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as a fish-barrel. The tentacle was 7^ feet long, four inches thick at 

 the big end, and tapering away to a point." 



The above is what was written to me, but my correspondent could 

 not get any of the suckers, as the tentacle was thrown away before 

 he received my letter — J. Henry Blake. 



18 Prentiss St., Cambridge, Mass. 



Dr. Victor Sterki, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, known for his 

 work on North American Sphaeriida and Pupillida, has been ap- 

 pointed an assistant in conchology in Carnegie Museum, Pittsburg. 

 Dr. Sterki's collection became the property of the Museum some 

 years ago. 



Ferguson Collection It will no doubt be a matter of in- 

 terest to the readers of The Nautilus to know that the large and 

 important collection of the late David Wilson Ferguson has been 

 presented to Columbia University by his sons, W. C. Ferguson, Esq., 

 and Professor George A. Ferguson, of Columbia. A room has been 

 assigned for the exhibition of the collection in its entirety. — C. 

 Dayton Gwyer. 



The Conchological Magazine. — With the April number 

 (Vol. iii, No. 4), Mr. Y. Hirase has decided to suspend the publica- 

 tion of hie journal until about May, 1910, when "No. 5, Vol. iii, 

 will be sent to you in a finer and larger form." It is to be hoped 

 that conchologists will support more generally this valuable publica- 

 tion, the plates alone being worth more than its subscription price. 

 In the later numbers many new species have been described. 



The August number of The Nautilus will again be omitted, 

 owing to the absence of the editors during the greater part of July 

 and August. The usual number of pages will be given by increased 

 size of other months. 



The latest test when he comes home at 2 a. m. is to make him 

 try to sing the chorus of the song : 



She Bells seashelle on the seashore, 

 The shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure, 

 For if she sells seashells on the seashore, 

 Then I'm Bare she sells seashore shells. 



If he can, he's all right. 



