Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-17

| Four thousand of Belgiun's 5,000,O00 in
 habitants are Jews. Among the Jews in the
 public service there are three chief clerks to
 Ministries, one director of the Royal Carpet
 manufactory, one Court of Appeals judge,
 two Grown Prosecutors, one Judge of In
 struction, six barristers, three Mayors, nine | captains, and four professors of universities. This is large number of positions of dis tinction in proportion to their numbers, but ! no complaints are made against them on that ! account or for any other reason. Their | right to attain such distinction as they may | be qualified for is conceded. The anti-J Jewish | movement in Germany meets with no favor
 in Belgium, and it does not diminish the
 dislike with which Belgium regards the Ger
 man empire
 If the advocates of woman suffrage in Wis consin are not satisfied with bill which has | been introduced in the Legislature of that State they are hard to suit. The bill author izes and requires women to vote at the next
 general State election upon the question
 whether they desire to have the elective
 franchise conferred upon them, and to as
 sume the duties and obligations of male citi- zens Separate boxes are to be provided for them. Any female citizen neglecting to vote, unless prevented by age, inirmity or sickness, to be proved by medical certi6- cate of disability, is to be regarded guilty of misdemeanor, and fined not less than $10O or imprisoned not more than three months, or both, and any man guilty of intimidating, controlling or willfully obstructing any .-.
 in going to or from the polls, is to be fined
 not less than $2, 900 or imprisoned not more
 than two years, or both.
 Consul Mason of Basic, Switzerland, gives
 considerable space in his annual report to the importance and practicability of introducing the extensive manufacture of aniline colors into this country. It is an important indus try in Switzerland, though it is necessary to obtain all the material, the several products obtained from the dry distillation of coal tar, from France and Germany. The residuum of petroleum refining would also supply the necessary material, which, as well as coal tar, is so abundant in this country. MT. Mason enters into interesting details of the process of manufacture, which, however, is kept as secret as poSS1Dle, access to the laDOratorles being difficult or impossible. His report has more to do with the results and the chemical skill employed in the manufacture. Chem ists receive salaries of from $2,OOO to $10,- OOo and the discovery of way to obtain a special color is liberally rewarded. He shows also how the dyes obtained from coal tar are rapidly supplanting the standard coloring materials. the production or cultivation of which is seriously threatened. His conclu- sions are that nearly every chemical used in the production of these colors can be more 1 cheaply obtained in the United States than in Switzerland, while the refuse of oil refineries will supply abundant material. He says also that one of the largest aniline manufacturers has formed a partnership with young Swiss chemist to establish manufactory in this country, and predicts that the business will develop rapidly and surely.
 Collins & Co., of Coliinsyilie in this State l