The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

supply every want Under the Influence river,
the glores of the gothic pile in whose shadow sat,
the hazy sunshine of unusual summer day, plain,
ordinary tea, bread butter and pound cake
seemed an enchanted banquet IN the domain of won
derful wizard The chat ranged from the meaning and
use of the latest American slang to the king and the
Irish land BILL which then just beginning to be put
into force 1t is beautiful thing to hear loyal Eng
lshman speak of his king.
you see," said my host, from earliest in
fancy taught fear God and love king.
This love of the king the head of nation is in
grained and is entirely different from any respect or
admiration which might feel even for the greatest
and best Of your presidents or public, men,
The Famous Ladies' Gallery"
Fair Rosamond in the labyrinth must have felt
less did in the twisngs and turnings that
ensued made toward the ladies' gallery
Of the house of Each corridor seemed to get
and narrower until to
regular squeeze and the elevator. This mar
that the had to step out in order that might
pass in AS we reached the landing my host turned
and put his finger to his lip and-I somehow,
very much impressed with the solemnity of the
sion that did not breathe oftener than I could help
and would have walked pigeon-toed looked
eyed or done any other ridiculous thing rather than
make any noise create even whisper of a dis
turbance.
No woman visitor to the house of commons
expect to hear of the debates except from the
ladies' gallery. And the ladies' gallery, well-there
is not Established Custom in all England that de-
to be spelled with bigger capitals than that It
is relic of the dark when women given
public recognition. It is par in way, with the
latticed corridors of Oriental houses where the
women of the household congregate to watch their
ord ana master as ne enertalns men OF ms own nao
in the of officials, the Of other nations
hearing, and their is only guessed by those
of experience who know what a certain rustic and
whispering behind the lattice
In the first place, the ladies' gallery is dark In
the middle of afternoon it impossible to
ones way about, and progress series OF
asperating and or less terrifying bumps and
sumbles. Then it is SMALL being furnished for
more than forty, and that all who crowd
in for these few distressngy close to-
gether The front is atticed and screened that the
occupants better than they be
from the floor of the house of 1t enough
to make mild and peaceable American woman feel
if she considered raging rampng wild beast,
seignors down below. It is pen. unventilated
atho its fittings rich and it's bars highly
mented and gilded.
The Great and All Powerful Speaker -sesa
Worst of all, the ladies' gallery is situated
to give view of the speaker of the house
that high and most magnificent individual, who
has often been called the most powerful in
the British empire: For the latter is governed by
parliament representing the will of the people and by
ministers of representing the majority of
the house of commons and the speaker is the
authority of the latter. And when it to carrying
the business of the house of the
almost have his sweet way, for can
make address of kind until he catches the
speakers eye II the speaker happens to have failing
eyesght, less temporary, the results be
imagined. u.s.. =. -.
The speaker has magnificent residence furnished
him the northern towers facing river.
ton to salary 100000
during office, and -