Natural Science News. 



VOL. I. No. 14. 



ALBION, N. Y., MAY 4, 1895. 



Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," Inserted in this 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. 



All copy must reach us at least three days 

 prior to date of issue in order to insure inser- 

 tion In any given number. 



WANTED. — Goss's "Birds of Kansas." 

 Have U. S. reports. Ethnology two. Smithson- 

 ian two. Sec. of Agriculture. Also "The Liv- 

 ing World," and few fine sets of eggs. EARL 

 L, CRAFTON. Plattsburg. Mo. 



TO EXCHANGE. — Bird eggs in sets or sin- 

 gles for Bird eggs of other localities. Write 

 and tell me what you have and I will do the 

 same. Address, LEROY PALMER. Box 151, 

 Catskill, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Davie's Nests and Eggs. Will 

 give brand new U. S. Army rife, and Ryan's 

 complete book of instruction and collection of 

 fife music. CARLS. RANKIN. Box 31, Lake 

 Forest, Ills. 



I HAVE many kinds of Sea Shells and Curi- 

 os, for sale in any quantity wanted. Also 

 have ladies' and childrens' palmetto hats 

 cheap. Send for samples of the braid. IDA 

 B. KIMBALL, New Cadiz. Hills boro Co., Fla. 



NOTICE,— We collect everything in the Or- 

 nithological. Oological or Marine curio line. 

 Exchange or cash. Send stamp and receive 

 our prices. PURDUM. EDWARDS & CO., 

 L. Box 134, Woods Holl, Mass. 



EGGS and Bird Skins. Am booking orders 

 for the above for the coming season, send list 

 and secure mine. Will exchange and have for 

 sale. DR. W. F. HUTCHINSON. Naturalist 

 and Collector,. Box 77, Winchester, Va. 



150 STAMPS for 10c. or good arrow-point;200 

 for good spear-head, with locality. Fine pair 

 strong climbers, strapped, $2. WM. F.SHAW. 

 Ithaca, Mich. 



FOR SALE.— Thirty nice minerals, first offer 

 gets them for 45 cents. JOHN M. ABBOTT, 

 Westford, Mass. 14-2t 



EXCHANGE. — Slide Trombone, brass, good 

 condition, value $10., for best offer in Marine 

 Curio and Shells, or Natural History books. 

 AUGUST NIEWOLL. Archbold, Ohio. 



, FOR EXCHANGE. — A 60 in. Gormuly and 

 Jeffery bicycle good as new for best sets of 

 Eggs. Mounted Birds, or Ornithological books. 

 A. E. PRICE, Grant Park, 111. 



WANTED. — Coues Key must be in fine con- 

 dition. Can offer Bird Eggs in Sets, Curios. 

 Telegraph Instruments, used and unused Col- 

 umbians and Indian Relics. JAY G. SMITH, 

 No. 5 Pleasant St. Bradford, Pa, 



SALE or EXCHANGE. — Beautiful Golden 

 Shells for ornamenting purposes. 25 to 75c 

 per hundred. Many other kinds of sea shells. 

 DR. A YER, Madison, Conn. 14-2t 



TO EXCHANGE.— Three very fine Scotch 

 collie pups. Two males, one female; for books 

 on Geology, or Fossils. Will sell for cash at 

 S3.0O apiece. A. L. HYZER, Andes, New York. 

 14-2t. 



LOOK. — I will give a valuable receipt for 

 preserving fruit without heating, for two (2) 

 perfect arrow heads: also books for same. 

 Write. G. W. GEHMAN, No, 747 Locust St., 

 Reading. Penna. 



FOR SALE CHEAP.— A 22 cal. rifle, for shot 

 or single cartridges, is as good as new: cost 

 $7.50, Address. URLING C. CUE, Carthage, Mo. 



FOR SALE or exchange fine specimens of 

 Calamite for other specimens in Geology, also 

 a few common sets of this locality to exchange. 

 A. H. NICKERSON. 128 Park St.. Attleboro, 

 Mass. 



A PAIR of strapped 15 inch climbers to ex- 

 change for eggs, single or in sets. R. A. POW- 

 ELL, 13 So.. 4th St., Minneapolis, Minn. 



When answering advertisements always men- 

 tion the NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



TO EXCHANGE:— A 1 sets A. O. U. No's 118, 

 194, 197. 200, 428, 729. and others, for sets new to 

 my collection. J. A. DAKIN, Dakin's Busi- 

 iness College, Syracuse, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Kodak, Kodet, or some good 

 snap shot or time exposure camera. Will 

 give good exchange in eggs. No postals an- 

 swered. Address. CHAS. A. O. STARK, No. 1 

 Sycamore St.. Buffalo, N. Y. 



HAVE sets and singles to exchange for No's 

 51, 51a, 58. 63, 69. 71. 72. 74, 77, 80. 100. 126. 221. 260. 

 any owls, hawks, rails. A. N. ESTES, care of 

 Glass House, Sewanee, Tennessee. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— Minerals and land and 

 fresh water shells from this Ideality for others. 

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

 Grand Rapids. Mich. 13 2t 



WANTED.— Meteorites. New and unde- 

 scribed ones especially desired. Good prices 

 paid for complete "falls"or 'finds., "EDWIN E. 

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



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 



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 

 eggs, skins, shells, specimens or curios of any 

 kind, write FRANK H LATTIN, Albion, 

 N. Y. tf 



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

 Crow, Fla. Grakle. Plumed and Scaled Part- 

 ridge. Prairie Sharp-tailed Grouse, Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk. Sets or singles, cash or ex- 

 change. Write quick. FRANK H. LATTIN, 

 Albion. N. Y. 



I HAVE 1500 small T perches, 3 inch base, 

 oak fine 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. 13to 



SCHUYLER TRAPS for collecting small 

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

 25cts. FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



$.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 Stamp* 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 



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 



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. Box 77. Dennis, 

 Mass. 13-2t 



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 



SECOND HAND BOOKS.— I want 2d hand 

 copies of Packard's "3uide 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. 



Got a Shot Gun? I want a new Baker 

 hammerless. Damascus steel barrels: or a 

 Winchester Repeater, model of 1893. Want to 

 give fine Minerals. Fossils or Indian Eslics in 

 exchange. Write me, L. W. STILWELL, 

 Deadwood, S. D, tf 



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INERALS andlndian Relics. List for 

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



Skins. Eggs, Stamps, etc., at lowest 

 ates, 12 var, bird's skins, $1 Mount- 

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

 LESS. Los Gatos. Calif. 6-12t 



BIRDS ! 



jRINTINC! Little better; little cheaper! 

 ' Enclose a stamp and get our estimate. 

 Address A. M. EDDY, ALBION, N. Y. 9 



Send 1 5c stam ps and you will receive my 

 I new Normal Catalogue of all European- 

 I palaearctic bird eggs, in over 600 numbers, 

 with prices and number of sets for each 

 species. Send $5 bill by registered letter and 

 ! you will receive, by return steamer, a fine col- 

 lection of European Birds Eggs, in- 

 I eluding Falco tinnunculus, etc., etc. 



HERMANN ROLLE, 



INSTITUTION FOR NATURAL HISTORY, 

 Emdener-Str. 4, Berlin, N. W., Germany. 



Gold and Silver 



order: Breast pins, any name or initial, 25c; 

 Sword scarf pin^, 20 cents: Watch chain, shark 

 tooth charm, $1.25. GEORGE W. KIRTLEY. 

 Fredericksburg, Va. 12-4t 



MIMED A I © SHELLS, etc. The White 

 IVIIIlEnALO City Collections. 50 fine cabi- 

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

 teur size, $1. Printed name and locality with 

 each specimen. 50 Shells, Corals, and Marine 

 Specimens, only $3. 100 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. 



To Dealers and Collectors: Will 

 furnish small Fossils. Shark's Teeth and Cork- 

 screw Fossils from Stafford Co., Va., for $1.50 

 per 100. The fossils are something new and 

 unique. GEORGE W. KfRTLEY. Fredericks- 

 burg, Va. Ao-10n-e3mo. 



Camp Agassiz. 



A summer home for boys, conducted by 

 an experienced Naturalist. Good fishing 

 and boating with plenty of Natural History 

 work. For particulars address, 

 CHAS. B. WILSON, 

 Johns Hopkins University, 



Baltimore, Md. 



Pistol Shot Gun, $3.95. 



Full particulars given, 



FRANK BLAKE WEBSTER CO., 



Hyde Park, Mass. 



Special 60 Day Offers. 



10 varieties perfect Indian Relics _ $ 90 



6 " ... 50 



12 " " " " 1 10 



5 " " " " 25 



20 " " " " 2 50 



15 " curiosities 27 



25 •' " 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 Pries list free Draw ing And special 

 prices of any goods you may need, 4 cents. 



W. PERRY ARNOLD. Stonnington, Conn, 

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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. 



MY' AD. in the Natural Science News paid 

 me wonderfully. L. M, CLARK, Suftield.Conti. 



