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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
The First Easter Egg.

Mrs. Lou Wallace, the wife of the au-
thor of Ben Hur," tells in her book,
THE City of the King" how the first
Easter eggs came TO be, according to
legend. Says she. '"The Syrian bulbul
(nightingale) has the ioveliest voice of
all Gods creatures and the saddest
song ever heard. Shady coverts firing
ing the Jordan still shelter the bird
that sings darkling'
There is a legend that the bulbul
sat in the olive tree in the garden of
Joseph of Arimathea, and, the night
before the Resurrection. through the
darkness. poured out her soul in sor-
rowing plant above the still sleeper
in the tomb wherein was never man
laid. When the first Easter morning
broke over the Eastern hills the eggs
in the nest of the broedling bird spar
kled with gold, blue. orange and Grim
son; and so we color eggs at Easter
for memorial of the lone singer who
sang by the Holy Sepulchre nineteen
hundred years ago"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
Danish HuHor.

Viborg is little town in Denmark.
1t has a chief of police who is pos
sessed of stamina He is also face
tious. Not long ago the city authori-
ties decided that the security of the
population demanded the services of
another policeman. But the chief stood
up in meeting and made a few re-
marks. If you desire quiet" he said.
better have more than one new po-
liceman. AT least a dozen will be
necessary-two dozen. I cannot en-
gage to handle every criminal who en-
dangers our commonwealth and the
state of our nerves by sneezing with
out the aid of at least that many men
on my force. Their equipment need be
slight. We have no hoodlums, and
clubs and revolvers are never called
for. Instead l would recommend that
every man on the force carry hip
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
The VaHey of Death.

The famous Valley of Death in the
island Of Mindanao, in the Philip
mines. has at last been compelled to
give up the rich treasure which for
ages it has successfully guarded by its
pail of death dealing gases. This val
ley, which, true to its name, has dealt
death 10 many a venturesome search
er for the precious metal, is located
in the mountain Businesses Of the ISL
and and, according TO the theories Of
scientists, il is the crater Of what was
once a great and violent volcano. Vol
canic gases of a most poisonous ma
ture still rise from the depths of the
valley and hang over it like pail,
never passing away, and many ma
tives who have attempted to go down
into the valley from the mountains,
say that never before has any man
who ventured into it's unknown depths
returned to tell of its secrets. The
distance across the valley is only a
few miles, but the bottom of it is con-
stantly concealed from view by the
dense cloud of poisonous vapor over
hanging it.
An American named Rudy formed a
party at Manila, consisting of himself
and two other Americans, and, en-
ploying three native guides, proceed
ed to the mountains enclosing the val
lev, where one of the Americans with
the guides were left in charge of the
outfit, while the other two entered
the valley with their heads completely
covered by an apparatus similar to
that worn by divers. Carrying on
their backs small tanks of compressed
air for breathing purposes so as to
avoid inhaling the deadly vapors, the
men worked in the valley~for months,
carrying sackful after sackful of gold
bearing sand and gravel up the noun
tain side. This work was continued
until both were almost worn out from
the depressing work and the fumes Of
which they were forced to breathe a
portion, but never once could any of
the natives be persuaded to venture
beyond the outer circle of the poison
Gus gases.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
BrdiHy Policemen.

Emperor William is inaugurating at
Hanover a scheme which cannot fail
to commend itself to the attention of
marks an altogether new departure
1t is nothing more nor less than
species of high school for the training
of police officials. He has long since
realized, like so many others, that,
whereas the most dangerous criminals
and anarchists are, as a rule, men who
are not only of a high order of in
tellect, but, moreover, frequently pos
sessed of all the advantages of the
most advanced order of education,
many of them being university gradu-
ates, equipped with all sorts of scien-
tific knowledge, and their mental
faculties rendered acute and keen
edged to the last degree by study, the
police, TO whom is intrusted the re-
sponsibility of protecting the commune
ity from their evil designs, have been
recruited from an entirely different
class of society, inferior, not merely
in inherited intelligence. but likewise
in all those accomplishments which
education of a high order and rear
ing among people of culture can alone
bring. In this way the police have
been terribly handicapped, and it is
only now and again that the Govern
ments are able to find a man who is
so exceptionally keen-witted and bril-
liant that his gift in this respect. i'm
measure, atones for his lack of the
higher order of education.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
TALK OF THE TOWN
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JuSffable Felony.

An occurrence that never was pub
lshed took place in the early sixties,
in which figured Lille Hitchcock, now
Mrs. Howard Colt 1t was one night
when an alarm came in from a box on
Howard and Spear streets. Miss Lille
heard the alarm in her fathers resi-
dence on Sutter street and, jumping
out ON the sidewalk, she speeded along
to and down Montgomery street in the
hope of meeting the engine coming
from the exempt headquarters on
Brennan place.
Missing the engine, she ran as Tar
as Washington street, where she found
a horse and buggy belonging to Dr.
TOland hitched to post She unhitched
the animal, jumped into the buggy and
drove as fast as the horse could
go till she arrived at the scene
of the fire, where she lent a hand
to the boys in working the hand pump
In the meantime DIR. Toland missed his
horse and buggy and, fastening to po-
lice headquarters, he informed Captain
Douglass of his loss. Douglass detailed
one of his men to find the horse and its
purIoiner, if possible. The officer who
was detailed learned who had taken
the animal and in pursuance to orders,
he brought Miss Colt back with him TO
the doctors office, where a good laugh
was INDUCED in and the matter ended
in praise of the heroine who would
purloin any mans animal TO be on
hand at a fire.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
MEN aualMAaEERS In
THE f0RlHzze WORLD
MONIES

Russian goods is rapidly increasing
Russian exports to Manchuria, en-
abling the Chinese to carry on the
commerce. for which they are so emf
nently fitted. among their own country
men. and at the same time securing
the Russian exporter against loss. The
bank also facilitates the export of
Manchurian products, but will do moth
ing for foreigners. All classes, both
official and commercial seem to work
together with feverish desire for
Russian control, and Russian trade is
rapidly driving other commerce out OF
the field. The foreigner trying to work
over an unfriendly railway at exorbi-
tant rates. deprived of banking facili-
ties, subjected to special taxation, and
not even allowed the possession of
foothold in the town, has no chance
against his rival.
Flour-making is Harbin's great in
dustry. Already there are eight mills
with modern European and American
machinery, and two more are being
erected, which will bring up the pro-
duction TO nearly a million pounds a
day. The wheat area is practically
unlimited. and corn is delivered at the
mills at fifteenpence to eighteenpence
a bushel Brickmaking is another
busy industry, two hundred plants
being at work. Good red bricks are
turned out at about thirteen shillings
a thousand, the Chinese workers get
ting a wage of ninepence a day. Next
among the industries of Harbin comes
the making of the Russian spirit
vodka" Owing to the absence of the
heavy Russian tax. the spirit is less
than a quarter of the home price in
Manchuria, and there are eight dis
tneries. which do an enormous trade
throughout the province. A glass
bottle factory is being built in Man
churia for this trade. Three brewer
les are being built, and with barley at
an almost nominal price no doubt
Manchuria will soon be flooded with
beer as well as vodka. With its
splendid grazing land and cheap corn
for feeding, Manchuria supplies fine
meat, and there are several companies
at Harbin curing and packing hams.
bacon and smoked meats. Altogether
Harbin is a marvellous example of what
can be done by a great nation bent on
commercial expansion and bringing
its concentrated forces to the help of
its citizens. With millions of cheap
Chinese laborers, great coalfields,
mountains Of iron and copper, limit
lesss forests and agricultural land
producing the cheapest food in the
world. Russia seemed but yesterday to
have untold wealth within her grasp
To-day it seems that she may not pos
sess all without a struggle, and Har-
bin, the magic capital city, summoned
as by Aladdin's lamp out of the air,
bids fair to be the scene of one of the
greatest military struggles that his
tcry has known.-London News.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
Bftnyon'S Warrant.

The announcement that the original
warrant on which Bunyan was arrest
ed when he wrote Pilgrims Progress"
will be sold shortly at Sotheby's re-
wives a romantic story connected with
it's last appearance in the same auc-
tion-rooms. The warrant, which iS
written on a half-sheet Of foolscap
paper, had been for more than two
centuries in the possession OF the
Chauncy family, and was offered for
sale with some valuable old manu-
scripts. 1t was cata1ogued thus:
''Bunyan-Letter to the Constables OF
Bedford relative to the imprisonment
of John Bunyan for preaching. Auto
graph signatures and seals, March 4,
1914; and was on view at Sotheby'S
for two days previous to the sale. In
some inexplicable way this treasure
completely eluGed the vigilance OF
some of the keenest eyes among the
antiquaries of Europe. The only man
who recognized it's value was the late
w. G.. Thorpe, F. S. A., who tells
the story in his "Still Life of the Mid
die Temple. and by Lying low and
saying nufffng," he managed to buy
the document on the fateful day of
sale for a few sovereigns. Great was
the dismay of the big-wigs when Mr..
Thorpe triumphantly explained what
a treasure they had allowed to slip
through their ds.-Westminster
Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

and Great Britain combined rule the world. In
stead of making unfavorable impression France
as might have been expected this proposition seems to
have moved the French to unfrendly demonstrations
against the United States. Even such soundly sea
soned politician NJ Hanotaux says that have been
sticking pins Russia and that ION of business
interests willing risk the peace of the world
All this is because neither Russia France under
stands u.s. Continental diplomacy has long been sin
ister covert selfish and false that Continental statesmen
comprehend other and very naturally ascribe ITO us
the motives that them and the only motives
of which they know. They find difficulty in under
standing Russian diplomacy for it is gilded lying such
as they all To be direct, frank and honest is of
course to stick pins in any nation that is oruous and
false in its international dealings The French is
in sympathy with Continental diplomacy. The Echo
says If the Russian bear should show his teeth both
English and Americans would think it best to be
good The best test for that is for Adam Zad to show
his teeth. We would proceed pull them out without
assistance
Of it is the manifestation of friendship and
gard for feelings that lead Russia boast of her
intention to chase out of the Pacific by
to pull down flag from consulate at Newchwang.
1t friendly to repeat at this late day. the fasehood
that naval commander refused to rescue the Rus
slams from drowning when the Variag sunk Our
people all these things andare patient and
the wise neutrality of their Government But if the
Russian bear have any teeth left after Japan gets
through with him let him show them if he think
wis
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
A DEVELOPMENT DINNER" ;"

THE California Promotion Committee is nothing if
whole-hearted in its work of developing the re-
sources of the State and bringing Californias op-
portunities before the eyes of the East. 1t has
nounced its latest project development dinner to
be held the Palace April 3o whereat representatives
from all sections of California entertain and be
entertained by review of the material development of
the State and suggestions for increased prosperity
the future.
The chief object of the Promotion Committees dinner
bring touch with another the various civic
and trade organizations working independently
throughout the State with view securing unity of
action and harmony of ideas the of all assoca
tions which have the common end in view the ad-
vancement of the material welfare of California.
At present time there promotion clubs in vari-
Gus Cities boards of trade, manufacturers associations
and chambers of commerce. all working for the special
interests of their respective communities and thereby
doing incidental good to the State whole The Cali
fornia Promotion Committee, which has, exclusive
alliance with any community section of the State
but gives its endeavors for the we'll being of the whole
commonwealth, is in position to the rallyng
point for united endeavor the part of all the
tional associations in the general interests of the State
Neither desiring nor assuming any leadership over these
organizations, the California Promotion Committee
seeks merely by this dinner to bring upon a common
ground workers in the from every portion
of California.
The development dinner" should be productive of re-
suits profitable every community and to the State
large California is rapidly developing broad and lib
eral spirit of unanimty in the of the States prog
ress. 1t is the booming of Los Angeles the
colonization of the Sacramento Valley which the
sideratum, but the development of California the
poitaton of its throughout the East the i'm
provement of its opportunities at home. The Promotion
Committees symposium should plant the impulse for
united endeavor in this direction
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
Fertiliser From AY.

The problem of obtaining nitrogen
from the atmosphere for fertilizin9
the land appears to have been solved.
at least from a scientific point OF
view, by Doctor Erlwein, a German
experimenter. His method is first to
separate nitrogen from oxygen by
passing an air-current over a red-hot
copper, when the oxygen combines
with the metal, leaving the nitrogen
free. Then the nitrogen is caused
to combine in an electric furnace with
mixture of powdered charcoal and
lime. The product is a black sub
stance suitable to be spread on th4
land, and possessing the fertilizing
properties of Chile saltpeter and pot
assium nitrate 1t remains to be dem
onstrated that the new fertilizer can
be produced on a large scale at an
economical cost.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

pocket full of katzenjammer. We
should also wear white kid gloves, IN
order not to soil the dress suits and
top hats Of those who would be the
usuaI-the onIy-quarries Of force or
dered to act with the severity you de-
sire And 1 might also say that II
would do no harm If each Of the new
men were a qualified physician-that
is, if it is the nerves of the town that
you would protect. If it is only our
usual peace that Is to be preserved l
shall continue to maintain order by
myself as before. Boston Transcript
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

According the ubiquitous correspondents of Europe
the Moorish pretender again active and disquieude
rules the councils of Morocco We will probably hear
that blood has flowed rivers that lives far of
the population of country have been sacrificed and
then the pretender will disappear and the quisters will
runlnape for new sensation.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

Things do move in Orient. The Russians have an
initiated band of Chinese brgands and the heart of
the Gar is gladdened by the acclaim of triumph. But
what world did Chinese bandits expect to get
from Russian soldiers? Tie fighting men of Russia do
not appear be carrying their regulations with
them in their onward march to the foe.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

The Emperor of Korea, essentially unwise in his gen
Grafton, has fit to send presents various and costly
to the Mikado of Japan 1t is narrowing contemplate
what package the Emperor of Korea will receive
of these fine days from the Gar of Russia In making
his bed the simple of Seoul should give due re-
hecon the fact that he is the fellow that will have
to sleep in it
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
FRANCE SEES VISIONS.

the speed of the Japanese Russian war slows
~ down and there is less of fighting the Rus
sian press supplies the gar in news by chewing
its thumb the United States. Official and seni-of6cia
papers in St. Petersburg coong softly to Great
Britain and making faces at the United States Thev
solicit British alliance with the assurance that Russia
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

There is movement foot among the gov
of public schools to introduce methods of
administration that have been found advantageous in the
schools in cities in the Eastern States Let hope that
kind fate will direct educators to discover that
Eastern method, thoroughly to be commended, that
bars politics from the conduct of public schools.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

The Board of Education has made demand upon the
Supervisors for funds necessary improve the santa
ton of school buildings, which are, from health point
of vew wretched condition This is unquestionably
one of the worthies appeals made by school
board and if experience be teacher, will be one Of
the few that will not be honored by proper official in
dorsement.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

The Board Of Public Works has decided again that
the streets and sidewalks of the city be cleared of
distractions, particularly in the business district The
gravity with which this admirable department. of the
municipal service resolves upon this and the
complacency with which it accepts persistent abuse
orders have become the eagerly repeated jokes
of the town.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

FIVE HUNDRED-w. c. G.. Con-
cord, Cal Any book store can furnish
the rules and cards for the new society
game called five hundred This de-
partment has not the space to publish
the rules of the game.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

CITIZENS ALLIANCE-Subsc
City. For information relative to the
class of men the Citizens Alliance of
San Francisco would be willing to give
employment to send a letter of inquiry
or call on the secretary of the organiza-
ton.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

ST. LOUIS-G. d. K, Los Gatos, Cal.
The average annual precipitation in St.
Mo-, is 4S.S inches and the average
temperature So degrees.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04
AnS7UerS to Queries.

THE GREAT STRIKE-A. r. U
Oakland, Cal. The great strike of 1894
commenced April Is and was declared
off August 3.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

HOMESTEAD-H., Tulare. Cal. In
California. if the homestead selected
by the husband or wife, or either OF
them, during coverture and recorded
while both were living, was selected
from the community property. OF Sc
lected from the separate property of
the person selecting. or joining I'm the
selection of the same.~it vests on the
death of the husband or wife. absolute
ly in the survivor. If the homestead
was selected by either husband OF wife
without his or her consent. it vests on
the death OF the person from whose
property it was selected. in his or her
heirs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

Special information supplied daily TO
business houses and public men By the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 230 CAL
ifornia street Telephone Main 1044
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

Townsends California Clare fruits ard
choice candles. in artistic fre-etched
boxes a nice present for Eastern friends
us Market street above Call building .
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-04

AFFILIATED COLLEGES-R c.
NJ, City. The buildings in San Fran
cisco known as the Affiliated COLLEGES
are so called because there are three
colleges. namely, dentistry, pharmacy
and medicine, in one group. These COL
leges are under the auspices of the
University of California. What is
taught in these colleges appears from
the names of the different ones. For
information about admission. etc. ad-
dress a letter of inquiry to the. record
er of the University at Berkeley.
IN TIME OF WARE. B. NJ. Reno.
New. In time of war the belligerents
have a right to ask those of their citi-
zens residing in a fOreign country. and
who owe military service. to return to
the home country and complete that
service, but no right to 90 into that
foreign country. and, as it were. take
such delinquents by the back of the
neck and force them into the army. A
person so notified. who failed to obey
the order TO present himself for mill
tary duty. would. on return to his na-
tive country. be dealt with by the au-
thorities as the case would demand
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-05

The human ere ID perfect condition
Is able to see objects separately that
are only ono minute Of are apart Put
two objects-as. FOR instance. two black
circles on a white ground just one
inch apart AMIR tllen place them Mt a
distance Of about 2s5is feet. As seen
with the naked eye the apparent space
between the circles will be a minute OF
arc This space is plainly the limit Of
detail visible 20 the uBasSisted human
eye. Now, it might be supposed that an
Insect. having a compound eye. would
he able to sec more detail than we can
d0-in other words. could separate
small objects closer together. As a
matter Of fact. owing 10 the small
aperture Of the lenses composing the
facets of tie eye and the spacing be-
tween the facets insects see less detail
than we do Or. 6. tombstone Stoney
calculated thst dragon fiy cannot see
separately two objects which are plac-
ed less than one degree apart In 9th
ar words. to such an Insect two silver
coins living Oh table three inches
apart and viewed from q distance ex-
epcding fourteen ana one-third feet
would appear as q single object Bees
and flies according 70 tho same au-
thority. are stu more limited in their
ability 10 see Tie details Of objects pre-
scented to their Dyes. A dy could only
see the two silver coins above describ-
I'd separately 81 distance u3t exceed
ing about seven feet
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-12-05

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The Jersey City news., 1904-12-05
]. C. LODGE MOURNED.
Impressive Services at Elks'
Hall Last Night in Memory
of Dead Members.

Memorial services for the departed
members Of the Jersey City Lodge of
Elks was held in Elks' Hall last even
ing. One chair, decorated with black
Grape, evergreens and thirty-nine electric
bulbs, representing the thirty-nine de-
parted members Of the order, stood out in
prominence upon the platform. The Ce-
Gillian Quartette sweetly sang .sThe Va
can't Chair" and as the roll was called
"a light was extinguished for each name
reported absent. Rev. A Elmendorf
offered up prayer and Past Grand Ex-
allied Ruler Jerome B. Fisher delivered
a brilliant eulogy. A. III. Alberts of Ho-
boken Lodge supplemented Past Grand
Exalted Ruler Fisher with brilliant re
marks lin memoriam." The Kaltenborn
String Quartette rendered a number of
selections and the Cecilian Male and
the Montauk Quartettes of singers inter-
spersed the interesting programme with
fine selections of vocal music. The organ
voluntary and prelude were played by
G. NJ. Borst.
Exalted Ruler Richard H. Duff pre-
s;dad