TO close until -four prices
relatively better The Argentina shipment was
tmated at 100000 bushels.
Corn closed &c to sc higher. and early IN the
day showed a better advance. March closed
S4c; May sold at 5sRc and at 55a4c and closed at
55lzc; July closed at 53i4c. sellers The Armour
bull operation IS broadening. This interest took
at least 100000 bushels yesterday and continued
It's buying to-day. There Is evidently something OF
a milking process under way. there was May
for sale to-day over 5sizc. Armour also took ali
the March offered and is also the largest buyer
OF cash in the carlot market The advices in re-
gard 10 poor quality in the cribs are ncreas-
ing Illinois has most 10 OF this, though there
is the same story OF mouldv corn from Iowa. The
whole West is being drenched. except Kansas and
Oklahoma. Farmers being kept out OF the
fields. Argentina cables continue 10 tell of ex-
cesslve wet weather and damage to corn But the
big Armour bull operation is the snowy feature.
millions OF May held by this one interest Prices
arc &c to &c higher within a week.
There was an early advance in oats OF &c 20 &c,
but they closed unchanged to &c lower March
left off az 4lIsc: May sold az 42hc and at A$sc and
closed at 41%c sellers; July closed at S49sc. The
market was up with and on the reports Of de-
layed seeding. There were only 100 cars. with
six standard There is the impression that Armour
Is long on oats. with view Of helping along the
corn deal. The big buying to-day was by Pringle-
Fitch Rankin. about 10000 bushels.
There were 100 hogs and prices were l0c 20 15c
Off Yet there very large buying OF pork by
some interests through broker There was also
buying OF lard. In spite of the hog weakness the
whole market closed strong pork up l5c lard and
ribs UP &c TO The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01

.,,,s market for outside securities quiet al
enough prices fer the more important stocks fur
- lraproved from 4 TO per cent The buying
ssr,a.a appeared subsice somewhat and the Of
s-,res were on limited scale. Interest was gen.
.-.rv centred n the so-called merger stocks
,-o-4be-n Securities, fairly heavy volume Of
ssness. sold Up I per cent. Northern Pacific
-,oved Up per cent and Great Northern about a
,l,r Interborough Rapid Transit showed re-
800 strength. advancing Il per cent to 10 on
.,ele transaction. The copper stocks were some
80 easier In tone. notwithstanding the hrnaness
s.,,la--ed IN the metal Greene Consolidated was
traction on. British Columbia Copper was weak
t.sns cute freely offered at Bonds ruled general
= arun under q light inquiry. Rock Island new 4.
w,-s I'd ! per cent. and American Writing Paper
&. we're OF fraction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01

The sAproxirnats Of the lien charge sat
which above described property IS be sold
$500 So thereon and March.
together with and allowances amounting
siei1s together with OF sale.
rates liers be allowed the
Of the purchase money or paid by tbs Rsfsree Is SID 3
and interest
SOL HANFORD. Rsfsree
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
PANAMA RAILROAD COMPANY.
DLEAsE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE 4

DLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT THE AN
- Meeting tho stockholders Of the Panama
Railroad Company will be held the Office of the Com
No. II State Street. in the City OF New York
Monday tho 4th day OF April next at IL o'clock noon
purpose electng thirteen Directors
the then next ensuing and until their successors be
elected And for the transaction OF such other business
before the meeting. The polls ha
opened u O'Clock and viii be closed a 2
o clock The stock transfer
be closed Thursday. 31st Say OF March 1904 II
o'clock will be reopened 10 ". Tues-
day. the 9Th day Of April 1904 By order Of the
Of Directors z. A DRAKE, Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
Financial Meetings.
Southern Pacific Company.

Southern Pacific Company.
New York March 10
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders the Southern Pacific Comps ny pur-
po-e OF directors OF said company
transaction OF other business which may before
meeting will be held the Office OF
Beechnont, jefferson County. Rentucky IL a. M
standard time. Wednesday the 9th OF April
Of will be closed
purposes Of tho meeting, at O'Clock p NJ. March ls
1904.
ALEX MII,yAAR Clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

,a-r = no tons has been placed with an fude-
volsas. shop Il the Birmingham district.