The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01


 girls; these employees will have to pass an examination and they will get about 10 cents a day extra pay for each foreign language they speak.
 The postoffice will make a similar ex- pertinent, and Is offering inducements to it's employees to learn foreign languages. In certain postoffices here, as well as those in the provinces frequented by for eigners, polyglot clerks will be appointed.
 The polyglot policemen, who made their appearance two years ago, are not an un- qualified success, and only two members of the corps now patrol the boulevards. Tt is dreary and monotonous to have to supply information to foreigners who have never before been to Paris,' said one of the force recently, and we decid- ed that we would move to have ourselves abolished. Nearly every hotel nowadays has an interpreter and the needs for our existence struck us as more than doubt full"
 Gaston Haron, a cook, has committed suicide by throwing himself from the top of the north tower of Notre Dame. from the door Of the cathedral, and 1t is surmised that he took running jump from the platform, otherwise he could not have avoided the gargoyles and para pets.
 Mme. Parat. who claimed that her hus- band forced her to wear padlocked belt and chained her to a wall in dark room, was granted divorce last Friday
 She was given the custody of her chill dren, whom the defendant will be per- mitted to visit twice a month in the pres ence of relatives. He has to make a monthly allowance of about $20 week to the family.
 In it's judgment the civil court says the poor woman's life was long martyrdom
 Two nights ago while number of per sons were watching by the bier of a dead woman at Montelinene the floor sudden ly gave way, precipitatng all the watch CTS into the cellar. Considerable difficulty was experienced in extricating from the debris those who had been thus buried and it was found that two persons had been killed; one was fatally and 13 oth- CTS seriously injured.
 Mme. Steinhell, who was acquitted of complicity in the murder of her husband growing tired of exile in Engand re- gently determined to return to this city. She rented flat at Asnieres. Immedi- ately the other tenants learned who was to be their neighbor They, however. met together and sent an intimaton to the landlord that he must cancel their leases if Mme. Seinheil were to be admitted. The landlord bowed to his tenants will and now Mme. Steinheil has to move else- where.
 advise ladies having good or even passable voices to cultivate them. When travelling here recently with some other ladies Mme Grisi had thrilling adven- ture At a wayside station man entered the carriage and it soon became evident from his eccentric behavior that he was a lunatic. Though her companions were panic-stricken, Mime. Gris returned by retaining her presence of mind, and with the utmost composure began to sing. At once the maniac was quiet. His whole attention was riveted on that magnificent voice, and he remained the most appre- ciative of listeners until the train reached the next station, where he was secured. It transpired that he was a maniac with homicidal tendencies who had escaped from an asylum.
 A dispute arose recently - respect to the origin of picture postal cards. Ac- cording to best authority this form of card was born in battle smoke. For though 1t had been supposed that the first picture card was issued in connection |with the Nuremberg exposition in 1882, khe real origin Is to be sought in the
 lamp life of the Franco-Prussian war.
 The idea originated with M. Pesnard-
 ku. who was then, and is still. a station