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Contributions to Arcadia. 

 Mrs. Arthur Munson of Stamford, 

 Connecticut, has contributed two loads 

 of beautiful white cobblestones that 

 greatly add to the six borders of the 

 walks leading- to the entrance build- 

 ing - of Arcadia. 



A liberal supply of marine speci- 

 mens, chiefly from Florida, has been 

 contributed by Mr. George W. Mor- 

 gan of Sound Beach. 



Liberal supply of "crazy corn" 

 (grown by the inmates of the Insane 

 Asylum,, Brattleboro, Vermont), spe- 

 cimens of other varieties of corn and 

 also seeds and books by Air. George 

 S. Lewis. Jr., Springfield, Massachu- 

 setts. 



Marine specimens from Miss Emily 

 A. Bradfield, Greenwich, Connecticut. 



Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller of Los 

 Angeles, California, well known to all 

 students and lovers of nature as an 

 ornithologist, is also well versed in 

 marine algae. She has donated to the 

 Agassiz Association, of which she is 

 a member, a fine collection of her 

 mounted specimens to be placed in 

 the AA Home for assistance to our 

 students and entertainment of visitors. 



Death of E. Earl Dubois. 



Earl Dubois, aged 25 years, only 

 son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dubois, 

 63 Hamilton street, for the past three 

 years in charge of the silk mill office, 

 died Tuesday night of infantile paraly- 

 sis. Mr. Dubois was taken ill Fri- 

 day but remained at the office until 

 Saturday night. Sunday afternoon he 

 went to bed, complaining of pains in 

 the back of his head. His condition 

 became rapidly worse until Tuesday 

 night when death occurred. The de- 

 ceased was born on his father's farm 

 at Galilee and was graduated from the 

 O. F. A., in 1905. He was exception- 

 ally bright and capable and made 

 friends of all with whom he came in 

 contact. Mr. Dubois was a true lover 

 of nature, and being clever with the 

 pen, wrote many entertaining articles 

 on nature and nature study for maga- 

 zines and newspapers. Tie was an 



exceptionally clean-cut young man r 

 whom it was a pleasure to know. He 

 was esteemed by his employers and 

 every employe of the silk mill. He 

 is survived by his sorrowing parents 



E. EARE DUBOIS. 



who have the sympathy of all in their 

 affliction. The funeral was held from 

 his late residence, Thursday afternoon, 

 Rev. W. C. Mclntyre officiating. — 

 Newspaper Item. 



Mr. Dubois, of Ogdensburg, New 

 York, was one of the best friends of 

 The Guide to Nature and an active 

 Corresponding Member and worker 

 of The Agassiz Association. His death 

 is a great loss to our cause. We ex- 

 tend most sincere sympathy to the 

 parents. 



If you happen to get a new idea don't 

 build a barbed wire fence around it and label 

 it yours. By giving your best thoughts 

 freely others will come to you so freely 

 that you will soon never think of fencing 

 them in. Thoughts refuse to climb barbed 

 wire fences to reach anybody. — Luther Bur- 

 bank. 



A man who hates' plants, or is neglectful of 

 them, or who has other interests beyond 

 them, could no more be a successful plant- 

 cultivator than he could turn back the tides 

 of the ocean with his finger-tips. — Luther 

 Burbank. 



