The morning call., 1893-10-15

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she was IN admiralty design and to snat
extent he is not responsible. But Lord
Armstrong protests against any more
leviathans, and urges the construction OF
small craft specially designed to drive the
ram through other vessels and SINK them.
There should not be too many eggs In one
basket. either in building big protected
cruisers or battle-ships. The CAMPER
down did not strike the Victoria full
bio W, but she sank the latter within lew
minutes and was herself so damaged that
she came near sinking also. Consequently
Lord Armstrong contends that battle
ship is much too costly to be employed in
ramming. He wants to see vessels
specially built for collision tilts. neither
too big nor too costly. There are plenty
OF brave men in navy VINO would take
command OF such craft in any emergency.
and they would play havoc every time
they struck. II has been demonstrated
that the heaviest ship, with ITO ton-guns and
armor 20 inches or more in thickness. goes
to the bottom after blow from ram just
as easily as an ordinary merchant vessel.
buikheads are powerless to avert disaster.
What is the use of gold dinner service
delicately fooled in designs? 1t cannot i'm
prove the taste of the vaDds any more
than common platters. and that is the
essential thing in the art of dinner. Zola,
who occa sionally dimes by watching others
eat, as he did lately at great banquet in
his honor. which was to himself a Barma-
eide feast. would perhaps enjoy study
OF gold dish-covers and see good deal of
human society reflected therefrOm. Some
OIL our mlllionaires have doubtless gone TO
THIS extravaganza in lieu of any higher
notions of what to do with their money
They are sovereigns in their own line. and
in 80 -f sh1
pean article. The Khedive of Egypt has
just received from his m other gold toilet
service OF twenty-seven pieces Ornamented
with 1900 diamonds. But he Is probably
indebted TO hogs bristles for smoothing his
hair.
A peculiar return has been furnished in
England at the request of the House Of
Lords. which was in search of something
10 fortify it in rejecting Gladstone's home
rule proposals. This was return show
ing the majorities needed to carry changes
in the constitution of the various constitu-
tonal countries. Among the EXAMPLES re-
ported upon are Argentina, Chile, Guate-
mala, Ecuador. Peru. Hawaii, Haiti and
Uruguay. Brazil has not yet been in
cluded. In most of these countries con-
stitutlonal change is very difficult matter
to effect, owing to so many checks and
balances on paper. The chambers play
their part and the President has his. and
tle blessings of settled, orderly govern
ment are guaranteed so far as paper and
Ink can obtain them. But these safeguards
have not in the least prevented whole
chapter of violent revolutions in which
the constitutions have been trampled
under foot. and license and violence have
stalked abroad in the name of liberty.
1t is OF so much paper as the character Of
people that makes a constitution stable
and workable.
Colonel North, the owner of the famous
Waterloo greyhound, Fullerton, which
caused so much sensation by running
away, has lately been selling off his
younger dogs. He has two kennels. one in
tho north and the other in the south of
England, and the number Of dogs is con-
slderably over a hundred. 1t might be
imagined tn at man worth $4,000 600 or
S50.000,000 would hardly care TO sell his
dog friends. but the colonel has taken TO
coursing as to horseracing for money
making as well as snort, and has not
missed his vocation. He buys UP every
dog of great value and so corners the
thoroughbred market. One OF his dogs
cleared in stakes alone $500 in a single
season and another earned 5000. There
are other CANNES than greyhounds in the
IL
to have dispatched seventeen wolves. 1t
is a pres ent from the Grand Duke Niche olas.
The greybounds are said 10 be better fed
than thousands Of human beings who
work hard. They have one meal day,
consisting of toasted brown bread. Dor
ridge and greens, barley and beef or
mutton. Every dog is groomed every
morning.
The American line OF steamers between
New York and Southampton is pushing
ahead with enterprise and marked success.
1t has yet to get two or more steamers
equal to or better than the Paris and New
York, but these will be launched in good
time, and may distance the new Cunard-
ers. Passengers are drafted by liberal
terms from every part of the United
Kingdom and also from the Continent.
and the facilities for dispatch to destua-
tion on debarking at Southampton are bet
ter than at Liverpool, the run TO London
being only two hours and the trains being
alongside the dock. 1t is the intention
ultimately to connect the line either d.
rectly or by subsidiary steamers with Bou-
logne and Antwerp.
The ethics of impartiality in reporting
have been somewhat strained by an Incl
dent In church. A reporter attended sell
vice to do justice to sermon, and when
the congregation stood up to pray the
wight Of the pencil sat still. The clergy
man shouted, "All stand upW The re-
porter remained sitting. Then the clergy
man became per ersOnal. You, sir, stand
up!" The newspaper man obeyec and
walked out at the end of the prayer. He
possibly conceived it his duty to the other
side to show no favor
The extent to which craving for indul-
gence in habit may overmaster victims is
illustrated by the confession of a couple
of thieves In prison, who admit having
looted a sackful Of rubbish from an empty
house in order to raise dribiet Of funds
wherewith to buy morphine. A good spell
Of Jail might be a blessing to them il it
cured them OF the habit. They are their
own slaves.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.
Senator PETER, in spite of his silver pro-