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New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
PROFESSORS ON MATS,

lhere are no class or lecture rooms at Ell
Azhar as in European universities The sheiLb
or professor. takes his seat on a mat bv one of
the many hundred pillars that support the roof
or the mosque and his pupils squat around him
In fact, at El-Azhar the taking the seat bv the
pillar Is equivalent to the filling a professors
chair at Yale, Harvard or Princeton; and in
tho case of the ten twelve leading professors
VINO hold the khedivial diploma as such they
are distinguished from their fellow teachers nv
the fact that their mat at the base of the pilIar
Is supplemented by Ii low wooden dals Tho
lectures deal mainly with Koranc theology and
id"' rhetoric logic and Arabic grammar Mos
lem divinity and law, of course taking the
leadlng place In the curriculum The lectures
are: are oenVered In the sing-song tone character
lstlc or oriental teaching and the students
when engaged in reciting usually SWAY their
podies TO and fro with the precision of a pen
uulufn. Ihe lecture, which lasts from an hour
10 Two hours usually closes with the words.
so FAR, and may Allah give us understanding .
Then the students all rise go lp 10 the teacber
one by one and kiss his hand In leavetaking
The lectures begin in the morning after abIu-
tlons and prayers and are interrupted at noon
Dy the calls OF the mueZzin to midday PRAYER
All hasten to the cisterns in the fore court 70
once more perform the prescribed ablutions
ana then prostrate themselves with their faces
IN tne directlon or Mecca. After the midday
rest the lectures begin again and are not ended
until the evening prayer. known El Magrib
On Friday, the Moslem Sunday all work ,s
suspended at the university. But at noon thou.
sands OF the faithful may be seen In the va st
pillared hall, engaged in prayer. led by the
imam, or listening to the preacher Not only
is the instruction Free but the students like the
professors. receive support from the Wakf in
the shape Of rations of bread and beans. the
distribution OF clothes. and additional provis-
ions during Ramadan and on the occasion of
other great religious festivals. The students are
classified for purposes OF residence according 10
nationality. in combination with a system of
boarding houses settlements. These are
known as riwaks (tents) and each Mahometan
nation may be said to have its own riwak at
Cairo round El-Azhar. and connected Herewith
contributing. OF course. TO its support. Perhaps
are the dozen more maintained by the Moslem
princes of India, while one is devoted exclusive
" to the blind
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
A UNIVERSITIES
1,OOOTH BIRTHDAY.
THE OXFORD OF THE MA
HOMET4N FAITH.
Oldest Institution of It's Kind an the
World about to Celebrate
It's Millennium.

Whereas to-day Il is the Occident that leads
the world in science, culture and intellectual
progress, In olden times 1t was toward the
Orient that people looked for instruction and en-
nghtenment The Wise Men" of bolv writ
came not from the West but from the East
and 1T is to the rising sun rather than to the
setting that we indebted for the birth OF
those successive religions which constitute the
basis of our modern civilization. The celebra-
ton Of the 1.000th anniversary of the foun-
dation of the oldest university still in existence
is, under the circumstances, an event of far
reaching interest, and many European and
American universities are to be represented AT
the ceremonies the latter bid fair TO present q
spectacle without parallel in the annals of his
tory. Numbers OF the foreign guests will come
from afar. For this patriarch of universities
Is situated on the banks OF the Nile, at Cairo II
Is the celebrated El-Azhar which occupies much
the same relation to Islam that Oxford does
20 the Church of England-that Is to saw n is
The headquarters Of Moslem orthodoxy and tba
school from which for ten centuries all those
teachers have graduated who are responsible
tor the fact that to-day between 300 900 OoO
and ooo.0oo.OO0 of the human race are
followers of the Prophet Their influence
extends throughout Africa and Asia, even tn
the Dutch East Indies. and 10 the Philippines
where tbs Mohametan population now subject
70 the rule OF the United States is sufficiently
large and influential to maintain Riwak or
settlement OF fits own at El-Azhar University
at Cairo.
Al first It might appear strange that there
should be any question Of Christian universities
participating In the celebration of the rniIIen-
Mum Of a Moslen seat of learning for Islam has
the reputation Of being iRtolerant of other
creeds and OF being opposed to modeu science
as incompatible with the tenets of its faith
Both Of these popular impressions are due to
nasconcepuon- Men," says the text of Ma
hometan tradition, "are either learners or
learned and he who belongs to neither of these
classes is reptile and good for naught." An
other religious precept says: Learn magic. but
90 not practise 1t. A man must know every
1ing and remain ignorant of nothing" So in
seperabie, indeed. are knowledge and learning
from faith In the estimation of the Moslern that
II Arabic histories the period before the intro
oucron OF Islam is described as ''the epoch of
ienofaace- OF course, there are some of the
Moslern teachers who are inclined tn he reac
nonary' but their attitude has nothing so worry
oiHerent from that OF some Of the clergy n, m.
various Christian churches toward science IN
the past -
ihe majority Of the leaders of Islam, are ,u,,v
aware mat IL lis necessary for the interests .,
tneir 1aath. TO march with the times and No,
iong ego at a distribution of prizes in n pov.rn-
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NO CONNECTED SYSTEM.

What to Western eyes is particularly defective
IN the system Of instruction at this ancient uni
versity is the absence OF any connected series
of lectures. The Moslem professor. It is true
devotes himself to particular branch of study
but he does not, apparently, make any attempt
to organize systematic course. being content 10
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sun N-RAY'

house-it needs a new town hall TO aceommcta,,
fits growing democracy, TO typify It's eIghbo-hoot
pride to house the newly found demand FOR his,s,
social enjoyInents. education and practical ueigs-
bOrliness. So balls to be given, the litts
boys and girls are working Saturdays 70 raise ps--
MES. and are sending them 70 Alfred L. Seligmz1
Selgman Brothers. Mills Building, who also
receiving the contributions from Chslsea's fellow
citizens who live out OF the village. but who EaTs
with IL community OF interest in better citizen.
ship.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
Chemists

Chemists
BacteriologiSts
Biologists
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

Quarters of grain OF total solids per U. D. gaIIUH
The eminent bacterioogiss Professors s. G. Prescott
of Boston and E. E. Smith, of New York report that
SUN-RAY is of exceptional purity, germ free and
entirely free from pollution of any kind.
The noted biologists, Professors J. T. Kemp, OF New
York. and William B. Clark Of Baltimore report that
the geological conditions around the spring sngu
lary favorable extremely pure water which insure
it against future contamination.
In closing their joint report the scientists who examined
the water say:
speaking therefore from the standpoint of the chemist
the bacteroogst geoois respectively we are pre-
Join of general conclusion as 10
this spring and the conditions under when
occurs conclusion rhic all agree IS that the
traer of this spring Of the highest degree OF puy ana
especially adapted to the Of table 1cdter ana fhd
under in Chich it there IS no danger
of future contamination Of change in its chdrdcter'
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

Visit Elenve, Ulster Co. (the coming American health
reso only 100 miles from New York City, and inspect the
mysterious tunnel ecavated hundreds of years ago. but dis
covered only within the past two years. and see how Nature
has protected this Wonderful Spring. the Home of SUNRAY
SUN-RAY is sold Still and Sparkling, and be OBJ
tanned from any dealer Compare prices with otherwae
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

We believeth of such great purity attested
experts minents should appeal to medical
who vehcuum for the exhibition OF their
but also to the general pubic p
supply the supJect
of much discussion to for drinking purposes
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-14

Lent makes much less difference in
Honolulu. so far as general society is
concerned, than almost everywhere
else. In Chicago. Washington ana
New York it practically ends the sea-
son. The difference in Honolulu is due
TO the fact that a large preponderance
OF the society people are not identihed
with churches with which the forty
days of Lent are obligatory, as a sea-
son of retirement. special penitence
and good works. With the Catholic
and Lutheran churches, the cathedral
ard other Episcopal congregations, the
time has been largely given to charit-
able work-especially sewing for be-
navoient objects, and attending the
many church services. during week
days as well as on Sundays. Easter
more taking an active part in social
affairs, all the better, spiritually and
physically, for brief respite. The ad-
vent of the Congressional committee
Will De a SlSnal Tor ali manner OF en-
Neutrality-suspicious. parties. dinners,
luneheons, and even ball on a grand
scale is talked of and will no doubt be
put through with energy and with en-
tire success. In art circles, though his
stay will be prolonged some time. the
arrival of M. Paul de Longpre will al
so be an occasion for many interesting
social events. With it all, we are
promised fine weather-clear bright
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coteries were represented. Among
whom were Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Kle-
balm, Miss Walker, Mrs. Willard
Brown, Miss Gerard, Miss Lonney,
Miss Hopper Miss Grace Cooke and
Mrs Chas. Wilder The house was
beautifully decorated with ferns and
roses
Mrs. George Renton, on Thurston
avenue, gave small card party on
Thursday. Amongst the guests were
Mrs. L. Klamp, Mrs. Gurrey and Mrs.
Ballentyne.
Mrs. NJ. K. Freeth, Miss F'reeth and
Miss Dorothy Freeth have been spend
ing the holidays at Waikiki. They re-
turn to their residence in Emma street
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Luther Severance of Hilo, who
has host of friends here, is expected
within a few days. She will be the
guest of Mrs. P. c. Jones and others.
Mrs. Severance is a most cultured and
charming woman, and has done much
for the social life of Hilo. Her home
has had many distinguished guests,
among them Miss Gordon Cumming,
Kate Field and Isabella Bird Bishop.
Mrs. Bishop. in her six Months in the
Sandwich Islands, gives an interest
ing account of the reception at Mrs.
Severance's house to King Lunalilo, at
the time she. herself, was enjoying
Mrs. Severance's hospitality.
~ !. "
A cablegram from Shanghai, receiv-
ec yesterday, announces the marriage
of 3. Griggs Holt and Miss Jessie For
man, formerly of Honolulu. Mr.. Holt
is now general agent, at Shanghai, of
the Pacific Mail Company.
" ~ ~
Captain Chamberlain, u. S. A, a
general staff officer, and Mrs. Cham
berlaine, who have been enjoying the
social life of Honolulu for few weeks,
leave today for Manila on the trans
port.
The Misses Schaefer of Rosebank,
gave a thimble party on Wednesday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Will Bald
ing of Hilo. Each guest brought her
sewing materials-the collection of silk
being, in itself, a study.
While the guests sewed, a musical
program was rendered by Miss Damon,
Mrs. Ernest Ross and the Misses
Schaefer after which tea was served.
Roses were used in decorating the
rooms and the tea table. Amongst the
guests, including Mrs. Balding, were
Mrs. Montague Cooke, Misses Bernice
and Dorothy HartweIl, Mrs. Ernest
Ross, Miss Ward, Miss Lily Patty, Miss
Soper, Mrs. Greenwich, Mrs. James
Miss Buchly, Miss Alexan-
Ter, Mrs. A. G. Halves Jr.
.% ~ "
Miss Grace Holt of Woodland, Cali
iornia, was married recently to Mr..
Johannes Hedemann of San Francisco.
The house was dressed with ferns and
''nilax. carnations and plum blossoms
The bride wore a handsome travelling
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/ days, with no rain-when the pretty
and dainty summer gowns that add SO
much to the charm and brightness oil
all Honolulu public and social gather
| ings will be once more in evidence.
| " ~ ~
Miss Locke's lectures on Dante grow
! in favor. The audience at Kaiulani Home
| last week was very large and was most
enthusiastic. That given at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Dole yesterday morning
was almost as large. Miss Locke
knowledge of her subject, and of the
incidental questions in history end
ethics which are introduced, is wide
and profound. Her delivery, which IL
natural and most pleasing, adds mucn
, to the effect of what she has to say.
Her liberality has been much remark
ed-the willingness to make up what
has been lost through the unavoidable
absence of some of the members of the
class. She sails for Europe the last
of the month.
The following well-knoWn Honolu-
lans were guests at Wahiawa last
| week: Mrs. I. l.. Creighton, Miss Mar
guerite Creighton, Miss Daisy Lish-
man, Miss Walker, Mrs ]. w. Yarnd-
ley, Mrs. Geo. Ross, Miss M. A. Smith,
Miss H. Needham, Miss May, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Bridgewater, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. M. Scovill, Masters Howard and
Johnnie Scovill and Mr.. A. Winter
stein.
y y y
Quite the most enjoyable lfttla dance
of the season was given in thaA Star
Planning Mill, Kahului, on Saturday
evening last. The function was ar
ranged as a farewell to Mrs Prescott
of Honolulu, who has just completed
vaca ton on Maui. The large store
room of the planning mill proved a
first-class dance hall. Mr.. and Mrs.
Moody and friends must be congrat-
ulated on the successful manner In
which the same went off. Among those
present We're Mr.. and Mrs. Moody,
Mrs. Prescott, Mr.. and Mrs. Wrenn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Murasky. Mr..
and Mrs Kinney, Mrs. Nicholson, Mrs.
Johnson, Misses Rose, Ellen and Nan
cy Daniels. Edna Brown, Anne Moss
man, Rebecca Akana, and Messrs.
Simpson, Dunn, Henderson, Smith,
Bell, Skinner, Smeaton, Onderdonk,
Kenney, and Gassin.
s& e ~
Mrs. MeVeigh is improving after a
serious illness and will be out in a
few days.
Last Sunday right Mr.. and Mrs. J. |
c. Cohen of the Young Hotel enter |
tanned at a dinner DR.. Emma Carson |
of Avalon, Catalina Island, and other |
friends.
y y ~
DR.. Emma Carson entertained at a |
dainty luncheon last Wednesday Mrs. I
[. Rubenstein of 'Ainahau" and Mrs |
J. C. Cohen.
Mrs. Fanny Zeave gave a shirt-waist
lance last Saturday night at the Wal
Siki home of Mr.. William H. Smith, to
about fifty of her friends. It was q
most enjoyable affair and dancing was
enjoyed to very late hour. A Ius-
,ious punch was served during the
ielectable lunch closed the evenings
Hon. C. A. Rice and Mrs Rice are
he hosts of a weekend party at Ha-
eiwa today. Their guests are Mr.. and
Mrs Francis Gay, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A
Anudsen, Miss Ada Rhodes. George
Fuller and Fred Damon.
- ~ -
Haleiwa has been the visiting point
If number of automobile parties |
Turing the past week. L. G. Kellogg
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gown, tailor made. of dark blue cloth
and carried a bouquet of carnations.
There were no bridesmaids. Mr.. Hede-
mann is the second son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Hedemann of Honolulu and is
in the employ of the United Railroad
Company. His residence is I'm San
Francisco.
- ~ ~
Mr. and Mrs Genrga RacklaN have
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moved out to Waikiki and have rented
their King street home for a year.
During a part of this interval Mrs
Beckley viii visit her daughter. Mrs.
A. r. Cunha, I'm San Francisco. Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Case Deering have
taken the King street house after a
long stay at the Moana.
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additional society notes ON last page,
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NEW SILK VOlLES

This is beautiful silk ma
terial, soft and clingy but
strong and long wearing, As
inches wide,
We are showing the follow
ing colors:
Alice Blue, White,
Champagne, Gray,
Pink, Light Blue,
Lavender, Brown,
Black, Navy.
S1.5O Yd.
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days, with no rain-when the pretty
and dainty summer gowns that add so
much to the charm and brightness or
all Honolulu public and social gather
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NEW WASH GOODS

We cannot begin to adver-
tise all the new things in this
Department, but we want to
call your special attention to
the new
BATISTES
IN Rings and Polka Dots, these
being very fashionable this
season.
Prices, Is 2-3c to 35c I'D.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Beckley have
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Miss Grace Holt of Woodland, Cali
fornia, was married recently to Mr..
Johannes Hedemann of San Francisco.
The house was dressed with ferns and
s'nilax. carnations and plum blossoms
The bride wore a handsome travelling
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-12
EcOS DEL EXTERIOR
Invitaci6n del gobier-
no chino a la escua-
dra americana.
REVISION De La BIBLIA
Cazadores muertos en- Wis.
consln. = Matrimonios y
divorcios en- Fraucia.
REVISION De La BIBLIA

Dlcen de Washington que cir
cula con bastantes visos de verdad
el rumor de que el Gobierno del
Celeste Imperlo, ha decldldo invi-
tar a la escuadra que manda el Al.
mlrante Evans, para que visite sus
puertos, 81 es que en- su excursion
por el Paci6co Sc acerca a aquellas
aguas.
-Comunican de Roma que Su
Santidad ha recibido en- audiencla
al padre Lasquet, Presidente de la
Comisi6n que entiende de revisar
La Biblia, insistlendo Su Santidad
en- 10 necesario que es el realizar de
una manera prolija y cientffca esos
trabajos para que los cat6l.cos y no
cat6licos queden satisfechos de la
verdad demostrada en- el texto de
San Geronimo.
LA prensa rusa hace notar la
indiferencia con que el pals ha visto
la aperture del nuevo Parlamento,
prueba de que no Sc creee represen-
tada en- el. Is opinion general que
Ia Duma seta dentro de POGO IN
ORGANISING semi Official, d6cil a la
voluntad de los ministries.
Ri promedio de naclmientos
en- Francia durante el aio 1900 ha
sido el mas bajo este siglo. Los
matrimonios fueron got, 487; los
divorcios 10 5S3 y los nacimientos
sec, 487. La disminuci6n es de cer-
ca de 50 900 menos que el promedio.
Aun despues de la guerra con
Alemania, los nacimientos fueron
900, 900 al sfio.
De los muchos cazadores de
ciervos que fueron a los bosques del
norte de Wisconsin, desde el III de
uoviembre, treinta perdieron la vi.
da bajo los disparos de s6cionados
lnexpertos,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-12-12
N0TAS De Ia C|DRA
Buena noticia. NuevO
inspector de sanidad.
Siembra de tabaco.
OFICINA TELEFONICA
Carretera de este pueblo q
Las Cruces. FL Sr. Sc.
garra, ablueIto.
OFICINA TELEFONICA

Diciembre 5. : Mucho regocljo
ha p1oducido en- esta poblaci6n la
notlcia de que Sc encuentra notable.
mente mejorado de salud el distin-
guido compatriota y eminente hom-
bre publico seiior Luis Muiioz RI
vera.
-Ha tornado possession de su
cargo de inspector de sanidad de
este pueblo el practicante seiior Jose
L. Toste.
-Debldo a las pocas lluvias las
siembras de tabaco no prosperan
gran cosa y es de temerse que la
cosecha sea escasa.
Sc espera con impaclencia que
el Comisionado del Interior cumpla
su ofrecimiento de instalar en- este
pueblo una ofcina telef6nica, cuya
necesidad tanto Sc deja sentir.
Es de suma conveniencia que
Sc nombre TN empleado permanente
por el Departamento del Interior
para que Guide de la conservation
lei trozo de carreters que conduce
lie este pueblo las aCruces.s
Dieho trozo Sc halla en- com
pleto estado De abandouo.
La fabrica de tabacos de ests
poblaci6n contln1l sus trabajos
unique con escaso n1mero de ope-
lalios. Estos seran aumentados den
tso de dos semanas.
-Ha sido absuelto por la cort,
municipal de Cayey, constituida e1
este pueblo, nuestro amigo el seflo
Wenceslao Segarra, en- la causa gu,
Sc lie seguia por llbelo q instancia
del po!lcia insular Alberto Patron
Los testigos de dicho guardl
no pudieron destrulr las acusacio
nes hschas por q stilor Segarra.
La corte, cediendo a la petici6l
del abogado defensor, que estuv
aceltalisimo, sobgesey6 la causa.
Toca ahora hablar q la Coml
,i6n de la poIicIa insular y al JEFF
Hamill.
Fl teniente Mongil presenci
4 juicio y oy6 todas las declaracio
nes.
CORRESPONSAL.
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ESTADO DEL TEMPO
En- la semana termina-
Ida e1 dia siete del
corriente mes.
FUERTES AGUkCEROS
TEMPO sofocante en- el Sur
de la isla. = Tabla de TEN.
peratura - Mareas.
FUERTES AGUACEROS

Durante Ia primera semana rel
no generalmente IN tempo claro
en- la mayor pa,te de la isla. Sin
embargo, hubo frecuentemente IL
geros y repartidos aguaceros y, en-
laregi6n central del 0. cayeron dia-
riamente aguaceros moderadamente
fuertes. 81 dia 7 fue lluvioso en-
toda la division N. En la mitad
S. de Ia isla rein6, el dia s, un
tempo extraordinariamente SOTO
cante y Sc registraron algunas
temperatures enteramente atlas.
Las noches fueron generalmente
frescas, pero no ha habido tempera-
turas extremadamente bajas. Fl
dfa s empezaron los brisotes alisios
del N.R, 81 dia ! emrez6 q le-
vantarse una marea moderamente
fuerte del N.
La temperature media en- la
isla fue 1902. 6 Q. 70 sobre Ia de la
semana precedente. En San Juan,
la temperature media fue cerca de
10 sobre la normal. La tempera
tura mas alta que han informado
fue 94o, en- Mayagtiez, ell dia 8; la
mas baja, 579, en- Cayey, el dia S.
81 promedio de.a precipitation
en- la isla fue I.49 puIgadas. Fue
mas fuerte en- la division 0. y mas
ligera en- la division S. La mayor
precipitation en- "a horas fue 2.o4
pulgadas, en- Las Marlas, el dia 10,
seguido de 400 pulgadas, en- Yau
co, tambien el dia 70.
La siguiente tabla demueStra
Ia variaci6n de temperature.
TEMPERATURE
Mis- alta. AfdS 6a1a
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A. L. BROCKWAY.
Director de seccion interiuo.