The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12


sUNDAY.................. II, 1895
TIE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
To-day we have sermons.
Tomorrow we speak for Armenia.
Kruger had greatness thrust upon him,
but he is living up to it.
We have no interest in the Transvaal,
but the fracas is interesting.
In the lexicon of the granger cloudless
days at this season are not fair.
The roasting of John Bull promises
plenty OF beef for barbecue of the nations.
1t is noted that the stock exchange goes
right along taking no stock in the war
talk.
Farmers are wondering why the weather
bureau doesn't make rain while the sun
shines.
The objection of the Kaiser to socialism
is so great he won't even be sociable with
his kinfoIks.
When the springtime comes the Car
may get move on, and then something
will happen.
When we reach the end of Truckee's
toboggan-slide we will be in the midst OF
the rose carnivals.
Perhaps Russia will be the next nation
TO drop an ultimatum in the slot and
make the lion roar.
European diplomacy would be humdrum
if the Kaiser didn't every now and then
make the drum hum.
The only choice left to Salisbury is
whether he shall arbitrate with US or COM
promise with Venezuela.
twon't be long before trips to the top
OF Tamalpais wiz be an easy holiday for
ali who wish high time.
There is just enough virtue in civiliza-
tion to keep the talk OF war from going
further than a war Of talk.
England was once well pleased with her
isolation from Europe, but she sees it now
from another point of view.
Although her saw is not buzzing loud
enough to be heard we may be sure France
is saving wood very rapidly.
Even when Republican prosperity comes
we shall be under bonds to remember our
sad indulgence in Clevelandism.
1t is not surprising that Secretary Searles
of the sugar trust refuses to testify, for in
every trust nothing talks but coin.
One benefit of the Venezuela controversy
Is that it has given US more patriotism
than politics thus far during the year.
Last year started so many enterprises
we can hardly find room for new ones
until some OF the Others are carried out.
The fortune of war seems TO have
changed for a time in Cuba, and if
Havana is taken now she will be surprised.
Don't fail to make up your mind to-day
TO attend tomorrow evening the mass
meeting in favor of the Armenian suf-
ferers.
England is struttng up the British
Channel with naval display in the eyes
of Europe like a peacock with his tail
spread.
If we had foreseen the weather we had
during the past week it would have been
worth while to get up carnival to cele-
brate it.
Alfred AUSTIN reference to the ocean as
ioT
poetic license, but she had better not
claim it in prose.
The fact that money is rolling into the
banks is good sign of prosperity, pro-
vided it isn't rolling in there to get out OF
the way OF business.
As the space occupied by the California
exhibit at the Atlanta Exposition was
known as the "gold-medaI corner" it is
evident we got our dues.
Kaiser William has the versatility of a
busy bee, and while his letter to Kruger
was sting for England it is believed his
letter to the Queen was all honey.
Senator Morgan wishes the United
States to recognize the independence of
the Transvaal and we might as well do it.
The circus seems to be free for all.
If there is no other way of doing the
job we might have street-cleaning car
nival, cover the cobblestones with roses
and fire the Solid Eight as skyrockets.
Bryan's plan to get combination OF
Republicans and Democrats to pass a
joint bin providing for protection and
free coinage over the Presidents veto has
genius in it, but it is the kind of genius
that won't work.
Says the Kaiser:
al think shall rattle my drum
il is long since my armies have battled."
So he struck great blow, but surprise was to
Gomez
II was Brtain's drum that was ratified.
1t is proposed in San Jose to have
poetess and not a queen to preside at the
festival of roses this year, and if all the
gifted ladies of the State were invited to