The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
Paints His Pictures 49,.
70 Lawn-Mowing Faces
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gave me a splendid opportunity of
studying types Of faces, which |
used In my pictures. And, besides,
l sold good many to customers
for a few shillings." Mr.. cowley,
who. is still In his thirties prefers
to regard himself primarily as an
animal painter, and he has the use
of a private zoo in Kent for his
models.
England may lose one of its most
ancient rights of appeal II the pro-
posal to do away with town meetings
meets with the favor of parliament.
The town meeting is the best meth
cd local taxpayers have of restrict
ing the operations OF local govern
ing bodies. A bill is now before
parliament to amend the boroughs
fund act so that taxpayers who dis
agree with the acts OF their coun-
ellis will lose their chance of call
ing town meetings and demanding
polls. Most of the provincial local
authorities and, those OF London are
supporting the bill, for many OF
their plans for improvements, which
would mean increased taxation, have
been defeated as the result of town
meetings, which have been called
at the demand of stubborn taxpay-
ers. The irony of the present sit
uation Is that the local council pro-
posing such legislation must, on the
petition of a dozen taxpayers, call
town meeting and pay the ex.
penses of advertising and holding
Il. And while the campaign Is In
progress the council by law is not
permitted to make any fight for the
ordinance, which the town meeting
has been called to protest against.
So Il happens many times that the
most carefully laid plans of the
local legislators are ruthlessly swept
aside by the taxpayers in meeting
assembled, and often with the mayor
himself presiding over the obsequies
of one of his own pet projects.
The threat of the militant suffra-
gets to disturb the social season has
led society leaders to take. very
strict precautions. Weddings In
which people OF political importance
are interested are marked for at
tack and already several have been
interrupted by women throwing leaf,
lets from the galleries on to the
wedding procession. These FRANKS,
while they cause much annoyance
to the wedding party, are. easily
stopped by the refusal of admittance
TO any but friends holding tickets.
The big political receptions given
by the wives of the party leaders
are not so easy to protect from
the attentions OF the militants. Hun
dreds of invitations are issued and
no hostess likes to ask her guests
to present their tickets before al
lowed to enter her reception rooms.
The result Is that many unlimited
persons attend, and among these the
suffragets intend to have their rep
resentatives, prepared to make the
lives of cabinet ministers and 9TH
ers unbearable. Churches, too, 1T
is feared, are being marked. Sew
eral old ediflces in London have
been specially insured against the
risk of damage by suffragets.
Rev. F. b. Meyer, honorary sec.
rotary Of the Free Church council
and one of the nonconformist lead
ers in England, is TO visit America
on three months evangelical tour.
He recently announced his retire.
ment from the Passionate OF Regents
Park Chapel, where he has been
with the exception OF a short in
teryal since 1888. He is to be sue
ceeded by Rev. F. c. Spur, an
Australian. DIR. Meyer has for years
taken a very active part in both
the religious and political life of
the country, being a hard worker
for social reform.