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CASTE IN LONDON Go»d OiTcial Obstacles That Bar the Way to the Ceremony. THE WORRIES OF A FIANCE. He Ha* to Brave th* Insolence and the Indifferenc* of th* Civil Officers In His Efforts to Accomplish the Neces sary Preliminary Formalities. Marryiug iu Frame is not an easy matter. On the contrary, the civil of ficer* tieeru to employ Ingenuity iu put ting as many obstacles as possible in the way of those who contemplate matrimony. Take the case of a French citizen who until recently resided in the Eighth arrondissement of Paris, but who removed to ttie Ninth and then began to accomplish the formalities necessary for bis marriage. Smiling and happy, as a man about to we<l should be. he presented himself at the mairie of the Ninth ward with the following documents. which he laid previously obtained nt the mairie of the Eighth arrondissement: His blrtli eertith ate, bis discharge from the army, the death certificate of bis par ents and the certificate of Ins tirst marriage, for lie had been married once already. On a Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock he called upon the functionary whose business it is to attend to matters af fecting the “etat civil." Eying the vis itor coldly, the functionary asked: “What do you want?” “To get married," replied the other, smiling. “it's closed." “Beg pardon?“ “1 said it was closed—for marriage*. Come back on Monday or Thursday.” “Why Monday or Thursday instead of Tuesday or Friday? What reason?” How should I know? Anti do you think I care? It's like that—that’s all I know.” On the Monday I lie fiance returned, He had recovered his good humor and his stnile. and the tirst document he handed to the employee at the mairie wns his birth certificate, which had I cost him originally 2 francs. “What’s that?” exclaimed the fune- tionary, with an air of surprise, "If* too old.” "What do you mean too old?” “1 mean what I say. Your certifi cate was made out eight years ago, and it lias been used already. 1 don’t want that. 1 must have one that is not older than three months.” “But my birthday does not change, and it is dearly indicated on this doc ument, which is official. Why do you want one that is not more than three months old?” "Why? You are too inquisitive.” The fiance was still smiling, but in s ratjier faint hearted fashion. “Where is your military memoran dum book?” asked thp employee. “I haven't got oue.” "What! You haven’t got one? And ysu come here and expect to get mar- rled without a 'livret militaire?’ No; you’re joking. You can't be serious.” “Yes. I am. I’m an officer on the reserve list.” “Show me your mobilization order." “That’s a secret order which I have not the right to show you. Tlie army regulations are opposed to it. Here is my discharge. That is all I can show you.” "All right; we'll see." Then the fiance interpolated: “Why must you have a military doc ument?" "To show that you are really a Frenchman.” "Isn't my birth certificate sufficient?" “I have no time for discussion. Where is tlie documeut showing that your first union was dissolved?” “Void!” “That's not what I want. I must have a copy of tlie act of transcrip- tiou." "Tlie document I’ve- jn«t riven - on cost me 2 francs at tlie i< ri. t N. uil- ly. Where must 1 apply I ;• : .<■ other? At Neuilly?" "No. Go to tlie registrai >f ie tri bunal of tlie Seine.” The fiance made for the door, ran downstairs and jumpi-d into a taxi motor. in a few minutes lie was at the registrar's office. "Monsieur." replied the assistant registrar, “the registers from Neuilly have not come back yet. But you'll be sure to find them there, and they'll l>e able to give you all tlie information you wont." Another taximotor cab, and ten min utes later the distracted fiance was at the mairie of Neuilly. “Yes; I understand." replied Hie offi cial after tlie visitor had explained the object of his « all "But we can't give you what you want under forty eight hours." "I suppose 1 must wait." said the fiance. Two days later, armed with a com plete dossier, he returned to the mairie of tlie Eighth arrondissement. Ilia smile had come back; lie felt th.it vic tory was nigh. “At last!” he exclaimed triumphant ly as the functionary came forward. “I’ve got them all now " “Quite right.” replied tlie other after a glance nt the various documents. “But did I understand you to say you wanted to l>e married on the 15111?" “Tea, that’* the date." “In that case I’m very sorry, mon sieur. but that d<es not leave us the legal time in which to publish the banns. You will have to postpone the date of the ceremony." Then tlie fiances smile •^canx’ off" for good, and I doubt whether he will recover It i>efore the wedding day.— Paris Letter tn London Tost. I SHETLAND PONIES. Clothe» Count For Nothing One Live* In W. C. "I'd know you were uu Ktigiishmau if I'd only seen you addressing an en Labor’s Attitude on the Matter velope." mid the Americau. "English men always seem to put all they pos of Trade Education. sibly cuu into au address.” Well, the address of uu Englishman is a very im|s>rtuut thing, almost as TO TRAIN HAND AND BRAIN important us his pedigree, A good ad d ress. es| >ec la I ly iti Londou, is more highly regarded thau square meals, Principle* of th* Various Trade* Should the hitter often being sacrificed for Be Imparted by Competent Teacher*. the former. Courses of Instruction Outlined—-A There are, as lias beeu explained, Public Function. only certain parts of Loudou iu which Organized labor's attitude on the oua can live aud be recognized. It Is divided into districts, the most impor .vital question of industrial education tant < t which bears the address Lon- was set forth in a report to the eon i|nU. \> . vention of the American Federation of The next district iu.importance is S. Labor in session at Toronto by the spe W. (southwest). Tills includes Chel cial committee appointed by authority sea. where tlie artists congregate, and South Kensington, where upper mid of the Denver convention to investi gate the subject. The committee, of dle class fashionable folks live. N. W. (northwest) includes Hamp which John .Mitchell is chairman, held stead. St. John's Wood. Belsize Park three meetings during the year in New (one of tin- prettiest and healthiest York. Washington and Tot onto. parts of Isindom. w here wealthy city "It is believed." says the report, men reside, and tlie many large resi "that the future welfare of America dences there can boast lieautiful gar I largely depends ou the Industrial train dens and lawns, such as are unobtaina . Ing of our workers and iu protecting ble in any oilier part of London. i The next district and one of the most them. The Inquiries of the committee closely populated is W C. (west cen seem to indicate that if the American tral). It Is u world of boarding bouses, ' workman is to maintain the high stand and. being the most convenient part of ard of efficiency the Iwys and girls of I.ond n for railway stations, places of the country must have an opportunity amusement and sightseeing generally, to acquire educated hands and brains, it Is peopled with the most cosmopoli such as may enable them to earn a liv tan set to be found anywhere in the ing in a self selected vocation, and ac world. quire an intelligent understanding of of this address is One of the puzzles that if you write W. C. after it the re the duties of good citizenship. We fa eipieut will probably not bother to call, vor the establishment of schools in but if you write in such and such a connection with the public school sys place and add "Bussell square" that tem, at which pupils between the ages makes it all right. Bussell square is of fourteen uud sixteen may be taught recognized, but west central is not. the principles of the trades, not neces- Ou meeting new people the tirst I sarily in separate buildings, but in sep- tiling they invariably ask is your ad dress. if you are wearing a nice frock I «rate schools adapted to this particular aud say you live W. they immediately I education and by competent and train ask you to dinner, but if you say west ed teachers. "The course of instruction in such a central the nice frock carries no weight. They simply say. “How very school should be English, mathematics, odd!" aud talk about the weather.— ph;. sics, chemistry, elementary mechan London Letter in New York Sun. ics and druwing. the short instruction tor particular trades and fot each trade TYBURN TREE. represented, the druwing. mathematics, mechanics, physical and biological sci Lord Ferrers' Tragic Journey to ths ence applicable to the trade, the his Famous Old Gallows. tory of that trade and a sound system Park lane was Tyburn lane, und it of economics, including and emphasiz seems as if the gallows—described in ing the philosophy of collective bar an old documeut as movable—at one gaining. This will serve to prepare time stood lit its east corner, it was the pupil for more advanced subjects there the ferocious Lord.Ferrers was and. in addition, to disclose his capac hanged in 17«M» for murdering iiis serv ity for a specific vocation. In order to ant. keep such schools in close touch with Horace Walpole's words paint the the trades there should be local ad picture well: "He shamed heroes. He visory boards, including representa tiore the soiumnity of a pompous and tives of the industries, employers and tedious processton of above two hours organized labor. from tlie Tower to Tyburn with as "The committee recommends that much tranquillity as if lie were only any technical education of the work going to his own burial, not to bis own ers in trade and industry being a pub executiou.” And when one of tlie dra lic necessity, it should not be a private goons of tlie procession was thrown but a public function, conducted by from his horse Lord Ferrers expressed the public and the expense involved at much concern and said. "I hope there public cost.” will be no dentil today but mine.” The continuance of progressive de On went the procession, with a mob velopment of supplemental trade edu- about it sufficient to make its progress ration as Inaugurated by trades unions slow and laborious. Small wonder that was also recommended. tlie age of Thackeray, with Thack “The one trouble of America today.' eray's help, set up its scaffolds within says the report, “Is that too many of four high walls. Asking for drink. our youths who have graduated from ly>rd Ferrers was refused, for. said the grammar or high school are mis- the sheriff late regulations enjoined fits industrially, If we are to secure him not to let prisoners drink while industrial supremacy or even main passing from the place of imprison tain our present standards in the in ment to that of execution, great inde dustrial world we must tn some way cencies having been committed by the in our educational system acquire an drunkenness of tlie criminals in the equivalent to our old apprenticeship hour of execution. system. “And. though." said lie, “my ioni, 1 "Organized labor's position regarding might think myself excusable in over the injustice of narrow and prescrib looking this order out. of regard to ed training in selected trades.by both your lordship's rank, yet there is an private and public instruction and the other reason, which, I aui sure, will flooding of the labor market with half weigli witii you. Your lordship is sen trained tue han les for the purpose of sible of the greatness of tlie crowd. exploitation is perfectly tenable, and We must draw up at some tavern. The the well founded belief in the vicious confluence wmild lie so great that it ness of such practices and consequent would delay the expedition which your condemnation is well nigh unassail lordship seems so much to desire." able. But decency—so often paraded’ by “Organized labor's record for years those who outrage It-elided with the In regard to better sanitary conditions murderer's death. In factories and workshops and its "Tlie executioners fought for continued efforts toward safeguarding rope, and tlie one wilt» lost it wept. women and minors have been the sul»- greatest tragedy, to his thinking, of ject of wiile discussion and much help the day!”—London Sketch. ful legislation. "Its advocacy of free schools, free They Were Not Indians. text books and the raising of compul It is said that when the tirst Chinese sory school age lias been religiously entered California the Indians were adhered to. and closely allied to these very curious about them. A dispute subjects is (bat of industrial education, arose among some of them as to what and any serious dlscusslou of the country the strangers might hail from proper kiud of vocational training pro and whether or not they wen- Indians motes discussion of the former. Tlie Indians decided to apply the wa "There is a strong reaction coming ter test One day a party of Indians in general methods of education, and met a party of Chinamen approaching that growing feeling, which is gaining a little stream. Tlie strangers ap rapidly In strength, that the human proached tlie bridge and started across. element must be recognized and cAn- Tlie Indians, too. tili-d across and. not be so disregarded as to make the meeting tlie Chinamen In midstream, future workers mere automatic ma pusht-d two of them into the angry, chines. spoomlng current below. Tlie test was "Experience lias shown that manual conclusive. They could not swim. training school teachers without actual They were not Indians. trade experience do not and cannot successfully solve this great problem A Mountain Colloquy. and that progress will necessarily be "Did your husbaud get that terrible alow, as new teachers must be pro red nose working out in the sunshine?" vided a new set of text books will have asked cue woman. to be written and the subjects taught “No." nnswered tlie other. “That in a sympathetic and systematic man ain't sunshine. That's moonshine.”— ner. Washington Times. "in <lie last analysis it is of greater moment to those engaged in industry Generous. whether this question should be dis “What was the prince's gift to the cussed freely and fairly than It is to ‘»ride*“ mere theorists. who advocate Indus “4 receipt in full for the price she trial education without having any was to put u(i for hi in. ”—Chicago definite plan or purpose (other than a Itecord-ILrald. seltisirone» in their advocacy of the same, and it la believed that a pnifica- tton rather than n multiplication of ef Satif* by All Mean*. fort is i cede I in older to help solve “D:» world.” said Uncle Eben, vampin' like a lookin' glass—yon's g'tn- this imme'i — problem." The committee advised a'contlnun ter get better results if you smile*dan 7 yon makes faces." — Washington tion of its life and a dual report to th* eouvenUon of IDW Star. • • T>t., * la Good Demand, and They Can fie R.iced With Much Profit. An authority thoroughly familiar W.h the Shetland’| . nt and Its his tory says there is an evet increasing demni'd in this <<>uutry for them. The farmer < uid \ery well turn his atten tion to ral- ttiein and realize much profit tbrt <■!'■ • m. Egypt a ; the original country for horses, but as they are now found in till parts of jhe world they differ great ly. each kind of horse being adapted to the climate and productions of the country he inhabits. The Shetland pony is just the animal required in Scotland, the Shetland islands (from which its name is derived) and Can ada. Its diminutive size suits till' scanty vegetation of these countries, which would not support large aui- feeble as mala. but If they Are not always floating around, but, I have a few that will surprise you. both in city and farm property INSURANCE Insure your home or business property before the fire comes Y ou can have your choice of a big line of companies. . bl OAKES lhe Real Estate Man SHETLtNJ* PONY. they an- small they would lie of little service. They, however, possess Im mense strength in priqiortion to their size and are so tougli and healthy that they can live among the mountains through long winters and survive to a great age, oven fifty or sixty years. , The pony of the Shetland isles is, in fact, the uffspriug of circumstances. He is the pet of the family, gentle as an Arab's steed under similar training. He will follow ills friends indoors like a dog and lick the platters or the chil dren's faces. He inis no more kick in him thau a cat and no more bite thau a puppy. He is a noble example of the com plete suppression of those vicious pro pensities that some equities exhibit when they are ill treated and of the Intelligence and good temper that may be developed in horses by kindness. And so the “Sheitie” is an auimal which for many generations has l>eet. bned and trained under special aud pe culiar circumstances, and hence his physique and A-neral character, his hereditary instincts and intelligence, his small size and his purity and fixity of type. It lias been demonstrated that Shetland is just as well adapted America us elsewhere, and there the best of reasons that the little low should lie extensively bred in fair land. Horse Lore. Be carefti> bow yon turn out to grass in the autumn a horse that has been accustomed to a dry stable. He is poorly prepared to stay’ out in the cold rain, much less to lie on the wet ground. The exposure Is too great and can only work harm. Lung troubles may follow. Nothing improves the coat of a horse so mud) or so quickly as a little ground flaxseed mixed with his daily grain ration. Never feed ot water a tired horse un til he has rested at least an hour. Spcnige out the mouth and nose witli cool water and ml) the legs and body well ns noot) as tlie stable is reached, If water has beeu withheld for a long time, give only a few swallows at a time. As heavy work slackens, slacken on the heavy feed. Thousands of horses are ruined every year by overfeeding while on light work. It Is never well to give animals im- pure or muddy water, but the horse is especially apt to I m - affected badly by that practice. In fact, horses will not drink such water if they can help it. Do your best to help it. Shoe every horse as lightly as is pos sible for the labor he Is to perform and thus avoid needless concussion and jar to feet and legs. After removing a saddle apply píen-. ty of cold water with a sponge, This closes the pores, and no injury or swelling will follow. It is a good plan to girth a thick felt separately about the horse under a side saddle. This affords a surface for the saddle to move on and lessens the danger of chafing or bruising. Be sure that your bridle and saddle flt ntid are properly put on. Never use a narrow bit. Buy largest and easiest one that you find. week nt month. Sample Room in Connection. Bandon THAT’S DONE RIGHT That’s what you get by pat ronizing the Recorder Office, and you get your work when / you want it. First class job equipment. Give us a THE BANDON RECORDER prints the news while it is news. The subscription price is $1.50 a year in advance Beef and Butter Fat. An expert says it costs just as much to produce a pound of beef as it does n pound of butter fat, and the beef brings to the producer only 0 cents a pound, while the fat is worth 30 cents We are look- and better to him. ing for the time when the dairy cow will displace the beef steer. The time is coming when ttie workingman will pack a pound of cheese in his lunch pail the same as does the Britisher when he goes to work, and then beef will be tile luxury of the rich, as it Is all over Europe today. This evolution will provide labor for more people and will go largely toward solving the so clal status of the future in more ways than one. Thé Dehorned Animal. Th» dehorned animal Is safer to handle anit of a more peaceable dis position. The defenseless beast has no particular inclination to fight when powerless to io intrt barm. • ’ • % Real Estate Snaps * • Recorder Publish ing Company Bandon, Oregon J
