The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-26

conceive. The contractors seem to have
practiced the art of footing with astounding
boldness. Profits Of millions Of dollars
were raked in on contracts Mt the rate of
fourth or a third of the total amount. To
secure this booty there must have been
systematic underhand division Of the pro-
cPeds. + feel is shown 10 have made nearly
100000 profit out of contract charges
which came TO nearly Sl5,000.0O0. Very
likely il the work of these schemers could
ba accurately estimated it would be found
that much of il was scamped and coGsid-
cradle slice wholly fictitious. The polti-
clans and newspaper writer's who pocketed
brides are perhaps now wondering that
they were so extremely moderate in demand
ing backsheesh. They may say they are
poor while the contractors are rolling i'll
wealth.
The infinite comprehensiveness of the
show at Chicago is TO extend to cooking
one of the fine arts which mankind has
always appreciated, but has never Guilt
waited with so much success as in the present
day. That banquet with very rare dishes
described in Monte Cristo" is now a pos
sibe feat in any town owing to the facili-
ties of rapid transportation. All the fruits,
vegetables, fish, meats and game of the
earth may be obtained in San Francisco,
New York, London or Paris. and not at very
high prices either. But to illustrate the
cooking If all countries and all ages will be
too huge a task, even for Chicago. A little
OF ii may go long way. If we could only
see how people Jared in Greek and Roman
times and in the middle ages, as we'll rs in
the American colonies. good deal of in.
terest would be excited and probably the
very poorest would express thanks tor the
better food and the numberless Injuries of
to-day. Even culinary art stands higher
owing to the better appliances as well as
the professional study given to the subject
As to cooks it is only In this millionaire age
they are worth S1O.0O0-the salary OF the
Chief Justice of the Su preme Court.
An American IsIamite named Webb has
landed in New York with the ay0wed in
tention of beginning n propaganda 10 con-
vert the people of the United States to Mo-
hammedanism. he is to build mosque out
OF generous subscriptions raised at Bombay.
This IL tolerant age, and MIR. Webb will
take his own course without interference.
Already there are Mohammedan places of
worship in England, but Queen Victoria
has many milllors OF the prophets follow
ers. besides Hindoos ard BuddhistS, and
Uncle Sam has not. This new PROSECUTING
movement will be watched with interest.
P0lygamy must be dropped as a feature OF
the faith. Mormons have given us enough
Of that.
Robert Louis Stevenson urges that Samoa
cannot thrive under a tripartite protec-
torate, and that one strong power should
annex the group. alphabetically one little
change recently points 10 the United States
as the coming power. The islands lie on
the west side of the one hundred and eigh-
tIeth meridian, and their day should CORE
spend with that of Australia. But lately a
change was made, so that Samoan Sundays
and Mondays CORES pond with the American
time. Ia that sense England and Germany
are ont OF the race.