The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12

SUNDAY, JUN
and, walking up to policeman, politely
raising his hat. he said calmly:
Mort aux vaches."
What do you mean?" asked the police
man. who could not believe his ears, TOT
the gently smiling individual had really
uttered the most insulting remark tnat
the Paris Apaches have invented where
with to accost an agent.
Mort aux vaches.' repeated the young
American, more clearly and slowly; and
this time there was no getting away
from 1t.
The hoVified and indignant guardian
of the peace seized him for using insult
ing language. With patient poiiteness
the aggrieved young American repeated
An interpreter was called. and 1t was
then discovered that the visitors knowl-
edge of French was confined to these
three words, which some wags IN the
train had carefully taught him. assuring
him that If he wanted help or Information
from any policeman he would find that
Mort aux vaches" was an open sesame
once set at liberty.
Stringent rules are being enforced by
the French military authorities In con-
sequence of the number OF strangers at
tracted to Chalons Camp by the aviation
school.
Once several of the aviation pupils
there is now flying colony OF 600
peopie-new out beyond the aerodrome
over the batteries and firing butts. The
military commander of Chalons has now
issued orders that no aeroplane Is TO
scar out of the flying ground, and nights
are now only permitted for an hour De-
fore sunrise and after $3.50 o'clock In the
afternoon.
The French dirigible, Clement Bayard
II, which will probably make an aero
trip from France to England before be-
Ing handed over to the authorities, is 10
be taken out for further trials.
NJ Clement, the builder of the airship,
saws that he intends TO make a series OF
flights around Paris, in the provinces,
and TO Boulonge before attempting
channel trip. It is probable that
the airship will go several times t.
Boulogne. whence some short flights will
be made seward Only after he is prac
tically certain that the machine will &C
the journey to England VIII NJ
Clement undertake the trip.
Tho inventor intends, during one of the
flights around Paris, to offer luncheon on
board to 20 select guests, among whom
will be NJ. BRAND.
NJ. Clement adds that he is devoting
81, zoo. 900 to aerial science-dirigible and
aeroplane-and that he has already spent
seoo, 900 upon It, He has bought an I'M
mense site at Breuil, where he has es-
tablished an aeronautic center. lie IS
now building barracks for French OF
ficers and soldiers who will be sent by
the minister of war to study aerial nav
igation.
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which will be ready next year.
This new machine, he asserts, will be
master of the air.
Astonshed at finding the corpse of
man floating on the surface Of the Seine,
two Paris boatmen tried to pull 1t TO the
shore with their hooks, and were still
more astonished to discover the corpse
Of woman tightly fastened to 1t with a
rope. They dragged the two bodies up
the bank with some difficulty, and In
formed the police. An inquiry disclosed
the fact that both had probably commit
ted suicide The man was q, and was
until recently a shop assistant with
very good salary and the prospect of
promotion. He had been engaged to
girl some two years ago, but before the
took place he fell in love with
another girl. He tried to break off his
engagement to marry the second one,
but his people, 1t is said objected. and
Insisted on him keeping his engagement
With the first He yielded to their wish
es, but at the end of two months he left
his wife and went to live with the other
girl. AT the same time he gave up his
employment, and it was not known for
some months what had become of him.
1t ia supposed, unable to find another sit
uation, he and the girl for whose sake
he had left his wife in complete destitu-
ton agreed to die together.
An unfortunate experience has just be-
fallen a French stableman named Brod
equin. Seven years ago, when cleaning
a carriage, he found brooch with a
an imitation diamond. He married, and
a year later became the father of a girl.
The brooch was used to hold up the ba-
by's bib. and on her sixth birthday Brod-
equin took the child to a jeweler to buy
some earrings. The child was wearing
the brooch, and the jeweler. recognizing
the white stone as a diamond. offered
$500 for 1t. Brodequin refused the offer
and took the brooch to another jeweler,
who handed him over to the police. Elk
perts find the brooch to be worth $3.50,
and Brodequin is to be prosecuted for
theft, because he did not take his find
to police station seven years ago.
The French customs officials are be-
coming increasingly rigorous in their ap-
plication of the regulations as regards
the prohibition of the import of tobacco.
recent circular forbids women passen-
gers to take any tobacco into France
and the report of the British chambe.
Of commerce In Paris says:
Through the good intentions of a. lady
visitor who had brought him over a box
of cigars, without his knowledge, one
of our members recently underwent the
experience of being fined 250
francs"
Another story of a Paris police dogs
smartness is told by the Petit Journal
Two burglars discovered that M. Charles
Armand had locked up his place In the
Cours la Refine, and they promptly ef-
fected an entrance by the window.
After ransacking the rooms they were
departing with their spoil. when Kitty.
police dog, happened upon them. and
kept them at bay until they were arrest
ed Kitty spotted the thieves as they
were peering cautiously out of a half
opened window, and she dashed to the
window and began barking furiously.
The police inspector whom she was ac-
vas soon on the spot and the
two men were arrested.
John CARTER rs