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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25
Special Correspondence,

Special Correspondence
W ARTS. April 14.-As is pretty well
~ known in America, France, and
particularly Paris, is the happy
hunting ground of the vaga-
bond ana the mendicant. The beggars
,r This country have reduced the prob
lem of getting living out OF society
without working for it to a fine art
They have their own organizations, ana
rules and regulations for the govern
mcnt of their members. Their number
IS continually increasing, The need of
some comprehensive measure to deal
with such human parasites has long
been apparent. At last there has come
forward man who, recognizing tho
evil, is prepared to grapple with it,
This is NJ Georges Berry, deputy for
the Ninth ACCOMPLISHMENT who has In
troduced into the French chamber Il
bin for the suppression of vagabond-
age and mendicity. His remedy, in II
nutshell, is work colonies.
REMARKABLE DATA.
NJ Berry has devoted many years to
careful and impartial study of situa-
ton which is admittedly one of the
curses of modern France, and in the
course of his Investigations he has
gathered n remarkable mass of facts
and figures. He declares, for instance,
that out of every hundred thieves
brought TO justice so at least come from
the ranks of the tramp and the beg
gar. He states further that in 10 years
conscientious seeking he never once
succeeded in finding poor blind beg
gar who was not Il sham that out of
the 1874 so-called unemployed" to
whom he offered we'll paid Jobs, only IS
accepted his offer while, as the re-
suit OF another experiment, only On 6
per cent continued steadily to work
and did not throw up their employment
after they had earned n few france.
He has followed the professional beg
gar into the lowest lodging houses, the
Chateau Rouge, Pere Lunette and Mere
Cay, seen how he lives, fathomed his
recesses, appraised his mentality, and
now he comes forth and asserts that
idleness is the root of the evil and
that If we want to suppress pro-
fessional mendicity we must make the
beggars work.
sHAMs OF BEGGARDoM,
NJ. Berrys memory is stored with
amazing stories of the luses employed
by beggars and vagabonds to excite
compassion, There are the sham blind
sham cripples, sham deaf and dumb,
sham epileptics and those supposedly
afflicted with st. Vitus' dance There
are the sham unemployed sham old SOL
diers who have fallen upon evil days
and have not even few francs where
with to bury decently their latest de-
ceased child. II myself" said NJ Ber-
ry 10 the writer, las deputy have been
applied to over and over again for
money to bury babies that never have
been born.
~ could tell a hundred stories of the
sham blind" continued NJ. Berry, but
one will suffice used to notice on
the steps leading to Poicters station a
tall and powerful man. whose eyes were
hidden by blue spectacles, and who i'm
portuned with unwearying persistence
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-25

him that 7 was specialist In his
malady and that ! had determined 10
receive him into my ward at Bicetre
and cure him. A cab WAS passing az
that moment. and l rose and hailed
it. What / had foresccn came 10
pass. The cabman had not even had
time 10 pull up before my young man.
forgetting all about his infirmity, had
taken Ia his heels and was lost to sight
among the trees
STAND AUCTIONED OFF,
NJ. Perry once was taken by n form
or policeman 10 witness q curious
slght-the sale by auction of the STEPS
of a Paris church. The sale took
place in a little wine shop we'll Known
10 the mendicant fraternity. Beggar
mon and women crowded round 2
long table at the head OF which stood
the "auctioneer." an old man with q
flowing white beard. He was selling,
on hehalf of the Beggars' syndicate.
the sole right TO occupy the steps or
the church in question before and at
the close of divine service, the late
"proprietor" having died without
leaving any recognized heir. Bidding
was very animated, and II was evil
dent that the place was lucrative
one. Finally it was knocked down TO
a little old man for ESQ francs, cash
down. of course. Nearly all such
beggars die capitalists
BEGGARs' DIRECTORY.
There is an inquiry office for beg
gars In a back street of the Boule-
ward st. German, near the School 81
Medicine. 1t is run by q woman and,
Of course. is known only to the IN
itiated. NJ. Berry says he was told
the address by a garrulous old peg
9ar. He went there disguised as
workman. DO you want lie grand
leu 1.-THE big pacD or 'e peut jeau?
asked the stout lady and she added,
"Le grand jeu costs Is francs and
contains $50 addresses, all good, Thc
people who live there never refuse TO
give aims. With the big pack you
can live easily for a year without
ever applying twice TO the same purse.
With the petit jeu," she continued
lyon have 200 addresses, and 1t only
costs francs But the houses are
overdone, for every begsar has the
small list
MENDICANTS' HOTELS.
There are in Paris at least 500 lodg-
houses known to the police where
begrars congrceate ri night TO eat
and sleep. Some of there unsayory
piaces have become quito famous.
such as the Chateau Rouge, dubbed
"a Guillotlne" from the hideOus
roIntine which gomp DOpula- artist
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CRIPPLE BOLTED.

81 listened to the young mans
tale with deep Interest, and
when he had done told
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
State Not So Dead Broke
As Atlanta Constitution Would Have The People
Believe.

"The statement of deficit in the
state treasury of 100000 or ST.
900, 900 credited to the state treas.
urer by the Atlant Constitution,
is absurd" said Governor Smith
Monday morning, when his atten'
lion was invited to the story i'll
question. He added that he would
give out a detailed statement of
the states finances probably Tues
day. He would have done so Mon
lay morning except for the press
Of other business.
The story credited to Captain
Park declared that She new state
administration would face one Of
he "most colossal financial deficits
the history of Georgia" Cap
ain Park, the story said, estimated
he deficit confronting the treasury
1t not less than 100000 and it
might reach 81, 900, 600"
"NrHE CAUSE OF CONCERN. T."
The cause of the concern of the
.lways conservative state treasurer
ind the newly elected governor"
said the story, "is presented in the
GLOWING table:
Loss from hire of convicts $3.50, coo
Loss from liquor revenue $40, 600
Increased appropriation
for common schools. $50, 900
Appropriation for II dis,
trictagricultural schools 1900
Normal increase in apprO-
priations 10000
IOUItI W. - Wv
1t doesn't require the eye Of an
Expert tipancier, nor one particu'
arly we'll vcrsed in affairs of state
% see the absurdity of the table.
The loss from the hire of convicts
000-will rot fall upon the
state, but upon the counties, as
vas thoroughly established during
he consideration of convict legis-
Lture.
The money at presentand hereto
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
The 'PIeasure Seekers. u

A merry crowd of twelve went
on a straw ride last night out to
the home of Mr.. j. 3. Butts, two
miles east of the city.
AS every one knows who has been
there, to go to Mr.. Butts means to
have a good time, and so the young
people found it last night. A num-
Der of delightful games were play
ed, and after chewing all the cane
possible, they returned to town as
the clock was nearing the hour of
twelve.
Those who participated in the
enjoyment were, Misses Lottie
Shaffer, Debbie Moore, Hazel Lee,
Vera Hubert, Nora Butts, Mozel-
lie Weatherford and Nina Weaver.
Messrs. Pigford Saudlin, }. q
Rogers, Hubert Roush, Harry
Gray, Boy Butts, Guy Adams ane
John Leverette.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
American Airship Continues
To Win.

lie Mans-WIlbur Wright won
the aero clubs prize Friday by
attaining a height Of more than 80
metres 600 feet) in flight. He al
s6.succeeded in starting his aero
plano without the use Ofthe tower
and mechanism which he has
hitherto employed.
At his first flight Friday afte1,
noon Wright announced that he
would endeavor to fly without the
use of the mechanism. Without a
hitch the aero plane started Oft
with the frstimpulse of the motor.
1t rose very high at once, and in
the first minute of flight had ex-
ceeded the height require ed by the
aero club. On its first flight
around the course the aeroplane
reached a height of 45 metres (135
feet and on the second flight made
more than 60 metres (180 feet).
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17

|stated that the weather was very
cold and roads rough, but they
were making an average of 50
miles an hour.
They left Toledo at ! O'Clock
Saturday morning and a wire from
Cincinnati states that they arrived
there at s o'clock Saturday even
ing.
Nothing has since been heard
from them, but it is supposed that
if they had no delays, they left
Cincinnati Sunday morning, arriv-
ed at or near Chattanooga Sunday
night, at or near Macon Monday
night and may be looked for in
Fitzgerald sometime today.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
The Methodist Denomi-
nation Lead in Atlanta

An interesting array OF facts CON
corning Methodism in the Atlanta
district are those which are being
compiled by Rev. Joel I. Dawes,
presiding elder of the district, for
presentation before theannual north
ieorgia conference. Theconference
will meet at GAINESVILLE, Wcdnes'
lay, for a weeks work.
A few more reports from the AT
lanta district pastorates, practical
ly completing the information that
DR.. DavcsI willIcompile, were turn
ell into the presiding elder at the
Monday morning meeting of the
Methodist ministers. DR.. Dawes
presided at the meeting.
Nearly half of the whole Protes'
tauts faith in the Albania dlSurlcG
gives its allegiance to the Metho
dist church, show the figures in Dr.
Dawes possession.
$500 MEMBERS
The present Methodist member
ship of the Atlanta district, accord
ng to those figures, is $500, dis
tributed among 80 pastorates and
more than thirty churches. There
have been during the year about
900 accessions on profession Offaith
aboat !, 400 additions by certificate,
and about1, 100 losses by certificate,
leaving a net increase of approx
mately 1000, or between B and
per cent, in membership during
the past twelve months.
There are yet five pastorates tt
be heard from, but Dr.. Dawes est
mates pretty closely that the dopa
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17

Mrs. w. A. Green is visiting
friends in Valdosta this week.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17

Hditor J. u. Mercer and Mr.. H.
A. Burk hart of the Cadillac Co. OF
this city are making a record run
from Detroit to Fitzgerald in a
bran new Cadillac Car, completed
and turned out Of the factory in
Detrait fourteen minutes before it
left that city for Fitzgerald.
The car was completed ut LILO
O'Clock Friday afternoon and at
1927 O'Clock Editor Mercer and
Mr.. Burkhart started On their
long run.
They reached Toledo before
night and rested until segen o'clock
Saturday morning. A letter and
telegram receive from that point
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17

fore derived from the leasing of
conyicts has been apportioned
among the counties not taking
their convicts. and it has been ex-
pended by the counties--not by
the statC-in educational work
THE LIRUOR LICENSE "DEFICIT. "
The item of $4,000 listed as
loss of revenue from liquor licenses
was as much of deficit this year
as it will be next year-the prohi.
bition law has been effective since
January /, 1908, and the present
administration has not had the
benefit of money from liquor license.
Indeed, the present administers
ton has been compelled to meet
the deficit occasioned 10y the prohi-
bition law, and the next admins
tration will have an advantage IN
this respect.
And tho item of $4,000 appro-
priatad to the district agricultural
colleges will not effect dir ectly the
state treasury. AS matter of
fact the money appropriated to
the district schools, it is prOvi
ded by law, shall be taken from
the fees derived from the sale OF
sfertilizers, and not from the treas
ury directly, as the story would
indicate.
A casual examination Of the al
legged big deficit, it appears, de-
creases the colossal figures from
S847,OO sure to $3.50, 600.
But the story continues. "Of
course if the state should find ii
necessary of purchase additional
land for prison farms and erect
stockades thereon, large addition
al outlay would be needed. Just
where the money would come from,
no one can tell"
Just so. If the state should de-
cile to buy the Southern railroad,
or drain thcIOkefenokee swamp,no
one could tell where the money
would come from.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
Week Of Prayer.
CENTRAL METHC DIST CHURCH, AT
3:00P. NJ

800 p. NJ.
The Woman's Foreign Mission
| 4ry Society wish to extend cor
tial invitation to the ladies of thu
:hurch to attend their annua
Thanksgiving services, beginning
Nov. 23rd and extending through
the 9th.
The object is to have a kind Of
annual thanksgiving or glad festiv
al in memory Of Gods goodness to
us as individuals in a Christian
land, in the Churcl of our choice,
and as members of the "Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society"
Program as follows:
Services Monday afternoon will be
condu ctedby T. M. Griffin. Sui.
ject: Thanksgiving and Praise.2
Tuesday by Mrs. G. A. Hotter .
dbl. Subject: Present Condition Il
China.
Wednesday by Mrs. II. I. MaGett.
Subject: A Study of Korea in Con
trast with the Natives of Cuba.
Thursday by Mrs. Stovall. Subject:
Our Training School at Kansas
City.
Friday by Mrs. A. Ell. Denmark
Subject: The Young People of the
Church.
We trust each one will come
Gods richest blessings up
on this noble work and resolve that
with an anxious heart and willing
hands to help bear the "Glad
of JOY" to the lost millions
III dark heathendom.
Mrs. J. A. Phillips, Pres.
Mis-. J. s. Clark, Cor. Sec.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
A Strenuous Campaign.

There is a law in force now in
this state that requires all can
didateS to file d statement Of their
campaign expenses Immediately
at the close Of the election. This
law applies to state, county and
city officers. Recently a defeated
candidate who ran for office in the
last state election filed a most com
plete statement of his expendi
lures. This is the bill he filed, says
the Lincoln Journal:
''Lost 4 months and 3 days can :
wasting; !, 349 days thinking about
the election; 5 acres of cotton, %
acres of corn, a whole sweet potato
crop; 4 sheep, 5 shoats and beef
given to barbecue; 2 front teeth
and a considerable quantity of hair
in personal skirmish; gave 81
plugs of tobacco, Z Sunday school
books, s pairs of suspenders, 4 cal
leo dresses, Z dolls and ID baby
rattlers.
''Told 1859 lies, shook hands
23.735 times: talked enough to
have made in print 1000 volumes
size of the Patent Office reports;
kissed 1875 babies; kindled 10
kitchen fires; cut 3 cords Of wood;
pulled 4S4 bundles of fodder; pick
cd ia pounds of cotton; helped
pull loads of corn; dug IA bushels
of potatoes; carried 81 buckets of
water; put up Z stoves; was dog bit
4 times; watch broken by baby;
cost 81 to have it repaired.
Cleaned out 3 barrels of flour,
so bushels of meal, $50 pounds Of
bacon, 81 pounds Of button, 12doz-
en- eggs, 8 umbrellas, Is lead pen
ellis, Bible dictionary, l NOW
blade, 2 hoes, overcoat, B boxes
of paper collars, none of which has
been returned.
SCALED my opponent a peraum-
bulating liar-doctor's bill $1,000.
Had five arguments with my wife
result: One flower vase smashed,
l broom broken, l dish of hash
knocked off the table; 1 shirt DO
som ruined; 2 handsful of whiskers
pulled out; 10 cents worth sticking
plaster bought, besides spending
$l,76S."
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
Merchant Assassinated At
MarshalIvittte.

Marshallville, Ca, Nov. IA
James q. Hall, a prominent mer-
chant and farmer wasshot to death
last night at Z O'Clock in his store
near here while lighting lamp to
wait on supposed customer who
had called him to the store. The
c4sh drawer was rifled-parties es-
capped in buggy during the rain.
He leaves wife and child.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
Murder Near MouItrie

Moultrie, Ca, Nov. 16.-In a
quarrel over some cotton, A. IL.
Helm shot and wounded John
Story, aud then killed himself.
The tragedy occurred at Story's
cane mill, which is situated near
Doerun, in this county.
Story is a farmers and Helm was
his tenant.
Story is badly wounded and may
not recover.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
Maddox Nomination Stirs
Atlanta.

The political stir caused by Rob
ert F. Maddox consehting to the
request Of IL large number of repre-
citizens to become can
didate for mayor in the December
election is one of the most wide
,pread and general that has ever
aiken place in the city.
That such a citizen as Mr.. Mad
COX should lay aside personal pre-
renee and make individual sacri
ice and yield to the demand of hi>
GLOW citizens in what they be
iaye to be d crisis in the affairs
he city, produced "a most profound
i npression.
People on every side, in offices,
a public building, in stores, at
; he work bench and in factories
>)lld be heard yesterday talking
:, b nut the candidacy of Mr.. Mad
4 Ok.
Everybody was agreed onI.One
. ling aud that was no better citi
!: N, no better man for the mayors
!, fee no man with a straighter rec
I'd for the best, the purest, the
:aost honest in that makes good
, ;tizenship could have been picked
olt than he, who consented to obey
what he believed to be a call to
duty and for the good of his city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Luke
spent last week in Douglas.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Brown, OF
Cordele. spent Sunday in this city,
visiting relatives.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17

purposes during the year will a.
mount to we'll over $500, 900.
Several new churches have been
organized during the year. TIE
banner congregation, in point of
membership, is Trinity, with an
enrolment of 1000, the largest in
the district. Next comes st. Paul's
with 1900, and the First Methodist
follows with a membership of / 400.
There are three other churhes with
more than 1000 membership
Grace church, st. Johns and Park
street church.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
Thanksgiving Dinner.

The Rebekahs will serve dinner
at the I. o. o. F. Hall on Thanks
giving day. The following menn
will be served.
Roast Turkey Cranberry
Speghetta
Goose Apple Sauc9
Mashed Potatoes Celery
Gravy Oyster Dressing pickles
Boston Beans Pumpkin Pie.
Wheat Bread. Mince Pie.
Cake
Coffee Tea.
Every one cordially invited to
attend< Price 25cts.
By order of Committee,
Elizabeth Brown.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
One Form Of lnteH

Intemperance takes mar
Sometimes it is in the cons
of alcoholic spirits, somet
the eating Of too much foo
sometimes in an inordinate
ton to other peoples bu
and then beyond these mar
tions there are variations.
culiar, though hardly exit
nary case of intemperance
ported in New York, with
man as the subject. She is q
lar debauchee in bargains.
gerie on a bargain counter "a
ally intoxicates her. Whe1
sees the pretty friiled and f0v
things, with lace here and
she loses all sense of respOnsi
and buys, buys, buys, VII
taking tho least thought of
the purchases amount to or W
ershe needs the articles or
In the majority of Instances
does not need the articles; ha
use in the world for them and
probably later give them az
But when she gets next to a
gain counter, laden with &
pretty fluffy, foaty things,
can't resist the temptation to
sess them. Her alteration Is
that Of the kleptomaniac; she
loins nothing. She pays cash as
as her purse has a penny ia 1t
then she orders other purcd
charged to her husband, who
well to business man; and her
fore he has paid the bills urq
tioningly.
But henceforth he is not goin
pay. The wife took the inisia
in talking over with him her w
ness. She told him thatshe couIt
help it, and that it would be !
for him to take some drastic
to stop it, to which she would I
her consent. AS a consequences
husband has advertised extensis
in the newspapers that he will
be responsible for any debt de
contracted by his wife. Ordinal
that sort of a notice in the ne
papers would beapt tOmake a v
angry and a divorce suit, or an
arrangement at least, would N
likely result. But the wife in gu
ton is actually pleased. She q
hat if her husband drank too nj
she would feel at liberty to VI
every body against selling him
5oxicants, and so she feels that
s right in issuing a warning
everybody to deny to her the thu
that serve to put her out of
head.
Intemperance of almost any 81
he scientists tell us, is a disc
md not a vice, per Sc, and the
ority of the ailments to which
nan beings are subject are sup
induced by bacilli, the scientist
10 tell us. 1t would seem, thereto
hat the bargain bacillus had
,old of the woman mentioned abb
ust as the rum bug gets hold of
I'D soak. But isn't the bargi
bacillus q rather active ger
Jan the reader not call to mi
Instances of its predatory rai'
Maybe those direct little notices.
! specific for it.-Savannah Ney
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17
Cotton Money.

Y hen you sell your cotton,
deposit Gyour money in TIE
THIRD NATIONAL BANK,
where it will earn you some.
thing and be ready for use at
any time. Whether you de-
posit money or want advances
on your cotton this bank will
be glad to serve you at al
times. Are you a customer of
this bank
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1908-11-17

Mrs. Isador Gelders left yester-
day for Valdosta where they 60 as
delegates to attend the State Feder-
alton of Woman's Clubs which is
in session there this week.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-03-06
Happiness from TroubIe..

Being human, happily or %unhappily,
we cannot deny the comfort to be
found in the reflection that misery
never lacks the company II loves. We
all have our troubles, and some Of us
derive much satisfaction from the con-
temptation Of them. Indeed, there are
those who are happy only when
wretched, but these we belieye. to be as
few In number as they are disagreeable
In association. The vast majority of
humans are normal and disposed. there
fore, In conformity with natural law.
to smile when the skies are clear and
TO grleve under the portent OF clouds /;
hence the ease with which worry takes
possession of the mind. Colors the dis
position and makes a cripple Of effort.
That causes abound we know and
must admit, as we do almost uncon-
s%ciously the certainty Of death, but
too little cogniZance Is taken OF the
fact that the effect Of mere apprehen-
sion, which is all that worry really is,
may be subjected to simple mental
treatment and be overcome. George
Harvey. in North American Review.