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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
NEW YORK MINING STOCKS.

WALL STREET GOSSIP-New York
stock gossip, reported by H. Holbert &
Son, bankers and brokers, 841 Robert
street. National German-American Bank
building, st. Paul: Strong, Sturgis &
GO. wire us; In writing to you some
weeks ago regarding the railroad situa-
tlon In our market, and with no knowl-
edge OF the proposed deal among trunk
line interests, we ventured to express the
opinion that the future held many COM
D1nat1ons of corporations certain to pro-
duce most favorable results. That these
cofnplnatlons are rapidly maturing is ev-
1dent, and the benefit that will accrue
to railroad stocks and bonds must of
necessity be great. While we are aware
that the conditions of money may for the
next two or three months provide wise
restriction to speculative movements, yet
values are growing better all the time,
and ultimately quotations will improve
proportionately. Then, with money at
ditions, we. shall see all the preferred
shares Of the reorganized roads selected
6y investors to put away. Baltimore &
ferred, Norfolk & Western preferred,
Atchison preferred and Union Pacific
preferred are all good and safe to pay
well in the future"
Bartlett, Frazier & Co.. Chicago tele-
graphed the following to Edwards & Re-
dell. stock brokers and commission mer-
chants, ITO Endicott Arcade, st. Paul,
Mimi: Morse-"Oficials of the Pennsyl-
vania In Philadelphia emphatically deny
the tn, reports of the control mt of the Q.
stock has come out, but there is no news.
The room is contesting. the London ad-
vance. "-Lisman-'I Indications are for
and we see nothing, in the immediate fu-
turee but manipulation and still feel like
selling the general err market on rallies. -
the market another up start, but it is
evident that money conditions will not
admit at present of considerable bull
movement. '-Harrison-"Th downward
movement is again pronounced in Leath
er today; everybody seems to have stock
to sell, and stop orders were caught on
the. way down. Support came in around
IL. -Bartlett, Frazier & Cob. & O.
common, 81 bid in London: market
strong"
FOREIGN FINANCIAL = New York.
Nov. 29.-The Commercial Advertiser's
London financial cablegram says: "The
home markets were unsettled today on
fears of dearer money. A big shipment
of gold to Chill is expected this week
for the crops. Americans were firm. but
the dealings were largely confined to
Baltimore & Ohio, Pennsylvania, Chesa-
peake & Ohio and New York Central
London is looking on, and New York Or
ed interest,"
NEW YORK MONEY-New York. Nov.
% Money on call closed easier, 3@S per
cent; last loan, per cent; ruling rate,
per cent Prime mercantile paper, 51a96
per cent Sterling exchange firm with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 1914
@4S6 for demand and $4807A@4S1 for sixty
commercial bills. $4,000. S015; silver GER,
tifcates, 5S&@591bc; bar silver, 59Nc:
Mexican dollars, 47Ac.
BANK CLEARINGS.
st. Paul, 1895, 1925.
Minneapolis 81, 152, S04
Chicago, $22.115, 486.
New York 1925, 1S6,O93.
Boston, SPLIT, 0S5.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Easy. Wheat-NO. 8 spring, 62@634c; No.
2 red, 6612a6712c. Corn-No. 2, 3114Q311ac;
No. 2 yellow, 3114@3134c. Oats-No. 2,
2$q23Ac; No. 2 white, 2524; No. 9 white,
;, SS15G4S12c FIaxseed = Northwestern,
1894 Timothy Seed-Prime, $1,000 80
Glover Seed-Contract grade, $SG8.2 Is.
Pork--.Mess, per Dbl, S.65G9.50. Lard
Qoosel, 81 SGQ515. Shoulders-Dry sailed
CboXedl, 5&s@51ac. S des-Short clear box
ed. $5.l5Q5.25. Observation-Disclosures finish
G,OOO bbls; wheat. $4,000 bu; corn, 293, O00
bu; oats, 1884, coo bu; rye, II 900 bu; barley
1850 bg; aShipments-FIour, 16 900 bbls;
%S WI eat $1,000 bu; corn, 25S,000 blu; oats,
On the produce exchange today the but
ter market was strong; creameries 100
zee; diaries, 16Q22c. Cheese easy at 111h@
NC. Eggs steady; fresh. 1Sc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
W. NJ. CAMPBELL
COMMISSION CoMPANx,
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
Union 4toox Yards,
SOUTH ST. PAUL,

>, Consignments and correspondence So
plication.
We do strictly commission business
NO i've stock bought or sold on our own
References-Stock~ Yards bank South
81. Paul; Security bank, Zumbrota; Hon.
a: Il Koerner, state treasurer, Capitol
Ter. st. Paul National bank. St. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
STOCKS WERE STEADY
THERE WE'RE SOME INFLUENCES
MAKING FOR REACTION IN
THE MARKET
LEATHER TOOK A BIG SLUMP

Reports of Important Deals in
Trunk Line~Caused Stock to As
sumo Firm Tone - Holiday
Prompted Closing Up of Short Ac-
cOunts-LOndOn Buying Was "a
Feature of the Days Trading.
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S1S-CHICAGO TO PHILADELPHIA
AND RETURN-S1s,
Via baltimore & Ohio Railroad,

Via Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad,
Nov IA and Is, account National Ex-
port Exposition. Tickets good going on
Stopover allowed at Washington, D. c.,
For further information call on or ad-
dress nearest railway ticket agent, b n.
Austin, General Passenger Agent, chi
cage. or Robert c. Haase. N. W. T. 2.
A, st. Paul
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30

Tho receipts thus far this month, COM
pared with the same period in November,
1898, show an increase of 1856 cattle, an
1,41 hogs, a decrease Of 1851 sheep an
Increase of S83 horses, an increase Of 566
cars.
The receipts thus far this year, COM
pared with the same period in 1898, are
q follows.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30

Comparative receipts:
Total for today (estimated) ..........1 300
week ago Observation-Disclosures. Z46
~ year dSO .0, U4J
Quotations.: Mixed and butchers, IS $50
$50; heavy packing ana rough $3.50; good
to prime light $3.55Q36O; stays and boars,
$3Q3.25; pigs, So 25@3 So
Receipts were light for Wednesday,
owing to the nearness of Thanksgiving.
The. market opened a fiat sc off yester-
days prices and closed weak. The bulk
of the good hogs sold at $3.571h with a
range of $3.55@3.6O, and choice sorted
punches were sold to local butchers at
$3.65@3.70, but these prices were 5@10c
NIiYn6 nd
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
WHEAT PRICES WEAK
IN SYMPATHY WITH REPORTS
FROM LIVERPOOL
PRIME FACTOR IN OPENING

Last Day for December as a Future
Caused Much Trading to Even Up
Preparation for Delivery Day
Not Observation-Disclosures DeIiv-
cries Expected to BE Heavy Be
fore the 1Oth-COrn Ruled Steady.
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Cheap THANKSGIVING Excursion
Rates Win s1ThA Milwaukee,

Boston, $50 co.; Montreal, $32 90; Toronto,
$3O.75. and return. Tickets on sale Nov.
q. %. 20 and 30, good to return until Dec.
Is. For further information apply at
Milwaukee" offices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
HIDES. PELTs AND WOOL.

Hides. Pelts, Wool. Etc.-Quotations fur
nished by Joseph Ullmann, 14S-l5O East
Third street. st. Paul. MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30

Bran in bulk, s11@11.5O; shorts in bulk,
s11@115O; middlings in bulk, $12@12. 50; red
dog, in 140-lb sacks, $13.5OG14. So
Feed in 200-lb sacks, 81 per ton addi-
tional; in 10O-lb sacks, $3.50. The market
is upward in tendency.
Corn-No. 8 corn, 2S@2sc; No. yellow,
0ats-No. oats, 23G23Ac; No. white,
2302312c.
Rye-No. rye quoted at 4614@46%c.
Barley ranges from 33Q40c. This shows
a declining tendency for feed but still
strong for good mailing.
Coarse corn meal and cracked corn in
sacks. per ton. sacks extra, to jobbers
only, $12 25d1250.
No. l ground feed, 2-3 corn. 1-3 oats,
S0-lb sacks, sacks extra, SO. 1913
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
BUILDING PERMITS.

dwelling, Minnehaha street, be-
tween Rivoli and De Soto. 800
Three minor permits. ................... LOIS
Total a permits) ...................$2,5 SIS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Nov 29-The re-
ceipts at the Union stock yards today
(estimated) were: Cattle, LOO; calves,
200; hogs. 1900; sheep, 800; horses, 81;
cars, g.
The official receipts Tuesday were: Cat
tie, 1,796; calves, 426; hogs, 4,052; sheep,
665; horses, none; cars, 1923.
The following tables shows the roads
over which Tuesdays receipts came In
and the number of loads hauled by each:
Cattle. Hogs Sheep. Mixed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30

Fisher -. COLO 6 CO.'S so 5 OO-7 so
Silver -s6OQ25O, according to beauty
Muskrat Winter, 9Q11c; fall, 1850;
Quotations are for prime furs; unprime
at proportionate prices.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30

Mich Cow Exchange-Milch cow trade
was little dull and even the best cows
SOLD about 81 head cheaper. Common
cows, very dull. Representative sales:
no. Price: No. Price
cows. $50 00 2 cows. SIS 90
/ cow .:........ IS DOL l COW .......... 80 90
The sales for the twenty-four hours
ending at o'clock, the closing hour for
the butcher market, each buyer purchas-
Ing the number Of head indicated, were
as follows:
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BONDS.

Am. Express, ex-dividend, 8 per cent:
pei. q Hudson, ex-dividend, IL per cent:
Con. Gas, ,ex-diyidend, per cent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
LIVE STOCK MARKETS
HOG PRICES OPENED FIVE CENTS
LOWER, AND CLOSED
WEAK
70 CHANGE IN CATTLE

Receipts Were Heavier Than Elk
pected, but Buyers for Good Cat
tie Were Plentiful, and Prices
Ruled Fully Steady-NO QuOtabIe
Change in Butcher Stun-Sheep
and Lambs Sold Steady.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-30
Simmer & THOMAS

Live Stock Brokers.
Orders taken for all kinds of live stock and
time given TO responsible parties. Correspond
ence solicited.
SOUTH ST. PAUL. SIOUX CITY,
Minnesota. Iowa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-27
WHITE HORSE GIRLS.

Why are red-headed people less sub
Jet to- badness than those with fair
or brown hairg An English physician
has answered this eonundrum:
The hair OF the red-headcd is re'a-
lively thick. one red hair being as chick
as Eve blond o. three brown hairs.
With 10000 red HAIRS the scalp is well
matched: with the same number o.
blond hairs one - almost bald. u
takes 10000 blond and les 200 broWa
hairs to cover adequately an ordinary
head
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w. ]. QUINN.
Re0| ES|0|e Accent.
40 Montgomery St.
nETwEEN CALIFORNIA AND SAC
RANENTn ETREEIS
San Francisco. California.

Tie zgfeas;ca 90 faoac saFsng nos&y
20 iavcss Ia called 20 she fscf thst fbeso
are great oFpO-gsnlisr - saaks sSieo-
d!d sav-sinr1ss - Saa Fraactsoo RNA1
Estate az sSc r-csr1s sant. TIE coo-
di;soa % realty az pr-~c1s fsrrrs sDs
b1yrr. Thss ts ise sl-as g. iarrss vseo
properties CA he gsrcAasr1 a. loo
9ssccs.
Saa Fszsclsco hss a Errss fsfuu.
az saste co this Posns. a. "a 20 te shs
great city % ne Issclac Coast ~ 10 -
Eassuar 60 the o-srat. MIA ne fpsst
PoFs aad bay Ia me uoriA wsssia -
iass scr moashs = arn clsr charter 10
scra stoa;ct ~ a rcse 90 she pcop>a
whseA Eocs into srcci oa ~ ffsi aay
% 1a.s2sF psxt. Nass i-nprorcDssfD
AZ ~ co1scne1zstoa ander ne s~v
charter thas w5li snhAncs rcsftr n CO..
tzsa poftsoas 90 80 cs;F. Tbe Ssssa
Fc Railroad Co. hzs purchased isSa
90 The water sroas sof terminal psr-
poses sad vii eater inso conrsstfsoa
Cor a SHARE os ne s.assrnrsr sad frsiees
srzesr. ghe pzrsar Mall Steamship O..
las Esvea us6ess 20 have consssrcss1
several arss class sscsncrs. tie lxrG1se
and most powcrfni ever hnils 90 run -
ne rsaana rossc. 60 az 20 rnrct &c
oppositsoa thcF sxpecs from The erose
and wealthy Steamship CO. 90 Chf1s-
SousA America Which has decided On
sxsead shelr isne os steamers 90 -
Fr3nciscn. All this sncsns tncrcass G.
popnissioa and revival % bas1ncss.
u p1rch2sinx real estate. 20 90 zen
lnoc must kaou uhc-c % bur and 30
10 hay. I orcr my c1pcrsenc~ 90
kaoulodEe 90 rsincs of property q
those uho desire 20 purchase bnsisan
properties for tncornc CO lots Tor -
dcnco purposes Infornss5oa cheer
/ fnIly Eisca On al matters pcsfa,nanl
TO rcai estate "a saa Frzar3sco. y>1s
tscs coninx from sbe 1slanes who -
{ sirc 90 gcvcsf are r~Qncssod 10 call .
!. absolute snd positive bargains wlii
q Submitted 70 shen- ] Will he nappy {
correspond VIII aay who may wish Z
inqnirc about real estate N san rs1a
r cisco. Fall charge tsken of propess
and taxes pad for sbsrat ownors.
References: Any bank IN san rrs1
cisco.
w. j. QUINN,
sie Noasxons-F S.. nca- Csitsogn'
81. ssn Francisco. caiiforniA-
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THE Ars1RA11AN STORM.

BRISBANE (Qusenslandl. Mares ~.
a search steamer has jus; returned
here from Cooktown. on the F:ndcavoT
river. This territory reports that three
schooners and eighty luEEsTs Ws-e los.
and that 800 eoloTcd persons and clcv-
en- whites were drowned during the Re-
cent hurricane that swept the north
east coast of Queensland.
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tha, have boen 30 cirgaiziiun rozsri-
inE tac couditiou g bis hp'iusss- Thry
d.e,arc that che gound snasic - a.
uocens opcratioa - ahuus healed 10
the Po9c's luass aai heart arr ahse-
iutc,y hca-.hy aai saai his ucakness
e m. more than j. Natural in a una-
a=rn~rian.
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\. u DC FIpsui. editor of ne JCsr-
nal. Doyicstouu. Ohio. suffered sCr =
uunhcr os years from Rheumatism u
hss right shoaitcr aai side lie says:
My RICH; arm az ti1cs uas e1itrcsy
useless. tried ChambcFsala' Paia
Balm. and uas surprised 20 receive r.
LET almost immediately. The fass
BALM has been = constant coz9anso7
os nine ever since and q rcvcr falls
Fo- sale By Brasoa. Smlta a Co. Ia
wholesale aEcatse
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USE OF THE LOG.
Method of Ascertaining
Speed OF a Ship.
Arranging the Lines - knots Are
Maas-ouar,ermss and MID
dies at Work.

How do you ascertain the speed %
a vessel - n question frequently al
dressed TO- naval men. says the Army
and Navy Illustrated. and an explain
alton will therefore probably b. of IN
teres, to many readers. There arr scv-
eEal methods. the commousst and rnpst'
ancient being BY the us. % The log
This instrument consists 90 three /
parts-;ne Ioxsaip. the line and the I.
marks. The loEship - a pssce ot wood
about half IN inch thick and shaped
like a quadrant. With a piece 81 lead
le; in round the circular edge to make
| d float pcrpsndicuiariy tn the water.
II - hung by lines az each angle. the
three lines by.ns joined together about
two feet from the loEship. Two % the
lines are securely fixed TO the ship.
and the osher has bone pes at The
end. which. being pushed into hole
in the ship. temporarily fastcns q
There. From the point of juncturc Of
the three lines a sufficient length -
measured. generally about 40 feet. to
take the logship we'll clear OF the ships
wash. This Is called the stray" line.
lana IA marked with piece OF bunting.
From the bunting - measured - feet
IL inches. and the line marked here
with a piece OF leather. Then another
~ feet inches - measured on and
marked with two knots: then anothes
space the same length and marked
with three knots. and 80 on as far a.
seven kno:z. Halfway between each
batch OF knots one single knot j. made
The logune Is then ready for use.
The space between the knots j. founS
from tho simple littlc rulc-of-thrc'
sum: As $500 seconds Cnumbcr of sec
onus in an hour. - seconds OCngsh o
sand glassl. $3.50 feet number os fee
in a nautical milol: length OF line rc
IauIred-which works out tn q feet
inches.
To use ne log four persons are &c
lauired-two men to hold the reel u
which the line - wound: the quarter
, master to- hold the glass and the mid
4 shipnan OF che watch 10 heavc tn
log. The las; named puts the peg hrri
y " in the loEship and thcn gather
three or four coils OF line in his hans
sufficient to- admit OF the loEship hciu
thrown we'll closr OF the ship. u
, asks: Clear glass. qrSrSCrmas'sr!
" Clear glass. SIR" comes the reply
n and overheard EoCs the ioEshiP an
line. the reel rapidly revolving. Pres
emily the muddy feels t.sc piece of bum
ing passing through his hand and b
gives the order. Turn The quartet
master turns the glass and waiehs
the sand. while one ''rcclcr" holds NC
, over his head. so as to give the iiu
fair play. When the sand has ga
out. stop" cries the quartcrmaste
a The midshipman grasPs the line. a.
Y sisted by the other reslcr. and looks q
the nearest knot. tindiaE n single OF
close to- his hand. Then the lin"
lhaulsd in and four knots appear. whi'
signify that the ship is going four al
a half knots through the water. u
10 Jerk in the line draws the peg fro
)b the logship. which now floats ON
fat side and Is easily hauled in. VIII
a ship Is going over four knots fou
teen-second glass il used. the speed
\. ing double that shown by the knC
ON the line.
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GLITCH DEAD

CHICAGO. March is.-Bcaiamia =.
Hutchinson. once famous thruuEhou;
the country as Chicaso's greatcss grain
dealer and Speculation. died this cvea-
ing q; o'clock az a sanitariun ia
Lake GENEVA. Wisconsin,. aged -
years
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ActinE Secretary M~.ki-ipAn has g.
sued ara order that h~rcafs~r ~ sraas-
prTgasson Prsvi1vzcs saall b. <raa;ei
ga army transports EriaE te Cuea.
Porto REQ or thc FaiiiPP.ucs 60 ans
p~r.1a ucs concerned vith thr pabiir
service.
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THE POPE

ROME. March is.-Profcssor Maz-
zoni and DR.. L.apPoai. the PoPc's ply
siclanS. deny all the alarmist Tumors
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-19
NO HOME PARADE.

AS in the case Of Admiral Dewey, the
perialist press on the return Of the Thir-
tenth Minnesota has apparently gone
for nothing. The members of the regi-
ment themselves determined. as the
G o b suggested they should be al
lowed to do, free from any outside inter
vention. where they should muster out.
They have made the natural choice, and
the boys will probably separate forever
in San Francisco.
1t was essentially a selfish idea to have
them disband here only after big par
partment was more thoughtful of them
than We were, and gave them the oppor-
tunity to consult their own interest and
convenience entirely in determining when
and under what circumstances their
character as soldiers of Uncle Sam should
be brought to a close. They exercised
the choice in the natural and reasonable
way, and unless some action is now taken
which will save the men from pecuniary
loss the Thirteenth Minnesota will never
present itself again to the gaze of the
people of Minnesota. 1t Is at this writ
ing so improbable that anything of this
kind will happen that we are al justified
in assuming that the Twin City parade
like that other product of imperialist ex-
uberance, the Dewey home, has disap-
peared in thin air.
1t would have been intensely gratifying
to the patriotic sense of our people had
1t been possible to secure the mastering
out of the Thirteenth within the state
The failure to do so, however, Is of
little practical moment. The record of
the regiment in Manila is already a part
of the history of the state, and all of our
people are fully alive to the honorable
character of that record. The friends
and families of the boys will be happy in
their return, apartNfrom any display that
may attend that return We will all
unite with them in the joy of having
the young men restored to their homes
and will know how to appreciate In the
future, in all its depths and earnestness.
the splendid patriotism of the present
generation of Americans
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-19
ODD CHURCH BUILDINGS.

England has some curious places of
worship. On Reigate Heath IS Windmill
church. The people of the neighborhood
wanted a church near at hand, and some
body suggested turning the ground floor
room OF windmill into one. This has
been done, and services are held there
every Saturday afternoon.
The most interesting of the Hanging"
churches is St? 5Swithin's. In former
when King Charlesswent to live at Win
chester he attended. service at the ca
thedral and the st. Swithin church build
ing was in the way and prevented him
taking a short cut, SO he had road cut
through the churcheicalIed Kings Gate
The church was not demolished altogeth-
er, AND services arefstill held in the part
over the gate. ~
Ilfracombe has Church built on a pier
and shares the distinction with no other
town In the world. IA church that may
be reached by >atchnb of 1879 steps may
be said to be qJleerly situated. Whitby,
the Yorkshire seaside resort, has its par
ish church on steep cliff, and the climb
up to 1T on a Sunday morning is most
Led church is built on a battlefield and
stands solitary iniall its ugliness Under
1t lie the bones Of many who were killed
in the battle of Towton. The church will
hold only thirty people and was built
Floating churches are not so uncom-
mon as they used to be. The most in
teresting in England is the church on the
fens at Hoime, near peterborough It Is
housebOat thirty by nine feet. None
of the parish. lives more than mile from
the river and the church has the adYan-
tage OF being movable.
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have better hotels. better steam railways,
better local steamboats,. In fact we are
ahead In all that depends upon the initia-
tive of the individual, and on individual
energy and enterprise. But in the prac-
teal application of our boosted popular
sovereignty to the social and political
problems of our time. we are sadly be-
hind. not only England. but every colony
Of England in which the responsibilities
of government have been vested in the
people.
In some directions the advances made
in foreign lands, especially In England,
present a somewhat amusing phase of
life to the American mind. Take, for in
stance, the action a short time ago of
the British commons in passing the
amendment to the London local govern
nent bill declaring women eligible, as
aldermen and councillors. Now, there is
something which to the average Ameri-
can furnishes a boundless vision In de-
lighted anticipation. A woman sitting
ways seen at her best when sitting. But
when seen sitting in the character of a
city alderman, what vestige can we ex-
pect will be left for any length of time
OF that reverential feeling with which so
many men regard the name and person.
atty Of woman
The control Of our system of street car
service, and Of our gas and electric serv-
ice; our subsection to the domination of
rings of vulgar and venal politicians; the
chaotic condition of our local finances
and the criminally wretched condition of
our local taxation systems have been the
occasions of many contemptuous jests at
our expense abroad. But at least we
have never distinguished ourselves by
been presented to view through British
politics in the domain of female suffrage
That is a sphere of public activity and
usefulness in which we have never
thought of approaching the truly wonder
full and unique attitude which from time
to time is taken and abandoned on this
score in England. 1t may take us many
years before we attain to the position
of proven capacity for self-government
which the English have established in
connection with the problems of munich
pal government; but it evidently will not
be one hour later than the usually stolid
and phlegmatic Britisher will require in
which to come to some intelligent COM
prehension of a rational position on the
subject of female suffrage.