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Aquatic JLitt 



A "get together" dinner was given on 

 April 22d by the Chicago Aquarium So- 

 ciety, Anglers' Casting Club, Chicago Fly 

 and Bait Casting Club, and the Lincoln 

 Park Casting at the Hotel Breevoort. 

 According to reliable reports, in the bat- 

 tle, the fish culturists cleaned the boards 

 under the leadership of Fred Orsinger. 

 For an unbiased account of the affair see 

 Jamison, the bait man. — Communicated. 



Max G. Hammerschlag, of the Essex 

 County Aquarium Society, says Newark, 

 New Jersey, is far and away in the lead 

 of all cities. The slogan of the city is 

 "Newark Knows How." To substantiate 

 the assertion Mr. Hammerschlag sends 

 the program of a local theatre, which 

 announces that the orchestra will play 

 "Excerpts from Xiphophorus Helleri" 

 and "Gems from Platypoecilus Rubra." 

 Colorful music. 



Mr. William T. Innes, Twelfth and 

 Cherry streets, Philadelphia, is one of 

 those fortunate individuals who seldom 

 have sick goldfish. This places him in a 

 quandary. To continue his researches 

 into the causes and cures of the diseases 

 of goldfish he must have patients. To 

 this end he will be glad to have Philadel- 

 phia aquarists turn over to him all their 

 sick goldfish, except those suffering from 

 constipation, and is especially interested 

 in cases of dropsy. Fishes restored to 

 health will be returned to owners. 



Visitor — "Why don't you advertise?" 

 Town Storekeeper — "No, siree ; I did 

 once, and it pretty near ruined me." 

 Visitor — "How so?" Town Storekeeper 

 ■ — "Why, people come in and bought durn 

 near all the stuff I had." — Judge. 



Instead of running away from your 

 work, try to find a more efficient way of 

 doing it. That is the secret of success. 



I would like a little information con- 

 cerning red snails. I have found that 

 many have white spots on different parts 

 of the shell and, in a great many in- 

 stances, it is eaten through. I was told 

 that it was due to a lack of lime in the 

 water, but under a microscope I find a 

 small white organism, which is appar- 

 ently responsible for the condition. Can 

 any one tell me how to prevent or kill 

 this parasite? — F. S. Boston. 



(Referred to readers. — Ed.) 



"Love is like a dear little kitten," gur- 

 gled the sweet young thing of 45. "It is 

 born blind." "But it takes a kitten only 

 nine days to get its eyes open," replied 

 the masculine brute. 



"There are some queer ways about 

 building operations." "How do you 

 mean ?" "When a man wants to expand 

 his building for business reasons he calls 

 in a contractor." — Baltimore American. 



Blobbs — "Doolittle is a miserable speci- 

 men of humanity, and yet he is forever 

 boasting of his ancestry." Slobbs — "Oh, 

 many a man is completely cast in the 

 shade by his family tree." 



If you want to kill an aquarium society 

 let a member monopolize the floor, meet- 

 ing after meeting, with a lot of "small 

 talk," but remotely connected with the . 



study of fishes. 



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We are often asked how much does 

 so-and-so fish cost a pair. Don't know 

 in many cases. It depends upon the gen- 

 eral supply and demand, and how anxious 

 you are to possess it. 



"What is the connecting link between 

 the animal and vegetable kingdoms?" 

 asked the teacher. 



"Hash !" yelled the class with one 

 voice. 



