The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-01
The Kaiser and President Fall
Heres Are to Enter Into a
Travelling Match Some Time
Next Year.
MILITARY BANDS ARE
LIKELY TO DISAPPEAR
Effect of Reduction of Enforc-
ed Military Service to Two
Years-0ther News of the
French Capital.
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Paris, Nov. 3O.-It is to be a race
between the Kaiser and President Fal
Heres to see who can cover the most
ground travelling next year.
So far 1t looks as if the race would
60 to the French President, who has
laid out an itinerary which will keep
him on the go for many months.
He will leave this city quite early in
the spring for Christsania, where he
will visit King Haakon and Queen
Maud, then he will go to Copenhagen
to see King Frederik, and via Stock
holm, the home of the venerable King
Oscar. he will go to st. Petersburg to
call on the Gar.
After a short rest in the Palais Ely
sees and on his country estate Presi-
dent Fallieres will go south to see King
Alfonso of Spain, return to Paris in
time to receive King Edward and
Queen Alexandra, who will visit
France onicially, and this will necessi-
tate an official visit Of President Fal-
Heres to the English capital month
or two later.
One effect of the reductions of the
period of enforced military service in
France to two years has been the dis
organization of the military bands and
may even be their total abolition.
Each year the regimental band is
broken up in consequence of pro-
portion of the instrumentalists leaving
ha Of hoi -
vice, and, and as it is impossible to
keep up good band under these cir
cumstances, the authorities have begun
to consider the question of abolishing
the bands altogether.
As this proposal has, however,
aroused such an cutlery among makers
of musical instruments and the public
generally, a section of members of par
lament are to bring in a bill to offer
inducements to musicians to enter mil
itary service for longer period than
two years.
At Nancy couple of young rogues
have been sentenced to terms of i'm.
prisonment for peculiarly ingenious
named Laurent had been found such a
handful that his parents could not
manage him at all, and sent him to a
severe old uncle, who promised to
keep a whiphand over the boy.
Laurent had not been more than
wee kor two at his uncle's before he
found that the old gentleman pos
sessed large sum Of money at local
bank. He communicated the fact to a
comrade-another young scapegrace-
and they formed plot to rob the
avuncular relative.
They first Of all bought false white
beard, white wig, bald at the top, and
a pair Of spectacles. The nephew's
friend then practiced himself in look
ing and speaking as much as possible
like the uncle. NJ. Laurent the elder
was in the habit of spending several
hours every afternoon playing domi-
noes at a cafe in town.
When all their plans were ready,
the two rascals chose such an after
noon when they knew the uncle would
not disturb them for several hours
Then the friend donned the wig and
beard got into nj. Laurents bed. while
the promising nephew hurried off to Il
notary and told him the uncle who was
very Ill in bed. wished him to come
around and draw up power of attor-
ney in the proper style so that the
nephew could go to the bank and get
VII the money.
The notary came at once The cur
sains Of the bed room We're drawn, and
all was in darkness. except for a dim
night light. The notary saw in bed. as
he presumed. the dying uncle. who re-
peated the story of the nephew who
had ushered the notary into the room.
The notary told the magistrate that
he had been thoroughly taken in, and
had fastened to do what was required
of him. as he expected the uncle"
whose utteTances were broken at every
moment by violent fits of coughing.
might die at any moment. When the
uncle came home there was no trace
left Of the trick that had been played.
The next day the youths drew the
money. but 1t was through the notary
meeting some one on the streets who
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how the invalid was. that the whole
natter came out, and the pair of
eogues were arrested at the railway
station as they were buying tickets
The nephew was sent to prison for
eighteen months. and his friend the
false uncle, for three years
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