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The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
GAS PIT Up TO CONGRESS
District Commissioners Suspend Act
Regulating the Price.
Ask Repeal Of the Old Law-WiII
stop Litigation In the
Courts

Action by the District Commissioners
yesterday will shift 20 the shoulders of
Congress the question Of the legal right
Of the local gas companies TO Increase
their capital stock, through d petition for
the appraisement of property by the Su-
preme Court Of the District
The Commissioners approved the draft
OF a joint resolution. prepared by Corpo-
ration Counsel Z. H. Thomas, suspending
section > Of the act Of Congress. regulat-
ing the price OF gas In the District. ap-
proved in 1895. 1t is proposed that the
joint resolution be enacted by Congress
in the early days Of the coming session.
The effect Of the resolution will be
to stop the litigation pending in the
courts relative 10 increasing the stock
Of the two gas companies. and give time
for Congress to investigate the condition
Of the companies and enact such supple
mentary legislation as the situation may
demand
X was maintained at the hearing before
e referee in the Georgetown gas case
at the law of 1896, under which the petit
on was filed with the court, is Of doubt
lUl application. 1t was urged that the
word plant as used in the act is capa-
BILE Of variety OF meanings, as was made
evident at the hearing, the referee in the
case holding that it included real estate
holdings and other items. while the attor-
neys representing the two branches of
the government contended that TIE OBJ
vious meaning of the word plant was
the machinery and facilities used in the
manufacture and distribution Of the prod
yet 10 the consumer.
With the joint resolution will go to Con-
gress the draft of Il bill which was writ
ten last January and submitted to the
commissioners. providing that the price
OF gas of standard quality shall be placed
At 20 cents, and providing a penalty.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
LITTLE TRAFFIC IN TUNNEL.
Disappointed mt Results
with SimpIOn Bore.

Vice Consul Ernest Santi reports the
following from the Milan post regarding
the first years earnings Of the Simplon
tunnel: The first years Cs06-0 operation
of the Simplpn tunnel did not meet expec-
tations. During the year only 27,40O tons
OF goods entered and g. 400 tons left Italy
over this line, while 10000 passengers
were carried through the tunnel. The
authorities expect at least 100000 tons OF
goods will annually pass through the tun-
mel The line earned $40 per mile: the
estimate was 5000 per mile. The COM
p3ny calculated that the line would have
TO produce 5000 in order that the second
tunnel could be built. construction Of
which has been postponed"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
DEPLORES THE WASTE.
Mrs. Adams Williams Gives Lecture
at Library.

Waste Of natural resources and need
OF conservation vas the subject Of an
interesting lecture delivered last night n
the study hall Of the Public Library by
Mrs. Lydia Adams-Williams. Of this city
a member of the Womans' National
Press Association and the international
League Of Press Clubs She is a writer
Of national prominence. and was the
woman who led the rush for the rich
mineral fields in Nevada in October. 1906
One of the most serious problems con.
fronting the people of this country to-
day. said Mrs. Adams Williams rs the
destruction Of the country's natural re-
sources %
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01

was something very good IN Mrs. Brad
ley? Do you remember that she frequent
" covered up something that was bad
about Brown that she hesitated all the
time 70 speak OF Brown in anything ex-
cept loving terms; that her wish was 10
protect Brown. in spite OF all he had done
and in spite % all he had made her do.
and in spite OF the fact that he had
brought her 20 this miserable end? Do
you not remember. too that when the
poetry OF the round table was referred
90. she was asked how many members
that was composed of. and tears suffused
her eyes, and reC0llectiOns came TO her
which come 10 us ALL gentlemen. when
we think OF those amenities Of our in
teilecUual life. when We think OF the
grand associations and the good. glorious.
sweet. loving wife she would have been.
and might have been 10 Brown, had he
not destroyed her mind. as he did her
body2'
Parallel with Hester Prynne.
Mr. Wells finished his address by refer
ring to the letter which Senator Brown
wrote to Mrs. Bradley. in the course OF
which he drew parallel between himself
and Mrs. Bradley and Arthur Dimmes-
dale and Hester Prynne.
Many Of you, perhaps all Of YOU" he
said. have read that powerful mystical
novel Of The Scarlet Letter by Haw-
thorne; that scarlet letter which was
burned into the breast OF the woman by
reason OF her dishono-.
Her honor rooted IN dishcnor stood
And faith unfaithful left her falsely true
The arguments will be resumed Mon
day. Attorney George ?. Hoover will
begin his address TO the jury when court
convenes and will be followed by Judge
Powers. District Attorney Baker will
close for the government. It is expected
that Justice Stafford will complete his
charge and the case will be given 70 the
jury by or O'clock.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
Mr.. zinkhan Honored

Supt. Louis F. Zinkhan. of the Wash
ngton Asylum, was recently elected a
member Of the board Of managers Of the
Associated Charities to represent the
southeast division conference. Mr.. link
han has served as chairman Of that con-
ference for some TING He was also
active in the Charity Organization So
ciety of Baltimore, where he served as a
member Of the board Of managers. AT
the conference there were present ]. Wal
ter Edelin,. secretary of the Navy Yard
Employees Association; Miss Annie Pres
colt. OF the Board OF Charities: Miss Al
2. Davis, teacher at Mount Holyoke
school: Miss Overbee. and Miss Helen s.
Spencer, agent OF the southeast division.
The Largest Morning Circulation.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
Mount vesuvius Active.

Naples. Nov. 2o-The slight activity of
Mount Nesuvius continues. The crater
and the assures surrounding il are emit
ting red ashes. but owing 10 there being
no wind they are not carried far. and
the Vesuvian villages. therefore. are not
suffering 10 any great extent
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
Debate Mt the Y. NJ q 4

AT the meeting Of the Institute Debat-
Ing Society in the Young Mems Christian
association last evening. the question.
Resolved. that it is wise for a young
man 10 incur the necessary debts in Sc
lring college education" c. l. Lar
1elere and J. T. Kennedy spoke for the
airmative aud ID. II. Hemming and
,arence Deyo for the negative. The de-
sion was in favor of the affirmative.
debate with the CLUB of the Philadel-
phia y. NJ. c. "A. in January was an
-ouRced.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
WARNING TO PARENTS.

The MIX Conference appointed by the Dis
trict Commissioners, in view Il the MANY
DANGERS OF RAW MILK. has recon
mended the home-pasteurizing q all raw milk
by bringing il 10 the boiling point. then
withdraw. cool. and keep cold until used
The conference has thereby Endorsed the
advice given by this society for a number
= years to
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
INVENTOR OF TIME LOCK DEAD.
Obermyer'S Idea stolen and Never
Brought Him Cent.

myer, inventor Of the time lock for safes.
is dead al his home. thirty miles west Of
here.
His idea was stolen before he could
procure n patent, and il never brought
him a cent.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
ScALD ALL MILK

tor children.
Parents arc particularly warned against
the erroneous opinion held by some that pas
;eurizing affects either the digestisility or the
nutritiye value Of the milk. or that. as a
rule. it viii produce any bad effects what
soeyer.
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION o.
SICKNESS.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
Asks No "Unyyritten Law"

Asks No "Unyyritten Law"
we do not say this. gentlemen. in the
spirit OF asking any unwritten law YER
dict We want no unwritten law here in
Jhis community. We want the law OF the
land. the law that his honor WIN lay
down. the law that we are making this
plea on. that the womans mind was un-
hinged by reason OF the terrible suffering
she went through. and that when she
shot the man she loved. she still loved
him, and still loves him to-day with al
the ardoT Of an insane affection that SIC
had for him. that he taught her 10 have
for him
Mr.. Wells read from the testimony Of
witnesses, to show that Mrs Bradleys
mind was unbalanced when she was in
Washington. and said:
Mrs Bradley makes no plea Of insan-
ity. We plead X for her Gentlemen.
when she was called on in the only trial
that she had ever before this time 10 tell
the truth. did she not tell IT, even il IL
might send her TO the peaitentiary? Are
you guilty OF Illicit relations with Arthur
Brown 6uilty. But when Il came down
10 protecting her children. and when IL
her idOlatrous love for him, she turns TO
the judge and says. oh. judge, ne is the
father Of my children. / cannot testify
subjecting herself to contempt OF court
for that man Though when she comes to
this court, she comes with the presump-
ton Of innocence. and il follows her from
the beginning to the end OF the trial, ac-
cording to law. until the government has
proved beyond a reasonable doubt that
she IS guilty OF every element and in
gredient Of the kind charged I say she
comes to this court as truthful a woman
as ever stepped upon witness stand.
First Meeting with Brown.
1T has been suggested, gentlemen, that
she was bad in the beginning, that she
met Brown at Mrs. Browns house No
such thing. The record does not prove
it. She met Brown by the introduction
Of her uncle. when she was woman of
twenty-four or twenty-five years Of age.
Her uncle. Mr. Ryan. who was then the
head OF the waterwOrks department in
salt Lake City. introduced her. and that
was perfectly proper and lawful intro
duction; and because she yielded and
fell 10 him, are We then to say that that
makes her sane to-day. Are we then 10
say that because he -overcame her. she
was the adUlterer2 Do you not think
that the little woman whose home was
unhappy is more 10 be excused in that
respect. If we have TO discuss that end
of 1t, far more in the beginning than this
man Of intelligence. who had been lifted
to the highest Office. and who. as she
expressed it, had held the confidence of
all the people Of Utah? Why might she
not confide in him? She followed him
and believed in him. and she began to
believe that his ringing words. Your
blood with mine mingled yet shall mount
the throne Of kings meant something
to her.
DO you remember. gentlemen while
she was on the witness stand that there
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-09

PoR CUANTO: Don lose Martinez
Ogando, por medic de su abogado
Juan Guzman Benltez, ha presentado
en- esta Corte Municipal una moci6n
sofcitando la conversion de inscrip~
cion pesesoria en- dominica de la ST
guientc hnca:
'Rl1stica: Terreno EN- el barrio de
'Barrjo Nuevo' de la Jurisdiction &c
de NaranJito. compuesto de veinte Y
dos cuerdas de terreno, equival entes
ocho hectar reas. .ssetenta cinco areas
y ounce centiareas, colindante por el
Este con Lucas Narva Ell; por ell Norte
y Oeste. con don Andres Gonzalez
Canton; y por Ell Sur, con el 1eferido
seflor Gonzalez Canton y con L1cas
Narvaez'
Que dicha fnca Sc formo de las tres
parcelas 'siguientes:~
A.-Cinco cuerdas. equivalente a
una hectarea, noventa y seis areas y
cincuenta y dos centiareas, co1indan-
tes por Ell Saliente, con don lose Gas
CO, por ei Norte, con don Isidro Diaz
y por el Poniente Sur, con don An
dres Gonzalez Canton -cuya inscrip-:
cion es de possession y fue hecha ia /
vor de don Hilarion Rivera y Her
nandez, en- Ell folio 231. del tomo Yde
Naranjito, finca 1853, inscription pri-
mera, con fecha diez y seis de Julio
de mil ochocientos noventa cuatro.
B.-Diez cuerdas de terreno, igual
a tres hectareas. noventa y tres areas
Y cUatro centiareas, en- cOlindancia al
Este, con don Ltcas Narvaez Y Mu-
fIoz, por Ell Norte, con Basilio Rodri-
guez y Lopez; por el Poniente, con
Celestino Ortiz y Rivera; y por Ell
Sur, con Manuela Loubriel; cuya ms
cripcion primera es de possession y fue
hecha a favor de dofia Maria Rivera
y Rosa, en- Ell folio 2Io, del tomo 2 de
Naranjito, hnca o., con fecha 20 de
Febrero de mil ochocientos noventa
C.-Siete cuerdas de tcrreno, igual
4 dos hectareas. ochenta y cinco areas
" cincuenta y nueve centiareas, colin
dante por el Este y Norte, con terre-
nos de don Lne4s Narvaez; por e1 O.
este, con don Andres Gonzalez Can
ton y don Basilio Rodriguez, despues
el mismo Canton; y por el Sur, con
Hilarion Rivera. cuyas siete cuerdas
Sc segregan de veinte y dos cucrdas
igual ocho hectAreas sesenta cua-
tro Areas y sesenta sentiareas. colin /
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-09

|dantes por Il Saliente. con don Ideas
Narviez; por el Ncrie, con don Pedro
|Orraca y Companfa; por q Oeste, con
don Andres Gonzalez Canton i Ia Su-
|cesion de don Basilio Rodriguez; u
por el Sur. con Hilari6n Rivera, cuva
inscription primera es de possession y
fue hecha q favor de doa L1lcas Mar
vaez y Mufloz, al folio I2o del tomo d
de Naranjito, 6nca 2I5, con fecha
nueve de Julio de mil oehocientos
noventa y seis. g.
PoR TANTo habiendo sido admiti-
da dicha moci6n, sc dispuso por el
Honorable Jose J. Acosta, Juez de la
Corte, Sc snunciara la pretension adu-
cida en- uno de los peri6dicos de San
Juan, por tres veces, a fin de que, los
que Sc cream perjudicados en- sus de-
rechos puedan ejercitarios en- el ter
mino de ounce dias con&ar de<de Ell
de Ia publicacion de este edicto.
Y a los efectos dispuestdS expido
la presente dc orden dc la Honorable
Corte de Bayamon. seis de mil no.
vecientos siete.-Guillermo Kengel,
Secretario. z
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-09
Apuntes miscelanicos

-Durante Enero Febrero, Fran :
cia import6 mercancias /por valor de
$Io2 o8o.ooo y exporto:otras que va
liam 500, ,2Io.ooo.
Antes Tdnez. dependia de sus
viflas, aceitunas, cereales y ganado.
Ahora Sc explotan minas y Sc cons
truyen ferrocarriles para dar mayor
y mas rapida salida sus productos.
En- el distrito de Lancash ire, In
glsterra, los tejedores de lana ganan
de Sf.44 4 SI3. 20 por semana, seg'1n
81 grado de habilidad.
-Hace pocos af1os. Noruega empe-
z6 apartar cierta cantidad del pro-
ducto de impuesto sobre bebidas, con
destino 4 I'm fpndo de rrnsiones para
anclauo< tIene reunidos ya =. 100000
peso.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1907-05-09
9
En- La COR1E DE- DISTRITo
DEL DIS1RITO JUDICIAL DE- lReCIBO, ?. R.
Estados Unidos dc America !
El Presilente ISS.
de los Estados Unidos.
EX--PARTE,
Ramon Gonzalez Vargas.

PoR CUANTo: Ramon Gonzalez Var
gas, de s. affos de edad, casado con
Generosa Vazquez Negr6n, conner
ciante y vecino de Utuado, ha acudi
do a esta Corte de Distrito, promo
viendo information para acreditar e1
dominic de la siguiente
"Finca rdstica, sin nombre conoci.
do, sta en- ell barrio de "Tetuan"
jurisdiction de Utuado, compuesta de
veintinueve cuerdas de terreno, equi-
va1entes once hectareas, cusrenta
y cuatro Areas, $40 centiareas, pas
tos, platanos. malezas y alg1n cu1tivo
de cafe, 1indante al Norte con terre-
nos de Manuel Carbonel1 Roses V
Ca; al Saliente, con los de Dionisio
Rodriguez; al Sud, los de Juan v Ma
nuel Cortes; y al Ponieute mas te
rrenos de Roses y Ca
PoR TANTo: y hsbiendose ordenado
por el Hon. Ramon OuifIones. iuez
de la Corte de Distrito del Distrito
Tudial de Arecibo, en- session del dia
de hov, que Sc convoque a las per-
sonas ignoradas quiencs pueda pet
judicar Ia inscription de dominic So
licitada, por medic de edictos que Sc
fjardn en- los estrados de Ia Corte v
sc publicaran por tres veces en- uno
de los periodicos de mayor circula-
ci6n de Ia Isla, fin de que dentro
del termino de sesenta dias natura-
les, dentro de los cua1es pueden ad.
mitirse las pruebas que les conven-
gan. comparezcan 81 quieren alagar
ST. derecho; expido Ell presente que
autorizo bajo mi frma y el sello off =
cia1 de la Corte. en- la ciudad de Are =
cibo. 4 veinticinco de Abri1 de mil
novecientos siete.- Lcdo. Salvador
Picornell, Secretario.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
SENSE EXTERMINAToR

VIII I'd the house Of rats nice. reaches, and bed
bugs. Results are permanent. Il never fails. Try
il &c 55c. and 81 per can.
SCHNID'S BIRD STORE,
fe6-eod IL Twelfth street northwest
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
RUDOLPH EICHHORN'S FUNERAL
Requiem Mass Celebrated by Father
WunnenberE.

Funeral services of the late Rudolph
EichhOrn were held yesterday at St
Mary's German Catholic Church. where
requiem mass was offered for the repose
of his soul. Rev. Frank A B. Wunnen-
berg. pastor Of St Mary's Church. was
the celebrant. assisted by Rev. Valentine
+. Schmidt pastor of st. Josephs Church.
as deacon, and Rev. Charles Warren
CurrieT. a former pastor of St. Mary's
Church. now in charge of Indian missions.
as subdeaCOn. Priests from many Of the
Catholic churches of the city were in the
sanctuary. -Four gTandsOns Of the de-
ceased-Masters Rudolph Eichhorn, Ru-
dOlph Sutton, Ernest Waldecker. and
William Waldecker-acted as acolytes.
Hamma's requiem mass was sung dur
ing the services by the choir of St.
MaTy's Church. with Miss Cecilia V.
Murphy, soprano; Miss Rosalie Holberg.
alto; Edward Turpin, tenor, and Frank
a. RebstCck. bassO, as sOloists. Erich Rath
was the 0Tganist. As the funeral cor
tege passed from the church a male quar-
tet, composed of William Mcfarland.
Charles Meyers, Dana Holland and
Frank A. Rebstock, sang Nearer. NV
God. 20 Thee the favorite hymn of the
deceased.
The honorary pallbearers were William
T. Mattingly. Charles W. Dsrr. NJ J.
Griffith. Allison Nailor, jr. Dr. Joseph
Howard. Daniel Hannah. Thomas W.
Smith, John R. Major Harvey V. Cotton.
r c. Davis, Robert Berberich, and
Marco Laurent. The active palIbearers
were Messrs Benjamin W Reiss, Joseph
R. Fague. Thomas V. Noonan. William
Hannay, Mai. a. II. Reagan, and Z. Nc
Jones.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L. $. Dept. Of Agriculture, Weather bureau.
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=
Washington. Thursday. March T. l9G-s p. m.
The Western disturbance has reached Ohio with
out increased intensity. and there were general.
though light and rains from the Mississippi
Valley eastward. except in New England. the Mid
die Atlantic States. the east Gulf and southern
portion Of the South Atlantic states. over the
Western half Of the country the weather was gen
orally fair. except in Western Wyoming and the
Middle Plateau. where there were local SHOWS and
rains. II is considerably warmer in the Northern
Upper Lake region and Western Lower Lake re-
gi0ns. the Ohio and Lower Mississippi valleys, and
colder in Virginia. North Carolina Kansas Okla
homa. and the Texas Panhandle
There viii De- rain snow Friday in the Middle
Atlantic and northeast portion Of the South At
lantic States. and snow in the Lake region and
New England followed by generally fair weather
Saturday. except in New England. where local
SHOWS are probable; elsewhere the weather VIII be
generally fair Friday and Saturday except Ia the
Middle Plateau. where local rains viii continue. 1t
viii be warmer Friday in the Atlantic States and
somewhat colder in the tulf States the Ohio Val
ley. and the Western Lower Lake region, and colder
Saturday in the Middle Atlantic States
The winds along the New England coast viii be
light 10 fresh and variable becoming sOutherly on
the Middle Atlantic coast light TO fresh south to
southwest; on the South Atlantic coast light to
fresh southeast 70 south the Gulf coast light
90 fresh southerly, and Lake Michigan fresh
nOrthweStery.
Steamers departing Friday for European ports will
have light % fresh sOutherly winds with increasing
cOud-ness. SNOW Saturday TO the Gram Banks.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
HONDURASFACES REVOLUTION
Central American Trouble Due to
Opposition to BOnilla.
Passengers from Disturbed COun-
tries Say Nicarasuan boundary
Dispute Not Involved.

New Orleans, March Passengers from
Central America report that the trouble
in Honduras is largely due to discomfort
with the president, Manuel Bonilla. and
express the belief that the movement
against him will be sufficient to Dust him,
even without the assistance Of Nicaragua.
Not only is the old Sierra faction, oUsted
from the presidency of Honduras by
Bonilla. opposing him in the field. includ-
ing ex-President Sierra, Gen. Rosales.
Altsclene and others, but some Of the
men who were instrumental in placing
Bouilla in the presidency have gone over
&c the revolutiOnists. These include DIR.
Angel Ugarte, President Bouilla's private
secretary and minister to England: the
vice president, Gen. Miguel Davila. Gen.
DTonisiO Gutierrez, DR. Ocall BustillO. and
DIT. Pedro Bonilla. As a matter Of fact. a
majority of the members Of the HOndUran
Parliament fed the country Immediately
after the adjournment and organized an
opposition which proposes 10 unseat Bon
lila by revolution.
The opposition To the President is based
upon the favOritism to foreigners and VIC
lation of the platform on which he was
elected. Honduras for the Honduran-
ians,' and TO his subsequent action in ex-
tending the Presidency from four to eight
years. shutting out the other ambitious
politicians who expected TO succeed him
II is explained by the Nicaraguans that
the present war has nothing TO do with
the boundary, that Nicaragua at once ac-
cepted the decision of the King OF Spain.
as arbitrator in favor of Honduras. and
that President Zelaya informed BoniHa
over the invasion Of Nicaraguan territory
by Honduran soldiers. who crossed the
frontier for the purpose of arresting some
of the exiles from Honduras who We're
supposed TO be planning revolution and in
VaSiOn.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
BIG MORTGAGE RECORDED.
Norfolk and Ocean View Raises
SI,5OO,OOO for improvements.

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Norfolk. Va. March The Norfolk
and Ocean View Railway Company. which
recently acquired the Bay Shore Railway
by purchase under Federal court litiga-
ton for S65.00O. to-day placed on record a
first mortgage 10 the Baltimore Trust and
Guarantee Company for H.5O0,0O0 TO Sc
cure an issue of thirty-year 3 per cent
bonds TO provide for organization ex-
penses. improvements and betterments.
and the acquisition or construction of
additional lines.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
STUDY NEW PRIMARY LAWS.
Election Supervisors Receive Copies
of Latest Legislation.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Boyds. Nd. March COPIES Of the
new primary laws for Montgomery
County, which are effective this sum
mer in making both Democratic and
Republican nominations, have been re-
ceived by the board Of supervisors of
elections and will be distributed to the
judges and clerks.
The Republican party, having car
ried the county last fall. will hold its
primaries first This new law, il is
hoped. viii stop the repeating at pri-
maries that has been carried on in
former years, there being no law then
10 enforce respect for the system.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-08
HOPKINS EXHIBIT READY.
University to Send Specimens TO the
jamestown Exposition.

SPECIAL 20 The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Nd. March THE James
town exhibit OF the department of biology
in the Johns Hopkins University has just
been completed by Dr. CasweH Grave.
under the direction of Prof. William X
Brooks.
The exhibit includes a series Of speci-
mems Of oysters, showing them in all the
various stages of their life history. Be
sides these. there are models showing
the structure and appearance of the
most destructive enemies Of the oyster
such as the star fish. the drill and the
sheepshead.
With this geological exhibit is that Of
the department Of botany, which consists
of specimens of the Jamaican flora. such
as the coffee plant, the cocoa plant,
cloves. nutmegs, tree ferns, &c, which
were collected by Prof. d. NJ. Johnson
last summer.