The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-28

be crystalized into a form that shall be
Numbered down TO future generations" MIR.
Cave VIII be Numbered down long before the
future generations get chance at hlm.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Chinese Minister at Washington is going
right on with the arrangements for The winters
festivities just as If nothing had happened TO
mar the serenity of the ancient kingdom he
represents. He evidently belongs 10 the school
of philosophers who never 20 out OF their way
to scrape up an Introduction TO troubie.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
The naval engagements between Japan and
China show the folly of spending a million 0ol-
lars for batGle-ship, which can be blown 10
flinders by $4,000 torpedo. Uncle sam,
with his costly armored vessels and speed pre-
NUNS can draw valu bic lesson from the war
in the ORIENT Philadelphia Item.
Governor Flower Will never be candidate
before tie people again. That fact may so
operate on his mind that after election he Will
make the admirers OF Convict John Y McKane
happy by Dafdoning him. AT least they nope
that he will.-New York Mail and Express.
Clarence, the Mosquito Chief, is comfortably
ensconced at Port Royal as pensiOner OF the
British Government, aud happy in receiving his
meals regularly. This is more han other mos
quito have been getting since the cool sea
DreeZes sci in.-PhlladeIphia Ledger.
Brooklyn voters sincerely regret the retire
ment Of MIR. Flower. They were anxious TO get
whack at the man who had made himself per-
sonally responsible for the continued mis-
management OF the Brooklyn Bridge.-New
YORK Recorder.
The wheat-fed hog has not yet placed his
finished product on The market, but an anxious
nj IL nil In
reform In the hardened character of the res
taurant sandwch.-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Acme Puncture-P Proof Company is one Of
the new Chicago corporations licensed yester-
day by the Secretary OF State. If the name
goes for anything 1t certainly Is not "soap-
bubble" concern.-ChicaSO Times.
Mr.. Fassett is not the only New York leader
who has lost the hree-eyed peacock feather.
General Butterheld and half dozen more are
equally sad-eyed over the sp0lidIiOn OF their
plumage. Record.
There are those who believe that IL Is an easy
bit of reform diplomacy 10 discharge pantata
Tor election purposes and hold his place open for
him until after election. Perhaps II Is. WewIll
all see la er.-New York World.
Japan claims maximum loss of 100 men at
the battle of Yalu River and a minimum cap
lure of 100000 cash at Ping Yang. This is
the best debit and credit war account on record
81. Louis Star.Sayings.
The principal function of a Democratic con-
VentlOn this year is TO mark 1.-THE places where
the deadly blight OF treason has blasted the
brave III their hour of might."-New York
Tribune.
While wrinkled science SAYS the earth weighs
four quadrillions of tons, brght-eyed youth
prOclalms all the world 10 him weighs about
125 pounds.-Phiadelp Times.
II the Chicago police do what they have
promised in cleaning out vice in that benishted
place The city will soon be the moral hotbed of
the nation.-St. Louis Republic.
Jackdaws cannot safely strut Ia peacock's
feathers az the head of an army that will not
fight when sent 10 war. and Ii Hung Chang
knows it-PitIsburg Press.
AS thinlJ peopled and decaylng Nevada leads
the way for the POpuliss their name ought TO
be changed 10 the Depopulists-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
A careful diagnosis OF Governor Flowers
case indicates that the patient Is suffering from
vioSnt attack of that retired feeline.-New
YORK Press.
Attorney General Oney is back In Washing
ton and tile Democratic war on the trusts Will
be resumed al the o'd staad.-New York Ad-
veTliser.