The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-07

lost her stnss Of humor, he aslxs, that che listens to quack advocates of min erAi watef7 The "poor imbeeilss" who listen to them have never. he erica ttopped to note that the districts of France which grow the inest wine are precisely those where there is least tu- bercuiosta, and that neurasthenia, ner- vous breakdown. brain fag. and such like are to be found only among water drinksra
 This is not joke. he urged. Look around you, he says. The men you know who drink wine snap their ing CTS at doctors. Perhaps that Is why the latter recommend mineral water.
 A charming young actress of the Opera comique was married last June 10 noble Spaniard. Today she makes application for divorce and the case has entered upon its. nrst stage, which. In the French system. consists in a meeting between the parties before a judge with a view to reconciliation. According to the statements of the wife. the husband not only neglected to provide for her material wants. but. profting by her absence from the con juga1 abode, divested the house of its furniture. and at the same time took away the diva's personal belongings. her jewels and her furs. and also. 1t would seem. three automobiles. Nat urAIly the lady was annoyed. The hi- dafgo fs not, 1t would appear. making nis, debut in the divorce court. This is nik third wife and his third divorce. His frst partner was an English wo- man, his second fellow ccuntry-wo- man and ,his.third French.
 4 The particularly irnpudent robbery q A "A >ut.x ls- ~~f. = person she had engaged as ''bonne has again revealed the existence of an organised gang, whose method Is to place spies in various houses. These informerss having been engaged as domestic servants. perform their duties long enough to become acquainted with the habits of their employees and to ob- tain q wax impression of all the keys. They then invent an excuse for leaving. A few weeks afterwards the house Is broken into and the valuabIes carried on by burglars who are evidently thor oughly posted in the details Of the house. The means by which the gang work are extremely elaborate. They insert an adyertisement for bigh-class servants in the newspapers. They make copies of the testimonials they receive. and forge. If necessary. birth certificates and the rest. Tn this way the accomplices of the cracksmen ob- tain excellent places and their infor- nation produces good haul for the gang. In the case referred to the wo- man who acted as intermediary was charmingly dressed, spoke excellent English and was living at one of the best hotels. Needless to say. she has disappeared.
 In the hotel where he is staying, NJ. Edmond Rostand keeps semi-regal state. grants audiences to his court. or sends chamberlains to dismiss persist- ent bores He suffers also the penal ties of greatness. and even an army of sercetaries and attendants cannot all ways guard him effectualiy against ob- stinate worshippers. who are as perti- nacious and willy as any suffyagist. The dramatist was sitting quietly at dinner the other evening when the door of the dining room burst open, and in rushed an American lady. who flung herself on her knees at his feet, kissing his hand. How she eluded the poets watchful bodyguard is not known; but 1t is supposed that she had secreted herself for some time in the hotel. She gasped out incoherent ex- pressions of adoration and pleadtngs for forgiveness, and then came the re- quest which he was waiting for.
 Let the Master Forgive.
 Let the master forgive a humble worshipper's audacity. and make her the happiest Of women to the end of her days" Atsthat moment one of M :. Rostand's bodyguard. hearing the ladys ejacalations and suspecting that his watchfuiness had been einded. came In. startled with horror. and rushed to tear away the bold autograph hunter. But fhsspo8t @uaDsn0ef cssue1gi roNo, .touetl her not" he said raisingsfiisi hAhd s,fs she not wonfan7 ffe then bade her rise. and sent her away in raptures