The morning call., 1892-10-18

views influential is not to descend into the
arena of the politician. but to work up his
material in romance ideniifable with re-
ality in character and topography. He
might make OF Samoa another Utopia, and
could not have a better model than Sir
Thomas More for ideas OF liberty, tolera-
ton and justice. as TO making Samoa n
Utopia in reality, that is another matter
Some parts of California were considered
Utopia until the Southern Pacific got its
tracks laid and began to give lessons in the
art Of being happy and contented.
huckstering sort of quarrel has broken
out between Greece and RoGmania. and it
may have consequences far-reaching If
other nations take hand in the settlement
thereof. A Greek merchant has died. leay-
ing a huge fortune to the Hellenes. Ha
made his money in Roumania, and the
Roumanians are disguised that the nm.
grateful Levantine should have passed
them by. They have, IN fact, seized the
money. Greece has Tetaliated by with.
drawing her Minister and all her consuls
and representatives OF every stripe, which
is an international manner of showing con-
tempt. III Roumania can hold on to the
money perhaps it can endure the snub. Rnt
Greece may retaliale on some Roumanian
property. and then R)umanian representa-
tiyes will be recalled from the "land of the
untorgotten brave"
Mr.. Cleveland showed himself a trua
diplomat in an interview yesterday. He
was represented as having promised the
postmaster-generalsh Governor Gray OF
Indiana. When the statement was brought
under his notice by a correspondent ba
asked the day of the month Then he cal
eulated that the election was twenty-one
Gays ahead. Then he recommended the in
reviewer to consult clairvoyani And
that was all the information he gave. Cam.
palgn rumOrs are always as abundant as
mosquitoes. Nevertheless there are such
things as promises.
The distress in England, existing and
tending to become deeper, is greatly in con-
trast with the very prosperous condition of
the United States. There is no lack of
bread or of numbers OF comforts for civil
lied life in this land, and no danger of any
starvation in any district. Through dull
trade, trade disputes ana lack of EMPLOY
ment the Briton Is In a very depressed
state and he must face winter with a good
deal OF foreboding. Even II he had TIE
means to try emigration he has almost no.
where to go to except to the United States.
where he could have reasonable prospects
OF earning living Australia, almost III
every colony, Is in q stagnant state; South
Africa has few inducements to offer. and
Canada Is not much better.
A model of Jim Corbett's fist has been
taken from which paper-weghts In glass
will be manufactured for sale at the Worlds
Fair. 1t Is a great compliment. No PAGER
will ever fly out of the window under the
weight of that fist. But to Offset the COM
pliment model should forthwith be made
OF John Ia. Sullivan'S stomach. 1t might
not be suitable for a paper-weight, but il
might be used as wlndward balance on
ferry steamers. 1t might be called the
"blowhard balance"
Theatrical companies now travel far
afeld to cater for public entertainment aud
private gain. The actor with repertoire
of two or three plays in which no has a char
acter that suits him-a character, perhaps
first invented and then surrounded with
few dummies or subordnates loosely con-
centrated In plot-becomes globe-trotter
Australia has long been stage for the his
trionic traveller. America and England are
on very friendly reciprocal terms South
Africa promises well. India is suitable
ground. and The time may come when China
and Japan will attract the profession. These
roaming prOpensities are, however, destruc-
tive TO true art, aud certainly destructive of
the interest which should be taken locally
in those who appear on the stage. Nobody
cares about people who are here to-day and
away tomorrow. Peripatetic companies
rob the stage of a vast degree Of the interest
il possessed in the oiden time Those actors
who make fortunes possibly like the inno-
va ton.
Something positively new is being learned
about the satellites Of Jupiter by Professor
Pickering at Arequipa in Peru. He has not
yet in the clear air of that region noted the
fifth moon discovered by Professor Barnard,
but as to the other four discovered long ago
by Calico he reports strange features. One
has very dark belt inclined to the orbit.
The second moon has the appearance of not
being spherical aud the first is actually egg
shaped, and revolves end over end in the
plane of the orbit. Jupiter is known to be
very light in comparison with its bulk Per-
haps there is some analogy between these
moons and the rings Of Saturn, which are
no longer regarded as solid, but as the ag-
gregation of multitndes of meteors. Jup-
tiers moons may have had n similar strung
out stage of existence. and be now In
coalesciDg. viscous stage. A very Bug tele-
scope at AreQuipa would do something to
make its name distinguished.