Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-12
ELEMENTS COULD NOT BE FUSED
Socialists, Infidels and Clericals All
Hated BRAND.
DOG VISITING CARDS THE LATEST
Fond Lovers of Canine Pets Disgust
Decent People.
ACADEMY FOR WOMEN PROPOSED
Rejection of Nine. Curie by the
Academy Inspires Movement to
start One-wants Pension
for Dyspepsia.
BY PAUL v1LLIERs.

PARIS, March 11.--(Special to The BecD-
The retirement Of Premier BRAND has been
expected His friends have frequently
said he has been trying the impossible task
OF reconciling irreconcllable elements. The
socialists, Of whom he was one, regarded
him as a renegade to their cause" The
infidel class looked upon him as too lenlent
with the Catholic church, while the church
regarded him as the archpriest OF In
fidelity and a despot. Employers and
corporations denounced him as a dema-
gogue too friendly to labor organizations
and workingmen regarded him as "a cap
italistic tool"
Travelling Theater Proposed.
We are going to have a new theater; an
intinerant theater which will travel around
the country like a circus, and 1t will come
into existence this coming summer. The
company will travel and performances will
be given. This theater is to keep the
provinces IN touch with the plays which
up to the present have been performed
here. 1t will have a stage as large as
many City theater stages. There will he
| twenty-five cars to transport the outfit
There will be a homogeneous troupe which
will give plays they always have done
| In France. without a star Gemier, who is
at the head of the enterprise, intends to in
clude operate performances.
Acquired Dyspepsia Officially.
A councillor of the prefecture, a state
official has applied for his pension on the
ground that ne is suffering from chronic
dyspepsia as a result of fulfilling his
duties in attending state banquets. The
cabinet, unwilling to associate itself with
what would be grave slur on chefs, mas
rejected the dyspeptc officials demand.
Disgusting Innovation.
The latest and most disgusting fashion
society fad Is the dog visiting card.
"Poms' and pugs which go visiting With
] their mistresses In fashionable circles AVE
their own tiny pasteboards tucked away in
little pockets Such dogs have two sets
of cards which are left on other dogs at
the houses where they call with their mis-
tresses. One card gives the dogs name,
while the other records its pet name joined
to the family name of its owner.
Academy for Women.
! It is believed that the rejection of
Madam Curie by the French academy will
result in the formation of an academy for
women. Several academlcians, including a
famous playwright, have intimated their
willingness to support the scheme.
| Rescue Telephones IN AlpHs
Jean Lavelle, a tourist, who has just re-
turned, relates that some time ago he set
out to cross the st. Bernard pass by him
self and got caught in the fog. He sat on
a rock and waited for one Of the dogs TO
come but in vain, and when the fog
clearned away he managed to reach the
hospice. There l was" he said for six
hours and not one came near me-"
Iltt hv axrIafunad of the monks.
''why did you not ring up us by telephone"'
The astonished tourist learned then that
the whole pass is provided with shelters
at short distances from each other, all in
direct telephone communication with the
hosplce When the bell rings, the monk
sends off a dog loaded with bread and
other comforts. The dog on duty is told
what number has rung, and he goes straight
to that shelter. This system saves the
dogs their old duty OF patrolling the pass
on the chance OF finding a stray traveller,
which, as the pass is under snow for about
eight months Of the year, entailed hard
and often fruitless labor
Patron saint for AvIatOrs.
Notre Dame du. Platin has been chosen
to be the patron saint of the aviator.
Mount Odelin, an ancient member Of the
municipal council, has had a small church
constructed in the quarter of Platln, near
the shore where the bureau is. which has
been dedicated TO the mother OF God and
the aviators have been placed under her
protection. An artistic medal has been
cast with her image on one side and the
picture Of the little church on the other.
Many aviators are already wearing the
medal. The bishop OF La Rochelle author
lied a service to take place in the new
sanctuary. and also the blessing Of the
medals.
| Surgeon Operates on HimAeIf.
! DR.. Alexander FraicOn, young Rouman-
ian surgeon. has been studying a new
| anaesthetic which leaves the patient lucid,
but suppresses all sensibllity. Fraicon
had hernia, and an operation became neces-
sary. He determined to try his new an
aesthetic and to test its efficacy by operat-
ing on himself The anaesthetc was ad-
I ministered and the doctor sat down at the
operating table. and after calmly perform
ing the operation, stitched up the wound
and went to bed. The operation took an
hour to perform. He Is now on the way to
| recovery