The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-07-06
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CHANGING ONES NAME.

The Method Is a Rather Costly One
In Great Britain.
Many people change their names
without asking permission from any
one or paying any fees whatever. This
is certainly the simplest way of get
ting rid of name you do not appre-
ciate, but it is apt to prove expensive.
For instance. such Il course is strictly
illegal and the government could step
in at any time and demand the pay
ment of heavy fine; and, further
more, if the individual who changed
his name without consulting anybody
happened to come in for II large sum
Of money Unexpectedly the authorities
would decline TO recognize his claim
If he had failed to pay the fees due to
the heralds' college for assuming IL
name not given in baptism.
There are two ways OF changing
your name, and they are both rather
costly. One method is to have IL pri-
vate act of parliament passed for your
benefit. This course is generally fol-
lowed only by peers and people to
whom money is no object, for it costs
fT50 This nearly all goes in fees to
minor officials for bringing your case
before the Legislature, inasmuch as the
actual passing of the bill costs prac-
tically nothing. And the only advan-
tage you will gain from this expensive
way of going to work is that inquiries
will not be made into your past history,
which by the other alternative are un-
avOidable
The usual method adopted for legally
changing the name is somewhat te-
dious, if less costly. and you must have
very substantial reasons for SO doing
or your claim will not he allowed. If,
for instance, you inherit property
which makes it conditional that you
change your name you can do so on
payment of about $50 in fees.
In the first place you must COM
municate with the home secretary.
who, If he considers your claim valid,
will refer you to the heralds' college
and the king of arms. These officials
will make full inquiries into your his
tory and satisfy themselves beyond
question that your reason for wishing
to make the change is in every way
legitimate. This done, they will again
communicate with the home secretary,
who will lay your claim before the
king, for he alone has power to au-
thoriZe the change being made. Even
tually. after some months Of waiting,
you will be informed by the heralds'
college that his majesty has approved
| Of your claim and the change of name
/ is published in remote corner of the
London Gazette.
Finally it is worthy of mention that
no one can hold Il public appointment
under government who has changed
| his name without the consent of the
king. however brilliant may have been
his services to the country. The reason
| for this is rather curious. The name
given you at your baptism is in theory
ratified by the sovereign as head of the
church, and by assuming another on
.olr own responsibility you are delib-
erately breaking law of the land
London Tit-Bits.
Household Hints.
Before chopping parsley wash 1t we'll
and then squeeze it dry in cloth.
When frying a large sole turn it by
sticking fork into the fish near the
| head.
Iron pillow slips lengthwise instead
of crosswise If you wish to iron wrin
kles out instead of in.
Oiled paper is easily made at home
Brush sheets of paper with boiled oil
and hang in the air to dry.
Lime destroys all insect life and pur
ities everything.
To clean mother-of- pearl wash i
with whiting and cold water. Avoi(
soap. which discolors it and destroys
the brilliancy of the shell.