The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18

built In proportion; what Is character
lstlcally Bonaparte about him in his
untiring energy, his Corslcan COM
plexion and nose that would look
like Napoleon's had 1t no mustache
under 1t.
First Napoleon's Chair.
'tBe so kind as to be seated" he said
to the correspondent, pointing to an
arm chair In which Napoleon the First
sat when at work in his study. 1t stood
in front Of one of Napoleon's desks,
on which we're piles of scientific books
and documents, among them a copy
OF his latest publication, Issued since
the war began, treating Of 94S groups
OF ferns, among which are thirty-five
new species and twenty-iour hitherto
unknown forms OF old species. These
latest discoveries bring the princes
collection OF ferns alone up to about
351 900 different varieties; his botani-
cal collection altogether comprises
between 100000 and 100000 speci-
mems.
yes, suppose | am really the head
OF the house Of Bonaparte, "he replied
to the correspondents question. but
It doesn't matter much since empires
and emperors have very little interest
for me; and there has been wonder
full advantage in not being an emperor,
nor even pretender. have gotten
out Of life a wonderful lot OF fun and
profit that would never have known
had been an emperor. have climbed
the Alps $50 times; Napoleon did 1t
but once. and then It was neither for
pleasure nor scientific research but
with the responsibility OF a forthcom-
Ing military campaign on his mind.
pretending to the imperial sceptre
Is useless anyway" declared the
prince, "since the Bonapartlst doctrine
is the plebsclte."
Lives In Big House.
The prince lives on the Avenue
d'Iena, In a modern spacious mansion
big enough to be called q palace, but
resembling more the quarters OF an
important public institution or a well
ordered commercial enterprise. There
is an air OF business all about the
place. In addition to the million and
more OF natural history specimens
all catalogued and described in vol
luminous publications, there is IL
brary of 100000 scientific works which
the prince puts to considerable use,
Judging from the volumes lying about
the floor. on the chairs and on the
desk of his own study, which adjoins
chamber where he sleeps in the bed
Napoleon occupied at Elba. There
the prince receives with about the
same hospitality as that OF a congental
country gentleman, who doesn't see
dozens of callers every day and is
really glad you came.
When Prince Roland was excluded
from the army just after graduating
from Saint Cyr. he turned TO the study
of the human race under the eminent
anthropologst, Or. Roca. He has
since seen nearly every specimen Of
humanity On its native soil. The ZOO
logy of the sea, botany, geology, geog
raphy, glaciers and aviation subse-
quently occupied his attention in turn
and furnished him with the material
for eighty different scientific works.
Some of Prince Roland's discoveries
in plant life have been OF great value
to the scientific world, as confirming
the theory of the existence of an an
cient continent in the Pacific compris-
ing parts Of South America, Australia,
Madagascar and India, He found
specimens of the same varieties of
ferns in all those countries.
Prince Roland has very agreeable
recollections of two visits TO the Unit
ed States, in the course Of which he
studied the country thoroughly. He
talks with as familiar knowledge Of
Lincoln and Lee as of French states
men and soldiers. The latter he adj
mires as the greatest Of American
generals and one of the most admir-
able strategsts in history.
Many American Friends.
81 have many highly esteemed
friends in America" he said, some of
them are personally unknown friends,
like William e. Maxon, of the Smith
sonian Institute, and Miss Slosson, of
Bronx Park who send me specimens
of ferns that make valuable additions
to my collection"
What appealed to him most was the