The morning call., 1893-10-11

company in the scramble for the tide
lands nobody quite knows. There was no
present intention of the company either
to embank or drain the property. and OF
Its utility as an anchorage there was ample
demonstration from number OF schooDers
| riding at anchor within the line. The clam-
digger will fare poorly it this line OF shall
low shore be obllterated. Even the frogs
OF the marshes will object.
We have French Commissioner in the
State on tour OF exploration and eXplol-
tati0n of our vineyards, and British
specialist has made thorough test OF our
wines at the Chicago fair. AT last there
is a prospect of sound judgment being
passed on our products, free from preJu-
dice and the rivalry of business interests.
1t is trifie naive, however, to ind NJ.
VOs confessing that France imports more
wine than she makes, but sells il all
dulifully-if not as French, at least as
French blended wine. A development of
our trade with France IS to be desired, but
1t is sad to think of our native wines being
naturalized and doing good IN disguise.
Better that than u trade. perhaps. France
can make good potable wine out OF very
slender stock. 1t has genius in blending
and creating taste far ahead OF any other
country. and though its vines 60 Its art
does not.
The Canadian dealers In livestock ap-
pear to be anxious to come to some CON-
Portable reciprocity arrangements with
their brethren of the United States in
sending cattle to and fr0 across the border
and in shipping them to England. where
all shipments are now on one footing of
equality as regards slaughterlng in ports.
M. do h. Il mt
her trade with England. and 1t occurs to
Dominion men that they may extend their
market in the United States. Provided
there is a proper quid pro quo there may
be no harm in change of arrangements
If there is no unjust iDtiction upon the
public
Lord Dunraven is in ruff1ed temper
about the excursion steamers giving the
wash of their paddles and propellers to the
Valkvrie. thus raising head sea OF some
account in so nice a thing as yacht race.
lie is fair enough, however. to say that he
could not have won anyway. But he
hopes for more wind and severer trial
| than he has yet had. May he have his
wish! He cannot capture three straight
races.
Those who pay taxes In New York are
not by any means in financial straits.
Either they have had their money in old
stockings and cannot do anything safer
with IL. or they are In serene security
against claims, panics and assessments.
The first day on which rebate for prompt
payment could be obtained brought into
the treasury the largest sum in cash ever
paid for taxes. The receipts were actually
million ahead of last year.
John Redmond. the leader of the Par
nellite section of the Irish party. Is now
shaping his policy to get something more
than the home-rule bill which the Lords
threw out. He voted for the bill, but n ow
that it is in suspended animation he NAV
logically contend for an Improvement.
The logic is one thing and practical sue
cess another. Gladstune's tact carried the
bill through the Commons lriumphantly,
but he could hardly have made it broader
without weakening it. He was sagaci0us
TO take what he could get. Improvement
will come after experience.
II costs something to put the Sheriff's
myrmidons In motion. Sheriff McDade
has levied an attachment to recover 95
cents and his bill. if payment is prompt.
will amount to $40 %. If payment is not
prompt the bin Will be enhanced by SO a
day and a percentage on the amount
claimed. Somehow in the manipulation Of
law there is no reform toward reduction
of cost, and many people believe that 1t
would be an evil day for the community to
make law cheap as potatoes. The litigi0us
spirit would never be exercised.
Now that business is revving the Traffic
Association does well to take a RETROSPECT
tive glance at what it has achieved for
trade by cheapening transportation by sea
and overland. But for its efforts things
would have been great deal worse than
they have been. AS gratitude is practi-
cally lively eXpectatlon OF things to come
the community should back up the associa-
ton in the further work TO which 1t Is
anxious to put its hand. There Is railway
work to push ahead.
Tue system of education in England
now moves along with wonderful smooth
ness considering the terrific strife there
was over its esta ablishment fully twenty
years ago. After the compulsory law had
been passed it was needful to abolish fees.
This has practically been done. with
great success. The total cost is over
$40, 100000 for the public elementary
schools. or SO so per pupil. There are
over five million pupils registered, and the
average attendance is 3S70.774. The
salaries OIL JeacHeTS are exceedingly
moderate compared with the amounts
paid in America. Men on the average
get less than $3.50 year. and women only
from $500 to $3.50.
The old saying about teaching your
grandmother how to boil eggs probably
occurs to San Franciscans when they are
told that money might be made out of the
cultivation of oysters. But at all events
money has to be spent to get them. and
for the Midwinter Fair Washington State
is to benefit by the shipment If over one
hundred thousand sacks. The oyster
might pay better than potatoes at many
points on the coast.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.