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16 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1907. SHOULD PRIESTS Question Has Been Referred To Ilis Holiness, Pope Pius. By RAOUL DE SAINT RENE. Paris#. Juno 1.—An elderly. respecta bly dressed woman called upon the po lice coinui!K*ary for the Saint Margue rite dlstrlet tf Paris and asked to be cl lowed to see hlrn privately. The lady, on bring shown in M. Uousselefs pri vate room, explained that at the risk of b*ing thought mad she had come to ask hi* ndvitc with regard to a very pecu liar clrcmnrtance. She said her name wan Mine. Pl?roth end that she lived in the rue dc Montreul! with her grown up son and her brother. She had only lived there for a short while, but every time she entered the flat she felt com pelled, ns if by some magnetic influ ence. to walk about on her hands, with her feet In the uir. Beforo the aston ished magistrate had recovered his sur prise from this strange recital the poor woman suited the action to the word ami gave an exhibition of what hap pened cv^ry time site efttered h**r apart ment. M. Housselet, of course, thought he had to deal with a lunatic, and, ask ing her to wait in an adjoining room while he consulted someone else on the matter, he sent for the son. The son, M. Joseph Bleroth, a young man of about 27. was brought by the police man. He said he could not explain, but that not only Ills mother, but be himself and his uncle were also compelled to walk about the Hat In the same way as his mother Imd explained. The com- FROM GEORGIA TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT This handsomely engraved piste is made from gold from Georgia mines. It will ‘•JJjJjj*?.! Roosevelt by W. N. Mitchell, president of tho Georgia Jamestown commission, and the pressntstion address will is made by Edward T. Brown, of the mining company from whoso mines the virgin gold was obtained. It •presents Bulloch Hall, at Roswell, Ga., the childhood home of President Roosevelts mother. AMERICANS ARE PATRONS OF ENGLISH OPERA missarv then thought that the son \vi as mad as the mother, und sent for the unde. The uncle corroborated the statements made by the other two, and then happened a remarkable thing. The unde threw himself upon his hands and began to walk about the room with his legs In the air. He was Immediately followed by the son und the mother, and for a few moments they all prome naded round the room in this fashion. M. Rousselet did not know whatever to do, so lie sent for the concierge of tb house In the Rue do Montreuil. When this good woman arrived she said that It was a fact that these people did walk about in the manner Illustrated before tlie commissary, and that she had at first thought they were acrobats prac ticing their tricks, but on entering the flat she herself had also felt the Incli nation to wulk about on all fours. The commissary here lost patienc e and said If this whs a Joke they would be pun ished and they would be scjrry for-it and ordered the flat to be disinfected. Should priests use automobiles? Is the question which has been submitted to the pope, and Is creating a good deal of controversy In ecclesiastical circles. The decision of his holiness, who holds progressive vleivs, Is expected to be in favor of the automobile. An example has already been set to dig- nitnrler of the churcli by Cardinal Cosset ta. Aim owns an automobile and is often seen riding around the city In it. Nuns are working as compositors In the office of a newspaper at Cuneo, In Piedmont Italy. For economy7* sake the proprietors discharged their male compositors and engaged nuns who hud learned the trade In their con vents. Naturally this move Is resented by the professional printers, who have tried unsuccessfully to get the civil and ecclesiastical authorities to prevent the nuns working In the composing room. The printers now threaten to strike If the nuns ure retained as composi tors. According to Dr. Delorme, the French army cun boast a better stand ard of health than can the civilian population. Dr. Delorme has read be foro the Acudemy of Medicine a report stating that contagious diseases and fevers of ail kinds occur much less frequently among soldiers than umong civilians. He claims that In their ex emption In this respect France stands with Germany at the head of Euro pean countries. He declares that this scarcity of contagious diseases among soldiers Is due to the fact that every French soldier Is taught the element ary rules of hygiene and how to keep himself healthy through cleanliness and by observing the simple rules of life In Its relation to food and drink. They are also taught to sleep with the win dows of their dormitories wide open, both In winter and summer, while the French civilian always sleeps with his, •hut up dose. IS 10 BE REPEATED By RICHARD ABERCORN London, Juno 1.—Coventry, the an cient “City of the Three Spires," U to see another Lady Godlvo. The no ble wife of Karl Leofrlc will ride through the city in a historical pa geant organised by the modern cltl- sens, who ure proud of their town's lung history. Kvery ono knows the pretty legend pf how Lady Oodlva rode through Cov entry's streets, clothed only In her beautiful hair. In order to free the peo ple from her husband's unjust taxa tion. In the pageant,' which will take the form of a grand costume parade through the streets. Lady Oodlva will be the central figure, riding on a white peltry and attended by her Saxon maiden* A great number of other historical figures will follow In Oodlva's train. Including her sons, Ilcrewnrd the Wake and Alfgar. with a long line of kings and queens of England from Edward the Confessor to George IV. King Edward Introduced tha tall, walking stick as the fad foe foshlona- le young men this use son. The new tick, which reaches a Utile above the waist, was first carried by hla majesty during hla stay at Illairttz. and when he brought it to London orders for long canes poured into the West End shops, for every self.respecting society man in London is bound to fallow the king's example. The new rone carries with It a cer tain change In deportment, for the proper manipulation of a stick os high ns one's waist demands dexterity and That American women ore play ing an Important part in London society Is evTdent by the number of boxes they own In the . Covent Garden opera house. The diagram shows the grand and pit circles of the opera house, arid those boxes occupied by Americans are marked with a ringed dot The picture shows some of the women, who aru owners of boxes. At. the left Is Countess of Strafford, who wus Mrs. Colgate, of New Turk. In the center Is the Countess of Tar- mouth, who was Miss Thaw, of Pittsburg, and at the right Is Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, wife of the Ameri can ambassador. - elegance. It will not suit the young men who of late years have startled the decorum of Piccadilly and Pall Mall by appearing there In full season at tired in tweeds, sack coats, straw hats and brown shoes. To wield a "last of the dandies'' cane with proper effect one must be dressed In the correct, conventional mode for the West End promenade. SOUTHERN STORE FIXTURE COMPANY. —MANUFACTURERS OF— Show Cases, Drag Store and Baqk Fixtures. Interior wood work a specialty, estimates and prices on applica tion. Office and salesroom, 58 West Mitchell Street. Factory 20-22 Trmiff ;