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New-York tribune., 1910-05-01

carefully. He was fOrty-seven years old and
had q large family depending on his earnings;
he had been running in q groove for twenty
nine wears and was naturally doubtful if at his
age he could lay his whole former life on
shelf and start out on an entirely new line But
= dc not take him long TO come TO decision
Il seemed TO him necessary that he should take
II, this new work this science about which com
ra-at5veIy little was known and devote all the
rest OF his life to il
Accordingly he gave Up his professoTship, and
leaving cities and city life bought q modest
little chateau and farm at Serignan. away in
,he South OF France and near the River Rhone-
He then set himself TO work systematically TO
watch the ways Of insects Part Of the time he
spent in the fields and woods, lying on the
ground for hours and hours in the glare Of the
s71r. mart Of the time leaning over the little
glass cases in his crude laboratory trying quaint
experiments with the tiny creatures he had
brought in and imprisoned there
IN his book Les Souvenirs EntonologiQues,
written after nine years OF such observation, he
describes many Of the experiments by means Of
which he measured the ingenuity and intelI-
gence Of insects OF one Of these experiments
IN which be tested the sacred scarab. he writes
Is follows:
rrTo the sacred scarab the little ball Of d
peculiar kind of soil which he gathers and rolls
10 his home as q depository for eggs IS SYM
-o1 OF the world. Come out INTO the morning
and watch 2 bit Of drama I shall show you
Here are TWO sCzrabs rolling thei- ball one Is
behind standing On his head and pushing IL
with his hind legs He is the real worker. The
other Is az Idle scamp who stays in front and
New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
TJRGTL OF THE INSECTS
Hosc a French Octogenarian Has
Found Himself Famous.

zT-appod about in the haze OF distance and
f-ar-aut with the faint aroma Of romance. has
come to US by way Of the Partisan press the
grange story Of Jean Henri Fabre. the recently
discovered poet -entomologist OF France.
The sad thousands Of persons here and every
v-he~c who. at forty or fifty years old. are about
70 accept a ranking failures because they
have not yet made good" should consider the
accomplishment OF this quiet old man Of Pro
veroe. who was forty-seyen years old before he
bee-an TO study for his life work and hfty-sA
when he started to write his scientific prose
roern. Les Souvenirs EntomologiQues." the
book that has caused him TO he hailed as the
newest star in the glory Of France
The story OF his Life quite unknown until
few days ago. is a very simple one Born in
1929 at Saint-Leons in the Department Of Ave-
won. Of very poor parents he spent Sc
-lUded and uneventful youth. He went to
school. Of course. and must have shown early
cIeverness. for when he was ready TO go to the
College de Rodez. and it was decided that his
rsrents could not afford to pay his way there.
l-e went to the Normal School of Avisnon and
won scholarship from that institution
He was graduated at eighteen years Of age
and on account Of his scholastic record was i'm
r7le5ia1ey appointed professor in the high school
or r,arnentras. He was soon transferred to the
school at Ajaccio to conduct the courses IN
rbvsice and chemistry. For eleven years ne
taied there leaving il in 1852 in response 10 q
cal. from the Avignon Lyoee, which offered him
q rraressorship in the same TWO courses Eigh-
teen years more passed in the monotonous
round Of teaching. As far as any one knows he
had no idea Of ever doing anything else For
diversion he wrote treatises on agricultural
chemistry: in fact, between 1852 and 1917 ne
wrote ffty-tvvo volumes Of these essays.
Then on a day when fate must have been Sc
,--e-lv busy in his behalf. he picked up one Of
Lon Dufou-'s lectures on entomology. He had
M sooner finished it than a sudden curiosity
--,s-essed him 10 know ali the details Of insect
lie that the scientists Of that day could do no
more than guess at He thought the thing over
New-York tribune., 1910-05-01

pretends he is very important, though he does
nothing but give the ball a little tap on this
side. little tap that, to guide it
4 run a pin through the centre Of the ball,
pushing the end down in the earth so that II
can no longer roll What then? The little
creatures are puzzled. They push and shove,
but the ball is stuck fast. They cease their
struggles, and, headed by the real fellow, they
walk around and around the ball looking for
the obstacle. OF course. they see nothing. They
try TO push again. and it is cruel to stand by
and watch their struggles. Then they hold
consultation. Come here you chicken heart,
says the leader. What shall do?' I give
up answers the lazy boy. I do not give up
declares the first, and with that he climbs up
over the top Of the ball. At last He sees the
head OF the pin buried in the soft stuff Of the
ball Jumping to a conclusion. he runs down
and walks around il again. pushing it UP. and
iiscovering-bright fellow!-that a skewer is
run through the middle
What do you suppose the creature does? \
human would pull out the pin though il took all
his strength But watch the wisdom Of the
scarab He Iooseus the LoId Of the pin with
great ease by boring around it with his long
claw Then he backs up beneath the ball,
raises il on his back, rolls il up on his hind
legs and lifting il clear of the pin, which is
still sticking firmly in its place, he lets the ball
fall on the ground, free to roll again and
hurt by its strange mishap."
In this same untechnicaI and intimate manner
the work and play Of all the myriad insects are
described The community life OF the and
the rnonarchies Of the bees, the romance Of the
butterflies are all translated into the human
words that the rest Of Us can understand
New-York tribune., 1910-05-01

In recognition of this monumental work-ten
volumes Of science and poetry-a jubilee day was
arranged by some Of the greatest scientists and
poets in Europe The date was April ), 1910.
and the fete celebrated then was the occasion or
the discovery by the world in general Of this
strange old man OF eighty-siX years, who has
never looked for fame. NJ. Ed Perrier, a
member of the Institute and director of the Mu-
scum Of Natural History in Paris, was deputed
to present to Jean Henri Fabre a gold medal of
honor struck for the occasion: Maurice Maeter-
linck the Belgian dramatist, vas to present
medal from the Royal Academy Of Stockholm,
and NJ Claparide appointed to award the
diploma Of the Institute of Geneva
The pilgrims coming from all parts Of Europe
met at the village of Serignan on the appointed
morning and proceeded to the chateau Of the
savant. They found him seated in his little
front garden surrounded by his numerous fam
lily his inevitable black felt hat firmly on his
head The Serignan band stood By the gate
playing jubilant strains in honor Of their now
famous fellow viliager. The greetings, congrat-
ulations and speeches Of presentation were made
in the garden, the whole party afterward ad-
journing to the inn. where dinner laid on
flower strewn table already prepared. The
surprise Of II. Fabre and his joyful yet diSnified
acceptance Of this unexpected tribute were 4
delight TO those who rendered il to him In the
course Of the dinner sheaves of kilograms ar
rived containing congratulations from many IA
nous persons. Edmond Rostand sent this
greeting:
'Hindered from coming to you. I join my
hearts best wishes to those who are feting to-
New-York tribune., 1910-05-01

food Our artist has tried to depict the scene
uDon the first page Of this part OF The Tribune.
These tree hoppers attain growth to-day so
minute that 4 few million of them clustered on
tree trIInl, look like moss Yet they are all
winged and amply armed with curious weapons
and are we'll protected by thick aT1ncr Plate IN
proportion to their size, and if they were to
grow as big as elephants they would make
moro formidable foes for man TO conquer than
any beast row alive.
Even the most discontcnted Of Us, therefore,
may find something tc be thankful for, If we
will only exercise as much ingenuity as our
artist has, IN looking for il.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
NO REHEDY.

THAT remedy" said Senator Tillman Of a
proposed piece of legislation, is as impractical
BILE as little George Washington's-
George Washington. you know, when his
father spoke to him about the cherry tree, said:
Yes, father did chop down the tree. but
I can easily make the evil good
How So my boy?' the father asked
why, said George, If 1 chopped 1t down.
can't I chop it up?"
New-York tribune., 1910-05-01

Continued on eighth page.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
CHAMBER GIVES ALL TO DIVA
Lawyers File csvslieri Ante-NuptisI
Agreement Between Opera Singer
and New Yorker.

New York.-The pre-nuptlal agree
ment between Nine Lima Cavalieri.
the opera singer. and Robert Winthrop
Chanler. the terms OF which have
been the subject Of many divergent re-
ports OF Disbursements between scion
o. the old Astor family and the Italian
diva. was filed Friday In the registers
Office By counsel for the singer.
The agreement recites that in con
sheraton Of the intended marriage
and OF the sum OF 81 that Mr.. Chanler
gives 20 Nine. Cavalieri "all those
three farms. known respectively as
Cole farm. Chowell and Benna farm
In Red Hook. y Y. approximating
$50 acres and subject TO a mortgage
OF 100000
The agreement further provides
that Mr. Chanler turns over 10 Nine
Cavalieri the land and buildings in
New York city situated I'm several
parts Of the city. comprising in all
thirty pieces Of property. and con
cludes. and all other realty forming
part OF the share OF the above named
Robert Winthrop Chanler OF and I'm
the estate OF the late Mrs Laura Del
ano subject TO a mortgage OF $40.
900"
The agreement further provides
that Mr.. Chanler agrees to pay the
yearly sum OF $4,000 to Nine. Cava
lieri during her life. by four quar-
terly installments OF $4,000 a quarter
the first OF which shall be paid with
In thirty days from the marriage
II was agreed that the property OF
each Of them. both personal and IN.
ture. should remain the separate
property and under the sole control
81 each OF them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
ENDS WAR ON INSURGENTS
age Door VIII Hereafter Be Open
20 All Sides.

Beverly. Mass.-No difference be
tween so-called "Progressives" and
Regulars" will be recognized by Pres
ident Taft hereafter. but all party lead
ers will be treated alike as Republic
ans I'm the matter Of federal support
The presidents views to this effect
are given In a letter from Secretary
Norton TO Republican leader OF
Iowa. whose name Is not disclosed.
In the letter Secretary Norton
stated that while important Republic
an legislation pending in congress
was opposed by certain Republican
leaders, the president felt that his
duty required him TO withhold federal
patronage from senator's and repre-.
sentatives who seemed 10 occupy
position hostile to efforts to fulfill
the pledges OF the party platform.
That attitude on the part Of the
president ended. however. with the
more recent primary elections and
nominating conventions 20 which the
people have declared themselves. and
the president now looks upon Pro
gressives" and Regulars" alike as
Republicans and as such entitled to
his support and the support OF the
party. and the fall elections. Score
tary Nortons letter says. must set.
tie the question whether the differ
ences OF the last session OF congress
shall be perpetuated or forgotten
Among those from whom. II is said.
the president temporarily withheld
federal patronage were Senators La
Toilette. Bristow. Dolliver and Cum
minis and Representative Hubbard OF
Iowa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
&c SAVING On condl,lnn.

A treatise on How 10 Be Kind but
Cautious might De written By a
woman who played the part Of good
Samaritan in a New York subway
station. Another woman had tainted
What she needed 10 bring her to in a
hurry was smelling salts, but nobody
had smelling salts.
i think she has a vinaigrette Of her
own in that bag. said the Samaritan.
but In the absence OF a policeman I
am afraid 10 open IL 10 find out
Something that looked like a small
bottle could be discerned through the
meshes OF the chain bag. and the
crowd. valiantly shifting responsible
~. said. Go ahead and open IT,"
"On one condition l will said the
Samaritan. i want three bystanders
10 watch me and sign a written state
ment that have taken nothing from
the bag but the vinaigrette. know
this town too well 20 take any
chances OF being accused Of theft"
The oath was drawn up in a jiffy.
three signatures we're appended. the
Samaritan opened the bag. found the
vinaigrette. and proceeded with
restorative measures.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
SEE MRS. TINGLEY IN PLOT
Leader Of Theosophist Cult is Sued by
Dead Woman Converts Son
Conspiracy Charged.

Newcastle Pa-George I. Patter
son. vice-president OF the National
Bank Of Lawrence County. has sued
Mrs Katherine Tingley. head OF the
Theosophist colony al Point Iona.
Cal. 70 recover 5000 from the es.
tate Of his mother He also asks for
an accounting for 100000 more.
His mother, Mrs Harriet p Thurs
ton. was member OF the colony. and
charges Of undue influence on the
part Of Mrs Tingley are the basis Of
the suit
II is charged that in furtherance Of
a conspiracy. Mrs. Tingley placed as
sistants in constant contact with Mrs
Thurston. and that they Impressed
upon the dying woman the doctrine
that the people OF the world should
continue one universal brotherhood.
that family ties were 10 be regarded
as Of minor importance. and that her
three children We're not entitled to any
part OF her fortune
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
BROWNE GETS NOMINATION
Legislator Freed From Bribery Charge
Wins in the Illinois Primary
Election.

Chicago.-In the Illinois primaries
! Thursday Frederick II. Gansberger
I defeated Congressman Henry Sher
man Boutell for the Republican nomi
nation for congress In the Ninth dis.
trict
George +. Foss. another OF the vet
Grams from Chicago. had a narrow call
In the Tenth district. Late returns
indicated that G p Englehardt was
leading by 100 votes. with nearly fifty
precincts 20 hear from.
With the exception OF the Ninth and
Tenth districts. the Republican con
gressmen from Cook county were re
nominated without a break.
i the districts outside OF Chicago
the chief items OF Republican interest
were the nominations OF George ".
Conn. Jr-. Of Woodstock in the Elev-
enth district. over Ira J. Copley and
John G Mckenzie Of Elizabeth in the
Thirteenth district.
In the Eighteenth district. Speaker
Joseph @. Cannon won in a walk his
opponent. Henry n. Downs. hardly
getting into the race. The other Re.
publican incumbents throughout the
state were renominated with little
trouble
The hardest fight for the Democrats
came in the Fourth district. where
state Senator Rainey and Congress
man McDermott ran a neck and neck
race. McDermott. however. won by a
comfortable plurality.
Incomplete returns indicate that the
men who voted for William Lorimer
Tor senator in the general assembly
Doth Republican and Democratic
gained a sweeping victory.
Eyen the men who were drawn into
the Jackpot" Investigation have been
renominated by overwhelming maiori.
ties except in perhaps two instances.
Representative Lee O'Nen browne
outdistanced all his competitors in La
Sale county.
state Senator John Broderick. IN
der indictment in Sangamon county.
won by vote OF almost 2 TO
Robert f. Wilson. in the Sixth dis.
trict, also wins handily.
Speaker Shurtlen was renomina,ea
by plurality OF more than 1000
votes
Later returns Indicate that the
Legislative Voters league was badly
beaten throughout nearly all the pre-
cincts In Chicago II was in this held
that the league made its hardest fight
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
Glasses for PLAYERS.

A recent instance OF American in.
genuity Is Afforded by the device OF
an opucian for the relief OF stage
folk afflicted with defective eyesight.
Glasses fitted with tiny lenses are now
made for the use OF the actor so az
fiicted. who. in difference to the char
acteT he Is enacting. may not wear the
regulation eyeglasses or spectacles.
These special glasses At close 10 the
eyeball. and are hardly discernible
rom the front Of the house. except
Shen the footlights are at their high
est point OF Illumination. The nose
piece. or bridge connecting the lenses
is covered with flesh colored material.
Thich aids the Illusion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
phones Into Gar Trump.,s.

Local musical circles are laughing
over Prof Louis 4 Weber's answer
10 a woman who was listening 10 one
OF his concerts recently. The story
IS vouched for by Peter Hamer. one
OF Professor Weber's assistants.
Il seems that the professor vas Civ
ing a concert az one OF the summer
residences along the Main line and
that in the audience was a woman
who was deaf and used an ear trum-
pet Following the rendition OF one
OF the hardest compositions Of his
repertory. the woman asked Professor
Weber If II was a certain production
BY an entirely different author.
The professor happened 20 have
thinking Of telephoning TO his wife
that he would be home late. He
turned saw the ear trumpet and abb
sent mindedly shouted into the mouth
OF the instrument.
Hello hello, Who the deuce In
this?"
u is hardly any wonder that the
professor was overcome and that his
assistant ghs.-Philadelphia Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
PUZZLED
Hard Work, Sometimes, 70 Raise
Children.

Childrs MS taste Is ofttimes more &C
curate. f. selecting the right kind Of
food 70 IL the body. than that OF
adults. Nature works more accurate
ly through the children.
A Broo klyn lady says: "Our little
boy had long been troubled with
weak digestion We could never per
suade him TO take more than one taste
OF any kind OF cereal food. lie was
weak little chap and we were puz-
zled to know what 10 feed him on.
One lucky day we tried Grape
Nuts. Well. you never saw a child
eat with such relish. and 1t did me
good TO see him. From that day on
II seemed as though we could almost
see him grow. He would eat Grape
Nuts for breakfast and supper. and
think he would have liked the food
for dinner.
"The difference in his appearance Is
something wonderful.
my husband had never fancied CO
real foods of any kind, but he be
came very fond OF Grape-Nuts and has
been much improved I'm health since
using It.
I'VE are now healthy family, and
naturally believe in Grape-Nuts.
"A friend has two children who were
formerly afflicted with ricketts,. ! was
satisfied that the disease was caused
by lack OF proper nourishment They
showed It. So | urged her TO use
GrapeNuts as an experiment and the
result was almost magical
"They continued the food and today
both children are well and strong as
any children in this city. and. ~
course. my friend is firm believer r.
Grape-Nuts for she has the evidence
before her eyes every day"
Read "The Road to Wellvlle. fouhu
In pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above ictterf rev
one appears from time 90 time. Iney
are renuine. true, and full OF n""A
Interest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
POISON KILLED HER
SCIENTIST ON STAND IN cRIPPEN
CASE DECLARES HE FOUND
NO OTHER CAUSE.
WOMEN CROWD THE COURT
Many Remove Their Hats So Those in
Rear May Net Miss Move OF
Trembling Girl Prisoner-Dentist
Retains Jsunty Air.

London.-On the resumption OF the
trial Of Dr.. Hawley H. Crippen and
his typist. Ethel Leneve. charged
with the Staying OF the formers wife.
Belle Elmore. the actress. DR.. William
Henry Wilcox. scientific analyst to the
home Office. who discovered poison in
the body found in Crippen's residence.
went on the witness stand and swore
that death was caused by the deadly
drug
The physician described the nature
OF the medium used and said that
from a quarter 10 half a grain would
prove fatal He had found two-sev-
enths OF grain ager a lapse Of four
70 eight months. and judged that more
than half a grain had been admins
tered He found no other cause OF
death and expressed the opinion that
the victim survived the dose an hour
OF more
Before Doctor Wilcox was called the
crown introduced medical testimony
10 corroborate that given on Wednes-
day by Prof Augustus J. Pepper.
pathologist OF the University OF Lon
don. who swore that the body had
been dishgured By one familiar with
the science OF anatomy
The grevsome exhibits and the IN
pleasant charcter OF the testimony
al the last session did not deter the
curious from struggling 10 get into
the Bow street police court. and the
section apportioned to the public was
crowded
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-09-30
BRAVES WHIRLPOOL
CAPTAIN KLAUS LARSEN MAKES
SUCCESSFUL TRIP THROUGH
NlAGARA'S RAPIDS.
SHOOTS RAPIDS LIKE A FURY
Engine OF Motor Craft Gets out OF
Order. Preventing Daring Man
from Completing Scheduled Trip
is Slightly Hurt.

Niagara Falls. y Y.-Capt. Klaus
larsen Sunday In his motor boat Fer
70 made a successful trip through the
whirlpool rapids Of Niagara.
Because the engine was put out OF
order in the vicinity OF the whirlpool
he did not go clear 10 Lewiston in the
boat which. after leaving the pool
drifted into Dead Mans eddy near NJ.
agara university. where IL was swung
to shore. Larsen was picked up by
an electric car and taken 10 Lewis
ton. three miles further down stream,
where his injured arm was treated.
The boat was apparently undam-
aged
Starting at five o'clock. II took Lar
sen five minutes TO reach the railway
bridges and the next minute his boat.
the Ferro. had ridden the first wave.
Then came a frightful tumult OF strike
AFTER strike. Never before had a mo-
tor boat been in such a sea. but Il
was clear that Larsen was in control
as the boat responded nicely 10 the
helm. He shot through the rapids and
into the pool like a fury and was soon
being rushed across the great river
pocket, having failed 20 make the out
let as he expected He swung 10 the
Canadian side and into the driftwood
But from this he hurried away under
power. He drove his boat away across
10 the New York side and swung out
OF the outlet.
II was about this time that the en-
CINE went wrong and he drffted into
an eddy near Niagara university be
low the DEVILS hole. AS the Ferro
swung toward shore II seemed as
though Il would be beaten on the
rocks. but people on shore prevented
this and helped Larsen land.
Speaking Of his experience. he said:
Il tell you those waves in the rap
ids gave me some fierce hits I
thought they would beat my head OF.
but al no time did fail to realize
where I was and what was taking
place. / had passed the worst OF II
when my boat failed to respond TO her
power and could easily have reached
Lewiston by drifting had / not been
caught In that eddy