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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Th» dehorned animal Is safer to
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position. The defenseless beast has no
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