THE MUSEUM. 



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©e yoUr oWn 



Man V times you have secured siie^iraeu^ • ".t you 

 fle^ired to save in a litelike slate. You are uo Taxi- 

 dermist and possibly there is none^at hand. 



Our method is EASY and R \ PID and ^vi h a Itlle 

 Draetice excellent worU can be done. And above all 

 ANYONE CAN LEAKN IT. Many Men. Women and 

 Cbildren use our meth.;d and ot-,ers ^Jf ""',^",^^^,,''7.?^^ 

 day. No Oologist ahouklbe witlioulit. .t.atisf,iotion 

 is guaranteed. Think ot Preserviu- and M.miit ng a 

 fiSeon or Quail in 'M minutes-it run be done. 

 Taxidermy Made Easy. 

 Oivino- full directions for doing ttie \york and one 

 pound SfK & P. rre.servative; enough t., preserve 

 fr<mi 30 U) 40 ."mall hird.s, sent on rei ei(it of i'S ' ents. 

 «end at once.-; Several can leai n in a very short time. 

 No tools U'nuired to eutiaP e>.tra expence. Lorres- 

 Xioudence soli'-ited. 



KERR & PBWIIAIVI, 



BLF,NCOE, IOWA. 



BAROAINS. 



lUO lirstclass specimens to any address. ifl.OO. 



Beautiful .Shell.s, Corals, and Curiosities from all 

 parts ot the world. . 



lul nice Shells, asc. 12 Beautiful mixed Olive Shells. 

 H)c. 100 large specimens. i;.5.0u, worth three times the 

 price or money refunded. 3:! mixed Coins. $1.00. 30 

 first class Tropical Botanical Specimens, $1.1)0. Vi 

 perfect Arrow Points. SOc, 30 choice specimens, '-.c. 

 100 perfect Porcupine Quills, 2 c. 



50,000 Specimens in Stock. 



Everything perfect- Satisfaction guaranteed or 

 money refunded. Send stamp for drawings and bar- 

 gain I'ist. All orders promptly filled 



JOHX B. WHEELER, 



East Templeton, Mass. 



SANDWICH. ILL. 



Florida Land and Fresh Water 



Shells 

 etc. ii 

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Also rentiiieilo.s. f;;.-(ii pious. Crabs 

 ali-iihol-at a liiirpiiu AcMiv.-.s with 



O. BRYANT, 



Lo '2W(!(iil, Floi ida. 



THE AMERICAN 



ARCH^OLOGIST. 



A Monthly AnthroFOlogricalllaojaiir'.c Designed for 



Students, Scientists, Collectors and Dealers 



m Katnral History Specimens. 



KO-W Ilf ITS SECOro VCLtTME. 



Publlslied on the ISth cf eacli month ty The Landon 

 Futusneo^on^ and PnbUsMng Co.. 20 East 

 Broad Street, Colcmbcs, ChiO. 



-t 13 Qtilv conductedTwSTestabUshed, and unmje" 

 iiAonff Us^teVviid contribntors the pst scientist 

 "^d scholars ol czr conntry. Every Issue contains 

 uc' l?ilas?rated papers on topics relating to Primitive 



-MUcro Sd elsewbcre, ir eluding the reUcs ard re- 



,Ion-c:s e--l HcuEd Benders of thejinited States, 

 reM-to'- c rnins and Art works of Mesico, Central 

 end SoiCk aI^wIcS? disct-ssions of Pr':slacial man ^ 

 A--ricis ear.!y mm In Europe and Asia; ttc states 

 --Tn" -"ihistory cf recent ssvace icccs, ic, &c. 



It B^b^ivs interecting items from ccircEpondeEts 

 11 every pit of theconntry, and devotes much atten- 

 I'on to t^e wants of CoUectors ai:d Sealers. . All 

 kcVt p-rwicatTons of scientific valoe are reviewed 

 '::=^?,S'': it gives an accocnt of all recent archao- 

 r;°?cal C-scovRes and n:Y?s ; ard illustrates the rarf 

 c4u-'lV-e sJecinieEi ol private and pubic collections^ 

 ~S T^n=e is no other m.onthly onrnal ol this charactei 

 t-Viish'd in the world for the edilication of the gen- 

 Ffnl c--t- -c as well as for the stnder t. It aims to dls- 

 ^y2,\S;tg^=l^ifowledge which cannot te gained from 

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 crE^--t reports, which are not available to the gen- 

 crauT-'cr, and is indispensible to all persons nter- 

 "tcd in the study or tie coUecUoa of the rcUcs tl 



^T^lErfcfif within the reach cf all, and affords the 

 _4v"i^^cs of the great libraries, combined vatli 

 ireh^oioglcaltfeatf3e.«, as they appear Irotn 1 m^e to 

 11-e Having a wide and increasing circulation, it 

 ro^-titntcs oeI cf the best mediums in our country f ct 

 " vcrtislng the bS^iness of Curio Dealers. Ta^der- 

 c'c's and Naturalists, 

 Eutscripticn price, $1.50 per year. „ „. („..J 



A ccpry will be sent free to any one sending us foiu- 

 stiSscribers and six dollars. 



Relief Maps 



FOR SCHOOLS 

 OF ALL GRADES.- 



SyslcEalic ccllEctiiins. 



MINERALOGY, GEOLOGY, ZOOLOGY, 



LANTERN SLIDES, ETC. 



Washington School Collections. 



Minerals, Rocks and luvertebi-ate A liinals. 

 It is safe to say that no collections of equal excel- 

 lence have ever before been offered in this couutiy at 

 so low a price («i! ejch). .'^eiid for circular. 



EDWIN 



13 17th St., N. W., 



HOWELL, 



Washington, 



D.C 



The Oroilliologists' aad Oo'.ogists' Manual. 



STANDARD LIST I'OR COLLECTORS. 

 Redicei) lo l.')f, 2 for 2'p, 

 .Some of Us Contevt.i: 



A complete list of all Noflh Aiiierican 

 Birds, giving prices of their egg.s and skiii.s. 

 The aifaiigeiijeut is accoixhna: 'o the A O V. 

 list and afier-cach name is Ridfjewaj's num- 

 ber. Both Comnntn and Scientilic Names 

 ate given, in dilferent ^ize type _ 



A li-tof Mammal and RepUlo skins, with 

 prices A table giving tlie approximate niini- 

 her of eggs eoi.siileivd a full Set of every 

 family of' birds in the H. S _ 



Coi'nplcte and exhaustive directions Tor 

 nr.king Scientilic Bird and Mammal Skii).«, 

 and preparing sjiecimens for the calnnet In- 

 struciious fm- collecting, preparing am) pre- 

 serving birds eggs and ne.sts. to., s needed, 

 virions recipes recommendei! and valuable 

 information about making cabiticts for spcci- 



™Cmiiplt-te li^t of Taxidermists- lastr.iments, 

 Supplies and Rnviisites, a'so Oologists la- 

 slrumenls and Sn|)plies, etc., etc.. ^ 



Size 4ix6i just right to carry in tne pockety 

 Ofder"now,'as our stock is very limr.d ami 

 it will not bereprinte.l. 



MUSEUM PUB CO, ALBION, N Y. 



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