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Next month this school is to be practically devoted to nature study, and 

 in anticipation of this Mr. Slocum told the pupils a good mark would be 

 given for every twelve grasshoppers brought in by a pupil. But the plan 

 isn't working successfully, for, out of the 400 pupils, only 15 have brought 

 in grasshoppers. There are just three pupils in the school who are not 

 supporting the revolt. They are the only boys in the school, the number 

 standing: girls, 397; boys, 3. The boys have been catching the grass- 

 hoppers and selling them to the girls at ten cents a dozen. Twelve of 

 the girls bought 144 grasshoppers from the boys, and the three boys 

 turned in 36 grasshoppers themselves to keep up appearances. Now the 

 girls will buy no more locusts, and the boys' money-making plan is 

 balked. — Newspaper. 



I HAVE this year taken seven specimens of Chrysophanus helloides, 

 both ^ and $, in this locality. The specimens were very bright and 

 fresh, and must have recently emerged. The dates of capture were Sep- 

 tember I to 12, which would seem to indicate that the species is double 

 brooded. I have it from the West, but all my other examples bear earlier 

 date of capture. Prof. French thinks this a parallel with the case of 

 Terias inexicana, which has migrated from the southwestern limits of 

 the United States to Canada. I would be interested to know from your 

 readers date and place of earliest occurrence of C. helloides in order, if 

 possible, to show the route traveled, and the time consumed in making 

 its journey from the West. It was first recorded from the Rocky Moun- 

 tains, I believe, and later West to the Pacific. Its most Eastern limit 

 hitherto, so far as has come under my observation, was western Nebraska. 

 Any one who has taken it in intervening territory will greatly oblige me 

 by reporting the fact. — John L. Healy, 811 Morse Ave., Chicago. 



I have received Chrysophanus helloides from Grinnell, Iowa.— H. 

 Skinner. 



General Count Dejeau, Aide-de-camp to Napoleon Bonarparte, was 

 so anxious, says Jaeger, to increase the number of specimens in his ento- 

 mological cabinet, that he even availed himself of his military campaigns 

 for this purpose, and was continually occupied in collecting insects and 

 fastening them with pins on the outside of his hat, which was always cov- 

 ■ered with them. The Emperor, as well as the whole army, were accus- 

 tomed to see General Dejeau's head thus singularly ornamented, even 

 when in battle. But the departed spirits of those murdered insects once 

 had their revenge on him; for, in the battle of VVagram, in 1809, and while 

 he was at the side of Napoleon, a shot from the enemy struck Dejeau's 

 head and precipitated him' senseless from his horse. Soon, however, 

 recovering from the shock, and being asked by the Emperor if he was 

 still alive, he answered, "I am not dead; but, alas! my insects are all 

 gone!" for his hat was literally torn to pieces. — History of Insects, p. 53. 



Collecting in Maryland. — Have had very little chance to collect 

 much in this (to me) new locality, but what little I have done has brought 



