The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29

fort to induce the chaps to wash al
 least once before entering the throne room. The room is well ventilated but | it is feared that the best of ventilation will not suffice. People who imagine il
 is all peaches and cream to be queen arc very much mistaken Victoria has
 many most disagreeable duties to per form and Is to be highly honored for the | heroic manner in which she sacrifices her delicate sensibilities to the glory of the kingdom and the good of her sub jects. 1t has not yet been definitely set tied whether Her Majesty will receive and acknowledge the United States Royal Society of Colonial Danes or not. It has been pointed out to Her Majesty that the institution as an entering wedge of royalty is worthy of her con sideration and that the time may come when the United States, tired of the anxieties and vicissitudes ofrepublican- ism may begin to look about for a king. Then what an opportunity to dispose of Battenberg! Battenberg has already secured the backing of the anglisized Astor in the matter, who in the new state of affairs is to be Duke of New OIh. ADOlHeT IIlOSl luleI GSllll5 AIeiltcI is the forthcoming fight in the House of Commons over the local option bill This is of special interest to Americans because the bill is drafted from the To- cal option bills of our own country It is designed to give cities and boroughs control of the liquor trade within their boundaries Hitherto the politics of the United States has been substantially free from the rum power, In Great Britain the victualers up, as the union of dealers in wines, spirits, malt liquors and tobacco is called, is the most pow erful political association in the coun- try. As they pay nearly half the taxes, why should they not control the govern ment? As a matter of fact they do. They dictate their own terms to the party in power, and those terms are in- variably accorded They recognize the temperance feeling of the country so far as to keep bars closed on Sundays dur ing the hours of actual service. That is the only concession they have as yet been willing to make to public opinion. That they will fight the bill with all the power at their disposal is to be expect ed, for there are many places all over the kingdom where the temperance sen timent is sufficiently strong either to shut up public bars altogether or to sur round them with such restrictions that there would be very little profit in con- tinuing the business. The Liberal par ty is in a measure committed to the bill but so many members of the party are of hostility to the bill that the leaders of the party are afraid to press it to vote. At the same time the Con- or Tory party, the party which was the first to ally itself with the Victualers contains many members who favor the bill. If all the temper ance members of the house would unite the bill could be carried, but they can't unite without seriously injuring their respective parties. The Situation is very interesting The debates in the house will be followed with keen inter- est on both sides of the Atlantic. The queen, in spite of her hatred of the Lib erals, is known to be strongly in favor of the bill, while the Prince of Wales is equally strong in opposition to it.
 There lis d picture in the exhibition of the Royal Academy that is almost enough to make even an Englishman laugh An elderly country WoundH III q donkey cart has set out for market with l load of live poultry in baskets Along comes "a hunt. The fox in his distress jumps up on the poultry baskets for re- ruge. Whereupon the donkey goes off | ike mad at a one minute gait. The old can no more hold him than she l ,ould hold a locomotive. The picture is | .aken when the hounds have come up l md are leaping about the cart, while i ,ome of the huntsmen are swearing a | he absurdity of the situation. The im- potent ire of the old woman, the tre- nendous speed of the donkey, the rath- | 1T triumphant snarl of the fox and the mortal terror of the encaged hens are | admirably given. But you musn't 1 augh, or the English will take you for , Yankee. It is not good form to laugh n public unless some Lord" starts the aughing.
 If you don't come this instant we will go without you. You know, you torrid thing, that you promised to take s to the Towerr' FERNANDEZ,