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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-05
February-IS97.
Norr-In the soove e1po,ition Of ths tidas n

NoTK-In the above exposition OF the tides the
ekrly morning tides are given in the left hand
column, and the successive tides of the day in the
order OF occurrence TO time. The second time
column gives the second tide OF the day the third
time column the third tide. and the last right
hand column gives the last tide OF the day, except
when there but three tides, sometimes
occurs. The heights given additions to the
soundings on the United States Coast Survey
charts. except when a minus sign q precedes tha
height, and then the number given Ia subtractivs
from the depth given by the charts
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-05
FOR SAN JOSE. LOS GiTOS& SlyTlCRuz

CTEAMER ALvISO LEAVES PIER NOS.
- DAY. Wednesday, Friday at 10 IN 1ii
Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday, at P NJ FTeIgSt
and Passenger. Fare between San Franc,sco and
Alyiso, SOC; to San Jose, 75c Clsv ~ 40
~ w, santa Clara st.. San Joss, ''' A'sA
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-05
OCEAN STEAMERS.
sUN. MOON AND AADA.

UNITED STATES COAST AND GEoDETIc SURVEY
TIMES HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FoAT POINT, ENTRANCE TO
SAN Francisco BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFF
CIAL AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDEST-
NoTE-The high and low waters occur al the
City Front (Mission-strset Wharf, about twenty
five minut es later than Fort Point; the height
of tide is the both places.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-05
PUBLIC MONEY IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Local Customs collections in January were
S5O5, se7, against S537, 200 in January, 1896.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-05
.AOsANu QUOTATIONS.
THURSDAY, Feb. 4
THURSDAY, Feb 4 2r.l

United STATES soNDA
BID a IkedI Btd ASked
Q s Is coup.l12 S Is reg. 10s 11O1a
DO new issuel23
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

accomplished he traced back to the
decision made by him when resolutely
changing his purpose, and suiting the
action to the word, he exclaimed:
Right-about facet"
And it is a singular fact that, in
conjunction with Erastus Corning and
/. I. Norton, he purchased the block
on which were situated the two most
frequented rum taverns in Albany,
which stood almost directly opposite
the spot where he formed this decisive
resolution, and having demolished the
same erected thereon a large number
of dwellings, and stores, and during the
same ten years he superintendent the
operations of the temperance press he
could from his desk look down upon
the very spot where he uttered in his
boyhood the Iaconic but decisive SEN
tence: 'Right-about face"
In reply to our question, what had
become of those early companions, he
said: "Of the so young men from
whom 1 then separated, leaving them
to enjoy the pleasures of that eating,
drinking and gambling establishment,
a have already gone to destruction.
One, most promising youth and heir
to great wealth, became so destitute
and degraded that he would brush boots
at three cents pair to obtain the means
of buying glass of rum.
'Some of them came to q most ter
rible end. One, in a state ii intoXica-
ton, fell headforemost from the pier
at Havre, France, and hecdme imbedded
i'll the mud. The receding tide exposed
his sad and dishonored remains to the
public view. Others came to an end, if
less terrible, scarcely less sad"
Young man, heed the words: "Right-
about face!''-National Temperance
Advocate
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
VARIOUS NOTES.

The electric light in the saloon takes
the candle out of the drunkard's home.
Rams Horn.
It's easy to denounce the saloon, but
oh, SO hard to get good men to vote
against it.
The world first ''pities, then endures,
then embraces (when dead) the so
ciai reformer.-The Coming Nation.
when about to take his first drink,
the young man should remember that
every drunkard once stood where he
stands.-Ram's Horn.
An analysis of Modern politics would
show it to be composed of four parts
whisky, two parts bossism and one part
of pure gall.-New Jersey Gazette.
Cooperation is a complete lack Of
selfishness-where the entire neighbor-
hood feel and act upon the principle
that what is the interest of one is the
interest of all, and that no advantage
should be taken of a neighbor.-Com-
monwealth.
Carroll D. Wright, in his analysis Of
crimes committed in the county Of
which Boston is the center, says that
81 per cent. of the crimes were due
to drink, while the remaining number
were committed by those whose drink
ing associations had made them crimi-
mails.
a drunkard will sleep anywhere
on bundle of rags thrown in the cor
ner of an unfinished room. He will
be content with any sort of food, will
allow his family to go about in rags
and will be reduced to such an abject
state that he will work on any terms,
will accept less than the market rate,
will undersell his fellow-workers and
supplies the cheapest labor that is to
be got.-Philadelphia Telegram.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Glass bricks with a hollow CENTER
are found quite desirable in Germany
for the construction of conservatoriess
1t is said that baked bananas will
unfailingly build up and stronghold
thin and weak bodies and enrich the
blood. They should be baked about 20
minutes.
-Shipbuildcrs assert that an iron,
ship has carrying capacity of 116 tons
for every 100 tons carried by a wooden
vessel of the same dimensions, while
the weight of the iron ship is 81 per
cent. less.
Up to the age of 90 a South needs.
nine hours sleep, and after that age'
a person needs eight. Neglect of this
rule causes exhaustion and irritability
and retards intellectual and physical
growth.
In Santa Rosa, Gal, there is q
Baptist church built entirely of the
wood Of a single redwood tree. Even
the roof was made of the same tree,
and there were 60, 900 shingles left. The
church seats 200 people.
Vegetables in the mountains of
Sweden, Norway and Lapland suffer
greatly from the Norway rats. Farm
ing in these districts would be very
Improbable were it not for the white
foxes, which prey largely upon the
rats.
In Sacramento is a schoolboy who
with ease commits to memory long and
difficult lessons, sometimes learning
passages of history fully 500 words in
length But the next day he loses all
recollection of the previous days ac-
CuirementS.
A church in Cleveland needing a
minister agreed to listen to trial SER
mon from a visiting clergyman. The
chairman of the trustees fell asleep dur
ing its delivery, and subsequently OBJ
iccted to him because, as he said, He
doesn't make noise enough"
The friends of man in Kansas City
who had been declared mentally UNI
sound secured the proper committal pa
pers and put them in the hands of a
policeman, who was to take him to an
asylum. The officer discovered him
serving on jury in the circuit court.
Willis Warren, who died recently in
Georgia. was the most influential negro
preacher in the south. When member
of his congregation was very bad and
could not be improved by moral suasion
Mr.. Warren threw off his coat and with
his fists thrashed him into submission,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
VICTORY FOR THE LITTLE ONE.
4 Scientific bantam Cock whips Zig
Plymouth Rock Rooster.

A cock fight, ludicrous because OF the
disparity of size in the two rooster COM
batants, attracted Il crowd one recent
afternoon to the corner of Third and
Vine streets. One of the birds was a
tiny bantam weighing at the outside
not more than 1A pounds, while its an
tagonist, a huge Plymouth Rock, was
credited by the man who owned both
with weighing IL pounds. Yet, despite
this advantage in weight and conse-
quent reach" the big rooster vas
made to squawk.
The fight started, it appears, through
the Plymouth Rock intruding his pres
ence among the bantam's flock of hens,
they, as fancy fowls, being released
from their coop during certain hours
of the day and allowed the freedom of
the street. Mr.. Bantam resented this
intrusion, and with a crow of defiance
valiantly flew at the big ROSTERS head.
The Plymouth seemed to have no re-
spect for the chivalric law: Don't hit
a fellow smaller than yourself" but
lunged back fiercely at the bantam. For
fully ten minutes the battle went on,
to the editicaton of a crowd every min
ute growing thicker. Then the supe-
rior science of the bantam began to tell
on his weightier opponent. With the
little fellow it was hit and get away,
but the Plymouth was in the air all the
time, striking blindly when the bantam
was yard removed.
This effort of throwing 16 pounds of
flesh and feathers skyward and then
lighting out with both feet at last be-
gan to tell on the big rooster, and he
squatted for a moment to catch his
wind. Evidently this was what the
bantam had been waiting for, for. Civ
ing derisive crow, he flew at the wind
ed Plymouth, whaclting the big bird
right and left about the head, until,
with a squawk, the 16-pounder picked
himself up from the sidewalk and
sought security behind an adjacent
coop. That the crowds sympathies were
entirely with the bantam was shown in
the applauding rewards that followed
the Plymouth's retreat. 1t is not prob
able that the gallant little bantam I'M
derstood the applause, but at least he
seemed to show his appreciation by
facing the audience and giving vent to
a shrill crow, emphasized by a lusty
slapping of wings.-PortlandT Telegram.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
Told of New York.

1t is stated that more than &c per cent.
of those who people New York to-day
were born of foreign mothers. while
more than 40 per cent. We're themselves
born on foreign soil. Peter Stuyvesant
ruled in his day over ! .4GO New Workers,
who conversed in IS different tongues.
Tie population of New York cannot be
called churchgoing one. There are
less than COO places of Christian wor-
ship, seating only about 300. 900 persons.
The most valuable spots on the face Of
the earth are believed TO be the four
corners where Wall street touches
Broad. Not long ago $l,50O,00 was paid
for five lots on Broadway, opposite
Bowling Green. 1t is said that there
is scarcelE Il nation upon earth which
has not eating places of its own in New
York, with its own viands and drinks,
its own chatter, its own customs and
subsidiary recreation3.' The clubs and
even the theaters are also cosmopolitan
in character. At some OF the Bowery
theaters plays are frequently given in
Hebrew or YidGish.-Chicago News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
Dainty Shirt Waists.

Various are the manifestations of
the protein shirt waist, that has turned
up once more, with detachable collars
and cuffs made in the shape of linen
bands, over which fall full, finely plait-
ed linen frills. The frills are white
edged, with one or two narrow lines of
color, and to these special shirts are at
tached belts of white duck, linen or
pique, very narrow, and caught in front
by small, perfectly plain steel buckles.
Here and there one finds the tails OF
these ornamental little bodices cut in
scallops, edged with embroidery or
corded, while a great deal of attention
is given TO the decoration N<th lace OF
very delectable barege and brown batiste
shirts. But to so elaborate a point has
the making of these bodices been car.
ried that they are selling in the shops
plain ones, in taffetas, of all colors,
to wear under those which are embel
lished with lace, and OF too fine liner
gauze or silk grenaNine to be worn
without a silk foundation.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
a SUCCESSFUL MANS REASONS
why He Made Up His Mind to De a
Total Abstaincr.

Another thing which led me to make
up my mind never to touch liquor was
the damage which l saw wrought by it
upon some of the finest minds with
which it was ever my privilege to come
into contact, and l concluded that what
had resulted injuriously to others
might prove so to me.
| have seen, even in my few years
of professional life, some of the smart
est, yea, brilliant, literary men de-
throned from splendid positions, owing
to nothing else but their indulgence in
wine. | have known men with salaries
of thousands Of dollars per year occupy
ing positions which hundreds would
strive q lifetime to attain, come to beg
gary from drink.
Only recently there applied to me,
for any position 1 could offer him, one
of the most brilliant editorial writers
in the newspaper profession-a man
who, two years ago, easily commanded
500 for Il single editorial in his special
field. The man became so unreliable
from drink that the editors are now
afraid of his articles, and, although
he can to-day write as forcibly as at any
time during his life, he sits in cellar
III one Of our cities writing newspaper
wrappers for enc dollar per thousand
Edward w. Box, in Ladies' Home Jour-
nal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

Half square chocolate, one and one
half cups milk, two eggs, one-half cup
sugar, two teaspoons cornstarch or
three of flour, one teaspoon vanilla.
Mix the cornstarch or flour smooth
with a little of the milk and heat the
rest. Beat the yolliS of the eggs and the
sugar together. Melt the chocolate in
cup set in boiling water. When the
milk is hot stir in the thickening and
add the eggs and sugar. When smooth
remove from the fire and add the choc-
olate and vanilla. When cooled a little
bake with one crust. Beat the whites
Of the eggs to a stiff froth and add six
teaspoons sugar and spread on the pie
when done. Brown in the oven.- Bos-
ton Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
TEMPERANCE.
RIGHT ABOUT FACE.


from num-
Some 80 years ago it was our privilege
to be the guest of Edward c. Delavan,
the well-known philanthropist and
temperance veteran, at his beautiful
home at Ballston, n. Y. Having, in our
sermon at the church in that village,
appealed to young men TO take a stand
for temperance, Mr.. Delavan was led,
on our return to his home, to give
leaf from his own experience, that we
might use it elsewhere. One evening,
when a young man, on returning to
the store where he slept, rejecting on
what he had heard and seen and de-
sired, the thought that there was danger
in the course he was pursuing came over
his mind, ard he said to himself: IF
l continue to visit that house l am
ruined" Still, on the ensuing even
ing he went forth as usual. He passed
on the opposite side of the street. Be
fore him stood the house where his
companions were assembled. He strug-
gled for few moments against the
temptation. Suddenly the thought
came over him: "If l cross the street
I am ruined" Instantly he made the
decision, and exclaiming at the top Of
his voice: "Right-about facet" he
turned, and fastening back TO the
store threw himself down on his bed,
slept soundly throughout the night,
and arose with an approving conscience
in the morning. He ever after consid-
cred the struggle of that evening as the
crisis Of his life, and whatever good he
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

BY direction Of the Omaha board of
education boys in the public schools are
asked to sign, of their own free will, a
pledge to abstain from the use Of tobac-
co during their school days, with pro-
viso that they can be released from
their pledge at any time on personal
request. The teachers report that the
plan has worked we'll; that very many
of the boys have signed the pledge, and
shat keeping it has come to be re-
garded as a matter of honor. Better
scholarship, better morals and moro
clearly habits are among the direct re-
suits Of the movement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
indian Towns Are Cyclone Proof.

people ont west" observed Kansas
congressman, have learned a number
of things from the Indians, and many
of them are of value. Probably the
most valuable has been in the matter of
cyclones. We have learned that when
ever a city Or town was built on the
site of an old Indian settlement, it has
been free from any of the cyclones
which have now and then come along in
the western country. These towns
which are located this fortunately Use
their Indian origin as an advertisement
and as a guarantee for settlement. The
cyclone insurance companies will in
sure policy on Louses in an Indian set
Element town for one-third the prices
they charge for similar policies in other
sections" -Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06
The snakes Eyes.

The serpentis peculiarly liable, crawl
ing as it does on the ground in sandy
and dusty localities, to injuries of the
eye, and this organ is Therefore pro-
tected by being placed under the skin
or outer epidernis. When a snake
sheds its skin, which it does three or
four times a year, the skin of the eye
comes off with the rest.-Philadelphia
Press
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

In order to make choice of puppy
from among a number of others it is
best to leave the choice to the mother
herself. In carrying them back to their
bed the first the mother picks up will al
ways be the best.-Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

The authorities at one time were
SO thoroughly convinced that Euro
Teans could not live in India without
alcoholic stimulants that they discour-
aged the formation of temperance so
cieties among the soldiers. Opinion is
now altogether changed and the Eng
fish soldiers in India include no fewer
than 10000 total abstainers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

Il will be remembered, said the poet
''when you are forgotten"
Very likely" said the plutocrat. H
always pay cash" - Cincinnati Ell
quirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-05-06

Come, now, do you really believe he
married her for love-" "To be sure,
The kind of love that the Bible says
is the root of all evil. boston Tran
scTipt.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-26
Dictates of FashLon.

The small muf looks absolutely an
tiquated in these days Of giant hand
warmers.
Glace kid gloves are superseding the
suede ones. as they have been found to
be more durable.
A sleeve that terminates at the wrist
bono marks the gown to which it be-
longs as being relic of last season,
while plain or low collar Is equally
reliable as an indication of antiquity.
Damp shoes should be cleaned and
rubbed with vascline as soon as they are
removed. Then they should be filed
with oats and set aside. In IL hours
the oats will have absorbed the damp
ness and the leather will be as soft as
when new.
The art Of bow-tying is one that every
woman of limited means should acquire,
II she wishes TO be well dressed. The
bow for the hair and the bow for the
slipper, the knot at the waist and the
one az the throat, al have peculiar
twists Of their own.-Chicaeo Record.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-26
ah aQieta 4ay gasle gnesaay sorung gauary 26 lso7

is the having to receive the confidence
of fair parishioners anent their love
affairs.
One day, when three lorn damsels
in quick succession, had invaded the
study, asking for advice, the dominic
in despair, glaring hard at the third
victim, who said she was hopelessly IN
love with certain man end knew she
would go into quick consumption unless
a,e could be persuaded to love her in
return. blurted out, hardly knowing
what he uttered: Miss Nellie. for
heavens sake, buy a bicycle and ride it
rehgiously every day"
She vanished in huff, but few
weeks later, when he met her on the
street, she thanked him heartily, say.
ing: 81 took your advice, and Tn com.
pletely cured. I never think Of Mr..
Blank any more"
And thus a new sphere Of usefulness
opens up for the merry-go-round-and.
round.
Michaux, what genius thou vert
what benefactor thou art!-N. Y.
Press.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-26
OYSTERS AND TYPHOID.
Tho Bivalves Capable OF Causing DIS.

esso.
It is not likely that the public will
read, or even see, the elaborate report
on the oyster and the typhoid question
just issued by the local government
board, and therefore we beg them not
to be alarmed at the comments that are
appearing in the press on the subiecf.
Report does not warrant an alarmist
view. It contains, it is true, the abun-
dant justification for having raised the
question. Oysters are now proved, not
only in this country but in France and
the United States, to be capable of
causing, and to have actually caused
typhoid fever. And the investigation
of the oyster beds on our coasts, carried
out by DR.. Bulstrode foc the local gov.
eminent board, shows t3lat in several
places oysters are exposed to the risli
of conveying the disease. They are
placed for fattening in shallow water
near the foreshore, and so close to sewer
outfalls as to be pretty constantly
bathed by sewage. The worst places in
this respect are Southend. Grimsby,
ShorehaIn and the Isle Of Wight. On
the other hand. Whitstable end several
other famous beds are beyond suspi.
cion. while third class is only theoret.
scally open TO danger. But the most
comforting point brought out by the
report is that even in the worst cases
the danger can be removed without
difficulty. Now that the government
has pointed the way. It IS for the local
authorities TO carry out the necessary
reforms. and fer oyster consumers 70
insist that they are carried out.-St
James Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-26
--------
Eating Dinner backward.

An odd experiment with the kineto-
scope took place not long ago in Bos-
ton. The subject was man coting din,
der, and the film, prepared especially
for the occasion, was found of unusual
length, so that the whole performance
could be recorded. The man entered
the room, and, seating himself at a ta-
bic. proceeded to cut up the food The
motion of the fork from the plate 10 his
lips was carefully recorded until the
last morsel OF food had vanished. Then
he arose and walked out of the room,
leaving nothing on the table but bare
dishes. The series Of pictures was then
reversed. II showed the man entering
the room, walking backward He sat
down at the table. upon which there
was nothing but bare dishes, and pro-
ceeded TO extract food from his lips IN
I'll he had filed the potato dish with po-
tatoes and gradually put together a
steak on the platter before him. Then
he calmly backed out of the room. and
the waiter did likewise with the meal
that the man had apparently created
Troy Times
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-26
HARD AND SOFT CRABS
a Maryland Industry of Considerable I'm
portance.


The Chesapeake crab is now q com
nercial commodity, which while con,
ing In third on the list. the oyster can
ming first and the scale fishes s-cont
n order of value, Is OF no mean impor
tgnce- On the contrary, 70 put ths
enBual income 70 the fishermen en-.
gagged in the industry at sIOo, 900 would
be To underestimate il. This industry
has IN recent years sprung Up along
The Chesapeake bay. ~ Queenstown,
Kent island and eastern Neck island,
lear the onouth OF the Chester rirer,
are the principal skipping points for
Kent and Queen Anne's counties OF tbs
soft crab or the scarcely Iezs sppetizius
hard crab.
During the early season thousands oi
dozens OF soft crabs were Fhipped from
these points and, however strange j.
may appear. the prices we're gorer1e.
largely by the phases ct shr moon TIE
slo.ghing season ot The crab Ia after
the dark Of tbe m1on. izcrezzirx "a
the moon nesrs its fri- Operated upop
b. the unv- r lng IaEy Q: supply ard de
Dand. Is the supply becomes rscTs
abundant - TIE rscoas fuli ur:ces
often drop 90 10 o- y cents Per dora
while AZ ether SEASONS The faxcy p-Icer
o. Ec-1 90 20 - csrA are rsse.Ted