Some on« has remarked that at the height of Napoleon's fame there woro men in the back alleys of Paris who had never heard his name. This illustration of popular ignorance was recalled by a judge who was examining candidates'for citizenship in New York City, recently. He asked one of these prospective citizens, "Who is the head of your native country?" "The King." "Who becomes tho head when he dios?" "His son." "And who is the head of tl.is country?" "The President." "And who would become head if ho died?" "His son." And yet, as the judge remarked, nil these men know enough to rani ilipir daily bread— (he rest is n matter of schonlinp. Pawnbroking commenced in Italy about the. year HG2.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1356, 6 February 1912, Page 6
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