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tees and rites of the pilgrims on their
visit to the sacred tomb. and gave minute
description of the city of Medina, its popu-
lation and the robber tribes of Bedouins
who were met on the route.
The account of this journey and the ac-
curate maps of the route and plans of the
city which accompanied it were received
with delight by geographers all over the
world. Encouraged by the hearty reception
given to his writings, Mohammed Sadik in
1881 asked permission to accompany the
pilgrimage from Egypt and complete his
studies of the holy cities.
He started with a caravan that annually
carries to Mecca the sacred carpet and the
large fund which Egypt always sends with
this caravan to defray her share of the an
nual expenses and to distribute among the
Bedouins and the poor at the converts of
Mecca and Medina. This treasure was
placed in his charge. The hard journey
across the desert from Suez and Sinai to
Mecca and that city itself gave further OPP
portunity for minute surveys and descrip-
ton which were published. with large
scale map, in 1882. Owing to his position.
the explorer was able to make all his
studies and to take large number of fine
photographs without the slightest prec2u-
ton to escape observation.
New Route for Pilgrims.
His collection of photographs was exhibit
Ell at the geographical congress of Venice,
and King Humbert gave the explorer a gold
medal In his address to the congress Mo
manned Sadik outlined his plan for the
abandonment of the pilgrim land routes
and the substitution of steamers. carrying
pilgrims to Jeddah, the port of Mecca on
the Red sea. He said that the journey from
Jeddah to Mecca could be made by camel in
thirty-three hours and on horseback in thir-
teen hours. He outlined his plan for collect
ing pilgrims at various seaports and sending
them from India. Turkey, North Africa and
other parts of the Mohammelan world TO
Jeddah. In this way they would escape the
disadvantages of the desert routes, the dan
ger of being pillaged. the excessive mortali-
ty and the difficulty of provisioning so many
thousands for the long march.
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work to do even when the country is not
at war. Japan is afflicted far more than
most nations by great calamities. such as
earthquakes tidal waves, typhoons and
volcanic cruptions. The Red Cross is al
ways promptly on the spot on such coca
sions. and has invariably done splendid
work
In tie terrible eruption of Fujl-yama
some years ago, when hundreds of people
lost their lives and many others were in
jured. the doctors and nurses of the Red
Cross went boldly into the zone of deVas-
tation while the crater was still in fun
blast and brought in many sorely burned
men and women who must otherwise have
persisted Three nurses were severely in
jured. and a doctor lost his life; but the
heroic work went on Just the same.
The horrors of the scene Were indescrib-
able. and eyewitnesses still shUdder when
they speak of what they saw-of rcn and
women burned ard scalded almost out of
human likeness. but still living. Yet not
a single doctor or nurse lost mere. or
failed in the calm. steady performance OF
duty.
Turkey and Japan.
The present warm FRIENDSHIP which ex-
lists between Turkey and Japan was not
created, most people suppose. by tier
natural antipathy to Russia: but by The
succor given by the japanese Red Cross.
In 1898 The sultan sent the Turkish war
ship Ertougroul to Japan. the. captain be-
ing charged with secret diplomatic mis-
sion to the mikado.ss Usfertuna3ely, the
vessel was caught in typneon and
wrecked on the Japanese coast The cap
tain and several hundred sof the crew per-
ished. and the survivors reached land in
a pitiable condition. exhausted by their
struggle with the furious waves and
sorely bruised and battered.
The Red Cross was promptly sent to
| their aid. and field hospital was estab-
lished on the coast. Every man recovered,
though some of them had to he kept under
tTea tment for weeks. The mikado sent
the m back to Censtantinople on two of his
cruisers, ard when the sultan herd the
story he promptly forwarded letters of
Cross doc tors. That was the beginning OF
the ''rapprochement' between Turkey and
Japan.
Gone to the Front.
According to the latest japanese news
papers 10 hand several women of the
nobiest families have gone 10 tie front
with the troops as Red Cross nurses, as
they did during the war with China and
the Picking relief expedition. There is
great enthusiasm over the Red Cross work.
Generous gifts of money and supplies are
pouring in from ali classes of the people,
and the offers of voluntary service are far
more numerous than can be accented.
As usual. the Empress of Japan is taking
the lead. She IS the patron and principal
supporter of the Red Cross movement,
which owes much of its success TO her
active help and enthusiasm. She gives
money generously, but she Insists on also
ma king lint. bandages and other medical
comforts for the wounded soldiers with her
own hands. The ladies of her court and
the women ell over Japan are following her
eXam.'le
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Facts for Pilgrims.

1t was not till 1850 that Mohammed Sadik
dared print the information he had collect
ed. 1t filled three Bulletins of the Khedival
Geographical Society 1t told of the prac-
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
MEN analMAaYERS IN
THE EGRs lie WORLD
Il

smooth with COW dung. Squatted
.in front of this the worshiper gashes
his left arm with the curved Dom
knife and with his finger .daubs fve
streaks of blood in the circle; praying
in a low voice that a dark night may
aid his design, that his booty may be
ample and that he and his gang may
escape detection.
The 'patfon deity of the Binds is
Kasi Baba, who attained a place
among the gods in this fashion. A
mysterious epidemic was carrying or
the herds on the banks. of the Ganges,
and all the customary expiatory sacri-
.fices had proved Intellectual One
evening on going to 'the river a clown
ish Ahir saw a figure rinsing his
mouth from time TO time and making
an unearthly sound with a conch shell.
The lout concluded that he must be
the demon who was causing the cpl
demic, and. creeping up to the unsus-
pecting bather, smashed his skull with
q club. Kasi Baba was the name of
the murdered Brahmin, and the ces-
sation of the murrain coinciding with
his death, ii was decided that he was
the malefcent spirit who sends dis
eases among the cattle, and now when
any infection breaks out among them
all sorts of queer things are done to
induce him TO stop it.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
Persbicaity.

'T think beyond the shadow OF
doubt" said a prominent merchant
few days ago while sitting at lunch
with a number of his business rivals
that 1 have about the brightest young
man in my employ of any business
man in San Francisco. He. has been
with me about six months, but 1t was
only the other day that learned what
a treasure have had about me-"
"Tell us about It," said his friends,
almost in one voice.
well, this young man has. as I said
before, been in my employ for about
six months. l have had him doing a
little Of everything about the Office,
trying to find out exactly what he was
suited for. Last Saturday 1 had two
letters that I wanted posted. One was
to firm up country and the other to
a foreign corporation. One of the let
ters required five cent stamp and the
other called for two cents. Well, the
letters were not finished until late in
the afternoon. I hurriedly addressed
them and then called this bright clerk
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01

oping may be judged from the fact
that a certain man of thorough edu-
cation, high culture and the best Of
social connections is now devoting his
attention, as a professional business.
largely to the planning and building
of COW stables and barns, with his Of
flee on Fifth avenue.
Milk may be uncIean from either in
ternal or external causes-because the
COW is diseased, or because the sur
rOundings and the methods are uu-
eleanly. Healthy cows are the first
consideration The pure-miIk dairy
man does not purchase an animal until
1T has been examined by a veterinary.
who gives certificate that It is free
from tuberculosis and other serious
disorders. Once each month. all ami
mails are inspected and perhaps tested.
and every suspicious COW at once re-
moved from the milking herd This
kind Of supervision is extended even
to the men who are employed on the
place. A tuberculous person is not al
lowed on the premises At regular in
tervals a. physician examines the
homes and families Of the workmen.
to guard against the introduction into
the milk Of typhoid, scarlet fever and
other infectious diseases How many
epidemics Of typhoid fever are trace
able to cases Of the disease in the fam
lily or on the premises Of the milk
man?-COuntry Life in America.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01

of the whole world for that year When is also noted
that gold only of the many valuable minerals
successfully produced here the great Importance OF the
mining industry becomes apparent and seems to justify
the National Government in making special provision for
it's handling
Another important question to be discussed is that OF
establishing branch mint in Oregon. The opening up
Of the great Alaskan mines has materially changed the
conditions previously existing for handling thgod out
put and whether not branch mint. has been made
necessary by the advent of the Alaskan gold is OF IN
terest.
Other matters such as the relation of mining to the
general industries Of the country the recodhcaton OF
the mining laws and the question of permanent loca-
ton of the national headquarters for the American Min
ing Congress viii be considered
AS an incident this subject, it is worth while to
mark the enterprise which is recently being shown by
the city of Portland in awakening to its natural adva-
tages 1t has lately taken prominent stand IN the mat
of influencing conventions at St Louis 10 come to
the West year. has just succeeded in obtaining the
National Good Roads Convention for 1906 and is max
ing rapid Roadway for the great Lewis and Clark Ex-
position to be held in the year. We are pleased
with the energy displayed by OH northern neighbor for
the development of any city of the Pacific Coast
adds to the prosperity of all.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
ROOSEVELT AT GETTYSBURG.

TINE Presidents address Gettysburg on Decoration
| day memorable utterance 1t displays to
great advantage his faculty of analysis, his gift
for going the actuality OF OF the Civil War
he said: 1T was of the few which mean in
their successful lift toward better things for
mankind. Some wars have the triumph of order
RIGHTEOUSNESS and anarchy, masquerading liberty
some wars have the triumph of liberty
tyranny, masquerading order but this victorious
of the triumph of both liberty and ORDER the
victory of orderly liberty"
His ascripton the who bravely fought the
other side for idea complete and ungrudgng and
the lesson in patriotism which is the country's nher
from the great conflict and its great sacrifices
spendidy enforced Addressing the old soldiers present
he said at because you of the Civil War both
knew how liberty temperatey and how to defend
it need that and children and ehdren's
children shall hold you in honor forever Here
only the chiefs who actually this bat
tie; only Meade and his lieutenants, Hancock and
Reynolds and Howard and Sickles. and others whose
flame annals, but also the chiefs who made
the Army of the Potomac what it and those who
made and used its sister armes-McClelan with his
traordinary genius for organization Rosecrans. Buell.,
the steadfas and unyeding Thomas, and that trio
Sherman, Sheridan and Grant, the silent soldier whose
hammer-ke blows finally beat down the prowess of the
men who fought against him. And finally here
in homage the enlisted men and officers who served
and fought and died without having their chiefs had
the chance to write their the tablets of fame
the men who were buried in the long trenches the
field or died marked only by numbers in the
hospitals"
The whole address is model of good TASTE patriotism
and seeacement in the presence of great and
mighty memories Among the generals to whom he
paid the highest ascripon predecessor in the
Office of President and two, Mcclellan and Hancock,
were candidates for the great office he holds But all
he gave that credit which is due and which is rendered
in the heartfelt gratitude of their countrymen.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
Fruitful Curiosity.

Perhaps the first mine in all the
world that has been discovered be-
cause of a woman's Unsuitable curiosity
has been developed in the state of
Zacatecas, Mexico, in the Santa Rosa
district. near Bonanza. From time
immemorial il has been an adage
among miners that the best mines
have been located By accident Pros
pectors have been known to discover
a lode through the kicking of a piece
of metal from an unknown ledge by
their mules hoofs. Cripple Creek was
discovered through the merest acci-
dent by Stratton; but it remained for
a woman, Mrs. V. NJ. Clement, to dis
cover a rich deposit of turquoise, re-
puted 20 be the only one in Mexico,
in the Santa Rosa mine, while search
ing for pretty stones on the dump of
the Prospect.
The mine was then being worked
by V. D. Williamson and some asso-
ciates as a lead-silver prospect. They
had never even suspected the existence
Of. turquoise. Telling the story Man
aser Williamson said:
Mrs. Clement was a large stock
holder in the company. She lived at
Bonanza, and it had been the joke of
the other members that she was always
prowling around the dump picking UP
pieces of ore and claiming they were
all sorts Of things, other than what
they were. One day about thirteen
months ago she went out to the dump
and picked up pretty light blue stone
which was very hard and shiny. She
thought it would do for her collection
so she took il home.
Upon her arrival she compared it
with a piece of turquoise she had
bought in the United States and came
to the conclusion that it was turquoise.
The other members of the company
laughed, thinking ii was another joke
on Mrs. Clement. We had been min
ing the property for lead and silver.
Mrs. Clement was so persistent that we
sent the specimen TO Mexico City and
had it analyzed. The report came
back that it was pure phosphate of
aluminium, or turquoise.
After this report was made other
samples were taken and the company
became satisfied that the stone was
turquoise. Now the mine is being
worked solely for the gem"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
Army Etiquette.

If there is any place where etiquette
is observed it is in the United States
army. 1t runs from the highest to
the lowest. When Colonel Graham
was in charge of the Presidio post
some vars ago he was seated in his
office reading official documents when
rather young man who held the
rank of major entered the room. He
was attired in a civilian suit and was
well known to the colonel, but condi-
tions changed personal relations for
the time being.
After saluting the major smilingly
asked: Colonel. will you kindly give
an order to permit me to go to the city
for three hours ?"
The colonel looked up from his pa
pers and with that firm courtesy
which characterized him when on Of
fetal duty eyed the speaker for mo-
ment and quietly said, MY dear sir.
1 do not know why you call on me
to ask permission to go to the city. or
anywhere else,'' and then turned to
ms papers.
The major, who did not require that
brick house should fall upon him
in order to take a hint, retired and
in a short time returned. attired in
the fatigue uniform of his station and
wearing on his shoulder the gold oak
leaf of his rank. In the most precise
military manner he repeated his re-
quest for permission to go to the city.
The colonel, this time in the most
pleasant manner said, why, certain
ly, major, you have my permission to
absent yourself from the post for the
time you desire"
In civilian dress the major was not
recognized; in the uniform of his rank
he was. 1t was a lesson in military
etiquette which he no doubt never for
got.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
Si,nile.

Jacob H. schiff. the New York bank
err was talking to. Boston Post re-
porter about plain and direct speech.
ITO be plain and direct is always
best he said. but to be too plain and
direct is to be uncouth-to be ludi-
crous.
"A good example Of that was afford
ed by.a clergyman. He was addressing
a congregation Of fishermen, and he
wanted to be sure they would under
stand him.
1.-The Bible tells u.s. said the clergy
man, that II is as difficult for a camel
to pass through a needles eye as for a
rich man. to enter the kingdom of hea-
ven. That. though, is a roundabout,
confused way of stating the case. I
should state it like this:
IT is as difficult for a rich man to
enter the kingdom of heaven as for a
shad TO go up a smooth bark apple
tree tail foremost
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS.

official call has just been issued for the seventh
"A annual session of the American Mining Congress
be held at Portland, Oregon from August ~
August II of this year. The gathering will be COM
posed of people from all parts of the United States in
terested in the mining and metaurgca industries Ore
gon has promised to make elaborate display of her
mineral products and mining machinery and invites
other States to do likewise
Probably the most important matter to be discussed
is the recently agtated question of advocating the
ton by the Government of independent department
of mines and mining. strong Endorsement by the
American Mining Congress-, representing it does the
combined mining interests of the country will unques-
tonaby have much influence with the General Govern
ment toward the establishment of such department
In the United States mined about eighty millions in
gold aonel than onefourh of the total output
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01

of mine and told him to hurry to the
ferry and post them. He dashed out
of the office with the letters, and about
ten minutes later returned. He entered
the office, came up to my desk and
leaning over toward me whispered:
L came near missing the mails with
those letters. You put. the five cent
stamp on the local letter and the two
cent stamp on the foreign letter.
Is that so?' said /, strange that I
should do such a thing. How did you
fix it?'
oh said this bright young man,
Il changed the addresses.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
ZebrdS III Harness.

Zebras as carriage horses and for rid
ing purposes may soon be a common
sight, for a recent experiment at the
London Zoo has demonstrated that
these beautifully striped animals can
be easily tanned and that they are even
more docile and easily managed when
broken in than the gentlest of ordinary
horses.
After spending four hours in break
ing in a zebra Captain Horace Hayes is
able to ride it handily.
His first pupil was Jennie, a 9-year-
old zebra. presented to King Edward
by the Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia.
When first led into the paddock she
was fidgety and nervous. In order to
soothe her Captain Hayes stroked her
gently with long rod. She stood quite
still during this proceeding, seeming not
to resent it in the least
But when a man approached her with
a halter she plunged and reared, racing
madly around and around the paddock.
Presently she Quieted down and the
trainer got near enough to slip a rope
around her right leg. She tried to kick
it loose, but in doing so got her left leg
entangled in it. She was thrown for
ward on her front legs in a kneeling
position, and then with a gentle push
sent rolling on her side. Her four legs
were then bound with ropes until she
was utterly helpless. For an hour she
was left in this plight, then the ropes
were removed from her feet and she got
UP a meek and submissive creature.
She stood still while a bit was placed
in her mouth and a saddle strapped to
her back. Captain Hayes climbed into
the saddle and Jennie consented to be
ridden. She makes an excellent saddle
horse, intelligent, fast and thoroughly
to be relied upon.-Black and White.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
CATS AT THE CAPITAL.

- UR next Congress has weghty matter awaiting
1 i its august deliberations. Both houses in session
~ assembled will have to pass upon the legal status
of the District of Columbia cat its rights and its priv
leges to continue in pursuit of life liberty and happ
ness The District Commissioners whose duty it is to
govern fairly and mparaly the nations capital, have
given notice that they will recommend for legislative
action by the Congress stringent rules for the
pounding of all vagrant tabbies who cannot give
why they should appear before the high court of
Justice the charge of being public nusances
The Congress of these United States, then holds the
desnies of thousands of lives in the hollow of its hand
One shudders and his eyes in fear from the
temptation of what must be the uproar in the halls of
Congress when this great cat issue brought the fore
in all its darking significance The visions of Hobbies
and log-rollngs, of influences" and counter-inuences
ali the strife and heat of debate arise point in grim
prophecy the time when the inalenable rights of the
Columbia will be at stake What will be the attitude
of the Democrats this momentous question? Will
John Sharp Williams stand pat will he bolt the whole
thing and leave the minority to struggle vany for the
rights of the against the hearess cruelty of the
majority
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
THE MARCH OF THE NOMADG
Translated From the German of Herman vou L,,sgg


The heath lies before denuded of grass,
And over the steppe flies the
And eaten with and the swords
Here my lance will lift heaven high
And call from the north and south with
The tribes of the East wandering hordes-
Ye herders of focks In Deaths Valley below,
We scouts of the a terrible host,
Ye bOatmen who hail Caspian coast
Lift lances, your bright,
Your banners
Now the horses tents
For the northern lights geam and hence;
We will the OF the
Our watclword the of the bird the wind
The sands of the desert urging behind,
We may not bide here and
We care not like to follow the pIOw
We have furrowed the earth with until
A conquerfng people, pitless power,
Like vutures and lOcusts e
In the smodering ruins where cities
We render. to freedom a tribute of blood.
And when we have conquered garnered gain
And the foemen chanting their dirge for
We mourn not in sOrrOw wall in
Nor build a tomb for the tIEatd
The it will cover, the night
The sanctihed horror of below.
Where flowers once blooming eddies the
The sea is now breaking where there land
Where then is there for the
They live in the runes and the OF race,
They dwell in the glory of time and of space,
And their ENJOYS forever aye.
LUCIUs HARDWOOD FooTE
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Impure MEk.

Milk Is not only milk. 1t may carry
filth and germs of disease. In fact, alb
solutely pure milk is practically un-
known. With the refining of all our
ideals Of living, clean milk has come to.
be as much of a necessity as clean
water or clean meat. The producing of
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01

The slubering conscience of the Grand Jury has again
been aroused and once the municipality in its
ulay elected representatives has been warned that the
City and County Hospital is disgrace the city a
menace health and device for the speedy occasion
of death. While the warning hasn't even the merit Of
novelty may remind us that in affairs really
beneficial to the general public San Francisco needs at
least the span of generation for reform.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01
Georgia Hymn.

'Ldjah took ter heaven
In de fiery cherryoot-ohl
De ride he got wuz blazin' hot,
But he keep ez cool ez snowl
He holler ter de hosses
GO fas' ez fas' kin be-
don't perspire fer no sich fire
Hit same ez frost ter mer'
ole Satan see him goin',
En- den ole Satan low:
81 don't keer eff lose dat man,
He wouldn't burn nohOwr'
-Atlanta Constitution.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-01

In her campaign against Port Arthur Japan has
shown with horrying directness that the cheapest com
modify in the Mikado's kingdom is human life A few
victories such the assault upon Knchou and its
capture will make defeat prize be sought in prefer
ence