Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-15

JAPAN is taking activ steps to forward
the education of native women. wom-
ans college has been founded in Toxic,
the teachers beng hired in England.
The governms nt has turned over for six
years the full management of the college
to a committee of English women. Nor
does the education of native women stop
with Japan. Nowhere in Europe have
so many ladies crowded into the univers-
ity lecture rooms as in Russia. In 1856
there were 779 women students at the
Russian universities. OF these, 243 were
in the philosophical department, 500 in
the physico mathematical department.,
So studied only mathematics. The ma
iority we're the daughters of noble polit-
ical and military officials, namely, 437;
81 were clergymen's daughters, 125 MGR
chants daughters, etc. In addition to
these there are several hundred Russian
ladies studying at non Russian universe
ties, principally ia Switzerland and III
Paris. The majority study medicine.
1--WE must tell Germany that she must
''either raise the price of our rubles or ex-
pect war;" says a Russian paper, deeply
chagrined at the success of the German
raid upon Russian securities. This is a
tribute TO the financial part of the central
European league. Up to the present time
the czar's ministers have been unable to
negotiate war loan in London, Paris or
Amsterdam. Berlin and Vienna are OF
course out Of the question. The effect of
his conspiracy is two fold; it reduces the
dapge- of an aggressive war on Russia's
part and precipitates a serious financial
crisis at st. Petersburg and in Russia
generally, placing Alexander III where
he must define his foreign policy or make
some OF the concessions long demanded
by the revolutionary party. He cannot
continue to maintain himself as an OBJ.
structor of both the internal and foreign
tendencies of the day. The past fort
night has been spent in urging upon the
powers the ACCESSIBILITY of note pro,
testing against the continuance of
Ferdinand as prince of Bulgaria; but
such move is out Of the question SO
long as no plan for the reconstruction of
the Bulgarian government is agreed upon.
THKRE is one safe rule to be enforced by
the people in every state in electing
judges, and that Is to re-elect every com
petent and faithful judge who is willing
TO continue in the judicial service, re-
CARELESS of his political faith. The Judge
ship is the one Office that should not only
be above party politics, but that should
never be embarrassed by presumed pol
itical obligations; and every voter who
insists upon Z contest for judge on par
tisan lines greatly wrongs himself. Al!
judges who honestly and fearlessly dis
charge their duties must make enemies,
and they are most likely to offend the
small politicians who assume to exercise
party authority over every public official;
out the fact that judge ofends those
who wonld prostitute the administration
of justice, presents the very best reason
why he should be reelected. There will
always be conflicting interest and an.
ton seeking to disp place good judges, but
the <ople should resolutely adhere to the
always safe rule of rejoicing every hon
est and capable judge VINO viii accept a
continuance of judicial duties.