PAWNING A SON

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 4 March 1907, Page 4

PAWNING A SON

Mine. Lcontine Bernhardt applied to a Paris magistrate the other day for particulars of how to apply for a divorce against her husband, who, she stated, had pawned her son. She said her husband was a confirmed drunkard who maltreated her, hut she had refrained from making any com-

plaint because of her sou,-* boy of ten. The previous night, on coming home, she could not find the boy. Her husband who was half drunk, assured her that he had left the boy as forfeit to a wine merchant with whom he was in debt. He refused to give her the

man's address, ami when taken before a magistrate still continued to do so. "The boy belongs to me," he said, "and I will do what I like with him."

Mr Alfred 11. Love, of Philadelphia, President of the Universal Peace un-

ion, said at Mystic, Conn., at the end of one of the Union's meetings: "After we haw abolished war, our next duty will be the abolition of football. More and more amazing each year becomes the fame of this dangerous sport, it is a mania. It is an obsession. 1 was talking to some children the other day. 'Children,' 1 said, 'how many seasons are there,' 'Four,' the children answered. 'Correct. And what season is this oner' 1 asked. 'The football season,' said the children in chor-

Two soldiers of the Turkish Yildiz. Guards in a mad freak the other day held for two hours the kaiakcny Bridge, which spans the Golden»ll»r:i joinng Galata and Staiuboul. They drew the sword bayonets, slashed indiscriminately at all who attempted lo pass, and a few minutes had cleared the bridge. Word spread that a massacre had been planned. Shops were instantly closed and people hurried to places of safety. A thousand troops were called out and advanced lo each «nd of the bridge. But they could do nothing without orders from the Sultan, as the two men belonged to the Royal Guard. So they waited until His Majesty sent word that they were to be taken alive The terraces and windows of all the buildings in the vicinity were crowded with spectators, who watched Hie two men march from one end of the bridge to another brandishing their sword bayonets with an air of ferocious defiance. When the Sultan's wishes were known an oilicer advanced, and bravely called on the two men to surrender; but, meet ng with a refusal, he had to retire. After a short parley and a further delay, three, officers advanced together, and these closing up on the men quietly, were joined brothers in a sudden rush. The two soldiers struggled against capture, buc their resistance, was soon overcome and they were handcuffed and marched ignomiriously away between files ot soldiers.

When New York's famous "Flatiron" building was erected experts eiaimed for it that it would be the record building in the world as far as height was concerned. The Yankees, however, have lickojl at. The) new erection, which will he in the form of a tower and will constitute part of an extension of Hie present Singer building at the corner of Liberty street and Broadway, will contain 41 stories, and the top of its supiki will Ik--012 feet above street level. Not only will the Singer tower he the loftiest inhabited building in the world, but it will exceed in" vertical height tli.' famous \\ ashington Monument on the banks of the Potomac, which, with its total height of 55.-) feet, is at present the tallest masonry structure erected by man. Although the Singer tower will lack some 300 .feet of equalling the famous Eiffel Tower, it will be a far more difficult and cosily structure to erect, and because of its narrow lxyse will involve more complicated and serious engineering problems-.

According to Professor McGee, he American of the future will be the noMest oi all human Wings. lac American of to-day. he says, is mora cultured, and more vigorous and noulei -physically and morally-thai! any other people. Continued ••evoss-breed-in.r," will produce the great race of the future, marking the initial step towards reducing the live races now existing to one American type. »» race will be composite, ivpre-i-nling •1,0 entire range of the. predom.nant race to-day. The future American ,vill be taller, stronger, more intellect ua' and longer lived tiian to-day.