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the law. We would thank any of our 

 subscribers who personally know Mr. 

 Jolley to give us their opinion of the 

 man, or any information about the 

 Naturalist Pub. Co. of Newark, N. 

 J. If naturalists' papers continue to 

 pop up every month we shall be forc- 

 ed to refuse their ads. unless they are 

 willing to execute a bond guaranteeing 

 good faith, financial backing, etc. 



The weekly Natural Science News 

 has been sold out to the Popular Sci- 

 ence News of New York. 



We have received from Mr. F. C. 

 Willard of Galesburg, 111., prospectus of 

 a new ornithological publication to be 

 called The Osprcy and which will be 

 published soon. We are not so narrow 

 minded as to believe but that there is 

 room for several more good natural 

 history publications. Look at England, 

 with a neat little journal for every few 

 counties. Yes there is lots of room 

 and a good paying support can be 

 worked up, but let it be in a fair 

 square, competition. If Tlie Osprcy 

 has enough financial backing it will 

 succeed but the proprietors want to be 

 prepared to drop one or two thousand 

 dollars before they will even see a fair 

 subscription list. 



The New York legislature has re- 

 commended that Dr. James Hall of 

 Albany, notwithstanding his old age 

 be placed in exclusive charge of the 

 State Geological Survey. 



Mr. W. T. Hornaday, the author 

 of "Taxidermy and Zoological Collect- 

 ing," "Two Years in the Jungle" and 

 other works, has been appointed di- 

 rector of the new zoological park at 



New York. Mr. Hornaday has had 

 large experience with animals in their 

 native haunts and in all branches of 

 taxidermy and was connected for some 

 time with the National Zoo at Wash- 

 ington, D. C. so that "no better man 

 could have been selected to guide and 

 direct the mammoth enterprise. ' One 

 of the first questions he has been call- 

 ed upon to decide was "Where is the 

 park to be placed. " It is needless to 

 say Mr. Hornaday is a reader of the 

 Museum and pays $r.oo annually for 

 same. 



Mr. Chas. L. Edwards of Cincin- 

 nati, who is in charge of the Bahama 

 Biological Station, has decided to lo- 

 cate the labratory for this season at 

 Biscayne Bay, Fla. , which place is 

 favored with clear water and a sub- 

 tropical fauna and flora. The course 

 which begins June 22d, consists of lec- 

 tures, practical work in the labratory 

 and observatory and observations of 

 the organisms in their natural sur- 

 roundings. He will also collect some 

 for outside collectors and institutions. 



The American Museum of Natural 

 History at New York, has been appro- 

 priated $500,000 for adding a third 

 wini: to the building. 



The Iowa Geological Survey at Des 

 Moines, have established a museum in 

 connection with their office, devoted 

 mainly to economic geology of the 

 state. Samples of the mineral build- 

 ing stones, clays, etc., of the state 

 have been gathered together. A large 

 number of interesting geological pho- 

 tos have been made and are offered to 

 schools and colleges throughout the 

 state at cheap rates. 



