The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-17
EUROPEAN
NEWS AND VIEWS

London, Feb. 1i.-Sincc the trium.
plant verdict for King George In the
Myths libel case, Admiral Seymour
and his daughter Mrs. Napier have
been somewhat lionized both in po.
litical and social circles. The story
about Georges having married Mrs.
Napier, as Miss Seymour, had been
going the rounds so long that there
were many who actually believed, des-
pite assertions to the contrary, that
it contained much truth Now that
King George and Mrs. Napier both
have been indicated. the powerful
politically and socially, seem to be try.
ing to make amends for what. the
lady in the case, at least has suffered
for the last twenty years.
The parliamentarianS are not going
to get the suffragettes of their hands
very easily, and 1t is reported that
they will make certain overtures to
the Clamorers for women's votes in
order to get rid of the agitators. But
the suffragettes and their friends are
on the lookout for "jokers" and every
thing else that looks like legislation
to make them appear ridiculous and
the government will have to pass
laws that are satisfactory as far as
they go, or else let the suffragettes
go on breaking windows, holding mon
ster larades and making such other
demonstrations as they deem neces-
sary to the cause and essential to the
embarrassment of Premier Asquith
and his cabinet
An interesting exhibition is being
arranged by the British museum in
connection with the forthcoming OBJ
servance In March of the tercentenary
of the authorized version of the Eng
lish Bible. The exhibition will be di-
vided into two sections, manuscripts
and printed books. The manuscripts
will illustrate the progress of the BIZ
BILE from the very earliest times, start
ing with examples of the Hebrew and
Greek originals. and going on to the
Latin Vulgate, which brought the BIZ
Bile into England The printed, or
book section, will start with copy
of the first example of portion of the
Bible printed in England, this being
Tyndales New Testament produced in
1926.
Just how much compensation a wo.
man should be allowed for keeping
her husbands home has long been a
much debated question. Switzerland
is the first country, however, to fix by
law such compensation. Not only may
she claim under this new law one
third of the husbands earnings but
she may also dispose of one-third of
his fortune or property in any way
she may think fit. 1t is, of course,
only in rare cases that a wife goes
to law to demand her rights in mat
ter of this kind, and most Swiss cou-
pies are content to keep to the ordi-
nary domestic arrangements in the
distribution of household funds.
French taxpayers are confronted
with the pleasant reflection that they
will soon be supporting a million state
functionaries a year. According to
the official report Of the budget com.
mission the number Of officeholders
has reached 96S,121 and is growing
each year. During the last fifty years
the army of state paid officials has in
creased at the rate of 1900 a year.
or 10 percent, for the half century,
while the population Of France has
only increased by some 10 percent,
and civil salaries have rises from $40.
100000 to $137 100000 annually.
The latest reform about to be in.
troduced in German railways is the
placing Of safes aboard long distance
trains. The safes are to be made of
steel. with two keys, one to be kept
in the custody of the passenger and
the other in that of the train guard,
both being necessary for the opening
of the safe. The safes are to be placed
in the guards van and to be large
enough to hold small grip, jewel
case or similar package. A very mod.
crate charge is to be made for the use
of the safe, the state taking all risks
arising from theft, fire or railway ac-
cident, and protecting itself by sys-
tenn of reinsurance.
Duane 3. Short.
Ainsworth, Neb., Feb. 1l.-Special