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The New York herald., 1877-11-21
CURIOSITIES AT DINNER.

II q curious gathering that took place at Fox
Crooks Bowory restaurant last night All tho
attaches OF the now American Museum assembled In
annversary dinner celebrate the beginning OF tho
second year OF The Museum existence. Living mar
wells of oil sorts and characters present There
the fat boy, who tipped tho scales al 450 pounds
walking skeleton, whose total avoirdupos Of flesh
would not amount to nvc pounds; tho giant, who
stood seven eleven half inchos In his stock
ing iost; the miniature man, compared with whom .
baby Of year old iargs the tatooed Creek on
whose body was engraved in India Ink hun.
drsds Of fancies and figures; the LEOPARD
boy, with flesh Ill speckicd ike the ANIMAL
after which he 10 named; q brace OF caunibals
pair OF Wild men and numerous other strange beings
All these sat down 10 sumpuous dinner TO which
had been invited many trends and patrons OF the
show. The HERALD reporter was sand wiched between
the bearded woman aud the gigantic fat boy.
SO far as the bearded woman was con-
ocrned no had no isult 10 ind, but he
takes this opportunity TO protest against the
p:.sp spRs 81 as a y.a ns
plate. In vain were gobiets Of Croson, bottles OF
wine and SAVERS ol nuts handed HIM for
All within his grasp he gobbsd up, and
up TO the time OF writing he was still laying IN sup
by pleasant allusions to indigestion, cut tho ias boy
"Are you taken this way often ~ asked tbs reporter
sarcasticaiiy. A nod, grunt and munoh, muncn,
MUNICH, was his only reply.
Little Admiral Dot = happy contrast. He
manifested somc regard tor his ncighbors. Yet, not
To have II said that he did not enjoy the vands, bs
mado desperate efforts and almost succeeded drink
Ing a full cup oil coneo and eating small plate OF
picked oysters.
Tho thin man showed spiritual turn Of mind. HIS
mcal consisted Of toothpick and glass OF water
Tho proceedings we're begun by the chairman call
Ing upon Mr.. Huchins, the lightning calculator 10
say grace hr Hutchns. Of course, responded with
alacrity. The dinner over. Mr.. George b. BunncIl.
the proprietor madc neat address. rcgrctng the
avoidable absence Of r. I. Barnum, from whom ho
read q letter ot rcgret
lie was followed Dy tho giant, Captain Bates Next
camc the tatsooed man. In response TO loud calls Ad-
miral Dot mounted tho sugar bowl and sang u song.
Then ME George O. Starr, OF the management called
upon the fat boy TO say something. For a moment
that precocous youth raised his head, but IL only
OF iood The Crcassian lady shook wealth lovely
hair, aud tho bearded lady strokod her beard IN
answer 10 calls Tor speeches The PROCEEDINGS seemed
blank TO tho Wild man. Once he appeared 10 realize
that some important change had taken place. and he
uttered whoop and then reIapscd into sucn silence.
The dinner was IN every sense success
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% vac expected seary every o~ssr Of a private
arr gallery 10 ahs cor has premissa eontrbsss
something oi vaius % the solscton snd There -
rssson 10 dosbt tnst the suppiy wlh rsshes -
coed than Tail shoft Of the oemsnd. Mauy
persons who Jared. from sne osass o. ssothsr. 20
ssnd snyshsne 20 me crstssnsl Ls.s Exh sn,en
have made basic % stose tsr her nege,t ths ysss
The sxnibition ~aa spsn saturday. peesmserl 4
and eon'inas ihroashest ne heiasss. pesnsls esss
later There V soDs lalk n changing ahs d.piay
after TIE nra tso -estA - n.ka prsct.cAliy
two exhsbguoss zoe o. sns ms.a ipssrsss.
ing festares wll ~ ru~m Gafutshe4 sn1
adorned ths m~assa fasAlss. Ihs are
paintings never beIors pubiey sNnspael ~ thls cay
fhis perhaps stii sv ace mp-t psrtant snd ssnsr
rooms VII he srrsssss lsTs. eslissisn of .ntass
silver. or.c-a.sr.es tEesiry iaaA ~msoissry sss
psodacilsas Of mersusfs - ,ss see.et, -,i
played. G-ntfbut0ns iron see ladies' o. ins
Now knsIsna sta.ss are air say - v,ns ksefy pfe
loaned Thes 20 b. apvfaieea y ths e~nsrs
aud insured Ter tnee iah xAas. ~
b,,,ou ana 70 course u usssesstas,sn fas pres q
adnisflon has n0t yet been 4rniaFa npun. nMt -
shoasn, ifseass & .sss s,a 49, s.s, s 80 80 ses'..
believed that The fciufns IRON ths sac - No4cts ~ih
Aono be sae1cnt 10 lassfs rcs pfsnt - tns seesy.
that ~ Hectares spprslfi&ts ssOlsess sll
be delivered ~ one 81 ~ rooms "a ne
ncciion with tho sxhbten. " -, stss,s
VIII he made 10 lnaees such ~et kno~a
artists and ar. lovers ss N, r.ssy ssa gsnes.. ~
the proposed undertaslag. 10 lsct1fa ons om sssn
Friday nJanoary. Ibsn, toe "a y rfopossa 60 hats,
" possible. OF the Anrst galleries. ~ tne fty
thrown open NJ tue same tine ~ttn tns &rsasms.
wan such emerge ~ofk W tho eMefFs ~ te
society aud the general tnterr<t shown "a - Naeatss
there every 10 terve that me rrs a. ~ the
proposed enterprise oil BE- thof~uFhiy grHliig lnx
tue display al the society rgoins n tsst f~eaistA
A 4lfn nIFN 44lF YIHNN
attention, the numDsr of visitors ifon dsy - 1st
bong constantly ON thc Increase. ana orders consnS
with gratifying relulagty
The New York herald., 1877-11-21

in the HRzALD Of she lssh inst regarded In dplo.
matic circles hare a. unusually accurate and fully
FORMED
THE PARIS EXPOSITION BILL
The democrats In the House Of Representatives arc
NOT covering themselves with glory Most or Them
appear 10 have taken Mr.. Cox's bad joke
OF yesterday sober earnest and to-day in spite Of
Mr.. Aonros's vigorous championship OF the Paris
Exposition bill. only about twenty democrats voted
for IT, and tho Foreign Affairs Committee owe the bill
10 republican votsa
The New York herald., 1877-11-21
TONY PASTORS.

The programme interpreted at Tony PASTORS Theatre
last evening 10 those dear 10 the
frequcnter Of this style OF entertain mont Tho Elzcl
tine Sisters appeared In club swinging exercises,
Mons Garoux in jusglcry, Billy Barry in his negro
comicaties aud host Of other performers in special
ties, song and dance acts and comic Sketches Tony
Pastor himself has budget Of songs replcto with
local hits pointed enough to strike the duest ears
The fun broad and boserous and tho action brisk
enough 10 satisfy the most voracous auditor. Quiet
humor seems 10 have no place on tho variety boards
now. Everything 10 loud aud broadly farcicaL and
not always within tho limit Of becoming mirth Tho
audience seems to will II 80 and the performers are
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC HorEs

Raymond Is to como TO thu Brooklyn PARK Theatre
on the nrst Monday in January Win new comedy.
The cantaia OF "Esther" will bc given tomorrow
evening Al the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church,
cornor Of University and Washington places
Ncu Monday evening Dion Boucieault ~rii revive
the "Shaughraun" At tho Brooklyn Academy OF Music.
Ho will not DO ablc TO appear again for the next two
years.
The adaptation OF "Bcnk house" entitled 'sTom All.
Aloncs" viii Represented week at tho Brooklyn
Woods Theatre, with Master N. g. Wood IN tho part
OF Poor 10.
Miss Fanny Davenport appeared In Memphis On
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SUICIDE IN THE LUNATIC ASYLUM

In the Lunatio Asylum, Blackwelps Island, Cath
crinc Lister an inmate OF the institution, about
tnIrsy.wo years OF age hung herself yesterday morn
Ing In hall No g. Tho body was found suspended from
tho heating pipes by sheet tied around the neck
Tho case Will be Investigated BY thc Coroner to-day
The New York herald., 1877-11-21
,EconArIvE Art socrErr-zHE PROPOSED LOAN
EXHIBITION,

Tho various committees appointed on Monday even
Ing Of last week to endeavor secure works
tho proposed exhibition at tho Academy OF Design in
aid Of the Society Of Decorative Art reported yeser
day morning 10 Mrs. Lsnc Presidsnl OF tho society.
without exception they have been fully a. successful
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THEATRE coMroux.

Messra harrigan and Hart have this week very
lively and enjoyable show. The sketches though not
all new, are mostly very good, and some things arc
particularly attractive One comm.ndable feature OF
tho performance Is that It brings out the versatile
managers themselves Two pieces. In tho latter
they sing song, entitled ssSheguran," !"
which received with marked favor last
evening. Nat Goodwin's limitations arc also q
feature this week. Last night he mimickcd
Stuart Robson, Edwin Booth, Sol smith Russell and
otner prominent performers quite effectively. The
lis way TO popularity without the ard oi vugsrity,
should servo 10 teach the managers OF variety shows
that tho styl OF their may elevated
without loss Of public patronage Among tho other
Interesting thugs last evening werc an unusually fine
clog dance oy William Hayle, an amusing negro
sketch BY Harry Woods0n and Harry Bryant's ven.
troquism. crowded house witnessed tho perfor-
nance with evident delight
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FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
MONTREAL, Nov. %. l

MONTREAL, Nov. 20, 1871
Tho steamer Ncwneld has nearly completed hcs
cargo for tho Paris Exhibition. She will have 70
make second Hip 70 take all tne Canadian exhibita
The New York herald., 1877-11-21
SALE or PICTURES.

Tho sale ofpictures At schoncks yesterday was not
vcry large, the best pictures being reserved Tor TO.
day. A Jean Valentine, The Wood Gathcrers, $40;
Tho Interested Cat, Joseph Bspsa, S14s; Forbidden
knowledge. Pho Ricci, $i36; A Cigarette, Eugene
Pratt $lo5 90 Lake Chanplain, Arthur Parton, $50;
To tho Rescue, n. ID. Briscoe, $40; The Pet Parrot
Robert, 500 80. These were the larRes. prices
fetched
The New York herald., 1877-11-21
OLYMPIC THEATRE.

II variety bo tho spice Of dramatic exhibitions It
is Of life. the programme for the current week tho
Olympic Theatre Is certainly hot-rcd hot almost
Tho audiences are large and tho liberal manner
In which they applaud indicates acutoness in
discovering "poinis' which does credit to
their intellect--or their good nature. Bobby
Newcomb sings his song .Cherry Bios
soms," Harry Clark inlsrpres some Iaughable
Irish eccentrcities, Master Barney appears in his
specialties boo Gabrielle gives hor pleasing per-
lorna nee upon wood aud musical instrumon nts
ana Miss Ella Colvle sings several now songa The
other features Of the programme tho lightning
drill OF Major Burk, the stump spooch OF Lew Benc-
dict and tho performance OF Frank Naomi tho "Egyp-
tian JuQ rer. ~
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TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONCERT.

The Teachers Association OF this city gavc .
cert Stenway Hall yesterday afternoon, at which
attractive programme was carried out by skilled
artists Mmo Camilla Urso was the chief attraction.
She played the violin with all her old time fcrvor.
Mmc. Urso was ably assisted by Miss Ivy Wandes-
fordc (soprano), J. +. Rudolphsen (baritonel Mr.
Tower (lsnor) and Herr Benno ScDerck (panistl The
performance largely Attended and greatly enjoyed.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

The drudgery of the school-room may
drive the schoolmistresses of England
and Wisconsin into insanity and sui
eide, but the Canadian teachers thrive
and grow fat on it. One of the big
sehool-boys of the Dominion asked his
teacher one night if be could escort her
home from singing-school, but she po-
litely declined the offer He neglected
his studies, ran away from school, and
put pins into his schoolmates. She
finally lost patience and gave him a
aOgging. The boy told his father that
the fair one whom he had cOurted had
turned and whipped him. The indig-
nant parent sued the teacher, and OBJ
tanned a judgment for So so, which she
paid. The next morning she remarked
to her scholars: 81 have whipped a
BOBBY soundly, which pleasure cost only
three dollars and half. Now, if any
others of my scholars are inclined to
initiate him, they will have the kind
ness to step forward, receive the money
and the fiOgging, and then we will GO
on with our studies. 1 am here to in
struct you, not to be courted." Nerv-
BUSINESS will never kill off so plucky q
schoolmistress.
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A HOME FOR EVERY FAMILY.-Se-
cure to each family, whose labor may
acquire it, a little spot of fresh earth
that it may call its Own-that will be
an asylum in times of adversely, from
which the mother and the children, old
age and infancy, can still draw susten-
ance and obtain protection, though mis-
fortune may rob them of all else, and
they feel they are still free-still enti-
tied to walk the green earth, and breathe
the free air of heaven, in defiance of the
potency and power of accumulating
wealth and domineering of the pretend
ing ambitious. The sacredness of that
consecrated spot will make them war
riOrs in time of external strife. "These
shocks of corn," said XenOphon, Sin
spire those who raised them to defend
them. The largest of them in the field
is prize exhibited in the middle of the
State to crown the conquerer." Secure
a home to every family whose labor
may obtain one, against the weakness,
vices, or misfortunes of fathers, and you
rivet the affection of the child, in years
of manhood, by a stronger bond than
any consideration that could exist. He
will remember where he gambOled in
his early youth, the stream upon whose
fiOwery banks he felt mothers love,
and the green spot within that little
homestead where sleep the loved and
the lost.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

The weathercock on the steeple of the
village church in Soudan, France, was
time worn and rusty, and those in au-
thority decided that it should be re-
moved. A man clambered up the stee-
pie, but just before he could reach the
weathercOck he lost his balance and slid
down for seventy feet, then rebounded
to the roof of the church, and was pre-
cipitated to the ground without being
seriously injured. Then a man named
Chevalier strOve to haul himself up by
means of rope, but at last his hands
slipped and he fell backward. His foot
caught in. the rope, and there the man
remained suspended 12O feet from the
ground, with his head down, beating
the air with his arms, struggling to re-
cover himself, aud swaying backward
and forward with high wind. Pierre
Pean now stepped forth, and volunteered
to mount to the rescue of ChevalieI, but
after doing his best for three-quarters of
an hour he had to descend. His place
was taken by Moreau, who, climbing
higher than Chevalier, slipped rope
around his body, and cutting that
which held his foot, freed him from the
fearful position in which he had re-
manned for three hours.
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Vanity of Men.

The late Harriet Martineau offsets, in
her autobiography, the vanity of men
against the vanity of women. She says
that during a visit to London, where she
saw the first men of the nation, she saw
exhibitions of vanity in high places
that women could not surpass.
There was Brougham, wincing under
a newspaper criticism, and playing the
fool among silly women.
There was Jeffrey, flirting with clever
women in long succession.
There was Bulwer on a sofa, sparkling
and languishing among set of female
votaries.
There was Campbell, the poet, obtrud-
ing his sentimentalities, amid a quiver-
ing apprehension of making himself
ridiculous. He darted out of our house
and never came again, because, after
warning, he sat down in a room full of
people (all authors, as it happened), on
low chair of my old aunt's, which
went very easily on eastors, and which
carried him back to the wall and re-
bounded, of course making every body
laugh. OFF went poor Campbell in a
huff, and, well as [ had long known
him, l never saw him again; and was
not very sorry, for his sentimentality
was IOO SOlII anu MS CTdNluS IOT praise
too morbid to let him be an agreeable
companion.
There was Edwin Landseer, friendly
and agreeable companion, but holding
his cheerfulness at the mercy of great
folks graciousness to him. To see him
enter room, curled and cravated, and
glancing around in anxiety about his
reception, could not but make a woman
wonder where among her own sex she
could find more palpable vanity; but
then, all that was forgotten when one
was sitting on a divan with him, seeing
him play with the dog.
Then there was Whewell, grasping at
praise for universal learning-omnis-
cience being his fOible, as Sydney Smith
said land liking female alteration,
rough as was his nature with students,
rivals, and speculative opponents.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

A writer in the PhrenoLogicaL Journal,
speaking of fair and yellOw-haired per-
sons says: 81 have indicated, incident
ally, the mental and moral traits which
the physiognomist expects to find as
sociated with fair or yellow hair, when
combined with the blue eyes and fair
complexion which generally go with it.
Persons thus characterized should be
amiable in their disposition, refined in
their tastes, highly susceptible of i'm
provement, and mentally active and
versatile. When, as is sometimes the
case, the fair or golden hair is accom-
panied by dark eyes and other indiea-
tions of an Influential mixture of the
dark element, the character will be
eorrespondingIy modified"
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NUMBER IL.

freedom had advanced so much with his
growing wealth that the poor serf, un-
able to bring himself to part with his
hard earnings, still lived on, rolling in
wealth, with a collar round his neck,
struggling with the Unborn spirit of free
dom, and hesitating whether to die q
beggar or a aslave.-HdTper's Weekly.
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A BISHOPS HUMoR.-Bishop Marley
had a great deal of the humor of Swift.
Once, when the footman was out of the
way, he ordered the coachman to fetch
some water from the well. To this the
coachman objected, saying that his bus
iness was to drive, not to run on er-
rands. "Well, them" said Marley,
"bring out the coach and four, set the
pitcher inside, and drive to the vel" &"
A service which was several times re-
peated, to the great amusement of the
village.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

CURIoSITIEs OF LIFE.-Half of all
who are born die before seventeen.
Only one person in 10000 lives to be
100 years, and but one in 100 reaches
sixty.
The married live longer than the
single.
Out of every thousand persons born,
only ninety-five weddings take place.
Lay your finger on your pulse, and
know that at every stroke some mortal
passes to his Maker-some fellow being
crosses the river of death; and, if we
think of, it we may well wonder that IL
should be so long before our turn comes.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

WOMEN AS HOTEL CLERKs.-The fol-
lowing is extracted from an interesting
sketch by R. g. White, in the May
GALAXY, upon English women: mot
only in politics, but in business, the
English women appear much more
prominently than they do in America.
If they do not keep hotels, which they
sometimes do, they manage them,
whether they are great or small. The
place which in America is filled by the
exquisite, awful, and imperturable be-
ing, the hotel clerk, is filled invariably
in England by woman, so, at least, l
always found it, and found the change
very happy one. To be met by the
CHEEKY, pleasant faces of those bright,
well-mannered women, to be spoken to
as if you were a human being, whom,
in consideration of what you are to pay,
it was a pleasure to make as comfortable
as possible, instead of being treated with
lofty condescension, or, at least, with
serene Indifference, was pleasant SEN
satiOn. Dressed in black serge or al
paca, they affected no floating airs, and
directed and obeyed promptly and
quietly. And yet their womanhood con-
stantly appeared in their manners and
in their thoughtfulness for the comfort
of those who were in their care"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

Various and unceasing are the advan-
tages of advertising. A Doctor of Di-
vinity in Richmond, Virginia, sought a
place for lady friend as teacher,
commenting her good points highly.
An old North Carolinian, wealthy
withal, read the advertisement. He
wanted no teacher, but did want wife
badly. The Doctors recommendation
just filled the bill. He went straight to
Richmond, courted the lady, and they
were recently married.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

The Boston correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Press, in her article on the de-
feat of Woman Suffrage in Massachus-
etts, said: "After the Free Masons and
Odd Fellows have captured nearly all
the men in their congregation, it is sim
ply suicidal for the ministers to snub
the women who keep their prayer meet
ings and 'sociables' alive, and on whose
'caudle-lectures' they depend for pay
ment of their salaries. Yet this is pre-
cisely the position of the orthodox Con-
gregational clergy"
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Mrs. VIM. Vanderbilt is fortunate
lady. She has gorgeous drawing-room
cars sent all the way from Buffalo to
Mobile just to bring her back to the
North. Her husband is doing a sensi-
BILE and kindly thing in establishing a
library and reading-room in Albany for
the special benefit of his employees.
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A rare event is said to have recently
occurred in New London, Conn.,, Mrs.
Edwin Messer having given birth to u
girl during last fall, and, four and half
months later, being delivered of per-
fectly developed and healthy boy.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

Students of Russian history state that
for several hundred years no quarter of
century has passed without the annex
alton of more or less territory to Rus
sian dominions.
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The Argondut asks these pertinent
questions: "Will somebody be kind
enough to explain where we are drifting
to, and where we are likely to bring up?
Where is this thing going to end? We
can't all live by swindling each other;
we cannot all steal ourselves rich. Who
are going to be poor2 Who are going
to keep the prisons when we all get
into them ?II
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An exchange asks: "Are American
girls delicate ?" 1t depends very much
whether you offer them cocoanut cake
and ice cream, or a bar of soap and a
Washboard.
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Don't talk about yourself. No one
wants to hear of your success or defeat,
your joys or trials, except the few tried
friends who sEe really interested in
whatever concerns you.
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Ten of the thirty-six crowned heads
are Catholic, two are of the Greek
Church, and twenty-four are Protestant.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-22

An Iowa court has decided that rail-
way companies are responsible for lar
cenies committed in sleeping-cars.
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Conversation should be pleasant with
out scurrility, witty without affeetation,
free without indeceney, learned without
novel without falsehood.
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The Legislature of Minnesota has re-
stored capital punishment. 1t was abol-
ished by the legislature of 1876.
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True conversation is an exchange of
ideas, not lecture or an essay.
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Correspondents writing over assumed sigma
lures must make known their names to the
Editor, or no attention will be given to then
communications
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Gbe asew a3Esort5west. g

A Joarnal for the People.
Devoted to the Interests of Humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive to all Live Issues, and Thorough y
Radical in Opposing and Exposing the Wrong
Of the Masses.
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DELIVERED BY DIR. CLEMENCE S. LoZIER AT
THE ANNUAL REUNION OF THE NEW YORK
MEDICAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, OCT. II, 1876.