The sun., 1908-02-09


vice, 20 and 8; Whites. 10 and II.
In the majority OF other clubs Ave or
six gubneas is the usual subscription.
The German Emperor is one OF me few
people in the world who do not seem to get
older. and it has come as a surprise TO note
that he has just entered on his fiftieth year.
The Kaiser, il il not generally known.
always has two things about him, re-
volver and the talismanic ring Of his an
cestors.
The legend OF the ring is that a toad
hoped into the room Of the wife Of Elector
John OF Brandenburg and deposited a stone
on her bed. The pebble was treasured by
the Hohensollerns, and the father Of Fred
erick the Great had II mounted in a ring.
Ever since IL has been worn by the head Of
the house.
Bernard Shaw must feel himself aR-
grieved that he is not alone or original in
criticising Shakespeare. Prof. J. b. Mayor
in the course Of an address 70 the Royal
Society Of Literature told his hearers that
Tostoi had declared that a careful reading
OF Shakespeare's work in his sixty-flfth
year only confirmed the weariness and
studies.
lence In poetry which he found to be want
ing in Shakespeare-the greatness Of the
subject selected. beauty Of form and sin-
cerity. He charged Shakespeare with
snobbishness. maintaining that rank and
power commanded his admiration and
that for the inferior classes he had only
contempt. He quoted from King Henry
W and Measure for Measure" in support
Of these contentious.
A 70 beauty Of form Tolstoi contended
that everybody in the plays used the same
stilted, artificial language. irrespective Of
character. Prof. Mayor thought this a
sign OF shallowness in the critic. TolStoi
would rather have the tame Leir Of the old
play than SakeepeRre's terrible Lear.
Furthermore ToIstoi considered Shake
speare without religion or morality-that
the secret Of his popularity with the upper
classes was that he had no convictions Of
any kind and shared their immoral and ir-
religious spirit.
The Mid-Devon defeat Of the Liberals
has been a source Of sunrag gette congratu-
Ia:ion. for that their constant agitation
among the people had some effect on the
result Of the polling there can be no doubt.
The campaign for the franchise for women
seems almost 20 have resolved itself into q
campaign against the Liberal party. which
these feminine suffrage agitators are work
ing relentlesely 70 undermine.
II IL hard for Americans to realize the
very important part which women play In
English politics. And the Liberal party
has lost to a great extent this important
resource. Whenever a by election Is to
take place now a flock Of suifragettes ap-
peaf to work for woman's suffrage IL possi-
bic. but at any rate to work against the
Liberal candidate.
They interrupt his meetings. they re-
mind the women OF the district that for
forty years the Liberals have made the
acknowledgements OF women one OF their
war cries. yet now they refuse TO grant IL,
or indeed TO deal with It in any way. They
urge upon their sisters the necessity of the
fan Of party whose honor is smirched by
a trail Of broken promises.
In Mid-Devon the redoubtable Mrs.
Pankhurst led the campaign against the
Government and 30 thoroughly did the
crowd Of roughs and hOodlums who were
enraged at the defeat appreciate the ex-
tent Of her influence that she and her lieu
tenants narrowly escaped severe injury,
perhaps even death at their hands. As it
was the ladies' were only rescued by the
police after a fight, and considered them
selves indeed lucky 70 have suffered nothing
worse than sprains. bruises and torn
clothes.
The fact that these women were elderly
and frail in physique reused no chivalry
in the breasts Of the Mid-Devon John Bull.
Mrs. Pankhurst's deepest regret at the
attack made upon her is that 1t should
have been carried out by the people in
whose wrongs she has most interested
herself. the laboring class.
Perhaps the worst blow OF all came when
a brawny woman mill hand. who viewed
the sIkirmlsh as an onlooEer till abe learned
the full extent OF the Ill doing Of the suf-
fra9ettes, handed her infant 70 the nearest
man and said: Here. hold my baby, while
I 70 for that womanl' and 60 abe did for
the deEenceless old lady who had been
trying TO secure her the rights OF citizen
ship.
The new ordinance In New York attempt
ing TO prevent women from smoking in
restaurants is causing great amusement
here.
America. the land OF the free, TO pass
such an ordinancel Why not 90 back 10
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