Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21

again Is it strange in the face of this awful
picture of his country, that DIR. Cyrus Edison. in
the North American Review. should ask; Which
one among us does not feel an added heart beat
OF pride and exulsasion - he realizes that he is
IN Americana"
OCCUPATION or PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES.
have made brief analysis Of the profes-
sions and occupations Of the Loss candidates
for Parliament Of the next general election in
this country which, think. may prove Of inter
est and be useful for comparison. II shows
that out Of $50 liberal and lrish nationalist can
didates as many ~ las are bsrristers and solicit
tors-at-law. while out Of $50 conservatives and
liberal unionists 81 are lawyers. What would
Mr.. Jerry simpson and the Farmers Alliance
say TO that Next In numbers come the land
owners, of whom lis are unionists and 4S home
rulers Other professions and occupations are
represented as follows among the parliament
tarr candidates: Manufacturers, unionists, &c,
and hssne rulers, ~; merchants. rnionists, 25.
and home rulers, 81; newspaper proprietors and
journalists. unioIists, IS. and home rulers. %:
brewers ard distillers, unionists, IL, and home
rulers, IL; stock jobbers, unionists, 8, aud home
rulers, IL; company promoters. unionists. !,
and home rulers, 5; naval officers. unionists. +;
army officers, unionists, 81, and home ruler.
lli peers sons, unionists, IL, and home rulers.
3; bnaEt farmers. unionistS, 5. and home
rulers, Is; retail traders. unionists 2. and home
rulers, IA; medical profession, unionists. 8. and
home rulers. Is; teaching profession. unionists.
4, and home rulers, IL; architects and
auctioneers, unionists. 9, and home
rulers, 2. There are 81 labor candidates. Of
whom one IL q conservative, but number OF
the remaining 30 are in many cases in direct
opposition to the official Gladstoniln candi-
dates An analysis of the professions Of sitipg
liberal members of parliament shows that there
are 10 railway directors and compan. directors,
% sons Of peers. IS barristera and soicitors-at-
law, army. navy and civil servants, 8 labor
members and newspaper proprietors and eii-
tors.
TOOK THE BLAME FROM A REPORTER.
An incident occurred at q meeting Of the
school committee OF the town council of 81.
Helen's, borough not far from Liverpool,
which has a moral for the gentlemen who sit in
the United States Senate and who wreak VEN
geance ON "a faithful official to escape the pen
atty Of their own acts. Ii concerned the pabli-
cation In a newspaper Of private and cont
dental report, which, II was said, Resulted In
serious damage TO the towns interests. The
town clerk, the councils executive officer,
simply stated that he did not give the document
10 the press and OF course he believed.
Then several councillors proclaimed that they
did not help the reporter along. Some strong
language followed and il seemed to be agreed
that only member of the committee could
have disclosed the information. Finally. in re-
spouse to suggestion that the offending mem-
guilt, Councillor Brook name deserves TO
go on record--plead guilty and made q clever
little explanation.
LESSON IN PoLITENEss.
When Sir James Ferguson, the postmaster
general issued his order insisting on Chester
teldiar conduct on the part OF all post Office
offieials-which, by the way, has had a wonder
full effeet-some of the newspapers complained
that he was trying to introduce into his depart
ment his own rigid military training. Nothing
of the kind. Ii all arose from Sir James own
offended dignity. have just heard the story.
Sir James, like any ordinary citizen-pardon
me. subiect-found his little pocket stamp box
empty and rushed into a branch Office not far
from the halls of Westminster. He was in Il
hurry, but the young lady behind the railing
was not. She was engaged in an apparently
pleasant conversation with a gentleman much
younger than Sir James. The p. VI. q. waited
patiently and at length quietly remarked:
MY young lady, you ought to pay more at
tention TO your business"
Her eyes flashed as she tossed her head and
said:
That's none of your affair, sir. Who are
you anyway.
In reply she wac handed the card Of the post
master general. The young man made hasty
exit and the young woman would have done so
If she could. She got of with lecture and il
now the pink of politeness." Her action.
hoMtNci, ciupudrlZtu tilt truth Inc COM
plants Sir James had received and his order
was issued
voMEN's SMALL WAGES.
There are thousands Of poo. women in Amer
ica's big cities Who work long hours for very
poor pay, but they are well off compared with
the sad condition of thousands of Industrious
women in London. This may be gathered
from the following facts, which have CLEANED
and which may well furnish reformers and
moralists with food for reflection of a very
bitter kind: Shirtmakers. working from 6 a. m.
TO IL pm, can earn the magnificent sum Of
shilling, from which has to be deducted the
cost of the cotton, which each worker is herself
expected to find. Sackmakers earn about the
same sum, being paid at the rate of sixpence for
twenty-five sacks. Pill-box making is a trife
more profitable, and it possible to earn as
much as shilling and threepence per day at il.
Working from am. until nightfall button
hole workers earn as much as sixpence or /
penny for every dozen of buttonholes The
paper bag trade is not very much better, the
worker receiving only fourpence for a thousand
bugs. The dismal catalogue might be extended.
but the above facts are sufficient to show how
wretched is the lot of q large class of working
women in this less expensive hereditary
monarchy" No wonder there is deep-seated
discomfort among the British working classes
generally. FRANCIS J. O'NEIIL.