THE YOUNG 
illustration. These, after beiu« well fed every 
day for a period of two years and a half, attained 
the size of six inclies, and had they been in a 
pond, instead of a comparatively small aquarium, 
the increase would have been still greater. In 
course of time they become so tame that they 
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would feed from my hand. It is best to obtain a 
few of them when very small, and bring them up 
the first year in an aquarium ; in this way you can 
break them in so that when set free in the pond 
they will, by their exa,mple, teach the wild carp 
to feed fi-om your hand without fear. 
I can not imagine a more profitable and pleas- j 
ant investment of a small amount of capital and 
time, for young men whose parents are owners 
of or are interested in fresh-water lakes or 
ponds, than to address a letter to Professor S. F. 
Baird, U. S, Fish Commissioner, Washington, 
D. 0., giving a description of the body of water 
over which they have control, and the proper 
number of carp needed for stocking said pond. 
In this way you can obtain all information re- 
quired to obtain the carp free of all charge, ex- 
cept the can for transportation and cost of trans- 
portation. The accompanying illustration of 
the mirror or king carp was taken from a 
living specimen kindly furnished by Fish Com- 
missioner of New York State, Eugene Blackford, 
who is now distributing young cai'p bred in the 
government breeding ponds at Washingtr)n. 
The aolden Ida. 
A very beautiful and graceful fish, closely re- 
sembling in foi-m and size our fresh-wattu* roach, 
has lately been imported fi-om England. This 
fish is of a uniform delicate reddish-orange color, 
similar to that of the gold fish, but more delicate. 
These beautiful strangers are to be sent to the 
Washington breeding ponds, and also to the ex- 
perimental ponds at Cold Spring Harbor, Long 
Island. It is thought that they will never at- 
tain a size greater than from four to six inches, 
and sliould this be the case, the gain will be great 
for our young scientists, as they will have a, far 
more beautiful fish for their fresh-water aquaria 
than even the pretty gold-fish. 
Retail Prices. 
IMPORTED CAGE BIRDS. 
Canaries, Belgian, per pair $6.00 to 15.00 
" French, &2ic\\. 8.001015.00 
" German, Ha7'tz Mts., each 2.50 to 10.00 
Gold Finches, each 1.50 
Gold Finch (mules), each 2. 50 to 5.00 
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Bull Finches, each $2.50 
Bull Finches (tuned), each 10.00 to 4o.oo^ 
African Finches, per pair 2.5010 5.00. 
Chaf Finches, each 1.50 
Linnets, each 1.5010 2.C0 
Linnets (mules), each 1.50 to 2.00 
Green Linnets, each 1.50 
Java Sparrow (blue), each 1.50 
Java Sparrows (white), each 4.00 to 6.00 
English Sparrows, per pair i.oo 
Siskins, each i.oo 
Gray Cardmal, each 4.0010 5.00 
Nightingales, each 8.00 to 25.00 
Japanese Nightmgales, each 5.001010.00 
Thrushes, each 5.00 
Skylaik'^, each ... 5.00 
Troopials, each 7.00 to 12.00 
European blackbirds, each 5 00 
Black-caps, each , 4.00 
Starlings, e. ch 4.0010 6.oc> 
Ring Dove.s, each 2.50 to 3.00 
AMERICAN CAGE BIRDS. 
Canaries, each 2.50 
Mocking Birds, females, each 1.00 
" " smgers 12.00 
Robins 2.5010 5.00 
Blue Birds ("Blue Robins") each 1.5010 2.00 
Indigo Birds, each i.oo 
Nonpariel, each 1.5010 2.00 
Virginia Cardinal, each 3.00 
j Bobolinks, each 1.50 to 2.00 
Yellow Birds, each 1.5010 2.00 
QUADRUPEDS. 
Terriers, black aitd tan, each 5.00 to 30 00 
I'erriers, Scotch and Skye, each 5.00 to 30.00 
Newfoundland Pups, each 10.00 to 15.00 
Pomeranian or Spiiz " 5.00 to 15.00 
Greyhound'-, /sz/^/Zi//, " 10.00 to 25.00 
Greyounds, Italian, " lo. 00 to 30.00 
Guinea- Pigs, ct'/z/z/'rv/, per pair 1.50 
" " " " large 1.50 to 3.00 
Guinea-Pigs, all ivhitc, " 2.00 to 4.00 
Squirrels, ^;'(ijc, " 5.00 
Squirrels, all white " 15.00 to 25.00 
Squirrelsj^Ty/;/^ '• 3.00 to 4.00 
Squirrels, small red " 2.00 
Rabbits, common, per pair i.oo to 2.50 
Rabbits, fancy breed, according to age and 
purity of breed, per pair 3.00 to 15.00^ 
Ferrets, English, " 15.00 
Raccoons, each 4.00 to 5.00 
Cats, (males), each ' 5.00 
" " (female-), each 3.00 
Cats, Albinos, pivJc or blue eyes, each 3.00 to 5.00 
Rats, white CJiina, pink eyes, per pair 1.50 
'^aX.s, piebald, per pair 1.50 
Mice, white, pink eyes, per pair 0.50 
'M\cG, piebald, per pair 0.50 
Fine Shells for Fancy Work, according to colors 
and variety, per quart.' i.oo and up. 
Prices Paid for Pet Stock by Dealers. 
At this season of the year tlu^ i)rices paid for 
pet stock of all kinds are very low ; this is on ac- 
count of the demand for said stock falling oft' 
greatly after the holidays. Rabbits (common) are 
now ranging from .50 to 75 cents per pair, accord- 
ing to age and color. 
Guinea-Pigs, per pair $0.40 to o 75 
Squirrels, gray, each Q-50 to i.oo 
Squirrels, J^j//;/^, per pair 0.25 to 0.50 
White mice, per pair 0.15 to 0 20 
Aquarium fish C«(^7£/ jrarc^) per hundred 1.50 to 2.00 
Gold Fish (nozv scarce) per hundred 8.00 to 10.00 
Aquari\im Plants (now scarce) per hundred 
bunches 5.00 
Small Marine Shells for Aquaria, per quart. . . 0.50 
For all information on this subject, as to relia- 
ble dealers, etc., etc.. send postal card to Young 
Scientist, 
