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The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
WHAT DOES Mr.. CRAIG REPRESENT

To the Editor of The San Francisco
Call: The irrepressible Hugh Craig, ex-
president Of the San Francisco Cham
Der Of Commerce and president OF the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress,
has addressed a memorial TO the Con-
gress Of the United States, urging that
the proposed Hanna-Payne shipping
bill be amended to include protection
for agriculture by bounty on exports.
Hugh Craig states that he is glad TO
note that an effort is being made Tor
the protection of shipping. In this ne
intimates the necessity for such pro-
lection, but he then proceeds to petition
Congress to kill the efforts for shipping
protection by tacking on an agricuI-
tural bounty feature, which itself was
killed during the past two years by an
absolutely irrefutable proof that our
agricultural products do not need
bounty, as witnessed by the enormous
prices realized for farm products dur
ing the past two years. During a sea-
son of low prices for grain it seemed to
some that it would be advisable, as a
possible solution for bringing the
farmer out of his rut and to enable him
to lift his mortgages, TO grant him an
export bounty. However, before the
public could be educated up to such a
radical measure one good season came
along and wiped out over so per cent
of the mortgages, and they are gradu-
ally being wiped out ever since. Does
not this prove to any sane man that
Providence aids the farmer without the
necessity for legislation granting boun-
ties? Does Providence work in such
direct manner in behalf of shipping?
Not at all. Shipping can only be OBJ
tanned by legislation, but nature, which
fortunately is not controlled by poll
ticians, regulates the crops of the world
and each year creates many millions
of new mouths to feed. New markets
also are constantly forming, and the
rise of the farmer is inevitable; nothing
but a holocaust can stop it. He did
not need a bounty in 1897; nor in 1898;
nor will he need it in 1899. But where
does our shipping stand? On the ped
estal of disgrace. In everything have
we progressed but in this. Has not our
recent war taught US a lesson-not
enough vessels to move a few thousand
soldiers without disrupting our trade;
and, while those who have the sense to
see the folly of our lack of shipping
have framed a bill to enable us to take
our place on the ocean, there is no lack
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of those short-sighted, selfish minds
who would defeat the object by de-
manding legislation the absurdity of
which has been amply demonstrated.
Mr.. Hugh Craig quotes Mr.. Cramp.
the eminent shipbuilder, as advocating
the policy of bounty on foreign ex-
ports. This occurred in 1895. when the
granger element was conspicuous. and
for the ship-owner it appeared to be a
question of part hog or none. What
sense is there in the argument that ii
would be better for the American farm
er to pay tens of millions of dollars an
nually to foreigners rather than to
Americans for the transportation of his
products to market? Mr.. Hugh Craig
claims that if Americans are helped TO
build and operate vessels 1T will cause
the farmer to pay higher freight rates.
Did protection to steel rails make the
railroads pay more for their tracks
Possibly it did for a short while. but
how did it soon result, and what is the
outcome to-day? Will not protection to
American shipping eventually result in
the same lessening Of the cost of trans
portation?
Let American ships obtain a grasp
on the ocean carrying trade: they will
not always require a bounty in order
to hold it, and they will not now. or at
any time, If granted protection, in
crease the cost one iota in the carriage
of farm products. The farmer has
nothing to fear in seeing his neighbor
prosperous, for that neighbor's pros
perity is essential to his own. Let us
have ships. Let US have to spend in
this country the millions which we now
lavishly pay out to foreigners. Is it
asking too much?
We have thousands upon thousands
OF unemployed. VIII bounty to farm
ers on grain help these people? Not at
all. What is needed is the upbuilding
OF new industries that will furnish
work for the idle, and there is no
grander achievement to be prayed for
than the restoration of the United
States to it's former position in the
ocean carrying trade. Absolutely es-
sential to the prosperity of the farmer
are consumers, and the more consumers
there are the better for the farmer:
but these consumers must have new in
dustries created for them and the ag-
riculturist should not be jealous of
legislation for such purposes.
1t is pertinent here to ask Mr.. Hugh
Craig whom he represents in memorf-
alizing Congress. Is he authorized by
the Trans Mississippi Congress to re-
vive the old issue of bounty on exports.
or does he use the title of president to
make more effective his own particular
views? F. S. SAMUELS.
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ao8o3o~oNo oNo1 NoNoNoNoHoNoHo o@o9oHo
WRIGHT WRONG AGAIN.

who has gained so
methods recently
n Truckee Justice Court
time he hired
which
condition its
left without
him $64
Republican
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lators TO espouse the cause OF candidate for the
Senate would be at once destroyed.
The argument upon the subject is virtually ex-
hansted, for it has long been discussed and every
phase of it fully presented. No good reason be
assigned, therefore, for any further delay in submit
ting it to the people. 1t be left them in the
end, and the next general election will be good
time to take preliminary vote on it.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

STEELHEAD TROUT-N. c., North
San Juan, Cal. The Board of Fish Com
missioners have issued bulletins from
which the following is taken in regard 10
the "steelhead trout Certain fish
found in Eel River, in salt water, during
the month Of September, ranging from
one-third of a pound to one pound, were
sent by the commission to Professor
David s. Jordan, president of the Leland
Stanford Jr. University. He pronounces
gairdmeri richardson's" In another bulle-
tin there is: They correspond more
nearly to the salmon trout than any other
of our American species. The name sal,
mon trout is promiscuously used for all
sorts of large trout or small salmon, but
if any fish on this west coast IS entitled
TO this name it is the 'Steelhead. Inc
term steel head is applied to a species of
large trout or small salmon that is dis
tinguished by the fact that its head has
the appearance Of bright, shining steel.
WEDDING ETIQUETTE-H. u, City.
This correspondent asks in her letter Of
inquiry: 81 am going to attend a wedding
very soon-veTy private. There will not
be any one present but the two principals
and witnesses, two in number, the mar
riage to take place out Of town. What
want to know is: Is it proper on an occa-
sion of that kind for the groom TO wear
white gloves while going from the car
riage to the parlor of the minister who is
to perform the ceremony, or TO the church
in which the ceremony shall be per-
formed? Should. the bridesmaid remove
the glove from the hand of the bride in
order that the ring may be placed on 1t,
or should the bride herself remove the
glove? Should the bride appear without
jewelry other than the engagement ring?''
On an occasion of that kind the groom
should wear gloves. the color under the
circumstances being a matter of taste.
The bridesmaid is not called on TO re-
move the glove from the hand of the
bride. The bride usually has the ring finger
of the left hand glove cut off, and slips
it on the ring finger. after having put on
the glove, so that at the proper time she
ring to be placed on the finger. The bride
should always wear the engagement ring.
The bride should not make a display Of
jewelry at a wedding, private or public.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26
Odd Fellows, Jubilee.

Next Saturday night there will be an
other meeting of the convention OF Odd
Fellows to take further steps in the mat
ter of arranging for the jubilee celebra-
ton of the institution of Odd Fellowship
in California.
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California Limited.

Connecting train leaving at p. m. on Sun
DAYS, Tuesdays and Fridays allows half a day
in Los Angeles. Solid vestibuled, electric
lighted dining and observation car train.
Los Angeles to Chicago via the Santa Fs
Route. Finest service ever given across the
continent. Full particulars at s2s Market st.
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citizen of Massachusetts before death made the
request that he be buried sitting upright in chair,
and his wishes have been carried out. There is
nothing unique in this The Speaker of the Assembly
is dead, and buried under load of disgrace
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..With the Army at Manila"

Rev. Father Doherty will lecture at
Metropolitan Temple this evening on
the subject, with the Army at Ma
nila'' DR.. A. p. o'Brien late surgeon OF
the First California, viii preside at the
meeting, and it is expected that the at
tendance viii be large.
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Nose Gunst Commissioner of Police for Burns
and by Gage testified that he had only sent one mes
sage to the Mexican, and this in relation to the i'll
ness of Mr. Tobin. 1t was simply subordinate's re-
port to his superior.
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cAL1FoRN1ANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. Pm. R. Higgins OF
San Francisco is at the Imperial. Miss
J. Mccormick of San Francisco is at the
Gilsey.
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Wardell, Democrat, seated by Republican
Assembly without dissent. Mr.. Wardel had the adj
vantage of having been elected but this not always
sufficient to overcome the partisan favor of a ma
jority.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

ACKER'S ENGLISH REMEDY WILL STOP
cough at any time, and Will cure the worst
cold in twelve hours or money refunded. At
Owl Drug Co.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

Your name stamped in gold letters fres
of charge on any of our fine leather goods.
We are leaders in pocket-books, trunks
and vaIises Sanborn, Vail & Co., IA
Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

Mr.. Wooten OF Texas wants to secede and there
does not seem to be anything to hinder, but he must
never get the idea that he can take Texas with him
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

II you suffer from looseness of bowels DR..
Siegefts Angostura Bitters will cure you. Be
sure you get DR.. Siegerts.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

WAGES-M M, City This department.
does not answer questions in arithmetic.
AS to how much money man would pa
entitled to within a stated time is one OK
simDle addition.
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For a Chan ee

Try any two 15c dishes. with small coffee. $50,
at CampPs 1O6-1oS O'Farren St. opposite
Orpheum, and you'll not be disappointed
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Cal glace fruit soc per Ib at Townsends.'

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), so Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1912.
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An English scientist thinks that the earth is not
round, but has four faces, two than some
OF the politicians operating at Sacramento.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

Assemblynan Merrill thinks newspaper men are
fools. So far developed this one thought repre-
sents the limit of his mental capacity.
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AUCTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES.
BY Joseph T Terry-FrIday, January Market
street at 10 g. m Carpets, Rugs.
BY c. H Umbsen & Co-Monday, January 30, Il
o'clock. Real Estate. Il Montgomery street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

From a Grant point OF view, Governor Gage is
guilty of ingrattude, and Grant seems to be proving
his
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

A bill OF moral good health, issued by Burns 70
Burns, and o Ked by Nose Gunst, is chiefly valuabl
as curio
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

PAY TO SOLDIERS-F. and others, AM
gel Island, Cal. There never has been
an order authorizing any one in the Ma
tional Guard of the State Of California
to say TO members of the National Guard
when asked TO volunteer into the SER
vice of the United States that the men
so volunteering would be paid SO a day
by the State until mustered into the SER
vice of Uncle Sam. There never has been
an appropriation for such purpose. There
is some talk Of the Legislature being
asked to make an appropriation to cover
ius- such cases.
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PACKAGES FOR SOLDIERS-F =
City. and Mrs. c. D., Petaluma, Cal II
packages of moderate size are sent to the
auartermaster. u. S. A, corner Of Jessie
and New Montgomery streets, San Fran
cisco. they will be conveyed to soldiers at
Manila by the first transport that leaves:
Address a communication to the ofhcla1
named before sending the package.
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Eagan is hardly consistent. He says that he did it
and yet isn't guilty
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

il Quay wants sincere condolences forwarded by
wire he has only to request Burns for them.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-26

Patti is now engaged in farewell bridal tour
The Republican., 1899-11-02
Rnising Penches from seed.

The prevalence of yellows among
peaches makes their propagation by
budding danger in spreading the dis
ease. 1t is in the sap,and if any tree
which the knife cuts into to make a
place for the bud is affected with vel
lows, the taint will be retained by the
knife and spread the yellows to all the
trees inoculated. 1t is quite easy to be
sure that a rich, luscious peach is not
affected with yellows, especially il
gathered from the tree. The pit from
such a peach ought to produce a valua.
BILE seeding and free from disease. The
low repute of seeding peaches dates
from the time when the natural fruit
was about the only kind grown. But
even then some valuable seedlings were
found in every Seeding produced
American Cultivator
The Republican., 1899-11-02

section bolt two fiat pieces of iron on
the outside and bend them over so that
when the top section is laid on the
rounds they will hold it in place. On
the lower ends of the top section bolt
two irons and let them come down
straight, and at the end bend half
circle, so they VIII just fit over the
rounds; this will support the bottom of
the top section and the irons at the
top will hold it in place. The ladder
can be doubled up and placed where
you want it. Push the top section up
when you desire to climb higher and
stop whenever you want it by simply
setting the irons upon round. If it is
not wanted for an extension ladder it
can be slipped apart and used as two
single ladders. The illustrations will
show its construction. Fig. in the
cut shows the iron that holds the ladder
together. 1t is four inches wide at the
top, the side that has the bolts is three
inches and the short side one inch long.
At is shown the iron that is fastened
to lower end of top section.-M. C..
Thomas, in Ohio Farmer.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
MADE THINGS LIVELY.
Billy, II Jersey Goat, Attacks a street
Car and Ties Up Traffic for
Some Time.

Whoever heard of a plain, everyday
billygoat holding up street car. Yet
this happened some time ago in Jersey
City. The occurrence attracted the at
tention of a great number of people,
and for half an hour they blocked all
traffic on Grove street while they
watched with interest the battle be-
tween the two. The way it came about
YVES this: The goat belonged to a 13-
year-old boy, Donohue by name. In
the morning he had hitched Billy to a
wagon and was driving him about the
streets. In the eXuberance of youth
he laid on the whip with too great stress
to speed the beast and Billy resented it..
AT first Billy had trouble in shaking off
his tormentor, but after brief, rapid
ride over cellar doors and stepping
stones the wagon failed to stand the
strain. Its wheels gave way, and Mas
The Republican., 1899-11-02
THE PUBLIC.
Something for Sharks in All Lines
of Business to Prey
Upon.

"You must remember" said the man
who was arguing with great volubility and
sef-approval, that we owe duty to the
public"
"Who is the public?" inquired Mr.. Bly,
kins, abruptly.
'Why-erEthe masses, you know; the
general populace."
No." said Mr.. Blykins, with emphasis,
'you got the wrong idea. The public is
something to be roped in; to be gouged to
be walked over. To the sugar trust the pub
lie is a great congregation of confectionery
consumers. To the beef trust the public is
a vast menagerie of carnivorous bipeds. To
the politician it is a collection of persons
who have influence at elections; to the the
atrical manager, a crowd of people in front
of the box office eager to get rid of money;
to the street car conductor, lot of creatures
who ought to be made to step lively"
you think the public gets imposed upon
all around?"
eyes. 1t doesn't deserve any better, and
retribution is always waiting. The man
who imposes on the public in one respect
lapses back into the general outfit in some
thing else and is imposed on in his turn.
It's heartless business all the way
through One great and elaborate scheme
of imposition. What people ought to do is
to hold primaries in all parts of the civilized
world and send delegates to The Hague to
see if they can't discuss something like a
disarmament scheme by which the people
of this earth can be persuaded to quit i'm
posing on one another.-Washingto Star.
The Republican., 1899-11-02

The little lamb should be taught to
eat as soon as possible, by keeping feed
in a trough in a pen near by, so ar
ranged that the lambs can go in and
out at will. This should be kept up un-
til the eve can go through the same
hole that the lamb does, even feeding
the lambs after the sheep go on grass.
If ever sheep is to have short rations,
don't let it be during the first three
months of its life. The same might be
said of any other kind of stock. Dock
the lambs and castrate the ram lambs
when about two weeks old.-Farmers'
Review
The Republican., 1899-11-02

1 did no mAre trailing. but under
post herd also had waded through here
since Brice's escape, and it took all the
scouts endless patience and wonder
full eyesight to keep the trail where the
cattle had passed through it. The
grass-stem was of no use here.
We had passed over half the slough
in this circuitous route, when suddenly
Arkichita started, straight as the crow
flies, for the edge of the slough near
the brick-kiln. Was he following the
trail?
On he went until he came to the shore
nearest the kiln; here he stopped, ev-
identity bothered again. There was a
scarcely discernible footprint in the
mud and water right at the edge of the
slough, apparently the last step the de-
serter had taken before reaching hard
ground. This footprint showed the
toes, so the deserter was now barefoot
ed. Another thing about this print was
its direction; it stood at right angles
to the line previously followed. Either
the man had taken sideward spring
for the land from his right foot, or he
had turned around and started back
over his own trail.
Arllichita went down on his knees,
and inspected the grass, blade by blade.
l kept a respectful distance at one side,
astonished at the turn the affair had
taken. Now, inch by inch, on his knees,
he wrenched the secret from the ap-
parently unwilling surface of the earth.
Eighty yards from the kiln, he looked
up and glanced at it. The same idea
evidently instantly occurred to both of
us. The trail was leading to the kiln!
Then he rose, and, bending over, slowly
advanced to the edge of the brick
yard.
After reaching the yard, Arkichita
walked slowly around the outer edge
of it, examining the ground with the
utmost care, until he came to the point
from where he started, when he said:
"Trail come in-no go out; man is
there" pointing to the kiln.
And circumstances proved him to be
right, though it was &c hours before
the fugitive was located in the kiln, and
caDtured
The Republican., 1899-11-02
The Importance of Drainage.

Wet land should be drained, as it may
be the most fertile on the farm. By the
use of drain tile there will be no un-
slightly open bitches, and the field can
be cultivated as easily as any other. If
the land is not very wet the cost of
drainage will be but little, and such
land will be just as valuable for pas
tage of being adapted to a greater va
riety of grasses than formerly. 1t can
then also come under the regular crop
rotation. If plot has been too wet
to use for ordinary crops it will also be
too wet for grass some years, and when
drained it will produce green food
earlier in spring and later in the fall.
The Republican., 1899-11-02

ter Donohue was unceremoniously pre-
cipitated into the street, while Billy
kept triumphantly on his way.
Motorman Burns, on trolley car No
35, saw Billy in his path and rang the
bell, but as the car approached Billy
stood still and lowered his head ready
for the attack. The car stopped and the
goat became the aggressor. His attack
was only diverted by the interposition
of a switch iron. For a considerable
time these operations were continued,
the two fencing splendidly, much to the
amusement of the crowd, till, firing of
maneuvering, the motorman retreated
to his car and slowly started it toward
the goat. Billy retreated as slowly, and
for block or two this procession was
kept up until an attack by the goats
owner distracted the goats attention.
Finding himself set upon on two sides.
he gave up the fight and allowed him
self to be led off home.
The Republican., 1899-11-02
The Feed and the Cows,

There is considerable in cows pos
sibility to give good quality of rich
milk, but it is easy to have that possi-
bility ruined by poor feed and care in
bringing up and developing. On the
other hand, no amount of food and care
will induce a COW that gives thin, poor
milk to turn about and give milk which
is rich in solids. Good feed and good
care will help develop many COWS that
have been neglected, but if there is any
decided improvement it will be made
with COWS that are born to be good,
but have not had the opportunity. To
get the most out of any cow, good or
bad, good feed and care are necessary,
but it is the good COW that gives the
best returns when well fec. and cared
for.-Daily World. W
The Republican., 1899-11-02
INDIAN DETECTIVE.
Extraordinary Skill, Unerring In
stinct and Wonderful Eye of a
Sioux Sergeant Scout.

"Arkichita: A Tale of an Indian De-
tective," is true story of Indian skill
in trailing, that would have delighted
the heart of Fenimore Cooper. 1t is
told in st. Nicholas by Lieut.. W. G..
Bennett, Sixth infantry, U. S. A.
Arkichita, typical Indian, was chief
scout at Fort Sisseton, Dakota, in 1882
Although he knew English well, he held
the old Indian hatred of its use, and
would never speak it except under eX-
traordinary circumstances. He stood
about five feet nine inches in height,
was slender, but wiry, and was about
"a years of age. Ordinarily he was
slow and sedate in his actions-very
dignifed but when the necessity arose,
The Republican., 1899-11-02
EXTENSION LADDER.
Description and Pictures of One
That Is Easily Made and OPP
Grated without Difficulty.

Upon almost every farm tall ladder
would be very convenient, especially in
painting tall buildings, picking apples,
etc, but when ladder is over 20 feet
long it is very hard to handle, especial'
ly if one man has to do it alone. For
high work I find that an extension lad
der is very handy, and 1 will try to de
scribe one that is easily made and op
Grated. Make two ladders of any length
you desire, but 1 prefer Is feet. Max,
the bottom one wide enough to admit
the top one inside of the frame. On
the rounds at the top of the bottom