THE OOLOGIST 



To My Friends and Patrons: — 



I have this day sold to Mr. Ernest H. Short my entire stock of 

 Birds Eggs and Skins, and NaturaHsts Instruments and Supplies 

 with a good general assortment of Minerals, Fossils, Indian Relics, 

 Shells (all of my duplicate scientific ones), Corals, Echinoderms, Land 

 and Marine Curios, and specimens of all kinds. , 



With this sale I include my regular retail mail order business, 

 which is by far the largest of its kind in this country, and as my suc- 

 cessor in this department, all rumors and statements to the contrary — 

 notwithstanding, Mr. Short is my sole and only one. 



Mr. Short is well and favorably known, not only as a Naturalist 

 and collector, but also as a writer on subjects pertaining to the Natural 

 Sciences, hence a word of introduction to my patrons is unnecessar}'. 

 I might add, however, that he was in my employ in '93 and has been 

 up to this date in '95, and that I know him to be well qualified to carry 

 on the business which he has undertaken. 



I would further add that Mr. Short has leased my "shop" for a 

 period of five years. This "shop" you are doubtless already aware 

 was refitted and remodeled throughout in the autumn of '94, and that 

 for conducting a business of this nature, is a model of its kind. 



I would further add that this sale does not include either of my 

 Publications, nor my Jobbing and Resort business, nor my Stores at 

 Chautauqua and Lakeside, nor my large private collection of Concho- 

 logical specimens, but does include, and that exclusively, my regular 

 retail mail order business in specimens and supplies. 



Trusting m}^ friends will extend to Mr. Short a continuance of the 

 many kind favors and the liberal patronage that they have given me in 

 the past, I remain, as ever 



Faithfully, 



/r^cot^'^t^C /lr. 



Albion, N. Y., July i, 1895. 



