[to The Editor Of The "spectator. "] Sir,—may I Point Out
two inaccuracies in the story of Sir Humphrey Gilbert and the Squirrel' as told in your corre- spondence column P The ' Squirrel' was of only ten tons burden, and Sir Humphrey......
The End Of The Horse.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, — I have lately returned from a three weeks' driving trip in my one-horsed dogcart through parts of Somerset, Dorset, Hants, Wiltshire,......
A Squirrel's Ferry-boat.
[M THE EDITOR OE THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR, —Our Canadian squirrels do better than the Siberian variety mentioned in " E. M. W.'s " contributed poem by William Howitt (Spectator,......
Tying Crape On Bee-hives.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Having read several letters in the Spectator on the subject of bees, and recalling the superstition connected with tying crape on the......
An Historic Table.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Associated with North Polar exploration interest is the table used by President Cleveland in practically all of his work at the White......
Personal Service Among London Poor.
[To THE EDITOR. OF THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—May we endeavour to enlist the sympathies of your readers in. the following cause? A very encouraging response has been received to......
Sir Humphrey Gilbert.
[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — As Sir Humphrey Gilbert's family crest was a squirrel, his vessel was probably named in allusion to it, and not from any poetic fancy......
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