NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



"AMERICA'S ORF.ATESr RAILROAD." 



NEW YORK 



(entrak 



&, HUDSON RIVER R. R. 



THE FOUR-TRACK TRUNK LINE. 



WESTWARD. 



Stations. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 



Rochester 5:o5 8:00 10:30 2:20 5:35 10:00 



AlbiOD 6:50 7:00 9:00 11:35 3:25 6:50 11:06 



LOCkport S:05 10:00 12:22 4:20 7:40 12:0U 



Susp. Bridge . . 8:45 10:45 1:00 5:05 8:20 12:35 



Niagara Falls. 8:50 10:50 1:10 5:10 8:30 12:43 



Buffalo 8:55 10:55 1:25 5:15 8:45 



EASTWARD. 



Buffalo 6:35 11:00 1:30 5:00 5:5( 



Niagara Falls. 6 33 8:05 11:10 1:40 5:50 



Susp. Bridge . 6:45 8:10 11:20 1:43 5:55 



Lockport 7:30 8:50 12:00 2:25 5:55 6:35 



Albion 7:05 8:20 1:00 8!25 6:45 7:55 



Rochester 8:05 9:30 2:05 4:40 9:00 



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a little CHEAPER or a little BETTER by 

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A specialty of natural history printing, cata 

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Collectors & Photographers 



We make collections and photograph every- 

 thing of interest to be found on the East coast 

 of Florida, Shells. Curios, Bird Skins and Eggs, 

 Alligator and other animal skins. Teeth and 

 Skulls, Curious Fishes. Snakes, Butterflies, 

 Bugs and Moths, Beautiful Hard Woods, Bot- 

 anical Specimens, etc. Write to us for any- 

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 stock, will do our best to secure it for you. 



Send 25 or 50 cents for a collection of Shells, 

 Photographs and Curios. Address, 

 D. S. EBERSOLD, Oceanus, Brevard Co., Fla. 



FRANK B. ARMSTRONG, 



TAXIDERMIST, 



and Collector and Dealer in 



Bird and Mammal Skins, 



Birds Eggs in fine sets, Mounted Birds 

 and Animals. 

 Alta Mira, Estado de Tamaulipas, 



Mexico. 



BAKER & HANSON, 



Collectors of 



Florida Sea Shells and Curios. 



Bird Skins and Eggs a Specialty. 

 PRICE LIST FURNISHED FOR STAMP. 



FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. 



NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS — I want at 

 once, copies of Nos. 1 and 2. (Feb. 2d and 9th ) 

 for each copy returned I will send a copy of 

 either the Young Oologist or Oologist. I 

 have some very interesting copies of the former 

 —10 years old— you could nearly consider them 

 as relics . Send as many as you can spare and 

 I'll see that you do not receive duplicates in re- 

 turn. Should you prefer I will send you a credit 

 card, good for 5c per each copy returned. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



I AM building up a general scientific collec- 

 tion, embracing all departments of the Natural 

 Sciences and if you have anything truly desir 

 able to offer in exchange for anything I may 

 have in stock or if you have any standard 

 books or publications that you wish to dispose 

 of I shall be pleased to correspond with you. 

 When writing give full descriptions siating 

 your lowest exchange price and give roe an 

 idea of about what you would like in return. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



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Minerals and Scientific Books. 



Ornithological, Conchological, Agricultural, Horticultural 



Etc., Etc. 



For Sale by DR. A. E. FOOTE, 



224-26-28 N. Forty-first St. .Corner Viola, Philadelphia, Pa,, U.S. A. 



(Near Memorial Hall.) 



(Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy: Fellow of American Association for the Advance- 

 ment of Sciences and of the American Geological Society: Life Member of the Academy of 

 Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and American Museum of Natural History, Central Park, 

 N. Y. City.) 



Shipments made to any part of the world by mail. Specimen copies of the Naturalist's 

 Leisure Hour, of 32 pages, sent free. Please mention what subject you are interested in. Sub- 

 scription 25 cents for 12 numbers on heavy paper. Free to libraries and large customers re- 

 questing it. 



I received the highest award given to any one at the Centennial Exposition of 1876. and the 

 only award and medal given to any American for ' Collections of Minerals." Two medals and 

 honorable mention at Paris in 1889. The silver medal for the general display .of minerals was 

 the only one awarded an American dealer, and the awards for collections and general display 

 were as high as those given any other (even French exhibits) of the same character. Over 175 

 tons and 1,000,000 specimens in stock. 



My Catalogue of Minerals and Mineral- 

 ogical Books. 128 pages, is sent free to all 

 intending purchasers who request it on 

 headed paper and to all customers, to 

 others postpaid on receipt of 5 cents, heavy 

 paper 10 cents, bound in cloth 25 cents. 

 (Price-list alone free, or heavy paper 5 cts). 

 It is profusely illustrated and the printer 

 and engraver charged me about $1 ,200 be- 

 fore a copy was struck off. By means of 

 the table of species and accompanying 

 tables, most species may be verified. The 

 price list is an excellent check list, con- 

 taining the names of all the species to 1892, 

 and the more common varieties, arranged 

 alphabetically, and preceded by the species 

 number. The species number indicates 

 the place of any mineral in the the table of 

 species, where will be found the species 

 name, streak or lustre, cleavage or frac- 

 ture, hardness, specific gravity, fusibility 

 and crystallization. 



Collections of Minerals for Students, Amateurs, Professors, Chemists, Physicians etal. 



The collection of 100 illustrates the principal species and all the grand subdivisions in 

 Dana's and other Mineralogies : all the principal Ores, &c. &c. The first hundred includes 

 every species in the list advised in Dana's Manual, and some species like Wulfenite, Vivianite, 

 Labradorite, Datolite, Titanite, that are especially advised by Brush, Nason, Egleston or 

 other writers on Mineralogy and blowpipe analysis: also other species like Turqiiois, Azur- 

 ite, Microline and Wavellite that are important. The second hundred includes the remaining 

 varieties advised by Dana, and most species advised in text-books on Mineralogy and blow- 

 pipe work. 



Our third hundred includes more rare species and varieties. The 300 include 240 species, 

 nearly all mentioned in large type in Dana's and other text-books on Mineralogy and blowpipe 

 analysis, and a few recent species of much importance not mentioned in them, The collections 

 are labeled with printed labels that can only be removed by soaking. The labels of the Stud- 

 ent's and higher priced collections give Dana's species number, the name, locality, and in most 

 cases, the composition of the Minerals: all the collections are also accompanied by my illus- 

 trated Catalogue and table of species. The sizes given are average: some smaller, many larger. 

 Series up to about 1500 species and varieties are furnished. 



Number of Specimens. (Polished hard wood boxes.) 

 (Specimens in boxes are a little smaller.) 



Crystals and fragments, % in 



Student's size, larger, lHxlH in 



Amateur's size, 2?^x2 in 



High School or Academy size. 2 1/ ox3!4 in.. Shelf Specimens 

 College size, 3Hx6 in.. Shelf Specimens I . 



25 

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100 



200 



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$2 Of' 

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$2 00 

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No references are given because there are but few institutions in America that have not 

 purchased of me and but few countries where 1 have no customers. 



Many of the scientific men of the country recognizing the advantage of having such an ex- 

 change, 'have placed copies of their papers in my hands for sale on commission. Our lists of 

 scientific books are sent free on light paper, except the 200 page Medical Catalogue, same 

 price as the Mineral Catalogue. Heavy paper, see page of book abbreviations. 



All American books in print supplied on order. Foreign books obtained to order in a few 

 weeks. Of the second-hand books on my list I have generally only single copies, but when sold 

 I replace them as soon as possible. 



When any book inquired for comes to hand, a memorandum, stating description and price 

 will be sent. In our book catalogues the prices opposite the latest number supersede former 

 prices usually where descriptions are the same. My arrangements for noting the needs of my 

 correspondents are nearly perfect. 



Over 300,000 pamphlets and papers, many uncatalogued, in stock. I will get what you order 

 ultimately. 



Finally and of the Most Importance.— We must 'especially request our customers to 

 let us know of all mistakes and errors that may occur at our establishment. We can and will 

 gladly rectify them at our own expense. 



Broken Bank Bills. 



I have lately bought a very large lot of these 

 interesting relics. They usually sell for 10 

 cents or more per bill. I make a special offer 

 of six different bills, from $1 to $10. all issued 

 before the war, for only 25 cents. 10 different, 

 for only 40 cents. Don't fail to send, you will 

 be pleased. 2 Confederate bills sent for 10c 50 

 different foreign stamps, 10c 500 common U. 

 S. stamps for decorating plates, etc, only 20c. 



J. E. HANDSHAW. Smith-town Branch, N, Y. 



MIMCDAIO SHELLS, etc' The White 

 lYIinCnHLO City Collections. 50 fine cabi- 

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

 teur size. SI. Printed name and locality with 

 each specimen. 50 Shells. Corals, and Marine 

 Specimens, only $3. 10:) Fossils, including line 

 Fish, Trilobite, Crinoids, Corals, Sponges, 

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

 ty Unios with one valve highly published from 

 35c to SI, very showy. Taxidermy in all its 

 branches at reasonable prices. Illustrated 

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

 ists Agency, 357 W. VanBuren St.. Chicago. HI. 



