Daily globe., 1883-07-01

fun and enjoyment in doing it. Peok's
Sun forcibly says Decoration Day is a
day devoted to keeping green the memory
of the dead, and you can't do that respect
ably by dancing the monte musk or
squeezing biscuit-shooter around the
corset in go-as-you-please waltz. 1t is
not compliment to the memory of those
who fell in battle, to have fiddle strike
up a cotillion, and have county smart
Alexis drag crushed strawberry -attired,
empty headed girls across the ball room
floor or squeeze perspiring hands in the
grand right-and-left. If those who are
dancing on Decoration Day had mind
enough to think of the thousands of mourn
ers all over the land, and mind enough to
comprehen1 that it was a grand funeral
day, instead of a beer picnic, they would
go and soak their heads. A person with
heart would as soon think of going to the
funeral of dear relative, and having the
carriages of mourners unloaded at circus
or nigger snow, as to hoe it down on the
day that is set apart for strewing flowers
on the graves of soldiers. The Sun hopes
that no Wisconsin town will ever again
have a Decoration Day Dance, and if
any man advertises such dance, and
soldier will kick his spine up under his hat,
we will pay the soldiers fne.''
The controversy in England in regard
to the marrying of a deceased wife's sister
is still in agitation. The opposition to
such marriage is weakening. It seems
that the practice in America is having
some influence. Here, the marriage of
man with his deceased wife's sister has
never been forbidden or objected to.
English statesmen have presented inqui-
ries to our governors of States, and in
every instance have received replies justi-
flying the practice, and declaring that it
leads to no jealousies or bad results, but
the contrary. 4 bill has passed the Brit
ish House OF Lords allowing marriage
with deceased wife's sister. This is pro-
gress, for hitherto, such bill has always
been defeated IN the House of Lords. Till
within the last fifty years, this relationship
could have been alleged in bar of marriage,
but the prohibition was practically q
dead letter, and was seldom enforced.
But during the last fifty years, the church
of England has taken stubborn and IN
yielding ground against such marriages.
But public sentiment in spite of this az
tempted theological obstacle is changing
and it is now believed that the bill that has
passed the House of Lords will pass the
other House of Parliament. The illustri-
Gus John Bright, the great English COM
moner, has practically given his influence
and example in favor of such marriage,
He has lately, at the age of seventy-two,
married the sister of his deceased wife.
The professors of Hebrew and Greek in
all the English universities declare that
neither the Jewish nor the Christian scrip
lures condemn such marriages; and even
the princes of the royal family are said to
be taking warm interest in this reform,
and made portion of the majority of the
House of Lords in its favor. A contem-
porary strongly condemns the Church of
England, as having taken a singularly
stupid, untheological, not to say immoral
stand on this long vexed question, which
COW seems likely to be taken out of dis
pute and finally settled.