VOL. I. No. 15. 



ALBION, N. Y., MAY 11, 1895. 



Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," inserted la 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. 



TO EXCHANGE. — Small vials of colored 

 pebbles from 10 to 25 cts, very pretty. A few 

 Magpie eggs. Also some novels, list sent on 

 application. MARY HERHOLD. Box 92. Sher- 

 idan, Montana. 



WAR RELICS, Indian Relics, Corals, Coins, 

 Confederate Money, Papers with reward no- 

 tices for runaway slaves, Marine Specimens, 

 Fossils for cloth Bound Books. EUGENE 

 SHTJGART, Box 71, Harpers Ferry, W. Va. 



NOTICE. — The art of Embalming Birds, etc. 

 —flesh and bones entact— taught by mail and 

 formula furnished. DR. F. A. TRAVER, Ra- 

 cine, Wis. 



AMATEURS, I would like to exchange com- 

 mon sets ofeggsfor common sets of other states. 

 Especially want Water.Sea birds, Birds of Prey 

 and any of the JFrvngilUdae family. Corres- 

 pondence solicited. All letters answered. Send 

 i; -t.;. R'.LPH w. CLAYTON, Box 454, Gales- 

 burg, Ills. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— From 1891 to date of 

 Great Divide to exchange for $5.00 worth good 

 fossils. Send list. Fine Pyrites 10 cts each, 3 

 for 25 cts. Choice minerals and fossils. H. B. 

 DERR, 6561 Michigan Ave.. Chicago, 111. 



ONE note-head size simple printer or dup- 

 licating apparatus to exchange for mounted 

 birds, curios or offers. Indian relics for sale 

 cheap. A. D. GRUTZMACHER, Mukwongo, 

 Wis. 



FOR SALE.— Sea Shells, Corals, Sea Beans, 

 etc. A cabinet collection of 20 different kinds, 

 14 to 2 inches, a part of them scientifically 

 named. All sent postpaid for only 20 cts. 

 Sawfish saw 6!/ 2 m, 20 cts. H. T. ALLEN. 

 Seven Oaks, Fla. 



"CACHE." - 3 cutting implements or scrap- 

 ers found In a Pocket or "Cache" consisting of 

 red and gray material, supply limited. Also 

 3 fragments of Pottery found on an ancient 

 burial ground, all postpaid for 25 cts. Address 

 HARRY B. MAPEL, Columbus Grove. O. 



THE ALL STEEL CLIMBER. -Price only 

 $1.50 with strong straps or $.80 without. Manu- 

 factured from the best and toughest steel, by 

 careful workmen and will not break. Ad- 

 dress R. C. ALEXANDER, Plymouth, Mich. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Rhode Island minerals, 

 asbestos, dendrites, Bowenite. etc. Also pol- 

 lished specimens of quartz enclosing horn- 

 blende. CHAS. G. NASH, 41 Grand St.. Woon- 

 socket, R. I. 



I WILL exchange a No. 2 Caligraph Type- 

 writer, books on camping, hunting, fishing, 

 trapping, birds: marine curios, for gun, rifle, 

 fishing rod. loading tools, fishing tackle of 

 any kind, reel or books. Letters expecting a 

 reply must enclose a stamp. A. D. AKIN, Box 

 28, Key West, Florida. 



WANTED. — The Magic City Portfolios pub- 

 lished by the Historical Publishing Co. Will 

 give full exchange in minerals, fossils. Indian 

 relics or eggs. GEO. W. DIXON, Watertown, 

 S. D. 



When answering advertisements always men- 

 tion the NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



FOR SALE for cash, reduced rates, a lot of 

 fine new books for Naturalists; also a 1st class 

 lot of foreign stamps and $3.00 Scott's album. 

 Write quick with stamp. GEO. W. VOSBURG, 

 Box 307, Columbus, Wis. 



WANTED. Small collecting gun in good 

 condition, for well mounted birds or part cash. 

 Give particulars in first letter. ALEX 

 STRACHAN, Rockford, 111. 15-2t 



TO EXCHANGE.— Coues' Key for Goss's 

 "Birds of Kansas. " Also a pair of climbers 

 and a young Jack Rabbit for sale. FRED 

 MALTBY, Olathe. Kansas. 



NOTICE.— 5 oz specimen of Arkansas Blue 

 Granite with data sent prepaid for 10c. CHAS. 

 H. FINNE, Box 880, Little Rock. Arkansas. 



TO EXCHANGE for minerals or Indian rel- 

 ics about 500 foreign stamps, all different, some 

 rare. CHAS. G. NASH, 41 Grand ■St., Woon- 

 socket, R. I. 



BARGAINS in sets and singles of Oregon 

 eggs. Enclose stamp when writing. ARTHUR 

 L. POPE. Sheridan. Oregon. 



FOR SALE or EXCHANGE.— Minerals, Fos- 

 sils, Shells, Curiosities, etc. 20 varieties of 

 Minerals, Fossils, Shells. Curios, etc.. postpaid 

 25c. G. H. BRIGGS, Livermore, Maine. 



HOW TO write on iron and glass indelibly, 

 both receipes for a fine U. S. copper cent any 

 date prior to 1845. ARTHUR B. ROBERTS, 

 Weymouth, Medina Co., Ohio. 



ATTENTION! Look! Send me 15c and re- 

 ceive by return mail a first-class set of 4 or 5 

 eggs with data. Send for egg lists. HARRY 

 GRIFFITH, Santa Ana. Orange Co.. Calif.O&N 



GRASSMERE Poultry Yards LightBrahmas 

 a specialty : Eggs, $1 per 13. Will exchange 

 for Cabinet Specimens, Indian Relics, Coral, 

 Sea Shells. MRS. IRENE L. CASS. Maivmee. 

 Ohio. 



lOO DIFFERENT foreign stamps from 

 Mexico. Spain, Hamburg, etc.. 10c; 200 varities 

 from Chili, Brazil, Argentine, Egypt, etc., 50c: 

 Cuba 1894, l A to 8 m. 6 var. unused price 8c. 

 CARL YOUNG, 72 First Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Smith & Wesson revolver, 39 

 double action. Must be in good condition will 

 give sets, singles and part cash. BRYAN M. 

 GRANT, Tallahassee. Fla. 



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 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. 13t5 



$.50 WORTH for nothing.— I will give $150 

 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 



SCHUYLER TRAPS for collecting small 

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

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



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 



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. 



FOR SALE.— Thirty nice minerals, first offer 

 gets them for 45 cents. JOHN M. ABBOTT, 

 Westford, Mass. 14-2t 



SALE or EXCHANGE.— Beautiful Golden 

 Shells for ornamenting purposes. 25 to 75c 

 per hundred. Many other kinds of sea shells. 

 DR. AYER, Madison, Conn. 14-2t 



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. 



TO EXCHANGE.— Three very fine Scotch 

 collie pups. Two males, one female; for books 

 on Geology, or Fossils. Will sell for cash at 

 $3.00 apiece. A. L. HYZER, Andes, New York. 

 14-2t. 



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NERALS and Indian Relics. List for 

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



DID HO Skins -Eggs. Stamps, etc., at lowest 

 Dill I) \\ rates, 12 var, bird's skins, $1 Mount- 

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

 LESS. Los Gatos, Calif. 6-l~t 



IRINTINC! Little better; little cheaper! 

 ' Enclose a stamp and get our estimate. 

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



Send 1 5c stamps and you will receive my 

 I new Normal Catalogue of all European- 

 I palasarctic bird eggs, in over 600 numbers, 

 I 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- 

 | eluding Falco tinnuncuhis, etc., etc. 



HERMANN ROLLE, 

 INSTITUTION FOR NATURAL HISTORY, 

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



MIMED A I O SHELLS, etc. The White 

 IfllflCflMLO 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 

 T . KIRTLEY. Fredericks- 



unique. GEORGE W. 

 burg, Va. 



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