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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
They Adopt Most Unique Methods To Separate visitors from Their Money. A Bold Yankee Curses Grand Duke Michael Roundly for His Impertin- ence.
BY HENRI DUBOIS.

Paris, April 13--Americans visiting Paris this summer had better remember that in no city in the world are there more or smarter crooks and thieves than those who fnfest this city at the present time.
 It is absolutely impossible for any lady to pass the streets unattended at any time because of the increasing au- dacity of pickpockets. many of whom have come from America because they were too well known to the police and all the efforts of hotel owners to pro- tect their guests from sneak thieves, who are often in league with the em- ployes, are in vain.
 A most original stratagem was the one used by thief the other day who robbed lady of s5,00o worth of jewels while pretending to cure her of rheu- matism.
 The lady. who was suffering from rheumatic pains in her legs, was recom- mended by maid to call in a masseur, who would relieve the pain with his electrical treatment.
 The "masseur" came, and as a prelim- mary, he encased the patients legs in plaster of Paris. Then leaving her quite helpless in bed he went to the adjoin- ing room to prepare his apparatus" Any unusual noise. he told her. would merely be caused by the electrical ma chine ne was going to use.
 After a time the "masseur" left and the lady waited many hours for him to come and complete the treatment. Then she managed to break away from her plaster bonds sufficiently to walk and found that the "masseur" had taken with him all her money and jewelry, as well as his accomplice, the maid.
 Countess Mozziarto. wife of a we'll known Italian nobleman, was the victim of two very adroit thieves at the Louvre. While she was looking at the paintings man slipped and fell on the polished floor at her feet. As she drew back in alarm. she collided with another man behind her, and when she reached her hotel. she found that her pearl and diamond necklace, worth $4,- 900, was gone.
 In this case, however. the police suc- ceeded in recovering the jewels and ar resting the two men as they were try ing to sell them. but this Is an ex- ception, as the thieves are generally too smart to attempt to dispose of stol- en goods in Paris, but sell them through their agents in other coun- tries,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
Actresses should Marry.

ACtTebses Smouiu Marfy.
 Actresses, if they are ordinary acc tressss, should marry, but If they are geniuses they should remain single, was the principle laid down by pr. Rappoport in his address to the Play goers Club on the question, Should actresses marry?"
 "An artist without human attach ments." said Dr .Rappoport, lis una bre to render certain human emotions. An actress who is not married cannot succeed In her art like woman who has faced the responsibilities of mar ried life."
 q have noticed that actresses act better after marriage than before. having acquired thereby a certain se- riousness, a grandeur, and certain grip which makes their emotions much stronger.
 That great actress. Adelaide Ris- tori, used to nurse her baby between the acts.
 Actresses with ordinary talents should marry. and marriage, enhances their acting, but if there is an actress on the stage who is real genius she should remain single.
 "As consanguineous marriages are undesirable. so are marriages of peo- pie of mental consanguinity. Hence actresses should not marry actors. Let them marry dramatic critics or literary men,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
Giant and Giantess in Love.

The love affair of giant and a giantess is attracting great interest here. Miss MariedI, Tyroloan peas ant girl. eight feet three inches tall. has been pursued across Europe by an ardent lover who stands five inches higher.
 Miss Mariedl is appearing as freak at music halls, while her admirer, Olive Darrell, is a wealthy young Aus tralian from Wagga Wagga, N. s. Wales. He came to Europe after in- heriting fortune after his father, one of his subjects being to find a wife approaching his own stature.
 The giant first saw the giantess at Vienna, but was refused access to her by her manager, who Is responsible to her parents. Darrill followed his lofty lady love to Berlin, with as little success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14

"of course," said Mrs. Nexdore. my daughter plays the piano very well by a reoular professor That's natural enough" replied Mrs. Pepprey. Its shrewd of her to want somebody else to blame besides herself, f,"-Philadel' phia Press,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
AUDACITY OF THIEVES
 BATTLES POLICE OF PARIS

they have tried to portray Mime. Gouli
 great many Americans have visit ed the theater to see the play, and the fact that they have attempted no dem- onstrations has been the subject of much favorable comment in the Paris papers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
KING EDWARD HAVING
 FINE YACHT BUILT ON CLYDE
CT at Guildford. Miss Mariedls man. ! ager has now written to her parents for their consent to her engagement.
A Lectue en spoolks.


 A scientific explanation of spooks and other occult phenomena was given by Dr. Bernard Hollander. the famous nerve specialist, in lecture at the Lyceum Club. the rendezvous of learned ladies in the Piccadllly.
 Tt Is by brain energy" said the great physician, whether electrical or not we do not know. that men acquire influence over others. That such en- ergy exists has been proved by experi- ments on hypnotized persons who in perfectly darkened room can see glow at the finger tips of the hypno- tizer, and metallic objects rubbed by the latter acquire a luminosity strong enough to make their surroundings visible.-
 Suppose a person to be the victim of foul play. his mind energy will be exerted to the utmost and is projected with such a force that 1t will cling to the room or place where he lost his life.
 "If then some person of sensitive na- ture and not pre-occupied pass through that room, his brain may receive such a stimulus as to produce some more or less defined image, which will appear real to him and the vision of a ghost will be the result.
 'rhe same theory makes it possible that sensitive subjects when in hyp- notic state, and holding an object be- longing to the dead or the living or being in a room inhabited by them may have visions and be able to describe them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14

$50 the most perfect copy in existence of the first edition of Isaac Walton's Complete Angler.
 Most of the other valuable volumes. however. will find their way back to America.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
0mciai Residence Of Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland Tn Such Dnapidated And Uasanitary Condition That Only Ladies Of Rugged Health Dare To Make It Their Home.
BY I. P. s. coRREsaoNDENrs.

Dublin. April 1a.-Dublin Castle, the ofhcial residence of the Lord Lieuten- ant (viceroy) is in so hopeless1y un- sanitary condition that delicate wo- men cansot live there. The Countess of Aberdeen, wife of the present vice. roy, is now seriously i'll. as was Lady Dudley, who preceded her to the castle.
 An expenditure of many thousands of pounds Is necessary 10 put the pl.ce in sanitary order, but the government Is not inclined to find the money. while the viceroy does not .are to pay for what should be the governments con- cern.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
Want America. Wives.

American wives are as much sought for by Irishmen in humble life as are European nobiemen by American heir. esses. This interesting and curious fact was brought out sn evidence be- fore the Royal Commission on Con- gestion in Ireland.
 MT. John Fitzgibbon, a nationalist leader of Castlerea. said that ns an experiment be bought tract of pas- turs of 800 acres and settled nine young farmers on 1t.
 These men all married except one,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
Sale of Van Antwerp Library.

The sale of the library of William C. Van Antwerp of New York made a record in London book auctions. The total amount realized was $S1,75S higher than any other library of the same size that has ever been disposed of here.
 fine specimen of the Shakespeare first frolic was bought by the famous London bookseller Quaritch for s1S.- 900, bidding against B. F. Stevens. the American agent.
 Mir. Quaritch also secured for $s,-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14

Irish parents who has been in the Uni- ted States and has returned after mak- ing a modest .pile.'"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
Appetite of An American.

An American with an enormous ap- petite has been puzzling the proprietor of one of the leading Paris hotels. The visitor had plenty of money, which he seemed to spend mainly on gratifying the demands of his stomach, whose ca pacity was truly astonishing.
 Six slices of ham and six eggs was his allowence for breakfast a dozen outlets with variety of vegetable represented his lunch. while for din- ner the menu was soup, half a chicken. a large quantity of roast beef, several dishes of vegetables and fruit and des- sert of many kinds.
 His gourmandizing was continued at midnight with supper of ham, tongue and praised beef in quantities. which if he left any he would return two or three times in the night, until 1t was finished.
 His valet. a French nobleman with about as much money as Anna Gould left Boni tried hard to keep pace with his employers appetite. but. of course, could not approach his eating powers
 A strange whim of the Americah's was that the waiter who was speciical- ly told off to attend him should not remain in the room minute after serving him. but should return the in- stant he was ready without being rung for. The ingenious waiter bored hole Tn the door so that he could see the guest was ready for his services and the eccentric gourmand was so struck with the mans smartness that he gave him a small fortune as tip,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
TRAIL WOMEN CANNOT LIVE
 IN FAMOUS DUBLIN CASTLE

he continued, but he assures me that he is going to follow the example of the others and will marry a girl of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
Reiane,s Ner PIay.

Mime. Rejanes new play, at her own theater, which is called Paris-New York, is written round the famous di- vorce suit of Anna Gould against her husband, Count Boni de Castellane.
 It portrays the young American woman in a very unfavorable light, coming to Europe to find a husband, whom she determines to study before she marries his an acting generally in an unpleasant and extensively arro- gant manner.
 Frankly 1t is difficult to see any in the new play and the Castellane case, except that the heroine is an Amrican woman.
 The authors of the play are NJ. Abel and M. de Croisset, A young dramatlst of great talent, and both deny that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-14
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Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

millions OF dollars worth OF goods and a
nice calculation is going on as to the ex-
tent use may be made Of the labels on
hand. The problem is being solved mathe-
matically, along the lines of average sales,
and the firm is confident of winning out
Scores OF other firms are in similar po-
sition and all are at work In getting rid
OF old labels.
There are hundreds OF kinds OF goods
that are net of the quick sale variety, and
thsi has brought about another problem as
to labels 1t has required the use of what
are known as supplementary labels
These are new labels which must be
pasted on goods already on shelves and
which are not likely to be sold out en-
tirely before October l. The new labels
comply with the law and they can be
pasted on goods already put up because the
food products themselves are already pure
according to the definition Of the law.
Getting rid OF old labels and sending
around supplementary labels TO wholesale
and retail dealers is a small problem COM
pared to some that must be met where
there has. as yet. been no definite interpre-
tation OF the meaning of the law in speol-
nc cases by the Agricultural department.
Take the man who puts up about $780,
900 worth of catsup every summer and
fall
That product contains a preservation
called benzoate OF soda 1t is not known
yet whether the use OF that product will
be permitted.
Problem for Catsup Makers.
The eatsup maker must prepare at once
for his campaign. He must order bottles,
boxes and labels. After he gets all his
preparations made and his packing goods
purchased there may still be some doubt
as to whether he can sell his goods. Ben.
zoate of soda is regarded as harmless.
Must the catsup maker arrange to put up
his goods without lit And II he does.
must he have two sets OF labels. one say
ing that benzoate Of soda is In the compo-
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

the wholesalers would be most concerned
about getting absolutely pure products.
That Is not the case. for the very simple
reason, they say, that the mere passage
OF the law has brought that about.
The pure food law requires that no dele
FERROUS matter shall be put into foods. and
also that the foods shall not be mis-
branded. It is with the misbranding fea-
ture OF the law that the dealers are now
mostly concerned.
Labels must be put on packages that shall
declare truthfuily what Is IN them. This
upSets whole lot OF trade traditions. The
law Is not entirely clear and the Agrt-
cultural department itself is not specific as
to how articles In details shall be labelled
Every product has TO be considered on its
own merits and the dealers are now mug
zhng over the meanings OF words and
phrases and there is a nightly lot Of edit
Ing going on 30 that the requirements Of
the law shall be fulfilled.
"Java" COnee an Example.
simple illustration OF the upsettinR Of
trade traditions will reveal what that
means. For nifty years or more. for ex.
ample. one of the highest grades OF coffee
has been sold to the public as Java coffee.
A certain grade OF coffee was classified
In the trade in that way.
Most folks have thought the coffee was
grown In Java and that Il was called
Java because Of that fact. The truth is
that very little Java cofree ever came from
Java.
large part OF II. indeed most OF IL,
came from sumatra. an adjoining island.
Java is not particularly suited for coffee
growing. II does produce some high grade
eonee' and in the early years the best cof-
Zee did come from that Island.
But sumatra soon produced a better ar
ueie and kept on producing II in Immense
Quantities. The fine quality. however. had
always been called Java coffee by the
trade and the Sumatra product was put
out as Java coffee. and the trade came to
regard this little deception not only as
utninS. but as absolutely necessary TO
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
arately and the department IL not yet sure
OF its ground.
Blend of whisky.

Take the matter OF blended WHISTLES.
One dealer has two brands OF pure whisky.
Neither OF them contains any neutral spirits
and neither OF them IL blended In the gem
eral acceptation OF the term.
He has been IN the habit of mixing these
two brands TO produce another grade.
According to the law the label must set
this forth and It is held that the label of
the mixed brand must declare that It Is a
blended product when really II is not The
department will have 10 make a ruling on
that separate case and until II does the
maker OF the WHISTLES is in a quandary as
TO what TO do about his labels.
Then there is another question that IL
presented about the size OF the labels the
height and breadth OF the printed letters
and the exact position on the goods SOLD
In which the labels shall be pasted Bvery
package put up presents its own little prob
lem in this respect.
OF course, the national pure food law has
70 do with only such goods as are con-
cerned with interstate commerce. The old
style OF goods may be sold safely in states
where they are made In some cases, but Il
is a mistake 10 suppose that that viii be
allowed generally.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24

the successful conduct of the eoffee BUSH
ness.
Under the new law all this must be
changed. No coffee must be labelled Java
coffee unless it comes actually from Java.
That means an upheaval Of trade tradi-
tons
How Deception Grew.
There are many products OF food that
have grown up to be labeled as something
different from what they really are, not
because of any intent TO deceive, but be-
cause the public, in response to these trade
traditions. has practically demanded that
the labels should indicate that The goods
were of the best kind rather than that
they should be literally accurate With
a demand that the goods shall be labelled
50 that there can be no deception of any
kind as to the contents OF packages many
delicate questions as to wording have
arisen.
There is not a manufacturer OF food
products who has not been struggling for
weeks and months with this problem.
Every house has pasted its old labels in
books and then has made corrections on
the margins. twisting the wording this
way and that until the right description
has been secured.
No manufacturer wants TO tell any more
than is necessary about his goods and yet
every one has been anxious to comply with
both the letter and the spirit of the law so
as TO avoid trouble with the government
1t would be a serious matter. for example.
10 make up half a million dollars worth of
goods and then md that they could not be
sold because they were not labelled prop
erly.
Expense of the Labels.
The cost OF labels is enormous One Of the
wholesale houses In this town has nearly
10000 worth of labels which are useless
OF themselves under the new law and a
great problem has been how 70 save the
money which has been spent for them
The law allows the old labels 20 be used
until October !. next This house puts out
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
PURE FOOD LAW PUZZLES
Questions Of Labels that Bother Dealers in
Packed Goods.
TANGLEs THAT WORRY WHOLESALERS
Pure Food Il Here, They Say, but
They Can't Always Find Out How
40 Label It-COsts Money
10 Obey the Law.

The pure food law has been In operation
since January l.. What has been accomp-
lished7 The public is not so much con-
oerned with the machinery OF the law and
the details OF It's operation a. with the re-
sults The question that lie being put to
wholesale grocers and dealers in meats and
liquors Is;
Are the food products and the meats
and drinks that are made by the manu-
facturers and sold IN wholesale and retail
shops any purer than they were beforeg'
\ With. this question comes another as to
whether any OF the manufacturers who
put up impure or adulterated food and
drinks have been driven out Of business or
made 20 change their methods. To such
questions the wholesale men have only
one answer. and that IL one which at nrst
causes some surprise.
II Is that there has been very little
change, In fact. almost nonf. as TO the
character OF the goods sold. The whole
salers are concerned almost entirely with
the details as 20 the enforcement OF the
Law.
A surprising amount OF activity In this
respect Il going on all over the country.
This activity at present confined itself all
most exclusively TO the proper labelling OF
the products.
TAs average person might suppose that
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
HardshIp indicted By snow.

One OF the most remarkable instances OF
hardship inflicted by snow on a whole
population comes from the Perpigran
region Of France. Round about the noun
tain village of Hospitalet, in the Ariegs
department. and In the village itself, snow
lies TO a depth Of more than eighteen feet.
says the London Globe. Ayalanches are
falling, and more are feared. The place is
cut on for the winter. and cattle perish In
their stalls. The inhabitants are, of COURSE,
virtually prisoners In their own houses,
which they only leave under the imperious
necessity OF getting water. To reach the
village well they have TO get out through
their upper windows, and they have q
tunnel cut under the snow - the well
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
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sition, and the other making no reference
TO It?
Suppose the manufacturer goes wrong.
what shall ne do with his goods? Many
Inquiries have been made OF the Agricul-
tural department as to its probable course
If the manufacturer should 90 wrong.
Replies have been received saying that a
tolerant spirit will be manifested, and 1t is
altogether probable that where the manu-
facturer has had to go ahead and has
acted in good faith the government will
not be harsh and some amicable working
rule will be adopted.
At present the department cannot com
NIT itself on specific matters, and II Is To-
this reason that the manufacturers are
worried The indications that reason will
govern the action of the department have
given them more confidence
At present the national law on pure food
is purely self-working. The federal gov
eminent, put the law on the statute books
and that of itself was sufficient to bring
about many OF the desired reforms. The
dread OF mourning the wrath Of the general
government Is Just as strong among COM
mercial men as II Is among those who
fear 70 violate its established criminal
statutes.
wholesalers Get busy.
Many men will take chances on violating
local and state laws, but when II comes
to ''bucking up against the government
that is another story. The power of the
federal government is felt more by com
mercial interests than any other. No in
speetors have been appointed yet TO see
that the national law Is enforced, and It is
probable that none will be until II is seen
that they are necessary.
The minute the law was passed the whole
salers got busy. One Of the largest houses
in New York at once prepared set OF
questions which il mailed TO something
like 1000 manufacturers from whom at
various times # purchased goods. Here
are the questions;