The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25

to Bateman Brothers have set July of next year as the limit. These contrac- tors have undertaken to erect the Hall Of Justice, or, rather they have under taken not to permit any other contrac- tors to erect it. They have obtained extension after extension, and doubt less can obtain more. They can have all the time they want, and bulge over into eternity. They can bequeath the job to their children, and their chil- dren's children can grow gray in pur- suit of the noble industry of making lot of monkeys of the Board of Super visors and blocking the progress or the north end of the city. Therefore to set so early a date as next July is only waste of effort. Another extension will then be given, not for the mere ask ing, perhaps, but still, it will not be withheld. As matter of fact, Bate man Brothers should have been thrown bodily off the work at their initial fail ure to live up to the terms. There has never been advanced the shadow of ex- euse for letting them abuse the public and ignore the stipulations supposed to govern them Even now there
  have constructed a Hall of Justice somewhere else The people need one. The present architectural tortoise is not for use; it is solely for the amuse- ment and edification of the living Bate mans and of uncounted Batemans yet to be.
 "L. Y. Eff it were possible to make out what you mean, I could with a clear conscience agree with you.
 Lillie K.-I grieve to have to state that the stuff you send is not poetry. Why not enter into literary partner ship, your share of work being to fur nish the stationery?
 "A Friend. Anybody able to write so bright a letter ought to be willing to sign it. Please try your Christian science on the habit of being anony- nous.
 A Kentucky Judge, deeming re- porter guilty, of contempt, forced the offender to sit all day on the bench with him and facetiously called attention to my learned associate" There were two fools on the bench that day. 1
 
 the law under which the Judge was acting, as we'll as the rule which pre- vented the reporter from taking leg of the bench and beating out such apology for brains as the court pos sessed. However, a reporter who would submit to the indignity deserves no sympathy and probably would not recognize it if extended to him.
 As to the policy of expansion, deem it useless to say anything for there IS no use to attempt putting the brakes on the wheel of destiny nor to attempt to accelerate the speed. In the long run the result is the same and the wear and tear of tissue is a needless waste. I observe that the Rev. MT. Parkhurst has decided that this country must not grow save within bounds already fixed, and is making remarks about it. It could be wished that Parkhurst would learn the peace and joy which comes of attending to one's own business. He smears his pulpit cushion with some of the filling of every pie, for to keep his fingers out of the pastry is a course never occurring to him. In fact Park
 
 preaching the Gospel As a reformer he is virulent and ineffective. Posing as an apostle of every fad, he keeps himself in print. l never heard of his doing any good, nor of his bringing anything but reproach upon the high calling he draws salary for following while invariably engaged in following something else.
 "The Coming Light appears with an appeal for support, but before con- tributing I am willing to await it's ar rival
 Andrew Carnegie summoned Bryan. and Bryan went. AS an admirer of the Nebraskan, I am sorry for this. Car negie is not good American. He has secured a great fortune out of the pro- lection the laws of this country afford ed him, and he does not appreciate his luck. The men who work for him have never felt the effects of his liberality. because the quality is one he does not possess. It is true that he has given money away, but only when it was to be so expended as to perpetuate his name. Rockefeller has done the same thing, and there is none so foolish as to deem the oily magnate either good citizen or a liberal man. If Bryan ex- poets to retain the hold he has upon a portion of the people of this country. he must be careful as to the company he keeps. He cannot afford to mix with Carnegie.
 It is impossible not to admire the spunk of Mrs. Himmelman. Ten years, after this woman had been divorced from her husband he took a notion that he desired the custody of their chill dren, and as the ways of the courts are past finding out, got permission to take them away from her. While she dick cred with the Sheriff's men at the front door she smuggled the youngsters out at the back, and at this writing has them in hiding. I hope she will keep them there. Ten years is a considera- ble period for the love of a father to re- main dormant.
 Many remarks have been made about Cunning, and such as may have been of complimentary nature I failed to note. The man does not appear in an enviable light, and yet it does not seem