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COSTE COSTILLA 397 ica to the borders of Mexico ; the construction of a highway connecting the capitals of the several republics ; the establishment of a line of steamers on the Pacific coast ; and the ex- cavation of an interoceanic canal by way of the San Juan river. Provision was made for the convocation of a Central American con- gress, to consist of three principal representa- tives and as many substitutes from each state, to frame laws in conformity with the stipula- tions of the treaty, and to provide for the maintenance of the national authority. COSTE, Jean Jacques Marie Cyprien Victor, a French naturalist, born at Castries, May 10, 1807. He is noted for his researches in em- bryology, and for his efforts in behalf of the propagation of fishes in France. In compli- ance with a report drawn up by Coste and Milne-Edwards, an establishment was organ- ized by the government at Huningue in 1851, from which 600,000 salmon and trout were placed in the river Rhone within two years. Similar experiments in the lake and river of the Bois de Boulogne were commenced by Coste in 1855. In 1862 he was made inspector gen- eral of the river and coast fisheries. A mem- ber of the academy of sciences, since Feb. 10, 1851, M. Coste has written much on natural history. His Cours cPembryogenie comparee, in 1837, was followed the next year by Ovolo- gie du kanguroo, written in reply to letters from Robert Brown. Among his other pro- ductions are Instructions pratiques sur la fiis- ciculture (1853; 2d ed., 1856), and Voyage d 1 exploration sur le littoral de la France et de Vltalie (1855). COSTELLO. I. Dudley, a British author and journalist, born in Ireland in 1803, died in Lon- don in September, 1865. The son of an officer, he entered the army, and served on various foreign stations, where he devoted his leisure to literature and art. Leaving the army, he re- sided for some time in Paris, where lie was employed by Cuvier as draughtsman and aman- uensis. Removing to London in 1833, he con- tributed to many journals and periodicals, and during 30 years to the "Examiner." His best known works of fiction are : " Stories from a Screen" (1855); "The Millionaire" (1858); "Faint Heart never won Fair Lady," drama- tized by Planche (1859) ; and " Holidays with Hobgoblins " (1860). He also published a book of travel, "Italy from the Alps to the Tiber" (1861). II. Louisa Stuart, a British authoress, sister of the preceding, born in Ireland in 1815, died at Boulogne, France, April 24, 1870. Her early poems attracted the attention of Thomas Moore, to whom in 1835 she dedicated her " Specimens of the Early Poetry of France." After residing some time with her brother in Paris she went to London in 1835, where she at first maintained herself by painting minia- tures, but soon abandoned the pencil for the pen. She wrote many songs and ballads, of which the " Queen of my Soul " is the most popular, and contributed largely to periodical literature. Her principal works are : "A Sum- mer among the Bocages and Vines" (1840); " The Queen's Poisoner," of which the title was afterward changed to "The Queen Mother," a historical romance, the principal character of which is Catharine de' Medici (1841) ; " A Pil- grimage to Auvergne" (1842); "Beam and the Pyrenees " (1844) ; "Memoirs of Eminent Englishwomen" (1844); " The Rose Garden of Persia," containing translations from and biographical sketches of the most famous Per- sian poets (1845); "The Falls, Lakes, and Mountains of North Wales " (1845) ; " A Tour to and from Venice" (1846); "Jacques Coeur, the French Argonaut" (1847); "Clara Fane," a novel (1848) ; "Mernoirsof Mary of Burgundy " (1853); "Anne of Brittany "(1855); and "The Lay of the Stork," a poem (1856). COSTER, or Roster, Laurens Janszoon, a Dutch mechanic, considered by his countrymen the inventor of the art of printing, born in Haarlem about 1370, died about 1440. The account given of him is, that having made his invention in Haarlem previous to Gutenberg, he obliged the workmen in his employ under oath not to divulge his secret, but that after his death one of them, Johann Faust, or more probably Jo- hann Gutenberg, took possession on a Christ- mas night of all his master's implements and types, and fled to Amsterdam, thence to Co- logne, and afterward to Mentz, where he found- ed a printing establishment. The documents by which the supporters of Coster attempt to establish his claims are of comparatively recent discovery, but his countrymen have made this question one of national importance. A statue, with an inscription commemorative of the in- vention of printing, was raised at Haarlem in 1622 in his honor, opposite the house which he occupied. The academy of Haarlem having offered a prize for the best vindication of Cos- ter's claim, it was awarded to Koning's Ver- Jiandeling over net oorsprong, &c., der loelc- drulclcunst (Haarlem, 1816; translated into French, 1819). A committee appointed by the authorities of Haarlem agreed upon 1423 as the year in which the art of printing had been invented by their townsman, and the fourth jubilee in honor of that event, called the " Coster festival," was celebrated with great pomp on July 11 and 12, 1823, when a monu- ment to him was erected in the Haarlem wood. On July 16, 1856, a statue of him was erected in the market place of that city. See Gedenk- scJiriften wegens Jiet merde eeuw-getijde van de uitvinding der boekdruklcunst (Haarlem, 1824). COSTILLA, a S. county of Colorado, bounded E. by the Rocky mountains, S. by New Mexi- co, and W. by the Rio Grande del Norte; area, more than 2,000 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 1,779. It is situated in the beautiful San Luis park. The inhabitants are mostly Mexicans, speaking only Spanish ; religion, Roman Catho- lic. The houses are of adobe. The settle- ments are scattered along Costilla, Culebra, Ute, Trinchera, and Sangre de Cristo creeks,