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1877. 21st YEAR. 1897. 



The Best is None Too Good For You. 



Life Insurance sold by the 



Covenant Mutual Life 

 flssoclaiion . . 



of Galesburg, Illinois, 

 Has always and will ahvays insure. 

 Increase in Assets. 



Increase in Surplus in 1896. 



You may insure, or you may insure others 



Information promptly and clieert'ully 

 furnished. 



W. H. Smollinger, Sec'y. 

 A. W. Bekggren, Pres. 

 Galesburo;, HI. 



Rapid Taxi(l6riiiii at Home. 



No Tools Required. 



No extra Expense. 

 Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money 

 Refunded. 



After many years of unvarying success, and a 

 constantly increasing sale in every State in the 

 Union, and with thousands of testimonials as to the 

 merits of my Method of Simplified Taxidei my, from 

 Boys, frirls, Parents, Doctors, Lawyers, Ministers, 

 School Teachers, Merchants, Farmers, Mechanics, 

 Hunters, .Outers and Sportsmen, as well as from 

 Curators of leading University Museums and Pro- 

 fessional Taxidermists; 1 feel that I can safely make 

 this offer: Send me 



75 CENTS 



Cash or Stamps, and receive complete Irs*^rnctions 

 for mounting Birds in Cases, Plaqii^-s, HHngimr 

 Game, peer Heads,etc., etc., with package of Pre" 

 pared Compound, ready for use, enough to mount 

 50 small birds or 20 large ones, toeether wth full 

 directions for dressing skins with the hair on. for 

 Rugs, Robes and Hangings. 



If you are not fully sntisfied' your money will be 

 cheerfully refunded. Beware of Imitations'. 



Mention The Osprey, and address 



MORRIS GIBBS. M. D , 



KALAMAZOO, MICH. 



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Burlington 



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B6S1) lino to Denver, St. Paul 

 A\inneapolis, Kansas City» St. 

 cioseph, Omaha, St. Louis, Port- 

 land and California Points- 



Specially conducted Tourist 

 cars to and from California. 



p. S. EUSTIS, G. p. A., Chicago. 

 A. S. CRAWFORD, Galesburg, IlL 

 W. H. SPINNER, Ticket Agent, 

 Galesburg, IlL 



Tti6 Rarest o! SDecimons 



as well as common bird skins can be found in 

 the IMMENSE stock of over 10,000 skin«, I carry_ 

 containing species from all over the United 

 States, British Columbia Alaska, Lower Califor. 

 nia, Mexico, Guadalupe and adjacent islands. 

 I can supply a few fine 



SKINS AND EGGS 

 of the almost unknown 



BLACK, LEAST, AND SOCORRO PETRELS 

 if ordered before the few on sale are gone. 

 Skins of Carolina Paroquets, Ivory-billed Wood- 

 pecker, Flamingoes, Tropic Birds, Long-tailed 

 Paradise Trogons and many handsome tropical 

 species. Also Glass Ej'es, Handsome Geodes; 

 and a few Illinois Geological Reports for sale, 

 now becoming very rare. Taxidermy in all 

 its branches. Dealers. Schools, Museums sup- 

 plied at LOWEST PRICES. Reference: All 

 prominent Scientists and Institutions through- 

 out the country. Enclose stamp with all letters 

 of inquiry, or two for price lists. 



CHAS. K. WORTHEX, 



Naturalist, Taxidermist and Dealer, 

 Established in 1873. Warsaw, III., U. S. A. 



