The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10

spurncd by the. ministers and solled ny
being bestowed upon rdps persons 1o vbe It ia
better that 1t be abolished. though many
will regret its passing:
Cure for Lupus. |
Professor Finsen, the famous Danish
physician, who received one OF me , mop.o
prizes ana who founded the Copen hasell.
institute which bears MS nan name sr m1er If
the dread disease Of lupus, is giving q
series of lectures in this city which nave
been attended by our most pro prom
" At At one Of these he told q en- interest s st
Ing case OF a lady who came 70 his IN.
stitute suffering from lupus IN lts rlost
malignant FORM ,,,
red light failed to improve her condltlon on
and, acting upon an ldea OK neI o WI
she was umigated daily with top o;,oI',
smoke and before long she was entlrely
cured. ,,,,.o,.or
that he had no faith in the tobacco cure
though It proved ethclent IN TINS c'se
History as Written.
The French press IS devoting conslde +,
the Franco-Prussian war. which. though
it is full Of misstatenents, has peeh az
thorized for use in the German schoois.
the Prussisns on January ~. 1871, the
eminent German historian graphically de-
scribes how his brave countrymen enter
ed the city through long tunneI Will
tho greatest courage.
The tunnel. however, was not ou'1l
In another place he describes 7 bloody
soldiers over the possession OF certain
fridge. which was built by NJ. Harel de
Noe In 1897, only twenty-six years after
This is tho way they mako history In
Germany
Practical Fruits.
The visit OF the King and Queen OF
Italy to this city has begun to bear prac'
For years the governments OF the two
countries have been unable to agree upon
eesan e 81 wheg iay was aa
ious to have constructed.
France has now given the Italian ian gI12 ve
psmhsiSpn % for twey ne niles
ooo. 600 on the construction of tunnels
and will shorten the line many mics.
Indignant JeWeler.
NJ Cartier, the famous Partisan ,al jew '%5
elcr from Rue de- IA pa1S mas o returt Fec
action Of the German. authorities. who
expelled him from Berlin, where he had
gone at the REQUEST OF several members
! @! the highest German arstrcracy.
| Having sold many thousand dollars
worth of Jewels to Prince Albert of Prus-
| sa and Prince llohcnlonea, he was suo-
| denly SURPRISED by three State detectives.
| who entered his room Mt Hotel Bristol
and asked him to accompany them to
| police headquarters.
| Here hs was CURLY Informed that ne
would have to Isave Germany lmme-
| dlately.
| His Jewel cases were seized, sealed and
| he did not SEQ them until he arrived
| here.
Though he complained to the French
| rn,bassador the German government has
so far given no explanation of the ep-
trac rdinary conduct OF the Berlin police,
Pay No Taxes.
NJ, people OF the little village OF
! Counozo.!is, near I.imouI, have paid no
| tpxes for two years
Formerly they enjoyed certain rights
| In tho nclghboring forest OF Pnycuille.
but by the sale of the forest by M, Roche,
foueault to M Jodnt, rich Partisan
feather merchant. part of these wero
| withdrawn
/ After many Intellectual lawsuits TO res
cover their lost privileges, the villagers
swore never TO pay taxes, and a tree was
/ CHOSEN. from which the first traitor In
thel ranks was to be hanged.
An attempt Vas made by law officers
to enter the village, which Is situated on
PINNACLE Nike an eagles nest, but tbs
watchful inhabitants brought ont theh
guns, and, covering the party, compelled
tfem 10 retreat
4 Moro recently 4 tax collector, who ar.
. rived was told that he would not be mo
lcsted IL he cleared cut. but he was
warned not to come again.
& a number Of GIas rifles have be,.I
Il Fought, and on Sundays the men practice
firms at dummy revenue officers,
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