Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1878 — The New System. [ARTICLE]

The New System.

“William,” begun a Second-street woman, the other morning, as she laid aside the daily paper, “ Wnat is this new metric system proposed by Alexander Stephens?” “It is a very wise measure, indeed, my dear,” he replied. “ Suppose you want a new dress costing one dollar per yardP” " “ Yes.” t, “ Under the metric system you Write to your father in Wisconsin for the money to buy it with. The money comes, yon take half of it and buy me a pair of pants, and then you use the rest in purchasing fifty-cent dressgoods. It is a very good measure, very good.” , i “ And they propose to make it a law, do they?” “ They do.” “ Well, sir!” she exclaimed, showing a red spot on each cheek, “ when the metric system comes into practice in this family divorce will follow, and Alexander Stephens is a tool, sir, a fool!*’ —Detroit Free Press. t These is ah average of two divorces a day in New York. Let the mature bachelor and the ancient maiden take comfort