The sun., 1908-03-08
FAITHFUL 10 ARCH BIGGMSr
woke the blessing OF the Church upon hiA
union with bic conS0rt. Empress Taitu.

union with hiS cOnsOrt. Empress TAitu.
During the last fiscal year tho people
Of Germany consumed zoos. .t37. 500 gallons
Of beer and paid an average tax OF Al cents
for each man, woman and child In the snl-
pirs. In South Germany tho consumption
Of bear increased az compared with the pre-
vious year. but in North Germany it fell
from - gallons . head to 81 gallons. The
consumption Of wines and spiritS showed
no increase as a result Of the decreased use
Of beer. but non-alcohoio drinks. especially
carbonated beverages. are gaining steadily
In popular favor.
DR. Stephen Leduc OF the School OF Medi-
cine at Nantes has invented a system of
electricution for animals which he hopes
to SEQ introduced into all slaughter houses.
The electric current used ia very low and
intermittent. acting for one-thousandth
part Of q second and ceasing for the nine
thousandth part. DR.. Ledue says:
This current suppresseS entirely the
functions Of the different nerve centres
AnRsthesia is produced in few minutes
II the current is stopped the animal awak-s
at once. II the intensity OF the current is
raised the heart stops, but the respiratory
movements continue. another increase 10
intensity and respiration is suspended.
AT this moment the animal IL in state
unknown to science. IL IL dead yet not
dead. Il dies IL the current continues two
minutes more. il returns to life II the in
tensity is diminished.
The Disadvantages Of the system from a
practical point Of view are the long time
il takes TO prepare the animal and the dim
Guilty Of shaving the parts TO which the cleo
trodes are applied in the case Of horses and
oxen.
While number Of women in London and
the provinces are daily declaiming against
man made laws and using devious methods
10 gain the right TO vote, their sisters down
under are iust beginning TO realize what the
franchise for women means and Ehat It
has brought them. Statistics recently
published Of the late Australian elections
20 TO prove that in many instances the privi-
Iege Of having a finger in the political pic
is not yet appreciated at its full value
Only a fraction over 50 per cent. ~ thoss
registered exercised their right In the Fed
eral elections. OF whom 50 per cent. we're
men and a. per cent women. With 1888
enrolled electors Western Australia cast
only 50 per cent. Of tho registered number,
and this too when provision is made for
postal Gnd absentee voting.
Another point in these returns empha-
sizes the fact that people most warmly
appreciate the things that are withheld
from them. The women OF Victoria sO
far have failed 10 secure State suffrage.
though they have been seeking it for years
past In the election recently held they
used their influence to such purpose that
they defeated four members who had held
out for years against their bill
In the gold fields, where political quee-
tions are Of absorbing interest TO both
men and women, a few Of the women were
not on the roll because they have no liking
for such things; others regarded the vote
as not within woman's sphere. Women
who thought otherwise talked freely OF
how and why they voted, and IL appears
that the ma jority Of them voted With thsir
men folk .....
Among the middle class the women are
far less interested in the question and few
are found ready to use the ballot. Many
Of then. are indifferent to any phase Of the
question,
The WandsWorth guardians. with the
object OF ascertaining whether old age
pensions would have the effect Of empty
ing the pOorhouses. have recently taken a
census OF the poOThouse inmates and some
curious facts have been elected.
Some Of the men apparently drift into the
house on the death Of their wives, their
bereavement depriving them Of all energy
and initiative. Many Of them complain
that their wives have turned them out.
drink and lsziness being the primary cause
Some have been in the poorhouse for ff-
teen or sixteen years Investigation proved
that very few could leave even though they
had old age pensions or outdoor relief
More than nine hundred OF the inmates
were interviewed. Drink and improvI-
dence accounted for the presence Of the
majority. Many admitted they had done
no work for years.
Relatively Scotland boasts q larger
acreage exclusively devoted 70 sport than
any other country. The total amounts N
SSS,ess acres which carry q rental OF SIS
$50. The Duke ~ Flies Mar deer forest
heads the list. with ~ 600 acres. and thers
are several others ranging between sO.Ooo
and 10000 acres.