The morning call., 1892-11-23

decided by the Government Towns Site
Board that while women are not legally
entitled 10 claim a homestead on a newly
opened reservation or territory they are not
ineligible t1 Claim townsites. ANY one
may take up property IN towDsites, there
being no bar to married women or minors,
OF aliens. Undoubtedly some women viii
take advantage Of this decision, and the
larger proportion of them Will not nuliify
The condition which requires Improvement
and occupation to give title. Ii is the
whisk y-drinking freebooiers. the hirelings
of capitalists. who squat for a few weeks
and then decamp.
One of the serious results of the prohibi-
ton of steerage immigration from Europe
is seen in the notification OF the Guion
Company that in compliance with the law
they will lay up their transatlantic steam
ers until January. A costly ship cannot be
quarantned long and leave the voyage a
success, for rates are very low. and passen-
gers on board, wien the anchor is dropped.
must be fed. The Gui0D Company doubt
less acted upon the maxim OF HobSon's
choice. In the interest of this country the
precaution Is well taken. Cholera would
produce havoc next year.
1t is estimated that to the Chicago exhibit
ton and sightseeing generally there will
come to this country next year enough of
visitors to throw $3.50. 600. 600 into cireuIa-
ton. Chicago. OF course, will not get the
whole OF it. The railroad companies and
numerous hotels in numerous places will
have their share. But il is curious fact
that every year from third to a half of
this sum is disbursed by travelling Ameri-
cans In Europe. They have a three months
spin or solOurn in half dozen countries
and as a rule they are not stated with what
they behold, but return in succeeding wears
10 behold more. Thus tine discovery of
America by a European is compensated
complementary by the discovery of Europe
by an annual migration OF Americans. Next
year many Americans will cancel their visit
TO Europe. They will endeayor to see
Chicago and a little more of their own
country. II is TO be hoped that Chicago
will be equal to the occasion in providing
entertainment for the fastidious as we'll as
the multitude of elbow jostlers who stand
not upon ceremony but require much.
Upon what canon of either taste or COM
mon sense does any one lay down the law
that mo gentleman in full dress can with
good taste wear anything but brown-hued
dlamOnds?" Diamonds. opals, pearls, ru-
bies. emeralds. amethysts and all other
truck of the precious stone order are as
much part of fashion as a woman's gown
or hat, and all fashion Is whirligig. There
is no canon 10 fashion perpetualy aDpli-
cable. The supposed canon is the within of
the moment 1t may further be said that
the wearing of jewelry generally is not in
good taste. Ii is the taste which savages
delight in-the wearing of bangles which
are Of infinitely lower charm to the eve of
taste than wild flowers. Neither a gentle
man nor a lady is spoiled ia appearance by
discardIng jeweiry. except as far as absolute
utility is concerned. bur the multitude does
not think so, and Of course jewelers. 10 not.
The Commissioner of Pensions estimates
that next year the expenditures in his de-
partment will come TO Sl60,000.O00. This
shows what the United States can do in a
combination Of duty and generosity. Hardly
a country OF Europe spends as much on Its
army and navy combined. not even Great
Britain. which has much more costly ser
vices than any other country, for little re-
turn except in the case OF the navy. 1t is
sign OF our prosperity. No other country
hills entn MA tlv