The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-30

French biologist, died, reconciled with the
Catholic church, from which he had been
estranged for years. This is said on the
positive assurance of his widow who died
recently at Arbois Madame Pasteur
WAS devout Catholic, and often ex-
pressed her sorrow at Pasteur's unbelief
However, when he was on his death bed,
she was allowed to call in a priest, to
whom Pasteur confessed, receiving ex-
IRENE junction. Pasteur's friends deny
this, but we must believe Madame Pas
teur, as she has affirmed that such was
the fact
Madame Pasteur was the daughter of
Henry Laurent, rector of the Strassburg
academy, and she married Pasteur in
1850. She left a charming daughter, wife
Of Vallory-Radat, newspaper man.
Madame Pasteur was a clever woman,
and noted for her good works. She now
rests in the crypt of the Pasteur insti-
tute, which was built according to her
plan. Her illustrious husband is buried
there.
The French National Aviation league
has decided that certain signs be put up
on land, so that ayiators may know
which way they are travelling. During
the eastern circuit Manot, Legagnoux
and Lablanc har to alight on the earth
to see where they were travelling to, and
others lost prizes, simply because they
went in the wrong direction, uncon
soiously.
1t Is proposed to place immense num-
bers on the ground, at all points in the
country, in the city, in villages. Places
marking a point will be designated by
two numbers, one indicating the distance
north or south on parallel with Paris,
the other number indicating the distance
west or east of the Paris meridian.
II an aviator loses his bearings he may
see the numbers 1888. This will tell
him that he is 16S kilometers north of
the parallel of Paris and So kilometers
east Of its meridian. Now, how can he
know that he is south instead of north ?
The numbers will be underlined. For
instance, II the last number Is underlined
he will know that he is south, and II the
first figure Is underlined 1t will tell him
that he is east of the meridian.
Gabrielle Prevot, the 20-year -old sweet
heart of Edmond Poiliot, the aviator
who was killed while flying at Charities,
shot herself on her lovers grave In Mont
marie cemetery week after his death.
Tho girl learned the news of her lover s
accident from the newspapers, and she
set out to take last farewell of her
lover. She was picked up in fainting
condition from beside the coffin and
brought to her home in this city. Then,
attired in deep mourning, she visited the
cemetery alone and ended her life.
The story of love affair comes from
Nice, the parties concerned being the son
of Russian general and young opera
singer. The man, Baron Alexander Yak
omelski, was only "a years of age. The
woman was induced by the general to
break Off the intrigue and leave Nice.
She was discovered by her lover as she
was leaving the house of a friend. He
begged her to return, but she refused;
whereupon he produced revolver and
fired two shots. Both missed her. He
then lodged a bullet in his brain. 1t is
said that brother of his killed himself
last summer.
The French Zouave, who has made the
French army popular the whole world
over Is to undergo change. We shall
no longer see him in his quaint bolero
and gigantic red boomers. The war Of
fee has decreed that the Zouave uni
form is impractical, and does not respond
to the needs of modern warfare. Hence
forth the Zouave is to wear plain Knick-
erbockers and CATERS.
Il
arrest at Pegomas. Four years ago a
fire broke out at the church of Pegomas.
1t was ascribed to the carelessness of a
choir boy. Numerous fires broke out In
other parts of the district, and the in
habitants lived in a state of terror. He
says infidel enemies are back of the ac-
cusation. The evidence against him is
slight.
A well known art connoisseur recently
picked up cheaply In an Italian town a
Modonna which he firmly believed to be
by Raphael and found himself confront
ed by the Italian law, which forbids the
expectation of Italian art treasures.
Acting on friends advice. he had q
portrait of King Humbert over the Ma
donna's features, and succeeded in pass
ing the picture into France without ex-
citing the attention of the customs Off
Gals. When, however, he arrived here
he sent his treasure to be restored to its
original state. the picture-cleaner did
his work so well as to leave there only
the portrait of Garibaldi, which had been