The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-25
BURBANK TN
THE SAHARA
VIII Attempt to Reclaim
the Desert.
1.-THE NEW CACTUS PLANTS
Empefors Favorite French
Author.
Fsmsus French Actress u Buraed to
Death whale Her Hair n Being
Dressea---Other Gossip FROM
Paris n Recited.
THE NEW CACTUS PLANTS

to interest the French government In
Z scheme Of his friend, Luther Bur-
bank, for Transforming the Sahara
Desert, or part OF 1t. into q tropical
garden. Mr.. Burbank. who 10 known
IN San Francisco as the horticultural
wizard, has. after experiments with
three hundred plants. produced Gao
tus without thorns. which he claims IL
food for cattle and for men. and which
contains 81 per cent. Of water Mr.
Reidel has interested the German
periments will be begun in German
South Africa this spring. The French
colonial office win probably move more
slowly. One acre planted with the
thornless cactus will produce 800 toni
OF food. and Mr.. Riedel thinks that al
the area spreaafs. the plant life VIII
modify. the climate.
The gifted French actress. Mar
guerite Moreno, who left the Coincide
Francaise to act with Nine. Sarah
Bernhardt, ana left Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt's company TO found State con.
ssryatoire on French lines in Buenos
Ayres, has been in Europe for q hofi-
day, and passed through Paris on heI
way back from Berlin to the Argentine
Republic. 7 In Berlin she had the hon
or reciting before the Emperor, who
compl1rnented her and chatted with
her for some moments.
my favorite French author" he tofi
Nine. Moreno. Is Georges ohnet."
'Oh, SIRE" said Mime. Moreno. who
has an unbridled tongue. when one
has such taste one should not plead
guilty to it,
The Kaiser was very much amused
sT don't agree with you at all, he said
V<..s - ~
80 IRE q Frenchwoman. But I assure
9u hat I am sorry that Georges Oh
not German"
Ne said Nine. Moreno. curtsying
y there I quite agree with your
u = ty.s
Church, Separation.
Aristide BRAND. Minister of Jus
the present Cabinet has pub
in book form the speeches which
iverei upon the question OF the
tfon OF Church ana state in Ills
c-r " as reporter OF the COMMITTEES
81 Chamber of Deputies for the bill
Q oes, ana ks Minister OF Public
y p and Instruction In botk
Iclst of the Legislature during ths
= from 1905 TO 1905. These
sres..' o, which In themselves consti-
inle comprehensive survey OF the
se" OF the separation in its va
bases. are linked together by a
II explanatory notes. Quite
ON the historical value of this
ative compilation, the book
interesting evidence OF the
with which the government
day and the author Of the
in particular pursued the
lew.
Isabelle. Muza, OF the Foiies
H. tues. has met with q very
ID. AS her head was being
IN her kitchen. the liquid
re from the range. and si1e
terrific burns. which led to
T. The hairdresser was also
E tured. but he has recovered
r. w being tried at one OF the
nrts on a charge OF man
AS the accident. under
INSTANCES. is one OF general
H' ONE of the evidences is vol
ing. as 1t may serve as q
/" ~rning. The maid, who was called as
witness. deposed her mistress's head
was usually washed In her dressing
room. but. the latter having just been
reprinted, the kitchen was selected for
5he operation. Madame Dormy. Mdlle
Muza's sister accompanied her there
with the hairdresser, although witness
pointed out that the kitchen was small
ana that a pot-au-fe was hoiling on
the range. The head of Madame Dor
ny was washed first, and then she left
the kitchen. Mdlle. Muza taking her
pl.ce. The maid. having gone on an
errand, returned to find her mistress
lying on the floor of the ante-chamber
horriLly burned. so her warning, as
she considered. had been completely
justified.
Madame Dorny, who was next aues-
toned. stated that she was in the
dressing room, when she heard a
piercing shrek. She rushed to the
kitchen. and beheld a shocking spec
tacle.e
Ny sisters hair was on FIRE and ev-
erything round her was blazing. She
was near the open window, and the
hafrdresser was at her feet asking her
to forgive him. he had certainly lost
his head. AMI did not realize her dam
gerous position, as he. too. had been
very seriously hurt.
The hairdresser told the court that
he had waited on the Inflated artist
for upwards of seven years, and added:
Horror and the pain that felt, as /
was myself on fire, caused me to lose
my sang froid and fell on my knees.
Am responsible for this accident? No.
1t was due to fatality. Although the
lotion, which I have used for a long
time contains ether. 1T had never given
rise to any trouble. To what Is the
mishap to be attributed? I do not
know. The range was near us. Did
emanations from the other commune
cate the fires. That may be- I always
dressed Mdlle. Muza's hair in her
dressing room. but on that day I walt
ed on her. at her own request, in her
kitchen.
At any rate. 1t seems tolerably evil
dent that the proximity of the range to
the lotion containing ether was the
cause OF the accident. The court took
the case under advisement
French BoOkmakerw.
Bookmakers in France are as IRE
pressibie as elsewhere. and the gov
eminent finds 1T once more necessary
to attempt their determination. Rae
ing in France has assumed tremendous
proportions. and while meetings take
place daily in the Immediate vicinity
Of Paris for peariy nine months OF the
year. every provincial town has its
race course, where races are held at
the same time as near Parts. ana the
meetings are made the occasion for n
local holiday. It dos mot matter
whether the horses race on the f1at
jump obstacles, or trot, anything fs
good enough. and in the South half
breeds, Arabs, semi Arabs, and horses
OF any pedigree or none at all are
pressed into service. Side by side a