The morning call., 1892-09-18

scruples about being led bv extreme Lib
erals, and will levant to the other side.
Human nature becomes very weak in the
soporific atmosphere of the House of Lords.
There is well-known, spirited picture by
French artist showing two lovely women
fighting duel with rapiers. The seconds
are also women, and the only men on the
scene are the coachmen and footmen away
in the distance among the trees. The artist
evidently invented this composition from
his taste foI the nude, but he may have had
some foundation in fact for the meeting.
Two distinguished ladies in Austrian society
have just had a fight with swords in adjust
ment of 8 quarrel about a musical and
theatrical exhibition.
The Princess Pauline Metternieh was one
of the combatants and the Countess Kill
mansegg the other A little wound on the
nose received by the Princess and small
prick on the arm by the Countess prompted
The seconds to interfere. and then the prin-
cipals kissed and embraced, and doubtless
went off to a breakfast in the orthodox
fashion of French duels. But of all duels
among women the reader may be CON-
mended TO that spirited encounter between
Molly Seagrim and the scraggy veteran
who tore her fine clothes off in the church
yard Fielding made that combat im-
mortal in the humor Of human nature.
The great business of Sir Titus Salt,
Bart, Sons & Co. Qimited), Saltaire, is so
crippled that the shareholders have been
called together TO wind up the concern.
These works are short distance from
Bradford, on the line of the Midland Rail-
wsy, Thew are considered among the most
famous in the industries of the whole
country. THUS Salt, The founder, made
study of the capabilities of alpaca as fiber
to weave. and out Of this specially he built
up gigantic mills in fine style of archltec-
ture. Later be added woollen-mills.
AS a practical philanthropist, as we'll as
an energetic capitalist, he studied how to
make his work people comfortable, and to
house them built the whole town Of
Saltaire, laying out the streets regularly
and constructing the dwellings sUbstan-
tally and ornamentally of stone.
He also endowed the town with schools,
an art institute and many other instItu-
tions. 1t is recorded that during his life
time he gave away in benevolence no less
than FIVE millions sterling, which may be
accepted as muniheence quite uneXampled
in the history of England The vicissi-
tudes of trade have never been more
strangely illustrated than in this down.
come of great firm. The assets far exceed
the liabilities, but ii takes time 10 realize
them.
The eight hours question has produced a
deep impression in some industrial eenters
Of England, and will yet give considerable
bother to statesmen. Golden, the apostle
of free trade. was opposed TO any Parlia-
mentary interference, even to secure a ten
hours bill for labor. lie hammered away
far one idea-let norkingmen trust them
selves, and his biOgrapher, John Morley.
still hugs this opinion as the cardinal prln-
cipie of independence.
Golden, however, thought Of an alternate
remedy, and it was curious To find him
making a suggestion so bold as this: Il
would advise the working classes to make
themselves free Of the labor market of the
world, and this they can Go by accommodating
$50 each, which VIII give them the CON-
mand OF the only market in which labor is
| at higher rate than in England-I mean
that of the United States" Rather than
give way on the point of regulating hours,
he recommended emigration 70 his fellow
cOunTymen. As matter OF fact. vast
numbers did ind this out for themselves.
Not only that. bu: capitalists are now
crossing the Atlantic and abandoning the
industrial field in England. There are
obvious advantages IN the vast resources of
| the United States.
The French have taken up a hobby which
;hey will tire of. They have begun to teach
Russian in the Paris lycees. Il is said the
learning of Russian will have important
commercial advantages. and also national,
should a war occur with Germany. So it
would but will the MuScOyite tongue, one
| Of the most ditficnlt of all, be learned, ana
especially by the French. who are passion
ately attached to their own tongue, and can
only tolerate heartily kindred Latin Ian
guages?
Both English and German have been
taught in the Paris schools but with very
Indifferent success. How then viii it fare
with Russian, which is worse than the other
two rolled together? Ii requires the per-
severance Of a German TO master Russian,
and il may be said shat if the Franco Rus
sian alliance depends upon the Gaul using
the language Of T0lstoi the bond is rather
frail.
A discussion has been raised as 10 whether
women are clubbable-not in the sense of
being knocked down and maltreated, which,
unfortunately. they often are. but ii the
sense Of being sociable in the clubs that
men Ike to frequent and pass the time
agreeably in SIN 0kiug and PLAYING cards or
discussing the affairs of the nation. A large
majority Of clubmen would object to the
presence Of women in the smOkeroom and
possibly IN the dining-rO0m.
But it would be easy TO construct a club
with rooms at one end for men and at the
other end for women, and with a suite Of
rooms between where both sets of members
gould meet on common terms Of liberty and
equality. There are clubs enough on the
separatist plan. BRUSH.