The morning call., 1891-09-03

EDITORIAL NOTES.

Some who are prominent in scientific circles
are inclined TO think that no benefit will result
from the Agricultural Departments raiu-making
experiments, while there are others who in-
cllned to think they will result in changes OF
great Importance 10 the e0uEtry's agricultural
interests. General DyrenforIh, under whose
charge the experiments were conducted In West
ern Texas. asserts that not only did they pro-
duce rain in abundance but did under diff
cuiteS which were sometimes very dlscOuraglng
and eXasperatug. The last experiment lie con-
sidered the most successful and satisfactory. not
only because it was the heaviest OF the six but
because 1t was produced while the barometer
was rising The circumstances were very un-
favorable. Several balloons OF the largest size,
containing hydrogen, were sent up, also a num-
Der OF kites. The explosions commenced about
10 IN the evening and were continued Tor TWO
hours. The sky was clear as a whistle and not a
cloud was in view. The cowboys and natives of
the plains predicted an utter failure, but at 3
O'Clock in the morning lightning began 10 flash
and il was not long before the heaviest rain seen
in that section for three years was falling, and II
continued to fall TIL o'clock in the morning
The General estimates the area benefited by the
storm at about thousand square miles, The cost
being merely nominal. Tie approaching trial al
FL Paso will be watched with profound interest,
and the Mexican officials invited TO be present
may institute liNe experiments under Govern
meut auspices.
The autumn maneuyers OF the various Euro
pean armies are attracting great deal Of ajten-
tlOn on the other side Of the Atlantic In the
case of every one of the great powers the prin-
clpa maneUveTs take place, significantly enough
on the frontier of the country wIth which they
are most likely to be at war. France has made
arrangements for one on her German and one
for her Italian frontier, with another thrown in
by way of set of for Spain. Germany exercises
her armies with view 10 Tie possibility Of war
with France and Russia at the same time. The
Austrian maneuYeTs commenced at Gill. IN Hun
gary, last Saturday. Military observers al
Odessa concur in statements of unprecedented
activity in The military depOts of Bsssaraba, the
number OF cavalry there being especially as
tonishlng The Bulgarian Government is keep
ing close watch on Servia, where, under cover
OF the yearly maueuyers, The reserves are gather
ing around Prot, and has called out the reserves
for practice With the Manneher rife. Ia fact
throughout the month OF September some por-
tion or another Of Europe will be found playing
al war.
Senator Sherman III his recent address at
PauldiDg devoted considerable attention TO the
silver question, particularly It's effects on wage
workers, farmers aud business men. what they
want" said lie, Is fair wages for good days
Work and home market for their productions.
Business men want 4 stable standard OF value
for their wares ana merchandise. The pensioner,
the widow aud the orphan. the deposition in saw
ings banks, the Investor in building associations
every one who receives wages has fixed sal
airy has a right 20 demand that the purchasing
power OF his money shall not be diminished TO
advance the interests OF a single production
already among the most profitable industries Of
the United States. We now utilize silver 10 the
extreme extent of buying all thai Is produced In
the United States at market price in order TO
broaden the base OF money in circulation. Fur
pO until nv
ment OF commercial nations, we can adopt
new ratio between gold and silver that will main
tain both metals the alternate and equal
Standards Of value in The commercial world"
The most beautiful piece OF paper money ever
produced by the United SIatesTreasuTy, it is as
serted, is the new lw0-d0llar silver certificate
In the middle OF its face is an oval portrait OF the
late Secretary Window, which, in point OF life-
like quality aud effectiveness of execution, is
unequaed by any other production OF the sort
printed on Treasury securities. or geOmetrlc
athe.work the back Is wonder. Nothing so
elaborate In this sort of mechanical engraving
has been produced hitherto In the manufacture
Of paper money in any country Of the world.
The back was engraved with view 10 showing
as conspicuously as possible the two stripes of
SILK fiber, eacn about wide as ones thumb,
that run across the new distinctive paper. dlYid-
ing The length of each bill into three parts.
Austria has had considerable difficulty in
managing Bohemia, but recently matters have
grown worse through a pansaylst propag Inda
among the young Czechs. Russia is looked to
as The future deliverer OF the whole Slavic race
and the creation OF a great Slav confederacy Is
almost openly advocated. The recent hostile
demonstration OF a CrOatlan regiment against
Emperor Francis Joseph at Fiume shows the
movement has gained foothod iii the Austrian
army