The San Francisco call., 1897-05-10

Since Bryan has determined to go star
ring round tie country, it would have
paid him better TO have taken to the
stage The lecture platform is getting
stale.
A Michigan artist has had picture ac-
cepted by the Paris Salon, and we may
now expect Detroit to become indifferent
to her potato patch fame and set up as an
art center.
The sodawater men of the East are said
to have introduced a new drink called
"airship," but it is not stated whether it
is good substantial schooner or mainly q
matter OF gas.
The chief characteristic of Deboe, the
newly elected Senator from Kentucky, is
said &c be reticence, and we can now un-
derstand how com plete has been the revo-
luton that turned down Blackburn.
In recent article in Nunscy's Magazine
the editor OF the Boston Herald says there
are only eight thinking newspapers in
America, and it is clear from such state
ment by its editor that the Herald cannot
be among the number.
Pennsylvania has declared May Is a
holiday, and will celebrate it by unveiling
the grand monument to Washington at
Philadelphia. She is not selfish in the
matter, and invites all the rest OF the coun-
try to come in and take part.
The report OF the discovery of a cave in
Ohio which is likely to prove TO be larger
than the Mammoth cave in Kentucky
may be we'll founded, but it sounds like
an attempt to give metaphorical de-
scription of the Ohio Democracy.
After the first disaster 10 the Greek arms
the King declared it was not his war; q
little later the Cabinet announced the war
did not belong to them, and now the peo-
pie assert it was not theirs. We might Just
as we'll recognize it as strictly Turkish
affair.
Henry Wstterson has risen up to reite-
rate his assertion "Mr. Cleveland can
never again be President of the United
States" and without expressing an opin-
ion as to whether it was worth while to
make the prophecy we can cordially ap-
prove the accuracy of it.
The importers who are bringing in such
large quantities of foreign goods in a
hurry 10 escape the higher dutiey of the
new tariff may find in the end they have
been playing a losing game. There is
such thing as overstocking the market
even in a country as big as this.
General Joseph Wheeler OF Alabama
has declared it to be his opinion that the
campaign of 1900 will be fought on the
tariff and that the Democrats will win,
and now the country would like to know
whether the general is in his dotage or
has always been talking that way.
The bill providing for curiaw- bell regu-
lation for the youth of Michigan has been
vetoed by the Governor on the ground
that it would interfere with domestic con-
Germs. The psternalism of the home be
thinks is suficisnt to control matters of
that kind If assisted occasionally by the
maternal slipper.
Among the steerage passengers on a
steamer that recently arrived at Philadel-
phia was Chinaman who gave his name
as Go Hang. but knowing that Chinese
are not permitted to enter the country he
gave his nationality as "Ilish." 1t was
recognized by the Philadelphlans as a
good bluff for an Oriental, but it didn't 90.
According to student of criminal sta
tistics in the East 80 per cent of those sem
fenced for life in Wisconsin are pardoned
after few years, 40 per cent in Ohio, 80
in Massachusetts and 63 per cent in New
York. The average term which life con-
vict serves is less than seven years. A. a
general rule in this country it is safer to
kill a man than 10 steal hog.
NJ. Brunetiere, the eminent French
critic, who has been lecturing in New
York, says there is not person living in
France who is less cultured in French lit
erature and more ignorant of French na-
ture than Zola. The novels of the famous
realist he declares to be made up of .'ca-
ricatures, gloomy. pessim istic and calum-
nious--a portrait of his own character"
1t would only be fair now to invite ZoIa
over to give his impressions OF Brune-
there.
1t will be RENE m bered that when Swami
Vivekanenda, the gifted Hindoo, was in
this country he was very popular with the
ladies. He has now gone home. and in
describing American women to his coun.
trymen said, according to report: "Wh
woman tries her best to find husband
she goes to all the bathing places imagin
BILE and tries all sorts of tricks To catch a
man. When she fails In her attempts che
becomes what they call in America an
old maid and joins the church, That
is what comes of patroniz.ng the heathen.