The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-17


There are those who. dissatisfied with
the way things are Gone on this side of
the Atlantic. frequently point 10 England
as an example Of how much better they
arc over there. II may be q poor salts
faction 20 pick holes IN the garment OF a
nsighbor, but when our neigtbor himself
displays his irnperfections there Is no harm
done In watching him. Labouchere. while
doing much good By his courage. has be-
come the resort OF everybody with
grievance. and his paper has come down
from the position of censor TO a COM
mon scold: but from It's pages may be
gathered some idea OF the troubles and
wiI-s OF the British public. Chief among
those Of the present period is the num-
Der Of schemes devised to procure money
under cover OF their being part OF the
celebration of the queens long
reign. provincial town sends out
requests for subscriptions for town
clock TO be put up In celebration
OF the event, but a much more repre-
hensible scheme h that Of a firm which
has announced its Intention 70 publish
list Of representative schools" and that
unless SIS Is advanced the name viii be
left out All kinds OF schemes are being
devised to secure vantage room on the
day. and ali kinds Of fake publications are
being issued.
The vicar Of parish had TO pay costs
of over 81 for chastising a child few
Is hsst In swss4- aGc~r4 ind
OF illustration, because while it shows
that a parSon may be guilty OF wrong
full act. II shows also the law promptly
Furnishes him. notwithstanding his posi-
ton There is not the same ameiiorating
circumstance about the statement that
its poor old soldiers at the national home
are allowed no food between a very fiimsy
meal called tea" at o'clock and
o'clock the next morning. Another blum
der. attributed TO the war department. is
the ordering OF an entire regiment to
South Africa, and after the married men
had sold of all their furniture and both
married and single bought suitable cloth
ing. the order was countermanded and an
other regiment ordered out.
The treatment OF one OF the branches
of the custom house service Is said to be
disgrace. The water-guard officers have
10 work twenty-four hours at a stretch.
and from seventy-two TO eighty-four hours
a week, including Sundays without extra
pay. For this they receive SIS a week
Another scandalous piece Of business is
the administration Of hankrupt's estate
The entire assets realized less than Si,615
and the whole OF IT was used up in costs
except S.. which was retained Ito pay
the costs OF closing estate"
OF another character is the arrest of
two small boys for tossing for pennies,
but there is one long-standing grievance
against which even the BritIsher has final
ly struck and his example Is worth fol-
lowing. The collection OF small debts IN
England is made through county courts;
very excellent institutions, but not quite
perfect. One OF their drawbacks is the
prevalence OF the same ubiquitous system
practiced by lawyers OF shady methods In
this state. Defendants could be summoned
10 courts long way from their residences
anu nFtE AAtAGtEtA9 QnAU4e 10 cQlltCt
their travelling expenses. The new rules
adopted require deposit before the
plant Is entered" Of a sufficient sum 10
cover defendants expenses in case OF his
exoneration. This is not a good rule.
however; the best way Is 20 Insist that the
suit shan be begun before the justice
nearest to the defendant. unless IL can be
shown that less cost win be incurred by
instituting Il In another court The fling
fee. by the way. Is sL25. double the
amount for a writ of the high court.
a eoroner's jury comes IN for scoring
because Of Its reckless failure 20 require
proper testimony. and three plaintiffs In
petty cases are denounced for perjury.
Altogether II Is very evident that II n
man desires 70 believe tina, human nature
Is without blemishes In England. he must
refrain from consulting Iabouchere
through the columns Of his Journal. whose
emblem should be the hedgehog or the
thistle