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FRENCH EXPOiVid ABB
GREATER THAN IN PEACE
PARIS: That the French export
trade is not paralyzed by wav and
.that In some instances France is ex
porting more products than in peace
times, is a curious aud unexpected
situation in< icated by recent reports
of the minister of finance.
Whtlo France is buying in the
'«um this year of about two billion
francs from the United States, the
money value of her exports to the
United States have not fallen off
more than ten per cent. The United
States is France’ second best custo
mer, at present, with England her
best. The war merely seems to have
changed in many cases the accustom
ed commcrcia’ channels, for Instance,
a Frenchman wished recently to buy
twine of the United States for use in
the' sojcthern vineyards to hold up the
vines. Because of the lack of freight
space in ships from New York, he
cabled to an American firm in Ma
nna, asking that the twine be for
warded from there.
SLAYING OF COUNT ApDS
LINK IN LOVE DRAMA CHAIN
PARIS: Another link has been
added to the chain of Hapsburg love
dramas by tbn assassination of Count
Seller in a Lucerne villa January 19.
Hia death, it is declared, was decreed
because he involved a young Aus
trian Archduchess closely related to
the Archduchess Marife Thercssa in
a love intrigue. The tragic affair
has just become public.
The married heir of one of the no
ble Austrian families met the Arch
duchess at Prewar. He began a flir
tation which developed into real love
on both sides
At the outbreak of the war the
Count was a cavalry lieuter. nt at
tached to the staff of Gen. Von Ho
etzendorf. He continued to corres
pond with the Archduchess. In De
cember, 1911 when he was s'aioned
at headquarters in a Hungarian vil
age in the West Carpathians, he
begged the j;irl, whom he hnped to
marry after the annulment of his
first marriage ,to visit him.
The Archduchess, disguised, went
to him and later they'rented a villa
in Lucerne. .after many experiences,
including the Count’s arrest f'.r open
ly threaten'!,!; to murder Gen. Von
Hoetzendorf, the Count was lured to
a villa and »rsassinated.
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' New Tonight
The Liberty theatre presents for
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showing current eventB, also The
Deadly Spark in two reels and Two
KiBses, comedy. Visit the Liberty. 2t
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FUN AND THE DRAMA.
Has the Public Turrcd Away From the
Classics of the Theater?
Wherever they come into competi
tion in tiie American theater today
tragedy yields to comedy and melodra
ma to farce. Even In the • movies” fun
must have sway or the public com
plains.
That once great public of theater go
ers who sat through atul applauded the
woes and emotions, the loves and sot
rows and desperate adventures of the
heroes and heroines of the legitimate
drama, who loved acting for Its own
sake and gloried in the sonorous ca
dences of the great folk of the stage,
seem now agreed that no theatrical at
traction is a good show unless it "hands
them a laugh.”
Real plays nowadays are launched In
small theaters. Here foregather a few
of the old guard, devotees of the an
cient and honorable art of acting, a few
students'of dramatic literature, a bun
dred of the elect drawn from the mil
lions of the largest cities—like an old
family of aristocrats who have seeu
better days. But the masses do not
want the literature, the art. the class
ics of the theater.
To stir the Imagination, to touch the
heart, to stimulate thought, to put wis
dom and heroism into contact with
mankind—all of these old and earnest
motives of the theat?r have passed or
are passing Into, the dim and dusty
"property room.”
To be amused, to he jolted out of all
serious thought, to be distracted from
every hard facet of life—that is what
the show going public of America
wants now. That is what the stage is
now for. It is to laugh.—Minneapolis
Journal.
A CURIOUS ANIMAL
The Sea Cow Gave Rise to the Legend
of the Sirens.
The dugong, or sen cow, is u pe
culiar animal. It resembles the fa
miliar seal, hut it has no hair on the
body nud Is more nearly related to the
porpoises and whales.
This animal is found on the shores
of the Indian ocean, about, fifteen tie
grees on each side of the equator, from
East Africa to Australia, and also in
the Red sea. It is a marine animal
which never ascends the rivers, its
food consisting chiefly of seaweed and
the algae found in the water. Years
ago It was reported to have been found
In large herds of several hundred in
dividuals and to have been so fearless
as to allow itself to be touched with
the band of man. In recent years,
however, it is met with only in twos
and threes and has become very shy
and wary, its flesh has been regard
ed us a delicacy, and it is stated that
the Malay kings claim as royal proper
ty all those taken within their domain
Its habit of raising its round bead
out of the water and its great nffec
tlou for its young, which it carries un
der the fore fin. are thought to have
given rise to the legend of the mer
maid. In allusion to which the name
sireula was given to this order of
mammals, it is recorded that it was
with the skin of the dugoug. or seu
cow. that the .lews were directed to
veil the tabernacle and not with "bad
ger” skins, as translated in the au
thorized version of the Bible.—New
York Rost.
Posthumous Influence.
The relations between man and man
cease nut with life. The dead leave
behind them their memory, tbeir exam
pie and the effects of tbeir actions
Tbeir influence still abides with us;
tbeir names and character dwell in our
thoughts and hearts; we live and com-,
mune with them in tbeir writings; we
enjoy tbe peueiits of their labors; our
Institutions have been founded by
them; we are surrounded by the works
of the dead: our knowledge and our
arts are tbe fruits of ibeir toll; our
minds have been formed by tbeir in
structions; we are most intimately con
nerted with them by a thousand de
pendencies. Those whom we have lov
ed in life nre still objects of our deep
est and holiest affections. Their pow
er over ns remains.—Andrews Norton.,'
How to Free tho Placo of Rats.
"When 1 was a boy our farm woi
alive with rats.” a contributor tells in
Farm and Fireside.
"We noticed tbe rats were eating tbe
grain and drinking tbe water of a sit
ting hen in a curuer of tbe baru. So
when the hen batched and was mov.
ed we put strychnine in tbe water and
the lirst night killed twenty-three rats
and the second nineteen.
"Besides this a good many more
went away to die. The best way to
get rid of rats Is to make them ac
customed to drink at one place and
then poison tbe water.”
— 0
The Real Acme.
“The acme of happiness/’ gushed the
ardent lover. “Is to marry tbe woman
you hive "
“There’s something In that.” re
sponded the old married man. “but
the main point Is to. love the woman
you marry.”—Louisville Courier-Jour
mVI.
Behind the Times.
“John wns a good man.” snld tbe dis
consolate widow, “hut he wus so old
fashioned to the lust”
"How so?” ashed the sympathetic
friend,.
•’Why, he got killed by a runaway
horse."—Albany Argus.
Professional Caution.
Burglar tjust acquitted, to bin law
yen— I will drop In soon imd see yon.
Lawyer—Very good. Iiut in the day
time. please.—Boston Transcript
ON GETTING STUNG.
Not Socially Nor Firancially, but tho j
Real Hornet Thing.
Ever get stung? Or. rather. who i
hasn't, sa.vs the North Carolina state
hoard of health—“both with bees and
otherwise. Hurts like the mischief,
doesn’t it—both getting stung by bees
and getting stung otberwise? Eor ei
ther kind of getting stung prevention is
better than cure, and discretion is the
best part of valor.
Tact, diplomacy and good Judgment
will ward off many instances of get
ting stting In tbe social world as well
as In tlie Insect world. We offer no
panacea or remedy for tbe former, but |
for the latter, seriously speaking, much j
can be done.
The first Impulse in the ease of an j
Insect sting is to strike the offending
insect, and in doing so in most cases
we usually tear the insect away from
its sting, leaving the sting in the flesh.
It is the irritating poison on the
stirig that hurts so badly and causes
su'c-h swelling, so the very first thing
to do is to remove the sting It left in
the flesh. Use a knife point or needle
for this purirose. Then, don't scratch
or rub the sting. That only makes
had matters worse. Apply a few drops
of weak ammonia or spirits of camphor
or ordinary tincture of Iodine as quick
ly as possible.
The poison from hornet stings
soluble in alcohol, and therefore If the
spot be gently bathed or washed in al
cohol some relief Is obtained.
• Finally, if ammonia, camphor, iodine
or alcohol is not available, gently rub
bing a piece of wet soap over the sting
helps the situation out somewhat. Al
ways remember, however, that the
most important first aid is to remove
the offending sting and that prevention
Is better than cure.
SAVE THE VOICE.
- i
Do Not Sing Nor Talk When Suffering
From Throat Fatigue.
Fatigue Injures the voice. Excessive
use of the voice weakens Its carrying
power. From overuse or Improper use
of the voice a chronic pharyngitis de
velops. Every one knows the symp
toms of overuse of the voice. The voice
is husky, and Its use is followed by dis
tress. There is au increase in secre
tion and a constant desire to clear the
throat and there are disagreeable sen
Rations, as fullness, tickling and the
like. After a long day of shopping,
sightseeing or one’s daily routine of
work, it is quite common to be trou
bled by hoarseness, which does not in
dicate n ’’cold,” hut is merely fatigue
of parts which produce the voice.
The muscular system all over the
body is tired, relaxed. The throat, be
ing a muscular structure, shares In this
fatigue, and it should never be used for
any particular purpose, like singing or
reciting, until the whole body is rested,
if one has arranged to use the voice at
the close of the day or at any other
time, it should not be when suffering
from fatiguf.
Public speakers and singers take care
of tbeir voices and never willingly use
them long enough at a time to weaken
them. Singing only one song extra
may hurt the voice enough to Impair
its clearness, and frequent overdoing
may result in a permanent weakness.
Rest before using the voice and taking
care not to use it too long when sing
ing or speaking saves the voice and
keeps it cleur and sweet and gives It
carrying power.
—c
Light and the Blind.
Light has use. even if men cannot or
will not see it Baring-Uould tells of
an institution for the blind that was
built in England without windows
“Why.” argued the committee, "should
we provide windows for those that
cannot see out of them?” So scientific
ventilation and heating were provided,
but the walls were left unpierced by
any pane of glass.
But soon the poor inmates grew pale,
and a great iariguor fell upon them:
They were restless and dissatisfied.
They fell sick, and one or two died.
Then it was That the committee decid
ed to open, windows in the walls., In
i-ame the healing tight, and the human
plants responded ,tp it at once in re
vived spirits, ruddy cheeks and re
stored health. Light is good, the light
of the world is good, even for those
who shut tbeir eyes.—Christian Her
ald
Luck In Name Only.
Lutsk, or Luck, to give It the Polled
name. Is another of the towns of east
ern Euro|>e which can point to a
checkered history. It Is traditionally
said to have been founded in tbe sev
enth century. Four hundred years
later It bad developed Into the capital
of an Independent principality. After
a further lapse of four ceuturles we
And It a wealthy place and the seat ot
a bishopric. But evil limes awaited It
During the Russo-Pollsb .wars of the
sixteenth century its '40.000 inhabitants
were exterminated, and Lutsk lost Its
importance.—Loudon Chronicle
Delhi’s Iron Pillar.
At Delhi there still exists an iron
pillar Afty feet high and sixteen
Inches In dinmeter. made of fifty
pound blooms welded together This
pillar, it Is suggested, rfta.v be regarded
as the doyen among product* of the
heavy iron Industry.
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His Business.
“Tbe dentist should make a good sol
dier."
“Why so?”
“He's drilling a good deal of the
time."—Boston Transcript
Peevishness covers with Its dark fog
even the most distant borlkou.—Klch
ter.
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