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Evening journal., 1905-04-27
FAMOUS DIAMONDS.
The Stories of the Beau saney and tho
Kohinoor.

kohinoor.
, The famousi Beau Sancy diamond
was lost by Charles the Bold on the
battlefield of Granson, March 8,
1476. A Swiss soldier sold it for a
f1orin to some person unknown. A
century afterward the king of Por-
tugal pledged it to the Seigneur de
Sancy of France,for a loan. In 1889
the latter sent it to Henry of Ma
varre. Thieves. killed the messel-
ger, but Sancy exhumed the body
and found his diamond again in the
servants stomach. We next hear Of
this gem shining on the breast of
Queen Elizabeth. James II. then
carried it off andpsold it to Louis
XIV. Robbers in. 1892 looted the
royal treasury, andiit didnot appear
again until bought by the mahara-
jah of Puttiola, who owns it now.
The Kohinoory an English crown
jewel, valued in the year 1926 sat
half the daily expense of the whole
world" is linked with uncommon
horrors. In order to discover its
hiding place half a,dozen shahs we're
successlvelv blinded. The head of
one was shaved and circled with a
ring of paste, in which they poured
boiling oil. Even then ne would not
tell. Other historic stones, the Re
gent, the Piggott, the Orloff, the
Empress Eugene, the Pasha, recall
adventures similarly grewsome, and
so in less degree could many a one
or two karat stone worn today were
its narrative recorded.
The romance of diamonds grips
d ne the moment he lands IN South
Africa. The first notable pointed
out to me at JohannesburgI several
years ago was a biz man with a
black mustache, from whose shirt
bosom radiated a twenty karat gem.
lie picked it up in Kimberly. fed it,
concealed in hay, to a horse, ripped
the animal open just over theiTrans-
vaal border and, there being no ex-
tradition treaty between Transyaal
and Cape Colony, wore the stone
without fear Of punishment. At the
same time all South Africa was,com-
menting on the foolhardiness of a
young Englishman who hid about
G15,O0O worth of diamonds in the
barrel of his shotgun. He got aboard
ship safely, and the inspectors were
ready to 60 ashore when out Of mere
}bravado he said to one, laughing,
j"Why don't you examine my gun 2"
I The inspector, stupidity serious, took
him at his word, and the man is
now helping to build drydocks along
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
ABUSE OF THE STOMACH.
Crime Of overeatius and the Best Way
20 Avoid Il.

Crime Of overeating and the Best Way
20 Avoid II.
The practice of consuming more
food than is required for the nutri-
tion of the body is a very old one.
In order to correct it Hippocrates,
about 400 years before Christ, ad-
vocated the omission of breakfast,
a custom that has recently become
popular in many places.
The harmfulness of overeating is
not so much in the increased burden
thrown upon the digestive organs as
in the production of an excessive
amount of poisonous matter which
may become dangerous to life if re-
tanned in the system. The poisons
are produced either by decomposi-
ton of the undigested food or
through defective transformation
within the organs and tissues.
Most injurious are the products
of decomposing animal food-meat,
eggs and shellfsh-and since the
kidneys are engaged more than 9TH
er organs in the removal of this
class Of poison, the first indications
of serious injury are often found in
them.
Before permanent organic disease
has been produced, however, there
are generally repeated evidences of
poisoning of the system in the form
of Indigestion, headache, vertigo,
neuralgia pains, rheumatism, gout
or an indefinite sense of illness.
Then the appetite fails, the sufferer
reduces the amount of food and OBJ
tains relief. There may be, how
ever, a sudden alarming attack re-
sembling apoplexy and even more
fatal in its result.
When an improvement Of the
health is recognizable after an acci-
dental or experimental restriction
Of the diet it should be taken as an
indication that the mode of living
has not been altogether correct. But
it is not always an easy matter to de-
eide upon the best means of correct
ing the error. A change Of diet may
fail of the desired effect if it be too
abrupt or too radical, and privation
is not advisable in all cases. A GER
tain bulkiness Of the food is neces-
sary both to comfort and to good
digestion, and in many cases an ex-
cess is only a relative one. The
abandonment of certain articles OF
food, with more complete mastica-
ton of others, is often better than a
| decrease Of the entire quantity con-
sumed. Sometimes indeed the diff
Guilty can be overcome by the admin
istration Of laxatives, increased con
sumption of water and more active
exercise. These things enable the
system to utilize more fully the fooc
that is eaten.
To determine intelligently the
| course Of treatment in most casei
involves an investigation of the di
gestive capability of the stomach
and an examination of the function
al integrity of other organs. 1t i
generally more expedient therefore
to submit the case to the physician
than to be governed by abstrac
rules OF the experiences Of othe-
people.-Youth's Companion.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
Yawninn Fcr lisnIth.

"A German expert on gymnastics
announces that one need not go to
well known equipped gymnasium
in search Of a course of health, giv-
ing exercises. Deep yawning prac-
ticed as a regular exercise Is the
cheapest and surest road to perfect
health. We are still familiar with
the theory that systematicl deep
breathing is an excellent thing FOX
the lungs, and it is on similar
grounds that yawning is recon
mended. The expansion Of the
breast bones and the stretching OF
the arms which accompany a whole
hearted yawn, together withfthe fill-I
ing of the lungs, form alsplendid' a
daily exercise.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
His Farm Work.

, a professor of the New York
Law school was telling his Students
Dne day Of the need that lawyers oc-
rasionally have for little knowl-
edge of agriculture. u wasremind-
ed Of this need once" he declared
when a young attorney ofAthis, city
told me about his plans forispending
two or three days in the country
next summer. Z want to goeto al
farm the young attorney said and
for two or three days do a farm
hands work. ] want to shovellhay.' "
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
Hints for Housekeeper

For a luncheon or supper dish butter
thin slices Of brown bread, sprinkle them
lightly with Worcestershire sauce, COW
er with a generous layer of grated Amer
lean cheese. season with salt and paprika
and bake in a hot oven until the cheese
is melted. Serve poached egg on the
top Of each.
For grape fruit frappe remove pulp and
juice from enough grape fruits to make a
quart. Have ready a SYRUP made of four
cupfuls Of granulated sugar cooked in a
cupful Of water until it spins a very
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
Reflections Of a RhInoesros.

I am glad beauty is only skin
deep.
Sometimes I wonder what ] was
made for anyhow.
l hear other animals talking
about mosquitoes. What are mos
quitoes? ?
Of all the awkward, ungainly
things I ever saw I think the kanga-
roo in tina. next cage is the queerest.
1t must be awfully unhandy for
these two legged creatures they call
men to move around. They seem
to have only one toe on each foot.
Some day when 1 have a good
chance I'll run my horn through
that fellow with the sharp stick that
makes me get up and walk around
when I'm tired. He knows where
my sore spots are.-Chicago Trib-
une.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
PoRTIEREs UP TO DATE.
The "Pnssing of the POrtiere" Is OnI
From Inannronrfntc Vfsc

The "Pnssing of the POrtiere" Is only
From Inappropriate Use.
There are rumors Of the passing OF
the pOrtiere. In fact, in many homes
l have lately observed a marked tend
ency on the part Of people Of artistic
tastun. coupled with financial ability,
TO a gradual disuse Of the much abused
portiere. Wishing to know the truth Of
this from the standpoint of trade. l in
terviewed leading decorator and re-
eeived most emphatic and decided
refutai of such rumors.
Wide archways cannot be effectively
treated without curtains. Whether
Wese shall be so arranged as to fullness
that they can be drawn and completely
close the aperture or simply line Of
drapery In graceful folds drawn to
either side and serving merely to soften
the rigid outlines Of the door frame or
arch depends upon individual tastes
and necessities.
The abuse Of the portlere consists in
its awkward and unnecessary use over
doors instead of iu arches or doorways
where doors have been removed and in
hanging too many Of them in a single
small room, thus imparting stufiiness
rather than coziness. Badly chosen ma
terial, toe, may be considered as an
abuse, for, whereas the portiere should
lend elegance, in the case Of inappro-
pirate fabrics it simply adds tawdri-
ness.
New Goods.
/ A somewhat new material, extremely
handsome and suitable for use with
plain walls. is the foliage tapestry, ,"
which lends itself to most color
! schemes. coming. as it does, in every
shade to which every variety Of foliage
is subject from the first tender shoot
! Of the apple 6 willow TO the hoar and
yellow leaf Of autumn. While not re-
versl5le, the wrong side is of such a
weave that no lining is necessary if the
adjoining room is no. in tones which
make It impossible on this account.
Silk velours holds a first place where
Evening journal., 1905-04-27

light thread when it is cold stir IT into
the fruit juice and freeze to a snowy
mush.
Welsh rabbit combinations and varia-
tions are becoming very abundant. Here
is one that serves excellently for the fem
mime midday meal Makes rice croquettes
without sweetening in the usual way. fry
them and put them in the oven 70 keep
hot. Make the rabbit sauce Of two table
spoonfuls Of grated American cheese and
"a well-beaten egg 10 every three good
sized croquettes. Mix the cheese and eggs
together season with salt, paprika,
trace Of mustard, a spoonful or two Of
rich cream, and melt in a double boiler
over hot water. When the mixture is
smooth turn it over the croquettes and
serve quickly.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27

than "A diced green pepper cut very
small and cooked for ten minutes with
two peeled and diced tomatoes in a
little butter; add four eggs lightly
beaten and stir as for a scramble.
And then when you get quite desper-
ate and long for the taste OF green
growing things make a few delicate
sandwiches from potted or home pound
ed meats rubbed smooth with mayon-
naise, and before putting on the upper
slice lay on thlnly sliced cucumbers OF
minced celery dipped in French dress
ing, or, falling these, minced olives, Gu
pers or picked nasturtiums-Tab
Talk.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
having Fun After Deatn.

A humorist in Japan who jested all
his life told his friends when he was
dying that his body was not TO be
washed after death, but was to be
taken at once to the family temple te
be cremated. When he died his In
structions were followed. AS soon as
it was set on fire the mourners were
3stonished by several loud explosions.
At first they were inclined to take to
their heels, but curiosity got the better
Of fear, and careful inspection showed
that the humorist had slowed away a
large number Of frecrackers about his
person before his death.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
Hints of the Modes
rts grow fuller and fuller.

skirts grow fuller and fuller.
Large mother-o'- pearl buttons are seen
on new gloves.
shepherdess hats for bridesmaids are to
be popular
The new birmingham is used for swagger
costumes.
The mitten cuff helps out the elbow
sleeve.
The double skirt carries out the red
ingote effect.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27

bon bow knots Of the Louis periods.
An altar gown showing this treat
ment has a fiounced petticoat of Lierre
lace and a train and bodice of ivory
satin. In the bertha of the bodice and
through the trimming of the elbow
sleeves bands of the tiny flowers are
placed effectively.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
TnpIoea cocoanut PuddInr.

Soak one-half cup Of grated cocoanut
with one-half cup OF pearl tapioca in
cold water to cover. Add one and a
half plnts Chree cups) of milk, three
beaten eggs, one-half cup OF sugar and
a speck of salt Mix well and bake in
buttered dish for thirty minutes.
Serve hot with cream.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
Deference Of American 4cirI..

A generally ignored point insassessing
the many reasons why American girls
are so popular is the very captivating
shade OF Difference with which they
treat those older than themselves
Lady's Pictorial
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
An Enntcr Woo. Lnnnhenn.

At bridesmaids luncheon included
In the scheme Of festivities for an
Easter bride. as described by an ex-
change. a pretty feature was the SOU
venir. resting beside the tumbler. for
each guest These souvenirs consisted
Evening journal., 1905-04-27

Those indefinite mixtures in soft
gray and brown tones are among the
best Of the seasons utilitarian mater
ials; and for the hard wear that the
general all-round walking costume is
sure to get these are about the best
choice. The woolteX model shows
smart little blouse coat, shirred over
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
Mans Vanity.

There is no exaggerated and bare
faced compliment a man will,notlswai1
low greedily II it be served up by al
woman. And his complacency under
the process Of swallowing is something,
delicious to witness.-Lady'ss s sRealm.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27

the front panel being carried around
in founce fashion along the sides and
black. The center front is laid in two
pleats. stitched down to the bend of
the knee. and well pressed from there.
The length just barely touches the
ground all around. this making the
costume suitable for afternoon as well
as for morning wear.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27

A WOOLTEX PEDESTRIENNE.
the shoulders. a braided silk vest
showing between the stiffenede stole
ends that fall loosely over the fitted
belt. The sleeve is a particularly good
model full and puffy I'm che upper part.
and pleated down below the elbow in
to a deep gauntlet cuff. The skirt is
what is known as the frame design,
Evening journal., 1905-04-27
WEDDING souvN1R.

OF small heart shaped boxes covered
with pieces Of the brides wedding
dress and decorated with sprays Of
dogwood done I'm water colors. The
boxes were flied with sugared rice and
a tiny candy four leafed clover for
good luck.
Evening journal., 1905-04-27

For the Spring breakfast.
There is no nicer spring breakfast
Evening journal., 1905-04-27

VIII OtneT5 IN TIE cham gang OF
Breakwater prison. - Public Opin-
ion.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-08
HARTMAN
OUT MANY
MILLIONS
Sacrifices Stock to
Save James H.
Hyde.
Makes Good Enormous
Loans From the EQuit-
able Society.
Union Pacific Shares Sold at a Low
Figure to Raise the Needed
Cash.
Special Dispatch to The Can.

NEW YORK, May THE fight Of
E. H. Hartman to keep James H.
Hyde in control of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society has cost Hartman
at least $5,000.00O, and perhaps dou-
bic that amount, according to a re-
liable Wall street authority. 1t is said
that he has had TO take up loans on
Union and Southern Pacific and other
Hartman securities with the Mercan-
tile and Equitable Trust companies,
the National Bank of Commerce and
other financial Institutions in which
the 100000 policy holders are de-
positors.
Some of the Wall-street bankers
said that the officers of these sub
sidiary institutions of the Equitable
decided to clean house." Others said
that the insurance department ex-
aminers, in tracing the Equitable
gave the subsidiary institutions the
hint that they had put out too much
money on one class of collateral and
to one borrower.
Not being able TO replace all the
loans with other institutions, Harri-
man, 1T Is said. had to sell big chunks
of Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and
other Hartman stocks: and this, il
is asserted, was the real cause of the
recent stock market slump and the
gradual fall in value of Union Pacific
from 13S to 116h. 1t is said that
Hartman had cleaned up the last of
his Equitable loans on Friday and
that he Is now on good. hard ground
1t develops that a unanimous call
for caucus of Equitable directors on
Monday was sent out by Jacob H.
Schiff, head of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and
a partner In Harriman's railroad ven
lures. Schiff is one of the thirty
eight so-called dummy" directors in
the Equitable and has been sharply
criticized because his banking house
sold $22,000,000 worth of bonds to
the Equitable in 1904, on which 1t is
said to have cleared s500,00O.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-08

duce Curran to discuss Collins case,
owing to the bond of friendship that
has so long existed between them, but
When he was confronted with the fact
that Womans honor was at stake he
unhesitatingly declared that Mrs. Char
lotte E. Newman s claims were correct.
When it was explained to him that
Collins is reported to have said that
mistake in the names of the Newman
sisters had been made in the marriage
certificate, Curran said:
That's all bosh. Mistakes of that
character are not made by young low
ers. and an investigation of the county
records of that year will fully substan-
tiate the story told by Mrs. Charlotte
Collins
The husband of Mrs McCurdy con-
Quoted store in Stockton. He died
about fifteen years ago. Mrs. McCurdy
still owns a handsome residence there,
but she and her daughter have not
lived in Stockton for several months.
Collins first met Miss McCurdy as a
client, he having handled a case for her
mother about eighteen months ago and
from the first he took deep interest
in her welfare Last November he
accompanied her to the intercollegiate
football game In frequent visits of
Miss NIcCurdy to this city he was able
to meet her often and the day he went
East, 1t is thought he had plans ar
ranged to marry. They met in Chicago
and after weeks sightseeing, were
married and returned to the coast.
Attorney Collins, the young woman
to whom he was married in Chicago
on Easter Sunday and Mrs. McCurdy,
her mother, are still occupying apart
ments at the Palace. where the attor-
ney yesterday introduced the ladies to
several persons as his wife and mother
in-law
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-08
NO CHANGE
FOR A RAIL
RATE BILL
Senate Committee
Will Defy the
President.
Townsend and Hepburn De-
clare Present Inquiry
a Farce.
Mr.. ROOsevelt's Campaign Against
Transportation Evil Must Be
Fought Over Again.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL BUREAU. POST BUILDING.
WASHINGTON, May mo railroad
rate bill with force in IL will come
out of the Senate Committee on Inter
state Commerce. There have been suf-
f1cient Developments in the series of
hearings now on to show there is no
intention in this committee to frame
a bill giving to a Federal commission
any kind of rate-fixing power. q
Representative Townsend of Michi-
gan, one of the authors of the Esch-
Townsend bill. which has been al OBJ
ject of attack by nearly every witness
summoned by the committee. has been
watching these hearings with no little
interest. He returned home yesterday
thoroughly convinced that there was
no chance for a rate bill in the Sen
ate Committee along the lines recon-
mended by President Roosevelt in his
last annual message. Colonel Hep
burn, chairman of the House Com
mittee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce.. holds the same view.
Their opinion is that the fight, so far
as the regulation of rates by a Gov
ernment commission Is concerned. will
have to be started all over again In
case the President be persistent the
semblance of rate bill will be report
ed. but this will apply only to such
abuses as Determinations, private cars
and private terminals.
These constitute only part Of the
evils CT the present transportation sys-
tenn In this country" said Townsend
"A bill authorizing Government COM
mission to fix rates on interstate COM
merce, when complaint Is made by
either party, is absolutely necessary to
correct the transportation evil. i am
frank to admit that see little hope in
the Senate Committee"
There is no indication that the Presi-
dent has weakened in his position and
his friends in the administration here
still believe that he will not be satisfied
with anything less than a bill giving
the Interstate Commerce Commission
rate-fixing power.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-08
FRANCE HAS
ALL JAPAN
IN A RAGE
Toxic Press Urges
the Government
to Act.
Suggests a BOmbardment
Of Republics Eastern
Territory.
British Foreign Secretary Sends Sharp
Neutrality Reminder to
DelcaSse.

LONDON, May Special dispatches
from Toxic to the London morning
newspapers represent that the Japan
ese feeling is becoming highly infiamed
at Frances alleged failure to prevent
ostentatious disregard for the princi-
pies of neutrality by the Russian Pa
cific squadron. The Toxic Asahi blunt
ly describes the French assurances that
they would preserve neutrality as false
hoods and declares that Japan would
be justified in bombarding French ter
ritory and calls upon the Government
to take vigorous action.
Among Japanese officials in London
it is assumed that France put off Japan
by fair promises In order to give Ro-
jestvensky time to effect a juncture Of
his forces and that the Russians are
now given every privilege provided
they keep just outside the emile
limit The report from Tsingtau that
the Russian squadron is off Vanfong,
which is an inlet containing the port Of
Honkohe, the Three Kings being rocks
near the entrance of Vanfong Bay, Is
held to confirm the Japanese assertion
that Rojestvensky is still cruising In
French waters.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Toxic says that, in response to ia
pan , ScCOuu pIOleSt rIduCt iutlIildtcQ
that Rojestyensky had been ordered to
leave Honkohe.
The Times correspondent at Toxic
reports that the Japanese Chamber of
Commerce is concerting measures to
cease all commercial transactions with
French citizens.
A telegram from Hongkong to news
agency gives a long dispatch which, it
alleges, the French authorities at Sal
gon refused to transmit on April So de-
failing how for ten days the Russian
Pacific squadron was allowed to con-
vert Kamranh Bay practically into
Russian base, freely coaling and pro-
visioning openly under the direction Of
Prince Lieven, captain of the interned
Russian cruiser Diana, the French ad-
miral, De Jonquieres, being present the
whole time and. until April %, making
no attempt to check the breach of neu-
tra1ity.
The Times, in the course of strong
editorial warning to France of the ex-
treme danger and gravity of the situa-
ton in the Far East, and appealing to
that Government not to treat the ia
panese protests lightheartedly, says it
has reason to believe that Foreign Sec
retary Lansdowne has spoken very
strongly to the French Government on
the breaches of neutrality permitted to
the Russian Pacific squadron
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-08
DRIVING BACK RUSSIANS.
Columns of Japanese Are Advancing
to the North

Columns of japanese Are Advancing
to the North.
GADGEYADANA, Manchuria. MAY
7.-Since. April % the japanese have
been advancing slowly and intermit-
tently, pushing forward their columns
successfully from right to left, under
cover of screen of cavalry and Chi
nese bandits. The advance has re-
suited in Strengthening the alignment
OF the opposing armies, Russian de-
tachments which were far advanced on
the TANKS being forced to retire.
Erdagou, to the eastward, was oc-
cupied on, May 5, but under pressure
by the Russians the Japanese later
evacuated the place. On the left the
Russian cavalry retired behind the
Lao River, the Japanese occupying
Palladium, Sanlingan and Balzya. The
village of Shahedzi, on the north OF
Chantufu, has been occupied and
burned by the Japanese.
There was sharp brush with Chi
nese bandits on the extreme Russian
right to-day.
1t is reported that the Japanese
armies in the center have been REIN
forced. The force at Field Marshal
nation recently received, is 34S bat
talions, or 800, 900 men.
The japanese are said to have armed
rs, 900 or 10000 Chinese bandits with
captured Russian rifles. The Chinese
population has been drafted by the
japanese for road making and en-
trenching and roads are being con-
structed to Sinminpu. Banchensee and
Nangapass.