The morning call., 1893-09-10

against DeiDg ruined.
Gladstone has been promptly whisked
on to the moors and wilds of Scotland for
recuperation after one of the most arduous
sessions he has ever known in his sixty
odd years of Parliamentary life. The host
is Mr.. Armistead. stanch friend who
takes a special delight in looking after his
comfort In town and country. or when. as
lately. he goes to Biarritz. Various other
friends are alike mindful OF MIR. Glad
stones recreation. The late Lord Wolver-
ton once took him TO the Riviera, and
Donald Currie has taken him yachting on
one OF MS big ocean steamers Mr.. Glad
stone true recreation is fresh occupation,
and he IS so many sided that he is never in
want of an opportunity. People may
think him now full of chagrin and venom
at the conduct of the Lords. Not bit of
1t! lie has long foreseen what has hap
pened and is prepared to enter upon the
fight next year as if nothing had hap
pened to ruff1e his equanimity. He will
probably turn up for the autumn session
fresher than men only half his age. His
vitality is simply amazi ng-but then he is
old. and il is no use blinking the fact.
"Telegraphese" produces some curious
errors in spelling. Volapuk confusion is
happily not doomed to be permanent, for
this strange linguistic invention is a dis
carded fad. But what are we to think of
a reform in spelling advocated by Pro-
lessor Kinds of Cumberland University.
Tennessee. He thinks a little child can
master the system understandingly. as
may be understood from the subjoined
rendering of passage In G0IdSmith'S
Deserted Village:
swiet waaz dhe sound, hwen Oft at ievningz
kloeZ.
Ty, IN
Dhair. az past with Kaires steps and so.
Dhe mngling noets kaem sofnd from beio;
Dhe Swaen resDonsiv as dhe milkmaed sung,
Dhe sobnr hurd dat loed TO miet dher yung,
Dhe noizi giles dhat gabbld or dhe paei,
Dhe plaeIul clldIen Just let iues from skuei,
Ohe waac-dogz vols dhat baed dhe hwispring
weind.
And dhe loud laaf dhat spoek dhe vaekant
Dhies aul in swiet konfyuzhun saut abe shaed,
And fld lee pauz dne neitngael had msed.
When misspelliug overlook this reform
where should we be?
Admission day had glorious autumn
sunshine-such weather as they cOvet
elsewhere and rarely see; serene sky
specked with cirrus and just enough
of breeze 10 temper the heat, never op-
pressive around San Francisco Bay. The
Native Sons had a fitting celebration, but
many other sons and daughters took salts
faction out of the holiday with sporadic
independence and freedom CT taste. Yacht
ing men spread their white wings on the
sparkling waters and had enough of wind
to make cruising exhilaratlng. AS usual
the carmen had busy trips. 1t being Satur-
day, there were fewer places of business
closed than usual.
The selection of yacht to defend the
America cup depends upon more than one
contest The four craft specially built
were out again yesterday and seem to have
had close racing. The Vigilant won.
Three trials, combined with the experience
OF qualities which should come from them.
ought TO leave no doubt which is the fast
est boat to uphold the yachting reputation
of America. Meanwhile il would be a
relief to know whether the Valkyrie, Lord
Dunraven's challenging yacht, has wealth.
cred the storm she must have encountered.
In June last the ore crushings of the
gold mines in the Brandt district of South
Africa came to 173. .212 tons. an average of
81 tons per stamp per day. The yield
was S9.473 ounces and the average per
ton 1880 dwt. The value was 1.627, ,230.
This was from the mill. From concen-
trates the yield was $500 ounces, valued at
S104. $50. From tailings the yield was
20. 337 ounces, valued at S34 1920. The
total output was thus 123, 907 ounces,
worth S2.160.S15. As applied to tailings.
which give about one-sixth of the yield.
the cyanide process is remarkably sue
cessful.
The story that Ii Hung Chang has
written to the Emperor of China asking
that foreigners be exterminated is no
doubt absolute nonsense. The Viceroy is
very prO-Chinese, but he Is a man of edu-
cation, well informed about Europe and
America, too, aud he knows perfectly
what hornets nest he would have about
his ears were the European residents NAL
treated or expelled as a general bit of
policy. How the story originated will no
doubt be presently explained.