The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-13
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The Government OF the United States wants
to secure an orniholOgist for service In the
Department of Agriculture, ana for this pur-
pose announces a civil service examinat ion.
1t is to be naturally assumed that oEnithology
can be prosecuted under the present admins
tration only by properly educated and expert
enced cuckoos.-Omaha Bee.
The frequency with which highwaymen In.
wade Chicago gambling resorts and walk Of
with all tie money promises 10 lead 10 better
results In regulating the morals Of that CITY
than any plan yet attempted. Reforms admin
istered at the muZZle of a gun are peculiarly
adapted to the wicked Western metropolis
'Pittsburg Dispatch.
Asked for pointer on how he would like the
police force reorganiZed, DR.. Park hurst an
swers, SPY a West Pointer" But when it
comes to the fine point of holding down the
criminal class with strong aud Intelligent
hand. Mr.. Byrues can give many points to the
best West Pointer who could be named.-New
York Recorder
From the conclusion OF the message Of the
Impossible Governor Waite OF Colorado, the
rumor that he is TO remove to Chicago is with
out foundation. The rejoicing in Colorado was
premature. Besides, Illinois didn't need him,
as II has Altgeld-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
II New York were frst-class American city
1t would be good place for irst.class Chi
cago dry-goods store. The fact that there is
not frsl-class dry-goods store in that town Is
powerful argument against the feasibility OF
the proposition TO establish one.-Chicago
Herald.
Mr.. Carnegie finds it necessary TO reduce
wages to keep step with tariff reform. Many
other employers are Ill the same fix. The blow
aimed at home Industries hits labor below the
belt. Two and Two make four. and water runs
down hilL-Detroit Journal.
II there were more patriotism and less parti-
sanship In Congress such knotty problems as
the currency and the tariff would be solved
without great difficulty. Craftsmanship Is APP
parently Il lost art with United States poliIi-
cians.-Philadelph Call.
Does not Congress observe the great volume
OF gold that is daily going to Europe? If this
thing continues there will not be enough Of the
yellow metal left in this country TO fill The
pearly teeth OF the sweet girl graduate.-W ash
ington News.
II Mr. Cleveland sends another special mes
sage to Congress he should not fall to ask for
authority to induce his Acknowledgement to en-.
force the laws against trusts and other con-
splraces In restraint Of trade.-New York
World.
A recent remark credited to ex-senator Plat
OF New York is, "If am boss 1 am an easy
one 10 get along with" 1t has been suspected
before that getting along without boss i:
what he objects t0.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
1nose congressman are right who propose tC
staDd out Tor an appropriation for more battle
SHIPS. That is the best naval investment the
country could make, and the type OF lighting
craft which ismost needed.-Boslon Journal
Belgium has closed her gates against Ameri-
can cattle. This closes all the ports OF Cont
mental Europe against American cattle ant
beer products. Where is this lit-for-tat bust
ness going to end ?-Galveston News.
According to the ruling OF Secretary Carlisle
marine cannot receive "a medal for bravery
except the ACT be upon salt water" Doesn'l
fresh-water courage count with this admins
tfation ?-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The new fashion of putting seven pockets in
woman's gown is absurd. When one pocket
In woman's gown cannot be found, why
should there be six more coneealments?-St
Louis Post-Dlspatch.
Speaker Benjamin f. RusselPs poetry Is