The Princeton union., 1895-06-27
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Oscar Wilde's occupation in prison
gives him chance to rise, and in fact
to keep rising, but he is evidently tir-
ed of it. His counsel has applied for
new trial. 5
The New York board of health has
passed resolution that no meat or
poultry shall be exposed outside Of
butchers shop. This is an action
worthy Of imitation. 1t. is defensible
both on sanitary and aesthetic
grounds.
Adelina Patti, the great prima DON
na, seems to enjoy perennial youth
and popularity. At her recent appear
ance at Covent Garden, London, the
rush for seats was so great that boxes
which were placed at two guineas
apiece sold ready for 10 guineas, and
other seats in proportion.
Hyphenated names. which are all the
rage in England, have come to be
much affected by our Anglo-maniacs,
among whom the LevisOn-Gowers, the
Pelham Clintons, ETC., have many lml-
tators. Sometimes, like Mrs. Mala-
props Cerberus, one finds "three gen
tlemen rolled into one" as in the case
of Mr.. Ashmead Bartlett-Bartlett'
Coutts.
A new fad for trip to Europe is
to go on the cattle ships, which carry
passengers for $50 the round trip.
The cattle cruisers have three keels
and are said to be less conducive to
sea sickness than any other craft IT
this is true, the ocean greyhounds will
be apt to modify their construction.
One of the greatest needs Of the COM
ing century is preventive of sea
Sickness
The grand opera season in New
York next winter will be in the ma
ture Of a Wagnerian duel. The 1tal-
ian and French company will add a
German contingent and one or two
Wagner operas will be given every
week. Mr. Damrosch proposes to con-
test the field with Wagner's operas
exclusively, produced on splendid
scale, and it must be admitted that he
knows how to do it. .,~<,>
The official synopsis Of the treaty of
peace between China and Japan, fur
nished by Minister DENLY, shows that
it does not provide that China shall
be thrown open to the world, as was
reported but that only certain ports
shall be opened to Japanese commerce
and manufactures There is no pro-
vision for favors to any other nation,
but they will probably be granted in
the logical course of events.
The Japanese are letting the light
into some of the territory they have
picked up. They have completed
census of Seoul, the Capital of Corea,
and find that the population consists
of $4,000 men and $4,000 women.
This is decidedly more than the es
innate of geographers, and perhaps
the Chinese cities also are larger
than has been SylnDOSed
The Marquis of Lorne, in a recent
magazine article, writes very pleasant
ly of the relations between Canada
and the United States. In the civil
war, he says, many thousands Of
Canadians fought Oh the Union side,
and public sentiment sympathizes to
the full with our methods of progress,
nourishing no envy, but cherishing
"the generous feelings which ever re-
side in the breasts Of manly neigh.
bors."
Massachusetts may not grow as rap
idly in population as some of the larg-
er states, but it's wealth continues to
pile up steadily. 1t carried a fire in
surance last year of $996,0OO,O0O, or
about five times that of any other
states with about the same population.
This speaks we'll for the thrift of the
Yankee, but it is a pity he does not
set an example for the rest of the
country by erecting fire-proof build
ings.
One trouble Russia is contending
with in Eastern Asia is that the jap
anese have 100000 people on the
ground and could place in the field
an immense army of good fighting
material at short notice. Japan has
contracted for several additional bat
tleships in Europe, and it is in order
for Russia to proceed with caution in
COrea, where she can not DOssib1v coL