The morning call., 1892-12-31

where 1T has been ntroduced--strict re-
Quirements are laid down to make it odOr-
Gus. The nose is required 10 give 1t a rec
ommendatlon. In an OdorleSS condition it
is murderous gas. Economically it is
not profitable in the large cities of England.
where coal gas ranges in price from 81 to 90
cents per thousand feet. Ii is good gas
too, tested every month by a borough
analyst for its impurities and candle-power.
A few years ago Samson Fox had death
at his forge works by water-gas poisoning.
The Coroner held learned inquiry and did
his duty faithfully. Fox employed able
counsel, and made out the best case he
could fer water gas, bat il was impossible
to forA any other conclusion than that the
utmost care Is required in dealing with tais
insidious gaseous poison. Leeds, populous
manufacturing town. very prosperous, does
not tolerate water gas. 1t owns its own gas
works and relies upon coal. Besides being
sponsor for water gas Fox has aspirations of
some kind IN music. Not that he plays any
instrument or has a cultivated ear. He
simply has money. Lately he presented a
musical institution, bearing royal title,
with about $3.50, 900. EoX'S reward thus far
is simply dinner with the Prince OF W ales.
The honor Is worth the price to a man like
Samson Fox. A British Premier may arise
some day to recommend him TO a title--a Sir,
a Lord. Marquis, and the rest of il. Loru
Watergas Flute would be a good Selection
OF name for his share of Immortality in the
peerage.
How is It so many races can be kept up
day by day At the Bay District track-fye
weeks or so OF raeing-in city which COM
plains of dull business and all the evils Of
eonspiration against business? L. may be
doubted whether any State or any country
affords such a continuous stream of unin-
terrupted pleasure. But when the matter
Is looked into, what is a horserace? What
Is Its utility when the money which changes
hands is studied in It's travels from pocket
10 p0cketY Is II net IN the main a trans
ference from purse to purse without pro.
ductivity? John is the poorer and Peter
Is the richer. but the public has as much
confidence and trust in John as in Peter
Sporting has become much less q pastime
OF pleasure than speculative business
about as keen as any bulls or bears in
which Jay Gould engaged. To this extent
! IT Is dangerous folly.
One of the Illustrations of how time il
wasted in court was made evident yestef-
| day. A couple of attorneys, one of them
| an ex-Judge, quarreled in Judge Hebbard':
court One called the other liar and blows
followed fast. The aSadge had not enough
| of inkstands with which to annihilate she
| forensic fisticuffs, aud the bailiff had. moth.
lug more powerful than his persuasive
| treble voice with which to lull 10 peace the
| belligerentS. The court, of course. had 10
| assert its dignity. 1t imposed fine of S50(
upon each and imprisonment for five days
Alter the luncheon hour, however. the
quality OF mercy was not strained. There
| was areVocatIOn OF the imprisonment order
| and probably in the morning the $500 fine
Will be evapOraied down to So or whif oil
apology. 1t is see-saw. Judges now, law.
| yers next time. When lawyers fight with
| knUcklpS lpketS milo Ia
| Issued tospecjatOrs at $40 u head. All ct ed
| 1urymen and Suit0rs would enjoy the shindy
and, perhaps, worried Judges would feel re-
| lieyed OF mental care.