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Birds Eggs and Skins 



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LIMONITf 



HEMATITE 



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CRYSTALS 



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WOOD 



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Quartz 

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"Our Pet" Mineral Collection. 



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CHAS. K. REED, 

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Manufacturer of Oval Convex Glass Wall Shades 



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INERALS andlndian Relics. List for 

 2c stamp. Isaac S. Kirk, Fremont, Pa.4yr 



Easter "Snap" No. 2. 



I have recently received a big lot of those showy South American Birds Skins, prepared by 

 native collectors, and taken in U. S. Columbia. They are unnamed, unlabeled and unscien- 

 tific: but unquestionably, they will soon be unloaded at the unparalleled offer which I make 

 underneath. They are selected skins and a good Taxidermist might (?) mount into respeciable 

 looking specimens. They consist of Hummers. Finches, Buntings, Sparrows, Warblers, 

 Wrens. Flycatchers. Tanagers, Starlings, Woodpeckers, &c, &c, and for 



ONLY $2.00. 



I will send you twelve (12) of these skins, prepaid. This lot will contain no duplicates and 

 with it, I will include at least two (2) varieties Hummers. Now these 12 skins, I think, would 

 "Catalogue" at fully J6.00. They are of no use to me (and perhaps of none to you) but, never- 

 theless, you can have the lot — 12 of them— prepaid for Only And in addition, I will 

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I have only 18 of these lots, and this offer is good until May 15th only. 



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HERMANN ROLLE, 

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To Dealers and Collectors: Will 

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AMPHIDMA. 



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Scapiopus. A lot just secured — 

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CRYSTALS. 



E. H. HANN, Collector. 



If your cabinet is not represented by a suit 

 of those superbly crystalized North Carolina 

 Quartzes, it is lacking in one of its most beau- 

 tiful and attractive features. 



Quartzes in Crystals, with the following 

 inclusions: Large movable water drops as 

 large as peas: Kaolin; Clay, different colors; 

 Wad; Chlorite; Micas; &c. 



Rutitated Quartz in all varieties, clear 

 and amethyst. This is a true gem stone, odd 

 and beautiful. 



Zircons in large, modified and small bril- 

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Occasionally, the following can be sent out 

 in extra specimens: Beryls, Colinubite, 

 in piled groups of crystals : C e m Amethyst; 

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 Kyanite, sky-blue Crystals; Oclopedrite; 

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 pieces for cutting, peculiar tint; Monazite. 

 and others. 



I wish to call attention to some magnificent 

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 Museums and College collections, one group 

 on hand weighing 40 pounds. 



Write for estimates on what you wish or 

 collections showing the entire Quartz range of 

 the State. 



Collections of any size sent on approval. 

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J. H. RUGG, 

 Box 262. Blairsville, Pa. 



A Genuine Japanese Cat's Eye. 



Mounted on roll plate. Guar- 

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