NATUEAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



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Mfr of Rubber Stamps, 



117 Clifton Street, Rochester, N. Y. 



The Archaelogist. 



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AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY 

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This will 

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 Collectors. 



BIRDS 



Skins. Eggs, Stamps, etc., at lowest 

 rates, 12 var, bird's skins.$l Mount- 

 ed birds, 50c. List free. F. T. COR- 

 LESS, Los Gatos, Calif. 6-12t 



Special 60 Day Oilers. 



10 varieties perfect Indian Relics 

 6 ... 



12 " " " 



5 

 20 



15 " curiosities 



25 •' " 



$ 90 



50 



1 10 



85 



2 50 



27 



50 



Best of all : 1 Spear Head, 2 Arrow Heads, 1 

 War Point, 1 Knife, perfect, 35 cents. Every 

 one of the above are perfect in every way sent 

 by return mall, for 60 days only. Remit by mon- 

 ey order. Price list free. Drawing and special 

 prices of any goods you may need, 4 cents. 



W. PERRY ARNOLD, Stonnington, Conn, 

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Just try these 



Series of Minerals. You will 

 be delighted with them. 



Scale of Hardness, 9 specimens $1 00 



Color Collection, 25 " 6 00 



Blowpipo " 25 " 1 00 



Scale of Fusibility. 6 " 1 00 



28 Microscopic mounts 6 50 



13 different Cut Gems in Velvet Case 6 00 



Systematic Collections 



for Schools and Museums, mounted on blocks 

 and scientifically labeled and arranged 

 according to Dana, viz : 



250 large specimens $100 00 



150 " " 50 00 



115 •' " 25 00 



100 smaller, in trays 10 00 



65 do 5 00 



Gold and Silver Ores. 15 specimens 10 00 



Copper Ores. 15 specimens..... 2 50 



Ores of Common Metals. 25 specimens 5 00 



" " 25 " smaller 2 50 



Ores of Rarer Metals, 15 specimens 3 50 



10 Miscellaneous Crystals 2 00 



Chalcedony Geode, new. and unique 25 



Polished specimens of all kinds, sizes and 

 prices. 



Ancient Stone Relics; Fossils; Agate, Pyrites 

 and Aluminum goods. 



Priced Catalogue for stamp. 



Black Hills 

 Natural History Establishment, 

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ESTABLISHED 1884. 



P. S.— Catalogue tells you how to get goods 

 on selection. You suit your taste by seeing 

 before buying. 



When answering advertisements always men- 

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ARTISTIC 



This is the season for ornamenting the School, Museum or House. 

 This is the time of year to mount objects of Natural History. 



BEWARE OF IMITATIONS! 



Do you wish to learn an easy, simple method of mounting birds, mammals, 



&c, &c? 



Do you wish to mount specimens in a life-like manner, at less than one-fourth 

 of the work of the old style? 



Do you wish to learn a process of mounting birds which requires absolutely 

 no tools beyond a rile, wire and knife, and which costs less than one-tenth of the 

 amount necessary in the old method? 



Then investigate the legitimate process of Embalming, and you will be satis- 

 tied; as thousands of others are, in this broad land, that it is the method of choice 

 with all amateurs, and is constantly growing in favor with professional taxider- 

 mists, and experienced naturalists. 



It is the process of mounting which appeals to the thousands of men, women, 

 boys and girls who are not possessed of $10.00 to $50.00 to spend for tuitions. It 

 appeals to the business man and sportsman who have no time to waste on idle 

 details of taxidermy, yet who wish to preserve an occasional specimen taken with 

 the gun or rod. It appeals to school boys and girls who are too busy with their 

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 all fathers and mothers who are interested in the entertainment of their children, 

 and who are desirous of ornamenting their homes, as well as to advance their chil- 

 dren in the love of Nature. It appeals doubly to those teachers who love the woods 

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 ence. It appeals to thousands of persons, young and old, who can afford 

 neither time nor money to learn to "stuff" birds, yet who are anxious to attempt 

 the work in a simple style. 



If you care to attempt this system, you will be convinced that it is simple, 

 durable, satisfactory, and has many advantages over the traditional methods in 

 vogue. 



Any child can learn it, and many testimonials have been received showing 

 that the process has been mastered in a single attempt. 



The instructions embrace complete directions for embalming, wiring and 

 mounting birds, the hanging of game birds for plaques or wall pieces, mounting 

 of mammals, fishes and deer heads, etc., etc. 



In addition to the printed instructions, one pound of the embalming compound 

 is also sent. This is suflicient for from twenty to thirty birds, the size of a robin. 



PRICE, 75 CENTS. 



Much cheaper for second orders, and by wholesale. 



If more information is required, enclose stamp and mention the Natural 

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MORRIS GIBBS, M. D., Kalmazoo, Mich. 



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MINERALS 



SHELLS, etc. The White 

 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. 103 Fossils, including fine 

 Fish, Trilobite, Crinoids, Corals, Sponges, 

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

 ty Unios with one valve highly published from 

 35c to $1, 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, 111. 



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, Smithtown Branch, N. Y. 



MINERALS andlndian Relics. List for 

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



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. 



Nelson's Preparation 



is the best article made for covering Stands, 

 Perches. Limbs, etc., and is needed by every 

 Naturalist and Taxidermist. 



Sample Package, prepaid, only 15c. 



Address, H. A. CURTIS, 



Taxidermist and Sole Manufacturer, 



SOUTH STODDARD, N. H, 



