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American catfish have been success- 

 fully introduced into the streams of 

 Euroj^e and the Hawaiian Islands. 



The annual election of the Brooklyn 

 Society resulted in a change of officers. 

 We congratulate Dr. Schneider and his 

 associates. 



The Agassiz Association is looking for 

 a retired aquarist of means and leisure 

 who will be afforded splendid facilities 

 for original work. Dr. Bigelow will be 

 glad to furnish particulars. 



J. Hope was the originator of the gold- 

 fish fancy in Philadelphia. He first 

 introduced Japanese fish into that city, 

 some twenty years ago, at a price within 

 reach of all. The editor purchased his 

 first goldfish from Mr. Hope about that 

 time. 



A curious result of the transport 

 workers' strike in London last year was 

 a scarcity of goldfish. These fish are 

 brought to London by boat from Italy. 

 Messrs. Cura & Sons were the only 

 London dealers to supply their customers, 

 having received approximately 41,000 

 eoldfish durino; the month of June. 



The New York Medical Society says 

 all pets except goldfish carry danger from 

 microbes. 



"Can" the poor canary. 



Disinfect the cat. 

 Put carbolic on the dog. 



Fumigate the mat; 

 Quarantine the parrot. 

 Sterilize the mouse. 

 Gold-fish are the only pets 

 To keep around the house! 



Chicago Evening American. 



At the February meeting of the 

 Philadelphia Society a number of 

 splendid specimens of Celestial Teles- 

 copes and Lion-heads were exhibited. 



We are glad to learn that The 

 Aquarium Society of New York is in 

 prosperous financial condition. A 

 campaign for new members has been 

 started. At a recent meeting a reso- 

 lution was passed urging all members 

 to subscribe for The Aquarium. Good 

 for New York! This is a move in the 

 right direction, and should be followed 

 by the other clubs. Interesting programs 

 have been arranged for future meetings 

 which will be announced from month 

 to month in the magazine. 



Many goldfish keepers use a feeding 

 ring cut from sheet cork. This can be 

 made very attractive by sowing timothy 

 seed upon it, much as it is sown upon 

 the grotesque red Chinese pottery, 

 where it is used to simulate hair upon 

 the head. The grass grows rapidly, 

 and when it is about an inch high, the 

 ring may be turned upside down. The 

 grass makes a delicious and wholesome 

 morsel for the fish. The other side may 

 now be planted and a new crop grown. 

 Chas. Paxson, Philadelphia. 



(Thus another item, hay, is added to 

 the goldfish bill-of-fare. Ed.) 



Minneapolis has adopted the coagu- 

 lation method of purifying the city 

 water. In this process the organic 

 matter is destroyed by the use of 

 sulphate of alvimina and lime. The 

 lime is necessary to the method to 

 render the water alkaline, breaking the 

 sulphate into alumina and sulphuric 

 acid. The last step in the process is 

 the removal of the impurities and 

 chemical agents by sand filtration. Of 

 course, it is impossible to remove all 

 the chemicals by this method. The use 

 of this water has resulted in severe 

 losses to fish fanciers in that city. Mr. 

 Tappan reports that he alone has lost 

 several hundred valuable fish. 



