The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-09
OPINIONS OF EDITORS.

The person who was asked to point out the
most popular book of last year based on the
circulation of copies would hardly be likely to
hit upon the right answer. 1t is not to
"Trilby," the graceful, nor the brave "Gentle-
man of France" nor the prisoner of Zenda,"
nor "Coin's Financial School," nor "Merrie
England" nor any of the books OF the
day that hold the record. All these, with
their $4,000 and $4,000 and 100000 of cir
culation, are far in the rear The leader
in books last year, as for all the years, was the
Bible. The report of the American Bible So
Gle ty for 1894 shows that this single organlza-
ton printed and procured in the twelve months
1,958.674 copies of the book, and of these
845.905 were circulated in America and the
rest in foreign lands.
This is not supposed to be q day of much
Bible reading or of willing faith; but work
that sells at the rate of over 100000 year in
the Unite States after some centuries of cir
culation is not exactly to be considered as laid
on the shelf.-Examiner.
The sentiment in favor of home industry is
growing. Californians as q rule are loyal TO
their State, and they have learned the full
force and meaning of home industry. They
would like to see local factories flourish and
local products used. But they haven't time to
hunt up manufacturers for the purpose of
learning what they are making. And if the
manufacturers refuse or neglect to place the
information before the public the public will
continue to call for the old, familiar Eastern
brands. Would it not be wise for the Cali
fornian manufacturers to come out in the open
and frankly inform the people of this State
what they are making?-San Jose Mercury.
Many swindlers with brass jewelry ana un-
marketable merchandise of various kinds,
usually gather in the vicinity of reservations
when the Indians are about to be paid large
sums by the Government; but it is proper to
say that the Nez Perez Indians are unusually
intelligent, and will not purchase hearses
under the impression that they are the latest
style of the luxurious white mans pleasure
vehicle. They do not yearn for brass jewelry,
and will inspect every purchase they make
with genuine Yankee hrewdness.-Spokane
(Wash.) Outburst
If the American River bed is bonanza we
shall have reason to be doubly grateful for the
good luck that located Sacramento along its
bank. If it shall turn the machinery in our
factories, light our streets and houses and run
our streetcars, and on top of all heap gold into
our laps, that cratic stream will atone for q
good deal of the freakiness that it displays in
its mad winter moods.-Sacramento News.
The Utah Republicans will enter the cam
paign this fall in splendid condition. They
are III jealous for the success of Republican
ism. We believe that after the convention on
the 28th inst. there will be one grand united
pull for the success of the party of prosperity
Provo (Utah) Enquirer.
And now Chicago paper wants us to call
this State whitman" There is a species of
mental St. Vitus' dance that catches people
sometimes and makes them nuisances. That's
what's the matter with these Chicago people
who are worrying over the name OF this State
Seattle (Wash.) Times.