The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-04
Pearls and Mud.

We do not mean that she is poor in purse or in spirit, but poor in happiness. Longing for a titled husband, she snubbed her American suitors to marry Count Boni de Castellane, shameless spendthrift. consort of reprobates and brazen libertine.
 Castel1ane broke her heart and dragged her into the lowest depths of infamy and humiliation, from whence she emerged through a divorce court It might be supposed the woman had learned her lesson, but she was like the legendary man who jumped into the bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes, whereupon- "He jumped into the bramble push anu scratched them in again"
 Pursuing a like philosophy, Anna had no such fortune in her brambe bush or matrimony.
 Over the vigorous protest of her family and friends she married another tltieo sensualist, whose graceless doings had shocked polite society that is not easily dismayed-Prince Helie de Sagan, cousin of Castellane.
 And now
 Castellane had applied to the court for the custody of his children, alleging that Anna and Sagan are not proper parents. And he supports his contention by recltals of the lewd and wanton behavior Of Sagan  Poor Anna Gould! Tn comparison with the American girl who marries poor and honest huspano and lives happily in cottage-how poor! Why desire title? It adds nothing to blood or breeding. A noble is not necessarily gentleman- With her fathers money Anna has bought two of these titled debauches, whose combined personal worth is less than that of decent American tramp. Papa Zimmerman paid two millions for his grace the Duke of Manchester. and the dissipated Duke of Marlborough cost the vanderbilts ten times as much Anna Gould's second title, 1t Is true, was a marked down bargain, but, like the others, really high priced
 Poor Anna dived twice for pearls and brought up only mud
 A Desirable Citizen. John E. GunclSel of Toledo Is a man who Is worth while. Toledo registers smaller percentage of boys in the police court and reform schools than any other city. It has just completed $10O, 900 building for the ex- elusive use of the little news sellers. It is all owing to MT. Gunckel. He organized the Newsboys' association, which includes membership of 6267. IT one is an officer in this association or be- longs to the athletic class or the ball teams or the band or the drum corps he must cut out swearing, lying, vulgarity, gambling, drinking, smoking cigarettes. Eighty-four boy officers look after the districts, and every boy Is His brothers keeper in very noble sense. A correspondent gives some intimate sketches of the work:
 A 5-year-old came in, cuddled up to Gunckel, put a handful of peanuts on his desk saving: You must eat them. I saved them for you" On the street another little fellow gave MT. Gunclel his last pretzel.
 It is an~open secret-the way he does It.
 And there was Herbert 6-year-old Syrian, one of family of seven, recently come over Herbert told Gunckel how his brother. older, was getting tough. Could his brother join the association? Of course And that ended the toughness. Then came the father. Would MT. Gunckel tell him how to make change? Certainly.
 Afterward came the mother. Would MT Gunckel tell her where to buy and not get cheated? Sure. What could the girls do to help support the family? MT Gunckel found them places.
 Thus was whole family helped by one who cared.
 Another instance:
 A prominent citizen telephoned Gunckel to know about a certain young man. The latter consulted his record DOCK and said: He stole package of papers ten years ago and sold them. He stole 25 cents.''
 ''That's enough" said the inquirer. 'I want a young man I can trust"
 "TIoId on," said Gunckel That was ten years ago. Let me give you some thing up to date. Last Christmas, just as was retiring, this boy drove up with N baskets of goodies which he was taking to 21 families in the slum districts. He <l, nd deserving. He has been an officer nine years, has no bad habits and has brought in scores of found articles he might have stolen, and'-
 '"That's enough. Send the young man over."
 And John E. Gunckel?
 He is not only the most desirable; he is the happiest man in Toledo
 From Deck Swabber to Cabinet.
 .'Whose fine yacht Is that?' asked Pres ident Roosevelt.
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