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1877. 21st YEAR. 1897. 



The Best is None Too Good For You. 



Lite Iiisnraiice sold by the 



Covenant Mutual Lite 

 Association. 



of (iralesbnrgr, Illinois, 

 Has always and will always insure. 

 Increase in Assets. 



Increase in Surplus in 1896. 



\'<)ii niiiv iiisure,or you limy insure otliers. 



Infoniuition promptly and cheerfully 

 furnislied. 



W. H. Smollingek, Sec"y. 

 A. W. Bek(4GREn, Pres. 



(Talesburg, 111. 



Raold TaxidGriiiu at Home. 



No Tools Required. 



No extra Expense. 

 Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money 

 Refunded. 



After many years of unvarying success, and a 

 constantly increasintr sale in every State in the 

 Union, and with thousands of testimonials as to the 

 merits of my Method of Simplified Taxideimy, from 

 Boys, (rirls, Parents, Doctors, Liwyers, Ministers, 

 School Teachers. Merchants. Farmers, Mechanics, 

 Hunters, Outers and Sportsmen; as well as from 

 Curators of leading University Museums and Pro- 

 fessional Taxidermists; I feel that I can safely make 

 this offer: Send me 



75 CENTS, 



Cash or Stamps, and receive complete Instructions 

 for mounting Birds in Cases, Plaques. Hanginar 

 (lame, T'eer Heads, etc.. etc . with package of Pre- 

 pared Compound, ready for use. enough to mount 

 .')0 small liirrls or 20 large ones, together with full 

 directions for dressing skins with the hair on. for 

 Rugs, Rol)»s and Hangings. 



If you are not fully satisfipd vour money will he 

 cheerfully refumled. Beware of Imitations. 



Mention Ihk Osi'HEv. and address 



MORRIS GIBBS. M.D., 



KAi.AMAZoo. MICH. 



Burlington 



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Best line to Denver. St, Paul ^ 

 A\inneapt)lis, Kansas City> St. ^ 

 Joseph, Onu^ha, St. Louis, Port- 

 land and California Points- 



Specially' conducted Tourist 

 cars to and from California. 



p. S. EUSTIS, G. P. A., ChicaoQ. 

 A. S. CRAWFORD, Galesburo', 111. 

 W. H. SPINNER, Ticket Agent, 

 Galesburo', 111. 



TUG Rarest ot SDGClmens 



as vrell as common bird skins can be found in 

 the IMMENSK stock of over 10 OOO skin 1 carry, 

 containing species from all pver the United 

 States, Uritish Columbia, Alaska. Lower Califor- 

 nia, Mexico. (Tuadalupe and adjacent islands. 

 I can supply a few fine 



SKINS AND f:G(;s 

 of the almost unknown 



BLACK, LEAST, AND SOCORRO PETRELS, 

 if ordered before the few on sale are gone 

 Skins of Carolina Paroquets, Ivory-billfd Wood- 

 peckers, Flamingoes, Tropic Birds, Long-tailed 

 Paradise Trogons and many handsome tropical 

 species. Also Glass Eyes, Handsome Geodes; 

 and a few Illinois Geological Reports for sale, 

 now becoming very rare. T.xxrDKRMv in all 

 its branches. Hfalers. School.^, Museums sup- 

 plied at r.owRST I'KicKs. Reference: All 

 prominent Scientists and Institutions through- 

 out the country. Enclose stamp with all letters 

 of imjuiry, or two for )>rice lists. 



(HAS. K. WORTH EN, 



Naturalist, Taxidermist and Dealer. 

 Establisht^d in 187?>. \V.M!sa\v. li,r,. . U S A. 



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