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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-16
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did 40 this morning The impress
sion was one of unutterabie gloom
and I went amay feeling sadder than
I ever did before. At fret glance
1t would appear as though all OF
the members were paying for some
thing on the installment plan or
were living next to families who OPP
crate Photographs or have daugh-
ters taking singing lessons. n
, Supreme Court must certainly De
nursing a secret sorrow. 1t does
! not seem possible that any man can
| be as sad as those mel look.
There are a good many humorous
things about the Supreme Court. In
/ Guiding Mr.. Justice Hughes
| whiskers, which might appeal to n
| with q sense OF the ludicrous, but
| life there Is real, and life is earnesf
| and the man who smiles is lost.
| There is q tradition TO the enect that
q mar suffering with influenza hap
pened to sneeze quite recently one
day while the court was sitting,
and that he Is still serving time IN
one Of the federal prisons for the
t,bffense.
The matter or correct AZURE cuts
| quite q figure In this court. The
attorneys are expected to wear black
ties and black frocks. OF course
they are expected to wear several
other things that need not be men-
toned in this chronicle, but they
must at least have the black ties
and the frock coats. When ] went
into the preliminary examination,
during which I told of the facts
concerning myself which are re-
corded on the fly leaf OF the old
family bible at home, ] could almost
see the official at the door trying to
read the inmost secrets of my soul.
Loud clothes are not popular there.
The young gentleman ahead of me
looked suspicious. His necktfe was
of q lavender tint.
"What color Is your underwear,
young mann" he was asked.
Pink. he answered bIitheiy.
1Step aside please. This Is no
place for a frivolous person"
Inside 1t was silent as a church
Just after the minister has asked
somebody to start a subscription list
by volunteering to give $le0. The
silence was so dense that 1t could
be cut with a knife, and o man with
a dollar watch like mine feels very
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roulette Tables
WERE 'DOCTORED'
Two Ingenious American
Gamblers Now Barred
From France

Paris, August t7-(Special.) IA decree OF
expulsion has just been issued against
couple of ingenious gentlemen said to
be American citizens. Last May the two
friends entered the shop of maker Of
gambling apparatus and offered to buy
his business. The offer being refused
they ordered $500 roulette table, which
was delivered on June &C. The merchant
in the meantime had been making in
uuires about his curious clients, and
learned that one of them had been gaining
large sums at the roulette table in Italy.
His suspicious were confirmed when one
of his employees told him of CONVERSE
ton with the two friends, IN which the
following proposal was made to him.
whenever you have a roulette to deliver
Mt a gaming house, bring 1t quietly TO us.
We fhall keep it an hour or two, and
then you can take il to its destination.
In return we will make you an allowance
Of 800 a month and $40 for each roulette"
The merchant, who had bean further
struck by the fact that the roulette or
dered had been thrice bought back by It's
purchasers for certain Establishments, in
formed the police; anG the chief Of the
department which deals with gaming, hay-
ing examined the famous roulette. pro-
nounced il faxed. From the proposal
made to the employe It seems probable
that the two swindlers intended to sub
stitute faxed roulettes for those of the
maker Hearing where their doctored
machines had been ret up, they could
obviously have played with the certainty
OF winning. HencefOr ward france will
offer no field for their talents.
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Tour for Maude Adams
the Now York Times.

From the New York Times.
Maude Adams. after a consultation
with Charles Frohman, has agreed to a
fourteenth months continuous tour OF
the United States and Canada, In a re-
pertoire of plays by j. M. Barrie. She is
to visit nearly 200 cities, starting out in
October and continuing until January,
1914.
Ever since she first appeared in Peter
Pan" FIVE years ago, and made a tour Of
a few Of the larger cities in this play.
Miss Adams has wished to appear in the
same piece in smaller places. The bulky
scenery for this play and other Barrie
plays has made. extended tours impos-
sible. hut the success of the collapsible
scenery used In "Chantieler' last season
has solved this problem.
Peter Pam will be the principal play
of Miss Adams repertoire and will be
acted in about 200 towns and cities, as
far south as New Orleans. west to San
Francisco and as far north as Van
couver other Barrie plays TO be pre-
scented will include 1.-THE Ladies' Shake
speare" and his new comedy called 1.-THE
Legion of Lepona." These win be given
in New York when Miss Adams has
completed her tour.
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But the Tortoise Was Barred

From the Washington Times
1.-THE processes of ratiocination of the
human animal is sometimes devious, y
philosophical Bob" Wooiley, once a
prominent newspaper correspondent in
Washington, but new reformed and
living on his amateur farm in Fairfax,
whore he divides his time between
writing for the magazines and raising
an occasional can of Tomatoes.
As ] boarded the electric car at the
Fairfax terminus today. the conductor
spied tortoise | was bringing into
Washington 10 small boy.
No dogs allowed on the car, SIR he
politely objected.
But this isn't a dog, | protested,
its a.tortoise.'
Well. I'll have to ask the office
about IT, he finally decided and disap-
peared in TO the telephone.
"'It's all right, MIR. Woolley, he said.
emerging a few minutes later and ring
ing the starting signal. cats Is dogs.
and rabbits is dogs, but tortoise is
insect"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-18

London. August IT, special)-"Th day
will come when no one will be grateful
for the crumbs that fall from the rich
mans table, said the Duchess of Suth-
erland speaking recently at Fenton, in
the potteries.
'It will be a great day, too" her grace
added I'VE absolutely must advance,
and if there is some squeal about the
advance and a little over-hurry about il,
at any rate people can see the break at
the end of the tunnel and know they
will emerge into the fuller light. Years
ego, when I came Inexperienced and en-
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Germany have to pay twopence or three
pence a pound more for meat of the same
quality.
1--WE are more than ever convinced
that you will not improve the lot of
your workmen by introducing tariffs. We
are not sure that you will even increase
the volume of trade. AS a matter of
fact, we do not think tariffs do, increase
employment. Your tariff reformers say,
look at the German workman. His
life and his conditions are much better
than those of the English workman"
Our Investigations Of how the English
people live and work do not bear this
out. We find there is really very lit
tie difference.
What we do think is that in some
respects our methods are superior to
yours. We did not find much that we
did not know about manufacture.
ION the contrary, we consider we beat
you In some things, and we certainly
think that our state laws and our hygiene
demands and institutions are better than
yours"
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CoaI Ifidn INnnted

Sealed proposals in duplicate Will be
received by tho city treasurer until
noon. Tuesday, September 3. 1912. for
supplying the citJ with approximately
on thousand tons 10000 of run Of mine,
nut and lump coal. in car load lots,
+. o. b. cars Montgomery. Same to be
delivered between september Is. 1912.
and September Is. 1918. The city re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids. ROBERT TAFT.
S-lS-3t-su City Treasurer.
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LEGAL NOTICES
Kids wanted-state Aid Board

Bids will be received by the court of
county commissioners of Walker county at
the courthouse, jasper, Ala. until II a. m.
Thursday, August %. 1912. for grading
and draining part of the Jonesboro road
beginning at Frogague creek
Expenditure of 5000 Tie right Is re-
served to reject any or all bids.
w. s. KELLER,
7-S-it-su State Highway Engineer.
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KA|SER'S AMILY
FUSSIS MADE Up
Woman's Hate Cause of
Officers Ruin
WIND PLAYS A TRICK
German Officers Invade" France
Observation-Disclosures Capital
Invested in German Industries
Is Being Withdrawn
BY MALCOLM CLARKE

Berlin, August 17.-(Special 1.-The Kali
aerin took a womans way to tighten the
punishment of the crown prince, repeated
persuasions and entrcaties having failed
to inGuce stern William to recall his or
Ger transferring his son and heir from
the command of the Hussars At Danzig
to that of the Grenadiers az konigsberg,
where he would be still further from
Potsdam and his mother. The Empress
first ,ried to move her husband K. lenien-
cy by having the crown princess and the
little grand children at the palace. This
produced no result, seXcept that the EN-
peror was observed to smile knowingly.
Driven to desperation her imperial males
ty changed her tactics. She directed her
own chamberlain to see that her trunks
were packed and all arrangements made
Tor a long stay away from Potsdam. The
Emperor learned of the order. bristled up
and countermanded It. The Empress is
sued . peremptory second order, stamp
ing her rather small foot by way of en-
phasis. William tugged at his mustache
and paced the floor impatiently Then
his face lightened up and with a laugh he
oountermanded both his own order In re-
gard to the prince and the Empress as
to the trunks The interdlct forbidding
the crown prince from coming to Berlin is
to be lifted. Peace has been restored in
the Imperial household. The Taiserin is
greatly attached TO her son and grand
children
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FOR RENT

;s5-asIl Highland avenue s rooms, bath
and electric lights.
t5o-15ii South 10Th street, rooms. mod
ern
s6o-2601 Madison avenue, modern rooms
fH-SicG Highland avenue, s rooms. mod
ern.
seS-17li eth ave. north. rooms, baths
s5o-232f 4th avenue, north, rooms and
bath.
sss7l5o-iil7 18th avenue, north. rooms,
! bath.
$25-l45 10th avenue, north, modern.
N Oliver-Levert Realty Co.
POPS Third Avenue Phone lose
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thlsiastic among YOU you called me
'Meddelsome Minnie. As far as a miser-
able duchess could be an agitator, l
strove to be one. But what changes
since those daysl Slowly. definitely, the
asI iring democracy demand the open
road. The very mansion-Trentham-
which I nurse my ideals is RACED to the
ground and the place is open to the
public. | live in a cottage in peace and
independence, as a friend among the
workers for whom l stroye so many
years ago Is not that enough to make
one optimistic and is it not symbolic of
all change today?"
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SOUTHSIDE.
TWO BARGAINS

s11 .o00-Two large houses and more thas
two lots of the usual size on 18th street
near Terminal station. This property
was held at $4,000 until recently. which
was thought reasonable, but recent
events have forced this sacrifice. $500
cash will do. Its rental capacity is SIS
per month.
ao0O0-4O acres, suitable for subdivision.
between Woodward and the T. c., I. Il
r. r. Co. developments at Rutledge
Springs. Great activity all around this;
the Underwater line passes 1t and they
are getting ready to build there now.
Let me show you good thing.
S. E. THOMPSON, Agent
Telephone No. "a. 2l7 N 2ist st.
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A trick of the wind and a wild goose"
aeroplane came very nearly precipitat-
Ing International complications. France
was invaded by armed officers of the
German army; French soil sulied by the
boots of the Kaiser's men of war who
crossed the frontier-unlntentiona
Two lieutenants of the Strasburg mill
tary aviation station assembled in their
plane to fly from Cos to Metz and do some
aerial map-makng dlnder orders mad
vertently, they crossed into France and
came down three miles from Nancy AT
first the French villagers recognizing the
Teut0n soldiers by their uniforms, had
mind to use their slaves and field i'm
pliments for the honor of France and the
punishment of the reckless Invaders. The
politeness of the Frenchman saved the
day, however. and the skins. of the young
officers. The project escorted them to
Noumeny, where the Germans passed the
night In comfort. aided by open-handed
hospitality. On their return to Strasburg
they recounted their experiences, explain
ing that sudden gust of wind had caused
them to lose control over their plane.
Now, If the wind had blown them to Eng
land and landed them on British soil they
might not have escaped so easily. The In
cident is causing good deal of COM
ment
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$500 cash and the balance in easy pay
ments will buy the biggest bargain
In the city. 1t Is "a brand new SIX
room bungalow, has best modern
plumbing. expensive chandeliers, es-
pecially well built and modern to the
last detail. On the highest lot in
West End. You certainly can't equal
this for $500, even. Just come and
see for yourself.
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LANDLORDS

We wish to call your attention to condi-
tons that now exist In North Birming-
ham, on the rental proposition. The
demand for houses to rent has never
been so great as IL is now; we have had
numerous calls every day for houses
we cannot I'll. on account of not having
anything to offer
Houses from $40 10 SIS per month has
never been greater, which furnishes a
golden opportunity for Investments Of
this kind.
BERRY & YIELDING
Real Estate. Rentals & Insurance,
Eel hone 7le7. North Birmingham, Ala.
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One result of the strained. relations be-
tween the cabinets Of London and Berlin
has been the withdrawal Of considerable
British capital invested In German Indus
trial enterprises. This has been going on
quietly for some time. The liquidation is
not one-slded. Several heavy Withdrawals
have been made by Berlin bankers ON
loans which have been bearing good in
terest In London, chiefly cloth and tool
making Investments. This movement on
both sides of the Anglo-German loan and
investment balance sheets attracts more
attention than the statements of foreign
and naval ministers. It Is regarded as
grayely significant
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When a woman hates, she hates as she
loyes-with every fiber of her body. An
Illuminating story OF how far woman's
spite can go is just now the talk of the
army and of Berlin and Dresden society.
Several years ago a German naval Off
Ger, Lieutenant Schalm married the
daughter of a Dresden nobleman, who
was at that time major in the army.
Before and after marriage she detested
hire husband; the unnatural union proved
most unhappy; the wife lost no opportuni-
ty of telling Schalm how much she
loathel him. BY every means In her
powe" she tried to procure a separation.
Failing to find any other excuse she
laid Information In the autumn of 1909
against her husband, alleging a crime. A
young girls evidence bore out the charge,
and Schalm was degraded from his rank
in the navy and sentenced to two years
imprisonment. On his release last year
he began to press for fresh trial, which
he has just obtained. The result has been
his acquttal of the charge on which he
had been previously convicted
According to the finding OF the Judges
the girl witness was coerced into giving
false evidence by the mother Of Frau
Schaln, who was also found 10 have in
iluenced other witnesses. Schalm, whose
career is now ruined, Is bringing a suit
against his wife and her parents for per-
jury and false accusation.
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There win be no war with Germany
now or next year or probably ever. 1t
serves the ends of politicians and spec
ulators to keep the war scare going,
but it is all a mischievous burden. The
Kaiser means peace. Next year King
George and QueensMary pay their state
visit to Berlin and will be given a
great welcome. The Prince of Wales
will go with them and his engage
ment to the Kaiser's only daughter will
then be announced. All the stories of
the young lady's bethrothal to other
princes are untrue
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stomach, with q snari: "Don'r you
novel"
WHO'S moving?' Mallory answered,
with a poor imitation OF a careless
laugh.
And now the man called Bill had
reached Mariorie's right hand. He
chortled "Golly, look at the sinners"
But Jake, who had chosen Mar.
jorie's left hand, roared:
Say, you cheated. All get is this
measly plain gold band"
"Oh, don't take that" Marjorie
gasped, clenching her hand.
Mallory's heart ached at the thought
of this final sacrilege. He had the
license, and the minister at last-and
now the fiends were going to carry Off
the wedding ring. He controlled him
self with a desperate effort, and
stopped to plead: "Say, old man, don't
take that. That's not fair"
"Shut up, both Of you" Jake
growled, and jabbed him again with
the gun.
He gave the ring jerk, but Mar.
1orie, in the very face Of the weapon,
would not let go. She struggled and
tugged. weeping and imploring: "Oh,
don't, don't take that! It's my we'd
ding ring"
"Agh, what do care!" the rufiian
snarled, and wrenched her finger so
viciously that she gave a little cry OF
pain.
That broke Mallory's heart. With
a wild, believing, Damn you!" he
hurled himself at the man, with only
his bare hands for weapons.
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THE END.
Good Piano PLAYING.

in very interesting article on piano
playing in the Woman's Home Com
panion the author reports as follows
the views Of Leschetizky, the greatest
teacher Of piano in the world: when
l was studying with the great master
he pointed out to me the Importance
of musical expression in the following
way: He called my attention to the
fact that one person. for instance, may
tell you tale in such a way that you
find little in it tIat Is interesting,
whereas another person may tell you
the same story In such manner that
you follow every word with the keen
est attention. The secret of interest
lies not only In the story, but very
especially In the voice. the tone. the
expression-in the manner of telling.
All this is Interpretation. careless
or dull piano student may play even
some exquisite melody in such way
that 1t does not attract you at all.
whereas an artists playing of 1t may
bring the tears to your eyes"
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Show Spread of Education.

In Edinburgh, Scotland, few days
since. there was presented a Masque
OF learning. or pageant of education
through the ages. 1t was organized by
Prof. Patrick Geddes and his col
leagues in celebration OF the semi-j bi-
lee OF the university hall or residence.
The scheme OF the pageant comprised
presentation OF the culture aspects
OF all the great civilizations-eastern
and western, ancient and modern;
from the Egyptian, Indian and Chi
nese systems, through the Greek and
Roman. Celtic and Medieval, to the
Renaissance and encyclopaedia epochs.
and the ideal union OF city and uni
versity.
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Quarreled in LIES Sunset.

A curious divorce case is before the
court at Auxerre, northern France,
in which the wife, aged eighty-seven,
sues her husband, aged ninety-three.
The aged couple had lived happy
married life for over thirty-seven
years until last summer, when al
tercations were caused by the jeal-
ousy of madame. At first laughing
at his wife's reproaches, the husband
later became exasperated. and turned
her out of doors. "Disregarding the
loving care have always shown him, a"
the old lady said Indignantly in court,
HE insults me and treats me like
person of no account. Fancy at my
age, too" 1T was you" he retorted,
who brought accusations against me
and made out | was a ne'er-do-well.
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Expensive DoWries In india.

The custom of extorting dowries
has grown into the very fabric of the
social life, and is standing disgrace
10 the Bengali community, which has
no justification to plead or apology
to offer. The practice has now as
sumed alarming proportions of parents
OF boys extorting costly dowrles as a
condition Of marrying their sons.
The marriage Of daughter among
Bengalis has become an expensive af-
fair, and the amount in cash demanded
by the father or guardian of the boy
and paid by the father or guardian of
the bride varies with the education
attachments of the bridegroom. The
Indian Daily News published few
days ago a piteous appeal from re.
spectacle Hindu parents Of dowerless
daughters.-Indian Nation.
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Copyright, 1911, by Ii. K. Fly Co
(Contiuued From Page Onc)

Continued From Page Onc)
II wouldn't, eh?" he grunted. DO
you think I'm in this business for my
health?"
And he snatched of two earrings
she had forgotten to remove. Fortu.
nately, they were affixed to her lobes
with fasteners.
Mrs. Jimmie was thoroughbred
enough not to vince. She simply COM
mented: You brutes are almost as
bad as the customs officers at New
York"
And now another touch OF light re-
lieved the gloom, Kathleen was next
in line, and she had been forcing her
lips into their most attractive smile,
and keeping her eyes winsomely mel.
low, for the robbers benefit. Marjorie
could not see the smile; she could
only see that Kathleen was next. She
whispered to Mallory:
They'll get the bracelet! They'll
get the bracelet"
And Mallory could have danced with
glee. But Kathleen leaned coQuet.
tishly toward the masked stranger.
and threw all her art into her tone
as she murmured:
I'm sure you're too brave to take
my things. I've always admired men
with the courage of Claude Duval."
The robber was taken tribe aback,
but he growled: II don't know the par.
ty you speak of-but cough up"
Listen to her" Marjorie whispered
in horror shes flirting with the
train-robber."
What won't some women f1irt
with" Mallory exclaimed.
The robber studied Kathleen a lit.
tie more attentively as he whipped
of her necklace and her rings. She
looked good to him, and so willing,
that he muttered: Say, lady, If you'll
give me a kiss. I'll give you that dia'
mond ring you got on"
"All right" laughed Kathleen, with
triumphant compliance.
My Cod" Mallory groaned, what
won't some women do for a diamond
The robber bent close, and was just
raising his mask to collect his ran
SOM when his confederate glanced his
way, and knowing his susceptible ma
ture, foresaw his intention, and shout
ed: stop it, Jake. You tend strictly
to business. or III blow your nose
OF.
"Oh, all right" grumbled the reluc-
tant gallant, as he drew the ring from
her finger. Sorry, miss, but | can't
make the trade" and he added with
an unwonted gehtleness: You can
turn round now"
Kathleen was glad to hide the blush
es of defeat, but Marjorie was still
more bitterly disappointed. She whis.
pered to Mallory: He didn't get the
bracelet, after all"
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Gravltation.

The great Newton himself did not
pretend to know what gravitation Is.
He only knew that 1t existed and he
was able to prove how 1t acted, but
what 1t was in and Of itself he never
knew. Gravitation is law of nature,
or force acting in accordance with
the wsest man is able to say about
it-unless he is prepared TO talk non
sense. 1t is like electricity. We know
perfectly we'll what electricity itself
does, but what electricity itself is BAT
fles the profoundest of scientists and
philosophers