The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-08
DR. Holmes is known principally to the pub

DR.. Holmes is known principally to the pub
lie by b is purely literary productions, although
he has written extensively on medical subjects.
His style, diction, and phraseolOgy cannot fail
to please the most fastidious taste.
Whittier said of him: " He deals only with
the vanities. the foibles, and the minor faults
of mankind good naturally and almost sympa-
thizingly, suggesting excuses for folly, which
he losses about on the horns of his ridicule."
His patriotic lyrics, including Old Ironsides,
Union and Liberty, and others, are among the
most beautiful in our language. Among his
humorous poems may be mentioned One Horse
Shay, The Boys, Lending an Old Punch Bowl,
and many others.
His principal prose works are The Autocrat
of the Breakfast Table, The Professor at the
Breakfast Table, Elsie Venner, The Guards
man, and the Poet at the Breakfast Table. The
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table is the one that
lifted him into immediate prominence as
His last serial, Over the Teacups, was pub
lisbed in 1891.
MAsToDoN BONES IN OHIO.
Another proof has been found that in remote
ages mighty msmmoths, many times larger
than the largest elephants, at one time rosmed
the forests of the great Ohio Valley.
Not long since workmen engaged digging
cstern for Mrs. Louise Shaw, of Mornington,
o., near Cincinnati, struck bones of immense
proportions nine feet below the surface. The
bones so far as removed, are now in possession
of the Natural History Society of Cincinnati.
One of the pieces of tuSk which had been
cut off was about three feet long and measured
% inches through, while a massive tooth on
measurement WAS found to be four and half
inches long by three and a quarter inches
wide. 1t was in fine state of preservation.
Most Of the bones could not stand much hand
ling, and readily crumbled into dust A bone,
which seemed to be knee joint, was IL inches
across.
oUEES vIcToRIA's YACHT.
By IscbeLla Brotpnlee Cochran.
tt was gala day at Cowes the Isle of Wight,
as the Royal Yacht Regatta was to take place,
and the Queen and the Royal family were at
Osborn House.
with the crowd to see the races. 1t was an
interesting sight to see the Solent dotted
over with such an innumerable number
of white yachts. They looked like a great
swarm of butterflies. We engaged an old
sailor to take us out on the water, that we
might get a nearer and better view of the
Royal yachts.
After rowing around and seeing the yacht
and man-of- war which belonged to the En-
peror of Germany, and the Prince of Wales
yacht, on which the Prince aud Princess of
Wales stood talking and laughing to the En-
peror, came to the Queens yacht, the
Albert and Victoria. What was our surprise
and pleasure to learn that We could go on
board
One of the stewards came down the car
peted stairway alongside of the boat, and,
reaching out his hand, assisted me over on the
steps. After we had landed on deck | looked
around, and thought, i am glad the Queen
wanted her children to visit her at Osborn
House." for it gave me good chance to look
around.
We were showa into the Queens bed room.
and what a nice, large room it was The
nearest that / came TO embracing the Queen
was when the steward took from the wardrobe
her storm cloak and laid it across my arm. 1t
was made of heavy black mshair plush. lined
with heavy red flannel, and must have weighed
several pounds. for almost sank down under
the weight of it,
After the cloak was removed from my arm
/ looked around, and l almost laughed out
right at the Queens bed. Why, it looked large
enough to accommodate John Rogers and
wife and their "nire small children" u; but it
was not made mp, for the Queen had taken the
upper mattress with her to Osborn House to use
during her stay there There was simply a
cover of buf-colored cbintz, with moss rose
bud design on it, spread over the lower mat
tress. The side walls and the canopy over the
bed were hung and drsped with the same col
ored chintZ, as were the walls in Prince Al.
berts room. That room is kept just as 1t was
when he last occupied il.
Then we were shown into the large, bright,
sunny breakfast-room. The furniture was
walnut, upholstered in green leather and on
the dining-table was green cloth cover. On
leaving We peeped into more bedrooms and
entered the china-cIoset and handled the
china and wine-glasses. / thought the china
was homely, with its heavy red and-blue deco
rations.
We then went into the drawing large
notwithstanding room, where the walls were
| well covered with pictures Of the Royal family.
There were two large downy- looking couches.
with tempting-looking pillows them, but
| had not time just then TO try them.
| The piano WAS an upright, with a lovely curly
| msplewood case. There was center-table
also, with green cloth cover on it, and writ
| ing materials; but i did not wait 10 write
| greetings TO friends at home. and. just CHANGING
| into the armory where the Weapons might
| have looked dangerous had they not been ar.
ranged SO artistically, We went cut to see the
| races.