The morning call., 1892-08-28

he INDUCES is somewhat distressing TO the
man who takes no pleasure in lying half an
hour tilted back on a velvet chair It is
true the barber charges more for his con-
siderate and consummately dexterOus at
tentlonS-at least three times as much as in
any other country-but he does understand
the art of rubbing soft saWder into man
and peTSuading him that he is Youthful
Were shaving to be condemned the BARRIERS
occupation would suffer serious setback.
HaIr-cllpping would still be necessary, but
there are unfortunately a number of bald
headed men who do not need the scissors
much Boards, however, keep on growing
They can only be kept down by systematic
shaving. 1t would be an interesting calcu-
latlon for the next census to find out how
many millions OF dollars are spent on shay
ing annually. BARRIERS are as numerous In
most cities as corner groceries.
There was to have been a hanging party
at the San Francisco County Jail on FRI
day. but 1t did not come off. 1t is not likely
1t Will ever come off now The man has suf-
fered enough by these oscillations Of tech
nicalities in his case. through the fecundity
OF lawyers artifces, and with two postpone-
ments oil the days OF execution. it requires
very stern resolution 10 fix a third day.
McNulty has had four years in iail and
has been during the greater part Of that
time an occupant OF muTderers' row. The
delays In trials and the many devices to
escape conviction are little short of a
scandal IN the administration Of public jus
tiee, but apparently there is no cure for the
evil. The amount of good law is prodgious
but the amount OF enforcement of law is
farcical.
young couple have been married at sea
on board the steamer Los Angeles. The
captain tied the kot. 1t was tile usual story
of obdurate parents and hot -breathed VOWS,
and the captain took upon himself the ire
sponSible task of making the twain happy.
It Is time this sort OF runaway matrmOny
was stopped over the whole OF the United
States by a uniform marriage law. IL pos
slble, but 1t is very difficult to start the
movement. Most people say il is only a
small evil, not frequently put into practice
But the marriage law Is lax enough without
giving steamboat captains an opportunity
10 pocket handsome dOuceurs for services
not required 10 be mentioned in their log.
The magnificent Althorp library. rich in
ancient specimens Of printing, rare manu-
scripts and artistic bindings. is to become
the civic property OF Manchester, in Eng
land, as gift from widow in honor of
John Rylands. A suitable building is to be
handed over with the books, aud a very
worthy present the whole Will form The
price paid for the library must have been
enormous. Yet its value as a library may
not be so very great 10 the citizens Of Cot
tonOpolis. What can the average reader
care about so many rare or UNIQUE COPIES of
books? common edition informs the
mind Just as well. Or what is the real value
OF binding? To hold the leaves together,
and one is as good as another for that pur-
pose. The taste for this kind Of library Is
empric and peculiar, and with the amount
oil money thus expended Manchester could
have laid in a stock OF books for useful pub
lie reading and reference 10 times the NUM-
ber OF the volumes In the Althorp library
The prOyerb goes, however. that you must
not look a gift horse in the mouth. II ls
money much better spent at least than In
the utterly useless putting up Of statues to
the long g-defunct husband of Queen Nicto-
ria. There are 80 OF them at least in exist
ence, and they are very silly exhibition OF
national servllity. The Prince was not by
any means great man. He was ONLY good
and commonplace The monuments do him
no good. They only make the donors ride
ulous.
What is the peculiar reason which i'm
pels German, when asked & question by
foreigner in his own Teutonic tongue, to re-
ply in the language of the foreIgner2 He
rarely uses his own tongue 70 a foreigner.
1t must be that the Germans aequisitive-
ness oyerrldes courtesy, He will learn at
the expense OF others. They might learn
from him, but he dictates the Situation
very sharply. The German knows his own
language; what gain is ii to him TO speak it
with foreigner? The case Is not un-
known of German introducing his sister
la company, she being ignorant Of English.
ana telling her that she may speak French
10 one of the number. 1t is by following
this ntexible rule that the Germans do rem
der themselves very proficient ia languages.
The French, Italians, Spaniards and Portu-
guese care little for any tongue but their
own. BRUSH.