The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-27
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, MARCH u, $780,

Mather. the fsl, cnlturist. who has In his cnarec
the apparatus used In propagating nsn !:
Mr.. 7. W. True. assistant In natural
history: Mr.. r. G.. Rockwell. secretary;
Capt. J. W. Collins. Of Gloucester. an
expert In sea fisheries. and Mr. J. Palmer.
who will act as taxide!mist. For the last
two months the Smit hfonian has been fully en-
. Dyed in making up y collection from 1ts own
ample resources. and In inducing manulac-
turers to send their many 6sh preparations 30
that there Ia every reason to believe that the ex
hibition made by this country. for variety and
quality. will be on a par with that OF any other.
and 1t IL not antioipa Ing too much to indulge
In the belief that 1t will be tho distinctive Tea
ture of the exhibition. The exhibition. which
Is to open on the twentieth OF April. at Berlin.
will be held In a special building erected for
the purpose. and will continue for some ten
weeks. All the European governments Will %
represented by their own special collections.
save France and I.aly which will. however. make
private exhibitions. China. japan and Anam
send their fish and fishing Implements. When
It IL borne In mind that ut present We are ex-
porting to England and the Continent fish. the
value of which Is IS geo 900 year. there Is no
reason to doubt that q b food to be sent abroad
In the future will be considerably augmented.
Our homo supply Of nsh IL already large. and
we have made suitable progress In the prepara-
tion Of It. The lessons We acquired at the Gen.
tennial In the study Of foreign fish has appa-
rently not becn neglected. For one kind OF fish
put up by US four years ago. Wa have to-day
twenty. H. then. this exhibition may be do
eidedly to our advantage In scientific way. In
utilitarian sense 1t must be OF notable benefit
to US. for the commission are to use their most
earnest endeavors to place our f1sh products
abroad IN their best light. and TO encourage In
every way business In these special branches.
HE WAS WITH GRANT"
As we are to have Grant with us next week.
Bret Harte's famous poem. entitled An Incl
dent OF the War;" wherein is humorously de-
scribed patriotic farmers misconception OF
tho tidings OF an aged tramp. will be read and
re-read with pleasure By the numerous ad-
mirers Of the author. The repeated attempts
OF the stranger to complete his sentence has
righteousness OF suggestion admirably oil
NAKED By the dramatic reaction Of the last
stanka. The piece was very effectively recited
by one OF the Salisbury Troubadours during
their late engagement In this city:
Il was with Grant'-the stranger said:
Said the farmer: Say no more,
But rect hee hero at my cottage porch.
For thy feet are weary and sore"
"1was VI, With dsant"- !. the stranger said;
Said the farmer: Nay. no m0I0-
prithee sit at my frugal board.
And eat Of my humble store.
How fares my boy-my soldier boy.
or the old Ninth Army OorUs2
warrant he bore him gallantly
In the smoke and the battles roar"
Il know him not" said the aged man.
And. as remarked before. .#-z
Was with Grant"-"Nay. nay. know"
Said the farmer: Say no more:
He fell In battle-I see, alasl
Thou didst smooth tn SO tidings Ger
Nay, speak the truth, whatever Il be-.
Though It rend my bos0m's core.
How fell he: With his face to the foe.
UNFOLDING the nag he bore
o! say not that my boy disgraced
Tho uniform that he wore!"
Il cannot tell" said the aged man.
And should have remal kad before.
That was with Grant-in Illinois
Some three years before the war"
Then the farmer apake him never word.
But beat him with his fist full sore.
That aged man who had worked for Grant
Some three years before the war.