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of the recent legal outragos Steinheil case. As will be sean, we are
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24th, 1909,
seidons promises » to than over this year in ulevards from the hich is oVERY, Christmas converted
Kaange toy fair, sro thronged with sightseers and purchasers of all agra and nationality. This historical toy-fair and the Christmas Eve supper are the two obiet for Parisiang at this time at princi the ven tractive
positio booths.
tion one
the shops never looked more at The great stores, which as avery slowly nulling out the little with every variety of articles occupy prokainent
evorywhere and
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To only mon the aeroplane flourishes most in demand. The seroplane sevins, to have been done to death this Christmas in París, it is to be found in over) shape and form; thus, it fonts daintily in cardboard, on sacs or bags of aweeds. It is also the real thing in miniature for the nursery, while it also flude whimsical expression in mile linery and other articles of feminine Wear The jewellers, too, have caught the idan, for they have produced a gifts tiny dying machines as a decorative emblem for the arm and neck Aeroplanes and nothing but
Ar сторівленого wanted by everyone. It is the custom for chidres in France to receive presents both at Christmas and New-Your; parents prefer to celebrate Le Jour do An when the whole of the day la absorbed in giving and taking. Noel is truly the children's foto dar every boy and girl before going
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ACH OF PROMISE CASE, The Civil Court of St Etienne has just award- od 6 young woman 2,000 franas damagon for breach of promise of marriage, Her Hancos had broken off a two years engagement without any son on the day that the hours were published.
1910.
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Faye the French Press
rikes never did pay in France, and are not likely to do so for many years to come, orring to lack of organisation. After lasting ten weeks, the grève or strike of the Lille wenvers has come to an end. The loss in wages during that period has amounted to 1,200,000 francs.
The masters
successfully Fasisted the claims of the men's union to negotiate, and the agreement has been drawn up between mastera and mon of och mill separately. The strike in question, which was a serious one, affected no fewer than 22 milla,
CHILD BEGGARS, Taking pattern after Germany, M. Lapine, the Prefect of Police, has decided to put an sod
to the shameful traffic carried on in this City-- Particularly at holiday time, in child-ornoita. tion. The majority of the beggars one mesta with children in Paris are infamous scoundrels who do not hesitate to hire, buy, or kidnap children for the purpose of assisting them in their work of solicitation, Far too many young children are to be met with also selling in the gutter. This disgraceful state of things exists no more in Berlin, thanks to the police author. ties there forbidding any child under 12 years of age in the streets. Of course, where children are exhibited their presence excites greater pity, Few people can resist the sight of a penniless woman appealing to the pasar by for bros for herself and children. Charitable person do not stop to make enquiries, otherwise would be horrified. M. Lépine has resolved to put down the trafic in babies. It is principally at the approac
to bed on Christmas Ly places his and her pair of shoes-not stocki se in England on the hearth, in the that good Et. Njoholas will place toys and sweats there in. Parante frequently tell their children it in L'Enfant Jesus who comes down the chimney and leaves presents for good| wintor--Christmas and New Year are fuenl little children and rods for bad ones. Innocence times that exploiters of these unfortunate naturally hollave this," zanny mother, on Christmas Eye sæist their children to write в dotter to either the Christ-child or at. Nicholas, stating what they would prize most. It would | be a grost plty wore this old-time custom to die out, since it affords so much pleasure to their offspring.
Chatrius week-or. La Semaine de Noel- always a most attractive time in this gay city There is so much to do that everyone seems busy. This year, toveral of the great stores have adopted now and attractive panoramic window designe. Ono represente a picture of Polar exploration, with Cook and Peary and their followers in Aretic dreas. Another window presents a scenic railway with a tiny train paffing through tunnels, and careuring, over viaducts Another is a jungle scene, clearly in allusion to Mr. Roosevelt's exploits in Airis Fairy-scenes are numerous Ther all succeed in drawing children, and ultimately in inducing fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters to enter and buy. Some shops, have converted their windows into a Funch and Judy ahoy, per formances being given all day long to the novan- paniment of cheerful and popular music and Bongs. In fact, every device is resorted to at this time of the yanx to make children and their paronte happy
THE OPERA „SUBYENTIONS,
Certain provincial Deputies have for some time past, been agatating in favour of a reduction in the sabrentions granted annually by the State to the Oparis and Opera Comique. At their efforts in this direction have so far failed However beautiful provincial pities are they are not Paria. The latter is not only the capital of France, but the artistic capital of the work In other words, Paris is the great instrument of asimilation and the great vehicle of distribution. Paris loads, the others follow. This is precisely the cause of all the trouble. The provincen are naturally jealons of the copi have always best, and always will be. Thoir representatives in Farliament fail to see why the State does not Bocord their theatres the same
if the Opera and Opera Comique are v hundred thousand fraacs every year, ore leading provincial thentros P. Provincial Deputies will not womit the superiority of the capital. No one denies that the provinces contime to make serious" shorts to produce the best class vols masterpieces, including nur works, but between admiring such enterprise and bventioning. provincial theatres o vast gulf exists. Paris, hore afore, must continue to take all the moner and get all the glor
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infants commence their odious operations.
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Dr. Deosisne is one of the few mediosl gentlemen in Farm who has made a personal investigation of the question The following are the results of his inquiries in his oyn locality. While making a tour the Rue de Grenells and the hood few nighte and intensely cold, he encountered 48 women exploiting 21 of these so-called no information at all, of the other 27 this was what he learned. Twenty-four of i were sent out to beg by their husbands, three of them with their own consent. Ten of those who made appeals to the passers by bad onoh four obldren; eight had three, and sine only The ages of the women canged from twenty.
twenty-four years thirty-five. Nineteen of them had a trade or profession; the others had none. All, with exception of two were married to dranken husbande, and twaive depended entir proceeds of their mendicity for the the household. All that bau enough, but in addition it must be remembered the constant exposure to all sorts of ther ends 10 irremediably compromising little victims. The ages of examined ranged months. All except
of the
infants thirteen
had been brought
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* children's market in Paris, where for 1 fr the merits of their care, and this they bare now 50 centimes a day anyone desiring to obtain core. This is precisely the reason why motor the loan of an infant for begging purposes, racing is about as dead as ocek-fighting In with the condition that it would be "obanged" France the coming of the aeroplane has already for a second child if mything happened to the helped to settle the fate of mastor-raving, as firet, could do so. It is high time a stop was put the poor entries for the Grand Prix plainly to such a scandalous, and infamous speculation. showed little time ago. Flying races und M. Lépine is the man for the occasion, he will displays are now taking the plans of motor- for the same not rest until, like his Berlin collogne, he has racing, and to great exten completely wiped out this blot from of the rearon-advertisement. Most of the important | Franch asentoh hich is unworthy of any French motor firms are now making aeroplane
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There was no
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when Madame worth of their Another point worth not- Steinheil's effects were offered for sale by suctioning is the fact that all intrepid drivers are rapid- at the Hotel Dronet last Saturday, though a ly becoming flysts in France. largə crowd was resent. The contents of the Steinheil villa in the Imparse. Fonsin only realised a Kittle over 25,000 francs, the esle inst,
Budget, it the прод посід
the land
WITCHCRATING
Bolt, a charming town in the West of 'rance, is greatly put out in consequence of a series of frauds having been audacionaly perpetrated on
It will be remembered what a lively sorutiny the French Badget had a few weeks ago in the Chamber. What may have escaped the stiantioning from 2 to 11.30 pm. The attendance was of many people at the time in the fact that this | chiefly composed fears ther than a number of farmers in the locality. On lear
ing, that ↑ farmor: had slok cajtle &.. woman protracted debate on the general principles gurchasers. The his price was realised by named Amoit presented herself alone, and de- of the Budget marks the beginning of new | Bonent a portrait of afme. Sta
ich was clared to the farmer that a spell had been cast social spoch-the epoch in which social quis sold to
orated French upon his hearts, a spell which she was in a posi
tion to raise of course, for a consideration. The tions are supersading litical questions in
Etodr
next move was the appearance of the woman in the old senso the
company of a man of the same name dressel in Kacerdotal garband a number of persons in great- costanud shakor Prayers, benedictions, pandles and chants figured in the ceremony that followed, 240 Paibh the rogues would depart, taking look, which was with them snus parying between 3,000, and 30,000 francs Later, of course, the farmors 260 found they had been duped, and many complaints were laidi Many cultivators are stated to have been rained by the singlers, soma haye, com- mided saindo in consequence, while others have been sold up The whole gang of swindlers hare been arrested; in addition to the Amiote, a Blois tradesman and the parish priest of Authon pre also under look and kay A scoond priest and a number of other persons are slad wanted by the polico all are concerned in the awliding: concern, and will be severely punished in das
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