The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-21

would it not be as well to have him re-
measured?
The merchants are doing their share to
get clean streets and other citizens should
help in the work.
By the way, what has become of C#rb*tt
and F*tzs*mm*ns? They have not been
heard from for a week.
States whose legislatures are to meet
this winter are showing a tendency to
hedge little on Thanksgiving.
Strangely enough the only State in the
Union that has Democratic candidate for
the Presidency is Massachusetts, and she
has three.
Ever since the elections each faction Of
Democracy insists that the other faction
was killed and wants to sit on it and hold
an inquest.
Although so much remains to be done
in San Francisco we are really doing as
well in municipal work as any other big
city in the Union.
An expert declares the gowns worn by
the ladies at the New York horse show on
any evening were worth more than all the
horses on exhibition.
The New York method of riling Chicago
now is to remark that if the National Con-
vention is held in New York the police
won't interfere with it.
We are rid of the gazoos, garoos and
googoos, and the cucKoos and mugwumps
are going, but there are signs the blather-
sixties intend to stay with US.
Although woman suffrage was defeated
in Massachusetts, ffty-seven townships
gave majorities for it, and every one of
them is now Dragging on itself.
There are no Democrats particularly
eager for Presidential nomination, but the
country is full of eager aspirants for the
vacancy on the Supreme bench.
IT has been over quarter of a century
since Sherman had Republican colleague
in the Senate from Ohio, but now the good
old times are coming back again, and he
will have one in the next Congress.
Mrs. Lease told her husband that GER
tain law was unconstitutional, and there
fore Mr.. Lease Knocked at it. Mr.. Lease is
now in prison and Mrs. Lease is still at
liberty giving advice gratis to all who
wish it.
European mobiles have not taken all the
money away from the New York Four
Hundred, for the subscription sales of
opera-boxes this season amounted to
$3.50, coo, or $50, 900 more than was realized
last year.
Campbell of Ohio says rs 900 Democrats
abandoned the party in that State in the
last campaign and voted with the Popu-
lists, but what are we to think of the
leaders who have demoralized their party
to that extent?
Some political experts in Washington
declare that Cleveland will try to put for
ward something in the way of vigorous
foreign policy in his next message for the
purpose of giving Olney boom as Presi-
Dental candidate.
When Europe settles the Turkish ques-
ton the name of the empire may be
changed so that all who wish to get in the
joke about slicing Turkey had better use
it this Thanksgiving as they may not have
a chance next time.
Of all Englishmen now living the one
best fitted for the office of Foreign Minis
ter is Lord Dunrayen. The ability of that
nobleman to take British ships out of
American waters promptly and without a
struggle is unquestioned.
The European powers now in alliance to
force reforms upon Turkey have more SOL
diers under arms than there are able
bodied men in the Turkish Empire, and
yet they hesitate and Turkey hesitates,
and instead of solution we have a
muddle.
The excessive heat in Europe during the
present summer and fall has been felt
even in the high Alps, and it is reported
that snow has been melted far above the
line where it was ever known to melt be-
fore, leaving several of the noted glaciers
bare, and entirely drying up some of the
higher lakes.
John Gilmer Speed says potatoes cause
dyspepsia, DR.. Cyrus Edison says they
should never be eaten by young children,
but Mrs. S. T. Roser asserts they are all
right if served with highly heterogeneous
food such as roast beef, and that is the sum
and substance of the whole potato contro-
versy up to date.
The recently published report of the
finance commissioners of the Paris Expo
sition estimates the cost of preparation at
$40, O00, 900, and it is believed before the end
is reached the big expenditures of Chicago
will be surpassed, and the closing fete of
the century will be altogether the most
magnificent ever seen.