Show QUEEN VICTORIA this week has wit witnessed limed the gra grandest celebration in alp history bistor y of great britain the outpouring 0 of f a great nations devotion to that truly noble woman queen victoria truly has great britain been blessed during her reign and her people have enjoyed such freedom as is not usually associated with a monarchy all the homage that a grateful people could show was evident throughout the whole length and breadth of the vas vast t british empire and what is more to the point it was spontaneous all tile hie pride and devotion tile the nation pAss possessed essed was expressed with such heartfelt fervor as is hard bard tor for those not british born and bred to understand the loyalty of tile the briton to his queen and country is deep seated and strongly rooted and this loyalty r coupled with their inherent love of religious freedom has placed great britain foremost of all the Eu european roDean nations during sixty years reign queen victoria has shown her herself elf a wise ruler a model mother a woman w with ith sincere belief in divine wisdom and strong affection for the people over whom she ruled she has never been in favor of war when it could be avoided with honor but has shown on several occasions that she was firmly determined to uphold the honor and glory of her country at any cost president mckinley conveyed the congratulations of the american people in a message which will make a deep and last lasting rig impression on every Bri britons toils heart conveying as it did the hearty goodwill good will and sincere goo good wishes of one division of the great english speaking race to the other may britaina Brit ains queen continue to reign tor for many years to come and may the two great nations of the one family b ba drawn together by stronger ties as the years roll on |