THE MUSEUM. 



ALL F0R;g5l.00BILL. 



One years subscription to tiiis Jt)UKNAL 

 beginning with Volume II and your 

 choice of any of the follozvin^ 

 premiums. 



1. O. aud O. Manual, leather bound, 50e. 



2. Fine OiUogists' OutSt, 3 instruments iu 



case, 50c. 



3. Cheap Taxidermists' Outtit, 3 instruments 



in case, 50c. 



4. Package Botanists' Labels and Maguitier, 



60c. 



5. Entomologists' Outtit in Case, 50c. 



6. Package Mineralogists Labels, various 



kinds, 50c. 



7. Copy, "Birds of Michigan,'' SOc. 



8. " "Birds of Labrador." 50c. 



9. " "Natural History of Labrador," fiOc 



10. A Mineral Collection of 53 Specimens, 

 i)repa.id, list 75c. 



11. (i tine varieties Fossils, 50c. 



12. One tine Polished Shell for mantle decor- 

 ation, 50. 



13. 6 kinds Arrow Heads, 50e. 



14. 1 tine "SkiMner " .50- 



15 15 kinds of Birds Eggs, all labeled, .50. 



Above premiums are sent prei>aid and are 

 only given with the Museum one jear. 



Address 



WALTER F.WEBB, 



Albion, N. Y. or Keokuk. Iowa. 



Relief Maps 



FOK SCHOOLS 

 OF ALL GRADES. 



Systematic Collpctims. 



MINERALOGY, GEOLOGY, ZOOLOGY, 



LANTERN SLIDES, ETC. 

 Washington School Collections. 



Minerals, Rocks and Invertebrate A imals. 



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

 lence have ever before been offered in this country at 

 so low a price ($y each). Send for circular. 



EDWIN E. HOWELL, 



612 17th St.. N. W.. Washington, D. C. 



GILBERT BROS. & GRIFFIN, 



TAXIDERMISTS & NATURALISTS. 



Dealers in Curios and Museum Supplies. Large 

 Spanish Steer Horns, Buffalo Horns. Polished or 

 Rough, Elk Tushes, from SOc toj.'i. Fine Elk Heads 

 always on hand. Pur Rugs of all kinds in stock. 

 Send for our catalogue. 



709 South 16th St., OMAHA, NEB. 



When answering ads. mention Museum. 



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Babbitt's Glove Kid Tan 



After two years' trial by Professional 

 Taxidermists and furriers, has been 

 found superior to all other so called 

 tans. 



IT IS THE BEST. 



DlKECriONS. 



Dissolve contents of this bottle in 4 

 gallons cf water, and add 2 poundi 

 each of salt and alum, \ ])ound salt 

 petre. Stir it well and allow it to stand 

 several hours and it is ready for use. 



A Fox skin should l)e allowed to 

 stand in this liquo r5 days. Deer skins 

 10 days; others in proportion Aftei 

 the skin lias stood the required length 

 of time, remove aud stretch on a boaid 

 flesh side out, and allow it to diy 

 Then sandpaper and the skin will be 

 found suitable for a rug. If a tine tin 

 ish is desired, give the skin a goo<l 

 scraping, sandpaper aud rub on chalk 

 Dry skins should be soaked in cleai 

 coUl water till thoroughly soft. 



I'KICES. 



Pottle to make 4 gallons $1.00,Postpaid 

 8 •' 1.75 



Hi 3 OO.Ex. exti.i 

 "30 5.00 

 .50 7.00 



This preparation can be used as ,i 

 sulisiitutu for the salt and alum baih 

 or pickle, which is founil in every taxi 

 dermist's workshop I u.se no other as 

 it will keep skins soft and pliable foi 

 years. 



No more suitable present can be 

 found to give a friend than a nicely 

 made rng You will Hnd all the ma 

 terial necessary advertised in my laige 

 Illustrated Catalogue; Tan, heads, opeu 

 mouth with teeth or half heads,pinking 

 irons, eyes, lining, etc. 



SPECIAL I'KICES. 



Once a year vi e make a special price 

 on small bottles to iutrodiice the prt p 

 aratiori For 30 dnys I will send a sain 

 pie bottle \ size for 50c. or a whole 

 bottle for 75c., prepaid. Not more than 

 one bottle to a single party at these 

 prices 



The price of onr large illustrated cat 

 alogue is 5cts , or given free with a SOc 

 order Price list of Eggs, Indian Relics 

 Stutt'ed Birds, etc., free. Special Bulle 

 tins of Skins, Eggs, etc., are issued .is 

 fast as stock changes. . 



JAMES P. BABBITT 



Wholesale and Retail Dealer in eveiy 



thing required by the Naturalist 



and Taxidermist. 



10 & 12 Hodges Ave., Taunton, Mass. 



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