The morning call., 1891-01-01
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Th- Wishes which The CALL expressed
lust a year ago, that the coming year should
be happy one for all, were fairly realized.
The year 1890 was year Of more than aver
age happiness TO the world at large Ii was
a year that will not occupy much space in
the history Of the times No wars de-
stroycd life or property. No famines
nor ep.d~mics distressed mankind. In
dus.ry and labor were fairly rewarded ;
there we're fewer strikes than in form
er years. Tie year closed with fnan-
cal disturbances of which it is as yet diff
cult to measure the range, but up to this
time they have only been felt over limited
area.
And now, what has fortune in store for
the cvmiug year? viii the good wishes
which people are exchanging prove to have
- -p=oi,he sia--@f tho course Of human
Its i'll .9l2 There Is no disceruible
soa Why they should not
1t j. nqrip the power OF. mankind to CONF
Napd PROSPERITY, but it may dc" much ito
fert misfortune. There Is a:world oil phi>.
-sophys :in'the Old, mucEsderfded. MAXIM
, Begood and you viii sbt happy. SOME per-.
lsous laugltat tie text, and profess a.distaste.
lfcr cna.+--- -, but: after all so much Of :iba
misery. and ullnappiness which surrounds ms.
=. me iIu1t q our own m sconduct tfiat1bo:
old lHreaqoare.Tule Of .lfs.=iS evidently. NOT.
p preached often, enough. All around us. We.
90 pen. Leading vicious lives and womar,
vas ing time in friyoIity, and vet Wben dj.:s
'istei befallS it is regarded as a foriiiitous. d
: Sccdeht:, q her. men march through; life:
F. with ih4it hand against every. man.. and;
W wonder that. when occasion, serves
Fry mans hand is. asainst>theIn.:: Persons
qenee witness in their. neighborhood i
:. : aad ytceand they Stretch no hand: 4
.. 'yc tie one otto cure the .other,.yet
- Surprised Wien misfortune: comes i
that they receive. little sympathy !
i1io - assistance.. It is a.. comfortable
lAoush- ihat.in this san Francisco there is a
aecldtd Increase Of kindly tendencies, 'a;ndof
''ihsent;coneerB for the poor and weak.
.".5 m'ndS gre glowing broader and their
offender. The ripening process |
IN. swell the yolume-6f general hap |
less 70 the community. -: - :. |
As rule The chief conditions Of happi-
IRE peace, order, abundant and cheap I
and good: health. For all these the.
ioki8 FAVORABLE In this country there
Q prospect of. any: disturbance of.the
&; nor Is. order anywhere seriously |
aed. &c a great European war will
he possible; so long. as the leading
= millions ot:men under arms;
:. IL strength of the French
overthrow of the. German
under Bismarck, 1.-The GER
" \ from the absurd lengths
N Government is pushing
non hand of poverty in t
l-ay. All make for peace while the pending
the Christian powers in Africa
fer safety valve. for the military spirit.
IS quite likely that the year 1891 may pass
sitliout hostilities outside of the kingdoms
Dahomey and Uganda.
Fo5t is likely to:be Cheap and abundant
lfouf;hout The world. Animal food: is made
= srcially dear. by legislation in certain
arts Of Europe. But even the French and
'ermans are beginning to growl at having to
" more money for lean pork than they
ID 70. pay for fat American pork: they
u make their voices heard before long,
ID meanwhile the exclusion of our pro-
sions from their markets enables the
lerican consumer to buy at lower figures.
e-Nheat crop of 1S90-taking the world as
.se-is up to the ave-- - 100
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