The San Francisco call., 1897-08-16

ana practce blcycle r!dlng on the quiet.
As il is reported from Princeton that
Clevelands first public act as a citizen of
the classic town has been to indorse an
application for license TO sell liquor, we
may afelv conclude that the old man is
still Democrat.
1t seems that Ten Eyck, who won the
diamond souls at the Henley regatta, is
no more liked on The SchuyIkill than he
was on the Thames. The young man is
evidently too brash for an amateur and
hardly too modest for professional.
Germans announcement that he Is not
q candidate for reelection TO the Senate
does not imply that he would not take the
office again if it were offered him. He
merely wishes it understood that if the
Democratic party is beaten in Maryland
this year it will not be his funeral.
New York tobacco-dealer adver,ises,
loving to the higher duties on tobacco
the price of our cigars has not been ad-
vancsd." Other dealers might advertise
The same way, In spite Of the assertions
of the free-lraders the Dingley tariff will
not raise retail prices on any article of
general use.
In order that Boston may have some
attractions ior summer visitors the
Police Com miSsioners have licensed a
summer garden" where beer and light
wines can be sold, and now the Bostonians
are feeling so gay and giddy they are in
cllned to regret they ever let the dancing
bacchante go.
Although Great Britain has given n office
to terminate her commercial treaty with
Germany she has no inten ton of entering
upon tariff war with that country. and
it is said is already making advances to
German officials Tor the negotiation of
another treaty which will be just as salts
factory at Berlin.
The high society expert OF the New
York Press in describing the proper way
TO address members OF Congress says:
"When speaking 10 a United States Sena-
tor we say. if we are polite, We'll, Mr..
Senator, so and so has happened " Why
should we for the mere sake of being
polite say Mr.. Senator. any more than we
would say Mr.. Colonel in addressing the
commander of regiment?
In order 10 maintain claim that julius
Caesar had all intellect greater than that
of Napoleon writer for the New York
Press asserts Il at while Napoleon could
dictate seven letters at the same time.
Cesar could write, listen and dictate
simultaneously. This shows ,hat the
casual historian can at times get up
species OF laudatory lying equal TO any.
thing in campaign biography.
The New York Times complains that
while the population OF the CITY increase.
the number of citizens who were born and
bred In New York becomes proportion
ately smaller each year, while those who are
descended from generations OF New York
ers are actually scarce. In spite of the
complaining tone IN which these facts are
stated the general judgment of the coun-
Try VIII consider them evidences that New
York is improving
The story that there have arisen in
England number of claimants of the
estate OF Stephen Girard who propose to
contest the right OF Girard College TO en-
JOY the fortune he left does not ;sturb
Philadelphia in the least She has seen
too many OF her own citizens go to smash
while claiming big estates in England to
nsve any doubt OF what will happen to
the Britlshers who try to reclaim that sort
OF money on this side of the ocean.
The announce ement of a movement in
South Bend, Ohio, to erect a monument
10 Schuyler Coiax is another illustration
oil the prevailing tendency to commem-
crate our distinguished men in that way.
In the last generation the fact that Baiti-
more erected statue TO Washington was
sufficient To win for that community the
title OF Monumental City" while now
not only every city, but even every town
of nOfe in the I1n,nn hos nne nr mora