The Washington Bee Newspaper, June 29, 1907, Page 6

pera kia eh. A UNION OF BEGGARS AN ASSOCIATION IS FORMED BY FRENCH CRIPPLES. Not Affiliated With Other Labor Or- ganizations—“Northern Hobbier” Originator of the Movement— Rules Adopted. Paris—The latest development i unions hails from » Nes e the crippled beggars have met to an association to protect their in- terests. The orizina*« the mevement is Francois Rosin ¢ known as the Northern a giebe trot- | g matches, to s y one who, like himself, is condemned to wood in the matter of legs. M. Rosin summoned | a meeting of his fellow cripples, 26 of whom answered the call. Some came on crutches, some had | wooden legs, some with no legs at all | came sitting on little wheeled car- riages, and some had no arms. All listened attentively while the con- voker of the meeting explained his purpose. “We must first of all struggle against false beggars who exploit chil- dren borrowed from anywhere by making them dance around their mis- | erable barrel organs, poor little kids for whom they pay seven francs a month to parents. That at least is the present rate. ‘We must wage war against the contractors of mendacity who put beg- gars out on the sidewalks, covered with long blouses, which often conceal Organizer of Beggars’ Trade Union in France. a perfectly sound body These con- | trac ake most of the money given | to the We must finally put the public on} its guard a all those beggars | who, con goodness knows where, fre , Shamming horrible i ve on French public ck . rob us.” M. Ros a jected sident of the new without a dissenting | murmur then the following code 1 adopted: member of the bers must refrain eciting songs or mon- | uublican gov- police and f a member of it lf in a town s working under a contractor ive information to the authort-| mnity as de- order to ac ernment Bourse 1 Labor But t was thought t the union shoul ek official | a deputation, co of th r lent, secretary, tre: and dean of the. crip Marius, waited on the prefec Unfortunately the prefect wa on busir ut if the reception g by the prefectoral staff may be taken as a token the union is not likely to} get any status from that office Silent Secretary Root. Secretary supposed to be one of tt attorneys in the United States. \ on he was sec ret , ar he frequently went with General Her Cc. Co , the adjutant general of the army Secreta Root never spoke once during ir many rides. The silence became eml sing to Cor- bin, who made many fruitless effo: te ge Root in conversation. cor desperé fter his failures. Corbin, in sp Wh of the dilemma, exclaimed: customed to be paid for talking that I'll be ha I believe he will talk unk rit. I'll have to pay 2 fee to hear the sound of his voice. man is so ac- Club Gets McKinley Portrait. t White House painting nley has been made s N. Bliss by W. D. Mur- t t given by Mr. League club, of ROMANCE OF SERVANT FORMER HOUSEKEEPER WEDS WESTERN MILLIONAIRE. Was Once Companion of His First Wife—Successfully Invests Sav- ings, Then Educates Her- self and Travels. Spokane, Wash—Anna Larsen-Pe- terson, born of humble parents in Sweden, has become the wife of D. C. Corbin, millionaire railroad builder and sugar manufacturer, president of the Spokane International Railway company, whose line he built after selling the Spokane Falls & Northern railway to the Great Northern Rail- road company. The wedding took place at Mt. Vernon, N. Y., May 22, and was not made public until the couple arrived in Spokane a few days ago. Mrs. Corbin is 35 years of age, while her husband is 70. Close friends say it was a love match. Mrs. Corbin’s romance reads more like one of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tales than a story of modern life in the active and virile northwest. The daughter of a small farmer in rural Sweden, as a little girl she dreamed of the future, and before she attained her majority she came to America, like many of her country- men and women, to improve her sta- tion in life. After working in various house- holds in New gland and the middle western states, she came to Spokane 12 years ago and entered the home of D. C. Corbin as a housekeeper and companion to Mrs. Corbin. She gained the friendship of Mrs. Corbin, who assisted the girl with her education. Shortly before Mrs. Corbin died, six years ago, Anna married Antone Pe- terson, at that time identified with a P local hardware firm, but they lived to- gether only a few weeks, and two ears afterward the young woman ob- tained a divorce at Tacoma. Before her marriage she invested her savings in realty, which she sold profitably, and with the proceeds weat to Chieago and placed herself under instructors, afterward going to Bos- ton and w York, whence she went abroad with a teacher and three other pupils on an educational tour. She traveled extensively a year, and in the meantime entered into cor- respondence with her former employ- er, who asked her hand in marriage three years ago She gave her con- sent Several wee ago, when Mr. Corbin started eastward on a business trip, and they were married at the home of a friend, the bride being giv- en away by her brother, Hjalmer Lar- son, who is chief draftsman for the Spo e international system. of beauty and has light hair and blue }eyes. She is a brilliant conversation- alist and speaks English with scarce- ly a trace of accent. She is also con- ant with the French and German languages. She is a member of the theran church, and it is aid by intimate friends that she will |‘use considerable of the fortune placed | r di al by her husband in as sisting her countrywomen and in works of char Through her marriage she becomes \the mother-in-law of the earl of Ox | ford, whose wife is Mr. Corbin’s daughter. BOY HAS PLAN TO FEED HORSES. Automatic Labor-Saving Device Is the Work of Fourteen-Year-Old. Middleboro, Mass.—One of the most é in the home wor ent exhibition Tse e a 14-year-old high siting teachers were much interes aving dev and the | partitions e different kinds of which was hung | on hinge A lever which held the bottom ir mn was connected with the alarm ar of a common alarm i small box ceptacle. clock, w on The time of the clock in front corre- sponded with the time on the clock in- alarm is set at the time the ) he are to be fed, and the could then go about his oth and at ihe proper time the would go off, 1 ng the lever and dropping the bottom of the box, which lowed the grain fall into the the hors: A small ached to the upper ox, Which shows the without a ern, so that the po: vility of fire to the t is averted. the box d with grain and ang of the cloc ner Where the box lever adj “Specs” Needed by 100,000. New York.—The board of education has voted to ask the health depart- ment to make an expert examination of the eyes of all the children in the public schools to find out exactly how many would need glasses. Commis- sioner Stern d he estimated at least 100.000 children would require spectacles, He declared that “all at- tempts to educate these half-blind children under present conditions means so much sheer waste of money to New York.” He said the city must provide glass the afflicted pupils at once ¢ regret its refusal througheu :eration, \ | Queen Sophia wa M Corbin is of the Swedish type | | assigned to the Swed DANIEL DEFOE’S HOME TO GO. Dwelling Where “Robinson Crusoe” Was Written Wiil Be Demolished. oar London.—One of the most interest- ing “literary shrines” in England, the house in which Daniel Defoe penned the greater part of “Robinson Cru- soe,” is about to be torn down to make way for modern dwellings. This little old-fashioned house, set back trom the Finborough road, Tooting, and in striking co t with the r s which fank it on either s now practically just as it was Ss azo when Defoe came to it amily to begin a strange life ation. He lived at Tooting for 18 months and during this time and Where Author of “Robinson Crusoe” | Lived. for 20 years thereafter is said rarely —by some, never—to have spoken to his wife or children. The sole change that has been made | in the house since Defoe's time was the substitution of a new front in the year 1785. Over the scullery on the second floor is the little room where Defoe worked over the literary mas- terpiece which has secured his reputa- tion for all time. This, the smallest room of the 12 which comprise the house, was his sanctuary, and only he passed its portals. Here for whole days he would shut himself from his family, receiving his meais, the meag- | er repasts of an impecunious genius. During the time Defoe lived in this | house he was hard beset by creditors. Indeed, four years later, he was de- clared a bankrupt and was compelled to secrete himself to escape a term | in a debtor’s prison. The old house is at present occupied by an aged woman and her equally aged husband. For a small fee they show visitors the room where Defoe wrote Robinson Crusoe.” In recent years the American pilgrims to this | ry shrine have far‘ outnumbered English callers. KING OSCAR RESUMES REIGN. Celebration of Marriage Anniversary Marks Abolition of Regency. Stockholm. — The fiftieth wedding anniversary of King Oscar II. and celebrated the other day with extensive ceremonies. M 2s of congratulation were re- ceived from all the crowned heads of Europe as well as from most of the foreign ministers and prominent persons over the ent world. Members of the diplomatic corps court called in a body to pay their respects and wish the ed king and his consort ny more years of happy domestic KING OSCAR Il. (Monarch of Sweden Who Has Re- sumed Reins of Government.) f King Oscar after his ten t favor of Crown regent DIAMONDS | Put Your Money in Diamonds. No Better Investment To-Day. Prices in the Diamond market lare advancing, but eur prices have | net been advanced in some time. | We still have a large collection of | superb Diamonds which we bought la considerable time ago at lower prices than prevail today. | We shall not advance prices on | these stones. We are merchants land not speculators and our fair | percentage of profit is all we ask. | So, as long as these Diamonds last, |it will be possible to buy them here under the regular market for fine stones. | Ladies’ Diamond Rings, $5.0e tr $150.00. Ladies’ Diamond Broaches, $5.50 | to $1,000. Diamond Earrings, $15.00 to $500.00. Diamond Scarf Pins, $7.00 up. Diamond Cuff Buttons, $7.00 up. Diamond Studs, $10.00 up. We have Ladies’ Handsome Dia- mond Rings set in Tiffany Mount- ing which we are selling at $30.00. This will make an appropriate pres- ent for Christmas. Every stone a | ball of fire. CLOCKS AND BRONZES Clocks of all makes—American, | French and German. We have 2 Clock as cheap as $5.00—must be |seen to be appreciated. All Clocks | kept in order for two. years. Osear laid down the | reins of govern nt December 14 1906, it was feared he would nev be able to me the duties of gov. erning the country again, but health s improved to such tent that the regency w It was as active sove that Ose received the homage of Ss subje at the wedding anniv tion. eelebra- Happy Man! Recently a Washingtonian, in con- versation with “Gillie” James, the antic and genial congressman from atucky, ma rtain inquiries with snce to a mutual snd whom he had not seen for a number of years a Col. 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