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Mr. Pe'er McDcrmolt, who recently underwent an operation at the 

 Prcshylerian Ilospi al, is recovering. 



Among a number of interesting and valuable new acquisi ions, the 

 following are especially to be noted: a collection of pho .ographs, mainly 

 of racial types, from Transcaucasia, the glf : of Mr. Copley Am.ory, Jr.; a 

 collection of phonographic records of African and Nor i^h American Indian 

 inusic, the gif i of Miss XataUe Curtis; 37 American and Oriental pearl 

 shells containing pearlaceous growths, the gift of Mr. George W. Korper; 

 650 birds collec ed by Mr. Watkins in Peru; a collection of 232 ethno- 

 logical specimens from Peru, ob ained through funds supplied by Mr. 

 Morgan; and 303 herpe.ological specimens from Colombia, obtained 

 through exchange. The Museum has also undertaken the purchase of 

 twelve objects of gold from Peru, believed to be of great age and value. 

 The}" include breas.pla'es, collars and plumes and vessels. 



One of our number — William Cos'ello, of the book-keeping de- 

 partment — was near the corner of Wall Street- and Broadway, on his 

 way to J. P. ^Morgan's office, at the time of the explosion on September 

 16th. Not knowing the cause or location of the disturbance, he con- 

 tinued to the Morgan building. When martial law was declared a 

 short time af er the explosion, Mr. Cos ello was caught in the dis ric', 

 and de' ained until half past three in the af.ernoon. He was grea'ly 

 impressed wi h the des ruction and suffering caused by the explosion. 



Mr. Langham has returned from Milwaukee, where he attended the 

 Xa'ional Convention of Stationary Engineers. 



Some time ago a model of a full-formed, long-horned s eer, one and 

 a half feet high, was displayed in connection wih one of our heaLh food 

 exhibi s. The model has since been lost, and diligent search has failed 

 to find it. It was an unusually fine model, the work of Roswell Flower 

 Baerman, afterward killed in France, and was made when the boy was 

 only sixteen years old. His parents are most anxious to secure the piece 

 if it is sill in existence, and have asked the Museologist to announce 

 that they will pay a reward of S25.00 to any one who will help them to 

 recover the model. 



