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Show BUYING AMERICAN OIBXS. A commentary -on a repulsive state of things existing in a certain grade of American society rather" than a humorous humor-ous situation will be suggested to many by the news Item relating bow one Baron Bar-on Herzlnger of Austria has .written letters in three languages to a Chicago hotel-keeper, announcing, his desire to marry an American wife, 'who must be "a lady of highr class. and.rst-rate education." edu-cation." while the Baron m his turn "obliges Wnaself. to' -pay a great fee or make a considerable donation for the nomination" whatever this may mean. In view of the many International marriages mar-riages - - which -have- been-: - actually, brought about on-the basis suggested by the- Austrian Bar6n,-an excharge cat cash fora title.-It Is not surprising. -that European 'adventurers should-oom to regard women belonging to the so-called so-called upper crust of,Aruer!oan society as open to-most "any after of this kind. The outs of procedure adopted by Baron Herzlngen to stfcuTe" 1 fcrie was, to be.snre. a trifle more bold and. frank than is customary, Jwt stocei the, object sought was the. same- thia. ought to make no great ..difference- to American Amer-ican parents who count it great gain to bargain off their daughters for foreign titles, 'even though it may include a union for life with a bankrupt fool, or a debauchee. Leslie's Weekly. g |