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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-08

nIR wandering attention has been called
" to recent mention of those 400 hitters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
ROOM WEI - LIMcoLN Do.

~ NE of the Lincoln shrines in
II u Washington to which a good
many people go is the room in
which the martyred President died in
the familiar house on 10th street. oppo-
site the Ford's Theater building. 1t is
long, narrow room in the 'elboW' OF
the house. The hall from the front door
of the house leads past double parlor
on the left, and at the end OF the han
is the entrance to the death room,
which is nine feet wide and seventeen
feet long, with a wall on the north side
and two windows on the south looking
out into an areaway. The bed on whica
Lincoln was laid stood in the northeast
corner of the room. The wall paper
covers the walls today as in 1855, but
1t is nearly hidden under mementoes Of
the life, death and funeral of Lincoln.
A number of the pictures or prints
which were in the room when the great
tragedy occurred are there today.
The tenant of the room to which
Lincoln was carried from the theater
after the shooting was a soldier named
William T. Clark, an enlisted man in
Company d, 18th Massachusetts lnfan-
try. and who had been detailed to duty
in the Quartermaster Department. The
owner and tenant of the 10th street
house in April, 1866, was tailor, VIII
liam Petersen. His shop was in the
basement and he also let rooms. Be
sides the soldier Clark at the time of
the shooting, Petersen had another ten
ant, whose name was Henry S. Saffold.
The number of the house was then 453
10th street, but its present number is
SIG.
1t is told by the roomer. Safold, how
Lincoln came to be carried into that
house and that particular room. SAT-
fold was reading in the upstairs front
room when, about 10 o'clock, he heard Il
commotion in the street, and, going to
the window, gathered. out of the eN-
element about the entrance to the
theater, that the President had been
shot. He ran down to the front door
and was standing on the top of the
steps when the President was brought
out in the arms of several men. The
gas lamp on the street was nearly in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

general design is complicated frame
work of grapevines the stems of which
form twelve loops, in each of which
is placed a seated person. There are
also doves, snails. a rabbit. butterfly
and a grasshopper, all doubtless pos
sessing symbolical significance. 4 large
eagle rests on a basket of Eucharistic
bread and vertically above it is a
descending dove. symbolizing the Holy
Ghost. Above the ornaments runs e
band composed Of fifty-seveu rosettes,
which, as DR.. Eisen notes, seem crowded
in an unnatural manner, as though
the artist had found it difficult to find
place for certain required number
Their sequence is interrupted By an
object of about the same size. which
may be a representation of the star seen
on some coins of Antioch of the pre-
Roman period Or. Eisen suggests that
the rosettes may stand for years and
the star may be an Indicator or the
star of the nativity, or both. The
possibility suggests itself that il may
be by means of this number. 81. chat
DR.. Eisen has attributed the chalfce
approximately from 81 AID. to 81 AID
Whether the two central figures are
both of the Christ or one of the Christ
and the other of the Baptist is q point
that must be determined later. There
can be no question of the intention
of the artist 10 portray Christ in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

fallen away, permitting an examination
of the metal under a microscope. These
pieces were at once replaced. But many
other parts have been lost irrevocably
Perhaps they were in the container in
which the chalice was found, and might
have been restored to their places had
the Arabs thought to preserve them.
The chalice is not in perfect form,
the bowl having been at some time COM
pressed so the greatest diameter at the
top of the bowl is eighteen centimeters
and the narrowest diameter thirteen
centimeters. This was doubtless due
to a heavy blow. perhaps caused by fall
ing debris. Such q compression could
not have been effected after the silver
was crystalliZed. else the whole chalice
would have been shattered. 1t there
fore follows that the present shape Of
the chalice shows that it is not medieval
or modern, while the nature of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

which in its primitive state might have
been used by persons venerated by the
church. perhaps since its very origin
1t is at this point that Il suggestion
has been made by those who have
studied the chalice from a religious
viewpoint that possibly this chalire Of
Antioch may have been the holder OF the
Grail, which, religious tradition declares
was used at the last supper of Christ
and His disciples. l asked Dr. Essen as
we were standing before the chalice.
with the feet of 5th avenues crowds
resounding on the pavement overhead,
whether he had entertained this theory
1T is possible" he answered. ANY
thing is possible. / have no theory as
to the use of the chalice. ! am study
ing it as a scientist. When l have I'm
ished it will be for the theolosians to
discuss the question. and ! have no
years.
In its ornamentation the cbalice is
an object of fascinating study. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

eventually reached every state in the
Union
June 30, 1916, ended the most sue
cessful year in fish culture in the
United States. Under Uncle Sans able
supervision 5000, 900, 900 fish eggs We're
hatched. When they have attained a
certain state of development they are
distributed in the streams, lakes, etc,
of the country.
If these waters are public the fed
eral government makes its own de-
ciSion as to where to put certain kinds
of fish. or state fisheries request GER
tain distributions. When individuals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

through its oyster output; no other
similar body of water in the world can
begin to compete with it.
OF the numerous crustacea, crab.
prawn shrimp and lobster. the lobster is
indisputably the most important and
most valuable. 1t is so trimming with
no0rishment that the bureau of fisheries
regrets that it cannot be made substan-
tial article Of diet rather than rare lux
ury. Lobster fishing Chords "a comforta-
bic living among many New England fam
lies But these fishers of lobster from
time to time complain that the lobster is
not so easily 10 be had as formerly.
The bureau corroborates this statement
and concludes that the supply of lob
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dated Fish from the rivers and small
er streams swim blithely into these
temporary lakes and have become
stranded. Before the bureau of fisheries
began its rescue work quantities OF
fish We're lost each year to the coun-
try. When the waters receded the ma
iority of the larger fish would manage
TO get back to their home waters, but
the young would swim helplessly about
until the water, getting lower and
lower left them on dry land.
One year Uncle Sam sent forth
chosen band of men armed with seines
and receptacles for catching the I'M
fortunate strays and returning them
to their own rivers Since the use of
these parties of men, who have res
cued members of the finny tribe from
Minnesota to Mississippi, millions or
fish have been saved to the country.
X y
The bureau of fisheries is constantly eN-
tending its work along the line of arti-
fetal propagation. Experienced biologists
have charge of the Matching and have at
their fingers ends all the important de-
tails which mean the successful devel-
opment of the newly Matched fish into
the mature fish. To CLEAN these facts
from nature wide field observations
have been necessary.
The bureau intends to continue a
button industry which has its exist
ence in the valley of the Mississippi.
1t has been estimated that this in
dustry is valued from eight to ten
million dollars yearly. The bureau has
promised that there shall be no
diminution in the supply of raw ma
terial, and this will compel an increase
of artificial propagation of the muSSelS
from whose shell the buttons are man
ufactured.
On the Mississippi river there is a
laboratory whose purpose is to study
the best method of attaining the neces-
sary increase. AS a consequence of the
laboratory's work certain perpleXing
questions have been solved. For ex-
ample, it has been demonstrated that
mussels in the larval stage faSten
themselves securely to the gills of GER
tain kinds of fish, but if the right fish
are not provided for the developing
larvae they die.
For those interested in the raising
of mussels this is a point Of fncalcula-
BILE Importance. Buttons have been
made from the shells of these artificial
ly reared fish. During the year 1915
S5o.o0o.oOo mussel larvae attached
themselves to the gills of fish. These
developed and the baby mussels grew
into splendid types of the adult fish.
Introducing practically unknown fish
to the everyday world. putting them
with club, hotel. cafe and eventually
the home is another task the bureau
has set itself.
The tilefish was given to the world
last winter. The public is proverbially
h:!1:e adc e2rricious. but 1t has ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

parently accepted the tilefsh with the
best of grace. In less than seven
months over LOO tons of tilefish were
disposed of. In dollars and cents l .7U0
tons of these fish amount 10 a round
100000. New York city was the cen
ter for this trade. and from there these
fish We're distributed the length and
breadth of the country.
Both the paddock and winter founder
caught in the north Atlantic. were
neglected. but since the bureau has
familiarized the country with the eN-
cellence of these fish they are coming
into favor. Thousands of men make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

To encourage the stocking of private
lakes and streams; 20 restore the re-
sources tilat have suffered depletion;
10 provide fish food for a growing in
land p-Da'atiJn are among the impor-
tant Things The federal bureau OF fish
erl -5 airls 10 do. y big problem which
g--fro1rs il is how to replace the
FISH food which has ceased to exist in
.egy which have been made unfit
fer -izh HE. Under the right and most
1vautaEeoIs conditions Uncle Sam be-
lfeyes thar aaUcuitUre might easily
prove to be even more profitable than
agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

HNlf1E Dnlted states nSherleS have
been increasing their work mate
rally from year to year. They
have followed important lines
which have led to the most practical ends.
1t is only after consulting reports
relative to salt and fresh water fish that
one appreciates the fact that com
plete list of these fish would crowd a
number of printed pages. This gives
some slight idea of one portion of the
work over which Uncle Sam has juris-
diction.
The bureau of fisheries claims that the
seaboard of no foreign land excels that
of the United States in either the album
dance or variety of its migratory fish.
Among the best known OF these are
shad, alewives, perch, smeit, striped
bass and the salmon of the Pacific. The
herring, whitefish, BASES. buffalo-f1sh,
catfish, carp, suckers. the perch of the
great lakes and the dainty dartins
trout, whose capture demands such
sllillful angler. all belong to the strictly
fresh water class. Each species of both
Classes are receiving care and attention
from the bureau.
After many observations it was deter
mined that in the east the nenhaden
which belongs to the herring family
quantitatiyely far outclassed all other
fish The menhaden is more valuable
for its oil and as a fertilizer than as a
food commodity.
In the year 1915 the bureau con-
Guided to make special iuvestig CATION
concerning the menhaden alone and
found that the billion-odd fish caught
yielded over six and . half million gal
Ions of oil and ninety thousand tons
of fertilizer. The whole was valued at
something like three and half million
dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

with the earliest days of the Christian
church,"
Science has answered both of these
questions. In the first place, the metal
itself of which the chalice is composed
is in a condition that could be only
the result of centuries of exposure to
underground. dampness. 1t has become
SO crystallized by time that it is today
extremely delicate, SO fragile, indeed,
that a slight tap on it with "A pencil, il
is believed, would cause it to fail into
fragments. the silver having lost all
of its tensile strength. This is demon
strated by the fact that since its re-
covery, in the course of the handling in
Paris where the oxide was removed,
small portions of the ornaments have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

wish fish for their own private lakes
or ponds the government supplies these
fish, upon their application, gratis. In
putting fish fry from cans into stream
or lake care must be used in gradually
accustoming the fish TO the tempera-
ture of the water in the stream, else
they suffer a~severe shock.
Throughout the length. and breadth
of the Mississippi valley, during the
season when feeds ave SO prevaieAt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04
Is This C1aice the One Used by Christ the Supp


that such Individuality has until now
fu-1 u4ErOUu in ANTIQUE Christian art,
l7r the E-st attempts at portraiturs
H.i e-tD % discovered are not older than
-ls ltJ1 century 4. ID.
'-it seems Improbable he says, THAT
auy sculptor could have depicted
twelve heads and faces so varied and
strongly iudividualized had lie not
luoEga the persons portrayed or had
ulEvrI-ic PORTRAITS to inspire him. Each
one a. iue portraits on the chalice
shows rlp=t Uncommon characteristics.
rarely found outside Of classic sculp-
turs. The tIce Of Christ seems divine:
900 ssftseQIen- artist has succeeded in
irrn4rfi--l tlfrr syyecrrirss an- ,-eptte-
ness y-f7aH Tradition ,riyes 10 the
Savfor's frsf7fres ana yyo,cn We here
for tho first time see realized. .
'-Tfe heads of ths APOSTLES are equally
ar,er uf each OF them: the very soul
80 .f -. p' s.6 ~ me en-. meta a.,
Chri=,iar mt. sun each head is but
2 csrtimeter high. what must they
l'fi l.esh mo new IN ~
great tff-l-.r. fhs ready dot,bter. per
haps ia others the enthusiasts and
l.-LAl AsAetel "a one, no. -, we nave
IN No III one Of Great gentleness and
personal beauty; in NO. ;. a man of
III 30. :, 4 preacher ana or
--ai.s L. 5,la-rt-dtsi I'm inviting like
,.r 1lr,.ee 1eaH,a
g.l ), 70
~ -.t - e. ,,, a.,
I.ii.s,-.5 20 .,T,bCiile ne oriain riss
ana 4ul .l5leHt OF tne CHRISTIAN fellsloh-
}hr ssI" Dolls feIer 10 me nativity. the
t; f,.,llis.t ~ fae
the res direction and the eternal life
in paradise
II is tO be noted that there are only
ton apostles Why is this? The sug
gsstilH is made that this chalice may
have been constructed with particular
reference 10 an occasion when only ten
were present. a simpler suggestion is
that tire sculptor lacked portraits of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

in such vast quantities that in order
to compensate it has been necessary
for Uncle Sam to experiment with
artificial propag cation. Both states ana
private concerns have lent their Co
operation. and this work has seen a
remarkabI BILE growth Twenty of the
states support their own fisheries. In
Alaska and :hirty-two states egg gath
ering ard hat ching were syste aticslly
carried On. Much OF their work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

II the individuals of that menhaden
catch were strung lengthwise so as to
form straight line they would girdle
the globe six times where its girth is
largest. Furthermore it has been esti-
mated that the combined weight of the
men, women and children of Greater
New York would not equal the weight
of these billion fish.
Every bay. sound. gulf of Uncle
Sans vast coast line swarms with one
or several kinds of mollusk and crus-
tacean. OF the hordes of noIlusks-
scallops, clans, sea mussels. squids,
abalone and oysters-the last seem nat
urally to have assumed the place of the
most Importance in the households of
the country. Nearly everybody loves
an oyster. In fact. enormously has
his popularity increased in recent years
that the bureau of fisheries has been
asked to lend helping hand in the
planning of oyster beds. etc.
For the last few years the oyster
crop bias annually run up into the mil
liors. averaging something like $4,000
600 bushels n year Owing to thor
ough study of the oyster, its habits,
habitat. environment, etc. the average
yield is steadily increasing. Chesapeake
bay has attained Il universal fame
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-04

internally. and to make il a perpetual
sr ri.E Of patriotic pilgrimage for the
IlIllllus WHO NCuerat his memory. AS
81 s-ep in this direction we have leased
the house in order to secure it fresa
demolition and have placed in il a very
VI. II bile collection OF relies and me-
I..lgtos from the Lincoln homestead
At -s.lril gnsld, III. These and many
cthrr precious relies OF the great Presi-
cent. now procurlble, should be--tha
property OF the nation and should be
sHVredlE cherished and guarded at the
,,lttousl CAPITAL. Ike tide TO this. or
any O-Ler historic houses, places or
properties preserved by the labors of
the association Will. by our charter.
vest ia Tie United states and remain
JaGer control aud management of the
associa1ion al the pleasure Of Con-
Tie plans OF the association were APP
proved by ne governors of most of the
states. by tie newspapers of the coun-
t.-- ami hy line most distinguished
members az the clergy in the United
States The members Of the associa-
,u were Nr.vIllc W. Fuller, John ii.
se.0tje.G, ) Dim w. Foster, B. H. WAR
~. s. ilFley. A. Il. Haener, J. c. :
bancroft Davis, Walter S. Cox. S. II.
t,-, ItnI1ul- A r. Spomord, John Hay.
g. 49, flp""i15 1858. NNrou II. Parker, Gar
i-.arisi4u, ,a-lns g. Glover, and Teu-
mis- T.. Haa'in- Chief Justice Fuller
y.a the pee dent Myron NJ. Parker the
seors cary aud James T. Fitch the treas %
urrr.
Ire strongest and most active advo-
r.te iu CoH =-ess ~ the plan for~tife
government purchase Of the house and
t-c Cicrord collection was Representa-
tis.o savers of Texas. He divided the 81
r~apos zion into two parts, the first
loViug 70 10 with the acquisition OF
tie aousc aud tue second with the nur=..
chase Of the collection. That was IN
1885,. in1c~a s1snrnsion OF the rIffrs
O. tho House 81. Sayevs Introduced his
resolution to 3'uy the bui!diHg, There
v..lt no psfcct-ar En- tdr House and no
- as op ihe eye OF pganifg that part OF
tsf plan for the goFocnnents acquisi-
zion 81 The collection. when he was
elected Governor Of Texas and the plan
seems to have been ia abeyance ever
since.
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sters is slowly but none the less steadily
diminishing. This decrease is due large
iy to the highly indiscriminate fishing
that has been done and until recently,
no one has pressed the Importance of the
been taken for granted that there would
always be enough Holsters to go round.
This question has the serious considera-
ton of Uncle Sam.
The fish wealth OF Alaska is inestima-
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~ EVERAL Arabs. in 1910, dug a
-,eii Somewhere or the site of
ancient Antioch. on the River
w Orontes. in Syria. After pene-
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FNlHE United States fisheries have
been increasing their work mate
III rally from year to year. They
4 have followed important lines
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
copyrIsht. 1918, by Doubleday, Paa. q Co.
Win a certaln hlgh arrogance.

with certain high arrogance.
professionally. DOCTOR" l replied.
"a friend of mine is lying badly hurt
in a nearby hut"
For a barely appreciable instant his
eye held mine after | had ceased speak
ing, as though lie was appraising me.
Then he bowed with old fashioned
courtesy.
"At your service, sir" said he. "Pete,
you black rascal, get my bag, and get
it quick"
The little negro, who had stood by
obviously worshiping, broke into grin
and darted into the hotel, almost in
stantly reappearing with a regulation
professional satchel.
AT your service. sir" repeated DR..
Rankin.
Arrived at the hut of tie Morenas,
for that it seemed was the name of
our host and hostess, DR.. Rankin laid
aside his furry beaver hat, walked di-
rectly to the side of the bunk ON which
Yank lay and began his examination
without vouchsafing anything or any
body else the slightest glance. At the
end of ten minutes he threw the blan-
ket over our friends form and stood
erect, carefully busting the ends of his
fingers against one another.
Broken leg, badly set" said he; "two
broken ribs, severe surface bruises and
possibility of internal bruises in the
region of the spleen. Neglected too
long. Why wasn't l sent for before?"
We assisted at the rather dreadful
process of resetting broken leg three
days old. At the end of the operation
we were all pretty limp.
How long?" gasped Yank, opening
his eyes.
Three months; not a day less If you
want that leg to be as good as ever"
stated DR.. Rankin uncompromisingly.
Yank closed his eyes and groaned
The doctor resumed his coat and
picked up his beaver hat.
What treatment" l ventured to
ask.
81 will inform the woman" replied
the doctor. "These Californians are
the best nurses in the world, once
things are on proper footing"
Your fee, sir?" asked Johnny very
formally, for the doctors brusque man.
ner had rubbed.
"One ounce" stated DIR. Rankin. II
shall direct the woman, and l shall re-
turn one week from today unless con-
dftions change. In that case sum-
mon me-"
He pouched the gold dust that John
ny shook into the palm of his hand at
guess, bowed formally to each of us
in turn, picked up his bag and depart
ed rigidly erect, the, fine red dust
crawling and eddying at his feet.
Then We held council of war, all
of us. Don Gaspar announced his in
tention of returning to his rancho in
the south.
II have found the gold, and l have
, made fren's, and I have now enough"
said he.
Bagsby, too, said he thought he would
just ride down as far as Suffers Fort,
there to lay in supply of powder and
ball for a trip in the mountains.
ITO BE Continucd.)