The morning call., 1895-01-21

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MONDAY. ................JANUARE 21, 1895
snowshoes have risen in price in Nevada.
The country south of Tehachapi is learn
ing how it can rain when it tries.
To the society girl, the only political
racket that attracts is the inaugural ball.
The Philadelphia has sailed, and week
hence Americans in Hawaii will be out of
danger.
Because a reformer cannot climb rain
bow is no reason why he should kick
against the earth.
The man who is always making a rum
pus about fyspecks is certain to be a man
who has flies on him.
It is some comfort to know that no
American was locked up at Honolulu on
charge of being a royaEst.
A competing railroad cannot be expected
to make its own way, but if the way is
made it will soon pay for it.
Men who are aware that language is in
adequate to the situation, should remem-
Der that work will fill the bill.
A single plan of action that will rally
the right men is better than forty resolu-
tions denouncing the other crowd.
The more it is tested the more evident it
becomes that the Democrats levied tariff
for almost everything except revenue.
One-half of the foundations of San
Francisco are merely the result of unre-
fecting habit, and it is as bad as swearing.
The currency reform problem is becom-
ing more complicated every day by the in
PRODUCTION of too much reform into too
little currency.
A precipitation of ten inches at San
Diego has enabled the people of that lovely
gates of heaven"
Old John Kelly of Petaluma is gone. He
was one of the first settlers of that place,
and was a well-known citizen. In his
youth he rode steeplechases.
A member of the Texan Legislature has
introduced bill imposing fine with i'm
prisonment on the recipient of letter who
declines to answer within ten days.
1t will be no advantage to San Francisco
to have all her organizations for good gov
eminent united under one head unless that
head faces the future and has good eyes for
progress.
AS the people along the seacoast of China
are said to be beginning to use Pacific
Coast -four to the displacement of rice,
there promises to be big market for the
farmer and his wheat by and by.
Texas proposes to hold a grand exposi-
ton in 1896 to commemorate the semi-cen-
tennial of the admission of the State to
the Union; or, as the Texans call it, the
golden wedding of two republics"
The only way for the Freeholders to
make sure of good government in San
Francisco is to provide a responsible head
so that the people will know what to strike
at when they wish to hit the right thing.
There is evidently doorway open for
good trade between the Pacific Coast and
South Africa, for it is said that an order
from that part of the world was recently
sent to Tacoma for five hundred cedar
doors.
Mrs. Brooks, mother of Adele Chretien,
is dead. She was one of the Quickest
pioneers of the State, coming here by way
of the isthmus; her book describing her
journey is one of the most graphic of our
early chronicles.
If it be true that Japan buys $14,OO00OO
worth of American cotton yearly, pur-
chased in Liverpool and shipped in British
vessels through the Suez canal, it would
seem that there is a good chance for San
Francisco to expand her commerce in that
direction.
True reformers should bear in mind that
most of the obstacles in the way of San
of contending demagogues; and that the
way to make progress is to keep straight
on to business and pay no attention to the
dog fights.
AS a result of the action of the Govern
ments of England, Germany, France and
Italy in raising their Ministers resident
here to the rank and dignity of Embassa-
doris social war has broken out in Wash
ington over the question of whether they
are to take precedence Of the Justices
of the Supreme bench; SO we may
look out for some ambassadors to be
hauled up for contempt of court.
The story of the plucky mail-carrier,
Childs, who carried the mailbag on his
back for half a mile through the snowdrifts
at Mount Hamilton when his horses gave
out, is thrilling account of adventure
And the spirited girl who insisted on fol-
lowing him, because she had agreed to re-
port to Mrs. Professor Barnard on given
day, would make good heroine for the |
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