The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-07

some years ago, and promised excel
lent results until the hot weather
came. and then the effect was simply
melting. They all broke up and this
so broke up the discovcler of the COM
position that it is said he had TO break
up his business.
WE'LL REPRESENTED
The fishes are to be very numerous.
perhaps representing as many as 130
kinds, and ranging in size from the
great blue shark to the little stckle-
back This collection has been ar
ranged under the supervision of Bar
ton A. Bean, AS in all the other ex-
hibits, each specimen will have Il label
giving the popular and scientific names,
the geographical distribution, etc. AL
most every color under the sun will be
observable, e. g.. White fish, straw
berry bass, striped bass, yellow tail.
blue fish, black fish (from Alaskal,
red mullet, etc. Some again are named
from their likeness to other animals
and various common objects. such as
paddle fish, catfish, buffalo fish, razor
back, lizard fish, pipe fish, sea horse,
squirrel fish, sail fish, spear fish.
thread fin. butterfly fish, pumpkin seed,
ea-mink, sheepshead, angel fish, hog
fish. parrot fish, trigger fish, file fish,
trunk fish. sea raven, wolf fish, toad
fish, pig fish, sword fish, etc. Some
rare South American forms will also
be exhibited, IL possible, e. g.: The
characins, the large arapaima, electric
eel. various cat fishes, etc.
In concluding the discussion of the
az ha
that it is hoped to assemble a special
group of animals to illustrate the ex-
traordinary power they possess Of
changing their color in order to pro-
tect themselves from some pending
danger.
GEOLOGY OF THE CONTINENT.
The last group of exhibits to be
considered Is that representing the
geology of the continent. In some re-
spects this feature is the most difficult
on account of the weight of the ma
terial and the cost of transporting it
from distant regions. There will be
shown the fossil animals, including
restoratlons and originals of the large
vertebrates. including Zeuglodon, a
large whale-like mammal from the
states, Ticeratops, Titanotherlum and
others. Some 200 specimens of fossil
| ammonltes and crinoids are also TO be
exhibited, The exhibit will also in
clude systematic collection of miner
ais, comprising about 120 specimens,
and there will also be an interesting
series OF striking forms of concretion-
ary structure in crystalline and frag-
mental rocks, including stalagmites,
stalactites and fossil woods The SER
| les OF native elements will include car
| bon, in the form OF diamond or graph
| ite, sulphur, tellurium, arsenic. allie
montite, antimony. bismuth, gold, sill
yer, copper, mercury, amalgam, plati-
mum iridium, iridosmine and iron. The
entire geological exhibit has been
! brought together by DR.. George p.
/ Merrill and Charles Schuchert.
WORK OF THE MUSEUM.
In conclusion, 1t may be stated for
| the information of those not familiar
with the work of the Smithsonian In
| stitution, that the exhibits above de-
scribed, are not the only ones which
! will be brought together under its di-
rectlon. The institution itself Will
show the scope of its own work, large
| ly through it's extensive and dignified
series of publications. The Geological
Park will contribute an exhibit very
similar to that show that the Omaha ex-
position, including model OF the park
photographs and transparencies of ami
nal houses, animals and picturesque
portions of the park. The sstrophyeical al
observatory will exhibit photographs