New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-22

more -congratulation In beating your neigh
Dor at diplomacy to the extent of a dime than
gaining dollars at work.
The value of time in France is well illus
| trated by the forrnality, or red-tapeism which
surrounds all official procedure The folIowin,
details to be gone through with by any one
wishing to establish little house for a pleasure
boat with oars. upon any river is an interesting
| example. among hundreds of others. of what
the government requires:
Flrst-A stamped application to .he Governor
second j. Transmission by the Governor to the
TThird6Re r1 Of the service of navigation
the service Of navigation "
tIith-The opinion of the chief engineer of the
Isl, Sdxthmfhe drawing up OF prefectorIa or execu-
ent56[5Transmission of the papers to the Di-
Eigbt h rs: T1st %is.;,, - -. -
lector OF Estates.
INSTRUMENTATION by the Collector Of Estates
sign the contract ~ 'Aee :"
44enth-Slsnins the contract.
the BTactor % Of the Collector Of Estates
rt elIth.ITansnission of the papers the Pre-
int signature Of the Governor grant
& nth-Transmitting the papers to the Di-
en- the papers to the Col
Sixteenth-Notce sent by the Collector of F.s-
'd'eS u the party to pay tor his privilege.
me tax paid for the privilege of the pleasure
BOAT on the river is $751; cents The govern
nleht pays for the application stamp liz cents.
stamp of 1714 cents 10 register the appJicatjon
ana contract and 81 cents for the slammed
paper On "hlch the signature of the Governor is
written, the whole amounting to about Ga cents
II the amount derived from the priviIepa NJ,
corded The applicant is compared with the cost
OF government stamps and the worth Of tho
time occupied by the officers of the yoyernnaut
10 attend to the matter. it will be seen that
there Is considerable deficiency And this is nor
an exceptional case
story meant to ridicule the haste OF Ar,art
cans Is at present going the rounds of the
french press. 1t is as follows:
Three persons were in the sauna oar 1-b-
consisted OF a man OF fifty years. n cbarrnin.
daughter and young man with side whiska-,
who sat apart from the other two
Al the hrst station the young man turns 10 IN.
young woman. saying: "MademoiseIIe allow 49,.
please 10 ask you 4 question have adored yo!
Tor twenty miles Would you have me wit
IonSer7 Permit me to ask your father for vo,:r
hand"
Inc young woman bushes, smiles and inclinrs
her head
AZ the second station the young man al
dresses the father: Sir I adore your daughter.
am the proprietor OF n large cotton mill dow,
South worth several miIlions-
My daughter viii have a wedding gift n
Sooo'ooo' replies the old gentleman
Immediately notebooks are drawn out and
their promises written.
II Is understood" says the young man. ard
SO win find the minister. a friend Of r,ina IL,
the smoking car"
when the third station Is reached the mr.
rage ceremony. simple and touching. is per-
formed
At the fourth station the son-in-law rerr,r,-e.
MY VIE and have reached our destination.
We get out here"
On go on much further" replies TN
father-in-law
The young man and his wife descard 49,.
train is moving away the rather-ln-Iaw r,,sb.s
out on the rear platform, crying: Say. s2a-i,-
Law. 1 forget your name Send me your card.