The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-08

up peace with France; and while he
smoked his pre he bad his mother led ou'
ana her head struck off. II was stroke
oi state diplomacy not to be lntrusled IT,
any Tess consequential mortal, ana the
sacrlllce was therefore cOmpllmen
when, to our eyes. is more hnnored In the
breach than the observance. Scotland is
not Africa. yet within this century. as
Dean Ramsay tells. there was an lllustra-
llon ~ the firm belief in the possibility OF
conveying messages to the spirit world
an ola woman. dying, was requested L"
INFORM certain departed people how their
relatives were doing. "Wael," said the
moribund. "gin see them I'll tell them.
OUT We mauna expect me to De ciank
ciankln, uD and doom heaven lookin' Tor
your folk!"
Inc action for breach of promise OF mar
rage Is often so abused in ENGLAND that
there are many public men in favor OF its
total abolition. When out Of office the
present Lord Chancellor Lord Herscheil
advocated abolition and supported meas
nres with view thereto. Bat as some oil
the actions on the part of the disconsolate
abandoned are characterized by peculiar
grievance and hardsh D, public opinion as
a whole fayOrs the retention OF the law on
the statute book. Butludicrous extremes,
which tSnstrate Matchmaking rather than
hardship. occasionally crop up. The case
OF the banker, Cook, who married Tennle
ClafiIn, is perhaps the most preposterous
action OF this sort ever heard of. 1t Is not
possible the plaintiff can succeed. but that
such an action should be possible Tor an
alleged breach of promise years ago, by a
man who was married at the time TO a
woman who has long been married. shows
to what lengths the sense of personal
wrong or interest will carry confident peo-
pie who do not blush. A year ago baro-
net, over so years of age. was sued by a
Young woman, complaining of broken
vows and lacerated affections. She did
not win.
Australia Is greatly perturbed over the
emigration movement to Paraguay. The
Government of Paraguay has given nearly
100000 acres of good land for settlement
to Australian cOlOnlsts, or others of suit
able standing in means and character who
join them, and there is an expectation
that 10000 persons may settle on the lands
All who go from old TO new Australia are
teetotallers, and have considerable
amount saved, and the loss of few thou
SAND men OF that stamp is a serious mat
ter. South Australia has therefore passed
a village settlement act, under which those
who want to cultivate land are very favor
ably dealt with. Then comes the question
whether the Australian iaud is a good as
that in Paraguay, and it is not. But there
are disadvantages there as we'll.
Andrew Carnegie is said to have drawn
check for S125.0OO this year to relieve
the distress of Pittsburg. This contribu-
ton is bat as drop in a bucket compared
with the many millions he has accumulated
out Of iron and coal and human labor; but
there are many mlllionaires just as rich
WHO, under similar circumstances, with
thousands in urgent need around them,
give nothing. Nor will Carnegie's example
in the least stim ulate them TO do likewise.
Some of them hold faith in the conomic
canon that too much giving demoralizes,
and so IL never dPmoraiZes them.