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THE WEEKLY ENTOMOLOGIST. 
some advance in scientific lore ? And 
are there not many among us who 
registered at least eight resolves, 
never to be broken? How those 
Larva, only to be got on the bleak 
March evenings, were to grow in 
number, under our cold-defying ex- 
ertions! How that diary was to 
shadow forth, on its spotless pages, 
the well-filled rows of boxes and 
cabinet ! And how many of us can 
cry with truth even “Seven kept 
and one forgotten ! ? 
That one must be registered again, 
and we must never abandon the pur- 
pose that we have formed. We must 
publish what we are doing to the 
world, and stir the drones and lazy 
sleepers to a healthy activity. 
And, above all we must work to- 
gether, pushing to the same end, and 
striving in the same cause. 
We cannot but wish that the crowd 
of workers in a common science could 
be thrown more together. We hear 
of a man for years, and read his 
papers, and profit by his untiring 
labours ; but there is nothing does us 
so much good as to know the man. 
Hot long ago we had the pleasure 
of meeting, among others, at the 
house of an old friend, and sturdy 
Entomologist, a man whose unweari- 
ed zeal and ability had been known 
to us for years. We had followed 
him in fancy through many a delight- 
ful ramble, and almost shared the 
pleasures of his difficulties and success, 
but we had never known him out of 
print. Such a meeting starts up a 
new strength, and revives all tlio 
vigour of years ago ; we seem to stand 
on common ground, and together 
look back on common joys and com- 
mon trials ; and each, at least, when 
the hours have fled too quickly, goes 
on his way, strengthened by his 
brother’s strength, stirred by a 
brother’s example to a higher effort. 
The Weekly Entomologist may be 
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Bowdon, Cheshire, by post, price 
Three Shillings and Three Pence 
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Also of C. Andrew, 129 High St. 
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York, S. Styles. 163, North St. 
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Hartlepool. 
Those who make any discovery, or 
capture of a rare species, or observa- 
tion of general interest, are requested 
to communicate, at once, a notice of 
the same, to Mr, T. Blackbukn, 
Bowdon, Cheshire. 
Complete sets of the Weekly En- 
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Price of number 1, fourpence, — the 
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