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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-09-29, Page 3Greece Wants Elgin Marbles Ask? British Museum Author­ ities to Return Art Treasures Taken by Lord Bigin Early in 19 th Century By James C. Young The recent appeal to the British Museum^for the return of at least a part of the famous Elgin marbles to the Acropolis in Athens revives a noted discussion. These marbles were gi'ren to Britain by Lord Elgin, Before any of them can be returned to Athens the sanction of the British people through Parliament must be obtained. cuple-d by the new temple, close to the wall, and since it was sacrilege to cover a spot where tho manifesta­ tion of the god’s will had fallen, the architect found hlmoslf in a dilemma. However, he bpilt another portico cn ■the north, leaving a hole in and another desecration. Still-, this please him. two porticoes tral body to-o' introduced limns on the west side and finally, in a mood almost of despair, he consid­ ered- the blank southern wall. There his inspiration came and he applied the final and noblest touch, the po-reh of the maidens—the Caryatids, This porch is only a small addition. Six marble maidens originally supported I In the floor arrangement The building or porchre, and a long for its width, an arrangement of For more than a century tho mar- the roof. Their^ exact significance is hies have been among the proudest possessions of the great museum in London. To restore them now to Greece would” deprive that institution of its- incomparable Phiflian art, and the thought arouses something akin bo consternation. Buck cf the appeal is a movement of world opinion, It may resuit in the British Museum’s surrendering a part of the spoils taken by Lord Elgin early in the last century. Opinion among classical authorities is- divid­ ed. One group holds that their re­ storation would go far toward giving the Acropolis important aspects of its vanished perfection. Opposing opin­ ion maintains that the marbles can be seen in London by multitudes of people who never could visit Athens, and therefore the cultural value of the Phidian work is greater in London than it could ever be in Athens. : - - - -The first group answers that cul- other incidental fragments, make~ up t-ural value alone should not determine imar^*G3'' ~c”c the matter. It lays a moral oblige- f-'--"- -- tion on the- British people, protesting Satherin; that spoilation of the Acropolis can j never be justified. The letter column ■ unknown, but it seems likely that each of the stone figures bad its arms bound behind, thus symbolizing the in­ famy of a Hellenic city that had joined the Persians- The old sculp­ tors were fond of placing roofs on the heads of captives, At the time Lord Elgin saw the Erectheum it had -escaped the de­ struction visited upon its- larger neigh­ bor, the Parthenon. No shells had thrown down its walls or defaced its Pentelican blocks. Indeed, it had once served the Christians as a arch, and again had be^u a Turkish harem. Lord Elgin took from the eastern colonnade the sixth column, at the end and a block of the architrave above. From the porch of the maid-: ens he took one figure, replaced lately by an ugly cement cast. i All together, these ’pieces, with . And the move­ ment to bring about their restoration ' ig a momentum that-must have some reuslts Some of the spe- _........ ~ . cial pleaders woul’d return part of the of the London Times is well filled with pieces aiid^keep the reainder, conflicting -opinions. The museum it­ self it not wholly on the s-ide of those favoring retention of the marbles. the root to avoid "ADAMSON’S ADVENTURES”—Ey O. Jacobson now Behind The Curtain Vesuvius is a Laboratory How We Drown Professor W. B. Dlnsmoor -cf Colum­ bia University Is prominent among ______those who would see the Erectheum II. B. Walters, -cf the classical section,' dian sculpture for example, urges partial restoration.'*“ What Lord Elgin Did | In this discussion there is a ten­ dency to brand Lord Elgin as- a van-! dal, whose act, however, was base;! on 1 a love of the things he- carried away.1 Whatever the motive, his action focused th-e- attention of the world on i the beauty wasting upon the far-away ■ rock above the Aegean. 7 filled the post of British Envoy to C-on- ] stantin-opl-e between The Turks had held 1456. and the Acropolis under their rule smve-1 its most ancient purpose —that of a fortress. They raised the wall of Themistocle-s around its outer edge to a new height -and added heavy battlements at important points. | Some of these battlements were j built over the fragments of Athenian Xeren-t. art. The Turks took wlrat they.‘ttai to the building and restoration needed for battlements. In this way the maiden would complete the tho Propylea or gateway of the Acro-hargCSt nad finest group of ancient poll’s was ruined and many of the capl-1 sculpture now in its original place, tal-s were sawed from their columns., I ^fter C’se-apin; The ruin extended to other monu­ ments. j Lord Elgin visited the Acropolis and I noted its steady wastage. In 16S7 the Venetians had dropped a destruc­ tive shell in the Parthenon and had undertaken to remove the figures of the western pediment, clumsily drop-’ ping several cf them. Other scul-j ptures fell from their places. | The history of the Acropolis in its later period might be written in terms' of accidents. It would have seemed reasonable 1'or the Venetians to try! to dismantle the eastern end, having , failed at the west'&ru. But they did not. Thus the eastern pbdim&nt re-' mained intact until Lord Elgin came to Athens. He was impressed by the g. beauty of this heroic group, depicting ’the birth of Athena. . left in the British Museum. In a | walk abept the Acropolis, recently, I Professor Dinamoor views to tho writer. “We could in large the Erectheum If the cd the column, the figure,” he said, pieces are not of , value to the museum as are the Phid- Lord Elgin jan sculptures. I should like to see -- --- one missing Parthenon capital sent 1799 and 1802. back, but it seems to me. we ought’ •explained his measure restore museum return­ block and the “After all, these such outstanding --------- ------------- UUL IL OVmUIO bU AXAU* TV V> VUftllU Athens since '(.0 ieave the figures of the pediment in their present secure place. To re­ store them wculd be a difficult and hazardous undertaking. We shc-uRl have no assurance that they would not fall. Taking any risk of destruction is not to be thought of. “The case of the Erectheum is *if- The column really is- esses.- art. The Turks 1 needed for battlements. _ _ __ the Propylea or gateway of the Acro-hargCSt nad finest group of ancient Scientists Constantly Have, Eruptions to Gain Data That Reduces Perils By Charles Fitzhugh Talman in N.Y. Times. Mount Vesuvius has been exhibiting greatly increased activity. Lava flow from the “Valley of Hell,” beneath the crater, set fire to trees a few days ago, and threatened to ongulf villages, many of whose inhabitants fled to­ ward Naples for safety. The follow­ ing article shows how the volcano is serving science as well as terrifying those who dwell within the radius of its destructive power. Were Vesuvius located in the Andes or on some isle of the South Seas, its eruptions, frequent and spectacular as they are, would attract little notice from a busy world. There than 400 nominally active on the face of the globe, them have been in modern scene of outbreaks compared with which all modern eruptions of Vesu­ vius were tame in the extreme. *One of the most tremendous eruptions on ------ . o all ■the''dangers- of so I record was that of Matavanu, in the many centuries, it seems unnecessary j Samoan Islands, which was in pro­ to break up that group when the. gress almost continuously from Aug- world is beginning to understand , ust, 1905, until 1909, ands which buried something of the wealth we possess ; the country for miles around under in the Hellenic fragments., the museum would win of scholars everywhere the pieces needed.” Present Work of There the discussion has been under way for some years. are more volcanoes Many of times the -------K.U«XXUXJ AM. MXU.UXXU UXXIXCX I think I an enormous outflow of lava. How the approval I many people have ever heard of Mata- by giving up ' vanu? Because Vesuvius is in the midst I of a dense and civilized population it is a notorious danger spot, and its doings are of universal interest. Along Repair stands will permit, has- come to have a broad appeal. Tho Parthenon is undergo­ ing extensive repairs with funds pro­ vided by a group of men headed by Dr. John II. Finley of New York. These funds have made it possible to _ raise the fallen columns on either side Looking upon it,J of the building. Several of these Lord Elgin may be credited only with columns lay just a-s they had toppled the desire to preserve to mankind a over more than .two ,centuries ago; work of such noble- genius. Further- some were shattered iind still others In fact the subject of restoring the ^ie gbores of the Bay of Naples it has Acropolis, as far as modern ingenuity repeatedly explosive eruption that destroyed' Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae in 79 A.D. was the earliest of which any record has been preserved. The last great outburst of this type occurred in 1631, when about 18,000 persons lost their lives. Sincd Alien the character of the vol- vanic activity at' changed, explosions crater is but not eruptions-occur every few years and in the intervening periods of repose there are generally some signs of mild activity. Tho years 1766-79, 1794, 1882, 1872 and 1906 were marked by relatively strong outbreaks. The volcano remained exceptionally quiet for seven years after the eruption of 1906. Vesuvius has Instead of producing great at long intervals, the more or less continuously uniformly active. Small Volcanic Laboratories. 'The proximity of Versuvlus to a civilized community, on which it oc­ casionally wreaks its vengeance is an advantage as wel las a disadvant­ age. Vesuvius is easy of access to scientific observe^, and has been un­ der constant investigation for genera­ tions. Because of its accessibility, small size, comparative freedom from danger, diversity of eruptive phen­ omena and rich mineralogy, it has earned the nickname “cabinet vol­ cano.” Every paroxysm of activity, such as the one just reported, pro­ vides opportunities for substantial ad­ ditions to the data of volcanology. The eruption of 1906 was especially fruit­ ful in this respect. The world possesses two great cen­ tres of volcanological research. One is situated at the crater of Kilauea, in the Hawaiian Islands, waiian Volcano Observatory, Jaggar, has been making years the most intensive tinuous study of volcanism in tory of science. The location ever, far remote from the haunts of scientific humanity, volcanic phenomena that occur there are much less varied than are those occurring at Vesuvius. The other leading centre of volcanic I-Iere the Ha­ il n-d er for some and con- the his- is, how- familiar and the spread ruin and terror. . Naples itself is panic-stricken when­ ever the wrath of the volcano is aroused. The city is but little further away from the crater than was ill- fated Pompeii. Moreover, Naples is hedged about with other volcanoes, some of which are dormant rather than dead. The Solfatara of Pozzuoli, I nearer to Naples than is Vesuvius, af- research includes not only the well-! UCfilCl XV x-Mtij/x-vo u.au xo tcouiiuo, a.x- » «•* ------------------- ------- -------- ------ | ter merely exhaling gases and vapors known Royal- Vesuvian Observatory, more, political unheavals might at any had missing drums, recently put to-, enterin^^ moment destroy the existing vestiges gather by means of concrete. WJjen is a iand where Vulcan is very much i for centuries, has just given signs of . Here of the glory that was Stripping the Parthenon So Lord Elgin determined to carry ' away the Phidian group, piece by j piece. H- ----- ------ of large sections df its frieze, of meto-( e,j remnants of temples and statues. the work is completed every known I at ]wmet piece of the Parthenon columns will' be in place again, except that capital in the British Museum. - | Standing on the Acropolis, a visi- I-Ie stripped the Parthenon tQr beholds far and wide the scatter- -------------------- -----------,--------- ( remnants of temples and statues, p-es^ and Iriglyphs and, a part of, th© , Present investigators are endeavoring ......... " ’ " ’ ’ to fit every piece, however small, into its original place. Professor Dins- moor has worked for months upon the Acropolis^, measuring block by block, marking pieces with red chalk con­ sidering probabilities, and often find­ ing the exact place where a piece be­ longs. " This process of sorting and fitting has shown that important restorations can be made at the outer gateway. Already the Propylea has benefited by reconstruction. All of the Turkish battlement masonry has disappeared and the northern wing is considerably restored. A step from the Propylea, jutting outward on a buttress, is the shrine of Nike Apteros or Wingless. Victory— smallest and most exquisite of the re­ maining Acropolis temples . It was restored about the middle o-f the last century by German scholars, More recent searching of tho Acropolis has also yielded some ofjts missing parts. Thus, in one way”and another, the Acropolis can be restored to a sent* plance of its original perfection. Should the British Museum act favor­ ably upon the appeal now before it, the process of that realization would be greatly quickenedi. Most of us worrjf more over our “rights” tli(ih over being wrong* architrave. The yellowed, golden1 marble went into packing crates and sailed far over the seas to England. [ The British envoy next turned his ’ attention to -the Erectheum, which stands on the northern side of the great rock, opposite the Parthenon. About lia-lf a city block lies between the two. These buildings with the partially restored Propylea and the tempi© of Nike Apteros, are the only existing structures- of those—perhaps ten in all—which once stood on tho Acropolis. The Parthenon has yielded -cur best- known remnants of Doric art. The Erectheum In turn gavo up splendid pieces of Ionic art. This building in the- hour of its perfection was un­ like anything that the land ‘of the Hellenes has preserved, for modern eyes. Erected after the Parthenon, it reached completion about 404 B.C. Tho architect had difficulties. Acropolis then contained statues and temples, to add another one, of the Erectheum space and built a •lightly longer than it was wide, the eaS/orn end he built a portico. Evidently this made tho building too long. Zeuo had thrown a thunder­ bolt ill some far-off time, which struck on a spot just beyond that bo- The so many that it Was hard Tho designer considered his central chamber At I i which has been in operation for more I than eighty years, but also certain institutions in Naples. In the latter i city is the Volcano Institute, founded in 1914 by Dr. Inimanual Friedlander. I At the University of Naples are the ' offices of the Section of Volcanology of the International Goedetic and Geo­ physical Union. An extensive inter­ national library and museum of vol­ canology is being assembled here. The Vesuvian Observatory, main­ tained by the Italian Government, stands on a ridge west of the central cone, where it has ©scaped the lava Tho last notable eruption of Vesu­ vius began on April 4, 1906. Between that date and April 21 there took place one of its greatest outbreaks, remarkable especially for the destruc-1 tion whought by the overwhelming j fall of ashes, fifiiere were also severe > earthquake shocks. The people of | Naples were so terrified that more | than 100,000 fled from the city, and , procesBions constantly ailed the; - but streets, imploring the mtereeBswn o chattered by the earth- Ute saints. The city was wrapped at att8ndlng eruptions. Its first times in profound darkness and Bo . .*.................... . heavily showered with ashes that some roofs gave way under the load. In that erupton there were exten­ sive lava flows from tho southeast flank of tho volcano, one of whch part­ ly destroyed the village of Boscotro- case. Most of the other villages that encircle the crater were covered with several feet of ashes. The collapse of a church cost the lives of 200 persons. The cloud of ashes above the crater rose to a height of 12,000 feet, and dust from the erupton fell In Constan- inople and Paris and on the shores of tho Baltic. Change in Its Activity In ages past Vesuvius was vastly larger than it is to-day, and probably had many violently explosive out­ breaks at Intervals of several centur­ ies. Part of the wall Df tho ancient crater still borders the depression in the centre of which rises the modern cone with its crater. This outer wall is known Rs Monto Somma. In pre- hstoric times the volcano was prob­ ably twice Its present height. The director was tho celebrated Melloni, 1 Outdone, Bald Headed Eagle—-“I guess we’ll have to take a back seat!” The following timely observation on near-drowning accident In New York is quoted from the New York World by The Erie Railroad Magarino (New York). Wo read: “Out in Central Park lake the other day Ernest Riedel, international canoe champion, nearly drowned when he fell in the water, because the hun­ dreds who were watching him thought that his antics were only foolery. And surely this was not an unusual state of affairs. Almost all of us can recall the aftermath of some accident in the water, with everybody having the same story to tell: ‘I had no idea he was in trouble; I thought he was only fooling’; T could have reached himI easily, but I never knew he was really ! going down’; and so on, Why is it that this ghastly comedy recures so often in connection with swimming? “One reason, of course, is that pranks are so common on swimming parties that the members are soon in a giggling frame of mind, interpret­ ing every gurgle and splash as a ruse to pave the way for a ducking. But another reason is that, an accident in the water occurs in a way quite dif­ ferent from the way in which most of us have visualized it. “A drowning man, we have often been told, goes down three times be­ fore he finally sinks; furthermore, we somehow have formed the idea that he does this in very leisurely fashion, probably holding up one finger to in­ dicate that he is going down for the first time, two fingers the second time, and three fingers to indicate that the situation is really serious. Thus, , when we see an actual drowning man, . we are either so dumbfounded that all ( our co-ordinations are paralyzed or ( else we do not realize he is drowning. ■ who died in-1854. His successor, Pal-1 “For a man does not drown in the j mleri, remained at his post during the ' way legend has it, with a lusty call ( violent eruption of 1872;=- The next for aid and three distinct dives to- . director, Matteuccl, did likewise dur-'ward bottom. The first sign he gives , ing the outbreak of 1906, and his sub-. that he is in trouble is when he rides , sequent death was hastened by the'low in the water; he is having trouble breathing of volcanic ash at that time, [keeping his nose out, and gives queer Control of Panic. {lurches to get higher. His bobbing During their heroic vigil on the [at thls stag0 *3 what ^aa mountain the volcanologists sent daily jglven rlse to the belief that he goes bulletins, by wire or courier, to Naples and the other Vesuvian towns, which were printed in poster form and pro­ minently displayed. These reports from the front had a most reassuring and steadyng effect upon the popula­ tion, who argued that if men could live on the volcano itself at such a time the danger could not be serious elsewhere. The eruption of 1906 blew off about 350 feet of the summit of Vesuvius and enlarged the crater. Immediately after the outbreak the latter had a depth of about 2,300 feet, with very steep wall®, and was more than 2,350 feet wide. On account of subsequent falls of rock the maximum diameter is now 3,280 feet. Near the cenre of the crater rises the “eruptive cone- let,” which marks the summit of the volcanic vent. During the quiet years following the 1906 eruption avalan­ ches of rock from the walls raised the level of the crater floor, and in recent years lava flowing from the conelet and from some secondary vents has continued this process. In the eruption of which telegraphic I and It is strike sbane Act si Bears Stirs People Threatened Destruction of Harmless Native Animal For Furs Protested Brisbane, -Queensl.-—-The decision of the Queensland Government to de- clare the month of Adjust an open season for the trapping pf native bears and possums has caused an out* cry among nature lovers, but the act­ ing Premier, W, Forgan Smith, re­ fused to withdraw the proclamation, j on the ground that the Animals and •Birds Act of Queensland provides an adequate degree of protection for na­ tive fauna, that the fur industry Is a valuable one, and that reports re­ ceived show there are comparatively large numbers of bears and possums. In reply to Mr. Smith’s statement, Dr. Le Souef, a distinguished author­ ity on the fauna of Australia, declares that the Koala, or native bear, is now very scarce. It feeds entirely op the leaves of the gum tree, and holds the affection of Australians more than any other native animal. It carries its young in its pouch for three months, and then on its back till the end of the year, when the baby bear is ablo- to shift for itself. Dr. Sharp, Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, declares: “The extermina­ tion of fauna so distinctive to our country, especially of such harmles and pretty creatures as our native bears, is a shameful thing, and this is likely to mean their extermination,” while Mrs. Mayo, secretary of the Na­ ture Lovers’ League, says: “We have only one species of-the genus Phasco- larotus in Australia. Surely it is not necessary to slaughter the most affec­ tionate animal world, royalty little animal in the world, an found nowhere else in the for the sake of the paltry on their skins!” How Mickey Learned to Taka a Bath of his his his he goes When he goes down he stays down three times. “His next sign Is a hysteria fright, when his- eyes roll mouth emits curious noises, actions at this stage which friends as so comical. “His next sign is when down. down and there is no X to mark the spot so that heroic rescuers can dive and bring him to the surface. And.all this takes place in the time it would take to count five. The rapidity of it, indeed, is what makes an accident in the water so terrible; you look, you see a distorted, bobbing face, and then you don’t see it—that is all there is to it. “If people knew the truth about the way things happen in the water, there might be fewer fatalities." A True Story Mickey is a beautiful little canary that lives in a pretty, brass cage set in a bright sunny window. He is named “Mickey” because he is a love­ ly bronze-green color; not the bright yellow' that you always think of when you hear about a canary. He Jaas a little bit of yellow way down under­ neath his body, and a patch of it right under h'is bill that looks like a tiny cravat. With black back, and white tips wings, he is indeed a bird. stripes on his on his tail and very handsomo Song Fire Losses With the general extension of rural power" lines all through older Ontario ................,---------------------w_„,— many farmers and villagers are using news has just come to hand, the lava ,this new source of light and power. As in the now shallow crater overflowed ' a rule it is infinitely safer than the old- the eastern rim into a depression j er sources, but some care must be called the Valle dell’Iiiferno (Valley of ............................ Hell), and some of it flowed through ravines in the outer wall of the big prehistoric crater (Monte Somma) in­ to the adjacent country, threatening the Village of Terzigno. Pedllous Studies. Back in the year 1911, when the crater was still nearly 1,000 feet deep volcanologists began a series of auda­ cious descents to the crater floor, scrambling down the almost perpen­ dicular walls with the aids of ropes. The first d’escent was made in Sep­ tember, 1911, by Dr. Corrado Cappello with Andrea Varvazzo, an old em­ ployee of the observatory. 1912, Professor Vice made the first cents by which throughout Though almost overcome at times by the heat and stfling gases, Malladra and his companions remained for hours at a stretch within the crater, taking photographs, measuring tem­ peratures and collecting samples of gases and minerals. In recent years, with the gradual building up of the crater floor, access to it has become easy, and it has been visited by num­ erous investigators. Thus the most historic volcano, which was once only a natural curios­ ity to the world at large and a peren­ nial menace to its neighbors, is now a great scientific laboratory. Ite out­ breaks still ruin villages and vine­ yards. At the same time, they yield ■new knowledge which may eventually make the eruptions of Vecuvius and other volcanoes comparatively harm­ less to mankind. Director In May, Alessandro. Malladra, of of he the the observatory, the numerous as- won high renown scientific world. A Giddy Life. "Dad,” oxclaimed the farmer’s eager young son, “ a circus comes to the vil­ lage to-day. Will you give rhe a shill­ ing to go and see it?” “I will not,” replied the farmer. “A shilling to see the circus when only a tew weeks ago I let you go in the pouring rain to the top o fthe hill to soe the eclipse o fthe sun! Do you think, young man, that life is one perpetual round of ploasure?” “Dumb animals” indeed I Do a kind act to a dog* then look in his eyes and see how “dumb” he la. theexercised in the installation or fire hazard will be increased. A great many fires each year traced to faulty electric wiring, cording to the Ontario Fire Marshal. In the country, where there is so much inflammable material Tike straw and hay stored and where the houses have not the advantage of a city fire fighting force almost at their door, it is particularly essential that a com­ petent man be employed in wiring the buildings for electricity. All wires must be doubly insulated in the barn and cellars where they are liable to come into contact with water pipes, concrete floors, damp earth and other good ground connections. Especial care must be paid to the installation of fuses which act as safety valves for the system. “If these blow out and you are in doubt about warns the Fire Marshal, competent electrician or inspector before turning on again. Don’t attach heaters, wash­ ing machines, portable motors or other apparatus indiscriminately to lamp sockets. It Is dangerous to over­ load the circuit." The Fire Marshal also advises care with electric irons, stating that these should only be placed on ventilated metal stands, and it is also well to have a red light which will come on when the iron is in use on the circuit. Close fitting paper shades about elec­ tric light globes may invito fire. are ac- the cause,” “send for a the nearest the power Sounds Fishy. Farmer—“Say! Doncha sign wuz put ther for a purpose?” Kid—-“Well huliy gee, Mister! Do X look like a porpoise?” know that A Burst of early morning until dark, oings nearly all the time to From Mickey tell everyone how happy he is, and that they can be happy too. And be is a friendly little fellow. He likes very much to have people come near his cage to talk to him. He answers with such a joyous burst of song that everyone feels well repaid for having said, “How do you do" to Mickey. But there was one thing that Mickey did not like to do. He take a bath! What do that? This, of course, But how could hedo. ■to do this, with water to dampen a different It was a dish with to his perch, way for quite what do you day, while ho would never you think of would never be taught to take a bath? His mistress tried in many ways to teach him She even sprinkled him like she did the clothes them before ironing. The New Tub Then, one day, sh-e got kind of bathtub for him. very thick, shallow, oval a smooth rounded edge that he could perch on quite securely. He was- not a bit afraid to get on it. At first he began to put his bill int-o the water, and pretty soon he tried to put his whole head in and throw the -water over him. This was fine so long as ihe could hold firmly to the edge of the tub, but when lie -started to slip, he would instantly fly He went along in this a long time, and then think happened? One was trying to throw the water over him, he slipped off of the- edge of his tub right down into the water! It happened so quickly that he was very much surprised. He jiist stood in the tub with his bill wide open, and his eyes blinking very fast, as if to say, “Well, did you ever?” He looked so very funny that his mistress had to laugh at him. Mickey found out then that water would not hurt him, and he soon learn­ ed to walk into his tub and splash water all over him. Now he loves to take a bath, and if his mistress for­ gets sometimes to give it to him, he calls and calls until she remembers. Compensation. While an errand boy was taking a truck of soda-water siphons through the street, the wheel came off, and the load was overturned and every bottle smashed. The lad was greatly distressed, and a crowd quickly gathered. A benevo­ lent looking old gentleman handed tho boy a shilling to start a collection. The youngster soon had plenty to re­ place the goods. One spectator, more curious the rest, inquired if he knew tho old gentleman. “Know ’ini} rayther! He’s a tin, !s yon men—’e’s my boss!” than kind cute Yale professor has found a hund* red-foot worm. The earl” bird who gets this Will want help instead ot congratulation*.