The morning call., 1892-04-19

The extent to which the Pacific Coast is
favored by fine weather is hardly appre-
ciated by the unrefiecting. who accept sun
shine as matter of course. an unaiterable
provision OF nature in our favor. SO much
do We expect a daily meteorological bene-
dictiOn that when the wind blows fresh we
growl as if it were an interference with the
contract, and when il rains little mud in
the streets actually puts some people out of
temper Not city people but agTiculturists
are grateful for the timely shower. But we
have only TO turn to the Eastern States and
to Europe To comprehend what genuine bad
weather is. Floods In the South are de-
vastating vast regions and many lives have
been lost Such foundations have not been
known for a number Of years. Other dis
triets across the Rockies are experiencing
the seventies of cold in forms we know
nothing of on this coast, where flowers
are constantly in vigorous growth and
radiant bloom. Not even on the boosted
shores Of the Mediterranean are the bless
ings of n delicious climate so constantly
evident. England has, generally speaking,
a mild if somewhat sOggy climate. but at
this very moment il is snow covered a
foot deep in various districts, and it is
feared there has been very serious damage
to crops. IL is Easter Monday and the
holiday has been rendered dismal by this
freak of the weather. The volunteers on
their marching and sham fight expeditions
viii have some OF the experiences of cam
paigning hardship before they get back TO
town life.
1t is delightful to read the enthusiastic
encomiums which II. Paul Deschanel is
pouring forth On America. He is member
OF the Chamber of Deputies, and his mis-
sion to this country is to report on the con-
ditions OF labor and the status and working
Of tie labor organizations. Seemingly he
has had his eyes opened as to the superior
position occupied by the worker in the
United States, and the report be carries
back with him will not PROPOSES the
French ouyrier with his own less happy
condition. He finds that the American
laboring classes are lar better paid, better
fed, better clothed, better taught and
happier than corresponding classes in
France and other LarOpeaD countries. Like
all Fr encbmen, who are prone to lean upon
governments for everything, he is sur
prised that this should have been achieved
without government assistance. He is
especially enraptuTed with San Francisco,
aud with reason, as one may judge from
these utteTances: That is the city could
live in forever and die happy. The climate
Is perfect and the women are simply divine.
L never saw so many pretty women in my
life as did in the streets OF San Francisco.
! suppose there are homely women there as
there are all over the world. but certainly
did not see any of them" No, Nj. Des-
chanel, homeiy women do not exist in San
francisco, and there Is nothing imperfect
but few TRIES in politics ana official adj
ministration. The boOdler. however, is not
unknown in France, hence no notice is
taken OF his extremely lusty development
here.
Captain Kidd's buried treasure, often
sought and never found, is very small
sack when compared with The gold reputed
to be hidden away in barrels at Abomey,
the capital of Dahomey. The ordinary
notion Of bank account on the west coast
Of Africa is that ii consists of innumerable
strings Of juggling eowries, of no use TO
civilized exchange except as carbonate of
lime for fertilZinG But it quite takes away
the breath to learn that there are barrels OF
gold hidden away at this savage capital,
not even doing service to sustain single
gold standard. his unreasonable and in-
applicable state OF heather darkness the
French, who are making war On the
monarch who selects amaZoDs for the flower
OF his army, Intend forthwith to end. The
story about the existence Of this coin rests
upon no better authority than the CORE
spondent OF pTosaic English evening
journal, but that being the source it is no
surprise TO have 1t generously limited that
the purpose of the war is loot. Il is gra-
clOusly and charitably assumed that the
IACICu VIII W hppthSe IHelr
wrath 10 stand in the way Of achieving the
just expectations Of a campaign which Is
waged TO punish a perfdious royal person
age OF dusky hue. The tale seems aliuringy
plausible. but has probably no better founda-
ton than Rider Haggard's wild inventions.
Should it prove true that the King of
Dahomey has 100000, 200 of francs lying
idle in his treasury France would be able to
Tecoup herself handsomely for her sacrifices,
and at the same time could put an end to
some sacrifices Characteristic Of this Gold