The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-21

when at work in his study. 1t stood il
front OF one OF Napoleon's desks, OF
(which were piles of scientific books AM
documents, among them a copy OF hi
latest publication. issued since the wa
began, treating OF 9+S groups of ferns
among which are 35 new species and z
hitherto unknown forms of old species
These latest discoveries bring the prince
collection of ferns alone up to about 35l,
900 different varieties his botanical col.
lection altogether comprises between
| 100000 and 100000 specimens.
Eyes, suppose ] am really the head oil
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 wonderful adj
vantage in not being an emperor, nor
even pretender. | have gotten out of
life wonderful lot of fun and profit that
Il would never have known had | been
an emperor ] have climbed the Alps $50
times; Napoleon did it but once, and then
it was neither for pleasure nor scientific
research, but with the responsibility of
Forthcoming military campaign on his
mind.
Pretending to the imperial sceptre
is useless anyway" declared the prince,
since the Bonapartist doctrine is the
plebiseite"
The prince lives on the avenue d'Iena,
in a modern mansion big enough to be
called a palace, but resembling more the
quarters of an important public institu-
ton or well ordered commercial enter
prise, There is an air OF business all
about the place. In addition to the mil
lion and more of natural history speci
mems, all catalogued and described is
voluminous publications. there is a IL
brary of 100000 scientific works which
the prince puts TO considerable use, judg
ing from the volumes lying about the
floor. on the chairs and on the desk of
his own study, which adioins chamber
where he sleeps in the bed Napoleon oc-
cupied at Elba. There the prince re-
ceives with about the same hospitality
as that of congenial country gentle
man. who doesn't see dozens OF callers
every day and is really glad you come.
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 anthrop
ologist, DIR. Roca He has since seen
nearly every specimen of humanity on
It's native soil The zoology OF the sea,
botany, geology, geography, glaciers and
aviation subsequently occupied his at
iention in turn and furnished him with
he material for eighty different seienti-
ic works. Some of Prince Roland's dis
,overies in plant life have been OF great
ialue TO the scientific world, as confirm
ng the theory of the existence Of an
lncient continent in the Pacific compris
ng parts OF South America Australia,
and India. He found speci-
mems of the same varieties OF ferns IN
II those countries.
Prince Roland has very agreeable rec
elections u two visits 10 the United
,tates. in the course of which be studied
he country thoroughly. He talk with
. familiar a knowledge Of Lincoln and
oe a. 81 French statesmen and sol
iers. The latter nc admircs a. the
reatest Of American generals ami one
( the most admirable strstegists IN his
orv.
II have many highly esteemed friends
! America" BE- said. ~-ome 81 them are
crsonallv unknown friends. like VII
avn D Maxou ~ the Smithsonian insti-
ite. and Mics >iosson OF Bronx park
b. send me specimens Of ferns that
AXE valuable additions % my coIIcc-
ou
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