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In 1868 the Department removed to its uew building, aud the ento- 

 mologist was assigned to better quarters. The tliree or four years 

 which followed were marked by no striking events, though Mr. Glover 

 labored on in his chosen work more indefatigably than ever, extending 

 his name and fame through the growth of his museum and through his 

 writings and large correspondence, as well as by the knowledge of his 

 progress in his work on entomology. It was during this time that a 

 large adjoining room to his own was granted him for the use of his 

 division, and for the establishment of an entomological cabinet. This 

 was fitted np with low show-cases similar to those in the mnseum, one 

 or two of which were supplied with drawers for the insect collections. 

 Mr. Glover took very little interest in the entomological cabinet, how- 

 ever, either in the preparation of the specimens and their classification 

 and arrangement or as a matter of reference afterward. But he always 

 went carefully through all new collections as soon as received, in search 

 of fresh material for his work, laying aside such as interested him, after 

 which the remainder of the collection had no further attraction for him. 

 He was interested in having a collection, though he often declared that 

 a series of well-drawn colored figures were quite as useful. 



Now comes the publishing period of his life, if it may be so termed, 

 the years from 1872 to 1878, during which time he issued four volumes 

 and distributed twelve sets of his entire work, all except the Lepidop- 

 tera being su[)plied with the names. In 1871 he took up the Orthoptera, 

 which had been neglected by him for many years, and added half a 

 dozen or more plates, the labors of Mr. Cyrus Thomas upon new west- 

 ern material (from the surveys and elsewhere) proving the incentive. His 

 Orthoptera was published in 1872, and was followed at intervals of two 

 years or less by the other works. This matter is inWy discussed, how- 

 ever, in another chapter. 



The incessant labor of this period, with little exercise and no recrea- 

 tion — not even the Sabbath rest — told heavily upon Mr. Glover. He 

 took no leaves of absence, though repeatedly urged to do so, although 

 occasional visits to the country or to Baltimore, upon Sundays in sum- 

 mer, gave him a little change from the monotony of his every-day ex- 

 istence. At one time he had a strong desire to visit Florida again, and 

 later, after partially recovering from his first serious illness, he was 

 strongly advised to go, his old friend, Mr. Wells (" Alligator") being 

 suggested as a companion on the trip. He continued at his work, how- 

 ever, though in the last year or two of his official life he was more care- 

 ful of his health, eating more rationally and regularly, and partaking 

 less of cold or such ready-cooked food as could be eaten at any time. 

 He now devoted the Sunday afternoons, when pleasant, to walking, in 

 company with the gentleman with whom he resided, and seemed less 

 averse to having his evenings broken in upon by visitors. He even 

 went out now and then evenings, when he could have the company of 

 a friend to and from his lodgings, as it was difficult for him to get about 

 easily after dark, and he disliked to be in the streets alone on account 



