The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-14

The Marquis de Mores, whose hostility
to the money-lenders is susceptibie of a
personal explanation not much to his
credit. has been deprived of the manage
ment of his property by his father,
the Duke of Vallombrosa. This rsgen-
orator of society has played reckless part
in squandering his means and getting
into all manner of .scrapes. He had
S260,000 when he came of age, and yet
| when he espoused an American hsress he
was loaded with debt. His motheT-in-,
law obliged him with S43, 400, and he sank
it and more in the business OF co-opera-
live butcher-shops. which Lad the usual
fate of ill-planned enterprise in country
where business is understood. The Maj
ous is still after money, but il seems to
be scarce In his case at any rate of in
terest. He had better forsake the gay
ways Of Paris and try cowboy career
again. 1t is rough and healthy. His wife
has not succeeded in obtaining separa-
ZION of property. Is it another case of
squandered fortune for the bagatelle Of
title?
Anything from the brush of j. M. W.
Turner has value which can readily be
turned into cash in the dulest times. for
as a rule phi ices for his works are ascend
works at time find new owners the total
value of the enormous number of oil can
vases, etching plates and water-color draw
ings must extend to millions. He left al
together $4,000 Sketches and pencied frag-
menLs to the National Gallery in England.
and not one Of The mass would sell for less
than $40 or $40. and many would fetch
hundreds. There are hundreds of oil
nrlVAtp
hands, and these occasionally come INTO
the market Three canvases-"The Trout
Stream" walton Bridge" and THE
Nore"-were recently disposed of by auc-
ito. one for S25,2oO and the others for
S22.525 each. This is by no means ihr
was paid for his 'Temrraire." Another
artist holds his ground-David Cox.
pastoral subject which sold in 1870 for
S2lO0 has now brought $6035.
Emin Pasha has more lives than a cat.
which is saying good deal for his ten
acity. He has been killed and buried
over and over again, and it did appear as
II the latest performance Of the solemn
rites would draw the curtain down on his
career. But letter from Bagamoyo.
dated June 8, received in Germany, con-
talnS the statement that "Emln Is still
alive, but has become quite blind. he is
living among friendly Arabs, and is only
waiting for the means and opportunity to
start on the six months journey to the
coast" 1t would be satisfactory If he lived
long enough to retort on the bumptlous
Stanley, who made him such ridiculous
trophy.
Assassination by dynamite has always
been terror. but in reality with very
slender chances of success. "A case has,
however. occurred in England by using
the parcel post for a small package. The
package was opened by one person in the
presence of a second and the opener was
Killed while the other was wounded. Both
mad doubts about opening the conslRn-
menf. bu. neither had the gumptlOn to act
on The safe side. 1t is one OF the risks to
which society is exposed. put not
great one.
An egg Of the Epyornis maximus. bird
OF Madagascar. possibly some centuries
extinct, larger than the moa OF New Zea-
land. was recently offered at auction, but
rs not more than $500 was bid it was with
drawn. One which was probably In
cracked state was sold some time ago tor
S3O4. There are only three or Tour IN the
hands OF collectors. and at these prices
Lney are worth hunting for ID malaga scar.
Inc egg is not big enough to DC mistaken
for that of the roc Of the ARABIAN Nights,
but it would feast barrack-roOm at
breakfast.
China is still celebrating on the estab-
llshment of an imperial postal admlnstra-
ton. The empire is less than century
behind the times 10 this respect. but In
others it might as well belong to the pc
riod of the Romans aud GOths. If thr
Government should get the length OF ap-
proving Of postage stamps, as 1t is re-
nortad IN h. - ~. rot,t ~ 6oinC m