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RIVER EiNE Is FALLING
LEAVING RUIN IN WAKE
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in the Equitable Life Assurance building,
stated today that the building was in no
danger, though the engines had to be
protected by dams.
The Hotel Terminus. located near ST.
Lazare station, was abandoned today be-
cause it was feared the station would
collapse. Rich residents in the Champs
Elysees and adjacent districts are en-
ploying help to remove WINE from their
cellars. Water is now as precious as
wine, being stored in casks.
Ambassador Bacon and his daughter
gave their usuay reception Thursday
night. though the water was within six
inches OF the parlor floor. There was
no heat and light available except that
of a wood fire and candles. Mr. Bacon
stayed in his residence until the first
hoor was flooded and then went to a
hotel
The hotels are crowded with those who
have been forced out, but many of the
schools have closed because the pupils
were unable to attend, The few theatres
open are playing to empty seats.
Crowded Into Hotels.
American Ambassador Robert Bacon
and family. who were forced to move
from their residence in the Rue Fran
coils by the flood, have taken quarters
at the Hotel Mercedes, near the Arc de
Triumphe. This is a mere indication
of what happened to many prominent
Americans.
When seen this Afternoon Mr. Bacon
said:
My small troubles are of no ac-
count in the face of the terrible disas-
ter that has fallen upon Paris. OF
course, I was Inconvenience but that
is nothing. All my thoughts are with
the unhappy poor of Paris"
The ambassadors eyes were full of
tears as he spoke. Indeed, when he
made speech this afternoon In the
chamber of commerce he broke down
and sobs interrupted his remarks.
He said this afternoon that he had
received cables from Americans anx-
ious about their friends in Paris, tell
ing him to investigate their situation
and give them money If necessary. He
Is fulfilling all requests. AS yet he has
received no appeals from the Latin
quarter, where the American students.
many of them mere boys and girls, re-
side. The ambassador expects that the
most serious help for Americans in
Paris will be needed there. In the 9TH
er flooded districts reside many rich
Americans who can take care of them
selves.
Change of Residence.
Among the Americans who. moved to-
day are Baroness Graffenried, formerly
Mrs. Hamilton Of New York. who was
flooded out of her magnificent home in
the Rue Elysee. She, with her daugh-
ter, Gertrude. and son, went to the
highlands of st. German. Mrs. San
ford Hoffman of New York, who lived
in the same quarter, was flooded out
and took her family to Brussels. Mrs.
Charles Bristol of Lenox, who is here
experimenting the education of her
children at a convent, this morning
took them to Brussels. the school being
inundated. Mrs. Archibald kennedy
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had been caused in her stately home on
the Quai de Billy, facing Alma bridge.
She was unable to reach Paris, as all
train service was stopped today.
Meanwhile, what Is regarded with gen.
lean colony in the entire central part of
Paris is being deserted The big hotels
are emptying fast, and the guests going
north to Belgium and Germany. The
floods at Bordeaux and along the Riviera
make people fear the southern shore.
Only eggs and cold meat are being
served in the hotels in the center of Paris
In the basement of one hotel 5000 francs
worSs of delicate machinery was ruined
by the waters. The Grand, Cafe La Rue,
Durand, Maxim's. Weber's, Paillard, Cafe
de Paris and all restaurants where Amer
leans assemble, are flooded and only cold
food Is being served
Coal has risen % per cent and the price
of meat and bread have doubled. All
lights are out and it is impossible to buy
petroleum, and candles are at double
prices. Taxicabs and automobiles make
their own prices. the cheapest rates being
four times the regular fare, which is add
ed to by the long detours it is necessary
to make.
Among the Americans who left tonight
were Mrs. NJ. l.. Oliver of New York.
Mrs. Charles Buckley and Miss Helen
Maclxay of Cleveland. II. d. Weiss, Mr.
and Mrs. Miller Collier of New York
Most of them went to Brussels.
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Mackay of New York was driven out
of her apartments at No. z Place de
Bourbon and has gone to the Hotel Ia
Jestic. She visits her flooded apart
ments daily in boat, hoping to save
the pictures and rare furniture.
One OF the most extraordinary cases of
devotion is that of the wife Of Maj. Fred
erick H Mahan, who is occupying her
house at 81 Avenue Montague until her
husbands return by boat from Potsdam.
He went to America with the body of the
late Colonel Dodge. Although the lower
portions of the house are flooded and
there is no electricity or gas, she Is re-
naming in order that her husband may
find her home when he returns.
Major Mahan is brother of the FAM
GUS author and naval critic.
Entertainments Given.
Mrs w. II. Gerhard, mother of Fred
erick Gebhardt, the New York clubman,
has moved to the Hotel Majestic with her
daughter. There they give splendid enter
tainments, dining the French aristocracy.
Mrs. Key, wife of Commander Key, U.
S. NJ, was rescued from the Hotel Marl-
borough by United States Naval Attache
Chapman, who sent her to Brussels for
safety. Frederick Lockwood, the we'll
known society man of Boston, Is isolated
In his apartment in the Rue de Grentelle
and is getting provisions by boat.
Princess Jean Ghika, who was Miss
Hazel Singer Of Chicago, daughter of
Charles ]. Singer. tried today to reach
Paris by special train to see what ruin
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ERSWELL FUNERAL
TO BE HELD TODAY

The funeral of the late Edward Erswell,
who died Friday morning, will take place
this afternoon at 2:3o o'clock from the
Church of the Advent, the Rev. w. N.
Claybrook, rector of st. Mary's Episcopal
church, officiating. Mineral City Lodge
No. IA. I. o. o. F., of which fraternity
the deceased was a member, will be in
charge at the obsequies. all the pallbear-
ers being Odd Fellows
Mr.. Erswell was grand treasurer of the
state encampment and the funeral SER
vices will be in full accordance with his
rank All Odd Fellows in the city are
requested to meet at the hall at o'clock
and attend the funeral In a body. Tho
following will be in charge at the SER
vices:
Marshal. Past Grand Master w. E.
Urquhart; noble guard, Past Grand Mas
ter A. e. Meadow chaplain, Grand Rep
resentative George Huddleston. Active
pallbearers ]. T. Blakemore, ]. H. Davis
NJ. M. Williams, G. R. Coleman, DR.. j. f.
Davidson, F. M. Love, l.. K. Scherry, NJ
c. Thomas Honorary: Grand Patriarch
d ]. Deacy of Tuscaloosa, Grand High
Priest C. w. Caps of Birmingham,
Grand Senior Warden E. e. Howard of
Avondale, Grand Junior Warden James
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HEIKS Is AGAIN
NAMED PRESIDENT
STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
ADJOURNS ANNUAL CONvEN-
TON IN BEsSEMER-WILL COME
TO BIRMINGHAM NEXT YEAR.

Bessemer. January 29.-(Special) 1.-The
Alabama Horticultural society closed its
two days of annual convention here to-
day and before adjournment elected off,
GERS to serve for the next year. 1t was
decided to hold the next annual con-
vention in Birmingham. The officers
elected were as follows
President w. F. Heiks, Huntsville;
vice presidents, H. P. Loding, Mobile;
Mrs. w. A. Gayle, Montgomery; DR..
C. H. Franklin, Union Springs; John L.
Winslow, Thorsby; J. A. kernable. Camp
Hill; Thomas Grigden, Prospect; H. j..
Chatterdon, Athens; H. B. Cayee. Hunts
vile; ]. H. McCary Birmingham; secre-
tary-treasurer, B. F. Williams. Auburn;
executive committee, II. o. Sargent, Ham
nton; B. C. Turnlpseed, Flora: Mrs. j.
H. Hard, Bessemer.
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w. Mayne of Ensley, Grand Scribe w.
]. Mccartney of Admission. Grand repre-
sentatives: F. F. Conway Of Mobile, Sam
uel ]. Eckert of Birmingham.
The funeral cortege will move from the
church to Oak Hill cemetery, where inter-
ment will be made.
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Attention, |. o. o F. Patriot Militant
Branch.

The funeral services of Grand Treas
urer E. Erswell will take place Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock All officers and
chevaliers are requested to attend in full
dress uniform and to meet at Fox hall,
Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street.
at / p. m. CAPT. w. ]. RYAN. =
Canton Jefferson.
As all branches of the order will be
represented. all Odd Fellows from the
district and all visitors may meet with
the p. M. branch at Fox hall.
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BUSINESS CHANCES

a PARTY wanted with $3.50 cash to take
charge of and manage a big paying
business of buying and selling stoves
and stove repairs; ice-boxes, fixtures.
etc: only business experience neces-
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No. 0 North 10th street, near Morris
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. ID I'D 3
bears in Mary1and. and his friends en-
joy his goodies amazingly, though they
are not to be compared to the best
thing under his roof, himself. his
genial manners. warm heart. darky
River and the ante-bellum South: or
the next best, his lovely wife and dear
children That fruitcake is deserved.
for twenty years ago the DOCTOR 1ound
this old woman, III and poor, IN
boarding house, and attended her for
nothing. and sent In all her food and
paid her way to California, and now
that her son Is prosperous, TINS grate-,
full heart feels that California fruits
aaa gusahs aa 81
tian gentleman of the most charming
Southern type. There is nothing more
delightful Gas delightfuD as de-
lightful southerner OF the Nh hig ! sst
the type should ever disappear. They
have entirely their own flavor to the
discerning palate and observant, KNOW
Ing eye among us as an olive or mask
rof Lucca oil, to an Italian reeks OF
Italy; so they are the South.
The Pretty Patient.
The young and susceptible doctor.
has certainly to be a bit on ms guard l1
with two classes Of women above al
and the pretty patient. One OF them
having been jill, said that as he lay III
in hospital an angel in blue and white
came to take his temperature. she
was dark. dazzling beauty OF girl.
We're glorious. delicate straight brows
and sweet refined face, and Jaw
that was soft-not militant suffragette.
she took my temperaturs' and 1, m my
q hole in the ceiling heS said:
don't see Why ! ever got well at al;
Why didn't stay right there Tor
life and be nursed by the object Of my
graduated and hung out my sign from
an expensive office and agreed TO
physic an unotfending community Tor
NIFTY years to come" Is what he says
q q It. And said to myself right there.
female i pat ien neW1 He f. fe,. that he
would be wax in those deft hands II
am going to take pairs to label all the
s,r' be wno fome to The once
making a speciality Of spinsters in
easy circumstances and bad health
The Mysterious Patient.
~, Warren, in his, clever book Ten
adventures, of Mr.. Tittlebnt Titmouse.
OF dyed-hair memory. somewhere gives
an account of a newly-established N.
IN. VINO was starving to slow music
don, One day he got quite desperate
over his big bills and empty otlice, and
took several nips of Scotch'--enough
70 nave a very decided and unfortunate.
erect indeed Sunk in this state In
his office chair, he was suddenly arous-
60 by tremendous whack and pound
AT his door and knocker. and going
TO o ,p, It, found footman who look
FED like a West Indian parrouuet, so
gorgeous was his. livery, and who ex-
plnlned that his mistress having been
taken suddenly very Ill, he had run
tlor the nearest physician. Plnnging
Bob sawyer on similar occasion, he
made himself a bit presentable and toll
lowed the footman TO and into hand
some Belgravian mansion and dark
N "a huge old-fashioned four-poster
! PEG ana was buriedlin pillows When.
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he had said. Good EVENING" his legs
felt so queer that he dropped thank
fully into chair at her bedside, and
suddenly felt much worse. When she
murmured something. from the muf-
fled depths OF the pillows. young NJ. D.
could not for the life of him un-
derstand what she had said So he
cropped his head deiectedly in his
meaning that he had looked too often
upon the. wine cup when it was red
The lady started up,in bed and gave
a a., feeble shrek. 20! doctor" she said
betray me And III do anything for
you; III make 1T well worth your
while to keep my miserable secret
don't know how l got into the habit"
The doctor ss laughed his tipsy laugh.
grave creature, the tipsy sober crea
'ture. He promised, he bowed He
managed to scratch off prescription.
re re took his leave, got his guinea at
Went home, made man! The old
woman introduced him to all her
friends made him her regular medi-
cal al attendant left him 10000 in her
III, he was the accident Of an accident,
IN his profession, SO true is 1t that
luck has great deal to do with
L tnaklns careers or. seems TO have
e% on used sart S be ne a aShag him
stave ahead, as he had done. in 8.
huge city full of competitors, and in
reply he would always laugh and lay
one finger on the side Of his nose. as
fact! Have nip of old Scotch be-
fore You 60
The Woman Doctor.
There was an Englishwoman visit
Nc,Ntp ~ Los n ,SN01
ego with an invalid husband. One
day he went into the nearest town
from their hired cottage in the coun-
try, and as it CHANGED, he was taken
house with sign in the. Window
doctor Gladys Montgomery White"
lie rang the bell, and German maid
appeared He spoke German. had In
De ha6 been sdnca5ed at Hedslberg So
he had come in. The maid went Off in
search OF her mistress, and after a
considerable, interval Of time, Judge
or his surprise when tall negress as
and full of airs and graces, entered
the office and explained that she was
the doctor, Mr.. NJ said his say, and
again collapsed into the nearest chair,
While pr. White flung herself s on the g
eyed him through lorgnetIe. Finally
the doctor said: II see your condi7
ton, but | can do nothing for you
unless you are single gentleman.
a single man: that he had been mar
.ried ten years; that he didn't see what
that had to do with O. prescription and
q cab to take him back to Mrs M.
We'll" said DR. Gladys Montgomery
White, II make 1t an invarieble rule
never to attend married .gentlemen.
except at the express request OF their
M rhIa 70 m nd 9tnn1 and
jmincing sensibil!ty was too much for
Mr.. NJ He tottered to his feet and
left tho house, but not VII he had i
called the doctor several kinds OF fool
bri n in the Mtehsn than in medt-i
cine. He lust managed to catch. q
cab and was taken home to his wife,
quite inscnsiblei but he has had MANI
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J laugh over Doctor White with Mrs.
VI. and his friends
The Old Army Doctor.

Inc Olu Army UOCtOE.
In the regular army OF the United
States in ante-bellum days. a dear old
lady tells me that there was very
surgeon and physician in New Mexico.
who knew no more of medicine than
of Chaldee. He had got his appoint
ment from civil life. He was a bon
about cooking than anything else. it.
being his delight to go into his kitchen
and concoct extremely palatable little
dishes-ragouts, omelets,s entrees, ices
out to prescribe such lotions. potions
and pills as half-poisoned his unhappy
patients in garrison. both in the bar
racks and the officers quarters. It was
tive, delicacies were extremely scarce
there In those early days. He had
not been there year before the COS
sips Of garrison We're retailing his
typhoid fever. indigestion. measles.
humps. rheumatism, cholera lnfantum,
neuralgia, nerves. fits.
It was this. and most inapresslvely
given: MADAM, a pint of champagne, O
French sardine sandwich and a morsel
of triple x English cheese at II, 10
(or&1. 3, 4, 81 daily to get up your
strength. and l,will be here myself n, aaf
circulation or nerves, or brain, or
liver. as the case might bel. for people
are very differently constituted. me
sandwich varied; the cheese had us
was never changed. He was always
on hand when 1t was opened, and took
half the bottle himself. He was IN
singing and DANCING and Grating trim TIN
ner, smoke and bed tempered his pota-
tons very much. His wife was tee
totaler Of the sternest. type; but the
doctor managed the thing beautifu!iy'
~ a un1,1l coSy tn, 10 6ali1lltful O..
am giving You We don't keep wine
IN our house OWING to my WiIe,S pre- Pre-,
patient Or : friend.' hfe certainly
spoke the truth, only it was always
nov" to-day, and that then was Va,
purely retrospective. g che erful mem ZEN
an army surgeon. an agreeable Ger,
tainty that "all his to-n1orrows wouids
be as to-day Nobody ever took his
MEDICINES i they could pesSib syyvi help
when they got seriously SICK; t nut
Everybody enjoyed the Doctors visits;
and so did he. He contributed more
no hl ftetS SOME ef t n the ost oaaps
grudged him his share IN the fayo rte
prescription. Lots of them grumbleq
over the expense Of it.. But IN the
main, when the pints swelled 70 ,v gua att
GERS shared in the little feast, every
body was satisfied all around
~ The FaHhiOnnble Doctor,
There are some things that IT would
be we'll for every physician with q
wealthy clientele to remember In the
way OF prescriptions. He must not
make mistakes about the lady whose
North every summer and South every
winter. He should Insist on the need
OF every comfort" which means the
lbast hotels, and IN careful Eattenaant.
maid. He must freely state that
an automobile Is lust what simmons As
needs TO sot him up after leaving me
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office, and that the best are tho cheap-
est. He must see that his restlessi
rich patient is ordered abroad for sew
eral years, and be well enough to
cross the ocean one way only-thd
outgoing one. He must not incur
the risk of comlGs home, and he must
carefully find GU: exactly what places
and countries suit her"-say. London
in June and July: Paris In August; the
Engadine or Dinard IN September the
sibly Egypt, and the spring in Italy or
Spain. The lives OF very rich people
are not to be trided with, and their
prescriptions must always be pleasant,
or they will not be. taken; that is al.
Their potions must be palatable. Their
pills must be sugar-coated. Their
travels must be judictously arranged
and conducted along agreeable millions
aire lines. Their lines must lie In
pleasant places, and as for discipline.
banting, bad medicines. they are not
to be thought OF. There could not be
a finer school for making rogue and
as stern and unyielding in every mat
ter OF right and duty as the profess
sion can afford-the man who never
8prescribes himself as attendant phy,
stefan when patient has to e. round
the world. who cannot be hullled-no,
nor cajoled; who would not make an
improper charge for services rendered
Tor the world In ice Slllple ! nv Octu6
for sale: the man who is perfectly hon
orabs iacorT Rieh peo a1e
ought to value them immensely when
they find them for their lrb peiee r a9 fhg
effect of enormous wealth even among
good men is to s9rrqp 3sn them - and ensa
them shade less squeamish than IT
such reagents had d been a. aPPnea to
$4,000 chacks. have heard OF one
man who returned check for $40, 900
and sent in a bill for S3oo-his regular
professional rates. But such men are
scarce. Money can buy the selr-re-
spect Of some men. the combined as,
not purchase that Of others, It is not
temptation to them to pc oHered
II is an Insult Take them, all In all.
we have no finer body Of men on TINS
bered in adversely and forgotten in
prosperity, we owe them far more than
money can ever repay.