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taught to strike their quarry thus: — One of the parents will 

 shoot up with the quarry followed by her eager youngsters ; 

 suddenly it is dropped, when down they dash and rarely does it 

 reach the ground. Of course the quickest stoop secures the 

 prize. Thus they soon learn to care for themselves, and as soon 

 as ever they can do this, they are ruthlessly driven off the old 

 domain, and are not allowed to return or there would soon be a 

 famine in the land. 



After a tough scramble the head of High-Cup Nick was reached, 

 and a few specimens of Sedum Rhodiola secured, when the party, 

 after resting awhile and enjoying the wide and varied landscape, 

 returned by Dufton Pell and Pike to the Black Bull at Dufton, 

 where is some fine old china and a well preserved, though worm- 

 eaten, "Piggin," made 200 years ago. Showers somewhat 

 lengthened the miles between Dufton and Appleby, which place 

 was, however, reached in due time, passing the new Grammar 

 School and many a rose- clad cottage with well-stocked and well- 

 cared-for garden. Most of the party returned home that even- 

 ing, all well pleased with the visit. 



Museums' Association Week, July 23rd to 27th. The mem- 

 bers of our Club joined heartily in the efforts made to secure a 

 pleasant as well as a profitable week for the Museums' Associa- 

 tion, which this year honoured Newcastle by holding here its 

 Annual Meeting, and by electing our good friends and oft-time 

 Presidents, the Rev. Canon Norman, as its President, and the 

 Rev. Canon Tristram and W. A. Watson- Armstrong, as its Vice- 

 Presidents. The Local Committee, which was a strong one, 

 catered well for our guests, and Prof. M. C. Potter, as Secretary, 

 was indefatigable. 



At the opening meeting on Tuesday, July 23rd, in the Physi- 

 cal Lecture Theatre of the College of Science, Dr. Norman 

 delivered a Presidential Address, which was requested to be 

 printed. On Wednesday, after a busy morning, Durham Cathe- 

 dral and Castle were visited under the guidance of Dr. Tristram, 

 and the party drank tea with Mrs. Tristram before returning to 

 Newcastle for the Conversazione in the Hancock Museum. At 



