The San Francisco call., 1897-07-02

Livery llInS NtyfeE ludICueS O0t ~ AsA'
the Cubans he finds a new crisis, and has
! TO march back ana think it over.
!. The country will probably have better
rest than usual this. Sunday. The Senate
I promises: to finish with the tariff bill on
4 Saturday.
r: What nell:doesn't know about boat
:: IA cling: seems to: have bsen taught Harvard
and-:YaTe: by theif English trainers, but
Cornell has won allthe races.
=. The opposition to The Republican party
!: in 0hio;will have i've tickets in: the field
:; this.year and the campaign will be about
: as>IiyeIy as a merry go-round.
/: /. Confidence has now been restored every.
where except among the Democrats of the
Senate, who seem: hopelessly unable to
trust one another: on single tariff
schedule. ,:..~ =.
!. It is as sure as the popping of ire
crackers that the coming celebration of
Independence day :wiH:be one Of the most
lubilant the American people nave known
:for. years. !. :.
!. The Democrats of Ohio declined to
nominate for Any office either Populfst
or a frees silver Repu hlicar.;. and now they
notsonly have a long row to hoe, out must
hoe itaIorle. : i. r., :. n
" 2: :: It was not altogether a cold day for Dr.
!. +Nansen when he started TO look for the
north pole, as be is said to have already
! mad over $50 900 by the sale of his book
: describing The trip: -,
81 It is. noted that The cali upon the Trea-
:sury at ashington for small notes has
been unusually large and this is accounted
in the East as sure sign the retail trade
has picked UP and business is lively.
=, There is feason:to believe the reported
ghost dances: of the Bannocks are only
springtime frolic. :; They know pretty well
by this time that they will become ghosts
themselves ii. they take the warpath.
=: AS the Varderbllts have brought suit to
recover s6 froma man in Jersey City for
frespassing on one OF their railroads, tits
evident they never ignore citizen, how
ever. hum BILE, if the citizen owes them
money. r.. :.:.: = 4
:. The long discussion of the. tariff in .the
Senate has lied to better protection for
:: Western interests, but row that the work
has be en- done every body will be glad TO
have the debate ended and the law put
into: force. :. =: !.
- =. Cleveland has recently written letter
declaring e. he does not intend: to deliver
lectures in any part of the country, and
: thus we see that evidences.of better times
are rnanHesting them selves in the most
une1 pected places. ~. i
!: The. latest weather freak in the East
was a: cloud burst which caused food
that was he'd away a Missouri: town. and
several railroad bridges. Lille. beyond the
" Rockies has every kind Of variety which
can be. furnished by wind, water or Zig ght-
ming: 5 T.. :..:. :;
(: The Sultan is reported to have agreed
TO terms of peace with Greece. as recon-
mended by. The powers, and now the
telling their: people. that they fixed the
Job and: broug bit home peace with
honor =. =: !. -
= The: Topeka Capital advises the Popu-
lists: OF Kansas: to mediate on the text:
"He that tilleth his soil shall be satisfied
. with bread but he that followeth vain
ideas Will have poverty enough This
scripture we. need hardly say is as appl-
/: cable to.the Californian as to the Kansan.
=: Notwithstanding the large sale of her
books, 1t is said Mrs. Stowe did not leave
nj oney enough to provide for the support
= of her daughters, and the homestead is
about to be sold. Literary people, it
seems. cannot save money even when
they make it, and their children have to
hustle for living like the rest of Us.
The ocean water way is so wide in COM
parison with the size OF ships that traverse
it collision would seem 10 be one OF the
rarest things that could happen, and yet
SO common haye they become the nations
have been forced to arrange code 10
avoid them. We have crowded the sea,
and in another century we may have
crowded the air.
:. The decision OF the Board of Education
to include the study of the metric system
schools is q step in the right dire ction.
The metric system is the only scientific
system of weights and measurements in
use In the world, and it ought to be
adopted everywhere. Whatever tends TO
that end is public benefit.