The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1896 SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: by carrier..$0.15 by mail..... 6.00 L, 6ix months, by mail.. 3.00 | ‘AL, three months by mail 1. Pally snd Sunday CALL, one month, by mail n Francisco, EDITORIAL ROOMS 517 Clay Street, BRANCH ntgomery sireet, corner Clay: open until Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. Larkin street: open until 9:30 o'clock. SW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; ontil 9 o'clock. 2518 Mission street: open until 9 o'clock. 116 Ninih street; open until § o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 808 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: | Rooms %1 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York City. | DAVID M. FOLTZ, Special Agent open 'RVIIAV\V ¥ BRUARY THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL Honor the memory of Washington to- day. If talking could save Cuba the Senate | would be her salvation. Huntington’s thoughts may be bad, but his memory of business matters is worse. Now then if war hes to come it can— the Monadnock 1s afloat and we are ready | for it. The fault with the fistic carnival is that it was too long in preparing for so short a frolic. Leading Democrats are about as shy of a fon this yearasif it | a hornet’s nest. With the growth of the Republic there should be a growing reverence for the great men who founded it. Don’t forget that this is the day to leave orders for the SuxpAY CarL and make sure | of good reading for to-morrow. | | | | | | | | = sl | Now that Miss Clara Barton has gained | access to Armenia our money as well as | our sympathy must follow her. It seems to be the determination of Gen- | eral Weyler to ruin Cuba beyond the possi- | lity of recognition by anybody. he vote in the House on the funding bill ought to be a Fitzsimmons lick that would end the fight in one round. hould be faith- | ughout the country, thap the rest. ry National holiday s ly observed thr this one not le an The proposed Balfe-Moore memorial is catching on to the public, and all who | horor genius should catch on to it. The citizen who fails to honor the mem- | ory of the Father of the Repnblic does nct even show the spirit of a good stepson, Louisiana and Arizona do well enough in opening the carnivals of the season, but it will California to cap the climax. Fitzsimmons will now swagger as the champion elevator of the stage and Cor- | bett will have to make a living in a side- | show. | d return to the city s name he would be surprised owth also at some other and Independence and union are the founda- tions of our greatness, and it was through the patriotic labors of Washington that | oth were laid. (ieorgia held the Atlanta Exposition, but we captured the crowd at the show and rospect of drawing settlers even orgia hersel?. g fairly enough, but be! ferry-depot and the Postoffice building | ~ | The buildings for the Afiiliated Colleges | | | | portions of Washington’s farewell | pointing out the evils of excessive spirit would be good subjects for the | te 10 meditate on to-day. | that Phenix has arisen from her | s it were in a grand fiesta, all Ari- a is as prond of her as if she were a real live bird with a tail like a peacock. lepublicans spoke for Lincoln, Demo- spoke for Jackson, but to-day par silent and all Americans speak with patriotic pride of the memory of Wash- ington. If Huntington was worth $1,000,000 be- fore he began railroading he must bave had a very skillful way of slipping it up eleeve whenever he saw the tax asses- Morgan may not have been T t in saying in would rather sur- render Cuba to the United States than d to the insurcents, but the thing is | worth trying. Supyose the Senate and the House pass & concurrent resolution calling on the ident to recognize the belligerent s of the Cubans and Cleveland re- fuses—what then? ington was wrong in saying he has ed of everything except piracy, for as a matter of fact the charges against bim of destroying our shipping industry virtually amount to that. The memory of great and patriotic men | is the most precious heritage of a nation and should be kept in the minds of the people by the instruction of schools, the eloguence of orators and every form of ceremonial observance. If Mr. Brewster of New York, who raised the point in the House of Repre- pentatives on Thursday that a certain ex- tract was out of order because it ‘‘intro- duced politics into this ball,” doesn’t rank as a Congressional wit he ought to. It is not surprising that Balfour should favor the adoption of something like Reed’s rules for the conduct of business in Parliament, and the statesmen of other nations might well imitate his example. 1t is time that parliamentary government meant something more than a debating society. | days of the Republic by an almost spon- — | as the one man to whom we owe the inde- | | consented to be | that the chances were very favorable for | might be. | tive declination on the part of Cleveland | not reach for it with both hands @id it pre- | reach, and hence, like Br'er Fox in the | | fiscal system has been so inane, so ineffi- | manship and good government, that in a | | time of profound peace it has been unable | | to supply revenue enough to meet the cur- | against National bankruptcy and repudia- | Wallace by pretending that they were sim- WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. By the observance of a National holiday | the people of this country are called upon i to-day to do honor to the memory of | Washington. It is altogether right and | fitting that they should do so. By his | services and by his charactec he well de- | serves the veneration of the American peo- ple for all time to come. Hef@vas the fore- | most champion of our independence, the founder of the Republic, the exemplar of perfect patriotism, the American w;ho worthily bears the proud honors of beirg | “first-in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of bis countrymen.” The anniversary of his birth was set apart as a National holiday in the early taneous act of the people. Before Con- gress ordained a general celebration of the day such observances had become the Union. | common nearly all over Later on, however, the commemora- tion of the d ceased to be of popular interest, and for a time it was | hardly anything more than an ofiicial | function. Fortunately, the spirit of pa- | triotism that holds the father of the He- public in special veneration has revived again. The celebration this yvear will be much more notable than that of a few | years ago, and we may indulge the belief | that it will increase with the years, and | | become at last a National observance in | the fullest and broadest sense of the term. It matters not under what aspect we consider Washington he appears always vendence of the colonies, the adoption of | the constitution, the successful establish- ment of the Government, the creator of the sentiment of National patriotism in opposition to the local feelings that pre- vailed from New England to Georgia, and in short the one man who made tlis country an independent Nation at tne | critical period of its history, when with- outi the strength of his influence it might haye become a system of separate States hardly stronger than those of South America. “When old things terminate and new commence,” says Browning, “a solitary great man is worth the world.” Wash- ington was our great man whose domi- nant will, lofty virtue and proad patriotism made us what we are. We can never too often recall his fame or his influence. His “Farewell Address” should he read in popular assemblies as regulaily every vear as the Declaration of Independence. The one proclaims liberty and the other re- minds us that liberty depends on law, and that without a true National pa- triotism we can have neither liberty nor law. It is most timely that we recall his se words of warning now, and every citi- | zen should make it a part of his patriotic | duty to join in the celebration of his mem- ory to-da VERY SOUR GRAPES. E. C. Benedict of New York, who has | been for years the faithful friend of Grover | Cleveland, and who enjoys his persomnal | confidence more closely than any other | person ever has or probably ever will, has interyiewed upon Mr. Cleveland’s aspirations for a third term. While vrofessing to speak upon his own responsibility, and not to involve the Pres- ident in any way, he says that Cleveland | iz tired and weary of the cares of office | and that his thoughts are directed with the tenderest longing toward the outer gates of the White House. The interview being pushed a step further, Mr. Benedict admitted that he did not think Mr. Cleveland could be elected this year, nor indeed, any Democrat, and the Republican * nominee, whoever he He thought if the election conld be put off-a year even Cleveland | might have a fighting chance, but just now the contest would be a hopeless one. This is manifestly leading up to a posi- to be a candidate, not that he does not | want the nomination, not that he would sent any chance of success, not that the hole Federal power would not be in- structed to manipulate ward caucuses and | county, district and State conventions, | but that he sees the grapes are out of his fable, he decides them sour, and therefore not worth trying to reach. A very large majoritv of the people of | the United States will agree with Mr. Benedict that this is a Republican year. | The Democratic party, supreme in the | councils of the Nation, has been weighed in the balance and found wanting. Its | cient, so lacking in every element of states- rent expenses of the Nation, and has been forced to veddle out the credit of the greatest and richest country in the world to foreign syndicates to protect the people tion. All other questions apart, this in itself means the restoration of the Repub- lican party to supreme control at the com- ing election, and with this staring him in the face it 1s little wonder that Mr. Cleve- land’s thoughts are directed with tenderest longing toward the outer gates of the ‘White House. Of course, shouid the long- ing become super-intense, he might re- ign, but that would be to violate ona of the oldest and most cherished traditions of the Democratic party. NO MORE POOLS. The battle against the downtown pool- room s has been fought to a finish and won for the people and for the law. The deci- sion pronounced by Judge Wallace in the case of the People vs, Driscoll yesterday is conclusive. The shams, tricks and frauds behind which the poolroom gamblers un- dertook to carry on their nefarious traffic in violation of the ordinance of the City were brushed aside, and the case being tried upon its merits the poolrooms were condemned and the law upheld. The victory thus gained for law and morality has not been won withont a pro- longed fight. When the issue was first joined with the poolrooms the astute man- agers of those concerns succeeded in get- ting a judgment in their favor from Judge ply commission men who took money downtown only for the purpose of invest- ingitin pools sold at the racetrack. On this showing the case against Isidor Mes- singer resulted in his acquittal. The pool men were triamphant. They thought they could go on selling pools with impunity, that the law was a farce and that justice was too blind to see the difference between a pool gambler and a commission mer- chant. The opponents of the gamblers, however, did not,despair. Little by little evidence was gathered by Tug CALn which clearly showed that the case aguinst Messinger had been ‘‘cooked” to make a showing of a commission business. Attorney John T. Dare was equally vigilant in watching the vproceedings of the gamblers and preparing. to make a case against them that they could not eyade. This has now been accomplished. In the Driscoll case the pretense of a commission business was completely exposed. It was made clear that the gamblers were directly vio- lating the City ordinance, and Judge W}I- lace affirmed the decision of the Police Court against the accused. Out of this victory comes encouragement for the prosecution of other cunning and inveterate violators of the'law. The his- tory of the whole fight affords a proof that when the people are resolute to enforce laws a way can be found to do it. It will be well for those who have been offending to profit by what has happened to the pool fakirs. In this instance but one law- breaker has been condemned, but sooner or later there will. be punishment for all. SHIPPING POOR SEAMEN. - A correspondent has written to THE Carn a suggestive and instructive letter explaining much of the cruelty practiced by the officers of American vessels, and explaining why similar complaints are not beard in England to so great an extent, A potent cause of the existing evil is the practice of receiving men presented by sailor boarding-house keepers. Officers having no other recommendation of the efficiency of the men oftering themselves often find when it is too late that the so- called sailors are not efficient in any sense; that, worst of all, they know pothing about the discipline of a ship, and asa consequence are impudent and mutinous. All this exasperates the officers, reduces the working force of the vessel, increases the risks, imposes unjust burdens on the skillful sailors who may happen to be shipped and lowers the general standard of seamanship. In England, as our correspondent points out, a sailor must produce a certificate from the Board of Trade of the port at which he offers himself. This is a guar- anty that he is efficient. For the protec- tion of the sailors, on the other hand, the officers are required to undergo an exami- nation and carry a certificate. These dif- ferences between American and English methods largely account for the superior prosperity of English shipping. It is a wonder that the plan in vogue in this country does not transform a greater number of American officers into savages and lead to more dreadful results than are reported. The accounts that come to light ate bud enough, but they work a manifest injustice in holding American officers solely responsible for lapses in our law. It is undeniable that a sinele incom- petent or insubordinate seaman on a ves- sel isa menace to the safety of the ship and the lives of all on board. Discipline is absolutely necessary, but manifestly it cannot be carried to an extreme lengzth without. producing discontent and invit- ing mutiny, and that is what the officers are bound not to do. It is easily sup- posable that ruffians picked up in the streets, with no idea of a sailor’s business or the necessity for strict discipline, would prove very ugly customers to deal with on the high seas, Boarding-house keepers may be per- fectly sincere in their recommendations, but evidently they are not in a position to be the best judzes of a man’s seamanship. In this country, where the ports are so separated and where uniformity ot State action is hazy and difficult, the mat- ter of certifying to the competency of a sailor might properly be a function of the General Government. That duty, wisely exercised, would be a protection to sailors, officers and ship-owners and to the owners of cargoes. It is remarkable that we have not learned to appreciate and adopt the superior features of the English shipping laws. “THE SUNDAY CALL.” The principal features which have been prepared especially for to-morrow’s CaLL include the followine: “The Passing of the Horse” is a group of interviews with liverymen and others baving an interest in horses, and refers to the question concerning the usurpation of the horse's functions by the bicycle. It contains & great deal that is instructive as well as interesting. Denis Kearney concributes a breezy story of early days, referring to a well- known sea captain who became converted | to religion and who transformed his vessel into a Gospel ship and his sailors into devout worshipers, until they encountered the seductions of the water front. The account embraces the names of & number of well-known men hereabout. “A February Flitting,” by “Miss Rus- sell,” gives a spirited description of a drive through one of the most charming sections of Santa Clara County. An able pen-picture of Senator Morgan of Alabama is presented by an intimate friend of Mr. Huntington’s Nemesis. As this able Democrat has suddenly arisen as the champion of California’s liberties the sketch will have a direct interest for ali. ““A Strange Tale From Rome' is a weird and powerful sketch by John McNaught, who assumes to report an astonishing de- velopment of the possibilities lying in the cathode ray. Two doctors in active practice in this City, one 84 and the other 95 years of age, are introduced in a happily written sketch. W. C. Morrow’s contribution is a strange and highly dramatic tale illustrating a pathetic phase of a mother’s love for her child. These are but a few of the special fea- tures. Numerous others will appear and besides them will be complete discussions of fashions, notes of social happenings, a fine literary department, an array of recent stens of progress in the arts and sciences, the children’s page and a4 number of other good things. This number of THE CALL is admirably suited for sending East. WORKING PETTY PRISONERS, The advantage accruing from an intel- ligent employment of petty offenders in making roads is receiving a pleasing illus- tration in the southern extremity of the City, which is both convenient to the Branch County Prison and in great need of this improvement. Fifty men and six good teams have transformed a number of defective highways into valuable promo- ters of settlement. The good results de- rivable from such an employment of prisoners are these: First, valuable pub- lic improvements are made; second, a considerable expense is saved to the pub- lic, this tenaing to lower tax rates and to invite development both on that account and by reason of improved public facilities; third, the work is beneficial to the men who perform it, not only because it assures them good health, but also for the reason that it may encourage a habit of industry in them; fourth, it may tend to reduce the number of petty offenses. Some years ago there wasa sentiment against this use of public offenders. Its origin was in the belief that work so done came into competition with that of free men. That will be the case wherever work has to be done, whether by prisoners or free men. Such isnot the case with a wide range of work which prisoners may do and which otherwise would remain undone. The subject is particularly interesting at this time when so strong headway has been acquired for the good-roads move- ment, and itis a matter which deserves the attention of those who are promoting tuat movement. It would be well to gather statistics showing how much the various counties of the State have saved say during the last ten years by this em- ployment of prison labor. ‘L'hat the idea has been carried to nothing like its legiti- mate possibilities goes without question, but that does not render its possibilities any the less attractive. PERSONAL Dr. C. 8. Royer of Halifax, England, is at the Grand. H. M. Singer of Pasadena is among the recent arrivels here, C. A. Storke, the attorney of Santa Barbars, is at-the Lick. W.J, Dentin, editor of the Madera Tribune, is in the City, Dr. L. P. de Grandpri of Fall River, Mass., ar- rived here Yesterday. R. A. Long, the attorney and politician of Wiliows, is at the Grand, Mrs. Lee Davenport of Los Angeles is regis- tered at the Cosmopolitan. David Stark of the Pacific Surety Company is on & visit to Los Angeles. Lewis E. Williams, a mining’ superintendent of Butte, Mont., is in town. Sheriff A. C. Buseh of Downieville, Sierra County, arrived here yesterday. L C. Steele, the wealthy dairyman and busi- ness man of Pescadero, is at the Russ. Selden L. Jones, a well-known commercial man from Chicago, is at the Cosmopolitan. E. D. McCabe of Sacramento, private secre- tary of Governor Budd, is at the California. Mrs. . S, Briggs, who owns large ranches near Woodland and Davisville, is at the Lick. J. B. Overton, superintendent of the Virginia glty and Gold Hill Water Works, is at the uss. W. F. Newell of Olympia, son of W.F. New- ell, one of the Territorial Governors of Wash- ington, is on & visit here. Howard J. Ball of Buifelo, general passenger agent of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Wes- tern Railroad, Is at the Palace. W. H. Proctor and daughter and S. E. Searles and wife, of Iowa, who are visiting California on a pleasure tour, are guests at the Cosmo- politan. E. C.!Apperson of Santa Clara, who owns herds of cattle and is interested in different enterprises, has arrived here aiter an exten- sive tour of the E Colonel Jaseph M. Locke of Cincinnati, Ohio, now retired from the United States army, and who was one of the first to cross tne plains in 1849, during regular service, is & guest at the Cosmopolitan, Judge and Mrs. J. W. Mitchell of Los Angeles are here. Judge Mitchell is s member of the | Democratic State Central Committee. Mrs. | | Mitchell is a trustee of the Reform School at Whittier, by appointment of Governor Budd. Dr. Thomas E. Peery of Tazenea, Va., is at the Grand. He has been making a tour of dif- ferent parts of the country in order to inform himself regarding various places. He has rel- atives here and at Santa Rosa, and thinks of settling in California. Jiear Admiral S, Makaroff of the Russian navy, who is en route from the Tai Lung penin- sula to take command of the department of the Baltic, is visiting Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Jose and Mount Hamilton. He was at the latter place last night. Senator McPherson of New Jersey who has been for some days at the Palace Hotel, is in California for his health. It has not been good for some time. The ten years of his experience in the United States Senate from his State seems to have been injurions to his constitu- tion. His family is with bim and he is living very quietly. F.E. James Anderson, a young artist and architectural draughtsman, who has made & name for himself in a residence of a few years | in the Northwest—Tacoma, Portland and Seattle—has been called to this City todo cer- | tain work in connection with the rebuilding | of the old City Hall. He has made a picture of | the new building in colors that is attracting | attention. At the annual meeting of the Woman’s Ex- change, just held, the following were elected: Prefident, Mrs. John Ourrey; vice-presidents, Mrs. Henry Schmiedell, Mrs. Henry Weather- bee, Mrs. H. L. Dodge, Mrs, Louis Sloss; treas- urer, Mrs. W. P. Morgan: recording secretary, Mrs. Sophie Lilienthal; corresponding secre- tary, Mrs. Sands W. Forman; directors, Mrs. Henry Schmiedell, Mrs. John Currey, Mrs. E. S. Breyfogle, Mrs. Aibert T. Spotts, Mrs. Kinstry, Mrs. Henry Weatherbee, Mrs. W. Forman, Mrs. H. L. Dodge, Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs. W. P. Morgan and Mrs. Sophie Lilienthai. CALXFOfiiWIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 21.—Among recent arrivals are: J. L. Howard, Holland; G. R. Bond, Plaza; E. C. Herr and wife, Park Ave- nue. CLEVELAND'S DEBT. | | i | Its Increase Since the Beginning of | the New Fiscal Year. | New York Press. £5+% 15358 ¥xEe PR $533% “5=58 JSNLS .kegeg ga:su 233s PIrs o Sa2Ys S Sty PGSR BSEEY Saz2a ALASKAN LONGITUDES. The coast survey authorities in Washington are preparing for the determination.of longi- tudes of gl the noted headlands, passes and harbors in the Aleutian group westward from Bitka. {1t is understood that a chronometric ex- pedition is projected for this longitude work, a8 the only present practicable plan of making the determinations. The longitude of Sitka has been well established by transporting chronometers from Tacoma, the latter a tele- graphic longitude station. Fifteen chronome- ters were used in the Sitka work, three at each station, for local time, while six “travelers” were transported on six trips between the two places. 1t is proposed this season to make Sitka the base from which a number of chronometers will be carried as “travelers” backward and | originally presented. which the Sitka time may be deduced, and this will give the difference of time or longitude ‘between the two places. The same method will give the longitude of intermediate stations at which observations will be made for local time in connection with chronometer comparisons. Traveling chronometers for longitude work are very carefully selected, and they are treated with the highest consideration in an endeavor to make them tell the exact truth while travel- u}g “Iravelers” are sent in charge of an officer, who is expected to give them special attention as to conduct, and fo carefully wind and (ompare them at'regular intervals, and usually they are not allowed to be moved from the transporting vessel, » standard chronome- ter, the error and rate of which have been care- fully determined, is taken on board by the 10cal time observer at the station_in order to make comparison with the “travelers.” The method of transporting chronometers for determination of difference of time or longitude between two places has been super- seded in modern days wherever telegraph lines are available by “telegraphic tongitude ’ determinations, in~ which two observers at places more or 'less remote from each other carefully determine, each for himsels, the local time at his station, then compare the time by telegraph, the 'difference thus obtained giving the difference of longitude. This method was first suggested, it is believed, by Sears C, Walker. an American astronomer, and to rest, have to be devoted to learnin their lessons. 1n the lower grades, at least, all studying as well as all reciting shoutd be done during the study hours. Fight the Funding Bill. Stockton Express. After noting the many papers,and especially what is termed the country press, that are ad- vocating the passage of a railroad fanding bill, it shows that efther ignorance or venelity has prompted the course they ere taking. In cither case the honest people can butdeplore the fa that the press, which should at all times ady cate the best interests of our people, have largely turned against them. The masses who support the press haye u right to demand an honest seryice for their hard-earned doilars., ACROSS THE DELAWARE. The winter night s cold and drear Along the river's sullen flow; The cruel frost i3 camping heré— The sir has flying blades of snow., Look! pushing from the icy strand, With ensigns freezing in the air, There sails a small but mighty band, Across the dangerous Delaware, O wherefore, soldiers, would you fight The bayonets of a winter siorm? was adopted by the Coast Survey during the au?erimendency of Professor Alexander Dallas Bache as early as 1849, and has since been developed by his several successors in the administration of the work. Telegraphic longitudes arc of course imprac- ticable at present for the Aleutian Islands and therefore the transportation of chronometers. Carefully adjusted, carefully rated and first- class modern instruments will be used on the Fropospd determination of longitude westward rom Sitka. This method in the early deter- wination of difference of longitude between America and Europe gave fairly good results for practical use of mariners. The Encyclo- pedia Britannica states thet previous to the {ear 1849 373 chronometers had been carried etween the Unijed States Naval Observator: at Washington, D. C.,and Greenwich, England, the difference of time deduced being 5 hours, 8 minutes and 12.52 seconds, differing from the most refined modern value .43 of & second of time, approximately equal in the mean latitude of the two places to 155 yards. If the transportation of coast survey chro- nometers in this proposed expedition lhrou;h the Aleutian group shall be equally successful in obtaining accurate results, & boon will be conferred on navigaters who are now obliged in thick or foggy weather to grope their way under conditions of great difficulty from im- perfect determinations of longitude in that hitherto remote region. Itis understood that some forty chronome- ters have been discussed and former records compared in grder that none but first-class in- struments be taken on the proposed expedition. 8. A LOCK OF WASHINGTON'S HAIR. Among the manyrare curios left by the late William A. Woodward of the Alta is one whigh on this day is of especiel interest, being a gold medallion three inches in circumference, handsomely chased in the old style of hand work, while inserted in the obverse, securely fastened in, and further protected by a circu- lar piece of glass, are two locks of hair from The Medallion. the heads of Washington and Charles Carroll of Carroliton; that of Washington’s being on top of the dividing band of gold, which bears the names of ““Washington and Carroll.” Onthe reverse is engraved an inseription as follows “HAIR OF WASHIN AND CAR- ROLL. THE ABOVE HAIR WAS PRE- SENTED TO MRS. JOINSON BY AN RV [} . WASHI 02 D FEB., OW WAS PRE: %, 24TH FEB., THE BAND NATIONAL AIR OF LE,” | A 5 THE DOOD Above the inscription is an_old-fashioned trumpet, supported by flags, while the base and sides are surrounded by a rose vine in heavy relief, the rose probably being suggested by thought of the mother count The inaccuracy of the work, the old color of the gold, all proclaim its authenticity, This unigue cario came into the possession of Mr. Woodward in the following manner Some time in the late Sixties or eariy seventies he was approached by a mulatto, who, & stranger in California, was in destitute cir- cumstances, and offered this medaltion for sale, saving his grandfather, Francis Johnson, was' the colored bandmaster to whom it was Mr. Woodward, being impressed with his straightiorward manner, became possessor of the curio, which i still retained by his family und carefully cherished. Marks on the reverse of the medallion show where some covetous curiosity-hunter has en. deavored to detach the outer plate—though, in fact, the little locks of hair themselyes In truth, it were a better nignt For blazing fire, and blankets warm ! We seck to trap a foreizn foe. Who fill themselves with stolen fare; We carry Freedom as we go Across the storm-swept Delaware! The night Is full of lusty cheer, Within the Hessian's merry camp; And faint and fainter on the ear Doth fall the heedless sentry’s tramp, O hirelings, this new Nution's rage 1s something 'tis not well to dare; You are not fitted to engage. ‘These men from o'er the Delaware! A rush—a shout—a clarion eall, _Salute the early morning’s gra; Now, roused {nvaders, yield or # The refuge-land has won the day | Soon shall the glorious news be hurled Wherever men have wrongs to bear: For Freedom’s torch illumes the world, And God has crossad the Delaware! WILL CARLETON in Every Where for February. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. The late Lord Leighton took infinite pains with his lectures on art, rewriting one of them thirteen times The capital of the Rothschild firm is now seid to excead £200,000,000, and the Vienna branch of the family is the richest. Ex Congressman W. M. Cocker of Tennessee, who died @ few days ago, was the man who caught John Quincy Adams in his arms when Adams fell in the corridor at the Capitol at Washington shortly before his death. Speaker Reed isa night worker, and often sits up until 2 o'clock in the morning, prepar- ing his speeches and magazine articles. He writes everything with his own hand, except his letters, and submits all his important work t0 Mrs. Reed. George Meredith, as did Anthony Trollope, rides to hounds as boldly and brilliantly in old ageasin youth. He also tramps miles over moor and field in all sorts of weather, dressed in & cream-colored flannel shirt, & black and white scarf and a mole-colored corduroy coat and trousers, CURRENT HUMOR. “Aren’t you the same beggar that I gave hal & pie to last week 2 “IguessT am, mum; but P'm willin’ to let bygones be bygomes. It ain’tin my heart to bear no malice.’—Indianapolis Tribune, Effie—Jack, papa said we must not see each other any more. Jack—Indeed! Shall I turn the gas out?— Harper’s Bazar. She—Poor fellow! Only one eye. How came you to lose the other? Tramp—A-looking for work, mum.—London Tit-Bits. “Do you know there are deadly microbes in ice?” “Dear me! Will I have to put moth balls in the refrigerator?”—Chicago Record, “Yes,” said the girl who collects, “it is one of the best autographsI have in my collection.” “But are you sure it is genuine?” asked her friend. ‘“‘Positive. I cut it with my own hands from & telegram that his wife received from him.”— Tit-Bits. First Farmer—Has the.lawsuit between you and Heysede been settled ? Second Farmer—Yes; and so are the lawyers, ‘“How do you mean ?” “‘They’re settled on our farms.”—Philadelphia Record. Hoax—My wife and some of her friends are going to organize a secret society. Joax—Nonsense! The idea of women in a se- cret society. Hoax—You misunderstand. They are to meet to tell secrets.—Philadelphia Record. Two Harvard graduates: Rev. Dr. Discord— Why, dearJack, I am glad to see you. You are looking so well, What have you been doing? Jack Scraggs—Pitching for a league club at $5000 a year. What are you doing? ,Discord—Preaching for a chapel at $500 & year.—Texas Siftings, Anna—Ts it an interesting story? Daisy—Extremely interesting! I don’t think I skipped twenty pages.—London Tit-Bits. e Rivenlitgdon ) A STYLISH MISSES’ SKIRT. Misses’ skirts are cut on the same lines as ladies’ to fit over the hips and plain at the foot. The one shown here basthe latest arrangement would be of smail account without their ac- companying authentication in metal. Mary W. EDWARDS. VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS. The Turk a Monopolist. The Turk seems to have a monopoly of the butchering business, and nobody tells him nay. One Good Trast. San Jose Mercury. There is one good trust that henceforth is bound to flourssh, and that is the trust in the United States. Really, He Cannot Remember. San Jose Mercury. Mr. Huntington has 1ot yet explained why the affairs of the Central and Southern Pacific need explaining. Words and Deeds, | Santa Clara Journal. The value of a citizen to & town is not what he says he will do, but what he actually does for the good of the town. Talk is cheap—it is actions that tell. Stop the Whole Business. : Alameda Telegram. The notorious pugs are having another in- ning, Public sentiment is against prize-fight- ing and as the pugs are unable to kill each cther excopt by talk, the law should put a stop to the whole busines In Case Nansen Has Found It. Palo Alto Times. Ii Dr. Nansen has actuslly discovered the north pole, we may expect that Great Britain will speedily lag claim to the better part of it, and that the Southern Pacific will obtain & monopoly of the railroad traffic by lobbying through & United States Congressional subsidy. Protection for San Francisco. Pasadena News. San Francisco feels a little easier in mind now that its harbor is defended by three dyna- mite-throwers and that three big rifled cannon are being mounted, two weighing thirty tons apiece and one fifty tons. Now let the Japs or n‘:)e Chilians or any other fighting nation come on. Not Greater Than Law. Fresno Republica; The Republican does not hold Mr. Cleveland responsible for bad weather, short crops, etc., but when his Cabinet officers or agents violate & Chinese-exclusion Jew, a silyer-purchase act, a seed-distributing act, ete., it does hold him very directly responsible. In brief, we hold that neither he nor his Cabinet is greater than law. EUA G Too Much Cramming. Sacramento Bee. Cramming appears to be the order of the day 1n our public sehools, and the evil is constantly augmented in place of being reduced. It is a forward on successive trips as far west as Unalaska Island, where the local time will be accurately determinad and time comparisons made With the traveling chronometers, from crying shame to see little bits of tots straining under the weight of books which they are carrying to school. Not onmly that, but the evenings, which should be given to recreation of the back gores. that of two box-leats formed by two gores. The fronts and sides are cut in one, making in all three pieces in the entire skirt. The front andsides being well rounded, no V'S are necessary at the top. Separaf of sérge, cheviot and tweed are made 10w with shirt waists for spring, while waists o plaid cashmere are worn plain for school ang rough wear. Skirts of mohair, either plain o figured, are much liked for misses. T| e new bonde wool canvas is charming flso, and 1y uite dressy. No trimming is used in thess skirts; they are generally lined throughout, end some have & six-inch band of hajreloth ot the foot. Bindingis a matter of taste, as there . nowesr and tear. A facing of th Pl g of the goods makes e ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, PEDDLERS—J. W. R., City. There is no nance of this City that prohibits peddlers ?rrn'“ ofering or erying out their wares on Sunday, i SULLIVAN - MITCHELL — 8., Knoxville, Aunswers to Correspondents has not been able to find auey record to substantiate the staty ment that in the fight between Sullivan an?i. Mitchell Mitchell was paid contest a drayw. Paid $5000 to make the Cal. A QUESTION OF LAwW—G. A, H., St. Hel Cal. The question you ask is one of those :::; tati wish to esiablish your Tight Justice Court for the erty, but as the vufue is small”j; probably cost you more in lewyer's If you want limbs, use an Allcock’s BEAR IN MIND—Not one of tions is as good as the genuine. costs than the whole is worth, and then the court might decide against you. FOREIGN POPULATION—S. L. Fresno, Col. In 1890, at the time the census was taken, there were 9,249,547 persons of forelgn birth in the ited States, divided as (ono;r‘s:”.\'onh nn:i 2 . T,088,245 or 11.67 per cent: Soast n::nv,:{r(.c:mg Treland, 3,122,911 or 33.7 per cent; Germanic nations, 3,119,558 Scandinavian natious, 6 3 er_cent; 1 16:08° ent; Slav mnatior 5 er cent; Latin nations per cent; Asiatic nations, D cent, and ali other nations, 4 cent. MINING CLATMS—J. C. A., Cherokee Flat, Cal. According to the ruling of the General Land Office mining elaims may be loeated by either male or female. Another ruling is, the fact that a locator is under 21 years of age does not render the location invalid. No placer loea- tion can exceed 160 es for one person or association of persons. There is no 18w to pre- vent parties from locating other claims on the same lode outside of the first location. There isnolaw that would prevent partners from locating one alongside of the other if each took up a location in his individual name. ORIENT AND OccIDENT—H. A., Nape, Cal. It is proper for the people of the Pacific Coast to speak of the countries of Asia as the Orient for the reason that they are in the eastern part of he Pacific States are in the west: ern part; therefore it is proper to speak of them as being iv the Occident. 1f you will ex- amine a_geographical globe you will discover that China is not west of California, but di- rectly underneath it. A person starting from almost any partof the world can move east- ward, circle the world and return to the siart- ing point, but not in a straight line. He would have to follow the lines of travel. TAX TITLE—J. B. L., Las Gatos, Cal. A deed given for property that, under the old law, was purehased at & tax sale, gave the grantee abso- lute title io the land ‘deseribed therein, as of date of expiration of the period for redemp- tion. The period within which a purchaser could redeem was twelve months from the date of sale, and the amount he would have to pay was the sum charged against the property and 50 per cent additional. At the expiration of the time for redemption the purchaser, hav- ing obtained his deed. could demand whatever he pleased. The holder of the tax title could give a clear deed to that portion he purchased. FAMOUS broken candles, 10¢ 1b. Townsend. * e < John W, Bookwalter, once Democratic no; nee for Governor of Ohio, has the finest coliec- tion of Japanese sword heads in the country, and also has many valuable specimens from t, India, Turkey and all cornersof the 1d. w —-—— Jess—George asked me last night if on your cheeks were genuine, B And you said Jes: Nothing; simp! nked.—Puck. e el PALACE mixed candies, 15¢ 1b. Townsend. * e MOLASSES crisp corn candy. Townsend. e The Demand for Good Roads. Placer Representative. The fact that bicycles are being extensively introduced into our military service makes it all the more necessary that we have good roads throughout the country, e A NICE present for stern friends—Towne send’s Cal. glace fruits, 50c¢ Ib. 7 Market st. ® e e EPECIAL Information daily to manufacturats, business houses and public men by the Prasi Clivping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Monigomery. * sk SEEEGRd b Praying to the Congressmen. Tuolumne Independent. More religion and less politics in the prayers of Congressional chaplains might be less sen- sationel, but it would be a great deal more sen- sible and more in keeping with the professed calling of the chaplain the roses TAxe Hooa's Sarsaparilla to cureall troubles arising or promoted by impure blood, to make your nerves strong, to restore appetite and insure good Lealth 10 the whole-system. Take only Hood's, ———— FADED hair recovers its softness by the use PARKER'S G youthtful color and 0f PARKER'S HAIR BATSAM. 2 T ures inward pain. I¥ your complaint wine glass 0f Dr. Si fore meals, ite try half a rt's Angostura Bitters be- ————— IRRITATION OF THE THROAT AND HOARSENESS are immediately relieved by Brown’s Bronchiak Zroches” Have them always ready. NEW TO-DAY. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY Thos. Magee & Sons, REAL ESTATE AGENTS And Publishers “Real Estate Circular.” 4 Montgomery Street, UNION TRUST BUILDING, CORNER MARKET. NEW PROPERTY. 120x160 to rear street: on Second st., near Townsend and railroad tracks; cheap. Brannan st.. bet. 2d and 3d; 137:6x276 and 68:9x50 on rear street; oh Water-front corner: 50 v Downtown corner: ne to 1 tenant for 15 years at ,000. Corner covered with Improvements; rents $450; 7 stores; downtown. FESTMENTS. iness investment; rents steady progressive street. ,000; 44 feet front: Cla; ng; brick buildin, : Gowniown; 29x 3 only $32,000: a fine in- it and can remaiu at 634 cheap. brick building; rerited 8,000. 90,000 on a Renis $268 50; $28, g vestment; $20,000 on per cent. First-st. investment; leased 5 years; $175 a month; $30,000. City Hall lot: north side Market st.; 25x100 and brick improvements; bringing small rental; $55, J&:}nr Mission; brick building; leased at "Ellis-st. corner; rents $274 50; 126: covered with 6 2-story dwell- both streets in good order; must to. at 0x137:6: north side, clos E'fi,u“;; short block from water front; only $13,- new building; 000. HOx Geary-st. business corner: 8 front $142 50; near Taylor: $23,000. Devisedero-st. investment; between Post and Sutter sts.; 35x187:6; $7200. Howard st., west side, bet. Sixth and Seventh: 28x90: 2-story; double store, and flat of 10 rooms above; rents about $700 a year: $8760. Sacramento st.: rents $100: $10,000; bet. Kearny and Duponi; rented to Chinese firm, who have been there nearly 20 years: lot 25x137:6, and a £00d 2-story and basement brick. HOUSES AND LOTS, $3000 AND UP- WARD. “ Jackson st., bet. Fillmore and Webster: north side; 25x127:8, and 2-story modern residence; 10 rooms and all conveniences: 8800. : Clay st., bet. Scott and D@Yl:ld?r): flats ':‘PH built and 'cost $4000; rents §37 50; 101 25x125; $6600; fine neighborhood. 4 Ofter wanted; residence on Lyon st., bet. Ok and Page, overmokin.fige park; modern residence in fine order; only $7500. Linerts: st : noise and_ iot 26x115, and comfott- able 2-siory; bet. Valencia and uerrero; one of the finest residenice streets of the Mission: 84060 Shotwell st., west side, near Twenty-second, 56x06:6, and Lwo cottages, 3 rooms and bath each} rents 850: fine street; 00 $3000—Bryant st., near 22380 to rear lane. 5 MARINE VIEW AND OTHER CHEAP LOTS. p 3 orth side Broadway, bet. Devis- aders and Brodericc; finest vy on " Pacific Heights and canrot be shut off; 4Ux187:6; only 6400, or larger lot. ., ¥ 5]ieduccd 10 §9 f '\:Vz‘ f«;’r :i:f,lfllc ok with view of bas o0k from the « ars. Pacific ave., north anv_size, 25, 50 or 76 feet front: price red| $200 a foot; marine ¥ 1600—Very cheap: D st.,facing thepark: corner Thirty-fitth ave., 18 large lots. Reduced to $410¢ > and Lyon corner; 87:6x100; for business or residence. £2100—Very cheap; Oak st., facing the park; lot 25x100. ages: rents $5000. Third; cottage and lot 1 bl uced to a sure relief for ~ains in the back, side, chest, or Porous Plaster the host of counterfeits and imita~