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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-03-18
Sn6art's SnftlOIiqfcit.

&ntpeienbsii bs5 Senor Que7aou, Der
treters Der Repltblic Cuba, uuf
benz 8antett gu Gbren be5 9rin8sn
Gilbert bon 9etgien. - Der ipaz
nii6e 8sIanOte abientirte Ii8.
8ufbington, 16. MGr3.-0er
gu @6ren oeS 9rin3en Gilbert BON Bel
Qien p~eranitaltete Gmpfun9 bei'm8icea
8~rGTioenten Der 8sreinigten Stauten
8arret u. 5pbart mar cine Itreng Of,
fi3ieIe 4fFatre, BEL Der Die borgei6riea
bene etiquette, Bel Der Die pffi5ieue
4npefenbeit Der 8ertreter aqer trent
ben @tuuten unerldBli9 lit, in i6re
3e6te trat. I'm 10 mebr erregte baber
Elm umItanb &uf1e6en, Der BEL benz
G6urutter Der 5eitli6teit unm0gli9
auf Elm 8erfeben 5uriid3ufibren, ooer
ais cine SattIoiigteit betra9tet iperben
fam, fonbern ais cine beabit6tiqte
i4pere 8eleioigung Spanien'5 unO
ieiner 8ertreter angeieben perOcn
muB.
IS banbeIt fi6 nm bic GinIubung
Oes Seror @on3dls5 Queiaoa, @ers
treter5 Der proDiforif9en cubaniI6en
Republit. Sn biplomdtii6en &reiIcn
tpirO Oieies GreigniB nit ben n0tbigcu
&unobemertunqen lebhuft biStutirt.
Der neue fpaniI9e GeIanDie 0pn
2pui5 Sole 9oIO y 8ernabe blie6, ul5
er pOR Der QntpeI enbeit 9ueIubu'8
b0rte, natiirli9 Dem Sauie be8 @ioes
PrGtoenten fern unO ignOrirte bic
6eitli4teit 9dn3lt9.
S6on bor ungefG6r einem Sabre ers
etgnete ith Elm dbnIi9er San. pa Ses
nor Queiaoa Elm Mann NIT gefGGigcn
Wtanteren unb BON liebensfpiiroiqem
Welen III, mar er ulSbalb in Der MdT6s
ingtoner 8eIeli9uft noblgelitten uno
erbtelt 3u 9ributanlGKen 3ablreid]e
@tnldounger. Srafen MnQeb0rtge Der
fpauti9en 9eiuubti6uft Bel irqenb eli
ner Dteier 8elegenbeiten nit Inn 5us
iammen, 10 tonnte man ben 6erren ben
MtBmut6 uno bic 9erItimmunq beutz
lid dnmerten. DIS nun zines Saacs
Der Senator 8urrOn5 cine 6eitli9teit
CAB, pur0e unter mebreren bunOert
8diten audi Senor QueIabu uno Sat
tin eingelaben. Ni9t5 ubnenb erI6ien
bic Satin bes bamaligen ipanii9en
9eIarbteu De Come gu benz SET. SIM
8Or3immer erfu6r Iie ieoo9 BON Der
4ntpefenbeit Der Gubaner unb pbne elm
Bort Der @nti6ulbtgung tebrte tie Inn
unO berlteB bas SeIt.
@s unterliegt bod feinem 3peifel,
Dab es fi6 in btefem Sale ni6t nm els
men geieli3aftli9en @erftoB bdnbelt,
ionbern I'm cine 6anblungstpeiIe, be-
rem 5Dlgen bic Regterung Der Ser.
St0aten gu beruntnorten 6at.
Sdmmtli9e frembe 9iplomuten bn1
ben ba5er benz GreigntB bic gebiibrenoe
4ufmertfamteit geI8enft unb i6ren
Gegterungen rt9t uqein BON Der Shat
fade, iOnbern audi BON Der 2lrt, fpie
8tce@PrGitbent 9obart nit Dem cuba
nif6en 8uite berte6rte, unb ale IonIfiz
gen @in3elnbeiten 8ert9t erftattet.
8enn mir cine geringe GrtdItuug
grandchildren, fam cine ernitli6e
&rantbeit baOur3 entfte6en. 8enn
mir Or. @uguit &0nig's 5amburqer
8ruittbee prompt ontpenben, perben
mir in tur3er 3eit oeheiLt fein.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-03-18
0labt bpn Announcement Snterthe

Gitp SaG - ROrt3s unO2eJingtOns
itraBe.
8uTbinoton : MOnument Mt.
9ernon : 9lace.
So6ns Soptin5 : rtniDeriitGt -
RoTo : So~parOitraBe.
Sobn5 6optin5 9OIpitut - ROrbs
8roabpaD.
G6la6ten Monument - GalOertz
unb TaDettetraBe.
8r9b BON Cigar 2tIen 9oe -
Meitminter : &ir6bOf 5apettez uu5
@reeneitrdBe.
Grub Sill : 9art - gu errsi9en
nit n1rbli9 IuufenOen Daggpns.
Qatterion : Bart - gu errei3en mil
6f(i6 laufenben Wag9ons.
Sort Mc5enrD - Occult : 9oint.
Trauen : GOueg - ct. PauIz un0
%. StraBe.
geubobp : SnItitut un6 MuiitzGonz
ierpdtorium - Mlount 9ernOnzBlace
GRATIS 6rei : 8ibliotbet - Muls
berrbitraBe, na6e GutbeoralItrdBe.
&at6eOrale - Mulberrpz uno Ga
t6eoralftraBe.
6reimuurer : Sempe[ - Rorbs
G6arlesftraBe.
Dob 6eQops : Sempet - Gat6e4
brulz uno SdratogaitraBe.
Gbamber Of Commerce - So4ibdDs
uno DdteritraBe.
0eues 9eri6tsgebdube - 5dbettss
unb CT. PaulftruBe.
9oItgebdu0e - Gapette= uhb Galz
bertitrdBe.
Rur2lanO : SnItitut - Baltimore
unb 6urriionitrdbe.
Cardinal Gibbons &eFiben3 -
Gbarlesz unO Nul6errbtraBe.
Gutdp : Place - 6dupt : Bromea
nabe, perldngsrt n6roli9 an Gutapz,
bon 9olpbinitraBe.
goung Wen's Gbriitian Qfocias
tipn, Central : 9ebGuoe - G6arle8s
uno SdrdtogaitraBe.
4taOemie Der WiFenI6aften -
6rdntlin= uno GatbeDrdlItrdBe.
Carroll : part uno Oas alte 8obns
bdus BON CHARLES Carroll BON Cars
rOItpn. - Man nebme bic Columbus
GDsRus : @agsOns.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-03-18

Die ySeberuttpn pfQubor"
btelt geftern in i6rer SuIe i6re regel>
mGBige Misunderstanding inter
benz 8oriiB beS 9rGIioenten Go. 6iri9
ab; Sefretdr 8. 8. @i9elberger fii6rte
Das 8rototpu. 0as 8eI9tper0e<@oz
mite beri9tete, baB bic ySol6eIter=
Gompagnie" Muitter Der federation"
aniteQen fpiirbe, iobalo Der nit Der
rMuItterzllnion" abgei9loFene Gonz
trait abgelauFen lei. Die 8~augeperte
beri9teten, DaB bie9erbei1erungen un0
1mbautsn i'm 8aiebuu : 9arf DON
Unions Qrbeitern" rerri9tet piir0en.
0a8 Qegtslattbz Gomite pur0e in
Itruirt, beute na9 4nnapolis 81 ge6sn
unD i'm Namen Der federation" Se>
natpr PuBel in ieinen 8emii6ungen,
bic bon tbm ein9erei9te Bin, tpona4
bic ftGOtifden 8a6ngefelf 9aftan gez
3pungen perben, 6 Sabrtarten fir %
Gents 81 pertdufen, CUR Qnndbme gu
bringen, mad beiten &rGften gu unter=
ftiiBen. Cine Delegation Der rN2uIe
Spinner" BON Hep BEDFORD, Mah.,
b itefenb aus So6n 6annigan unb s.
WalOrrn, mar antpefenb, UNI Die Sc
berdtion" Inn f~inan3ielen 8eiitanb i6z
rer in Neuenglanb am Strife befinb=
Ii9en 5000 Mfttelieoer dn3uge6sn. Die
0ele9aten CUR National Convention
Der Federation of 2abor" in g1ai6z
bile, Semi, @o. 9irI4 Same5 9unz
can, 3. u. Suaibdn, G6us. MeDers II.
S. 3. @GiOtt tebrten am 9ienitag BON
bort suriid.
Ser ear9beretn IS o f.
inn belt geItern Q6eno unter 2eiz
tung bes qrof. 6ubert Stripped feline
regelmdBtge uebungsit unbe ab, tpel6e
iebr Sablrei9 befu9t mar. Na4 berz.
iel6en fano cine tur3e 9ei9GftsTiBung
itatt.
QbIeben. - 6r. Qnbrep 0eberz
tin, 9atte Der 5ruu 2uutie 9ebertin,
Itorb geitern in Der Wo6nung feinss
G6piegerIobnes, @bpurb &riete, CIR.
300, Gpro : Sutton : IOenue, i'm 68.
Qebensiabre. Die 8esrbigung finbtt
morgen Ra9mtttag 2 ubr bOm Srauz
erbauie aus ftatt.
Der rQrbeiter : 30 d n n E r
dor" 6itlb geitern @6enb unier 2eiz
tung feines Oirigenten .. Melamet
cine gut beIu8te Singitunbe ab. Ha9
beritlben begaben Ii9 bic MitgIieber
nab 6rn. 6rtb @Olbro4t's SAFE an
Der GiD : GbarkstraBe, um i6rem
aa~ngjdbrigen MitgIiebe unbS9aBmeiz
fter 9rn. 8pubra9t gelegentli9 Der
Gr0fFnung feiner rtsuen eleganten
@irtbT4sff Slid gu piini9m
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-03-18
0nlO auf Der gtrabe.

Gan 5ranciscp, Is. Mdr3.-
8ei'm NiDeGiren Der Z. StruBe in bies
tiger Stabt lit man auf cine fart
~gOlo6oItige Quar3%Qber geItoBen. Die
genannte StraBe gebt Our4 cine feline,
BON 40 Bis 55 SUB bo6e unb cirtd 300
SUB LANCE 8obenerbebung. @s tper=
Den ioFort peitere Nu6grubungen pOrz
9enpmmen tperosn.
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aurse 9abclSencIhen.

- 9as britii9e 1nterbaus berpdrF
geItern nit 184 gegen 116 Stimmen
cine Bin CUR GtnfeBung zines Grimi=
nal5Qppeaatipnsgeri9ts.
= Sn 2onDOn nurOe geftern berz
tiinOet, DaB Die Qpril5inIen auf Die
fpanif9en Oierpro5entigen Regierunosz
ObIigatiOnen piinttIi9 be5ablt per6en
foaen.
= Der geitern bon Soutbampton
na4 gtep : gort abgesangene 8remer
9dmpfer rSrGbe" brinst $1,000, 900
in @nlh
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-03-18
Trnnffnrtrr NnrLnmrnt.

9rofeFor 9ieOermonn CQeip8iu),
peI6er cine 2tite fibrt, f9reibt iibeC
bic nod lebenOen Mitglieber bes
5rantfurter 9arIdmert8, ME fpIgt:
n8on Der iogenanntsn grbtuiI erpartei
i'm gdrIamente BON 1848 leben no@:
$. $. W1aisr (8remen) 88 Sabre aft;
9rdfibent GOuarO Simpion (8erIin),
81 Sabre alt; 9rOfeFor 8tebermann
0sip8ig), IS Sabre alt; 8ebeimer
COMMENCEMENT MeOifen (&0lnl 81
Sabre alt; 9ebeimrat6 S9ruOer
(Saae), 81 Sabre alt; 8tI6eIm So1z
ban (6rantfurt am Main), 70 Sabre
alt; 9sbeimratb 8ad6ous (@0rliB),
70 Sabre alt; 9rofefor SaDm(Soue).
rs Sabre alt. Dap Der OeItrei9rr
Stremapr unb Der Bauer Sepp nod
leben, babe i9 ge60rt, per NOD Ionft,
peiB i9 nt9t." 0arii6er, ob bic alien
6erren gu Der gepIantan 3uiammenz
tunft in 6ranffurt am Is. MGr3 Els
fdeinen pOQen, 1pri4t 8ieOermann
niht.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-03-18
Seine bBpuutii6rn &untftife auf
hem SfQffnt.

81. 9au1, Minn., 16. MGr5. -
9nuperneur @laugb bon Minneiota
bat bic GrIaubniB, ben M}0rber So6n
Moi6tt auf Dem S4uffOt gu bppnOti=
iiren. perpeigtrt unb Der Wt0rber pirb
6reitag frib gebdngt tperben. Gbsrio
erIieB er sire Srbre, rpel9s bic Meoiz
amer berbinbert, nit Dem 8erurtbetlz
ten gu psrtebren. Sc pirb pon ben
Qer3ten 6sbauptet, baB Der 9npnotisz
mus bic Qstbsn bes M1rbers erIsidz
tern niirbs unb bas Experiment Elm
8ortbeil fir bic Diferi6aft pGre.
MoI6it pirb pegen Grmoroung BON
Sobn 2emte i'm leBten Npbember BIN
geriftet. Gr bat feline 9ereitpiGtgtett
fir pas bDpnoFifde Experiment am
Sage ietner 6inri9tung tunb gsge6en.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-03-18

@enn mir cine geringe GrtdItuug
grandchildren, fam cine ernitli4e
&rantbeit baOur6 entIte6en. 8enn
mir Or. @uguIt &0nig's 6amburQer
8ruittbee prompt o~ntpenben, perbeu
mir in tur3er 53eit Qe6eilt fein.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1898-03-18

6atts &Ieiberfoffe ges
It 0 bIen. = WeiI er Srdu Marie
&pblbepp BON Nr. 9O6, 9enniplpania=
QOenue, so Wfeter &leiberitoffe i'm
Bertbe BON $3.50 geTtoblen baden ion,
tpuroe geitern Der g2eger @m. elliott
bonn Ppli5eiri9ter @oob in Der nprb=
psitli9en Ppli3eiftatiun Dem 9sri4tsz
berfabren iiberpisien.
unter i4nerer @nf9ul=
otgung. @egen zines 8er6rez
9sns, begdngen on benz 7 : iG6rigen
Sdmes 2augblin BON CIR. 6O3, 0orb=
6remOnttroBe, purbe geItern Der 25>
iGRrige Solicitor Gopin Serris bonn
Poli5eiri4ter Doob in Der norbpeftliz
den Station um $40 unb Soften eez
trait uno gu 6zmunatli9er @efdnez
niBbdft %Dsrbonnert.
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Subniiiren ben ttenrrt Gbartrr.

Die Stubtratbsmitglieber lahen ft4
bon ben Mitgliebern Der @barterz
Gommiiiipn ein3eIne 8sItimmur>
oen befTeIben erflGren.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24

temperature. SO. too. with the theoretical bar
rier between liquid and solid conditions. Ana
vet according to DR.. Russell, zinc. at temporal
lure far below that at which 1t could melt, gasi-
Ges, Or. at least, part Of it does. Why should
not the whole mass do so?
Professor w. G. RobcrtsAustcn. chemist OF
the Royal Mint in London. made some discov-
cries a year two ago which one VIII natu-
rally recall now although in variety and signiIl-
cameo they were less remarkable than those
which have just been reported. Having lald Il
piece of cold lead upon plate Of cold gold ne
left them alone for several days lie then f"llnd
that minute quantities Of tho latter metal had
pcrmcatcd the former To a sensible distance from
the plane of contact. as if evaporation had taken
pIacci This diffusion of one substance through
another without the aid Of Il melting heat "c-
ours more conspicuously in DR.. IiusselIs WORK
than in Professor Robcrts-Austc
PREVIOUS MYSTERIES EXPLAINED.
\ plausible explanation is at last given by IN"
experiments here Described to number Of iny $
ferrous effects produced on Photographic plates
in times past and attributed no doubt crrono-
ously to the carclcsSncss Of manufacturers or
dealers. These plates packed in straWboard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
4 NOSE COMPETITION.

Milan correspond, noe Of The ST James, Gazea
only one week or SO ago Milan was all despa.i
at the news Of CaVallotti's shocking death, ~
900 people "A really and genuinely sOrro"iu
crowd lined the route Of his funeral and U
day an extraordinary conroursc %. people gaw
quite an imposing hallmark To the Thrilling
subject II a nose competition. show and ~
trbution Of prizes. Such is hfc The assDa
II the competition promulgated by the SQeeu
del BuontcmpGni" Uhe" Jolly Crew. more
lcss) were held outside Porta Nittoria. al ~
restaurant Dele Assc. tho proceedings begis
ming at - o'clock - O'Clock y. M First OF
Secretary i'riVio read "A poem cXtolling prZe
and priZable noses. then Nice-Presdent Cerua
discOurscd on the influence Of a good nose o.
the destines Of nations. and. finally Presldep
Lampugnaa announced the prizes five In nun
Der. awarded 10y the jury. Mcssrs. KoyescaA
Rasni and Brusadeli. artist.
The first prize gold medal was AWARDED
one Fortunate Nichcluti, match vend"r ny pV
fcssiOn. and bearer ot most superb pif-lons
very long; thin. very thin. shining. neaIl
pointed. and following a line OF which the uS
dition is quite lost this nasone might be class.
fled ~ prc-Grccian. The second prize fe' "
Antonio Pozzi for the unusual curry" ~ a pen
towering in the middle OF an otherwise inss
nihcant physiognomy. This is the safest nou
To sport during Il cyclone | was assured i"
other three prize noses call for no spccial ~
mark except that none Of them seemed 10 pe VI
the sort that could be put out Of joint 10y usuI
methods There was music. dancing ana w.
lection for an Asilo Infantile-which goes ON.
TO prove that the qualification OF Seneio~
nose is not myth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24

lowing autumn. indeed. that It arrived a., -.
Jcffersons door. in the French capital @f
The bill Of expenses for it had arrived IN =,
previous summer, and was a somewhat for,, ny
able document consisting Of many items ,aa
the hire of hunters and woodsmon to the sO
charges for transportation across the Atl,,,.@
The total was more than fifty pounds or s"n
500 Of the United States money Of that tim
Thomas Jefferson was never rich man. H..
he paid the bill with good humor and sci ~.
item down to the bad side Of profit and loss vi"
Nearly two months later the lannon's ~
now grown somewhat malOdorous and well oo'
cred over with the signs and symbols Of sb'.
and custom houses. arrived. safe if not ane
gethcr sound and was sent to the m,se'o
along with a note to Button. from the Am
lean donor.
Button gazcd in astonishment On the mys,,
antlcrs. great bones and heavy hide q, ~
New Hampshire moose, and ma le hast. -
admit that no deer in Europe Asia or Afi
was greater than this uncouth dcnizcn OF IN.
New World.
II should have consulted you. sir" Buff,
wrote, with characteristic frankncss. IL cou,S
wish that | had known this before prepar,n,
my work on natural history"
Many politicians of that tine-snd Danis
Webster in later days 10 tell ~ N.
"moosc bill" as a good joke on jefferson Rn,
from the broader point Of view, tho money v.'
well spent ana in manner which bespon
the practical patriot, the man who suars,
neither trouble nor his purse to score polo,
for his country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24

boxes. In view ~ Or. Russcll's revelations one
may well wonder why an even greater quantity
Of Photographic stock has not dctcriOratrd even
though jealousy guarded from light through
the influence Of the material in which ii was
packed. Again. "A year or two ago there was n
lot Of nonscnsical talk about rays cnanating
from candles. gas jets and the sun II now
seems probable that many Of the images pro-
duccd on Photographic plates and attributed at
the time to KGntgcn rays were the result Of such
agencies as thos" which were recently described
to the Royal Society.
Among the practical uses which can be made
Of Dr. Itussclrs discoveries are the testing Of
mercury for it's chief nfIri,ics zinc and lead
ana great variety Of similar mctallurgical in
Guires. lnasmuch as alcohol ether and "A num-
Der Of such fluids d. not affect the photographc
plate when pure, but are likely To contain i'm
purltieS which ar" endowed with quasi actinic
power another wide field Of inquiry for com
incrcidl purposes is opened by this syst,In II
IS not unlikely that changes will be made i'm the
way in which dry plates are packed and stored
IN the future. And a number Of other valuable
results may be expected To proceed from this de-
velopinent, which. as yet. Is very incomplete
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24

cral establishment. and with something like
good nalurod incrcdulity on the part ~ ,uffon
Now. IN" matter was of some Importance for
iuit"n was then NJ the head Of "A great museum
OF natural history in Paris.
Jefferson went home from the dinner defer
mined To sustain his assertions He wrote 70
General John Sullivan. then president OF the
STAT" OF New HAMPSHIRE To procure the ant
l"fs. bones ana hide Of "A large bull moose and
nave the sam" shipped TO Paris as well "a the
heads of some other deer. Letters were then
TWO months IN transit from France 10 America
ana J"fcrs"ns letter reached Durham New
hampshire. early in the winter. General Sulli-
van at once set about organizing a grand moose
hunt
ON the third or fourth day a herd Of six was
found IN wcll-troddcn yard, one of which was
an antlercd male.
The labors Of the hunting party had but begun
however The place twenty miles distant
from settlements, in the midst Of so dense a
wilderness that road had to be cleared almost
continuously for the rude sled on which the
carcass was drawn out 10y the woodsncn
When they reached Durham the head antlers
hlio ana bones along with the heads Of three or
-FOUR deer were all put into very large strong
ccated box which was duly hauled by team
sters To Boston. for shipment by sailing vessel
to Paris.
Freight was long on its way from America
to France. In 1887: and this big box unfor-
tunateiy went astray. 1t was not till the fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
A STATUE or RUFUS CHOATH
DANIEL. c. FRENCHFS BRONZE TO STAND m
TIE NEW BOSTON COURTHOUSE

| -.
THE NEW BOSTON COURTHOUSE.
| The sculptor Daniel G. French Of this cI,,
has recently completed an heroic bronze statu.
Of Rufus Choate the brilliant Massachusetts
| lawyer and orator. who died nearly forty yean
ago Mr. Frenchs statue Is to DO paced insd,
the great hall OF the new courthouse in Boston
1t Is gift TO that city from the late George B
| HYDE. teacher Of Boston. who at his death
| left $1,000 to be expended upon sultab.
statue as a memorial to the great lawyer Tx
commission to execute such q statue was given
TO Mr. French three or four years ago and b.
has been occupied with the work at interval
ever since then until few weeks ago F1
various reasons 1t was advisable rot to hum
the making Of The statue. The figure Itself
sevcn feet high. and will stand upon pedestal
OF suitable proportions. Mr.. French WORKED
| from various photographs and fr1 m a bust
ChOate executed by the sculptor Thomas Bal
The attitude chosen represents that habituilI
assumed by Choatc when pleading an importas
criminal case The lines u the tall. grace.a
figure indicate the dignity and ease for whc.
| choate renowned. and the face wears
serious yet kindly expression In his LEFT han!
he holds the briefs Of his case. while with b
right he grasps the lapel Of his coat. in ghG
was with him a characteristic manner when al
dressing an audience. Several members Of -
Choate family and others who remember u
noted orator have seen the statu" and ~
unanimous In praising its fidelity Of likena
and the spirit Of It's execution.
1t was intended that the unyei!lnS shOgs
take place In the latter part u this month. q
the new courthouse in Boston. but Il is NV
probable that 1t will be postponed The pedesu
which was first made did not please Mr.. Frencs
and orders have been given FOR a rev one
green serpentne marble. II 1t IS decided 10 10
veil the statue on the old pedestal. IN, ceremO'l
may take place soon. but IT, as Mr.. Frena
thought a day or two ago. the committee
charge OF the matter intend 10 wait for ne nes
pedestal 10 be finished the unyeiliug VII NJ
occur until August.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
CROCIS EATING BIRDS.
From Nature.

From Nature.
A correspondent from Bangor. England writes
An instance Of Il locally acquired habit IN p"ue
on which ii would be interesting to collect w
formation from different districts. Is afforded W
the behavior of Sparrows toward the uoWeis ~
garden crOcuses. Here in Bangor We have na
croctiScS blosSoming two years in succesN
without Il single flower being eaten OF, IN sA
dcns at Cambridge and other places ever.
flower liz pulled to pieces almost before II ~.
fully opened 1t would seem that the nowuHi
contain some agreeable havoring matter VIM
the Bangor birds have fortunately neS -
learned to appreciate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S MOOSE.
HOW HE CONVINCED THE NATURALIST
BURTON.
From the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion
4 curious instance Of Jefcrson'S care 10 COZ 70
rect any wrong impression or sentiment con-
corning America resulted from a IuDllc di"'c
in Paris which he attended late in the year
l1SG Among the other distinguished men pres
cnt WAS the celebrated naturalist Button. then
a great authority.
The fauna Of America were not wen known III
that time in Europe. Button himself had never
seen the American panther, the ELK, the moose
and he held the theory that all American AMI
mails were generally inferior To their conScncrs
Of the old World.
with his usual positiVoncss Button expressed
this opinion in the course Of his remarks ut the
dinner When hc had finished. Jefferson rose
and with due courtesy To 50 aged ana learned Il
man. expressed his conviction that the great
naturalist had fallen into grave error
He m, ntioncd certain American BIRDS ana llsh
which compare fdvOrably in appearance ana SIZE
with their like Of Europe and Asia, he spoke
next # the PANTHER and bear. and then, pas. ING
on to the numerous species of American deer,
drscrih"d tn" size. " isht and antlcrS OF the
elk and moose.
His account Of the moose particularly as TO
the weight which ii atiains and the great
breadth Of its antlcrs. was listened to with gen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24

RITY OF SUBSTANCES.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-14
ELIZABETH WADswoRTH CHAPTER
The First Meeting After Vacation

The First Meeting After Vacation
After q vacation of two months the
members of Elizabeth Wadsworth chapter
met Monday afternoon in the Ladies'
Auxiliary parlors of the Y. M. Y. A.
building, corner of Congress and Hlgn
streets, Regent Mrs. J. B. Shepherd pre-
siding. The secretary being absent MRS
Kendall was chosen to fill the vacancy
Articles were read from the American
Monthly Magazine telling what the many
CHAPTERS of D. A. R. have been doing
throughout the country in the way OF re-
lief.
Mrs. Kendall, the chairman OF commit
tee on supplies for soldiers box 1or
Chickamauga, givs report of how the
money appropriated by the chapter was
expended and b = what means more Iunus
were raised to meet the demands. one
cave a list of what was forwarded IN the
box and expressed to members OF the COM
mittee who in any way aided in furnish
ing or by work. She also gave report OF
what has besn.and is now being done by
the same committee in behalf OF Jne
obaptar for the returned sick soldiers and
gave an interesting account of her visits
to the hospital.
The chairman was followed by the
treasurer of committee, Miss Mcdonald,
who gave report of the financial con-
aition, and related personal interviews
with the hospital patients whose gratitude
for the good things carried to them was
indescribable and stated that fruit or
ielley left at her home. 772 Congress
street, by members Of the chapter or
friends would be promptly forwarded to
the sick in the soldiers ward.
Another sum of money was voted by
the chapter for use of this committee.
Meeting adjourned to meet IN the same
rooms the second Monday in October.