Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-01
EnITORIAL nuTES.

The backbone of the great strike in New York is broken. There was never any chance for it to succeed,
 Queen Maria Pia of Portugal has we'll de- fined mustache, of which she is very proud Many ladies of her court are therefore culti- vating similar adornments.
 According to the Missionary Review, the 5000, ,000 converts in the foreign mission
 fields are setting good example to the many millions of Christians at home, for the con- verts have sent out 3O, ,OOO missionaries, or one for every 100, while their more fortu- nstely born brethren send out one in 5000 The converts serve as native preachers, teach CTS, cataehists and lay helpers, and prove helpful to the regular missionary forces sent out from England and this country.
 Oskaloosa, Kansas, has woman for may or and five women for the council. Hitherto various places of business, such as grocery stores, barber shops, estaurants, livery sta
 bles and like resorts, had kept open doors seven days in the week, but under the new regime the business men of Oskaloosa are notified that they must remember the Sab- bath day to keep it holy. Every possible influence was brought to bear to do away with such radical reform, but the council agreed with the mayor and the law will be enforced if it is not really respected.
 The archbishop of Canterbury has been compelled to summon the Bishop of Lincoln to ''answer truly to certain articles, heads, positions or interrogatories to be objected .-!- I~s corning his souls health, and the lawful cor rection and reformation of his manners and excesses." The requisite ''three parishion- CTS" to bring the charges against the Bishop for the Low Churchmen are an auctioneer, foreman and gardener. They charge that the Bishop has kept lighted candles on the holy table during the communion service; he has mixed water with the wine used in the sacrament; has turned his back to the peo- pie during the prayer of conservation; he has l made the sign of the cross in the air; he has elevated the chalice above his head; he has allowed hymn called ''Agnus" to be sung after the consecration, and he has stood at ! the west side of the table. Every one of ! these alleged offences has already been legal- ! ly condemned.
 A queer bill has been introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature. Representative Campbell of Fayette county states that in his district there are 1000 foreign and un- naturalized persons employed. They receive
 the protection of the government and their children are given the advantages of free
 schools supported by Americans. The ma- iority of them never become citizens, and they work at wages below the competition of ! Americans. He thinks it is time that this
 matter was agitated, so he has introduced a | bill into the legislature which has for it's ob- ject the collection of revenue from foreign
 labor. The bill provides for tax at the
 rate of twenty-five cents day for each day
 such persons are employed, the record to be kept by employers, who must ascertain
 whether any of their employees are foreign
 born unnaturalized persons. One-half the revenue is to be devoted to school purposes,
 and the other half toward defraying the gen.
 eral expenses of the county government.
 War is costly, and keeping ready for wal
 is also costly. A we'll known English statis
 tician recently presented, at meeting ol