The National tribune., 1908-04-30

Sagan filling the papers it would seem
as if they had their full share of public
attention, but hardly was the latter well
out of the country before the infelicities
of the Frank Goulds appeared in print.
Ii was said that they had caught the
family infection and were also on the
brink of breaking the holy bond that
united them, various reasons being CIV
en- for this step. 1t was stated that Mrs.
Kelly, Mrs. Franks mother, interfered
too much in the affairs of the young
couple, and that Frank was jealous of
his wife, who is very beautiful and fond
of society Mrs. Kelly herself, appar-
emily a very sensible woman, is credit
ed with saying that the secret of the
whole trouble is too much money and
idleness, which have wrecked the hap
piness of many young couples. 1t is
strongly denied that there is to be any
divorce in this case, or even a separa-
ton, a reconciliation having been eff
fected between the young couple, ac-
cording to last accounts. In all the OBJ
jectionable publicity which the Goulds
have received lately everyone feels a
genuine sympathy for Helen and George
Gould, who are so unlike the others and
such creditable Americans in the differ
ent and varied relations of life.
Miss Jane Adams, who has done
such splendid work among the foreign
element in Chicago thru the instrument
tality of Hull House, tells us how the
ballot would help the poor women of
this class. The Russian Jewish women,
for instance, are always grumbling be-
cause there are no covered markets in
Chicago, while the Italian women feel
a great need of a public wash-house.
Then the question of fire escapes on the
tenement houses troubles these women,
and altho the boldest of them have ap-
preached the municipal authorities with
these matters their requests have re-
ceived no consideration. They them
selves see that they would have voice
in all such questions If they were voters,
and consequently the ranks of the Wo-
man Suffragists are being swelled all the
time by recruits from this class.
DR.. Romme, of Paris, who has given
the subject much study, tells us that
the sex of a child follows that of the
weakest parent; for instance, if the
mother is the weaker physically girl
is born, and vice versa. The doctor
says that ordinarily in all countries
there are about 105 or 106 girls born
to every 100 boys, except just after a
great war, when there is preponder-
ance of boys There is practically no
case when both parents are of equal
strength and vigor; one must be strong
er than the other. This question of de-
termining sex has claimed the attention
of the medical and scientific world from
time immemorial, and remains as much
a mystery to-day as ever. The secrets
of life, as of death, are vailed from us,
and the hand of mortal man. no mat
ter how deft the touch, is unable to lift
that vail.
Norway is a very democratic country,
and does not believe in display of any
kind, the merchants and their wives
supplying what aristocracy there is. The
great rooms of the palace where Queen
Maud and King Haakon hold forth are
filled with shabby, old-fashioned things,
and the Europeans acquainted with this
fact have been greatly amused and in
terested over the visit of King Edward
and Queen Alexandra at this court. 1t
is said that before the arrival of the
royal pair there We're great "goings-
on" trying to put the shabby old rooms
into something like respectable shape,
and funny stories are told of the con-
tributions of the worthy Norwegian la
dies to this end, foot warmers, cheap
and gaudy chromos, crOckery, quilts,
stoves and even provisions being sent
by them to the palace. Queen Maud,
who is King Edwards daughter, is said
to be enjoying the joke of the affair
thoroly, and, of course, does not mind
her father and mother any more than
any everyday girl would a visit from
her parents, but young King Haakon
has a certain pride in the matter, and
would like to do his noble father-in- law
proper respect in the way of entertain
ment Several functions have been
planned which will no doubt prove