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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11

iItihS AfSo. atie z aNhy. %'cos "iiA " Sunday only. All other daily except Sun. day
 Close connections made at Talladesa with Eastern Alabama to Pryton Close connections with Seaboard Ar Line at Coal City, and Southern railway at PelI City for Birmingham and all eastern points. J. F. FLEETWOOD. FELIX A. vOGEL, Superintendent
 General Manager
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RAIL WAY SCHEDULES
Birmingham

Ann1StOn Via
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Southern Railway o.

Schedule Tn Effect Jul., a, 1905. Trains leave Birmnsha as roilows: 6:35 a. m.-No. 3S, for Atlanta, Washing. ton,. Baltimore, Philadelphia. New York and the East. Pull. man Drawing Room Sleeping Car. Birminsham to New York. Dining car, Birming. ham to Atlanta. GEO a. m.-No. ID, for MontevaiIo Ma. plesviile. Selma and way sta. tons
 l2;26 p. m.-No s5. for Columbus. Wes, Point. Winona. Greenwood and C'reenville; also Sheffield and Florence and North Ala bama points
 8:40 D. m.-No 15, for Cordova, Oakmau. Corona and way stations. also Blosaburs
 b:45 a, m.--No 22 for Anniston, Hefn and way stations; also Rome Ga. $50 D. m.-No. 36, for Atlanta, Charlotte. Richmond. Washington. New York and the East Pullman Sleeping Car Birmingham to Richmond vs
 500 pm.--No A Anniston Atlanta ana way stations; also for Jack. sonville' and all Florida poirts also Talladega. Ala. P..lIman sleeping car Birminghar to Brunswlck. Ga 10 20 p. m.--No 37. for Columbus. West Point. winona- Greenwood and Greenvf!.e Pullman Draw ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mingham to Greenville. 10 0:5 D. m.--No. 21, for Selma. Mobile and way stations. Pullman Draw. ing Room Sleeping Car Bir- mngnam to Mobile. il :30 D. m.-No ss. for Atlanta. Anniston and way stations. Pullman Sleeping Car, Birmingham to Atlanta Sleeping car can be occupied at Union station 9:3a D. m.
 For detailed Information and ;eerins car reservat tons apply passenger office: Morris Hotel Building. Telephone 0S7 Bell and SIT Peoples.
 ,. N. HARRISON. Dist pass. Art
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CHRISTMAS GIVES WORK ID CHILDREN To Many YuIetide Brings Only
 Crushing Foil LABOR IS PROFITABLE During the Christmas Rush Children Can Be Employed in Many Ways
 and Child Labor Law
 Evaded By Factories.

New York, December 10.-With the ad- vent of Christmas, whose approach is al ready heralded in this city by the splen- dor of the window displays@and the push ing jostling crowds in the shops, comes each year d renewal of the agitation for shorter hours in the big retail stores and more consideration for their great army of employees. While the movement has aleady borne good fruit in the greater realization by even the most careless of shoppers of the trials of the overworked clerks there is another class of workers whose obscure toll attracts little attention. To many of the children of New York not only does Santa Claus fail to bring any presents. but for them what most of us think of as a holiday season is turned into d period of crushing toll
 Laws placing restrictions or the em- ployment of children often meet with stubborn resistance, as was shown in the investigations made by Mir. Ernest Poole in connection with child labor legis- Iation in this state. Abuses always elude to some extent the vigilance of factory inspectors and organizations for the pro- lection of children and these abuses are their worst in the busy weeks before the holidays because in many of the industries whose richest harvest is reaped from the Christmas trade the cheap labor of chil- dren can be used with great profit. In the candy and paper box factories, for ex- ample children can do the work as well as grown persons and at much less cost.
 One case is on record where girl IA years old worked 7S1a hours week dip ping candy from seven in the morning until nine at night, with thirty minutes off for luncheon and fifteen for supper supper, presumably. taking less time be- cause hundreds of thousands of paper boxes for Christmas presents must be turned out in few weeks and then the demand for cheap child labor is at its greatest It was during the holiday sea- son that one little grl-she was only four feet in height-whose real age was Il and official age 15, was found to be turning in" box covers from 7:SO in the morning until I at night, for which she received about cents an hour.
 Nominally, of course, all these children are over fourteen the age al which the law permits them to begin work under certain restrictops and most of them to begin work under certain restrictions and most of them have working papers
 intended to convince the doubter of the fact. Notwithstanding increasing vlgi-
 lance on the part of the authorities, it Is still easy to add a few years to the child $ age, and to many parents dollar in the hands Is worth a great deal of education in the bush. To the newly arrived immi grants, especially, health and a fair starr in life for their children are an unknown boon, while the value of 50 cents is wei recogniZed
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TOMBloBEE VALLEY RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

Schedule in effect may 10th. 1905. G, ing North Going South read down. read up. No. 2 No. 1 Lv 7:20 at. m..... Calvert ....Ar. 4:3o D. m. Ar 7:45 a.m.... Fairford ...Lv. 3:15 D. III. Ly Sl5 p. n.... F-irford .-.Ar. 800 p m. Lv. Il 30 a. m.... Berney ...Lv. 1.3O D. m. Ar. l2:So m. Healing Springs Lv. 1:of p. m. Trains on above schedule run only on Wednesdsys and Saturdays of each week. For further infor1iia ton. write
 JOHN T. COCHRANE.
 President and General Manager.
 General Manager.
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Many Are Employed.

If is not only in factories however, that Christmas brings an increased demand for child labor. The army of delivery and messenger boys at work in the city the year round is reinforced with thousands of recruits. Nominally their regular work ing day is one of twelve consecutive hours, but in most cases the day actually ends when the last parcel is delivered. This may or may not be before o'clock at night-in the holiday season 1t is rarely much before midnight and usually later Here the "tail-end boy" makes his ap- pearance. His function is to sit in the back of the wagon and carry parcels into houses-work which the dullest and bright est can do equally we'll With customers insisting that their purchases shall be delivered at once, there is little oppor- tunity to consider the felings of the tail end boy" A year or so ago one boy re- turned to the stable from his last trip at midnight Too tired to go home for the few hours before the wagon fas to start on it's rounds again, he fell asleep wrap ped in the canvas coverings In the wagon. 1t was a cold December night and in the morning he was dead.
 From such work, as this, many of the brightest turn to pick up living by more exciting means. One of the most popular occupations is that of the messenger boy a thousand being in the employ of two big New York companies alone. Unlike the tail-end boys the messenger has to be bright if he is to get all there is to be had out of his job. It takes the twelve to fourteen year old boy in the fat dis tricts very short time to learn how to double his regular pay and the most expert can increase it five times
 For messengers. as for policemen, the ''Tenderloin' is the great prize. Tho sports think nothing of a fiver,' one boy told MT. Poole; they never ask for change and you can charge them anything you like and they don't care The sports are as free with other things as with their money, and if is favorite pastme to get dlminutve messenger boy drunk-the smaller he is, the greater the fun. A little fellow who told gruesome story of a visit to one resort, was asked why he did not try to get work in an- other district This question he regarded as simply stupid Why any messenger should want to leave a district where people paid q dollar for twenty-five cent message, where he could buy wine at s bottle and get S4 from the man who ordered it-this was beyond his comprehension.
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Law of Little Avail,

Ln protecting the boys from the temp tations which inevitably surround them. the various provisions of the law have hitherto been of little avail. The cqpl- panies prefer boys of fourteen. the legal
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ANATOLE FRAr4CFo.

headed by the Armagnacs while they
occupied the city of Paris. and that the
main reason why Jaquet and his wife
had fallen into poverty was because all
the property Of Jean Roche had been
confiscated
The document containing the pardon
furthermore stated that Jaquet and his
wife had always been good subjects of
the duke of Burgundy and Of King
Henry " of England, and that they
had suffered a long imprisonment,
which was the usual phraseology en-
ployed whenever pardons were granted
al that time. lis very probable, there
fore. that Jaduet and Jeanette were
released from the chatelet after a short
confinement.
Moreover the same document pointed
out very properly that the reason why
Jaquet and his wife, after they had
settled with their creditors, had en-
ployed false witnesses was not because
they desired to wrong any one, but be-
cause they were anxious to ward off
disgrace from themselves. Doubtless
they had a good excuse for acting this
way. STILL this document does not ex-
plain why the king was so lenient to
this unlucky couple. AS they were very
poor, Jaquet and his wife could cer-
tainly not have bribed the authorities
and yet pardons in those days were
only granted to those who could pur-
chase them indeed, both the Bur-
gundians and the Armagnacs found it
easy to raise money in this way for
the royal treasury.
Jaquet Guillaume and his wife, how
ever, were not utterly destitute, for
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unfortunate couple we're arrested and
thrown into prison.
When they were questioned in court
they denied that they were guilty Of
wrongdoing, and maintained that they
had, on the contrary, told Des Mares
before he made the purchase all about
the encumbrance that was on the
house. AS they said that they could
furnish ample proof, they were set at
liberty for a while in order that they
might have an opportunity to look for
witnesses.
During the time allowed them for
this purpose Jaquet Guillaume went to
Saint-Jean-en-Gr -Greve and found there a
priest whom he knew, NJ. Hervy Miz,
of Yerres-les Nonnains. near Sorbell. lie
told him how he had sold house and
had concealed from the purchaser the
fact that there was a mortgage on it.
For doing So" he continued, "I am
now being prosecuted. and it is abso-
lutely necessary for me to prove that l
told the purchaser about this mort
gage, as otherwise there is great dan
ger that 1 will be severely punished.
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captain, named Barrette, who was by
no means man of note. On the other
hand, the bailiff was in the service OF
the king and very noble and inhuen-
tial man.
The bailiff himself presided at tht
trial, and was assisted by the authori-
ties of Lagny. The accused confessed
that he was a murderer, thief and
a traitor That he spoke the truth is
very probable. 1t is doubtful, how
ever. if he was any worse than MOST
of those who fought on the side Of tho
Armagnaes and Burgundans-than 4
Glasdale or a La Hire, for examples
He was condemned to death.
Jeanne the Maid consented to hfs
death, saying that If he deserved II
such an end was befitting for him. since
he had confessed his crimes.
He was beheaded. His death causea
much grief and anger among the Bur-
gundians.
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Jaquet QlIilalnne 81 Paris ~ - W 1S $|*

guard in the taverns on the Rue
sant-Denis so that If necessary they
might be able to render assistance to
the small royal army.
Jean de Calais was not present at this
breakfast in the "Fir-Cone" inn. When
he heard Of the task which had been
assigned to him he expressed his will.
ness to undertake it.
when the time comes for doing this
work." he said, "I will quietly leave
the city and will tell every one that
am going to look at my vineyard"
Ali the necessary arrangements were
now made and the conspirators only
waited for the return of the Carmelite,
who was in the confidence of the king
and who could tell them the day which
the royal council had selected for
striking the decisive blow. They were
confident, however, that the following
Sunday would be the day selected.
on March 81, however, another monk
in the service of the king, Pierre DIAL
lee prior of the Carmelites of Melun,
was captured by the English, and being
imprisoned and put to the torture, he
betrayed his accomplices and revealed
all the details of the plot.
On April six of the most distin-
guished among them were taken on a
cart to the place of execution. They
were Jean de la Chapelle, treasury
officials; Renaud Savin and Pierre Mo-
rant who were employed at the chalet;
Guillaume Perdrau, Jean lie Rigueur,
q baker, and Jaquet Guillaume, Seig-
neur de rOurs. They were all publicly
beheaded and the bodies of Jean de la
Chapelle and Guillaume Perdriau were
quartered.
Jaquet Perdriel only lost his property,
which was confiscated, and a pardon
was soon granted to Jean de Calais.
What became of the other conspirators
no one knows.
Jeannette, wife of Jaquet Guillaume,
Seigneur de POurs, was banished from
the kingdom and her property was con-
fiscated.
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Jaquet Perdriel and Jean de Calais
said nothing more on that day, but a
fortnight later Perdriel again visited
Jean de Calais in his hotel.
lie had some news for him. The Car
melite monk who took messages from
the citizens to the king and from the
king to the citizens had returned to
Paris with the object of aiding the
oonspirators.
On this occasion Jean de Calais
showed himself well disposed toward
the affair and when Perdriel asked:
viii you join us?' he replied that
he would If there were any persons Of
rcpute among the conspirators.
Jauuet Perdrlel assured him that
several persons of distinction and of
excellent reputation had full cogni-
zance of the plot and were anxious
that it should succeed.
Thereupon he named some of them
A few days later Jean de Calais re-
ceived a visit from a man who was
dressed like an artisan. 1t was the
Carmelite.
He said to the citizen of Paris:
Jaquet Perdriel has sent me to you.
Ir order to convince the king and
are being carried on in good faith 1
must take to them a letter from each
of those who have joined the plot for
the purpose of admitting the royal
army into Paris. [ beg you, there
fore. to give me such a letter."
Jean de Calais was a sensible man,
and he refused to write it.
THE others may do what they
please" he said, but I will not write
any such letter In my future conduct
will be guided by Perdriel, and 1 win
do just what he does"
The Carmeite went to King Charles
and soon returned, bringing with him
the proclamation of amnesty, which the
conspirators were so anxious to re-
ceive.
On the first Sunday in Lent Jean de
Calais went to Jaquet Perdriel and
found him in his counting house with
a goldsmith named Guillaume de Loir,
who was also in the plot.
Pedriel was the first to speak.
THE Carmelite' he said "ha3
brought us the proclamation of am
nesty, signed by King Charles. Many
of us are of the opinion that it should
be read on Sunday to the sound Of
trumpets near the Porte Baudet in the
presence of seventy or eighty of our
friends. After this is done we will
march with the people, who will nat
urally flock to us, as far as the Porte
st. Antoine, and we will open that gate
to the kings soldiers, who will be in
ambush near at hand. Meanwhile a
certain number of our allies will be con-
cealed in the houses near the Porte de
Bordelles. Eighty or hundred Scotch
men, wearing the English dress and
bearing the cross of st. Andrew, will
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lually gain his ends by means of adroit
stratagems.
He had some partisans in the city
Chrlstiane de Pisan, an old lady, was
devoted to him, and she was right IN
saying that In Paris there were both
good and bad citizens. The difficulty,
however lay in finding out whether
there were enough good citizens to
prove OF service in case OF emergency
The religious orders were also devoted
to him, and many of their members
went constantly through the city doing
their best to bring the people over to
his side and stir up an insurrection. In
March, 1880, six months after the re-
treat of the royal army on the Loire a
plot was Matched by the citizens against
the regent and the English. 1t was not
the first one, but never before had so
many men of distinction taken part in
conspiracy of the kind. on this oH-
casion Master Jean de la Chapelle. one
of the treasury officials, acted as Leader.
Among the conspirators were mer-
chants, ecclesiastics and two officials of
the chatelet one hundred and fifty
persons were in the secret. If there
had not been so many it might not have
been divulged.
l am going to tell all that I know
about this affair, in which, as will be
seen, the Seigneur de rOurs took u
more prominent part than was advsa-
BILE.
In March, 1880, Jean de Calais, a eiti-
zen of Paris and very rich man, re-
ceived a visit from certain Jaquet
Perdriel who said to him:
"Are you willing to join me and sew
eral other persons in an attempt to put
the Dauphin and his army in possession
of our good city of Paris ?''
Then Jaquet Perdrel, with the object
of arousing Jean de Calais, reminded
him how shamefully he had been
treated by the English.
Jean de Calais, indeed, had been put
in prison because he had spoken in fa-
vor of peace and had criticised the pol
icy of the English in presence of the
Grand Council of France.
Jaquet Perdriel then informed him
that King Charles had promised a gen
eral amnesty, which was very neces-
sary, if he desired to render himself
acceptable to the inhabitants, for, as
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He was not man of good birth, and
the only coat-of-arms he had was the
sign in front of his hotel. AT that time
it was customary to give the title OF
seigneur to the proprietors of the large
hotels in Paris. Thus the proprietor Of
the hotel at the Porte du Temple was
known as Seigneur du Boiseau Colin.
The Hotel de POurs was in the rue
Saint Antoine, near the entrance which
should be known as the Porte Baud
oyer, but which is popularly known as
the Porte Baudet, obviously for the
reason that Baudet is not only a shorter
word than Baudoyer. but is also more
intelligible.
During the reign of Charles V the
Hotel de pOurs was well patronized.
Splits were constantly turning in the
huge fireplaces and the house was al
ways well supplied with warm bread,
fresh herrlngs and wine from Auxerre.
Since then, however, soldiers had pill
laged in all directions and had ruined
the country and travellers did not
venture forth for fear that they would
be robbed and killed.
The seigneur de rours who was
claimed by the Maid at Lagny in 1430,
was know as Jaquet Guillaume. Every
one called him seigneur but It is not
certain that he owned the Hotel de
l'Ours at that time or even that this
hotel was open to the public during
these years of ruin and desolation. He
certainly, however. was the owner OF
the house from which the hotel de-
rived It's sign. This sign had come to
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him through his wife, Jeanette, in the
following manners
Fourteen years before our story be-
gins and before King Henry V had
entered France with his soldiers the
Seigneur de rOurs was one of the
was Jean Roche. a wealthy man he
was and of good repute tion, and he
was devoted heart and soul to the Duke
Of Burgundy. This was the cause of
his ruin. The Armagnacs were then in
possession of Paris. In the year 1416
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Questioned in Court Hhe.' Denied That
They Were Guilty of Wronsdoing

the English and the Burgundians had
occupied the city for more than ten
years, no one could feel that his con-
duct toward the legitimate king of
France and his adherents had been
quite blameless. And, as the citizens
had lively recollection of the cruel
deeds perpetrated by the Armagnacs
after the fall of their opponents, they
We're the more anxious that Charles of
.Valois should forget the past.
When he heard about the amnesty
Jean de Calais vent ured to ask what
steps were being taken to secure an en-
trance for the kings army into the
city. e
In reply Jaquet said:
MANY of the citizens are already on
our side. That the king has promised
a general amnesty will be made known
by trumpeteers, who will announce the
fact in the public squares. We will
start the ball rolling on Sunday
near the Porte Baudet, and at an
hour when the streets are crowded
with workingmen. 1 have not the
slightest doubt that the people will
come over to the Saint Antoine and
! through this gate we will admit the
army of the king of France into the
| city"
| To which Jean de Calais replied
Your scheme is absurd and is
bound to fail You fancy that the
people will flock to you, but you'll
find yourself left with mere handful
of men,"
{ And he added:
'I will not join you"
Seeing that further arguments were
useless Jaquet Perdriel pretended to
waver In his resolution.
'Well wait, at any rate" he said,
until we find out what the papal le-
gates are going to do"
He referred to the meeting which was
about to take place between King
Charles and the duke of Burgundy al
Laon, and at which the two legates
sent by the pope would endeavor "a
bring about peace. 1t was generally
rumored that If either of the two rul-
ers refused to make peace the pope
would excommunicate him.
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How did Jeanne the Maid become ac-
quainted with the Seigneur de fOurs?
Why out of all the conspirators of Paris
who were captured by the English after
March 81 was Jaquet Guillaume the only
one whom she claimed, her intention
being to give Messire Franquet d'Arraa
in exchange for him? 1t is impossible
to say. AS she was at Lagny during
the early part of May. she did no=
know what had become of Jaquet.
When she heard that he had been put
to death she gave up all thought of
exchanging Seigneur F'ranquet. for an
other prisoner.
One day the bailiff of Senlis said to
her: "It will be great blow to justice
if you give Franquet his liberty"
Thereupon she replied: "Since the
man whom I wanted is dead you may
do with Franquet whatever justice de-
mands.''
And so she handed her prisoner over
to the authorities Whether it was
right or wrong for her TO do so it is
ask if it was possible for her to do
otherwise, Saint and prophecies though
she was, through her veins ran the
hot blood of the soldier and the adven-
turer; moreover, she had with her only
small company of soldiers and the