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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
SCARCITY OF DANCING MEN
The Pastime Will Die Out in London
Unless There Are More
Recruits
Special Cable to The Herald

Special Cable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 5.-Alluding to the
London season of 1906 the Gentlewo-
man says there is difficulty in getting
sufficient number of dancing men,
while married men do not dance as
much as bachelors
Prince Arthur of Connaught, "the
only bachelor nephew of the king
available at present" is said to set an
excellent example, for, like his sister,
Princess Patricia. he thoroughly enjoys
dancing for dancing's sake"
Prince Francis of Teck, too. makes
a fine figure in a ballroom while
among the other most popular dancing
bachelors in London, society are the
Portuguese minister and Lord Herbert
Vane Tempest.
Lord Munster is said to be so. popu-
lar that he is always a welcome guest,
and Lord de Mauley is described as
such an energetic ball goer that he is
even known to go long distances on his
bicycle rather than miss an important
function of this kind"
Winston Churchill is said to Lave
neither the time nor the inclination
for such frivolities in these days, but
the new Lord Anglesey Lord Clifford,
Lord Gerard and Lord Villiers are
much sought after by hostesses giving
dances.
Still these bachelors like the proven
bal swallow, do not make a summer
season, and unless more men go in for
dancing it may soon happen that dane
ing will die out altogether.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
LADY ANGELA CANNOT ACT.
Sister of Earl of Rosslyn, Who Mar
rled Stage Beauty, Tries
the Eootiuhts
Special Cable to The Herald.

Special Cable to The Herald
LONDON, May 5.-Lady Angela
Forbes, a sister of the earl of Rosslyn,
who was at one time on the stage and
married Anna Robinson, the American
actress, gave out the other day the
news that she was determined to adopt
the stage as profession. Her hus-
band, who is in the army, did not like
the idea very much, but the duchess
of Sutherland and the countess of
Warwick, Lady Angela's sisters, being
very democratic, raised no objections.
Now comes a complete contradiction of
the news and the reason for the con-
tradiction is a story in itself.
1t appears that Lady Angela has
been hard at work rehearsng before
Mr. Compton Lord and Lady -Algy,"
one of Mr.. Compton's most successful
plays The rehearsals have been taxi
ing place at the Haymarket theater.
1t was believed that Lady Angela
Forbes as Lady Algy would be a dis
tinct draw" But unfortunately Mr..
Compton found that Lady Angela
could not rise above the level of the
ordinary amateur. Hence the contra
diction Of the report that Lady Angela
was going on the stage.
1t is quite possible however, that Mr..
Frohman will some day see the posi-
bilities of Lady Angela as an attrae-
tion and present" her at leading
theater
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
COLOR LINE IN ENGLAND
Jehus Refuse to Drive Negro Man
and Woman, Though the Black
Man Fares Well There
Special Gable to The Herald.


LONDON, May SIT is not often
that the color line is drawn in England
but it has been drawn at Kettering.
the Northamptonshire village, near
which is Rushton hall, the home of
James A. Van Allen, the expatriated
American millionaire.
The other day there alighted at the
station two colored "gem'men" and a
colored ''lady"-all hailing from old
Virginy. When they asked to be driven
to Rushton hall it was Immediately
concluded that they were some of the
new servants who rumor had it, Mr..
Van Allen was expecting from the
United States. The cabman at the sta
tion refused point blank to drive them
to the hall. One of the colored men
produced his card, on which was in
scribed the name Wallis Y. Campbell,
but that did not satisfy the cabman
that he was either a Scotsman or of
Scotch extraction.
go back to your own country"
shouted the crowd which had been at
tracted by the scene "We want no
niggers at Rushton hall' The local
jehus rejected with scorn the offers of
double pay. and eventually the railway
company had to provide a special van
to convey the newcomers and their
baggage to Rushton hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
FRENCH FARMER THINKS THAT
ALL TREES CAN BE EDUCATED

experience. They are no wiser than
they were when Eve plucked the first
apple and tried 1t on Adam.
There must be some way. argues
Ladue. by which some glimmering of
intelligence, or at least instinct, can be
implanted in trees. They are just as
much alive, he asserts, as oysters or
mussels. and for all that science can
prove to the contrary, have just as
much OF what passes muster as brains.
Yet, in the course of centuries, both the
oyster and the mussel have learned
when to shut up tight and do some
other things that tend TO preserve them
from premature destruction. Nature
having failed so lamentably to teach
fruit trees how to avoid being ,,bam-
'boozled by the weather, Ladue says
that man should step In and try to
impart the needed lesson. The fact
that he is willing to shell out some
money himself. II the authorities can
be induced to take the matter up, is
evidence of his own good faith. Mean
while, he doesn't mind a bit being
called a crank. Some folk have sug-
gested that II would be just as well
worth while to offer a prize TO any
one who discovers some method where
by the weather can be trained to con-
duet itself seasonably and abandon its
pernicious habit Of fooling trees.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
"FAKE" MUMMIEs IN LOUVRE
Rameses u and Daughters of Pharaoh
in Paris Museum Are Not
Genuine
Special Cable to The Herald

Special Gable to The Herald
PARIS, May 5.-"Rameses II" is a
fake" and so are the daughters of
the Pharaohs" and dozen other fa-
nous mummies. For years these high
sounding labels have covered common.
ordinary mummies, neither 1000 nor
10000 years old. The fact is, mummies.
royal or otherwise, cannot stand ex
posure to light, such as museum pur-
poses demand. Rameses IL and the
Pharaohs of the fifteenth to the twen-
tieth dynasties have fallen to pieces
long ago; new mummies were sub
stituted and the behoders were lust
as happy. And the new mummies per-
ished, too, and newer ones must take
their places all the time.
The correspondent was present at the
receipt of mummy in the Louvre eel
lars the other day So was a custom
house inspector. The professor said
the new arrival was a lady of high de-
gree, but the inspector discovered that
She was a gentleman. Never MIND" F"
he said, this sort of truck is classed
as dried fish anyhow"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
cUPID's OWN HERALD
PAPER Is Started In Switzerland That
Prints Only Engagement
Announcements
Special Cable 10 The Herald.

Special Cable 10 The Herald.
GENEVA, May 5.-Schwelzerische
Verlobungs Anzelger, or as it is known
in English 1.-THE Engaged Couples Ad-
vertiser," one of the most remarkable
papers ever published, is said to be al
ready a success in Switzerland. The
paper, which is published once week
is run on remarkably simple and at the
same time effective lines. Agents are
at work all over the country ascer
tanning the name of every girl engaged
to be married, and at the same. time
the name of her prospective husband.
These agents send the names to the
head office at Zurich and they are
printed every week under the name of
the district in which the sweethearts
live, with the addition of the address
of the girl and her sweetheart, and a
description of their social position.
In the last issue the number of en-
gagements announced had reached
1921. With the addition of a few adj
vertisements the contents of the paper
are exclusively the announcements of
engagements. The front page bears ap-
propriately the pictures of cupid, low
ing couple discussing the purchase of
household goods, and furniture van
outside a large outfitter's shop.
The paper is sent free one year to
each girl whose engagement is an
nounced in it, but considerable rev.
enue is derived from manufacturers of
every kind of household commodity
who make use of the information con-
tained in it's pages by circularizing all
the lovers.
Circulars and samples of everything
from a pot of jam to a drawing room
carpet begin to pour in upon the happy
young girls The following is sam
pie of the communications sent out by
the enterprising tradesmen:
Mademoiselle-We beg to congratu-
late you upon the occasion of your
forthcoming marriage, and to wish you
every happiness in the future. The de-
sire to facilitate your desire as good
housekeeper prompts us to inclpse our
price list We specially desire to call
your attention to our jams. of which
we send you sample so that you may
Judge for yourself of the excellence of
our preparations. We beg you to ac-
cept this as token of our desire to
number you among our clients. AL
ways at your service for any informa-
ton you may require. Yours truly, etc.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
ARTIFICIAL GEM
BETRAYS ITSELF
Science Says Each Stone Has Human
Affinity, and Those Made by Man
Do Not Garry This and May
Be Detected
Special cable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
PARIS, May 5,-Science has come to
the fore to testify that the belief that
precious stones have a peculiar SYM
pathy with human character and bear
ing thereon is no idle superstition. A
professor of the conservatory of arts
and crafts say that the mutual at
traction of people and stones is beyond
dispute.
He throws cold water on the belief
that sapphires can open prison doors
or that diamonds make brave men in
vulnera BILE. But after three years ex-
perimental observation he maintains
that a preference for certain jewels in
dicates certain temperamental qualities
and even characteristics of physiog-
nomy.
For instance, the ruby invariably at
tracts people of dark eyes with long
eyelashes.
The diamond tempts the blue-eyed
who boasts long lashes.
And both blonde and brunette alike
IL of a nervous temperament yearn for
emeraldS.
Easy-going natures fall under the
spell of blue stones.
But more than all these scientific facts
is the discovery that the sympathy of
the stone is a sure test of it's genuine
ness No matter how perfect artificial
stones may be, even though made from
the dust of the real, having undergone
an unnatural capitalization they do
not possess the subtle sympathetic at
traction. When an easy going woman
turns the cold shoulder on turquoise
collar you may be positive the tur-
quose is artificial.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
Special Gable to The Herald.

oPNSAoA OAbiO "
PARIS, May 5-Antoine Ladue, a
prosperous but heretofore obscure gem
tleman farmer in the south of France,
believes that trees can and should be
educated to an extent that will en-
able them to protect themselves against
freaks of the weather. He intends ask
ing the state to offer a prize-toward
which he will himself offer a substan-
tial contribution-to be awarded to
anyone who discovers some method
whereby hereditary arboreal stupidity
may be eradicated.
This sapient Frenchman has OBJ
served, in the course of long years Of
experience as cultivator of the soil,
that the early days of March are all
ways warm and sunshiny, and that Just
as regularly, some two or three weeks
later. there follows a fall in tempera-
ture when the mercury often drops
below the freezing point. But the inn
beetle trees in the orchard, as soon
as they feel the first outburst OF
warmer weather, assuming that spring
has come to stay, put forth their buds
which get nipped by the succeeding
frosts and thereby much fruit Is lost
Year after year, they get caught in
the same fashion both young trees
and old trees. They do not profit by
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
USES GHOST TO DEFRAUD AND
DRIVES HER MISTRESS INSANE
specIaI Cable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald.
PARIS, May 5.-EXtraordinary in
stances of the credulity and simplicity
of mistress and of the cunning and
duplicity of maid servant have been
revealed i'm a case now under judicial
investiga tion. At Passy lives a baron
ess, advanced in years, who, although
possessing a fair fortune, kept only one
servant, named Marie like most Of her
class. This Marie resolved recently
to work upon the gullibility of her mis-
tress, and she did so with success for a
time, wheedling out Of the baroness
more than 100000 within a few months
The first thing that Marie did was to
raise a mock ghost. One evening she
rushed into the bedroom of the baron
ess, who was falling asleep. shouting:
Get up, madame; your mother is
here! But my mother is dead" said
the old lady 1T is her ghost that has
come said Marie. She's In the draw
ing room calling for you" The baron
ess arose, dressed summarily, went into
the salon and saw nobody there. "On
your knees. madame, and pray" said
Marie, and the baroness obeyed.
While she was fervently engaged In
prayer Marie went into a small room
whence issued ghostly voice. Il am
the mother" said the voice, and if you
look az the sky every evening you viii
see me as the star that lighted the
shepherd and the kings to Bethlehem
Marie, your servant. who Is a saint on
earth, will tell you all about ii and she
viii act as agent between YOU and ST
Anthony Of Padua" Then there wa,
silence and the baroness rose from
prayer and went 10 bed. believing IN
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
GRAFT IN THE KINGS PALACE
Merchants Required to Pay Big Com
mission to Court Officers
for Royal Orders
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald
LONDON, May 5.-Graft in the
kings household has resulted in sew
eral important officials losing their
positions. The king has been aware
for some time that certain goods used
in his palaces came only from certain
dealers, and the charge of favoritism
was freely banded about. The king
made a quiet investigation and learned
that an elaborate system of commits
sions prevailed and that unless GER
tain persons were "seen'' and fixed"
the articles stood no chance of being
seen on the kings table.
The king took a severe view of this
offense and promptly retired the guilty
officials. He has, furthermore. made it
widely known that firms endeavoring
to gain a foothold in the house by
corrupt methods will be debarred from
orders for all time. The commissions
have been particularly heavy in wines.
The privilege of advertising a certain
wine as the only one used by the king
was so valuable that the favored firms
secured the kings patronage by pay
ing out small fortunes.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
BOON TO VAN JEWELLERS
Showmen Allowed to Sleep on Hamp-
stead Heath and Not Compelled
to Seek Other Quarters
Special Gable to The Herald.

Special Gable to The Herald
LONDON, May 5.-The London
county council has promulgated a hu-
name and philanthropic edict. For the
first time in the history of Hampstead
Heath the people who run the bank
holiday swing boats and shooting gal
leries are to be allowed, so to speak,
to sleep on the premises"
These shooting galleries, cocoanut
"shies," and other items in "all the
fun of the fair" are, as every one
knows. inevitable features of Hamp-
stead Heath scenery: but until now the
proprietors and their employees have
never been permitted to bring their
dwelling caravans with the "shows."
This has resulted in some hardship
to the gentlemen who own the cocoa
nuts and the ladies who fill the rifles,
for after strenuous days labor they
have been compelled to seek lodgings
in the neighborhood or tramp back to
Willesden, the nearest spot on which
the caravans are allowed to be drawn
up.
Some of them indeed have never
been able to get any rest at all, for
even cocoanut booth presents oppor-
tunities for burglary If a night watch
man is not at hand.
The greatest sufferer of all, how
ever, has been the fat lady who, for
obvious reasons, could not be trans
ported long distances except in the
dead of night And so till this Easter
she has had to pass uncomfortable
nights sitting in her booth and doing
as best she could.
Now all is changed. The peripatetic
dwellings, of the fat lady, the skeleton
man and the young ladies who load
rifles are now drawn up in comfortable
proximity to the booths
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

the ghostly voice. Next day she heard
from Marie that not only her mother,
but the Redeemer, st. Anthony of Pa
dua, and a choir Of angels had been in
the drawing room over night, and that
they solemnly advised the baroness
through the sanity servants agency to
make her will at once BY this will the
baroness was to cur off her sisters and
her niece, who live in the provinces.
from any claim to her money, all Of
which was to be left TO Marie for the
purpose of founding a dogs hospital.
The old lady now saw her mother as
the star of Bethlehem every night and
was advised by her artful Abigail to
have an altar erected for special
prayers TO st. Anthony of Padua. The
altar was to be in Maries room and
there was to be a box attached to 1t
for offerings. Into this the baroness
was to put bank note of 100 francs
every night after she had said her
prayers All this was done and Marie
the cunning bonne, was reaping a fine
harvest. Moreover, she was down in
the Will as sole legatee. The servant
next induced the foolish old lady TO put
securities to the value of SOC, 900 francs
In ST. Anthonys box All intervals the
ghostly voices were heard. command
ing things 10 be done and particularly
urging on the Offering of money to ST.
Anthony.
The result was that the baroness
went completely mad and had 10 be
sent TO private asylum. Then her
niece and Others interviewed and dis
covered the triekery Of the servant,
whose ghostly summonses came from
a phonograph Which she had concealed
behind window curtains In the drawing
room The baroness. recently dis
charged from the asylum, is living at
Passy again under the care Of her rela-
tives. Marie was not arrested.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
Orchids Basis Of Lawsuit
cial cable to The Herald.

bpeclaI 'CaDIe 10 The Herald.
BRUSSELS, May 5.-Mr. Leeman, an
English orchid grower, has just gained
lawsuit in the Belgian courts, hav-
ing successfully claimed $4,000 for
money laid out with Brussels firm
on five varieties of orchids, which when
they flowered were not equal to sam
pie. The Brussels firm pleaded that the
bulbs had been changed by the buyer
or by his employees, and that it would
be impossible to do business if every
purchaser expected that his purchases
would exactly resemble the colored de-
signs of the catalogue. The verdict,
however, was given against the firm,
who We're ordered to refund the money
with $1,000 damages.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
WOMEN BRAVE THE SURF
Scarborough Fishers Help to Launch
Lifeboat in a Midnight Gale
and Prove Their Bravery

Special Gable to The Herald.
LONDON, May 6.-Three Scarbor-
ough women helped to launch a life
boat in high gale at midnight on
Friday.
The Crown, a cobble, made the har-
Dor with great difficulty. and reported
two other boats in the offing in serious
danger. Nearly all the fishermen had
gone to bed, but the coxswain of the
lifeboat was called, and he hurriedly
summoned a crew.
There was a slight delay in launch
ing the. lifeboat, owing to the non-ar-
rival of the crew, but it was only slight,
for Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Bean. fisher
wives, and the landlady of, the New
castle Packet inn, went to the assist
ance of the men. The three women
waded waist deep in the sea along
with the men, and the launch was ac-
complished.
The cobbles Grace and Elizabeth
were laboring heavily half a mile from
shore. The lifeboat, which left Scar
borough at midnight, returned with
them at half-past one, and stood by un-
til they were safe in harbor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
Well-Dressed Women Denounced
Special Gable to The Herald.


LONDON, May. 5.-Dr latham, at u
meeting of the National Health society
this week, denounced well-dressed wo-
men for trailing their smart froeks and
petticoats in West End streets, sweep
ing up the dust and foul ingredients
with no concern for either cleanliness
or propriety. Some of the ladies inter-
ested in the work of the National
Health society declare that DIR. Tat
ham ought to Join the Rainy Daisies
instead of the National Health society
The doctor In return asserted;
"Women like this certainly furnish
a disgusting and aggravating specta-
Gle to all right minded persons OF both
sexes. Husbands and fathers might
well exercise some authority In such
cases. for not only is the practice un-
seemly, but 1t Is plainly indicative Of
extravaganza and inanity."
DR.. latham In conclusion gave one
crumb of comfort. He declared that
the people Of England and America
were becoming steadily cleaner, and
that II not perslstently engaged IN
dusty occupations need have no morbid
fear of dust.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06

been living quietly and putting by
money every week out of the very large
salary earned at the music halls.
Mrs. Langtry, on the other hand, con-
fesses that while she can succeed in
the colonies she can never succeed to
the same extent in London, so she is
about to make a daring experiment.
About six weeks hence the Jersey
Lily" will transport her entire English
company to Paris, where she will give
Shakespeare's "As You Like 1t" at one
of the smaller theaters.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
ACTRESS GLAD FOR LEGACY
"5illie" Burke Tells How She Game
to Get $4,000 From a San
Francisco Man
Special Gable to The Herald.

LONDON, May 5.-Miss Billie Burke
the actress. is still being congratulated
by her friends on her legacy OF $35 900
from Willis T. Sawyer of San Fran
cisco.
He was an old friend OF my father I"
says the actress. Il can remember
when he held me, child, on his knee
/ never expected the windfall, and 1
shall carefully invest my money. /
shall be extravagant enough to buy
another horse, for / am fond of rid
ing. But leave The stage? Ridiculousl
love my work above all things and
am anxious to do something notable In
real comedy"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
Special Gable to The Herald.

optCIaI OdDIu 10 IHU IIVTdIU.
LONDON, May Sin spite of the
disastrous failure which attended her
last theatrical venture Mrs. James
Brown Potter refuses to acknowledge
that she has lost her power over Eng
lish audiences. She has just accepted a
play by new dramatist in which she
will appear as Mary Queen of Scots
At present Mrs. Potter has decided to
try the new play on the provinces be-
fore bringing it to London. She has
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-06
REPORTERS BEAT NINE. .DUsE
Act as Walters and Cab Drivers to
Interview the Great
Actress
Special cable to The Herald.

PARIS, May 5.--Mme. Duse, who has
a strong aversion to being interviewed,
was recently beaten by the Copenhagen
reporters. One acted as waiter at the
hotel, another acted as shoemakers as
sistant. a third drove her cab and a
and all used bits Of conversation for
long interviews.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-05-10
Out on $500 Bond.

John Rowland, one of the four
negroes under arrest for shooting
with intent to kill, on Wednesday
night of last week, was released on
Tuesday by the County Judge. 1t
has been the opinion from the day
of arrest that Rowland was in no
way party to the crime and Judge
Breathitt granted him bond in the
sum of $500 without hearing any
testimony. Rowland is to appear
today with three other negroes for
an examining trial, though the case
when called is likely to be continued
until Monday.