The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03

the amount thus recovered Is said to have been s1OOOoo.
 Among Americans in Paris the past week were MT. and Mrs. J. N. Mcdonald and Louis Motz of Omaha, Dr. and Mrs. Ray w Matson of Portland Ore, and Mrs. Samuel H. Newhouse of Salt Lake City.
 The ex-Princess Chimney, nee Clara Ward, whose sensational elopement with the Hungarian gypsy violinist Rigo, ere ated so great a sensation a few years ago, is now living in a modest quarter of Paris. She is married to cousin of Rigo. former friend who came across her the other day was surprised to notice how she has changed in appearance. She has grown very stout. Of course the famous beauty of other days is not with out means, and is able to gratify her wants. She has changed not only in ap- pearance, but also in habits and tastes. She cares little or nothing now for worldly amusements, and seems quite happy and contented in the quietude of her own apartments.
 Disguised as an old woman, Mime. Steinheil paid a three days visit to Par is to settle some personal affairs. Her presence was known only to few per sons. She took a room in a hotel on the boulevards, and saw her counsel and an attorney. The object of her visit was to arrange some property matters between herself and her daughter, and to settle some affairs relating to the sale of the house in the Impasse Ronsin, in which her daughter is living with her cousins. and which is to be put up for auction shortly
 Madame took all her meals in her room and during the three days that she was in Paris nobody in the hotel suspected who she was. The person wlio was trav- cling with her gave such strict orders l that even her attorney had some diffi- culty in seeing her when he called at the hotel.
 There is no truth in the report that she was to appear on the stage. She is said to intend to live quietly on her in come. which, though not very large, will | be sufficient for her.
 Smokers may now quote medical opin- ion in favor of the weed" Dr. de ker- nahon, of the French army, has been dil-
 gently collecting statistics on the sub Iject, and announces that the irresistible
  smokers are healthier than non-smok- CTS. He says: Tn the first place, there is not the slightest doubt about 1t that tobacco is to a large extent germi- eide.
 Smoking helps one in another way. It helps to build up the general health. To- bacco is very soothing; it calms the mind and so strengthens the system to resist disease"
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 Speaking on the ravages of absinthe al a Paris congress, Major Henri Robert states that in the most contaminated districts the recruiting officers had to refuse as many as 50 per cent. of the young men called to serve with the col oTs.
 NJ. Bompard a salesman in the hand kerchief department of one of the greal Paris stores, has won the S1o00OO prize in the French state lottery. After talk ing shares in a lottery ticket with some of his fellow shop assistants. M. Bom. pard has a 'presentiment," and follow ing the common superstition that a ticket purchased for oneself by another persor is lucky, got friend to buy him another ticket As he was about to leave his little suburban house the other morning to walk to the railway station, as ht had done daily for the past IS years, th'
 list of lottery winners arrived. He opened 1t and found himself the winner of $100
 0O1. That morning M. Bompard ran to th' railway station. and arriving at tho shop. promptly handed in his resignation at the handkerchief counter. Since ther he has disappeared in order, as 1t is be lieved. to escape the shower of congrat
 ulatory and begging letters, which des
 cend upon the drawers of the big lotter.
 prizes. M. Bompard is married and ha. little boy of s.
 A young German woman named Ma
 rietta Lerond has been arrested at Nan 'cy on a charge of espionage. As sh