The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-16
Says He Is Helpless As Pri8-
0ner Of War
ANOTHER FOOL PICKED UP
Russian Starts Out To See Life in
Paris and Loses His Pocketbook
in the Usual Method-Wom-
ans Way To Victory.
By PAUL VILLIERS.

| Paris, May 15.-Castro, who is back in
Paris, has not ceased to complain bit
| terly of his expulsion from Fort de
France, but is now resigned to his fate,
concerning which he is not quite clear.
Questioned as to his intentions, Castro
says he regards himself as a prisoner of
war, and therefore can decide nothing.
ct am like a bird without nest" he
said: like Diogenes seeking for a man
with lantern. But, like Francis I,
can shout out, Everything is lost save
honorr'
The ex-dictator intends to remain In
Paris for some little time. He is stay
ing at a hotel near the Place de la Con-
corde. and his intention is to consult spe-
cialists.
At admire France, the cradle Of lib
ertyl" he said, grandiloquently. HAS
she not shed torrents of blood in the
cause of humanity-for the rights of
man? How it is possible that France. so
noble and so generous, allowed America
to affront her 1ag7
He declared that four days after the
steamer Versailles left Santander two
American battleships followed the vessel
| carrying the French flag. When Castro
arrived at st. Nazaire a letter in Eng
fish was handed to him. The writer set
| forth that he was an officer of the active
army and that he offered his services to
enable Castro to regain the presidency.
| Dead men have no need of being de-
Tended" was Castros fearful comment
on this offer of service.
A major domo of a Russian family has
| just had an unpleasant experience at the
hands of a boulevard siren. He came to
| Paris a few days ago and decided to see
| little of life before going back to st.
Petersburg He treated himself to law
| fish dinners in one Of those restaurants
| which are described as fashionable, and
| during a meal fell into conversation with
a woman whose beauty and elegant
| clothes impressed him. The Russian pro-
ionged the meal, for he found his chance
! acquaintance very charming. With
| gallantry which is not the exclusive pre-
rogativ of Frenchmen he entertained
| the lady in various cafes in Montmartre,
| and returned to his hotel in the Champs
Elysee quarter quite pleased with him
| self. His dominant impression was that
he had seen little Of the life where
ION samuse," and he was quite pleased
| with the prospect of being able to inform
| his friends in st. Petersburg that he
| knew more about Paris than they coul1
possibly tell him. But as his cab [as
| transversing the Avenue d'Antin the Rus
| sian made a disconcerting discovery. He
| found that the inside pocket of his coat
| had ceased to bulge out. In point of
| fact, 1t lacked his pocketbook, which con-
| tanned something like 5000 francs in notes.
| The Russians idea of enjoyment now
| underwent a sudden transformation. He
| left the cab and reported his loss at the
| nearest police station.
| Concierges are not invariable remarka-
BILE for politeness, and tenants who hap
| pen to fall foul of them usually come off
| second best An energetic woman has,
| however, so far contrived to score against
| her concierge, and her landlord as well,
| by means of very ingenious tactics which
| could only be devised in resolute femf-
| nine BRAIN War to the knife was de-
| clared long ago between her and the con-
| cierge and a lawsuit about some CORE
| spondence had so disguised the landlord
! that he had summarily evfcted his fair
| tenant But the lady was not to be baf-
fed, and as the landlord would not con-
sent to take her back on any terms, and
she was keen after victory, she aban-
| doned the frontal attack on which she
| had so long been engaged for a turning
movement. Among the tenants of that
| particular house were several bachelors
and she bethought her of one who had
| q very long lease. A nlnI LIldl she was
willing led to marriage with this gentle
man, and after the wedding she returned
to the house in triumph, and, to the cor
sternation of the defeated concierge, who
has now a couple of determined foes in
stead of one. In utter despair the land
| lord has applied to the law courts and
an investigation has been ordered, but it
is difficult to see on what ground the
newly welded pair can be expelled from
| their abode.
| A prisoner in Paris court today threw
| not only his words but his bread away,
| hurting a piece at the judge, whom he
| hit on the arm. He was sentenced to
three months Imprisonment and to trans
| portation. The prisoner took out piece
of bread which he had kept in his pock-
ct and, rolling it up into ball. while the
sentence was being read, flung it at the
judge as soon as he had finished. He
| aimed fairly well, as the missile struck
the judge on the arm; but that official
| only smiled and refused to take notice
of it. Counsel for the prisoner, in offer
| ing apology for his client, stated that
he was to be pitied as the man had be
Come nearly blind. To this the judge re-
piled pleasantly, For blind man he
has aimed pretty WE'LL, and the lawyer
| retorted, 'In that case l cannot be an
accomplice, as he has imposed upon
| me-"
SCHOOL, CLOSES.