The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-15

American flag raised in its place; ana
nails from an oId house In Concord.
From foreign shores is a butter knife
picked up In the streets OF Aiexandria,
Egypt, at the time OF the riots. IL is
covered with blood.
China and Japan furnish brooms,
brushes aud silks to the collection, ana
from Jerusalem there are several cones.
OF shoes there is varied collection. 1t
includes the Irish hob, the Chinese, now
familiar to all, the Arabian ladies', the
sole of which is of leopard skin. the East
Indians. which is made Of rice straw, the
Holland Dutchman's, and the Dutch
mans. Because of their history two
pairs from Russia are especially Interest,
ing; they are a felt overshoe, very thick
and Of brown color. They were given to
a woman and her daughter. exiied TO
both died at Okotsk, and subsequently,
the shoes were given to Mr.. Goodspeed st
Petro Peralsha by the officer In charge OF
the prisoners. :,
OF natural curiosities both of land and
sea Mr.. Goodspeed has great collec-
tion. He has several sets OF the nume-
rails and the alphabet, the form OF an I'M
age. hound, pug. elephant, snake, cross,
anchor, n profile face. the natural growth
Of roots and twigs OF trees.
or minerals he has several stones on
whose fat surfaces may be described the
medallion of Franklin, Washington,
while the others are not SO traceable: On
bears the shape of "a tree, under which Is
kneelng figure.
There are several petrifactions. a piece
of natural glass from California. and
most interesting OF all, a nest OF the sar-
dine fish. 1t appears to be large, hol-
low stone, with several raised entrances.
It is said to be formed of jelly given of
by the fish, which soon hardens. The
nest is a retreat when the fish are pur-
sued by larger ones.
A dried specimen OF the hippocampus,
about four inches In length, Is next
shown. The hippocampus Is the sea.
horse, represented always in pictures by
a horses head joined to the ,ail OF the
fish, aud generally swimming upright.
BY some the animal Is considered as
fabulous as the sea-serpent. The speci-
men is apparently perfect one. There
l. q species OF the extinct lace coral, %
very beautiful specimen. and vertebra
of an extinct species Of fish with three
ribs.
OF the miscellaneous, there are what
was the dress of Queen Emma of the
Sandwich Islands. IL il made OF the
dried bark of the bread-fruit tree, and re-
s.mblcs the fig leaf OF Adams time in that
it was worn about the same way: n pipe
made from knot of IA coffin taSen from
Egyptian Caiacombs; the skin Of ho,y
cow OF Judea; n shuttle from the Penn
berton mills, Lawrence, Mass, used there
at the tine the mills fell, causing loss OF
40C lives; aud n huge mass of rusted
nails taken from that portion OF Long
Island Sound where the ill-fatad steamer
Lexington went down IN 1858, aud sup
sposed TO be from the wreck.
Mr. Goodspeed desires to sell his prop
erty, so that he may be free to sail about
and travel I'm search Of other curiosities,
the collection OF which he has given his
life To. The collection he intends to be-
queath to some institution.
Meanwhile visitors to his place are well
come, as they always have been, though
next season certain days will be given TO
the public for inspection of the treasures.