The Washington times., 1906-08-05
INDUSTRY TAUGHT
TO THE INJURED
Professional School in Bel
gium Enables Them to
Earn Livelihood.
STATE WILL AID IN WORK
People Hurt in Accidents Are Ad-
mitted as Students Of This Novel
Institution.

Institution.
PARIS. Aug. AT Caarleroi. in Bel
gium. a professional school is being
established for people who have been in
Jured IN accidents and are unable "a
earn their livelihood In the usual way.
They are TO be divided into two gen
eral classes-thOse who have the use of
their legs and those who have not
and these viii be subdivided into those
who have some education and the per-
fectly miterate
The class Of industry known as home
work is TO be taught. and as much of
the expense as possible is 10 be met by
the produce of the sales. the rest be
ing borne by the State.
A Murillo Found.
Art experts have for many years
known OF the existence Of a magnificent
picture by Muriuo. representing the
Holy Family. with two OF the evange-
lists, but all efforts 20 discover its
whereabouts have failed.
The gem Of the Spanish master has
now Just been discovered In an English
family In ConstantinopIe. which has
been settled here Tor about a hundred
years, and which did not know OF the
value OF the picture.
The curator OF the Louvre, who has
examined the work. guasantees the
work, estimates its value at 5000 900, and
states that France is willing to negoti-
ate for It's purchase.
The owner. however, who thinks he
can perhaps do better in London. has
left with his treasure for that capital
New Paris Theater.
Paris is to have a new palatiai thea
ter on the site Of the old circus "A the
Avenue des Champs Elysees, q COM
pany having obtained a concession to
this end from the city. The head Of the
venture IS signor LeoncavaIIo, brother
OF the well-knowu composer. and IL is
proposed TO produce a series OF con-
certs and plays. besides having picture
exhibitions in the auditorium.
BY the terms of the agreement the
theater IS twenty-five Zines a year TO
be placed at the disposal Of the Chevil-
lard concert organizers.
Chevalier Maeterlinck.
The most interesting appointment to
tho Legion Of Honor. 50 far Eazetted is
the dignity Of chevalier conferred upon
NJ. Maurice MaeterIinck. the distinguish
ed Belgian author, who is known TO his
admirers as the "Belgian Shakespeare. %
NJ. MaeterlinCk, who is stiu a young
man, has resided for a number of years
in this city. but lives somewhat retired
(being probably too IAuch occupied with
his bees. of which he has written so
beautiful an accounO and is not often
seen in society. i
Famous Camelia.
The mother OF all The Camelias in
Europe and America. e. tree 1=5 years
CID. ia still AT the Palace Of Caserta, the
aneiant residence Of the King Of Naples.
The first Camelia tree ever planted in
Europe was brought from the East to be
the chief ornament OF gorgeous garden
laid out by the King OF Naples in 1852
From this unique plant cuttings and
seeds were carefully collected as preci- |
Gus things, the Queen giving them as
presents TO her friends. Since then the |
cameIia has spread all over Euroue, be !
ing now largely cultivated in central /
Italy and in Germany.
Meanwhile the Kings garden at Cas- |
erta has fallen into decay. and the /
mother of cameIias is sadly neglected. /
In its prime the tree was thirty feet /
high and had eight braDc&es, the Iarg-
est OF which was twelve inches thick.
Eiffel Tower Problem.
According to- the contract arranged /
with the society which built the ElHel
Tower, that monstTOus erection is 10 be- /
come the property OF the city in the /
year 1910. II IS still some years of, but I
the question has already been discussed |
as 10 whether OF not IL should disap-
pear from the landscape when this period
arrives.
The commission. which concerns itself
with looking after the oeautiication Of
the city and the preservation of interest
ing sights, claimed that the tower was
an abOmination and should come down;
but others ClamCred for its preservation,
especially several learned societies.
which have found It useful for scientific
experiments, and the war Office. which
has seen its value as a telegraphic sta
tion.
A copmromiss has just been arrived at,
The city fathers having decided to post
pone the decision until -Jl5.
Honor for Adler.
Prof Felix Adler. of New York, has
been nominated on the executive com
mittee of the International Section Of
the Ethical Society of Paris.
Prof. Desiardins. of Paris. has de-
cided 10 draw up a list Of distinguished
persons engaged in scientific, literary. or
parliamentary pursuits, who can be
called upon 10 further the spread oJ
ethical culture, and foremost on his list
is the name Of Prof. Adler.
Aged AeIonaut,
Old Madame Lebaudy mother Of the
Emperor Of the Sahara, and of the cele-
brated aerOnautss has just made her first
ascent.
She is siXty-One years OF age. and
went up with Comte de la NauX in his 1
balloon, the Icare They left Paris at
5 o'clock in the afternoon, and landed at
limours al 6:45.