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Show A'pij. f.- j EW FA 5HION j IN ITTjl M : pAQUAR I U M 5 and FI3H "f'fF 'Mf- ryrT.'p. J. '.! ! . -, V-. - '. , : . . -wi; J J. r - j -v Japanese Gold Fish ' lr4vy?,? . , . . . Yr Axolotl from Mexico Has Lungs -and Gills ' J I - ' .. -" ' . of fluK foml nboiu tin' "t.o of tlio tlminli unil. In iiit-r Ins I T lln- amnuiit is 'riiTi aro a fow inxl ruioi'Uts xliirli wi'.l L'roMtly fui-ilitat" ili" car.' f III" nqin-riiun. nqin-riiun. A filling I ) ! wlik-h I In wnlrf i nn li" troni lv run inti I In? rlas I.it-Ic without in ;iny way lil n rl.in ih.- i!;m!i riiiHiilTnIily Kimfililifs Hi" irocc A trlns fooil f ra mi' li-lps . ki'f llif tank in i-l'iHily rundirioii liy Uifpin tlio flnko fuoj fruin srn i ti-rinj; hut I In mifiico of ;wntcr mnl ikIIkt'iih: ti lli- k'uIi-s h 111.' l.'inli. An uiniirinni l-ruli ix iix-ful t oli'iin I In- iniuT surf :! f lit" Iiih. A" Iriiiiil lever to ronicin.' nil dirt from thf V"t-It V"t-It nin of t lie nqn.i riuni or from tli wati-r ;ithniit li:iv'(n to flifinp" t ho r-ntiro tnuli lis chm nti:il fi.r t lie nin:iriit. A lip not i iiImi olilij torv f.ir t m nsf r-rrinc tin- li-ii I from riiio vosn-l '.n iiu.iilun', for ri-li slioiiti! jiiovfr 1 Iinrnlli-1 ; Fish, lik.- ovorytliini i,l- in nnturp. r Mlliji-'T In !irklloi, lint ffirllinnti'ly II fc'ivcn tlii- linnet riiro nml umlorstiiii'liiii; ;t)K-y thrive- to pivf plf:isur.' for jiiirs. " ' t J Ltow uii'l i'XjimiuI. 'riicy sIiimiM lio x!nrtMl '";l'J jahoiit two imljs in from III" ;in'l 'jj :j tli" i-. ntn.' if tin- Link slionM l.o li ft op -ti ' , ' j ' th:lt tlif inovf nii'iitK of th" tisll m:iy I'l" j , t hlo iniT" ra-ily oIitvciI. ' U-.'l 'l"i(r w.'it.T lioul. li n k clnjir ft I'll inrt ' 'i ! Msi!i!i" nivl l hi I'" I'oiiri'il tlinnuh ' la "wilier irl.i-" "i- tilt.-rii tohr or ly ! jrnrininc irmitly in ovir tli" li.-iml llmt if' ' 3; i hi ny not ililnrli tli envi l nii'l (il.iiiis on j ', ! jt.- Imtlom. Tl'o :iiii:ii'iniii kIhhiM l' I j ifilK'J tn wTtl.in r.l'oiit two iiulirs of tin- -.:. ; I As the w.it.-r iviii-orntrs it shouKl - i ' ;p'!'Mii-.ln iI I'.v walf-r ilncil lirt for some "H ' ' jhorrs in an opin l-mkit that it may u - .Vv-otv-v-, . ' hjrire tlu l"t:ii"r Him' of tin- wati r wli'n h li '' V : 'l:as Ik'oii stiin.liii'.' so Ions in tW r h. fyf-&d It I 'lln- fisli sIimi.M n-'t In I'Ik-oiI in tlieir !'iri-Vu 'K if; I cw hoini' until the fr.shly till il mi'iariiim M'r' X ' iluM 1 n allow. -I ul.oiit n .lay for Hi" Zs-Sv' i',, , Hi j water to M' ar ami to ae iimiilati- nyp-ii. J.'-i'-.itT Jf"V j ' iT"llK i-oliiinnri-st. n mi riiot enmly iro-y'li",'' iro-y'li",'' ".''''"" V' j ( ruriil waii-r phirits -n it.-i l1 for ' I aiiiiarium u" ht" the fo.rins, one J7'..'V- t or inure, sp.'iiniens to lie ilaceil in lh? Jb J xx k .. , . ; s .tvvi I i - ; I Triton Lizards ;;' ; ; exi-ci'tiMl to thrive nud live Iheir full span of ".ears is an ohliuiK phiss tnnl;, (ircfera-hly (ircfera-hly of a solid of jflas in wliiili lln- h'-klil tloi's not cxi.ci.-d th" length ami width. 'rh: surfuee f-houl.l lie as lartr-' as poxsilile, that the lill may he able In lirocure a Komi amount of osypren. It is i hi-i-ause of the small Vurfare where the! watir mnl air come in contaet that r. 'lass howl is the wor-t possible rereptatle! for a liv'h. Until llowers and tish require air l breathe, just ns much as do lnim-inl liein, and ns the life of ent llowers is considerably shortened if plared iti a vase narrow ins toward the top, just so do nil fish die in u short while in a i.'h)ie whieh is narrower at the e.p, ivin' but I n small opening; for the ;iir. The .stroiii.".i j and reallv most advantaseous aiuaria luue nu iron frame, into whieli the platej clas is fastened with a waterproof com-' ent. The metal part must Le tinned, toi prevent nistinc The most ornamental and the mot durable, but also the most expensive, aquarium h that of which all' I llinlf inches hmz and ei?ht and one-half j inches in width is a oni ! siisl Li.uariiun 'for ordinary purposes. A1 LL important is the placim; of the aiiiariiim. It should have aliiimlaiii e ! of lit'ht, but Hot be C'Xposeil lo the full I rays of the sun. Close to a wi.ulow facing east, west or north, but not south, is a suitable posilinu. If all is well with an .'iijuariuni it dr.es Painted Turtles Tlll'.Un are a few rules to follow mid n few preen nl ions lo take ami thea ' if I he IikIi is in n cooil healthy eon.'.i-'tlon eon.'.i-'tlon when .'ieiiiirel there i no reason why it should not remain so. In addition to rules already mentioned there are a few-more few-more that should be followed All llll-inten llll-inten food liotild be removed from th'-wafer. th'-wafer. The wnier should not be constantly con-stantly channel, but kept in Midi condition condi-tion that this is unnecessary. The hand should never- be placed in (he water ll-r should beetles fir spiders be thrown into the niUiriuni. Tin- food already pre-U"ribeil pre-U"ribeil is sufl'ieii'iit. Neither soap nor Hienih nls must ever be used to dean the niuariiim tnr ? honld the top (.f the no,na-riuin no,na-riuin ever b" clusely eoverid. If a ne-.v fisli is boiiL'ht it should be kept in a separate sep-arate ve-s, J nii'il nft.-r a two weeks' Ounranline it has proved itself to be in .1 condition of perfect health. A sure sijii of too much liuht upon the auariuui is a green coh.r to the water and preen, white or brown hairs on the plants. A few extra snniU and ' tadpole in the aquarium and a rren placed w-tween w-tween it and the window will quickly euro this slat.' of attnirs. As with the care of all other pels, the personal lunch is very iieressnry in the rare of tin- aquarium. Not only do fish learn to know the periju who regularly I looks afler them and feed l In ni, but Ijo two persons will ever civc the same car.? Ins one alone, who bwiks upon the duty an u pleasure. 1 Of all pets ish lire the least rare and the least expense. A lively little Roldtisli, with brilliant, shimuierinc scales, soon cer.scs lo In- merely a pretty ornament in the room and bemiins a real I'ouipunioii. while an aquarium well sfoi-ked with i-Towinc wnier plants and on.- fir two spediuens of eai h of the varied t;..ldtisli family furnishes an unending source of interest and nmiiseiin Dt. 50 fnohionoblo and ro much desired de-sired is the poldlish as an aqua-rinni aqua-rinni pet that even the trreat hatcheries in Marj hind. New York, Ohio and Indiana are unable un-able to furnish sullicient for the demand and vast mimbers have to be Imported Im-ported froni.Italy and cveu as far as Japan and China. The goldfish, closely related to the lon' liveil carji family, is tin.- hardiest of all small fresh water fish, and to this fact as well r.s to its pretty shiininerinc wales and quick moviuc, Bruceful body does it owe ita prent and ever increasing popularity. popu-larity. From the ordinary ;oldhsh. with which all ore familiar, to the curii.ui iclestial telepocpo Koldtish from Japan, every variety is really a thins of beauty, and thonch other fish may be placed in the aquarium no other h is the all ground charm of the goldfish family. nf all thin?, no tish that is by nature azresive must be placed in the tank with n goldfish. The sreeii tench and the golden tench may be kept in the i-na-aquarium willi goldfish, nM, d,0 difercnt varieties of carp may also be allowed to dwell in the same domicile while they are still younc The silvertish is simply an uncolored poldlish, hut in the uquariuui it mokes; fine contrast to its hrirht hii'-dl ri-lalive. There arc other varieties of tish that can live in the same home with the) SoldtLsh which will add tremendously to the interest of the aquarium. This is an nse of specialization, however, how-ever, and there ean be no prettier orn-i-ment in the room than a larpe plass aquarium well sto ked with erow iii! plants and one or more specimens of the prv'at jroldtisli family. To commence I with, the amateur hud best invest in a small npuanuru with only one or two in-liRhitniil., in-liRhitniil., and these of the common, inexpensive in-expensive poldfish variety. WHEN the simple rare of n smnll aquarium is well understood it will I be time to branch out for the rarer and more cosily tish. A Japanese fringe-luil, fringe-luil, with its queer, short body and Ions, swrepm- tail, is exquisite in colorius umll a prcat addition to the aquarium. j The Japanese fantail is another mein-i l-r of (his very beautiful solden hind! family. Then there is the comet od-hh od-hh and the nymph cohlhsh. i.th of J:i- am se origin. The coun t, w ith its slender ! l'ily and Ions, troilinj sinqle tail, is a' most craccful swimmer and a dclisht toi watdi. The t.deseope and the celestial tele-! scope ure remarkable as curiosities, with' their cr-.-at, protruding eyes. The hand-! s.imest of the telescope lisb are it tlety Idiuk, but they ure to be iiroeund in all' colors familiar in tbe coimm,,, . .1,1 tit.,. This strause freak of the fish world owe! its beini: to the breeders of China, and cause of its rarily U more costly than al-1 most any other inhabitant of the aquarium In purchasing un aquarium it must be! rememU-rcd that at gan of water is necessary for each individual lish, to that no quantity of fish can be bought unless then? is ffj.ac in the room tor a cood RIA.-J kIhk luhk 0(lv aood aquarium in which the fish can be 4 ' 'insure the life and health of Ihe lish ns i Mo make for the beauty ot their home, and who .an say that the (i-di as well as their j observers are not ceiisiiivi; l. the biauly j aflolded by the delicate colored f..li.i?e of i the water plants'.' Ir is a vood plan to plant the various aquatics in snj.ill enrtli.'ii p..rs burling in th" s,ind, so that should the water Imo to he ehans'd th" idants will suili r no ill. Too many plant are as bad as too few, for room iuu.i be allowed for them to aqii.it I. : -Fa ii wort for C.ibornba Carolinian: Caro-linian: .'uter milfoil ( M vriophyllurn , s. Ic. it u.. . , illou- mo-s J I-'oiilinalii anti-pyreli-al, lloatins nrto.vhi ml (Sasittnrl.C lialan-i, lu.lw isi i. j Fish require but a small amount of food beyond tho nutriment they ileiiw out of the water and air. Oi.ce a week a sm.'.M bit of worm or an infinitesimal piece of raw beef free fr fat sli.n:d be siveii to cadi li'h In summer a ev'l.llish about three inches lolls -hoi. b - -iven 11 5li"0 , V V:' - pii' ; ' ' .- ..... . J- - -.1 '.: , - ' - .; Baby Brown Water Snakes mefal parts are nickel plated, with a bottom part of plass, slale or marble. I Thirteen inches hish by eleven and one-; not need to be cleaned out oftener thani and perhaps uot as often ns oii.-e a year. i Aquatic plants sive oil o.xisen for Ihe tidi to fee. upon, and they absorb and liie upon the caiboiiii ndd e.h ih-d by the lish. -while snails and liny tadpoles act as I sen eiis. i s and l.eln i,, keen th" tank dean. |