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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30

NorE-In the ABOVE exposition Of the tides the
early morning tides given in the left hand
column and the successive tides of the day in the
order of occurrence as to time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day. the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
hand column gives the last tide Of the day. except
when there are but three tides. sometimes
occurs The heights given are additions to the
soundings the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when q minus sign q precedes the
height, and then the number given Is suptractive
from the depth given by the charts
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30
STEAMERS no AkRIvE.

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BULLETIN PUBLISHED By OPTICAL
AUTHORITY THE SUPERTNTESDESE
Sunday. August 80.
sun rises. ......... 53s Moon rises . 10.03PN
Sun sets.-..........6 8 ~ Moon sess.......
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30
OCEAN STEAMERS.

Dates of Departure From San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30
Oomestic Porte.

mites SW of she FaraIo1eS spoke the Br bark In
vergarry, from Newcastle, NSw, for San Fran
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30

srEAMER IDEsTIsATIov.T SANS PIER
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30

For late Shippinq Htepiqenes See Fourtesnta Page.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
Allen e. Thurman,s Memory.

"Among men of remarkable memo ries will give a prominent place to the Old Roman, Allen G. Thurman, said Lawyer Mills. "To mention slight in cident of his powers: When I was asso- ciated with him in prosecuting what is known as the tally sheet cases in Ohio, I was peculiarly impressed by the great ness of MT. Thurman, by his strength of intellect, profusion of thought and mag nifcent accomplishments as lawyer. I was also greatly impressed by his fine scholarship, and have this illustration of the accuracy of his learning: While one of the attorneys engaged in the case referred to was addressing the jury he professed to make a quotation from Shakespeare-'t to make assurance doubly sure. MT. Thurman, with affected in dignation, turned to me and said, T thought he used to be a schoolmaster , I said, Yes. Well, in that case, he said, he ought to know better. Shake speare never said that. What do you mean, judge?' I asked in surprise. T mean, said he, that Shakespeare never wrote "make assurance doubly sure. !" What he wrote was "make assurance double sure. "' I myself had doubts as to the correctness of this criticism, but afterward verified it by examining the standard editions of Shakespeare. '- Chicago Inter Ocean,
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
A Fagin in Real Life.

Theodore Grant, a New York Fagin, was convicted of teaching boys to steal. He had been arrested with three of his pupils, Morris Jonkofsky, aged Q; Louis SilYerbloom, &; and Samuel Hallowitz, B. "He stole," little Jonkofsky told Justice Hayes, "and he taught us kids to steal We would take things out of each others pockets. Mostly we were shades and workers He did most of the picks himself. I used to go up in front of a woman and knock some thing out of her hand, and stand so she couldn't pick it up easily Then Grant would pick her pocket from behind. When there was crowd we would shade Grant. He did the work while we crawled around so people couldn't see"
 ''What have you to say for yourself?" asked the justice.
 ''When I was pulled by de cops dis kid had just touched a pocket, but I wasn't in de job," said Grant.
 '"Dhis Is Fagin and Oliver Twist in real life," said the justice. "The sen- tence of the court is that you be con- fined in the penitentiary for one year on each of the three complaints against xou
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
CIGARETTES AND INSANITY.
A Hospital Superintendent Says They Are
 Very Closely Related.

A Hospital Superintendent Says They Are
 Very Closely Related.
 Dr. Benjamin Blackford, the able su- perintendent of the Western State hospi- tai at Staunton, Va, in his annual re- port to the board of directors of that in- stitution, says
 ''To great extent the increase of in- sanity may be attributed to the perni- cious cigarette smoking habit, now so long prevalent among and undermining the moral, physical and mental health of the youth of our country during their early years and development, when the brain is tender and plastic and easi- ly affected by the noxious inhalations is- suing through and around the nerve cen- ters. Their nervous organization is apt to become more shattered by the 'ciga- rette habit than if they were addicted to alcoholic stimulants during that period, and will surely be the first to give way, and, of course, the first to suffer, espe- oially during the period of puberty, with its strain on the nervous system. The youth at college who burns the midnight oil is to be commended for his industry, but too often he burns out his brain at the same time with the accom- panying cigarette. The process of waste and injury to the nervous system may be greater than the repair, and mental bankruptcy is the result. "-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
PLATE GLASS VS. TURKEY.
Though a Quarter of an Inch Thick, It
 Gave Way.

Though a Quarter of an Inch Thick, It
 Gave Way.
 The other morning a gentleman from the country went to Belton, Tex, hay ing some turkeys in his wagon. Shortly after he drove upon the courthouse square one of his turkeys got loose, hopped out of the wagon, and started across the square toward the opera house. The man and his dog started aft CT it full tilt. The race was pretty one. By the time the turkey got to the opera house it was doing its best, half run ming and half flying.
 The front of the lower story of the opera house is filled with fine, large, French plate glass windows. and when the turkey arrived at these it did not notice the obstruction nor stop for it, but went through it as if it were not there. It broke large hole in the win dow, but that did not impede the prog ress of the turkey. It lost few feath- CTS, but when captured did not seem to be otherwise injured. The glass in the window was fully quarter of an inch in thickness. .-Galveston News.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07

F1ehts-sOufh Dakota the Scene of the
 Novelty-PeopIs Excited and Success
 Anticipased.
 A bull fight is not often given to raise money for a religious purpose, but such is the plan which the residents of Zie bach, Nowlin and Sterling counties, in South Dakota, have now in contempla- ton. The fight itself will resemble lit tie the stereotyped affair to which the Spanish American states and the parent country in Europe are accustomed. The idea originated with the cowboys on the Wernoch ranch, in Ziebach county, on the east bank of the Cheyenne river, and from all indications the entertainment will be great success.
 For some time the Methodists of the counties in question have been thinking of establishing church at central point where all the residents of the dis trict can reach it. The country is thinly populated, not to mention the fact that only a small proportion of such popula- tion as there is takes the slightest inter est in religious matters, and the diff culty of raising the necessary funds was for months an insurmountable obstacle in the way of the establishment of the house of worship.
 The Wernich cowboys were not among those who felt the need of religious in- struction, but they were deeply interest ed when the daughter of neighboring rancher suggested the bull fight as an excellent plan for raising money. With fin 6 week from the time the suggestion was made the outlines of the fight had been roughly sketched, and volunteers were eagerly offering themselves for a part in the festivities.
 Several lively young steers were se- lected to play the star roles and score of cowboys to fill the secondary parts. The religious element would not hear to the torture of the animals, and it was accordingly arranged that the fighters should be armed only with their heavy Quirts or whips of hair and be permitted to resort to the use of firearms only in case of absolute necessity. As the men will all be mounted it is unlikely that any such occasion will arise, and the steers will probably enjoy the perform ance quite as much as the cowboys.
 When an animal has been in the ring for sufficient length of time, it will simply be lassoed and dragged aside and another brought in to take it's place.
 The exact date of the fight has not yet been fixed. It will probably be some time in January, weather permitting, or few weeks later in case severe cold should make the exhibition impossible during that month. A large attendance is promised from the towns in the vii cinity, and a considerable sum will un doubtedly be raised for an early start upon the new church. - New York World.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07

aspect of some chief European prov inces of the Ottoman dominion. These are likely to be involved, not less seri- ously than those of Asia Minor, or Anatolia, with Armenian and Syria, in the general confusion and strife of diff ferent races and religious communities, and the armed intervention of foreign powers, by which the very existence of the Sultan's empire is menaced with disruption. Macedonia especially, with its population divided between Turks, Greeks and Bulgarians, occupying a large territory which intervenes be- tween Roumelia, the proper European Turkey, and the Mussulman province of Albania, has for many years past been in very disturbed condition. TG the north of it lies the almost indepen- dent principality of Bulgaria; to the south, in Thessaly, 1t is approached by the kingdom of Greece.
 The military forces of Bulgaria, if its ruler were enabled, by more favorable political relations with either of the great powers, Russia or Austria, to un- dertake such an enterprise, might pos sibly be sufficient to conquer a portion of Macedonia, with the facilities afford ed by the geographical situation.
 The whole internal policy of this un- happy empire, in default of equitable and efficient domestic rule, is to sup port itself, with its official agents of fiscal extortion, upon the mutual ami mosities of its diverse races of sub- jects, who are allowed to outrage, plum der and massacre each other, so long
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07

ized with tobacco, mentally resolve, ''Now, that is my last. l will never use it again, know that it is injuring me physically and financially and my nerves are becoming so irritated that I can't stand the least annoyance. |" What is the result? These good reso- lutioDs are generally made while the effect of the use of tobacco practically paralyzes the cravings of millions of irritated nerve centers and just as soon as the effects commence to pass away these good resolutions weaken. showing conclusiyely that the use of tobacco IS not 8 habit but disease of the nervous system caused by the edu- cation of the nerves to crave for the nicotine poisoning. What then is the easy, permanent, natural way to re- lieye yourself of the use of tobacco Certainly not by discontinuing 1t and suffering the nervous reaction and prostrating effects and mental degener- aey sure to follow the long and con. tinued use of tobacco. Does it not suggest itself to you that the natural thing to do is to take a remedy that is specifically prepared to eradicate the effects of the nicotine in the system and to overcome the nerve craving effects and restore the tobacco irritated nerves to a normal and healthy condition To this, we all say "Yes, where is the remedy?" You will find it in No-To- Bac. This is easily said and we all naturally ask for proof. Certainly. If No.To-B Bac fails to cure, The Sterl- ing Remedy Company, of New York. Montreal and Chicago have so much faith in their remedy, that they posi- lively guarantee to refund the money, and the concern being owned and oper- atsd by some of the most reputable business men of the east and west, is absolutely reliable and we are glad to say, abls in every way to live up to its guarantee.
 The sale of No-To-Bac within the past few years has assumed enormous proportions, almost entirely developed upon it's merits and the Iecommenda- tions of the cured. So great is the sale that it is hardly possible to go into any leading drug store without finding it on sale, and the druggist has noth- ing but words of praise to give it.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
AN INTERESTING CAVERN.
Immense subterranean Cave Found Near
 San Diego.

Immense subterranean Cave Found Near
 San Diego.
 A big cave has been discovered on the ocean side of Point Loma, near San Diego, Cal So far as explored it does not seem quite as large as the Man. moth cave of Kentucky, but it is as in- teresting.
 The discovery was made by Horace Metcaf and Vernon G. Matthews, who live on Point Loma. They started out on sort of exploring expedition, and at a point about mile and half north of the lighthouse saw a big hole just above the surface of low tide which seemed to be the entrance to cave. They tried to get down, but the cliffs at that point were too steep, and they gave it up.
 Going farther north, they found an easier place of descent, where they let themselves down with rope. Near the place of descent they ran across a small CT hole, which they entered, finding that it connected with the larger and led into the bowels of the earth.
 Metcalf and Matthews made their way in with some fear, finally reaching a point 250 feet from the entrance, where the passageway widened out in- to an immense chamber big enough to hold the largest building in San Diego They did not fully explore the cave, but thought it ended at the big chamber They describe the interior as grand
 The entrance is only open at low tide, but it is probable that other passages will be found admitting explorers at any time. The tide fills part of the pass ageway to the grand chamber.
 Richard Henry Dana, in "Two Years Before the Mast, mentions cave un- der or near Point Loma, and it is be- lieved that this is the one referred to.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
MIR. BAYARD's SPEECH.
The Part of the Address Which Has Caused
 an Uproar.

The Part of the Address Which Has Caused an Uproar.
 Here are the particular words which Ambassador Bayard used in his now famous address in Edinburgh recently on Individual Freedom, which have caused so much comment:
 ''In my own country I have witnessed the unsuitable growth of that form of state socialism styled protection, which I believe has done more to foster class legislation and create inequality of fortune, to corrupt public life, to banish men of independent mind and character from the public councils, to lower the tone of national representa- tion, blunt public conscience, create false standards in the popular mind, to familiarize it with reliance upon state aid and guardianship in private affairs, divorce ethics from politics and place politics upon the low level of a merce- nary scramble, than any other single cause.
 "Step by step, and largely owing to the confusion of civil strife, it has suc- CoOQoQ III COAt4Ox LII e41O cOs- ereign power of taxation, never hesitat ing at any alliance or the resort to any combination that promised to assist its purpose of preventing public taxation from its only true justification and func- tion, of creating revenue for the SUD- port of the government of the whole people, into an engine for the selfish and private profit of allied benefciaries and combinations called trusts. Un- der its dictation individual enterprise and independence have been oppressed and the energy of discovery and inven- tion debilitated and discouraged.
 "It has unhesitatingly allied itself with every policy which tends to con- mercia1 isolation, dangerously depletes the treasury and saps the popular con- science by schemes of corrupting favor and largesse to special classes, whose support is thereby attracted.
 "Thus it has done so much to throw legislation into the political market, where jobbers and chafferers take the place of statesmen.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
HOW,S THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F.J CHENEY & CO, Props., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F.J.Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and fin ancially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.
 West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, Ohio.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces oi the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
MIR. CLEVELAND WROTE IT.
Original Draft of the Message Was In His
 Handwriting.

Original Draft of the Message Was In His
 Handwriting.
 The belief that the message sent to congress was written by MT. Omey. not by MT. Cleveland, is very generally ex- pressed, but it is authoritatively declared that this belief is not founded on fact. The original draft of the message was in MT. Cleveland's handwriting. MT. Cleveland returned to the White House about o'clock on Sunday.
 He at once sent for Secretary Olney, Secretary Lamont and Secretary Car hsle and was in conference with them for a comparatively short time. He worked alone that night, and before II o'clock Monday morning he handed to one of the clerks the message, all in his own handwriting. It was written on a small tablet and made 15 pages of his very fine manuscript. From this were made the drafts of the message sent to congress Tuesday. Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
New uss For Corncohs.

Frank Shafer brought to Lacon, Ills. the other day 8 sample of sirup which a number of experts pronounced genuine maple sirup. It was nothing more or less than corncob sirup, made as fol- lows: Twelve clean oobs were put in a gallon of water and boiled until soft. Then the juice was strained off and a gallon of dark brown sugar solution added. This is boiled little while, re- sulting in fine quality of sirup, hard ly distinguishable from the maple prod not
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
INCREDIBLE IGNORANCE.

fl Grown Girl In New York Who Did Not
 Know the City's Name. "Where do you hve?" asked Coroner Hoeber in New York the other day of Bertha Koenig, the adult granddaugh- ter of Abraham Koenig, who fell from the second story of 7s Chrystie street on Dec. 4, and died next day.
 'I don't know" said the girl when the question was translated for her. Don't you know the name of this cityr'
 "No."
 "What country is this?'
 "I know that. The Staats. "What book is this?" asked the ooro- ner, holding out the Bible.
 ''I don t know.''
 "Ever hear of the Bible?''
 "No."
 "Ever hear of Jesus Christi" "No."
 "Step down. You are not wanted as witness, |"
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
Where Letters Are a Luxury.

James Jackson, an educated Indian, who is to personally carry the mails from Juneau to Fort Cudahy, Alaska, on the Yukon river, has arrived at Port Townshend, Wash. He came down to SC cure 20 or 80 strong dogs to pull the sleds across the mountains to the Ga nadian postofice on Forty Mile creek.
 This service is merely private enter prise, being maintained by miners, who pay 90 cents for each letter. The Ca- nadian government guarantees $350 for each of two round trips. This is reckon ed as being a most hazardous journey. Several miners in the past years have lost their lives in trying to make it.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
CONSUMPTION CURED.
An Elixir of Life.
T. A. slocum Offers to Send Two Bottles Free of His Remedy to Cure Con-
 sumption and all Lung

T. A. slocum Offers to Send Two Bottles
 Free of His Remedy to Cure Con- sumption and all Lung Troubles.
 Nothing could be fairer, more philan- | thropic or carry more joy in its wake than ! the offer of T. A. Slocum, NJ. O., of 18S Pearl Street, New York. Perfectly conf dent that he has an absolute remedy for the cure of consumption and all pulmonary complaints, he offers through this paper to send two bottles free to any reader who Is suffering from lung trouble or consump- tiOn also loss of flesh and all conditions of wasting. He invites those deSIrous of ob- taining this remedy to send their express and pOst-office address, and to receive In return the two bottles free, which will arrest the approach of death. Already this rem- edy, by it's timely use, has permanently cured thousands of cases which were gwen up, and death was looked upon as an early visitor.
 Knowing his remedy as he does, and being so proof-p0sitive of its benehcent re- suits, Dr.. Slocum considers 1t his religious duty, duty which he owes to humanity, to donate his infallible remedy where it will assault the enemy in it's citadel, and, by its inherent potency, stay the current of dlsso- lutiOn, bringing joy to homes over which the shadow of the grave has been gradusay growing more strongly de6ned, causing fond hearts to grieve. The cheapness of the remedy-offered freely-apart from it's in- herent strength, is enough to commend 1t, and more so is the perfect confidence of the great chemist making the offer, who holds out life to those already becoming ema- ciated, and says: ''Be cured"
 The invitation is certainly worthy of the consideration of the afflicted, who, for years, have been taking nauseous nostrums without effect who have ostracised them selves from home and friends to live in more salubrious climes, where the atmos- phere is more congenial to weak kened lungs, and who have fought against death with all the weapons and strength iE their hands. There will be no mistake in sending for these free bottles-the mistake will be in passing the invitation by.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
couRTINe BY PROXY.
And Now the Bashful Husband Won't Pay
 the Price Agreed On.

And Now the Bashful Husband Won't Pay
 the Price Agreed On.
 A remarkable case of lovemaking by proxy came up before Justice Roger of St. Paul Casper Schmidt, wealthy farmer living near the state fair grounds, asks that a brother farmer, August Sidenkranz, pay him $100 for securing the latter wife.
 Schmidt testified that he had entered into 6 regular contract with Sidenkranz, because of the latter's bashfulness, to do his courting for him and secure therefor 4l0O. Schmidt secured his sister-in-law as the bride, and Sidenkranz was duly married to her, paying $l0 down and agreeing to pay the remainder at later day. The $90 was not forthcoming, and the suit followed
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
A Gift to the Senate.

Henry s. Welcome, the we'll known American merchant in London, has pre- sented to the senate of the United States the portrait of Pocahontas which occupied such prominent place in the Woman's building at the Worlds fair.
 The portrait was painted in England after her conversion to Christianity and her marriage to John Rolfe. Senator Daniel of Virginia will act in MT. We'll come's behalf in making the presenta- tion, and the portrait will ultimately be hung in the new Congressional library.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
As It Should Be.

The curtain will be rung down on the Atlanta exposition by the same bells that will ring out the old year and ring in the new. It is we'll that it should be so 1; that the south should close the year 1895 with an unparalleled record of progress and achievement, and open a new book of facts, clean cut and in- dependent of the past. -K Kansas City Timoc
The St. Johns herald., 1896-03-07
IN SNowBOUND STATES.

In states and territories where snow and ice last all the long winters through, where from cold, it is wonder they do not pro- vide better against some of the conse- quences. In some lumber camps, choppers stand all day in knee-d deep snow with half frozen feet. The feet are much more tender than the hands from being covered up all the time. Men are often lame all summer from the frost-bites of the previous winter. Why it is so, is simply because they do not know that St. Jacobs Oil will cure frost-bit in night.