The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-10

yes.
The movement for the National conven-
ton goes well, and every citizen should go
with it.
As ships do not pay a dollar in New
York why should they have to pay many
dollars in San Francisco?
In trying to grasp an opportunity by the
forelock some men only succeed in catch
ing dilemma by the horn.
Dunraven is but a poor sport for a
yachtsman, but he has jaw and gall enough
TO make champion pugilist.
There can be no doubt that the railroads
in this State ale moving up, for we shall
soon have one to the top OF Tamalpais.
1t is an easy prediction that before the
honeymoon is over either Marlborough or
his Duchess will send in an ultimatum.
Now that the British have given Bayard
the freedom of one of their cities we can
ct least give him the freedom of staying
there.
The German festival was too big thing
to crowd into one week, and comes over to-
day and tomorrow to start the new one
for US.
We are getting great deal of credit in
the East for coming in with verdict in
the Durrart case before one was reached in
the Holmes trial
= The Cold Water party in New York can
do good deal for the people of that city,
provided it uses strong soap and stiff
scrubbing brushes.
The British will never enter contest
with US on the high seas so long as they
can capture so many millions from US on
the sea of matrimony.
If there is any Democrat who would like
the Presidential nomination next year
some of his friends should furnish him
with a trumpet at once.
There is little advantage to our COM
merce IN having Golden Gate to come in
at so long as the port itself is locked up by
excessive harbor dues.
The Pacific Ocean is the broadest road
to prosperity, but we must let down the
bars of heavy port charges if we wish to
get into the swim Of it.
Massachusetts, is Boosting of the fact
that she has twenty towns of more than
10000 inhabitants, while no other State
has more than thirteen.
An expert who has counted it up says
France has had thirty cabinets in twenty
five years, but as long as she pays for them
we have no right to kick.
The deficit for October amounted to more
than $780, GOO, but the deficit party has
been heavily reduced and that is suffi-
cient cause for thanksgiving.
The dispute over the Alaskan boundary
comes just in time to remind the East that
Alaska is a part of this country and San
Francisco is the central city.
Europe had no hesitation in carving up
and dividing Africa, but she has consclen-
tious scruples about taking a slice off Tur-
key, for the Turks will fight.
As one expert declares that bread is un-
dyspepsia it would seem to be high time
to enlarge the supply of prunes.
1t is noted in Boston that although they
would have had right to vote if they had
registered, not single disreputable woman
in that city exercised the privilege.
1t is now asserted that the farmers BOYS
n ha Sfata r1A 10 -
the COWS home, and still there are people
who say farmers life is not pleasant
one.
Under the Cleveland administration
Uncle Sam has put on no style abroad nor
made much of show at home, and vet he
has not been able to live within his in
come.
AS Secretary Morton declares the recent
elections to have been a vindication al
Cleveland we may as well consider Morton
the monkey of the menagerie-an amusing
little cuss.
So bad has been the drought in the East
ii is said the Ohio River at Pittsburg has
sunk to channel only six inches deep,
and even large-sized catfish cannot nayi.
gate the stream.
1t is announced that the dispute between
French Guiana and Brazil is to be settled
by arbitration, and England would make
a better appearance if she would adopt
the French fashion.
If it be true, as reported, that men o!
fashion will wear their boards this winter
in the style of Louis XIII, we may expect
something of a French air in the prevail
ing winds, even in Kansas.
AS the sidewalk ordinance is virtually &
dead letter because juries refuse to con
Wet it is evident the first step toward
mending our ways must be more
thorough public education on the subject