Natural Science News. 



VOL. I. No. 13. ALBION, N. Y., APEIL 27, 1895. Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

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

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

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

 ditional word. No notice inserted for less than 

 25c. Terms, cash with order. 



A 11 ccxxwj tyi net, tpi pVi ik ji 1~ 1 p 11 / h v&p f\ n vQ: 



prior to date of issue in order to insure inser- 

 tion In any given number. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Some Phrenological 

 Journals, between 1873 and 1886: also a 4x5 

 Marvel camera for Indian Relics, and eggs not 

 in Ohio. Will also exchange eggs. LESLIE 

 L. COOKE, 565 Park Ave., W.. Mansfield. Ohio. 



SECOND HAND BOOKS.— I want 2d hand 

 copies of Packard's "Guide to the Study of In- 

 sects;" Coues' "Key to North American Birds" 

 and other Standard works relating to Natural 

 History. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



WANTED. — The "Birds of Pennsylvania." 

 Will give cash or exchange. Write*, stating 

 condition of book, and what is desired for it. 

 J. S. ALLWOOD. Taxidermist, Hecla Works. 

 N. Y. 



FOR SALE. Skull of "Flat Head" Indian, 

 minus lower jaw. in excellent condition. Send 

 two cents for photograph to A. T. WHITE- 

 HOUSE. Maywood.Ills. 18-2tO 



Got a Shot Gun? I want a new Baker 

 hammerless, Damascus steel barrels: or a 

 Winchester Repeater, model of 1893. Want to 

 glvs. tine Minei ils Fossils oi Indian Eillcs in 

 exchange. Write me. L. W. STILWELL, 

 Deadwood. S. D. tf 



$5.00 will buy 378 varieties of foreign and na- 

 tive woods, or will exchange for printing press 

 or woods not in my collection. LOUIS W. 

 HAHN, Silver Creek: N. Y. 



BIRDS EGGS for sale at % Standa r d Cata- 

 logue rates. Sets and singles. All first class. 

 Send stamp for list. GEO. W. DIXON. Water- 

 town, S. D. 



A 32 calibre hammerless revolver (nearly 

 new) and a bicycle brake (new) for a searcn 

 light bicycle lamp, or fishing tackle, or a good 

 cyclometer in first class condition. J. K. AU- 

 MACK. Box 907, Ballsion Spa, Saratoga Co.. N. 



"Natural Science News" is a 

 good advertising medium. 



If it pays others, why will it 

 not pay you? 



FOR SALE. — Live Jack Rabbits, for cours- 

 ing or breeding, Deer, Prairie Dogs and Pea 

 Fowls. Enclose stamp. CHAS. PAYNE, Deal- 

 er in Wild Animals. Wichita, Kansas. 13-2t 



PARTS of horse skeleton, 6x9 hand inking 

 press, 9 fonts type. 2.000 cards, choice minerals, 

 etc., to exchange for a good 5x8 view lens and 

 photo supplies. Address with stamp. R. M. 

 DALRYMPLE, Baker, O. 



64-0 var. Stamps in cloth bound interna- 

 tional album of 1891 issue for best cash offer. 

 C U. STURTZ, 29 South 5th St., Zanesvllle, O. 



My last notice more than paid me my sub- 

 scription back in sales and exchanges of satin 

 spar. C. E Houdyshell, Holtou. Kans. 



vv ajn 1 n, u. - xiawus ana uwis by risher. 

 Will pay cash for same if in first cla'ss condi- 

 tion. Write price. WILL BURNETT, Box 9, 

 Fort Collins, Colo. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Minerals and land and 

 fresh water shells from this locality for others. 

 All answered. W. MILLER. 98 California St. . 

 Grand Rapids. Mich. 13 .'i 



My little ad. in Natural Science News has 

 been a wonderful success. I had received re- 

 plies and was bargaining before I knew it was 

 published and since then letters are still com- 

 ing in. ALEX H. NOEL. St. Louis. Mo. | Prin- 

 cipal of Laclede School.— Ed. | 



OOLOGISTS Attention: Those desiring 

 strictly 1st class sets with full data, from the 

 following list, send in orders at once, to be filled 

 as soon as collected at V% catalogue rates. 

 Least Tern, Green Heron. Killdeer. Osprey, 

 Turkey Vulture. Belted Kingfisher. Flicker, 

 Crested Flycatcher, Am. Crow, Fish Crow. 

 Meadowlark, Orchard Oriole. Purple Grackle. 

 Bank Swallow. Barn Swallow, Mockingbird. 

 House Wren, Long-billed Marsh Wren, Wood 

 Thrush. Can furnish a handsome series of Os- 

 prey's, showing variation in markings.FRANK 

 B. EASTMAN, Easton. Md. 



WANTED. —Meteorites . New and mule- 

 scribed ones especially desired. Good prices 

 paid for complete - falls "or 'finds. ."ED WIN E. 

 HOWELL. 612, 17th St. N.W..Washington,D.C. 



I have used your columns to good purpose 

 in the exchange of shells. Mrs, H. W. Ruggles. 

 Milton, Mass. 



WANT Collecting Gun. Have old army 

 snare drum, good condition. What have you? 

 Make offer, cash ar trade. Have lot U. S. and 

 Columbian Stamps. L. B. COLLINS. Macomb 

 111. 



As an adv. medium it can't be beat. I re- 

 ceived letters from all parts of the Union and 

 Canada and made some valuable exchanges. 

 C W. Prier, Appleton City. Mo. 



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 solicited. 

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



I received over one hundred answers to my 

 ad. in the N S. N. and think it a splendid ad- 

 vertising medium. J S. Noah. East Liverpool. 

 Ohi o. 



OPALS. Garnets and New England minerals 



for sale, will exchange for minerals of other 

 localities. Stamps, Bird Skins. Furs, Shells, 

 Corals and curios. Only fine specimens taken. 

 ROBERT BURNHAM, P. O. iiox 77. Dennis, 

 Mass. 13-2t 



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

 received 235 letters in the months of Februarv 

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



STEAM ENGINE.— I have a patron who 

 wants a good small second-hand engine and 

 boiler of from 2 to 4 horse power. If you have 

 one in good condition that you will swap for 



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kind, write FRANK H LATTIN, Albion, 

 N. Y. tf 



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. 



FISHER'S "Hawks and Owls." Apgar's -Key 

 to Birds," Manton's "Taxidermy," "Master- 

 pieces Am. Literature," back No's. Oologist. 

 "Taxidermist," skates, climbers ere; for good 

 collecting gun. J. C. GALLOWAY. Mont- 

 gomery, Ohio. O. 



Had many replies to. my other little ad. I 

 had to get an extra clerk to answer letters. 

 ROBT. BURNHAM, Dennis, Mass. 



I WANT AT ONCE a few eggs of each N. W. 



OIOW, X 1 id. IjidKltr. IT milieu dllll Ol illCQ .£,111- 



ridge. Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse, Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk. Sets or singles, cash or ex- 

 change. Write quick. FRANK II. LATTIN, 

 Albion. N. Y. 



I HAVE a good guitar and case valued at $7 

 to exchange for books on Oology. Write quick 

 and make me an offer. OLIVER DANIELS, 

 Box 45', Kalamazoo, Mich. 13 2t 



MY AD. in the Natural Science News paid 

 me wonderfully. L. M. CLARK, Suffleld.Con->. 



In the last seven years I have advertised my 

 process of embalming in twenty-seven papers 

 and magazines. For the number of replies 

 and direct returns, your Natural Science 

 News advertisement eclipses all previous 

 seasons, and discounts all other amateur 

 local and general attempts. Respectfully 

 Yours. MORRIS GIBBS. M. D.. Kalamazco. 

 Mich. 



WANTED.— Egg collectors in every state in 

 th9 Union. Those wishing eggs ctieap send 

 two cent stamp for catalogue. BARNES & 

 HARDING, Chatham, N. Y. 



I HAVE 1500 small T perches. 3 inch base, 

 oak tine finish 8c each ; pine painted white at 

 6c each. Will take half cash and balance in 

 exchange. I will turn any kind of T perches, 

 round fiat stands, bases for glass shades or 

 anything in the line at a very low price. Write 

 for prices. E, L. HALEY. Phillips, Maine. 13t5 



ANY PERSON sending me either U. S. or 

 Foreign postage stamps catalogued at $5, will 

 receive in return 100 rare Chinese coins that are 

 over 500 years old. C. M. HATFIELD, South 

 Pasadena, California. 



I WILL ezchange my entire collection of cu- 

 rios, value not exceeding $8. For books, for 

 further particulars address, JOHN DOELLE. 

 Box 192. Yale, St. Clair Co.. Mich. 12-2t 



AMPEIUMA. 



Some material now on hand. 



Parties desiring same should 

 write us at once as it will soon go. 



Scafiopiis. A lot just secured — 

 alive and prepared. 



Turtles, Lizards, Snakes, Toads, 

 Frogs, Salamanders, Bird and 

 Mammal Skins and Skulls. 



-:- Histological Material. -:- 



H. H. & C. S. BRIMLEY, 

 Taxidermists, Collectors 



and Dealers, 

 RALEIGH, N. C. 



A SURPRISE. If you want Al sets at U 

 and ! 8 standard prices, fine Skins, Shells, Fos- 

 sils, Curios, Mounted Birds and Mammals at 

 surprisingly low prices, send stamp for large 

 cash and exchange price list to E. J. SCHAEF- 

 ER, 638 Twelfth St.. Milwaukee, Wis. 



SCHUYLER TRAPS for collecting small 

 mammals. Price prepaid, each, 15cts; two for 

 25cts. FRANK H. LAT TIN, Albion. N. Y. 



I WANT Books and Government Reports on 

 Entomology. Copies "Insect Life," microscope, 

 forceps and insect case. I have Vol. VII Gov. 

 Survey, 111. ; "Birds of Mich.; works of fiction; 

 Columbian stamps, blank approval sheets; 

 stamp album (cost $6) ; fossils and possibly 

 cash. Have you anything I want? Do yoii 

 want anything I have? H. A. LAFLER. De- 

 Witt, Neb. 



PACKET of choice mixed flower seeds, for 

 every good Arrowhead. Foreign Coin. Cabinet 

 Specimen. Fossil. Crystal, or Opal sent me. 

 FRANZ. TRIPP. Garden Prairie. Illinois. 



WANTED. — Ancient stone Spear-heads, ex- 

 tra large, not less than five inches long, thin, 

 fine and perfect. Send outline drawings, des- 

 criptions, data, and cash prices. REV. E. J. 

 MITCHELL, 534 Summit Ave.. St, Paul. Minn. 



When answering advertisements always men- 

 tion the NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



WHITE RATS, just right to train. Forty 

 (40) cents per pair, or two (2) pairs for seventy- 

 five (75) cents. WM. R. EASTON. Box 207, 

 Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio. 12-2t 



$.50 WORTj I for nothing.— I will give $1 50 

 worth of minerals, fossils or Indian Relics, well 

 selected and labeled, postpaid for 17 6c Colum- 

 bian Stamps unused. Send for price catalogue 

 L. W. STILWELL, Deadwood. S. D. 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 



