Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-06
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Now York judge of twenty-five years hardened criminal to be reclaimed. But it is pretty difficult to tell when man is really hardened beyond reclamation.
 The poorer classes of Italians continue to leave their country in enormous numbers. Mr. Yeats Brown, British consul, reports from Genoa that the number leaving that port last year was 101, 200 as against 52, ,852 the previous year, and S1, 100 in 1885. Their destination was, as usual, South America. Over 60, 900 went to the River Platte. The emigrants appear to have come from all parts of the country. The government and parliament are much concerned at this con- stant exodus of labor, and it has even been proposed to limit it by law. Probably, how ever, as Mir. Yeats Brown suggests, the only legislation that can be wisely attempted would be in the direction of preventing spec ulators in emigration from taking advantage of the poor peoples ignorance to mislead and ruin them.
 Queen Victoria, though seventy years old, thinks she ought to understand the language spoken by the largest humber of her sub iects, and she has therefore taken measures to import Hindu prince, who has nothing to do at home and no visible means of sup port, who is under contract to instruct her majesty in Hindustani at salary of $750 8 month, which Victoria has askedr he loyal subjects of Great Britain and Ireland to pay. Mir. Labouchere regards this request as an il- lustration of the calm characteristic of the British royal house under trying circum- stances. He says there are very good schools in London where her majesty might study Hindustani as much as she chose for fifteen shillings quarter. If she prefers instead to employ decayed Indian prince at an extrav- agant cost, she might, as she is doubtless the richest woman in Europe, pay him herself. The Pennsylvania high license law will make some important changes in Philadel- phia. The consumption of beer in the city during the past year is stated at 1,500, ,000 barrels. Under the new dispensation, which has deminished the number of saloons in the city by over three-fourths, if the same quan- l tity is consumed this year each saloon must
 sell over one thousand barrels. It will cost to put it in the drinkers hands about $7. 60
 barrel, and the receipts from the barrel
 will be about $25. This looks like very
 wide margin, but it will be reduced by ex- penses and by 'tgrowler" sales. Besides, the 1,347 retailers must pay Q tax of $67S, ,5eo
 under the new law. Nevertheless, after all the allowances are made it is found that the high license could be made much higher yet,
 double or treble its present figure. Besides
 the beer Philadelphia also drinks between 2,o00, 900 and 4,00o,0 gallons of ardent spirits on which the dealers make profit oi \ $5 to $$10 gallon.
 An expert in photographic reproductions states that the most favorable illumination
 for oil paintings is direct front light, by which shadows cast from very thick strata O paint and strong brush marks are very con
 siderably allayed, and the structure of th' canvas is made invisible Black or neutra
 colored screens. placed at certain angles to ward the obiact t0 ha ony,iad- will aIaorb th