Natural Science News. 



VOL. I. No. 9. ALBION, N. Y., MARCH 80, 1895. Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, Exchanges, .and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," Inserted in tins depart- 

 ment for 25c per 35 words. Notices over 35 words 

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

 dition 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. 



TO ALL sending me fifteen cents silver. I 

 will send materials and instructions for malt- 

 ing a lead tree. A beautiful curiosity. Grows 

 itself. Address R. M. MILLAR. 5J5 > Dufferin 

 Ave.. London. Ont.. Can. 



FOR SALE. — Navajo blankets. Mexican 

 pottery, opals and curios. Write for prices. 

 CLIFF HALE, Phoenix, Arizona. 9w4 



EXCHANGE stamps, few minerals, haw- 

 thorne thorns, for shells, curios. Hollyhock 

 seeds for sale. Bets, packet. 25et. order re- 

 cieves free packet. HARRY SIMONS, Oak 

 Lane, Philadelphia. Pa. 



WANTED.— A set of Moose horns. Will give 

 cash or good exchange.. Will exchange bird 

 and small mammal skins for skins and eggs 

 in sets with data. JOHN CLAYTON. Lincoln. 

 Maine. 



WANTED.— Correspondence with collectors 

 who will exchange specimens with me the 

 coming season. Also foreign collectors want- 

 ed! All answered. PAUL L. SCHAEFER. 

 Addison, Ills. 



STAMPS, reducing stock. For 52cts. we 

 will send postpaid $2 worth of fine, clean, un- 

 torn stamps: none cataloging at less than 3cts. 

 and mostly over 5cts. each. No Seebecks or 

 trash. Money refunded if stamps are re- 

 turned within ten days with postage. Agents 

 wanted at 50 per cent commission. Address at 

 once. EQUITABLE STAMP COMPANY. W. 

 Orange, N. J. Established 1890. 



FOR EXCHANGE. — L. F. W. and Marine 

 shells to exchange for same. E. J. POST. 

 Tampa, Fla. 



WANT the. first 36 and last 13 numbers of The 

 Great Dicide in 1st class condition, have fine 

 foreign stamps to exchange, also want old U. 

 S. stamps. GEO.W.VOSBURG. Columbus, Wis. 



WILL EXCHANGE six packets of choice 

 flower seeds for two perfect flint, Indian ar- 

 rowheads or two foreign coins. FRANZ E. 

 TRIPP. Garden Prairie, Boone Co.. Ills. 



TO EXCHANGE. — "Birds of Kansas" Goss. 

 old, "Bird Preserving and Bird Mounting." 

 Avis. new. for small cabinet specimens "of 

 fossils, curios, etc. J. M. WOLF. Garden City. 

 Kans. 



PET RACCOON.one year old.for eggs in sets 

 or books on natural history. Send list of 

 what you have to offer. A. H. MILLS. West 

 Rutland. Vt. 



MICROSCOPE.— Cost $8. Will exchange for 

 first-class bird skins or sell cheap for cash. 

 Address L. G. WOODRUFF. 203 West 103d St.. 

 New York. 



I WILL give 20 different fossils for every 

 dozen arrow points sent me. All answered? 

 J. M. KILVINGTON. Box 317, Mason City. Ia. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Davie's Nests and Eggs 

 (paper) for best offer of stamps with album or 

 birds eggs in singles. Address ROBERT J. 

 HARDING, Chatham. N. Y. * 



I HAVE many kinds of sea shells and curios 

 for sale in any quantity wanted. Also have 

 ladies' and children*" palmetto hats cheap. 

 Send for samples of the braid. IDA B. KIM- 

 BALL, New Cadiz P. O.. Hills boro Co. Fla. 



TO EXCHANGE.— One set of four (4) boxing- 

 gloves, youths" size, cost *2.50. For best offer 

 in stamps, books or supplies for Oologists or 

 Naturalists. W. CARL ACKISON. Charleroi 

 Pa. 



I WANT lowest cash price on 2000 small 

 Starfish. Will give a 11 jewel, gold filled 

 Rockford Watch Case Co. watch for 1200. Also 

 want 5000 horn nuts. R. E. B \RTLETT 

 Rockford. 111. 



NATURALISTS please send me all of your 

 Wisconsin notes on breeding, nesting, food, 

 migration, etc. of our birds. I am writing up 

 a list to be published in the Nidiologist. GEO. 

 W. VOSBURG. Nat.. P. O. Box 307. Columbus. 

 Wis. 



TO EXCHANGE.— 12 copies Western Garden 

 and Poultry Journal. March 1892: February. 

 1803: value $.50, 70 copies Twentieth Centurv. 

 Feb. 27, 1890— June 24. 1891, value $2.50. for Nat- 

 ural History publications or offers. ROY A. 

 COOK, Independence, Iowa. 



WANTED.— 5 or 10 lbs 6 or 8 point Roman 

 type. Will give stamps, books, lead cutter or 

 cash. CLYDE L. SMITH, Oblong, 111. 



CASH for 5x7 or 5x8 focusing camera with 

 outfit (prefer a new model improved) and 

 inandclin in first-cltss condition F hi ties 

 meaning business will please send a full de- 

 scription of their camera or mandolin. A. L. 

 VIDAL. care of P. O. Drawer C. Gainesville. 

 Fla. 



WANTED. — A good kodak of standard make. 

 4x5 preferred. F. R. NOBLE. South N. Drug 

 Store, Nashville. Tenu. 



COLUMBIAN envelopes unused, climbing 

 irons, silver watch for best offers. Enclose 

 stamp for description of articles. L.L.LEWIS. 

 Drawer 107, Copenhagen. N. Y. 



WANTED.— A second-hand copy of Coues' 

 Key, in good condition, for which will pay 

 part cash- Also want other standard works 

 on Ornithology and Oology. State lowest 

 price. J. S. BURGIN. Blacksburg. S. C. 



EXCHANGE.— During the coming season I 

 would like to exchange with collectors of eggs 

 in sets with datas. Many common ones de- 

 sired. All answered. TILLMAN BIBB. 807 

 Cherry St.. Ft. Worth. Tex. 



"PSEUDOMORPHS of Limonite after Py- 

 rite" perfect cubes, elegant specimens. Will 

 send prepaid at following low rates: Single 

 specimen 10c. 3 for 33c, 12 assorted sizes for Toe. 

 W. R. GRAY, Oakton, Va. 



TO EXCHANGE.— 250 var. stamps for best 

 offer in bird eggs with data, named shells. 

 Columbian or Confederate stamps .Jcurios or 

 32 double acting revolver. C. N. STURTZ. 

 Adamsville. Musk Co.. O. 



WANTED. — A Winchester repeating shot 

 gun. model '93. Can give in exchange a Win- 

 lb ister repeating rifle and Indian relics, min- 

 erals and birds" eggs. GEO. W. DIXON, 

 Watertown. S. D. 



FOR EXCHANGE. -Camera 4x5 tripod, two 

 rubber trays and printing frame, fair con- 

 dition v line 8!/ 00, fci bird skins, minerals or 

 curiosities, etc. RICHARD McMURTRIE. 

 East Coulter St.. Germantown. Phila. 8 w2 



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

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

 mond, Va. 7w3o 



COLLECTORS LOOK HERE!-Sendme 14c 

 in stamps and I will send a fine cabinet spcitnen 

 of 50 per cent black copper ore. Will exchange 

 minerals and "Indian goods for good watches 

 and books. W. F. STONE. Junction. Lemhi 

 Co., Idaho. 



AIDS TO COLLECTORS.— Nothing will aid 

 you more than a fine bird dog to find nests. I 

 have fine Pointer and English Setter puppies to 

 trade for birds' eggs or skins, or cheap for cash. 

 J. H. BROWN, 1708 Grand Ave., Davenport. 

 Iowa. 



TO EXCHANGE. — New copies of O. & O. 

 Semi-annual and Wilson's Quarterly, for scien- 

 tific books or publieatons. State' what you 

 have. LYNDS JONES, Oberlin, Ohio. 



WANTED.— Camera: Cash, or part cash and 

 part exchange in eggs, skins, photos., 4x5 roll 

 holder, fine focusable lens, or exchangeable, 

 high grade, up-to-date camera. Fair price, 

 perfect working condition, at once. For sale : 

 sets, photos, of eggs and nests in situ, of Miss. 

 Kite. Broadwing and Krider's Hawks, and oth. Q r 

 rarities. Fresh skins. Waders and Swimmers. 

 Low price, fine preparation. Stamp for list. 

 P. B. PEABODY, Wilder, Minn. 



When answering advertisements always men- 

 tion the NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



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 



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

 Boat Co , in '93. 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 solicitec. 

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



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 

 have on hand a large collection of shells and 

 east coast photographs, any of which we will 

 sell or exchange for desirable Natural Science 

 books or collections from other localities. Ad- 

 dress, enclosing stamp. D. S. EBERSOLD, 

 Oceanus, Brevard Co., Fla. tf 



Ornithology and Oology.— I want to ob- 

 tain a quantity of back numbers of various 

 publications renting to Birds and will allow 

 prices as follows for the same. Will accept 

 any number of copies not to exceed 10 of the 

 same issue. All must be complete and clean. 

 "Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club" 

 and - The Auk" 30 cts. per copy. - The Oolo- 

 gist" (published at Utica, N. Y. and Rockville, 

 Conn., 1875-81) ; the "Ornithologist and Oolog- 

 ist:" and "The Nidiologist;" "Random Notes 

 on Natural History" Prov.. R. I. 5c per copy 

 "Wisconsin Naturalist:" " The Taxidermist;"' I 

 will allow 3 cts. per copy. I will allow the above 

 amounts in payment for. specimens, instrum- 

 ents, supplies or publications or if you prefer 

 will send credit check for the amount. All 

 publications must be sent prepaid (you can 

 mail them as "second class mail matter ' @ 4c 

 per lb.). "Returns" will be sent prepaid unless 

 otherwise specified in catalogue. I can also 

 use the following second-hand books on same 

 conditions at prices quoted prepaid. Must be 

 in A No. 1 condition. Coues' "Key to N. A. 

 Birds" $1.50; Ridgewa.y's • 'Manual' of N. A. 

 Birds" $3.75; Davie's "Nests and Eggs of N. A. 

 Birds, 3d or 4th ; editions, cloth, 85 cts, paper 

 65 cts; other standard publication will be accep- 

 ted at one-half publishers prices. This notice 

 will remain in force until April 15, 1895. After 

 that date write what you have to offer before 

 sending. FRANK H. LATTIN. Albion. N Y. 



"Natural Science News" is a 

 good advertising medium. 



If it pays others, why will it 

 not pay you? 



I received replv after reply to my ad. in the 

 NATURAL SCIENCE NE W S. FRED E. POM- 

 EROY, Lewiston, Me. 



I received many answers to my card and it is 

 a valuable advertising paper. L, L. LEWIS. 

 Copenhagen. N. Y. 



In reply to my ad. in your valuable paper. I 

 received 235 letters in the months of February 

 and March. W. DEAN Niagara Falls, N. Y. 



I have received enough replies from my 

 first notice to convince me that NATURAL 

 Science News is a first-class advertising me- 

 dium. R.C.ALEXANDER, Plymouth, "Mich. 



From a little 35 cent adv. on this page in 

 Natural Science News of Feb. 9th Mr. Henry 

 Clark of Gaines. N. Y.. received cash order's 

 for $15.50 worth of Ferrets. 



Enclosed please find a notice which I should 

 like inserted in your valuable paper the Nat- 

 urae Science News. The other ad. paid me 

 well. I managed to obtain many additions 

 to my collection, through the same. PHIL K. 

 GILMAN. Oakland. Calif. 



In the last seven years I have advertised mv 

 process of embalming in twenty-seven papers 

 and magazines. For the number of replies 

 aud direct returns, your Natural Science 

 News advertisement eclipses all previous 

 seasons, and discounts ail other amateur, 

 local and general attempts. Respectfully 

 Yours, MORRIS GIBBS. M. D.. Kalamazoo. 

 Mich. 



