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The Journal. — In the leading editorial of December last, it was an- 

 nounced that Mr. C. W. Smiley had been admitted to an intererst in this 

 Journal. Negotiations then in progress have resulted in transferring to 

 him its entire ownership. He assumes all assets and liabilities dating since 

 January i, 18S7. The business has been exclusively in his hands for nearly 

 a year, he having done mvicli more than he was willing to have appear. 

 The Journal retains the friendship and good wishes of its founder, who 

 expects still to contribute to its columns. We hope that our patrons will 

 always feel an interest in his work and be glad to hear of his successes. 



NOTES. 



Dr. C. R. Agnew.^ — -At the last meeting of the Ophthalmological and Otological 

 Section of the New York Academy of Medicine it was voted : — 



' That a committee be appointed, of which the chairman of the Section, Dr. David 

 Webster, be a member, whose duty it shall be to obtain a good photograph of the late 

 Dr. Cornelius R. Agnew, for the purpose of having'^engravings suitable for framing 

 made. The right of issue and sale of such engravings shall be given to some first- 

 class publisher, if practicable ; if not, the committee shall offer them to the profession 

 at cost.' 



In accordance therewith a committee has been appointed. Members of the profes- 

 sion who desire such an engraving, accompanied by an autograph signature, should 

 send their names and addresses to the secretary of the committee. Dr. Charles H. May, 

 640 Madison Avenue, New York city, at once. When all such names shall have been ' 



recorded, those who have requested a copy of the engraving will be notified of the cost 

 of the same, either by the publisher or by the committee having the matter in charge. 



Meeting of the American Society of Microscopists. — Upon invitation of the State 

 Microscopical Society of Ohio the nth Annual Meeting will beheld in Columbus, ^^, 



Ohio, beginning August i^tk, and lasting four days. It may reasonably be expected :^ I ^ 

 that the number of members attending the coming reunion will exceed that of past 

 years. There are more members than ever before ; the place of gathering is central, 

 attractive, and a university city, one which affords all conveniences and facilities that 

 can be desired for entertainment. Thorough preparation will be made to receive all 

 who may attend. The American Association for the Advancement of Science meets 

 the following week in Cleveland, Ohio, making it convenient for many who desire to 

 attend both ; and there is manifestly a growing and abiding interest in the work of the 

 Society. Some interest also attaches to the fact that this completes ten years of ex- 

 istence as an organization, and it is hoped that as many as possible of the forty-nine 

 who took part in the ifiitial meeting at Indianapolis will be present that they may be 

 honored by the Society. 



The President, D. S. Kellicott, of Buffalo, N. Y., exhorts those interested not only 

 to be present, but to furnish the best and choicest work in hand, the results of inves- 

 tigation, experience, or invention, that are additions to science. Aside from the edu- 

 cational value the meetings afford, which is admitted to be considerable, the publica- 

 tions are the foundation and chief reason for the Society's being. The proceedings 

 of the Society should be its pride, in style, accuracy of text, and illustrations, as well 

 as in matter of the highest order attainable under the circumstances. To issue the 

 memoirs in proper form requires and receives the whole income of the Society. In 

 order that the next volume may go to press soon after adjournment, it is desired that 

 writers shall complete their manuscripts and drawings so that they may be left with 

 the Secretary at Columbus. 



Practical work of demonstration has been a valuable feature of the annual gatherings 

 since the Chicago meeting in 1883. This year more time than heretofore will be thus 

 devoted. The Society at Pittsburgh directed the Secretary to provide, if possible, a 

 demonstration for each session, in addition to the usual working session occurring on ' 

 Thursday afternoon of the week of meeting. The Committee on Working Session is 

 C. C. Mellor, Pittsburgh ; T. B. Stowell, Cortland, N. Y., and A. M. Bleile, Columbus. 



Blanks for communicating titles of papers and nominations of members may be 

 had if desired by addressing the Secretary, Professor Thos. J. Burrill, Ph. D., Cham- 



