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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
BERLIN HIGH LIFE.
Aristocrats Who Were Willing to
Rob Other Aristocrats.

Aristocrats Who Were willing to
Rob Other Aristocrats.
Berlin Special to New York Herald.
For some time past rumors of scan
dial which would burst over Berlin have
been in circulation. The details are
Just beginning to leak out, showing
that we are about to have cause cele-
bre with most piquant details. 1t hangs
on story of gambling, in which are
mixed up some persons OF the highest
family, both men and women.
a SileSian count came to the club
round which the scandal centerS and
dropped $1,000 marks before he found
out that cheating was practiced in a
scandalous manner. He promptly
fetched the police, who soon discovered
that this distinguished club was mere
gambling hell, where cheating was syS-
Dramatically practiced. Several accom-
plices were arrested, but the leaders
managed to escape to England. The
guilty ones lived in Berlin aud Hanover.
Among the victims was Well-knOwn
bonviveur. prince of royal blood, while
one of the cheats had recently been en-
nobled by German prince in return
for a loan of three million marks. There
up with the affair.
From later details which have been
able to procure respecting the scam
dial, about which society and the sport
ing world are busily talking, L hear that
the leader of this band of thieves IN kid
gloves is no less person than Baron
Zedlitz Fronkisch, relation Of the we'll
known political leader and confidential
counsellor at the ministry OF public
works He had originated this operat-
ing salon, where the victims the
influence of woman of extraordinary
loveliness, who did the hOnors under
the chaperonage OF her mother-were
fleeced.
The mother went under the name of
Schent, and was reputed to De of good
lineage, but she had prison record. In
addition to the gambling orgies Of the
most ScandalOuS kinds were INDUCED
in, married women and young girls
taking part. Zeditz fled to London,
where he married an attractive woman.
lie will be prosecuted if 1t is possible
that eXtradition be obtained.
At Hanover also Baron Won Marshall,
eX-captain of cavalry, and three other
eX-officers. all implicated in the affair,
have been arrested. The trial will tax e
place in Berlin. Over 100 witnesses
will be called, including officers. stu
dents and large proprietorS pillaged by
this ariStOcratic gang. Among the &C
cuSed are twenty-five decorated per-
sons. You can readily imagine the eX-
element the whole affair Is causing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

The person who is to try this novel
experiment tomorrow nights Miss Ruth
Ward. Miss Ward has been singing
and dancing on the stage of Roster &
Bial's for the past nine months, and has
reached that desirable stage of progress
where she can perform the split with
much spirit and abandon. Miss Ward
recently gave private rehearsal of the
new fonr-legged dance for the special
observation of World artist and re-
porter.
The chief charm about Mr.. Solomon's
invention is its simplicity. 1t is quite
easy to understand how these unusual
appliances work. Miss Ward first took
careful measurements, which were sup
piled to a Mr.. Bralrmann, gentleman
who makes a specially OF constructing
novel stage properties. Mr.. Brahmann
has made all of the various dragons and
other wild monsters that have appeared
at the Metropolitan opera house of late
years. He is also said to have built the
heifer in the hind legs of which MIR.
Henry DiXey made his debut before the
public. He is used to receiving orders
to make all sorts Of curious consriv-
ances, ana was not at all surprised
when he got the plans for the legs. He
made a mould strictly according to re-
oulrements, and turned out pair of
legs which were exact copies of the
originals. They are composed of hollow
papier mache, and are very light,
weighing three pounds each. The part
at the hips is ScOoped out, so that they
may fit closely to the body. A belt is
worn around the waist, and to this belt
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

sonal property, but the third was part
of the paraphernalia of the theater. 1t
Was false leg, especially constructed
for the occasion, which was to show how
absurd dance with one more than the
normal number of legs would be. The
young lady was Miss May Robson. and
she was so clever in the manipulation
of the extra leg that her dance has been
a great success. 1t was so great a sue
cess, in fact, that rival managers began
to envy her manager, Mr.. Frohman,
and to cast about for devices which
would prove even more attractive.
Frederick Solomon, who sings, acts,
leads the orchestra, writes music, and
makes himself otherwise generally USE
full at the concert hall of Messrs. Roster
& Bal, this city, at last hit upon the
happy idea of adding still further to the
number OF legs. He saw the third leg
devised by Manager Frohman and went
him one better. In other words, he
raised him leg. If his scheme proves
as successful as it promises, there is
reason to expect that in the future we
shall have dances with legs innumera-
BILE. and that, whenever it is desired to
add to the attractiveness of perform
ance, it will be necessary merely to in
crease the total number of legs, instead
of making changes in the costumes or
in the steps and poses, says the New
York World. ..i
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
AN INTELLIGENT BEETLE.
1t Would Come at the Sound Of Its
Captor's Voice.

Science.
Something over year since a young
lady OF my acquaintance had an experi-
ence with beetle, which, l think,
showed very marked degree of intelli-
gence in the insect. and, as such in
stances are somewhat rare, L venture to
send you an account of it.
This beetle was specimen Of "Pelid-
nOta punctata" Linn. which was given
to her in September. At first she kept
it in small box, feeding it with grass,
leaves and small pieces of fruits. such
as peaches, pears. etc. Occasionally she
would give il drop of water to ST p. 1T
would sometimes bite little out of
leaf, would eat the fruits and would
take water eagerly.
From the first she would take the in
sect in her fingers several times day
and stroke or careSs it, also putting it
to her lips and talking to it all the
while she handled ii. When she put it
to her lips it would brush its antenn&e
over them with ge ntIe, caressing mo-
ton.
When she left her room she would
shut the ''buggie" up in its box. One
day, about two weeks after she received
it, she was called out suddenly and
9lONbCQ WILD w DO az
sent considerable length of time, and
when the returned the insect was not in
its box nor anywhere to be seen. Fear
ing that she might injure it, she stood
still and called "buggie, Duggie," when
it came crawling from its retreat toward
her.
After this she would frequently leave
it free in the room when she went out,
and when she returned, If the insect
was not in sight. she would call it, and
it would crawl or fly to her. AS this
was continued, it would more and more
frequently fly to her instead of crawling,
until at last it flew nearly every time it
was called. When it came to her in this
way. she would put it to her lips or to
her nose, and the insect would appear
to be pleased, moving its antennR gently
over her lips or taking the end Of her
patting motion.
She kept it in her room in this way at
the hotel where she was spending the
summer until about the 1st of NOvem-
Der. She then returned to her home,
some 300 miles further south. taking the
insect with her. Here she at first kept
il in her chamber, but the nights being
sometimes very cool it would become
torpid. and not get lively again until
afternoon. Thinking it too cool for
''buggie" there, she removed it to the
kitchen. As it still appeared more or
less dormant, she put it on cloth above
the hot-water boiler. Here it revived
somewhat. but was not very lively. nor
did it eat very much.
About the middle of December it fell
to the floor accidentally. by which fall it
was evidently injured, las after that time
it would eat nothing, and no longer rec
ognized the young lady. About week
later it died.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
WANTED BY BRITISH LORDS.
New York Dealers keps Busy
Shipping Wild Animals Abroad.

New York Dealers KEEPS Busy
Shipping Wild Animals Abroad.
New York World
There Is great demand nowadays
TO II wealthy Europeans for Am erica ii
wild animals. Every year hundreds are
shipped abroad by New York dealers,
but there never was finer pair of any
kind sent to Europe than the young
bison which left by the steamer Bowie
last Tuesday.
They came from the ST. Louis zoo,
where they have been on exhibition for
a number of years. They were con-
signed to w. A. Conklin. purchased
them for William Cross, Liverpool an
imal dealer. who in turn purchased
them for an English lord, to be placed
in his game preserve for breeding Dur-
poses. The bison came originally from
the plains of Wyoming.
On their way East they got into a ter
rible rage and ripped and tore their
boxes to bits, and the trainmen had hara
work to keep them in subsection. When
they were boxed at the st. Louis zoo
they gave considerable trouble. John G.
Gray, veteran cowboy, and James
CraWley. a former lion tanner, laSsoed
them around the legs and horns and
then bound them tight. The male
weighs fully 5000 pounds and the fe-
male 1900.
Mr. C0nklin has a large order for
bison and other wild animals to be filed
for the English nobility before mkt
fail. Some of The animals are on their
way East. Several PARTNERS from Wash
ingtOn state arr among the lot, besides
several cons. gnnent5 OF deer, elk.
mountain sheep from the Rockies. some
bear from the SlerraS, and d large lot Of
other game lie has one pair OF hand
some panthers at his stable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

royal treat to them to see good clothes:
and for that reason Mrs. Cleveland
always selects the richest street gown
in her wardrobe when she IS going TO
call upon poor people. 1t does not ma ko
them enYious, she has found, and IL
does educate the sight and the artistic
taste, besides giving real pleasure.
When Mrs. Cleveland goes 10 her
schools she is apparently very careful
to preserve very pleasant demeahor.
Surely no White house levee ever sees
her in more gracious smiles. No master
how fOrbidding may Oe the bare little
rOOai, where the schools are sometimes
forced to be held, nor how ragged may
be the babies gathered there, Mrs.
Cleveland smiles and smiles, noddlng
approval upon every effort To do we'll.
She has placed piano in every little
school, and there is nurse girl In al
tendance TO carry home unfortunate III
tie ones who may be sound asleep when
school is over or who may be too sick to
be sent home.
Mrs. Cleveland has had many per-
picking little problems to solve in her
Kindergarten work. Among them was
supply of baby food for the luckleSs
infants who are abandoned each morn
ing on the doorstep of the kindergarten
schools and must be cared for until
their Shamed-faced mothers call for
them later in the day.
1t was another perple king question to
know what 10 do about the children'S
lunches. Often the little ones came TO
school faint from lack of food, because
they couldn't relish the awful chunk"
of dark bread given to them for break
fast, lunch and dinner. In some quar-
tiers of the city the wretched babies
come to school drowsy with beer or
munching an awful handful Of spoiled
fruit.
TO attempt to work reform with the
children themselves was of course use
less, for the little things were the vic
tins of home miSmanagement. But by
talking with the mothers on the subject
OF lunches, and assuring them that the
child would be fed in school at lunch
time, even though he brought no lunch
with him, the change for good has been
brought about. The mothers have had
it demonstrated TO them that clean
loaf of bread costs no more than muddy
one, and tastes much better, and that
"the teacher"-that infailible manager
thinks spoiled fruit dear at any price.
Mrs. CIeVeIand's ''MOthers' Meet
ings.o
Next to her interest in children comes
Mrs. Cleveland'S sOlicitude for poor
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
Mrs. Cleveland Devoting Time
to the Service Of the
Poor.
She Is Carrying Out an Idea
She Originated Four
Years Ago.
She Founded Free Kinder
gartens in the Poor Dis
tricts of New York.
She Visits the Schools Often,
Carrying a Pleasing De-
meanoP.

The most prominent of all MrS.CIeVe-
lands charities, and the one in when
she is most deeply interested, IS the
scheme of founding free kindergartens
throughout the poorer parts OF New
York, for the purpose of teaching poor
and neglected children how to live. The
idea originated with Mrs. Cleveland
four years ago. 1t has grown until there
no more permanent and healthy or
ganization in New York than the Kin
dergarten association, of which Mrs.
Cleveland is vice president, and Rich
ard Watson Glider president
The nrst kindergarten opened by the
association was on First avenue in
one of the most wretched quarters of
the city. and here a little corps OF
teachers went TO work under Mrs.
Uleveland's guidance to show the mis-
cradle little ones who gathered around
Them daily the first steps towards be-
coming good men and women, says a
correspondent in the Philadelphia In
luirer.
Leach the children that there are
other words just as good as swear
words, twas Mrs.. Cleveland'S first direc-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

of the spring fastened at the knee. The
burlesQue effects are obtained by moving
the real legs about in various direc-
tions, now and then lifting the outer
skirt. The false legs act in the manner
indicated above and the result is highly
interesting. 1t may be said here that
there is nothing indecent in the dance.
1t is simply what Mr.. Solomon intended
it to be, burlesque on the various
styles of French dances now in vogue.
The French quadrille dancers, for eX-
ample, are wont to lift their feet to the
side of the head and to perform the split
and other acrObatic feats. Each Of
these can be excelled by means of the
new device. Miss Ward is not only able
to lift both legs simultaneously to the
sides of her head, bat keeps them there
for considerable time while she per-
forms little step with her real feet.
And in doing the split very humorous
effect is obtained by extending the false
legs out at right angels to the others by
moving them about with the hands.
When the dancer first appears on the
man who has promised to meet her at
the garden gate, and who has not yet
put In an appearance. She then begins
to dance about In a quiet manner, Oc-
casionally kicking her real feet out be-
hind and lifting her skirt. The false
legs then stick out in a startling way
in every direction, sometimes behind,
again in front and now at the sides.
The reporter saw Miss Ward do the
dance first without and then with the
extra legs. The first performance was
quite mild, the steps being the simple
ones familiar to all concert hall gOerS.
But as soon as the other legs are dOnned
the change is remarkable. The dancer
seems to be involved in perfect frenzy
of legs. Doubtless when Miss Ward be-
comes more familiar with her work she
will add pleasing features from time to
time. AS it is, the dance is quite en-
gazing. and a clever satire on the mod
ern passion for novelty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

his place by being appointed by two
delegates. one from Germany and the
other from Belgium. The police force
consists of one man. He is paid out of
the annual revenue, which is about 1000
frances; this also pays for the main
tenance of the roads and the schools.
The territory was made independent
in 1915, to settle dispute. Germany
and Belgium both wanted it on account
of its mines. but neither of them got 1t.
The territory contains trifle over two
square miles of ground.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23
It's Generally Unnecessary.

New York Press.
Green-There was time when l
thought knew everything.
Brownies. And you think differ
emily now?
G.-I do.
B.-What made you change your opin-
ion?
G.-WelI, the fact is l am counting a
wiuow.
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well as pretty? | will send You 400
rOsy-cheeked lOve-apples tomorrow. and
a quantity of bright candy to make the
tree look attractive"
The day before Christmas, when
everybody was as busy as could be buy
ing presents for those they loved, Mrs.
Cleveland snatched an hOgr from her
home shopping 10 drive up to one of her
kindergaTtenS and take the teacher
down to one of the stores to buy forty
sets of flannelS for the mothers of the
little ones who were TO enjoy the Christ
mas feastS next day.
Every Christmas for the past few
years Mrs. Cleveland has purchased
trimmed hats. gloves, underclOtheS and
shoes for the mothers. as well as sweets
and gifts for the children. 1t is one of
the principles of Mrs. Cleveland's giving
that nothing shall be given away un7
trimmed, or unmade, for she wisely
reasons that poor women have neither
time nor taste to make up neatly and
well the articles of clothing. even if
they had the necessary material for
doing so.
Mrs. CIeVeiand's Visit
To 90 up to one of her free kinder
gartens and see Mrs. Cleveland busy
among her poor little waits is a sight
well worth the hour which it takes to
reach locality where school is located.
But, unfortunately, Mrs. Cleveland OBJ
jects to publicity and notOriety, and
when she is at work the door is barred
to visitors.
1.-The work is really nothing" she
said one day to poor scribbler, who be-
sought her permission to bring a cam
era to the school, land l would not like
to pose as doing great deal when | am
only amusing myself with the children.
If you were to take my picture here it
might lay me open to criticism. and you
would not like that, would yoI?"
One of the pretty things which Mrs.
Cleveland does-One which shows her
thoughttulness-Is to invariably wear
rich clothing when she visits her kin
dergartens. The poor, she reasons. love
to look upon heavy velvets and glossy
satins, just as more fortunate people
love to look at fine paintings. 1t is a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-23

the attachments are fastened by two
hinges. When Miss Ward dances she
wears an Empire gown which has a
verv high waist, like baby'S. and
which allows free play for the extra
legs. The belt to which they are fas-
tened is several inches below this En-
pire waist, and Is. of course, hidden by
the outer skirts.
AT the knee of each false ley is a
spring. This spring has tendency 10
throw the lower part of the leg outward
whenever the skirts raised. When the
dancer stands still. the weight Of the
skirt resting on the foot holds the leg
in. or down. 'Hhe extra legs are. OF
course, attired just as the real ones re.
Miss Ward wears a number of under
skirts. which greatly add To the effect
iyeness of thu dance. There are seventy
wards Of lace. A vi these skirts. en-
cept one. arr WORN between the real and
false legs, and the rem aiming one just
beneath the outer Skit. This is Fed
silk. accordion style, aud iast clears the
fl5nr.
The way IA when The false les are
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of cake. Young ladies. specially trained
for the work, preside at these meetings.
and it is they who lead the talk into the
right channels.
'Teach them how to live. Tell them
that there is a right way of doing
things, and make them realize that the
children which are sent to them are
straight from the hand of God and must
be trained to go back to Him." said Mrs.
Cleveland one day while giving direc-
tiOns to the teacher of one of her
mothers meetings" praise freely,
and see if you cannot do your work in
that way instead of by lecturIng them"
Her Kitchen Diet Schools.
All of Mrs. Cleyeland's charities are
extremely domestic ones. She thinks
that if the women and the children are
properly cared for and taught, the men
of the family will be, in the language Of
the street, "all right, too"
One of the things in which she is
greatly interested is the kitchen diet
schools. This is charitable work which
teaches the poor, denSely ignorant. I'M
tidy women of the slums how to do
housewOrk. Like all others of Mrs.
Cleveland'S charities, il is very practi-
cal. and of direct benefit.
The mode of procedure in the kitchen
diet schools is this: Twelve or fifteen
women, young and old, gather around IA
big table. at the head of which sits a
teacher, who, by the way, is usually a
young society girl who has kindly of.
fered her services for the week. In front
of each woman is small tin dish pan
and by the side of the pan there is a
piece of soap and a dish mop. At the
Of, 81 ID, Of tbara l. Iotn q
knife. fork and cup and saucer.
AS in her other charitable workings,
Mrs. Cleveland believes IN feeding the
body before attempting to train the
mind or the spirit. Very palatable plain
cake is passed around. with little bis
cult, and every one is given choice of
tea or coffee. After this is eaten then
comes the work of instruction.
The teacher begins 1t. Il think, )"
says she, THAT it is a good plan-a
very good plan, always to wash dishes
after you have eaten Off of them. To
my mind washing dishes once a dav is
not enough. 1 believe" continues she,
''that dishes should be washed in soapy
water and then rinsed liz clear not
water"
Suiting The action to the word, she
washes her own plate and cup and Sau-
Ger, and her admlrlng pupils do like
wise. And then all adjourn to the
kitchen sink for ''clear, hot water" for
the finishing process.
Practical lessons are given Upon ali
kinds of hOuSewOrk, and often positions
are obtained for those who become very
Skillful at their work.
Her Idea Of Giving
Mrs. Cleveland interests herself com
paratively little in private charities.
She rarely sees those who apply for aid,
and she never gives aims from the door.
She believes in organized charity So.
aside from paying her servants and her
seamstress very big wages. and paying
full price for everything she buys, she
does little individual giving. But to or
ganized work, whether it be for work
ing girls clubs, news boys lodging
houses or church fairs, her purse strings
are ever united.