ere N@ericus. 
VoL. X. JANUARY, 1897. No. 9 
TO CONCHOLOGISTS. 
“The night is starry and cold, my friend, 
And the New Year bright and bold, my friend, 
Comes up to take his own.” 
Nivery-stx has rolled by, and with it THe Nauritus almost 
completes another volume. We had hoped to tell you at this festal 
season that conditions were becoming more favorable for the develop- 
ment of the Naurryus in northern latitudes. The Nauriius is 
all right in deep water, but the cold winter winds of adversity seem 
to be too much for it, and by April it is usually ashore and pretty 
well broken up. The editors come to its rescue, and with paper 
sails, on which there is a little printing, writing and a few figures, 
start it again on its yearly voyage. But the editors are getting 
tired of furnishing sails. We don’t mind putting them on—in fact, 
we'll do all the work cheerfully, only give us the material. 
Weare not asking for a gift, but merely suggesting to you that 
to pay the price of a year’s subscription, now due, is not only a sea- 
sonable action on your part, but a positively meritorious one as well. 
Our editorial of last January seems to have been taken as a joke, 
judging by the results in hard cash. We do assure you, friends, 
“this is no joke.” THe NAvuTILUS 2s ashore now. Are you going to 
help it out of the breakers? Is the tenth voyage to be the last? It 
depends upon you. 
We wish you all a Happy New Year. 
Hi: A. P. & C. Wiedk 
