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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
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Really Clever Way in Which Thief Got
Away With Watch Belonging to
English Judge.

A gentleman once fell asleep on
train from BOurnemOuth to LOhuoh.
When ne arrived at VauXhall he tound
that his watch and chain were gone
The complications that followed make
an interesting story, which Montagu
Williams tells in his book, Leaves OF
q Life" The gentleman's sole COLI
paniOn in the carriage was buslly en-
gagged in reading a newspaper.
Has anyone entered this compart,
ment while | have been asleepF asked
the gentleman, turning to him.
NO" was the answer.
Then, sir, | must request you 10
tell me what you have done with my
watch?"
The other traveller protested MS IN
nocence and said he had seen no
watch ana that he knew nothing ahout
the matter. When the train arrived
at its destination the suspected man
was taken to the police court, where
a charge was laid against him OeIore
Sir James Ingham. He was remanded
until the next day.
The next morning, when the prls-
oner was put in the dock, the prose
| cutOr entered the witness box. Inc
latter wore very detected appear
ance and, before any questions were
nut to him said he wished TO make
| statement.
81 do not know" he began, chow to
] f1y- rrvha
CURED. but | find that | did not lose
NV watch after all. l communicated
my loss by telegram to my wife at
BournemOuth, and she has written 10
say that my watch and chain are safe
at home"
Sir James did all he could to throw
oil upon the troubled waters.
at was most remarkable oc'
currepce." he said "To show, how
ever how liable we all are to make
these mistakes, l may mention, as al
extraordinary coincidence. that l my
self have only this morning beer
guilty of precisely the same over
sight as the one in question. | was
= under the impression when | left M!
= house in KenSingtOn that | put m!
J watch into my pocket, but on arriving
at this court | found that | must hav'
, left II at home by mistake"
When the business of the court wa
/ over. Sir James Ingham wendell hi
} way home. On entering his drawing
: room ne met one of his daughters
: who exclaimed: II suppose you go
: your watch all right|
t "Well, my dear" replied the chic
:, magistrate. "as matter of fact,
= went out this morning without it."
"Yes. know, papa" his daughte
: replied, "but l gave it to the ma
e from Bow street who called for it.
: There had been an old thief IN tn
2 back of the room who heard Sir jaime
= giving his experience. He had slippe
r out, taken a hanson and driven to 5
e James Ingham's residence, and, repr'
e senting himself to be bona fide me
n senger, obtained the valuable watcl
which was never heard of again.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
BITS OF INFORMATION

The island of Corfu has an area OF
712 square kilometers and a present
nopulation in excess of 100000. The
nopulation, according to. the census
of 1907, was S4,450. There are two
cities on the island, namely, Corfu
and Lenkimo, having population OF
more than 1900 each.
Consul Addison E. Southland OF
Alden, Arabia, reports that in all the
Red Sea commercial district there are
,nlv two American business men.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
Intelligent Parrot.

Vorke's Essay on the Human I'm
...-~tapdlng" refers to a parrot which
50 tho faculty for answering ques-
,Ions sensIbIy. When the governor oi
x,~-z,, was introduced to 1t ne asked
- hsra- -What do you do herer'
~ ' ,,,,,r after chickens" was the reaoy
,,w -You look after chickens
-, rbe governor. with a burst OF
. $50 ..Yes." retorted the bird
49,, k,ow how to doit,' at the same
60 e,uck,ng IKE q brcOdy hen.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
ensiGiye Spot.

A couple of boys were casting about
20 davise some new form of amuse-
ment, when one suggested:
Lets go into your back yard and
play in the woOdshed."
I'VE haven't any wOodshed," SAID the
other yOungster. "Have you one III
your back yard?"
Eyes"
"Keep wood in itf"
mo"
"What's it used fOr|
"None of your business"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

ing of the letter, time was allowed for
silent prayer for the woman with q
nnrd-hearted landlord.
In the letter the woman said her
rent had been advanced and she was
about TO be evicted because she could
not afford to pay the advance. pray
that my landlords heart may be soft
ened." she wrote.-St. Louis Post Dis
match,
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Pray for the Tenant

Prayers for the "softening of an ex-
tortionate landlords heart" were Of
fered up the other day at the EpiscO-
pal healing mission at Christ Church
cathedral.
The request for the prayers came
from woman, and 1t was read aloud
to about 800 persons who had gath
cred for the healing. which was under
the direction of Rev. Rufus d. S. Pit
ney. At the conclusion Of the read
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SC-74c&42tA nRE. Anu uOn
GVT&e have too much else-and
~ mighty little ahead Of II
~ IN lust a simple d;Iner, you
know-turkey with dress
ing and gravy, mashed
pOcafUes. SrnnS5erries, pumpkin or
miDce mic with Herklmer county cheese
and cider. Let IL go at that. Enough
Is as good as a feast.
Which reminds us that no king OF
naughty p,5aentete Of any kino' even
An urerar da5s when they were many,
could by any human possibility nave
n more toothsome feast They aren't
made, yoB know.
Which also reminds us that the tur-
lkey Is Americas gift to the world.
'yYlA turkey Is truly an American
bird II existed on the continent with
the Indians before Columbus landed.
OuIv a few years ago among the caves
of Arizona the mnmmifled remains OF
n Surkey were found. Practically every
<ave once occUpied by the cliff dwell
.wu ar that region contained the bones
or fpathers of the turkey, but this spe-
efnen Is intact Its age Is a matter
or specuIafiOn among the scientists OF
fine National museum, where the specl-
men Is ON exhibition
Another interesting fact In this same
connection resulted from scientific
exueditIOn which DIR. c. Hart Merri,
man made among the mountains OF
Ar1runa: he came across living spe
eies Of bird identical with the ont
Suund mummified and which is known
10 the scientific world by his name.
Another recent discovery in connec
T5Ou with the turkey was a Maya hero
wlyphIc. This piece of parchment show
a xrocer's account In which Is men
ffyued. with other things, ten turke
hens and I'VE turkey cocks. The dis
fIrctIor between the two Is quite az
uarent In the crude drawings. This
fhCuxht to be the first record Of tn
turkey In this country and antedate
the expedition OF Cortes to Mexic
IN 1919.
But the turkey goes back furthe
among the Indians than even the prol
ZUtR U0tG at WblCa b4HC oBC~AhSh AOhAi
In The cave existed. Among the Zuni
for instance, there exist many legend
handed down from time immemoria
which have for their subject the tn
key.
Perhaps none IS more interestir
than tIae one which tells why his ia
feathers are dark. showing, as 1t doe
not only the place he held In the est
NATION OF the Indians, but also a n
tieeable similarity to the flood sto
from our Bible.
Once upon q time. 50 the legend ruI
0here was a Hood and the face of t
world was covered with water. Al
the turkey. weary of continually fyir
decided TO seek some spot on viii
he might light and rest. But the 9th
birds and animals advised him not
AND the very gods themselves warn
him
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

tabIish an ideal community. Miss AlcOtt
was obliged to be a wage Garner TO
heIp out the family income, ana SO
taught school, served as a gOVerness
and at times worked as n seamstress'
Wearyfng of this, she wrote Tor the
uapers stories of a sensational nature
which were remunerntive financially
but unsatisfactory to her as a literary
pursuit, and she abandoned this style
of writing.
In n Washington hospital she served
aS a nurse for a time, but the work
was so hard that she failed In health
and when she recovered she had to hnd
new fields of work; then she Travelled
! as attendant to an invalid, and win
| her visited Europe.
After several attempts at literature
| Miss AIcOtt wrote "Little Women
| which was nm immediate success, reach
ing a sale of $1,000 copies In three
| years. She wrote from the heart, and
wove into the story incidents from the
lives of herself and her three sisters
at Concord. She afterward wrote Gan
Old Fashioned Girl" "Little Men,
"Aunt JOS Scrap Bag" "The Eight
Cousins" and "ROse In Bloom" besides
other stories and sketches
Miss AIcOtt had ambition and ability
for a high grade of literary works she
| made her success as a writer OF chill
dren's stories. While her receipts from
some later work were large Tor thos'
times, she declared that she was NOR
proud of the FIRST $50 she received thai
of the larger amounts later.
One generation after another o
youDR readers finds pleasure in Miss Al
colts CHEEKY, healthfuI stories, an
their vitality IL indicated by their aP
pearance on the movie screen.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
Is Natures Acrobat
p-rforurs Stunts While Gradually
Drawing Within Striking Dis
tance Of Its Prey.

The weasel has been called the
.rros,at Of nature. 1t performs ev-
arv kind OF acrobatic feat. 1t does
- however, perform merely for the
pleasure TO be obtained from the per
scr7nance. not yet TO give pleasure to
.,s,,ers. There is far more deadly
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
Meanest Yet.

Sales Manager-"Well. JObbie, how
did that last prospect turn outT
Vacuum Cleaner Canvasser - "The
original Mrs. Gaspard, the well-known
miser's worst half! That dame let me
demonstrate the machine till / made
her best rug look like new, and then
all | got was a demand for quarter
If a dollar to pay for the electricity
he estimated I'd used."-Buffalo Elk
nress.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

Louisa May Al
colt was born In
1892 and died In
1888. She was the
daughter of A.
Bronson AIcOtt,
the "Sage of Con-
cord" Her early
surroundings were
of a highly intel
IectuaI and lit
ernry character
and she naturally
took to writing
while still very
young.
In her sketch,
"T an scendentnl
Oats" she de-
scribes in an
amusing way the
experience of q
year at FruItlands
where an attempt
was made to es-
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

% one of these little creatures do not
escape.
The weasel can climb as easily as
RIM along the road and it is equally
at home on any surface. Ghe top OF
a hedge presents no difficulties to the
weasel; il will travel along this as
quickly and easily as along the
smoothest pathway.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
TN their old-fashioned New England

I'm their old-fashiOned New England
home the little women lived with
- Mrs. March, their brisk and CHEEKY
mother, who always had a "can-I-help
you" look about her, and whom her
| four girls lovingly called "Marmee.
/ Pretty Meg, the oldest, was sixteen,
and already showed domestic tastes
and talents, though she detested the
drudgery Of household work; and,
little vain of her white hands, longed
at heart to be a fine lady. 10, fifteen
was tall, thin and coltish, and gloried
in an unconcealed scOrn of polite con-
yentions. Beth, thirteen, was low
able little thing, shy, fond of her dolls
and devoted to music, which she trleu
hopefully to produce from the DID,
iingling tinpan of piano. Amy,
twelve. considered herself the flower
of the family. An adorable blonde
she admitted that the trial of her life
was her nose. For, when she was
baby. 10 had accidentally dropped her
into the coal-hod and permanently
fattened that feature, and though poor
Amy slept with a patent clothespln
pinching it, she couldn't attain the
Grecian effect she so much desired.
Father March was an army CHAP
lain In the Civil war, and in his alb
sence 10 declared herself to be the
man of the family. To add to thell
slender income, she went every day tC
read to Aunt March, a peppery ole
| earned sinai
salary as daily nursery governess q
a neighbor's children.
In the big house next door to I'M
Marches lived a rich old gentleman
: Mr.. Laurence, and his grandson
i Jolly chummy boy called Laurie
n Though awe-inspiring at first MI
d Laurence proved both kindly ana ger
/ erous. and even timid Beth mustere
:, ND courage to go over to the "Palac
h Reautiful" at twilight and play so1tl
# on the grand piano there. But as sh
ss confessed to her mother, when she D'
= gan she was so frightened her. lee
e chartered on the floor.
.e The night Laurie took the two olde
e girls to the theater, Amy, though NJ
d invited. insisted On going, too. d
,e GROSSLY declared she wouldn't go
in AMY did, and furiOusly scolding m
I'd little sister, she slammed the door al
re went off, as Amy called out: you
X. he sorry for this, 10 March! See
at Won ain'tr The child made good h
a threat by burning up the manuscrl
n of precious book which 10 had wr
pit ten and on which she had spent thr
wears of hard work. There was Il
rible fracas, and, though at her mot
er's bidding Amy made 'contrite APP
ed ogy. 10 refused to be pacified. 1t W
on only when poor little Amy was near
81, drowned by falling through the
lte that cOnscience-stricken 10 forgave i
m sister and learned a mueh-needed II
ity son of self-control.
ich Meg. too. learned a salutary less
m when she went to visit some ia
adj ionable friends and had her first ia
es, of VANITY Fair" Her sisters gla'
or lent her all their best things, and,
18th she said to 10: you're a dear
ocO lend me your gloves! 1 feel so
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
sandnanerino Paint.

In removing old paint dampen the
sandpaper with benzine and the work
can be accomplished in half the uine.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

Meteorological Note.
A mans calm often causes VOID
ans storm.-Boston Transcript
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
- URKEY for Thanksgiving

URKEY for Thanksgiving.
Well, rather. Why, 9TH
erwise il wouldn't seem
IKE a Thanksgiving din
ner. And don't let's
have too much else-and
mighty little ahead Of It
lust a simple dinner, you
know-turkey with dress
ing and gravy, mashed
New-York tribune., 1920-02-19
OBITUARY NOTEs

MRS. CORNELIA F. HAM .;oh,v-4,
widow OF James Madison Ham. died vs.tee
uv pv morning at her home. 27a a. ysrna'
.eSe. brooklyn, after q short illner. ~,
noeoAno was prominent railroad man =.
uie TIME secretary and assistant trrrsn-.. q, .,
the Union Pacific Railroad. "a 81
WILLIAM 8. CHASE, s,xty.on. ,o-
V-nve year. employed In the tres.ursr:. =.
Hpartment of the New York Iife Ynsur.e"' 10
GSompsny, died Monday Of diabetes in "vSs 1Ss
Brooklyn Hospital. l" tns
SAMUEL WOOD. .txty-,sven. . c.,nA,..,
H.ni H.u ouiidsr. died Monday at his home AZ
r..a .ncock street, Williamsburg, after an III
VIM, OF one week. He was q member ~ ~
"n.aAmsourx Volunteer Fire peparrmane 'A>
IdEODORE NYE, seventy -flva . ao,,,
WI,ne WeaGInane OF this city. died at his hom. Est
~. s.snlnRton Avenue. BROOKLYN. Ia w.s :
"At've OF Haverhill Mass. ""~
WILLIAM BRADY, fifty-six. IN ch.r~. =,
49, w.. separ department Of Brooklyn Bridre for
Ty-1nfee years, 10 dead at his home ooa
Ae0erts Avenue, Flatbush. '''' ''S'''e' 1So
-, ,'vhN ~ 1. CAMERON, sixty-two nre.,d.r.
S,, -, Tue ". l.. Cameron COMPANY. man"ta.
49,. c1 pearl buttons, is dead at Savannah
" n9 was on his way to visit hi. hroth.-'
rs.;i..o cameron. Of Porto Rico. He ws. !.
. sIuon. OF this city for many years and w.s
School. 'unoAa onivsrsity Law
.. JOHN A. srR1rFLER. f,stv.,our y.
n.rsr sH msusenant Of the Brookiyn Ere ns-
iilns.s oied suddenly Monday after a long
panv II ~ NV was member Of Engine Com
'"m, No.. ~: Brooklyn. for many years.
anVMAS DURIvA1i. sixtv.esv.n. A..
New-York tribune., 1920-02-19
Seven Men Arrested in
100000 Railway Theft
Merchandise Disappeared From
Yards at Providence in
the Last Year

The theft of 100000 worth of mer-
chandise from the railroad yards at
Providence, during the last year
was revealed yesterday in the arrest
of seven men accused of being impli-
Gated in the wholesale robberies.
The arrests were made by CAPTAIN
William Colby, Of the United States
railroad administration police force
assisted by three detectives from the
Charles Street station house. It took
place : at house in Wyona Street,
Brooklyn. Tuesday night, just as an
automobile drove up with $1,000 worth
OF cotton goods. The men were arrested
while the police covered them with
revolvers. 'A'
The prisoners were grilled for twelve
hours. The two chauffeurs who wsre
on the automobile were among The
seven men arrested. The specific charge
against the prisoners at the present
time is connected with the 81 900 worth
OF cotton goods. seized at the time Of
their arrest. -''Ao VI
This merchandise was shipped from
Providence, February 4, by men alleoad
to have been implicated in the theSt
me authorities were aware of the
shipment. but did not interfere, until
actual delivery. in Brooklyn. ''
Captain Colby said yesterday one
man was serving % term at Atlanta in
connection with the robbery and other
arrests are expected to follow in prnv-
idence. A AoV-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-19

forty years steward on the old Norwich and
later on the New London steamship lines.
died at his home in New London. Conn.,,
yesterday.
ELBERT M. DAVIS. seventy-five, one Of
the organizers of the Bank of Port jefferson,
Long island died Monday at his home there.
He had been cashier Of the bank for twenty
three years.
MRS. ANNIE M. REILLY, fifty-one. wife
of James M. Reilly, secretary of the Newark
Board of Trade. died Tuesday at her home.
485 William Street, East Orange. N. j.,
after an Illness of three days with pneu-
monin.
THE REV. WALTER GALLANT. eighty
pastor Of the Park Avenue Baptist Church,
the Broadway Baptist Church and the En-
manuel Baptist Church, of Paterson. N. j..
during his forty live years of residence in
that city, died Tuesday of pneumonia at his
home there.
MRS. MARION MORIARITY, seventy
five an actress, who retired nine years ago,
died yesterday at her home, $50 West Twen-
ty-third Street. She born in Albany
and her first husband the late Judge
Radcliffe, of that city. She appeared on the
stage with Joseph Jefferson and Henry Ir
wing. Services will be held at the Campbell
Funeral Church tomorrow Afternoon at
o'clock and the body will be sent to Albany
for burial
New-York tribune., 1920-02-19

stockholders. judging by the past per-
formances of these men. The witness
said he had observed nothing that
would make him believe that any radi-
cal change should be made in the
board of directors.
"Mr Hedley, we have the duty now,
if there has been any mismanagement
of the funds Of the investing public,
said Major La Guardia, "that these men
who did that should be held up to the
scorn Of their fellow citizens, so that
their shameful acts may be known to
their fellow men and that no other men
will dare to disregard their plain duty
in such circumstances. Do you not
think it is our duty to see that that is
done, if that has bden the case?"
The witness answered in the affirma-
tive.
Cali right; will you start out now
and try to clean out your board of di-
rectors and get men who will work for
the interest of the company, the city
and the stockholders 2" asked the Az
dermanic President.
II think the men that I have got
there now. so far as know, are work
ing to the interests Of the company
and the stockholders, every one Of
them," said Mr.. Hedley.
Mayor Hylan showed some surprise
toward the lose of the hearing when
the Interborough president testified
that he seldom rode to or from his
home in Yonkers to business in an
automobile--probably not moro than
once month he said.
Mayor Gets n Surprise
Glow do you get way up there -
asked the Mayor.
~ get up there by the Broadway sub
way" said Mr.. Hedlcy, "getting in here
at Cortlandt Street and going to Cham
bers Street and changing cars and
standing from there to lolst Street, and
then sometimes l get seat, and then
come downstairs and have myclothes
almost torn off getting on trolley
car, if l do not walk a mile and a
half"
with all your troubles you ride to
Yonkers in the trolle1 cars and the
subways.. That is remarkable" COM
mented the Mayor.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-19
Family Sleeps in Armory;
Barred by Landlords
Man Fails to Find Place in the
City Where Children
Are WeIcome

Sidney Fischtman. his wife and FIVE
Children slept last night at the 22d
Regiment Armory, Broadway and 168th
Street, because they could rot find a
landlord in New York who would rent
them a home. 1t was the third night
they had been driven to find shelter
at the armory since they were put out
OF their apartment at SAG West 14eth
Street.
They were elected because the owner
OF the premises thought FIVE children
were too many. They had fifty days
notice and in all that time, Fischtmar
said, he had not been able to find 8
house owner in New York who had ar
apartment to let who did not share the
pregudlce of his former landlord.
Ihere's no one in New York who
can take a family with five children
VINO Will" said Fischtman an Bos-
ton, before We came to New York.
owned my own home and | had no idea
l would meet the trouble l did here
Children actually make tenant nm.
desirable in this city. have S7O0.
money is no object to me, but I've tried
agencies, boarding houses, hotels anC
apartment houses, and ] can't find .
foof can call my own to shelter nv
wife and children"
Flschtman is private detective and
vas employed by the Burns agency ir
Boston. After he had carried a Naner
pag supper into tho armory last night
ne ana his family slept on cots in the
women's reception room. The children
are Mlllard, eleven years old: Adrian
nine; Audrey, Ave; Clayton. three. ani nd
ROBERT, eighteen months old. The twr
eloer children go to Public School 80.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-19
Wood Boom Is Growing.
Col. Proctor Declares
''1t's a Cinch," He Says After
Recounting Outlook in
the Various State

Colonel William c. Proctor, chairman
Of the Leonard Wood campaign commit
tee. yesterday at the Eastern headquar-
ters, in the Imperial Hotel, said the
setback caused by the retirement of
John T. King from the Wood forces
had been more than made up.
"Are you backing winner in Cen
eral Wood?" he was asked.
"It's a cinch." said he. eve are or
ganized in Washington, Oregon. Idaho,
Arizona, Nevada, Nebraska, Minnesota,
both Of the Dakotas and in Indiana,
not to mention our organization work
in the Eastern and Middle States. In
diana is in fine shape. We are putting
in some good work in Ohio and fully
expect to get some delegates there"
Colonel Proctor said he heartily in
dorsed the plan of Chairman Hays of
the national committee to limit cam
paign subscriptions to $1,000, and he
added that in one state the national
committee had $4,000 solicitors at work.
He said that on account Of the advice
of the Republican state convention Of
North Dakota to sidester that state
because of the Nonpartisan League con-
troll there, it was doubtful about the
Wood men trying to do much there.