The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

racking the brains OF millions OF men. In the
daily walks OF life are encountered those whose
success is phenomenal and the story Of whose
experience is often stranger than fiction, for the
goddess Of lnck-if there is such parsonage
plays the Queerest antics and INDUCES in strange
freaks and fancies. The Chicago Herald In re.
counting the odd experiences OF some OF the
WINDY City's" business men, whose dauDtless
energy and good luck have won the title OF
Merchant Princess" presented some odd con-
trasts. young man Of 80, who employs 200
men and at his Immense store keeps stock
large enough to furnish bali OF the homes OF
gOod-slzed city, owed his start 10 lucky bid at
an auction where experienced dealers, deceived
by his boyish looks, allowed HIM to get away
with $500 yards OF carpet for II cents yard
He believed in the use of printers ink, Informed
the people in an advertisement where they could
get bargain, and in few days made profit Of
$1,000, which sent him on the road to prosperity.
Another young man with slender capital Tossed
up copper to decide bis future avOeation, and
fate decided in favor Of the shoe business. In
which tile energy OF himself and partners won
phenomenal success. Three real search.
ers, burned out at the great fire, saved part OF
their records. Alone they were OF no avail, but
combined they established in nearly every in
stance a complete chain OF record. They COM
blned, made money, and the authorities were
glad 10 secure a copy Of their records at their
own hgure. man who drove wagon for
years. making enough TO keep the Nolf from the
door, one day conceived the idea that there was
money in an establishment for supplying bar
bers, and now has one Of the largest houses
OF The kind IN America. These are but a
few Of the cases mentioned. There are quite a
number iu this city whose risa at the wave Of
Fortuua's wand to sudden eminence, wealth and
position was equally If not more remarkable.
The passage OF the Printing Deficiency Bill by
The Senate reminds one of The TACT that Uncle
Sam runs the most extensive publishing house In
The country. Over million books, printed and
published at Government expense, We're sent out
from the House folding-room during the first
session of the present Congress, and not less
than half as many more were sent out from the
Senate foiding-room. Each member is furnished
Will catalogue. covering nineteen pages, giving
the names OF The different books 10 which lie Is
entitled by virtue of his Office, and each tit Q
represents perhaps hundreds, perhaps thousands
Of volumes. or the agricultural reports alone
4OOOUO are published annually and divided
among the members. The publications Include
besides the laws and The Presidents messages
reports OF the departments ana bureaus, works
on explorations under Government auspices and
works on entomology, etbnology, forestry, as
tronoiny and geology. There several works
on Alaska, several accounts of Arclc cruises
books on foreign relations and International law
an infinite number OF volumes on fish and
volumes OF eulogies on ali The members vino
tribute not only their quota among their con
stituents but also buy or trade for as many more
10 secure the votes of honest farmers.
The Notification of Copenhagen, that has suf-
Tered so severely during the last two centuries
from the effects Of fires and commandments, Is
again The question of The day in Denmark.
Willie the Government is in favor of the under
taking, there Is large majority of the national
legislators opposed TO 1t, owing TO tie belief
that such a movement would provoke the hostii-
lily Of Germany. There seems little ground for
this belief, however, for General Won Loe, one
OF The German corps commanders, recently
voiced The sentiments prevailing in military
circles In the declaration: I'VE have got TO
lave strong and independent Denmark for II
Denmark should prove unable 10 defend herself
The French, In case of war, would make Copen-
hagen the base OF naval operations in the Baltic.
The country would be compelled to accept an
off nsive and defensive alliance with France
which woulc make it necessary for US to occupy
Jutland and 1unen.'' The Danish capital was
strongly fortified until 1864, when the land
works were destroyed, although The citadel OF
Frederikshavn and some OF the batteries on the
sea were left In a condition TO admit OF being de-
Tended in case OF an emergency.
The Naval Appropriations Bill as completed
provides for an expenditure of about $50, $780,
600. Among its provisions is an appropriation
to Cruiser 12, the cost Of which is limited to 81 -
100000 In his recent report Secretary Tracy,
in abiding to the Pirate, Which the Cramps uli-
dertook to construct for 81, 725, 900, declared
that in Cruiser II the department has sought to
produce vessel absolutely without parallel
among the war-ships OF tile world. The COM
bination here made uniies a sufficient armament
with complete protection against light gus,
while at the same time the vessel will have sea
speed and a coal endurance hitherto unknOwn In
ships-of-war. She Will be match for the most
swift transatlantic liner aioat to- day, carrying
any armament OF which such vessel Is capable
No merchant vessel that she meets, armed or
unarmed, can escape from her. BY means OF her
machinery the enormous horsepower OF over
10000 Is developed the ship being able TO make
with one screw and One-thrd power 5 knots,
with two screws and two-thirds power Is to 10
knots, and with three screws and full power a
maximum OF % knots.
What mIrth and Ievelry will hover during the
Christmas holidays around the mountains OF
mstetoe gathered from the apple orchards OF
Normandy and Brittany. One Of the remarkable
effects Of the PREPARATIONS for the OF Joy.
Gus festivity was lately manifested at the sea-
port villages Of Saint Malo and Granville,
France, where were gathered vast quantities OF
mistletoe en- route to England to furnish the
usual supply Of this indispensable article to the
young folks OF Britain. The amount gathered
this year has been unusually large.
The death Of Senator Edouard de Lafayette
reminds one of the fact that the famous family
has become extinct. 1t was only recently that
the old Senator, who was bachelor, on being
twilted declared: ''1be family is all but dead
but what does that matter? Our name will be
forever associated with The greatest republic and
the most powerful nation the world has ever
seen-Amefica."
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