1895.] MICllOSCOPICAL JOURNAL. 85 



Four large and 12-20 or more smaller martjinal spines rhabdostylus 



Four genera were omitted in the key to the Genera, namely, Cancartistus, 

 Astrophacus, Ampliicyclia, C'occocyclia. 



Cannartisous should be inserted between Cypassis and Cannartidium (p. 

 228, Journal, August 189o) and the Key should read : — 



Two polar tubes ; medullary shell simple Cannartiscus 



Two polar tubes ; medullary shell double Cannartidium 



Astrophacus should be inserted after Heliodiscus (p. 229) and the key 

 should read : — 

 Medullary shell double Astrophacus 



A mphicyclia should l)e inserted after ■ Stylocyclia (p. 229) and the key 

 should read : — 



Two opposite spines; medullary shell simple Stylocyclia 



Two opposite spines; medullary shell doable Amphicyclia 



Coccocyclia after Astrocyclia, thus : — 



Five, ten, or more spines; medullary shell simple Astrocyclia 



Five, ten, or more spines ; medullary shell double . Coccocyclia 



To be Continued. 



Expert Examination of Handwriting. 



By JUSTICIA. 

 chicago, illinois. 



A case was recently tried in Duluth, Minnesota, in- 

 volving about $400,000 which depended on the proof of 

 a written contract of marriage. The contract was in the 

 following form : 



"Stony Point, Duluth Tp., St. Louis Co., Minnesota. 



January 6th, 1892. 

 Contract of marriage between N. Hulett and 

 Mrs. L. A. Pomeroy. 



Believing a marriage by contract 

 to be 'perfectly laioful — we do hereby agree to be husband 

 and wife.^ and to hereafter live together as such. 



In witness whereof we have hereunto set our 

 hands the day and year first above written. 



N. Hulett. 

 L. A. Pomeroy." 

 The body of the instrument, it was admitted, was in 

 the handwriting of Mrs. Hulett, one of the parties to it. 

 The signature, "N. Hulett" and the two lines above it 



