Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18

more than three -fourths of this num-
ber are issued in May, June and July, |
whom people go abroad for pleasure,
Nobody need lack paper of this kind
on account Of expense, inasmuch as IT
costs only 81. The price used to be 50,
but it was reduced by Mr.. Bayard
when he was Secretary Of State.
There Is great deal of humor in
the passport business. People have
strange notions as to the nature and
purpose of these papers. For example,
the Philadelphia Times correspondent
cites the following one Not long ago
o man wrote from Pennington Gap,
Va, saying: 81 wish to obtain pass
port. There are at this place five other
men Nho wish to get passports. Please
send me that amount Of blank forms
also tell me whether we can 60 any
where in the United States and return
on the same passport without paying
any train fare. q Il are natlve'titlzens
Anybody may obtain a passport by
addressing request to the Depart.
mont of State. The department, if
asked to do SO, will forward the necos-
sary blanks and general instructions
without charge. The applicant neod
not even enclose postage stamp. On
receiving the blanks all he has to do is
to 60 before notary and I'LL them
out, with description of himself,
&c. Then he must return the papers
to Washington, with 81, and no will
get the passport promptly
In describing their own appearance
people are often very funny. In one
instance woman declared that her
mouth was "like Cupid's bow.
Another said that her mouth was
"just right, y Men often describe
themselves as handsome. 1t is a
common weakness of theirs to eX
aggerate their height The women try
TO get out Of giving their age, but they
cannot obtain passport without doing
so. However, tho department takes no
pains to verify the figures they give.
Nobody should go abroad without q
passport. Such papers are almost in
dlspensable in Oriental countries. One
cannot travel without them in the
Turkish Dominions, which include
Egypt and Palestine. Persons quit
ting the United States for Turkey
should bave their passports certified
10y the Turkish Consul General at New
York. Going from France into AlHace-
Lorraine, the traveller should possess
Embassy ut Paris; this will cave much
Inconvenience and delay. Little points
of this kind are vol worth knowing.
in many of the largo cities of Germany
passports are required of all foreigners
who take up even short residence,
Any person born in this country, or
naturalized here, is entitled to u
passport on application. A Chinamau
born in the United States is no ex-
ception TO the rule. Sex makes no
difference. \ passport covers the
family and servants Of the holder, In
cidentglly it is worth while to mention
the fact that child born Of American
citizens abroad is an American 2itizcn.
In France, however, the child Ia re-
garded as a French ci.izon. unlDss he
or she returns 10 the CuIted States
and lays claim to citizenship here. dc.
claring before court in this country
his intention TO remain an American
citizen. \ citizen Of the United States
u likely to find passport most uscfu
i'll visiting any foreign country. 1t i,
safeguard and protection ugains
disturbance In foreign lands strangers
are watched and are apt 10 be regarded
with more or less suspicion
Special passports are issued occa
siona.ly by the Department of State I,
favored indyiduas. Thcy are AWAY
given to officials, civil or military, VIII
20 abrOah 10 transact business Tor thi
government Officers uf tte army q
navy can only obtain them throug
particular request by the Secretary o
War or the Secretary Of tho Navy. N
fee is paid for these special passports
and they are good for an indehnit
period, whereas ordinary passports ar
valid fer only two years They Stat
the rank Of tile holder az Professor
Senator or General, which is nl
allowed to be mentioned In an ordiuar
passport Special passports are unl
granted by order Of the Secretary I
State, Of course they are very de
sirable. being q guarantee nf respect,
bility and distinguished position. Th
common passport guarantees nothii
save the fact Of citizenship.
Up to ls months ago the Dcpartmel
OF State renewed passports on uHpIict
tion. Any person could seHd his pas
port to the department nr o. uEr ut nj
Legations abroad, with Z ald laya.
made good for another two YEARS, 3t
nov every applicant Is rrVura5 70 tal
out fresh papers If he wants to rrns
his passport In foreign countries uaa
ports arc issued to United States rii
Aens only bS our ehigC di lamat
representatives bot application {
them may De made through any Of q
Cunsuls, Passports arc issued
minors who are old enough 10 unlc
stand the requisite affidavit Tn
jung Goth, l3ii no iap was chAr.
for passports Diahnnupt persona snr
times advertise themselves as ma
port agents, offering 10 obtain III
documents for $40 or $50 cash. TIN
is no law against this, bat auyhody L
get a passport for himself Ly pagiu4
for it.
Foreigners III this country are /
regarded as objects of Hu itician, uni
they stir up rumpus. In no cI,s
they required to Layo PASSPORTS,
urlor TO enter our borders ur let
thrn. N1vertheless ii is CONN
thing for diplomatic rrprrecntatIyga
Washington to ask the Department
state for passports when thUy are Ab,
10 20 away, There il no pRrtimu
reason why they should ID this. I
pa5Hporta they receive on such og
sious aro signed by tho Secretary
State, requesting all whom ii Il
concern 10 permit thu bearer 10 Il
freely without lot OF molestation I
to extond tu him al. friendly aid /
protection. 4 passport of this K
Is IN elect safe conduct, ami
instructions it contains ara addros
TO all customs and other officials Of
United states, i'll ordei that they b
facilitate tue departure Of the hol
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