Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
.SERUMFORSTRANGLES
French, Government Has Spent
100000 for Cure.
CHURCH AND THE STATE
Impression Prevails in France That
Peace May Be Made.
DEBT OF THE PRINCESS LOUISE
Explains About Her Obligation to
Frankfort Jeweler-From Paris
to Pelxin by Motor.
CHURCH AND THE STATE
DEBT OF THE PRINCESS LOUISE

PARIS March 11.-Quietly. almost secret
ly. the French government has spent about
800 600 in demonstrating the value OF q
new serum for "strang1es' in horses The
Pasteur Institute. the first military veter-
mary experts and medical men have been
employed with view to discovering the
exact value of this new serum discovered
by Prof Dassonville Of the Pasteur Insti-
tute.
To StrangIes is due host of after effects
which lessass the endurance and the value
of the hersX Lessons are left in the lungs
and heart: the aniaml becomes 'roarer.
and severe attacks leave him worthless.
AS so per cent of horses suffer from this
highly infectious malady Of the respiratory
organs the Importance Of discovering a
cure was recognized by the French authori-
ties.
Before Prof. Dassonvilfes study of this
scourge all previous attempts at discover
ing an effective serum had failed. Baron
de Wissocq interested himself In the proies-
sor's experiments at an early stage, lending
land. buildings and animals. and the re-
sources of the Pasteur Institute were also
at the savant's disposal Then the French
government gave him the free run Of the
military school and authorized experiments
without limitation as to cost. afterward ap-
pointing a commission to investigate the
discovered cure.
Cavalry Horses Inoculated.
When the value of the serum was es-
tabished the war minister issued an army
order to the effect that all cavalry horses
in certain sections should be inoculated.
a number of peers and other gentlemen in
this country are interested in the serum
and it is already being exploited by a small
syndicate.
Church and State.
There is a very general opinion in indu-
entail quarters here that an arrange
ment between church and state is in
sight. Very conciliatory language Is to
be heard on all sides. and the hope is ex-
pressed that the parties are within reach
of a solution of the problem.
Princess Louise of -Coburg -Gotha,
or. as she now signs herself, of Belgium,
has written letter about her debt to a
Frankfort jeweler. First of all she denies
indignantly that she has ever been under
bad influences" as represented by M
Wiener. the lawyer of King Leopold
was contracted more than four years ago.
when she was still the wife of Prince
Phillip. and that in order to obtain her
divorce a twelvemonth ago she had to
sign a document setting forth that she
would settle this account and all subse-
quent ones during her welded life as
soon as she entered into possession of any
inheritance.
1T is a pity the princess goes on to
say. that l have not received sou of
the queens property, and still a greater
pity that l. her own daughter do not own
the smallest souvenir of my revered
mother. Above all. 1t is regrettable-I
will go further. it is impious-that these
jewels which had been worn by the
sovereign of the country. these articles
which had belonged to her, should have
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| respect as objects of judicial seizure.
Even the creditors, from whom very hui
name feelings are not expected, were
| touched by this sad situation, and dis
played more reverence by allowing me
| the choice of one of the jewels worn by
my mother. No one else ever made such
an offer to me-"
Utterly Penniless.
Princess Louise declares that when she
contrived to escape she was utterly PEN
niless- King Leopold, she continues, will
| no doubt acknowledge that she was in
the right when she affirms that it was the
duty of her husband to settle the account
| in question, and of the guardian to see
| that this was done.
The oldest inhabitant in Paris is said to
| be Nine. Robineau, who lives near the
| Boulevard Periere. She came to this city
soon after the restoration in 1915 and has
never left it since. She was born in 1906
ana Is, therefore, lUt years or age. Hell
active life ended when she reached the age
of 100, when she moved to the Boulevard
Voltaire and from the Boulevard Voltaire to
her present residence. She has not left heI
present residence since she entered it. She
is a very pleasant old woman and declares
that at her age she gets plenty Of happi-
ness out of life. She spends most of her
time in an arm chair in a parlor hung with
fine pictures, one of them, THE Virgin with
| the Rose" by Raphael, and another, ar
| "Ecce Homo by. Calvert. Her appetite is
| still very good and she Is fond of snuff1ng
which she considers the greatest luxury OF
her old age Her hours are very regular
| Early In the morning she takes a cup OF
| chocolate and biscuit At noon she eats
some eggs. mashed potatoes or peas and
| fruit and In the evening at O'Clock, about
| an hour before she goes to bed. she takes q
| bowl of soup. She drinks only water
| sweetened with little sugar and colore6
| with a drop Of wine. For years she has
| scarcely tasted any meat and only once
| in a while she takes little breast Of
| chicken. On this diet she says she still ex
| poets to live happily for many years.
! A challenge to motor from Paris to Pekint
/ overland next summer has Just been Is
| sued by the ''Matin." and accepted by tn,
Marquis de Dion. acting on behalf OF hi,
| famous firm.
The marquis remarked: ut is jules vern,
and Mayne Reid, but nothing Is impossible.
1 II e. COntal has accepted the challenge