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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
THE PRICE OF A SOUL.
VIM. J. Byan.

The fact that Christ dealt with this
subject is proof conclusive that 1t IS
important, for He never dealt with
trivial things. When Christ focused
attention upon a theme it was be-
cause it was worthy of consideration
and Christ weighed the soul. He
presented the subject, too, with sur
passing force; no one will ever ada
emphasis to what He said. He u1-
derstood the value of the question in
argument. If you will examine the
great orations delivered at crises IN
the worlds history, you will find that
in nearly every case the speaker con-
densed the whole subject into
question, and in that question en-
bodied what he regarded as an unan-
swerable argument.
Christ used the question to give,
force to the thought which he. pre-
sented in regard to the souls value.
On one side He put the world ana
all that the world can contaln-ali
the wealth that one can accumulate
all the fame to which one can aspire,
and all the happiness that one can
covet; and on the other side he put
the soul !. then He asked the question
that has come ringing down the cen
turies: "What shall it profit a man
if he gain the whole world and lose
his own soul?"
There is no compromise here-no
partial statement of the matter. tie
leaves us to write one term OF the
equation ourselves. He gives us all
the time we desire, and allows the inn
agination to work to the limit, and
when we have gathered together in
to one sum all things but the soul,
He asks-What if you gain it all
all-ALL, and lose the soul? What
shall it profit?
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Cough Medicine for Children.

Mrs. Hugh Cook, Scottsville, N. Y,
says: about five years ago when
we were living in Garbutt, N. Y,
doctored two of my children suffering
from colds with Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and found it just as repre-
sented in every way. 1t promptly
checked their coughing and cured
their colds quicker than anything I
ever used" Obtainable everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

len city. Biting in upon the people
in their desecrated homes where the
glass was shivered at their case
ments and where the walls were of
ten sliced wide apart with shot.
The drifts out in the narrow Rue
de la Moutarde came piling high, and
there was neither moon or star to
light the way, yet someone found a
path.
Someone carrying a burden stum-
bled on when they beheld the one
light shining in that quarter, the
light from Marie Roses fire.
The scrubwoman sleeping in her
rush chair wakened with start.
There was a knock at the door.
She jumped up, sprang to the knob
as the knock came quicker, a little
louder, Marie Rose Menthe opened.
On the top step, by the flicker of
the oak flames in the stove, there lay
a little child wrapped in a bit of
horse blankets, little girl child of
something above two years old.
"Oh, Marie Rose! My Marie Rose!"
cried the charwoman of the Theatre
du Peuple as she caught it to her
heart, came in and shut her door.
And have you come to me at last."
she laughed and cried and kissed it.
Marie Rose, too, laughed at the
warmth and the Christmas tree and
put out her baby hands immediate
ly for a grasp at some of the gilt
, baubles.
She was cold, half frozen, but lus-
ty little one, and quickly thawed.
She ate some mush with evident rel
ish and sucked gleefully at the stale
candies from the branches.
Then the scrubwoman said to the
child, looking at the rags in which it
was clad, "Since you are warm and
have eaten, will take off these un-
clean garments and put on you these;
look" And she showed the child
the five drawers filled with clothes.
1t was solemn, it said not word,
but later on it laughed and put out
its arms.
So then the scrubwoman undressed
it, removing the horse blanket coat,
the thin calico petticoat, the little
waistband, the flannel drawers, so
that Marie Rose, for the moment,
stood quite as when she was born
except that hanging on her chest,
from string around her neck, there
dangled a crumpled something.
The scrubwoman, into whose mind
the question of the child's origin or
appearance never entered, either then
or forever, unfolded this scrap, which
was, by touch, of cotton cloth.
She unfolded German flag. which
had printed on the diverse the Ger
man national air, a not uncommon
talisman among the Kaiser's sub
jects.
Marie Rose could not read the Ger
man song, but she beheld the Ger
man flag and her soul revolted. She
cast it on the ground and set her
heel upon it.
Then the child whimpered and
doubled up her tiny fist and snatched
up the flag and waved it defantly in
the scrubwoman's angry face.
Marie Rose Menthe, her eyes burst
ing with grief, turned to her little
shrine, to the angel on top of the tree.
She could not read, but she knew the
angels legend painted in his scroll
quite by heart, "Peace on earth, good
will to men,"
So quietly, in a little while, she
whose mother heart had been pierced
by the Kaiser's bullets, she who had
remained in her country rather than
flee it in its despair, she who had
hungered for a little girl, must
needs take into her arms this waif
blown from the dead arms of some
German mother into hers.
The Serubwoman laid the German
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
MARIE ROSE OF
MUSTARD STREET
Continued from Page 2.)

and presently threw down its freight
The charwoman of the Theatre du
Peuple, by this time crouching in the
cellar of the Hotel St. Antoine, where
she had been dragged against her
will, heard the yells of terror far
above her. She pushed her path out
of the huddling crowd, she found the
stairs and went up; she got to the
entrance, it was barred up. She
found window, unfastened it and
climbed out.
The heat struck her in the face and
the smoke struck her in the eyes and
throat, and the ploughed-up streets
were burning her sabots. The build
ings were falling around her and the
dead numbered her way. The fires,
flaming fiercely in all quarters, light
ed her path, and the screech of the
monster guns, the whlrl OF the bull
let's, the sickening cries of women
and children, all these met the scrub
woman as she sped on southerly to
her quarter of the town.
What she thought was, "But If lit
tie Marie Rose were to knock at the
door. and | not there to open"
Yet when she reached her corner
the Convent of the Templars had DIS
appeared in a heap of ashes, the Ku,
ellie des Cerceaux was ditch filled
with human flesh, the theatre had lost
its facade. One could not hear the
river as it ran any more, all the
red chimneys were standing up in
their places in Mustard Street, and
the stone steps were there, but the
lead had torn hole in the walls OF
Marie Roses home, jagged, gaping
wound; it yawned at her, and her cup,
board bed and quilts, her stools and
table were blown to shreds somewhere
far away.
She looked at her ruin.
Then steadily, all alone, since most
were dead and the rest fled, she climo-
ed the stone stairs.
The door, the fine mahogany-carv-
cd door of the scrubwoman's home
stood unmarried by scratch or gash.
$50" she muttered to herself, my
door is still quite in its place, so that
Marie-R Rose when she comes, maybe,
can knock on it, still"
That day Antwerp fell into the jaws
of Ambition and Worldlust.
The Kaiser's troops entered the
city. The Black Brunswick Hussars,
with their deaths head badge, came
first through the gates, their horses
exhausted, then the solid phalanx OF
the infantry taking possession OF the
barracks, regiment after regiment,
piling arms quietly, wearily.
Wilhelm's first march toward Paris
gained. -,
On the fifteenth of October the
charwoman and the leading lady went
together to read the lists of the dead
posted up for relatives and friends
to scan. -,
"Monsieur lie Capitaine will return,
Mamzelle," Marie Rose said, comfort
ingly. "You will never find his name
posted up" -,
Mamzelle was very pale. She
searched the lists greedily.
Marie Rose could not read.
So when Mamzelle came to the
"M's" she had to do the reading.
She laid her hand very gently on
the scrubwoman's arm. Madame"
she said, as if speaking to a great
and noble lady, her accent was so pit
eous, MADAME, Monsieur your son,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Philippe Menthe, has died for his

Philippe Menthe, has died for his
country"
Together before the big states with
the chalk-written messages of loss,
the two women kpelt. And both wo-
men sobbed as the white hand of the
theatre lady and the brown hand of
the theatre scrubwoman clasped to-
gether.
No one needed them.
They were only two more among
the myriads of the desolate.
By and by they got up.
1t was the charwoman who spoke
first.
ut is very well, Mamzelle. For
his country life of man must be
spent; but oh, if he could have left
for me a little Marie Rose of his. +"
Then her tears fell fast enough.
Mamzelle, as they approached the
ruins of the playhouse, said, Come in
here, Madame, there will be perhaps
coffee and bread, and you must not
forget your own Marie Rose, she
who lives in the country; she is no
doubt safe and maybe you can now
60 to her."
The scrubwoman looked up sudden
ly at Mamzelle and her eyelids quick
ly fell again, and beneath their COW
er she seemed to herself to behold the
Marie Rose for whom her heart had
hungered these many years.
And the tears in her eyes were COM
forted away by this vision of her soul.
As they drew near on the sidewalk
before the ruins of the theatre, they
saw some of the players, the direc-
tor and the notary, Monsieur Won
Mier, were gathered in forlorn
group.
! To them Mamzelle made the sign
that Dame Menthe's son had been shot
70 death. She put her finger on her
lips behind old Marie Roses back and
whi> pered, 1--WE must take her with
us"
Won Mier came up and took her
hands in his, so did all of them.
People in Belgium those days did not
say many words. There was this lit
tie group of theatre folk, all silent,
all with bowed heads, yet each with
a prayer in his heart just for a few
minutes.
Then the poet-notary said with his
hat off, Madame, we are all leaving
Antwerp, we join the lost crusade of
the thirty thousand now Immediately;
you will go with US off into Holland,
we will never live, or eat, or drink or
sleep beneath the Kaiser's rule. We
will start in two hours-if-" he
paused a second, for the last bomb
the cruelest bomb that fell into the
capitulated city from Zeppelin that
claimed to have made "a reasonable
blunder" divided his ,peech and
struck very near.
They all sprang into the shelter Of
the black walls of the theatre. Pres
enly they came out, they deserted,
even through the smoke, where the be-
lated bomb had fallen.
The home of the charwoman had
been struck a second time.
She shaded her eyes with her broad
palm, peering eagerly into the smoke
film, waiting for it to rise and give
her a clear sight. When it did, she
clapped her hands together and smil-
ed.
"Look, Mesdames and Messieurs,
look! my door still stands; the good
providence has spared it so that Ma
rie Rose may still find it there to
knock upon when she comes"
But all the southern wall was bang
ed out. and when Marie Rose mounted
the half-demolished steps and got in
side, she found that her mahogany
box had been stolen. In it had been
the will and the 5000 francs.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Nervous Women.

When the nervousness is caused by
constipation, as is often the case, you
will get quick relief by taking Cham
berlain's Tablets. These tablets also
improve the digestion. Obtainable'
everywhere.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Then and Now.

Eyes. we pay spot cash for every
thing"
"Ah! l often speak to my husband
about the time when we had to-
Puck
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

An honorable defeat is better than a
mean victory. and no one is really
worse for being beaten unless he loses
heart.-Sir John Lubbock.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

That girl is as regal as Juno"
Isn't she?'
"She's calling for nectar at the soda
fountain too kansas City Journal.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Her ConueniaI Job.

THAT pretty girl clerk Of yours
seems to enjoy her work"
"She does. She opens the proposals" !"
Kansas City Journal
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

flag down at the feet of the angel of
the Christmas tree; she took the child
in her arms and together they knelt
before the tawdry little shrine-before
the throne of God.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Classified.

Was there ever a better example Of
the witty ana concise form of express
sion than the answer Of the grim man
who when asked about the character
Of a neighbor sententiously replied:
"Mister, don't know very much
about him, but my impression is he'd
make a first class stranger" - Ex-
change.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

Break your Cold or LaGrippe with a
few doses of 666.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
MRS. CHILTON ENTERTAINS
 NEEDLEWORK GLIB

At her home in Patton Wednesday afternoon, February 23. Mrs Chiffon entertained the Corona Patton Needle work club, and despite the indictment weather in the afternoon. the attend ance was the largest of the club
 Yellow jonquils hyacinths and ferns adorned the rooms. A delicious ice course was served. and after delight ful hour of chatting and working, the charming hostess invited her guests into the dining room, where fruit punch was served. The table was beautiful. with the punch bowl in a center of jonquils and ferns. To each was extended bright ribbon which was tied to the favor hidden among the jonquils; Mrs. Wilcox of Piper drew the prize favor, a miniature trunk, with crepe de chine handker- chief
 The club members present were: Mrs. John Pill, Mrs. Victor Pill, Mrs. Gard ner, Mrs. Dessler, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Watts, Mrs. Hunter. Mrs. Haley, Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. Ivie Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Lantrip, Mrs. Swindle, Mrs. Porter and Miss Strange. Miss Ashby. The guests were: Mrs. Kirkwood. Mrs. Wesley, Mrs. Wilcox of Piper, Miss Arnett and Miss Gaines, Miss Wolf and Miss Wooten.
 The club will meet next week with Mrs. Dessler at Corona.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27

TAG DAY CHAIRMEN
 APPOINTED FOR MARCH 4

The annual Tag Day for the Boys club will be held this year March 4. On ae- count of the numerous expenses that the
 club will have to meet this year, follow ing the purchasing and furnishing of the
 new home for the boys, the public will I be asked to respond as liberally as possi-
 ble. ND E3
 The following ladies have been assigned
 the different corners: Mrs. c. J. Palmer,
 Woodward building Mrs. Borden Burr
 and Mrs. J. c. Henley, Jr., Empire Bldg.
 Mrs. R. c. Woodson, Brown-Marx cor
 the American Trust corner; Mrs. John
 Sibley. Nortons corner; First National
 bank corner, Mrs. E. l.. Mountfort and
 Mrs Blanchard; Mrs. A. J. Gilmore, the
 Vaudette corner; Mrs Frank Rushton
 and Mrs. Evans the Traders National
 bank corner: Hagan & Dunlap corner, Mrs. S. II. Gardner and Miss Rosa Strick- land; Mrs. Herman Beck will have the Morris and Saks corner; Mrs. Frank AL exander. Adams and Pizitz, also Mrs. Will J. Penhallegan Tutwiler and Mol- ton, Mrs. Barnes; Vivian, Mrs John Guthrie; Ensey, Thread of the Story;p Five Points, Mrs J. D. Dabney; Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, Blacks, Burnett's and Woolworth's, Mrs. c. P. Orr; Drennen' s, Mrs. E. A. sDonohue; Mrs. J. H. Eddy, Jefferson County bank corner; Dew l berry's, Mrs. Alex Birch; Bromberg S Mrs. Glenn, Gazzam; Patton-Pope's Mrs F. B. Dodge; courthouse. Mrs Sam Blake and. Mrs. w J. Sanderson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
MISS ROSENFELD PRESENTS
 PUPILS IN RECITAL

Miss Pearl Rosenfeld will present some of her pupils in recital Wednesday, March at S;s0 o'clock. at her home The following programme will be given:
 "oh, You Naughty Pussy Cat" Wat son). Adrienne Myer.
 One, Two, Three, Four,2 Irna Jean Goldsmith.
 The Doly's Dream (spaulding) "choo-choo Train (Maximo, Florence Morris
 Airy Fairies ospaulding). Naomi Jaffee.
 'The School Picnic" (Bilbro), Florence Morris and Katherine Ozburn.
 Lander, an Austrian Dance" (Ar- Mond), Eleanor Saks ''Bobolink" (Kragmanl, Felesta Beitman March (GurlitD, "A Country Dance DiabellD, Clara Coplan.
 April Showers (RusselD, Leah Mich lin.
 Japanese Dollo (swift), sThe Mill Wheel (Cloy), "A Mountain Pink (Spaulding). Leta Beitman.
 Waltz, op. 100. No. 2 (Streabbog), Naomi Jaffee, Clara Coplan. Leta Beitman.
 Catch Mei'' (Gurlitt), "The Haunt of the Fairies" Cosby, Rosalie Engle
 Laurel" (SchimmeD, Hazel Holberg.
 Besides the work done at the piano, there will be demonstrations of class week, including form, ear-training, or chestral instruments, etc. The public is cordially invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
BLACK AND WHITE BALL AT PASS CHRISTIAN

| Some of Birmingham's society people were present at this attractive ball: Mobile set the style with the spinters black and white ball in January, and now all other towns are following. Uniquely and artistioally decorated with hunting l and streamers of black and white, the Solariurn of the Mexican Gulf hotel, Pass Christian, Miss, was the scene on Sat urday evening, February 12, of much fun and frolic. It was the first of a series l of dances to be given during the winter season at that popular hostelry. 1 The eager participants congregated in one of the rear parlors of the hotel, each being presented with clown hat of black and white, marching in and out through ! the different parlors and soIarium pre- scented a most attractive picture. Mr. Harry A. Michael led the march. imme- diately and quite unexpectedly the lights went out. Master B. Mcclellan Stark of Louisville. Ky, dressed in pages costume of black and white velvet with trumpet in hand heralded the real opening of the grand ball, for unawares there appeared in the middle of the ballroom large ball which began opening and to the surprise 1 of everyone, charming little Miss F. Gladys Tompl1ins of Mobile stepped out and to the strains of 'Pizziate," grace fully rendered a most beautiful ballet. wearing an attractive costume of white accordion pleated silk with trimmings of gold and fur.
 After a heated confetti and serpentine battle, everybody enjoyed general danc- ing.
 Suitable favor of black and white were presented during the evening
 Among the guests were Governor and Mrs. N. c. Blanchard of Louisiana, Coun- tess De Montague of Paris, Colonel and l Mrs. Daniel Aberle of St. Paul, Minn.. and the governors staff of Minnesota. Mrs. B. M. StarlSs of Louisville, Ky, MT, and Mrs. F. V. Desloge of St. Louis, MT. and Mrs. D. B. Meachem of Cincinnati. MT. and Mrs. R. Hitchcock of Cleveland. MT and Mrs. A. Frank of South Bend, ! Ind, Dr. and Mrs R. L. Randolph of AL exander, La, MT. and Mrs. George ONeil of Chicago, Mrs. Francis DeBardeleben. Mrs Bradley Saunders, MT Bradley Saunders, Jr., of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
CAMBRIANs SOCIETY TO GIVE
 ST. DAVID'S BANQUET

The Canbrian society will give its annual St. David's concert and ban quet on Wednesday. March l, at the Y. w c. A. hali at z sO o'clock. The following programme will be rem dered:
 Prayer. MT. D. M. Lewis.
 Song. 'Aberystwyth." society. Reading Mrs. Bird. f
 Solo, Mrs. Davis,
 Reading, Mrs. Cobourn. Song, Mir. Tom Moxley.
 Address, Mr.. John Adams
 Recitation, Miss Nellie Beddow. Song, Babel" society,"
 Address, Mir, William Herbert Song, MT. R. c. Kaufman Recitation. MT. Sy Beddow.
 Song, Mrs. Lewis.
 Piano solo, Prof, Rienzi Thomas. Address, Professor, Phillips.
 Song, "Welch National Anthem" so- 'ciety
 MT D M. Lewis, postmaster; Miss Mary Thomas. accompanist. The banquet will be given at $ o'clock and the following menu will be Cream Chicken Soup
 Celery Pickles
 Roast. Turkey. Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Green Peas, Ice Cream Cake Mir. D. NJ. Lewis toastmaster. Miss Mary Thomas, accompanist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
MUSIC AT THE
 SOUTHERN CLUB

Davidson's orchestra will render the following programme Sunday evening at the Southern club, to o'clock
 Overture, Tampa" CHeroldl.
 Waltz, Kaufman Casino Tang" (Gun- geD.
 Selection, La Giaconda" (PunchiellD. Suite, Nell Gwynn'' (German).
 Two songs, (a) Every Heart Has a Song of Love-" (b) "Un Pen Amour (Silver)
 Fantaisa. Hungarian CTobina).
 Violin solo,, ''Wilhelmy Prize Song CWagnerl.
 March, American Republic" Pryor).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
MARDI GRAS BALL AT SOUTHERN CLUB

Although Birmingham does not cele- brate the carnival season as gayly as Mobile or New Orleans, society is look ing forward to the masque ball to be given at the Southern club on March z.
 This ball is an annual event of the club and elaborate plans are being made, both by the club and society, for 1t is to be fancy dress ball and a most bewildering and unique display of cos tunes will be seen This ball will end the -Lenten festivities and the even ing will be so beautifully spent that society can live on its memory during its rest of 40 days Many charming visi- tors are expected to be present for the ball, which classes the midwinter social season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
CURRY LITERARY
 SOCIETY MEETS

The Curry Literary society met Friday afternoon, February 25 1916. The pro- gramme was composed of a series of es- says from the great leaders of today. They were as follows William Jennings Bryan by MT. Morris Randman; Wood row Wilson, by MT Raymond Thoma son; Theodore Roosevelt, by MT. Fred Jack son: Henry l.. Ford, by MT. Crunk. Also Mr. Pend'eton Watson read the second part of the, serial story, The Mystery From Mars After the literary exercises, the Curry decided to send a challenge to the Yancy Literary society for a. basketball garae. After brief talk from few visitors, the meeting ad- journed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
TABLE D'HOTE DINNER, AT NEWSPAPER CLUB

The following musical programme will be rendered this evening at the News paper club
 'Pasadena Day. fvessuIaD Where My Caravan Has Rested. Qohr). r-Y Robin Hood, selection, tDeKoven). Moon, Moon, Moon.' (Al Wilson,. Bohemian Girl,,' selection, (Balfe). "Nuyida. interinezzo, (Claypoole). ''HumoreslSe. violin. solo, (Dvorak).
 MISS STANSEI.L Magyar Katonasag. (Ftilton). The menu for the table d'hote Sunday dlnner: S9
 ss Oyster Cocktail
 Consomme ala Jardinere
 Olives Celery Salted Almonds Roast Young Turkey. Cranberry Sauce
 Duchesse Potatoes
 French Green Peas {3.lk Asparagus Tips Salad, Mayonnaise
 Chocolate Nut Sundae Camembert Cheese Toasted Crackers
 Demi Tasse
 Served from 6 to Q p. m,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
LOVELY DINNER PARTIES
 AT COUNTRY CLUB

As the Lenten season approaches and so many of society's charming favorites are going to deny themselves the en- joyable evenings at the Country club. the dinners are growing iovelier and the crowds larger Then, too. there are so many interesting visitors in town and they have been the inspiration of many delightful parties.
 1ir. and Mrs. John Miiner Caldwell en- tertained friends. a group of 40 or more, last evening in compliment to their very charming guest Mrs. Robert Cathcart of Charleston. s. C. l
 At another table were MT and Mrs.| Frank w. smith MT. and Ms. A t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
SUNDAY MUSICAL AT
 MOTOR AND COUNTRY CLuR

The following musical programme will be heard Sunday afternoon at the Motor and Country club:
 Selection from Martha (FIotow). Waltz, "Gipsy Love-" Hehar). Intermezzo, Mermaid of the Nile'' CHeein).
 Selection. Lady of the slipper.p (Herbert).
 Romance" (Thome).
 Irish melodies. (Langey).
 "Menuett," (Beethoven).
 Selection from The Wedding Trip (DeKoven).
 Dream Shadows" Langey).
 Ghost Dance," (SalisburyJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-27
HELEN KELLER TO
 LECTURE ON "HAPPINESS'

On Friday at the Bijou theatre, Helen Keller will Ideliver her wonderful lee Helen Keller preceding the lecture. Mrs. Macy, will give story of the life of Helen eKller preceding the lecture. Mrs. Macy's account of Helen Keller's educa- ton is one of the most instructive lec- lures, from human and scientific point of view, that the public has ever had the opportunity to hear.
 Miss Keller's lectures will be of two fold interest in the state as she is an Alabama girl. At the close of the lecture she answers the questions of her audi enee, transmitted to her by her teacher.
 Mark Twain said, The two most re- markable characters of, the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller"