The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-05

what could be sold for dollar. These
$4,000, 600 bankers are now trying to per-
suade Congress that the ruin of this coun-
try can only be averted by establishing the
gold standard.
The agricultural prophet is not quite to
be trusted any more than the weather
species. Professor Sheldon has been hold
ing out hopes to the British farmer that
the end of a american competition Is at
hand. He assumes that the wants Of the
population of America are Outrunning the
productivity of the soil so that in time ex-
ports of wheat will cease. Meats will still
be exported. but cereals will fall off. The
calculation is that at the close OF the CEN
tury the population will have reached
II. 100000 and that 1900, 900 more acres
will he needed on present lines of cultiva-
ton for home consumption. Then by 1910
the population will be 90.000,000, and go
600. 900 acres additional produce will be
required. He declares in fac. that ten
years hence all the food raised in the
United States will be needed at home.
and within twenty years from 10 to 10 pei
cent Of the food will have TO be imported.
But by the use of fertilizers and rotation
of crops the Weld may be doubled. and the
necessity of imports is not quite so
near as is imagined. There are vast areas
Of land still to bring under cultivation
This State alone has almost the area of
France. Why should it not support a
population of twenty millions?
Secretary Morton would like to see the
population Of the United States crowd the
cities less ard deniZen the rural districts
more. He declared recently at Astury
Park that ten years ago there was 60 per
cent of the population in the country and
40 in the towns. The conditions are now
Just reversed. From the rush to tOwn life
he draws the conclusion that poverty. dis
content and anarchical rawlings are bred
But the Secretary omltS to note the fact
that this migration from country to town is
going on in Europe also. The improved
means of cultivation enable fewer hands
20 till the soil, and a considerab BILE percent
age who could find emp oyment in the
country prefer the town for the sake of
the higher wages they may obtain al
though accompanied by greater outlay.
Mr.. Morton's remedy of placing American
land under entail so as TO keep it in the
family and build up an aristocracy at
tached to country life is not in accord
with the new solutions Of agriculture
Entail is doomed in England. and it had
better not be commenced in America.
evidence with unusual impetuosity in
riot with the police about trifling matter
of pique and fault finding. Bohemian and
struggling as large proportion of the
students are. they are as 0ignifie ed as
cham berlains of a conrt about matters of
honnr. and take up guarrels with rash
ness worthy of Don Quixote. The police
would have been we'll advised not TO
criticize TOO closely their orgies, because
the restraint they apply is always resented
and is rarely successful. The demon
strators have brought abou: small crisis.
The Cham Der of Deputies has Quailed be-
fore them and the Project of Police may
resign. Not content with these triumphs,
tie students broke the windows OF the
Quarter on princlple. tnrashed the police
and whacked them with their own swords.
Some time must pass ere the angry feel
ings aroused will subside. The exploits
of the students must be as gall and worm
wood to the bOurgeoise.
A very curious story about Napoleon the
Third has seen the light in volume of
"reminiscences. When he was laying his
plans to proclaim himself Emperor he
asked friend whom he could trust TO
observe his actions for week and TO point
out anything which was not in perfect
accord with the manners of a wall-bred
man. The report at the end of week
vas that in one trif1e he was at fault.
When he had eaten boiled egg the En-
peror ALWAYS thrust his spoon through the
lowed by many other people. What is its
origin? 1t is said to have some connection
with witchcraft. or that IL prevented
witches sailing away 10 egg-shell barques.
If inquiries of this kind were general, a
very curious budget of eccentricities would
be brought to light, not of Delsartean pro-
Driety.
Dogs with pedigree as long as a
Bourbon's are treasures of considerable
value, whether they belong to the sporting
order like greyhounds or pointers or are
simply ornamental and conceited like
Maltese terriers or st. BerDards. The
death is noted of a famous st. Bernard
called Pope, descended from a host of
Bayard, who once sold for $4,000. Al
though thrty-four inches high at the
shoulders and perfectly proportional. Pope
was not worth more than tenth OF
Bayard's value. Two or three DAYS be-
fore his death in Vermont an offer of
$1,000 was made for him but refused. the
owner declaring that he would not sell his
friend. He gave him funeral in gor-
geous casket, and may also record his
virtues In marble.
The yachts on the bay andsthe white
winged cruisers that raced to Santa Cruz
have had magnificent If not peerless
weather. and owners and guests alike have
reason to feel elated at the Fourth in Cali
lornia. On the bay the day was well
tempered with moderate breeze and the
yachts had enough to fill their sails with
out the discomfort Of gusts and rough
water. with dashes of spray. Even the
smallest boy might have been tempted by
such yachting conditions to forego the de-
light Of soaring the town with bombs and
all the other tribe of spiteful mischief.
In front Of his New York house Coils
p Huntington is said to have the largest
paving-stone yet quarried and dressed.
1t is as Ia roe az a pOod. sized rOom Aoor