Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-07-07
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slang word. Is TO DO everything wrong
side out. probably TO mislead strans-
ers. As a consequence II is very safe
rule 10 reverse all the home rules
while you live in Pc have com
piled a whole book of examples 10
substantizte this statement. and will
call your attention to the most sirik-
Ing.
When we take TO the right In the
streets. they take To the left, and vice
versa; hence the danger OF all KINDS oil
collisions received half dozen
bumps before learned that As
matter OF etiquette the Frenchmen
salute the ladies first. while We await
their good pleasure IN this respect In
their books the table of contents Is
al the end instead of being at the be-
ginning. The advertisements IN the
newspapers are always to be found In
the last pages and the editorials In
the first column OF the first page. Their
newspapers are no newspapers at all:
they are journals. their magazines are
reviews and vice versa
The best places In the theaters are
In the balcony. not in the parquet. The
matinee takes place at IL o'clock a. M.
not In the afternoon. In this they are
probably right. as matinee means
morning. Yet they never say good
morning." hut good day"
BY the way, all the clocks in the res
| taurants near the theaters are half An
| hour In advance OF the standard time;
this 10 intended to force you to leave
half OF your dinner untouched. thus
saving money to the crafty restaura-
teur.
In America you never pay for thea
trical programs. soap, light and towels
in the hotels (th!s ia called servicel.
and napkins In the restaurants: in
Paris you will have to pay for all these
things and many others. among them
bath robes, soap and towels you call
| for In the lighthouses.
II you have the misfortune of being
"pinched" by "Sergent de ville." he
will not arrest you. but will simply
take your name and address. The sub
poena will cost you four cents by mail
but you will have to demonstrate that
| you are not guilty. On the other hand
your lawyer will have the privilege OF
closing the case. Should fine and i'm
prisonment be ordered by the court
time will be given to settle the fine
| and to constitute yourself prisoner
Az matter OF course this applies only
| to misdemeanors.
In case OF drunkenness the saloon
keeper who sold the last drink ID
prosecuted az the main offender. wal
furnished this information by 4 promi.
nent jurist. having had no personal
| experience.
| The American girl Is comparatively
free, losing this freedom as soon as
she gets married. The French cir
never sees a beau alone. but does al
| ehe pleases after her marriage. Ar
elopement In France is useless. even Il
the girl is OF age because no one car
/, perform the marriage ceremony With
out the consent of the parents oil
guardians n girl WHo is vi age Cat
| obtain this consent by process OF Law
by summoning twice her parents OF
guardians at an interval OF six month!
before the court which decides thu
case. Girls. however occasionally
elope SO as to compromise their repu
tation and thus compel their family t.
give their consent An elopement no
followed by marriage 10 called by thu
facetitious Parisians "a marriage a
the City Hall OF the rwenty-nrst Ar
reimbursement" there being only TWEEN
| ty ACCOMPLISHMENTS or districcts Il
Paris. Some 500 or 600 children ar,
weekly born In Paris from thes'
unions contracted with the left hand
Presentation Is nor necessary In thu