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TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1926.

PULPIT HUMOUR.

VICAR AND HIS VIEW OF LITH.

BIS CHOSEN BPITAPH,

Elere lies a jolly old willy, as, Sincere and earnest, although

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Was laughing" in speech or

wriðleg column,. Always, serious, but never

GUILTY OF THEFT.

COUNTESS "SENT TO PRISON.

PLEA FOR HER BABY.

Described us the smartest woman in Potsdam, married to

FASTING MAN.

TAUNTED BY PEOPLE BATING.

DASH FROM CACE,

THE

He had undertaken lo

A young Dutchman ained Wolly, the heir of a famous family, and who was fisting in a gls cage in

nerveis serzure well known in the most exclusive Paris, ut a German society, the beautiful o'clock in the morning as the Countess von Bothmer has just result of banger and kicked his been found guilty of theft, and pieces, sentenced to a year's Imprison Such is the epitaph which he ment. The trial has absorbed would like on his tombstone, says Periln's interest, emphasising as The Rev. A. Vellesley Orr, Vicar ofit bas done the present straitened St. Paul's, Kingston Hill, writing is his Parish Magažinis,"

solemn.

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conditions of many of the sold aristocrats."

"MY CHILDREN.""

Was

When the anxiously awaited A "Sunday Times" representative verdict was given a storm broke naked Mr. Orr about his work in the

Прове. The friends of the parish of St. Paul's, and discovered countess were dumb-founded; her that tris viçar la a laugher with a penemies were pleased. A babel purpose.

for argument broke out, oblivious Chekling and outright" haghter of the fact that the court are not exceptional in St. Piufa still in session. where the vicu preaches, but, as it shopkeeper remarked No tho Sunday Times," he manages to Les a lot of home-strats more forcibly than he could if he did not make ne laugh. We laugh us our elves as well as with him. He is Nie biggest enemy of humbug and pompousness round here," -

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The countess addressed jury with the pathos of un pectant mother She repeated!{ that she was absolutely innocent. and imployed the jurors to con- sider their consciences.before re- lurning a verdict.

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"I do not plead for myself, but for my children."

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" am fighting for my children and a third whom I ex-

"I think laughter hotps to keep ir. nalien sane," was Mr. Orr's verdhet. "Is helps us to maintain a sens of proportion, and it is the best anti-pect in a few months. He must

dule to Red hot air. Extremals ar people without, a "humor.

(bear an honest name, this son of mine. But for him I would have

of taken my He foug time ago.”

When she regained conscious- ness she shrugged her shoulders, saying. **]: don't mind To- morrow I shall be no more of this world."

She listened to the verdi with WHAT THE WAR tasünt.

perfect composure, but when the' "I think we are bonding in our sentence was annouficed she utter- melan eviliutions keeris deda piercing shrick and collapsed Berkle Mr.

tim, the dock, "thought" in n rather paradoxical |

the war and fench people as laugh, expeintly at things which had been taken more seriously the their importance. warranted. The Two main charges were men in the trenches certainly saw brought against the prisoner many things ridiculous which theyThe first was that she had robbed hadi previously regarded with Fräulein Dommer-a close friend! solemnity, like class distinctions. "' of her's with whom she was "But you intredine jokes into spending a holiday in Pomerania of 500 marks, The other Sermons ?"

charge was of having stolen sil serrions, and I have a serious murhouse of a retired High Court ver, carpets, and books from the pose, but I generally like to get judge, Herr Reick people at the beginning with a joke. I do not mud telling quite sentar stories. T have started a sermon with a road after-dinner story.

"Why not? Of course, I vary my

When the judge heard that the countess was arrested he with- drew his complaint, knowing well that she was the thief.

BRIBED "THIEF."

During the trial a sensation

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"And, of course" Mr... Orr mused moment-"preaching, ex- tempore, you can see if you are benching people off to sleep by being was sprung on the court by

tramp, Otto Stanger, who came too heavy. If you"lave doubts, you forward and declared he was the en wake them up withe good joke. thief. It was, however, proved If they show no sign of response, that he was in gaol at the time of" yon lotow they have gone right off the theft. to sleep, th

"But was Christ humorous?*** "Oh, certainly. Many modern sadies of His life have brought that ort, especially a recent one by an AmericaD. A Man Nobody Knows. I fuve had that concept- ion of Christ as the man of joy for years past. My wife always can

Budd it was wing to think of Him. as the Mus of Sorrow so much. because children were so fond of Him, and she never knew children to be very fond of a terribly gloomy person:"

HUMOUR-AND MISERY.

"What of humour when talking to people who nee really miserable Mr. Or?

Ah, of course, one would not risk lunghing meympathetically. Bat Think it is a fuel that fhose' who have not heable are the most couragens kughers. Who more gloomy, or with more case for gloom, than the man who feels he has gainer all he wanted? Fiy laughter is likely to become cynical as.he contemplates the words of the things he so ardently desired and fm obiadned.'

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free for 28 days, but had only com pleted the 18th day,

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JOAN KAUFMAN,

Joan. Kaufman, bankur's daughter, for charity. is ready for the skif she will put on

CHINA MAIL.

THE TANGO.

DANCES LEARNT BY PICTURES.

ONLY TUITION FOR MANY.

Dance lessons from the pictures

are training skilled dancers in the humbler suburbs of London,

In a barn-like, gas-lit, and un- decorated dance hall, with only an ancient piano and a cheap violin to make music, two young men were dancing a Tongo together, with the lightness and grace of professionals.

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Fleet of foot with rhythm and music in every movement they |twisted and twirled; one mument Apache-like steps and then E dream-like floating across the room, followed by a mad whirling, all perfect in every step."

One of them named, Billy ́said afterwards, that he was ù lead glazier. He loved to work on the coloured glass but not the plain..

VALENTINO'S LESSON..

"I saw Rudolf Valentino dance the Tango in his picture "The Four Horsemen"" he said, "and thal instant 1 also wanted. to dance it. IN

I saw the picture again and again until I seemed to know every move of the imbe in the dance, and that is all the téach-

ng most of us ever had.

Why do I dance with a male partner?.......Well, you see, we practise togather and being both font of dancing. I feel that no girl could be more suitable. Dare- ing is in my blood"

And dancing was, in the blood of Renres of the other youths and girls in the ugly halk

Outside was a girl of 18 beg- ging to be allowed in to have the Past two dances! She could, not raise ever the modest threepence demanded by the pugilistic door- keeper.

When it was offered to her the maid: was transported from abject misery to ecstasy and she "lived" every moment of the last two: dunces.

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MICHAEL ARLEN,

ENGAGED TO POLA NEGRIT

FILMLAND BUMQUE.

has.

Gossip in film circles already linked the names of Mr. Michael Arlen, author of "the Green Hat," and Miss Pola Negri, the Polish cinema star.

ཧཿ,、:。 Mr. Arlen came to Hollywood at the invitation of a film com-

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Peggy Udel, nutrues of Los Angeles, cuing studio, maringer, changes that after mix-up with him, she suffered 20. such extent that $500,000 should be paid to her as recompense,

pany to write scenarios, and his, first screen effort will be a

Neither he nor Mias Negri

"I am looking for a wife in America-but she must not be an American," Mr. Arlen is reported to bave said, "American women are foo temperamental!"

A boy at a party boasted that his scenario for Miss Negri's next A doctor was summoned andther Ind presented him with a picture. Wolly was rushed to a nursing beautiful silver spoon bearing the

the had sufficiently recent recription on the handle-For are offended by the, whisperings of a possible engagement, though in the afternoon lo be able to boy, Hake some nourishment,

That's "nothing," retorted an-neither has said anything de- The fast, which was organised by other, wishing to prove that his own finite on the matter.

Paris newspaper, had atkracted family could do biler. My father) large crowds of people, who paid went out to dinner last night, and The court found that Stanger franc to sea Wolly in his glasie brought me home a silver for had been in the count's regiment, Page.

with Wellington Hotel on the and was bribed by the countess to For some days before his break. [back. So there!" pass himself off as the thief. down he set stretched out in a long) In her endeavour to keep the chair, with his eyes closet most of

"Michuel Arlen is one of the police off her track the countess the time. It is said that several

LINGERING COUGHS. letters to

grundest and finest young men in the judge in intes lie betrayed nervous excife- which she gave her opinion about or alien night evellers stood befines lufluenza and la grippe, but these declared to have stated after she Bronchitis leaves a bad cough. So Hollywood," the Polish actress is

to agree with the wording of rating cakes and sandwiches.. the burglary;" this was found

Tore his ruge and canalised him by hard. Ingering coughs yield easily to had knows the young author for the healing id curative qualities of newspaper··_account: --- Cuttings

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Good several days, adding. I shall from the newspaper from which

Thuring his incare aration. Wohy for troublesome night coughs too. For never marry an American."-

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Britich United Press. she had obtained her inspiration oked poumerable cigarettess. were found in her desk.

wrote

Another trick was a letter from ¦ ApaDong000000-ÜBÜÜNps odgoodO an alleged dying woman to a Catholic priest. The letter stated that the writer's son had "com. mitted the theft, and escaped

abroad!

A young wife went into a grocer's shop and said: "I bought three or four hame here a month or so ago,

they were fine. Have you fly more of them?"

"Yes, ma'am," replied the grocer, There are 10 of those bams hanging| up there now."

"Well if they're off the same pig. I'll take three of them," said the Asked us to the Archbishop of customer... Canterbury's resont strictures on;

the clergy and the cause of smal]: congregations, Mr. Or said: "|"No, I certainly would not tell think the Archbishop is wrong about another parson to make jokes in chaich attendance. Judging from church. A man will always fill hie the whole are frem Kingston and church if he is sincere and natu Norbiton to Surbiton, it is cerWe had a man down here who was tainly untrue that the churches Rugger international. Boccluso nee Omply. They are full. I do he filled his church, people ran not think that any of us parsons away with the idea it is the big are dude, and we all use different portsman or athlete who can fill a chund. But other man who "I think the mistake about church never played a game in his life, and Attendance is due to overlooking delivers serious sermons, also fille change which has come about the church. Why? Because lie, The morning and evening con like the sportamna in question", "was gregation used to consist in the sincere. I make jokes because it se main of the same people. Nowadays natural for me to play the giddy we have two different congregations, goat

methods.

and far smaller proportion of Leaving Mr. Orr's study, the eople attend twice on the same day mterviewer glanced at a hang series am sure that church going in of photographs of the Vicar of Bt.

nearly double what it was Paul's in boxer e outât,

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