Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 33, 12 December 1910 — Page 8

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THE RICH3IOXD FAIjllADrC3I A5D SUX TELEGRAM, 3IOXDAY DECEMBER 12. 1910.

MINI TO TEACH FBEOSOLDIERS To Instruct 6Q0 Illiterates Who Are Now in the Garrison at Paris.

OLD CUSTOM REVIVED

By Princess Wilhelm of Germany Seamstress Wins a Literary Award.

V WELLINGTON HOPE. ParH, Dec. 12. The French Feminin dm secured another triumph In the appointment of Mme. Lagardelle as an army school mistress. There are 600 Illiterates in the Paris garrison, and Mme. lagardelle was appointed to teach them because she Is the Inventor of a special method. In spite of her name, however, she is not French. She Is the daughter of a Russian General. She began her duties at Hotel des Invalldes yesterday. Army officers, rtate functionaries, Journalists and photographers were present at the

WONDERED WHY. Found the Answer Was "Coffee."

Many 'pale, sickly persons wonder for years why they bave to suffer so.

and eventually discover rbat the drug

caffeine in coffee Is the main cause of the trouble. "I was always very fond of cofTee and drank it every day. I never bad much flesh and often wondered why I was always so pale, thin and weak. "About fire years ago my health completely broke down and I was confined to my bed. My stomach was In such condition that I could hardly take sufficient nourishment to sustain life. "During this time I was drinking coffee, didn't think I could do without It. "After a while I came to the conclusion that coffee was hurting me and decided to give it up and try Postum. I didn't like the taste of it at first, but when it was made right boiled until dark and rich I soon became very fond of Jt. "In one week I began to feel better. I could eat more and sleep better. My sick headaches were less frequent and within five months I looked and felt like a new being, headache spells entirely gone. "My health continued to Improve and today I am well and strong, weigh 148 pounds. I attribute my present health to the life-giving qualities of Postum." Read "The Road to Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest.

frst IfEzon. One auditor, today makes j the astonishing statement that Mme. Legardelle does not speak French, or at any rate, 6peaks it badly. Nevertheleus, it is known that she has already performed wonders by her system which is based on the phonetic method. S'ae has taught Russian soldiers commanded by ber father to read, and last year she achieved sueceFB with soldiers belonging to the 103rd Regiment. She hopes that in six weeks the 600 illiterate soldiers of the Paris garrison will be able to read. She is teaching them in batches of 30. It is ungallantly suggested today by a critic that by that time they will have learned a little Russian. The same critic, who evidently docs not approve of the appointment of a Russian woman to teach French soldiers to read French, asks if t.iere ai; no Fchtiolniaoteru and schoolmistresses in France.

Princess August Wilhelm, wife of the Kalsor'B fourth son, has set herself to the task of reviving one of Germany's oldest and most romantic customs. The custom Is for all newly wedded couples, immediately after the ceremony, to plant, a couple of oak trees side by side in a park or by a roadside of their native town. The town of Mulohausen in Thuringia is tho first to respond to the Princess's appeal. A municipal official appears at the church door after every wedding, and Invites the bride and bridegroom to drive with him In a carriage to a new road near the town, and there plant oak saplings. The tree-planting Idea was initiated

by a former Elector of Brandenburg, with the object of repairing the ravages caused by the thirty year's war.

The Elector in question forbade young persons to wed until they had planted a number of fruit trees. Of late years there have been many rumors of creating some new Internationa: gambling hells. First we had the Achilleion on Corfu since acquired by the Kaiser, then a German company was formed for founding a casino In Madeira; a few years ago Corsica, was, mentioned; within the last twelve months rumors were circulated that the little Republic of Andora was about to emulate Monaco; and now they say, the old Moorist strongbold and palace of Clntra, in Portugal, Is going to be turned Into a gambler's paradise. Those who know the country may be pardoned for asking, "Which Clntra?" About an hour's train ride distant from Lisbon, in the heart of a commune called Clntra, there stands a

wonderful old castle which has been

named the "Portuguese Alhambra."

Queen Maria Pla lived there during the past summer months. Round its massive walls are grounded the huts

of poor peasants of the old Portuguese nobility.

The other Clntra, the summer resi

dence of - the Portuguese Kings, is

known officially under the name of "Pena" and crowns the rocky slopes of the Sierra Estremadura. No doubt this is the Montsalvat which a group of financiers have their eyes on. The Castello de Pena is Indeed beautifully situated and enjoys unique advantages. Formerly it was a monastery. King Ferdinand spent a lot of . money on beautifying it, and his second wife (the German tailor's daughter, Elsie

Ilensel.) planted in the park a wonder- j ful fern, nw es high as a palm tree. ;

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Mme. Marguerite "Andcus, the httaib!e needlewoman, whose novel, "Marie Claire," has won for the annua! priza of the Academic des Goneoart. lives in a sixth-floor -ocva overlooking the Boulevard Montparnesse on one hand and the Montparnesse cemetery on tco other. "Marie Clilre" is the simple story of her early struggles and sufferings, and Its charm lies in its sincerity and pathos. "Mine has not been a life of unalloyed happiness," she said. "On the contrary, left an orphan, when JL w as a child, I was educated in a convent until I reached the age of twelve. Later I became a servant girl in a farm, and tended the sheep and pigs. "Drawn by the attraction of the city. I left for Bourges, In the Department

of the Cher, where I found employl ment mending old clothes at two

francs a day. At eighteen I resolved to come to Paris. What a painful Journey it was. I had Just enough money to pay my fare, and when I arrived in Paris I had only three-halfpence In my pocket. A kind-hearted man paid the excess on

my luggage, and told me the way to

Vlncennes, where I had a friend. Rut when 1 got t'lere I learned that he

had been dead for a fortnight.

1 found a hole to lodge In. and

next day obtained work as a dress

maker at P,0 cents a day. Two months later I was taken on at the cartridge factory In Vincennes, where my wages were 50 cents a day. I stayed a year there, and then came to Paris and be

gan working as a dressmaker.

Ten years ego I made the acquaintance of Charles Louis-Philippe, the novelist, who was born near my village. He was genial and benevolent,

and I admired him. Encouraged by

his kindiy attitude, I summoned up

courage to show him a portrait I had

made of him and an essay on "Les

Frerea Karamazof."

"He was very enthusiastic about my work, but recalling my art, told me it

was too late to take to literature. He advised me, however, to continue to

write and I commenced 'Marie Claire.' I can still see Philippe reading the

first page chapters admiring them and

laughing at my bad spelling. I've newer been able to learn how to spelF cor rectly, and now I'm too old. -

"A year ago my sight suddenly weakened, I was obliged to give up

sewing, it was then, in order to get

bread to eat I thought of publishing

what I had written.

"Charles Louts-Philippe took the manuscript of "Marie Claire to Mme. Koailles, who was scandalized at the

orthographic mistakes.

"Shortly after my great and good defender died. Night after night I used to stare at the window bar, and

more than once I was tempted to

climb over it and put an end to it all,

Finally, Mirbeau saw my work and to that admirable writer and some other

literary friends I owe the progress I

have made.

"It took me ten years to write

'Marie Claire.. I recommenced the

second part six times, and I regret having handed over the end bo, pre-

clpitatedly, compelled to do so by my misery. But I am neither ashamed

nor pround of my poverty.'

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