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1877. 21st YEAR. 1897. 



The Best is None Too Good For You. 



Life Insurance sold by the 



Covenant Mutual Life 

 flssoGiaiion. 



of Galesbnrg, Illinois, 

 Has always and will always insure. 

 Increase in Assets. 



Increase in Surplus in 1896. 



You maj insure,or you may insure others. 



Information promptly and cheerfully 

 furnished. 



W. H. Smollinger, Sec"}'. 

 A. W. Berggren, Pres. 

 Galesburg, 111. 



Rapid Taxidermy at Home. 



No Tools Required. 

 ^ . „ No extra Expense, 



^satisfaction Guaranteed or Money 

 Refunded. 



After many years of unvarying snccess, 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 Taxidermy, from 

 h5oys(Tirls, Parents, Doctors, Liwyers, Ministers, 

 School teachers. Merchants, Farmers, Mechanics, 

 Hunters, Outers and Sportsmen; as well as from 

 < urators of leading University Museums and Pro- 

 fessional Taxidermists; 1 feel that I can safely make 

 this otter: Send me 



75 CENTS, 



Cash or Stamps, and rec-ive complete Instructions 

 for mounting Birds in Cases, Plaqups, Hanging 

 Crame, Deer Heads, etc., etc , with package of Pre- 

 pared Compound, ready for use, enough to mount 

 60 small birds or 20 large ones, together with full 

 directions for dressing skins with the hair on, for 

 Kugs, Kobes and Hangings. 



If you are not fully satisfied viur mm^v will be 

 cheerfully refunded. Beware of Imitations 



Mention The Osprey, and address 



MORRIS GIBBS, M.D., 



KALAMAZOO. MICH. 



Burlington 



Best Iill6 to Denver, St. Paul 

 Minneapolis, Kansas City, St. 

 cJosepJT, Omaha, St. Louis, Port- 

 land and California Points- 



Specially conducted Tourist 

 cars to and from California. 



P. S. KUSTIS, G. p. A., Chicago. 

 A. S. CRAWFORD, Galesburg, 111. 

 W. H. SPINNER, Ticket Agent, 

 Galesburg, 111. 



THe Raresi o! SDeciiiiens 



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- 

 peckers, Flamingoes, Tropic Birds, Long-tailed 

 Paradise Trogons and many handsome tropical 

 species. Also Glass Eyes, Han-lsome Geodes; 

 and a few Illinois Geological Reports for sale, 

 now becoming very rare. Taxidermy in all 

 ifs branches. Dealers, S-chools, Museums sup- 

 plied at LOWEST PRICES. Reference: All 

 prominent Scientists and Institutions through- 

 out the country. Enclose stamp with a'l letters 

 of inquiry, or two for price lists. 



CHAS. K. WORTHEX, 



Naturalist, Txidermist and Dealer, 

 Established in 187o. Wahsaw, 111.. U S A. M* 



