The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-09
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Secretary Morton has finally appointed an
agrostologist and business will begin to pick up
at once. This country has simply been waiting
until an agrOstolOgist was selected. 1t Will now
lake of It's coat, spit on Its hands ana proceed
to boom. 1t Is remarkable that no one has had
sense enough TO see that an agrost0logs was
the only thing necessary for complete revival
OF Industry. Chicago Times.
The French are mo st considerable and cour-
teous people. They've locked up that blood
thirsty old villain, King Behanzin, late OF Do
honey, in the Martinique fortress, TO be sure,
but they've allowed him to retain four OF his
wives and will pay him a salary of $4,000
francs a year as long as he remains the guest of
the epublc.-Chicago Times.
u Emmanuel Pfeilfer. a hypnotist Of great ex-
perence, said at a meeting OF the American
Psychical Society In Boston that 1.-THE two great
forces OF the world are positive and negative"
Well, try the Boston Mugwumps, then. They
are The most positive and negative persons III
the world, although there Is no electricity In
them.-New York Sun.
The wheels OF government In Chicago are
again clogged. L, has been discovered that
mal who has been indicted for criminal Of
Tense cannot be candidate for Alderman.
This law must have been surreptitiously passed
when all the city's statesmen were not present.
st. Louis POst-Dlsp atch
Wheeler H. Peckham said In speech re-
Gently: 81 tell you that every day Ut their lives
these Tammany men are bribed and bride
Others" The braves Will have no cause for
complaining at this statement on the ground OF
MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch.
Secretary Gresham had better not crow too
much over his victory" In forcing England to
back down In this Boring Sea question. 1t Is
noticeable that England didn't do 1t until the
Canadian sea pirates had started and were be.
yond recall.-Boston Journal
Governor Matthews OF Indiana Is receiving
great deal Of criticism because he has attended
tho sessions Of the Breckenridge trial while In
Washington. The Governor OF Indiana should
be circumspect The eyes OF the country are
upon hm.-St. Louis Republic
Professor Garner says that monkeys make
laws aud discuss public measures. After abid-
ing with such intelligence SO long Professor
Garner will receive severe shock when he
visits the United states Senate.-Indianapoi
News.
This Is doubtless as great and tremendous
country as Mr.. E. Pogram said 1t was. put 1t Is
altogether TOO small for fugitive from justice
to hide in when an Intelligent effort Is afoot to
find him.-New York Commercial Advertiser.
Field Marshal Murat Halstead will continue
to load the telegraph wires between Brooklyn
and Cincinnati with his massive editorials just
the same as ii bis old Cincinnati paper hadn't
changed hands.-BOston Herald.
The suspension OF the fish and game laws In
order that rich citizen may treat his judicial
guests to troul-fshing picnic out OF season Is
disgraceful business.-New York World.
The per capita wealth OF the country, accord
Ing TO the last census, is $1039. This leaves
good deal TO be desired by majority OF the
p0pulatiOn.-PittsSurg Press.
The women who want to "impeach" Colone
Breckenridge mean well enough. but they have
got hold OF the wrong end OF the legal rope. A