The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-14

and parties and they are unanimous in say
ing that the City Council is a body of men
with clean hands striving to promote the
welfare Of the city. and that the public
funrt0uareS, from the Lord Provost and
the PrOcurator Fiscal to the Chief Con-
stable, the Judges and their subordinates,
are never even charged with foul play in
their official capacity. l am assured that II
any of them were guilty of unlawful prac-
tees in office he would be disgraced and out
lawed.
WOMEN.
Women are more generally employed here
than in New I ork, in shops of all kinds, in
GLIDING lquOr-shops and barbeT-shOps, in
business establishments, as clerks in ot1lces,
as Government officials in the post aud tele-
graph offices, etc They are thoroughly
trained in their duties and competent TO
perform them. Upon the farming lands
near the city women may often be seen
working in the fields. At the same time
there is a medical college for women. and l
believe they are allowed to study in the
medical department of the university, In
truth, the woman here appear 10 have
won many of their rights" Including GER
in political rights, which may yet end in
their admission to Parliament.
GREYFRIAE BOBBY.
There is here in one of the streets of Edin-
bUrgh a short monument over which is seen
a pretty statue or stone image of dog,
known as "Greyfriars Bobby" 1t appears
that there was such deep love brtween
Bobby and his master that when the latter
died the former sat upon his grave and
walled until Leart broken with grief. Truly,
Bobby deserves the monumental honor that
has been given him.
THE EXHIBITION.
There is an International Exhibition in
Edinburgh at this time. 1t is third-clasS
affair, though, of course, it has features of
Interest. There is not much to be learned
from il by the Chicago people, though it Is
under the patronage Of the Queen and has
Marquis for It's President. Nearly million
and half tickets Of admission to it have
been sold since its opening.
CoFFINs IN EDINBURGH.
The city of Edinburgh is noted for its
healthfulness and for the ]OwDesS of the
death rate. The weekly reports Tor several
weeks since came here have shown a
yearly rate as low as fourteen per 1000, and
the average annual mortality of tn city is
between sixteen and eighteen per 1000. The
drainage ana sewerage are OF the best kind !;
the streets and wynds are Kept clean by
thorough daily scrapiGg and sweeping;
there are public parks and gardens by the
score, and there are always fresh sea breeZes
or breeZes from The hills by which the city
is surrounded. If the deniZeDs of the i'm
povershed quarters here could but be in
duced to use water more freely upon their
persons and to get rid of vermin they would
the death rate OF Edinburgh with that OF
New York
THE boobies.
The police system Of Edinburgh is first
class, and there are 493 names on the rolls.
The force is most lligent ana courteous
body Of men, always really to give iniorma-
ton or guidance to strangers. The other
day, while meandering through some dark,
narrow, noisome closes in the antiquated
aud squalid part of the city, l became aware
that l was being Swallowed by a policeman,
and when at last asked him why his action,
he frankly said it was for the purpose Of
safeguarding me through part OF the city
that was considered dangerous. / found,
moreover, that he did not desire any dole
for his guardianship.
QUIET SUNDAY.
This is city Of rare quietude on Sun
day. All business is then prohibited; the
tramways do not run, and IL Is hard TO find
majority OF the people are rigorous in their
attendance at church, and those who do not
go there are apt to loaf in the parks or keep
indoors, or go to some of the meetings that
are held on the greensward in the outskirts
of the city, or ramble among the crags and
hills that are not far off.
UNIONS AND GUILDS.
The workmen of the skilled trades here
are in tOlerable estate. They are well fed,
not iil-clad. live in decent homes, and are
far more aspiring, self-asserting and nteli-
gent than those of bygoHe times. The
wages of many Of them range from 81 TO
$40 per week.
They have strikes which, judging by the
newspaper reports, seem to be as numerous
as those of their fellow-wOrkmen in the
United States They enjoy the Saturday
half holiday, and have holiday weeks twice
year. Nearly all, if not all, the crafts have
unions or guilds, as they have had for many
centuries. | had a glimpse at meeting of
the union of tiD-workers the other night, and
this is trade that has been organized since
the dark ages. There were about 100 men
at the meeting in the hail. self-resperting,
clear-headed, shrewd men, who conducted
their business in way that showed they
knew hew to do it, and do it according 10
rule, without acrlmony, In courteous style,
with all the logic of the Scotch race. 1t is.
grievoGs to know that there is always large
surplus in the labor market here, as there is
IN SO many other arts of the world.
The provision thai is made for the eleva-
ton and improvement of the mind OF the
working classes takes many shapes,
apart from school training They are
freely admitted to scientific museums, Mt
which there are always crowds Of visitors,
and also to the art galleries and libraries, OF
which they make good use. There are
many parks and meadows for their recrea-
ton aud games There is often music by
military or police bands TO which crowds
are drawn.
There is a "Workingmen's Flower Show"