Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-10
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It is perhaps well to remember at this time that there have been 'sheated terms" before. The dry spells that have become historic were in the summer of 163O, twenty four days; 1885, forty-on days; 1887, seven ty-fve days; 1862, eighty days; 1863, forty five days; 1868, eighty-one days; 1894, nine- ty-two days; 17O4, forty days; 1715, forty six days; 1718, sixty-one days; 173O, ninety-two days; 1731, seventy-two days; 1749, one hundred and twenty three days; 1772, eighty days; 1791, eighty-two days; 1872, twenty eight days; 1856, twenty-six days; 1871, for ty-two days; 1876, twenty-six days.
 The railroads now building in various parts of Bengal, and those which are projected there, indicate rapid progress in the exten- sion of facilities for rapid intercommunica- hon between the districts of that rich prov ince of the Indian Empire. Of lines being now constructed or extended there are six, the chief work being the completion of the Central Bengal scheme, which includes four lines in all One of them is 342 miles long, another S2, another s2, and a fourth AT. Five lines have either been surveyed or are in project. One of them, running through Chota Nagpsre, will form the link of direct Calcutta and Bombay road.
 A Supreme Court judge at Boston has re- fused to grant an injunction restraining theatrical manager from using stolen play, the piece being the unpublished work of foreign author, and the theft having been committed by sending actors to memorize during performances. The principle held by the court is that any person who purchases a ticket for lecture, concert or theatrical representation is entitled to use so much of the matter offered for sale as he may be able to carry away in his or her memory. This doctrine has been sustained by numerous de- cisions, but it does not apply to copyrighted works of American citizens, whose rights are protected by an act of Congress.
 At the late polar conference held in St. Petersburg the whole proceedings were ad- dressed to the subject of preliminary observa- tions. Themselves apparently giving up all idea of reaching the Pole, the delegates would be satisfied if they could only pave the way for the success of some future explorer. For this purpose they urged the establishment of observing stations all around the polar area for the continuous prosecution of scientific work. The sites of these stations should be the north coast of Siberia, Nova Zembla, Spitzbergen, Jan Mayer Island, Lady Frank lin Bay and Behring Strait. At these various points data could be obtained which would be of immense value for the guidance of subse- quent polar expeditions. Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria and the United States were represented at the conference, and may be regarded as committed to this view. It comments itself to the approval of persons interested in Arctic explorations but not crazy on the subject of polar discovery. Judge Farley of Tucson, Arizona, is in New York, and has been talking about the Apache Indians. His belief is that the recent out break was the result of the love of murder and pIunder inherent in the Apaches. He says the Apache Indian is several grades be- low any other Indian in Arizona as to fierce ness and love of warlike pursuits, and he thinks it folly to devise one broad scheme of treatment for all Indians and include the Apache in it. GAS well might the manager l of menagerie devise plan for treating all his animals aliker and exercise the same poll | cy towards the tractable monkey andthe wild | panther. It seems to be the favorite plan l for the people here in the East to ascribe these different outbreaks to some special provocation given by the agents, contractors, or settlers. They do that because they have merely theoretical knowledge of the Indian and sentimental sympathy with him but