THE MUSEUM. 



WANTS. EXCHANGEES AND FOR SALES. 



All iiotiiH's that come under above will be inserted in this department until further notice 

 atone (1) cent a word. No notice less than 25c. Terms Cash with rnler. No chdrye for 

 address. I shall at all times endeavor to keep parties, whose reputation is of a doubtful char- 

 acter from using these columns. 



DWANTED:-01d issues of U. S. Adhesive 

 Stamps for which we offer fine California 

 Bird Skins. Address TOWNK BROS., 

 Commonwealtli Ave , West Newton, Ma.'-s. 



WANTKI): — Back numbers of papers on 

 Natural Science and books of any kind on 

 Natural History, also bird skins. Can ollVr 

 eood exchange in invertebrates, nice eastern 

 bird fkin- mmI some papers on Natural His- 

 tory Stale value of material when writing. 

 F P UROWNK. 20 Benetit St, Providence, 

 R I 



MARINE ALG^.— A large collection of 

 mounted and pressed sea mosse.s, also many 

 decorated novelties. Schools, colleges and 

 museums supplied with scientific collections. 

 Write for price list. Orders by mail. Ad- 

 dress MRS. H. M. JERNEGAN, Edgartown, 

 Mass. 



BIRDS and ANIMALS portrayed in their 

 natural colors We can furnish complete 

 sets of bird pictures from the magazine liinls 

 and all Nature from Jan ''J7 to March '99, 

 27 sets in all The first 12 sets contain 10 

 pictures each and the last 1.5 sets 8 pictures 

 each In all 240 fine colored plates. This is 

 a magnificent series. The plates are only sold 

 in sets at l.i cents a set prepaid. Any 10 sets 

 for «1 2.5 Or the whole 27 sets for $2.85. These 

 are really remarkable prices They would be 

 cheap at 10 cents a plate or $24 00 for the set 

 of 240 plates true to nature. They make a 

 portfolio invaluable to any naturalist who is 

 studying birds. List of contents of sets of 

 plates on application. W. K WEBB, Mgr , 

 Albion, N, Y. 



WANTED:— Rough skeletons of mammals, 

 and some birds Human material especially 

 desired Can u.se whole skeletons or parts. 

 Would like to hear from all parties who can 

 offer anything in this line and will furnish 

 directions to those who are able to secure 

 specimens but do not understand iirepara- 

 tion. Can also use some finished .skeletons 

 and skulls. Offer in exchange some finely 

 prepared marine invertebrates, material col- 

 lected this summer. Have a list of lifty spec- 

 ies representing the families Porifera. Coloen- 

 terata, Echinodermata, Vermes, Arthropoda, 

 Tunicatn All specimens nicely preserved in 

 formalin or alcohol. Please state value of 

 material when writing. F P. DROWNE, 

 20 Benetit St., Providence, R I. 



W. B. MITCHELL. Collector of Coins, 

 Stamps and Curios, Santa Anna. Texas. 2tA 



EXCHANGE ADS. FREE.— Any reader of 

 the MusuEM who will send 25 cents and an 

 addressed and stamped envelope, to Popular 

 Science, 108 Fulton St., New York, for a three 

 months trial subscription, will be presented 

 with a Fiffy Cent want advertising coupon. 

 Sample copies free. See additional particu- 

 lars on adv. in this issue. 



FOR EXCHANGE:-Crt scent bicycle. '95 

 model, good shape, all hut tires, for single 

 egas. shot gun, ritle, butterflies, moths, bird 

 skins or offers W. C. MORROW, 206 Spruce 

 St., Columbus, Ohio. 



BICYCLE:— Hartford special pattern 7, 24 

 inch frame, 2i inch drop, new. except ridden 

 a little here to show up in making sales Will 

 give any one a good trade for eggs in first 

 class sets. New Solar Gas Lamp for $15. 

 Want good sets at list rates. BENJAMIN 

 HOAG, Stephentown, N. Y. 



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

 lowing minerals: Albite, A/.urite and Mala- 

 chite, Asbestos, Catlinite, Chalcopyrite, 

 Cookerite, Chalcedony from Tampa. Chert, 

 Dendrites, Elaeolite, Fluor Spar, Lodestone, 

 Marmolite, Magnetite, Moss Agate, Magne- 

 site, Opalized Wood, Oolite, Obsidian. Por- 

 phyry, Prehnite, Pink Calcite, Ripidolite, 

 Serpentine, Steatite, Talc, Tin Ore, Variscite, 

 Williamsite, Copper Ore, Cyanile. 



Graphite. Halite. Lead Ore, Siuoky (Quartz, 

 Selenite. Parties having any of above please 

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

 N. Y. 



CAMERA WANTED— Will exchange a new 

 seven dollar Guitar and three dollar figure 

 music instruction hook, and outfit of e(jual 

 value. W. W. Shelly, El Dorado, Butler 

 Co , Kansas. 



WANTED— To correspond with persons in- 

 terested in snakes, turtles, lizards salaman- 

 ders, with view to exchange of specimens and 

 notes. WM. DUPREE, 151 Gates Ave., 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



HOMING PIGEONS— We can furnish a few 

 pairs of Homing Pigeon at the low price of 

 $3 00 a pair. Will go .'afely by expriss, these 

 are handsome biids. WALTER F WEBB, 

 Mgr. Albion, N Y 



