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You remark as to dropping the guppys 

 into the pringle and snoodling them out 

 with a niblick. This would not do at all. 

 These little fellows belong to the famous 

 Whiffenpoof family. The only success- 

 ful way to capture them is to wait until 

 they have dug their holes in the water 

 and are waiting for prey. Then throw 

 a loose-running slip-noose over the top 

 of the hole and start the funnygraph play- 

 ing "Home, Sweet Home." This causes 

 them to weep copiously. Their only alter- 

 natives are to remain where they are, 

 ignominiously drowning in their salt 

 tears, or to protrude their heads above 

 water. The moment a little head is 

 thrust above, twitch the noose quickly and 

 you will have caught your guppy. 



There is quite a good deal to learn 

 about the habits of each fish. The sword- 

 tails, for instance, have a terrible weak- 

 ness for whetstones. Just drop a whet- 

 stone into the water and there will be a 

 fight to see which shall get his tail sharp- 

 ened first. If you have thoughtfully 

 placed some small gobs of soft tar on the 

 whetstone they soon become entangled, 

 and all you need do is pick them right off 

 with your fingers. But be careful not to 

 get cut on the tails of those which might 

 have been sharpened. — Guild. 



The Ridgewood Aquarium Society will 

 hold its annual exhibition on August 30th, 

 31st and September 1st, in the public 

 school, Forest and Putnam avenues, 

 Ridgewood Heights, Brooklyn, New 

 York. This is expected to be the largest 

 exhibition ever given in Brooklyn. Cups, 

 diplomas and ribbons will be awarded. 

 The Society extends a cordial invitation 

 to all aquarists to enter fishes, aquaria 

 and terraria. For entry blanks and fur- 

 ther information, address the writer at 

 11 Union street, Brooklyn, N. Y. — A. 

 CurriE, Secretary. 



The . Fairmount Park Commission, 

 Philadelphia, has granted permission to 

 the associated aquarium and goldfish so- 

 cieties to hold the annual exhibition in 

 Horticultural Hall, on October 4th, 5th 

 and 6th. This show brings out the great- 

 est goldfish bred in America, and the 

 widest variety of tropical and native spe- 

 cies. Letters of inquiry should be ad- 

 dressed to the writer at 518 Belgrade 

 street, Philadelphia. — F. H. Christine, 



Secretary. 



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The eighth annual exhibition of the 

 Brooklyn Aquarium Society will be held 

 in the Brooklyn Museum of Arts and 

 Sciences, September nth to 14th, inclu- 

 sive. 



Los Angeles has the unique pet shop 

 called "Birdland." The owner, L. M. 

 Grider, when he retired from the real 

 estate business in 19 10, conceived the 

 idea of creating a different sort of bird 

 store that he might not only sell pets, but 

 gratify his desire to have them about him. 

 The result is a beautiful building and a 

 splendid collection. A recent innovation 

 is "Birdland News," a four-page paper 

 which is to be issued at irregular inter- 

 vals. It contains notes of interest to pet 

 lovers and dealers, with current prices 

 of available stock. 



What's become of that fine 



had the last time I was here? 

 out and naturally dried up ! 

 Keep your tanks covered. 



you 



Jumped 

 Moral: 



The small boy feels that he is in hard 

 luck. Just when he has mastered his 

 geography the map of Europe will be 

 made all over again. 



A prophet is without honor in his own 

 country. Are you studying native fishes ? 

 Before the war many American species 

 were much in demand in Germany. 



