Show HAD TO GIVE BONDS A Delaware Marriage Formality That Struck Terror to One Bridegroom To get rnjtrried seems an easy thing to the young man whoso fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love but when it comes to the actual ceremony there area are-a thousand and one terrors which surround sur-round and threaten to overcome him Marriage in some states is easy In others it is difficult as obtaining a divorce di-vorce A well known Philadelphian was about to bo married to a beautiful young woman who lived in the state of Delaware He had no idea that the mar riago laws of that state were of an appalling ap-palling nature He had secured his license li-cense and thought thatwas all that was ascessary Have you filed your bond yet said some ono to him the day before tho wedding wed-ding What gasped ho Your bond repeated tho questioner question-er You know overy man who is married mar-ried in this state has to file a bond for tho protection of tho state The bridegroom was rather dubious but was finally persuaded that this was a fact Ill seo a lawyer about it in the morning said he So ho went to a friend who was a legal light and said See here They tell me I have to give a bond to tho state when I get manied Certainly Havent you done s01 In a surprised way No I never heard of such a thing afore What kind of Loud is it Oh any real estate will do But I havent any real estate The lawyer looked at him a moment Then he solemnly said Havent you any friends who own property None that I care to ask to bind it ap that way I cant ask my bridns relatives yon know His friend looked at him pityingly You cant postpone the wedding can your yoiiWhat What fairly shrieked tho unfortunate unfor-tunate Of course of course not said the I legal light soothingly But tho poor bridegroom looked stricken I Ill tell you what Ill do old man Ill tend to tho matter for you Dont I give yourself any more concern about it The young man about to bo married grasped his hand Ho could not sp ak for a moment and then he poured forth his thanks He picked up his hat in a relieved sort of way and walked to tha door Then ho turned MBy tho way I forgot to ask you how largo is the amount of the bond required re-quired Fifty cents said the lawyer Philadelphia Press J er STorlc Police jiiennnir It came out at tho polico board meeting meet-ing in New York last month that whenever when-ever any big striko or riot has been go fag on out of town Superintendent Byrnes has obtained permission from the Western Union Telegraph company to tap its underground wire at Broadway Broad-way and Houston street and receive prompt news direct from distant points Little of importance during the recent Chicago strike came into the Western Union office thathe did not know about almost as soon as it reached the newspaper news-paper offices The superintendent admitted admit-ted that this arrangement had been of immense service to him and that had the strike extended to within reasonable reasona-ble limits of New York city his arrangements arrange-ments were all perfected The Western Union people have consented to make this arrangement perme j |