Natural Science News. 



VOL. I. No. 7. ALBION, N. Y., MARCH 16, 1895. Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes," -'For Sales," inserted la this depart- 

 ment for 23c per 35 words. Notices over 35 words- 

 charged at the rate of one-half cent per each ad 

 dltlon il word. No notice inserted for less than 

 25c. Terms, cash with order. 



All copy must reach us at least three days 

 prior to date of issue in order to insure inser- 

 tion in any given number. 



WILL SELL, 75 hand-painted North Ameri- 

 can birds, life siz«s and color at a greatly re- 

 duced rate. Write for particulars. WALTER 

 G. SAVAGE. Hillsboro, Iowa. 



WANTED.— A cyclometer for a 28 inch wheel. 

 Also a bicycle bell and a luggage carrier. Can 

 offer camera and foreign birds' eggs, sets or 

 singles. W. J. WIRT, Gaines, Orleans Co., 

 N. Y. 



WANTED.— Copies of all old numbers of 

 amateur Ornithological and Oolog-ic 1 publica- 

 tions. I will pay cash for same if cheap or give 

 good exchange in eggs or stamp magazines 

 Send lists with your lowest cash or exchange 

 prices to WALTON MITCHELL, 531 Summit 

 Ave., St. Paul. Minn. 



WANTED. — Parts 6 to 8 of Picturesque 

 Hawaii, back numbers of scientific magazines 

 scientific books and reports. Send lists and 

 prices. W. C. BAR 80 UK. Sayre, Pa. 



WANTED.— Shells in exchange for moss and 

 cacti. MARY HERHOLD, Box 93, Sheridan 

 Montana. 7w2 



TO EXCHANGE.— Butterflies of Western 

 Pennsylvania, for butterflies of U. S. not in my 

 collection. 1 would prefer unset specimens. 

 JOHN BRIGHT, Roup St., Pittsburg, Pa. 7w2 



"WANTED.— Government reports on Ethno- 

 logy. Entomology. Botany. Ornithology. Oology. 

 Anthropology. Mineralogy and Lithology. 

 state price. Must be in first class condition. 

 BOX 414. Canton, Ohio. 



HAVE a Crown fonmain ] en and case in 

 good condition. Cost $3 at World's Pair. Will 

 sell for best cash offer. L. G. WOODRUFF, 

 202 West 103d St., N. Y. 



CASH paid for books on N. American or 

 Ohio birds. A new water blower, eirgs and old 

 coins, for climbers, etc. EMMET D. AUSTIN 

 Randolph Portage Co.. Ohio. 7w2 



WANTED.— Canceled Columbian stamps. 6c. 

 15c, and higher. I have Duncan's Masonic Rit- 

 ual; New System Bee Management, Drawings 

 and Specifications for controllable bee hive. 

 MRS. AUSTIN DUSTIN. Box 488, Kewanee, 

 Illinois. 



LOOK !— For everv three arrow heads sent 

 me I will send postpaid, one gun-fiint. I also 

 want a bird egg collector for 1895. HARRY 

 WILLIAMS, Portage, Wis. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Font metal bodied rubber 

 type, 5 A, 18 a, 3 sets of figures, (new) not used 

 Also nickel plated type holder, and self-inking 

 pad, cist 8W75; Bast off sr over $>. in cabinet 

 minerals, shells, etc.. takes it. Specimens must 

 be showy, of fair size and named. Send list. 

 C. E. PURCELL, Burlington, Iowa. 



TO EXCHANGE. — A Ouackenbush rifle 4 , in 

 fine condition, 450 long cartridges, a single bar- 

 relled top snap Champinn gun. for a'lSorie 

 double barreled gun. L A. BEHRBNS Ivory- 

 ton, Ct. 



WANTED. —Catalogues of all dealers in 

 poultry and supplies; also addresses of all 

 teachers in tax. State prices. J. A MUENCH 

 6743 State St., Chicago, Ills. 7w2 



NOTICE.— I can collect this coining season, 

 eggs of the California Murre in large or small 

 lots with complete data, for cash or exchange. 

 PHIL K. GILMAN, 170 9th St., Oakland. Cal. 



WANTED.— In exchange for Story of Man, 

 Living World, Sea and Land. World's Wonders. 

 What have you to offer? BOX 414, Canton, 

 Ohio. 



FOR SALE CHEAP --Printing presses. 

 5XxSy 2 rotary, 6x9 hand inker, and army. En- 

 close stamp. H, M. DALRYMPLE, Baker, 

 Ohio. 



WILL EXCHANGE Lepidoptera of Missouri 

 md Illinois, for those of other localities. Send 

 list. All letters answered. HERMAN 

 SCHWARZ. 1520 Lafayette Ave.. St. Louis, 

 Mo. 6-2w 



FLORIDA COLLECTORS.— The Ebersold 

 family, composed of ten persons, devote nearly 

 their whole time to the collection and preser- 

 vation of Sea Shells, Bird Skins and Eggs. 

 Fishes, Snakes, Alligator Skins and Teeth, 



Florida Curios and all Natural Science objects 

 to be found on the east coast of Florida. "We 



lave on hand a large collection of shells and 

 east coast photographs, any of which we will 

 sell or exchange for desirable Natural Science 

 oooks or collections from other localities. Ad- 

 dress, enclosing stamp. D. S. EBERSOLD, 

 Oceanus, Brevard Co., Fla. tf 



INDIAN Relics of great value for sale or ex- 

 change. Addresses of collectors wanted. In- 

 teresting collection postpaid for 24c in stamps. 

 THE ARCH/EOLOGIST, Box 502, Columbus, 

 Ohio. 3-w4 



WANTED.— At once. A cabinet for Natural 

 History Specimens. All persons having such 

 for sale, write me at once stating lowest cash 

 price. F. H. KOCH, Box 1036. Peoria, III. 6w2 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Clarinet, fine condition, 

 German silver finish, thirteen keys, two rings, 

 cost $17. for banjo and books, type writer 

 kodak or printing press. CHAS. J. WRIGHT. 

 Edinboro, Erie Co., Penna. 



FOR EXCHANGE. — Seven hundred stamps 

 in a Scott's International Album, worth $18, a 

 .rold-banded fountain pen. $1.50. and a hunting 

 knife and sheath, $1.50; for best offer in Indian 

 relics, birds' eggs, repeating rifle, telescope or 

 oanjo. GEO. H. PEPPER. Tottenville. S. I.. 

 N. Y. 



FOR SALE.— Rusty Song Sparrow. 581e; a 

 pair of fresh skins sent to any address on re- 

 ceipt of 65 cents. B. J. BRETHERTON. New- 

 port, Lincoln Co.. Oregon. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Rare fossils, shells, old 

 U. S. stamps. Confederate stamps and bills, for 

 any variety of live and healthy Quail. JASPER 

 WOOLDR1DGE, Austin, Texas. 



CYCLOPEDIA of Natural History to ex- 

 change. Manilla binding, in six volumes, 

 strictly scientific, over 1.000 pages. I desire In- 

 dian relics, or Davie's Nests and Eggs, (cloth j 

 and Apgar's Key- Make offers. L. V. CASE. 

 Geneseo. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE.— For stamps, winter, sum- 

 mer and Canadian photographs, 'AMx'AX at 20c 

 each. Right to reject stamps. MARSHALL 

 DUNNING. Briggs PL. Rochester. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE — One splendid mounted 

 young deer head, with the velvet on the horns. 

 I would like to exchange for Black Bear skin 

 for rug. Must be nice. WILLIAM RADDER, 

 Attica, N. Y. 7w2 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Garnets, rough and 

 polit-hed opals, for ores.petrified wood, polished 

 agates, crystals, skins, stamps or cash. ROB- 

 ERT BURNHAM, Dennis, Mass. 7w2 



FOR SALE.— For best cash offer over $3.50. 

 45 skins, defective in some way ; some in fair 

 condition, inclii'ling 8 Western Evening Gros- 

 beaks. 5 Red-breasted Sapsuckers and other de. 

 sirable skins. Sent at purchasers expense. 

 GEO. and CHAS. KEADING. Dr> town, Cal. 



TO EXCHANGE. — I will give 100 used Col- 

 umbian stamps for the best birds egg offered 

 me. Write. FRANK C. NEWCOMER. Box 77. 

 Mentor. Ohio. 



FOR SALE.— A first class folding camera 

 with tripod and complete outfit. Camera has 

 been used only three times. Write for particu- 

 lars. JOSEPH I. LAWRENCE, 123 West St.. 

 Worcester, Mass. 



CANOE YAWL "ACORN." built bv St. Law. 

 Boat Co , in '03. Length 18ft. width 4ft; rowing 

 and sailing outfit complete; good as new. worth 

 $150, will sell for $80, cash only Corresponence 

 from parties meaning business solicited. 

 CHAS. W. REED. Gaines. Orleans Co.. N. Y.tf 



WANTED. — Sample copies Natural History 

 papers, addressea of directory compilers, for- 

 eign coins and bank bills. Confederate notes 

 and bonds ; old State and Colonial bills, frac- 

 tional currency; government reports. I will 

 pay cash. Antique hair trunk for sale F. L. 

 ENGLEBERT. Nicetown, Phila.. Penna. 



WANTED.— Any species of American birds, 

 either skins or sets or eggs, in exchange for 

 British sets. Only a few species left. All must 

 be first class. FRANK HARRIS, La Crescent, 

 Houston Co., Minn. 



SPECIMENS of silver and copper ore Of vari- 

 ous kinds to exchange for autographs and let- 

 ters written by any noted person, in any part of 

 the world. F. O NELSON. 412 S. Main St.. 

 Butte. Mont. 



WANTED. — Ridgway'S No's 497. 45!). 217, 251. 

 253. 75. 246. 278. 557. 525 for which I have to ex- 

 change sets, taxidermists instruments, curios 

 and supplies. A. H. MILLS. West Rutland, Vt. 



I WANT to correspond with every oologist 

 in the U. S. and would like to exchange speci- 

 mens. A. J. McKAY, Girard. Kan. 



EXCHANGE.— Utah minerals, salts, sul- 

 phurs, and curios— such as chips of granite 

 from Mormon Temple, sands from Great Salt 

 Lake, for Indian relics, corals or crystals. W. 

 C. MABRY, 33 E. 3d South St., Salt Lake City. 

 Utah. 



WANTED. — The price of buffalo horns in 

 the rough, and mounted. Western answers 

 preferred. W. H. PECK. Ekalaka. Mont. 



FOR SALE or Exchange.— Elegant speci- 

 mens of Cecropia and Promethus, also speci- 

 mens of local Reptilia and Batrachia. Send 

 for some of our "magic photos" with chemi- 

 cals and directions, for 10c per box. Great fun ! 

 Fools everyone. C. E. CUMMINGS, 560 Au- 

 burn Ave.. Buffalo. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Four books; Force. Heat, 

 Light, Water.— Abbott, For best offer of eggs 

 in sets with data or books on Oology and Or- 

 nithology. R. W. HEGNER. Decorati. Iowa, 



WANTED.— Eggs in sets with data. Can 

 give, for same, foreign stamps, books, eggs, 

 magazines, etc. GARTH EVERSON. Box 

 102. Lake Mills. Wis. 



WANTED. -A pair of Wood Ducks in the 

 meat. Will give good exchange in mounted 

 birds, or will pay cash. J. S. ALL WOOD. Hec- 

 la Works. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE.— 500 var. Foreign Stamps, 

 also Philatelic Literature for reading matter. 

 F. L. OWENS. Brooklyn. Iowa. 



EXCHANGE.— 15 2c envelope. 12 4c. 5 8c. 2 10c, 

 5 5c Columbian stamps for arrow heads, min- 

 erals or good sets with data. WM. F. SHAW. 

 JR.. Ithaca. Michigan. 



SINGLE eggs to exchange for sets with data. 

 Double value in stamps given for sots. Send 

 your eggs to W. G. STUTZMAN. Kent. O. 



STAMPS.— 25 varieties for every set of eggs 

 or skin. Stereoscopic views of birds: eggs; 

 minerals; fossils and woods for sets, skins, in- 

 sects or supplies. E. DWIGHT SANDERSON. 

 503 Hollister Blk., Lansing. Mich. 



WANTED.— First class specimens of water 

 birds, hawks and owls, for which I can offer 

 Southern California sets. EARLE PARKER. 

 200 W. California St. . Pasadena. Calif. 



I HAVE 3000 stamps. 1000 varieties and some 

 fine geological specimens that I will exchange 

 for geological specimens, shells, curios, etc. 

 Correspondence with geologists solicited. 

 CLAYTON E. RISLEY. 0 Highland Ave.. Mid- 

 dletown. N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE. — Old U. S. Stamps. Con- 

 federate Bills, land shells and rare cretaceous 

 fossils, for a, printius: outfit, electrical goods 

 or cash. JASPER WOOLDRIDGE. Austin. 

 Texas. 



WHAT HAVE you to exchange for a good 

 collection of stamps in the way of bird eggs 

 and publications on taxidermy and oolog-y. 

 G. B. HARDY, Abingdon. 111. 



FOR EXCHANGE. — Single barrel, unused. 

 Shattuck gun, 25 brass shells and loading tools 

 complete, for best offer of rare eggs in sets. 

 Raptores preferred. Especial desiderata A. O 

 U. Nos. 131 and 327. THOMAS H. JACKSON 

 343 E. Biddle St.. West Chester. Pa. 5w4 



MINERALS.— 25 nice specimens by mail. 35c. 

 W. S. BEADLES, 814 W. Marshall' St.. Rich- 

 mond, Va, 7w3o 



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