The morning call., 1892-07-03

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berv. The disgust at being charged
four or ive times the obvious price OF sup
plies or accommodation is certain TO fer-
meDt in every State in the Union, and u
happens that next year the grand eXhlb!;,
ZION is to be held. Beware of Chicago
will be a thought shared by many who only
know by reGert of the audacions exaetions
which have been practlced. New L orK,
which is chagrned over the selectlon OF
Chicago for the Words F2lr. VIII lose NO
opportunity to air this grievance. AnotneT
unfortunate matter for Chicago is that Its
water supply is contaminated, and can
never be otherwise on the present
lines of drawing water from the
lake along its front. Accidents viii al
ways upset calculations, even II the
city goes 10 miles out into the lake for It's
intake. Typhoid fever is prevalent to
frightful extent. What will visitors think
Of this situation-greed, rapacity and dan
ger to health? There are also some people
who actually love hills, and there are none In
sight at ChicagO-0nly preposterously hlgh
and hidcous buildings, which may De ad-
mired in detail, but are never seen IN 1uIi,
owing to the streets not being two or three
hundred yards wide.
But Chicago has one resource-its energetic
journalism. If studied from the columns OF
its journals Chicago is paradise. 1t must in
fact be conviction of this nature which
has tempted the sanity Teed away from
the orange groves Of Southern California 10
the dead-faJ bliZ2ard-Oppressed metropolis
OF the West; and may lie stay there until
his pineal gland explodes and all his
worshipeTs snatch Immortality, as they
expect, from the falling fragments. An
article on Decoration day, culled from one
of the Chicago papers, is going the round OF
Europe. 1t is not called tapdoodle,
but editorial Chicagoese. The opening
pa ssage is not unrtpresentatiye of the re-
sonant remainder, for which unfortunately
we bave no space. Again the vision of the
days appear. days of the tented field, the
emptled home, the loud alarms, the stified
Sobs, the sad proud smile of valiant love-
the furtive tears Of hearts that break, the
roar of frenZied war; the soldier lying
dTeamless in the trench. the wall Of orphans
In the night. Again before the mind pass
scenes and memories that still have power
to chill the soul With dread, though sweet
browed peace has cast halo light of half
enchantment over horrors face and made
the hideouS seem the glorious"
But there is one other passage chuIned
into a soothing syllabub winch must have
set foreign readers hunting in their die
tionsries There in the purple dawning
sleep the wales with dew-tipped flowers
areep, the crystal tide of babbling waters.
triil of waking birds, the far, faint murmur
Of the dTowsy kline, making the day birth
musical. and scents OF all refreshing health eX-
hale fTcm breast OF fecund nature; there the
hills repOse, their leafy tops unyeXed; there
ripping fields Of plenty smile; there maTtS
OF trade, the forge, the shop. the many ways
of toll, the fruits OF industry. rewards OF
brain, the gifts Of busy art the deeds Of
loye-thus, thus peace writes her epic in
the hearts of men," With word wtsyin =
and imagination of this high emipence in
lis journalism. Chicago is SUI erIOr to any
disaster or reflection upon It's character CT
getting there" But what was the mans
diet who wrote the heart-stirriDg rhapsody
Mr. Gladstone has doubtless recovered
the full use of the eye which was maIiciously
injured with hard lump Of gingerbread
He is now among his Midlothian eonstitu-
cuts, guest of Lord Rosebery, whose fam
lily name is Primrose. at Dslmeuy Park,
near Edin burgh. The G. o. NJ. will take
needed repose for day or two at this beau
tiful spot overlooking the Firth Of Forth
as far as Stirling and the Trossachs in
one direction, and as far as the Isle Of
May and North Berwick in the other
Then he will let the Tories have II in a
torrent of argument before audiences pack
ing any building in which he speaks At
83 1t is tough oratOrical work speaking TO
1900 or 5000 persons with clear delivery and
emphasis. but the old man eloquent is equal
10 the task. and Will feel young as the
cheers which thunder around throb
through him as an inspiration Of
confidence and success. Three speeches
are expected from the ex Premier
Next morning each will be read verbatim
in in every corner of the British Isles that
boasts daily paper. Nowhere is Nj
Gladstone so carefully and slavishly liter
ally reported as n Scotland, which is really
his ''ain hame." He is perhaps not thank
ful that little asides or small phrases,
altered Tor the purpose OF gaining time for
q No Cds al .n,ss
swervinG fidelity That however, is better
than chopping his logic.
Mrs. Gladstone generally accompanies
her lord aud master on these electioneering
expeditions. She, of course. understands
the q. o. MS whims and moods better
than any one else. and whenever a Diff
Guilty occurs he looks around for her on a
platform No doubt IL is her hand which
prepares the voice mixture and throat for
tlher which Mr.. Gladstone is accustomed TO
slp-or rather swallow, for it is vscous-
on occasions OF great effort. From
being yellUwish and deposited in a
common looking little jelly jar, the
sight Of this voice stimulant is
usually greeted with the impairment re-
mark There's the pomatum peti' On one
occasion Mrs. Gladstone did conspicuous
service TO her good man. He was address,
ing an audience Of four or five thousand in
Aulu Jul III, due Ddu some EXTRACTS 10 READ
WDlch ne could not co without his glasses,
and his glasses could not be found either in
MS NalstcOat pocket or in his breast.
and apparently they were lost. Mr.
Gladstone tried sundry pairs of spec
tacles belonging to other people. but the
focus did not come right and he was
bGff1ed how TO proceed. Suddenly Mrs
Gladstone darted forward on the PLATFORM
down went her hand az the back OF the
PTemlers vest. and IN an slant he had
whisked ont the missing pince-nez and had
placed them in the hands Of the Overjoyed
orator. 1he cheering rang out tumultuous-
ly at this exhibition Of wifely care.
Lord Beaconsfield once delivered famous
speech in Edinburgh. which was not re-
ported in its entirety. at all events out of
Edinburgh, for the very good reason that
it could not be done. 1t was the Grafton in
which he boasted of having educated
MS party - singing reminder for
not thank MIN. On this Grafton
hangs tale. 1t was delivered al a
banquet, and the flower and chivalry Of the
Tory party were around the Premier at the
head table. By some mistake. de-
claret was placed in front of the
mystic statesman when he rose to speak.
and every time he took a sip he felt re-
1uvenated, and the more he took the more
be felt inclined TO talk in radiant spirits
| With his arms folded, his eyes glowing and
bis manner unusually sprightly. Disrae
poured forth column after column for bours
and the reporters weie turning out the
copy" with manufacturing rapidity feI
beyond the abilities of the telegraphists
| to cope with The wires were gorged. the
! great speech only reached the newspapers
In mangled form, and wherever it was
| read there was mystIficatiop and consider.
able row. But it may be added that some
| OF the reporters on that ccasion had looked
| upon the wine when it was read, and theil
notes were taking exercise ON stills when