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WANTED.— 10 to 25 lbs. of each of tlip fol- 

 lowing minerals: Albite, Azurite and Mala- 

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 Cookerile, Chaleertony from Tampa, Chert, 

 Dendrites, pjlaeolite, Fluor Spar, Lodestone, 

 Marmolite, Magnetite, Mo.ss Agate, Magne- 

 site Opalized Wood, Oolite, Obsidian Por- 

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 write at once. W. F WKBB, Mgr . Albion, 

 N. Y. 



HOMING PIGEONS— We can furnish a few 

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 $3 00 a pair. Will go safely by expn ss. these 

 are handsome birds. WALTER K WEBB, 

 Mgr. Albion, N Y. 



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RARE BARGAINS IN EGGS— A choice set 

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FOR SALE— A nice lot of skins of owl just 

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