The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-18

keep scores of spnuses. in order that they
may have the profit of their labor. They
are 40 many cattle. If the chief had to
WORK himself for his harem he would thin
the numbers materially. In remote parts
OF Utah. Mormon women might still toll
lor their lords. but they assuredly will not
In cities. That is some security against
The evil continuing
John l.. Porter, who built the Merrimac.
and thus led the way in the creation of
nj dern navies. had his years so prolonged
that he must have been astOunded at the
development Of ironclad shiDbuiIding and
ornaments. He may have had one regret,
that some of the naval powers have not
had an opportunity to put to the test the
leviathans of 1900 tons displacement they
nave created. as well as The swift gunboats
and torpedo craft quite as deadly If they
get the right opportunity. Peace is in
splred by terror.
The English papers begin to glOat over
the prospect of improved trade under the
new tariff. 1t is assumed that there is
brighter outlook for exports in pottery,
glass. iron and steel. tin, cutlery, cloths,
prints, hemp and flax gooos. WOODEN goods,
SILKS, gloves and chemicals, and there is
evident approval of the system of ad
YaJorem Instead of specific duties. Euro
pean manufacturers, however, are afraid
OF the effect of free raw materials as
stimulus to Industry within the United
States.
The daily bulletins about those illus
trious public men, the pugllsts. may be
construed favorably from the volume OF
bombast they pour forth about their train
Ing, their betting and their eminent capa-
city each TO lay the other out fiat in half a
round. The science of pugilisni lies good
deal in the preliminaries, by which the
public Is Induced TO show an interest 10
their cham pions. And such is public taste
that when the fight comes OFF very large
proportion of readers will turn to the news
columns and pore over the details with
animation. If not relish.
Japan is pushing ahead in the cotton
spinning industry. A line of native
steamers has been established between
japan and Bombay, and it is supported by
five chief spinning companies for the ex-
press purpose of conveying raw cotton
from India to japan. This line runs direct
and will be blow to the European COM
paDies which have intermediate stoppages
in China. Imports of cotton also come
from the latter country, but the product of
India is preferred. 1t is said there will
soon be a million spindles at work in the
Mikade's kingdom. and vigorous expor!
trade Is not improbable. Labor is dearer
in Japan than in India, but is more intel
lgent
New Mexico and Arizona are acquiring
reputation for the treatment of con-
sumptlves who are not far advanced in the
disease. The dry air at high altitude
arrests the tunaeling of the tubercle
microbes. Those who recover. however,
are liable TO have a setback when they
return to humid climate. The difficulty
with patients not blessed with wealth is
how to sustain themselves while recruit
ing.
A good deal is heard about the Siberian
Railway, but not in the way of perform
snce. The cost of constructing Abs
miles of track is estimated at SIS3, 000, 900,
or S3S. 400 per mile. which may be i'm
agined % be a very liberal scale OF allow
ance for contractors and their perquisiies,
considering that the right-Of-way is prac-
tically free and all materials save rails
will be obtained on the route. If the
Car would just hand this road over 20
American engineers the work would be
done inside of two years, Instead of six.
But in Russia all goes slowly. and twelve
or twenty years may elapse.
III ianCo huSh pleJuuiCo cAieto nedlDSt
vaccination. The doctors 60 around the
tlums in Paris with a COW from which
pure lymph is taken in the sight of all.
They have trouble In prevailing on
women to be vaecinated. as they connect
the operation with hideousness, wrinkles,
crows feet, and all that Is unlovely. But
in the country. photographs are shown of
those who have had smallpox and those
who have escaped marking by means of
vaccination, and sometimes the persons
themselves are at hand to convince by
demonstration.