N. O. LAWSON, 



TAXIDERMIST. 



the; cheapest in the world. 



All work guaranteed equal to the highest priced. 

 50c. Specimens, Thrushes, Blackbirds, Blue Jays, 

 Woodpeckers, Swallows, Larks, etc. 



Send for price list. GENEVA, ILL. 



COLUMBIAN DENTAL COLLEGE, 



S.-W. cor. Quincy & State Sts., CHICAGO, ILL. 



The College year begins Oct. 1, 1897, and closes April 

 1, 1898. 



Students corresponding with the Dean will please be 

 careful to give full address, and direct their letters to 



GEO. T. CARPENTER, M. D. D., D. S., Dean. 

 ANDREW W. ROGERS, D. D. S , Sec'y, 



103 State Street (Columbus Memorial Bldg.) 



A Linen Marker i* 



Any 2 or 3 letter Monogram or 

 Name in a handsome script type 

 (see samples), complete with guar- 

 anteed indelible ink and pads, sent 

 prepaid on receipt of 50c. Postage 

 accepted. 



C. L. SAFFORD, 



MANUFACTURER OF RUBBER STAMPS, 



175 nadison St., CHICAGO. 



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$75.00 



Or Ninety Subscriptions to 

 "Birds." 



Diamond or drop Frame. 



This wheel is made especially for the Nature Study Publishing Co., to be used as a premium. It is unique in 

 design, of material the best, of workmanship unexcelled. No other wheel on the market can compare favorably 

 with it for less than 8100.00. 



SPECIFICATIONS FOR 1897 "BIRD" BICYCLE. 



Frame. — Diamond pattern; cold-drawn seamless steel tubing; lYs inch tubing in the quadrangle with the 

 exception of the head, which is 1^ inch. Height, 23, 24, 25 and 26 inches. Rear triangle y± inch tubing in the lower 

 and upright bars. Frame Parts. — Steel drop forgings, strongly reinforced connections. Forks. — Seamless steel 

 fork sides, gracefully curved and mechanically reinforced. Steering Head. — 9, 11 and 13 inches long, 1% inches 

 diameter. Handle Bar. — Cold-drawn, weldless steel tubing, % inch in diameter, ram's horn, upright or reversible, 

 adapted to two positions; Handles. — Cork or corkaline; black, maroon or bright tips. Wheels.— 28 inch, front and 

 rear. Wheel Base. — 43 inches. Rims. — Olds or Plymouth. Tires.— Morgan & Wright, Vim, or Hartford. Spokes. 

 — Swaged, Excelsior Needle Co.'s best quality; 28 in front and 32 in rear wheel. Cranks.— Special steel, round and 

 tapered; 6% inch throw. Pedals.— Brandenburg; others on order. Chain. — % inch, solid link, with hardened rivet 

 steel centers. Saddle.— Black, attractive and comfortable; our own make. Saddle Post.— Adjustable, style "T." 

 Tread.— 4% inches. Sprocket Wheels.— Steel drop forgings, hardened. Gear.— 68 regular; other gears furnished if 

 so desired. Bearings. — Made of the best selected high-grade tool steel, carefully ground to a finish after tempering, 

 and thoroughly dust-proof. All .cups are screwed into hubs and crank hangers. Hubs.— Large tubular hubs, made 

 from a solid bar of steel. Furnishing.— Tool-bag, wrench, oiler, pump and repair kit. Tool Bags.— In black or tan 

 leather, as may be preferred. Handle bar, hubs, sprocket wheels, cranks, pedals, seat post, spokes, screws, nuts 

 and washers, nickel plated over copper; remainder enameled. Weight. — 22 and 24 pounds. 



Send for Specifications for Diamond Frame. 



NATURE STUDY PUBLISHING CO. 



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CHICAGO. 



