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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05


~ Herve journalist. publicist and member OF
the French Academy was born on May r. 1895. at
ST. Denis in the island Of Reunion. He was the
son ~ a professor OF mathematics IN the college
OF that town. where he began his studies ter
minated eight years afterward IN particularly
brilliant manner IN Paris AZ the College Napoleon
In 1874 he entered the Normal School, being the
first the list for promotion in the department or
literature but he sent in his resignation shortly
afterward In order TO devote his undivided atten'
ton 70 journalism.
He was connected FIRST with the Revue Dc I'm
structon Publique" and %he Revue contem-
por iine which he contributed Os6) the political
summary Then he became Editor OF the courier
de Dimanche' $3.50. Of the Temps GssA and OF
the "Epoque" 1850. The hostility OF the Gov
eminent rendering II almost impossible for him 20
continue his connection with French hewspapedL
he transferred his services 10 the journal ue
Geneve. OF which ne became one OF The principal
correspondents. 49, \.
After the publication Of the Imperial letter OF
January 49, 1867 naugurating new system for the
French press NJ Herve established. In connection
with VI Jean Jacques Weiss. the journal DE
Paris d$7). which soon became noted Tor its per
sistent attacks upon the Imperial regime. Al the
general election OF Nav. 1853. NJ. Herve came for-
ward. in the Circonscrpton Of Arras as the can
ddate OF the Liberal Opposition. under the patron
age OF NJ Theirs bur he was defeated by the or
fetal candidate. NJ Sens.
VI Weiss having retired from the strife of ponn-
cal Journalism on being nominated General secre-
tary OF the Ministry o. Fine Arts. VI Herve re-
NAMED sole editor ~ the Journal De Paris IN
the early part OF 1873 ne started the SoleiI.
large political one-cent newspaper Wnlch AT, trl-
utset was merely an onshoot OF t..e Journal De
Paris" and conducted ~ the same htera,g
STAFF After the visit Of the Comte de Paris 70
FrohsdorT which preceded the attempt 20 re-
establish the ancient monarchy. VI nerve pro,
claimed loudly "the reconciliation OF the House or
France" and engaged with reference 20 ms SUP,
ject in an animated controversy win Edm?t n
About Editor Of the DIX Neuvieme steele me
dispute ending IN duel. in which NJ ABOUT wa
slightly wounded After the proclamation OF ""
Septennate VI Herve supported the Polcy OF ' &c
Rroziie CiSsy and Buffet Cabinets on APT. =
iS-s he announced the discontnuance OF the Jour
ma De Paris after nine years OF a stormy exist
ercs since that time he had edited the -olel
In February 1885. elected a meInosr OF IN, w
French Academy. succeeding the DUO Dc Noa.iies
f-rder he title Of Tine Page d Historic Contem-
porainA" ne published in 1853 series OF prhlan,
articles on the English elections and the Ieaaink
English statesmen OF that day HIS literary repu,a
ION however chiefly due 20 MS lournaIlrtlc
s.va -emarkahls for rs elegant sohristy ana com
nactness In the "SOeil." he often wrote over .h-
5sendorvr "Raoul Valnay The decoration ., mo
legion OF Honor was conferred upon MIN 70 S'S
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srr.NFR cRoMA NEARLY ForNDERED.

ST. Johns. y. r. Jan 4-The Arrow Line steamer
Troma CAPTAIN Tindale. bound from Leith ana
r,undea 70 New-York with a general cargo. put in
here to-day with her rudder disabled She mad been
nineteen DAYS out from Dundee. having encountered
terrific weather For the last ten days the steamer
was almost unnanageable owing 10 the accident 70
her rudder During this time tremendous seas con
stantly SWEEP ner decks covering everything tnicK
" With ice and II feared the steamer would go
DOWN She will be obliged 10 dock here for repairs
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CORNELL STUDENTS DROPPED.

ithaca y 7. Jan As A result Or m" ,all
term examinations in Cornell University. thirty
one students failed pass and were dropp"i
from the register rolls. This number i twenty-
Eve less than that OF last year az the same ok
aminations In the College Of Law five were
dronped against twenty last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
POOR TRAVEL FACILITIES IN THE BRONX

The Huck cherry trolley road. the peculiar cU
cumstances attending whose origin have never
mean ou,ts forgotten nv a dubious public. Is about
the only thing the .ueller IN The Bronx has 10 de-
pend on for loca. travel And II Is a broken reed
indeed especially when a snowstorm Ike tnat OF
Saturday night hits The Bronx Last saturday
night when the storm had fairly got TO work there
was little usefulness 10 ne found IN the Uo"eS
system Of the Huckeberry road. Plenty or people
uera hours and hours In getting their homes
from the Harlem FOR there no elevated rcad
70 hep them out. One In an hour ana a hdIl
US The average that was maintained all night;
The employees OF the road seemed ne'pless ah1
ahsolutelv ignorant as 70 what might Dc "Np"'l 20
IN, vnuld be passengers. Many people spen. me
better part Of the night IN getting TO their homes
- ~ brorx
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robn Mason Clarke. the geolostst. was Dor

Iohn Mason Clarke, the geolosst. was born N
cansndaigua n. Y. in 1857 He was educated al
Amherst and at the University OF Goettingen Ger
many From 1881 until 1884 he was professor ,,S or
$1,000 Mass after which he filed similar chair
a. The Massachusetts Agricultural College al
ia 80. IN 1855 ne became Assistant Paleontoi-
frsa, ~ the State OF New-fork He Il the author
~ saveral works on geology
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
EsTERHAzY SUMMONED TO PARIS.
THE corRr WANTS 10 EXAMINE THE AUTHOR
OF THE DREYFUs BoRDEREAU.

OF THE DREYFUs BORDEKEAO.
Paris Jan. 4.-Major Cornte FERDINAND wal
sin Esterhazy now known 10 be the author OF
the Dreyrus bordereau. has been summoned 10
appear before the Court Of Cessation on Janu-
arv 70 II is understood that while no formal
undertaking has been given. he Will be free
from arrest coming and going.
II Is expected that the Dreyfus dispositions will
be received on Saturday from Cayenne. and the
Court will then decide whether Dreyfus's actual
presence is necessary IN Paris II is believed
however that the whole examination Will De
conducted by telegraph. at ar enormous ex
pense in order TO avoid dangerous Manifesto
tons here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
DECISION ~ FAVOR OF YALE.

UNIVERSITY WINS ITS APPEAL AGAINST THE
NEw-HAvEN BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Hartford Conn., Jan. The supreme 'ourt
handed down It's decision to-day IN the appeal OF
Yale University from the New-Haven Bcarn OF
ASSESSORS The decision is for the plantin. and Is
therefore a signal victory for Yale. as severa!
nIo.s ~ ground the dormitories and several leased
properties belonging TO the University are exempt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
NEW BISHOP or BRAZIL.

~. Rev Iuci.n Lee Kinsoving will De conse
Grated Bishop Of Brazil al ST BARTHOLOMEW"
Church tomorrow morning al 1870 The Clergy
are invited 10 attend with their vestmen& Inc
new Bishop been missionary IN brd1l! L ~
aa.ff
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PROBABLE DISASTER At SEA.
THE STEAMER CATANIA. WITH TWENTY
FIVE MEN. THOUGHT TO BE LOST.
THE MEsABA STOOD BY FOR TWENTY Two HOURS
AN EFFORT TO HELP THE DIS
TRESSED VESSEL.

IN AN EFFORT TO HELP THE DIS
rREssED VESSEL
London. Jan. 4-The Atlantic Transport Com
pany's steamer Mesaba- Captain Layland. from
New-York on December "a for this port which
passed Prawle Point yesterday and reported that
she spoke the American steamer Catania. Cap
tain Furlong. from Glasgow on December II for
NewYork in distress in latitude ~ north and
longitude rs west. has arrived here. with de-
tails Of the meeting. Captain Layland says he
met the Catania on December % Her funnel
had been washed away and her decks had been
swept She asked 10 he taken In tow. and the
Mesaha agreed TO do 80 II possible. boat from
the Mesaba. containing the chief officer and five
men. was launched. and attempted to put a line
on board the distressed steamer but failed TO do
account Of the heavy seas which were run
ming
The chief officer. however finally succeeded in
securing a line from the Catania but the seas
were so high that he forced TO drop IT, as It's
weight was endangering the boats crew Of the
Mesaba. AS night was falling and the strength
Of the gale was increasing. further attempts TO
take the Catania in tow were impossible.
The Catania then signalled. Don't abandon
me-" and the Mesaba answered that she would
not Then the Mesaba asked the Catana people
II they would not abandon their ship. but they
refused 10 do The Mesaba stood by the
Catania all night long. and the latter did not
fire any signals Of distress. But at daylight she
was invisible. After searching for the missing
vessel until o'clock on the morning Of Decem-
Der 80 the Mesaba proceeded for London. hav-
ing stood by for twenty-five hours.
The Catania is an IRON schooner-rtgged screw
steamer OF 2s3s tons gross register and 1892 tons
She built at Glasgow in 1881. and belongs
10 the Tweede Trading Company. OF New-York
Inquiries made ar the Offices OF the Tweedie Trad
ing Company show that there were about twenty
Ave men on board the steamer which was in ballast
and insured but 70 what extent could not be ascer-
tanned. Neither could list OF those board be
obtained
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
ANDREW A. BONNERs WILL FILED.

The will ~ A A. Bonner. who died recently was
AIed FOR prohat. in the Surrogates ONCE YESTERDAY
Tho neti,ior sets the value OF the estate at $3.50"
Fverv,hing ne possessed is left by Mr. Bonner 70
his wife Mrs Jeanette F. Bonner who is also
named as exerutrtx Of the estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
oorrpyoHs EXCEPTION FOrRG

Albany Jan. A-ciovernor Roosevelt announces
,ha, Ma hours for receiving Senators and As
s.rnhlvrn4n will b. from 10 IN II o'clock In tho
morning and from 70 o'clock in the afternoon
These hours vii. be reserved exclusively FOR then'
and the hours for the public audiences VII De an
90 iafar All Newspaper will be received
A. II o'clock in tho morning and At 40 O'Clock IN
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FINED FOR LIBELLTNG A MINISTER.

Paris Jan. A civil court mere mas "'u''eu
The Comtesse de Marte the well known writer
over the pen name Of "Gyp" in 800 francs dam
ages and costs for publishing In a recent BOOK
libel against Senator Trarieux. the former Minister
M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
SrprKF SPREADING IN GERMANY.

Berlin Jan THE strike in the Rhenish veivet
n,.,r,ct 1. spreading TO Crefeld The weavefs IN
eight factories have struck IN Enpen ee,s' =, =
thousand men are affected.
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PRESIDENT FATRE PARDONS MANY.

Paris Jan I'm accordance with New year
custom. President Faure has issued parnohs OF r.
ductions OF sentence number or persons cuIl-
demned pv courts-martal SIX hundred an9 IoIts
seven viii receive the benefit OF the Presidehual
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vps CHARLES MATTHEW'S

rondon. Jan Mrs Charles Matthew 'ne
actress formerly known a. MISS LIZZIE DS'-"''' -
ri led Yesterday ar Bright
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DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY

For New-Engiant and Eastern New-fork rain colder
IN the ,nterix southerly winds becoming north
westerly: fair and much colder Friday
For the District Of Columbia, Eastern pennsylvania
Nev-Jers~y Delaware Maryland and virginia rain. FOL
lowed by fair: colder fair and colder FRIDAY -sn
eou.hwestery winds. becoming northwesterly
For Vest Virginia. Western Nev-fork anc western
p.nnsvvanla rain. clearing and much colder Thursday
forenoon night hw--teriy gales o~comns north
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IrsrRJA TO HAVE AN EMBASSY HERE.

ronaon Jan "A dispatch from Vienna says
Count Goluchowsk. the Austro-HunSar'an Mn
cou"' r,o-e,gr Affairs. will shortly ask for a
'S =, do- "a elevcte the Austro- Hun arian
credit W ., Wellington 10 the rank Of EN-
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should be read DAY by a. Interested
!" F5r.sn mails Or ,a- -nsns January 800 s.a
s9ss promptly ~ p a. gs . m. s5.r sarsr IA
eosins time 81 ne ~ ee .rS. xrr- v.us
sArrRpAY-At a m. for F-1nc- - 'z.rsna raiy.
spain Portugal Turkey. Eeyp' and Bftish india -
o, Eu-ep. mus directed per "a ias.ogne " a.
n ''r N-,hsranas airsr per N11...- n>
a, 90 m supplementary, 1870 NJ Or Earop. 80
i..f. per "''' ''''
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tsy. az, prni.e a, -e for ether p.s
FSr9p. am.ricar white s,sr steamers N "ecne.-
srcn sns German steamers SATURDAY., iAss nisa
matter f'r a.. countries for "Aieh my arc AA'~
.r IN. closing ., supplementary unsAisnro nane
n.ns. &c.. q, m. American Erslish French AL osr-
man steamers and remain op~n gnh riihin IN ra'nsio
Of N. % SALINE - -i-aner
MAILS TOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL. ANEHfcA- YET
INDIES. ETC
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sa,saa stt-rs ,or veaesi.A cs-se.o 'tnit.: ars.n
. .na t'' ~ y N far Bra-n PEI daa..o VA Pee.
bahia ani 9 J.aeo .. gr :. :. Ss1s -,
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or. Manitoba. Al : n supplementary ~ N!
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re an ~ n ,or Newfoundland per. sn''.'
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2er' si7Hr 10 30 a N ~ cu6. fsr /. : cooshs
Wa Hsvsn. Osfierr must % directed Yer Donch' 81
10 ~ a "a TOY Camp~che fgcataa. fAnasco sic ca
per 80. 1890 @5., - ma ~ s-r Ksrss.ss~ =
- p m f1r Nassau. \ ?. Ssr ''>amsr fro@ Ma>rnI
srNb.Y-n rp 70, c.-a nes p, ,,...sr -. =.
steamer from Hs.ifsN
Mall. FOR Newfoundland By rail 70 North s,ansy. ga
MAJ 49, nv steamer close ortce tailz a, ~
.co,n.c,ing clo~-r every MJnizf Wednesday
ana SATURDAY. MAJ for Nisssen. p. =. - sos.oa,
. m Mails Cubs. BY rail- 20 isrf l,taia ia snf
ihenoe BY sissme' - -, syrs.e We,,....s sos
rrssv uaGs f5r CITY. overland anlsss specia.-
y addresses ~ aispateh ,, .ssn-' s9s. :, ~:
mai closes . r.. previous DAY
rRANsPAcIFIc aAfiS.
Mails for Hawai- per Australia rom sAn z,
m Mails FOR china an Japan Yras f" ,.srs
Mar from seattle eios" here fay 40 ~ .sn9 49,,
a. $50 New W z-a'ar9 X Hassn ans ~ Islands:
Ger !, warr,snoa ,trom vancouver. lose here dsiv
s Me-. D: sor csina Jspa" ana Harsl
Doric tfror san Francesca ~ a',- ar lin. srs
y Ia.s p-r Tacoma from TsoonA'. esss hsrs
daily ep Jsna.y y at ., w., Aa.,r.ls shiss
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ru and I.anas o, :, ;,n aMPo.s rH" sss
m ana % p m nnai elosas on arrival q
camPanis due O., 70 come e9nnse, and s'1 Japan per
oss., OF Japan from vancogv.fi. elose here deiiy
s go q ssv. Ms' s lSs r. sr.a sssy
ssn.e h.r. daily 20 &c January = a, $50 p m
Transparent mail. are torwsrses :, e. ON Is. es.ssms
aa ~ their aninerrupsd ffsssss-rse
mail closes c6nSEE Rr.'1 %,N corr pe.,m....
po.,orrc. New Yors \ Y. December 81. 1888
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Religions \ oilres.


DAILY PRAYER MEETINGS al IL q elock during ss1
week OF prayer In chapel Broadway raoernacie corno
24th-st under auspices Ladies' Christian Cotn4 No
MARGARET BOrTcNE besds Satu1dA2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-05
AN AMERICAN GEOLOGIsT HONoRED.
DEGREE CONFERRED ON JOHN MASON CLARKE
BY MARBURG UNIVERSITY.

Berlin Jan. 1.-THE faculty Of MHburg University
has conferred honorary doctorate on the Ameri-
can eeologist. John Mason Clarke
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

7, thi. diagram the continuous line shows the
changes In pressur. indicated by The Triounes self
recording The dotted line shows the tehpfa
ture az recorded a Perrys Pharmacy
Tribune once Jan s. m.-The weather yesterday
va. rainy In the morning clearing al night The TEN
ranged 80 A. degrees the average
I.o ss~,.., being IA degrees higher Of Tues
ay and w degrees that OF the corresponding
day OF last year
Rain n Indicated for to-day.
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OBITUARY.
Anne MARIE EDoUARp HERvE.

Paris Jan IN Anne Marie Edouard Herve.
Editor Of the "Soeil," died to-day In his sixty
fourth
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Tn. Evangelical ALLAN 80.

w f E.k OF PIX n Fix.
ssrv,c-r each Cay this w~sk a. , ~
N no t'rIlsgiats Reformed fflzck.
Fiff1 Ave and 21fh -
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Kane ISSss a. -R--fh-en. you -~QnGs01 q
attend fgn-ra service q ate 49, ftaree q
Iar-ns a - M.cha-r- church a@rh. sne
tzn-sve THURSDAY Jalgar, q lN D. n. - NbrOD
TvrsS Master PENoYAR. Secretary.
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The Genera Society u Ns-nsnfD and rrAAss00 2
'h- C~'v u N-~York With pr9touac r-xrss snnouss-
made Of Tho t-ath. NnlAy no ?. nStAAS
S.~'g~- Long Island n Fro'bsr wallazl
pr-n ~ many years member = fhs so~1ssy al
= faithful member % f. Library cou-
Mite CHARLES A OWEN. Pfsrfsnl
RICHARD DAVIES Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24

If you think you are going to make any
fashionable pet of me you are wrong. I'm
not going to bow down and worship at the
shrine OF Madam Grundy. I'm going to
wear whatever comes handy. a hats a
hat and a coats coat. and there's no rea-
son why I shouldn't pick out whichever
suits me. You want me to look like one of
these pictures that the tailors hang up on
the wall; one Of these men who look as if
their legs were plaster of Paris and whose
chests appear to be stuffed with sawdust.
Well, I'll tell you right now L won't do it.
Any clothes l possess are good enough to
wear wherever l feel like it, and I'm not
going to go around posing as a sartorial
symphony"
You are quite right, dear. But 1 don't
believe you have the courage of your con-
victions."
81 haven't? I'd like a chance to prove it"
We'll, I'll wager you So which / have
that there are combinations of your famil-
lar attire which you won't wear
''Tll take it."
"All right. I'll lay the clothes out for
you and you can put them on when say
ready"
She hurried up the stair and he mutter-
ed:
That will be as easy ten as ever took
wings and flew my way" In a few minutes
she called to him.
IN wait for you in the guest chamber"
said she. The cheval glass is in there.
Do you want it while you dress?'
''Of course l don't. What do 1 want with
mirror I'm no gilded beauty, and
don't intend to mince around and worry
about my decorations. I'm going to get into
those things and get down town. I'll be
back in an hour or two and collect the
money"
1t was not long before he presented him.
self in silk hat, turn-down collar,
red Ascot tie, a dress coat, pair of bicy-
Gle trousers, golf stockings and arctic over
shoes.
'Tll admit that you've picked out queer
combination he said cheerily. But I'm
not going to back down."
He caught sight of his reflection in the
glass. He rubbed his eyes and then ex-
claimed hoarsely:
Hannah, you win."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24
PARADISE FOR BIRDS.
The White House Grounds Possess
Many Charms for Them.

Birds having keen eve out for residence
quarters in Washington find the White
House grounds the most fashionable and
select neighborhood they can enter. This
is especially so of birds desiring quiet life.
without being subjected to the rubber
necking'' of other birds, animals and HUI
man beings. Sparrows in great numbers
have their homes in the grounds, but they
would be just as much at home on Penn
sylvania avenue, and it is said by the bird
doctor at the White House that the spar
rows which live around there are recluses,
or have been run away from thu thickly
settled quarters of the city. There Is plenty
of room for more of these little rascals in
the grounds, where the trees furnish quiet
places for building and Matching, but the
great majority of these birds appear not to
care much for these delightful grounds. For
feeding purposes the White House grounds
are not a success. because they are always
kept clean. In addition to the value Of the
grounds for residence purposes, there is one
distinct advantage. That is in the bathing
facilities. The White House sparrows are
like Japanese people in this respect When
they are not chattering about this thing
and that they are bathing in the different
fountains in the grounds. At all hours OF
the day, but more particularly in the morn
ing the little sparrows assemble at the
fountains, fit to the leaves Of the water
plants and dive and duck as long as they
desire. They are not SOOu swimmers, ana
do not wear fancy bathing suits. Where
water is convenient sparrows are cleanly
little animals. Each leaf of a water plant
is strong enough to hold the weight of a
bird, and there is not much danger of
drowning. At any rate, no life guards are
stationed by the sparrows to watch and
protect incautious birds.
Blackbirds, robins, thrush, bluebirds and
crows make their homes in the White
House grounds, together with other varie-
ties. Nearly all the year round robins may
be seen in the grounds, and they have their
nests somewhere about They fly about the
front of the grounds and hunt among the
flowers and plants for worms. They do not
battle themselves like the sparrows. They
are comparatively tame, as no ons bothers
them. These few robins have been In the
grounds for years. They do not go far
north, like the others of their tribe, in the
summer months. The Washington climate
suits them. In the winter they disappear
for a trip to the winter resorts in the south,
but come back in the early spring. The
blackbirds seen in the grounds are big fell
lows, half as big as crows and, just as CLOS
sy black.
A raincrow which lives in thu grounds
and in the trees of Lafayette Square can be
heard just before each rain. giving his Pc
culiar warning that rain may be expected.
Oldtimers at the White House say that this
bird Is better prophet than the weather
bureau, so far as rain is concerned.