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Don't Buy California Cuiiosities 



Common Stone Relics. 



Send for my special catalofiie of the finest, 

 most rare AKROVV and tSl'KAR points of white 

 flint, and terms on approval: fOu beautiful s-e- 

 lect Axes. Celts. Hematite Plummets. Morta s. 

 Pestles, Di-icoidals, Pipes, Mound Slates, etc.: 

 Sweden and Denmark Stone Relics alsr>. Out- 

 lines sent. Specify wants. Stock 15 uOOpiects. 

 100,000 Mineral & Fossil Specimens. 

 Modern Buckskin Relics of the West. 



Catalogue for stamp. Kith Year. 



L. W. STILWElL, Deadwood. S. Dak. 



Mounted Tarantulas, 

 Homed Toads, Scor- 

 pions, Trap-door Spi- 

 ders, n Specimen Collec- 

 tions. Yucca Pincush- 

 ions. &c. &c. 



Jnsi the goods for 

 Curio and Shell Dealers 

 to handle. 



Best work and lowest 

 l)rices. 



Send for Wholesale 

 Illii.strated Price List. 



G. W. TUTTLE, Pasadena, Calif. 



1 ,000,000 



Cuba! Cuba! Cuba! 

 STAMPS! 



I have purchased 1,OCO,(00 unused Cuba 

 stamps, which I offer to collectors, and others, 

 at less than one-fourth catalogue price. I will 

 send a set of 8 for luc: 10 sets for 50c. or £0 sets 

 for $1.60. A set of 10 varieties, 12c. or 10 sets 

 for fOc. An entire sheet of ICO 5c or 2nc Cuba 

 stamps, only 25c. These are nice for framing, 

 etc. These are all genviine old stamps, not 

 good for postage any longer. Dealers sup- 

 plied. Don't fail to order at once. Address, 



J. E. HANDSHAW, 

 SMITHTOWN BRANCH, N. Y, 



Why not buy when 

 prices are down? 



We can supply you with birds in good mount- 

 able or fresh skins. 



Great Gray Owl $3 50 



Arctic Horned Owl J3 o^i to 5 00 



Hawk Owl 1 75 



Richardson's Owl 2 2'i 



Snowy Owl $3 tO to 5 00 



Richardson's Grouse 5 00 



Willow Ptarmigan _ 150 



White-tailed Ptarmigan 2 50 



Greenland Kider 3 00 



American Sc<jters 2 fO 



Surf Scoters 2 50 



Goshawk (mature) 2 CO 



We sell nothing but the very best. 



OLIVER SPANNER & CO., 



358 Yonge St., Toronto, Canada. 



Minerals, Fossils and 

 Shells cut and polished at 

 our Steam Lapidary Shop, 

 recently fitted up on the 

 most improved plans where we do first-class 

 work at reasonable t rices. Cabinet work a 

 specialty. Polished material for sale. 



JOHN G. BUXTON, Mile Centre, N. Y. 



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