Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-27

former home outside of Rome. He
chccrfully paid the charge Of forty
dollars Later In the day four other
Italians accompanied in each case by
numerous friends took out money
orders ageregating $1,000. The aver
age sum sent to the old country how
ever ranges from $40 to one hundred
dollars with an average OF about half
way between the two. The largest
part goes 10 Italy, with France sec
ond, Germany third, and England
fourth. Tho remainder of the $780,
600, 900 total contributed by the rest
cf the country follows the same pro-
portion in a general way with the ex-
ception of the amount geIng TO Ger
many which ~ largely increased by
the gifts Of westerners OF this nation
ality
Photographic courtship has just
been invented here as Cupid's first
aid in the inexpicable ways OF a
man with maid when everything
else fails. While winning a wine by
the impersonal means of wax or rub
Der records may seem to lack the
first essentials Of courtship, and in
this, it's first trial. did not work sue
cessfuliy, the possibilities are obviously
SO great that 1t may yet supplant the
present method. Certain advantages
are readily apparent. For instance,
the cautious wooer could be certain
of undeniable evidence as TO the ex-
tent to which his courtship had pro-
gressed should a breach Of promise
suit ocur. Likewise the suitor anx-
ious to wed without delay could cas-
lily make love to q dozen girls at the
same time, since he would not nave
to be present at the home OF even one
OF them 10 press his suit. All that
he would have 20 do would be 10
make his little speech to a machine
and mail the record TO any address
where 1t YVES to be reproduced. II
was, however, for neither or these
reasons that the new method was
discovered, but simply because of the
ruling OF stern rather against the
further appearance in his house or q
youth who had already started a
I'm the regular way The
youth, however, Immediately hit upon
the happy plan Of pouring his ardent
sentences into phonograph and then
mailing the records to the object OF
his affections similar method on
her part made matters simple until
BY fatal mistake, she reproduced
before her father, believing It to be
a popular song the record containing
her future husbands plan for their
elonement, which the father promptly
proceeded 10 dispose of. But even
though the first attempt at phono-
graphic wooing did not succeed, II II
assured of q large field. lmpecunlous
nobiemen for instance, from abroad
might easily syndicate the ioVe-mak-
ing records amcng American heir
esses. pleading with a hundred simul-
taneously and accept without loss Of
time the authoress Of the first favor
able photographic reply.
Vacclnating tombstones by the
thousand, a large part Of the city al
rccfory and hundreds Of door plates
is on achievement which has lus'
taken place IN Brooklyn fer what Is
supposed To be the first time In med
ical history This astonishing leh'
has lust been brought to light by an
Investigation by the health depart
.ment. While II does not show that
the tombstones, directories and door
plates were suffering from or IN
danger of smallpox. 1t does reveal Q
most amazing vaccination fraud. !,
is declared 20 have been a result OF
orders isued by high officials VINO de-
gired to make record which wouid
show in figures. Twenty physicians
we're sent forth with orders II ls salu
for each to report at the fewest one
hundred persons yaccinated daily. IN
some districts this was an absolute
physical impossibilty since the hun-
dred persons were not there Accord
inely names were taken from tomb
stones, the directory and doorplates
and an sort Of imaginary vaecin-
tions. marriages, resultant families
which we're also vaccinated, were
brought about II made ilne rec
ord. and the fraud was only discov-
cred by accident. About the oniN sat
isfaction that BrooklNnites get out oi
the whole matter Is that they oush,
to be able TO visit graveyards, reau
the directory and ring door pells Wlup
no risk of smallpox.
While the term crocodile tears
has long been an overworked meta
phor. since no one is on record az
ever having seen a crocodile weep, II
has lust been proven in the local zoe
that an elephant can, and upon oc
easion does. burst forth with reai
tears differing from those of human
beings only In size. Gunda, one oi
the local zoos best known elephahls'
has done the demonstration as "A re
suit of the death of a widow Al
though no one knows how u started.
most singular friendship haV
Grown up between Gunda and Mrs
Hawes who lived close to the zoo
She visited the elephant cage, daily,
CARRYING a basket of sweets. Suhu',
was her slave ana with him she conio
do more than the Keepers. IN,
moment shes entered the elephant
house Gunda would trumpet ms
pleasure. once Gunda escaped ahV
started down Boston road, truinpc''
ing with four scared youngsters OF
his back and several scared Keeper
chasing him. He met Mrs. h"Wo'
and quietly followed her back 10 Wy
Zoo. Three times in dispiaylns NJ ~
love Tor her the huge elephant neifl,
l,iled the frail old lady BY pickins
her mn in his trunk and trying 10 III
her over into his cage. lie hugse'
her SO tightly she tainted. Each TIM
when he saw that hc had hurt her M
trumpeted loudly. sugsosedls iol
helm. Ever since the death oi Mrs
dawes. Gunda has been the picture
~ misery standing I'm his cage Wi''
NO interest even fer food while grea
SALTY tears. each rs large as slas
of water. have coursce steadily dow
his checks.
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JOHN w, GATES GIVES
$4,000 FOR EDUCATION