The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-12


nence do not accumulate great fortunes 1t
is their own fault. Irving is reported to
have made a very large amount by his
present tour in America. He certainly
began we'll in San Francisco, and has had
a run of crowded houses ever since. Now
that he is gone, people may ask why, as
so much of his success depends upon
clothes and scenery. Some one cites the
fact that Garrick retired from the stage
with fortune of 100000. and asks
whether there is any parallel instance
ThereupOn correspondent vouches from
his own knowledge that al English actor
of the modern time retired with accumu-
lated wealth considerably exceeding this
amount. The divine Sarah has not saved
so much, but what fortunes she has won
and squandered! Perhaps the prima
donna list ought not 10 count. But during
a number Of years Adelina Patti has been
able 10 earn 5000 a night, and If she sang
four times would have $50, 900 in one week.
With industry she might accumulate mil
lions, not, however, II she warbled In
France or Germany, where the arts of ap-
Draisement for talent are much more Geo.
n6mically plaDed down to common sense.
The letter sc" has been completed In
DR.. Murray's New English Dictionary
on Historical Principles" 1t occupies the
whole of volume of 1903 pages. This
cons0nant is used. along with its conso-
nantal combinations. in association with
all the vowels, hence its verbal fecundity.
The number of words dealt with common
cling with SCI Is actually %, 295 excluding
obvious combinations. The main words
mum Der q, 295, OF which only Is S52 are
current and tue rest obsolete or little used.
One curious point Is established by the
historical method. The word ''cute" is
i,eh =. H.
ana its derivations are credited TO America.
Julian Hawthorne, the novelist, has taken
up his residence as farmer on the Island
of Jamaica. The Kingston Cleaner hopes
he may do for the island in outside interest
what Robert Louis Stevenson is doing for
Samoa. whatever that may he. AS long
as he writes novels the world may follow
his career appreciallyely. Ii he only grows
yams, sugar cane and cocoanuts it will
soon lose sight of him. VIII he be able 10
do as good brain work in such climate,
almost afraid to keen books lest the ants
should eat them? Blackmore, The author
of Lorna Doone," is a skillIul gardener.
But that helps novelist with backgrounds.
A new cable is to be laid by the Anglo
American Telegraph Company between
Ireland and Newfoundland this summer
" Ia W tOcs CNs-cvsoOus duo as tuC COuIpduN
has a reserve fund of over $1,000 900 all
invested the ways and means are U OF en-
barrassing. The competition which goes
on across the Atlantic is healthy In secur-
ing moderate rates, and there is room for
a considerable fall from present figures
1t is marvellous how reliably the trans
ocean service is maintained. Breaks or
flaws occasionally occur, but they are
easily located, anO careful fishing with
grapnels soon brings the line to the sur
face for repairs. Land storms do far more
damage to telegraph communication than
all the tempests and roaring seas that
sweep the main. But there is danger
from icebergs and earthquakes, and ships
anchors are responsible tor much damage.
The uses of photography in astronomy
are serviceable in other ways besides OBJ
servations. The astronomer at the Cape
of Good Hope had occasion to send to
Europe 400 pages of calculations on the
mean distance of the sun as deduceG from
| observations on the minor planets. and the
loss of so much labor should shipwreck
occur was a contingency considered. In
stead of putting he folios und r the copy
ing press they were photographed and
number Of copies obtained as legible as
the originals. This. however, was a small
exploit compared with that of an Ameri-
can fra of publishers who photograph Pied
the whole of the Encyclopedia Britannica
and printed editions without type.