THE MUSEUM. 
An Illustrated Journal, under the Editorial Management of Edwin AtLee Barber, A.M., 
published, on the first of every month, in the interests of Young Naturalists and Col- 
lectors of all Classes. 
Amongst the Contributors to the early numbers will be 
DR. DANIEL G. BRINTON, 
PROF. EDWARD D. COPE, 
MR. HENRY PHILLIPS, Jr., 
PROF. THOMAS G. GENTRY, 
PROF. J. T. ROTHROCK, 
DR. JOSEPH LEIDY, 
REV. W. M. BEAUCHAMP, 
MR. ANDREW E. DOUGLASS, 
PROF. THOMAS C. PORTER, 
DR. CHAS. C. ABBOTT, 
MR. HERMAN STRECKER, 
MR. ERNEST INGERSOLL, 
MR. F. RATHBONE, London, Eng., 
PROF. C. F. HOLDER, 
MR. WM. H. HOLMES, 
MR. EDWARD POTTS, 
The MARQUIS DE NADAILLAC, of Paris, France, 
CAPT. R. C. TEMPLE, of India, 
and many other prominent Scientists and Collectors. 
The specific object of the Publishers of The Museum is to supply a popular demand 
of our Youth for a periodical of elevated tone, which shall be, at once, a recognized 
medium of intercommunication and an instructor in popular science. 
SubacriptUm Price, $1.50 per Year. To Foreign Countries , $1.60 . 
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PRESS NOTICES. 
“ The Museum contains much of interest, 
and is well filling its object of being an in¬ 
structor and a means of intercommunication 
among young scientists.”— Illustrated Christian 
Weekly , New York. 
' “ The Museum is a splendid publication. It 
contains many first-class articles, and the stamp 
department is carefully conducted.”— Foreign 
Stamp Collectors' News, Hull, England. 
“ It is one of the neatest and best papers of 
the kind we have had the pleasure of reading.” 
—Stamp World, Cincinnati, Ohio. 
“ Collectors of all kinds of curiosities will find 
much to interest them in this little monthly.”— 
St. Paul and Minneapolis Pioneer Press . 
44 It is worthy of the support of any collector.” 
— The American Osprey, Plymouth, Ct. 
“It is illustrated, and contains a large 
amount of interesting reading for collectors and 
young naturalists.”— Boys and Girls, Flushing, 
Mich. ■ 
“ Fulfills the expectations awakened by the 
pioneer copy noted a few weeks ago. For young 
collectors and naturalists, we know of no better 
journal than The Museum."—Bucks Cotmty In¬ 
telligencer, Doylestown, Pa. 
