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General Nelson A. Miles is enjoying
himself greatly this summer at his
summer home out In Milton. He has
rented an old mansion on Brush Hill,
and is living there with his daughter,
Mrs. Reber, wife OF Colonel Reber OF
the u. S. A., now on duty in the
Philippines. Mrs. Reber's two little
children have eight acres in which to
run around and play, and consequent
" the kids are very happy.
Storm battered and buffeted, after
Trip of a week, the tug Underwater
succeeded in docking the largest log
raft that ever entered Boston harbor
q few days ago.
The tug and its strange tow left Port
Greville, n. S., week before. This
raft, 210 feet long, 80 wide, drawing
IA feet, is composed OF 1880 immense
piles II was anchored at the dock
under construction alongside the Quin-
cy cold storage plant, between the
Warren and New bridges in Charles
town.
The school committee has lost no
time in availing OF the financial grace
accorded by the late Legislature. The
new million, which Is to be followed
by half a million yearly, is allotted for
additional school accommodation
whose necessity has become pressing
and notorious. There is no other way
in which the taxpayers OF this city
are so well satisfied to see their mon
ey invested as In the education OF our
children.
Bearing the scars OF many battles,
General Domingo Vasquez, for many
years commander Of the army in Hon
duras, arrived the other day on the
steamer Esparta from Port Limon,
Costa Rica.
General Vasquez has long since re-
tired to private life, but he still takes
a keen interest In Central America.
He said he hoped to live long enough
10 see Central American countries
come under the protection Of the
the United States He believes that
until that time there will be constant
strife in some of the countries.
General Vasquez resides few
months each year in Costa Rlca, the
balance Of his time being spent in this
country and England.
While all the talk about parasites IS
going on. the real thing in the way OF
moths seems To be with us. The gypsy
moth has not made extensive demon
stration as yet, but the browntail,
whose presence is more Immediately
Objectionable to human beings, is do
ing its work. The poisonous spiculae
from this insect are held TO be ac-
countable for the irritation causing an
epidemic of scratching under the col
lar OF male sufferers and beneath the
perforated waists of feminine fancy.
And the afIliction is spreading widely.
There is loud call for the parasites.
A street urchin who had been read
ing the daily papers and who was also
gifted with sense of humor created
quite diversion In the South End
recently, when ne suddenly paused in
front Of a rather tall. spare. sharpfea-
tured man wearing tall hat and frock
coat, and shouted. Hey, fellers, here's
John d. Rockefeller" In a moment
a crowd had collected and the unfor-
tunate, who really somewhat resem-
bled the newspaper pictures OF the
oil king. was nearly mobbed by the
curious individuals before he made his
escape.
During the month Of June the num-
Der of arrivals from abroad at the port
OF Boston exceeded 10000. For the
fiscal year ending June 80, the grand
total was S2,345 breaking all rec
ords.
There is n pecuniary side 10 this al
so The head tax paid by the new ar
rivals was $164,690, OF which only $751;
O00 was required to meet the expenses
OF local service, leaving the govern
ment a balance of nearly 100000.
But the real value of this immigra-
tion is the increment IL brings TO the
sturdy manhood of the country; and
the uality of new comers, both physi-
cally and intellectually, is saido to I've
above the average during the past
year
A new fire boat is TO be added 20
the Boston fire department. After
strenuous effort 10 convince the Alder
men that the water front property was
In need Of greater protection, Fire
Commissioner Wells has succcedeH~in
securing an appropriation from the fl
nance committee.
Some OF the most disastrous. fires in
the city have occurred on the docks
and in the lumber yards along the
South Cove, and for long time Com
missioner Wells has felt that the two