THE MUSEUM. 



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This cut shows some 

 interesting things found 

 in various parts of the 

 world. The upper right 

 hand cut illustrates the 

 I 'crinctus htmbricalis 

 asfrequently found in 

 Florida. The cut op- 

 posite is the large Tri- 

 dacita, from Japan, 

 frequently attaining a 

 weight of 300 pounds. 

 The lower right hand 

 cut is the pearl oyster, 

 found in various parts 

 of the world. The low- 

 er left hand cut is the 

 PItolos costata, or Ang- 

 el wing from Florida. 

 These are beautiful 

 shells, being pearly 

 white and frequently at- 

 taining a size of 8 or 9 

 inches. A piece of rock 

 withthe shells in the 

 holes they have bored, 

 makes a very interest- 

 ing specimen for a cab- 

 inet. The cut above 

 the Angel wings, is the 

 Goose Barnacle found 

 in various seas. They 

 adhere to most every- 

 thing, such as rocks, 

 other shells, bottoms of 

 ships, etc. 



Remarkable Flight of Whip-p;)or- 

 vvills in West Virginia- 



The Whip-poor-wills began to llock 

 together for their annual migration to 

 the south this fall, about Sept. 3rd. 

 They increased in numbers from day tj 

 day, until there were thousands of them 

 flying. I regret to report that almost 

 all available guns were brought into 

 action in our vicinity and hundreds of 

 bird.s were killed in a few hours, and if 

 darkness had not come to their rescue 

 many more would have been killed 

 The flight and killing continued for 

 four days, at slight intervals, when the 

 flocks began to diminish and finally 

 disappeared altogether. 



A stop should certainly be put to 

 this wholesale slaughter of these harm- 

 less and retiring birds, else in a few 

 3 ears they will be almost extinguished. 

 I would be glad if Ornithologists would 

 interest themselves in the matter. 



W. E , Charleston, W. Va. 



Mucnm Pub. Co , W b' . Webb, M<jr. 



I'LMf Sir;— This ('oiiipany U receiving nwm- 

 croiis H'-ii'ly .sub.spiil)('r.i tiiroiifib the .aiivor- 

 tisi'iueut you t)ul)lisliO(l for us in September 

 issue. "Our 10 eetit special otl'er with 30 

 names of people," etc This fact demonstr.ates 

 to us lliat a journal or a newspaper with com- 

 p iiilively .small circulation, when apparantly 

 of the riglit sort, (sucli as your medium must 

 represent) p.ays advertisers ./'"■ biUlcr thau 

 these 100,000 sample copy publications, but 

 then of course they are not nil of this kind.. 

 Very truly, 

 ExcH.'iNUE Pub. Co. 



