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struction on the memorial grovmds on the 

 Island of Nantucket, a few feet from the 

 house (the birthplace of Maria Mitchell) 

 which the association has owned and cared for 

 since 1902, having brought together there cer- 

 tain scientific collections, as well as books 

 and other material formerly the property of 

 Professor Mitchell. Her five-inch telescope 

 (Alvan Clark, maker), donated to the associa- 

 tion, is in the hands of Alvan Clark & Sons 

 Corporation, Cambridge, Mass.; they are pro- 

 viding a new mount and wiU themselves place 

 it in the memorial observatory in good order 

 when the building is ready to receive it, about 

 the first of June. 



We learn from the Electrical World that 

 the Niagara Scenic Commission has reported 

 to the Secretary of War that the Niagara, 

 Lockport and Ontario Power Company should 

 be made to restore the beauty of the river 

 bank at the point where its transmission cables 

 cross the Niagara gorge. The point is about 

 four miles from the falls, and the trees and 

 shrubs were cut, broken and injured by the 

 work necessary in the erection of the towers 

 and lines. The scar left on the face of the 

 cliS is not so bad on the New York as on the 

 Canadian side, where the scenic commission 

 has no authority, but the commissioners of 

 Victoria Park may cause the restoration of 

 the bank on that side. 



The central committee of the International 

 Congress on Tuberculosis has, as reported in 

 the Journal of the American Medical Asso- 

 ciation, annoTJnced the offer of prizes of $1,000, 

 besides gold and silver medals, each prize to 

 be accompanied by diplomas or certificates of 

 award, for each of the following: (1) For the 

 best evidence of effective work in the preven- 

 tion or relief of tuberculosis by any voluntary 

 association since the last International Con- 

 gress, in 1905. (2) For the best exhibit of 

 an existing sanatoriuxQ for the treatment of 

 curable cases of tuberculosis among the work- 

 ing classes. (3) For the best exhibit of a 

 furnished house, for a family or group of 

 families of the working class, designed in the 

 interest of the crusade against tuberculosis. 

 (4) For the best exhibit of a dispensary or 



kindred institution for the treatment of the 

 tuberculous poor. (5) For the best exhibit 

 of a hospital for the treatment of advanced 

 pulmonary tuberculosis. Other prizes offered 

 are following: (1) The Hodgkins Fund Prize 

 of $1,500 is offered by the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution for the best treatise that may be sub- 

 mitted on " The Eolation of Atmospheric Air 

 to Tuberculosis." (2) A gold medal and two 

 silver medals for the best exhibits sent in by 

 any states of the United States, illustrating 

 effective organization for the restriction of 

 tuberculosis. (3) A gold medal and two silver 

 medals for the best exhibits sent in by any 

 state or country (the United States excluded), 

 illustrating effective organization for the re- 

 striction of tuberculosis. (4) A gold medal 

 and two silver medals for each of the follow- 

 ing exhibits : (a) For the best contribution to 

 the pathologic exhibit, (t) For the best ex- 

 hibit of laws and ordinances in force June 1, 

 1908, for the prevention of tuberculosis by 

 any state of the United States, (c) For the 

 best exhibit of laws and ordinances in force 

 June 1, 1908, for the prevention of tubercu- 

 losis by any state or country (the United 

 States excluded), (d) For the best exhibit of 

 laws and ordinances in force June 1, 1908, for 

 the prevention of tuberculosis by any mimici- 

 pality in the world, (e) For the society en- 

 gaged in the crusade against tuberculosis 

 having the largest membership in relation to 

 population. (f) For the plans which have 

 been proved best for raising money for the 

 crusade against tuberculosis, (g) For the 

 best exhibit of a passenger railway car in the 

 interest of the crusade against tuberculosis. 

 (h) For the best plans for employment of 

 arrested cases of tuberculosis. (5) Prizes of 

 two gold medals and three silver medals for 

 the best exhibit of a workshop or factory in 

 the interest of the crusade against tubercu- 

 losis. (6) Prizes for educational leaflets: A 

 prize of $100, a gold medal, and two silver 

 medals in each class, for the best educational 

 leaflet submitted in each of the seven classes 

 defined below: (a) for adults generally (not 

 to exceed 1,000 words), (b) For teachers (not 

 to exceed 2,000 words), (c) For mothers (not 

 to exceed 1,000 words), (d) For indoor 



