The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

back thirty or forty miles into the country and
retalIed from a wagon at farmhouse doors at
prices affordng the peddler liberal profit on
his investment. The California farmer might
slumber till noon If he waited TO be called TO his
daily laboTs by The cock that crows In the morn,
The California cock is an important bird who
cannot often tear himself from his duties on the
barn weathervane TO awaken the slumbsrinp
husbandman.
In The asst every farm-yard has its feathered
hosts. The farmers wife or daughter finds the
care OF these her especial charge, and "tbe
chicken and egg money" forms no email item of
the fam receipts. On this Coast, however the
flock Of hens is chiefly conspicuous by its alb
sence from the rural landscape. If these useful
domestic fowls are seen at all IL is usually az
they are running In the public road, PICK ing up
precarions living in the dust thereof meeting.
Oftenerthan Is pleasant to travellers an upttmely
end under tie wheels OF some passing vehicle
Very few OF our farmers seem 10 realize that
poultry, properly cared for, can be made source
OF revenue, merely as side issue from the rep,I-
lar farm woik. The meeting OF the Poultry
Association ought TO be productive OF much good
in giving this industry an impetus in California.
There is little reason for the declaration made
at the Miners Congress that the supply OF money
In active circulation in this country Is made.
Quate 10 meet business requirements Under
President Harrison's administration the paIiopal
debt has been greatly diminished, and the money
representing the surplus and the revenue re-
ceipts above the Governments requirements
has been placed In circulation. The statement
recently issued by the Director OF the Mint
shows the circulation per capita was S25 80 In
the United States, SfS 38 In GERMANY and
SIS So In the United Kingdom. According TO a
well-known authority: 1.-THE men who say thai
the country is behind England or the other great
commercial countries in this respect have either
never taken the trouble TO look at The facts
when presented in the papers or are ton ipno-
rant TO understand them when clearly presented
or too prejudlced 10 believe them. Unhapplly
such men are still numerous enough in the
gulse of free silver unlimited legal-tender-
paper advocates. TO decide elections in certain
States and influence legislation. but their alb
surdites and foilies are quickly exposed when
tested by the actual conditions"
Bafour's Irish Local Government Bill ia re-
garded as mockery OF Irish aspiration,
for sell-government The measure does not give
LELAND county councils upon The plan adopted In
England, and completely sets at naueht the lone
man one voie' principle, which is becoming the
recognized basis Of suffrage in Great Bi irain
Tie largest rate-payers are TO have propor-
tiOnal power in elecilng member OF the councils
The I'M erlal Government is TO retain perfect
control OF the councils IN all their proceedings by
havingrthe power Of veto over all tier decisions
1t viii also maintain lis control OF the official an
pointmsnts III Ireland.
The naval gnn-shop al Washington VIII soon
have the biggest lathe on earth added Ia It's
equipment and be able TO turn out sixteeu-iDch
guns that Will command greater respect for our
navy abroad. The lathe, which IS being Gen.
sructed OF bronze, steel ana cast-tron VIII weigh
5000 pounds and be 1873 feet In length lis
greatest height will be Twelve feet and its great
est width ten feet six inches. Its cost will be
$4,000. 1t is 10 be grouped with seven others,
slightly smaller. capable OF turning out fourteen
inch guns. They Will cost the Government about
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