El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-15
ENGLAND WILL
HONOR JOHN
HaMPlEN
Memorial to Be Erected in
Memory Of the George
Washington of England.
KILLED IN A FIGHT
WITH PRINCE RUPERT

London, England, June 15.-Bucking-
hamshire is planning to raise, on june
% in the Vale OF Aylesbury. a me-
mortal to her favorite son. John HGmp-
den. who, according TO Macaulay,
would have been the George Washing
tor Of his country if he had survived
the terrible wounds watch he received
in fight with prince Rupert's cavalry
at ChalgrOve. Posterity has placed
Hampden first among the parliament
tary party which opposed Charles l.,
and he began the fight in parliament
as representative Of buckingham
shire.
Curious Documents for Sale.
Some curious old documents offered
prove clearly that the wild fowl which
occupy the lakes in the London parks
were in occupancy there in the reign
OF James J. One document is lord
kOchesteT'S bill of charges for keep
ing the fowls and beasts at the St.
James Parke and Gardens for April.
May and June. 1911"
1t is sogned by the earl of Salisbury.
Another document is for the charges
layed ont on St James parke and che
syringe garden for kecpingS and feed
inge his Aajesties forrayne bestes and
foWle there l6ll-12," and this is signed
BY sir Julius Caesar
Cab Added
The new London museum has shown
its enterprise by adding a hanson cab
TO its collection, although there are
at least 400 of these vehicles still in
use on the London streets. But the
last maker OF hansOms clased his doors
three years ago, and the museum au-
thorities are no doubt anticipating its
rapid extinction.
To Museum Collection.
In 1905 motor taXicabs first appeared
II
CT "Ciarences- Mechanical Power" there
being 19 of them as compared with
about 1000 hansoms- In 1910 the han
SONS had declined to zoos, while the
taEicabs had risen to 6397. The exact
figures for today have not been COM
piled, but it is safe to estimate that
there are at least II, 900 taNicabS to 400
hanSOms, Internationally employed The
refusal Of the hanson drivers to accept ]
the taEimeter accelerated their end /
Tor II they had accepted it they might J
have made longer fight, as the Paris
fiacres are doing.
DecOratively, the London streets have
lost by the passing Of the hanson, for Z
the tall, delicately poised carriage,
shiny black, with the driver command /
ing cab and horse from his lofty seat /
and with the slender whip rising above ]
an was an outstanding picture OF Lon 4
don traffic
To Help the Busy Bees.
The third report Of the board of I
agriculture on the Isle of Wight bee
disease, eagerly anticipated by bee
men and Orchardists who are threat
ened with ruin by a present epidemic
of the disease among British bees, does
not inspire them with much hope.
Discussing remedies for the mys-
FERROUS malady, the report concludes
hat 1T is exceedinly improbable that
any Of the drugs in use win be found |
ease"
The disease has been clearly traced
% that ancient foe of the beekeeper. !
NOsema apis, which is also known as
ne Nay sickness, often epidemic amone. !
lees in other countries
The report advises the removal OF
healthy stocks from their present Ioca-
ions. for the germs evidently remain
n the ground, and, although a hive
nay be immune itself it can transmit
he disease. The only safety. there
ore, is an entirely new start for the
'eekeeper.