Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-24
lies, and he accuses the British government of fostering this demoralizing habit.

There is food for thought in the un- biased statement of the London Iron and Steel Trades Journal, concerning the transfer by MT. A. J. Jordan of his cutlery manufacturing business from Sheffield, England, to America. 'tMr. Jordan finds that the new tariff has destroyed his trade in common cutlery" says this English paper, ''and while the duties continue, a monopoly of the trade in low-class goods seems secured to American manufsctur- ers." That is what is wanted in this coun- try.
 Raisin growing and prune growing are two comparatively new industries in Cali fornia that are attaining very large pro- portions, and the domestic products have almost driven the foreign goods from our markets. During nine months, ending September 30, 1891, only 2,sa6, ,795 pounds of raisins and 5,s69, ,75o pounds of prnnes were imported, ,as against 1s, ,769, ,O56 pounds of raisins and 35, ,693, 1855 pounds of prnnes in the same period of 1890. Four and five car loads of raisins are leaving San Diego daily for the east at this time.
 The Georgia turpentine producers. have brought suit to test the constitutionality of the North Carolina Emigrant Agents License Act, and decision is looked for in December. Until the present year the turpentine men had been in the habit of sending their agents into the black belt of North Carolina to hire the negroes to work in Georgia. They contracted to pay the laborers 80 much for their services and to pay their fare going and coming. Between 1000 and 10000 negroes left the State every season, and the farmers began to complain, for it was impossible for them to harvest their crops. The influence of the Alliance was strong enough to compel the passage at the last session of the legis- lature of law to prevent non-residents of North Carolina from hiring laborers to work outside the State unless they took out a stiff license. The provisions of this law were so radical and sweeping, how ever, that the lawyers soon picked flaws in it. and the question of its constitution ality was brought before the courts. One very vulnerable feature is the limitation of the operation of the law to the "black belt" of the State.
 Albani skillfully evades the question which Chicago interviewer puts to her, whether she is partisan of German or of Italian opera. But, she says, "of this I am positive-sll of the greatest Wagnerian singers have been trained in the Italian school. To sing Wagner one must have voice. To sing Italian opera one can acquit one's self excellsntly by an adroit management of the pyrotechnics of sing ing, even if the voice be thin and unsym- pathetic. But aside from the natural ca pabilities of voice, the Italian school is essentially the foundation for the art of singing, and with all it's foridness, and it's 80 called soporiic melodies, it must be learned before one can sing even accepta- ply in German opera. There have been some great singers, men and women, in German opera, whose voices have never been trained to any other music than German music. And their voices all give out after the shortest service. But when singer whose voice has beer trained in the Italian school adopts the German op- era the voice does not wear out. It has had the iercest technical exercise at the very beginning, and it can stand even the tremendous shocks of Tristan and 'Sieg- fried I should prefer to sing in German than in any other language. One can open one's mouth in German"