The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-01

safes, shoot the cashier and mock the
Sheriff. with stray shots. Ii is to be
feared, In explanation of Monaghan SIM
plicity, that Celestials are not yet fully in
ltlated into the mysteries of cooking ac-
counts. declaring false dividends. pling up
defalcations. raising checks and counting
coin twice or thrice.
A young female gorilla, Johanna, was
landed the other day in New York from
west Africa. She is intended as male
for Chiko, who is already somewhat accli-
matted in America, but although housed
in the same cage, is kept in separate
compar tment, The two are already good
friends as far as conversation extends. 1t
is an interesting fact that Du Chaillu has
only to go back short while in his life to
recall the time when this anthrOpoid was
derlde as having no more reality than the
sea serpent. 1t required many stuffed
specimens as well as few live ones to
convince the skeptical world that It's ac-
qualntance with the mammals of the
earth was not quite complete. There seems
at last to have been some consolation i'm
blbed from the fact that the gorilla, al
though undeniably in existence, was so
very ugly and Tepellant as an arboreal
brute til at it could have no relationship to
the hum an form divine. On Johanna an
ad-yalorem duty of 500 had to be paid, so
she is curiosity Of the tariff.
Mas kelyne. the magician who has done
Is much as Robert Houdin or any other
wizard to mystify the public in entertain
ments, has written book called FLATS
and ShaTps," in. which he reveals the
tricks of gamblers of all grades in a man.
ner quite convin cling TO the initiated, who
do not want the exposure, and to the
public, who do need il. 1t would be vain
to ho pc that the work can do much good.
PIayers seem to delight in being cheated,
nder the impression that they will not be
the victims. 10 the fairest play quick eyes
and long-trled skill give the advantage TO
the practiced gam DleT, and the unscrupu-
l0us gambler adds cheating TO his resources.
IL Is only wnen few equally matched
knaVeS are playing that there Is any
amusement MaskelYne himself could win
at most games by mere sleight-Of-hand and
q wonderful memory, and against such
player the ordinary human eye is poor
instrument Of detection. Ii is a ludicrous
spectacle TO see young sharp practiciDg
his arts on an old hand, whom he mis-
takes for fiat The latter pockets all the
money eventually, and the other calculates
Dy gum J! In tone of awakened surprise.
Unless too much is claimed for sani-
tary discovery by NJ. Hermite, there is a
prospect of making many foul places
healthy by the simple device of electro
lyZ ng sea water. The electric current In
acting upon sea water forms an oxygen
ated compound of chlorine. and possibly
there are other changes When the water
is added TO sewage there is publication
immediately, with the very important
consequence of destroying all microbes.
Elk perlments at Lorient, a very filthy
town, show that the process is of genuine
value. 1t is possible that il might be tried
II tn fba
Cite, and 1t is easy of application in San
Francisco.
Miss Dorothea Klumpke of san Fran
cisco. who has been honored in Peris with
the degree of doctor of mathematics, was
complimented on her study of the rings Of
Sa turn, the subject of her thesis. 1t was
said she is very exceptional. because most
young ladies prefer 10 take an interest in
wedding rings. The students did not
show much enthusiasm, a contrast to their
conduct on former occasions, which shows
they have favOrites. Miss Klumpke, the
elder sister, took her degree in medicine
some years ago. but there are other San
Francisco ladies who have graduated in
that branch.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
taken step of great interest TO all pro-
tessiOnal politicians. a committee is to
collect and publish the electoral pro-
grammes Of the various political parties
and to give the views of the members on
questions of the day. The supposable
benefit of this labor will be in holding
members TO consistency which is a Jewel
cut in many fashions. Il is found in poll
ties that there is great readiness to promise
anything likely to succeed, but great aver
slou to performing. When required to
state their views men will leave loopholes
in their carechism ana creep out of them
when the occasion arises.
Recently at dinner OF the Sons of the
American Revolution Mir. John Fiske adj
vsed historians to diStrust the news
papers. He did not tell them to discard or
not to believe newspapers, or not TO read
them at all. This attitude did not give
rise TO Offense. An historian is bound to
scan everything critically, from journals to
diplomatic dispatches, private letters and
public speeches. He IS not apt to conclude
that all men are liars. SUIT that they are all
apt to be deceived. He generally finds
thai all other historians are wrong some
where. and is himself in turn discarded.
New historians have their day of popu.
larty ana then. become like the old
chrOniclers.
The finding OF bottle purporting to
come from Colgate. the cook abandoned by
the Carlin party, raises hope that be may
not have persisted. General Carlin seems
to regard the report as a cunning device to
get money out of him. This very selfish
way Of looking at what may after all be. "A
genuine appeal for relief. The abandon
ment OF the man was cruel enough even if
justified by supposed necessity, and If a
search party can proceed TO the scene the
step will be justified under the circum-
stances. 80.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.