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Show Wauteil, a Patriots Contrartor. It has about been deoideu that u million ilolbir art gallery shall adorn the Chicago l ike front and that Professor Marquand. now president of tho Metropolitan museum muse-um at New York, shall bo iis presiding genius. But a broad expanse of water till covers the ground on which its Inundations will hava to rest. Elated with their success in securing a dual site, the local directors have undertaken to raise a cool $700,000 independent of the capital stock, the bonds aud tho government gov-ernment subscription for the purpose of tilling in the forty-four acres. Unfortunately Un-fortunately tho sauio spirit of patriotism did not animate the wonld lie contract- j ors, for when the bids were opened the 1 other day they were found to range from Ci to 00 per cent, above the amount in question. Hence the breaking of ground --or rather the breaking of water hangs tire, and it will remain bo until a con- tractor is found who is willing to bring j both his patriotism aud his profits with- j in the stipulated limit. |