THE KING OF MUSEUM^BUfLDEkS. 
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tive, figures are ab olute. Prom the cradle to 
the grtin^ the true American will have his 
nine liigiba, and at this point nothing elae can 
serve niy purpose quite so well. 
I have before me a list, closely printed, ex- 
.tc£ly the length of my arm, of one hundred 
American mnsenms, to each of which Profes- 
sor Ward has supplied collections. It is a roll 
of honor well worthy of being carved, figures 
and all, on his monument. In reality, it is a 
complete list of all the scientific museums in 
the United States worthy of being mentioned 
anywhere. The cost of the natural history 
oollections purchased of Ward's Natural 
Scieaoe Establishment by this group of mu- 
aeuaas alone foots up a grand total of $730,223, 
ac average of $7,302 for each collection. 
Here are a few of the entries nearest the 
head of the libt : Field Columbian Museum, 
$100,000 : Agassiz's Museum, at Harvard, 
f'^f^.'^GO: University of Virginia, $51,000: 
Princeton College, $33,272; Coronado Beach 
Prof. Henrv A. ward. 
Mnseum, Cahfonuap^ 1,089 ; Central Park 
Museum, New Yqfk City, $28,048; United 
States National Museum, Washington, $20,837. 
In the entire list only three museums have 
spent as little as $1,000 each in Professor 
Ward's great emporium of science. Twenty- 
nine states and territories came in for a share, 
and it is therefore easier to name those not rep- 
resented than those that are. Though far dis- 
tant, even Texas, Utah and California, have 
called for their share of collections. 
But all this represents what has been done 
for one country alone, onrs, the greatest of 
them all. It is only a modest fact, devoid of 
all boastfulness, when I state that there are 
only a few civilized, educated countries on the 
globe to which the Ward establishment has not 
sent natural history collections. To several of 
the countries of Europe they have been large 
and important, and every one of the "etfete 
monarchies ' have received something. In 
1879, when wandering through Tokio, Japan, 
an utter stranger in a 
strange land, I visited the 
Educational Museum ; and 
there, in a large collection 
from Ward," I beheld with 
the joy of old acquaintance 
the stuffed and mounted" 
figure of the very puma 
that I shot on theEsseqnibo 
River, South America, in 
1876. We shook hands most 
joyously. It is hard to say 
which was most glad to 
see the other, but I am 
told the puma is smiling 
yet. But, I hear the trav- 
elers ask, from whence do 
all these mighty collectiona 
come, and how are they ob- 
tained? I wish it were 
really in my power to tell 
yon: for behind many a 
stuffed animal there lurka a 
thrilling story of travel and 
adventure. But. for the 
sake of illustration, let us 
take the year 1877. 
^^^HL Iu February, Professor 
^^^^L^ , j Ward shipped home from 
* H^H^ ! I^gypfc a large collection of 
assorted mummies and other 
antiquities ("quality guar- 
anteed, prices f. o, b."). 
There were also several 
