Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-12

vertically, thus gaining greater power and
avoiding the ugly jsr. The old-style paddle
wheel strikes the water obliqusly and leaves
1t obliqusly, carrying up quantity Of water,
thus losing power.
The "Ostasiatische Lloyd" says that the
empress and members of the aristocracy Of
Japan have given up the idea of adopting
the western styles Of dress for women. The
Parisian models did not please the people in
general, and the historic costumes will again
be worn exclusively. The great Gladly
Tailoring Establishment" In Toxic, which
has been under the charge of Parisian, has
closed its doors for lack of work to do. The
tended reform, declaring that q more COM
plete caricature was never seen than Japan
anese woman in a bonnet and dress of the
boulevards.
Next to the benefit derived by the govern
ment from thorough establishment of civil
service-reform principles in the departments
at Washington, says the Washington Star,
would be those resulting from more stable
tenure In the consular service. It is the
bane of our foreign commercial relations
that their atmosphere is one of constant
change. A consul scarcely gets we'll &C.
quainted with his duties before he is re-
called. The answer is often made to thit
complaint that it is unsafe to expose an off
Ger on meagre salary, and thousands oi
miles away from home, to the temptation oi
| a $nk{N {n{o xuik6
shippers who have favors to ask of theil
friends. That difficulty, however, could be
obviated by changing eonauls about from
one post to anothef, in regular process oi
promotion such as prevails in the army, fol
example.
OF course no law will do away with
bribery in elections, although 1t may greatly
lessen the opportunities for 1t. The Hart
ford Times says concerning the new ballot
law: If a man is perfectly willing to sell hif
vote, and willing to vote as he is paid fol
voting, this new arrangement will be of ne
avail in promoting the purity of the ballot
box. It will rather tend to aid the corrup
tion by hiding it. If the voter Is willing tt
the purchaser, by slipping into the envelope
in the security of the inner cRbby-hole, I
ballot of the other party, he can feel seeur'
that the uniform State envelope will not be
| tray him In his swindle of the would-be-cor
ruptionist; nor will he be likely to be be
trayed, unless the purchaser insists upo1
giving him privately marked ballot. Blu
| the seller can deceive the purchaser.
Prof. Schweninger, who was recently sum
| moned to Turkey to attend Khaireddil
Paohs, is at present the guest of the Sultan
| in Theropia. II is uncertain how long tn
| distinguished physician will remain absen
| from his numerous patients in Berlin. Sine
his success in treating the two Bismsrcki
DR.. Schweninger's fortune in Berlin ha
been marvellous. His practice to-day
among the largest In the city, where distin
guished and celebrated physicians are n
rarity. Despite the opposition of Professor
Won Helmholtz, Virohow and the late Duboi
| Raymond, who refused to consult him Pre-
fessionally, OF to receive him socially, he ha
become favorite of the people, and the str
dents, who crowd the room in which he LEI
lures. His income has become enormous
He has no fixed fees. His hallway Is almol
blocked during reception hours with person
of high and low degree, anxious to say tn
they have the same physician az the Chal
celIor of the Empire. He courts their goe
graees, and Is polite to all His hoas
which he has built since he arrived in Be
lin, is palace in its appointment and az
pearance. The fierce. dark face, blae
beard, piercing eye, and the handsome
figure make Of themselves an interesting pc
son Of DR.. Sohweninger, who ia also fami
Jar sight alsong the principal streets of Il
| metropolis.