The morning call., 1891-01-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

One of the most interesting features OF STAN
Iey's recent journey across the Dark Continent
was his trip through the land that swarmed with
pygmies, bnt he was not the first 10 describe the
dwarfs OF Central Africa Professor 0skar Lenz
OF lie University of Prague in an interesting re-
view cites the classic literature OF Greece, which
mentions the pygmes that lived In the depth OF
Central Africa. where in mysterious solitude and
silence the Nile takes its RISE We are further
told that these diminntive men made war every
spring on bids OF large size and Homer de-
scribed the battle between the pygmies and the
cranes. Aristotle and Pliuy believed that dwarf
race had their existence in Africa, and
Herodotus distinctly alludes to these dwarfs In
his books. In recent times the first bit OF posi-
tive data regarding the so-called dwarf people OF
Eastern Africa was furnished by the German ex-
pioler, Professor Schweinfurth. Etbnology fur-
BiSheS examples OF a number OF tribes whose
stature does not much exceed that which is at
triDuted to The sO-called pygmles, ana among
these Professor LEM includes The Lapps, Aboh-
gos, BuShmcn aud Eskimos, Inhabitants OF the
Arctic Circle beng much of the same size as
some of the tribes OF tropical Africa. The pro-
fessor contends that there is reason TO believe
that the pysmies OF Strabo and Herodolus were
the same The Balua and Wambutu.
Owing In great measure, to the encourage.
ment of Northern capital and the promotion OF
railroad and manufacturing enterprises, the
South has shown wonderful progress during the
statistics that The capital invested there during
the decade reaches 81, 339, 10000. There ale
now Al. lis miles of railroad, employing lSS,T3l
men; and there are 56, ia manufacturing estab
lishmeuts with a capital OF S55l,4S3, 800 EN-
ploying 537 ,OS6 hands. the value OF The product
being S742, 500, 200 OF course, cotton is king,
and there now 334 cotton mills, the Increase
in number doubt being due. in great meas
ure, TO the benefits of protection. The value OF
the cotton produced curing the decade was S.
o9l O36, 1913, and the total value OF all farm
products was S9S4,7o7 900. The assessed
wealth is So S44, 057, l64, and The actual wealth
| is estimated at S9.75l,Sl5,6 $50. Fair elections
would have a tendency TO promote Increased
| prosperity.
III consequence Of new cruisers being prepared
| for and the regular demands OF the service
Commodore Ramsay Chief of the Bureau OF
| Navigation. estimates that a thousand enlist
! menls will be required within The next sixty
days TO make up the complement OF vessels
| about to be put in commission and for several
! old vessels, on which many OF the sailors have
| about served their Term OF enlistment. among
| The vessels to be supplied with men are the new
| cruisers Newark and Concord and the double
turrrted monitor MautonOmah. The Swatara
and Marion are being prepared for another cruise
aud The Omaha, now In Asiatc waters, will soon
need a new crew. Owing TO The encouragement
received from Congress designed TO improy- the
status OF the men, renewed efforts will be made
10 secure the re-enlisiment of those who have
gained experience IN The service.
The resources OF the banks of San Fran
cisco show a healthy increase for the
past year, gain Of nearly fourteen millions
and a total of SIG, $50, oS1, OF which The saw
lnGs banks possessed on January 1st 500 ,06S.
SIS, The State commercial banks SOS, 59l .12l.
The national IS, 255. 496, and private banking
institutions So, ga, GAG. The greatest gain was
in The resources OF the savings banks, the depOs-
itors having placed SlO,329. 1873 more TO their
credit. In spite of The Eastern financial furry,
the banHing transactions OF the whole country
for 1890 show decided Improvement the clear
mgs, considered the barometer of business"
having reached d total OF 6O,l17 millions of
gallons, against 56l75 millions in 1889, 49. 497
millions in 1888. and 81, lat millions for 1887.
The boys OF Russia are In the future to devote
more time ioInilitary gymnastics, the Ministry
of Education having fitted out special corps of
teachers for this purpose. They ale TO be as
| Sign'd TO duty al all the gymnasiums under the
! control Of the Ministry. when military gymnas-
| Tics VIII henceforth form regular department
of education No doubt the training will prove,
| to certain extent, beneficial, but what cloud
| upon the ambitious designs of life must be the
thought that rot only in Russia but In the other
! leading European counties tile best years Of
manhood must be devoted 10 the burdens OF mill
| tarism.
| The new Senator OF North Dakota, Henry C..
| Hansbrough, Is an old California printer, editor
| and publisher. In 1879 he went East and in a
! year or two dflited to Dakota. where he has for
! years publish the d WIS Lake Iuter- Ocean.
He was a prominent advocate OF tie Republican
policy Of division and admission of Dakota, and
was The FIRST Congressman 10 represent he new
State OF North Dakota.
There must be a manufacturer OF spurious
! coin in Pennsylvania who Is satisfied with very
| small returns for the risk incurred. The late ST
counterfeit coin IS penny, and there are said to
! be many IN circulation IN certain section OF he
! Keystone Stale. The spurious coin in compost
| ton resembles block tin bronzed over.