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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, ,1902. FRANCESCO WON $10,000 TOOK SARATOGA. HANDICAP IN FAST TIME. Was Second Choice Anions the Bet ter Bines, the Favorite, Col lapsed Tho Other Eveats. SARATOGA. X. T., Aug. 4. Charles F. Dwyer's S-year-old Francesca won the 510,000 Saratoga handicap, the feature o the Saratoga Association's opening day's sport, this aiternoon. Herbert vfas sec ond and Articulate third. The time for the mile and three-sixteenths, 1:59, was very fast, considering that the track, al though dried out considerably, was In clined to be cuppy. Blues was the favorite with the Dwyer pair. Ethics and Frances co, coupled in the betting strong second choices. The field numbered 11. Articulate was first away from the post, but Lord Pepper and Blues outran him to the turn. Blues went to the front, going down the back stretch and opened up a gap of five lengths. Francesco grad ually worked his way into second posi tion, closing on Blues after the etrctch was reached, and, drawing away, won handily by four lengths, Herbert second, five lengths before Articulate. Advance Guard was fourth and Carbuncle nrtn, close up. Blues collapsed completely nearlnc the finish. Ethics, Roxane, Hones and Reina were never factors after the first half mile had been traversed. Sum marv: Sweepstakes, seven furlongs Hcrmls won. Monograph second, Maud Gonne third; time, 1:23. The Eahston cup, steeplechase for hunt prs. two miles and a half Porough won. Self Protection second Rockstorm third; time. 5:24. Tho Flash stakes, for 2-year-olds, five and a half f urloncs Judith Campbell won. Charles A. "Wood second, Sergeant third; time. 1:0S. The Saratoga handicap, for 3-year-olds and upward, mile and three-sixteenths Francesco, 97. H. Michaels, 3 to 1 and 7 to 5, won; Herbert. 11S, L. Smith. 12 to 1 and 4 to 1 second; Articulate, list. J-.ync, i to 1 third. Time. 1:59. Advance Guard, Carbuncle. Blues. Ethics. Roxane. Nones, Lord Permer and Reina also ran. Selling, five and a half furlongs Wan nakee won. Dark Planet second, Glorisa third: time. 1:0S 1-5. Selling, one mile Vlncennes won, Bluff eecond, Drummond third; time, x:a. w. Grand Circuit at Buffalo. BUFFALO. N. Y.. Aug. 4. The Grand Circuit meeting opened here today. Sum mary: 2:30 trot,purse 1200 Rhythmic won three etralcht heats in 2:09. 2:30tt. 2:13. 2:0& pace, purse $000 Dan R. won three straight heats in 2:07. 2:0Si. 2:03. New Richmond. The Bishop, Fred S., Wcdge-tx-nnfl. rvintriln Snhvnx. Chestnut and Martha Marshall also started. 2:12 trot, purse $2000 Dan T. won three straight heats in 2:11. 2:09. Border, Belle Kaiser. Lady Thlsbe. Red Princess. Hanwnrd. Lady Gralnlne. Haw thorne, Leola and Iva Dee also started. St. Louis Iiacetraclc "ST. LOUIS. Aug. 4. Following Is the DImar summary: Six furlongs, purse Pickles won, Mud lavian second. Alark third; time, 1:20. Six, and a half furlongs, selling Polly Bixby won, Flop second, Tom Collins third; time, 1:26. Five furlongs, purser-Mockery won, Fiash of Night second. Marchioness third; time, 1:06. One mile, purse Wax Taper won, Tlck ful second. Found third; time, 1:46. Seven furlongs, purse Miss Gollghtly won, Hainault second. Father Wentker third; tlme,Vl:31. Mile and an eighth, selling Kunja won. Russian second, Morris Volmer thld; time, , . Sis Races at Butte. BUTTE, MonW.Aug. 4. The results to day were: Six and a half furlongs, selling Nlmrod won. Chappie second. Yule third; time, 1:21. x Mile and a Quarter, .selling El Mido won. Sylvan Lass second, Ping third; time, 2:09. Six furlongs, selling February won, Kohnwreath second, Miss Remsen third; time. l:14V4. Six and a half furlongs; selling Sweet Caporal won, Decoy second, Morven third; time, l:12i. Four and a half furlongs, selling Ed Lilburn won, Iras second, ' Annie F. third; time, 0:56. Sixth race, selling, five and a half fur longsJennie Hughes won, Florlnel II second. Pope Leo third; time, 1:0S. Races on Unrlem Track. CHICAGO, Aug. 4. Results at Harlem were: Six furlongs L'Ettrenne won, St. Cuth bert second. Winter third; time, 1:133-5. Five furlongs Dick Wells won. Sydney C. Love second. Mirance third; time. 1:00. The Garden City handicap, six furlongs Rose Tree won, Burnie Bunton second, wain A. aioinen third; time. 1:12 3-5. aieepiecnase handicap, short course Walter Cleary won. Old Fox second, Fa lella third; time, 3:32. One mile Bon Mot won, Waswlft sec oud, Marcos third; time, 1:40 3-5. Mile and a sixteenth Scarlet Lily won, Favonious second, Oronatas third; time. i'.Va z-5. Mile and an eighth Ravensbury won. Tammany Chief second, Hayward Hunter third; time, 1:54 3-5. NATIONAL LEAGUE. JSt. Lonis, 1; Boston, O. BOSTON, Aug. 4. St. Louis beat Boston In a seven-lnnihg game, scoring a solitary run in the sixth inning. Brilliant fielding by Currle saved Boston from a worse de feat. Rain stopped the game at the end of the seventh Inning. Attendance, 14S0. ihe score: RHE RHE isoston 0 2 OfSt. Louis 1 ' Batteries Eason and Moran; Currle and Ryan. Umpire Brown. Pittsburg:, Oj New York, 7. NEW YORK, Aug. 4. The local players lost another game to the Plttsburgs here today by a score of 9 to 7. Costly mis- plays were made by New York, and Mo Glnnity hit three batsmen, on which oc casions a run followed. Attendance, 3600. The score: RHE RHE Pittsburg ...... 9 9 2Xew York .... 7 11 Batteries Philllppl and O'Connor; Mc- Ginnity and Bresnehan. Umpire Emslle. Brooklyn, S; Cincinnati, 1. BROOKLYN. Aug. 4. Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati by a' score of 3 to 1 today Each side made a run In the first inning, but there was no further scoring until the latter 'art of the seventh, when the home players got two more. The score . . RHE RHE Cincinnati .... 1 s 2Brooklyn 3 9 Batteries Poole and Bergen; Hughes and. Farrell. Umpire Lynch. Chicago, 7 Philadelphia, 2. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 4. White weak ened in the 12th inning, and Chicago made six hits, including a double and a home run. scoring five runs. Up to that time the game had been a pitchers' battle. At tendance, looO. The score: R H El RHE umcago i 1Q Philadelphia... 2 9 Batteries Taylor and Kilns: White and Dooin. Umpire O Day. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago, 8; Philadelphia, 7. CHICAGO. Aug. 4.-Chicago and Phlla dclpbia fought a closely played contest today. Jn which errors and gifts cut a great figure In the run-getting. A gift, a single and a terrific drive to center by Mertes scored the winning run. Attendance. 1550. The score: RHE RHE Dliicago S 13 3Phlladelphia... 7 9 4 Batteries Piatt. Griffith and Sullivan; Mitchell, Wilson and Schreck. Boston, C; Detroit, 1. DETROIT. Aug. 4. Young was In fine form and pitched, splendid ball. Slever, on the contrary, was easy, and was. hit safely eight times In the first three in nings. Attendance, 2GS7. The score: R H El RHE Detroit 1 6 lBoston 6 11 1 Batteries Siever and McGulre; Young and Crlger. St. Louis, 8; Baltimore, 2. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4. St. Louis took an other game from Baltimore today without being pushed. The visitors made the same number of hits as the home team and one less error, but their work in the field was decidedly off color. Attendance, 1500. The score: St. Louis 8 9 2Baltlraore 2 9 1 Batteries Donahue and Kahoc; "Wilts and Ytager. Cleveland, 1; Washington, O. . CLEVELAND. Aug. 4. With two out In the ninth inning, Moore won his own game by driving in a run with a scratch single. The score: Cleveland 1 S (Washington... 0 5 2 Batteries Moore and Wood; Orth and Clark. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. National Icsgne. Won. Lost. P. C. Pittsburg 63 Brooklyn ..50 Boston 43 Cincinnati 39 Chicago 37 St. Louis 41 Philadelphia 36 New York 2S 20 .75 41 40 45 41 49 53 58 .519 "518 .464 .474 .43G .404 .226 American Lengrne. Won. Lost. P. C. Chicago .... St. Louis .. Philadelphia Boston .49 35 37 .5K .46 .43 .48 .41 .564 .58? .5411 .47J .449 .439 .425 37 40 46 49 46 50 Washington Cleveland 40 Detroit 36 Baltimore 37 Western Leacne Scores. At Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, 5; Denver, 12. At Peoria Peorla-Ivansas City game postponed; rain. At MIlwaukee-rSL Joseph, 10; Milwau kee, 2. At Omaha Omaha, 6; Des Molnes.E. International Chess. HANOVER, Aug. 4. When adjourn ment was taken at l o'clock In the 12th round of the international chess masters' tournament, Pillsbury, Napier and Wolf had won their games, and Atkins and MIeses had drawn their games. 'All the other games were adjourned in pretty even positions. In the afternoon sitting, Mason created a sensation by beating the leader, Jan- owskl. Gunsberg, Gottschall and Tscnl gorin won their games. The game be tween Bardeleben and Swiderski was ad journed a second time again In an even position. As a result of today's play Pins- bury and Janowski are on even terms for first place, with eight games won out of 11 played. Largest Prixe List for One Week. NEW YORK, Aug. 4. "Entries for the grand circuit meeting at Brighton Beach next week have closed, and all the classes have filled well. In the $10,000 Bonner me morial for 2:12 trotters, there are 13 named: Alcy. Alfred Star. Alice Carr, Belle Kaiser. Dan D., Improvidence, Le ola. Lady Thlsbe, Miss Whitney, Major Delmar, Ruth M., Rhythmic and Silver Gown. These are the cracks of the early meetings. The match for $10,000 between The Abbot and Lord Derby is the star attraction of the week, and will be trot ted August 14. Both horses are In great form. The prize list of $66,500 is the larg est ever given in one week. Tracey Starts For Seattle. Tom Tracey left yesterday for Seattle. where he will continue training -for his bout with Tom Rellly on Aug. 16. Yes terday afternoon Jack Grant sent the following telegram to Del Lampman, manager of the Queen City Athletic Club, at Seattle: "Tracey left on the 3:30 P. M. train. Tell Cudihee." As Cudihee Is up in the Big Bend country looking for the real Tracy, it is quite likely that the message will not be delivered. Preparations for Fight Proceeding. NEW LONDON, Con., Aug. 4. The contract for the erection of the arena for the Corbett-McGovern boxing exhibition to be held In this city on August 29, was awarded today. Work will begin on the structure tomorrow. Its exterior di mensions will be 420 feet by 250 feet and It will seat-20,000 people. Tiers of boxes will encircle the ring and behind these and encircling them will be 20 tiers of seats. All arrangements for the exhi bition are going on despite the assertion that the fight will be stopped. Canadian Cycle Races. OTTAWA. OnL, Aug. 4. This was the third and last day of the cycle races of the National Association at 'Varsity Oial. Summary: Half-mile circuit championship Frank Kramer won; Major Taylor, second; John I. Fisher, third; time 1:07 3-5. Circuit handicap, five miles Patsy Kee gan. Boston (250 yards), won; M. Bod ell. Long Island (230 yards), second; F. Beau champ, Australia 300 yards, third; time 10:46. Trimble May Fight Jackson. Ben Trimble, the well-known middle weight, has written to Manager Day, of the Pastime Club, asking for a match with Young Peter Jackson. If Jackson wins his bout with Al Wenlg Trimble will be given a chance. Wenlg, arid Jack son are scheduled to appear before the Pastime Club next month. Root-Gardner Fight Postponed. SALT LAKE, Aug. 4. Owing to objec tions raised by the Grand Lodge of Elks, the Root-Gardner fight, which was sched uled to take place August 15, has again been postponed. It Is announced tonight that the fight will occur August 18, this dote being satisfactory to all concerned. Trolley Strike Not Settled. IRONTON, O., Aug. 4, Today's sltua tlon in the street railway strike has been without incident on the Ironton division. The union men are operating cars on schedule time In Accordance with an agreement reached at a conference con eluded early this morning, but tonight there Is strong evidence of a renewal of the strike in sympathy with the men on the Huntington .and Ashland divisions, The strike In the Kentucky and West Virginia towns is still on, the company refusing to recognize the union and re instate the discharged men. As a result of visits between the committees today It Is said to be definitely decided that the Ironton men will not go out unless, the company makes terms with other dlvl sions. Simultaneously with a conference here labor mass meetings to discuss the striki 'are being held at Huntington, but no decision Is expected until late tonight Strikers Ask for Aid. SHAMOKIN. Pa:, Auc. 4. The head auartcrs of the ninth district. United Mlneworkers. was visited today by hun dreds of men asklne for aid. Many were accompanied by their wives and children Orders on stores for provisions were is sued only to strikers In good standlnc In the order. A nurnhw at an nil can t who have worked in the mines for years tried to 'obtain aid. but were" refused, where- .upon they threatened to zo to work as nonunion men. DAY WITH PRESIDENT. Chief Plnchot a Visitor The Phil ippine Frncis. OYSTER BAY, Aug? 4.-Glff ord Plnchot, of Washington, Chief of the Bureau of Forestry, of the Agricultural De partment, called early In the after noon, and was a guest of the Presi dent at luncheon. Durlns the afternoon he discussed some departmental matters. Including questions that have arisen con cerning the National forest reserves. Archbishop Ryan talked briefly with the President about the work being done among the Indians by the commission, to which he was appointed a few months ago as successor to Bishop Whipple. They discussed the Philippine friars question, the President speaking freely and frank ly of his attitude in the matter. Mr. Roosevelt Is satisfied that the Phil ippine friars have not the confidence of the natives. It Is his wish. th6refore, to have withdrawn from the archipelago the friars now there, to whom the people will pay no heed, and to replace them with good men as many from America as pos sible to whom tho natives will listen and in whom they will have.oonfidence. Mr. Plnchot will leave shortly for the Philippines, where, by direction of the President, he will make careful Investiga tion of tho forests of the archipelago with a view to making an extensive report thereon. During the afternoon the Presi dent and Mr. Plnchot went down into the woods below the Roosevelt home with axes and cleared a space around a ven erable beech tree to make practical dem onstration of Mr. PInchot's forestry theory. Archbishop Ryan, after his visit to Sag amore Hill, said he agreed with the Presi dent and Governor Taf t on the stand they are taking toward the friars in the Phil ippines. He believed the present flurry among Catholics will subside and that the churches as a whole will realize that the President is acting for the best Interests of all concerned. President Indorsed Hazing Sentence, WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. President Roosevelt today returned the papers In the case of Alexander Pendleton. Jr.. to the War Department, with an Indorsement confirming the sentence of dismissal. Pendleton was a first-class cadet at West Point, and -was found jrullty of hazlnc. He was appointed from Arizona. President to Visit Nebrnska. OMAHA. Aug. 4. Senator Millard's pri vate secretary tonight announced that ar rangements have been made whereby President Roosevelt will visit Nebraska on September 26 and 27. He will spend the evening of the 27th in this city and will witness the Fall, carnival. Leavenivorth Rifle Practice. LEAVENWORTH. Kan.. Aug. 4. Tues day will be the last day of the infantry rlfie competition of the Department of the Missouri. Major-General John Bates will arrive on an earlv train to attend. Two men Sergeant Oelekers. Sixth In fantry, and Sergeant Deubery. Twenty second Infantry are now tied for first place. The following Is a list of the 10 highest men: Sergeant Oelekers, Sixth Infantry 407 Sergeant Deubery, Twenty-second In fantry 407 Corporal Foster, Twenty-second In fantry 369 Sergeant Ulmer, Twenty-second In fantry 3S2 Private Wocd. Engineers i 374 Sergeant Gundry, Sixteenth Infantry.. 373 Sergeant Costello, Engineers 364 Corporal Garvcy. Engineers 357 Sergeant Boeck, Twenty-second In fantry 355 Private Sheehy, Twenty-second Infan try 347 Attempt to Destroy Opera Ilonse. SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 4. A special to the Telegram from Richfiejd, Utah, says that an attempt was made last night to destroy the Chrlstensen Opera-House in that city with dynamite. Peter Chrls tensen, owner of the building, happening to enter the theater late In the evening, noticed the odor of coal oil, and a hasty search resulted in the finding of a burning fuse leading to a keg of giant powder in the midst of a large pile of oll-soakcd paper. The theater is situated in the cen ter of a business block, and the discovery of the burning fuse probably averted a disastrous lire. There is strong talk of lynching the would-bo Incendiary If caught. Movements of Minister Wa. WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Minister Wu Ting Fang, accompanied by several members of the legation, will go to New York later this week to meet Prince Chen and his party, comprising China's mission to the coronation of King Ed ward, who are expected to reach this country from Cherbourg next Saturday. The Minister will consult with the Prince and his associates and determine upon a programme for their entertainment dur ing their brief stay In the East, as the Intention of the Prince has been to sail from Vancouver for China, August IS. Minister Wu returned to Washington tonight from Atlantic City to look after some matters requiring his attention. Postofllce Boys Quit Two Honrs. PITTSBURG. Aug. 4. Thirty-nine spe cial delivery boys employed at the postof llce struck today acainst payment of salarv of promoted messengers out of the money set aside tor delivery purposes. For two hours they kept the special delivery ser vice at a standstill. Postmaster Holdra finally convinced the boys that they were violating their oaths, and wore in open re bellion against the United States Govern ment, and they reluctantly returned to Book Company Gets Charter. TOPEKA. Kan.. Aug. 4. The State charter board tonight granted a charter to the American Book Company to do business in this state. The company made application for the charter in ac cordance with an order made by the Su preme Court. A fight was made before the board to prevent the granting of the charter. Ames Granted Continuance. MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 4.-Judgc McGee today granted a continuance of the extor tion case against ex-Superintendent of Follce Frederick W. Ames, until the Sep tember term. The defendant's attorneys presented affidavits to the effect that Mayor Ames and Joseph Cohen, important witnesses for the defense, will not be here until September. - Palm Oil Color Oleomargarine. WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. Commissioner Terkcs. of the Internal Revenue Bureau, today gave a hearing to counsel repre senting oleomargarine Interests on the question of allowing the use of palm oil In the manufacture of oleomargarine. The contention of the counsel wus that al though palm oil gives a tinge of yellow It la not an artificial coloring within the meaning of the law. A decision probably will be made early next week. Wlndovr-Glnss Workers Scale. PITTSBURG, Aug. 4.-The executive board of the Window-Glass Workers' As sociation L. A., 300. of Knights of Labor, have adopted a resolution declaring that no scale qf wages will be given to any firm or set of workmen for the blast of 1902-3 until a majority of the plants oper ating under the.scale decide to start work. NOW 12 THE TIME To go East. Greatly reduced excursion rates In connection with, the Rio Grande lines. Superb service. Magnificent scenery. Choice of routes.' Call at the ticket office. 124 Third street. DOMESTIC PEARL TRADE VALUABLE RESOURCES OP WATERS ABOUT JOLO. THE Trnde Worth. Many Millions Novr In Forelam Hands Fine Collection In Possession of Saltan. Our new possessions In the Orient reach down to within five degrees of the equator, where, scattered over a tropic sea as though sown from the hand of a creative giant, is found the Jolo Archipelago, says the New York Tribune. This is a point where extremes meet. Free Americans find slavery recognized as a part of the social system. The missionaries of the latcsti Protestant faith find followers of the false prophet making treaties in the sacred language of the Koran, and teach ers gather their pupils from the harems of Sultans and datt03. The pearl and shell fisheries of tho Jolo waters are little known to the world at large, and only to a limited degree to com merce, yet upon the authority of expert testimony they rank In quality and prod uct and possibility of development with the famed and ancient grounds of Ceylon and the Persian Gulf, and the more mod ern areas of Australia and Torres Strait. t The fishing grounds of the Jolo Archi pelago are credited with contributing to day the greatest number of theflnest round pearls that find their "way into the channels of commerce. The pearls them selves arc simply a side issue, or, rather, a by-product, the pearl oyster shell, the mother-of-pearl of commerce, being tho principal object of the fisherman s quest. They weigh from one to eight pounds a pair, somo of them being as large as dinner plates and almost as round. They arc shipped In large quantities to Singapore and London, and the business. like many other industries in the Philip plne5, is, to a large degree, in the hands of Chinamen, who pay tho natives from 40 to CO cents a pound for the shells. and it Is estimated that only from to 1 per cent of the shells contain pearls. Under English nnd Chinese Control Aside from the Irregular and crude fish ing of the natives, there are two com panies, one English and one Chinese, with headquarters at Jolo, which pursue the business in a systematic manner. with suitable vessels, and equip their div ers with diving suits and employ all the modern appliances for deep-sea ex plorations. The companies named pay a certain sum to the Sultan of Jolo for the privilege of fishing, and that the bus iness is profitable may be assumed from the fact that the Chartered Bank of In dla. Australia & China and the Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation have extensive Interests In It. The conditions essential to the greatest development of the mother-of-pearl and the pearl-bearing mollusk are a reefy bot tom, near mud, and " especially where there is a luxurious sunnlv of submarine vegetation, coral cups and another beau tiful coral growth resembling "coach whips," four or five feet in length, Sweeping tides and. an abundance of liv ing reefs are particularly favorable to the growth of this beautiful Iridescent mollusk. These conditions exist to per fectlon In the waters of the Jolo archi pelago, where pearl fishing Is now car ried on to a limited extent, and also along the coast of Palawan, as well as along the Mindanao shores of the Jolo and Celebes Seas. It is estimated that the area suited to the growth and propagation of the pearl oyster covers approximately 15.000 square miles, an area large enough to furnish a . supply to meet the present demand of the entire world, and the imagination only can picture the number, beauty and value of the beautiful pearls "of purest ray serene that await discovery in tho warm waters of those far-off Eastern seas. While most mollusks secrete mother-of-pearl, there are few that yield pearls, and the best producer of both is the pearl oyster of the Jolo waters. The finding of the pearl, however, is as uncertain as the finding of the rich nuggets in placer mining. It has been found that in open lng over 5000 shells not a single pearl worth 52o was encountered, and. again as many as a dozen have been found In a single shell: and there Is a story cur rent that an Englishman a few years ago -found a shell devoid of the oyster, but containing 65 pearls. Dcivdrops or Secretlonor There have been all sorts of theories advanced as, to the origin of the pearl, One ancient author states that the oyster rises to receive the raindrops, which are afterward converted into pearls, and this theory obtained among the natives of the new world at the time of its dis covery, as iney thought they were formed from petrified dewdrops in con ncction with sunbeams. The prevailing Idea, however. Is that the formation is caused by an effort on the part of the oyster In which the pearl is found to rid Itself of an Irritation caused by the pres ence of some foreign body, which exclt ed the secretion of the nacreous matter In concentric layers until the foreign sub stance became encysted. The experience of pearl fishers lends weight to this the ory, because they find that shells irreg ular in shape, stunted in growth, bearing excrescences or hating the shell honey combed by boring parasites are most likely to yield pearls. The value of the Jolo pearl, as of nil others, depends upon its size, shape, color, brightness and freedom from defects. Per fectly round pearls, weighing over 25 grains are rare and very expensive. Pearls are sold by the pearl grain, four grains being equal to one carat. The formula for finding the price of a pearl, beginning at a size larger than one grain. Is to square Its weight and multiply the product by the value of a single grain, a two grain pearl therefore, being worth four times, and a five-grain pearl being worth 25 times the value of one grain. In the large collection of pearls of the Sultan of Jolo have always been many specimens rare In size, form and luster. A few have found their way into the mar kets of London and Paris as the condi tion of the royal exchequer ran low, and their excellence may be Judged by the re fusal to part with them at prices even higher than obtained In Europe. Upon the death of the former Sultan In 1S79 there was found among his effects a box full of pear's of large size and superior qual ity. Upon his demise, as frequently oc curs In Oriental households, the contents of this box disappeared, but a portion of the contents was subsequently recov ered by his son and successor, the 'Sul tan Budcroodln, and a few were In 18S2 sold In order to defray the expenses of his pilgrimage to Mecca. Binco that date a large number of fine pearls have found their way Into the possession of the reigning Sultan, who has been slow to part with them. Vnlne of the Trnde. The pearl oyster shell Is valuable, and its merit depends upon the ojallty of the hard, silver iridescent on nacreous lining particularly noticeable In the Jolo prod uct. The varieties known to commerce are the white, the golden-edged and tho black-edged shells. The market price va ries from $300 to $900 a ton. according to quality and the source of production, the Jolo shells ranking highest in the mar ket The chief sources of the present sup ply are Torres Strait, Western Australia and the Jolo archipelago. Until 18S6 Ma nila was the great center of this trado In the Orient, and the entire product of the surrounding seas became known as Manila shells, but the short-sighted policy of Spain in dealing with her insular pos sessions forced the transfer o( this entire traffic to the British port of Singapore. The present mother-pf-pearl trade of the United States is in an unfortunate and ab normal condition, because tho raw mate rial, the pearl oyster shell.a product of United States territory, passes first Into British cr Chinese hands, through Singa pore, and then to London, whence it Is shipped to the United States, to be worked up in American factories. It Is needless to say that this condition should not ho allowed to continue. Nor Is the In dustry one of little importance. The Im portations of shells Into the United States In 1SSS were valued at $906,852, In 1829 at $373,944. and In 1500 at $1,019,730. so It is a business that Is showing a healthy and normal growth and Is one In which this country promises to lead the world. The same care bestowed upon the peari oyster grounds of the Philippines that is now- given to the oyster beds of the Chesa peake Bay would, no doubt, be attention wisely bestowed, and the United States Fish Commission has no more interest ing problem before it than to apply the experience gained from the waters of other lands to the protection and develop ment of the beautiful bivalve of the Philippines. It is scarcely necessary to mention the many branches of artistic handicraft in which the beautiful mother-of-pearl of the Jolo seas are utilized. It vies in radiant beauty with the delicate lace, the bril liant plumage and sheeny silk employed In the manufacture of women's fans; it lends inimitable luster to costly card cases; It Is a favorite handle for tho finest pen knives and is worked Into a hundred fancy articles of use and beauty, but Its most general use is In the manufacture of buttons. It now remains for American merchants to divert this shell trade to Manila or di rect to the United States, and for tho American citizen to find new uses for this most beautiful product of our tropic seas. BIBLE AS A SERIAL. Tho Sacred Book to Be Reprinted In a Newspaper. Carleton F. Hodge, who will in this week's issue of his paper, the Assumption Weekly Independent, .begin the publica tion of the Bible as a serial story. In ex plaining his determination, declares peo ple who never look inside of their own Bibles will read the Scriptures In a news paper, says an Assumption (III.) dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. He claims that. when punted in a newspaper, the Bible will become sufficiently worldly to attract readers. Mr. Hodge Is undertaking a long contract. If he prints one column from the Bible in. his paper each week. It will be nearly o0 years before he can write "Concluded in our next." Mr. Hodge argues that his serial will prove as entertaining as any fiction he can find, and, besides spreading the eos pel, will materialy add to thff circulation of the Weekly Independent. His scheme has already attracted much attention, and he Is dally in receipt of letters from min isters and others, some praising his scheme, others censuring him. Hodge Tells His Reasons. In talking of his reasons for deciding to print the Bible, Mr. Hodge 3ald today: "Why do I publish the Bible? To the majority ofpersons the publication of this oldest of books would seem superfluous a senseless waste of space, considering Its already vast circulation. "Let us consider. How many people who own Bibles have always owned Bibles and would blush to confess to the lack of one, ever scan the Inside of the book? How many of this number, were they so inclined, would bo able, from the utter unfamlliarlty with its character, to select a passage or section from which to read that would prove Interesting enough to warrant a repetition of the experiment? Would they not lay it aside with at least a mental observation that It was 'dry'? Bible tC Liberal Edncator. "The Bible, considered from a standpoint wholly foreign to moral sentiment, is a liberal education If read and studied con scientiously or with perseverance, if you prefer. Then why not serve It to them In modest courses once a week time enough between in which to digest the contents? And why not "begin at the be ginning? Does one thoroughly understand a question, a principle, a piece of mech anism, until he has gone to the bottom of it and worked up, step by step, every de tail Impressed upon his mind, until the whole Is a part of himself? "For example, compare the man who Is considered, to use a common expression, 'well Informed with the college-bfed man. Not in the light of individual merit and worth, understand me, but as to thorough ness and comprehensiveness. One has bits of knowledge, gathered from many sources good and substantial of its kind, but dis connected. Jumbled and Incomplete. The college man, or the college education, typifies the system beginning at the be ginning. All Will Find Something Neiv. "I believe the Bible as a serial In my paper will prove as interesting and enter taining to my readers as any fiction I could use. While I do not by that state n.cnt imply that my readers are more In the dark on the Bible than other sections, or that I am making a strenuous effort to bring a colony of heathen Into the light, I believe the majority of those who be lieve they have read the book will find something new and of Interest in each in stallment of the story. "There are, aside from those who are or claim to be Bible students, a large class of readers newspaper and fiction readers who are indifferent to the Bible; some who condemn it without so much as a trial. To this class the Bible, an equal associate of the good, bad and Indifferent of general newspaper matter, will take on another complexion becor sufficiently worldly, as It were, to attract them. "We shall see, after the first number, whether or not I have figured correctly. To be sure, there Is no criterion. To the best of mylknowledge the Independent will be the first newspaper In the history of the world to attempt the work, and a re spectful 'stand-aside' policy on the part of my brothers in the profession will be be coming, at least, until the result Is dis cernible." A Gentleman Anions Beasts. Washington Post. Representative Lacey,' of Iowa, has contributed to the Congressional Record th following essay on the buffalo: "The buffalo was the noblest of all the wild animals that inhabited this conti nent when America was discovered. "The ages In which this wonderful creature was evolved Into his peculiar form and size are Inconceivable In dura tion. How admirably he was adapted to life upon tho Western- plains! When he had fed he traveled with his fellows In long lines, single file, to the favorite watering place. The herd did not spread abroad and trample, down and destroy the grass In such aoourney, but In long and narrow trails the Journey was made, and when the drinking place was reached and thirst was sated the buffalo never defiled tho pool in which he drank. "He was a gentleman among beasts. Just as the game hog is a beast among gentlemen." Mr. Lacey's composition entitles him to take the head of the class. The Drag: He Wanted. Chicago Chronicle. In a small town In Kansas the other day Mr. Taylor, the proprietor of the drug store, happened to be called away from his store and left his wife In charge. A large Norwegian who spoke English with difficulty entered and said: "Hi owe de firm 10 cents." "Very well," replied Mrs. Taylor, "Just pay It to me and it will be all right." The Norwegian made no attempt to pro duce the coin, but gazed steadily at "Mrs. Taylor and repeated: "HI owe de firm 10 cents." "Yes, I heard you say that before. Now, if you are afraid I will give you a receipt for It." In astonishment the man from Norway looked at her and walked out 'without a word. Pretty soon he returned with a fellow-countryman, whose command of English was a little better and who ln- terpreted the rerriark to Mrs. Taylor by explaining: "He wants 10 cents' worth of iodoform." PREMIER AN EX-PRIEST. Started in Life as Abbe Combes, Be came Doctor of Medicine. London Truth. "Once a priest always a priest" accord ing to the-common law. If so. the French Republic has for the first time a priest! at the head of the government as Prime Minister. The Premier set out in life as the Abbe Combes, but soon threw aside the soutane, or priestly gown. After be ing a doctor of theology he became an M. D., and had the good luck to be. as Republican Mayor of a commune, where he practiced in the Charante Inferieure. persecuted by MacMahon's "Moral Or der" government. By rapidly successive efforts of universal suffrage he. In con sequence, became again Mayor, County Councilor and Senator. He Is now. though but 67, among the senior of the elected members of the Senate, where he soon took a leading place as a useful member. In no haste to shine as a speaker, he, distinguished himself as a hard-working member of special committees, and then as a re porter on bills. He speaks remarkably well, and always out of knowledge of the subject with which he has to deal. By his application to business this little man he is a hop-o-my-inumb puts to shame his big colleagues. M. Combes Is a good writer and has conslvlerably added to his income by furnishing articles on physiological sub jects to the papers and on physiological and historical subjects to the reviews. He distinguished himself by a work on "La Psychologle de Saint Thomas d'Aquln," the great Catholic doctor of theology and casuistry. He also dissect ed the soul of St. Theresa, and went Into the causes of 'Tinferiorite des races roy ale." physical and mental. He demon strated his thesis in this' Instance with a :rowd of examples. As an M. D. he never lost literary style, which he culti vated In youth as professor of history at the School (or College) of the Assump tion at Nimes. .His literary style has derived body from medical studies. Mr. Combes had a very large provincial prac tice before he betook himself to legis lation as a Senator. As a doctor in ho: haste to render assistance to his many patients, he acquired his peculiar way of running when he walks. The breath of scandal has never touched this ex-prlest. who is a true philosopher. He has known how to bide his time, how to be thoroughly useful in his sphere, and has found too much enjoyment In 'activity to care for wealth. His quarter's salary, what money he can make with his pen. and a small Inde pendent Income, amply suffice for his wants. NECESSITY OF SLEEP. Death by Sleeplessness n Chinese - Mode of Punishment. Alnslee's Magazine. If sleep in some cases may cause death, lack of sleep is sure to do so. A person absolutely without sleep for nine days will die. Sufferers from insomnia sometimes maintain that they have gone for weeks without sleeping, but It has been proved that they do sleep without being aware of It. At a certain point sleep Is inevitable, no matter what the bodily condition, the alternative being death. Prisoners have slept on the rack of the Inquisition. And the Chinese found that only the greatest Ingenuity and vigilance could carry out a sentence of death by sleeplessness.. This mode of capital rninls-hment was long In favor In China, and Is said to be so to day; while as a form of torture,, depriva tion of sleep Is considered one of the most efficacious weapons in the Chinese Judi cial arsenal. In some such cases the prisoner is kept in a cage, too small to stand up or He down In, and constantly prodded with a sharp rod. Death by starvation, also a Chinese punitive method, Is a slower process, and therefore, one would think, more calculated to ap peal to-the Oriental mind, If it were not that death by sleeplessness is thought so much more painful In the latter case, the brain Is the first affected of all the organs of the body, while In case of star vation the brain longest retains Its nor mal weight and character. A corresponding mode of taming wild elephants Is said to be depriving the ani mals of sleep when first caught. In a few days they become comparatively spiritless and harmless. The brain of the elephant Is held to be more highly de veloped than that of any other wild ani mal, but. of course, compared with a hu- AND ASTHMA Stay at home, work. eat. sleep and stand expesure without suf fering. References all over the world. 51.CC0 patients. Exami nation free by mail. 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