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THE 



AQUARIUM 



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TH E A Q UARIU M 



Issued in the Interests of the Study, 

 Care and Breeding of Aquatic Life 



Published monthly except July and August 

 at Chicago, Illinois, by the Aquarium Societies 

 of Brooklyn, Chicago, New York, Phila- 

 delphia, Boston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis. 



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Temporary Editor, - WILLIS S. HILPERT 

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Vol. II September, 1913 No. 4 



It is with deep regret and with a feel- 

 ing of heavy loss that we have to an- 

 nounce the sudden and unlooked for 

 resignation of our editor, Mr. W. A. 

 Poyser, who on account of business 

 matters had to relinquish his work on 

 The Aquarium. Those who personally 

 knew Mr. Poyser and his work, readily 

 realized his fitness for editing a pubHca- 

 tion relating to aquatic life; and those 

 who knew him only as "The Editor" 

 had placed before them each month in 

 the form of The Aquarium, tangible 

 evidence of his abihty. Mr. Poyser's 

 long years of study in the realm of 

 nature and his practical experience as an 

 aquarist and his extensive readings gave 

 him a fund of knowledge peculiarly fit- 

 ting him for the disemmination of na- 

 ture lore and especially facts of interest 

 to aquarists. His place will be a most 



difficult one to fill, but it is to be hoped 

 that The Aquarium will not long be 

 without a "regular" editor. Until satis- 

 factory arrangements can be made the 

 management will endeavor to follow as 

 closely as possible Mr. Poyser's ideas 

 and publish the journal punctually. In 

 the meantime we beg the indulgence of 

 the readers until matters have again 

 been satisfactorily settled. The credit 

 of this issue is due to INIr. W. vS. Hilpert 

 of Chicago. 



There is a side to the work of The 

 Aquarium magazine which does not re- 

 ceive much attention from the average 

 reader. On close analysis, it is perhaps, 

 as important as any, viz., the means by 

 which the magazine exists. This paper 

 is purely an amateur venture in the 

 sense that no one of the staff concerned 

 in its making receives money for his 

 services. We give our time gladly in an 

 endeavor to make the magazine the suc- 

 cess it deserves. The measure of success 

 is, in a large way, dependent upon the 

 interest which you, the readers, evince. 

 If you knew the amount of work neces- 

 sary to place the magazine before you, 

 we would have the sympathy of all. 

 But we cannot exist on sympathy alone, 

 nor is it desired, except in a friendly 

 and courteous sense. Sympathy will not 

 pay the printer and the plate-maker. 

 What we need is co-operation of reader 

 and advertiser. That more than any 

 one thing will bring us success and that 

 is your part. 



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 send the Business Manager his name and 

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 think the co])y has been received, ask 

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