THE OOLOGIST. 



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were required to 

 perfect our nciv 



Cubular 



Lantern 7vhich we 

 noiv offer as some- 

 thing extraordi- 

 nary in the Lantern line. It has the 

 Railroad Lantern^ s rugged constitu^ 

 tion Joined to the tubular system, and ' 

 the result is a splendid light-giving, 

 wear and abuse resister. We will, 

 if desired, mail our special Circular 

 of the " Vesta'"'' Lantcin ; or, upon 

 receipt of $i.oo, we will send you 

 [freight prepaid ) the very best Lan- 

 tern for gen cat service you ever saw. 

 Why not ''see it " on those terms ? 



Oar Illustrated Catalogue is Mailed Free. 



R. E. DIETZ CO., 



60 Laight St., New York. 



CtTABUIHCO IN 1840. 



Only good Lanterns are stamped " DIETZ." 



SHORTHAND H°;r' 

 ELF-TAUGHT study of the 



Manual of Photwgrap/iy, by Benn Pitman 

 and Jerome B. Howard. A perfect self-in- 

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 have mastered it; so can you. Sold by all 

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 post-paid, for $1.25. Catalog and full infor- 

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THE BENN PITMAN SYSTEM 

 has for 44 years been the standard. Called 

 by U. S. Bureau of Education " The Amer- 

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The Phonographic Institute Co., 

 222 W. 4th St.. CiNciN.VATi, Ohio. 



Cor. Hates and 

 Larned Mreets, 



DETROIT, 

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Rates, $1.50 to 



$2.00 per L>ay. 



Only one block from Woodward ami 



Jefferson Aves. Elevator Service, Steam 



Heat, Electric Ligfhts, Tile Floors, Etc 



H. H. JAMES &. SON, Prop'rs. ' 



HOUSE 



33-calil)re cartrideea for a Marlin, Model 

 185)3, cost only S.'^.OO a thou»iaiid. 



.}'-J-calibre cartridges for any other re- 

 peater made, cost »13.00 a thousand. 



V(in can save the entire cost of your Marlin 

 on tlie first two thousand cartridges. Why this 

 is so is fully explained in the Marlin Hand 

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 firearms and how to use them. How to load 

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 smokeless powders. It gives trajectories, ve- 

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 THE MARLIN FIREARMS CO., New Haven, Conn. 



UIMCD Al C SHELL,S, etc. The White 

 minCnALO Cltv Ck)llections. 50 fine cabi- 

 net specimens, $3. 50 smaller size, $2. 50 ama- 

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 Specimens, only $3. 100 Fossils, including fine , 

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 several fine Ferns, etc., only $8. A great varie- 

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 catalogue by mail, 10c. J.M.WIERS, Natural- 

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NEW ENGLAND MINERALS. 



Rhomb Spar, R. 1., Beryl, N. H. : Actinolite, 

 R. I. ; Galenite, Mass. M pound specimens of 

 either postpaid for only 10 cents; or the four 

 for only 30 cents. 



The above is only a sample of the bargains I 

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 good fresh material— no rubbish. 



ROBERT BURNHAM, 



No. 143 Gallup St., PROVIDENCE, R. I. 



H. H. & C. S. BRIMLEY, 



COLLECTORS, RALEIGH, N. C. 



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