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New-York tribune., 1922-12-03
Fate and the Little Green Canary

That canary, monsieur, is a great
singer. He IS the Caruso Of canaries.
There are nightingales which do not sing
any better than he does
Tastes and distastes are mysteries.
This big leather merchant loved TO hear
birds sing. He came to listen to Isidore
every day thereafter, and when was on
my balcony we exchanged some words.
Little by little my neigfbor showed
me good will, then sympathy, so that on
a certain Sunday he invited me TO take
breakfast with him.
"His character was like his physiog-
romy. / mean TO say that he was cross
grained. But it has been observed long
ago that the cross-grained are not neces-
sarily bad people, and, as for me, believe
them to be more constant and loyal than
most other human beings are.
"He bought a canary Of high pedigree
which we mated with Isidore. and pres
emily we hatched out four little canaries.
half Of which promised to be singers equal
to Isidore.
ave divided the brood, so that the fol-
lowing year the leather merchant en-
joyed on his own balcony the melodies
Of the woods.
"In the interval he had taken me into
his employment and became so much at
tached to me that he gave me rapid pro-
motions and ended by giving me his niece
in marriage. - she was his only heir l
found myself, naturally enough, associated
with my employers fortunes.
"And that is how it is. ! believe that
il Becassine had not died | would still
be a simple employee and that my great
est ambition would be to lay up n little
income against my old age"
81 believe as you do" said Tinabre.
an all times canaries have played a great
role in human affaira"
Copyright. Isa; Ss~ N5k Tribune Inc'
New-York tribune., 1922-12-03
By J. H. ROSNY AINE
Translated by William, L. Mcpherson

beth--a legacy accompanied by hundred
francs or so Of income.
"The male canary was named Isidore,
the female was named Becassine.
"Isidore was a green canary, very ele-
CANT in his person and marvellous sing
er. Becassine was yellow, as fat as an
ortolan, always before the seedbox or the
cracknel and had a surly disposition
Tsidore, who was younger than Becas-
sine, paid court to her at first But Be-
cassine was unsentimental. She respond
ed to Isidore's advances by pecking him on
the head. So he spent many melancholy
days. Sometimes in the spring he VEN
tured to sing. He tried to repeat the hymn
of his canary ancestors.
"But she promptly interrupted him-so
effeetually that he hardly ever sang any
more. In short, he was an out-of-luck
canary"
"This story seems TO me to be ex-
traordinarily interesting" said Tinabre
with yawn.
"I was living on the fifth floor of an
old house without an elevator" Yardennes
continued. %Paying moderate rent
had a bedroom, a sitting room, kitchen
and a little balcony. This balcony was a
delightful place. What charming hours
I have spent there on mild daysl
alongside the rundown building in
which lived sumptuous new building
had been erected Ny little balcony ad-
Joined a long and comfortable balcony op-
New-York tribune., 1922-12-03

OF the store and ask a question. Then
the leweler would write something on
card, which he would hand 70 the miner.
We're in luck" the miner would say.
coming out There Is a government as
sayer in town and he is over al the hotel
now. The jeweler just gave me his card.
Here II is.' Then he would show the
banker card reading: John Smith.
u. s. Assayer."
What really happened inside the Jewell
~ store was that the miner asked the
jeweler for the trRdesman's card. Also
he asked him to write his name on IL. so
he could write to the jeweler personally
about certain kind Of watch he wanted
to buy but which the tradesman did not
carry in stock. The miner would sub.
stitute the fake card for the jewelers.
card before rejoining the banker.
The coast would now be clear for the
test. The banker would be taken TO the
supposed assay9, who would pronounce
the borings to be gold, which was true
enough. Or, II il was decided TO play the
game without the assayer and TO chance
any queries by the jeweler. the dealers
word as to the genuineness of the gold
borings would be secured.
The rest Of the deal was easy when
once the banker became convinced Of the
genuineness Of the borings which he had
taken from the gold brick-or which he
thought he had taken therefrom. The
banker had drawn out Of his institution
$4,000 for the Indians share Of the
brick, which share WOULD really be worth
nearly $4,000. Also the simple-minded
miner was turning over to Banker Apple
by, without a scratch Of the pen TO show
the transaction, his own share in the
brick, to be used for the purchase Of
mining machinery. And finally there was
the late John W. Appleby's share. to be
delivered tperhaps) to those relatives.
Altogether II appears TO be a good
days work for Banker Appleby-S4O, 900
in exchange for $4,000. He goes back
to the camp and the brick is dug up
again, in the presence of the red man and
the miner, who want to get back to their
New-York tribune., 1922-12-03

posite, on which big man, with grouchy
face, sometimes appeared.
"He took few steps, looked at the sky,
the street and the ehimneys and then re-
entered his apartment. This man, like
my employer, was a wholesale leather
dealer"
81 foresee a sunden change Of fortune
said Tinabre.
"You are right. And this is what hap
pened. One Sunday morning found the
female canary dead. Stretched out in the
little zinc bath tub, she lay with her beak
wide open, and the young Isidore, very
much frightened, was jumping from one
perch to another.
"Of what did she die? It was n mys-
terry. did not make any inquest to find
out, but merely took the little body out
Of the cage and put it in the garbage can.
After which carried the cage out on the
balcony. The weather was fine Isidore
showed unwonted cheerfulness and pres
emily he began TO sing. He sang ecstat-
ieally. There was no longer any one TO
torment him. There was no longer any
ono to give him vicious pecks on the head.
"Ahl the little rascal He was cele-
brating in his way the death Of his COM
panion. In truth, his voice was marve-
lous. / saw several neighbors listening 10
him with delight. Swelling out his little
bagpipe, he sang Of spring, Of the return
ing green, the great poem Of the woods,
everything which captive canaries con-
tinue to celebrate through atavism.
"About 10 o'clock my big neighbor ap-
peared. He listened to lsidore with the
greatest satisfaction He remained there
fully an hour. And as | came out 10 take
a look at the street he said to me:
New-York tribune., 1922-12-03
NEW YORK TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 3 1872,

delivered over to tf keeping Of the
sheriff
The banker soon forgets all about the
Indian when the gold brick Is dug up and
he handles the precious object. He Is
invited to bore into the brick to prove
its genuineness. The miner obIigingly
provides an awl with which the banker
bores into the brick in various places.
The sh9Rings, the color Of which Is not
distinguishable in the faint light. drop
into little manila envelope which the
miner holds.
After the banker has bored into the
brick TO his satisfaction the flap Of the
envelope is sealed by the miner, who
starts to put said envelope into his own
pocket. Then apparently he thinks better
OF it and hands the envelope over to the
banker.
"You keep these boringsp he observes
in his guileless way, "and wen 70 TO
town 10 have them tested"
In that instant the miner has seized
another envelope in his inside pocket
the exact duplicate Of the envelope in
which the borings from the gold brick
have been caught In this second envel-
ope, which is sealed, are borings from
twenty-doilar gold pieces. These borings
have been made by the swindlers and the
gold pieces have been plugged with lead
and passed of on the unsuspicious public.
With the genuine gVld borings in his
possession the banker goes to town, with
the miner close at his side. Generally
the test Of the borings was made at the
local jewelers. place, but, in some cases,
the jeweler became suspicious. He was
apt to ask awkward qustiOns about where
the banker got the gold borings. To fore
stall this third partner was rung into
the game. This partner was supposed to
be government assayer. He was planted
at the local hotel On reaching the jew
elry store the miner would tell the banker
10 wait outside. The banker would duti-
fully wait on the sidewalk with the gold
boring still in his possession. Looking
through the window, he would see the
miner approach the jeweler at the back
New-York tribune., 1922-12-03

beloved Arizona. The brick is turned
over to Banker Appleby and he surren-
ders the $4,000. He hurries back to the
bank to put his treasure under lock and
key, while the miner and Indian hurry
not to Arizona, but anywhere out Of
reach Of the arm Of the law.
But "come-backs" from the gold brick
game are less than in any other conf
dence game, for the reason that the vic
Tins are men Of prominence in their re-
spective communities. They cannot af-
ford to let il be known that they have
been taken In by gold brick swindlers. It
would be death blow to their reputation
for business sagaeity. The chances are
that the story would ruin the business Of
the bank. SO Banker Appleby takes his
$4,000 loss and says nothing. though the
chances are that he grits his teeth in
rage whenever he happens to see gold
brick" in the public prints thereafter.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-03

trT AN NOT one Of those who believe
that triAing events influence the
destiny of the universe-I mean
tss they have a considerable influence
o. t." said Georges vardannes. "The
fate Of humanity is not changed because
HindOO, going to bathe in the Ganges,
stsrts out on his right foot instead of his
kft But am sure that very small hap
tenings can have far-reaching effects on
individual happiness and unhappiness."
"Certsinly," Tinabre answered jokingly.
,rF you make misstep you may break
yOuE leg or be run over by an automobile"
"As for me-" Vardannes went on, "the
|tTent which | consider the most control
ing in my life was the death of canary.
b those days was in the employ Of a
wholesale leather dealer, named Sigismond
Batslard. went to the Office about 9 in
he morning and left it at half past 6.
Al noon | had an hour for luncheon. l
vas not badly of, in spite Of my modest
Eaary. Nature had given me an Optimis-
is temperament. In the morning start
out early in order to loiter in the
Fsees and along the banks Of the river.
vas an inexpensive pleasure and it
'ghsened my whole day. In the evening
'aok another walk. After dinner Wis
I'd cafe. Then l read for a while be-
ne going to bed. Saturday evenings 1
1ught gallery seat at some theater and
q Sunday, when the weather was good, I
lade trips to the suburbs.
I also allowed myself the pleasure of
sPmg couple Of canaries. These ca
Ane' were legacy from my Aunt Elias
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:, Banker Appleby takes his
> .'oOOO los and says nothing

-. money is no object to him.
s's.-msr, 90. NOR the miner is willing to turn
iD'T. 4, own share to the banker for the
~'' 80. - q machinery which Will be
p'iID a's - develop he Arizona mine.
n'.pss ~ 4 s.sIr Is taken to the retreat in
-, ~. vsere the miner and Indian are
VN ~. II is dusk. In the half light
I.Si,u looks real enough, though he
= ..,v I. white confederate Of the conf
-. nen His face has been stained
=, r,luus juice and his hair(s wig) is
"a lone black strands. He wears an
"A hat with an eagle feather in 1t, and
.,.,, sr mOccasins on his feet and a
u,.l,. Wrapped about his sinewy form.
lh,r 4 kandshake and a grunt of wei
-, tie Indian disappears in the brush.
n uneasy when in the presence OF
~, arangers, the miner explains. I'm
~ s rght-uneasy for fear something
:, 70 wrong and he and his partner be
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20
INSURANCE

When you want reliable insurance,
fire or life, let me show you the propo-
sitions offered by some of the strong
est companies in the land
|2-3-tf T. W. DITTO, Agent.
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Fresh meats and poultry. Main !
Street Market. Phone 10S If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20
WHY SAFE BLOWERS QUIT

The screw door safe Is practically
what IL claims to be-burglar-proof.
don't say a craftsman can't enter it,
but 1t Is impractical because Ii takes
him so long. I've heard OF cases where
they were able 70 get isolation from
Saturday midnight over Sunday,
through a peculiar lay of the land, and
good confederation, and were able TO
crack one. But, ordinarily. a burglar
must get by In four hours or not at
all, and it's physically impossible to
crack a screw door safe in that time.
This Is the reason that night bank
burglary has gone out of fashion in
the last few years, writes Richard
Barry In Leslie's Weekly. The big
robberies now occur In the day time.
And this has bred a different type Of
man. Out OF the thug, the craftsman,
the expert with the Jimmy and the
soup" 1t has bred the gentleman
burglar, the fellow who can look and
act the part Of the business man. who
has the intelligence to plan a campaign
requiring days Of preparation and the
nerve TO pull the stunt and get away
without bloodshed. In burglary. as In
business, 1t Is a day of big deals. OF
combinations; of high finance. MODS"
don't 60 about as they used to. willy
nilly, over the land, dropping In here
and there as they pleased and get
ting away with a few thousands in
zach place. Instead, there are a
comparatively few very high-class op-
orators; these neve~ try to pull trick
until their preparation is complete !;
they work with well-drilled gangs and
have reversed the old order about
women. Women help the cracksmen
now as they never did before.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20

Probably Robinson Crusoe's aston
ishment at finding the marks Of a hu-
man foot In the sands was even great
err than that of the Mount Everest ex-
petition which is said to have found
a foot imprint In the snow beyond the
20,OOO-foot line, says the Christian
Science Monitor The fact that In the
Himalayan regions a wild tribe Of men
liz occasionally found serves to ex-
plain the foot-mark In question; but
It still leaves a blank to be filled as
much as does the discovery Of q hui
man foot-mark, In recent years, In the
caves Of Kentucky. An explorer with
a guide had penetrated the caves q
mile or more beyond where 1t was con.
fldently believed any human being
had ever gone. Then the astound
ing discovery was made that some one
perhaps In a remote age. had been
there before them. Apparently peo
pie will have to modify their ideas
as to the taste for exploring being
purely a product Of high civilization.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20

Smoke DON Rey. That good cigar.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20
1t cannot be from lack Of informa-

1t cannot be from lack Of informa-
ton on the subject or due apprecia-
ton of its Importance, because the
ear Of the people has fairly been
stunned with reiteration; but the fact
remains that Minnesota never has been
swept into. real action In the matter
of reforestation, says the Pioneea
Press. Tt will 60 on living on the rep.
utation Of its great pine forests when
the last stick of merchantable timber
has disappeared, and without clear
working and workable policy Of re
placement
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20

How the supply of liquid fuel In the
United States may be eked out by
utilizing waste lumber Is explained
In the Journal of Industrial and En-
cheering Chemistry by Prof. Ralph G.
Hawley of Yale university. To-day
the annual growth of wood" he writes.
"is approximately 6,OOO,OOO.OOO cubic
feet. The possible growth. provided
the lands are properly restocked after
cutting, Is conservatively estimated as
q. $50. 100000 cubic feet per year. Not
all of this annual growth would be
available for manufacturing liquid
fuel Lumber and numerous other
forest products must be provided for.
Each year approximately 100000 :
900 cubic feet of wood, far in excess
of the present growth and taken prin-
cipally from the accumulation of vir-
gin timber, are removed from the for
ests." Doctor Hawley says that g.
530,OOO,O0O cubic feet of wood annual
ly Is wasted, which should be available
for liquid fuel without encroaching on
the supply for other purposes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20

This is q Studebaker year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20

Those friends of an English novel
list who claim for him that he liz
"the only man who thoroughly under
stands women" probably have caused
him to do a lot of explaining.
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The discovery of Professor Michael

The discovery of Professor Michael
son. announced at the convention of
the National Academy of Sciences,
that there are stars larger than
Betelgeuse is certainly a shock to a
public that has gone on for years nurs-
Ing the delusion that Betelgeuse Ii
the astral heavyweight champion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20
CRACKER LUNCH ROOM

Closes at 1890 p. m. every evening
except Saturday and Sunday. Closes
II o. m. Saturday and Sunday. Don't
forget where to get your eats. No. AIT
North Magnolia street.
16-tf Mrs. J. L. Lawrence.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20

All the sport has been taken out of
stealing a ride on the blind baggage"
since the marines started firing on mail
thieves.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20
TRUCK BODIES

We have two truck bodies for sale.
One fiat bed, home made, and one
new, never used, factory made grain
body, which retailed for $500; win fit
any one or two-ton truck. Your own
price. Carroll Motors Company,
Ocala, Fla. 2-16-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-20

The kind of clothes that keep the
girls cool usually makes their fathers
exceedingly hot.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-10

wAsIIlNCTcN Jan s-An oyteisivs
AREA OF low h,romete' covers the Northcru
states e'.st 90 The Rocky Mountains and
ies us cfntrr OF minimum pressure Owe
Nc,a Scotia Another disturbance va
-ntrsl to-rir rht Over f'Nas. ard 1t VIII
Increase cecitedN IN intensity and move
As,- mort lltestva
Pressure IS h'sh and rising west Of IN,
.ocir iYoGrta DS fher" have been "a MS
..fthin the last tven', foui hours in tnr
anuth Atlantic and Gu'l siatos and on iho
natth Atlantic coast. sud .ocal enovs fu
l3le north -btl4utIc states and tho southern
Nocky Mountain region
There mas hecn further rise in setn-
upper Mississippi Valley. and ial iu tenn
lefalure in The western Canadian prov
uces. Teinpera'uses are now above TN"
'esn- and below she ncrrlal in the lar
eyut tl1sYcSt.
m the north Atlantic s'ates the wssthe-
Val b fair tomorrow -rd becoming IN
seftled with rain sud snow on v Nedies,ia.
without decided change n temperature
N the middle Atlantic and south A.
ant.c states the "eather Viii become over
ast Tomorrow and be followed b. rains
e-snorrow night and Wccne saa. "ltncl-
;Aueh change IN temperature.
q the cast Gul; states Tennessee and
scf;led with rains Tomorrow and to-nor-
-o,v night, followed hy far and colde-
rcatfcr on " Wednesday
~ieu of tb- Great LaLes fair weather 20
morrow VII be followed b. snow or 1a5n
n iower temperature Wednesday,.
Forecast by Dlstricts.-East astern No
o!k-tn.r to-t.ay; tomorrow unsef;i'
now IN northern and rain or snow ~
outhern tortlon; no change IN tcnlrera-
urt.
Eastern pennsy!vania-~I Fair .c,dzy; to-
morrow unset tied. rain IN southern ar
sin or snow in northern portion.
Nen Jersey. Delaware and Mary laud -
air to-dar rain late to- night and 10
lctros. 10 hang In tom paraturc. I
x - rn - -nssi.ani@ aud western Now
oi iafs tD-Aa., to-'.orrc1s f.lr %
now c..orr -.f-t7 hj-
New-York tribune., 1922-01-10
W. f. ID. Stokes $ Illness
Halls 3 Court Actions
Suits by Sister-in-Law and Wife
Among Proceedings; Defend
ant Has Pneumonia

The continued illness Of W. T. D.
Stokes made it necessary Yesterday to
defer proceedings in three actions in
which he figures in the Supreme Court.
For the second time in about a year
Nj. Stokes is suffering from pneu-
mona. One case on the calendar yes
terday was suit brought by the late
Thomas Stokes, brother Of W. t. u.
Stocks, to recover on some notes given
by the defendant. Mrs Lilyan Stokes,
widow of Thomas Stokes, is now prose
cutting the suit, in defense OF which W.
+. d. Stokes has pleaded the statute Of
limitations.
Nelson Olcott, counsel tor Mr.. Stokcs.
told Justice Erlanger his client was
sitll too i'll to be IN court or to be eX-
amlned IN the action.
The justice adjourned tho trial to
next Monday.
Before Justice Finch there is ncnd
ing an application by Helen E.lwood
Stokes. who obtained a decree OF sep
aration against Mr.. Stokes. for an
award of permanent almony Mrs.
Stokes arrived in this city few days
ago. She and her two children arc
living in Denver. Mrs. Stokes an
nounced that she is applying for an al
iowance only for her children
In third case in court in which Mr..
Stokes figures he appears as the plain
tin All of them must await his re
covery. either sufficiently to appear in
person or 20 be examined at his home
New-York tribune., 1922-01-10
Complaints From Women
Cause Policelnan's Arrest
jamaica Patrolman Sen, 10
Hospital for Observation:
Hurt During Al,

PatrOiman Anderson. Of iAS Drew
Avenue. Union Course. attached to the
i2oth Precinct. in jamaica was sent to
the kinss County Hospital for observa-
ton Yesterday hr Magistrato kochen-
dorter- in Jamaica Court. lie was az
raigned on COMPLAINT Of Detective
Christopher Mchlinc. o. tho same pre-
cinct, who lccited q number OF com
paints from women in the precinct.
who alleged Anderson had pointed re
volvcrs at them and acted oueerly.
Anderson bad been on the police
force for q year. He said that he had
been III the navy during tho war. serv-
ing as telephone operator on a sub
marine chaser. During his service. he
said. he had fall and struck his head.
Oae of tie incidents cited against
Anderson occurred Sunday. Mr., and
Mrs. Philip c. Schluesser of Richmond
hlll, Werc WALKING toward their home
when Anderson, in plain clothes. he' d
them up with hts Gun and ordered
them to put I'D their hands. Schluoy-
ser refused and pulled his own revolver.
You are a game man" Anderson is
reported to have said, and then. show
ing his shield, added: 81 am looAin~
for men and women working rohherics
together al night He then left them.