The Naturalist, Kansas City Expo- Minn., Has Just Retui-Ned from a Two Sition Might, This Fall, Have a Natural and Months'' Trip in the Kainy River Country

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and there is every reason to believe that they were born tipon Kansas soil. The above article is part of a letter from a Tiawrence, Kan. correspondent to a Kansas City weekly. The following is an extract from an article that appeared in the same paper a few days later: A portion of '•the only herd of Buf-

faloes ill the \\o!-l(r' arrived in Kansas City from St. Paul la^t iii-ht. These animals area part of a herd of forty Buffa-

loes which the well known breeder Cox'nioi-ant. City, has ••Buffalo .Jones" of Garden 229. Pholacrocorax carbo. (2^inn.) [642.] KANSAS. recently purchased in M:'.nitoba. Ilab. AllU'itic coasts of Eiii'opc Hiid Anicri- THE UNIVERSITY OF ica, sontli in winter on tlie co:ist of the I'+ii- F. Carver, the noted shot, con- Dr. W. ted states, casually, to tlie Carolinas. ceiving the idea of exhibiting them here, Kecent Notable Additions to it. The Common Cormorant is very gener- built a strong corral on Walnut street, ally distributed throughout nearly the and accompanied by Will Joiius, a bro- entire northern hemisphere. It iDreed.s One of tlie niostimpoi tant events in tlie ther of ''Buffalo" and fourteen cow boys ill the northern parts of Europe and Asia soieiititio annals of the university of Kau. and in Xoi th America from the Bay of aimed with huge clubs, undertook to has just transpired in the return of Pro- Funday to Gi eenlaiid. The C'oriiiorants drive the buffaloes- from the cars to the are curious birds ot strange flgure; the tessor L. L.Dyche, from Texas, bringing corral up town, Well, they and 5(10 outer surface of the plumage in most with him eleven complete Buffalo skins other fellows chased those brutes all species normally is of a dark lustrous for the university cabinets. These skins greeiiish-lilack, but subject to great over town, and when morning came had have been carefully prepared for tax- changes, makhig their study very diffi- succeeded in getting all but three in the cult. eyes as a rule are green, a idermic purposes, and a choice selection The corral where they remained several color rarely seen in birds. They feed from them will Foon be mounted for ex- weeks. principally ui'on flsh and their voracity hibi^u at Snow Hall of Natural History, is proverbial, 'i'his species breefis in vast Mr. .Tones has over one hundred ButPi- making with the ma^rnifiooni- "Montma iiumbersoii the rocky shores of Ijabrador loes on his ranch near Garden City. and Newfonndland making the nest up- l)air, already mounted, the finest group of ; With the exception of a few isolated on the top of ledges or on projections Biiftalo in the world. It is a great piece specimens these are the only Buffaloes in and in crevices of precipitous rocks, of good fortune that these last survivors which arecovei'ed with the excrement of the world and on this herd is placed the of the Southern herd of Bison have been the birds. Itiscomposed of sticks, kelp sole dependence of perpetuating the all Coraioraiits. secured for Kansas, and the state is to be and seaweed. lake the stock and recreating the race. this species is gregarious and breed in congratulated that Professor Dyche was communities. 'I'hey are all known unable to successfully conipete with agents der the common name of Shag. Vermont Notes. of two of the largest museums in the Mr. Frazar met with a coloiu' of this in the United States, the National Museum at On (he seventh of last May, I was out Cormorant company with Double- creasted species on the coast of Labra- Washington, and the American Museum collecting eggs, and passing under a dor. Many of the nests contained large of Natural History, in New York city. stone bridge, caught sight of a Plurbe's young, .Tune 19. Nests of the Double- Being on the ground in person, he was nest. Climbing up I flushed a Song Spar- crested Cormorant were placed wherever able to eft'ect an advantageous purchase row, and found two Sparrow eggs and the ledges would hold them, while those of the skins, and the university will now one Phrebe egg in the nest. I did not of the common species were built close to enjoy the fame and prestage of possess- disturb the eggs. I saw a Phrebe sitt- the top. Thenestsof the Common Cormor- ing another attraction beyond the reach ing on the fence not far awaJ^ Some ant usuallj^ contained four or five eggs, of Eastern institutions. The skins not ten days later, passing by the bridge, 1 and several sets were taken of six. The used for mounting, can be advantageous- discovered the Sparrow dead on the eggs' average larger than those of the ly exchanged for the skins of other mam- ground and the Phoebe sitting on the Double-crested ; the sizes var}' from 2. .38 mals, which it would be impossible to nest. Climbing up, the Phoebe flew to 2.G5 long by 1 .29 to 1 .c.O broad. Color, obtain in any other waj^ away. The nest contained two young pale greenish; form, elliptical Fn^m The ranchman from \yhom these ani- Phoebes and two young Sparrows. I do Prtif. Davif's Nrsts and EiJi/s of North American Birds, Srd edition., by the au- mals were obtained, has for several years not know whether the Pho'be killed thor's kindness. been a constant observer of the Sonthern the Sparrow or not. herd of Buffalo, and has regretfully On August 15, 18S8, while digging out 34,oG0,000,000, 000,000.000 to 1. watched their disappearance. in an old gravel gradual Bank Swallow's nests AVhat a vast difference there is be- Last autumn only twenty-nine individ- pit. I was surprised to see a Bluebird fly tween the size of the animalcula^ which uals were left of what was once an im- from a hole near by. On investigating only appears like a visable point, when mense herd, numbering tens of thou- I found six fresh Bluebird eggs. The magnified 500,000 times, and the whale, sands, and fairly blackening the plains of entrance to the nest was fourteen which is 100 feet long and 20 feet broad Western Kansas. Since October, twcnty- inches deep, and the nest itself was com- The proportion between the two is 34,560 trillions to I.— Dr. Dick. tive are known to have been killed, and posed of dry grass and a few sticks. the ronaining four, all of them females, I never found the Bluebird nesting "Wanted to Exchange ; Cones' "'Birds have probably also perished. The elev- this way before. I would like to bear of the North-west" for Coue.s' ''Birds of en specimens secured for the university from collectors in other localities. the Colorado Valley.'" were killed very near the Kansas line, H. II. B., Castleton, Vt. Wm. SxEPnENSOx, Ft. Verdi, A. T. ;

Californianus displavs a great fond- ness for Rattlesnakes. Basking in the N. B. Ex. Ad. semi-tropic afteinoon sun"s fierce lays, they soon fall asleep and at such times are usually foinid by our long-tailed friend, the Road-runner, who immediately proceeds to snrrfumd one ^^•ith a correll North Am. Birds, of cacti leaves, f his done, he hops into the pen and, administering ^Mr. Rattler a FOR vigorous peck, hops out again. The snake thus rudely di-turbed from his siesta, (xaococcys califoniiainis (Lkss.)- awakes, f tniou'^ at the interruption, and SIX DOLLARS. WritKMI fill- I'lli: NATUllALIST. finding himself surrounded by the cor- The subji'ct of our sketch is familiar- rell vigorously assalts it. Wounded by ly known as Ground (Juckoo, Chaparral the prickers he becomes blind with rage Containing Concise Descriptions of Every is the largest and strikes again and again, until, cover- Cock, or Road-i uniier. He iSpecics of Birtls IviioM ii in North America. and most conspicuous if not the briuht- ed with cacti leaves, he succumbs, a vic- e^t colored representative of the order tim of his own folly. By Robert Ricigway, COCOYGKS of which less than two Tho R>ol-ruiiier pro'iably gains this Curator Department of Birds, United dozen siiecies are found in North particular name from its fleetness of States iNational Museum, America, and uf these Ornitliologists do foot, often taxing the speed of a horse Profusely Illustrated with 464 Outline Cuts of the Generic Characters, and a Portrait of tht not credit a dozen as being fouml and to its utmost to keep up with it, until, I;t9 Spencer F. Baird, breeding within the limits of the United tired of the sport, he declares the race Pl ice, Post Paid, States. oft", by turning suddeidy to the right §7.50 Is tlie largest and most convenient The A. O. V. Code, and Prof. Coues or left and concealing himself in the book for [let erinining tlie character of American cacti thickets that abound listing nil. e each ; Mr. Kidgway describ- inininierable birds that has been issued in this country. It is the most valuable reference volume for of tlie road. ing eleven in his recent woik Rigdway's on either side correct scicntilic data reaarding- general Manual of Nortii American Birds. 'Ihis J. W., Mexico. :Mo. character, nomenclature, the natural liab- 11 at, and related knowledge. It Is indis- order is now divided into tliree families jicnsable to naturalists and to sportsmen.— Eggs Almost (liiveii Away. Uoslon Globe. CucuLiu.ii. for the I'nited States: New Cataloijne Froe. A work of extraoidinary value.— Philadel- Cuckoos, Anis. etc;TKOGu>!iDyE. Trogons; lihia Kvening Bulletin. The ]ilates are admirable, giving the bills, AlcedinidvK or Kingfishers. A fourth claws, etc., of birds in life size.— Brooklyn Eagle. family, M< ).AioTU).i':, tlie jMotmots, is, ac- cortling to llidgway. peculiar to Mexico We will prepay the express charyes on and the three species of this family are the above valuable book to anj' part of Since moving here we have made such green all goigiously attired in blue and the United States for six (6) dollars. We business arrangements that make it nec- and gold. will also send you a Certiticate that will essary for us to raise a large amount of The family Cucvlid.k has nine repre- permit you to order for yourself or?am- ready cash by May 1st. We propose to sentatives in North America, eight of ily, through us at wnolesaie prices, an do tliis out of our ••$5,000.00 stock of eggs which inhabit the United States, though books published. We will also send you and curiosities, which we have listed in it is doubtful if one of these, C. mcnj- our mammoth book catalogue (106 octavo our large illustrated CMtalogue of Natu- nca-(h\ breeds with us. pages.) giving the wholesale prices of ralists' Supplies, which will be mailed This family is divided into tluve gen- more than 3,000 cloth and sheep bound free. The prices thert in are very low, era; (;'rotophaj;a. Geococcyx and Coccy- volumes, embiacing the followingheads nevertheless, we will cut even those fifUj zns. Geococcyx lias but one representa- History, Biography, Fiction and General (50) per cent. ^Ve cite a few fXiDiiplcs: tive in the States, californianus. and the Literature. Poets and Poetry, Scientific 701 American Robin, fO 01 other species, G. affims, Mexican Koad- and Educational, Reference and .Aliscella- [TCII] Red-winged Thrush, 15 runner, is found in Mexico. Our Road- neoiis, Special Selections, Juvenile and 70 5 Mockingbird. 03 runner does not reside within the borders Story Books, Illustrated and Fine Art, 704 Catbird, 01 of Missouri as he is described as inliabit- Travel and Adventure, Home and Farm- 705 Brown Thrush, 01 ing northern Mexico, western Indian ing, Theological and Religeous. Medical G2-2« Wliite-rmnped Shrike, 06 Territory and Kansas, southern Colorado and Hygeanic, etc., etc. 593 Cardinal Grossbeak, 03 and California. In life, the naked skin Address with a two (2) cent stamp, 497 Yellow-headed Blackbird. 03 before and behind the eye is brightly Katioiial Book Exchang:e, ."idli Orchard Oriole, 03 or colored with blue, white and red (501 Main St., Kansas Citj, Mo. 488 Common Crow, 03 orange. He is conspicuously striped 40-2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 00 with soiled white and brow n, the latter 378 Burrowing Owl, 19 being glossed with gr>^en; lower parts 352 Bald Eagle, 1 68 whitish with a pale brownish tinge on AM. 310 Wild Turkey, 32 BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH on the chest and fore-neck; tail feathers, For Only No order will be taken for less than excepting the middle pair, broadly tip- fifty (50) cents. I'ostage and packing ed with white, the outer webs being extra on all orders of less than $4.00. Seven Dollars. glossy t)lnc bliick and the innei' webs Ex|)ress charges will be prepaid on all FORMER PRICE WAS §1S.00. greenish. The bird is from twenty to orders of $5.00 or more, and when same We will also give a certiticate of mem- twenty-four inches long, the wing>;ibont amounts to .$10.00, select $11.00 worth. bership 10 the National Book Exchange, seven inches, anil the lail usually a foot In either case, if you add forty (40) which will permit you to order all hooks long. cents to your order we will make yon a through them at lowest wholesale prices. The nest of this species, like the more member of The National Book Exchange Trouslot & Co., Kansas City, Mo. familiar ones of liis yellow and black- and send you all their catalogues free. billed relatives, is rudely constructed of Read their ail elsewheie in this paper. BAHAMA CUCKOO EGGS. sticks, grasses, etc., in bushes or low Always name additional specimens cost us .•$100.00 more numerous This valuable set af eggs trees. The eggs are in- that can be used as substitutes in case we biit they can be had now for $50.00. there often being as many of however, are out of those desired. Should you not cluding the nest. This is the only set as twelve. They are ovate in form, do this we will add others equally as de- BahanVa (Juckoo eggs in the world. A a rare wliite in color, and sirable, or will return your money. rare chance for some one to add white or bully ^ collection.—Trouslot & Co. Co., Kansas City, Mo. set to their average 1 .54 x 1.20. Trouslot & ( — -

W'e announced in the last issue of this Books Received. paper, for appearance in the near futiu-e, All books reviewed in tliese coliiiiuis arc lor sale by tlie pnblisliei's of tlie N. We "The Ornithologists, and Oologisls' Semi- will mail" the .S. free to all pnreliiisin<> through us when price of book or books are Cents ;i your. annual". _ Jt gives us pleasure, at this Published Monthly at. Thirt y equal or exceed siib.scription price of this to state that a copy has been re- papei-. "Devotetl to Oriiithology, Oology, writing, Taxidermy, etc. ceived. It is all and more than its pub-

lisher claimed it would be—filled with Birds of (.Uu-roU ( 'f>unty, Indiana, by Information on any of the above subjects excellent reiuling matter of especial in- Barton W.Evermann. Extracts from The solicited and paid for. terest to Ornithologi.sts and Oologists. Auk, October,i888,and January, 1880. I R S 1 E PA PE PUBLISHERS WISHING T O D 1 S C O N T N O E TH R CAN HAVE THEIR LISTS FILLED BVUS ATVERV LOW RATES tastily and apuropriately illusti-ated, and The list enumerates 203 species, and Rates Of advertising on application. typeographically, the most fussy critique includes several, we should judge, rarely is would pronounce it O. K. 'i'he price seen in 1 ndiana. Entered at this P. O. as seeo.ul-class mat I er. 25 cents for the plain edition and 35 cents L. S. Foster. Stationer. N. Y. (Jity. arc Hlli-eady so well known at the for a fine edition printed on heavy paper We pidjlishcr of The Auk. has our thanks Otlice of Kansas City, tliat all mail with antique covers. II is not to late yet Post for two vei-y tasty calendars for 1880. address is will reach us yjroniptiy, if sin>ply adih ess- to order a copy. Mr. Foot's and stale, omitting- 43 Fenn St., Pittsfield, Mass. ed to us at this city j LITERARY NOTE. the nop. of the rooms and name of block. OuK friends are coi-dially invited to call in city. will be in- Anyonk who is now, or may beeonie when the You A new edition of Maynard's "Naturalist's a subscriber to this paper before Jlay Isf. terested in our collections at least. You Guide" will Ije issued innnediateiy by Cup-

]iles Hnrd, liostou ; also entirely new can secnre an e<;geach of the Hook. Jack- will have no ditticulty in finding us at an work, by t he same autlior, upon the Kn-gs of daw, Jloorhen and Mistletoe Thrush, by the Humboldt Block. (iOl Main Street, the I'irds of the United States, with illns. postage The entrance is on Sixth Street and we're sending- ten (10) cents to pay trations in color, done by the tuMior. floor. and packing. on the second The latter work w ill appear in eight fifty cent parts, at monthly intervals. Subscrip- Kansas City and Pneblo are blessed Who saj's ('i-ows shun ci\ ilization? tions are asked tor, Ijy the author, from i-agged They maj- be seen fl\ ing over this city with only a few struggling and those interested. English Spari-ows. lndi;uiapolis could almost any hour during the day. spare some of hcv iimnmerablc Spar- well Groundhog day came with a vigerous THIKD EDITION. population for .some of the.se (piiei ( y J row and persistant sim. As ISIr. Woodchuck western to'.vns. coidd see his shadow from early morn REi/ised and Enlarged

[ (3(i) cents If you will relinquish thirty till the sijii sank beyond the rockies, he I WITH to onr .safe keeping, for value recTMved has undoubtedly pulled in for a long sleep 12*FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS! we'll send you THE jSTATURAUST and those disgruntled mortals who have BY twelve (12) times. And if enough of you been predicting an ice famine may see will do likewise, we'll expand and give sometliing of Jack Frost yet. THEADORE JASPER. A, M. M, D. yon of lore Ornithological, Oological and t.lipping.s. AND Entqmologica!. all you can stand. What

':' It is .-aid lliat in Florida, where thej' say you IF. 07 TO E.UERSO.Y. manufacture ice with a machine, We have been compelled to droii part freezing-

" takes place so gently that a spray of of our name, i. e., lloosier". No doubt OLIVER DAVIE'S roses be put some of our subscribers, disapointed at may into a tank of water and frozen into the long delay caused by moving to this the mass of ice w ithout stii-i ing a petal from its place. Egg Check List city and, later, the Editor's absence in There it lii-s imbedded in its (Colorado, will think that we could make all beauty of foriu AND appropriate use of Missouri's nick name and color. luiliaiiapolis. as a substitute for Hoosier. But, while At liiil.. almost any day. KEgto thENESTSSEEES during "Puke"' would be a suitable sobri(|uet w.irni weather, you can see OF great for a certain Kalamazoo ''Ivemikal Kom- cakes of crystal ice in the windows of the shops, pound" vender, we can't bring oiu-selves meat in the center of (vhich Nnrth flmerinan Birds. is an imujense tisii. ice to consider it at all appropriate for this The of course is AVitli an Inti-oduction liy manufactut-ed paper. Suggestions are in order. and the fish w as placed in the water before the process began. It In the Senate, i-ecently, Mr. Moirill of- makes a beautiful and effective sign. fered an amendment to the suiuli-y ciyil Arrant^ed and uumliered according;' to llie [Ed. ne-\v \. O. U. Nomenclature. This work lias bill authorizing a statue to Pi of. Spencer become indispensable to all students of Oliver Davie, dealer in assistinff theiu in identifying Nesi^ F. Baird, late of tlie. Smithsonean In-ii- second-hand Oology ; and liggs while in the held, and ha.s taken books, etc., ColumbiLS, Ohio, has been suc- tute. to be erected in Washington at a t he jJlacc of those expensive works, usuiiUy ceeded by Oliver beyond the reach of many collectors. Th"e is step Davie & Co. American cost of $15,000. This a in the third eilition w-ill be the final stereotyped right direction and we hope nothing will Stationer. one, a nd will be the most comjilet e, .accural e, and valuable work of the kind in e.xistence. This w ill undoubtedly come up to prevent its speedy com- give Prof. Davie (Cones' Key and Ridgway's Manual not ex- cejited.) It will contain full and accurate pletion. should be more time to devote to his forthcoming The sum however, descrijitions of all the Nests and Eggs of the • larger. Key ', which is being \vaited for very Land an

Now York Notes. Davie's Egg Check List. WE RETAIL AT Written lor TME NATURALIST. Why the delay? WHnLESflLE PHIEEK, It was an early May nioriiino; of 1888 It was ]Mr. Davie"s intention, when he that found me in the woods prepared for announced the Key for appearance, sever- The Following: collecting. ^Vllile listening to the vari- ;il months ago, to simply revise the sec- ous notes of the birds, I noticed a hole in ond edition, but unexpectedly, a vast 1. BOOKS AT WHOLESALE. amoimtof entirely a dead Poi)lar tiee, some fifteen feet data and new niateri- 10 TO 20 PER CENT SAVED. from tlie ground. al came to his services ;uid caused liim to change his plans materially. The new The National Book Exchange of Kansas On investigating, 1 found tliat it con- City, Mo. supplies books at actual wholesale tained seven fresh eggs of the Yellow- book will now have four hundred or prices. Write for particulars. more pages, while the price will sliafted I^'licker, often called High-hole, not be cliangetl. So, brother Oologists, you will and Golden AV^ood pecker. The nest was 2. SHEET MLSICANB MUSIC iiceive for your dollar, double the BOOKS placed about nine inches from the open- AT WHOLESALE. ing, and was composed of small bits of amount of material that was originally calculated, and now. knowing all the wood and feathers. The eggs v. ere pink- 20 TO 50 PER CENT SAVED circumstances you surely won't blame ish white and almost ti-ansparent. You can buy sheet music and music Mr. Davie, or us either, for the books My second tind was a Crow's nest delay. in any quantity from the National Book Ex- will also which was in a small Hemlock, and con- The book be bound in cloth, change at wholesale prices. Write for par ticulars. tained three eggs of a light green color, which will cost Sl.fia ]iost-paid. To com- spotted with brown, dark green and pensate for the delay we make a special botiiom black. The nest was composed of small offer, at the of our ad. for this 3. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. \\ ork on another page. tj. v. Those or- sticks and grape-vines, and was lined 25 TO 50 PER CENT SAVED. with grass. ilering a cloth bound book, before March 15th. will receive a 7oc. (at Any standard movement or case, and all 1 occupied nests of the specimen found several kinds of jewelry can be bo't Ironi regular prices) free. the Nation- Robin and Bluebird, but did not disturb al Book Exchange, at wholesale prices. this writing, is "printed them as I already had several sets of At tlie book Write for particulars. each. as for as the Bltick-birds in the A. O. U. code."' and will inoliably be readj' for It was about dinner time when I starr- 4. ART GOODS AND ARTISTS' delivery about May 1st. ed home, and when just at the edge of SUPPLIES AT WHOLESALE. the woods, up llevv a Woodcock, and K. B. Trouslot. fifteen minutes I SAVE 20 TO 40 PER CENT afrer looking about Attention Publishers! found its nest. It was placed on the By Vmying all kinds of artists' supplies ground under a small bush and contain- As We htive come to Kansas Cit}' to from the National Book Exchange. ed three eggs of a huff color, marked stay, we would be jileased to have all future sent to this citj-. with dots and blotches of brown. The exchanges Since leaving Valparaiso, postage on 5. MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS nest was made of leaves and*^grass, and second-class matter, forwarded from AT WHOLESALE. placed in a slight hollow in the ground. tliat office, has cost us close to eight (8) I reached home in time for dinner, FROM 5c. TO $3.50SAVEDON NEAR- dolhirs, request well pleased with the forenoon's hfmt. and we earnestly pub- LY EVERY PAPER PUBLISHED. lishers and editors to change our ad- C. F., I'rincetown, N. Y. You can save the above sums by subscrib dress at once. Kespectfully iiig for papers and magazines tiirough the Two VEKY DESllSABLE PRESENTS EOR 'I'Hii Naturalist. Kansas City, Mo. National Book Exchange. Write lor partic THE YOUKd NAIT;RAMST. I'ormerly The Hoosier Naturalist, ulais. of Valparaiso. Ind. 1. The Eggs of Nort h American Birds. 6. Binding' at Wholesale. By C. J. MAYNAUD. To bo complete In eijflit parts, each part A Vol. of Harper, Oenturv. etc. le:ist seventy L-oiitiiininfT a description of at Elegantly Bound in Heavy Leather species. Illustrated witli fnll piiae plates For 9oo., Usual Price $2 to$2.5o. colored bv band by tlie nutlior. Price four BUSINESS dollars or' fifty ceittsper part. Sold only by Do have binding you want By taking a cours" in the yon done? subscription. Won't it pay you to write for particulars to the National Book Exeliange? 2. THE NATURiLI.STS' (JUIDE. CENTKAI. BUSINESS COLI>EGE, By C. J. MAYNAKD. INSTITUTE of PENMANSHIP and A practical liand book fortbe taxidermist, SHORT HAND, 7. Printing at Wholesale. containing full directions for collectinft, preserving and tnountiiifi' birds, mainiuals, Leavenwortli, - - - Kansas. A BIG PER CENT SAVED ON ALL fishes, etc., tastefully bound in clotli $1. 5. Comtnercial course the most thorougli; KINDS OF WORK. Subscriptions receiv<'d and information in penmanship etiual to the best, and a Reader, if you ever use printed cards, en- reiiarding all otlier Ornitholofiical works course in Eclectic short hand excelled by velopes, letter heads, circulais, etc., it will will be furnished on applica tion to Mr. Reed, none. Expenses low. Students can begin pay you big to write foK );articulars to tlie Slanager of Subscrijit ion departnunit. at anytime. Send for Catalogue or speci- National Book Exchange. CUPPLES & lU'KD, Publishers, mens of |)eumansliip to the !H T'oylslou -I., ISoston. PRINCIPALS, LEACH & PARKER, Leavenworth, Kan. ! inquiries Kor Sale. ATTP^NTION When making for ELECTROTYPES any or all ot the above, be sure and enclose a (i) cent stampin j'onr letter, and Birds, Animals,' Vegetables, Flowers THE AUK. two Natural ^Vonders, Scenes of Ex- .\ddress Tin; National Book Exchange, A (Juarterlj Journal of Ornithology. plorations, Bird's Eye-Views of Cor- 6th & Main Sts., Kansas City. Mo. America, Marine Curios, etc. $.].(I0 a year. To cents a single uunibei'. H. A. CAltHAliT, Published bv the AMEliJCAN OKNI- TllDLOGISTS' UNION. J. A. Allen, 3-6-ly Collanier, N. Y. EASTER EGGS. Editor. We have a large series 'of Mnrre or The aUK will pi'e.-ent as heretofore, tiuie- COUES' NEW KEY TO Iv ..nd iuteiesling jiapeis on thesubjects to Guillemot eggs from both England NORTH AMERICAN BIRBS which it relates, and its readers may feel sure and Labrtidor. in the of heing kept abreast of the advances These eggs all have bright colors and Contains aconcise account of every species science- The AUK is primarily intended as beautiful Easter tokens. of Eiving and Fossil Birds atpreseiit known a comniunication between ornithologists. will make on the Continent north of t he boundary line While necessarily to some degree technical, Notice a few of the prices between .Mi'xico and the United Stales, in- it contains afair proportion of matter of a From Labrador; Its notices of l ecent lit- L'ludinir Greenliind. popular character. 10 whole tield of NinUi Amer- 32. 1-Cozor-billed Auk, $0 Third edit ion, exhibiting eral me cover the lieviaed to date, with the departments Common Guillemot, 08 the new &c,. ican Oriiithologv, and 30. Momeiiclature otllie A. O. U. "Notes and News" &c., witli whicli are incorporated General of "General Notes" and 30«. California, " 11 J(uirnal lndis]iensal)le to those Urnilhology. An outline of the structure render the England latest and tidiest intelligence Krom :ind classiueatiou of birds, and Field Ornith- wishing the S. FO.^TER, Publisher, Guillemot, 09 ology. A manual of Collecting, iJreparing of the subject. L. R. B. Trouslot Co. '• and preserving birds. Order through & Ring 13 '• 09 By Elliot Coues, M. A., M. D., Ph. 1)., Mem- Kozor-bill Tlie Resurection Plant. lierof the National .Vcademy of Science, etc. Carmorant, 10 This singular iilant is tonnd clinging Jo 23 I'rofuscly illustrated. Cones' Key is too Mountains (Airlew (Russia), well known as a leadintr ant liorative treatise tlie barren rocksottlieSanta Rosa are fold- Postage on the above will average to require rennirk, having lor twelve years of Old Mexico. When its branches is I sliajie ot a lennni. held its place as the slaiulard work of Refer- ed, it about lie size and about four cents per egg. betalcen fora bunch of dry ence for tile Prolessioual (Jrnithologist, as and might easily All are first class and safe delivery place the well as for students and amateurs. The sea-weed. Put it in a dam)) and dead looking branches revive, spread tlieni- guariinteed. work contains over 9Ul) pages and is fully in- selves before Easter. dexed with sevei'al thousand entries. and ln'conie green. Order Price, post -jiaid, 8e ; :> for 2Cc ; .5(1 for 2 00. Price complete in one stout volume. Royal Address R. B. Trouslot & Co., Octavo, Vellum cloth «7.50. Sportsman's We will also mail the Oologi.st complete Rooms 15 & 16 Humboldt Block, Edition bound in limp Morocco, the best for 1888 to any one for 20 cts. in stamps. Kansas City, Mo. lor general use, $7.50. Address the editor of the paper at once — —

LESE-^CIRKEL

VOL. IV. KANSAS cn T. MJSSUUKI. FEBEUAKY, 18S9. NO 2.

"Not a Tree, delicate morsel that might come within Cyiiocitta crisfala. reach.

liut life is not al I sunshine even to a This member of the C<,)Rvid.ic family AliliUU, a iiMf, ii blossom, but con! ui ns A folio volnine. Wa may read, and read, bird, and this one had its hete noir in the faniiliary known as the Bine Jay, and sonietliing And read again, and still find person of a Striped Gopher, whose bnr- new. sometimes owing to h's carniverous hab- Somofliing lo lilease, and sometliing- riMv was close at hand, and many were its known as the meat eatei', richly mer- to inslrner." the skirmishes them, till between at last, its the dislike entertained of him by Or- the animal Inn ing \ eiiliin-d too far from nithologists. In .iddiiion to his known home, a ))itcli battle ensued and Sir The Shore Lurk. and of ten observed habit of robliing the Gopher lieat a hasty retreat, the Lark nests of other birds, a new and biiberto snapping at, seizing hold of and the unpublisiied charge must be laid at bis (roplier's tail, until he reached bis Ijur- To the bird lovors oil out bleak prair- door. A chicken fancier, noticed occa- row. Donblless the kiimvledge of a ie.?, the advent of the Shore I^ark is eyer sional loss of the newly-hatched chicks weakness on tbi' part of the for vvelcoiiie. Close upon the flocks of Goiiher and being of a rare kind of Bantam, in- eggs or young birds as article of diet Snow Biintinj^s, retreating with the re- and stitued a watch, resultingin tlie detection luctant forces of winter, conies this har- was tlie casus belli in this instance. of the offender, which wa.s no more or Concluding that if any nest was found binger of spring; and long before tlie less than the Jay — who, jifrcbed on tlie I must fl:.d it iin^self, 1 commenced iny sun has pierced tlie blanket of snow that limb of a tree, m atching with thepjatieiice search, and soon startled the female from enwraps the landscape, it is seen in little of a terrier, the moinetit the mother hen her retreat, disclosing a set flocks, patieiitl}' waiting to possess its of fresh allow ed a chick tostray, pounced upon it.

v\ and rarried it promised land. eggs. The nest as on a slightly sloping away todevoiir at his leas- uie. Although not decke;! with tropical bank, deep, cup sltaped, and with thirk walls of mud and grass, which were c(>n- C dors, still its combination of delicate Clippings. tinued a little distance above the ground brown, black and wliire, \vith its eres- A Nebraska man has settled the-ques- so that all water woubltf^, lurned cc:;t;'('. tliro;it, in:i(iii"l v b.orned h^ad and away. tioii of how prairie dogs obtain water. Tiie bird was very undtmoustrative, antl Irle claims tliey dig tlieir own v»eils, eacn graceful step it is a thing of beautj' ; and village having one with a concealed as tlie flock sweeps in graceful, though when the eggs w'ere secured, and I turn- opening, fie knows of such a M'ell 200 ed to leave, she returned to the nest and erratic flight over the praii-ie or plowed feet deep, having a circular staircase field, there is in their curious metallic began to scratch up the bottom in seandi leading down to the water. Plain Talk. of her trea-ures. notes a sound singularly suggestive of Dr. Kkusk, a chemist of Munich, has the resumption of the farmer's toil, re- Nest number two was discovered by succeeded in decomposing cobalt and minding one of the clinking of chains jiccident early in Ai)ril, 18^7. While iiick(d, both of which have hitherto been supiiosed to be elementary driving across a level grass meadow, near substances. and creaking of axles, as he drives his —Ex. team afield. a little pool of water, the bird darted ott' The Paris Academy of Science is just As might be inferred from the fore- as the wlieel passetl within six incites of now excited over a plant called Coloca- the nest, which, this time, was merely a going, the Lark is an early breedei- and sia. This plant often exhibits a trem- even before the snow has all disappear- scanty lining of dried grass in a hole bling or a vibrating motion without any aiiparent cause, and" as as 100 or 120 ed its nest is sometin'ies completed. It scraiched in the gro'uid, thus being a many vibi-ations have been observed in a single is not an ambitions architect, strong contrast to the other. Ttiree fresh and even minute. Ej\ prefers the smooth sward of the prairie eggs made up this set. to the shelter of a tii.«.sock or bush, and Visiting the place a week later the E2scs:..ZL.iNrG;- Es. for male was .'Ceii con^t.antly in the vicinity, that reason the nest is veiy hard to Wanted to cxclutnge ; Con(>s' Birds of tin North-we.st" for Cones' "Birds of tlie find. uttering bis si)asmodic song from the Colora- do Valley." Wni. Stepliensoii, Ft. Vei di, A. T. top of a certain post in a vineyard near Two only have fallen under my in- V(m Sale oh Kxchangk: Steam engine* spection, and of these I will write brief- at In-iiid, wh'ch was his continual resort; boiler. Cost owner $la(); will pnt iiTboard cars for $40, casli, or will trade. f

exchange for egi;s in sets, with data' ; also ex- ing occasionally to indulge in a brief One other set in my cabinet from the change I F.N, Nutter, Room 14 Richards song. Surmising that near at hand bis vicinity of Winni|iegcoinpletes my suite Block, Minneapolis, Minn. mate was at her maternal task, when the of specimens of this species. Dark grey, noon hour arrived I took my lunch and thickly covered with darker spots, and reclined on the grass, near at liand. hop- averaging .88 by .t;i. they seem to poss- We have in stock a supiil v of the following eu'imeratcd Fossil Fish from ing, while I was dining, he would be- ess an individuality easily recognized by the GRia-N river shales; Dli'l.oMiSTUS analis, D. ncjl- tray his secret, but he was very discreet. the practiced eye. iLius, IJ. ALTUS, D. Pusii.i.us, on slabs fi-om 4 to B inches in length. For terms, Although he did not gratify Frank IL Nuttkr, address my hopes, Naturalists' Exciiang k, box 69, Kans\s City, Mo. he still afforded much amusement. Not- withstanding he was so very small, no The rabbit pest is again making head- Eiigs Almost Given Away. Turkey-cock could surpass our little gal- way. in Australia. The means taken to Till May 15, to hasten the sale of ourlai'ge ei-adicat(^ itiiroved insntflcient. lant, as he strutted along with bristling stock of eggs, we will discount our old pric't s already cheap, 50 per CENT. If vou haven't feathers and trailing wings and tail; not Why not subsci-ilje for TiiK, Natural- our catalogne, send lor it AT ONC E. however at any time oblivious to anv is'ty Send us thii-ty (30) cents at once. Trouslot & Co., Kansas City, Mo. A Day's Collectings in N. H. New York Notps. On the 80th of May, 1888, a Writtev for TiiP Notvralist. fellow collector and myself started out for a day in the fields, it One morning in April of last year, having been arranged pievions- while visiting in the country, I set out l.y, got an early st;irr, and at we with the hope of increasing my collec- about 9 o'clock arrived at the bank tion of bird.s' eggs. After about three of a I'iver, where we enjoyed rath- era cool bath, ^\'hile bathing, we hoius of tramping, 1 found myself in a discovered a Kingfislier's nest, and dark woods, perhaps two miles from any on digging it out found but one egg. house. It was my desire to obtain some Leaving the river, we entered a Hawk's eggs, as I but pasture where the grass was low had one imperfect specimen. i.iid thick. A Spotted Sandpiper With face turned skyward. flew up from almost under our feet. 1 searched the forest for many hours, After a little searching, we found uow and then experiencing a thrill of joy the nest. It was only a slight hol- at sight of a bulky mass of twigs in the low in the ground lined with grass, and contained 4 very |)rintv eggs, top-most branches of some lofty pine. which proved to be perfectly fresh. Many tiuK S did I have my hopes dashed After these eggs were blown and to tlie ground by the discovery of a last carefully prcked away in our box- year's Crow's nest after a hard climb of es, we eiitei-ed the woods to look for Crow's nests. At first we were uii- 50 feet or more. ,'ucccssful, but after awhiU' I had concluded that it was too early comijanion shouted that he in the season for any kind of birds to

found a nest, and could see lay, although 1 had heard of Hawk's the old (U-ow. We rushed up to the tree eggs Ijeing found in March, and turned

s^'ni and the bird tlew oft', when it proved to to retrace my steps. Presently, I spied It nffdi-ils us iiiiu'li pleasure to ii sUctL-li a (Jooiier's Hawk. to 1)111- reailers the likeness and a be, not a (.'row. but another nest, similiar to others I had Edwin of one of Missouri's rising men. The nest was placed in the fork of ri seen. I hesitated before climbing to if, but Wdters was Ijorn in SeotliAud County, large <''hestnut tree, about :>") feet up. as it was only about 30 feet from the his father, Dr. J. W. M 1 . 40 years auo; After a hard climb, 1 was rewarded ground, and the tree being easy to climb, Waiters', of Sh'elliy Co., Ky., emio'rated were 1 lu Miss()in-i at an early day, and married with a fine set of tw o eggs. They ' shiimed'' u}). The uest contained one Miss Rhoda A. ilicl^ » that it was a (.'ooper's Hawk's nest, and worth carefully weighing all evidence as siieh, two of the eggs repo-ic m my |)resented .and slow to condemn; possess- cabinet. -A. A. !)., New York City. ing that ipiality of mind so recpiisite in BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AM For Only the si'archer after truth — freedom frmn Will collect lociilspeciniens of any kind m exchange lor eggs, in seis, willi data: also bias. e.xc liange eggs. K. H. Nutter. Tioom 14, Kicli- Minneapolis, Minn. Of Prof, ^\'alters .scientific work, the Seven Dollars. ards r.lock, readers of the Kansas City Journal en- F0K31EK I'HICE W.VS ^I9,.m). N\'e will also give a certificate of niem- THE SPECIAL FEATURES tertain a veiy high opinion, as many bersliip i test. We r(>gret that our limited space 'jrer, rare chance for some one to add a rare neirly a ilalf a Willimi families. With its tions being his work. At first it was set to his collection. —Trouslot & Co. double II<)lida>- Nnuibcis at Thanksgiving, (diri.sl mas. New Year's and Easter, its week- rcci i\'ed with incredulity, only to be re- sniiplcmcnts, its tine jiaper We will mail the Oologist complete ly Illustrated beniilifiil jiictnies, no other weekly pa- peatedly shown correct in every instance iiiid for 1888 to any one foi' 20 cts. in .stamps, )ier can iipproach it in value. It is really a and now accepted as authority. .\d(lre.ss the editor of this paper at once. if2..")U iialier for only ^t. 75 a year. :

average health, who had been useing tobacco Book.s Received. for pei-iods ranging- from two months to two \-ears, twenty-seven showed severe injury All books reviewed in these columns ai-e to the constitution and insutlicient growtti, for sale by the publishers of the N. We thiny-t wo showed the e-xistance of irregu- will mail the N. free to all purchasing at Thirty Cents a your, thi-ongh us price Published Monthlj', bii ii y of 1 he heart's action, disordered stom- when of book or books are lluiiilioUlt lilk.. 1>\- U. B. 'I'l-ouslDt & Uo., aclis, CDUglis, and a craving- for alcohol, thir- equal or exceed subscription price of this Main, K. C, Mo. paper. Cor. Gth & teen had intermitta ncy ot t lie Jjulse, and one had consumption. After they had abandon- Devoted to Ornitliology, Oology, ed the use of toliacco, within si-\ months one-hall were free from all Iheii- former Heaven Revised. A narrative of per- Taxidermy, etc. symptoms, and the remainder had recovered by the end of the year." sonal experience after ihe change call- Information on an^ of the above subjects ed Death, by Mrs. E. B. Duftey, solicited and paid fur. Chic- The Exposition. ago: Religio-Philosophlcal Pub. I PEI PUBLISHERS WISHING TO D 1 S CO NT I N U E T H E R P A R S LISTS FILLED BYUS ATVERY LOW RATES House. 1(11 CAN HAVE THEIR We have hearcl considerable about the ])ages paper, price 25 cents. 'I'he autljor belie^es that Kates of advertising- on application. Kansas City Exposition. jNIuch to its she wrote "Heaven Revised" credit and, also, from a scientific stand- inspirational- uii time, but are [ler- ly. It is well written, hut readers iin- We are not yet poinr, much to its shaine. This neigh- A[)ril aequainted with Mrs. Duffey eeptibly .ii'aiiiiiio", and the Natur- borhood is one of the ricliest fossil fields would. Ave ,VLIST vvil] appear about the uii(hlle of in the world. Manj' species are found should thiidc, he at a loss to deciele

1 as to the that mouth. here, as yet unknown to science and un- inspirationallity. "We have not the space to speak this We are alvvay.s glad to send sample identilied. Among our 2(Mi,l)(.lO inhabit- of copies of the Natcualist to those who ants are numerous valuable at]d exteii- book as we would like and can only suggest that all, are not familiar witli our paper, and will si\-e collections, not only of fossils, bu^ whether interested in Spiritualism thank our readers to forwaiMl us lists of birds' eggs and other naiural liistoi-y ob- or not, read for them- names of those likely to be interested. jects. Local coliectors have, from time selves. time, The fraud, ]i. M. Gibbs, of Kalamazoo, to been induced to make displays at Growing and shipping oysters is becoming a lively business at Pensacola. Mioh., has sold out (so he says), to C. H. the Exposition. This they have done at Fla. A E. A. Gibbs & Co. If the new firm( ?) considerable labor and expense, and Jt has been calculated that not less preparation, and vhen awarded suitable premiums, have sendsout tlie same snide than iO.OOU.OOO of meteors, each large defraud publishers, they too will soon felt satisfied, believing llieir wovk ap- enough to be visalde as a "shooting star" have to sell out. preciated, even though till' am't of the enter our atmosphere daily. preniitun did not begin to Every person not alreaily a subscrib- eo\-er their individual expense. Yet. when tin; man- THIKD EDITION . er, receiving- a sample copy of Tiik Na r- agers ])ositively refused to pay these URALiST will plea-e coi}sider it an ap- HEuisEd anij Enlerged well earned premimiuns. tlieir feelings peal on his pocket book to the amount of of satisfaction have turiuMl to disgust, thirty (130) cents. We won't put you lo

with the result that last year there was 1 2 ! the expense of a postal note— use stamps FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS no Zoological, and send them on at once. 15(jtanical or Mineralogic- BY al dis|.ilay, and excepting the Journal's Col. Goss of Topeka, Kan., has recent- Economic. Sidney J. S.'uinh's fossil, and THEADORE JASPER. A, M, M D ly returned from jNlexico. lie dropped T. J. Tidswell's At eliicological s[ieei- in upon us the other day and gave us th(> AND mens, there was mithing to iiiterest pleasure of shaking his hand. The ( Jol. naturalists or the hundreds and hunilreds ir. OTTO EMERSOX. is a highly interesting conversationalist of other people similiai l^- interested. and we ti'ust he will call again whenever y.o\\ this is not as it shoidd be. With OLIVER DAVIE'S the opportunity oflers. a manager of ability, one ]>ossessed of Ouii friend E. L. Brown, formerly of liberal views, and faxuralily inclined to- Egg Check List Durand, Wis., but now of W'ari-eii, wards the naturalist, Kansas City Expo- Minn., has just retui-ned from a two sition might, this fall, have a Natural AND months'' trip in the Kainy River country. History display of great credit to its- 1-le reports plenty of Taxidermal work, Keo in tliE MESTSS EEES self and this city — one th it would at- but thinks Snowy Owls scarce, having" tract scientists fi-om all parts of tlie OF obtained only four all winter. He says: Union, and tliat l)e ;i j would leading figure "Have had a number of Great Grey and Mnrth flmBriEan Birds. in bringing lai-ge ci-owds on the iniuier- j Hawk Owls, and Great Horned Owls till 'With an Introduction by ous excursion trains tliat could be run you can"t rest." here from the siH-iounding towns and He expects to make a canoe tri[) down cities. \Ve trust that the president of the

the Rainy River next summer. -A aceordiTig boaril, Mr. James Goodin will see to it rranged an.voi k of the kind in existence. to say Eag-le Frozen Two Years. right here tliat if yon don't read them, you (Cones' Key and Ridgway's Mann.al not ex- miss one-half of the good In a paper. To ad- cei)ted.) It will contain full and accurate A Golden Eagle, freshly killed, was vertise costs money and plenty of it, and as descrijitions of all the Nests iuid Eggs of the muehit not more tiineis spent on the adver- placed in the cold storage of the Mechan- Land and Water Uirds of North An'ierica, in- tising- pasfi^s, than on the reading-. An ad- cluding- Enropean species known to occur in vertiser doesn't take spaee in a jiaper nuless ical Refrigerating Company two years America, together with the breeding range lie knows he has something which and habitat ot the species and ornithological the pnblic ago. We took it out a few days since wants and each reader is a part of the public, synonyms. It will have a complete analyt- so tln-y are inserted for your benefit, and if and mounted it. it had remtiined frozen ical Index and V?. full pages illustrations 'be- you will always look them over sides many smaller ones. The -ivill "you will llnd work con- innch in them to interest j-ou." solid during the time; upon thawing, the tain over 300 pages, exclusive of title page, feet and head were found to be some- nrff. ce and Introduction. Froji a personal acquaintance with All per many of our younger readers, and being- what dry, otherwise it a|)pe;ji-ed the The "KEY" IS STILL IN PRESS. sons having- alri'ady ordered same tlii ough interested in their welfare, we can not re- same is if it had only been in a short time. ns can select a fifty (.'ilj) cent specimen which frain from publishing- the followingi we wil mail free, upon receii:)t of ten 'iu) — 0. & 0.. Boston. postage from the Rew York Medical World. cents to iirepay and packing. This paper will also be mailed during 1SS9. These which we trust they will read and iict oilers also hold good to all who niav order "Who ever heard a upon at once whale's hluhh^r^^ beiore -Vpril 15, sending one (1) dwll'ar with the order. "In an experimental observation on thirfv- Did you ever see a cow-;aV?<;? Have eight boys of all classes of society, and of R. B. Trouslot & Co. you ever seen a hor^Q-fly ? — , -

Eilsteru Maine Notes. WE HK 1 AIL A r For The Natnrn/isl. N. B. Ex. Ad. On the inoriiiiii'' ut the Kitli nt last WHOLESALE PHIEEK,

June, my brother, another youni; m.Di I'lic Folhiwing: and iHj'self went on a collecting;' tii|) lo 1. BOOKS Al WHOLESALE. Patten's Pond, a good sized pond about 10 TG 2CO FEP; C ENT SAVED. North Am. Bi^ds, nine miles from here. After arrivi ..i;'. The .\iilional liook iC.xeliaiiite of Kansas ( "it y, Jlo. snj)))! ies Ijook.s al actual wholesale flrst tlic FOE the thing of consequence was prices. W rile for pan iciilars. observance of a Yellow-bellied Wooil- 2. SHEES ffiLSK AM) MlSK BOOKS pecker, thetlrst we ever saw in this vi- AT WHOLESALE. SIX DOLLARS. cinity, and know of no local collector 20 TO 50 PER CENT SAVED- tliat ever saw one about here. In a iiu 1 1 an liiiy sheet music and music books in Containing (Concise inarsli near the pond we found a Flick- an\ i|iuinl ily from I lie .Nal Kuial Book Ex- Descriptions of Everv cliini.i;e al species of Birds kiio-H n in « liolesa le 1 n ires. W rite for par- Nort h America.' er's nest, and two Red and buff Shoulder- I icnluL s. ed Black hi rd"> nesls. One of Ihe Black- By Robert Ridgway, n. W.U CH ES AN 1) J EWELRY. liiril's nests contained three fresh eggs; Curator Department of Biras, United 25 TO 50 PER CENT SAVED. " 1 he iithei-, rive full-tledged yoiuig birds. States iNational Museum, stamlai (1 ii.o\-enicul or case, and all Profusely Illustrated with I'iiis tact. tDgflhi'i- w iili infiirniatic n de- li i ji'H el ii 464 Outline Cuts of nds of ry ci be bo' I Irom the Nat ion- al l,o(,lc t..xi lia iii;<', .-It wljolesale. ihe Generic Characters, and a Portrait ri\.'dfriiin |ia-t experience, caused me i)iices. of the Will e f. ir |)aii iciila i s. I: to Spencer F, Baird, to belive Ihuy iiatcli two broods in a Is 1 he lai-gesl and most i. AIM (liOOBS AM) ARTISTS' eoin enieiit book season. for de'ermining t lie character of .Vmericaii SUPJ'LIES AT WHOLESA]>E. Inrds that has tieeii issueil in this counir.s. next found a Spotletl Sandpiper s is We II the niosl A'almible reference v olume toi SAVc 20 TO 40 PER CENT correct scienlilic containing torn- sliglitly data reaarding general nest, or hollow, character, 1!\ l)ii\ing all kinds of aiiisl.s' supplies nomenclal ui e, thenaiural liab ilat. and ; ami on a small island, I'l related knowledge. It is incubated eggs oin 1 he .Na I iM raoi diuary ^Vfter e.iting unr (Jinner. we passed (in value.— I'hiladel AT WHOl-ESALE. phia E\ei)ing l.nlleiiu. about two miles to another pond called The plates aie admirable, giving ihe hills, FROi\^ 5c. TO $3.50SAVEDON NEAR- claws, etc., of birds in life size.— BrookU n Toddy Pond, where, at the first island LY EVERY PAHER PUBLISHED. Eagle. on which we landetl we to mid a T.,oon's Y on big to wrili' for )jarflculars to tjie ing, i heological and Keligeous. Medical inch wide. J. A. S., Bncksixirt, Me. National Book Exeliange. and Hygeanic, etc.. etc. Address with a two (2) cent stauip. .VTl'ESTION! When making inquiries for mi-etiiig of gentlemen interested in National Book Excdaiige, A any or all ot Ihe above, hi' sure and enclose a tlie advancement of science was held two (J) cent slainpin y mi r let 1 er, and (tOl Main St., Kansas City, Mo. last niglit, in the rooms of Kansas Tity Address liiK NA'rioXAi, Book l..\cn.\KGK,

Art Association, in the Bayard ( building, or- C.th & Main Sts , Kansas CU\\ Mo. Edwin Walters was electe vviiiTER, we want to il eontai ns a f lir propoliou of matter of a pojiular character. Its notices of recent lit know him. We publish a penmanship erature cover the whole lield of North Amer Two XFAIY DESIK.\BLE PEltSENTS - F( H? magazine which he ought ro have. iea n Oiu it bo logy, and w ith t lie deiarl mi-ni THE YOUNG NA rUKALIST. of "General Nol'es" and "Notes and News' And if, perchance, he is not as good a render the Journal Indisiiensable lo those

licninaii as ho ought to be, w ishing I he lalest and fullest intelligence 1. The Eg'ss of North Aiiierican Birds. then, by all means, let him be quick about sub.scrib- of t be siibjecl. L. .S. FOsT E li, J' ubl islier, By a. J. MAY.NAliD. ing for New York City. New York. To 1)c i-v]cv. tour The Ink Bottle, (lolhu-s or lifly cents per ]iart. Scj],] onh' ii\ City to subscriplion. As We have come to Kansas a maguiticeiit magazine, giving lessons stay, we would be pleased to hnw. all 2. THE NATUR.\I,ISTS' dJUIDE. in iienmansh i]). with elegant illustra- future excliauges sent to Ihi.s city. tions of wj-iting, drawing and nourish- Since leaving Valparaiso, postage on By C. J ii A Y N .\ i; D. ing. U is 5(Jc. jier year: lOc. a ci>\)\. second-class niatter. forwarded from A iMMCtioal liiind lioolc l'.>rtlii- I ;i x idci-ni ist contiiinin^' fnll (Urec.lions 'I'eachers improve iheii' penmanship office, has cost us clo.se to eight for eollcol i io»-' that (8 |)reservin,a; und inoiuilinK' birds, nirtinnnils' from its instruction. Send us the ad- dollars, and we earnestly request pnli- fl.slies elf., tnsiefnily bonnd in flol li $1.' 5. dresses of "io teachc rs or persons interest- Hshers editors to change our ad Subscript ions i-eoeivert and int'onnation and ed in writing will Kesjiect fully ies<:irdin^' ;ill oilier Onii t liologleiil works and we send you one dress at once. will l)(^#iiniis;lied on ii pjilieM t ion to Mr. Keed. copy free. I HE Natekalist, Kansas (Jity, jMiu Manat;er of Sniiscri pt ion depiirl nienl Fcnineily The Uoosiek Xati'kalist. Ot'lMM.ES A- lll'l.T), I'nblisheis, W. D. SHOwAi/rER, Editor, of Valpartiiso. Ind. 94 lioylslon -1., Uoston. Box mi. (Jhicago, ill. aturali

VOL. IV. KANTSAS C.I VY. KANSAS, OCl'OBER 1889. NO. 8.

ForTHK Naturalist. center is full and well developed. I do this Crinoid, as far as yet known, with of Fossils in C. Recent Discoveries K. not think this comes from any crushed that of Scaphiocrinus simplex Hall, By David H. Todd. condiiion, as the marldng-s are to well the type of that group, it will be seen to defined. As to the naming of this Cri- agree all One of the most important and iiitei-- in respects, aside from mere estins finds of fossils was made in Kan- noid, we cannot as yet settle on anything specific characters, such as its concave Citv in tiie recent discovery of sas definite. under side, slight difference of form etc., for the founda- fossils in I lie, excavation j^'oods We find, liowever, from llaydenV Sur- though it differs more widely from sever- tion t'l.'i- ilie new dry house of Bull''ni' Moore & Emery. Many v^vv vey of Nebraska, that Dr. Scliumard, al of the otlier species that have been re- been opened up. and a tine fields have from fragments found, names it Scaplu'o- ferred to tliat gioup, in having but a number of masjuifieent. fossils lar"e crinnsi?) Jieinisphf/riciis. but also adds .single anal piece, composing a part of foulid but none ha\-e seemed to so en- Kansas Oity collectors a< the following: (see p. 148 & 149.) the walls of the cup. flence I have been thuse I he this last discovery. The fo-^sils weri^ "I nliitlM- vault of these (.'rinoids is led to [ilace it pirovisionall}' in the Scap- found in tlie liinc Shale, in thi- mostly kiiiiwii i will bediifirult lo detei-mine iiiocKiNUS group, generally regarded most perfect state of preservation of any as a sub-genus under this local- found in POTERIOCRIXUS."' ity. Consequently the the Amon;i' num- finding of this cri- ber were several spe- noid will at least set- ides of Plevkoto- tle the disputed .Al.Vl

cle.?, Bas a 1, P r o- while the Tentacles boscis, and Feelers, are much heavier. This species is On all the specimens of this type 1 ha\«fe one of t li e m o s t interesting found, examined, the proboscis is witli its arms i-adi- not founds ating in every direc- and only .seven (7) or eight tion, giving it the (8) Tentacles. perfect appearance o f a A Evpachy- criniis huge spider. I'he was obtained, and is ii, stem, oi' trunk, has a the collection of Mr. E. star shape with five Butts of this city; points, or peiitagen- \ also a few fine

al. • j . ispecimens of Zsa- Tlie probo.5cis, or 'criuvs .however only jone or two were ob- stomach, forms a tained in a condition very interesting part, as in specimens 1 vvliether they are more nearly allied to to be classed as typical specimens. have examined 1 liud a number where the PoTERiocRixus or Cyathockinus. A very important item connected with the lower part of the '•V^rom analogy, proboscis seems to liowever, I am led to the finding of these specimens is the ab- have been broken or lost think they mill found to and a new oi- be posse!is the sence of the Trilobite. I h ive not found .second growth taken place. The pro- large. protonged trunk or proboscis of the anywhere in the Shale the slightest in- boscis in full grown specimens will vary POTEKiOCKiNUS group, instead of the dication of of" the Philipsis major. in length from one and one-half (fi^) to merely vaulted summit and lateral tube The finding of plants and nuts indi- three(3 )inches. While in some specimens of Cyath(_»orinus. the proboscis is slender, in others the •'When we compare the structure of cates a very unsettled condition of the —

\\!iter. Tlic iiiit.^ are tin' tii-sr ever dis- But down in the great Macliinery Hall, tracts the same interest. In this part eoveretl in thi> loealilv to my kiiowl which looks so small from the top of the there is not the same motley crov\ d and edge. ]Mi-. H ,re rMiiiiil a Willi;' nf an in- tower, is the other object alluded to, the exhibitions are given more deliber- sect v\iiich wa.'- sent to Mr. i;. 1>. I^acop. which attracts scarcely less attention ately and in several dift'erent languages. of Pitlstoii, Ta.. a >i)eciali-t. in Coal the Phonograph. The Russian, the Italian, the German, Measure insects. He w as liio liiy pleaseil It is made of metal also, but stands the Frenchman and even the Arabian can and thonjjht it might indicate n new- upon a small table, occupying, for each hear his own language spoken by this species. instrument, scarcely a foot of space. marvelous instrument. It is not to be These fossils w-ei-e all found on ihe J'here is nothing in its appearance to wondered at that it should hold the un- cor. of Giaii'l Ave. and Eleventh St., in cause it to be singled out from the my- failing attention of the changing crowds layer No. Ninety Seven (97) of the last riads of objects about it. There are of visitors, for to the most of theni it is Geological Survey of Missouri, which is eight of these little instruments on si p- a perfectly novel thing. one hundred and sixty three (163) feet erate tahles in a portion of Ihe space of It will not be a novelty long at tl e above the Kansas City Directrix, the fos- !:t,OUO. square feet occupied by Mr. Edi rate at which education in it is going on, -ils being located fifteen (15) feet helow son's exhibits And around these tables Mr. Hammer, who has chai-ge of the this hoii/on. The layer here lias a dip it has been found necessary to construct whole Edison Exhibit, gave me some of thirty (30) degrees to the South-\Vest long winding guards as at the elevator interesting details of their work in 1 indebted to Mr. Butts for thi- of tli^ am Eifl'ell.in oider to I'egulate the ac- making the operation of the instrument (Jeographical position, and to Mr Hare cess (if tlie eagei' crowds. known He said that often from 15,000 for the drawing of tlie accompanying To each of the instruments is attached to 20,000 people have listened to it in one cut. a hearing tube divided into six branches, df>y, and that before the Exhibition clos- Kansas City, Sept. 23, ^80 and an operator sits Ihere ready to ad- es the number of those who have heard just them to the ears of the pei'soiis in the it will I'uii njiinto millions.

line as their turn conies. And there Thus the Paris Exhibition is adver is- The Eiffel Tower and Phonograph. from morning till eleven o'clock at niglit ing the Phonograph and the Grapho- the line is kept up almost without a phou" on a large scale for the benefit of An extract from a Paris letter by A.'Q. break. those in .Vmerica who are now engaged Keasby,aleadei-of the New Jersey Bar. It is very interesting to sit v\'itliin the in putting the iiistrLmieuts into practical, l)ublished by permission of John I.. rail and watcli this commercial use. Such education Martin. line as it passes. It as is consists of all classes and all nations as going on here—limited as it must be, is In tlie innnense rnultitude of striking chance has thrown them together. They a necessary preliminary to the actual ohjectsin the Paris Exposition tliere are wait ])atieiitly, gazing at the machine common use of the machines. Many per- two which exciie the most universal and with varying expressions of curiosity. sons, while admitting their great inter- unflagging interest— the Eiffel lower Then a squad of six takes hold of Ihe est as curiosities, seem t8 doubt their and the Phonograph. It m ay seem ab- tubes: ihey may consist of a lady, a work practicid utility, but after the intelligent

man. a typical American, a Turk in a and capable gentlemen v\ ho have charge turban, a dark skinned Egyptian in his of them in Paris have fini-ihed their work robe and sash, and a little French it will be ensy to ahovv the public, both girl. Yon can watch all these faces as in America and Europe, the vast advant- they first catch the actual sounds of hu- ages they off r in a business and social man speech coming from this little in point of view. The traveller, to whom strumeiit and they form a curious study letter writing becomes such a bore, will of facial <'xpression. You can see how soon learn to prize this invention, when similiarly the smile of wonder is formed he finds that at any hotel he can do as I did through the kindness of Mr. P. L. Walters, who has chai-ge of the Grapho- phone in the Exhibition. He gave me a surd to compare two such dissimilar cylinder, at a quiet moment, and I talk-

things, 'but in one i-espect they are alike, ed a ji tter of about 1,000 words to a

—in the attention ibey attract and the Iriend at home, beard it all repeated ac- wonder they excite. One is the work of curately, wraiipeditiii a piece of thin ^ French Engineer, and the other the paper, jjlaced it in a little wooden box product of Amej-ican genius Both pro- will) a sliding toi) held fast by a rubber

duce I heir v\ onderf'ul results by the man- band sunk in a little groove, put a five

ner in which metal is moulded to human cci.t stamp upon it, and dropped it in the uses by human skill. One appeals to the P. O. Box. Thus, with no labor what-

eye anil the cither to the ear ever, I talked to my friend across the The Tower, formed almost entirely of ocean at my leasuve, and in a week or so thin sti-ips of iron woven into a graceful hence he can simply take out the cylen-

fabric nearly one thousand- feet high, der, put it on his graphophone, and hear

dominaies the whole scene, and forms what I have had to say, which was about tlie prominent landmark of Paris as you upon all hmnau countenances. Few of as much as is contained in this letter. approach it from all sides. It attracts the crowds that hear it have any clear When the public comes to understand every eye and calls forth expi'essions of notion of how the sounds are produced, that this can be done for all sorts of com- wonder from all tongues. Every day the but they hear human speech from a little mercial and social communications, at a four elevators are thronged by visitors machine of iron and wood and are lost in cost little greater than that of our eager to ascend. At the second stage amazement. Most of them show signs present writing apparatus, the object of where the last elevator is taken, you of skepticism, and peer narrowly under Messrs, Edison and Taintor in their long

must usually wait an hour in a spiral the table for the man who i.s playing the labors upon the Phonograph and Phono- ijueue. in order to form one of the squad trick. graph-Giaphophone will be accomplish- of sixty to be carried to the top. And This thing is going on all the time ed. Certainly the work of Messrs. Ham- this is going on all day, and day after not only in Machinery Hall, but in a mer and Waters and their efficient as- day, withont intermission. It is the small room in Mi-, Edison's part of the sistants at the Paris Exposition will do great success of the Exposition, both in a United States Exhibit. and*in the room much to advance this object. scientific and pecuniary point of view. devoted to the Graphophone, which at- A. Q. Keasby. able to fiixl a competant person for the American Birds^^ has recentl.v material- [2atuFali§1^. T^l2e position, ii. this state, who would accept. ized much to the satisfaction and enjoy- The assistants however,, remain to be ment of the collecting ()olf)gist. I'ublislieil Monthlj-, at Thirty Cents a year, appointed, and v.'e know of no one bettei- It has incseased in size from 184 pages lly Wilton P. Davis. I!. B. Ti'onslot M;ina- ger and Editor, 1808 N. Bth St. Kiuisiis City, qualified than Prof. Kdwin Walters, fa- to a valuable standai d work of 4G8 pages Ivansiis. vorably known as Scientific Editor of handsomely illustrated with 13 full page the Journal, and now Inspector of ma- plates of characteristic nests; printed on Devoted t

PUBLISHERS WISHING TO D 1 SCO N T 1 N U E THEIR PAPERS Academy of Science, the local Natural- magnitude ; arranged and numbered ac. CAN HAVE THEIR LI STSFILLEDBYUSftTVERV OWRATE . ists are especially desirous that he should coriling to the new A. O. U. noniencla- Rates of adverti-iii,^- on npiili rat ion. be s<'ilected as one of Prof. VVinslow's ture; with an introduction by J. Parker Staff', also Irom a political standpoint^ Norris, we see no reason why this, the GREETING. p(n-tion Mi^.-ouri should be rep- third edition, should not f his of be practically I'HK Naiukalist appear.^ again after resented. indispensable to all Ornithologists or idle- an ab-senct" of S 'ver I months. The Oologists whether amateurs oi- Natural- We regret to announce the destruction iie.-s was forced, principally from a pres.* ists. by fire of the office of Xhe Hawkeye Oriii- directions of business matters in other The ]3rice, post paid, in paper, is $1.25; Ihiiloijixt & Ooloijist of Cresco, Iowa, and not as sorne of onr friends have liecii eloth .51.75. Orders sent to the Natu- ilr. E. B. Webster writes; "Lost about lead to belie\re, throni^h want of funds or ralist will be filled by return mail. •$I,UOO; had $225 insurance. The Haiok- laclc of interest. eye is in the soup at inesent. ^Vjll settle We are indebted to the Secretary of TiiE Naturallst, for the remainder all claims as soon as possible." Agriculture, J. M. Rusk, for a copy of of this Vol., will be jjublishcd by Mr. W.m. of Danville, 111., a Bulletin 1. Tlte English Sparvov} in Milton 1*. Uavis. of this city. The busi- Mk. (iCKLEY, North America. Especially in its liela- ness management, as of old, will be con- Geologist of considerable eelebrit\-, re- tions to Agriculture. Prepared under ducted by K. B. Trouslot. wh;.). in con- cently spent several days in Kansas

Exchanges will inserted Wife, looking bill : be without single copies, 10 cents. The usual over "Do you remember, ii;y dear, how man\' bi'ook trout charge ; but they must be brief, to the amount of interesting reading matter. you caught on your fishing trip last Sat- point and written onljr on one side of urday":"' Husband: "Tiiei-e were just The Ooloijist. Frank H. Lattiii. .\lbion uai)er, and not exceed four lines, Includ- twelve of -em. all b(^anties; why?" September. 20 ing name and address. N. Y. Vol. VI. No. 9. Wife: "ihe dealer has made a mistake. half of whicli are All snbsci-iptions, cominunicatioHS, ex- pages including cover, Only charges f(n- half a dozen."' per annum. Sample copy changes, etc., should be sent to the editor ads. $0.50 On Sunday M<:(rning.— Miss Travis:

'•Oh Johnny I I've cangiit of the Natukalist, 18(i8 North 6th St., five cts. you with a fish-pole over your shoulder, f shall ho Kansas ('ity, Kan. The Entomologist. West, Newman & and tell youi- father. Wheie is he?"

;i!5. Aug- Johnny ; The .Vcademy of Science, of which Co., London. Vol. XXXI. No. ''Down at the loot of the gar- with full page plate illns. den, digging the bait." I'rof. Kdwin Walters is president. Dr. R. nst. 24 pages paracites. Price Wood Brown Vice-President, R. B. Trous- trating Atherixihes and Wear your old "duds" when you go fishing. The well dressed lot Secretary and E. T. Keini Ti-easurer, six-pence per copy. and finely equipped fisherman rarely catches anj-- is considering the advisability of incor- Tlie Youth's Companion comes weekly thing. Fish are especially shy of dudes, porating.- with its usual amount of entertaining silver-mounted fishing-rods and all such toggery. After all there as been but lit- Interesting jiapei's are now being read reading matter for all classes. tle inii)i-ovenieiit, on the bent l)efore the members eveiy two weeks on pin. The New il/o(/«. a monthly, devoted to the Prehistoric Races of Jackson County. pure literature and published by the Missouri, by Messrs. Wallers. Butts and New Moon Publishing Co., of Lowell. Tidswell. They proi)ose handling the A Quarterly Joiirual of Ornithology. Mass.. at $1 per year, 10 cents a number, subject in a systematic manner and $J.OO a \ ear. 75 cents a single number. is all its publishers claim for it. when tliey are throngh will liave given a Published by the AMERICAN ORNI- very complete history. THOLOGISTS' UNION. J. A. Allen. The Oologists Exchange, publish, Editor. Sidney Hare is also reading asei'ies of ed monthly at 20 cents a year by Ar- The At' K will pi esent as heretofore, liuic- papers listing and describing ly and iuieresting' papei's on the subjects all fossils thur E. fettit. comes regularly. He can to wliicli it 1 elates, and its i-eadersniay feel sure known to this vicinity. He is preparing be addressed. Box 2000. New York City. of heiny kept abreast of the advances in the with few exceptions, an excellent draw- science. The AllK is priniai ilj- intended as a conunaniCHlion lielween Ornitholog-ists. ing of eai^h specii's. While necessarily lo some degree technical, Books Received. it contains a fair pro])ortion of matter of a The ajipointment of Arthur Winslow All books reviewed in tliese eoliunns ai'e popular character. Its notices of recent lit- for sale by the Editor of tlio Natukamst. erature cover the whole Held of North .Vmer as State Geologist has recently been an- ican Uriiithology, and with the departments of "General Notes" and "Notes and News" nounced. render the Journal indisiiensable to those As Ml-. Winslow hails from .\rkansaw, jfhe long looked for book by Prof, wisliing 1 he latest and fullest intelligence of the subject. L. S. FOSTER, Publisher, we presume the commi*sione"s were univer Davie, Nests and Eggs North of New York City, New York. !

The Emancipator. rise above ^nrroundings by controlling

It i-s not claiming too tniicii to say them by the aid that S(dence affords. QatuFalisl^s' that seieiu-e is the great emancipator of It Is lie who studies man In the light tlie human race There is no other chiss of science, investigates the laws of na- SUPPLY DEPOT or .species of knowledge that has done so ture that relate to human environments GOODS AND SrPl'LIES FOR much for tli(^ benefit of mankind, ills- and aiiplies them in the affairs of every- tor}' proves liat as the sciences are de- d.iv life that is a p'lwer in the wiirld for "raxiderm^'sts, Entomo- velo[)ed and applied to the every-day af- ;;iio(l. Tlie jioet w as i-ight when he said, logists, Oologists, and 1 a 1 fairs of lite, leal progress is made, the am man ; and hold nothing alien study of the arts, classics and kindred that is bu'iian." Science deals with man Botanists.

sulijects Is very well in its place, lint its and all that jiertains to him. ArscHic, Bird l.ime, t''i|is, CMicniUe, K.xcelsi- or, Ill vli'W Flowers, (;ino, (Jras-es, Frosting, Icicle*, place is where it will not ci'owd out tii'-- of the beneticent inventions Leaves, Moss, .Mica, Plaster, Smalts, .'^ands, study of the natural sciences. tb.it are but the v;iri. is to advance when it is constantly looking the great emanciiiator of the human Cases, Cork, Cyanide liottles, Fotceps, .Nc'ts, Insect Tins, backward for its models':' Yet an and r.ici' y Guii Cu-es, Mounting and Dry. lug I'aper, GUas Sliadei, Books, Oval Gliis.s classics take ns b ick into tln' d.'ad Edwin Walters. , SImdes for Panels, Artitii iiil Glass li.x Bird past and ask us to study Imitate tlie and Skins, Bird Eggs mid Cnrios ties. Ujodels that antiquity affords. I"al)lislier of the Adant.iiit. Science asks iiS to consider the things OK?NlTHOLOGI6T & OOLOGIST. .fn^t at pi-esent the Fraiik of to day. Its peisuit brings us Inti) architects, cou- U. Webstci , 405) Wa.shlngtoii St., ti actors .-ind sympathy with the life and thought of 'boss" plasterers of Kansas BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. the nineteenth century. (.'ity are agitated over the advent in tliN city of a new matei-iH.1 for wall plaster. Onemay pore over ancient w liiings in THIKD EDITIUN not, vain for knowledge to light tlie patliw ay Ft is however, new to the world, h ivliig been applied In the east for the tliat leads him to success in life. 1 he HeuisEii and EnlarflEii jiast years, study of art may make him ln'tier, but six bat it lias, never-lhe-less. wnn rxploded lllu'a unless lie can [lush himself up lo the bomb-shell in our miil-t, 1 2 FULL and Is •itlractiug universal Interest PAGE ENGRAVINGS front rank of i ts votaries, It will n(>t help him solve the bread-and-'Hitter cpiestlon, from the fact that the maniifacturers of BY nor sui'mount the obstacles eiicountei'ed .Ail.iiiuiiit can and do absolutely tdaim il wibiiot crai-k or fall from the walls; THEADORE JASPER. A. M. M, D in life's jonrney. AND \Vhen we come to the study of science, does not hang a (h'lid weight of ."(I lbs lo

is different. In the the -qu ii-e yard like common plaster, but. the result entirely //' o/ro e\u/-:a\so.v, .v. j/. \\ cighi \ first place, by itsstuily, we learn how to iig only 25 lbs. to the S(piare aid, .iiid possessing take car(' of oiu' bodic-, avert disease and great s' rength. snppoi t> OLiVEK DAVIE'S prolong life. Secondly, by its aid \\v and strengthens all walls to which it is

.i]iplicd that it is ten limes as ilense ,-is can determine tlie true relation of m.in ; Egg Check List lo ills en\'ironhuMii IgnoiMiice of this onliiiary plastei-, C'>nse(iiieii(ly many very important I'elalion haske|)t the hu- times as warm, and also as a s:inllai-y AND pla-ti'i- has uo e(iu:il, HS, Oil account of its man race In a mental, moral and, to ;i certain extent, piij'sical bondage for un- ileiisiiy It cannot absorb gases or genus KEyto theNESTSSEEES told ages. It is only within a generation of disease. OF li makes a good fire-pi'oof \vall. anil al- tliat science has commenced to break the Mnrth flmErican Birds. chains that bind our race and hinder i^^ so on account of its non-conducting l)rogres> pr

A. O. C. Noni. It is i nd ispensalilp toallKtu- cares of the world, scb^ice in its varioii- a\v ay with wariiiiig and shrinking c f dents of (Kilogy ; asslsi in;; 1 iiein In idfiiiify- applications. will midtiiily his enjoy- doors a: d casings and saves waiting sev- 1 ng- Nests 11 ud lOgg" 1 lie Held, a ml 1 akes t lii^ jilace of e ^pensi\'c works, tu'voiHl tlii> ;,-iai-li ments, increase his capacity for the eral weeks or months for the building lo of niHnycol lectors. Tlic Hrde-iilion is the most I'omjiieie, acciinite and valuable' book pleasures ami amenities of life and. aliove dry out. of the kind in existetn e. It coniaiiis full all. free him, to a great degree, from the When its surface Is broken tliere is no and accurate descsipl ions of all the .Vests and Kggsof tlie Land aiuMViiter Uii-d.s of North as slavei'y that ignorance of nature's la^^•s saihl to coutliinally rattle out wilh America including Kiuiiiieiin sjieeic-s known

- - w It : dooms him. By the apidicatlon of the coiiiinnn plaster, and in case of leak; gi' lo occur In Americe, togei Ihm' h h. bi eed Ingr.ingB mid liabita.i of the speeiesand Onit- principles of science, man becomes a w ill not crumble or fall off. Adamant is tllologieal svnaiix uis. It has a comiilete an- alytical index aiKl l:i full iiiiK<: lllusl ra i ions. instead of a slave. undoubtedly the peer of all wall pi ister master It coni aitis over 4.)ii pa.t<'-, exidiisivc of til le p.ige, net ion. The grwat mistake of the world is the and following its precedent In ol her ell leg pi ef ice anrl In I rod I'osl Paid tor«1.2.') in paper covers or $1.7.. w ill shortly supercede all other jilasters belief that a contempt for surroundings Ill cloth binding. .\ddres>; and a life al

called IjAC Leman, a basin undoubtedly rope, Mont Blanc; up w^e mount andtake Amidst Alpine (irlacicrs.

formed by the same glacier, from which an outside seat : Crack! goes the whip and the river springs, in the early days of its off" the four horses start on the way to

It is not my purpose at present to en- existauce when it covered the entire val- Chamoniux. This place in the midst of ter into a scientitic discussion of the le}^ Not far from, where the river broad- the mountains, devotes itself exclusively Alpine Glacier, the period of its exist- ens into the lake, on the north bank, is and extensively to "taking in" tourists ence, its instrumentality in the forma- the castle of Cliillon, made famous by literallj', figuratively, poetically and tion of the earth's surface as we find it, Byron's poem. In the castle, on the edge every other way. It is like all places to-day in Switzerland and elsewhere, and of the lake, one is shown many of the little similarly situated in Switzerland. Swit- other kindred questions. These are. di'vii'f.s Ijy which the possessor of the zerland does not feed on the fat of the rather, rambling )iotes on that land ot casilc extended the "hostilities" of the land but on the fat of the tourists. Swit- William Tell; of condensed i)icturesque- occasion to its guests. There are thiinib zerland, at least among the Alps, is a land

ness, of many hotels, of hard working screws, iron collars,racks and instruments flowing with milk and honey; that is, natives and grasping landlords, of radiant for "breaking a fellow all up," and other goats' milk at about a dollar a quart to sunsets and gorgeous sunrises, and also, fiunitiire found in fashionable hardware tourists and honey barrelled and shipped •' " as it were. baled fog (for it seemed shops of the medifeval day. There is a in from Italy or some other foreign coun- sometimes as if it must have been pressed nice little room over in a corner whei-e tvy and served on the hotel breakfast ta- together by a uiodeni hay pi-ess. so thick yon might walk in and soon find your- bles, terms invariabl.v to tourists (no dis-

was it) . I mean, of course, Switzerland. >clt' precipitated into a dark deep hole count to the trade): about fifty cents a In a stay of ovei' a year in that uiiich anil water to stay for eternity. You also lick, napkins and service extr:i. There is '• " painted and much gushed over coun- see the stone pillar where the noted pris- about a proportionate rate of charge for trj',one. of course, runs across some of oner was chained and you can almost wood carvings, photographs. Alpine its peculiarities. Don't imagine for a imagine the weary and shortened steps sticks and other mementoes and devices moment, however, that I propose to le- of the poor old man. About five miles peculiar to the wants of the tourists; for late some regulation and thrilling adven- to the west on the edge of the lake, we the natives are too wise to attempt to ture in quest of a beautiful Chamois come to the beautiful town of Vevay. It wrest their living from the rocks, hills are (whose horns now mounted and hang is in this sheltered spot, with its back- and mountains entirely. Let us cool ofl:'

over my libi-ary table), on top of the ground of viueiaru.-, .,s they cover the our Indignation on that celebrated glacier Matterhorn or some other equally iiiac- tci-raced and carefully cultivated slopes usually known as'"]Mer de Glace,'' or "sea

cessablc peak. I have no tale of some of the hills as tbej' rise around, that we of ice." We can cross it not too far up perilous journey through snow, ice, over spent many days of pleasant life. Pro- among the mountains or we can go in its

vast abysses, at great danger to life and tected from the north winds by the hills, caves as it terminates in the valley. All limb, wearing out five guides and three for the Alps proper are in the distance, around »re mountains. In the distance, porters to gather ''Edelweiss" or other with the lake at its feet and moderate if cleai-, we see the mighty Mont Blanc Alpine flowers on top of Mont Rosa. I weathei- at all times, it is a favorite re- rearing iis perpetually snow clad heiglits will not relate a marvelous ascent of the sort foi- strt-ngei s from all climes. Many on which the sun glistens. None but the Jungfrau. in the wonderful time of two a swim have we taken in the cool watt rs hardiest and most skillful climliers as- days, three hours, twenty nine minutes of the lake, many a row and sail on its cend its majestic sides to the top. The

and tinee and a half seconds, under the fair surface, clear as crj'Stal beneath, with feat, if accomiilislied, is celebrated for admiring gaze of numerous excited ob- still a reminiscence in temperature of its days afterwards and the performers servers. iKu tioularlj' of the fair sex, loca- souice, the icy glaciers. We have also might become membeis of the English ted at Interlaken and other more or less wandered through the neighboring vine- " Alpine Club."' Space will not permit adjacent villages and hotels, from which yards picking grapes where we vAished; me to specify the details of the telescopes and other scientific appai-atus we have seen the grapes gathered and trip over the pass called "Tete could be directed on the daring climber. taken to the wine press and we have, Noii-e" back into the Rhone valley, dur- These notes, therefore, may be considered afterwards, tasted of what we had good ing which we wrestled in body and niinil unfashionable and this simple narrative i-eason to believe was till' puve juice of with that animal or beast of liurden to that s[)irit maj' seem lack of ti-nthful- the grape. But that was in Sw ilzei-lmid known to the world as the domestic ass ness so sought after by newspaper and .and not in Kansas Cit.v. But w (> must ;uid eni]iloyed so often in Switzerland other religious wi'iters. But talents are pass on hurriedly some forty miles, to for purposes of mountain transportation, sometimes limited. the end of the lake, sloping for .a short weariment of temper and destruction of At the foot of Mont Rosa there is one w hile oidy at Lausanne, where Gibbon a useful portion of male attii e. A tramp or more of those wonderful collections lived and wrote his famous history, till to Zermatt, at the head of .-i valley run- ice of and snow called Glaciers ; from we come to the charming city of Geneva. ning south from the Rhone valle w Iji iiigs this there spring two of the mighty riv- We now leave the Rhone, as it soon passes one in the midst of snow cajjoed |)eaks ers of the European continent, the Rhine out of Switzerland, joins the Saone at and the magnificense of Ali)ine scener\ , and Rhone. The Rhine has found it.'^ Lyons, France and proceeds on its way Here we are at the foot of the Matter- way to the northward and after awhile southward to empty into the Meditera- horn, a shaft of stone most dittlrnlt of leaves Switzerland to persne its windings nean near Marseilles. Geneva, that centre ascent, shooting high in the air, a mass through Germany and the lowlands of of culture, the home of celebrated men of rock without vegetation, with almost Holland to the sea. The Rhone, however, of many ages, notably Calvin, would be perpendicular sides. The attempt to takes a more southerly course and after worthy of extended notice, but we must scale its ice covered heights is .'-ometimes passing some little villages by nestled hurry through it and take the diligence made. But as you look at the grav(-s of in the valley to the westward, widens (or stage we would call it), for another some of the daring climljcrs, asiliey ]!. out into I^ake Geneva, more anciently glacier and tlie greatest nioiuit.iin of Eu- at rest in the little elini-cli yard in llie valley beneath, you think with sadness ForTuE Natukalist. Study of our rocks. Mr. Bennett, beside of the ambitions and perils of the sturdy Palaeoiitoltigical Discoveries In and making np his own collection, is also climbers who have at last fallen victims Near Kansas t'ity, Mo. making two collections for church to this most trying of Alpine ascents. schools of the Episcopal denomination. The sight of those dazzling peaks and By David H. Todd. Judge AV'est made a valuable collec- tops seem to incite men to fool- tion for the old Kansas City of mountain To the student of natural history Academy feats. They seek to rise to nature's Science. For the past six years he has hardy whose miiul turns to the study of Rocks, heights and attempt the almost impossi- given his entire time to collecting for no lield. with perhaps one or two excep-

with what dire re.«ults simple grave the Lawrence University ; and the credit ble, tions, presents a greater varietj' of fossils. in the shadow of that quiet church for the museum of the University is stones Surroimded as we are, with such a vari- due forcibly tell. Griinsel pass leads largely to his field work. The ety of rock and shale, the Palaeontologist over the mountains to the north of the A number of lesser lights also appeared is never at a loss to know where to spend the mountains, and passed from the Khone valley. High up his time looking for something to add to scene of action. in midst of ice and snow in Jul.y, and AVithin the last few years the his and other collections. Our fossils Kansas City on the border of a desolate and deserted has received valuable acquisitions of are known all over the world, and there looking little lake is a "Hospice" of a scientists in the persons of Mr. E. Butts, is scarcely any collection of note but has who, beside his geological band of monks, .^imiliu- to that of St. some representative from Kansas City. collection, has so celebrated account of its one of the largest archaeological Bernard, on Here the many families characteristic of collec- e hospital- tions in the west; Mr. E. T. dogS. Plei we partook of the the coal measure are represented, and Keim, who ity so freely olt'ereil by the 'brotherhood" spent thirty years in the Galena lime- every now and then the collector is star- whicii we jiay in contributions for stone district of Dubuque, Iowa; Freder- for tled by the announcement of something we continue our trip ick Mcintosh, E. charity. Thence new, or some of the already known spec- Boyd Smith, Chas. valley on !he north, on our way Dawson, Edwin Walters. R. down the imens found in a new locality. The ex- B. Trouslot Swiss cities. Ijucerne, on and many others, all deeply to that gem of act nuiidjer of species so far discovered interested of that name. and enthusiastic in the the borders of the lake caiuiot be fully detei-mined. owin^ to the put suit of science. take a boat for a mountain Situated as we are in the centie of the From here we fact that there has been so little organi- its unparalleled views, the liigi. upper coal measure region, surrounded noted for zation of any kind on the pai-t of our its we find two by massive bluffs with varying stratifica- On two spurs of summit local scientists. Before giving an out- •hotels"or"'tourist traps" called the"Rigi tion of different rocks; the student stops line of the species found here, J desre to Ivulm" and '-Rigi Sclieideck."' It is in and wonders at the great and Wise Crea- say a few words of some of tlie early these tliat ou are aroused at an unseemly tion by the Giver of all Good Gifts, and, j collectors. The first, and one to w horn the sound of the as he pauses, his mind penetrates hour of the morning by much credit should be given, especially the Alijine horn or similar torture, and rush rugged scene before him. Here the mas- by the Kansas City collectois, is Mr.Wm. out in a costume of bl;u)kets or other sive blue and while limestone, the Oolite H. It. Lykins. For more than forty (40) fui niture within grasp, to wit- and different laj'ers of shale greet his bed room years IMr. Lykins has spent his spare gorgeous mountain suiu-ise or a eyes. He looks in wonder and astonish- ness a lime in the tield, and in tliat time has bank of clouds; more often the ment, and armed with chisel and liammer condensed made two collections; the first w.is de- "Rigi Scheideck" b;is also he begins to open up the hidden pages of latter. The stroyed during the Lawrence raid t\in\ additional attraction. 1 was told, of past ages. In our next we v/ill tell you the massacre by Quantrell. Mr. Lj kins lias "We did not in- what he finds. •'wine or milk baths." written a luunber of very import;mt sci- or dally with these cxhilii-atiiig [Tu Ije continued,] dulge in entific articles, and a few years ago he .Inst about this»time we amusements. compiled a list of Kansas City fossils our milk and wine in small- wei-e taking which was published in the Scientific Missouri's (ileological Survey. quantities and in a different and less er Review* For tlie last few yeai> Jlr. Ly- like expensive way. ^^'e would to men- kins has been conliiied to his home and From the 'i'opeka Copital. the baths in the midst of the tion also, the Kan-as City collectors have lost a Missouri, means of a Geological called ''Lenkabad," where by "Gemmi Pass" congenial companion and friend in tield survey of the state, which is about to be and a few others soak them- •cranks" work. Yet he is spared; and at his home made, will attract attention to her sub- selves for hours at a time in water hot the scientist is always greeted with the terranean wealth. There is ground. But must leave no question from the we same friendly spirit as of old. that our neighbor has abundance of min- these, as well as the chapel of William About 1S70 Mr.Wm. H. Keed began erals, and of great value, easily accessi- otlim- interesting points, a Tell and cracking rock in Kansas City and made ble. Her timber lands are all extensive glimpse at tlie subject of '"lake d\\ ellers" a tine collection. Of late Mr. Keed s in- and valuable. If it were not for politics early life of the country ; at in the very terests have been so great as to prevent \vould be one fore- of land lioldings educa- Missouri to-day of the the peculiarities him from work In this direction. most, instead of the most backward of tion and other phases of national exist- About this time Mr. A. \'. Childs began the states. Missouri Democrac.3' has to some future time. ance, collecting, and for a few years was deep- been a Jonah. If the state would once in its government as w ell Switzerland enthused. ly go Republican, a tremendous boom scenery is of peculiar interest to as its few years later jMr. Sid. J. Hare en- A would follow^ In its laws and customs it Americans. tered on the scene ol action, a boy of ten nearly like the United States is more years. From that time to the present he 'TiiR Naturalist is a non-partisan Eurojjean nation. In its rocky than any has been an indefatigable collector. In publication and inserts the above item, fastnesses all Europe has been unable to the sentiment, but to call that time ISIr. Hare has ujtide two collec- not to endorse awe it or subdue it. The spirit of freedom that of the tions. The first was sold to IMr-. W. E. attention to the fact the work dwells in its mountains and its people, in Winner of Kansas (;;ity. The second Survey is actually progress at many and in everything in fact, particularly in throughout the state, and from will surpass the first. points of its charges to tourists. The in pre- the amount In 1876 Mr. Parish came to Kansas City personal knowledge, feel justified spirit of extortion is the only drawback results, both economic and made a valuable collection which dicting important to the fair fame of a sturdy and grand the able direction of was sold to the Lawrence University of and scientific, under Winslow. republic. Kansas. State Geologist. Prof. Arthur Francis A. I>eacti. About the same time the Rev. Dr. Ben- net of Kansas City, Kansas, entered the Fine Jack Rabbits for mounting, field and has energetically persued the ice, at $1.00 each.—Box 69, Subscribe for TiiK Naiukalist, vol. packed in Kansas City, Mo. IV, only thirty cents. * No longer publislieU. ,

from State Geologist Winslow, wlio Qat'UFdlisfe. remaiks Notes on tlieWild Turkey froniArkansas. Tl2e was present. Prof. Winslow stated that he was agreeably surprised at the interest and Is a luonthly Journal, rublished at Thirty Although Arkansas is a favoidte place displayed by local societies in scien- Cents a yea'r and devoted to all branches ot activity tific matters, and that he would be pleased to for birds and is frecxuented by manj- of r^^TUI^^li HISTOIDV, co-operate with all such. In briefly outlining the rarer species, I have seen but little his future work, he stated that considerable notice given it. In many lacalities the attention would be devoted to the south and Making- a Specialty, liowever, of AVild Turkey i.s a common resident and southwestern portion of the state, in connec- Oology. tieoloffy, Oi-iiitliology and tion with the United States Geological Sur- numbers are killed for game. This grand vey, and that a good deal of time would be bird falls victim to many a hunter who Inlorniation on any of I he above IJejiart- inents solicited tioaiali. devotei to building stone, clays, sands and is skilled enough at mimicry. They are especially the coal of the state. I'rof. Wins- exceedingly wary, notwithstanding they R. B. Tiouslot & Co., Pioiirietors; low with Prof. G. Hambach, of Washington University, of Louis, Mo., also Assistant may be easily called up and shot down. K. B. Trouslot, Editor, St. State Geologist and Palceontologist to the If one undertakes to slip up on a fiock of rublished at 181)8 N. 6th St. Kansas City, Kas., State Survey, visited Kansas City on the 3d these he often finds himself sadly by Milton 1'. Davis. left. and examined several large private collec- On the other hand if you sit by a tree or tions. ADVERTISING RATES: stump when calling them up you are a

cents per line; fifty cents per inch. tree or or, if lie a Five Leo Lesqueroux. Inteligence is received stump, you by log you Cash in advance. of the death of this eminent man. Born in are a log, so to speak, and will not be l8th, lrfo6; Switzerland, Nov. embued with seen. At a distance this grand bird ])re- All copy for December No. must be re- love of liberty and with that candor which seiits no striking appearance, but looketl ceived by us before November 25th. has been one of his characteristic traits, he became involved in a political turmoil wliich at nearer you fiiul it a bird of "fine feath- resulted in his coming to America in 1848. ers." The neck and bod}' are covered Dr. J. H. OrsTEK, of Paola, Kansas, a His literary activity is shown in many con- with blackish feathers Irridescent \vith Botanist, was unanimously elected to tributions to the scientific publications of the to the City blue, green, bronze and golden. The tail honorary membership Kansas day. 'f he "Geological Surveys" of Arkan- Academy of Science, at a recent meeting;'. sas, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylva- is brown, barred with black. The wings nia contain his reports on the coal forma- are grayish. The female is much duller Davii> H. Todd, of Kansas City, ^lo. tions. Some of liis papers, which are uni- in color and is not so large. Both sexes the Geologist, recently' spent several da\ s versally accepted as authority, are "Cata- feed together during fall and winter, in St. lA)ni-, looking up matters pertain- logue of the Fossil Plants from the Coal ing to his favorite study. -Measures of North America," "Cretaceous but in the latter part of March the females Leaves of Nebraska," and up to the day of hide fi'om the males, and in April and E. T. KiciiM, an indefatigable hunter of his death was employed in working up the May they steal their nests away in some fossils returning from asliort visit at St. Palasontoligical collections of the United fine Arclneological thicket, laying from eight to fifteen eggs Louis, reiiorts a dis- State> surveys in the Territories, many of at tlie Exposition, lie also foiiiid a, of a dirtj' cream color, splotched play them appearing in the Government Reports and magnificent sliowing of Adamant the by from 1870, to date. We are permitted to copy dotted with cinnamon brown. Louis Adamant Co., and speaking of 8t. ' a portion of a private letter, which says Our When the little ones are hatched they I'honographs, he said there end was no venerable Palaeobotanist, Prof. Lesqueroux, to them and that the,v were listened to are -'on the go," the mother keeping them has gone to his long rest, and whose place by more than 18,0(10 peoiile each week. in a secluded place until they are able to will not be readily filled. His enthusiasm The Phon o grajih lias undoubtedly come was invariably communicated to all around fiy. When suddenly approached they to stay and is already rapidly snppianting him, and Iris charming, genial, unselfish dis- scatter like Quails and their both the poor and expensive Amanuensis, mode of col- position won the love anil esteem of all \\ ho there already being more than two hun- lecting is similar. Several broods often met hini." dred in practical use in the state. Join and remain together until the mating season. A RECENT letter from Mr. E. L. Brown Mr. Franic Springer, of Los Vegas, N. informs us of a prospective trip, this winter, M., paid Kansas City a visit last month; his The drumming noise made b.y the males "away back in the interior, trading with the mission being purely of a scientific nature, when strutting, is produced in the lungs Chippewa Indians, near the Lake of the having come here to examine the Crinoids by inhalation, and not in the quills as is Woods." He fully expects to get a number lately found in this city. He spent some commonly thought. of fine Moose and Carribou heads, and some time talking notes and examining specimens other rare animals, such as Fisher, Martin, in the collections of Messrs. Todd, Hare and The stndj' of this bird is ditticult but Beaver, Lynx, etc. He has recently returned Butts. Mr. Springer is one of the best Pale- interesting, and we may feel proud that from the lake and reports seeing ontologists in the country, liaving devoted many Grouse we have such a bird for our Thanks- Partridges, Pine Grossbeaks, Black-headei over twenty years of his spare time to the giving. Woodpeckers, Snow Buntings, etc. Any of study of Crinoids. He, with Dr. Wachs- our friends desiring specimens from this lo- mouth of Burlington, Iowa, have compiled "Arkansaw Hoosier." cality can leave their orders with us and \\ e and published several volumes of the PaUx- Clinton, Arkansas. will see that they reach Mr. Brown. crhwidea, and are now working on one of the most expensive and valuable works on Cri- Referring to the article on Palaiontolog- noids ever publ shed, w hich will give the Aca

Foil Sale OK I-Ixchanoe : steam engine & the Press to be BY aid and enable Amateur boiler. Cost owner ifliHi; will ))nt aboard placed upon a footing such as it has not ears for $40, cash, or will trade for Ijicyele, printing material or .Vrclia^ological speci- THEADORE JASPER. A. M. M, heretofore attained. The Association was mens. Address A., this oftice. AND organized for the purpose of furnishiug KoK ExCHANOE. Fine specimens of polished Am. Bison horns. Wat\t Indian n lics. much better Amateur Publications than Jp-. OTTO EMERSO.V, M. Best ofl'er accepted. Address B., this oftiec. the average and at the same time greatly Will collect loca 1 specimens of any kind in joweriug the cost of publishing. exchange for egirs in sets, with data; also ex- OLIVER DAVIE'S change eggs. F. N, Nutter, llooin It Richards Block, Minneapolis, Minn. Egg Check List Phoca Vitulina. I will give lirst class American or Euro- pean Eggs in exchange for Indian Relics of any kind. Send list of what yon have stating AND The Hair Seal, one of the family of wants, to C, care this office. Pinnipefls^ is popularly tliought to be shy For Exchange 52 inch Columbia Bicycle, Keii tn thfi NESTSX EEES and owinii' to its flattened braiu case, with bag & wrench. Front wheel is sliglitly somewhat dull an Jefferson St., Ann Arbor,Mich. of many collectors. The 3rd edition is the vice to confuse tbem, yet as each name is most complete, accurate and valuable book called, they move to it,in their awkward Skate's Eggs, 5 cts, each. Shark's Eggs of the kind in existence. It contains full and accurate descriptions of all the Nests and without th(^ least hesitation, and fashion, 15 cts. Sent post i>aid on receipt of |irice. Kggsof the Land and Water Birds of North assume their proper place. A bell fast- America including European species known Naturalist's Exchange, Box 6fl, K. C. Mo. ened to a board, with a small chain at- to occur in Ameriee, together with the breeding range and habitat of the species and Orni- tached, is placed before them and at the thological synanvms. It has a complete an- (command of the trainer, oiu^ of the fin- To Coi-iXjEctoiss alytical index and 13 full page illustrations. of the fore foot is thrust

DECEMBER. 1889. NO. .5. VOL. IV. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS, for THE Naturalist. the avant courier of a large work on the that they were nothing but savages. So Antiquity of the Mounds. subject soon to be issued by the bureau, here is the anomaly of a plant totally ex- consisting of "two quarto volumes ot tinct in the wild state and yet cuhivated Of late j'ears there seems to be a grow- about .500 pages each," it will be of ser- by savages, all over a vast continent, in- ing tendency on the pnrt of '-otiiciar sci- vice to coiisidei- a few of the thirteen cluding both N orth and .South America

discountenance ! he view that the laws it lavs down which to both entists to propositions or as well as the Islands contiguous ; pre-historic earthworlvs. scattered so pro- must hereafter govern us in considering an anomaly all the greater, when we fusely over the Great Basin, are the re- this subject. recall that these savages as known to us mains of an ancient and extinct people^ Before referring to these, however, a in the north, were migratory hunters. the who preceded, at some past epoch, few obseiv:itions will not be out of It is simply incredible that maize and to- a-ed-lmllan, in this part of the New World. plac(>. It i< useless in the pi-esent state bacco should have become so universaly This skepticism i* not altogether new; of our kwow ledge co discuss the origin of used in aborigin.il America, without the but its bearing on Archa'oiogical studies the aborigines du elling in this country l>re-existaiice of some dominating and

become of import- \\ in America has only lien first discovered ; but the conclusion . nligbtened race; especially so, asthere ance since tli« savants connected with must be irresistably reached by every ; prim- iniknow n oulside of the region of their other authority should concur with our to discovery. Were iliey i>i-eceeded by use. por example, v/e are told byHnni- new Doctors of the Sorbomie, yet so ad- others? or were these I'ed men the earli- bolilt thai the potato (certainly as valua- vantageous is their position, so easily, est comers to AuiericaV There ai-e two ble a food as corn) was cultivated only widely and inexpensively (to themselves) facts known to us which may helptoelu- from Chili to New Granada at the time ;ire their doctrines disseminated, that no <'idaie this question. (1) These aborigi- of the conipiest, not being know n even in mere private doctrinaire can pi- Tend to nes were either savaues. jiuie and simple .Mexico. compete with them. In iruih the gov- or were just emerging from this state (of Tliesc considei-ations certainly point ernment gives its sanction toiheir views; course reference is made to the Indians to a prehistoric race in this country and the same Congress that orders the noi th nf tlie Rio (irande). (i) These sav- much further advanced in peaceful arts nation's municipal laws. l>i inting of the ages were imiversallv possessed of at than the red-man—a race, too. that ;ilso authorizes the printing of the de- least one plant in a siate of cultivation of must have preceded trie Aztec- uid Pe- terminations of our scientirtc law-mak- whieli no repiesriifati\e in a wild state ruvians for the.se latter, though far ad- said way of censure, ers. Thiw is not by is known to exisi . Is ti.eie another in- vanced in some respects and belli using for it is proper that government should sfjuice in the w or d. of such a coinci- maize were entirely ignorant of each take acttive interest in all enquiries look- dence? It is granted that there are other otlic rs existance. It is curious also, that ing to the enlargement or the detinition satages in other l,-iii(ls.ii-ing similar plants the plants useil universaly in the north of human knowledge; but at the present but in every case the introduction of the were also used throughout the L-ontiuent, stage, it mui-t be said th;it the publica. plants resulted fiom contact with civil- w hile iho'Se of the south, especially, the tions of the Institution never contain ized peoples. If the Vmerican savage did p.i.iio. bad not become known further papers which antagonize the offlcial not not inhei-it the knowledge of the cultiva- noi 1 b t ban New Granada. Would views of its responsible dominators. tion ;!n use of Indian corn from some Ibis indicate that the supposed forermi- Among those whose enquiries into .Amer- old and vanished an(" moi-e enlightened i;ers ihigi-ati'd Irom the north, carrying ican jii'chreology and ethnology, 'have race, he either di^eovered it himself or Ibrir di.-coveries with them, and making lusti'e to the Institution in late given received it from Mexico. 'I'he latter iirw ones on 1 he way ? years, is Prof. (Jyrus 'rhomas. A fevv may seem probable, but if the peculiari- Now a few words as to two of the years ago he w;;s known pi-incipally for are i-ecalled. science: llie ties of savage life and the tlii I teen theses

i^i;ihc. ;it the touch of his superior potency. Wiiliam Ferrel. Communicatiou supplementary to the

This uiu., 1865, 390-393. fashioned to believe in American antifi- A CO-"\n'l.l-.'rK LIST UF HIS l'rBLJ( On Certain Formuhe of interpolation, luiies, ;unl (pule :i recomniendation t^r —Do.. Vll, 2-12. luiy one that he has ^iieeeedeiJ in i-aisiii,j,- 'i'liei-e lives, in tmr mid,-t, at 1U41 Bioail- On an Annual Variation in the Daily Some (Kiubls over an American arciKCo- way, the niojst eminent Meteorolog'ist the Mean l>evel of the Ocean, ami its (Uiuse. log'icul tiud. But it is ainu.-ing' to ivoow \NOild inis ever known; Prof. William —Do., Vni. 1805, 3l-3b.

" that in a subse([ueiit p.inipliiet o > 1 lie Ferrel. pos.-essing world wide fame, yet The (Jause of Low Barometer in tue (Jii'Cuhir, Sipnirc and Octa^'oiial ivirtli- engulfed in local ol^curity. lie was Polar Regions and in the Central Parts w orlvs of Oliio." Prof, i'houias limls si.eli born in Bedford county. Pa., Januar,^ 29, of Cyclones.— .\« which iieee,^,~i bent 01 his chiklhood, Bezieliungzwisclien lieni barouietischen perform many things i and irom iimet(i formerly compelled Iheni to practice;" lime contributed an ides of -ci- Gradienten unci die Windgescheviiid- and once more, "No valid rea-on can be entitic value to the leatling scientilic igkeit.— Wieii. Zeitschr. Met..^, 254-l!o5. presented why Indians taug h^ neces- journals, jii 1S8^2 Pi'of. Fernd eiigagetl New Converging Series, Expressing sity and [iractice, could not lay olf by in the work of the signal ofiitie. at \\ ash- thefialio Between the Circumference the eye and by means at hand, llgures ington, w here he remained lor lour yeais. the Diameter of a Circle, Smillisonian

dial ions, IS' with which they were fanii liar, more lie came to this cil}- about three years, Ojutr o. 'r correctly than the white mm. without ago. He is a member of the (jcimaii, Di.-cutrsion of iheTule.- of Boston Har- instrtiinenif.' It is impossible to believe I'^rench. English and Austrian Meleoro- bor.— U. S. Coast Survey Iieport for 1808, that the learned Professor was ever jx-r- logic'.al .Societies and was i'ecentl> elected Appendix No. 5, 52 pp. soiially acquainted with an Indian, after to hoiKiiar}- niember.-hip to the l\an>as On tlie Moon's Mass, as detluced fron-i such stateineiils. 8onie inkling, howev- City Academy of Science. The follow- a Discussion of the Tides of Boston Har- er, ef the straights to which the ohicial ing is a comi)lete list of Ids scienlitic bor.— for 1870, App. No. 20, 10 [>[>. mind was driven, can be perceived by pa[)er.-. Report ot Meteorological Elkcts upon Tides from Observations. — ior means of these ipiotations, upon w hich On the effect of the Sun and Momi up- lb71 No. 7 comment is unnecessary'; tiie frotessoTs on the iiotary Motion of the Earth. App. 6, pp. Meteorological Eth cts upon tlie Heights ow n w ords best answer las thesis. GoukVs Aatrun. Jour.. III. 18")3, 138-142. \' other pri>[)osit ion of the 'fides. Amer. Jour. Ac; , . jS7o, The iiiurh is the un\y On Vision. N(i!!.— Zio.. \ lil, — 194-220. called that a lar'ge portion of the mound.- 277-282. 1S75, App. No. 12, 'Titlal fvcsearches. Coast Suroeij, 1874, were known to the earliest comer.- into An i-.'s.-ay on i heWinds and the Currents — 4°, 270 pp. the Great Basin, and were mysterious of the Ocean.— Z>o , IX.18."G. Hepubli.-hed antiquities to the Indians then; that ob- in Profpssiunal Paper of tlir Siyaiil Serv- On a (Jontroverted Point in Loplace's jects have been taken from the mounds ice, No. XH. 188-2. Theory of the fides. Pkil. Mag., 1, 1876, 182. that (_li.-play a different dress and dilfei- On 'I'he Gyroscope.— i5o.. IX. 18.)U. JMetcii. u.ogic.ii Jiesearches for ttie use eiit arms from any worn by the red-In- TheProblem of theTides w ith regai'd to dians; that some of the works di.-play Oscillations of theSecond Kind.— GuulcTa of the (Joa>t Pilot, Part 1; On tue JMc- such vast expenditure of menial labor, Af^tron. Jour., IV, 18.50. 173-170. clianics and the General jMotioiis oJ the

Atmosphere. ]l'a,^hington, iSil , 4". Also that no one \N ith a knowledge of indiaii Inrtuence of the Earth's Rotation upon — character, from old L'apt. -foliii Smith the lielative Motion of bodies near its in U.S. Coast Survey Iieport tor 1875,369 down to Kit Cai'son, could ue imule lo Surface.—Do.. \\ 18.58. 97. -412. Iteviev.'. W'ien. Zeitschr. fur Met., beleive them capable of it; one c.ai ap- The Inllnence of the lvarih"s Jvdtalion XIV, 1879, 386-390. preciate the delicious audaeit\' dispbiy- upon Rotating Bodies at it- Sm-face. Meteorological fUseaichib lor the u.-e

Pilot, Part II; On ( yclonc.-, ed. In tlie Cahokia mound alone was Dn.. V . Il.!-li4. ol the Coas-t

leet earth that is nf 'foriiadoes and \\ ater-spouls. — W'as/ung- U,UOU,0UU cubic of ; over 'I'he Motions Fluids and Solids liel-

f,000,000 wagon loads ai.d ai lea>t lO.noo. ative to the 1 arth's Sui-faee.— Cdiithridije, ton 1880, 4". Also mU. S. Coast Survey p,-

" Ot)0 "Indian loads. That is, it would re- Mass.. 3Iath. Month bj. 1 & II. 18.58 & 1859, port for 1878, 170-267. quire from 1,000 Indians 10.000 loads each passim. Republished in P rofe^iHiuniil Abstract \\\Amer. Jour. Sci.. XXII, 1881. to erect it. Banish the thought that ihe Paper of the .Siijnul Service. No. Vill, 33-48. Ab.-tr. ct reprinted in Professional red-man'' could ever liave been notes liy Prof. Waldo. '•Moble with Frank .\b- Paper of the Signal Service, No. 12, also I.SCI. brought to this condition, fhis stupen- stract in Amer.Jour. /S'c('.. XXX I , abstract in Naturforscher, XIV, 1881, 345 dous mound alone is sufficient to inter- 27-r)l. Repniilished in Profett.^iomil Pa- -348. and /8'c(>;i«(/!'6' ^lTOer/c««.XLI V, 1881 pose as positively decisive that its per of the Signal Service, No. XIJ. 304. Review in Nature, XXV, 155 and builders and the red-man w ere totally Narrative of tiie Amer. Exp. to N. \V. 291, also XXA'l, 9 and 31. Wien. Zeitschr. I'adically distinct; and all the Pio- British America to observe the Total and Met., XVII, 161-175. fessor's remarkable '•links" cannot nnike Eclipse of the Sun. July 18,1860. Avu^r. Meteorological Researi'hes for the use the same unless, indeed, tiie I'ro- 139-142. them — Jour. ^ci..XXXI. of the Coast Pilot, Part III; On Baro- lessor got his notions of Indian charac- On the Cause of the Annual Inundation metric Hypsometry aud the Reduction of Cooper's novels. IF. IT. Z>o., 6-2-64. ter from — of the Nile.— XXXV. 1863. the Barometer to Sea Level.— Wushing- Note on the Inllnence of the Tides in ton. 4°. Also in U. S. Coast aiid Geodetic (iausing an A]jpareni" Acceleration of Survey Beport for 1882, App. No. 10. 225- "We hear of African shne,- being the Moon's Mean Motion.^ Proc. Amer. 269. bound in INIorocco. Is not this a little ^\cad. of Arts and Sciences, Boston. VJ. ?" "Wind Pressure.— Van Nostrund's Eng- too luxurious 18C4. 379-383. — — —— —— —

Ush Mag., XXVII, 1882, 140. ferent perspective images, or impressions, we live in the most advanced age, Our exactly alike. poets would excell the 'Tliad"' and '"Par- Discussion of tlie Tides of tiie racifio none of which are We adise Lost," and our dramas would be are not surprised that many reach con- Coast.— U.S.C'oant and Geodetic Survey more expressive than those of Racine; clusions which are diametrically opposed Beport for 1882. App. Xo. 17, 437-451. and our church buildings would make to those of others. We try to judge the even a Gothic cathedral sink into Insig- Keport on the Hiirmonic Analysis of nilicance. value of the arts froai modern stand- Hook.— i»o.. App. the Tides of Sandy Nations, like people, are less civilized points or conditions, when we know that No. 0, 247-262. In their Infancy, and are most civilized the arts (the work of the past) were de- Maxima and Minima Tide Predicting and intelligent after having reached veloped thousands of years ago. when tlieir maturity. They decline when the Machine.—/>o., App. No. 10, 253-273. Ab- modern conditions were not even nnichinei-y which combined and held stract, Science, III, 408-410. them together, is worn out from over di earned of. Temperature of the Atmosphere and exertion or excessive strain on its power: History informs us that the road over just as an old man, the Earth's Surface. Pfofeasioiwl Paper whose organs have which the arts traveled was not a smooth ceased to perform their functions with of the Signal Service, No. XIII, 4", (JO regularity, falls into one. That at certain times they were his second chlld- liood. Every art age has, in like manner, pp. advanced with peculiar energy, were Solar Theiniometer. Amer. Mel. its infancy, its moment of m.aturity, that hiinored, respected and beloved; while at inapijreciable Interval between progress ,/(>«)•., II. 303-30G. other times they were fallen into a state and decline, and its old age. Its infancy Actinonietei . Do.. 350- Arago-Davy is an anticipation; its old age is a of indift'erence, neglect or contempt. It mem- 364 and 395-400. ory of its mat urer perfections. Yet, in is, therefore, both wise and natural to Results of Solar Radiation Observations its different phases, art iievei' becomes divide its growth into periods of glory barbarous, so long as it remains true to in the Neighborhood of Birmingham, Itself. and periods of barbarism ; but it is of the But when it Intentionally con- (Eng.;; by Rupert T. Smith. Reviewed ceals, or thoughtlessly disregards utmost importance to understand the the in Dn., II, 5()3-5C5. laws on which it is based, or the practi- true these terms and especi- meaning of cal it is Relation of the Pressure to the Velocity needs meant to supi)ly : when it ally of the word ''barbarism. " A ijHojde yields to the fleeting whims of fashion, of the Wind.— Z)o., IV, 1887, 173-177. may be barbarous, that is, ravage, fanat- then it has become a, mere tool foi- ai tists, Sensitiveness of tlie Wind-vane.— Do., 'Alio act from impulse or custom, ical, superstitious, governed by inipei'- and Ill, 452-454. emotion, and not from reason ; and when fect laws, and yet they may develope a Note on the IntUience of Forests upon expressing no longer the manners of the high grade of art; and, on the contrary, people who develoi) it; no longer pliant 433-435. Ilainfall.—X»o..V, to a nation may revel in the highest ci\ ili- all the de;;rees and necessities of life, Decrease of T<'mperature with Increase it has become a m.atter of luxury to zatiou and be arra}^ed in the most polite the of Altitude.— Do., VI, 115-150. few and an object of wonder and curio.s- manners, and yet, in its arts, be low. de- Comments on Mr. Searle's -Atmos- ity to the many. Then it has ce.ased to graded and even barbarous. Barbarism, be true art and has fallen into barbarism. X)heric Economy of Solar Radiation." [To be Contiiuied.J iu the sense of cruelty, can have no in- Do., VI, 177-179. fluence over ai't, for history afl'ords too h'Cience, Temperature of the JMoon. The need for an authoritative reference i.s a many examples of the pi'evalenc '. of this I 541-542. V1J,32 and 122-123. conunon want amongst those who are either VI, 1885, I savage instinct of human nature among reading up on some special subject or who Sea- level and* Ocean Currents. Do., people who have hrought the arts to the very "acme" of perfection and glory. wish to verify or hiid a particular fact; to 75-77, VIII, 99-101 and 187-189. VII, Thus, while; the Greeks were linilding oil such inquirers, an encyclopedia is a ne- Note on the Wind-Pressure Constant. the Parthenon on the Acropolis, in Ath- cessity. —Do., Xlll. 171. ens, they were ]ilnnged in all the terrors The Encyclopedia Britannica, the ninth edition of which has been just completed, is Note on the IJobinson Anemometer and cruelties of the Pelopoiniesian war. AVliile the Romans w'ere spreading their the latest universal reference book in the Constant.— X'C'., 204-205. English language, and in point of civilization over the known woiJd. and 1 authority Recent Advances in Moterology. Be- beautifying their emi)ire with monu- and completeness, it stands unrivaled by an)' ments and buildings, were in the world. The Scientific, not the Dic- port oj Chief Signal Officer, 1885, Part II, they amusing themselves at home by seeing innocent tionary plan has been used, thus giving us 440 pp, slaves slaughter one amither in the arena, long, full treatises of from ^o to 150 pages Tlie Law of 'J'hcrm.'il Radiation. an/I w ild beasts devom- human victims on all the leading topics in every depart- Amer. Jour. Sci., XXXVllI. July, 1889. in the circus; ami in later days, when the ment of human knowledge, so indexed and noteil, liowever, that the particular Laplace's Solution of the Tidal Equa- Christians were adoi-ning the East and fact de- the \Vest with the most inimitable sired can be found at once and in its prop- tions. Goi.ilTs Astrom. Jour., IX, — 1889, woi'ks of art, they were burning one an- er place in relation to the general subject to 41-44. other at the stake for mere diti'erence of which it belongs. And a noteworthy fact A Popular Treatise on the Winds. ojilnion on their creed. While the French about these long treatises is that they are were building the VerseiDes and the by specialists chosen from the ranks of the John Wileint ,S'o/(.s, New York, 1889, 504 Invalides, in the midst of a true August- ablest living scholars. Besides these there pp an Age of poets and artists, the courts of is a multitude of brief articles supplement-

justice of t he seventeenth century were ing the treatises. American subjects barbarously sending to the stake knaves were prepared untler the supervision of an Anterior The Arts. who called themselves sorcerei-s. History American editor, thus insuring their correct shows, that often, when the state is in- and thorougli preparation, and in fact all

volved in tlie miseries and l orrors of parts of the world have been treated fully, -TeTiNus.'' By war. art is develoiied \vith unusual ener- with the single end in view of presenting gy and, like a helping angel, devotes it- the facts of the universe, as they are known There is not, perhaps, a more ci itical .self to beautiiying the land, by rearing to tlie most advanced scholars of to-day. up monunieiits to the jâst, and by its riie want of a copyright la\\ has made it subject left to the discretion of the peo- silence give evidence of a dawn of peace. possible for alkdged reprints ol this « ork to ple, in which they differ more widelj' in It is plain that barbarism, in the senses be issued in this country, w hich in the lan- their opinions, than in matters pertain- of cruelty and war, does iiot materially guage of the Faculty of Vale Uni \ ersity, ' 'are will ing to art; art in general and art in its atl'ect the growth ot art. We now not only inferior in print and illustration, consider the tei-m iri its broader sense of but more or less mutilated, defective and un- several branches. Art, as we behold it uncivilized. When we would compare reliable for reference, and as unauthorized to-day. is the fi::islied work of the past; the condition of art at dift'ei'ent periods, reprints are unworthy of honest support." its history is the history of nations. the question is not whether this or that Such condemnation, however, has not pre- In order to understand and appreciate period .was more or less civilized than vented these so-called reprints from being anolher.but whether it was distinguished imposed upon the people and it behooves the value of art. as we see it at the pres- for (piallties more or less favorable for our readers to beware of such in their pur- ent, we should read what it has been and different the developement of art. The chases. There is but one Encyclopedia Bri- study the history ,>f its growth. But branches of civilization do not keep pace tannica and that is published by A. and C. one with onwai'il jour- this is an age of hurry and endless con- another. In their Black, of Edinburgh, Scotland, which work ney. If paintings, dramas they did, our is imported into this country only by Messrs fusion ; so we take hasty glances at the and sculptures, and our many forms of Charles Scribner's Sons. The Kansas City arts ; all from various modern standpoints. government and our institutions would branch of this Imu^c is at 1214 Main street, As a natural consequence ^^•e obtain dif- all be in advance of those of the past, for —Adr. us, in fact, of some of the undetermined THIRD EDITION For The Naturalist. species only one or two have been found. Palaioutological Dis«;overies In and Hei/iseiI and Enlargsii Fusulina cylindrica is also undcu' the Near Kansas City, Mo. PRO- WITH TOZOA; it is a small fusiform or sub- cylindrical shell resembling By David H. Todd. a grain of 1 2 FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS ! wheat. The BAD lA'i'A: Polypi is rep- BY resented by a number of interesting [Continued.] forms belonging to the genusiiViOJ^jfiopora, THEADORE JASPER. A, M. M, D. Ill our former article we left the stu- Fistub'pora,8iirin(jopora,Lophophijlum and dent wondering what was before him, as AND Campophylum. Echinodekmata : CRiN- he is ready to open up tlie earth's treas- IF. 02 TO EMERSO.Y, :i. M. OIDIA. Crinoids are the nio.-t in- ures. Tiie study of Paleontology is one teresting and coveted of all fossils; full of interesting and exciting scenes. OLIVER DAVIE'S the reason is, first, their beauty and V>^hile we endeavor to build up a collec- second, the interesting study they tion worthy of being called tirst class, Egg Check List give to Palaeontologists. There is and filled with typical specimens, it no other fossil that is so much sought AND is one of long and laborious attention, after as Crinoids, and but few exchanges never finished-., for as we advance In thE can be made unless Crinoids are given Keu NESTS2C EEES each day we are constantly adding some- for Crinoids. A large number of collec- OF thing new by way of finding or exchang- tors confine thenuselves exclusivelj'^ to ing. Consequently our work will never North flmErican Birds. (Crinoids. Perhaps the largest and most he complete. Many amusing and interest- complete collection of Crinoids in the With ;ui Iiitrocluctioii by ing things come to his notice while world is the one belonging to Messrs J. 1=^1^1^ EI^ iTOIRIÎS. gathering specimens. Sometimes, yes Wachsnuith and Springer, of Burlington, Arriinged and luimbered aceoviling to the often, considerable ingenuity is required A. O. U. Nom. It is indispensable to all stu- Iowa. They have spent nearly, if not to obtain coveted specimens. He is of- dents of Ooloijy ; assisting tlieni in identify- all, of a quarter of a century in massing ing Nests and ICggs in tlie lield, and takes tlie ten approached b}^ some unnoticed per- place of expensive works, beyond the l eacli together a collection simply marvelous; of many coilectoi'S. The 3rd edition is the son, who, from curiosity, stops and won- most complete, accnrate and valuable book and have spent, we might say, a fortune ders what he is doing. The first and of the kind in existence. It contains full in this great work. The Crinoids of the and accurate descriptions of all the Nests and universal (juestion is •'Hello, pard! look- Eggs of the Land and Water Birds of North Upper Coal Measure have been given but Aniêrica including European species known ing for gold?" and perhaps he will tell little attention ov/ingto the fact that to occur ill Amei ice, together with tlie breed- but • you of some far otf ticld where fossils ing range and habitat of the species and Orni- few have ever been found perfect, conse- tholi)gu-al synaiiynis. It has a complete an- are as common as hazel nuts. This re- alytical index and 13 full page illustrations. quently they have never been thoroughly It (n)iilaiiis over 4.iii pages, exclusive of title minds me of one trip my old friend Mr. underitood. The recent finding page, jn eface and Intioduction. of Cri- Lykins and f took to one of the quarries Post I'aid tor$l. 25 in paper covers or $1.75 noids in Kansas City has opened up the in cloth binding. Address: and found an old son of the Emerald Isle hearts and pockets of collectors, and per- Naturalists' Exchange, box 69, cracking rock. We asked him if he had haps the highest price ever paid tor Cri- Kansas City, Missouri. found any shells, and showed him some- noids has been given for specimens found thing we wanted. He immediately here.* Great care must be exercised in seized the idea and asked if it was cockle the working and cleaning of these speci- shells we were after. We told him yes; QalûFalisfes' mens as we can afford to lose nothing. then he told us that if we were in old So f:ir as my knowledge goes we have Irelaiul, we could gather them by the SUPPLY DEPOT found some twelve, and perhaps fifteen million. You will often times hear fos- species; however, only three or four of GOODS AND SUPPLIES FOK sils called by queer names, as petrified these species have been found perfect, Taxidermists, Eiitomolosrisis, Oolo- snakes, buttertlies, sjiiders, bugs, ram's while onl}^ one or two fragments of some g'ists and Botanists. horns, chicken feet, bird's claws, corn of the species have been found, Of those cobs and numerous others. So, you see, Arsenic, Bird Lime, Cops, Chenille, Excelsi- already found are the genus Agaceaocrin- or, Flowers, (ilue. Grasses, Frosting, Icicles, the classifying and naming of fossils Leaves, Moss, Mica, Plaster, Smalts, Sands, vs (two species) and onl}' in Jragments, Shields, Tow, form the most important part. The mere stands. Tags, Annealed Wire, yet the basal of both species in Mr.Butts' Kgg Drills, Blowers, Trays, Setting Boards, finding only gratifies the curiosity; while Cas'es, Cork, Cyanide liottles. Forceps, Nets, collection indicate that thej' were very Insec t P ins, Coile't'gGu us. Mount ing and Dry- the study of classitication, and grouping jug Papei-, Glass shades. Books, Oval Glass large, and, as Dr. Ilainbach of St. Iôuis of the geuei a and families is the part per- Shades for Panels, Bird Skins, Bird Eggs and expresses it: ''They were giants in their Curi >sitie.-'. formed by the Palajontologist. So, as way, so to speak." Of the Erisocrinvs, Artificial (ilass Eyes. the young student opens up the hidden only oi)e,so far.lias been discovcrd. Of the Publislier of the treasures, he must remember he has only Scliaphiocrinus two species have been ornithologist & oologist. performed the ])hysical part. After he ten arms and the other 1 rank B. Webster, 409 Wasliin^ton found; one with St., begins to build up a collection he will BOSTON, with seven. The fii-st has the jirolonged MASSACHUSETTS. fiud that the arrangement requires much proboscis and is far the tinesi specimen time and study. The division known in evei- uneaitlied. Of the Zeacrimis several Skiite's Eggs, 5 cts. each. Shark's Egos Paheontology and Geology as the Upper well defined specimens have been found. 15 els. Sent post jjaid on receipt of price. Coal Measures is very large and covers Of the Evpnchyrrinns only one s]>ecles Naturalist's Exchange, Box 69, K. C. Mo. an immense territory. So our fossils hai been found, and only one perfect have a wide range and present many speci men. now in the collection of Wachs- beautiful and interesting forms. The To COLLECTOI^S muth and Springer. Of the Archaeoci- Upper Coal Measures being in the last We have in stock a supply of the following daris several specimens have been found; enumerated Fossil Fish fi'om the Grrkn shades of the Palrezoic period, which river shales; DiPi.oMlSTtJS analts, I). lU'M- although they are quite rare licie. in oth- IMIJS, D. ALTiis, D. PUSILLUS, on slabs from begins with the Silurian and ends with iilaces they have been found quite 4 to () inches in length. For terms, address er the Permian; the following arrange- Naturalists' Kxciiakgk, box 69, Kan.s\s plentifully. — Since writing the alove a CiTV, Mo. will ment be most likely persued : PRO- com munication lias been leceivrd from TOZOx\.—Order of Spongida, known as is the opinion If you are not already a subscriber IMr. Springer, who of that the Sponge and kindred families. Several the specimens supposed to be Eupachy- please remit ns thirty cents for '1'he Nat- very interesting species of Sponge ai-e crinusf may develop into a new genus. uralist, vol, IV, back numbers included, found here ; some two or three that are without premium ; see pages 7 and 8. *Ten specimens sold by Mr. E. Buds to Mr. as yet undetermined, are very rare with Springer for $150.00.— Ed. dent. The Academy is happy in recogniz- ing $1.75 now, you will receive the Comjian- ¥l2e Qafeupalist. ing so able a man as Dr. Braecklein as one ion from now to Dec. 31st, 1889, and for all of its members. of 1890. We have become so attached to it Is a moiulily Jouiniil, Published at Fifty that we have arranged for its regular ap- bianclies ot Since many of the members of the Kansas Ct nts ii year and dev oted to all pearance for another year. City Academy of Science have undertaken to not only secure subscriptions for The HISTOKV, Many of our correspondents seem to be ^fiTV^fllx Naturalist but advertising as well, some unaware that there is such a place as Kan- of the results of which can already be seen sas City, Kansas, and persist in addressing Milking a Specialty, however, of in this issue, and as the Academy has adop- their communications to us at Kansas City, Ornitholog'y and Oology. ted The Naturalist, now in its fourth (ieolosy, Mo. Now the facts are, Kansas City, Kan- volume, as its official organ, we desire to sas, is the largest city in the state, on any of 1 he above Depart- state that, while there is no biy money in its Iniorniation having in the neighljorhood of 50,000 popu- ments solicited fioni all. publication, yet, evenif we were money out, lation. All the packing houses (but one), as we have been in times past, its publica- wdiich have made Kansas Ci^, Mo. so noted K. B. Tiouslot & Co., Proprietors; tion \\ ill continue as long as we see any in- are in this city, and dozens of terest manifested in its life. Send in your K. B. Trouslot, Editor. other industries whicli have helped to swell subscriptif/ns and encourage a good cause. the notoriety of City, Published at 1808 N. 6th St. Kansas City, Kas., Kansas Mo. are in Irohind. Kansas City, Kansas. We are not ashamed by E. R. Wic publish the following foolish item, go- of hailing from Kansas, and trust ing the rounds of the press, wliich indicates that such of our correspondents who All copy for January N"o. must be re- that almost anything, no matter how absurd, read this item will see that their letters to ceived by us before December 31st. will be believed by some one: us, in the future, are properly addressed to : There are a number of cats in the service The Naturalist, Entered at the Kansas Cily, Kansas, I'ost- of the United States Postoifice. Tliese cats the mails at 1808 N. 6th Street, offle'e, for transmission throufjh are distributei through the ditterent offices, to second class rates. Kansas City, Kansas. prevent the bags from being eaten by rats and mice, and the cost of providing for them In our last issue, our correspondent, Da- Mr. Will. Ii. Plank, publisher of the is duly inscribed in the accounts. When a vid H. Todd, spoke of Rev. Dr. Bennett, of Literary Comjjanion, informs us of the or- birtli takes place, the local postmaster in- Kansas City, Kan. and his Geological col- ganization of a Natural History society in forms the district superintendent of the fact, lections. Since then we received a call from Kansas City, Kansas. and obtains an addition to his rations. Dr. Bennett, who not only subscribed for Naturalist, We note that Mr. G. E. Ladd, a Har- In a former number of The Naturalist The but invited us to exam- vard graduate, recently on the Texas Geo- mention was made of the great attractions ing his collection. At the earliest opportunity called logical Survey, has been appointed assistant at the 1 aris Exposition, namely the Eittel we on the Dr. The size of this sheet only, prevents Geologist to Missouri. It takes something Tower and Edison's improved t^honograph. us from giving an ex- third feature, not always mentioned, is tended account of what we there saw, repre- of a lad to fill this position. A the scourge of Fleas which attack strangers senting nearly fifteen years of patient and careful collecting in all W. J. Gould, manager of the National arriving from all parts of the world, 'i'hey parts of the U. S. Press Association, for amateurs, who occu- invade every section of the city, the public His Nautilus are the largest we ever saw, pied a column in the last issue of this paper vehicles and hotels swarm with them. In being more than a foot across, and contrast- writes us that he is com'pelled to abandon the United States "the nimble fiea which no ed strikingly with other minute fossil shells, the idea for the present. As he states no man punisheth," makes life miserable to tiie no larger than a pin head. reason for so doing we presume it is another yellow dog and the vagrant cat; but in Paris Of some species the Dr. has hundreds of case of financial embarassment. the vivacious insect disdains any kind of duplicates and while always extremely busy, game but a writhing human victim. have no doubt he could find time to ex- Another exemplification of the adage; change some of his valuable specimens for "The pen is mightier than the sword," is Mr. Dixon, the gentlemanly Taxidermist others as desirable. furnished in the statement that the Russian officing at 16, 18 and 20 East Sixth St., Kan- government has abolished banishment to sas City, Mo., says there is very little de- The Kansas City Academy of Science, at .Siberia. Following so close upon the pub- mand for first class taxidermal work m his its last meeting, adopted The NaturalisI' lication of George Kennan's vivid descrip- city. Having been there for more than as its official organ. It is the desiie of the tion of the treatment of the exiles in Siberia, eleven years, he is probably a competent society that the secretarys' reports of the semi- the. inference is plain. judge, yet, when we called last week we found monthly meetings be briefly given. Messrs his "larder" well supplied with alargevarie- Two Snowy Owls, Nyclea Chas. Dawson and EdwardT.Keim were ap- nyctea. were ly of mammals and birds from all parts of pointed a committee to edit the papers read received at the Market Square in Kansas the country. Owls predominated, White before the society, selecting for publication in City, Mo., from Kansas, on the 4th of this Pelicans were common, Californy Mountain month. The Naturalist those most desirable. One from Great Bend and the other, Quail were abundant, and Deer heads could alive, from Besides the literary help thus assured, the McPherson. Wise (?) weather be counted by the dozen, besides muclr other members have rendered considerable finan- prophets seem to think this an indication of custome work. Evidently Mr. Dixon wont cial assistance a cold winter. will tell you in the way of new subscrip- We more about be idle for months to come, and he does first- it next spring. tions and advertising, which will be of ma- class work too. terial aid in helping us to improve The send out many sample Naturalist in every We copies this is- As several, sufliciently interested in our way. In considera- sue, and have striven mail tion of to them only to N.\TURALIST to subscribe, have kindly sent the excessive modesty of certain indi- persons interested in nature. Of course vidual members, we refrain from we fifty (50) cents instead of the hitherto regu- mentioning desire your subscription, but names in this should you not lar subscription price, and others have com- respect, but they, at least, care to subscribe or are not know to whom interested in mented on the low price, we have raised we extend our cordial thanks, this class of literature, please confer a favor same to fifty (50) cents, making, however, on the publisher by handing this copy to several l.beral inducements in the way of The Kansas City Star says: The natural- some person known or likely to be interested. books, supplies, curiosities and specimens, a ists of this country, who started out to raise list of which appears on the last page of this among themselves a fund for a monument to The Cyclopedias for 1S89 contain much paper, and which, we trust, will be appreci- John James Audobon, having secured about notable matter on Geographical progress ated by our friends. We feel very kindly $1,000 and a large collection of promises, and discovery. Stanley's earliest dispatches towards all of our subscribers but especially have concluded to appeal to the public at contain many facts relative to the interior so towards those who so generously sent large. The world never yet saw a man who of Africa, which will consign many of the more than we asked. We appreciate your knew the feathered tribes as did Audobon. maps to the back number list. Dr. Frithief generosity and shall strive to make our small There ought to be a ready response to the Janser's expedition through Greenland sheet the more interesting in consequence. call. shows that land to be covered with an ice- The appeal to Naturalists and the public cap of varying thickness, entirely blotting We have received regularly during the at large was made months ago, out the configuration of through all the land beneath its past ar., that excellent 'J'he ye weekly, the leading Scientific publications of the surface. Yuutlis Cumpani07i, PevryMa- published by country. We have an electrotype of the son & Co., Boston, Mass., Each paper is read Dr. Oscar Braecklein became a member proposed monument which appeared in May, and re-read not onlv by ourselves but by i838 of the Academy at its last meeting. The Naturalist, which we will take pleas- many of our young friends, and older ones Doctor is a pioneer in these parts, having ure in mailing to any publisher who is dis- too. The choicest literature, suitable for come to the place before Gould determined to use it. The matter had entirely slipped all classes, of all ages, is here presented in to make Kansas City a "whistling station." our attention. We supposed the monument the most palatable manner. The popularity In those days Jack Rabbits were a rarety was completed months ago, as it should of this exquisite publication can better be indeed, while before and immediately follow- have been. Brother publishers, keep the understood when it is know n that more than ing the civil war, Conurus caroUnen.iis, stone rolling until the necessary sum it 400,000 copies are mailed each week, to its raised. Carolina Paroquet, was an abundant resi- subscribers throughout the Globe. By send- :

Tlie Purple Martiu. A Portable Fishi'ry. MassachusEtts

The Purple Mnrtia niiikes its :ii)i)car- One morning last month the United aiice in Detroit about tlie last of A in il, States Fish (Jonnnission car, under the \\iieii it is seen flying- over the city and management of J. Frank Ellis, w as sta- river, feeding on the myriads of inpcets tioned at tlie Union Depot for the jiur- FRANK R. CARTER, Pro PHIETOR. that abound at that period. pose of disti'ibuting German Carp to m 921 mm ^^.theet, Wlio has not, on a summer's af tei iioon, those who desired them, about TOdO being KAXSAS crry, mo. watclied the Martin in its ii'i-egular tliu,lit distributed tliroughout Kansas. It is as it darts hither and thitl)er,no\v ciroliui;- said that 17,(JU0 of tliese flsh were taken NTODDAKT KDITIOK above some steeple, for a moment hov- from the hatcheries, at \\'ashington, dur- ering over it as though about to liglit, ing the month of Septembei'. On lea\- ENCYCLOPyEDlA now darting in rapid pursuit of some ing Kansas City, the fish car I'eliUMu'd to hapless insect, unconsciously swallow- Washington to get an inv oice of several

ing him, immediately ready tor aiiotlicr. thousand Trout and Salmor, which it Martins are expert at bathing' and will'bring to the \V'est tor distribution. This is absoliilely the only complete, corrected Americanized and Analytically drinking while on the wing . Spinning Mr. Ellis said a distrihmion of Carp along over the water's surface, a sudden made several years ago, has spread so Indexed Edition, for practical Every- movement of the tail ducks the body, lapidlj' in Missouri that it was not nec- Day Use and Quick Reference. rising, they shake themselves like a essary to bring any more here. Missouri FACTS There are 20,0(10,000 more ems in this Water Spaniel. When thirsty, with is one of the best localities in the United edition than in any other edition of the wings raised at an angle, they sail along- States for fish breeding; streams of all Britanica or uhat would be equivalent close to the water and with successive sorts, from the Big Muddy to the frog to 3 extra volumes, withhont additional and rapid dips of the head scoop up a jionds, being adapted to the breeding of cost. Tiie foreign and ancient coins, weights little each time. y pacing tlie QUICK REFERENCE : a display of great fur.y every one ob- express charges. Kansas (.'ity is the dis- Our consolidated index gives from 10, 1.5.000 references to the volume. served near its home. tributing point fi r Kaii.-as and .A.issonri. 000 to Without this index, which is only gotten 'I'here is a large Martin house on a tall Mr. Ellis promises, upou his return, to up and sold with the Stoddart Edition, pole in our yai'd, where several paii-have liiiiig an abundai ce of Salmon, of the the Britanica cannot be used to the ex- reared their young for a number of years. Northern Lake variety, and experiment tent of more than 3,000 to the voliune, there are from 7.000 to 1-2,000 ref- During the winter two smaller houses with them In the pools and streams of hence erences to the volun\e in favor of the were put up with a view to inviting this state. also to bring the He promises a Stoddart Edition, that cannot be referred Bluebirds, but when the Martins arrived large number of Gold and Silver fish as to in any other. last spring, they took posses?ion, after well as fancy tisli of other varieties, From Kev. H. Vf. Thomas, D. D., Cliieaso,

Sept. Stli. ISS I : A careful comparison of the driA'ing out the Bluebirds. The Bluebirds which he will di;^tribute among tlie ladies merits of tlie "StotliUirt" Kdition of the Eji-

i:i I'.vi I iinic-a convinces t hat it were very plucky and courageous, but of this city who want them. Tlie Carp cyclepii'il me, is bv far the more accurate and reliable. In were compelled to tlee from the more were kept in gallon cans, each can hav- point of ac curacy it i> far superior even to tlie "Origii.al" H'ngiisli work. powerful blows of the Martins. ing holes bored in the cover to admit From J. M. Greenwood and C. W. Judson. Thinking the JIartins were greedy, I air. They are loosely packed in the top We subscribed for the stodchirt Co's. Ameri- can reprint of the li noylopaedia Uritanica, one of and refi'igei at the tlie ca)>tured them confined him of the ator bottom of when it was tii'st issned, as arefercnee book in Kansas City public library, believing it in a box for awhile ; however, as soon as car. suspendeil on springs to prevent too 1 o be the clieapest, most reliable and com- liberated he returned to the Bluebii-ds' violent jolting. jilete encycloiiredia offered for sale. Since the publication of the lirst volume that opin- house and resumed possession. Captur- ion of each subsequent volume lias only been ing him a second time, 1 doubled more strongly confirmed. J. M. Greenwood, the W. A. M. of Washington, D, C. writes: Supt. Schools, Kansas Cit\ , Mo. C.W. Jud- dose of couftnemcnt to no eti'ect. Becom- Have li\-ed in Washington, near the Cap- son, Librarian, tlie ing angry with Mr. Martin, I again suc- S. A- PARK, General Agent for West. itol groimds,for a lunnbei- of years. These ceeded in capturing him, and this time ROOM 49. H»LL Bldg. 9th and W»lnut. grounds are extensive, comprising KANSAS CITY, MO. he leceived such rough handlin- that he acies, and are covered with a great vari- flew away and never returned. ety of trees and bushes, intersi)ersed The Martin's chirrup is scarcely melo- with fine lawns. Under the trees and dious; it is principally heard at early bushes are oblong strips on which the dawn and is the signal foi- rising for the scientific name and native c

men, an J found that most enterprising game 17'i. Brcmta canadensis (I^INN.). their receipts for the montii of November will be inserted (rue for actniil subscribers. Canada Goose. carcasses ar.d 188 saddles of Co\>y must be cletaclieil from letter ami alone were 75 '289. Colinus virginianus (LiNN.). written on one side of paper only ; not to ex- venison, amounting to 16,000 lbs, besides ceed four lines, Inchulinf? address, estimat- over goo packages of miscellaneous game, Bob-white. ing eight words to tlie line. including bear meat. This is a great deal 800. Jlonasa umhellus (LiNN.). of game, but Mr. Butler assures us that had I have a larfA'e nninber of first-class eggs Rutted Grouse or Plieasant. in sets, to e.xchange tor others- W. F, Lew- he received twice as much, they could have 305. L;ast Liverpool, Ohio. Look Box S:iS. disposed of it to advantage. Ti/mpamichus americanus (ReiCH.J. \rill exchange Mounted birds, or areen Other houses, while not doing so exten- Prairie Cliicken. foi- biids not in my collection; Would slcins sive a business as Messrs Butler & Co., re- 310. Meleugris gnllopava Linn. like Waders, Swimmers, Game Birds, Gulls i;ort the same state of aflairs. Our game :«nd others. '.V. H. Parker, fax., Abilene, Wild Tuikey. Kansas. market is growing, and will continue to grow so long as the demand exceeds the sup- 337. Buteo horealis (Gmel.). Kou Sale oit Kxchangi-;: SteaTii engine & boilei'. (;ost owner $liio; will put aboaixl ply, and shippers realize greater returns Red-tailed Hawk. for S+ii, cash, or will trade for bicycle, cars from consigiiinents to this city than else- 349. Aquila printing material or Archajological speci- chrysaetos (Linn.). where. men.s. Address A., tliis ofticc. Golden Eagle. Kou EXCHANGK. Fine sjiecimens of pollsli- 365. Strix pratincola Bonap. ed Am. Hison horns. Want Indian i idics. Best otfer accepted. Address 13., this offlce. American Barn Owl. will give first class oi' Euro- I American 3G6. Asio wilsonianus (Less.). pean Eggs in excliange for Indian liclics of any kind. Send list of what yon liave stating American r^ong-eared Owl. wants, to C, care this ofticc. 373. Megascops asio (LiNN.). For Exchange 52 inch Columbia TVcyclc, with bag & wrench. Fiont wheel issliglitly Screech Owl. shape. Wan't sprnng otherwise in good 375. Bubo virginianus (Gjiel.), $ 50,1)0 worth of Arrow Points. Axes, and Indian goods. Address Annitoni-, care of the Great Horned Owl. Naturalist. 370. Glaiicidium gnoma Wagl. Oologists: The editor of this pallet desires toexcliantre with yon. Send list of what you Fj gtny Ow). have stating what yon want enclosing 406. 3Manerpes erythrocephalus(ljiim.). stamp for reply. Red-he.ided Woodpecker, 409. 31. carolinus (LiNN.). Boolis Received. Otocoris -Upestris. Retl-bellied Woodpecker.

All books reviewed in the.-e columns can be 412. Colaptes auratus (Linn.). obtained from t he Edit or of t liis pajier. The bird illustrated above is known in Flicker. different localities imder the name of 474. Otocoris alpestris (Linn.), The December Arena, Vol. i, No. i, edited Shore or Horned Lai k tilso Sky Lark. Shore Lark. by B. O. P'lower, published by The Arena To the sportsman this winter visitant 477. Cyanocitta cristata (Linn.). Publishing Co., Boston, Mass., at 50 cents a otters a toothsome morsel, and as they number, $5.00 a year, is before us. Its front- Blue Jay. haunt the open S|)accs much skill is re- ispiece is a fine engraving of Rev. Minot 1. 488. Corvus americanus AUD. Savage, who also contributes an interesting quired in order to get a good shot. But American Crow. article on "Agencies that are Working a tlie it the epicure demands for table and 51-1. Coccothntustes Revolution in Theology." Papers from the vespertina (CoOP.). tlie butiter braves the wintry blasts, con- pens of a dozen noted men and women make Evening Grosbeak. tenting himself with the pro this, the initial issue, an exceedingly enter- pect of an 521. Loxia curvirostra minor (Brehii). taining maga;ine. Among the many articles early sale tit a good pi ice. there are As American Crossbill. for Jnnuary, we note "God in the Constitu- a number of varieties of Honied Lark tion, ' by Col. Robt. G. Ingersoll; " The 534. Plectrophenax nivalis (LiNN.). and as the summer and winter plumage Fallacy of License," by Henry George, etc. Snow Bunting. is unlike, much tmcertainty exists among 593. Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.). experts r.nd Wilson qualities some state- Kansas City as a t!amc Market. (I'ardinal. ments with a . ( ?) 618. Ampslis garrulus LiNN. Their song is low but melodious and Waxwing. There is no line of business in Kansas Bohemian when suddenly alarmed the bird darts City that has made strides to the front with- Passer domesticus. in the past few years, so rapidly as the game oft" uttering a series of shrill chirps. English Sparrow. business. plumage is :i piid, American Flamingo. Postage, etc., 35 cts. Modern Indian Pottery. or the specimens will be sent separately fur 3j Is an egg of the Ked.shouldered Hawk.

\ Post, 30 cts., postage and packing,ho\veve;-, extra \ Made by the Indians etc., 6 cts. either case. of Arizona. Vases, 31 Is one egg each of the AmericanCoot,Eu- ropean Coot, Florida Gallinule and Clapper Urns, Pitchers, Saucers, Rail. Post, etc., 7 cts. etc. All perfect. Our 33 Is an e.gg of the Purple Gallinule. Post, etc., 35 CIS. own selection, post-paid. 33 Is one egg of Manx Sharwater. Post- age, etc., 50 CIS. 34 Has one egg each of the Robin, Catbii-d, Brown '1 brush, Bluebird, Long-billed Marsh Wren, Song and English Sparrow, Cowbird, Red-shouldered Blackbird, Purple Grackle, Bluejay, King- bird, Flicker and Mourning Dove. Postage No. I. SAW OF THE *No. 8. Manton's Hand Hook of Field Bota- etc., Sets. ny. Postage etc. 20 cts. S A W - F I S H . 35 Contains one egg each of the Wood *No. y. Manton's Insects, How to ( atcli and specimen, Thrush, Mocking-bird, Cardinal Gros- An interesting How to Prepare them for the Cabinet. Post- beak, Yellow-hrfaded Blackbiid, Orchard age etc. -0 cts. Oriole andCommonCrow. Postage, etc., 5 cts. l eing an extension of the na- *iNo- 10. Ta.xldermy Wilhont a T' acher. sal bones of Pristis aidlquo- 36 Is one egg of Great-tailed Grackle. Post Postage etc. 'io cts. age etc., 2e. rum. Those offered by us are *No.lI- Betrinnings with the Microscope. 37 Is one egg each of the Painted Bunt- fine; from 6 to 8 >^ inches long. Postage etc. 20 cl s. ing, Lark F'incli and Least Tit. Post, etc., 5c. Postage etc, 4cts. *Tlic above nianuals are all cloth bound 38 Is one egg each of Barn Swallow, Cactns and 2)rofusel>' illustrated. Wren, Western Lark Finch and tcissor-tailed Flycatcher. Post, etc., 6 els. No. VI. Natural History Plays, Dialogues, \\ etc. Postage etc. :l cts. 3y Is an egg each of Carolina ren. Razor- Ill billed Auk and Crimson House FMncli. Post, No. l:i. Sea Fan, being Eorgonia tlabellum etc., Set s- of the Flexible Coral family, fan shape, of a 40 Is an egg each of the California Brown rich yellow coliu'. Also a fine specimen of Towliee, Loggerhead Shrike, and Cliff Swal- low. Post, etc., 4 cts. Red Coral, Corallium rubrum, Postage, packing, etc. 5 cts. 41 Is an egg ot Dwarf Co wbird, post-paid. 42 Is an egg of Texan Niglit Hawk. Post, No. 14. Pink Coral from Singaiiore. An ex- No. 2. A Fine BA.K.VACLE from tlie AlliiMlic, etc. 15 cts. qui.'»ite speeimen suitable for every cabinet. A SHAIiK'S EGC, and an Postage and packing 5 cts. 4o is an egg each of Ked-.>ha*ted Flicker,

Great Cresred 1 l.\ -eatohei , liose-breasted No. 15. Book of Data Blanks, bound in b'ds, Grosbeak and Towhee. Post. etc. lii cts. check book torin, suitable f ! the jiocket, and ooutaii) iiiff lOiidatas with stub, perforated so 44 Is an eggea<-h ofBlack-biUedMagpie I'.i-colored Blackbird. Post, etc. 3 cts. that da t as can be torn from stub. Postage 8c.

•15 Is an eg.u' of White rumped Shrike, Rea- No. IB Hooper's Glass Eyes. .\n assortment bellied Woodpecker and Yellow-billed Cuck- Byes, biith black and colored, from 0 to 17. of oo. Post, etc. 8 cts. Posi age 4 ets- 46 Is an egg of Wild Turkey. I'ost, etc.SOc. No, 17 Oolo.gist's Outfit. One good, white metal, blowpipe; one St u bb's Steel drill for 47 Is an egg of Gambel's Quail and Bob White. Post, etc. 5 cts. fresh eggs; set of trays. Po.-tage etc. (j cts. 48 Is an eggof Snowy Heron, Black -crowned No. 18. Assornnent Oologisi 's Trays. C)ur Night Heron, Louisiana Heron and Meadow egg of the Skate. I'ust, etc. 5 cts. tra\ s are the stron.gest on the market, being Lark. Po^t , etc. 5 cts. made expressly by oui' <>r

is worth fi.oo. Each person holding a mem- No. ;21. Tidings from Nai nre, 130 pages of this excellent little magazine, cloth bound, bership receives a mammoth book catalogue, formerly published by H. M. Downs, of Rut- prices of many thousands land, Vf. Postage etc. 5 cts. giving wholesale books, and also a large catalogue listing 23. West American Scientist. 12 continu- of for- ous numbers of I his interesting journal, thousands of sheet music, music books, etc., merly published at $1.00. Postage etc. 6 cts. at retail prices, from which a discount of 50 23. The 0()loglst,l:J continuous numbers of published at 50 cts. Post- per cent is allowed; together with a whole- Lattm'sOologisi , age 3 cts. sale price list of printing and stationery. 24. The Hoosier N.itnralist. Vol. 2. Aug. The Exchange al^«> undertakes to supply its No- 4. Nest of the Trap Door Spldei-, being 1888 to Jnly 1IC87, both inclusive; nearly 350 the homo of the large uml ugly Mygale hen- pages of interesting reading matter. Pos- members, at wholesale prices, with any ad. tage 3 cts. tzii. from Lower Oalifo nia. A valuable book or music published, not listed in their dition to every collection. Postage and 25. Mother of Pearl Shell- These shells ai-e elegantly polished and make beautiful spec- catalogues, when obtainable. packing 5 cts. imens as" they are; used extensively by art- This certificate is the most liberal premium ists for small landscapes. Postage etc. 35 c. No. 5. IvoryApple. This is a fino lurge spec- ever offered by any publisher, and one we imen of a species ofVogetalile Ivory, found 26. Abalone or Ear Shells. 6 Abalones, hav- in the .sontli Sea Islamls. It ects its nanie ing pearl interior decorated with a spray of believe will be very generally selected. Post- from a close resemblance to a petrified ap- flowers; exterior, jet black. 5 inches long. age, packing, etc. cts. ple. Postage and packing 6 cts. Postage, packing, etc. 15 cts. 55 —

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VOL. IV. KANSAS (;1TY, KANSAS, JANUARY, 1890. NO. G.

AMci«nt Stone Pipe. Stanley's Latest Discoveries. west branch of the White Nile, the Vic- toria Nyanza being the source the The subject of our illustration is a stone of Siiice the latter part of the j^ear 1887, southeast branch. Stanley, however, has pipe, found by Mrs, Margaret Rosei s, on when the explorer left Stanley Falls on discovered an extension of the Southern her farm in Fountain county, Indiana, the Upper Congo, the news from hinj Nyanza, or Nyanza of LTsongora, which, o*ie mile from Covington, and now in the has been very meagre, and that which ''is possession of Mr. E. Butts, assistant City he says, called now Albert Edward did anything but hcipeful, es- Engineer of Kansas City, Mo., the best come was Nyanza, and is about nine hundred feet pecially when taken in connection with posted Arch.ieologist in the city and to him higher than Albert Nyanza, having an the reports that Emin's settlement had receives over fifty we are indebt(jd for the illustration. The exit at Semliki, which been broken up and Emin himself was a streams from the range of the following description is taken from the snowy prisoiier in the hands of the Mahdi. The Geological Survey of Indiana tor 1874, in Rnjeuzori, and finally enters the Albert which the pipe was also figured: This pipe is carved out of a hard, coarse grained, gray colored, trap rock. It is a fair representation of a bull frog and with the exception of op.e or two p^iysiologioal omissions, would do no discredit to many a modern pretender in the art of carving. The figure is full size: Five and a half inches long and four inches high. The bowl, which is situated on the -back, is one and one eighth inches in diameter; the greatest diameter of the stem hole is one and one quarter inches, and tapers rapidly to its connection wit!' the bowl. It slopes upward at an angle nearly corresponding to that of the back of the frog and,

' I forms a slightij' obtuse angie^! with the bowl. In order to

smoke such a pipe with ease it' should either be held above the level of the mouih or the stem should be crooked to suit the lower position. The excellent finish and high degree of art displayed in carving so perfect an image of a fiog from hard stone might at first lead one to question country in which Stanley's route lay is a Nyanza, making the Albert Edward the its authenticit}' as a relic of pre-historic table-land of some five thousand feet el- source of the southwest branch of the times, but when it is compared with oth- evation, directly under the equator, with White Nile."" The area of the extension er pipes which belong undoubtedly to the many mountain ridges and snovv capped is said to be 26.900 square miles. Scien- mound builders or stone age, there is lit- peaks, much of the surface heavily tific American. wooded, having a vegetation pro- I le room to dispute it»claini of antiquity. and so In all the stemless moimd buildeis" pipes lific as to be almost impenetrable, while Chronic Howlers. which I have seen, the bowl and stem it has a very considerable population, holes are nearly equal in size at their mostly of small savage tribes, always The Brazilian dlycetes, or Red Howl- openings; the latter opening tapei-s rap- engaged in war and slave stealing. In a er, defends itself by means of its appall- idly and is small where it connects with region of this character, about one thons- ing voice. At the mere sight of a Jag- the base of the bowl and forms with it a miles each way in extent, Stanley has uar a ISIycetes assembly will set up a slightly obtuse angle. been marching and countermarching for general whoop, raising their voices to a The frog is sitting upon hi^ind legs nearlj' two j^ears, first in the interests of deafening uproar, till the enemjr re- which are admirably folded, but the art- commerce and for purposes of explora- treats. Some of the old Howlers are tion, finallj' as the successful recsuer ist exhibits carelessness in minor details and then apt to pursue li for a quarter of by only giving four instead of five toes and deliverer of Emin Pasha from the a mile, breaking out into fresh execra- to the hind feet and three instead of four Mahdi. I he additions made by the ex- tions whenever they catch sight of his to toes to the fore feet. The attitude is plorer our knowledge of the geogra speckled hide. It takes hours to calm ipiite natural and the head and body are phy of this vast region in Central Africa their, excitement, and in moonlight. are necessarily limited by the meagre- in good proportion. \\ hen evei-y bush seems to hide a lui-k- ness of the accounts so far received, but ing foe, thej^ often make a night of it, The dignity of labor is all right, but it is seen that it will be of great import- and keep up a far sounding roar, re- it is the dig night and day of labor, of Heretofore Albert ance. the Nyanza has newed at the rustling of a twig. —Ex. which many people complain.— been considered the source of the south- The ^Vnterior Arts. so he daubs his sculptured tiger with red. ours. History does not inform us that By all this is meant, that a tiger invaded they had any anatomical schools; and, if By "ICTiNUs."' the home of a man, who was so brave they liad they must certainly have been that he killed the tiger and thus defended on a scale inferior to our own, Yet,Greek [Continued,] his property at the peril of his own life. statuary is, and always has been, univer- This, again, is art. It exists hei-e com- sally admitted to be superior to that of III the middle ages there were seven plete and nothing remains but to perfect any other age. We know more about the liberal arts, but to-da}' some of those lib- the manner of execution. As the years structure of the human body than did eral arts are regarded as sciences. Art is roll on, our priniative hero dies; his chil- those people of the age of Pericles. Yet now known to us as Music, Architecture, dren cut in the rock, a tomb, in which to we cannot carve as they carved. The Sculpture and Painting; and they are deposit his remains, and on the outside administrative power of our civilization placed in this order because it is conven- they carve a man wrestling in deadly is undoubtedly more adequate to our ient and rational. Men uttered sounds combat with a tiger. The figure of the needs, and better organized for our pur- before they could build houses, built man must be large, that of the tiger poses, than that which directed the gov-

before carving them, and carved before small ; for the family of the deceased wish ernmental affairs of the immature civili- painting them ; for only a sharp Hint was that passers by should know that their zation of the Greek states. Yet the needed to carve sandstone, but to extract father was a brave and powerful man. writings of Ilei-iod and Homer excel any colors from minerals and vegetables and Cerli-inly a little man who kills a big ti- of the best authors of our age, and the apply them where the best artistic efl"ect ger is more courageous than a big man •Parthenon remains "the most perfect could be obtained, required a knowledge who kills a little tiger; but this is too building." Thus it cannot be conceded of chemistry as well as a cultivated artis- complex an idea to enter into the mind that there is any vital relation between tic instinct. Poetry and Pantomime are of the primitive artist. In all the antique art and civilization. closely related to Music. I'hese Jour sculptured remains of Egypt, India and If it is the nature and not the degree arts are brothers; the first two, Music most other countries, the conqueror is of civilization that produces works of and Architecture are twins, for they, do represented as collossal, while his eni- art, we must conclude no longer to con- not obtain their origin fi'om an imitation niies, whom lie defeats, are small. found the advance of civilization or the of natural objects. In the vestibule of St. Peter'sCathedral industrial arts with the advance of the

Man is endowed with certain artistic at Home, is a magnificent statue, the fine arts; we must judge of the latter instincts, which, to be gratified express work of Bernini; it is the equestrian without regard to the social state of the

themselves in a maimer prompted by statue of (!onstantine ; a man who hung people among whom they may be devel- certain instincts of the soul. It soon be- his father-in-law, strangled his brother- oped; and shoidd not infer, that because comes apparent to him that signs and in-law, butchered his nephew, decapita- one nation is lower in the social scale

language alone could not exi)ress all iiis ted his oldest son and drowned his wife than another, its arts are inferior to thoughts; then he learned to impress his while she was taking a bath; who gave those of the othe.v nation, AVe should fellows by giving his voice certain ac- up to wild beasts the Frankisli chiefs not be blinded by narrow prejudices in cents, inflections a rhythm to express his whom he conquered on the banks of the judging the arts of any anterior period,

ideas more forcibly. From the ait of Khine ; and finally ended his career by but remember that those arts, however tones to melody' the i-oad is short, and tleslro} iug the last remains of antique obscure, may in all respects be more ex- Music is born. liome, iievi r to rise again. JSow the red pressive than those which we are accus-

Architecture, the second art of anti(i- tiger carved at the door of the barbarian, tomed to regard with true adoration. One devotes himself to the uity was born of the same aitistic • in- or tin? combat represented on bis tomb, who study stinct. To build a hut with the branches is more in conformity with the true fun- of the arts of any period of social barbar- of trees is not art, but the fulfilment of a damental pi inciiials of art than this stat- ism is no more open to censure for cher- natural need. But to excavate a tomb in ue of the Emperor Constantine, set u]j in ishing a desire to retrograde towards a sandstone hill, to divide the vaults into a Christian church. The innige of the ti- such barbarism,than one who seeks for in- chambers of various sizes; cautiously to ger may be a shapeless thing, the statue struction among the arts of any other leave pillars to support its stony i-oof, to ot the Emperor an excellent work; this, anterior period, for no one will contend give a greater bearing surface to the caps however, does not afi'ect the question, that our civilization is not better than of these pillars to jirevent the load rest- for mechanical execution is foreign to the civilizations of antiquitj", of the ISIiddle Ages, or of the last three centu- ing on isolated points of support ; then the essential jninciples of art. But when to carve the walls and pillars with signs, an intelligent people, possessing the es- ries. destined to preserve the memory of a sential principals, adds a taste for the It would seem that the arts either ac-

victor}' over an enemy; this is art. beautiful and the power of expressing it company the material progress of civili- Music and Architecture are the only in color and foiin, we may properly con- zation, and that they have, therefore, arts in which iirimative man developed sider them an artistic people. Such a reached the moment of their greatest certain creative faculties, in his desire to people once lived in Soiahern Europe, perfection, as our civilization is superior publish his ideas, to preserve his memo- yet, in a political point of view, they to all of the past and we must consider ry or share his hopes; by associating may be considered as one of the most as relatively barbarous all anterior arts; with them a sound or a form. SculpUire weak and unstable of nations; to us their or, the arts are entirely independent ot and painting are to Arciiitecture what political and religious institutions seem the moral and material state of civiliza- Pantomime and Po tiy are to Music; barbarous. They were treacherous; the tion, and, that the onl}' guide to prefer, derivatives, natural consequences. people of one state were envious of those euce of one expression of art over anoth- A man, more powerful than his neigh- of another; their leaders were often cor- er is each man's personal taste or caprice. bors, has killed a tiger. lie hangs its ruj)t and murderous; they were ignorant But botli*conclusions are false. To ac- skin before the entrance to the cave in of the power of electricity, the power of quire a correct idea of the relative value which he lives. The skin is decomposed steam and many other great inventions of the anterior arts, we must judge them by the elements; he carves in the stone, which have characterized the Nineteenth from certain laws; laws peculiar to those as well as he can, something which looks Century, an era of progress. But we arts and wholly independent of the social like a tiger; so that his neighbors and his must confess, their poets, their state in the midst of which they have children may retain forever, the memory architects and their sculptors of been developed. of his courage and skill. But he wants Athens remain superior to all that the this sign to be seen from afar and com- most civilized ages have been able to hen is conscientious her chief object mand attention. He has observed that produce. The Greek's idea of anatomy A — in life is to fill the hiU.—Ex. red is the most brilliant of all the colors; was very incomplete as compared with and Palseontological Discoveries In of Avictulopecten, Aviculopinna , Pinna the pygidium. The pygidium has what Near Kansai^ City, Mo. Avicula. Pseudonionotis, Myalina: some is called three lobes, arched and gradu- three or four species of Nucula, Micula- ally tapering to the end. The Trilohite By David H. Todd. na, Macrodon, Schizodns^ Pleuropho- is a very interesting fossil, and when rus, Edmondia; several species of Al- found \\ hole, is considered a great prize, [Continued.] lorisma, Prothyris, anOi Lolenopsis. The always commanding good exchanges in our former article, the Having left, Gasteropoda of the fossils represent- for other rare fossils. They are ob- Crinoitl, we now come to the MOL- ed in this group are much sought fitter tained straight, partly rolled, or com- 1>USCA: PoLYZOA, by collectors, owing to their intei'esting pletely like a ball. Of the Fishes, we Our rocks here teach that the difterent and striking effect in any collection. have abundant evidence that they shared families of the Polyzoa grew abundantly, The Pleutomaria is represented by the a portion of otu- waters. Quite a mmi- leaving many beautiful imprints of their largest number of species. Of this fami- ber of teeth are to be had in the Oolite, fine and delicate net work for our study. ly of spiral shells. Some handsome Of those obtained are Xystrodus. Del- The student will iind this very interest- specimens are obtained, while never todus. Chomatodus, Poripristis, Petalodus ing and profitable. Some of the species found in abundance. 'J"he collector is Diplodus, Cladodvs and ofheis. Coal are so delicate in structure that the aid often rewarded by finding one or the Measure insects of this locality as well of a magnifying glass is needed to show other of these beautiful shells; Di'nta- as others, are extremely rare. The only the beauty of the poriferous and minute liinn, Euomphalus, Bellfrophon. Several indication we have here of these is in the projecting points. The exact identifica- species of the most common foi-ms are blue shale, of which only two represen- tion of the different species will require B. percarinatvs, and P. corassus, Platy- tations have been discovered. Both were much study, and be found very entertain- ceras, Macroclmlus, Aclis. The Mur- obtained by Mr. Hare, and sent to ISIr. E. ing. Of this family, and noticable in our chisonin are obtained sparingly, though D. I.acoe, of Pittston, Pa., who has rocks, is the Fenestella, represented by in most cases in the blue shale or flist made a specialty of Coal Measure In- several species. The most common is rock overlying the blue shale along the sects, and has left nothingundone, spend- F. shumardi. Two species of the blnft. ing time and nôney in getting eveiy- Pohjpora are found but not in abund- We now come to the Cephalopoda, the thing obtainable in this direction. ance, and classed among the rare forms highest order of the MOLLUSCA. luid The shale of this locality should be of fossils. Also syv.ocladia. We now are known as the Orthoceras, Nautilus closely watched that nothing shall be pass to the Brachiopoda. This division and Goniotites. They will be recognized by lost. Also ivhere fossil plants are found, of our study is quite extensive and pre- the chambers or cells which nie divided as the tw o are generally f< und associat- sents a large numbi rof interesting Genera into regular spaces and are highlj' prized ed together. and species; one of the rarest forms be- by collectors everywhere. But few fields, ing the Lingula. The n)OSt prolific and if any. present as large a variety of sjê- abundant are the Athyris and several Power of Vision in Vespidae. cies as are found here. Of the Kmitilus forms or species of the Productus. Of s(ime thirteen or fourteen species have which we find some seven or eight By Samuel H. Scuddek. been obtained and three species of 6on>- species. They will be recognized by tttites. The largest of the Nautilus is the the little nodes on the shell where the One dav in the middle ot July, while ponderosus; measiu'ingeigli!een(18)lnchrs spines grow, indicating that thej^ were confined by illness to my tent on the sum- in diameter. Eev. Dr. Bennett, of Kansas well protected, if the spines were of val- mit of the Roan Mountains, Col., I was City, Kas. has two noble examples of this ue as a means of defense; also having able to watch at lei«ine the operations of species. However, some doubt seems to two valves, the dorsal valve being flat- a couple of wasps which had entered the exist in the minds of Palfcontologists. tened, the upper, ventral valve, rounded tent and were searching for flies along and Dr. White in Hayden's •'Geological or raised surface, connected by what is the tent roof. The tent was an ordinary Survey of Nebraska," says that this shell called a hinge. Some of the common wall tent, 10 ft. x 12 ft., where, lying up- seems to be nearly related to Navtihts forms of Productus were ver}' pro- on his back, the observer might readily tuherosus of McCoy, as figured in his lific, as is shown by our rocks. There follow all the movements of these creat- "British Palfezoic Fossils." Prof. JMc is scarcely any of our rocks, from the ures. There were also in the tent jêrhaps Chesney also describes his large type highest to the lowest, but you will find a dozen or twenty flies, mostly' collected specimens as N. ilUnoiscnsis from Tja- in it some, if not all of the species of near the ridge pole, especially, when not Salle, Illinois. However, from the nnni. P. nehrcifcensis. P. longispinus or P. sem- in flight, alighting upon a rope which of ffrmid ill ireticulattis, while Productus punctatus ber specimens here ve be stretched fiom one of the upright poles able to settle the matter definately in and P. corra being the largest and finest, supporting the tent to the other, just be- some of our future state Reports. j\Fis- are found sparingly, thougVt in our low the ridge pole. The wasps were in souri having just fi-om Ofiliteand white limestone, some beau- emerged her incessant motion, and in the course of long slumber, and appointed a tiful examples of these two genera have Geolog- one morning were seen to capture only ical Survey of much will been obtained. Productits prattem'anus, whom be three or four flies, the flies being usually looked foi-. especially in the direction P. costatus and P. pertenuis aj'e seldom able to dodge them whenever an attack of naming and classifying our fossils. met with. Chonetes^ Crthis. Hemiprone- upon them was made, I was unable to tes. Meekella, Syntrilasma, Retzia^ Spir- We now come to the very intei esting and see that a wasp accelerated its motion in

ifer cameroMis , 8. inartinia, and Sperif- highly coveted fossils under the ARTIC- the least wheti approaching the flies or

frina kentuckensis, and Terehratula ULATA : CrustacE/^ , embracing the dif- directed its flight immediately upon hovidens are all found in more or less ferent divisions in the Pala^zoic Cm sta- them until within two or three inches of

degree of abundance. The genus and CEA, however we do not posess as large its intended victim : and as it often passed family of the Lamellihranchiata is the a number as are found in other places, one at no greater distance than this with- largest and presents the greatest number but what we do find are very interest- out any attempt at capture, the impress- of species of any belonging to our rocks. ing and in a good condition. The Phil- ion was strong that the wasp's distinct The specimens obtained from the Oolite lipsia major, comifionly called Trilolrite vision while in flight did not exceed this are by far the finest. In many instan- is found quite frequently, especially in distance. But what was most surprising ces they are so perfect as to look like a some of our Oolite and bine limestone. was the great number of mistakes made recent shell. However, of late years However, perfect sjiecimens aie very by the wasps. Every slight stain or de- rare the best localities have been exhausted, ; while the finding of the head and fect in the canvas or minute shadow upon and but few are to be had. pygidium separated is quite common in it was repeatedly attacked by the wasps the In these wonderful productive families same rock. The head or frontal as if they supposed it to be a suitable ob- is we find Lima, EntoUwn. several species oval, with two spines l umiing back to ject for food. There seemed to be no power on their part of distinu-uisliiiij;,- between a when in their open-air spaces, although i^pot of color upon the canvas, luiviuj^ no quite oblivious of people, they eye wist- elevatkiii whatevei', ami an object or body fully the deer and other animals, their resting upon it. Several times the sliad- natural food, they see at a distance. We SUPPLY DEPOT o\v made by a tly alighted upon the out- ai-e not informed that the animals now GOODS AND SUPPLIES FOR side of the tent was pounced upon by have anyihing besides water to drink. In Taxidermists, Eiitomologisls, Oolo- ; the wasps on the inside, and such objects, Paris spirits , formerlJ^ were given the gists and Botanists. mere shadows or stains, were repeatedly elephants to excite them to special exer- Arsenic, Bird Cops, Cliontlle, attacked by the same wasp over and over tions. If this sort of support were given Lime, Excelsi- or, Flowers, (ilne. Grasses, Frosting, Icicles, again, often with only half a minute's the animals the flying fox would be a Leaves, Moss, Mica, Plaster, Smalts, Sands, Shields, Stands, Tags, Tow, Annealed interval or even less than that. I cannot Wire, proper subject for such experiment, and Egg Drills, Kloweis, Trays, Setting Boards, now reccollect exactly tlie estimate 1 might serve the public as a "horrible ex- Cases, Cork, Cyanide Bottles, Forceps, Nets, Insect Pins, (^oile't'gGuns, Mounting and Dry- made at the time (out failed to record) ample." It is asserted on high authority ing Paper, Glass Shades, Books, Oval Glass of the relative number of attacks upon Shades for Panels, Bird Skins, Bird Egirs and ill the "Guide to the Calcutta Zoological Curiosities. false objects to those upon proper vic- Gardens'" that in India "the flying foxes Artificial Glass Eyes. tims, but I am untler the impression that often [lass the night drinking the toddy Publisher of the the mistakes were to the correct judge- from the earthen pots into which the ORNITHOLOGIST & OOLOGIST. ments as twenty or thirty to one. My tapjjed juice of the date tree runs, the Frank B. Webster, 409 Washington St., observations were continued for two or result being that they either i-eturn home BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. three hours and repeated on subsequent in the early morning in a state of riotous days for briefer times, always with an intoxication or they are found lying at THIRD EDITION identical result. These observations the foot of the trees sleeping off the ef- seem to be entirely in keeping with the fects of the midnight debauch." 'VheQuar- HEuisEd anii EnlargEii forced experiments Professor of Plateau terly reviewer tells us that out of defer- WITH upon the vision of wasps, and lead to the ence to the Society for the Prevention of 1 2 FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS \ conclusion forniulateJ by him that the (Jruelty to Animals the London public is vision of thes insects, even when in not allowed to witness the feeding of BY flight, is exceedingly defect! ve, judged by the snakes. As is well known, many of THEADORE JASPER. A. M. our own standaixls.— Psi/che. these snakes will not live if deprived of M. D, their natural food. Accordingl}% live AND Zoological tfardens. rats, mice, birds and frogs are fed them. IF. OTTO EMERSOX, M. We believe that un the Continent no ob- jection is to the admission of the OLIVER DAVIE'S There is no subject in which Iciman made public at this time. Upon the subject of interest i^^ more indestiiietible than the the well-being of the captive animals, Egg Check List life of wild animals. The reading public never tires of the n'orks of new sports- there is another view to that expressed AND men and naturalists. A writer who, by the critic in the American Naturalist. Keh in the NESTSX EEES It is even a question whether, with the like Gilbe rt White, joins a talent tor ob- improved methods of treatment, animals OF sei vation of wild animal life to an exqui- cannot be made happier in confinement site gift of literary expression, is sui'e of Nnrlh flmErican Eirds- than in a natural state. There is reason to permanent fame. The more highly civ- With an Introduction by believe that theii- natural state may notb ilized does man become tlie stronger is a very happy one. An English sports Iris interest in free and savage life. The man, who long practiced shooting from a Ari nngcd and nnmbered according to the- fi'ontiersman is rather the natural enemy A. O. U. Noni. It is indispensable to all stu- machan, which is a platform built in a Oology assisting tliem in of wild life; his instinct is to exterminate dents of ; identify- in the Held, tree, and who thus had, while the beaters ing Nests and Eggs and takes tlie it. But the instinct of the civilized man place of expensive works, beyond the l eaeli were miles away driving up the game, am- of man J' collectors. The Srd edition is the is to enjo.v and protect it. A writer in most complete, accurate and valuable book ])]e opportunity to study from this posit- existence. the American .\ atai-alist has complained of the kind in It contains full ion the habits of animal life about him, has and accurate descriptions of all the Nests and of the unreasoning imitation which has Eggs of the Land and Water Birds of North left some curious testimony on this point. America including European species known cliaracterized the care of wild anim:ds. to occur in Americe, together with the breed- All animated nature appeared to him to He does not see whj^ bears should be ing range and habitat of the species and Oi'ni- be in a continual state of fear and watch- thological synanyms. It has a complete an- kept in pits. They were flrst so kept in alytical index and 13 full page illustrations. fulness. The passing butterfly was It contains over 4.5u pages, exclusive of title Jardin des Plantes. in Paris, the although pnge, preface and Introduction. caught by a bird, and the bird by a snake. the savant who originated tlie idea died Post Paid for $1.25 in paper covers or $1.7.5 The deer listened for every sound of in cloth binding. Address: without having informed the woild of danger. Even the tiger or the bear, as it naturalists' exchange, box 69, the ground of it. Ever since, bears have Kansas City, Missouri. came along, always looked suspiciously been kept in pits. Bears, he tells up,should at every bush or shadow. There seemed lae pei suaded to hibernate they ; do not Skate's Eggs, 5 cts. each. Shark's Eggs to be a general reign of terror. These :lo so, because they do not recognize 15 cts. Sent post paid on receipt of price, veiws, it will be observed, are very un- their conventional quartei-s as proper Naturalist's Exchange, Box 69, K. C. Mo. like the recently expressed ideas of Mr. places of retirement. The same writer "\fallace. Frank Buckland had also some- asserts that nearly all captive animals thing to say on this point. He th'iuglit are half blind and have stiff backs, and that the animals were happier in tlie AYe have in stock a supiily of tlie following that their unwholesome life is the reason ennnierated Fossil Fish 'from the Grken gardens than they would have been in of their not breeding. A writer in the river shales; Dii'LOMiSTUS ANALis, D. hcm- their native homes, and that they lived ILIUS, I). ALTUS, D. PusiLi-US, ou Slabs from new Quarterly lieview gives some iLter- 4 to (i inches in length. For terms, address longer. It was his belief that the Vasa Naturalists' Exchange, bo.x 69, Kansas esting facts with regard to the feeding CITV, Mo. parrot pi-esented to the London "Zoo" in of animals in the London gardens. T'he 1S30, and which, we understand, is still requires hippopotamus some two hun- Perfect Ari-owheads, 5 cts. Good, .30 c. doz. alive, is probably the oldest bird of pottery, on dred pounds of food a day, \\ hile the ele- Pre-liistoric Indian mounted its species in existance.— New York cards, 3 specimens 1.5 c. Perfect Spear heads, phant, a lai-ger animal, needs only one _'0 c. Perfect Scrapers, 15 c. 5 varieties of Times. Sea Shells, 8 c. Ill varieties of Sea curiosities, hundred and fifty pounds. IJons and 15 c. Remit by silver or postal note. tigers get about eight or nine pounds of W. P. & F. M. ARNOLD, meat, usually hoi'se tlesb. Nevertheless, Subscribe for The Naturalist. LaFavettk, - lUiODE Island. Noble M. Eberhart, Ph. D., Sc. U., F. valuable. 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Quite a number of ber or two have either never received any such subscriptions have already been re- more or, where the publisher pretended to I}flTVlifllx HISTOKV, ceived, for which accept our sincere thanks. or, tried to be honest, have received some second rate paper in lieu of the defunct or- a Specialty, however, of Several articles are being prepared for Making gan, until I've about sworn off subscribing The Na'i uralist by prominent members (ieolosy, Oriiitholog^y and Oology. for anything."' of the Academy, and others entirely independ- The above seems to be the prevailing ant of any paper that may be read before that OF SUBSCRIPTION; reason why many decline supporting even a TERMS body. The following titles will probably 50 cts. i)er annum. "worthy cause." The editor of The Na- tiinu'le Subscription, be chosen for some of them: TUR.^LIST regrets that such occurances are Sample Copies, - - 5 cts. each. A Description (Illustrated) of the Fossil only too numerous, yet such an excuse Tlie above rates include postage and Sponges of this Vicinity. should not be laid up against this paper, as Ijremium. A List (Illustrated) of the Fossil Shells not only have none of the NATURALIST'S Without Premium, 30 cts. per annum. found in Kansas City. subscribers ever been the losers, but all who in Foreign Cowwifries. No Pre- A Treatise (Illustrated) on Ornithology Per year may subscribe, can alw ays feel certain of and the Various Processes of Taxidermy, mium, 50 cts. getting more than value received. Last including Embalming. Also, On a Fern, One Dollar's wortli ot First-class Speci- month we seat out more than 1000 sample pre-paid, will be received as payment Posessing all the Peculiarities of a Reserec- mens, copies, principally to Geologists, and it is for one year's subscription. .Send list to se- tion Plant (Illustrated). lect from. gratifying to note that every one does not L.VST month we announced the arrival of fear to lose his little half dollar. P'or this three Snowy Owls (^Nyctea ntjctea). Since issue we announceil to advertisers 500 extras but presume they will not obj ct to appear- 1 ino. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 year. then three others have been received on the ing in 1000 extras, ^^ liicli is the way we aim M in. 1 75 $ 1 90 $ 3 (10 S 4 50 market and all secured by Mr. Dixon. A 1 in. 1 45 5 25 7 75 letter from Parsons, Kansas, also speaks of to treat our patrons, whether they be adver- col. 5 5J 14 00 '22 50 y.i 75 X one being shot at that place. During a tisers or subscribers. We hope that "a 1 " lU UU 25 5J 40 00 (iO 00 word to the wise" will prove sufficient, and 2 " 18 00 45 00 72 00 1;J8 00 period of fifteen vears, at Sandwich, Illinois, 1 page 30 00 65 00 100 00 150 00 the writer only remembers hearing of one that we may soon have the pleasure of en- White Owl, which was not shot, yet, while roiling your name in our subscription book. CORRESPONDENCE AND ITEMS UPON SUBJECTS OF IN- at Valparaiso, Ind., only a hundred miles The NATURAi.isr, in its Presentation of TEREST TO NATURALISTS SOLICITED FROM ALL. farther east, he saw and secured more than Popular Natural History, Science and Art, Ueniitlances Should be made by JS'ew York, thirteen fine specimens during the three win- aims to create a desire ior a more whole-

Chiciigo or Kansas (Jity Drafl ; Monej' Order, ters he remained in that city, and Mr. Park- some class of reading that shall counteract Tost 111 Note or any Express Co's. Order. Un- the many evils caused by the scattering nsed 1 and 2 ct. U. S. postage stamps will be er, the taxidermist of Abilene, Kansas, writes, accepted for sums under one dollar. Make "I killed a pair of fine specimens of Snowy broad-ca=t of the cheap and trashy litera- JMake Money Orders and Drafl s payal.>U' and ture that, regret to say, is constantly Owls yesterday, and know wdiere there i^ we addre.'-s all subsci'iptions and communica- becoming more abundant. Scarce a day tions to three more, which I will probablv get to- passes but what the Press announces some R. B. Trouslot & Co., day." youth or maiden led astray, resulting mainly 1808 N. 6lli St., Kansas City. Kan- as. And now come; Vice-President of the from reading this pernicious class of litera- American Association for the Advancement ture. We should be glad to send The Nat- When Writing for Information, if vou wish to of Science, Col. Garrett Mallerby, with an UKALls r to every home in the land, and Ma'^e Certain of a Reply. Please Enclose Stamp. article written for that association, entitled help as inuch as is in our power to lead the "Israelite and Indian, a in toward a higher, better and nobler Entered at the Kansas City, Kansas, Post- Paralell Planes young ofMce, for transmission through the mails at of Culture," which completely demolishes life. The N.a.turalist should also be in the second class rates. all previous and popular theories that the hands of every teacher, who may aid us American .Savage had a formulated and es- materially in its introduciion, as besides Kansas City, January, 1890. tablished religious faith, beleiving in a sin- containing much that could be used to ad- gle supreme being, and a system of rewards vantage in the school room, the teacher and punishments after death, prior to the will find in The Naturalist many articles Subscribers aul advertisers will receive contact with civilization. The Colonel is that cannot fail to be of especial interest to promt attention, especially subscriliers. .Sub- also connected with the Smithsonian and is himself. The publishers having had years scribers wlio do not receive their papers recognized as authority on Indian tradition, of experience in the book business, have ar- promptly should notify us at once. religion and languages. This contribution ranged to supply all subscribers (for an addi- to science is likely to cause little stir in tional cents. See premium No. I.) with a Our modesty is not so great liut what no circles. hip to the National Book Exchange, we can rise a-id boldly cast our ballot for geological We hope to review the member, it possible for you to sur- Chicago as the most desirable city for the paper at length in our next issue. which will make roun.;l yourself family with the very World's Fair in i8g2. "And so moteit be." and We especially call your attention to pre. best literature obtainable, all at the lowest Wanted; loo copies of October Natural- mium No. i., which will place wholesale wholesale prices. A school reading room prices at your disposal. We quote the fol- ist (No. 3, Vol. iv). Will pay five cents can be established and supplied with the each or date your subscription ahead two lowing from a circular issued by the Ex- best periodicals at publisheis lowest club numbeis. Addres, change: "The design of the National Book rates. Nothing can ever be accomplished Editor Naturalist. Exchange is that of a large Book and Mer- withe ut an elfort. We want you to demon- chandise Emporium, through which its strate the truth of our remarks. We know C. M. ^Griffith, members order in pastor of the M. E. may anything the line it will be money in your pockets if you church Niobrara, Neb., solicits specimens of Books, Music, Music Books, Periodicals, will make the efibrt, and ^•^rite us for for the Cabinet and Museum of the Ne- Jewelry, Silverware and Job Printing, in terms of any periodical you may desire. braska Wesleyan University. All donations any quantity, at lowest wholesale price." There are many publications on which should have charges prepaid. "To build up an institution that proves of we can save you more than your member- inestimable value to the masses, surely de- ship fee to the Exchange. When making It is reported that Jacob Pfecht, of the serves the kindly favor and patrona'ge of inquiry regarding books please give author Erie Motor Car Co., of Erie, Penn., has in- every intelligent citizen." The Exchange when possible, and always mention the pub- vented Personal Insulation, and that by its was established in 1887. The following is lisher, enclosing stamp for reply. use a currant of any number of volts can be an extract from a letter received from mem- received without injury. This will enable ber No. 6542: The .Vmerican Geological Society has just electricians and linemen to handle any wire Hnnlinnton, Ind. Sept. 3, 1888. concluded its second animal meeting in the To the buyer of seiontillc books, which are with safety. The invention is a secret which lecture room of the comijaralively higli priced, a membership in new American Muse- Mr. Pfecht will have patented. the National Book Exchange, is especially tim of Natural History in New York city Al)OUt one hundred members w ere present. D. Appleton & (Jo., publishers. I, 3 & 5 Prof. D. Dana was elected president; I'rots. J. Bond street, New Yoi'k City, announce S. Newberry and Alexander Winchell J. —TAXIDERMIST vice-presidents and Profs. Stevenson and the following forthcoming books; Williams were re-elected secretary and treas- Aroiuid and About South America; urer, while Profs. Powell, and C. MANDAN, N. D. Dawson Twenty Months of Quest and Query. II. Hitchcock were made executive council. By Frank Vincent, author of "The A .fio, ooo publication fund was decided up- Mounted heads of Elk $35 to $100, on and $l.ooo appropriated as a nucleus. Land of theWhite Elephant," "Through ISIoose $40 to $100, Bufl'alo $50 to $150, After the historical address by Prof. Hall, and Through the Tropics," etc., etc., the labors of the Mountain Sheep |I5 to $40, Black Tail which reviewed important with maps, plans and fifty four full pioneer Geologists for the past one hundred Deer $10 to White Tail Deer to page illustrations. 8vo. xxiv-473 pages. $15, $10 years, interesting; papers were presented by $15, Antelope $10 to $15: Profs. Chamberlain, Shaler, Newberry, Em- Ornamental cloth, $5.00. Ready now. Fire Screens; mons, Orton, McGee, Williams, Winchell, An Epitome of Herbeit Spencer's Syn- Whooping Crane $25, Sand Hill Crane White Pelican Lawson, Russell, McConnell, Tyrrell, Bick- thetic Philosophy. By F. Howard $15, $18, more, C. D. White, Dr. S. Diller and Blue Herron $15. J. Collins, with a preface by Herbert others. The sessions are considered to have Snowy Owls in natural positions and been most successful. The Society adjourned Spencer. One vol. 12mo. Cloth, $3.00. as screens $12 to $15. to meet at Indianapolis during the sessions A Naturalist's Voyage Around the World. of the Association for the Advance- Dead Game for dining room decora- American By Charles Darwin, F. R. S. An en-

ment of Science. tion ; Ducks $3.25 to $5.00, Sharp Tail and tirely new edition, handsomely illus- Pinnated Grouse $3.25, Sage Grouse $4.00 The Kansas City Academy of Sciences trated, consisting of views of the places elected officers for the ensuing year, as fol- to $6.00. Geese, Turkeys, Rabbits, etc. visited and representations of the ani- lows: president. Prof. Edwin Walters; vice- Fur Rugs nicely trimmed and lined and president, Mr. E. Butts; i-ecording secretary, mals described. One vol. octavo. heads mounted; Foxes $4.50 to $7.00, R. B. Trouslot; corresponding secretary, The Physiology of Bodily Exercise. By Prairie Wolf ,«7.00 to $8.00, Buffalo Wolf Mr. David H. Todd; treasurer, Mr. Edward Ferdinand Lagrange, M. D. T. Keini; librarian, Mr. Frederick Mcintosh; $12 to $15, Wild Cat and Lynx $5 to Evolution of Man and Christianity. By $10, curator, Mr. Sidney Hare. Executive com- Mountain Lion $15 to $25, Black Bear mittee: Edward T. Keim, Dr. Oscar Braeck- the Rev. Howard MacQueary, I2mo. $20 to $35, Grizzly Bear $20 to $45. lein. Dr. li. Wood Brown, Dr. JosephSharp cloth. Full mounted animals and birds of all and Charles Dawson. Publication commit- The Evolution of Sex. By Prof. Patrick tee: R. B. Trouslot, Edward T. Keim and kinds. Geddes and J. Arthur Thompson. With Charles Dawson. Programme for next Polished Buffalo Horns. 104 illustrations. I2mo, cloth, 322 pages. meeting, Feb. ll : Dakota Tin Deposits, Sioux Indian Relics. Frederick Mcintosh; Teeth and Brain, Dr. The Religion of the Semites. Fundumen- Game heads and entire skins for R. Wood Brown; General Relation of Clim- tal Institutions. By Prof. W, Robert ate to the White Race, Dr. Joseph Sharp. mounting. son SiTiith. 8vo, cloth, 488 pages. Price Estimates on order work solicited. $4.00. Total Eclipse of the Sun. No charges for boxing; safe delivery Five Thousand Miles in a Sledge; a Mid- guaranteed. Journej' Across Siberia. Bj' total eclipse of the suii occurretl winter A A photograph of any of the above F. Gowling. ^V^ith and 30 December 23, 1889. Africa, South Amer- Lionel map mounted articles or of almost any othe)' illustrations in text. 12mo, cloth. Price ica and some of the South Atlantic Is. western specimen, together with meas- $1 .50. lands, notably Trinidad, were favored. urements and estimates on transportation total in the early part The eclipse was Magazines Received. will be sent upon receipt, of 4c. in stamps. of the day in South America and in the afternoon visable in Africa. The Humane Journal, of 242 Wabash Ave. Chicago 111. is published monthly by Al- Prof. David T. Todd, of Amherst Five Assorted Flint Points from Wis- bert W. Landon, at one dollar per year. charge a party for which post-paid for 25 cents. 0. F. Carr, College, had of It is finely printed and beautifully illustra- consin, Congress appropriated 5pii,000. 'J'hey ted and is devoted to its work, that of ed- 126 State St. Madison, Wis. ucating everyone to treat with sympathy were located near the Congo Kiver. WE WANT 500 SUBSCRIBERS to the and compassion all of earth's defenseless Seventy pictures were secured before Empire State Exchange, creatures. It comes endorsed by the ablest and a number after totality. a new 12 page monthly for collectors (with philanthropists, living and dead, and cover), only 25 c a yeai". Devoted to Numis- It is reported that no perceptible dark- should have support from all who believe matics, Philately, Mineiiilogy, Geology, Aicliseology, Botany, Natural History and to ening occured until totality when at that education broadens the intellect and t he exelian'ging ot specimens. Sample free. enobles the heart. once a peculiar semi-obscurity covered .Vds. 25 cts. an inch. Pkekink Ekos. & Co., Water Valley, N. Y. the entire landscape. The Ornithologists' and Oologists^ Semi- yinnual, published by W. H. Foote, The Lick observatory party under the 43 Fenn .St., Pittsfield, Mass. Best edition direction of Profs. Burnham and Schoe- 35cts., popular edition 25 cts. 50 pages berle, located in French Guiana, on the and cover. Full page frontispiece illus- northeast coast of South America. Here trating "The Golden Eagle and Eyrie." Is ttie oldest and most popular scientiBc and .Also numerous other appropriate illustra- has the largest the period of totality was one minute inec-hanical paiier published and circulation of any paper of its class in the world. tions. Devoted, as its name indicates, to Engrav. and forty seven seconds, while at the Af- Fully illu.strated. Best class of Wood Ornithology and Oology. ings. Published weekly. Send for specimee year. Four months' trial, %i. rican station it lasted three minutes and copy. Price $3 a The Oologists^ Uzchange, a. spicy little month- MUNN & CO., Pdblishebs, 3B1 Broadway, N.T. fifteen seconds. ly published in New York City, sends a very tastily printed card, wishing us the ARCHITECTS & BUILDERC New Books Aiinouiiceil. compliments of the season, and a happy Edition of Scientific American. W new year." Accept our thanks and permit A great success. Each issue contains colored of country and city residen- All books reviewed or announced in these us to remark that the Oologist^'s Exchange lithiitiraphic plates or public buildings. Numerous engravings ftoni the of ces columns can be obtained Editor though small, should be in the hands of and full plans and specifications for the use of this jjaper. contemplate building. Price J2.50 a year, every amateur Oological collector, The such as 25 cts. a copy. .MCNN & CO., Publishers. address is P. O. box 2076, N. Y. City. The Harper Brothers announce publi- a I^Bm B^M^M mayb«secur. C. L. Menifee and Fred. Corless have our cation of ' The Stoiy of Emin"s Eescue, thanks for a copy of their Ornithologist's I 1 S %ro as told in Stanley's Letters." It is copy- ATEN and Oologists' Directory. It is a neat "^mA mIA^ JL PV haTt'^liad over vi'ars' experience and have made over righted in the United States by Mr. little bound volume of forty pages. 1(1 paper KKl.iKKI applications for American and For- Stanley, edited by J. Scott Keltie, Libra- While no price is mentioned we presume eign patents. Send for Handbook. Corres- pondence strictly conrtdential. it can be had for cents, by addressing rian to the Royal Geographical Society. 30 them at San Jose, Cal. TRADE MARKS. The volume is accompanied by a map In case your mark is not registered In the Pat. ent Office, apply to .Munn & Co., and procure showing the route of the expedition, a engaged immediate protection. Send for Idandbook. There are about 1000 hands charts, maps, sketch of Mr. Stanley's work and por- COI'YRKJUTS for hooks, in the sponge fishing business in Cuba, etc., quickly procured. Address traits of Mr. Stanley, Emin Paslia and who obtain annually about $800,000 MUNN & CO., Patent Solicitars. OrncK: 361 Broadway, N. Y. Tippu Tib. worth. GENERAL Egg of the Skate. Postage, etc. 5 cts. No. 12. Natnial History Plays, Dialogues, etc. Postage etc. 3 cts.

No. l.S. Sea Fan, hi iug Eorgonia flabellum of the Flexible Coral family, fan shape, of a ricli yellow coloi-. Also a fine specimen of Red Coral, CoralHum rubrum, Postage, pack- ins:, etc. 5 cts. 3 A fine egg of tlie Hammerhead Shark, Zygcenra rnulleus, from the Pacific Ocean and a Sea Urchin, ccnimonly called Sand Do not mutilate this paper but order by Dollar. Postage 4 its. number. The Naturalist ofiers the following ar-

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We will mail all of Vol. TV. of The Nat- uralist for 50 cts., including your choice of any of the following interesting specimens, or the spticimens will be sent separately for

30 cts., postage and packing, however, extra i;i e'.ther case. No. 14. Pink Coral from Singapore. An exquisite specimen suitable for every cabinet. I National Book Exchange, (R. B. The Postage and packings cts. 4 Nest of the Trap Door Sjiider, being Trouslot ci. Co., proprietors.) supplies its No. 1.5 niks, the home of the large and ugly Mijijale hen- Book of Data Bl bound in b'ds, members with Books, Mvs'c. rerioclicals. check lidok toiin, snilnlil.' fir poekof, tzii, from Lower California. A valuable containini; 10 dalas w il h st nh, perforated so Jewelry and Printing at Wholeaole prices. thatdatascan be torn fromstub. Postage 3c. addition to every collection. Postage and \ membership certificate, good for one year, N0.I6 Hoop(M''s Glass Eyes. An assortment himself packing 6 cts. permits its holder to order goods for of eyes, b(Jl li black and colored, from 0 to 17. Postage 4 els- and family at wholesale prices. This certificate is worth $1.00. Each person holding a mem- No, 17, Oologist's Onttit. One good, white metal, blow ]iipi'; one btn lib's Steel drill for l)crship receives a mammoth book catalogue, fresh eggs; set of trays. Postage etc, 6 cts. giving wholesale prices of many thousands No. 18. Assol-tment Oologist's Ti'ays. Our of books, and also a large catalogue listing trays are the sti-ongest on the market, being made expi'essly by our order. The corners thousands of sheet music, music books, etc., are strengthened wilh a strong manilla at retail prices, from which a discount of 50 wrapi«M-, ihe whole being covered witb a dark, non-soiling, olivegreVn wraisper. They per cent is allowed; together with a whole- are uniformly ?4 ot an inch deep, sale price list of printing and stationery. 18 trays 2xlX worth ^.-jc. 12 trays 3x2 worth 20c 6 " 4x3 " Lie. 4 " 6x4 " Inc The Exchange also undertakes to supply its 3 " 8x6 " Sc. Packed, by express, for lOcts. extra. Think of it, 78cts. worth of members, at wholesale prices, with any trays with the Naturalist for only 60 cts., or book or music published, not listed in their the trays alone for 40 cts. catalogues, when obtainable. No. 19. An assortment of 100 Insect Pins; Six sheets Pork, 3>;jxl2x,'^ inches. Postage This certificate is the most liberal premium and packing 5 cts. ev'er offered by r.ny publi her, and one u e No. 20. Entomologist's Outfit. One Setting believe will be very generally selett^-d. For Block, 5)4 inches long, flat or beveled top, 5 Ivory Ap]")le. This, is a fine large spec- particulars address The NATURALIST. Pobt- wide or narrow slot, with 100 as.soited Insect imen of V'egetable Ivory, found la the South Pius. Postage and packing .5 els age, packing, etc. 55 cts. Sea Islends. It gets it:^ name Irom a close No. 21. Tidings from Nainre, no pages of

this exeellent lii 1 le niagaziin\ ciotli bound, 2 fine Barnacle resemblance to a petriliei apple. Po-tage A from the Atlantic, formerly imblishel by H. Jl. Downs, of lint- and packing 5 cts. land, Vt. Postage etc. 5 cts.

22. West Ainerifan Scientist. 12 continu- 6 Two fine specimens of Pesurectifm ous numbers of 1 his in t ei csl ing journal, for- cts. Plant, from j\Iex;co. This plant looks like merly published at $1.1 0. Postage etc. 6

a bunch of dead roots, vet, w hen placed in 23. The Oologist, 13 continuous numbers of &(' Lattm'sOologisI , published at cts. Post- water, it s«'cl!s up and spreads out its arms age 2 cts. into a lovely patch of green moss, several 24. The Iloosier Naturalist. Vol. 2. Aug. times its original size. One plant, post-paid 1886 to July 1;;87, botli inclusive; nearly 35n pages of interesting reading matter. Pos- 15 cts. tage 2 cts.

2.5. Mother of I'enrl Siiell. These shells are eleganlly pdlisliedHiid make beautiful SIJCC-

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a Shark's Egg and an

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44 Is an egg each ofBlack-billedMagpie and All Eiitoiiioiogist Bi-colored Blackbird. Post, etc. 3 cts. Whipped Wealthy.

•15 Is an egg of White- rumped Shiiko, Red- bellied Woodpecker and Vcllow-biUed Cuck- Fifteen years ago John James Mago oo. Post, etc. 8 cts. was a poor collector in Guetemala, and 46 Is an egg of Wild Turkey. Post, etc.3nc. also acted as British vice-consul at San 47 Is an egg of Gambel's Quail and Bob White. Post, etc. 5 cts. Jose. One day Commandant Gonzales 48 Is an egg of SnowyHeron, Black-crowned ordered Mago to appear before him. Night Heron, Louisiana Heron and Meadow Mago sent word he would come in a Lark. Post , etc. 5 cts. •26. Abaloiie or Ear Shells. 6 Abalones, liav- short time. This incensed 49 Is an ca< h ot r.l:ick-t In the com- iiig pearl interiordecorated with a spray of egg oatedBunt ing. Thick-billed (irebe and Alligator. maiidant, flowers; extei'ior, jet hlnok. 5 inches long. Post- who was ugly with drink, and Postage, patking, etc. 5 ct.s. etc. 15 cts. he sent a file of soldiers after Mago, 50 Is an of Laughing egg Gull, Black Skim- and when the bug collector appeared mer. Arctic Tern and Gieen Heron. Post, or- etc. 8 cts. dered seventy-five lashes laid on his bare back. This was done thoroughly, antl when finished Gonzales shouted: •Kiive him twenty-five more for luck." When Mago recovered, which was only after careful nursing, as his back was badly cut up, he made formal cotn- l^laint to the British goverimient. The result was Guetemala was ordered to No. 51. .SAW OF THE punish Gonzales and to pay Mago $500

- for every .S A W F I S H . lash he received. In default

of this, English cruisers would s^hell An interesting specimen, San Jose and other coast cities. Guete- being an extension of tlie na- mala readily punished Gonzales, but sal bones of Pristis antiquo- tried hard to evade paying $50,000 to rtim. Those offered by us are Mago. The British, however, were in- 27. Magnifying Glass, double lense loiiiie, fine; from 6 to 8)-^ inches long. adjustable screw. Postage, packing, etc. ^5o. exorable, and the Ipoor bug collector Postage etc, 4cts. was made a rich man in one day. His fortune is estimated at $5,000,000, all due to 100 lashes on his back. Mago is a quiet, middle aged, well dressed man, and now lives nine months of the year in Paris. While sympathizing with his misery, we congratulate him in his wealth, and 52 Is a line specimen of Phosphorescent hope he has not entirely All first class; all marked with Ridgwaj 's stone. Post. etc. 3cts- renounced the Entomologist's joys Nos., and guaranteed true to name. 53 Is a small assortment of Kansas City which, in a country so prolific in speci- Fossils. Post. etc. 5 cts. mens as Guetemala, must have been 28. An assortment of liEuropean eggs. Post- age, etc. 15 cts. • 54 Is a good specimen of Chalcedony, from many. Florida. Post, etc 3 cts. 29 Is a set of one egg, with data, of the American Flanjingo. Postage, etc., 35 els. 55. A nickle plated Magnifier. Requires no adjusting. Post-paid. A Clinton County Peunsylvanian as- 30 Is an egg of the Red-Shouldered Hawk. serts that you won't find malaria where Post, etc., 5 cts. 56. A Fine specimeu of Jasperized Wood from Arizona. Post. etc. 16 cts. there are rattlesnakes. That these snakes 31 Is one egg each of the Americ:\i)Coot,?^u- live ropean Coot, J' lorida Gallinule and Clapper near the purest water, the freshest 57. A chunk of barjj from the Mammoth Kail. Post, etc., 7 cts. Red Wood Trees of California. Post. etc. 4 c. air and on the the dryest and highest * • 32 Is an egg of the Purf)le Gallinulr. land, and further that you can alway.s- Post, etc., 35 cts. find trount where there are rattle- 33 Is one egg of Maux Shar water. Post- snakes. age, etc., 50 cts. will be inserted fi ee for actual subscribers. Copy must be detached from letter and

.34 Has one egg each of the Hnblu, written on one side of paper only ; not to ex. Central Park, New York recently had Catbird, IJrown 'Iliru-h, lUuebird, ceed four lines, incl uding address, estimat- donated to its Long-billed Marsh Wumi, Song and ing eight words to the line. menagerie a blackbird, English SpM.rrt)\v, Cowliird, Ited-sliouldcic 1 taken on the steamer Moravia, on m Blackbir

36 Is one eg ; of Great-tailed Grackle. Post the entire population of the city. They age etc., '2c. It is a fact worth pondering that pick them up, carry them into the air,, 37 Is one egg each oftb.^ Painted Hunt- thongh the night falls around us, it ing, Lark Finch and Least Til. 5f. the rocks, breaks Post, etc., never breaks; whereas the day breaks drop them on which them open and then swooping down, 38 Is one egg each of P.arii .'^wmUow, Cactu^ but never falls. Wren, Western Laik fiuvh a nd scissor-tail" feast on them. Scientific Americati. ed Flycatcher. Post, etc., 6 cts. One reason why an expert fisherman Probably no Oologist was ever so for- 39 Is an egg each of Carolina Wren, Riizoi-. is so silent at his sport is because he billed Auk and Crimson House Finch. Post, tunate as an Akron painter, who while etc., 5 cts. is waiting for ;i catch with baited on a business block discovered breath. at work 40 Isan egg eiich of the California P.iown a last year's birds nest, very likely of Towhee, Logg(!i h(^ad .Shrike, and Clilt' .Sw al- People greatly ijrefer their grapes low. Post, etc., 4 cts. an Engli.sh Sparrow, in a nich in the cold. Even soldiers do not like their 41 Is an egg of Dwai f Cowliinl, po-it pii

VOL. IV. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, FEBRUARY, 1890. NO. 7.

For Thk Naturalist. ly as the statements controverted api)ear zled and foiled the repeated attempts ot Those Elepliant Pipes Ag'alii. in a widely circulated magazine; but the some of the best antiquarians in America proof is easy and, fortunately, unques- for over half a century ;" Dr. Willis de B.y Wakren Watson. tionable. What could liave induced a Hass, of Washington, speaking of Hen- Thei-e would be no excuse for reo|)Pii- scientific man to introduce into the shaw and others saj's: "The persons of in» the controvei'sy that ra^ed a few discussion of a question of this character whom yon complain are not arclwolo- years since, as to the authenticity of the the methods of the jjettifogger or the gists and their opinions on such subjects Elephant Pipes in the Museum of the stump orator is difficult to understand. If are not regarded as possessing weight Davenport Academy of Naturiil Sciences, a lawyer should display such a lack of by competent archreologists;"' Dr. D. G. were it not for the fact that IMaj. J. W. candor and veracity in the court room Brinton, one ot the most famous Ameri- Powell, director of the Bureau of Eth- the court and his brother lawyers w ouh! ca)H's<''s in the world, says ot Mr. Hen-

noloojy, at Washino'ton. recalled the snb- ticat him with such unconceale 1 mhi- shavv's article: "From my first reading ject by a sneer and a series of mis-state- tenipt that he would never I'ep^Mt the of his art c e 1 considered it a jiaper not ments in a recent paper in the Forvm. act again. D >u')tless Maj I'dwell's liob- composed in the true spiiit of science andontof place in the publications of the Bureau."" Was Mr. Henshaw one of ihc most

skillful archtcologists of llic c. mil ry ?

Falsehood luinibcr one I JSfexi.it was the avtlwhilritij. \wi the antiquihj. of tlie pijies that Mi'. Ilciisliaw questioned; ;.iid it was the insii ting and brutal iijamier in wliich this was done that excited the just anger of the Acade- my, not the fact that the genuineness of the relics was denied. Tiie antiquity of the pipes is a secondary question which could not be reached till their authentic- The passage rcfpi-red to occurs in his ar- by respecting the red-skin 01 igin of tli'' ity was recognized; the Bureau denied " '"niin.-i ticle on "Pre-historic Man in America. mounds is responsible for ai.-j this ;md the Academy atfirined it; the in the January number of that magazine, and if he is excusable at all, it must Im- secondary question, their ifiiliquuj,-, w;is and is as follows: for the reason that, like Jones, de \\<>\\v- never discussed or even reached for dis- s "Not loiifi' .ago, a local society Iiad in bourg and Donnelly, his "crank'" m:iK( cussion. its possession twoeleplianl pipes, tlie him mendacioci- ume of the annual reports of the Bureau sliaw being confined to a "passing sen-

ety tield meetings and liad t lieirattoi-- of Ethnology, a paiier by one IF. W. tence,"' ney make a careful in\'esi Igul ion lo any one can see by turning to if the ollending scientist could be OJi tlie gi neral see Henshaw, a])peare.l sub- page 1 h'l of the volume above referi ed to, successfully prosecute

none that was pertinent to the point in placed in Maj. Powell's hands is to be issue,-theretore the imaginary libel suit uiisused and prostituted to the further- —TAXIDERMIST could not affect that, either in viinlica- ance of his own hobbies, instead of the tion or the reverse. Neither was any at- interests of science, a concerted action MANDAN, N. D. tempt marie to exalt the Monnd-biiilders. >li

tion ; Ducks $3.25 to $5.00, Sharp Tail and surrounding these discoveries, with the By "Arkansaw Hoosier." Pinnated Grouse $3.25, Sage Grouse $4.0(1 view of tinally disposing of all questions to $0.00. Geese, Turkeys, Rabbits, etc. as to their authenticity Although this fern may be well known Fur Rugs nicely trimmed and lined anil What will be thought of a man in MaJ. ti> botanists and scientists, 1 dare say heads mounted; Foxes $4.50 to .$7.00, Powell's position, who thus wilfullj' vio- there are few, if any, of the readers of Prairie Wolf $7.00 to $8.00, Buffalo Wolf lates every prompting of fairness and The Naturalist, who are acquainted $12 to $15, Wild Cat and Lynx $5 to .$10, decency? Does he imagine the world is w ith its tenacity of life. One may ram- Mountain Lion $15 to $25, Black Bear composed of fools and dolts and that his ble over the hills and through the forests $20 to .$35, Grizzly Bear $20 to .$45. insincei'ity and obliquity will not be dis- of Arkansas and see this little wonder Full mounted animals and birds of all covered y Verils', if othcial science wishes grow ing on rocks and trees. He may kinds. to preserve sulHcieut authority ;uid re- pluck the leaves from a thrifty group or Polished Buffalo Horns. spect to impose its hobbies on students, note others "perished" as he passes hy. Sioux Indian Relics. it must acquire a new reputation for He may even analizc it without suspect- Game heads and entire skins for truth and veracity; its old one is gone. ing its intermittency of life. It seems mounting. 'I'he mere fact that MaJ. Powell resorts almost beyond reason that a living fern, Estimates on order work solicited. to such measures shows the weakness of once so fresh and green, should wither No charges for boxing; safe deliveiy his cause, and we are certainly justified and curl its leaves, in drouth, as if dead, guaranteed. hi distrusting any statement made hy a only to unroll, as bright and live as ever, A photograph of any of the above person who thus wantonly p.nd deliber- with the first shower. It matters not mounted articles or of almost any other ately trifles with the truth,—he who is bow long and dry the hottest summer, it western specimen, together with meas- false in one thing is false in all. is not discouraged but sleeps on, waiting urements and estimates on transportation One word in conclusion as to the gen- for rain. As its name imijlies, it is many will be sent upon receipt of 4c. in stamps. uineness of the pipes. Mr. Henshaw's footed, branching or creeping. It thrives "destructive criticism" was founded best on moss covered rocks on the mount- mainly upon ignoi'ance of the subject ains and the ti unks of trees in the vallej's, WE WANT 500 SUBSCRIBERS '<> Hlf (for he confessedly never examined the sometimes covering the entire surface of Empire State Exchange, a new 12 |iii!j;r uiontlily t'lir col led ors { w i I li pipes or a correct representation of them) a huge rock or the bodj' of a "monarch cover), only J.^ c :i yeivr. DevoKvl to Niniiis iiici-.-ilou inatiC'^, I'liiliiU'ly, M y , Gt-irlofj;\, peivcrsiors Ilie of the forest." I have never seen it grow- and upon of fMCts con- Botany, Natiinil HisToi valid to Arclia;oloify , free. nected with their discovej-y. If the pipes ing in earth like its cousins : preferring the excliaii'jiing ot snecimeiis. Sample Ads. '25cts. an iiicli'. Pkkkine liEOS. & Co. are fraudulent it is certainly an astound- higher, dryer air, its interniittenc\' ena- Water Valley, N. V. ing evidence of dishonesty in men other- bles it to prolong life. It is iH)t a |)ara- Skate's Egiis, 5 cts, each. Shark's Kggs wise of the highest character and verac- site. as it only lives on soil collei.'ted in 15 ers. Sent post jiaid on receipt of price, ity; h dishonesty, too, so causeless and the roois of niosses and remains gieen as N 'rnrali

longed to an Iowa farm laborer, and t( n as it is moistened. For two years SCIENTIRCAMERICAN 1845. which was borrowed by the Academy a single specimen has afforded me much ESTABLI.SME D J^" Is the oldest and most, popular scientific and and accidentally broken, two or three l)leasure. When a friend comes I have meolwinical paper published and has the largest circulation of any paper of its class in theworld. dollars was paid. Invariably when one but to place it in a plate of water and in Fully illustrated. Best class of Wood Entrrav- ings. Puljlished weekly. Send for specimec t lime, to his surprise, goes to the trouble of manufacturing a sho) much we are copv. Price $3 a year. Kournamths' trial, tl. I'D., Publish Eus, 3t)l Broadway, N.Y. spurious anti(iuities it is with the purpose admiring a real live fern. \Vhile this MU'NN & of jjrofiting by it; l)utin the case in ques- fern has the properties of the liesnrn c- ARCHITECTS & BUILDERO tion no one ]irotited except the laborer, tion Plant, it has other qualities which Edition of Scientific American. W who was entirely disconnected with the nnike it more desirable. A single sprei- A great success. Each issue contains colored lithographic plates of country and city residen- Academy and who received but a small imen may be arianged one half ces or public buildings. Numerous engravings and full plans and specifications for the use of fraction of v/hat the pipe was worth if green and the other dried up, thus rep- such as contemplate liiiilding. Price $2.50 a year, 25 cts. a copy. .MUNN & CO., PL'BLISHBRS. genuine. It is true these finds are imique resenting both stages. It finds favor a H^H^M may be secur- and in this respect require great circum- with the florists in making up cut flowers

spection in their authentication; but as it supplies the flowers with moisture, Wt^X^Bk mKKt^M A hare had over this fact does not justify the brutal un- and what is moi-e beautiful for a back- made ever H 4(1 years' experience and have American and lor- fairness exhibited by Maj. Powell and ground than a sheet of fern leaves. The H KlO.UUO applications for eign patents. Send for Handbook. Corres- his pseudo-archa'ologist, Mr. Henshaw; same sheet can be used many times. The pondence strictly confidential. especially when we consider that it is the leaves are from two to three inches long TRADE MARKS. In case your mark is not registered in the Pat- money of the government and the pres- by one and one fourth broad and often ent Office, apply to Mi'NN & Co., and procure immediate protection. Send for Handbook. tige of official position that gives their completelj' hide the underlying moss. COPYRIGHTS for books, charts, maps, quickly procured. Address attack a force and currency above that As a curiosity it ha? no rival in my col- etc., MUNN & CO., Patent Salicltors. of mere personal opinion. If the power lection. General Office: 361 Broadway, N. X s

place of observation here, is at Lydia The Anterior Arts. ralseontologieal Discoverips In and Ave. and 1st St., where the deposit is Near Kansas City, Mo. some 00 feet in depth and over-lying the By 'TcTiNUS," drift. A large number of concretions are Bv David H. Todd. Art is a source of instinctive emo- found all through this deposit and often- tion, from whose fountain many branches times the collector by breaking them [Concluded.] spring to refi'esh and elevate the mind. open is rewarded by finding pans of The same artistic atiect can thus be pro- bones and teeth of the Rodent, Elk, Mas- Having pnssed throu^^li the various duced by any one of the fine arts. The todon and other animals. divisions of fossils tViat iiiliabited the musician, the architect, the sculptor and This my friends closes a review of our water, we now come to the vegetable the painter may each, in his own peculiar fossils; while not complete in every de- kingdom known as the fossil Hora of the language express the same seiiti- tail, yet enough is said to insure the col- coal age. The plants of the coal measure ment, and to a certain extent arouse the lector of a I'ich reward for the time teach us nianj^ important things. The same emotion. These several artists ply spent in gathering the material that is production of vegetation must have been their crafts with intelligent minds; each around us. l)erfectlj' marvelous, when we consider of them know how to arouse the same the great mass of vegetable matter that sentiment in the minds of those who see has acciunalated. This wonderful pro- or hear. The dift'erent forms of art ap- Electricians at Kansas City. duction forms a very important part in peal to the senses, and the senses in dif- Paheontology, and embraces a wiynu, Mass., on will require almost the constant attention of life in varied shades, and on the other Safety and Safety Devices in Electrical of a specialist and the student who wants hand, sorrow, terror, grief or fear may he Insulation, and by jNIr. Krank J. Sprague to make himself thorough in this de- exijressed by anv of the arts, to the ex- on I^lcctricity as Ajjplied to Street Rail- Dartment must thoroughly understand tent of their i)honetic value. The senti- ways. On Friday afternoon the Coates not only lossil botany but recent as well. ment thus aroused, bv one or more of the Opera House was crowded and, after a Our locality here does not attord much arts, is our artistic instinct, and it is the plain explanation by Edward Johnson, material as only few plants .-.re found and business of the professors of the arts to of Xcw York, of the discovery, workings tliese are not considered good being most- understand how to excite the artistic in- ami principles governing t\w Phono- ly matted together; among those recog- stinct, by means of that branch ot art to graph, an iii])rovi (l nuichine, loaned for nized are Calamites, Neuropteris, Pecop- which they have been so highly called. the purpose by Mr. E. 'I'. Keim, now terif, Anmilaria, etc., but at Lansing. Kan- Let a man enter a large crypt (oj' vault manager of the Plionograjilnc l)Usincss .-as,25 miles north of here, some very fine under a church), supported by many stout in this state and operated l)y J{. H. Trous- specimens are to be found in the coal beds. and massive columns; the interior low lot, reproduced a cornet solo of Jules Le- 'I'he plants are colored by sulphate of and gloom, with heavy horizontal vy and then the phonogram from Mr. lines, iron giving them a bronze and gn i ii dying as thej- recede in the distance. Edison of Menlo Park, Orange, N. J. dic- color. Mr. Oscar Lamb, superintendent of Though he can w alk w ith ease, he will tated Feb. 7, was given. The following the shaft, saves all the material so that lower his head : sad tliouglits will present is the phonogram complete. nothing of any value is lost. In coiuiection themselves to his mind; be will crave foi- Edwin l{. Wteks, Esq., Kansas (Utv, Mo. withtlielindingof plants, the only fruit air and suushrne. Let the s.aiue niwn enter My Dear Mr. Weelcs: When I liail the nf luits is the Trigonocarpu); starkianvs sure of meet inji you at my labnitory in Uo- a building whose \'aidt( d roof jieuetrates eeniljei' last > n\ent ion, wliicli the sky. a temple tlooiN'd w ith air, and comnieiices ..ext werlc, a iilioiio;^ ram discus, incserved although not more than 3 or 4 brilliant with light; he will raise hisey( s. sion II |iun 1 lu' i he sn liji et ot my tine w ire sy s|iec mens have been found. In making leni ol' distribution, which you were yciod ]ileasant lhV'hen a prei)are the data. lector to the CovMlaria crustvla, wliicli My failure to do .so has been tlirouyti uo traveler enters the basilica of St. Peter's fault of yours, as your letters liave constan t- is the oidy representative of the Pte- 1 at Rome, the first thing that greets his ly kept i lie ma 1 1'r 1 lefore me ; nor has i 1 been tiirough want of inclination part lliat KOP()i)A:it is found in a tliin red and on my eye is the immense dome that crowns the I am obliged to subst i tut e this explanal ion. the cieaui colored seam or shale along '.Certain urgent matters of business u liicli I structure. His attention is instantly fix- was unable to anticipate have occupied my west bluff; is considered lare in other ed upon it. The pillars of the church are of attontioji tosucli an extent that 1 have even places but quite common here. The liad lo neglect the important work ot niy ex- marble; magnificent tombs and trophies periments. is represented hy several spe- Naticopsis "'hile I could not have conti'ibuted lo tiie stand there in stately splendor; but he success of the convention, wliicli is already cies and is found in the Oolite and blue overlooks and step assured through its location in your enter- them advancing by Limestone. prising city, 1 regret ihat I am' unable to step, he seeks to peneti'ate the depths of send somelhlng which would at least be I desire to call .ittentiou Before closing more interesting tlian tliis apology. the distant cupola; he must be reminded Yours very truly, Thomas A. Edison. to the Loess formation : there are but few that he is jostling against statues and if any places, where a better observation The tones of the cornet were exact, and vases, treading upon porphyl•3^ and des- and study can be had of this much con- Edison's voice, though not loud, could be ecrating the sacred place, before his fused question. The Loess is a very fine distinctly recognized from any part of gaze is attracted by objects near enough grained calcareous deposit. Some diflfer- of the house. for their beauty to be seen. He is filled ('n(;e of opinion seems tn exist among with inspiration ; he instantly feels that Geologists as to the real nature of tliis there is something grand and n(>ble in Wanted: loo copies of October Na'I L'Kai,- formation: considerable discussion has man, and, by the influence of that most IST (No. 3, Vol. iv). Will pay five cents been entered into, as to the cause of each or date your subscription ahead two sublime work of ecclesiastic architecture, this deposit, whether from wind, drift or numbeis. Addres, he realizes that He who created man. and in fresh water. It extends over a Editor Natuk.ai,is r. gathered endowed him with aitistic instincts, is vast area of territory not oii]> in the greater than man. Lines long or short, iMissouri Valley but also the Mississippi, '"What is Mr. Barniim's motto, [la vertical or horizontal ; vaults high orlow : parts of Asia and the Rhine. The best '(iive every man a .show!" chambers gloomy or brilliant, thus arouse (liftt'ient sensations in the mind. This is dreams that vanish in the' light, if he simple and natural but the iniud is com- were not endowed with an impulse which I^afeuFalisfes'

plex; bj' means of an inborn facidty, the compels him to give expression to those functions of wiiich we do not u^.derstand, dreams. This impulse is his reason. SUPPLY DEPOT it relations We suffer a to forms certain between sounds, wrong day which we GOODS AND SUPPLIES FOR forms and thoughts; relations, though cannot help, for we are the victim-i of Taxidermists, Entomolotrisis, Oolo- stranfije they may seem, are none Ihe circumstances over which we have no gists and Botanists. less real. power. The ancients in preceding us When we consider » people who have have deprived us of the simple and beau- Arsenic, Bird Lime, Cops, Chenille, Excelsi- or, Flowers, Glue, Grasses, Frosting, Icicles, given expression to the loftiest ideal of tiful ideas which we would have possess- Leaves, Moss, Mica, Plaster, Smalts, Sands, Shields, Stands, Tow, beauty in form, tlie memory of which ed, had it not been that we were born too Tags, Annealed Wire, Egg Drills, Blowers, Trays, Setting Boards, has endured through the ages, we may late We can not act, like them, accord- Cases, Cork, Cyanide Bottles, Forceps, Nets, Insect Pins,Colle't'gGuns,MonntingandDry- ing to an unique S3'Stem. duties of justly believe that the result was pro- The ing Paper, Glass shades. Books, Oval Glass duced by a harmony of the various forms a modern i)ractitioner of art are more Shades for Panels, Bird Skins, Bird Eggs and Curiosities. of art; all fired by the same motive, and difficult. We toil under prejudices be- Artificial Glass Eyes. directed to the same purpose. The people longing to civilizations of the past, and Publisher of the who first realized the value of this bar besides these, we have now our own ORNITHOLOGIST & OOLOGIST. instituted the theater, the most per- modern needs, habits, and conventionali- mony Frank B. Webster, 409 Washington St., fect expression of the unity of the arts, ties. If however, we can not act accord- BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. and which has become an indispensable ing to an original method, we should, like feature to refined and intelligent people. the ancients, use our faculty of reason- To ColxjEotoiss The Greeks were bold, indeed, when ing, as well as that of feeling, in all our We have in stock a supply of the following ventured to unite the ditfereut forms works, it is by means of these two fac- they enumerated Fossil F'ish from the Green of art in tht-ir theaters, to form an oi- ulties we should seek for the true and the river shales; Diplomistus analis, D. hum- iLius, D. altus, D. Pusillus, on slabs from chestral union, that together they might beautiful. Eeason explains that which 4 to s inches in length. F'or terms, address Naturalists' Exchange, box 69, Kansas arouse in the minds of the people a har- the taste makes known, and taste is but City, Mo. monious sentiment; to unfold out of these an involuntary and consequently an un- Ennfnn should bc remembered. Lay elements of art a symphony, as it were, felt act of reason. To acquire taste is in a stock of bright colored in which each of them should utter, at a but to become familiarized with tlie true Guillemot eggs, while you have time. Illustrated caialogne for stamp. given moment, its part of one complete, and the beautiful, we must learn how to TKOUSLOT & CO. Kansas City, Kansas. musical union. choose it. Now to intelligently make In later days, when the theater of the this choice, we must use our faculty of Greeks had been vanquished by the pow- reasoning. Jasperized Wood. er of Rome, these concerts of the arts Fine specimens of Jasperized Wood froiii Arizona, are sale were held again, but in a different fash- Perfect Arrowheads, 6 cts. Good, 30 c. doz. now on in this ion. The people of the middle ages were Pre-liistoric Iiidiun pottery, mounted on city, in large or small quantities, in any cards, 2 specimens 15 c. Perfect Spear lieads, not ignorant of the close relation exist- JO c. Perfect Scrapers, 15 c. 5 varieties of color or combination of colors. Also Sea Shell.*, 8 c. lo varieties of Sea curiosities, different forms of art, pieces showing; Amethyst Crystals or ing between the 15 c. Kemit by silver or postal note. Polished. For particulars address: when they built their gothic cathedrals; W. P. & F. M. ARNOLD, for in them the noble architectuie and La Favette, - Kh<-dk Island. David H. Todd, the music, the sculpture and the painting, care of The Naturalist. on the inspiring ceremony and the voice of Books, the chanting i)riest seemed to direct all Periodicals, Jewelry and I'rinting in any quantity, h or particulars send stamp to Na. souls to one sublime, heavenly thought tional Book Exchange, Kansas City, Kansas. should send stamp lor catalogue, to Editor NAIUKALIST. Jf antiquity possessed this scenic pow-

er to an exalted degree, the MediiEval INDIAN RELICS. Send i c. for drawings, of rare Amulets, IJanner stones, period, in this respect was no less richly prices, etc. TaxiriErmist's EjiEsfoTJ,* Implements, etc. Send ;i5 o. for 1 rai e Flint Trouslot Co's. price list of heads made from Flint, Chert & GLASS EYES endowed. dozen Arrow when they are in need of a first class article' and Jasper. Good lot. J. K. Nissley, Ada. Art should be considered as a single at American make prices. Send stamp for Hardin Co. Ohio. 7-8 catalogue. agent, taking upon itself, different forms

to impress the minds of men ; and it is Fossils, Min- New Key to North American erals, for Cab- /7M/'l 17 'Q when these different forms are combined ÛUli/ te) Birds. Revised Edition, a full inets, Schools, Museums and Dealers. Agate account of every known species, 800 pages, or placed in concord, at the same time Goods. Send stamp for large Illustrated Cat- vttil illustrations. Hound in cloth or flexible when actuated the same alogue. L. W. Stillwell. Deadwood, So. Dak. leather, $7.50. Address Editor NATURALIST. and place; by 7-8 motive, they produce the most vivid and lasting emotion that can experience. man Pens for Naturalists. TaxiriErmistsI ^ôu^.^ê^diiêYt ex- from the Importers. Send for our catalogue The epochs which have thus given The best all round steel pen on the market if you don't happen to have one, and order pression the heavenly gifted sen- to most for Naturalists and everyone is E. K. Isaacs' your eyes from us. Largest sizes, best qual- timent by means of the harmony of the ity goods at lowest prices possible for a first "Penman's Ideal," Double Elastic Steel Pen. class article. K. B. TROUSLOT & CO. arts should ever be regarded as the most Kansas City, Kansas. Retail Prices. periods in history of the hu- precious the Box of .36 pens, post paid, $ .25 boxes in gro. box, post paid, .90 man race. Such an epoch may be brief, but Four K gro. Wholesale (trade) Prices. that does not decrease its value any more 5 gross, post paid, 3.75 than the transient life of a lily injures the 10 " by express, 6.50 stamp for our catalogue 25 " '' " 15.00 Collectors send quality of its perfume, the purity of its *,*Pens to Foreign Countries, only by Exp. color, or the simple beautj' of its petals. Of BIRDS' EGGS, Address all orders to We have seen how the lir»t glimmerings R. B. TROUSLOT & CO. of art enlightened the mind of man; im- General agents fob the Wokld, agination was its source, imitation of na- 1808 N, 6th St.. " Kansas City. Kansas. EyES far TaxidBrmisis, ture iti means. Man cannot create, he BOOKS, etc., etc., can only by selecting a tew of the ele- RESURRECTION FERN. coUectorof Curiosities can afiord to be Naturalist. ments of Divine creation and uniting No to Editor The without one or t wo Ueaurrectlon Ferns. Sin- them, give birth to what may be called a gle specimens 15 cts. Two specimens 26ct«. Large slieets 5(ici8., 75 cts. and ilLOO, post- creation of a second order. But man's im- paid. o. E. PLEAS, „ „ „ . i. Cilia ion, Van Buren Co. Ark. agination would only produce misty .

Mr. C. F. Pleas, of Clinton, Arkansas, found in that country, all of which were sends us a fine specimen of Resurrection killed by himself. He is a Taxidermist of Fern, Pollypodium vulgare, which is de- national reputation, rivaled by no one, not elsewhere. This fern possesses even excepting Hornaday, and as he gave Official Organ of the Kansas City, scribed all the peculiarities of the Resurrection particular attention to the anatomy of the (Mo.) Academy of Sci ences. Plant. I he ones sent us were perfectly specimens obtained, the University will K. B. Trouslot, Editor. dry and apparently dead, but rapidly re- shortly possess the finest group of Mountain vived on being placed in a saucer of water Sheep, Mountain goat, American Lions, etc. Charles H. Dawson and Edward T. Keim, and are now looking vigorous and healthy. in the U. S. as it now possesses the finest committee for the Academy. Publication group of stufled American Bison in the We are in receipt of several sheets for re- Co., world. The Professor is a very pleasant K. B. Tronslot & observations. Any cording Ornithological gentleman and we trust it will be convenient Publishers and Proprietors, similar by ad- one interested can obtain ones for him to call often. sec- 1808 ]N. 6th Si,, Kansas City, Kas. dressing Hon. Edwin Willits, assistant retary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The old story oft repeated of the danger col 11 Monthly Journal, de- An 8 page 24 mn Our observations will necessarily be only of to be apprehended by the opening of gas wells, voted to all branches of the fauna of Kansas City, Kansas and Kan- comes up in new form; originally the locali- I^pTUI^flli HISTOIDV, sas City, Mo., but at the end of the year, if ty -lamed was China, but the remoteness led we mistake not, will have observed not people to discredit the assertion. Now, an Making a Specialty, however, of a few visitants hitherto supposed to be rare English scientist warns the people of the in section. United States and says that the average Geology, Ornithology and Oology. this pressure at which gas issues from the wells received from Samuel A. CORRCSPONDCNCC AND ITEMS UPON SUB4CCTS OF IN- A circular is 200 lbs. to the square inch, equal to 28, ALL. the completion, of his TCRCST TO NATURALISTS SOLICITCD FROM Miller announces 000 lbs. to the square foot, and for each ana Palaeontology. North American Geology square mile, about 458,436,571 tons equiva- TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION; work are devoted Five hundred pages of the of a fair sized Prem. 50 cts. per year. lent to the weight mountain. Single Sub. and the definition and laws of Oeology, Strati- to When the reservoir is exhausted and the Sample Copies, - - 5 cis. each. Nomenclature. The balance graphy and supporting pressure is withdrawn the super- rates do not Include postage sixty lour The above of the work, one hundred and incumbent strata would give away and a on tlie premium. is pro- pages, relate to Palaeontology and catastrophe more terrible than an earth- year in Foreign Countries. Hn Pre- fig- Per fusely illustrated witn more than 21)00 quake would follow, but our knowledge of is highly recommended mium, 50 cts. ures. The volume terrestial dynamics is so limited and cause and is, no doubt, One Dollar's worth ot First-class Speci- by several state Geologists and aftect so little understood in a matter con- pre-paid, will be received as paj-nieiit mens, well xt-orth the -lis. 00 asked. cerning so great an area and with such a com- for one year's subscription. Send list from which to select. plexity of elements involved that it will not Tmere Is a class of which we think of only prevent the work of sinking wells. as "sampljcop\" knaves. When the same person wiites mout.i iilter month "Please 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 year. "Extermination ov American Game." $ 75 $ 1 90 $ 3 00 $ 4 50 send me a sample copy of your Naturalist On page 82 of The Scientific Ameri- 3 as 5 25 7 75 anxious to subscribe for some Natu- as I am can for Feb. 8, 1890, is an article headed as 5 50 14 00 22 50 - 33 75 ral History paper," it surely flavors of knav- lU UO 25 50 40.00 00 00 above, which draws profusely from a recent 18 00 45 00 72 00 108 00 ery. VVe are willing and anxic.us to submit paper by W. T. Hornaday, Chief Taxidermist 30 00 66 00 100 00 150 00 a sample copy but when it comes to donating of the Smithsonian Institute, though where Sus- a year's sub.icrihtion to Tom, Dick and the paper was published is not stated. From Remittances should be inaile by New York, it becomes monotonous, and should we Chicago or Kansas City Draft; Money Order, an it we glean that American Bison in a wild like sev- Postal Note or any Express Co s. Order. U n- continue to be troubled in manner state have long been extinct; that the Elk 2 ct. S. postage stamps will be used 1 and U. eral rather "fresh" young people will get and Prong-horned Antelope will be next to accepted for sums under one dollar. Make benefit of some fre.; advertising. Money Orders and Drafts payable and ad- the go; that there are now scarcely 150 head of dress all subscriptions and communications Moose left in the United States; that the to Through an oversight on our part we neg- Black-tailed or Mule Deer is surely being ex- B. B. Trouslot & Co., lected to acknowledge receipt of a fine spec- terminated; tliat the Rocky Mountain Goat is imen of Crinoidea presented to us in Decem- 1808 N. 6th St., Kansas City, Kan- as. as good as already gone with us; and that ber, by our friend Mr. David H. Todd, of the Mountain Sheep or Big Horn is sharing When Writing for Information, if tou wish to Kansas City, Mo. .\s there is considerable the same fate. Make Certain of a Replt, Please Enclose Stamp. confusion as to what the genus and species of Hornaday says Caribou and Virginia the various specimens recently found here, Entered the Kansas City, Kansas, Post- White-tailed Deer will be hard to exter- at may ultimately prove to be, we will not ven- otUce, for transmission through the mails at minate from the fact that both live in ture to name it now. The head, arms and second class rates. the "thick woods, the leafy tanglt^s and ever- stomach arL- all well exposed; the specimen green forests," the Caribou in the same lati- being some larger than the illustration in the Kansas City, February, 1890. tude as the Moose and the Virginia White- October Natukalist. Mr. Todd has our tail in the Eastern States. The old Hud- sincere thanks for this specimen, which is son Bay Fur Company is practically defunct, Several new premiums have been added the only representative in our collection of there being no more furs to be had. Beaver to the list. Look them over carefully and the great number of Crinoids found here the Otter, Mink, Martin and Sable being scarce then send us so cents for a years subscription. last few months trappers are now taking Muskrats antl even We are still short of the October, 1889 the little gray Rabbit. The southern fur Seal Good taxidermy is a scarce article, there Naturalist. Copies will be thankfully re- is gone and its northern brother is being in- being only a few Taxidermists who have, af- ceived or good exchange will be allowed. discriminately slaughtered; the California ter long years of patient study and practice, Elephant Seal is extinct; the Walrus is rare; Oliver Davie occasionally speaks of his become at all proficient in their chosen call- the great Arctic Sea-cow is gone and its congen- forthcoming book on Taxidermy. No doubt ing. Skilled workmanship in any profession er the Manatee, is now a curiosity. Bears, par- it will excel all past publications on that commands good remuneration. Now, hav- ticularly theGri7zly, Lynx, Wolves and Fox- subject as his Birds of North America excels ing seen, unbeknown to Mr. Allen, several es are fast going and milliners' taxidermists all similar work3. examples of his skill, we feel like heartily en- birds in vast quantities. dorsing him and our readers will find by re- are slaying singing When subscribing to The Naturalist. Much has been said about the "Great Amer- ferring to his half column advertisement, on we will consider it a favor if you will per- ican Egg-hog" but even the A.O. U. Oologists another page, that his prices for good work- mit us to date your subscription from the be- supply their cabinets in the name of manship are minimum. We are not person- that ginning of Vol. IV; also please notice Science, with several thousand Warbler eggs ally acquainted with Mr. Allen, but having our clubbing rates in another column. is a saint with golden crown, and ermine often heard him well and favorably spoken that anything en- robe compared with the vile wretches who, for will supply of, we assure our readers We a limited number of sam- few paltry dollars, snare, trap, poison him will receive his prompt and a and ple copies of the Naturalist to such of our trusted to further that the utmost shoot the feathered denizens of the forest to friends as desire to help careful attention and us by obtaining a few a fashion persisted in placed in Mr. Allen's judg- pamper by a few brain- subscribers. can offer confidence can be We no cash remunera- less females, or possibly males selecting and filling all orders. who happen tion but will try and cancel all ment in such obligations to be "leaders" and are followed by a large to the entire satisfaction of club getters. majority of the feminine Prof. Dyche, instructor in Anatomy and race, as one block-head sheep follows another. With Mr. David H. Todd, of Kansas City, Mo., Physiology at the University of Kansas, also the fact that our animals are practically ex- has our thanks for several fine specimens of Curator of Birds and Mammals, called on us terminated, and that the demand on Jasperized wood from Arizona. He has recently between trains, on his way home from the feathered tribe is increasing, is it not high several hundred pounds and is prepared to one of his usual weekly lectures. The Profes- time that National laws be passed and en- fill orders both wholesale and retail. For sor has recently returned from a six months forced, protecting the birds, especially the, further particulars we would refer you to his hunting expedition in .British America, well

; Warblers? "ad" tlsewhdle in tilis pa^r. « supplied with skins of the larger maitimals : 1

Among tlie maiij' specimens exhibited Birds, CliAs. K. Wortheu, Mammals, wliich he obtained while there w ere crys- uf SEiEnEES. Naturalist and Taxidermist, Warsaw, Ills. 'RcedEmu tals of Tin, .\lbite, Greenstone, Mica, r.e-orgiiinzed 1S89 Rubies in Mica Chist and (Jo])per ore con- Large stock Of Native and many Ijeautiful taining Gold and Silver. Upon the con- Tropienl >liiiis in stock. Also GEODESY. No OFFICERS FOR I8S0. cabinet coin|)lete without these beautiful clusion of Mcintosh's remarks. Dr. Mr. gem.--. Knclo.se stamp with inquiries. 7-S R. \Vood Brown, read a paper i>n T'eeth I'UOF. EDWIN WALTERS, President. and Brain, illustrating same ^^•ith crayon K. BUTTS, V,ce President. Clubbing' Rates. drawings; the paper was well received. R. B. TROUSLOT, Recording Secretary. No further business appearing the Acad- DAVID H. TODD, Corresponding Sec'y. Snbscri]!! ions tor ALL periodicals may be emy' adjouiMied. sent to TiiK JN.\TUKALisT. Same will be ac- EDWARD T. KETM, Preasurer. knowledged by luturn mail. FREDERICK McINTOSH, Librarian. On receipt of Hi st copy of publication ordered, our rcspon.sibility SIDNEY HARE. Curator. The Pre-histoi ic Men ceases. We do not fnrnish sample copies of oilier With Lieiiteiiiiiit Frederick SeliwAtka. pu niicat ions. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The following- prices include TUK Nati/ liALiST, for one year, wit hout prenii uni. Lieutenant Schwatka was lirst rend- American Angler, Edward T.Keim, Dr, Oscar Braecklein, !.0(i ered famous by his expedition in search >'loi'ist 1.3(1 Broxvn, Geologist, Dr, JoBepli Sliarp, Dr, E.Wood of the remains of Sir John Franklin, to " Jonnial Science, (j.dii CliarlesW, Dawson, the Arctic coast, in 1878 and subsequent " Jleleoi-tduyical Journal, 2.2.") JMicroscopical " l.,")ii explorations both in the Arctic region " 4.2,'-) PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. Naturalist, Auk, The, ;^.(i,5 ami ill Alaska. But his recent return liolanical Gazette 2.30 a of nine' Tora- linUetin Toirey KotaniCiil ( lub'. I..51) T. Keirn, from IMexico with band R, B, Trouslot, Edward Canadian EntoniologLst I.311 humari. natives of the Sierra Madre OJiarles W, Dawson. M;vgazineof Science 2.T-'i Electric Age l.Tii mountains, is once more bringing him " Iteview • . .li.uii belore the public. The TCnl HUM ili>u ir:i A niericaini 2. -in - Siate Geologist, inominently Artliur Winslow, JIninboll l.i l.ji-uiy l/,(l band consists of four men, three women Jefferson City, Mo, .loui-inil Franklin Institute .l.liO Nature (reprint) and two little babes. They are [iroba- r.OO Ornil liologist aiul Oologist l.hO Regnlur meclinu's tor !he next six. months bly the first representai.ives of the cliff Onling :;.00 roi)nla!- Science Monthly .^i.lid occnron t lie folio w i nj; diilcs: and cave dwelleis that have evei been rroceedings Academy .Nat. Science ().2.") Feb, 2.5; Iviiiroh ll, :.'.=); Ai^ril 8, tl: Max 6,2.1; f*s\ clie '. .June 3,17; J ily 1, 1^, '-9; Augnsl 12, -Hi. All brought into any civilized country. They Science, ;. iire cordiuUv invited. new sub.-;cribers, 5J are a thin, ciitlavoi'ous looking set. a lit- Science Observer 1.3ii Scienfilic American MEETINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AT SOB WYANDOTTE ST tle below tlie rn-diiiary size. Tlieir coni- Sup|ilement fidli " " jilexiou is a light creamy color and both to one address 7.110 Sideri il Messenger -J.; (i e:tlleil Members pre.sent were to order they ba\i' long, glossy black hair. Their t'ori'si and stream -t.liu t'i..-lniig Gazette I.7.5 lyy Vice Pre~iiliMit 10. Butts. Tlie Secre- clotiiing is a blanket made by themselves Mining Review ;i.OLi tary beiiijj' detained .Mr. E. '('. Keiiii was of goat hail- and their sandles of goat (.'enuu y 4 (10 St. Nicliolas 3.1,0 elected pro teni. 'I'lie niiimles of the lust skin. They are a sliy, timid race, dwell- llarpei-s' Moii tlily t.l 11 eic, etc., etc. ineetiiii;' weri' r.'ad and accepted. 'J'he ing ill the almost inac«es.-ible caves of Send jour money by liank Dratt, h.xpresH Ti'easiirer's report for 1889 was lead, ap- the Sierra Madres. Tliey hate Mexicans Orders or I'osial Note. Address yeur lei lei s plainly to 'J'nr; Naturalist, Is 16 N. (it h st placed on lile. Cnnimunica- white men with all ihe ., proved and and rtee from Kansas City. Kaksas. tionsfrotn J. D. Pai-ki-r. ihe founder id' .-peed at tlieir commainl. outstripping a the Acadeni\'. and Secretary foi seven horse with gre.at ease. years, and W. H. R. Ivykin.s, were read. Repeated attempts have been made to NESTS pND EGGS Mr.Lykins ott'ereil to donate a set of N.Y. get representatives of this strange iMce, State Geological Re|>orts and other valu- of which there are cnly about 3000. but able scientific woi'l

dressed the Academy, on 'i'he Tin De- j)lc ill the world, as well as the fleetest AND posits of Dakota." The Deposits are of foot; the latter being the meaning of "W. OTTO EMERSON. traveled very extensive, and an' chiefly owned b.v their name. Torahumari. They Arm nged and numbered according lo the is iiid ispensable to all sin- the Harney Peak Mining;' (Jo., liavinj;' a with the Lieutenant, all the way from .i. O. I'. Noni. Ft dent s of (lology ; assisi iiig 1 lieni in identity, capital of 35 millions. 1 here are 115 Kl Paso, in a caboose, and in a measure, ing Nests and lOggs in tlie lield, a iid takes t lie place of expeiisixe works, beyond the leaeli mines oiiened. 'I'he ore is a car- become attached to him. The mo- now have of many collectors. The old edition is tin- Ijonateand a silicate and is found in veins ment he is out of sight they grow rest- most complete, accurate and valuable book of the kind in existence. II contains full from 2 inches to 17 feet deep but the less and dispirited. Schwatka 'goes and accurate desci ipl ions of a 11 1 lie Nests and Lanil Water lliids of North (Jhicago, where he will ex- Kggsof the and ureat problem is how to sepai-ate the tin; from here to America, including Euroiiean species known .\merica together with the breed- in the Etta mine 17 ozs. of ore beina; hibit his natives in illustrating: his lec- tooccurin , ing range a nd habit at of t lie species and Oriii- pre-historic man. He intends left in the tailin^^. The country is hilly tiii'es on 1 liolngic-al synan\ ins. It has a comiilete aii- iiulexand I'i full page iUust ra tions. and nioutainons and in many sections en- visiting the larger cities of this country alytiral It"eontaiiis over 4.ia pages, e.NClusive of title tirely devoid of timber and water. The and Eurojie, \\ lien he will return to the page, preface and Introdnction. Post Paid for$l.!."i in paiier covers or $1.7,j strata ai-e n-iuch contorted, and tlie series home of the cliff-dwellers for further in- in cloth liindiiig. Aildress; from Archaen to Cretaceous can be .seen vestigation. Editor NATURALIST, K. C. Kansas. in an hour's walk. Natural Gas and Pe- Most of the band with Schwatka are troleiii)'. have been discovered but not Sun worshipers, and the laeutenant be-

worked. The Cornish T'in mines in Eng- lieves that they are direct descendants of Jnh Printing is prepared t o do a 1 kinds of printing at a.s low" a figure as is con- land run i.j of 1 per cent., whereas tlie old clift'-dwellers of Arizona and the sistent with .good stock aiul lirst class worlc- Dakota mines average 00 per cent. Mexico. manship. Try us. Magazines Received.

American Ofprey. I, No. i, Feb. 1890. Published by Paul B. Haskell, Ashland, Do not mutilate this paper but order by pages. Ky., at 25 cents per year, 4 number.

' The Empire State Exchange published by The Naturalist offers the following ar- Perrine Bros. a. Co.. Water Valley, N. Y. ticles as inducements to new subscriptions: at 25 cents a year. Nos. i, 2 and 3 of We will mail all of Vol. IV. of The Nai - Vol. I received. Quite an entertaining little magazine. URALIST for 50 cts., including your choice of any of the following interesting specimens, Ornithologist and Oologist, XV. No. The or the specimens will be sent separately for I. Jan., Published by Frank B. Web- 3 A fine egg of the Hammerhead Shark, 30 cts., postage and packing,however,extra in ster, 409 Washington street, Boston, Mass. Zygcenra malleus, from the Pacific Ocean $1. 00 per year. Its frequency (monthly) either case. and a Sea Urchin, commonly called Sand and valuable and interesting contents, Dollar. Postage cts. place it in the lead of all other Ornitho- 1 The National Book Exchange, (R. B. 4

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Elephant Pipes in the Museum of the Acad- *No. 8. Manton s Uiuul Hook of Field Bota- emy of Natural Sciences, Davenport la. ny. Postage etc. CIS. (\ vindication) by Chas E. Putnam, iSS^. Kindly sent us by W. H. Pratt, the Cur- *No. 9. Manton's Insects, How to Catcli and How to Prepare them for the t;abinet. Post- ator. The Bureau of Ethnology, of which age etc. JO cts. Maj. Powell is Director, sanctioned an ungentlemanly aud brutal attack by an orni- *lSo. 10. Taxidermy WiUiout a Tf'aclier. Postage etc. '2u cts. thologist who is, it must be confessed, only a pseudo-arclixologist and the pamphlet *So. II. Ito^'innings with the Microscope. Egg of the Skate. above referred to is "A vindication of the Postage, etc. 5 cts. Postage etc. cts. authenticity of the Elephant Pipes and In- scribed Tablets in the museum of the Dav- *Thc above mnnunls arc all cloth bound and profusely illustrated. enport Academy of Natural Siences, from the accusations of the Bureau of Ethnology No. 12. N.atni-al of the Smithsonian Institution." History Plays, Dialogues, - -

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No.16 H(i()]i('r's G la«< Kv<'<. An assort nient of eyes, both Ijlack aial euhired, ti oiu 0 to 17. Postage 4 cts- No. 51. SA-W OF THE Oiitiit. One !joo(l, white No, 17. Oologist's - S A W F I S H . metal, blow pi one n lib's si i-el di-illfor fresh eggs; set of t rays. Postage etc. U cts. An interesting specimen, Trays. Our No. IS. Assortment Ool^isl's being an extension of the na- trays are the si rongest on the inarket, being made express.l\- by our order. I'lie corners sal bones of Pristis antiquo- are strengthened wilh a strong iinvnilla Magnifying Glass, double lense loupe, being covered With a 27. rmn. Those offered by its are wrapper, the whole adjustable screw. Postage, packing, etc. 25c. olive green wrapper. 'J'liey dark, non-soiliiii:, fine; from 6 to 8^ inches long. are unifornil.\' -'.i ot an inch dceii, etc, 4cts. IStrnysSxlV worthi\5.'. 12 travs :ix2 worth 20c Postage 6 " 4x.i " I.e. 4 " Gs.i " hic " ;'> " 8xG 8c. Packed, by express, for lOcts. extra. Think of it, 7Scts. worth of trays with the Naturalist fur only GJ cts., or tlie traj'S alone lor 40ets.

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.53 Is a .small assortment of Kansas City Dio page.? of - No. 21. Tidings from Nainre, 28. An assort ment of 12Enropeaii eggs. Post bound, Fossils. Post. etc. 5 cts. this excellent little niagiizine, cloth age, etc. 15 cts. forniei ly pulilislied by H. M. Downs, of Rut- 54 Is a good specimen of Chalcedony, from land, Vt. Postage etc. 5 cts. with data, of the 29Isasetof one egg, Florida. Post, etc 3 cts, American Flamingo. P(.>sla,4e, etc., :.5 cis. 23. West American Scientist. 12 continu- journal, for- .55. A nickle plated Magnifier. Requires mi ous numbers of i his interest ing 30 Is an egg of the lled.sh.mldercd Hawk. cts. adjusting. Post-paid. merly published at $1.1 0. Postage etc. 6 Post, etc., 5 cts.

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34 lias one egg each of the i;.>bin, .",9. Fosssl Fish, same as above only on f^atbird, Urowu 'llirush, lUnebird, slabs 6 in. long. Post, etc, 35 cts. l.ong-bilU'd Marsh \\'icn. Song and lOuglish Sp;irrosv, (;owbir

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VOL. IV. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS, MARCH, 1890. NO. 8.

Soiue Notes on an Outcrop of Fossilifcr- iferous or upper Helderberg Group. Our level plateau about 30 feet above the sur- ous Limestone, Probably Repre- reference of it to the Niagai a is maiiily face of the sea, rising abruptly from a senting- tlie Very Toj) of the based on the occurrence of HalysUes cat- .50 to 200 feet broad sandy or rocky beach. Hudson River diroup. enulatus^ a characteristic fossil of the The upper surface of the plateau is cov- Niagara Group of rocks. We should hav.' ered with a thick, hummocky sod, which By R. R. Rowley, Cnrry ville, Mo. stated above that of the fossils enumer in every direction is perforated bv the aled from the top of the Hudson River numberless holes dug by the Tojiorki and Two miles nortliPiist of Edgewood, beds, the Orthix ami Zyg'/spira are the used by them for dwellings in which to Pike Co., Mo., immediatel.v overljing commonest species, being scattered rear their young. W ater bii ds were rather blue shales yielding Monticiilipora. Con- through the clays at the road sides and scarce near the island. Now and then ularia, Asaphus hikI other well known well preserved in a silicified CiMuMtion. a solitary Toporok would cross overhead Hudson Eiver fossils, are outcrops of If these notes ni-e of interest to the in its sti-aight fiight. Evening set in and brown earthy limestone, from two to readers of I'he Naturalist, shall the picnic jtariy letnrned. Toporki four feet in thickness, giving a very in- be glad to conunnnicate, in the future, crosseil ibe island more frequently but teresting series of fossils, wholly unlike other notes on Missouri fossilifeious not ill such numbers that it was thought the Hudson fauna below and the Oolitic rocks from whieli we have personally \\(n-th while to try catcliing them. species above. Some years ago we re- collected. riie Ornithological siiectacle at day- ferred these beds to the Niagara Group, break the follow ing morning was quite supposing them to underlie ilirectly the difi'ereiit from what it had been the fore- Oolite and wrongly identifying, too, Binl Life in the Far North. gi>iiig day. Hundreds and thousands of some of the fossil remains. We have, as Toporki cr issed and recrossed the island, Inarecent jiiiblira) ion, I)r. Stejnegi'r coming from all directions, and disap- > et, never been able to find an outcroi) with the superimposed beds exposed but of our National Museum. dcf;iiN .-mi ae- pe.ii iiig on I lie opposite side, in ord'er to are now of the opinion that the coirect eoinit of the bird life of thi' A mm ii- r^'uioii i-etiini again and again. A wonderful the following sclcetion^ m re place in the Geological series tur ttii's and taken sight! The bl.ack birds, with their con- his aci'ouni ot' the rocks is the top of the Hudson River from T.Mred I'lilfin. a spicuous white face mask, the long and Group. The fossils are of Molluscan and sea bird wliieli f'i'e(pieiits ih.if fiorlioi, of lloating ear-tufis. bent like the horns of

Radiate types, no Trilobites havinjj' been the iVrdii- V orld. I lii- biril is ealleil a ram and the large green-and-ivd colored

tiie natives plni-a I lwed over and again by the lection by but one imperfect specinii ii nf womiai appearing as specks 'on the otliei- side, rather large size. The other Gasteko- and cliildren. imtil all the fatty mattei- .mil when first started nothing seemed PODS are much smaller but of unde^cribed has been chewed out. that being their to be able to bring them out of their species. The Orthis has been leferred method of tanning. str.ught course. >V"lien passing over the by Mr. Charles Schucbert of the New With rlie beginning of May these birds upper plateau the^y do not rise very high York State Museum, to 0. meeki. but dif- comnKMice making their appeara u n in the air. The natives take advantage fers specifically from that form. The the coasts of the islands. The natives, of iliese peculiarities. A jiiece of wide- Streptelusma may be S. cornicuhnit. Se heartily tired of tlieii- winter food, tlie ineslied net-work sti-eiched on a hoop, ries of these fossils have been furnished salted seal meat, look forward fo the about four feet in diameter, fixed to a

the late Prof. A. il. Worthen of the Illi- ai'rival of the Topoi-ki with great impa- light [lole. 10 to 1-2 ft. long, is the instru- nois Survey, Prof. J{. P. Whitfield of the tience and as soon as a sntlii'ieiit number ment used in catcliing the Toporki, by American Museum, Charles Schuchert are observed in the neighborhood of the suddenly throwing it in the way of the

and Walter R. Billings of Ottawa. Cana- old rookeries, parties star ofT in order bird, who flies directly into it.

da, but the species have not, as yet, been to catch a good supply loi- fooil and When I turned out, the Aleuts were al- i-eferred correctly to already described clothing. I'ead}' ill their places, waiting for the Hudson forms. On a bright afternoon in May—and at rush of the birds, which had not j-et be- A number of years ago a magnificent that season really some fine, bright days gun. They were scattered pretty evenly

specimen of Asajphus megistns ( ?) was occur, even on the Comm.ander Islands around the island, seated on the edge of found in the blue shales at the locality we started, a gay picnic i)arty, consisting the lilurt". 'I'heir immovable figures, mentioned above; a perfect individual, mostly of Aleuts and their wives or ladj' wrapped in the warm "parka," were over eleven inches in length, which friends, for the small island Toporkafl", clearly visible against the gray Avestern found its way into Van Horn's collection, about three miles from the village. The sky and now with the dawning day we in St. Louis. The Oolitic limestone, sup- afternoon pleasantly; pas-cd sbme were discern the net at their side, but, what is posed to overlie the rocks under consid- out fishing, the yomiger members of the more surprising, each one surrounded eration, contains an abundance of ball, while bus- Coral party were placing Iwas with a small flock of Toporki. A clo.ser is, iloubtless, of the age ily securing specimens. remains and of engaged inspection reveals that these are only de- Toporkafl', has Niagara limestone, although Prof. Swal- which receivert its name coys, empty skins held in position by a low, in the old Missouri Report, referi'cd on ancount of its being a rookery 6'<' the stick protruding between the jaws and it to the Onondaga division of the Corn- Toporki, is a small island consisting of a with the other end thrust into the ground — — —

Before long the sea and the horizon be- adjusting to ail demands and all varia- came lively with birds {-nd soon tlie sky tions of demand and titted to aerate enor- above us literally swarnied with these mous volumes of fluid flowing in from red-and-green-beaked, white-masked, yt^l- the veins. The digestive organs will SUPPLY DEPOT low-horned masses. 1 only W'>ndered necessarilj' be suited to develop and ap- GOODS AND SUPPLIES FOR that they did not sutt'ej- collision with plj^ phosphatic nutriment of grain and each other during their airy sailing, tor fruit foods; the liver, and spleen especi- Taxidermists, Entomolosisis, Oolo- tliey were as tliick as Maj'-flies round au ally, producing those fats which make gists and Botanists. electric light. the main part of brain and nerve tissue— Arsenic, Biid Lime, Cops, Chenille, Excelsi- AVhen a 'i'oporok crosses overhead of the abdomen thus growing with the or, Flowers, (ilue, Ciriisses, i'lostlng. Icicles, Leaves, Moss, Mica, Plaster, Sinalts, Sands, an xlleut he suddenly rai-^cs his net; the lungs. The limbs may probably be long- Shields, Stands, Tags, Tow, Annealed Wire, Egg Drills, Blowers, Tniys, Setting Boards, into it rest of bird, unable to tuin aside, runs er; smaller in proportion to the Cases, Cork, Cyanide Bottles, Forceps, Nets, with a clash, falls to the ground, and in a the body, as to weight at least; though Insect Pins, CoUe't'gGnns, Mounting andDry- ing Papei-, Glass Shades, liooks, Uval Glass twinkling is adtled to the heap of otln r we may presume that this change w ill be Shades for Panels, Bird Skins, Bird Egirs and Curiosities. unfortunates with broken necks. made witli positive gain in grace and Artificial When full day has set in, this sport is general power. A more generally intel- (ilass Eyes. Pnblisher of the at an end, as then tlie birds lly higher, ligent race will pay more attention to ORNITHOLOGIST & OOLOGIST. and now coines the moment for me and the preservation and cultivation of the Frank B. Webster, 409 Wasliington St., my gun, for we, too, want fresh Toporki physical powers by exercise and every BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. for ilinner. Indiana Farmer. sanitary device and this will unquestionably aid in the development of a noble }ibysique. The coining man will be tall To CoLLlECTOieS The Coiiiiii!!- 3Iaii. and free and lofty of carriage as will We have in stock a supply of the following enumerated Fossil Fish from the Grken betit a being full of noble and lofty river shales; Diim.omistus analis, D. hl'M- I am always inclined to ask, first, what ILIUS, D. ALTUS, D. PUSILLUS, thoughts and high aspirations and his Oil Slabs from may we believe to be tlie probable form 4 to (i inches in length. For terms, address progress toward tlie intinite in all that Naturalists' Lxciiakok, box 69, Kansa.s and likeness of the coming man and his CITV, Mo. is good and great will be conimensuralc v/ife. I imagine that when we look of body and I^nnf-riTi slio uUl be reiuem bei'ed. Lav with his enobled powers ^1 L back from our home in the unseen uni- 1j a LC i,, ,^ sioek of bright colored mind. North Am. Review. Guillemot eggs, wliile you have time. verse, ages hence, we stiall see, without Illustrated catalogue for stamp. much doubt, a race of men ditt'ering from TUUUSLOX & CO. Kan^as City, Kansas. those of to-day as much as the man of American Tin. to-day diflers from liis simions, perhaps Jasperized Wood. simian, ancestors. The brain will be de- 5, first block PiTTSBUKG. March —The Fine specimens of Jasperized veloped to meet tlie complex and serious Wood of tin produced from an American tin from Arizona, are taxation of a more complex and trying now on sale in this reaclu mine lias d l^ittsburg. The block city, in large or small quantities, civilization; the vital powers will be in- in any weighs tweiity-tive pounds and was taken color or combination of colors. Also tensified; the man, reducing the powers from a tin deposit near liermosa, S. D,, pieces showing Amethyst Crystals or of Jiature still more completely to his by tlie Glendale I'in company. Jt has Polished. For particuhirs address: service, will ilepend less upon the t xer- been examined by expei'ts.who pronounce Daviu H. Todd, tions of his muscles and they will be cor- it excellent. Kansas Cit^', Mo. respondingly and comparatively less The above ile n confirms the statement pcnverful, though they will probabi}', of Mr. Fre\- Trouslol & Go's, jiricc list of mines the ore produces of 1 per cent, ULASS EYES ume of blood, richer in the phospliatic wlien they are in need of a llrst class article' of Tin, whereas the Dakota mine products at American make prices. Send stamp for elements especially needed for the build, catalogue. fuinisli G per cent, of Tin; instead of 60 ing up of brain and nerve ; the iligi'stion per cent. must supply its nutriment in similarly in- New Key to North American Birds. Kcvised creased amount and altered character E)0S Edition, a full account ol every known specie.s, SOU pages, SHI illustratioiis. Boiiiul in cloth and composition ; the whole system must or flexible Hnnible Bees Make Clover Seed. leathei-, $7.5U. Address EditorNATLl li ALIST. be capable of more rapid, more thorough, and more manageable conversion of the An Indiana farmer, who told his boys energies of the natural forces to the uses L tlAlUtlL llilZkLZk. your eyes direct to burn every Humble bt-es' nest thej' from tlie Iiiiporlers. Send for our catalogue of the intellect and the soul which inhai)- tound on tne farm, and who was if youilon'i happen to have one, and order com- us. its it. youreyesfrom Largest sizes, best qual- plaining of the failure of his clover seed ity goods at lowest prices pqssibln for a first If so much be granted, it is easy to see class article. K. B. TuOUSLOT & (,'0. crop, was surprised when MauriceThomp- Kansas City, Kansas. something of the nature of the change in soii, the Naturalist, said: "That is why the physical man that njust gradually your clover seed fails you. Humble take place. The brain will enlarge in bees make your clover seed." It is a fact its anterior even more than in its poste- that a strong nest of Humble bees in a rior parts and the great forehead will Collectors send stamp for our catalogue big clover field is worth twenty dollars probablj' overhang a heavy but mobile to the owner; for these insects are the Of BIRDS' EGGS, face, liaving a god-like intelligence of chief agents in fertilizing the blossoms, coimtenance; with eyes large and promi- thereby insuring a heavj^ crop of seed. nent; with large nostrils; with a set of Er. Eij[ES far TaxidErmists, jaws at once titted foi- the reduction of grain foods to pulp and to give basis for BOOKS, etc., etc., INDIAN RELICS. Send 4 0. lor drawings, muscles capable of expressing great ideas priees, etc. of I'aie Anuilcts, Banner Stones, to Editor The Naturalist. by word and by play of feature. The rare Flint Implements, etc. Send ;>5 c. tor 1. dozen Arrow lieads m.ide i'vo\n Flint, Chert chest will be large; the lungs capacious and Jasper. Good lot. J, i;. 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] Modern Am. Spiritualism. 111. Harding. 500 pages. 2.00 4.00 'i'he editor of Fure.st avd iS/rf^aiii tinds 1 ("amp Fii-cs of the Revolution. .00 1.25 Rockland Opinion, claims that THE b\ refering to the report of the fur crop 1 l':ai-ly History of New Hamp- the granite shaft recently (luar- Vermont. .75 for M.-iine during the past winter that 230 shire and .35 ried by the Bodwell Granite Co. in Vi- Ornithological Works, all ni'w, ])ost Bear. 22.000 Muskrats. 0.500 Skunks. na lliaveii, is the largest mass of stone paid at i)rices as quoted in first colnnin. 5,300 ]\Iink. 001) ('oons. .3.2511 Foxes, 750 e\ er quarried on the earth, and if erect- Sables. 71 1 set New England Bird Life. Fishers. ;J6 Otters, 170 Lynx. ed will be the liigliest, largest and (joucs. Stearns & 2 vols. 3.30 5.00 5 Sih er Foxes, 9 Cross PV)xes. 05(i House 20 'i'idings trom Nature. 130 pgs. .25 .50 heaviest single piece of stone now (.'als ;ind 75 ildcats were caught and 10 Nests and Eggs of N. Am. standing, or that ever stood so far as killed. Alter a little Birds. Dav ie. 408 Pl:s. ]Ki])er .80 1.25 figuring he finds there is any record. 1 (Jecifs Bonk hi'^ct-s. Peabody. that tlie slale inodnces on<' Bear to 140 [t cousideralily exceeds in length any :128 page-, paper. .15 .20 square miles, one Muskral to 1 1., sijuare 1 ; 'cr 1 < ..ookof Bii'ds PeaOody. of 1 he Egyptian obelisks. Tlw tallest miles, one S:il)le to 45 sipiai'e miles, one 234 ii.igi's. paper. .15 .20 of tliese. Ax hicli was brought from Heli- Skunk to 5 square miles, etc. 1 ( Veil's Book of Beasts. Peahody. opolis to Alexandra, by Emperor Con- 214 i)ages. paper. .15 .20 One Skinik to five square miles is slantine, and sul)seqneiit]y taken to 2 Birds of Eastern N. .Vm. HI. spiinkliiig them around pretty thick, but 32 plates. 532 pages. 0.00 18.00 Rome, where it now stands, is 105 feet owr ill ]\Iissonii they j^row five to the The following 12mos postpaid at 33cts. 7 inches liigli. The ^''inalhaven shaft sirlia re mile. each or by exi)ress at 25cts each. All is 115 feet long, 10 feet square at the cloth bound anrl many of them illustrated. liase, and weighs 850 tiuis. The Opin- 1 A Strange Story, fjytton. 1 A Sea 'I lie ('(>ni]>ass Plant. ou understands that the company Queen. Bussed. 1 .\ Daughtei- of Heth.

Black. 1 A Ment.al Struggle." I'he Duch- (piarried this immense monolith on 'I'he ('(mii)rss Plant. Si/jihium ess 7 .Arabian Niuht.*' Entertainments. tlieirown aec(Uiut, having no order for lacinia- 1 'I'he Arundh' Motto. Hay. 1 tiiiii. All in a said to present I hi' faces of the any tiling of the kind, and suggests ( Gai'den Fail-. 2 A . ardinal Sin. Conwaj'. lea\'es nniforinly north .and south, owes 7 Andersen's Faiiy Tales. 2 Alhinubra. tliat it \-\(Mild be a fitting contribution a ixn-Moii ot its peculiar iilienomena AVashington Irving. 2 .Arnold's Poems. from Maine for the monument to Grn. to causes ap|)areiitly 1 Admiral's Ward. Alexamler. 1 Ad- Grant. Literary Companirm. m.igiietic. (Observa- ventiires Among the Indians 2 A Brok- tions sboA\' that this plant is found on en VVedding Ring. (JIay. 1 Belinda. ))rairies almost due smith from the mag- Broiighton. 1 Beyond Pardon. (Jlay. ii( lie pole in Boothia 1 Beauties' Daughters. • The Duchess." Paint foi' Everyone. Felix, and tlie res-

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The Anterior Arts. from the nature of their existence, do by forms which were the real art expres- not comprehend what style is; for our sions of their respective times; and then, By '-ICTiNUS, modern civilization is so complex and with the best wisdom of experience and intricate as to make it almost impossi- by the aid of precedent, let us freely [Concluded.] ble CO express sentiment by gesture; our proceed in what we may justly call "the simplest and most powerful sentiments path of progress" in art. I have tried to show how a barbarous being an embodiment of confused ideas, people may possess highly developed of a numerous, heterogeneous people. A Natural Salmon Trap. arts; how the influence of art is felt in a Now the primitive art craftsman express- human work; how art may dwell in a ed his simple sentiments by means of The Salmon, the cousin of the Trout, cave, yet be excluded from a cathedral gesture, with perfect ease. We invaria- is famous for its methods of going up it remains to be shown, the social condi- bly find the most strongly marked styles stream; it darts at falls ten or twelve tions under which the arts are best devel- in the arts of the greatest antiquity. feet high, leaps into the air and rushes oped. This is a topic which does not Gesture may be applied to the whole up the falling water in a marvelous man- directly relate to our subject; at present domain of art. A painter can produce ner. So determined are the Salmon to we note the general principles. as much emotion by means of his brush attain the high and safe waters that in The arts have been cultivated to ma- as an orator can excite by means of the some localities nets are placed beneath turity and have fallen into decay under combined eloquence of thought and ac- the falls, into which the fish tumble in all forms of government, under the mys- tion. The same may also be said of the their repeated attempts to clear the hill terious rule of the Egyptian priests; un- musician and the sculptor. An archi- of water. Other than human hunters, der the uncertain law of the Greeks; un- tect can erect a temple to a mythical di- moreover, profit by these scrambles up der the administrative government of the vinitj with whose attributes he is famil- hill. Travelers report that on the banks Romans: under the anarchical republics iar, and by employing certain architect- of the upper St. John river, in Canada, of Italy and under the feudal yoke of ural forms and combinations, together there was once a rock in which a large Medieval times. That which is known with painting and sculpture, give express- circular well, or pot-hole, had been worn to us as form of government, consequent- ion to those attributes. He can thus by the action of the water. At .the ly, has no material effect on the develop- make it possible for his fellows to read Salmon season this rock proved a favor- ment of art. Art is developed to the character in stone. But to build a tem- ite resort for bears and for a good reason. highest degree when it is associated ple to the true and only God is a more Having a special taste for Salmon, the with the people and is allowed to ex- difficult task; to successfully accomplish bears would watch at the pot-hole and as press their sentiments; but when exclud- it is to achieve the greatest victorj' of the Salmon, dashing up the fall, were ed from the multitude, so as to form an mind over matter. For how can he erect thrown by its force into the rocky basin, institution distinct from them, then art a structure to the honor of Him who the bears would quickly scrape them out declines, gradually becomes confined in presides over all; to him in whom all of the pot-hole, and the poor Salmon the museums or academies and, finally, things are united? He is the beginning would be eaten before they had time to assumes a dialect and manner of express- and the end of time; He is space. How wonder at this unlooked-for reception. ion no longer understood by the people. can we build a dwelling for Him who is The Dominion government finally au- Then art becomes a visitor, enteitained everywhere? how make it understood thorized a party of hunters to destroy only on special occasions, and almost un- that a structure is the house of God? the pot-hole and thus break up the bears' known to the nation. Art died among The MedifBval architects accomplisheJ fishing-ground. Ex. the Greeks when their genius was sup- this task with wonderful success; they pressed by Roman bondage, '-and when made the Ohristion church an expoiient they wished to build in Athens, monu- of creation, as it were; tliey expressed in A Slau^ht^r of Hnniuiing Birds. ments after the manner of those built in it, as in an epic of stone, all things in the A New Jersey paper says: "Recently Rome." visible and invisible order of creation. a Humming bird's nest was found by All primitive men were endowed with in conclusion; we should not be hasty, some persons who had sufficient natui al nearly the same power of artistic inven- but consider well before denouncing as curiosity to overcome their compa s on, tion; they all expressed a certain amount barbarians, those who have preceded us and who captured the nest, two young of artistic instinct. The primitive artist in the arts. "VV^e live in the evening of hummers and the old one, took them or architect was not a student but a close the great art day. Art passed its zenith home and had them stuffed. They are to observer. He possessed himself of all of perfection during the sway of other be sent to a museum of natural curiosi- the advantages of a social state whose nations. Yet, we should not despair of ties in London. The nest is built on a simple mechanism was always before the present while thinking regretfully of small twig and is scarcely the size of his eyes. Thus, the Egyptians, the East- the past. The past cannot be i-ecalled, half an English walnut. Both nest and ern and Western Greeks and the Etrus- but we should study it carefully and twig are covered with little patches of cans, whose monuments are familiar to earnestly; not that we may revive, but lichen, until it is almost inipossible to us, give evidence in their arts of an ob- that we may understand and be made tell one from the other and the nest looks servation of gesture so exquisite as to wise by it. We should not impose on like a kind of natural excrescence on the defy all modern effort. This peculiarity our own age a reproduction of Antique twig. The nest is pliable, like a tiny cup we again observed in theWest, during the or Mediaeval forms of art for they are of velvet, and the inside is lined with a Twelfth Century. The French sculptors the expressions or exponents of the ages white substance as rich and soft as white and painters of that era, though they in which they were developed. The civ- silk. The little birds are about the size had not taken art lessons before the vases ilization of the Nineteenth Century is of humble bees, very pretty, and they sit of Etruria or Greece or before the bas- altogether different from that of the on a little perch just outside the nest, reliefs of Memphis or Thebes, followed Greeks, the Romans and the people of with open bills, while the old bird hovers the same principles as did the artists of the Dark Ages. As the civilizations are over them to feed them." antiquity. This coincident arises from unlike, their exponents, the fine arts, are the fact that all these artists obtained unlike and it would be equally as appro- their results from one true source. Ges- priate to reproduce the one as to repro- Extermination of tiie Englisli— SparroTT. ture can be reproduced or expressed in duce the other. The fundamental Guest, at the Midland, "Waiter, bring art when it is the exponent of a simple laws which directed the arts of the past me some Kice birds." sentiment; and sentiment is simple only are true and unchaiigable for all time. Waiter,—"Yes, Sah. D'rectly, Sah." (To among primitive men. A modern prac- Then we should try and submit ourselves the chiefcook, some seconds later) "Live- titioner of art speaks of style and seeks anew to them. We should examine how ly, now. Hustle up them English Spar- for it, sometimes among a people who, our early fathers translated these laws rows." .

Maine, is evidently a young Taxidermist The following statement has bent on getting his money's worth, whether in several of our ex- others do or not. We asked Mr. Sawyer to appeared Official Organ of the Kansas City, send his process for embalming, which he changes of late: "that no less than kindly did, and we regret we cannot (Mo.) Academy of Sciences. very six species of our birds have be- endorse his method as he undoubtedly ex- R. B. Troiislot, p:(litor. pects. The instructions in question contain come extinct during the past ten only forty five lines yet there are more than Charles H. Dawson and Edward T. Keim, years, caused principally by the twenty mis-spelled words, to say nothing of Publication coiiiiiiittef- for the Atademj-. English Sparrows." That is, dozens of other mistakes. One-half pound had for cents, we think, putting it a little strong K. B. Trouslot & Co., of his preservative can be 65 which is enough, he states, to pre^erve thirty Publishers ami Proprietors, and before the article is quoted small birds, which readily sell for one dollar further its stipu- 1808 JN. 6th. St,, Kansas Gity, Kas. each and thus; "presto change," poor yi uth> originator should may rapidly climb the golden roatl to fortune. late the species he has in mind. An 8 page 24 column Monthly Journal, devoted to all bi anclies of "The Sparrow exercises an import- In view of the fact that a num- I^^TUI^^li HISTOIDV, ant and most harmful influence on ber of people are advertising vari- our native birds.^_^.we know posi- Making a Specialtj', however, of ous embalming compounds as their tively that there have been marked Geology, Ornithology and Oology. ^ special methods and are sending changes in the numbers and kinds CORRESPONDENCE AND ITEMS UPON SUBJECTS OP IN- out such poorly composed and TEREST TO NATURALISTS SOLICITED PROM ALL. of birds visiting certain districts** printed instructions that only an TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION; that it is impossible to attribute expert could understand them, Single Sub. and Preiii. 50 cts. per year. we these changes to the influence of are pleased to again announce, for Sample Copies, - - 5 cts. each. the Sparrow^_.j^.but the fact that The above rates do not include postage appearance in the near future, an on the premium. ALL disappearances of native birds illustrated article on Ornithology Per year in Foreign Countries^ No Pre- from town or county cannot be and Taxidermy, which, besides mium, 50 cts. charged to the Sparrow, in no way One Dollar's wortli ot First-class Speci- giving much matter pertinent to mens, pre-paid, will be received as paj inent lessons its responsibility for such for one year's subscription. Send list from Taxidermy, will fully explain the j changes as it unquestionably has which to select. ' much talked of embalming process. caused." etc. No mention is made of any species being exterminated 1 mo. 3 mo. 6 mo. 1 year. Mr. William T. Hornaday, $ 76 $ 1 90 $ 3 00 $ 4 50 nor is such an idea enter- 1 in. 1 45 A 25 5 26 7 75 Superintendent of the National >icol. 5 50 14 00 22 60 33 75 tained, so far as we can discover, " 25 Zoological Park, has favored us 1 10 00 50 40 00 60 00 in Bulletins " 72 issued by the U. S. i 18 00 45 00 00 108 00 with his report on "The Extermi- 1 page 30 00 65 00 100 00 150 00 Department of Agriculture, which nation of the American Bison," Remittances should be made by New York, discusses the English Sparrow at Chicago or Kansas City Draft; Money Order, which is referred to elsewhere in Postal Note or any Express Co's. Order. Un- length. What object anyone can used 1 and 2 ct. U. S. postage stamps will be this paper. Had it not already accepted for sums under one dollar. Make have in circulating an untruth is t)rders and Drafts payable and ad- been universally known, the care- Money beyond us. The truth, in this dres.s all subscriptions and communications ful perusal of this work would to case, is bad enough and makes B. B. Trouslot & Co., force tne most careless reader to the English Sparrow a criminal in 1808 N. 6th St., Kansas City, Kansas. credit Mr. Hornaday with being a the eyes of all, but don't say it When Writing for Information, if tou wish to Naturalist of no mean calibre, a MAtic Certain of a Reply. Please Enclose Stamp. has caused any bird to become ex- close and accurate observer, an in- tinct unless you are prepared to Entered at the KansasCity, Kansas, Post- structive and entertaining writer name the species. office, for transmission l hrough the mails at second class rates. an ardent yet merciful hunter and one of the best Taxidermists During the discussion as to the proper Kansas CJity, March, 1890. place for the location of the World's Expo- in the country. sition in 1892, The Naturalist favored Chicago and predicted that the same push, have just returned from a double fun- We Mention is often made of the energy and business tact, manifest in all uneral. We do not feel particularly sorrow- dertakings of the young western giant, ful, except little mineral wealth of Missouri. A for the printers, whose would bring about success; the selection of hungry wail we even hear in imagina- now report showing the amount sold in Mr. Edward T. Jeflery, the widely known tion. Their paternal sire was typo and one week, ending Jany. 25, '90, in and honored executive, as Director, aided proof reader for the article in the January largely in the final result. The European Naturalist, which a limited territory-, Joplin and vi- announced Garrett countries have evinced a great anxiety to Mallerby as Vice-President of the A. A. A. cinity, is as follows: know what the outcome would be and the S., when it should have been Garrick Mal- Engineering of London, requested their New lery. The Col. calls our attention Locality. Zinc ore lb. Lead ore lb. Value. to the York correspondent to state the leading ar- error, and very kindly sends us a copy of Joplii, 679,580. 97,250. $10,926 guments in favor of New York and made a his address, which is reviewed elsewhere in Webb City, 602.330. 98,490. 9,948 like query of Mr. Jcfi'ery, of Chicago. The this paper Carterville, 409,200. 54,230. 6,486 New York corre^pondent states that his first Zincite, 261,920. 3,405 impulse was to decline on the ground that The special arrangement which we have Lehigh, 43,100. 603 "an axiom w as a self evident proposition" made with the Cosmopolitan presents very Carthage, 170,500. 5,093 and proceeds to iDclittle and ridicule Chicago unusual inducements. That magazine, al- in a most unfair manner and by so many odi- though only in the tenth month under its Within the last year a number ous comparisons almost obliterate the new management, is already recognized as of mining experts and Geologists strength of his arguments. Mr. Jeflery takes one of the most interesting publications of have visited the localities in up the cause of Chicago and presents to the the day. It is seeking subscribers every- Jasper reader, in a concise and masterly manner, where and obtaining them. The proprietors and the adjoining counties, as an array of facts and figures, carrying to the believe that the Cosmopolitan has only to be far east as Howell county, and re- unprejudiced mind, the conviction that Chi- examined to secure a permanent subscriber. cago is the proper place. The entire absence That is why we are enabled to make, if the port large bodies of ore. A new of any attempt to detract from the import- ofter is accepted before January next, sucli feature of the Zinc ore business is of York and the impartial ac- a very low rate, by which our readers can ance New that of having an assay made at knowledgment of that city as the great sea- obtain the Cosmopolitan^w\nc\\ is better than port metiopolis, is in striking contrast witli many $4.00 magazines for $2.40, including or near the mine, thus enabling the the invictive so unsparingly heaped upon Vol. IV. of this paper. See add. elsewhere. miner to determine the val- market Chicago. Under the wise and able direction predict an Mr. II. Stanton Sawyer, of Garland, ue of the output. of Mr. Jeffery, we exhibition creditable to the country. . . - — .

l''i;0.\[ time to time we have refeieil to King Solomon's Mines. 1 Catherine Wal- J'i'(j1. Davie's lortlicomiiiL;" work on Faxiiler- ton. 1 Kenilworth. 1 Keats. 1 Love Works my, several pages of drawings of \n hicli w ere Wonders. ] Lady Braiiksniere . 1 Ladies' submitted ago. Ke-oryanizcd issii to us more tljan two years — Family Physician. Ladies' Eliquette. Prof. Davie promi.-.es to .>enil the htt\' taree 1 LKllaKookli. 1 l.ongfellou "s Poems. 2 pages of India ink draw ing.> in a lew davs, OFFICER FOR 1890. ^lysterioiis I.sland. 1 .Madcap Violet. ] w'lien we will speak of them at length. It Mrs. Geofllrey. 2 Milton's Poetical Work.s. PROF. EDWIN Presiderd. was originally intendeil to be puiilished in WALTERS, 1 Mrs. Browning's Poems. 2 Mill on the E. BUTTS, Vjce Pres i a ent. twelve monthly parts, at .ft oo per part, l)ut Floss. 1 iMystery of Orciva. 2 R. B. TROUSLOT, Recording Secretary. Macleod if Mr. Davie ean secure bo)iu sul)- 500 flde of Dare. I iMidshipnian. 1 ^leredith. DAVID H. TODD, Corresponding Sec'v. ] >eribers at w ill §5.00 per copy, the work ap- Moor's Works. 2 Jlolly Btiwn. 1 Marga- EDWARD T. KETM, Fres surer. pear complete in une royal octavo volume, ret and Her Bridesmaids. 1 Needles FREDERICK McINTOSH, Lib-arian. and in Septeml)er ol this year. i"he x\ or.^ lias Brushes, Embroidery and Fancv SIDNEY HARE. Curator. Work. Iseen purely a laljor nf loye \v 1,1 t.ie I'rof. and 6 Oliver 1 wist. 2 Oiir Mutual Friend. 1 he should receive liberal supp irt Iroiu tne Old Myddleton's EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Money. 1 Outre Mer. will l>e Taxidermal I'rofession. file work 2 Perfect Etiipiette. 2 Phyllis. 1 Portia. printeti on the pres.s of leading N. pub- a Edward. T.Keini, 1 Pliantoin Fortune. 5 Pdc'.sTales 3 Poe's lisher, the engravings on piate paper, and Dr. Oscar traecklein, Poetical Works. 9 Robinson Citisoe. 5 all neatly and ta>tefully bound in cloth and Koy. Dr. Josepli Sliarp, Rob 1 P.onioia. I ]lienzi. 1 Jled gilt, with uncut edges and gilt top and will Gauntlet. 1 Jiichard Dr, B. Wood Brown, Idurilis. 1 Repented dc iiixe. be known as the Edition, The Oliarles W, Dawson, at Last. 1 Red Eric. 1 Rory O'Moie. 2 plates of theniselve-1 are so exact and explic- Jtob't Brownings Poems. 2 Scottish it that there is little i.eed for text, )et oppo- PUBLICAnON COMMITTEE. Chiefs. 1 Sliakesjieare (3 c!s. additional

site each plate will lu a concise description jiostage). 2 Sketch Book. She. 1 .^alt wdiieh will enable iraniedia-,e relerence in R, B, Trouslot, Edward T. Keirn, Water. 1 Sesame and Lilies.etc. I Shelley. case furtlier explanation is n.ce-^sary. I'lie Gharlds W, Dawson. 1 Schiller's Poems. 1 Sunrise. 1 ShaniHin

work will dcricribe the skinning anil mount- Bells. 3 Scott's I'oetical Works. 1 Sun-

ing jf birds w ith variations; making sci-;iitifi: Artliiir Winslow, - S;ate Geologist, shine and Roses. 1 Sartor Resartus. ]

skins; softening and relaxing skins, time rc- Jefferson City, J\do, Shadows and Sunshine. ] Strange .Ad- quirerl; mounting with wings spreati; new ventures of a Phaeton. 1 Southward. Ho!

r incci i 11 s li ji- i lie f six inoii 1 lis method for hi.ig-necked bircU; caring for dry Ucgnla ne.x 1 Stoddard Ri'adings ;md Hecit.ations. 2 occur on 1 l.e foil. 1 w i nn (hit es : April s, '.l:: : Ma\ mammal skins with full instructions lor On a. Town. 1 Tlirilliiig Scenes .Among K, aU; June .!, 17; J Ay I, l.>, -29; Augusi 12, ill. mounting their ^kins, fresh ..r liry, inonhluiL;' the Indians. 1 That Beautiful A\ rel(di. MEETINGSUNTILFURT EH NOTICE AT 90SWYANDOTTF ST in clay, etc. We sincerely tru.^t that all in- 2 Fire Brigade. 1 The Ptirisians. 3 True

terested in this grand work w ho have \uA Stoi'ies From History. I 'J he Secret Dis- With Presithût \Valters in the eliair. already subscribed with the I'rof. will seiul patch. I 'J'ales P^rom Spanish Hi tory. the meeting v^ asealled to order ai 8.3(1. for blanks and place an onJcr at once, lor. 1 'I'heScotit. 3 l and wliicii .1 communication from tlie Hon. John C'. Following books all itew. wtth gilt edges is noticed elsew here in this pa])er, that "a Tai'siiey. bo promised to t.ake necessa- and finely bound in loth, post pa.id for general is |ior'jabl_\ of knowledge of Geology ry steps toward securing ail scientitie d.'icts. Pi'iblislied at ^^^.2r,', greater importance t<-' the peopile ol the Unit- go\-ernnient jniblications for the Acad- 2 Aurora Leigli. 2 Burns' Poems. 1 Bry- ed .States than a like amount of information , emy. The Ijibrarian re|)orted the recei \ ant. I Byron. -2. Goldsmith. 2 Lady of other depiartment of natural science: in any ing of a uu, liber of piiliru'ations, the -itli. the Lake. 2 Lai la Rookh. 2 Longfellow. learning but every one will admit the state of ."ith. and (!th (ii (dogical Ivejiorts being the 1 Lowell. 2 ]\liitoii. 1 Meredith. 4 Mrs, in this branch is not of a higii ;,'rarices qiuded, nomenclature is once learned the names are gaiiiztitimi. The meeting adjourned at .2.") 1 Cra\on Porlraiture .17 readily understood, and much more easily J0.30p. in. 2 (Jhoice Diiilogues. .2(1 .3(1 remembered, than the arbitral', names of in- 2 Revised Odd Fellowship. .40. TiO dividual things possibly can be". It is the JOB LOT, CLOTH BOUM> ROOKS. 3 LilUe People's Speaker. .11 .l.'i desire and aim of the editor of this paperand Continued frm 3rd pa.ô. 4 Child's Ow n Speaker. .12 .15 those associated with him that The Natu- Lytton. 1! East T>yime. Wood. 1 Efliies 4 Young J'olks' Kecitalion. .11 .1.") ralist may be of ôme considerable help to of the Dust and Joy Fore\er. iiitskin. 3 Little' Peojde's Dialogues. .11 .1,") the class of peojile to which Mr. Miller refers 2 Five Weeks in a Balloon. 1 Fix e Years 4 (.'lassie Dialogues .-ind Dramas. .20 ..SO in his preface. While necessarily to some ex- Before the M.tst. (I Felix Hidt. l':iliot. 4 Choice Humor. .23 .3(> technical, it will contain a fair tent propor- .2;'") 1 From Year to Year. C:irv. 1 FilelRl () Young Folks" Entertainments. .Ifi tion of matter of a iôpulai character w hich Criiboriau. I Faith and Uiifaith. -Tbc 2 '• " Dialogues. .19 .'2;")

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Science I hly 5.00 i.i in iiamphlet form, I'opular Mon coveries, namely: the explanation and mod- It covering 46 I'roceedings Academy .Nat. Science l).2o pa:;es, treating ol the origin, religions, Psyche 2.85 ification of the now known and recognized pnictices, parallel myths, sociology, etc. Science, new subscribers, o.50 Boys' Ballot law, which is as follows: In l..io tlie Indians, up in a four Science Obsei ver consequence of a deflecting, for a depend- of summing page Scientific American .S.25 conclusion some strong points upon the " Supplement 5 00 ing area upon the earth's rotation, there race question as measured by the several " " hot ii to one address 7.00 is a pressure of the air in the Northern of culture and specific sideri il Messenger 2.30 Hemisphere to the right of direction of planes environ- Forest and stream 4.00 author is drive.^ the air the ments. The evidently a student Fishing Gazette 1.75 motion, \\hich to right ami a thinker, and if he does not grasp the Mining Ueview :H.0O liaiul and causes a licap ng up or accumu- from that ol (Jenturv 4 00 lation on that Nide, as the wind generally w hole truth oldest histories, St. Nicliol.Ms 8.00 , the Bible, he certainly derives a very large Harpers' Monthly 4.U0 l)lc)\\ s around some central area; this profitable part. etc., etc., etc. causes an outer area of low barometer on ami Send your money by Jiank Draft, Kxpress the left hand side, but as the wind inclines or Orders Postal Note. Address your letters inward a little on all sides toward the cen- The great state of Kansas, in many respects is plainly to Tun N.vturalist, 18 iS N. Ct h St., Kan-~as City. Kansas. tre, this causes the lowest barometer to lie progressive and aggressive, yet lacks a a little in front of the left hand, when the most important branch of state work and back is toward the wind. In the Southern should emulate the CNample of the great NESTS pND EGGS Hemisphere the right hand must be used state of New York, w hose legislators rec- instead of the left and vice versa. The ognize the economic value of a veil sus- book contains soo pages, is illustrated and tained Geological survey. The work un- has a full and comprehensive index. dertaken by private enterprise has devel- Nnrth flmEriEan Birds. oped tl.e Coal and .Salt mines and shows North American Geology and Paleontology, the value and extent ol the beds of Gypsum; For the Use of Amateurs, Students and yet such work fails to bring into general OLIVER DAVIE Scientists, by S. A. Miller. Press of West- notice the resources of a state and does THE FOURTH EDITION. ern Methodist Book Concern, Cincinnati, not carry that weight, usually accorded a Dhio. 1889. Cloth. $5.00. 664 pages, f)f :t,Tte survey . This dearth of authentic INTRODUCTION BY \i hich the hrst one hundred are devoted data is partially met in Vol. XI of the to definitions and laws of Transactions of Kansas Academy J. iPîîCEi^ nsroiîRis. Geology, Strati- of Sci- graphical Geology and the laws of Nomen- ence, for 1887 and '88. This publication ILLUSTRATIONS BY clature. Of the following pages, 528 de- of 127 pages, covers a wide range of Geolo- THEODORE ,TASPER, A- M., M, D,, fine.all Palaeozoic fossil genera that have gical, Zoological and Botanical research AND been characterized, illustrating most of and embraces a variety of subjects of sci- them and also cataloguing all species entific value. I'he general excellence of "W, OTTO EMERSON. «hich have been described, with a refer- all the contributions is so high that it is a Arranged and numbered according to the ence to the author, places of publication, matter of some difficulty to refer to all the A. O. U. Noin. It is indispensable to all stu- including page references and the group of articles which would interest our readers. dents of Oology ; assisting them in identify- rocks in which each species occurs. There Prof. Robert Hay, whose attainments ing Nests and ICggs in the field, and takes the place of exjjensive works, bevond tlie reach are Iig4 illustrations and in many in- have been recognised by the U. .S. Govern- of many collectors. The 3rd' edition is the stances several figures are used in illustrat- ment, treats of the Dacota Lignite; some most complete, accurate and valuable book ing some species. All Classes are briefly idea of the extent of his oljstrvntions of the kind in existence. It contains full mav and accurate descriptions of all the Nests and defined with the view of contrasting Palae- be gained, if, with the map of Kansas be- EggsoftheLand and Water Birds of North ozoic Zoology \\ ith the living. The gloss- fore him. one marks out the localities America including Eurojiean species known ary covers pages and fulUy defines all named. Dr. E. 11. S. Bailev to occur in America, together with the breed- 25 iiresents a ing range and habitat of the species and Orni- specific names and technical terms. The set of exact tables, showing depth of stra- thological synauyms. It has ii complete an- index to the genera occupies nearly ten ta and composition of the Salt beds, m alytical index and 13 full page illustrations. pages, three columns to the page and in Ellsw orth county, and a suggestive com- It (tontains over 450 pages, exclusive of title page, preface and Introduction. addition to alphalietically indexing all the parative analysis of Salt in other localities, Post Paid for$]. 25 in paper covers or $1.75 Paleozoic genera in the work and placing foreshadows the future importance of this in cloth binding. Address; in italics those which have been used, but great industry. Mr. N. S. (;.:ss .-dds Editor NATURALIST, K. C. Kansas. do not belong to North America, the gen- many valuable and interesting facts o.i the der of each genus is designated with m for subject of Bird life and migration. i\lr. masculine, /'for feminine and n for neuter. \V. R. Lighton's Notes on The NATURALIST the Circulation Referring again to the fore part of the of Sap takes the typical Kansas Jnh Printing_ is prepared to do all fiornl kinds of printing at as low a figure as is con- book; the definitions and laws of Geology representative, .the Sunflower, and brings sistent with good stock and first class work- are included in Chapter I. Chapters II out some curious facts. Prof. P". II. Snow, manship. Try us. to XXXVIII, both inclusive, describe the of the I'niversity of Kansas, in re]iorting on the Logan county Nickle mines deals The group was mounted by Mr. Horna- wholly with facts, ignoring; the time-serv- day, assisted by Messrs J. Palmer and A. \xiD\m HEiiira ing cry; "any thing to bring capital into our H. Forney. ***This group, with its acces- inets, Schools, Museums and Dealers. Agate Goods. Send stamp for large Illustrated Cart^ state." The reader, in following the facts sories, is, in point of size, about the biggest alogue. t.. W. Stillwcll Deadwood, So. Dak. so succinctly stated, must agree that "these thing ever attempted by a Taxidermist and 7-8 deposits are not suitable for mining, for is regarded as a triumph of the taxidermal the quantity of nickle dust is too small to art. It tells in an attractive way, to the warrant the expectation of any returns up- general visitor to the Museum, the story on the money invested." Mr. A. H. Rak- of the Bufialo, but care has been taken at Periodicals, Jewelry and Printing in any er in the list of Mammals of western Kan- the same time to secure an accuracy of de- quantity. For particular.s send stamp to Na. tional Book Exchange, Kansas City, Kansas. sas, mentions a Prairie Dog town of more tail that will satisfy the critical scrutiny than sixty miles in length and says much of the most technical Naturalist." damage is done to the crops. The advance guard of the Lepus cainpestris (White- tailed Jack Rabbit) and Lfpus callotis, Magazines Received. texianus (Black-tailed Jack Rabbit) have TANNING LIQUOR passed eastward and are now not d as For The Exchangers'' Monthly. Vol. V , Nos. i, Tanning Skins numerous in Kansas. Mr. W.T. Swingle, 2, 4 and four copies of No. 5. 25cts. Ass't Botanist, Kansas Experimental sta- 3, That are to be used, for Mats or Robes. per annum, 3cts. per copy. Thos. Cham- tion, contributes a list of species of berlain, Jersey City, N. Publisher. Peronosporaceae The date of the ap- Jr., J. This Liquor was used by Prof. Cur- Contents for March: A Trip Through pearan>.e of this blight or mildew on rier many years in preparing Sheep Skins Mexico, Yttria and Thoria Minerals from the varieties of Grape and other plants, is Texas, Petrifying Spring, Exchanges, for fancy mats. The ease and quickness of vital interest to the Horticulturist. The Opening of a Pyramid and Geology. with which it can be used will commend artificial key to the Kansas grasses by Dr. W. A. Kellerman, of the state Agricultur- it to all. al College, gives to the Botanist a valua- DiKECTIONS FOB USE. A Fish Story? addition their places of growth and to Wash the skin to be tanned, well, in classification. Want of space compels the Gazette states that a farmer The Trade strong soap suds. This may be done as omission to notice, at this time, other m- in Dakota, while driving home from town, soon as the skin is removed from the ani- teresting articles, but enough has been an eagle light on his shoulders and un- had mal. Stretch it on a board, the flesh side said to demonstrate that Kansas contains dertake to get away with him. After a hard out. let it remain till the water has within its borders a body of trained, schol- tussle the bird was overpowered, tied up with drained off (not too dry). With a sponge fully able to a sold arly men, undertake system- the lines. Returning to town, the farmer apply the Liquor to the flesh side (only) family atic survey under state patronage. We the bird to get money to bring his to using care to wet the entire surface, fair- librari- of are indebted to Mr. B. B. Smyth, Dakota. It was caged with the intention ly well. It will act rapidly and in a few an, for a copy of the work above men- jubileeing when the territory became a state. hours the skin will be fomid tanned. With tioned. The Gazette should have an Ornithologist sand-paper or a scraper, remove the fat identifv the specimen and give further details and flesh that may be on the surface, in The Extermination of the American Bison, of the rather doubtful story. thin skins using care not to scrape by William F. Hornaday, sup't. of the through. \V hen this is done rub the sur- National Zoological Park. Government face thoroughly, with fine sawdust and print. 1889. 181 pages with IV pages plaster of Paris mixed, and the finish of index. A double page frontispiece, will be in.sci'ted fi ee for actual subscribers. will be complete. Any degree of softness 21 full page plates, I sketch map and a Copy must be detached from letter imd mhy be obtained by breaking the skin by written on one side of paper only ; not to ex- map of North America, 18x24, illustrating rubbing. It can also be softened by go- ceed live lines, incliidinfr address, estimat- of the a the extermination Bison. Being ing eight words to the line. ing over the surface with a cloth saturat- portion of the National Museum Report, ed with sweet oil (not excessively). Jf l886-'87. The work before us gives the 11 is desired to tint the finish, it can be Named shells of Cal., Florida, Ma.ss., W. I., life history of the Bison, as far as known. that accompanies each E. I., Mi'cUt., etc., lor other sliclis. Send lists. (lone by the color The probable d;ite of discovery of the spe- F. 0. lirowne, Kraminghaui, Mass. bottle. cies. Geographical distribution, abuntlance, Price $1.00 per Quart. I have Harrison medals of 1840 and 1841 and character, food and economic value, with souvenir of the corn palace, Sionx ("ity, la., (Sufficient to tan 12 fox skins). a list of Bison herds and individuals now in t lie shape of brass medals, to exchange tor Address, in captivity, omitting, however, the herd Indian relics and minerals. H. L. liowers, St., Home, N. Y. Chelsea Park, this city. Part II speaks :M W. Park at ED 1 10R Xt^rURALlST. of the causes, methods, progress and completeness of the wild Buffalo's extermina- Minerals, Fo-ssils, Coins, J J Uelics, I curiosities. tion. Part III is a description of the riDlan Confcd. money and I.aigc illnsiraled price list forstamp. Smithsonian expedition in quest of repre- 8 J.ooniis & Schnec, Cuj ahaga Kalis, Ohio. sentatives for that institution, which re- SCIENTIFIClililAN sulted in a total catch of twenty-five head, EST<«>.BLI SHED -1845. H for Naturalists. bulls, I bull, Pens which included 10 old young Is the oldest and must popular scientiBc ard paper published and has (he largest 7 old cows, 4 young cows, 2 yearling all round steel pen on the market iiifchaniciil The best circulation of any paper of Its class in the world, I three calf, which was ». w,û Enarav. calves and month Isaacs^ ft'MllTully niustruieu.illustruted. BestoesL classL-iaso of\jv Wood is K. I for Naturalists and everyone E. 1 1. 1.. Sendanw..4 forft.

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VOL. IV. KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, APRIL, 1890. NO. 9.

Major Powell CondeniiiPd by the Press: and that Major Powell knew it to be so." their constituents, to the impositions Criticisms by Prominent Scientists. It is entireh^ praiseworthy in Daven- practiced by Powell and his clique upon port to have an academy to promote the taxpayers of the Country; while we

His Views not Endorsed ev the science at private expense, and we dare are willing to contribute our mite to- Leading Archaeologists. say tlie least scientifif of its members is wards ridding the country of an expen- just as scientific as Mr. Powell, if not sive unscientific r.uisance. our limited cir-

Representatives should Oust all i more so. But Mr. Powell is not willing culation precludes our doing more than Officiai Humbugs." to allow any claim to science which he a minimun amountof good. Such papers has not specially indorsed beforehand. however as the Kansas City Star, St. In the December, 1889 issue of this So, when the Davenport academy, in Louis Republic, Chicago Times and paper we published an article on "An- grubbing around in Indian mounds, found others, have it entirely in their power to tiquity of the Mounils" from the able a couple of pipes shaped like elephants, present such a mass of evidence of pen of Mr. Warren Watson, of Kansas with well-defined tail=i and trunks, he Powell's unreViability. untruthfulness, t'ity, Mo., in which he justly censured took occasion to commit the United States and misapplication of official power as to certain "official" scientists connected goxernment to the contention that the make him "shake in his boots" or "shake with the Smithsonian Institute, for the members of the Davenport academy him out of them," entirely. l)art they are taking in disseminating, i't were ridiculous ignoramuses, and that Mr. S. A. Miller is an attornej' at law government expense, their own precon- their elephant pipes were not shaped like at Cincinnati. He is probably better ceived ideas wliicli are unsupported by elephants and were forgeries at an}' rate, known to the scientists of the country as facts, and entirely oontradictorj' to the this when he had never seen the elephant a Pala?onto'ogist. In a recent letter he ideas ativanced by all not connected with ])ipes or even a picture of thein. The writes: "1 have read the article of Powell, who have investigated the sub- Daven[)oit academy pi-omptly issued ful- ^Varl•en Watson, on " Those Elephant ject, of the" official " scientists to w hich ly authenticated jiictui'es nf the pipes, Pipes," in reply to J. W. Powell, who un- we have above referred. but they luul no redress, for Powell had fortunately for Science and education is Among the man}' letters received e)i- the entire government against tliem, and at the head of the Geological Survey of (lorsing Mr. Watson's stand wms one from used it in the efTort to m.o'ê ridiculous this country. Watson'-i criticism is ap- •Tno. H. Frick, Prof, of Mathematics and all efforts of Iowa to advance the cause propriate and true. I wouU} add, that so Natural Science at the Central Wcsleyan of science. far as Powell's publication on the other <;ollegeof Warrensburg, iMo.,fi om which branches of science have fallen under my we quote the following: '• 1 wish esjje- There was no other oeoasion for this notice, thej' are far inferior to those of cially locounnend the article,"Antiquity than Ills feeling that the salary lie draws his predecessors in the Geological Survey. of Mounds."' 1 think it as chief of the official ring of alledged sci- a downright i A small mutual admiration society in ihame for these men r,o twist the facts to entists entitles him to abuse and discredit Washington City, connected with a -ûit their preconceived ideas. T!ie ad- all who are not members of the clique. pseudo national academj', seem.s to assist dress of Garrick Mallery on " Israelite The elephant pipes were jirivate proj)- to positions those who become members, and Indian" is anothei- of the same sort. erty. They liad well-detined tails and and the rusult is a government corps of It is a piece of the most monumental trunks, and were not offered for sale to employes in matters of Natural History, assumption and impudence ] ever saw the government. They were thej'efore so conceited and ignorant, that it is a or heard of and cannot tail but be of none of Powell's buisness ;ind none of pity their productions ever find a place discredit to science." the governmenfs Imisness. If, after the in print, even though Congress cares not In the February Naturalist appeal ed people of Iowa have ))aid their tariff tax- wheie the monej' goes so it tends to de- the second ai ticle from Mr. Watson in es and economized by burning their coi-n, plete tlie Treasurj'. When will our Rep- which he comdemns Maj. Powell foi- bis they have anything left to advance the resentatives realize the imposition so ungentlemanly, untruthful and sneering cause of ethnology, it is their affair. If patent to every student ?" attack upon the authenticity of the Ele- their elephant pipes had neither heads Mr. Miller is jiuthor of "North Ameri- phant Pipes in the Museum of the Daven- nor tails; i f they looked more like dodos can Geology and P;i]peontology," is a well port Academy of Natural Sciences. The than the well defined elephants thcj- do read and well posted man and knows Daven])<>rt Democrat under date of March look like, they would still have a right what he is talking about. He echoes 28, refers to the matter and quotes co- to put them in their collections and write the thoughts of hundieds all over the piously from the article. learned and scientific disquisitions on country who have watched Maj. Powell's The St. Louis Republic says: '• Mr. J. them. This is a great country, and Mr. proceedings with feelings of contempt. W. Powell, tlie chief of the governnienfs Powell is one of the gi'eatest official hum- bureau of alleged ethnology has taken bugs in it, but he must learn to confine occasion to renew the war in which he his humbuggery within bound*. If all A New Clnb House at Davenport, Iowa. involved the United States against the the scientists of Iowa were humbugs? The directors of the Forester Gun Club Davenport Academy of Sciences some they would have far more right to hum- are having plans and specifications drawn years ago. He is again heading the bug unmolested than he has, for he costs for a new club house, to be erected at the federal government for an attack on the tax-payers of the country a great park this Spring. It is the intention to Davenport, its elephant pipes—pipes deal of money." have the building completed liefore the which he attacked at government expense The remarks from our big contempo- State tournament, which will be held in in a government puplication. In review- rary are pointed, hitting the nail decided- June. There is considerable discussion ing his renewal of this attack, the Kansas Ij' and squarely on the head. among sportsmen regarding the shoot- City Naturalist says: "It Is not too It is probably quite out of the question {ng of ducks at this season, the general severe under the circumstances to say for the Naturalist to attract the atten- opinion is that there should be some way hat the greater portion of it is untrue tion of our Representatives .or many of adopted to stop it. Forest and Stream, The Earth a Dynamo. earth. large moths attaclied to the larger trees The greatest peripherical velocity and and, in fact, the experienced larva hunt- The earth is a fî-eat dynamo, revolvino" the greatest dynamic action being at er hardly ever, expects to find a "worm" around its axis at a peripherical velocitj' the equator, the greatest amount of on the great maple or the giant oak. at the equator of more than 1,0C0 miles incandescent matter will be found be- So, in looking for caterpillars or cocoons nn hour. neath the torrid zone and for this be sure to examine closely all the bush- By virtue of the dynamic action of the reason volcanic action will be confined es and sprouts. In the East, I romethea earth, electricity is drawn into it. As the to that locality. feeds on wild cherry but not so in dynamic action is largely due to its ve- The normal path of energy is from Missouri. Here it has selected sassafi-as locity, and the velocity beino; greatest at the higher to the lower degree of ac- and confines itself to that alone. the equator, the dynamic effect will he tivity, hence the electiicity drawn to Perhaps, even more conspicuous than greatest at that point. Hence the great- the earth by its dynamic action passes Fromethea are the larger cocoons of est amount of electricity will be drawn from the higher peripherical velocity Polyphemvs, wrapped in leaves and to the earth at the equator and the least to the lower velocity near the axis and suspended from the twigs of soft-maple. at the poles. from thence out at or near the North The larva of this moth sometimes Temperature, being the measure of Pole and from there to the North Star, fails to fasten his silken house to the molecular activity(as weight is the meas- thus producing the Northern lights and branch and it falls with the leaves in ure of matter) the temperature will be an arctic open polar sea, for the electric autumn. highest at the equator because the molec- currrent passing out at the Aorth Pole Polyphemvs is more of a general feed- ular activity is greatest at that point; will put the watpr into such a high er than Promethea and its cocoons are and so the Temperature will be less and state of activity as will prevent its found attached to the branches of oak, less as we pass from the equator toward freezing, notwithstanding the low pe- sugar tree, chestiuit, hazel, rose bush, the north or south poles, because the pe- lipherical velocity of the earth at that and occasionallj' walnut, but its choice ripherical velocity grows less and the locality.—t/ffcofc Eeese, m Philadelpliia of food plants seems to be soft-maple,

dynamic action is diminished. The phe- Inquirer. chestnut and oak ; however, as the dead nomena we call sun rays are produced by leaves of the last do not fall, till the eo- the electric currents draw n to the earth coon has given its imago in the spring, by its dynamic action. Cocoons. it offers the best collecting in- Matter jier sf is imponderable and inducements. ert; it is endovTued with energy by the By R. R. Rowley, ('urryville, Mo. The most general feedei of all the larger physical forces and is thus made electric- Bombycids is the Cecropia with whose al. The ditterent elementary bodies are To the student of Entomology there great brown cocoon every body is famil- cndowned with energy in diflferent degrees is no time during the j'ear that he iar. Unlike Promethea and Polyphemus hence they vary in their electric capacity. may not find something interesting in this moth fastens its pupal case about The phenomena of weight and specific his line of inquiry. a branch or even to the body of the tree, gravity are caused by the dynamic ac- The Lepidopterist is on the alert as soon itself, and, in spite of its great size, it is

tion of the earth drawing electricity to it as the icy fetters of winter are broken less conspicuous than the cocoon of Poly- and consequently drawing all matter and the first faint odor of blossoms is phemus or Promethea. containing electricity, and as the matter abroad on the breeze. Patiently he In looking for this insect, the most sat- is differently endowned with electric watches through the warm houis of isfactory results come from the exami- power, the dynamic effect in drawing it midday beneath the blooming shad bush nation of plum, apple, cherry, soft-maple

to the earth will vary accordingl j'. We for a clear-wing Sphinx. willow and sassafras, on all of which the thus find that the difference in the weight In May his field of observation grows larva feeds.

and the specific gravity of matter is larger and he chases the ' Red Admiral'" A hazel thicket is sure to yield a few caused by the dynamic action of the earth. and the "Swallow tail'' from flower to cocoons and the larva sometimes feeds

Matter may be divided ; the end of phys- flower. Through the summei''s sultry on walnut, hickory, aspen, button bush ical division is the molecule. Sir Will- heat he revels in a paradise of winged fever wort, wild cheery and curiant. iam Thompson, an expert in molecular beauties and as autumn fades into win- On all of the above plants except the physics, says "there are nineteen ter he may yet take the "Doghead" the last named, (currant) we have found the million million million molecules in a Claudia and the "Painted lady" on the larva feeding. In confinement it will cubic centimeter of any gas." Fi'oni this fast browning clover heads. Last of doubtless feed on many other things. we learn that the particles that compose all, perhaps, the .Nicippe about its The last and most dt sirable of thegreat the atmosphere are infinitely small. The food plant (Cassia) and the Vanessas silk worms is ihe beautiful Luna whose dynamic action of the earth drawing the and Graptas at sunny places in the larval life is spent on the walnut and electric sun current through the atmos- woods. hickory but as the cocoon is never fast- phere forces these minute molecules into When, the blasts of winter have ened to the twig and falls with the leaves such a high state of activity that they stripped the trees of their leaves and in October, the search for this silken exhibitthe phenomenon we call sunlight. the flowers are no more, must the Lep- treasure is usually a fruitless one. Sunlight being pioduced by the mole- idopterist retire to his warm study to A thrifty tree in an open space may be cular activity of our atmosphere is con- await the advent of spring and the selected and a close search, beneath,

fined to it, and darkness prevails between reanimation of nature? The beauty of among the dry leaves may be made but if our atmosphere and the sun. the world has vanished but there are the grass be long, the labor is in vain. The electricity drawn into the earth treasures suspended from the naked In the Eastern cities the cocoons of by its dynamic action increases the molec- twigs of the Willow and the Apple and Cynthia Av^ toxm A attached to the fallen ular activity of the material and as the the collector goes forth with his box leaf stalk of the ailanthus tree. electric currents appi'oach the center to gather in his stock of cocoons. The rare ^ivguli/era on the tulip tree, oi the earth they focus and by their ag- Fortunate he is, indeed, if he lives the still rarer Columbia in the north on gregated action the molecular activity of near a sassafras thicket, for the pen- the larch. the earth is increased to that velocity dent cocoons of Promethea, wrapped in West of the Rocky Mountains the that exhibits incandescence. Thus we a brown leaf and securely fastened to Gloveri takes the place of Cecropia and rind that the heat of the earth is not the twig, become conspicuous objects in California the Ccauothi is a common ))roduced nor is it sustained by the among the leafless branches. moth. combination of fuel, such as coal, oil We have often found as many as five The best time to search for cocoons is or natural gas, but is generated and on the same small bush. in early winter as great numbers of the sustained by the dynamic action of the It is rare to find cocoons of any of the more exposed ones are destroyed by birds tire of watching in the late winter and early spring. In south. One can hardly of the fact a eoeoon of Cecropia hi>;h in a bush them. Beside their utilization " the force of grav- is sm-e to furnish a meal for a sap suck- power of the wind and " itation, all our human modes of locomo- SUPPLY DEPOT er. stroke Tlie bird by patient labor forces his tion seem painful and clumsy. A GOODS AND SUPPLIES FOR covering and feasts of their feet, a few flaps of their wings, bill througii the silken Taxitlermists, Entomolosisls, Oolo- juices of the inclosed pupa. and they rise to the apparent power of ou the dainty gists and Botanists. A small round hole in the side of the co- making the air bear them where they Arsenic, Bird Lime, Cops, Chenille, Excelsi- oljlong slit, accompanied by please, as fast as they please and as long coon or an i)r, Flowers, Glue, Grusses, Frosting, Icicles, lightness in weight, inform the disap- as they ple&se, sailing down the wind Leaves, Moss, Mica, Plaster, Smalts, Sands, Shields, stands, Tag's, Tow, Annealed Wire, pointed collector of the unhappy fate of or darting against it, soaring above the Egg Drills, iilowers. Trays, Setting Loards, Cases, Cork, C\ anide Rett les. Forceps, Nets, the unfortunate chrysalis. masthe.ads or all but skimming the water, I usee I rins,( loile't'sGuns, Mounting and Dry. Apparently aware of their probable now hovering in our wake, now shooting in^! i'niiei', Glass Shades, Books, Oval Glass shades for Tanels, Bird Skins, Bird Egas and fate in the cocoon, n-iany Cecropia larvae past and circling ai-onnd thi^ bow, with- thiriosilies. spinning at fla]) of iiinion or anything seek sheltered places, often out a single Artificial Glass Eyes. the bottom of a ivw. liidden in the grass, that betokens the slightest eft'ort." Publisher of the or in the hollow of a fence post or inside ORNITHOLOGIST & OOLOGIST. rarely vent- Frank 1?. Webster, 401) .St., a shed where a woodpecker An Old Pessimist. Wasiisngt

'I'he following is .-in exti'iei finin a cimmnnication from .Teft'erson Scribli in The Doll that Talks. Forest and Stream. We have In stock asupply of tlie following enuinerated F'ossiL F^iSll from Ihe Gkf.en He used to dream of "the rime when In Orange, New Jerx-y is the wurld- ri\ er shales ; Dli'i.oM iS'l'US an ALls, D. HUM- he should start on a trip to the uttermost ir.ius, 1). ALTUS, D. PusiLhOS. ou slabs from renowned labratory of Edi.son i he -wiz- 4 to G iuehes in leuylh. For leruis, address parts of the eai-th."' "In his mimrs eye" K \Lis'rs' LxcnAK<:i-, (ill, Here, his fertile brains and won- Natu box Kans.\S zard." eiTV, Mo. he slaughtered big game and carried the derfid mechanical ability, planed and

year ro lied Into \)u\ 1 things recognized by the skins iioine. Year after ispasi, hat is no reason perfected many w hy you should not supply etei nity and the 1 rip was never made. civilized world as necessities. Here, some your cabinet w it h a series of bright colored "And now, at sixty," saiil he, "there is iiuillemot eggs. Illustrated catalogue for eleven or twelve years ago. th'' I'hono- stamp. no prospect and it's too late, now, to start. TitOilSLUT & CO. gra|)ii was evohcd and to-day. within Iva ns:i (_ i I \ , Kansas. The last elephant in Africa will soon almost a stoiie"s tlr.ow. ari- several large have his tusks sawed off and I could buildings covering many acres in vx liieh hardlj' reach the jungle in time to see the Jasperized Wood. Over oOO people are at w ( rk nwmuf.iel man-eater, dead, full of bullet«. At home Fine s[)ecimeiis of Jasperizeil Wood ing the commiM-cial Piiom'grapli and ••tlie here, the grizzlies have become jinsil- from .Vrizona, are now on sale in this doll that talks." lanimous, even the Indians are corraled city, in large or small ipiaiitities. in an} This talking doll looks like :!ny other in their graveyaj'd. The woods are color or comliination of colors. Also doll; its body however is ma('e of tin, the speechless except for the quail, liberated })!eces showing Amethyst Crystals or interior being tilled with a mechanism s))ring to shot in the Polished. For particulars tiddress: resendjiing the commercial phonograph, by count in the be trap in the path of every D.VAaD H. Te>i)i), but simpler and nmoh less expen-ive. fail. Theie's a shy creature v/ith a coat of fur, and a Kansas < 'itw ^io. The doll is made to talk liy tniadng a bounty on his scalp in the town clerk's crank and w ill repeat \vhate\-ei- was talk- oflice. In a few years more, we'll study desiring n. ed iiito its cylind Birds. Revised Edition, a full soon be )-id of its greedy marsupials, one account ol every known species, 800 i)ages, arriv il is longingly hoped for by many an :iid illustrations! Bound in cloth or Kangaroo being aecaised of consmning as flexible anxious tot. leather, ST-.'jO. .Vddress Editoi- NATt' RALIST. much grass as six sheep.

TaxidErmistS I ' otir'eyesdire'ot George a Naturalist J Is Henry from the fmijorters. Seitd for onr catalogue if you don'i happen to have one, and order your eyes from us. Largest sizes, best qual- In the Staiukird ot April :'}>. we find ii ify- goods a t lowest prices possiljlo for a first long editoral letter from Mr. Henry class article. R. B. TliOUSLO T & CO. Kansas City, Kansas. George, its proprietor, who has been dis- seminatinij his single tax and free trade ideas to large audiences in the old world

and Australia and who is now. w e take it, en route for home. If PENS Collectors send stamp for our catalogue He says: "As we near the New Zea- Are positively of BIRDS' EGGS, land coast we have lost the ti'opical warmth of water and air, but it is yet a summer breeze that is to-day curling tlie EijES far Taxiilermists, white caps on the sunlit sea. And though Ar the flying fish have disappeared, the king BOOKS, etc., etc., of the sea bii-ds, the grandest of all sidl- to Editor The N.vturalist. ing tribes, the graceful Albatross, has come, as though to welcome us to the . —

The Niagara Limestone of Pike Co., no definite conclusion as to the age of the

j Missouri. sandstone can be arrived at. We stated above that the Oolitic forms TANNING LIQUOK. By K. R. EowLEY, (Au iy ville, Mo. but one stratum or layer. We wish to For Tanning Skins modify the statement a little by saying Tliat are to be used for Mais or Eobes. that at some of the outcrops there is an Ill the March luunber of The Natural- This Liquor was used by Prof. Cui-- imperfect seam near the middle of the ist we describeil an outcrop of Lime- rier many years in preparing Sheep Skins depth and when the stone is split at this for fancy inals. The ease and quickness stone near Kdj^ewootl, Mo., which we suture or seam one of the surfaces is with which it can be used will commend referred to the top of the Hudson River it to all. found crowded with Cyathophylloid Cor- Group. Since writing tliat iirtiele we DlKECTIONS FOR fiSE. als possibly a species of iStreptplasma. a communication from Mr. have received skin The Oolite when quarried is very hard Wash the to be tanned, well, in Chas. Schuchert, of Albany, N. Y., and strong soap suds. This may be done as and wears well as a building stone. T'he find he has changed his former opinion soun as the skin is removed from the ani- earthy sandstone above, may be easily mal. Stretch it on a board, as to the Edgevvood beds and, from a tlie flesh side worked when fresh from the eaith, but out. let it remain till the water has study of its fossils, lie is now led to becomes hard and enduring on exposure. drained off (not too dry). With a sponge believe the outci'op is of the Clinton ap])ly the Liquor to the flesh side (onlj-j Group. True, the fossils seem to be a using care to wet the entire surface, fair- The New Taxidermy. commingling of Trenton and Niagara ly well. It will act rapidly and in a few liouisthe skin will be fouiitl tanned. With forms, but we are of the opinion that the Elsewhere in this mmiber of The sand-paper or a scraper, remove the tat weight of evidence places this stratum and flesh that be on the Naturalist we speak at length of Prof. may surface, in at the top of the Hudson Rivei' Group, thin skins using care not to .scrape Oliver Davie's new work on Taxidei niy. through. \V lien this is done rub the sur- and so we shall leave it for the present. Don't miss reading it and by all means face thoroughly, with fine sawdust and Overlying the Hudson River Group at don't neglect to subscribe. plaster of Paris mixed, and the finish a number of outcrops in the county is a will be complete. Any degree of softness Accompany yoin- subscription with a single stratum of from two and a half to nii^y be obtained by breaking the skin by order of as an draft or money $1.00 rubbing, it can also be softened by go- four feet in thickness of a white oi- expression of good faith on your part. ing over the surface with a cloth saturat- brown Oolitic limestone yielding at some In case the 500 subscriptions are not ed with sweet oil (not excessively). If places an abundance of Corals, together ii is desired to tint the finish, it can be obtained, the dollar will be returned. with a few other small fossils. done bv the color that accompanies each The work will probably be conijjleted bottle.' In a weathered outcrop near the Grassy in Sept. or Oct., if the necessary subscrip- Price $1.00 per Quart. creek bridge, three miles north west of tions are obtaini'd at once. The work (Sufficient to tail 12 fox skins). Louisiana, were obtained the following will be bound in cloth; the subscrip- Address fossils; Stromatopora sp?.Favosites (possi- tion price is only $5.00. I bly two unidentified species). Hnlysites A'difor NATURALIST, Address your communications to the catenulotus. Zaphrentisfspf, a small Orthis. | KANSAS CITV, KANSAS. editor of tlii< paper or to Prof. Oliver I two species of Streptorlnjnchus, a small Davie. Columbus, Ohio. Bhynchonella, Nucleospira pis iformis , At- Fine Specimens of Polished rypa nodostriata, Modiolopsis vndulostri- Clubbing Rates. Moss Jasper and ata, a small undetermined iaHieZhftrajic/i, a large fine Cyclonema like Gasteropod. Snbsei iiit ions lor ALt. periodicals may be Jasperized Wood, scni to Tm h: > ATl!RA LIST. Same will be ae- niagarensis, Encrinurus orna- Cnlymene know U'llfifil b\ letuni mail. also Smoky Quartz Crystals in first ion or- tus, a Tentaculites . and a few other unde- On receipt of copy of publicat Feldspar and Hematite. our resiionsibilitj' ceases. termined forms. dered, We do not fnrnisli sample conies of oilier Prices Reasonable. Address, At another point, south of Louisiana, piiblicat ions. 1). II. Todd, 1217 Cherry St., on Noix creek, a small slender Cyathophyl- The foUowinij prices incltide Thk Natu- ralist, for one year, without premium. Kansas (Jity, Mo. loid Coral was added to the above list. American Angler, -^.oii Near Dover church, ten or eleven miles Klorisf l..;0 " Journal Science, 6. no out- " NESTS pND EGGrS S. E. of Louisiana, is a weathered Meteorological Journal, '^.irt Microscopical " 1.5il crop an abundance of specimens where Naturalist, 4.i5 of Cyothophylloid Corals and Favosities .\nl{, Tlie, .S.o.T Itotanical Gazette, i.M) North flmErEan Birds. were found loose in the cla3'S of the ra- Bulletin Torrey liolanical tlub I.5II Entomologist 1.3(1 vines. A mile or two nearer Louisiana, Aauaclian " Magazine of .Science 2.75 the Oolite forms a back bone on the low Electric Age 1.7u OLIVER DAVIE " Kevlew o.u" hills to the east of the read. The face of Eutomnlogica Americana 2.2i) 'E FOURTH EDITION. i.iljrary is.a.i this ridge or back bone is set with Favos- Ilumbolt Institute 4.H.'i Journal Franklin ' Introduction by ites and a few si)ecimens of a Cyrtolitesf Nature (reprint) ETl Ornithologist and Oologist \:.a were found in the clay. O. & O. Semi-Annual O.i & .70 On the town branch in Louisiana, near Outing 3.10 illustrations by Popular Science Monthly S.lo the "Big spring" the Oolite is brown, but Proceedings Academy Nat. Science 6.25 THEODORE JASPER, A- M,, M, D., Psyclie ~." ^he xNATUKALIST probably of the same age as the Oolite, FttIt Pr-TrrflTITT page, preface and Introduction. JUn IV llllliiy is prepared to do all Post Paid for$l. 25 in paper covers or $1.7." but as the fossils found are an imperfect kinds of printing at as low a figure as is con- in cloth binding. Address; sistent with good stock and first class woik- shell and a poorly preserved small Coral. naanshii). Try us. Editor NATURALIST, K. C. Kansas. .

It is gratifying to note that Prof. F. II. During all the years we hare been is busi- Tl2e Qa^ur-alist. Snow has been chosen Chancellor ofthe Kan- ness only one or two ofthe hundreds ofpack- sas state university and director ofthe muse- ages sent us by mail have ever miscarried. Official Organ of the Kansas City, uin of natural history. The regents establish- Of course we are anxious to have our custo- (Mo.) Academy of Sciences. ed a chair of Geology and S. W. Williaton, mers receive their goods, but when they go assistant geologist at Vnle, was elected to by mail and are lost, we cannot be lesponsi- Editor. • K. B. Trouslot, fill it. Miss, (jertrude Crotty was chosen ble. There is a matter of three premiums Charles H. Davison and Edward T. Kenn, as assistant in Zoology. however, that we have ready for mail- coniiiiittet^ for the Acadeiiiy. ing, but are unalde to send for want of prop- j'libliciitioii \Vn(.i can name them? We received a er address, same having betn lost by a gust of copy of the March San Louis Vulleij K. B. Tioiislot & Co., Kansas wind. If these parties will notify us, Graphic recently, and in glancing over its Publishers and Proprietors, the premiums will be mailed forthwith. well filled columns, had our attention attract- " 1808 ]M, 6tli S;,, Kansas City, Kas. ed by the following; Mr. Finch brought Stephe.m M. Allen, A. M., LL B., F. a pair of mountain quails down from Stunner, R. H. S., presents, in April Arrma, "A An 8 page 24 coluum iMontlily Joui iiai, de- be voted to all bi aiielies ul' Tuesday, to mounted by taxidermist New ly Discovered Law in Physics." This Woodbury. These birds are white in winter "new law pre-supposes two primary and I^PTUI^JILl histokv, and brown in summer. They are beauties, creative principles in nature," which he calls decidedly too pretty for the sportsman's rifle, "Actien" and "Ether, " He says; "'Our liowever, <»f jNIakiii^' a Spechilt}', and should be spared by the dictates of refined sun, though its axial revolution, is constant- " Geolosy, Ornithology and Ooioj,^v- sympathy, if not under compulsion of law. ly throwing oft" from its surface, through dark and cold etherial space, toward the AND ITEMS UPON SUBJECTS OF IN- Earl Bros', have a grocery store at the CORRESPONDENCE earth, a surplus, imponderable, subtle energy TEREST TO NATURALISTS SOLICrTED FROM ALL. corner of Twelfth and Central streets. Easter or fluid, which, neither heated nor luminous morning when pulling a banana from a bunch, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION; on leaving the sun, passes through interven- one of the proprietors dislodged a huge ta- Single Sub. iiiul Prem. 50 ets. per year. ing space and enters the atmosphere of the rantula and a nest of hundreds of little ones. earth, in which, - - o cts. each. through combustion, light, Sample Copies, The customers present hustled themselves heat, electricity, include i)<>.stage magnetism and the gases Tlie above rates do not out in a lively manner, the doors were closed, on tlie preniiiini. are produced, and that the earth does not old the tarantula killed and those of the receive year in Furciijn, Countries. Xo Pre- its light, as light or as heat from the Per little ones that did not escape were bottled. sun." etc. etc. For untold ages science has mium, 50 cts. Some fear is entertained that thosc escaping taught us that light was the result of com- One Dollar's worth ot first-class Speci- may mature, though there is not much bustion in the sun, which flowed in a cur- mens, pre-paid, will be received as payment ground for fear of them so doing. No for one year's subscription, send list from rent so intensely heated that it passed through doulit however but the dudes of "Quality wliieli to select the more than 90 million miles of space Hill " will steer clear of Earl Bros', store for separating us from the sun—space so cold some time to come. that Secchi estimated it to be 18 million de- 1 mo. 8 ino. (! nu). 1 vear. grees, and still reached the Prof. E. N. Plank, the Kansas botanist, earth sufficiently i-c in. i 7.i » 1 9J $ 'A (10 f 4 5') warm to frequently give us 110 degrees in 1 in. 1 4,0 :j :;;") a L'5 7 75 who resides at Kansas City, Kan., is writ- .> the shade. Mr. 1 Allen's law" is a radi- i col. 51 14 00 n 5 :« 75 ing a volume on Kansas Botany which will "new " •2.5 1 lU 110 5 1 40 (10 (i.J (10 cal change from the old order of things " add many new species to the flora of Kansas. and '1 IS 0(1 45 00 72 00 MS 00 w ell it is that he did not live a few hundred 1 page 30 (10 , 65 00 100 00 l.iil 00 Prof. Plank says no state in the union is years ago when he and richer in botanical specimens than Kansas. his "new law" might ha\ e been roasted. Itemirtances should be made by New York, There are over 2,000 species of flowering There is combustion in cliicn.ii'o or l<;insas City Draft; Money Order, tlie sun, no doubt, but according to the "new ( piants.— Topeka Journal. l'i>>l I i No I e or liny E x jjre^^s 'o's. Order. U n- law " has nothing to do with supplying us uscd liind'ict U. S. ixi^t usic si anii)S will be Referring to the above item the Tinws i..r -liiji- -liT one d(j!l:ir. with light and hcr.t, v\hichai-e entirely Jlakc man sa);: "Prof. E. N. I'lavdc, a fiutaaist due ^hl'lc•l^ iMoucy ;iiul Diuftf. payalflc and ad- to combustion -in the earth's of Kansas, asserts that there is no state in atmosphere. drc;^ a II sii bscriptions and comniunlcalions We need 110 longer think of the fixed stars, to the union that is richer in botanical specimens including the sun, as R. B. Tiouslot & Co., than Kansas. The professor will have to uninhabitable fire balls. Mr. Allen's discovery, that the sun, jilanets 180S X. Gth St., Kansas (Jity. Kiiii-as. get something" belter than that to tell the ai.d stars people before he can have his name inscribed shine by their own inherent light, substantiated, completly When Writing for Information, if you wish to upon the rolls of fame. Every farmer's wife revolutionizet Ma OiRTAIN OF A RePLY. PlEASE EnCLOSE StAMP. whatever u ho has ever gone down to the banks of the physics has lieretofore taught. iliscovery will "run" to pick greens knew that before the This new lead toothers fully as ICntered at the KansasCity, Ki-Nsas, I'ost- " impoi tant.all of which will help harnioni/e prolessor announced it. to ollice, for transmission tlnou;ili iln- miiilsat the principles fif nature and enatile us to bet- second class rates. If Prof Plank is at all like several other scientific men with whom we are acquainteil ter understand the creative power of nature. KANS.4S (JlTY, APKIL, ISOO. who have assiduously laljored for years for the .advancement of science M ith no th.aiglu Cui!,\N and fajianese belles seem to be just about as highly civili;:ed as the Sioux. of remuneration, it makes little dilTerence to The SiGN.Vb Service forecasts for iVn ty- Louis Quintana is a Cuban, for him whether " his name is inscribed upon the bound Japan eii^ht hoiH:; in advance, have been iiroveu rolls of fame " or not. It occurs to us that via Chicago and San P'ransisco. He has correct with almost mathematical accuracy. the Times man was not only hard up for witli him a number of glass jars half filled that particular but witli sugar cane and lightning bugs, which \Vf, prefer to Idl sultscriptions for 'I'llE copy on day was just a were for little "fresh" as well. He probably thinks contracted some weeks ago by an N A4 t' KA LIS r beginning with the first number emissary of the Japanese ruler. The bugs of Vol. IV. '^f tlie Kaw as a "run." are like those seen about here summer even-

I Till", Editor of the Ornithologist ami ings, except that they measure two inches in Messrs Naiman Josi-.rii and Co?^,^ii .... " Francisco, Cal., have favored us with Photo, Oologist of Boston, says; the great major- length. They have luminous sparks on each proofs of a large line of Indian goods from ity of oological collectors are honest and side of the head that constantly glow with a the Hudson ]!ay (Country. when they send out eggs which are not cor- sulidued yellow light. The under part of rect, it is owing to ignorance or to want of the bug is also luminous, but the full beauty A prominent corner in Kansas City. Mo., proper identification. Unfortunately, how- is not seen untill it spreads its wings. Then attracts the attention of passers by to a dis- ever, there are those who are positively dis- there is a perfect flame of gulden light. The play of stuffed birds, native and foreign. It lionest, and whose "errsrs" are the result of little fellows are worn by Cuban belles in the is quite creditable to the average intelligence a deliberate intention to defraud. " Then he coiffure, on the corsage or anywhere that to note the reinarks of on-lookers. proceeds to describe a number of "errors" ornaments can lie displayed. The bug is some of which are so palpable that the col- secured by pushing a fine hairpin down its disappearance of the Thk vast herds of Bison lector must either have been a great fool neck. In its constant struggles to escape from the Plains, the Western cultivation of himself or supposed tliat Ins customers were. the wings are lifted, display ing the full glow. the ground and the repression of prairie hres, Fortunately we have had no iuch trouble After wearing them at the reception or ball, begins aflect the arid to climate. The rain nor have similar irregularities been reported the living gem is released and put under a fall is increased, the radiates heat from the by our corresponde«-ts. There is a phase of glass jar with sugar cane. Under this surface less the and average mid-day tem- possible dishonesty we have been troubled treatment a bug will live over a month, re- perature is not so oppressive. with, however, which we wish to mention. taining its bright quality all the while. Collectors, especially amateurs, Dr. Wolfe of Reno county, Kansas is an haveorderetl enthusiastic corn-raiser. He recently pre- eggs which were sent by mail securely pack- Any person who can give information ed and bearing our imprint, together as to the p'resent address of I'dliot sented secretary Rusk, of the Department ol' with Prof. Agriculture, with a half-dozen huge ears postal notification. Several weeks or possi- Crane, formerly of Grand Rapids, Mich., which measured fourteen inches in length. bly months later we have been notified that will confer a very great fovor by com- eggs ordered Wolfe's last year's crop was 38,500 Intshels "those we so and so have never municating with the editor of Thi N.^.iu- from 500 acres. reached us, please fill our order at once." ralist. - —

The New Taxidermy. will be sent to each subscriber before the Newburg, New York, and measured work is completed. only inches. Several teeth This work is to be so complete, authen- nearly as large have been found in Ken- We have Just received from Oliver tic and elaborate, that all subsequent tucky especially at -'Big Bone Lick" Davie, tlie India Iiili drawings executed writers on Taxidermy will be compelled where a large number have been unearth- by Tlieadore Jasper from which the plates to quote from it extensively. It will be ed. Most of the teeth from Indiana, were for Prof. Davie's boolc on Taxidermy known as the edition de tee and will be found in the southei-n jjart of the state. are U> be made. well worth double the money asked. One very tine one from Spencer Co. was Dr. Jasper is an Ornithological writer Every public library, high school and discovered by a farmer while plowing. with whom everj' Naturalist is more or private libiary of any pretense, should The roots, crown projections, etc., less familiar. His India Ink work is ex- possess this valuable reference work and were all perfect, except one sma 1 root cellent and must be seen to lie appreci- wc cannot urge too strongly that every which had been broken off. The stub of ated. Naturalist, whether interested in laxi- this root ' showed the interior color of the l^rof. Davie, throuoh his Nests and dermy cr not, shall send in a subscrip- tooth to be yellowi.sh-white. Anyone Eg-u-s of North American Birds" is an tion, and as a guarantee of good faith, a could tell at a glance that the original " author with whom the Collectors and dr.ift for one dollar, which, in case the owner of the tooth, was a herbiverous an- Naturalists of North America are favor- wuremeuts5t3x434; inches. Bottom -tftg that 300 subscriptidus of ••iii3.00 cm h be xlj 3-(i inches. I.'c-oi-.yai! ized ISSll Lengi h of crown projec- guaranteed to Prof. Davie. It will not tions 1 7-lG inches." b" published without. About 130 sub- OFFICERS FOR 1390. scriptions have already been received. I'KOF. KDWIX W.VLfi.RS, President. BuMerflies at High Altitudes. Wlren ihe India Ink drawings arrived, E. BU'fTS, Vice Presiaent. be we sent postals to every one likely to K. B. rKOLTSL,(jf, Recording Secretary. 1 have just re.id in an Eastern maga-

interested and besides spent two days, D.AVIJ.) H. rODl), Correspond ing Sec'y. zine an article on butterflies, whei-ein it EDWARD T. KEl-M, Treasurer. assisted by Mr. E. T. Keim. in showing is stated, as a f icf rather remarkable FKEDERTC'K iMcTNlOslI, Librarian. the drawings. The results were very that among the Alps, buttertiies SIDNEY HARE.. Curator. have favorable as \\ e had lifteen orders tor been seen at altitiulesiis gi-eat as 8,000 feet. our trouble. EXECUTIVE COMIVliTTEE. 1 have on two oecasions seen them at generously consented to take heiglits considerably Mr. Shaw EclT/trardT.Kehn, greater than 8.000 cause. three copies for the good of the Dr, Oscar hraeclilein, feel but I did not I hen know that there It wasProf Davie's lirst intention to pro- Dr, Josepli Sliai'p, was anythin;^' remark.-ible about it. Dr, BroTOn. duce the \\oik in twelve monthly jiarts, R Wood Last summer, while on a peak of the Charles W, Dawson, at $1.00each, but has since decided tn i^-- Sierra Nevada mountains, at an altitude sue it in one octavo volume, neatly bound PUBLICAnON COMMITTEE. of 13,000 feel, I saw butterflies sailing in cloth atijio.OO per copy, provided adO leisurelj' about in the air above me, with E, B, Trouslot, Edward T. Keirn, be obvaiie'd. no more ado than if it had been a lowland bona fide subscriptions can Cliarles W, Dawson. There are flfty full iiage plates ccnitain- garden. That w as above the line of per- ing several hundred figures, illu-iraling xQ.rtliur Winslow, - S;ate Geologist, petual snow. In climbing that peak T Jefferson Olt-y, Mo. all taxideimal methods as well as I y ideal had i)assed over snow I en feet deep, and

thi' variou> families of li.- 1 he crags around m<' were covered with ice specimens from !!i'gnl;i r mci- 1 iii^;s tor i he no-xt si.\ rnon I

ocuui' on I he follow i ii^ iliil es : A|ivU s, M;> \ the animal kingdom in char:ie'rerist;c and sleet. The sun shone clear, yet the 6, :Ji);JniM.' :!, 17; July I, 1=), 29; .\n-nsi l-.>, .c. positions. air was cold.

M;iTINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AT M G I Plate 1, illustrates the common Rfdjin At another time, in the summer of 1887.

in the successive steps of moiuiiing. Several humli-ed valnaljle scieidiflic 1 saw buttertiies at an altitude of 11,000 beginning with the first cut in skinning, v^'Ol•ks h.ive been kindly donated by Prof. feet, on a mountain of British Columbia, 3. near the southeastern frontier of Alaska. each step being shown, uidii, in Plate Wm. Ferrel, I he great American nu'teor- the bird appears mounted on the drying ologist. There was a pass, although a high one threads. in the mountain, and the butteiflies were perch wrapped in At the lust meeting of the Acade\ny a this the various forms ami going through it toward the East, and Following list of Kansas City fossils compiled by

I methods in making u]) " seientiiic skins" .seemed to be migrating. Although these I Mr. Sidney Hai'e was presented and illustrated. wei-e not so high as those seen on the are adopted l)y the .Academy as a basis for j jiosi- Sierr.i Nevadas, yet. in a latitude so far Then, plates illustrating different wi'.rk. ! future This list will be published birds, both singlj' and in groups, iKu-th it was more surprising to see them, tions of I in the iM.av Natlikalist. the Blue Heron being particidarly tine. practically almost under the arctic circle. Explaining tlie pro(;ess necessary foi- MastiMloii Teotli. The butterflies were several thousand small mamnnils tlw Fox squirrel is ilbi- feet above the line of perpetual snow. By ( '. A. Hess, TOdinburg. Incl. trated in all the difl'erent stages till com- As I said, they seemed to be crossing the nioimtaiu, all going in the same direcl ion. pleted and mounted, perched on a T<>eth of this huge post-tertiary ;iiiiiiial branch as natural as life. (Mastodon ijiyrivtens) have been found in 'IMi'ise on the Sierra Nevadas. on the other For larger mammals ie([niring a fi'an)e- various parts of the country. In some hand, appeared to be flying about for pleasure, work the various steps necessai-y I'or the states they are more common than in their own not going anywhere dog. horse in j)articular. Hu Maxtodl in Scientific successful treatment of the others ; noted localities for them lieing and elephant are shown, also the various New York, Kentucky and Indiana. This American. steps taken in pre))aring lish. turtles and latter state wiis the '-field of investiga- .snakes. tion." aiid most of my observations were RESURRFCTION FERN. ii's ;ill'oi-il tie Opposite each |)late will be exact and m ade there. No colleetorof cui-iosi t eiin tO lis. .-^iii- willioul one OL- two Jiesn i rect ion t'ei concise descriptions enabling immediate The size <.if mastadon's icetli have sle siiecinieiis 15 e.t.s. Two siM-eiineiis '.'oels. harKC .olieets .Oil els., 75 els. and $l.ii(i, post- reference. been frequently exaggerated. Ihe lar- paul. C. E. PLEAS, „ „ A 1, Samples of the text and <'ngraving g( St tooth yet discovered. w;:s found near i_ .inton, Van Buien ( o., Ark. —

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VOL. IV. KANSAS CITY. KANSAS. MAY, 1S90. NO. 10.

List of Kansas City Fossils of the 24 Aviculopecten occidentalis. 62 Ctenopetalus occidentalis.

Upper Coal Measure. (Pccieu do .). 63 Ctenopetalus .semicircularis. Aviculopecten pi-ovidencensis 64 Cidarospongia ella. i t A-.uaeiny Al)l)iMved by the Kiui.-sas (_ y (Pecten do. ) . (if Scieiu-es, 'Ji. 1^*9 i. 65 Delocrinus hemisphericus. 26 Antliodus sp? nonipili'il ii>' -^ii>- IlARi-:. 66 Delocrinus missourien.^is. ^7 Bellerophon crassus. 67 Discina nitida. to you a Belleroplion carbonarius. I h.-.ve the pleasure of presenting 28 (Z*. inissovrien.'iis. ) . Though not complete it list of our fossils. inspeciosus. 29 Bellerophon (Ordicula nitida. ) . not contains many new names w hich have City a 68 Discina convexa? heretofore appealed in a list of Kansas 30 B el le ro ph on m rco u a n u o It combines the lists published by Fossils. 31 Bellerophon montfortanus. 69 Discina sp? Ben- Mr. Wm. II. R. Lykins and Rev. John

e 1 1 r e r c a r i n a t u s Discites toddanus. nett, omitting all doubtful names. 5^ B e o p h o n p 70 under many obligations to Mr. Wm. Discites sp? I am 3 3 Bellerophon ste\ensanus. 71. H. R. Lykins, Rev. John Dennett, Mr. W. 34 Bellerophon textilis. a Deltodus angularis. y. Parrish, Mr. E, Butt-., Mr. \). II. Todd (see Orfliojdeurodus carhonarivts. ). and other members of the Kansas City Acad- -> - Bellerophon sp? emy of Science for assistance in preparing Deltodopsis angusta. Bellerophon do. checking this list. 36 and ( Deltodus nugustus. ) . Although alphabetically arranged the or- Calamitcs cannifornis. 37 73 Eocidaris hallanus. der of life given in Miller's "'North Ameri- 3« Calamites sp? can Geology and Palaeontology" has been 74 Erisocrinus typus. followed, beginning each letter with the low- 39 Calamites sp? 75 Erisocrinus planus. est order, plants. Miller's corrections in 40 Cardiocarpon sp? ( Cen'ocrinus do. ) . spelling have also been followed. 41 C) clopteris sp? 76 Eupachycrinus platy basis. Annularia longifolia. 4^ Campoph}'llum torquium. 77 Eupachycriiius magister.

Axophyllum rude. Cyathophylluin do. ) . ( 78 Eupachycrinus craigi. Archaeocidaris longispina. Chetetes sp? 43 79 Eupachycrinus sangamonensis

Cijotliocrinns do. . Archaeocidaris norwoodi? 44 Cyathaxonia distorta. ( ) Archreocidaris species? 45 C}'a thocrinus stillativus. 80 Eupach\'crinus sphaeralis. Archreocidaris do. 46 Chonetes geinitzanus. 81 Eumetra vera.

(Rptziii do. ) . (proposed tor C. ijLahra. ) . /Esiocrinus harii. 47 Chonetes granuliferus. 82 Euomphalus pernodosus. 8 yEsiocrintis magnificus. do. ( Strpuroilijs . 48 Chonetes millepuuctatus, ) 9 Athyris subtilita. Euomphalus sudrugosus. 49 Chonetes smithi. 10 Ath)Tis sp? (E. riiijosus. ). 50 Chonetes verneuilanus. sudquadratus. I I Allorisma costatiim. 84 Euomphalus

do. . 51 Conularia crustula. { StraparoU'US ) 12 AUorisma granosum. 5^ Connlaria sp? 85 Ed mon d i a a sp enw alien sis 13 Allorisma regularis. glabra. 53 Cyrtoceras sp? 86 Edmondia 14 Allorisma subcuneatum. ncbraskensis. 54 Chaenomya leavenworthensis. 87 Edmondia 15 Allorisma subelegans.

do. . ( AUorisma ) 88 Edmondia reflexa. 16 Astartella vera. Chaenomya minnehaha. 5 5 89 Edmondia unioniformis. AvicLila longa. 17 ( Afhirisma do. ) . Edmondia subtruncata. ( GerviUia do. ). b 56 Conocardium parrishi. (see Cuneamya do. ). 1 8 Aviculopinna americana, Cypricardina carbonaria? 57 Entolium aviculatus.' 1 9 AvicLilopecten carboniferus, 58 Cuneamya subtruncata. (see Periiopevten do. ). (Fectfii do.),

( Edmondin do. ) . 20 Aviculopecten coxanus, 90 Fusulina cylindrica. 59 Crenipecten retiferus. Fusulina robusta. 2 1 Aviculopecten hcrtzeri. 91 ( Li Ilia do. ) 22 Aviculopecten interlineatus. 60 Cythere sp? 92 Fenestella shumardi.

23 Aviculopecten neglect uc, 6 Cladodus mortifer. 93 Fenestella sp? ......

Cases of Long Pupal Periods among 94 Fistulipora nodulifera. 137 Neuropteris eirodi. I^epiUopters. 95 Goniatites minimus. 138 Neuropteris smithsi. 11. K. liowley, Curryville, Mo. 96 Goniatites planorbiformis. 139 Neuropteris tenuifolia? In May. 1888, I received from Mr. W. Goniatite politus. altonensis. 97 140 Naticopsis H. Ed wards of Coalburgh, W. Va., two 98 Goniatites sp? ( Natica do. ) . larvae ot Anthocharis genutiu which were gigantea. feeding on pepoer grass. On the 22nd. Goniatites sp? 141 Naticopsis 99 of the same month both larvae pupated, monilifera. d Hymenophillites adnasens. 142 Naticopsis having suspended two days before. As the imagoes did not appear in a reasona- (see Ehacophyllum do, ) e Naticopsis nodosa. ble length of time I communicated the do. . 100 Hydreionocrinus pentagonus. ( see Trachydomia ) fact to Mr. Edwards and he informed me Natacopsis nodosa, they 1 01 Hydreionocrinus mucrospinus. 143 would remaiii chrysalids untill the

(var. hollidayi. ) . next May. 1 had reared the different {Zeacrinus do. ) species of Rhopalocera common to the sp? 144 Naticopsis nana. 102 Helodus Mississippi Valley and considered seven do. ) ( riatystoma 103 Lepidostrodus princeps. or eight months a long pupal period for 145 Naticopsis pricii a Butterfly and was unprepared for a 104 Lophophyllum proliferum. nuich greater length 146 Naticopsis sudovata? of time. C Cijathaxon ia do. ) The summer of 1889 came and went Naticopsis ventricosa. 105 Lingula carbonaria. 147 and still my little Genutia pupae showed {Narica do.). no signs of a change of condition but en- 106 Lingula scotica? teied upon the 148 Naticopsis wheeleri. secoi.d year of their fast. Informing Mr. Edwards of this fact he 107 Lepetopsia parrishi. {Littorina do.). then told me of the tendency in the gen- muiticostatum. 108 Lexonema 149 Nautilus ferratus. us Anthocharis to remain two years in the chrysalis state. 109 Lexonema rugosum. 150 Nautilus forbesanus. The pujjae were kept through the past 1 10 Lexonema sp? 151 Nautilus missouriensis. two winters in a closet, adjoining a wai m room and the first imago, a beautiful 1 1 1 Meekella striato-costata. 152 Nautilus nodoso-dorsatus. male appeared March Tth. 1890, and the (Plicatula do. do. ). 153 Nautilus occidentalis. other a female, five days later (12th.), 112 Macrochilina garcilis. after a pupal period of nearly 22 months. I Nautilus planovolvis. 54 I { Macrocheilus do. ) . have since learned that the Califor- Nautilus ponderosus. nia species of Authocharis often remain 113 Macrochilina intercalaris. 155 two years as pupae but my informer, (\a.r pulchillus. . I Nautilus sangamonensis. ) 56 Mr. E., dees not state that he has ever 1 14 Macrochilina medialis. 157 Nautilus species? known a Genutia pupae to go so long. Two years without food or drink! A 115 Macrochilina primigenia. 158 Nautilus do. long sleep but a glorious awakening! 116 Macrochilina texanus? 159 Nautilus do. The despised and groveling caterpillar is metamorphosed into a thing of beauty (probably large var of M. ventricosus.) 160 Nautilus do. and, as a gaudy Butterfly, it flits 117 Macrochilina ventricosus. 161 Nautilus do. from flower to flow'er on wings rivaling the rainbow in 1 1 8 Macrochilina delicacy of color, and, 162 Nucula parva? from a lowly diet of leaves, it sips 1 Macrochilina 19 163 Nucula venticosa. the nectar of roses!

I 20 Myalina swallovi. Another case.— A pupal period of from Nucula species? 164 eight to twelve months is common among 121 Myalina sudquadrata. 165 Nucula do. Sphinges and Bombycids but alonger pe- 122 Myalina recurvirostris. riod is rather an uncommon occurrence, 166 Nuculana bellistriata. ta least so far as my experience and obser- 123 Myalina peraltenuata. {Leda do. ) vation in raising larvae and handling pupae go. I 24 Myalina kansasensis. 167 Nuculana sp? On the 13th, of February, 1888, I receiv- 125 Myalina sp? 168 Orthis pecosi. ed four cocoons of CaUasomia angulifera

( 0 carbonaria. ) . from Miss E. L. Morton of Newberg, N. I 26 Monopteria gibbosa. 169 Orthoceras aculeatum. Y. These cocoons were spun in the mid- 127 Monopteria longispina. summer of 1887. Three of them produc- Orthoceras cribrosum. ( Girvilla do. ) . 170 ed imagoes the following May but the fourth remained over till the 19th. of 128 Monopteria sp? 171 Orthoceras species? the next April (1889), having passed 21 or 22 months in tlie pupal state. 129 Monopteria do. 172 Orthoceras do. I have had chrysalids of Smerinthus 130 Modiola sudelliptica. 173 Orodus do. Cl'riptogon) modeslus, Ciiheronia regalis, Eacle.s imperialis, Philampelus pandora Orthopleurodus carbonarius. other to fail to give imagoes I 31 Modiola sp? 174 and moths in the spring and summer, lingering even ) (Xystrodris occtdentalis . 132 Monotis gregaria. till early autumn before death overtook {Sandalodus carbonaria. ) them, but never new one to survive till I Monotis sp? the next summer. 33 f Orbiculoidea. In the April number of The Natural- 134 Mocrodon obsoletus. (see Discena, ist on 2nd. page and 3d. column, 28th, line irom top of column, read "It oft'ers tenuistriatus. serpillifolia? 135 Macrodon 175 Pecopteris the poorest collecting inducements" in- of "It ofl"ers the best etc." 136 Neuropteris aspera? Continued on aid. page. stead .. . .

A Brief Review of the Public Labor List of Kansas City Fossils of the 213 Pleurotomaria do. of Chaplain John D. Parker, of Ulipor Coal Measure. 214 Polyphemopsis inornata? Fort Biley, Kansas.

( Lexonema inornatum. ) . Chaplain John D. Pai-ker first visited Poteriocrinus missouriensis? I 76 215 Pernopecten avicnlatus. Kansas in 1866 as a delej^ate of the Gen-

(P. longidactylus. ) eral Congresjational Association of 111. ( Entolium do. ) . The following^ year he was elected Prof, Polypora SLibmarginata. ( Pecten do. ) . 177 of Nat. Science, at Washburn College 178 Polypora sp? 216 Pinna peracuta. Topeka. Illinois College, in recognition of his carbonaria. 179 Productus americanus. 217 Placunopsis attainments and services in Nat. Science, conferred on him, in 1867, the Degree of Productus cora. 218 Placunopsis recticardinalis. 180 Doctor of Philosophy. In 1871, Gov. James M. Harvey, 181 Productus costatus. 219 Pieurophorus oblongus. unexpectedly and without solicitation, ap- 182 Productus longispinus. 220 Pieurophorus tropidophorus. pointed Prof, Parker Superintendent of the Kansas Institution for the Blind, spien'Uiis . . ( P. ) 221 Prothyris elegans. which position he successfully filled for Productus magno-costatus. four years. On resigning this 183 222 Pseudomonotis hawni. position he moved to Kansas City, Mo., where he 184 Productus nanus. 223 Pseudomonotis radialis. was engaged for seven years as city mis- nebraskensis. sionary for all the Protestant churches, 185 Productus ( Pecten do. ) . and in teaciiing. editing and proof read- 186 Productus pertenuis. 224 Phillipsia major. ing. Prof. Parker originated the Kansas prattenanus. 187 Productus 225 Phillipsia minor. Academy of Science and the Kansas City Academy of Science. He gave fourteen 188 Productus puuctatus. 226 Phthanocoris occidentalis. years of constant and tireless effort, sometimes amidst tinancial embarassment, and 189 Productus semireticulatus. 227 Peripristis semicircularis. under great discouragement, to laying Ctenoptychius do. ) . 190 Productus symmetricus. ( the foundations of these societies. The 228 Petalodus alleghaniensis. states of Kansas and Missouri, in recog- 191 Productus sp? nition of this labor of love for the pi-omo- P. destructor. ) ( tion of science, for which he expected no 192 Platyceras nebraskensis. 229 Rhacophyllum adnascens. earthly reward, secured for him a Chap- Platyceras sp? laincy in the United States Army. Since 193 ( Hymenophillites do. ) . his appointment in the Army he has Schizopteris do. 194 Platystoma grayvillensis. ( ) , been stationed at Forts Mc Kavett and instearl of P. tumidum.) lepidodendroidea Sioektoii in Texas, and at Forts Hays ( proposed 230 Rhombopora and Kiley in Kansas. By a recent order 195 Platystoma peoriensis. 231 Rhynchonella uta. from the War Department he will be

E. osagensis. ) sent to Fort Robinson in Nebraska, Kan- [96 Pleurotomaria bonharborensis ( will lose an old resi- ( Terebratala uta. ) . sas, by this change, broadheadi. dent, one whose history is a part of the 197 Pleurotomaria mormoni. 232 Retza history of the state.

punctuHfera. . 198 Pleurotomaria carbonaria. ( B. ) The above is an extract from the Junc-

mormonii.) . ( Terebratula tion City, Kan.. Tribune. Pleurotomaria coniformis. 199 We are also in receipt of a letter from 233 Syringopora multattenuata. ( P. conoid'is. ). Prof . Parker from which we quote the hemisphericus. following: "I like The Xaturalist 200 Pleurotomaria coxana. 234 Scaphiocrinus very much. It \s vmltum in parvn. With Spirifera camerata. 201 Pleurotomaria grayvillensis. 235 a little effort I think its circulation might be greatly increased. The Natu- Spirifera lineata. 202 Pleurotomaria kentuckiensis. 236 ralist brings me the flavor of Nature, proposed instead of P.depressa.). and 1 love the aroma of the fields and the ( 237 Spirifera plano-convexa. groves. I am glad you contend for the missouriensis. 203 Pleurotomaria 258 Spiriferina kentuckiensis. historic integrit\' of the Moundtiuilders. A man who oofounds the Moundbuilders 204 Pleurotomaria newportensis. 239 Spiriferina kentuckiensis. with the Indians, I think, has never stu-

( va.r. propatula. ) . died the mounds very carefully, or the 205 Pleurotomaria perhumerosa. character and habits of the North .Amer- 240 Streptorhynchus crassum. 206 Pleurotomaria sphaerulata. ican Indian. Hemipronites crassus. ) ( It farely makes my heart warm to heai-

speciosa? Orthisina crassa. . 207 Pleurotomaria ( ) of the prosperity of the Kansas City Academy of Science. My faith is 208 Pleurotomaria subscalaris. 241 Streptorhynchus crenistriatum now- reassured, and I believe the good people Spirjfera crenistria. ) . ( City, will, in due 209 Pleurotomaria tabulata. of Kansas time, arise in 242 Syntrielasma hemiplicatum. their might and give you a fire pro(jf . a ( Turbo do. ) building for permanent home for your hemipUcata. . ( Spirifera ) collections, and an endowment that will 210 Pleurotomaria turbiniformis. enable you to prosecute your work. 243 Soleniscus fusiformis. Something like the Peabody Institute would be an honoito Kansas (Jitv. a 211 Pleurotomaria valvatiformis. ( Machrocheilus fusiforme. ) monument to science, and return a hundred Continued on 6tli page. 212 Pleurotomaria species? fold to the people.'' .

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Upper Coal Measure. er Division of the Kiiuh'rhook (iroiip. Platyceras sp? 3. Allorisma hannibaleiisis? 21' K. R. Rowley, (Jukkyville. Mo. [^amellibraiich, 2 and 4. Lanielliabranoli, 4. 244 Schizodus Curtis. Above tlie Is iagara Oolite and resting Avieiilopecten? sp? 4. 245 Soleniseus newberryi. upon it at all of the outcrops we have vis- Spirifera marionensis, 2, 3, and 4. ited in this county, are a few feet of black sp? 3, and J. ( Sex.onemu do.). shale, referred by Shuniard and Swallow sp? 4. 246 Soleniseus ventricosus. to the Hamilton group of rocks. Their liuiinibalensis, 2. 3. and 4. identincation of this strata, warranted 0.yrtina aculirostris, 2. 3, and 4. ( 3Iachrocheilus i^entricoswm. ). " only by its position and color, and iu ? sp? 3 and 4. wheeleri. 247 Schizodus the absence of all fossil remains is wholly Athyris hannibalensis, 2, 3, and 4. {Littorina do.). unreliable. sp? 3. In the old Missouri Survey we are told, ? sp? 3 and 4. sp? 248 Schizodus however, that but one well marked out- Terebratula sp? 3. crop of Hamilton rocks had been met " ? sp? 3 249 Solenomya radiati. with in the state and that north of Ashley Rhynchonella niissour iensis, 3, and 4. 250 Solenomya species? Pike Co., Mo. We have never seen this Orthis sp? 2, 3. and 4. locality and can say nothing of the cor- Steptorhynchus sp? 3 and 4. 25 I Solenomya do. rectness of the I'eference but hope some Prodnctel]a pyxidata, 2. 3 and 4. j day in the near future to visit the Ashley ('hunetes ornata. 3 and 4. 252 Solenopsis solenoides? beds and will be glad to give the readers sp? 3 anil 4. j Clidopfirous do.). Ling'ula sp? 1 and 2. ( of The Naturalist the results of our

I observations. The above mentioned •• sp? 4. 253 Streblopteria tenuilineata. black shale is about three feet thick at Cronia rowleyi (G-iirley's sijecies 3. I {Pecten t&niiilineatus.). Louisiana and we have been fortunate sp? 3.

j Disci na. sp? 3. I enough to find in an inch band of the Serpula insita. 254 black shale, teetli and cranial bones of (V)nulari'i sp? 2. Spiiorbis kinderhdokensis. 3 and 4. carbonarius. tishes identical with remains found above -5 5 Spirorbus in the blue shale. This latter shale is Comidites carbonarins, 3 and 4.

( i fiiromices aminoii is ). about fifteen inches thick and directly l)ichooiinns sp? (base and column.) 3,4. Zaphrentis sp? species.) 3 and 4. 256 Synocladia biserialis. overlies the black shale, containing, be- (2 sides the Ichthyic remains, a few Brach- Michelissia sp? 2. 3, and 4. 257 Trigonocarpum starkianus. iopods of species found above. Between Bryozoa (several incrusting forms.), 3. 4. the blue shale and the IJthiographic I'tychostylns siibtiimidus, 2. Terebratula bovidens. 258 Limestone pi-oper are a few inches of soft Fpocge. 2 and 3. clay-shale, yellow or brown in color and Felioites gracilis, 4. 259 Terebratula sp? yielding an interesting and often finely The Kiuto^raph. 260 Turritella stevensana. preserved series of fossils. The Litliographic Limestone itself, is nodosum. N. Y. Letter to Minneapolis Ti'ibinie. 261 Trachydomia nearly fifty feet ni thickness and is made During tlie hour's talk that 1 had with nodosa. ) . of a great number of thin layers, from ( Nalicopsis up an inch or two at the top to quite a foot ICdison lie told me of the kintograph, his Ulocrinus buttsi. 262 at the base; grathiallj' thickening from new apparatus for i-eproducing the scene downward. upon the stage of a theater, or any other Ulocrinus kansasenis. above 263 tlie Ini- This stone is yellowish or bluish and moving picture; also of nmv 264 Yoldia carbonaria. very compact, breaking with cotiehoidal ])iovemeiiis upon the phonograj^h. and fracture. hi.-- process of getting iron from ores 265 Yoldia stevensoni. Tlie layers are separated by softer yel- iieM'lofori' cdnsidert'd wortliless. The a low stone, often little harder than clay, kiiiioi;r:ii)h is most astonishing affair, 266 Yoldia sp? and the seams near the base sometimes which, while extremely simple, may possibly become a wonderful adjunct to 267 Zeacrinus maniformis. give the collector beautifully preserved Brachiopods. The only fossil near the the phonogra|)h. When it is comi)l('ied Poteriocrinus do.). Edison is tlioroughly convinced ( tO)) of the Lithiographic Limestone is the — and Peculiar fo-m called Felicites gracilis. tliat its prifectiou is now mei-ely a qne.«- detail it-v\ ill be the rest of the remains being confined tion of and experiment— only the voice of a to the base of the litnestonc and the un- possible not to hear Fossils of the Loess: the ph'inograi)h, derlying shales. person coming from hut

see person's face just as it. w Begining with the base of the Kinder- to the as Helix sp? the words were spoken, w itli every hook Series and passing upward we will when cliange of expression, the nu)\(Mricnt of Helix do. number the subdivisions of tlie strata lips, ihe eyes. etc. If it i< a re and use the numbers after the species of the production of a scene upon tlie stage the Pupa do fossils in the following list. All species picture will be seen, the actoi's moving followed by 1, are found in th(^ Black shale: about, and making proper gesluivs Succina do. as those by 2, in the Blue shale; 3 in the yel- they speak. In the case of the head of shale, and in the person talking to you from the pho- Mastodon giganteus; tee low clay 4, the Lithographic Limestone. nograjjli it will be life size if necessai-y. The mech.iiiisni by which this is ac- Ichthyic remains, 1 and 2. and fragments of bones. complished is extremely- simple and the ( 'oprolites, 1 and 2. thing has been made possible by the dis- Molars of Ruminants. Phillipsia sp? 2. covery of iuslauiaueous photography, by which animals in motion or a cannon Orthoceras sp? 4. Incisors of small rodents. ball tU ing through tlie air have been Goniatites sp? 4. photograDhed. Ant Warfare, a cat. mouths as does ^ « ill be inserted free for actual subscribers. 01)siTvatic>iis of a (irologist. What a wonderful accomplish- ( "PV must be detached from letter and _jnent for these little creatures. I written on one side of paper only; not to ex- The other day I saw a most ceed five lines, including address, estimat- go back over the path and find it ing eight w-ords to the line. It was a raid interesting sight. in every way the easiest, shortest of red ants upon a by an army and most convenient that could A large collection of Lepidopterous Insects from North and South nest of blaclv ants of a smaller have been chosen; no engineer America, Em-ope and Asiii, Will e.x-change for species I do not I noticed a swarm of more could have done better. 1 calcu- size. have or will give Lepldoptera for good fossils. than two hundred ants of a kind late the distance. Each way they Live pupae and cocoons on hand. li. R. Rowley Curryville, that are about five-sixteenths of have travelled over eighty feet of I'ikeCo., Mo. W.^KTi-D. The IV,Ill.Geol. an inch long running around this hillside and forty feet of level Sy. and the fiftli OhioGeol. Sy. Will exchange upper coal at ground. In twenty minutes these way and that, and was sure measure fossils for same. once that something unusual was pigm}' warriors had marched two- Sid. J. Ilai'e, 24J5 E. i:5th St. Kansas City, Mo feet, a about to happen. W'hen I first hundred and eighty raided TO EXCHANGE: Fir.st class singles or saw them they had just arrived at city and brought back the spoils. original sets with data in full for first-class original sets with data in lull. Lists ex- the corner of the barn and a lot of Chas. W. Dawson. changed. CUAS. H. CULP, them that had lost their way were Gilroy, California.

swarming up the barn door. On Insects nt Hiffh Altitudes. THE EDITOR of The Nattjkalist desires looking closer I saw that these to exchrnge for Oologic.al specimens not in Dr. E. Sterliiio;. his coUeetion. Send list and receive hi.s. were only straggK-r,^ and that the WILL EXCHANCiR mounted birds and main body was advancing along Ill your April Natukai.ist 1 soo a skins for birds not in my collection. Also beside the barn. I iioto on "Kutrrrtlii's at high altitudes.'" the ground flrst-class eggs. \V. H. Parkek, Taxiderm- drew back the weeds until I found wliich rciiiinds me that in August of 1850 ist, Abilene, Kan. the head of the column and kept r 111 111" a bilooii a-coiisioii from the IFipiMxh-one at P;iris. under the guid- abreast of it afterward. Jnh Printing anee of the Brothers Goddard. At the Three or four of the little war- kinds ot printing at as low a figure as is con- lii'iglit nf over 14.000 feet, a number of

should send s1nTii|i lor :i wide and four feet long. On they duriiia; the entire trip, which lasti'il t:ilogiie, to ICrlitor NA I rUALIS I. ran as straight as an arrow to- hours. 'I'liis is about the liieatest eleva- ward the edge of the bluff— down tion of Insects yet on recoi'd. Gen. Fre- over it and into a hole a foot or mont, yon know, picl^ed nii a llumlile To two below. Immediately dozens Bee some K^.dOO feet above sea level — We have in stock a sujiplv of the following enumerated F'ossiL Fisii 'from the Gkeen Cleveland. Ohio. of black ants came running out, river shales; Du'Lomistiis analis. D. HUiM. u.ius, D. ALTiis, D. Pusirrus, on slabs from some with loads of eggs and some Bdok Reviews. 4 to 6 inolies in length. For terms, address NATUKAt.ISTS' EXCHANIl K. box 6, KANSAS without— all frirrhtened and flee- I Tr v, Jlo. lioolts reviewed or announced in tliese col- ine for their li\ for thev were umns can nsnally be obtained ;it regular

rales, through tli(.' lidi 1 oi of t liispiiper. attacked from all sides and rob- RESURRECTION FERN. bed of their precious burdens. No collect or ot ciii iosit ies can afford to be The Yon/ lis' Cmiipauion is an entertaining; wilhontoneor two Resurrection Ferns. Sin- Now there is a continous stream gle specimens 15 c1 s. Two specimens 2.5 cts. wtekly that should be in every famih'. Lar.ge sheets 5Ucls., 7.5 els. and $l.iili, post, of the red fellows in paid. and out of the the iiilibshcrs are rloin<; nicely in that di- c. E. PLEAS, ] I iuiou, \ nil Bnrcii <.'o., .Vrk. nest and the outcommg are laden reclion as tliey announce over 400,000 with eggs and )-uung. So quick- subscribers. We will receive w-VJ subscriptions for the Companion for $1.75 .Jas]terized Wood. ly has it happened that inside ot anil also send \^)1. IV of the Naturai- Fine specimens of .las]jerized ^\'ood three minutes more than lialf of is i . from Arizona, are now on sale in this the army has started back and I city, in large or small quantities, in any hasten to the head of the column QakiFalist-s color or combination of colors. Also again. Straight dack over the pieces showin^;' Amethj'St Crystals or same route to the corner of Polished. For )jartictil:irs address: the barn and thence on SUPPLY DEPOT Davhi H. 'J'odd. Kansas < "ity, ]\lo. up the hill. Up, up, up 'till I be- GOODS xVND srPl'LlES VOM gin to wonder at the distance they Taxiderinists, Eiitoiiiolosisis, Oolo- had come. One of the little lead- /7A'/1 I7'Q ^'ew Kev lo North American g'ists and Botanists. IgUQa iS) Birds, iicvised Edition, a full ers carries an egg in his mouth account ot every known species, 8(111 ]iages, A ixMiic, Bird Lime, Oops, Chenille, Excelsi- .'ilil iUust r;itioiis. llonudiii cloili or ilexible and stilkis able to leiither, $'..50. Address Ed itoi- A I keep in ad- or, Flowers, (ilne. Grasses, Fiosljng-, Icicles, N T R ALIST, vance of the other two. Over Le;i ves, .^Io~s, i\Iica, Plasl cr, Smalts, san(ls, .^tanils. Annealed Shields, Tags. Tou", Wire, Fine Specimens of Polished stones, sticks and other obstruc- ELf^-- Drills, lihnvers, Tra vs, Set 1 i 1 ig Hoards, C:'isi!S, Oork, CynniOe Hotlles. Korceps, Nets, otins, pushing and pulling, at last 1 n sect I' in S.I 'i il le't 'g( ; u ns, M < m n I i nu ;nii I Ur\-- Moss Jasper and iiig Pa)ier, Glass siKide-, Uoolc-, ox-il (ilass they come to the end of their jour- S liiides for l-'aii els, Kird skills, llird Kgi;siiii(l Jasperized Wood,

furiosi 1 ies. ne)-. They are met by the work- Smoky Quartz Cr\'stals in Artificial dJlass Eyes ers and a few slaves and either Feldspar and Hemtite. disappear with their booty or turn 1' a blisher of the Prices Reasonable. Address,— it over to the workers and begin ORNITHOLOGIST & OOLOGIST. to their toilet. D. li. Todd. 1217 ("hei i y St.. make They clean Frank B. Webster, 405) Wasliingtoii ,

Notice. E22:cza:^iNror es. condition, and only first-class specimens

will Ije insert eU f)'ee for iiclual subscribers. will be received. If you want to oidain

> . f,:i' :i> tho inil)lish(n-t: iind editor of Copy nnist be dotaelied fioui letter and a large stoi'e of valuable reading matter concerned, 'I'liE NATti- this piiptjr arc written oil one side of pai>er mils , not U) ex lei ns hear from you at once. RALIST will be discontinued at tae end of ceed live lines, iucl ud iik address, est iiiuU -., Yours truly. eiL;in words to llic line. Vol. IV. For several iiioiiths we have iuir Ki\. y.VTtJRALlST solicited subscriptions cnly for Vol. IV. consequently but few exienrt (iver that Birds" time. To these tiie amount of cash due Wanted I Offers in Birds' Eggs. A great variet\' of cuts for sale will be forwarded simultaneously with Skins. Indian relies. Fossils or Mineral the Issuing of No. 12. for any of tlie folhiwing \'aiu;.ble pidjli- The tune ufually devoted to The Nat- catious UAALiST now being entirely occupied lOU sets West AjAIEIiican S(Tent!st. with much more remunerative work, is J'ublishefl by (.;. K. (Jrentr. San ;)iege. the principal reason of our discontinu- Gal., at 1.00 per Vol. ing same. Should there be any one, how- Ihese sets contain 12 consecutive ever, who desires to continue its publica- numbers ending with No. 12, Vol.^i tion after the completion of Vol. IV, w e Eacli set eontains 220 pages id' in- should be pleased to hear from him and structive matter of innisual intere-t to would take pleasure in turning over our Nat lu-alistB. jMake an ofl'er for sevei al list of subscriptions that expire with sets and trade tlieni to yoiu' Irienils. per set, octs. 1 his Vol. Address Ed. JSTaturalist. Postage, Kansas (.'ity. 35 sets The Oolooist. Fublisiied by Lattiii cents per year. 'J'hese sets at 50 cheaj). A'Jiarcss Kci. Naturalist. A Fishy Bird Siory. contain 14 consecutive nituibers. ending with No. 12, Vol. \'. IS8S. I';aeli contains I'JO pages of interestin;' The Colamhvn Herald tells of the neat set matter for the Uolugist or yoinig \ai- manner in which a mother Quail piled uralist. Make an otier for one oi- mure up the twenty-eight half shells from and exchange them among a our which her brood was hatched, arranging sets friends. Posiage, per set, 3 cis. them like tea cups, one within the other. 75 sets The floosih;ii Natuba list, Pub- There are fish stories and snake stories, lished by K. B. Trouslot & (_;o.. Val- and there is no reason why there should paraiso., Ind, at 60 cents per ytai'. An not be l)ird stories. illustrated magazine of especial interest to Oologists, Ornithologists and young Naturalists. Twelve consecutive numbers, ending witii Xo. 12, Vol. II. 1887. Each .set ctmiains 170 pages of very reiulable nnilter, worth double the publishers' original jirice. IMake an oiler for one or more seis. They are excellent trailing stork. I'osiage per set, 4 cts. copies of " TiuiNG.s fkum Nature," an OF THE 25 SAWS illustrated magazine of popidar Nat- S A W - F I S H . ural History, formerly published by II. An interesting specimen M. Dow ns, Rutland, Vt., at 50 cents per

being .in extension of the na- year. The volume contains biO pages, sal bones of Pristis antiquo- all that was i)ubli.shed of Vol. 2. It is rum. Those offered by iis are neatly bound in cloth and 30c. has been

fine; from 6 to 8j4 inches long. our ca^h price, post naid. Iveail our Postpaid for 25 cts. wants in anotlier cohnnn of this page Ed. Naturalist. and then make us an offer, i'o.-tage, per Vol., 3 cts. Kansas City, Missouri. 100 sets of The Naturalist, now published at 50c. per Vol., contains much valuable matter Jof especial iniei'est 10 Geologists. Of this Vol. ten ninnliers are published. No. 3 only l)eiiig o. p. (out of print). Numbers 11 and 12 will follow inunediately. Plu- eleven numbers contain 70 pages. This is Modern Indian Pottery fresh literature and we ask and ex- good exchanges for these 100 sets. Made l)y tlie Indians pect prepaid. of Arizona. Vases, Postage Remai-ks; All idPers Urns, Pitchers, Saucers, Regulations and a stamp for reply will be ac- etc. All perfect. containing knowledged whether accepted or not. 20, 30 and 40c. each, After acceptance ship your specimens Postpaid by Ed. Nat- prepaid by wlnitever route you consider uralist. safest and cheapest, enclosing postage to prepay transmission of tlie nniga/iiies througli the nutils. Specimen* must arrive in a first-elass — — —

VOL. IV. KANSAS CITY, MO.. OCTOBER, 18Q0. NO.^ tt

Oescriptioii of a New Species of sies it may be distinguished by having no The Wolf Spider. Echinoderniata From the Upper vertical plates in the calyx, also the great Suddenly appears on the wall a dark ba^ Coal Measures of Kansas width of tlie subradials, and also the gray fly or i)erhaps a beetle. It moves City. sals being much longer and curved up- with wondeuful quickness, but always by lilvewise its variance wards; these are tits and starts, sometimes one way and other species of this By E. Butts. with any known then another. All at once it darts a few genus. inches from the wall and then flies back It found in the upper coal measures Aesion-inus lykinsi, n.sp. was again to the same spot. This action is at the corner of Tenth street and Balti- several times repeated, and is so quick calyx; Kansas Mo., in tlie This species has a paraboliform more avenue in City, that the creatiu-e's wings cannot be seen. Blue Shale known as Rock No. 97. surface of plates smooth; sutures not in- I approach the wall more closely, and find This species is liere first described and dented; column decagonal with cui-ved that the creatiu-e is neither fly nor beetle, is named in honor of one of our earliest intersections; basals five in number and nor even an insect. It is a hunting spi- local workers in Palalontology, Mr. \V. of hexagonal form; they are considerably der, and of course, has lio wings. How R. Lykins. bent up and measure from tip to tip about H. then, did it fly from tlie wall and back four times the diameter of the column. againV I have long been familiar with The subradials are comparatively large, Mosquitoes Veiled. these pretty and active spiders. I have having somewhat more width than Powdered ipecacuanha, one-half ounce; often seen them slide cautiously toward a alcohol sulphuric ether, each one half heighth, four of them are hexagonal and and fly, leap upon it, and have a sharp tussle It is said that a one heptagonal; these are very slightly ounce. when person with it before it succumbed to the ven- the skin curved, appearing nearly tangential to sponges this mixture on he can omed fangs. Window sills, especially the basals. The upper sides are about bid defiance to mosquitoes and other in- when facing southward, are happy hunt- in one-third longer than the lower sides, and sects so troublesome warm weather. ing grounds for this spider. I have often about live times the length of the ends. 0. & 0. seen spider and fly tumble together ofl" the window sill, and presently the spider return, still clasping its prey. It had saved itself from falling to the ground by

spinning a thread as it rolled ofl" tlie sill, and was able to regain its position by climbing up the thread. But until lately

I had never seen it leap from a pei'pendie- ular wall, and. to all appearances, fly back again. The thread afl'ords the means

whereby this reniarka/)le feat is per-

formed. It is extremely elastic, and when the spider has reached the end of its leap tlie thread contracts and jerks it back again, just as a child throws a ball

away from him, and draws it back to his Iiand by an India rubber thread which is

attached to it. How I had failed to notice this action for so many years I cannot imagine. Even the common wolf spider will act in the same way. I caught a glimpse of the creature crouching in the wall under the shadow of a vine leaf, so

that 1 could identify it. Suddenly it darted from the wall and alighted on the ground at some little distance, the elastic

thread causing it to describe a low and The first radials are considerably larger A HEAVY shower of frogs fell near Lou- graceful wve, just as if it had wings. than the subradials, and all are penta- don the other day. They were blown As it darted from the wall I put the net gonal; the distance across the top of the from some distance, doubtless. Ex. over it, and much to my surprise, found first radials is greater than it is at the in- Yes, and recently during a shower in that it was no insect, but a wolf spider. termediate angle, which, with the width Boston a pedestrian discovered a snake on Longman's Magazine. of the subradials is the cause of the pyra- the pavement, in front of 409, Washing- midial form of fhe calyx. ton street. Of course it came with the There is one azygous plate resting be- rains. But when Webster came down Roger Williams' park, in Providence, tween two of the first radials and on top from his "den" and pocketed his snake- R. I., is said to be a lovely spot, of which of the heptagonial subradial, which is ship and came near mutilating a "bean the people there are very proud. A quadrangular, the upper side of this plate eater" who was about to squelch the bronze statue of Robert Burns has been being slightly longer than the lower. snake with a big plank, they had to con- placed in the park.

The probosis, tentacles and cilia are the clude that at all events it didn't rain down, Who will be the first to donote a park same as A. imgnifiGUs, from which spe- and thus no doubt fell a shower of frogs. to Ivansas City? A Ciiuiiins Fish. CLIPPINGS. y had a patient who, by excessive smok- He who goes fishing in our quiet in- ing had bi-ought on '-an attack of amblyo- Facts, Theories and Observations in pia, with a centaai scotoma." That land watei's soon becomes familiar with

THE World Nature . ought to be a warning to the smoker. The the pretty golden and ruddy sunfish, but plain English of it is that the smoker's no angler, simply as such, ever saw this A great many "land-locked" salmon vision had become dull and weakened, lively creature at its best. It is one thing were lately placed in the river Tliames by and that he was afilicted with a ilizziness

to catch them, which is too easily done to the Thames Angling Association, in the which caused him to imagine that his presence of several gentlemen, who have head was constantly spimiing around. consider sport, and another and far no- a deep interest in the development of bler thing to watch their winning ways fresh- water fisheries. This species of Among the successful inventions in the when guarding their nests. He who practical salmon is considered to be admirably application of electricity, the does this will realize what a fish really adapted for a life in the Thames, as it is United States may claim the telegraph, is, for to credit those animals, as a class, not a migratory one. Fish that quit the the telephone, the ncandescent light, and with a modicum of common sense seldom vvaters of that river for the sea are not unquestionably the microphone also. occurs to anyone. But this much can be likely to return to it ever again, as the This is a brilliant record. To France be- set down as incontrovertible—a lish is no lower portion of the Thames is little bet- longs the credit of the accumulator and fool. ter than a huge sewer. the Gramme ring; to Italy, the battery Not long since, as I was passing over a and the Pacinotti ring; to England, the This is the Bruce system of balloon little bridge, I noticed a big mother sun- self-excitiug dynamo; to Germany, the signalling: An ordinary balloon of very fish in a violent state of trepidation, and drum armature, and to Russia, the com- transparent material is employed. In the paused to determine what was the trouble, mercial arc lamp. writes Dr. Charles C. Abbott in the side of the balloon electric glow lamps American Agriculturist. A single glance are arranged. The balloon is a captive It has recently been proven by meas- told me the whole story; a host of little one, and the rope which attaclies it to the urements that France is undergoing a pro- nunnows were darting in at the eggs that earth is utilized for the support of wires cess of slow sinking which may lead to covered the little space of a shallow nest, to convey the electricity to the lamps. serious consequences. Since 1884, the and the fish was defending them as best When the balloon is sent up at night the "genie" corps of engineers have been en- she might. The attacking minnows were lamps are caused to illuminate the balloon gaged in effecting level measurements

in two bands, and as one of these were at intervals of longer or shorter duration over the whole country, and it has been chased away, the other ruslied into the so as to present signals to the distant ob- shown that the country sinks from the depression in the sand. But before they server, in accordance with the Morse al- south toward the north. Thus between could seize the eggs, or so I thought, the phabet. Marseilles and Lille—a distance of 540 sunfish returned with a rush and scattered miles the sinking amounts to ten inches It is announced that Messrs. Appert, of — the intruders. annually. If this movement continues, Blichy, France, have discovered a pro- So it kept up and apparently the northern part of France may in a few would cess that will make glass-blowing by the have never ended submerged. It may had not a formidable mouth unnecessaiy. Many attempts have centuries become enemy of the sunfish appeared the here be mentioned that off the coast of St. upon been made to get rid of this painftil pro- scene. This was u huge sucker, and en- Malo, in fine weather, fossilized trunks of cess in the operation of glass making, but tirely too powerful a foe to be met in trees may be seen at the bottom of the sea, to this day, in every bottle house may be single combat. The sunfisli recognized indicating that these parts were once seen pale-faced men with their cheeks this at once, and hit upon a happy expe- above water. hanging limp in folds, the result of years dient, which succeeded admirably. In- of glass-blowing by the mouth. Cases You may find hens in a hennery, but stead of vainlj'' darting at tlie sucker, it have been known in which men's clieeks don't look for bats in a battery. sped round and round its nest with incon- have been worn so thin that they have ac- ceivable velocity, and so stirred up the tually cracked, and it is a common sight A naturalist has drawn the following water that tlie intruder was frightened or in a bottle house to see blowers at work likeness between human beings and bewildered, and beat a hasty retreat. with their tliin cheeks puffed out like tlie the ant: Their extraordinary likeness in It was all a matter of a few minutes, but fingers of a glove. many respects to human beings is perhaps how much transpired! The little min- the most wonderful thing about them. To A great discovery of fossil footprints nows proved their cunning by their tac- begin with, they live in large cities of has just been made at Bosworth's quarry tics but what a deal of quick wit centered their own building; they have a queen in in Holyoke. Here is a clean surface of in the brain of tlie sunfish. each community to whom they show most shale about 100 by 40 feet, on which arc loyal respect and devotion; they have an seen about 200 tracks. Nearly all of them Mr. Chas. F. Carr, of Madison, Wis., army of soldiers to protect the busy are in rows, the longest row containing has again entered the publishers' world, workers, they keep slaves; they make use seventeen tracks. The tracks are from presenting Volume 1, No. 1, of the Wis. of a certain insect called the aphis, much six to eight inches in length, and were conain Naturalist. It has sixteen pages, as we make use of cows; they are fond of probablj^ made by a reptile, that, if it had exclusive of cover, the latter, by-the-way, their homes and are ready to fight vigor- front feet seldom used them. This is being decorated with an excellent full ously all invaders; they are careful and without doubt the largest uncovering of page engraving suggestive of various tender in cherishing their young; they tracks since the daj's of President Hitch- branches of nature. lay up stores for the winter; they are most cock. The following interesting table of con- particular to clear away rubbish from tents is presented: Salutatory, Do An- Carrier swallows are now used in their dwellings; they even seem to have imals Reason; A Trip to the Natural France by the military authorities instead certain ceremonies on occasions such as a Bridge, Marine Illumination, Passenger of pigeons. A test was recently made at formal funeral. We should not be sur- Pigeons Nesting in Wisconsin, Black Rauboix, and fifteen of the birds were prised to learn that although the ants are Terns Abandoning Their Nesting Haunts given absolute freedom of wing for the said to resemble human beings in these Excavating a Mound on the Shores of first time. They flew in different direc- particulars, they, as a matter of fact far Lake Mendota, List of Turtles in the vi- tions, and in about twenty minutes one excel them in thoroughness of execution. cinity of Madison, Random Notes and came back and perched on the trainer's The nests which they build for themselves News, The Indoor Aviary, The Fresh outstretched finger. In half an hour are described as houses full of passages W^ater Aquarium. every swallow was back. and rooms, or as cities full of streets and Encom-age Mr. Carr by sending 50 cts. A London physician who is an expert houses, always partly below and partly or a year's subscriptiou. in diseases of the eye, says that he reeent- above ground. —

come an institution which commands re- Visit the exhibit of the Academy of Sci- Tlê Iât-upalisi ence at the Inter-State Fair. spect for its general arrangement and sys- Editor. tem, as well as the great use made of the K. B. Trouslot. Between the Ural and Okhotsk seas Assisted by E- T. Keiin, David H. Todd and limited facilities afforded it. there is a spot half as large as the state of Sid. J. Hare. The Art School, just about to enter Michigan, which is frozen ground to the of Science, The Aciideiiiy upon its fourth year, shows in its lusty depth of ninety-four feet. That is, it has Proprietors, Publishers ,iiul growth that notwithstanding the com- never thawed out since the world was Kansas Git^, - - Missouri. mercialisms essential to so new a city as created, and probably never will. ours that it has fomid appreciation and Vii 8 page '24 coluiiin MoiU lily Journal, de- all of voted to brandies support. If necessary we could cite The man who, in the dim morning of more such instances, but these are suffl- societj', made a flint knife, had a hard cient to raise the question whether Kan- labor to execute works of skill. The man CORRESPONDENCE AND ITEMS UPON SUBJECTS OF IN- TEREST TO NATURALISTS SOLICITED FROM ALL. sas City is not now ready to make use of who, succeeding hiiu^ had a Sheffield blade TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION; an Academy of Science. We believe it is. could do perhaps 1,000 operations which Single Sub. - - $1.00 per year. For the past two years a niunber of in- the flint knife could not accomplish. Countries. - $1.10. Per year in Foreign terested gentlemen have been meeting for Cardinal Manning. Sample Copies, - - 10 cts. each. the purpose of discussing scientific sub- Dollars' worth ot First-class spaci- Two jects, and while the number attending Geo. L. English & Co., of Philadel- meus, pre-paid, will be received as payment for one year's subscription. Send list from has been small, the interest has never phia and New York City, notified us sev- which to select. flagged. eral weeks since that they had forwarded This society has now over 1,000 vol- a cloth bound copy of their i^rice list and RKASONABLE. lunes—the gift of Prof. Wm. Ferrell, and catalogue. To-day it reached us via Val- Remittances should be made by New York' a number of other books—the nucleus of a paraiso, Ind., and Kansas City, Kansas, Chicago or Kansas City Draft; Money Order, the postuian claimind 12 cts. for his trou- I'ostiil Note or any Express Go's. Order. Un- library, stored at present for want of a 1 and 2 ct. U. S. postage stamps will be used better resting place. ble. accepted for sums under one dollar. Make Orders and Drafts and Express Orders Money The exhibition in the West Central Mr John M. Bkumbugh, of Concordia, payable to T. of Exhibition Building shows E. KElM, Treasurer, wing the representing the state fisli commission, is direct all Communications & articles And what can be done in the way of a scien- distributing fish through the to waters of the R. B. TROUSLOT, tific collection made with but little trou- Missouri in this vicinity. The fish com- Kansas City, Mo ble. Some accommodation, however, mission is doing a flourishing business should be aft'orded for a library, and for When Writing for Information, if -riu wish to this season and all the streams of any Ma-ê Certain OF A Reply. Please Enclose Stamp. the collections of scientific objects, which, importance in the state are being stocked at present, this society accept for Official Organ of the cannot with young fishes. There will be rare want of a suitable place to arrange and sport and some rich dinners as the result display them. of this season's work of the fish hatchery. Should such quarters be provided, they Ke-organized 1889 would be used for the meetings of the so- A WONDERFUL landscape on exhibition OFFICERS FOR 1890. cietj', which at present cannot be largely in Paris is execwted in European and for- attended for want of accommodations. eign insects. Every desired tone is sup- I'ROF. EDWIN WALTERS, President. Our city is constantly becoitiing better plied by 45,000 coleoptera in the fore- E. BUTTS, Vice President. in east for the inter- ground and 4,000 varieties of the insect R. B. TROUSLOT, Recording Secretary. known the and west DAVID H. TODD, Corresponding Sec'j. est taken in the thorough study of nat- tribe for the remainder of the picture. EDWARD T. KEIiM, Treasurer. ural sciences by those now interested in The work required four years of the ar. FREDERICK McINTOSH, Librarian. this society as well as others. tist's time. SIDNEY HARE. Curator. A suggestion made by a correspondent What's the matter of arresting him for Entered at the Kansas City, Missouri, Post is one; it is cruelty to animals '? ollice,'for transmission through the mails at of the Star a good for a build- second class rates. ing that will be self-supporting from the Since Jacob Pfecht, of the Erie Motor rents of store rooms on tlie first fioor and Kansas City, October, 1S90. Car Co., of Erie Pa., has discovei-ed a oflices on the second— the third and fourth process of personal insulation, is it not fioors to be devoted to such institutions as The spirit of tlie age, Democracy, quite that there will be no more are in their nature not self-supporting, probable shows iself nowhere more vividly in con. electrocutions ? while at the same time desirable elements trust with the past than in the universal The other day Mr. Pfecht fortified him. in the life of our city, such as the Scien- culture and education of the mass of peo- self and received a charge of over 500 tific Society, for one. regardless of the artificial divisions volts with no serious results. If this is a l)le The desirability of such an institution into which some would still classify man- fact, linemen can hereafter work without is not open to dispute. kind. fear of being fried alive in mid air, to the We have stated the case as concisely as Schools, colleges, books, papers, socie- horror of a helpless crowd. possible. The matter rests with the citi- ties for the study of general and special zens who are looking around for means subjects abound to such an extent that the On the bank of the Skunk river, in the to make our city a desirable place in poorest need go to but small trouble to se- neighborhood of Richland, a few days which to live. Already a move has been cure the essential advantages in the pur- ago, L. J. Bales found the tooth of a pre. made towards giving this society a home suit of knowledge which wealth may historic animal of mammoth dimensions —but more help is needed. The active command. There was a large cavity in the molar and members of the Academy are in earnest, Kansas City's Public School System it was filled with coal in such a maimer as and they hope to hear from any who feel more nearly rej^resents the ambition of to show that it had formed there from the force of these remarks. The time is the city than any other outward evidence vegetable matter, thus indicating that the ripe to crystallize this scientific movement of its life unsurpassed in this respect by animal had lived at a very remote time — and give it the means for wider work. any other city of equal growth, its spirit from the present. The Richland Clarion Is the man here? is progressive and liberal, vying with the says that the banks of "Skunk river are oldest American cities in this American prolific in these prehistoric relics of an Only 10,000 copies of The Naturaust institution. age that is so remote that it is hard to Our Public Library has grown from a issued this month and not a very good conceive the vast number of yeass that modest beginuing a few years ago to be- month for The Naturalist either. have elapsed since they lived." — — —

NEW FOSSILS RECENTLY DISCOV- Discites Toddaiius. mystic crucible of nature, form the opal, ERED IN KANSAS CITY. the water giving to the gem that shifting, changeable, irridescent color which is the The Following Cuts Illustrate Thi

tive is the common flijt from which our JEsiocrinus Harii, M. Gr. forefathers struck the igniting sparks into their tinder boxes. "But the opal is not the only precious stone that owes its being to flint. The amethyst, the cat's-eye, the Egyptian jas- Class Cephalopoda —Family Nautili- per—all are idealizations of the ultimate D^. eff"orts of natiu'al chemistry acting on sili-

The above represents a fossil found in ca. What is the lapis lazuli? A bit of the neighborhood of Brush Creek. It common earth painted throughout with was first recognized as a new species of sulphuret of odium. And the torquoise Discites by David H. Todd, of this city. what forms if? and how did it receive its torquoise is M r. Wm. T. E. Gurley, of Danville, 111., soft, pale blue color? The confirmed this discovery and gave the va- phosphate of alumina, and copper in the riety the specific name it now bears. earth gave it its lovely hue. Chrysolite About twelve specimens have been found is pui e silicate of magnesia. Of the rare in this locality. Several are in the Acad- decorative stones and marbles, if there emy exhibit. were no carbonate of copper the seeker after malachite would find his search fruitless, and the sculptor would sigh in COMPOSITION OF GEMS. vain for the matchless Cai-rara marble if there were no carbonate of lime." New The Work Done by Nature's Chemistry York Sim. IN Forming Precious Stones. Class 1, Crinoidea. Family Paterio- crinidje. How Far Can You See 1 "No," said the chemist, "the ruby is There has been a great discussion going The Crinoid is generally the most covet not called a ruby because it ig red, for the on in Europe concerning the distance at ed of fossils, but few line specimens topaz, which may be yellow or a delicate which large objects on the earth's surface having ever been found in the Upper Coal wine color, and the sapphire, which is are visible. Emil Metzger mentions that measures. Very recently Mr. Sid J. blue, are both rubies. The humble toiler he once saw Keizeerspickt, in Sumatra, Hare, of this city, had the pleasure of an- consoling himself with his clay tobacco when separated from it by 110 English nouncing to the Falaentological world the pipe, the potter molding the plastic clay miles; he also says that on very favorable discovery of a new species found in a per- into shape upon his magic whe^, or the occasions he has made out to see Guy M.e- fect condition which has been named by delver in damp slate quarries, probably rapi, in Java, when 186 miles intervened. Messrs. S. A. Miller and William T. E. does not know that his pipe and his clay E. Hill, the civil engineer, says that he Grurley, and described by them and illus- and nis brittle slate are of the very sub- has seen Mount Blanc from Piz Mauraun, trated in the April number of the Cincin- stance from which the flaming Oriental near Dissentis, a distance of almost 120 nati Journal of Science. Several tine ruby, the mellow topaz and the rich miles. S. Starkie Gardner states that examples of this species may be seen at sapphire are evolved; but such is the fact. Mount Blanc is visible from Piz Land- the Academy of Science Exhibit. They are among the most beautiful of gard, though distant about three degrees. Buttsi. gems, yet are but simple crystals of a sili- Ulocriinis Waymper, the explorer, says that when ceous earth—mere bits of alumnia. The he was in Greenland he could plainly see glorious blue light that lurks within a mountain peak from which he was sepa- the sapphire is the chemical action of one rated by 160 miles. Tl e whole range of grain of iron on every one hundred grains the S^iss Alps have been looked upon by of alumina. The red ruby owes its bright- J. Hippislyly while 200 miles away; Sir ness and hue to a mingling of chromic W. Jones affirms that tlie Himalayas have acid with the pai-ent clay. appeared to his view from the great dis- "Different from the Oriental topaz is tance of 224 miles. St. Louis Republic. the topaz from Brazil, which, beautiful

- - -- as it is, is nothing bnt a compound of si- WU.L lica, or flint, and alumina, which also SUCOES.^ AWAITS ANY ONE WHO make himself thorougli, reliable and iic- makes the g-irnet, and largely compose cinate in Shorthancl and Typewi-iting. Tlie Dickson School of shorthand and Typewrit- Class 1, Ckinoidea. Family Delocrin- Occidental emerald and the Beryl the ing, Deardortr bnilding, southeast corner us, eupachycrinus. sini. or stone. These two stones also contain an Main .and Eleventh streets, offers the plest, easiest and briefest system, yet the This specimen was named by Messrs. earth known as glucina, so called because most thorough course. It is a progressive school with progressive methods for pro- Miller Gurley \\\ honor of Mr. E. Butts, salts discovered in & of the sweetness of the gressive times, with hundi-eds ol graduates by the City Engineer of Kansas City, Mo. it. in positions, highly recommended business public; course 12 weeks: session basal, or cut of the species shown "The dianumd is the king of gems, a The day and night ; enter at once. sun, above is the only one that has ever been monarch blazing like the and the opal is its moonlight queen. Yet, as ev- found and is a very interesting fossil. Rare OpportiBiity. ery one Knows, the diamond is only a chip The members of the Academy regret As I wisli to devote all my time to the that the type specimens cannot be seen at of coal, and the opal, as every one does Ta.Kidermy and Natnral History business, I close oiit entire stock of live birds, their exhibit, it having been loaned to not know, is simply a mingling of silica will my cages and bird goods at a reasonable figure. Mr. Gurley, of Danville, 111., through the and water. But the diamond is the spir- Here is a sood chance for anyone wishing to evolution of coal, the realization of kindness of Mr. Butts, who has spent itual establish a Bird Store. Would take desirable nuich time and money in developing the its higliest being. Ten parts of water and Natural History Specimens tor part pay- CAKR, Madison, Wis. winoidea beds of this vicinity. minety parts of silica, combined in the ment. C. F. . —

Our Academy. ing to the Artie ocean, in defiance of the A meteorologist experienced in weather The Kansas City Academy of Science Rocky mountains and the laws of nature, forecasting might easily have foreseen has liad a financial strugo:le for existence while the Columbia, Fraser and Kootenay the failure of the '-weather plant," Tl'e only consent to travel from its incipiency. Its members are seaward after go- clouds and winds at any particular place poor in property but rich in energy. ing in the opposite direction some hun- ou a given day will often undergo great They are determined to found and main- dreds of miles. But they also have very c'langes from the movement or influence tain an institution that will be a credit to peculiar ways of making ice, quite oppo- of atmospheric "waves," which, twenty- Kansas City. site to that laid down in the text books. In four hours before, were thousands of the Skeena I have observed the ice in au- Knowing our financial weakness, we uiiles distant from that place. As no tumn to form on the river bed among the plant, or even aninia.l, howev<- sensitive fully realize that we have undertaken boulders in globules, like a mass of fish

vai . diflicult task. spawn, this often growing- until the reef to iations of huiuidity am tempera- On this, fair week, we desire to take the actually reaches the surface, but more of- tui-e, can evei- be atteced by tbes.o remo te ten it breaks away in large pieces and public into our confidence and call atten «vaves in time to indicate a coming storui fioats off" dawn the stream, bearing peb- < r "cold wave," no confideno< . hatever tion to our work and plans for the future bles and even bowlders for many miles. As an indication of what the Academy There are many natural bridges on our pan be placed in its mo.uUons. The mi rivers aiso. In the Kicking inosa plate indicates the iiiO(lei-i':e tevu- may be exi^ected to do in the future in the Horse, three miles below Field station, there is a rock perature of 60 degrees by bocoming rigi'.!. way of tl)e advancement of science, atten- bridge in a slate formation which is in- 'iii calling attention to our manifold re. its ready escape at the ebb. Some of these the of revolutions of one of so>irces V salt water cataracts are as much as twelve by number feet to in- As soon as we have tlie floor space at high. the wheels of his carriage, which an On the Yukon the river the upper wa- our connnand, we expect to make a per- dicator had been attached. From these ters are i-endered quite clear by the depos- observations he came to the conclusion manent display of the material resources it of all their silt in a ehaiii of lakes, but of Kansas City for tlie use of manufactur- lower down a stream called White river that the earth's circmference was about ers, present and prospective. enters from the soutli, so charged with 24,408 Italian miles. glacier mud that the Yukon from thence This display will inchide clays, lime, ce- Measures executed more carefully were to the sea is too dirty for even the bottom made in many countries; by Snell in Hol- ment, building, macadam and lithograph- of a cupful to be distinguished. Gray- ic stones, native woods, fibrous plants, lings rise leadiljr to the fly above; no fish- land, by Norwood between London and gravel, sand, animal fibre and everything ing without nets is possible below. More- York, England. It was not, however, over, where the great river crosses the known to be of connnercial value to the until 1669, that Picard, under the auspices Arctic circle the tributaries from the tun- of the French Academy of Sciences, re- manufacturer. dra lands are like rivers of tea, so tleep is We expedt to be able to demonstrate, the stain of vegetable matter from the duced the degrees to anything like a cer- moss of the far south. Victoria both by an exhibition of tlie manufac- swamps — tainty. His plan was to connect two givief!. tured articles and chemical analysis, wliat points by a series of triangles, thus ascei'- can be done with our raw materials. taining the length of the arc of a meridian It will be seen from this short statement THE WEATHER PLANT. intercepted between them, to compare it with the difference of latitudes found by that the connnercial prosperity of Kansas making celestial observations. The sta- City will depend largely on work in the As A Weather Prophet it is Useless. tions used were Melvoisiue, in the vicini- line that we are trying to follow. ty of Paris, and Sonrdon, near Amiens. We ask the sympathy, co-operation, Vt'hile these measurements were being The attempt made in England by llerr made a discussion arose as to the interpre- financial support and general good will of Nowack to predict weather by the use of tation of them, some affl'Tnlng that they all who are interested in tlie dev elopment indicated a prolate, others an oblate spher- the so-called "weather plant," the well- of the resources of Kansas City and its iod. The former figure may be popularly nowii tropical climber, Elbrus prccatori- vast tributary territory. represented by a lemon, the latter by an c>((»-, have failed. A bulletin of the Kew orange. To prove which was right Pic- Edwin Waltkbs. Observatory, describing- tlie experimental ard's observations were extended far to the north and south, one expedition going tests, states that out of 140 predictions to the north and south, one expedition Wonders of the North with the "weather plant" only one going to Peru, the other to Lapland. The Tliere are a few very curious tilings weather change was anticipated bj^ Herr other to Lapland. The Peruvian expedition lyiie the question, about British Columbia rivers. Every- Nowack. Tlie result of the inquiry is worked years on the Lapland about five. The results of body knows that they flow in the wrong- that the plant is not to be relied on as a the measures thus obtained confirm the direction while they are young. For in- substitute for the ordinary systems of theoretical expectations of the oblate stance, the Peace and Laird persist in go- weather prediction. form.—St. Louis Bepuhlic. — —

KIN(;S OF THE JUNtfLE. mei-ation, though they can count only to secured a large number of shells marked ten. They have pebbles, each of which "D" and started out. Steange and Little Known People Who represents ten units, and if the articles Now Harry is a noted crack shot; so, Live in India. they wish to count are represented, for after firing at a Ruby-throat with no good instance, by three pebbles, it means that results, and nothing to show but a wing Only about twenty miles north of Cape the articles number three tens, or thirty and a tail feather of two other larger Haniorin, the most soutliern point of In- units. specimens, he became excited and com- dia, live a very ciirions people kiiown as Living within a few miles of civiliza- menced to investigate those "D" shells. tlie Kanikaras, or "Kings of the Jungle." tion and big towns, these primitive sav- This disclosed seven buck shot in Hidden as they are among the fastness of ages still make a lire by revolving a stick each one and explained the missing speci- the southern Ghauts, very little is known of hard wood in. the hollow of a dry bam- mens—shot to pieces. His brother had of them, for they seldom venture down to boo. The bamboo, by the way, serves to recently returned from an extended the coast towns, and exi^lorers have neg- imlicate the age of a kauikara. Any man deer hunt in the north-west, and lected them. They are one of the tribes who has seen a bamboo blossom three the "D" meant loaded for deer, instead of savages who live in a few parts of times is regarded as a very venerable of, as he supposed, "Ducks No. 8 shot." India, and who are nearly as wild as person. —N. Y. Sun. Harry examines his shells now, before though though they wandered in tlie jun leaving home. gles of Africa instead of dwelling in one Ueliuitions of the Day. of the most populous parts of the world. The Kindeegarden for Light and shade window. September be- Mr. George Cadell, while engaged in —A gins the third volume of this interesting A ready rider—The life-boat. surveys for the Forest Department of and household word Mortgage. valuable magazine. Though the ^Jndia, recently had occasion to visit the A — price of this periodical has heir-line The birth notice. been reduced Kings of tlie Jungle. They are an humble A — to $1.50, it has been nearly doubled With might and mane The lion. in s(>j:tof Kings and are compelled to be veiy — size, and many departments adled. Out in the cold A handkerchief. curefiii not to offend against tlie laws of — Among them none are more interesting The first person singular Adam. caste, foi'.they are regarded as the lowest — than An utter failure The stammerer. the Primary Sunday School depjirt- of the low, avid it is a part of their duty to — No sooner said than done Amen. nieiit and Our Nursery, which is esp(;- keep at a very' respectful distance from — cially interesting to parents of A niilitai-j' heir—The sun of a gun. young all the other pei'ple who inliabit the little The cream of the joke Ice-cream. children. native province jvhere they live. — Fixed up regardless The glass eye. They are not ai^'lowed, for instance, to — A buj--word and a reproach Boodle. (ieology in Viv&inia. approach within t;Wenty paces of any of — Booted and spurred—The slow horse. W. H. Ballon, the novelist, has made a the sliop-keepinoi,- or trading classes. A •pack" animal — The cigarette discovery in Virginia which promises to When they wish tjo make a purchase they fiend. be of great geological value. must deposit thePi money on a stump or While kill- The pale of civilization Face-powder. ing a rattlesnake in the mountains stone, and then I'etire until the money — near A line of business—The Ij^nchers rope. White Sulphur Springs he stirred up the lias been replaced iil">y the article they have Returned with thanks Grace before bargained for. T'heir abject position — earth and came upon signs of the geolog- meat. ical formation urdKCij Iiicru-very "timid. They ran away of the Silurian age. He Music by the banned — The organ- into the jungle whenever they saw Mr. sent for Prof. Cope of the University of grinders. Pennsylvania, who extended the exami- Cadell's c< ming, though he did not put on A rough estimate—Figuring in saHd- nation until he became fully convinced any airs '.ike the Brahmins, who despise paper. them. He found, however, an easy way that the range of mountains in Virginia A spark of genius— One who knows was formed in the earliest Paleozoic ages, to win their friendship. All he had to do when to go home. instead of in the second or Devonian pe- was to hang a small tin of gunpowder at Cut and diieil — Tlie man who was riod, as has generally been supposed.. their door post, and as soon as the natives It -withered by a glance." is on this account that the tops of the Vir- saw it they were always certain that any A beggarly account of empty boxes ginia mountains contain fertile one who made them so tine a present was soil. The average sporting column. Prof. Cope is preparing a careful scien- their good friend. They would then in- tific report on the discoveries, vite him to the best entertainment they which will The Humboldt I^ibraey, 28 Lafayette be printed in book form shortly. could provide and would build him a hut Ac- Place, New York Cit5', favors ns with cording to his judgment the Virginia among branches of the trees; for these 124 Quintessence of Socialism, by Prof. mountains are now to be ranked among curious natives sleep on platforms built in A. SchatHe, former Minister of Finance in oldest in the woiid. the fork of trees, and over the platforms the mountains Nev) Austria. Translated from the Eighth Ger- they rear grass roofs. They are York Pr ess. thus out man edition by Bernard Bosanquet, M. of the reach of wild elephants, are who A. Price 15 cents. apt to be nncomfortdbly inquisitive in for the Libi'ary. 125. Darwinism and Politics, by David Good Books the night time. G. Ritchie, M. 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poor iiiatchloeks. All elephants are the $.5.00; Jan. $7..j('. 12(). Double number. Physiognomy tions receivrd now after 1, property of the Maharajah of Davie's Egg Check List (.paper) $1.25. the Travaii- and Expression, by Paolo Montegazza, core province, A.O.U. Check List of N. Am. Birds 5iic. where they live, and the Senator; Director of the National Mu- Maynard'b Eggs of N. Am. Birds, $J.UU. Kings of the Jungle are required to help seum of Anthropology, Florence; Presi- Make dralts and money arders payable to hunt the elephant when his Highness dent of the Italian Society of Anthropolo- K.T. Iveim: and address all communications wants a little ivory. They are also re- to gy. Illustrated. Parti. Price 30 cents. EDITOR NATURALIST, quired to furnish wax for some of the 127. Double number. Same, Part II. temples, but render no Kansas City, Mo. other service to Price 30 cents. the state. They wear nothing but a nar- :E]22:oi3:^:]sro-Es. row loin cloth and a few ornaments and Not iiiaiiy days since an amateur taxid- bead necklaces. Leaden earrings are ermist, a young man of large mental cal- will be inserted fi ee for actual sn-liscribers. Copy must be detached fiom letter and the most conspicuous articles of women's ibre, holding forth in the city assessor's written on one side of paper only ; not to ex. dress. A very cin-ious fact about them is olttce, decided to do some specimen hunt- ceed tive lines, including address, estimat- that they have the decimal system of enu- ing. Rumagiug his brother's outfit, he ing eight words to the line. of fos- The Upper Divisions of the Kinderhook It will be observed that the series THE GREAT CENTRAL Group. sils from these various Chouteau locali- from the fauna R. R. liOWLEY, CURKYVILLE, MO. ties are entirely distinct unless the Dry Goods Store Resting upon the Lithographic lime- of the Lithographic Limestone, the two groups are identical stone in this coiuitj' are about twenty-five Orthis in OF KANSAS CITY, MO. several of the Chouteau feet of lead or dove colored shales, whol- species, while Located at the N. W. Cor, 11th and Main of the Lower ly destitute of fossils. At Louisiana three forms are characteristic Street, and occupied by at Louisiana. With feet of clay sandstone overlie the shales, Burlington Limestone collector is al- and, from the peculiar worm-like pas- the fossils before him, the conclusion that the DOGGBTT sages so noticeable in this stone, it was most forced to the placenta called the "Vermicular Sandstone" by Dr. Chouteau Limestone [Michelinia Group in Shimiard and Prof. Swallow in the old beds) is nearer to the Burlington DRY GOODS CO. Missouri Survey. fauna than to the Lithographic Lime- Besides these burrows (?) the fresh split stone. The system of selling every arti- surfaces of the stone often display a flat, cle of thoroughly reliable quality whorled fucoid, doubtless a species of The White Bellied Nuthatch a Friend Tavnurus. Casts of Spirifera marionen- at a minimum of profiit, is the Streptorhynchus spf- of the Farmer. sis, S. hannibalensis , ruling principle of this house. a Terebralula, probably T. burUngtonen- sis Productellapyxidata Grammys ia hanni. Cliihhing- Rates. halensis and a few AmculaA\ke Lamelli- Subscriptions for ai.l periodicals may be brcuichs, a Goniatite, a small Orthoceras sent to The Naturalist. Same wil. be ac- and an undetermined Gasteropod, all in a knowledged by return mail. poor state of preservation, constitute the On receipt of first copy of publication or- flora and fauna of this standstone. At dered, our responsibilitj' ceases. We do not furnish sample conies of other Louisiana the Lower Burlington Lime- publications. the "Vermicular stone rests directly upon The Naturalist will be furnished free Sandstone," but in the western part of with any of the following papers and maga- the county and the eastern part of Au- zines at their regular rates. If the papers YOU take are not included in this list, write drain a variable thickness of Chouteau ns for terms. be seen along the brooks S. R. Ingersoll, Ballston Spa, N. Y., Limestone may Am. Agriculturist, N. Y., monthly $1.50 and creeks. states in the 0. & 0. that at this time of Am. Art Journal, Chicago, weekly 2.u0 Am. Farm, Ind., monthly 1.00 east of Curryville in the Three miles the year when the cocoons of the tent Arkansas Traveler, Chicago, weekly •-'.(lO Art Amateur,N.Y., colored plates, mthy.. 4.00 ofabroolv tributary to Peno creek, bed .". . 1..50 caterpillar are to be seen on every farm, Ballou's Magazine, Boston, monthly . . the Chouteau Limestone, as a weathered Braiuard's Musical World, Chicago, mth 1.50 the White-bellied Nuthatch is particularly *Cosmopolitan, monthly. 2.40 outcrop, yields an interestiJig series of Century, New York, montlilj 4.00 Frank Leslie's Monthly, N, i., Corals, together with a few other fossils useful, destroying as i t does large num- monthly. 3.0o Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, mih 2.0Q in a fair state of preservation. But few bers of the cocoons. Tearing them from Judge, The, New York, weekly .5.00 Nineteenth Century, reprint, monthly.. 4..50 of these have been identified. forms their fastenings, he drags them along the Outing-, New York, monthly 3.00 Puck, York, Among the known species B.re Michelinia New weekly 5.00 rough bark of tlie tree until they catch, Scientific American, weekly 3.00 placenta, Zaphrentis calceola, Chonopliyl- " " Supplement, wkly. 5.00 then pulls at them, tearing ofi" the outer *The Cosmopolitan is really a $4.00 maga- lum sedaUense{?), Syringopora harveyi (?) zine. and Eucomphalus latus {?). Besides these covering of the chrysalis which is then Make all Drafts, Money and Express Ord- are four or five unidentified Polyps, prob- devoured with apparent relish. These, ers payable to E. T. KEim, Treasurer, and ably new species, and among them a spin- address all communications to together with numerous other insects iievons, Zaphrentis. There is an Orthis, a EDITOR NATURALIST, which go to make up their daily food, Kansas Cit v. Mo. Prodiictella, a large Athyris, a Productus. particularly recommend them for protec- Strophomena rhonibordalis ,Sin Orthoceras For Exchange. tion on the farm. We think the above a Granatocri7ius, Si small Acti)iocrinus,a,n A 52-inch Columbia Bicycle for exchange. OUacrinus and two or three fragments of cut will enable the dullest to identify Mr. In good repair, E. T. Kbim, Box 6!), Kansas City, Mo. Ptatycrini. Nuthatch. Three copies of "Curiosity World" for one Two and a half miles southeast of Cur- of " American Journal of Archaeology, or Geologist." ryville I gathered from the gravel of a lit- Prof. Oliver Davie, of Columbus. "American G.L.HoWE, Granger, Oregon. tle stream's bed a great many coralline Ohio, returned recently from a five week's copy of "Steel's Botany or Astronomy" vacation A forms, including one or two Polyps, dif- among the islands of Lake Erie. for either three copies of "American Journal ferent from the species at the former lo- The rest was much needed, as he has of Archaeology "or "American Geologist." G. L. Howe, Granger, Oregon. cality. Michelinia placenta was the most been overworking for sometime. He now For three copies of "American Geologist" abundant form, feels while Zaphrentis calceola considerably invigorated and has or two copies of "American Journal of Arch- was the rarest. No Brachiopods were gone to work with renewed energy on asoligy," I will give 18 numbers of " Tbe Oologist. G. L. noWK, Granger, Oregon. found here and but one Criuoid and one his "Methods of Taxidermy." He now A large collection ef Lepidopterous Insects Blastoid. The Crinoid is a good calyx of has 200 subscribers and expects to issue a from North and South America, Europe and a new species of Platycrinus. prsspectus soon, with five of the plates of Asia. Will exchange for species I do not have, or will give Lepidoptera for good fos- Half a mile northeast of Bowling intended for the work, which will be sent sils. Live pupae and cocoons on hand. R. R. Rowley. Curryville, Pike Co., Mo. Green along the C. &. A. railroad cut, a to all subscribers and others interested in tubular eoral, two species of small P'.aty- taxidermy. Wanted. Tlie fourth 111. Geol. Survey and the fifth Ohio Geol. Survey. Will exchange crini, an imperfect Poteriocrinus and a The price of the work after publication upper coal measure fossils for same. Sid.J.Hare,2415 B. 13th St.Kansas City, Mo. few Polyps were found. will positively be raised to $7.50 net.

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For The Naturalist: voyage of Columbus, and Dr. (Jlarke, in laborer with him to do the heavy work " The Mound Builders nnd the Brass in his celebrated Travels etc.," tells us a trench was soon dug through the center that in the ancient mounds of Scythia, of the mound to the level of the surround- Button. well preserved gun barrels are occasion- ing ground. During the work of exca- ally found Ijing in juxtaposition to vating 1 discovered to my dismay that In a brochure, issued from the articles of a known anticiuity antedating the gentleman had strong dot^bts of the Ethno]ogy,Professor National Bureau of the discovery of gunpowder; but the anti(|uity of the mounds and I thought an Thomas details the recent work of the most remarkable instance of this nature, eagerness on his part could be detected is the fact attested by the naturalist to turn fact bureau in mound exploration and offers every in such a way as to Pallas, that volcanoes in the Taman pen. favor his opinion. Indeed we got into the followina; as indebatable results insula have been known to cast up as much of a controversy as an experi- arrived at: Greek and Scythian potterj'— which enced and educated man would permit First, that the so-called Mound Build- would seem to indicate a spurious manu- when his adversary is a green j^outh. ers were identical with the race popu- facture of volcanoes. During the morning we found several These instances illustrate the curious relics in the larly known as "Lo, the poor Indian," form of bones, pottery- and suggestive fact that arch.-cological shards, beads, etc., and at last I discov- and second, that many of the mounds frauds are not all confined to the fabri- ered a metallic object, black from heretofore attributed to them, weie cation of aiiti(]uarian curios; that it is oxidation and dirt, sticking in the side of erected after the advent of the whites. just as easy to destroy as to build up the the excavation, about a foot from the This view is also advocated by Major rei)utation of a supposed relic of an- bottom, and pulled it out for examina- tiquity. Those who recall the conduct tion. Upon cleaning it Powell, the director of the bureau, in we found it to be of an emissary of the Smithsonian Insti- a brass button and, miribule dictul a several recent papers. Of course the tution during the exploration of mounds military one, a genuine overcoat button force of the flrst conclusion depends opposite Dubuque, ';ome years ago, will such as Uncle Sam's soldiers wore during

largely upon the correctness of the sec- know what is meant. the then, ver^ '-.afe unpleasantness." 1 But it is not intended to dwell on this it was identical ond ; and this again, whether cori-ect or know with the.se for we aspect of the case. It has long been compared it with the buttons on the not, cannot affect the issue unless it be known that finds of the character indi- coat of the laborer who, like so many conceded that the constructions of the cated by Prof. Thomas were occasionally other persons at that time, possessed one modern redskins are undistinguishable made, and, wherever they seemed to of these overcoats which lay on the from the tumuli which the benighted obfuscate the mound-builder theory, ground near by. The mirth of my com- predecessors of these savants supposed attempts, more or less successful, were panion over the circumstance was very made to explain away their apparent unseemly and when we parted th.it even- were raised by a prehistoric people. The bearing on the subject. Such a find once ing I was -'almost persuaded'" that his method by which the above conclusions occurred within the experience of the view was correct. were reached is indicated by illustrations writer antl, as it was investigated at tbe In truth I had been so nonplussed over of the following character: time, it may be useful to detail the the find that several facts pertinent to its In a circumstances. Wisconsin mound "which stands explanation did not occur to me until I Some years ago, while convalescing in the midst of a group of effigies, was got back to town. Then I suddenly re- from a severe illness at Kockport, 111., I membered that there had been no Indi- found, lying at the bottom, on the orig- used the idle time at disposal ex- my ans in Pike county (except an old inal surface of the ground, near the ploring the many vestiges of mound- half-breed squaw, who lived "up the center, a genuine, regularly builder industry in the neighborhood. formed gun- creek'" and had the reputation of being a With alight spade I dug into many of flint. In another, in Tennessee, some six witch) for at least thirty years—this was the mounds, being the victim meanwhile feet high and which showed no sign of in 1867— while the oldest inhabitants ile- of the jocular sarcasm of l ustic wags. clared that the mound in question had disturbance, an old-fashioned, horn- One day as I sat in the shade of a tree on been there since they were children. It handled case-knife was found near the the edge of a bluff", upon wiiich was a bottom." was plainly evident therefore that neither laige mound which I proposed to open as the Davenport Academj' nor any other Verily such finds are posers to the old soon as I could recover breath from the modern institution had built the mound school archaeologists who cling to the climb, tall, a well dressed stranger and, as there has been no Indians antiquity of the mounds; that in the is, if it is made his appearance and, after examin- county during or after the civil an unquestioned fact that in the war the instan- ing my rather emaciated figure and toy button could not be accounted for by sup- ces named the mounds were the same in spade, with a (luizzical glance asked posing an intrusive burial, unle.ss,indeed, character as those ascribed to the mound what errand was at my such a spot and the whites of the neighborhood builders, and that there was no possible had with such a utensil. I gave him an ac- buried one of their[mnuber there ''with means for the intrusion of the relics. count of myself and was surprised and his martial cloak about him." This, from Yet there is some comfort left; for it pleased to find that he was engaged in the the height of the bluff" and for other will be recalled that a few years since an rea- work of exploring the mounds also, and sons, was altogether improbable. explorer discovered in an ancient tomb in some official capacity, the nature of Puzzling over the problem thus presented in Mesopotamia a well preserved ear of which 1 don't recall nor do I remember 1 determined to make another visit maize, a grain indigenous to America and to his name. We agreed at once to attack the mound on the morrow and make an unknown to the Old World until after the the moimd in concert and, as he had a effoit to clear np the mystery. When I reached the spot it was just in For The Naturalist. mentioning only the most common forms the condition I had left it. There could THE BURLINGTON GROUP OF The sutures separatmg the layers are us- be no doubt of the fact that the button ually covei'ed with broken valves of ROCKS. had been picked out of the excavation Spirifera grimesi. within a few inches of the original sur- Of Crinoids and R. R. Rowley, Curryville, Mo. Blastoids, the most face of the ground and that it had lain common species are Batocrinus to the bones in close proximity human longirostris, Dorycrinus unicornis, we had discovered. But nosv on a closer The Lower Burlington Limestone at D. subaculeatus , Eretmocrinus 'coronatus, I discovered that immedi- examination Louisiana directly overlies the Vermic- Actinocrinus clarus, Gra7iatocrinus{2 or ately around the indentation where the ular Sandstone, and caps most of the 3 species), a small Cadaster, and a little a button had reposed the earth was hills in the eastern part of Pike County- Codonites, not C. gracilis. shade darker than that of the general It consists of white and brown strata of The rest of the Lower Burlington face of the excavation and I commenced very hard limestone, the layers varying Limestone I shall call from its to dig into it to account for this fact. I from throe feet near the base, to a few most characteristic fossil the very soon discovered that I was follow- inches in thickness above. The stone is Granatocrinus melo horizon. ing a streak of dark earth that extended of an excellent quality, and the uses to These are of course, the upper layers of the series nearly at right angles to the trench, in a which it is put are many and various. which are largely made up of direction that would bring nie out about The H. L. Hart Quarry Co., of Louisi- Crinoidal remains. The genera represented are Ac- midway »p the western side of the ana, is one of Pike County's most sub- inocrimts, Batocrinus, Dorycrinus, Eret- mound. Therefore I went there, and stantial enterprises, and beautiful and mocrinus, Cyatliocrinus, Calceocrinus, investigation showed a cup-shaped de- valuable stone is shipped to points in Synhathocrinus, Bhodocrinus, Meyistocri- pression which, as a few strokes of the Io^va, 111., and other Mississippi Valley nus, Agaricocrinus, Amphoracrinus.Plat- spade determined, was unmistakably the States. The Burlington Limestone is ycrinus, Dichocrinus, Granatocrinus, entrance to the burrow of some animali crowded with the remains of Crinoidae, Co- donites slelliformis. Cadaster and now long disused and filled with dust niostlj' stems and detached plates. Troos- tocrinus. The Lower Burlington and the wa.sh of rains. To make assur- Other fossils are less numerous, but all Lime- stone contains more or less ance doubly sure I excavated the burrow the branches of the animal king- chert in rounded masses of all sizes from a from top to bottom and found that it led dom, from the Protozoan to the Verte- pound in weight to a hundred lbs. These directly to the resting place of Uncle brate are represented. Tlie stratum at the nodules of chert are to be found all Sam's button. base of this limestone, for convenience, through the beds, but are be called the Batocrhuix calvini most abundant near the It was now easy to account for the may hor- sutui'es and sometimes appear as a thin presence of the button in the mound. izon and contains a very interesting stratification. The outside of some of Laying aside the possibility that the ani- fauna, of which jS. ff^ and two or these nodules is often soft, and in wea- mal which once owned the burrow had three kindred species are the most char- thering, leaves most perfect and beauti- made his nest out of a fragment of a cast acteristic fossil. Besides the Batocrinoids ful snow white fossils, priceless there is a Spirifera treas- off garment, it is only necessarj^ to recall very gibbous close ures for the cabinet. In the harder cen- the disposition, so common in children, to S. marionensis but probably distinct, ters of the flints"; magnificent an Athyris, Orthis swaU.ovi, Strophumriia natural to take articles, such as pebbles, bullets, casts are occasionally found, rhomboidalis, a Productus. Syringothyris of Gas- buttons, etc., into holes and secret teropods, Brachiopods and Crinoids, hannihalensis s ZAtphre.ntis calceola, places, to relieve the circumstance of all (?) of thickly Cyathophylloids. some them set with small trans- elements of mystery and marvel. The two other Leptoioora{'i) parent quartz crystals which reflect the ? Granatocriuus melo,a.]a.vgeDoryci'inns, spot had always been a favorite haunt of sp light pfohoscidtalig, from their facets like so many dia- children of the neighboihood and on an Actinocrinus like A. an occasional Agaricocrinus species), a large monds. An specimen of Spiri- some occasion, while the burro«' was yet (new fer or Athyris is found so perfectly Bhodocrinus probably B. lohitii, Bato- pre- open, tlie button had been accidentally served, that the crinus, Ichthyocrinus sp?, Poterio- by removal of one valve or designedly dropped into it from the the internal spiral coils appear like Angers of some playful child and had crtnus meekianus 'i two or three species delicate, beautiful threads of silica. oi. Platycr inns and one Gasteropod mol- rolled to the bottom. Thus it was that The Upper Burlington Series at Lou- this insignia of modern warfare was lusk(Pto)/c«-as sp?). isiana is represented by loose cherts found nestling among the bones of an This is a mixed Burlington andKin- scat- fauna, the tered over the hill tops and along the old warrior who had passed to the hap- derhook but Crinoidal remains refer the stratum to the streams. Near Curryville, there are a few py hunting grounds centuries, perhaps, feet of hard white and brown limestone, befoie Uncle Sam was born. former groiq) of rocks. Above the Batocriims caloi- with heavy layers of chert, but nowhere The moral of this incident is easily ni bed are two or thiee layers in the county is there any great thick- read. Caution is good ; conservatism is containing an abundance of Mollus- ness of this rock. At an outcrop of the good; but caution and conservatism may can remains, and I .shall designate this limestone in Spencer Creek 1 have found l)e (juite as apt to be led astray by ap- horizon as the Spirifera grimesi division. a beautiful specimen of Zeacrinus like pearances as radicalism and enthusiasm. The fauna emhv^ces Zaphrentis calceola troostanus, ScMzoblastxis sayi,Grana,tocri- Warrkn Watson. two or three other new si^ecies of Zaph- nus norwoodi var fimbriatus, Batocrinus rentis, Z.elliptica, a Cyathaxonia{??) sp? pyri/ormis, B. christyi, B. aequibrachia- a number of undetermined Bryosoa. Or- tus. Agaricocrinus probably americans, The announcement of The Youths' this sicalluri, Orthis sp? Strophomena Dorycrinus intermedius( ?) Teleiocrinus sp Gompanion for 1801 has been received. rhomboidalis, Terebrutulu Imrlingtoiiensis an Actinocrinus, a Calceocrinus etc. The It is a tasty little souvenir. The list of T. rowleyi^Chonetes logani, Bhynchonella, cherts yield an abundance of most ex- able writers for the ensuing year bids missouriensis, B. ringeus, B. boonensis, cellent natural casts of Crinoids and fair to make it more fascinating than Spirijera peculiarsis(?), S. solidirostris Blastoids together with a few Brachio- ever to its nearly 500,000 subscribers. Athyris incrassata several species of pods, Gastropods and Corals. Among the Among the able contributoi s to this pop- Productus, Betzia, Playceras, Euompha- most commmon species of these casts are ular weekly will be Lord Coleridge, lus latus , Loxonemg,, Pleurotomaria, Go- Strotocrinus umbrosus,S. sub-umbrosus, S. Chief Justice of Englan:!, Jules Verne. niatites, Nautilus, Phillips la (three spe- glyptus,^. regalis, Physetocrinus ventrico- The Marquis of Lorne, and Princess cies"), Conularia, Crania, Lingulu, and a sus, Agaricocrinus bellitrenia, Dorycrinus

Louise, Prof. C. A. Young, of Princeton few fl.sh teeth also found in the B. calvi- missouriensis, D, cornigerus, Batocrinus

University, and Lieut. J. E. Pillsbury of ni bed. 1 have not attempted to give a pyriformis, B. christyi, B.aequibrachiatus, the United States Navy. list of tlie fossils of this middle horizon, Dichocrinus lineatus, Platycrim(s{hn]t a ;

dozen niicletermined forms), Saccocrinus vertebra' of some animal and as A Lady Naturalist. amphis, Ollacrinns tuberculosis, Bhodo- other pieces of the sandstone were crinus (2 species), Actino crinus scitulus, broken mere pieces were found. In At the recent congress of Scientists, Amnltiradiatus, other species of Actino- breaking one piece of stone the head was at Berlin, Franlien von Chauvin attracted crinus, Eretmocrinus (several species) split in twain, the lines of the face and much fiattering attention. Poor health Geranatocrinus nowoodi, Schizohlastus nose being similar to those of a large prevented her from attending school, or saiji, Pentremites elo)igatus, Cadaster {2 Newfoundland dog. 'i'he feet and hands but she concentrated all her interest in 3 undetermined species), and rroostoo i- wlHi claw-shaped fingers and toes were the study and observation of animal and mis sp? Perliaps the finest and most also plainly imbedded in other pieces vegetable life. She has, by her ingeni- showy Orinoid from the Upper Burling- of the stone, and the relation of the parts ous experiments and discoveries, proved ton chert is Strotocrinus reijalis.XW of the of the animal, while yet in the stone, to herself a natural scientist of the first casts are fine objects for study and no each other took the form of a large lizard class, and enjoys a wide and general rep- student's cabinet is complete without a shaped creature about eight feet in utation as such. Her aviary is a regular suite of these most instructive and very length. Charles Owen, of Manchesteri "happy family," where she, as she says, showy Crinoids. This series of articles hearing of the discovery and at once by her love, forces the most diftldent on the pala;ozoic roclcs ot Piice County realizing its importance, informed Prof. animals to live peaceabl}^ together. began with the Edgewood outcrop sup- Marsh of Yale college. The well-known Vultures, pigeons, ravens, owls, fowls, a posed to represent the upper part of the geologist had no sooner received the in- parrot, a stork, peacocks, ducks, etc., all Hudson River Group, and ends for the formation than his representative was get on together in the best possible man- present with the Upper Burlington sent to Buckland to obtain the specimen. ner, and know and obey the voice of their complete, Limestone. The series is not Mr. Wolcott had been advised bj' one mistress. A Siamese cat has its quarters since it neither begins at our lowest rocks of his neighbors not to sell the fossil for in the same cage as some Egyptian rats nor ends with the highest. There are two a small sum, but .1^50, the ofifei' of the but they take no notice of each other. groups below the Edgewood beds, (The Yale man, was a fair price for common Fraulien von Chauvin's collection of Trenton and Hudson River proper) and sandstone and he at once agreed to part butterflies is the most perfect in Ger- two above the BurlingD^n (Keokuk and with it. On further examination it was many. Within the vegetable world this Coal Measures). found that the head and foreshoulders of gifted lady has wrought many wonders. the fossil were missing. Then it was Her health does not allow her to read or IMPORTANT GEOLOGICAL FIND. learned that the pieces of sandstone con- write much, but one or two of her taining them had been sent to a bridge treatises have attracted great attention. in the southern part of the town and Fragments ov a Fossil's Remains Un- were doing their share of work in the earthed IN A Sandstone Quarry abutment which formed a part of its Where Some of Missoiiris' Fire-Clay IN the Town of Manchester, construction. When Prof. Marsh heard Goes. that the fossil was not complete, he Ct.—Prof. Marsh of Yale off'ered Mr. Wolcott .$1,000 to secure the Fireclay, produced in Missouri, is at avork on the dis- remainder of the reptile. Tlie discov- used extensively by the Kokomo, Ind. COVERY. eries of last month are of a slightly plate-glass works, in constructing the difl'erent nature. The block containing fragments large melting pots which are required to Mr. H. T. Woodman, of New York these was quarried from the same ledge from which the reptile was hold from 1,000 to 2, 500 pounds of molt- City, sends the following, condensed taken. \Vhile not parts of that fossil, en glass. The clay is first mixed to the Springfield BepvhUcan. from the He these evidently belong to a representa- proper consistency by men with their says : "There is not a shadovv of doubt tive of the same species. Clearly out- bare feet, when it is made into small but that the reptilian bones here referred lined in the red samlstone is a joint, future use. The which seems to correspond to that in a rolls, and laid aside for to are of a species of reptile whose foot- man's wrist, and two long, talon-like making of these pots is slow work, as prints are found in great abundance in fingers, the ends of which are firmly im- one man can only complete eighteen in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and bedded in the stone. The block contain- twelve days. The workman uses the rolls, which for many years were regarded as ing this '"find"' has been broken in two and adds about six inches a day to each belonging to, or made by, some unknown pieces, the Ijones in one being merelj^the pot, which allows ample time for dry- converse of those in the other. In time Nothing has been as yet devised to bird." ing. both blocks will be forwarded to Pi-of. take the place of the human hand in the At the sandstone quarry of Chai-les Marsh, under whose careful chiseling very particular work required in con- Wolcott. in Buckland, near Manches- much that is interesting and important, structing these immense pots, which, ter a fossil has bee;; discovered but as yet concealed in the sandstone, when completed, bear the initials of the all are which is in all probability the most will doubtless be brought to light. In maker as well as the date, and connection with the first discovery it is -'season" for a considera- important geological discovery of the then allowed to a somewhat remarkable fact that Prof. ble time before being used. The life of nineteenth century. The finding of re- 3Iarsh had predicted it from his study of a pot in constant use is about thirty days. mains of this antediluvian, date Ijack the traces of the reptile as revealed in A very superior quality of Clay suita- some six years, and although the greater the various formations in AV^estern Mas- ble for this purpose is found on the pro- part of the reptile's frame has been sachusetts. He even wrote a magazine erty of the Lythia Springs Improvement mounted and is in the museum at Yale, article on the subject, in which he said Co., located within five miles of Kansas the facts have not been known to the that (Jonnecticut would doubtless have City. public or scientific men in general. The the honor of making this important con- — — creature is one whose many footprints in tribution to science. As if to verify his A Pair of Captive California Quail Lay the sandstone from the vicinity of Am- statement, the discovery was made while Twenty-four Eggs. herst and Northampton, in Massachu- his article was in proof and he was setts, can be seen in most of the large enabled to add in a foot note an outline in college collections of the country. These of the facts i-egarding it. He regards the A pair of captive California Quail, fossils were first noticed imbedded in fossil as especially important in estab- possession of a Kansas City bird store, the sandstone which was blasted some lishing beyond doubt some of the hith- laid twenty-four eggs since received here 38 feet from the surface in the center of erto uncertain points in Darwin's claim some months since. The proprietor only the quarry. They were apjjarently the of theories and promises. asks $.5 a pair "for the dear little things." _

Missouri's Geological Survey. We are always pleased to see the Pro- Minerolosy. fessor and trust he will make it a point to hunt us up whenever he is in town. Prof. Arthur Winslow was in town re- Contributions for this department shouUl For the information of the readers of The be addressed to David H. Todd, 1217 Cherry cently. On account of the penuriousness Naturalist, we will say that arrange- St., Kansas City, Mo. of a Fourteenth century resident of Kan- ments have been made whereby the work of the state survey will be furnish- sas City, the Professor was unable to ob- ONYX. ed the editor of this publication and tain descriptions of certain drill lioles, given from time to time to our patrons. Recent reports from the Big Bug which he es])eciall.y desired. What a mining districts of Arizona, announce blessing it is all people are not alike I the finding of one of the largest deposits In marked contrast to the above. Fifteen Bears and Two Hundred Wolves of onyx in the world, extending a dis- Mr. L. J. Talbott, treasurer of the Ean- to the Square Mile, or "As Numer- tance of 3 miles. It is also reported that dolpli Coal Mining Company, instructed ous as Rahbits." mills will be erected and quarries opened his superintendent, Mr. Oliver Hutchin- The immense value of such a deposit can son, to place at Prof. Winslow's disposal One of our exchanges attributes to the hardly be estimated. If this report is any information concerning the mines he American rifle, the almost total exterm- true it will have a tendency to cheapen desired. And through the same ination of the larger carnivera of this the product. courtesy the Professor was taken to and continent, and states that "within the Reports also come of the finding of through the mines. He examined theiH past fifty years wolves and bears have another large deposit of onyx. This time carefully with a view to a full descrip- entirely disappeared from hundreds of near home and within 75 miles of St. tion in the forthcoming report, which thousands of square miles where they Louis. The discovery was made by Mr. Horace E. Rood, of St. Louis, who owns will contain detailed maps on a scale of once were as numerous as rabbits."' We the entire tract of 300 acres. It is found one inch to the mile,on which the topog- haven't the remotest idea what particular susceptible of the highest polish and is patch of rabbits the writer had in view. raphy and geology of the state will be very beautiful in having delicate tints of Again, it would appear vastly more shown. These maps will also give the chocolate to an almost transparent white. probable to a thoughtful person and location of all openings and exposures would no doubt come Jiearer to the truth, CUPRITE. such as outcrops, drill holes, wells, shafts were we to declare that wolves and bears Recently a pocket of a beautiful form and pits in coal, clays, building stones are found in their native haunts to-day in of cuprite was found in one of the mines every state and territory in the Union. and other substances of value, accurately in the Moriencey mining district of Ari- Hyperbole is cheap with some editors. delining their distribution. zonia. The cuprite is known as the variety of ehalestrichite or capellany form, The quantity of these substances con- The color is from a rich vermillion to a tained on each juan's land and their Sequoia Trees. beautiful brown and wine color, and has depths beneath the surface will he furth- a very bright and pleasing eftect by arti- er given, so that every land-owner will The Interior Department is probablj' ficial light. This is a rare form of cuprite this variety are find information of value toliim. There the most important of the executive and specimens of highly prized. There was only a limited quan- will be numerous illustrations of sec- branches of government. Secretary tit}' obtained. Several members of the descriptions all Noble's responsibilities are numerous tions, of openings and Academy were among the fortunate few and arduous, having supervision of pen- drill holes, and the results of analyses and to secure a series of these interesting sions and bounty lands; all public lands, tests, information which the survey has siiecimens. including )nines: the patent office; In- diligently gathered and which will now ALUMINA. dians; education: railroads; public sur- be published and i)nt on record for refer- vej's; the custody and distribution of At Steamboat Springs, Nevada, an ence for all time. public documents; the census, etc. enormous deposit of alumina is reported. Other lines of work of the survey carry Exercising his prerogative he has with- It is said to be as white and clean as it into all sections of (lie state; but work drawn from entry the tracts of land in chalk. Alumina has become a very use- of the character spoken of above is in California's Siei'ras. covered with Se- ful mineral in mechanical purposes and progress in portions of ten counties, and quoia groves, or big trees. The design its future market value will depend an area of nearly 2,000 square miles will is to have Congress set them apart as a much in the manner in which it is ex- be finished this autumn. permanent reservatory that they may be tracted from its natural substances. T'his report will be of great value to preserved for all time, or until they per- Missouri, and will compare favorably ish from natural causes. with similar reports from other states. lu (Jalifornia Sequoia giganta occurs Near Hunumsville, Mo., a rich vein of Considering the very small appropria- chiefly in groves at an altitude averag- lead ore has been discovered. tion, the work accomplished i^resents a the sea ing 4,500 feet above ; appearing very creditable showing and the state is to be the remains of a once extensive to be congratulated upon the wise selec- A good vein of coal was discovered ou forest belonging to a past epoch. Some tion made by Gov. Francis for state ge- a farm near Springfield, Mo., the other of these vegetable monsters have obtain- ologist, and especially since Prof. day. ed a height of more than 400 feet. Winslow has begun by doing thorough In Vv ithdrawing these lands from entry, and exhaustive work wherever he goes, inventory of the salt wells of Secretary Noble has made niunerous A careful which he considers preferable to passing shows none are missing. Jay friends for himself in California, and de. Hutchinson over the ground superficially, merely for recently. serves the hearty thanks of every Ameri- Gould was there eftect. AVe will have to wait a little can citizen possessing an atom of pride longer for results, but when these come for his country's greatness or a love for a pound troy. they will be all the more valuable. It is Gold is worth about |240 nature. when com- safe to say that no Missouri library will This is not very expensive a pound: hereafter be complete which does not pared with Barium, at $975 The that bears flowers Cerium, $1,920 contain Prof. Winslow's geological j-e- sniallest. plant Calcium, $1,800 a pound; at ounce, port. is Woljic microscopia, a native o$ India. a pound, or GaJlivim^ f3,?5Q — —

The Naturalist, Volume Five. The regular meeting of the Kansas City Tlê IâluFalisfe. Academy of Science was at the office of Frederick Mcintosh, Bayard Building, Tues- R. B. Trouslot, Editor. With this number ends volume IV of The day evening, October, 14, 1890, President Assisted by E, Butts, E. T. Keim, David H. Nautralist. We have always put forth Walters in the chair. After disposing of the regular routine work, the Secretary presented Todd and Sid. J.Haie. or best eflbrts, but circumstances most of an account of the receipts and expenditures The Acndemy of Science, Pub. Co., the time were against us, and \i was only attending the Academy's display at the Publishers and Proprietors, with a struggle that the paper was contin- Inter-State Fair which showed that all expenses were paid and a small balance left in Room 26, Bayard Building;, ued before the public. We take this opportunity of thanking you for the the Treasury. The Academy received three Kansas City, - - Missouri. kindness that has been extended to us in first premiums, two second premiums and mention. display .Vn 8 page 24 column Monthly .Journal, de- many ways. honorable The was very voted to all branches of With the next issue will begin volume V. full and complete. To the many supporters of the past we pledge Prof. Walters real a paper entitled "The sci:e:itc:h]_ our best efforts for the furure. Through Mission of Science." Upon the conclusion of the reading, a discussion of the paper en- CORRESPONDENCE AND ITEMS UPON SUBJECTS OF IN- the Academy of Science, of this city, we are TEREST TO NATURALISTS SOLICITED FROM ALL. able to continue upon a new basis. A guar- sued. Remarks by Messrs. E. Butts, S. J. Hare, D. H. Todd, C. W. Dawson, E. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION; anteed fund has been pledged to insure the t. prompt appearance of The Naturalist, Keim and F. W. Mcintosh. Single Sub. - - #1.00 per year. at a stated time each month, and its control Mr. E. Butts presented the following Per year in Foreign Countries. - $1.10. will be entirely entrusted to a committee names of fossils to be added to the list al- Sample Copies, - - 10 cts. each. ])repared: who will u'-e every effort to make it first- ready 268 Two Dollars' worth ot Kiist-class speci- class in all respects. —Aesiocrinus lykinsi. mens, pre-paid, will be received as payment The Editorial and Business Management 269—Aesiocrinus basilius. for one year's subscription. Send list from will receive careful consideration, and will 270—Agassiocrinus variabilis. which to select. be in the hands of men whose hearts as well 271 —Archaeocidars triserrata. as cash are interested in the cause of science. The program for the next meeting is RKASONABLE. Mr. E. T. Keim will have charge of the Loess Formation, Sid. J. Hare; Elemen- Busines Management. R. B. Trouslot, who tary Minerology, Dr. O. Bracklein. Remittances should be made by New York, has so ably stood R. B. Trouslot, Cbicas'O or Kansas City Draft; Money Order, by The NATURALIST, Postiil Note or any Express Go's. Order. Un- publishing it during the past three years at a Secretary. used 1 and 2 ct. U. S. postage stamps will be loss of considerable time and some money, acoev)ted for sums under one dollar. Make Mk.WM. Palmer, of the National Muse- Money Orders and Drafts and Express Orders will be editor-in-chief. pajrable to Mr. E. Butts will have charge of the De- um, has recently returned from a protract- ed collecting tour on the Fur Seal Islands in E. T. KElM, Business Manager. partment of Archreology . He has a And direct all Communications & Articles large Archreological collection and an Behring Sea. He has a large series of skins to extensive library. Being a tireless work- of the birds and mammals of these islands, R. B. TROUSLOT, Kansas City, Mo. er and a close student the readers of but is especially happy in having secured a The Naturalist may expect much species of Cuckoo, not heretofore attributed When Writing for Information, if vou wish to valuable information from this source. to our country. Maê Certain of a Reply, Please Enclose Stamp. Mr. .Sid. J, Hare will be in charge of the Official Organ of the Department of Palrentology, and will see that Subscriptions are now in order for Vol all articles intended for that department are V. Do not delay. up to the standard. -REadEmii nf SEiEncES. David H. Todd will look after the Depart- Accompany your subscription with an ment of Minerology. Recent discoveries of exchange notice f.ir free insertion in the next Re-organlzed 1889 new materials will be described. The issue. mineralogist, miner aiid general public will FOR 1890. OFFICERS find this department one of the interesting Mansfield has sold his collection of an- features of the paper. tiquities for $20,0011. PROF. EDWIN WALTERS, President. .Vside from the memljers of the Academy E. BUTTS, Vice President. w ho may all be called contributors to our Ahout 2,000 species of insects, on an R. B. TROUSLOT, Recording Secretary. columns, the following have consented to average, have been discovered yearly during DAVID H. TODD, Corresponding Sec'y. give, from time to time, articles that are EDWARD T. KEIM, Treasurer. the last century. sure to Ije of interest to the readers of The FREDERICK McINl'OSH, Librarian. Naturalist: The twenty-third annual meeting of the SIDNEY HARE. Curator. Prof. Arthur Winslow, State Geologist. Kansas Academy of Science was held at Hon. Warren Watson. Lawrence. Kas., November 5, 6 and 7. An Kansas (.Tty, NovE.Mi5Eit, 1S90. Noble M. Eberhart, Ph. D. interesting program was arranged, one of the features of which was a reception tendered I'rof. R . R . Rowley. visiting members by the University Science An Albino Opossum is reported by Nicli- I'nif. Edu i;-, Walters, and others. (jlas Shui-n, of Saverton, Mo. Contributions pertaining to Art and Liter- Club. nture, as well as Science, are solicited. E.XCHANGES finding this item riKrrloid will With the prompt appearance of The An exchange calls this tlie cute age, from please addre.-js their papers here -.Iter to N.\TURALis'r guaranteed for i8gl: assisted the fact that some furniture factories have Frederick Mcintosh, Librarian Academy of by so many able thinkers and writers, we workmen who imitate worm holes in furni- Science, Kansas City. Mo. trust our old subscribers will remain with us ture, to give it the appearance of antiquity. and that many new ones will be secured. Afew dozen larva of (.!/a'yso/*«i/*?'(s femorata "'^-«A.ND when you find this item hiarl'ed once introduced would soon antiquate the your stibscription has expired. Committee. best piece of furniture ever made.

The best $4.00 monthly magazine is none Perk )UICALl.^ during the past ten years Mr. Pittsburg Z't*-pai''/( manl Please other than ilw CoiimopoUtan. of New- Say, there has gone the rounds of the newspapers us the name of the "planter" who lives York, which can be had for only $2.40. give an interesting story concerning the destruc- "on a small island in the middle of the Subscriptions may be sent to this office. tion of the "last herd" of wild American South Pacific" and keeps for a pet a sperm PlLSBRY'S Nomenclature and check-list of Bison. The latest destruction meditated of whale of great size. What's the name of the North American Land Shells, lists 302 spe- this "last herd" emanates from Laramie, island or group? What kind of "chopped cies, being all the species of land Pulmon- Wyoming, and consists of a trio of Lara- meat" does he feed him? Natives? ata known to the author to inhabit America mie's sports, accompanied by a couple of north of the Mexican boundary. expert lassoers. They have sighted their .\n Ottawa, Kas., man has a rooster game and expect to return with a half dozen is so large that it has to be helped I'ROF. L. L. Dyche of the Kansas State or more of the noble biutes. We wish them which perch every night Ex. University, Lawrence, with Mr.E.L. Brown success, of course. Their object, the cap- onto its of Warren, Minn., as his assistant, is pros- ture of the Bison alive that their species Mrs Penschower, of Cloverdale, Cal., '' in the pecting for big game" vicinity of the may increase and be perpetuated would be a has raised a sunflower this .year that breaks of the Woods. With Prof. Dyche, the noble it with of Lake one were pursued no thought all records. The stalk is six inches in di- are well readers of The Naturalist already gain. Full-blooded American Bison having ameter at the ground. It stands twelve Mr. Brown is a promising to acquainted. an average price of $I2oo $1500 each, the feet high, and the flower measures nine feet young taxidermist of several summers and hunters, if successful, will be amply reward- around the outer edge. E:r. winters experience in camp life, specimen ed, lho\igh there is considerable doubt about The rooster was evidently made to e^t hunting. We believe the Prof, could not theirs being the "last Buffalo hunt in the have chosen a more suitable companioii, United States" or even in Wyonaing. the sunflower. —

Keviews and Exchanges. Major McKinley—Protection. American Ornithologists' Union.

TOKOLOGY. A BOOK FOli EVERY Wo- "Yes-sir-ree," we believe in protection The eighth meeting of this organiza- man, by Alice J5. Stockliani. M. D. £24 ise(l Alice pages ; Illustrated. Ke\ edition, and if it were not too late, would suggest tion will occur Tuesday, November 18th. B Stooham & Co., 161 La Salle St., Chicago, Forsale by the publishers. Cloth $2.00; Full to MaJ. McKinley the advisability of at the National Museum in Washington. Morocca $3.75, postpaid. canceling all custom duties on high Among the many books published colored foreign bird's skins. So long treating of Maternity, none have come as It is claimed that the mines along the brainless man-milliners insist that birds to our notice that handles the subject Union Pacific produces annually over must be slaughtered to satisfy a "rising more delicately or scientiflcally than 1,400,000 tons of coal. market," which they excite Tokology. Written by a woman, a by displaying "decoys" gotten up for the express physician as well as mother, she gives We devote the eighth page of this issue to purpose of attracting the susceptible her readers the benefit of both knowledge a few words in our own behalf, aud trust all gaze of female passers by and shop and experience. Her style is simple, and prospective advertisers will read it carefully frequenters, the nefarious traffic in bird's there being but few technical terms, Che aud then act promptly. The fiist to come hides will continue. So long as this dullest can easily understand. Tokology will be first served, • traffic is bound to exist, and it only re- is indeed a "boon to every woman,', mains a question of dollars and cents treating also of dyspepsia, constipation, where the supply comes from, then by all JJlefcl^eds in Taxidepmy headache, neuralgia, biliousness, etc. means give us protection for our own dear It is unquestionably a noble work and native birds. Knock the duties off --BY- and permit dealers, we willingly endorse the volume, know- "scot free," to Hood PROF. OLIVER DAVIE. the country with foreign feathei-s. ing that if women follow its teachings That is the kind of protection we their manifold miseries may be greatly ILLUSTRATED BY believe in. so far as our birds are con- alleviated, if not entirely overcome, cerned—onesided, perhaps, but we can TAEODORE JASPER, A.M.. M. D. console ourselves with the thought that if This elaborate work will not be pub- the "natives" appreciated their feathered ILTJJSTEATED MONTHLY lished until 500 subscriptions are ob- VICKS' friends they would not kill them. tained. The successful name of each of Published by James MAGAZINE, these 500 subscribers will be published Seedsman, Rochester, N. Y. *«- Vick, in the work. Yearly subscription $1.25. The Markets. Proofs of five of the full-page illustrations are now ready, and will be fur- of this valua- The November number nished gratis to prospective subscribers. Both species of Jack Rabbit are nearly ble little magazine is replete with good After the 500 subscriptions have been always found in our markets during cool obtained the price of the work will be modern ideas, and practical suggestions, weather at from 20 to 30 cents each. raised ftoiu $5.00 to at least $7.50. For full descriptions of this edition de hints. It is, in short, muUmn in parvo. Opossums range in price according to luxe, see back numbers of The Natural- size and '25 Among its instructions npon window condition from to 75 cents. ist, or send for descriptive ciiTulars to Wild turkeys are few, but publishtr, Oliver Davie. gardening, we note a few errors which those noticed the Columbus, so far are small and rather poor looking, Ohio. The work is endorsed by all the from common observation seem lo be leading scientific publishers of the conn- and not at all suitable for the taxider- tsy, and naturalists should not hesitate frequent, that of keeping the air of the mists' skill. to place a copy of this nnignificent work room too dry.having no fiesh air, uneven Quail, the common Bob White of the in their libraries, whethei- they are intei'- ested in taxidermy or not. temperature, and failure to sun both sides natives, are here in great abundance at $1.75 per dozen. of plants. Other interesting points dis- Pinnated Grouse are to be had at from cussed in this number are ''Training 25 to 50 cents each. Vines." '-Winter fruits American Grape Ducks are coniing in in great variety. An Illustrated Monthly Magazine, devoted Minor," -'Rais- and Berries,"' the "Vinca Mallards and Teal predominating; Pin- to Microscopical Science, and to ing Ro.ses From Slips," and plant life in tail and Sheldrake are also freciuently Natures' Little Things. noticed. Good specimens can usually be general. The full page plate illustrating EDITED liY had from 25 to 40 cents each. the "Single Hyrethruni." in three colors, Deer are frequently shipped whole, DA\ :^LFRED C. STOKES, as a frontspiece, is beautiful. and occasionally a bear falls to the .AUTHOR OF sportsman's luck. The latter nevei- re- mains on the market long, however " Microscopy for Beginners," Etc. THE KINDERGARTJN for Teachers being considered a delicacy by some of and Parents, an illustrated monthly SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.00. educational magazine, publi-shed by Ivansas City's pricipal caterers. Alice B. Stockham, has been reduced SAMPLE COPY, 10 CENTS. from $2.00 to $1.50 per year. While THE MICROSCOPE is accu- Kentucky in Warblers Penn. rate and instructive, it is entertaining, is tlie fifth arti- In November number attractive and adapted to the needs of cle in the series on "Fitebels System," the amateur and of the teacher. Among its contributors are : Marenholtz The J. P.Norris. Philadelphia, Pa.,is Oolog- by Baroness von Bulow. Prof. Geo. Macloskie. Princton Uni'y. ical editor of Webster's Oniithotogist aud '•Being of the Child" is discu.ssed ably, Prof. S. H. Gage, Cornell University. Oologist. He has a couple ''chips ott'the Prof. Henry Leslie Osborne, Hamlin of home-train- .showing the importance old block" who are as indefatigable col- University. Cincinnati Un'y. ing and advantages of kindergartin work lectors as himself. In that excellent mag- Prof- C. L. Herrick, Prof. A. Clirt'ord Mercer, Syracuse azine, the O. & 0., J. P. N., Jr., describes to the child, l^'ro'bel is studied from a University, the taking by himself and brother of Taylor, Microscopist to scientific standi)oint, all the way through Dr. Thomas eight sets of Kentucky warbler eggs, the U. S. Department of Agriculture. this Magazine, and its clear explanation microscop.ists . seven nests of young birds, and two And other prominent of scientific principles is an especial aid deserted nests. "As the twig's bent, the 71ie Microscope Puh. Co., to the primary teacher. tree's inclined." TRENTON, New Jersey. E2^cs:.^2

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