Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-04-07

has horror of the sight OF blood and at
m operation suffers all the pain Of the pa
tient.
There are five Of the R~clus brothers, and
they are all socialists and freethinkers, al
though their father was Protestant min
lister and they were brought up under re-
ligious influences. They are al clever, but
their peculiar opinions have cost them dear
from q worldly point of view. Jacques
Elisee Reclus Is the most distinguished of
tho brothers. He was born In 1880 and was
graduated at the University Of Berlin. In
early life he came 10 America and here had
q romantic and remarkable experience. He
entered the employ Of n cotton planter who
had an only daughter. One day the girl
told her father that she was determined 10
marry Elisee Reclus. The young man ac-
cepted on condition that the father should
at once emancipate all theslave In bis serv-
Ice. The cotton grower naturally enough
refused to do 20, and Reclus ont Of spite
married negress. Reclus had two daugh-
tiers and then lost his wife. He married .
second time. suppressing the religious cere-
mony and celebrating only the civil mar
rage. This second wife died, and then Re
clus married a third time, suppressing both
| the religious and civil ceremonies.
4 iN[uutH Eltetf ttEIiu< N kA0Wn tufuukL-
out the world for his magnificent and
schoiarly work. "Nouvelle Geographic Uni
| vcrselle,n which he began In 1878 and which
last year obtained the gold medal from
the Geographical Society Of Paris. He Is
a socialist ia politics and laid down the
pen and took up the sword In 1871 during
the exciting days Of the commune In Paris,
and the army q Versailles captured him
with his weapon la his hand. The learned
geographer was condemned to deportation
for life. and In prison he was awaiting his
transfer TO convict ship.
Elisee was then II years old and was al
ready celebrated as a geographical author
ity. The hopes of his life, all the brilllan,
promise OF his literary career. seemed In q
moment blasted. The news Of his great
misfortune shocked the scientific men OF all
nations In England they were prompt &C
act, and petition signed by Darwin and
other scientific men Of eminence In tbs
country was addressed TO Theirs.
The petitioners said that the life OF such
man rs Elisee Reclus, who had alread,
rendered brilliant services 10 science and
literature, gave promise OF still Kreatel
services In his vigorous maturity. The,
expressed the view that such a man be
longed not only to the country that CAV,
him birth, but to the entire world, and thai
In reducing him tosilence and sending hin
20 languish far from the center OF civiliza
tion France would cripple his talents ans
lessen his legitimate Influence upon thl
world.
The appeal was heard, and the penalty O
deportation WAS committed 10 a sentence o
perpetual hanishment from France. From
that time until recently he never set foo
upon his native soil. II was In Italy ana
Switzerland that he laboreti for II years OF
his "New Universal Geography and tn
former political convict has produced on n
average q volume year.
The eldest of the Reclus brothers il Mi
chel Ellie. who was born In 1927. He was ed
ucated among the Moravian brothers q
Neuwied-sur-la-R hin and studied theolog,
az Geneva, Montauban aud Strasburg. III
was exiied In 1851, returned to France fou
years later, entered the Credit Mobiler an,
busted himself In the cooperative associa
tionk During the commune he was names
director OF the National library, and subee
quentiy condemned for usurping the fune
tions thereof, was sentenced TO imprison
ment, but he fed TO Zurich and sfterwar'
went 20 London. NJ. Ellie eollaborated witt
his brother Elisee In the introduction to III
Dictionary OF the Communes OF France
) and under nm assumed name has publishe,
articles In many newspapers and foreig
, reviews.
onesime Reclns was born In 1887. Afte
studying In Germany he served In Algeri
In the xounses. Then he visited, beaide
Africa, many European countries. He ha
published several works. chief among while
u la Terre a vol d'oiseau." one Of Oh
most brilliant descriptive works In Oh
, French language. His benevolenee Is not
, matter Of theory. but OF practice. One da
, he gave 300 francs every sou he possesse
. In the world, to relieve the embarrassment
Of comrade.
Armand Reclus was born In 1919 He er
! tered the navy In 1850 and was promoted /
the rank OF lieutenant In 1871. He wa
, made ordnance officer under NJ Jauregu
J berry and has been associated with Bous
parte Wyse la the Panama isthmns explors
tions. lie IL also the author Of sewers
technical works He received the decors
ton Of the Legion OF Honor for his eourag
In the Franco German war.