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Taxidermy.- Work in this division has \ti.*.u uiuimi.iii) iictivc, ani' 

 results of thr vrry hightst character have been attained. Nev 

 methods in mounting specimens have been adopted and in const 

 quencc a perfection of work never before attained has been secured 

 Five large groups are nearing completion, one of zebra and four of 

 the N'irginia deer in spring, summer, autumn and winter, this last 

 distinguished by a wealth of accessories and detail never befor< 

 attempted in this class of work. 



Bequest. —The sum of 5 1,000.00 was bequeathed to the >Iuseum 

 by the late Huntington W. Jackson. This brings to mind the fact 

 that the President during the year supported the movement to amend 

 the law regarding the Inheritance Tax, and the Museum is to be con- 

 gratulated on the success with which the concerted efforts of th' 

 various institutions in the country has been crowned, the objection 

 able law having been repe.iN d bv the I'nited States .ind the State o; 

 Illinois. 



Attendance. .\ falling off in the total attendance for the year has 

 to be reported. The figures show a difference of 18,491 in favor of 

 the year ending September 30, 1900, over the year ending September 

 30, 1901. More than half of this decrease occurs in the month of 

 September, 1901, when the attendance was 9,782 less than in the 

 same month of the previous year. The only explanation of this large 

 difference is in the fact that the weather was inclement on three out 

 the nine free days of the month. The marked decrease in the paU 

 attendance is explained by the fact that during the previous year th^ 

 visit of the G. .\. R. to Chicago brought a great many strangers to th< 

 city, who visited the Museum in large numbers, in fact, the paid attend^ 

 ance during the week of the encampment was 4,500 more than thi 



