The morning call., 1893-03-15

Rorllla was also caught by nYpn0tZing and
was sent TO school under the chlmpanZee.
Whether the articulations and calculations
Photographed constitute language or not,
the professors travels and studies will
greatly interest the scientific world.
The illness of Mr.. Gladstone has thrown
the second reading of his home.rule bill
over the Easter holidays. 1t is unfortunate
there should be delay. as the bill is very
complicated in its details. and if passed at
all will consume many weeks of discussion
in committee. The full text would make a
page and a half of THE CALL, and amend
ments Will bristle upon every sentence In
its first year new Parliament is energetic
Three or Tour sessions end in rendering
members indoent But pOstponement of
the second reading was inevitable. Only
Gladstone is quite au fat with the meaning
of every line and all his powers OF exposf-
uon are Deeded when the moment comes to
answer objections. His reply in the debate
on the second reading will be at least as i'm
pnrta1t as his Introductory speech The
cold from which the aged Premier is suffer-
ing probably is no worse than others he has
had. he Is IN good hands under the care
Of Sir Andrew Clark and Mrs Gladstone.
Sir Andrew has made study of the consti-
tuition OF the q. O. NJ. and has the htgheSt
opinion of its lasting qualities. He has de-
clared that there is n physical reason ap-
parent why he should not attain to 100
years.
People who talk about royal blood cours-
ing in their veins presume good deal on
The inertia of reflective powers common to
mankind. Has any one made the calcula-
tion of where the royal families of Europe
stood in ancestry at the time of Julius
C@Sar? Instead of a few names being
bracketed together to show the line of
descent, volume about the size of Web
ster's Dictionary would be needed TO trace
the genea0gy fully in the direct and lateral
relationship. AS a scientific inquiry, n
couple of million persons w0uid be needed
TO represent the ancestry OF Queen Victoria
instead of the usual string of crowned
heads. All the persons living in any gen.
Grafton have about the same number of
ancestors. but it is quite certain that few
persons can so back with pedigree fully
traced more than a few generations, and the
great majority cannot go beyond their grand
parents. 1t is a trltle ridiculous to learn of
Princess kaiulani talking about her royal
blood. According to George Parsons Lathrop
she has none. But what if she had? 1t is
only the blood of her race, and all The race
have the same blood.
All now depends upon Governor Mark
ham whether the audacious and vicious
park bill is to become law. vesting in the
Park Commissioners absolute power to
manage the chief popular resort of San
Francisco as they please and 10 expend the
money paid by taxpayers as seems to them
wise and BETTING. Such irresponsible pow
ers are peculiarly autocratic IN a community
which processes to breathe the breath of
freedom 1t is to be hoped that time will
not show what ducks and brakes may be
made OF the park by leasing, for the Cover
nor has an opportunity TO kill the bill and
stop leasing.
The British do not get much satisfaction
out Of the Ameer OF Afghanlstan. He ac-
cepts assistance in money and arms and
processes gratitude and friendship with all
the fervOr of an Asiatie ruler, but when it
comes to taking advice and accepting coer-
! Give aid from the English against his revolt
| ing tribes native hauteur draws him up in
| proud refusal All these things he can
manage better himself, he says and it Is not
| polite to tell him his judgment is mistaken
| The Ameer would be glad to be rid of both
| the British and the Russians. He 30 doubt
sees that on Que sde or the other he is men
| aced with absorption, or at the least, semi
| independence. Perhaps he prefers John
| Bulls friendship TO that OF the Muscovite,
| but the latter IS too willy to give him wholly
| the enjoyment Of his wn preferences.