VOL. I. No. 16. ALBION, N. Y., MAY 18. 1895. Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 bales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," inserted In this depart- 

 ment for 25c per 35 words. Notices over 33 words 

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

 ditional word. No notice inserted for less than 

 85c. 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.— Collection of 30 World's 

 Columbian Exposition tickets for best offer in 

 eggs, common bird skins, shells, fossils, min- 

 erals. Indian relics and curiosities Address 

 E. T. LANG WORTHY. 413 W. St., Englewood, 

 Chicago, 111. 



BARGAINS! 25c worth good singles, post- 

 paid, 10c: 50 foreign stamps, 5c; also a few 

 unused 3c Columbians <!»• 5c, postage extra lc. 

 Send stamp for prices wc allow in ex. for 

 stamps, etc. to EsTES BROS.. Sewanee, Tenn. 

 Care Glass House. 



WANTED.— Eggs in sets and singles with 

 data. Have to exchange same and minerals, 

 fossils, Indian relies and polished agates Send 

 full list. GEO. W. DIXON, Watertown.S.D. O 



MINERALS andlndian Relics. List for 

 111 2c stamp. Isaac S. Kirk, Fremont, Pa.4yr 



niprvri Skins, Eggs. Stamps, etc.. at lowest 

 Dill IS u rates > 12 var, bird's skins. $1 Mount- 

 cu Dirus. ouc. Liist tree, r . I. luk- 

 LESS, Los Gatos, Calif. 6-12t 



WILL exchange by mail, first class medical 

 idviee with medicine if desired fci natural 

 history specimens, eggs preferred. Have also 

 many medical journals for specimens. DR. E. 

 F. GAMBLE, Union Mills, Indiana. o 



TO EXCHANGE. — A complete set (13 vol- 

 umes) of Pacific Rail Road Reports, for cam- 

 era or type-writer. Write stating particulars. 

 All letters answered. SHELLEY W. DEN- 

 TON, Wellesley. Mass. 16-2t 



r™\ R 1 N T 1 N C ! Little better; little cheaper! 

 L> J Enclose a stamp and get our estimate. 

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



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 oilier localities Ad— 

 dress, enclosing stamp. D. S. EBERSOLD, 

 Oceanus, Brevard Co., Fla. tf 



BAKER & HANSON, 



Collectors of 



Florida Sea Shells and Curios. 



Bird Skins and Eggs a Specialty. 

 PRICE LIST FURNISHED FOR STAMP. 



FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. 



COLLECTION of 800 rare stamps for sale, or 

 exchange for set of dissecting instruments. 

 P. S. MERTINS, Lexington, Va. 16-2t 



FOR SALE. — A No. 2 Kodak in good order 

 for cash or part cash and part in instruments. 

 Make offer. All letters answered. A. GOR- 

 DON LEAVITT, St. John, N. B. 16-St. 



NOTICE.— I would like to get 2 or 3 good 

 books on Natural History or any branch. Can 

 give in exchange common eggs, shells, curios, 

 etc. from this locality. W. H. HILLER, 147 W. 

 23d St., Los Angeles, Calif. 



AN OOLOGISTS' EDITION. The Nidiolo- 

 cjist for May is brim full of good "pointers" 

 for collectors, as "Apparatus'' with 3 illustra- 

 tions by Fred M. Dille: "Ideas for Campers 

 and Cruisers" (illus.): "Hints to Egg Collect- 

 ors" by Scolopax; "Dr. Murchison's Egg 

 Drill": "More Hints" by J. H. Bowles; "A 

 Device for Egg Blowing" (illus.)— these are 

 sonic of the valuable features. "The Western 

 Collector" (portrait) and "Glossy Ibis at 

 Heron Lake" (illus.) by P. B. Peabody are 

 other attractions. "The 'Nid.' is indispen- 

 sable to live Ornithologists and Oologists." 

 Subscription price .$1.50 per year; sample 10c; 

 May number singly 15c. We make you this 

 desirable proposition: 4 months' trial sub- 

 scription besides May number and November 

 number, with beautiful colored plates free, 

 for only 50 cents. Remit soon. H. R. TAYLOR. 

 Publisher. 150 Fifth Ave.. New York City, 



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. 



EXCHANGE.— Sets and singles of this local- 

 ity to exchange for sets of other localities. 

 Eggs of water birds and birds of prev espee- 

 ially desired. GEO. S. GREENE. 1447' Temple 

 St., Los Angeles, Cal. 



TO EXCHANGE. — 206 varieties birds eggs 

 (first class) single or in sets for U. S. postage 

 stamps or for setting of any fine breed of 

 chicken eggs. S. W. KEARNY, 921 Main Ave., 

 Scin Antonio T^Xtis 



Send 1 5c stamps and you will receive my 

 1 new Normal Catalogue of all European- 

 I palEearctic 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- 

 | eluding Falco tinnunculus, etc., etc. 



HERMANN ROLLE, 



INSTITUTION FOR NATURAL HISTORY, 

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



I WANT double barrel shotgun, instaneous 

 camera, books on electricity and conchology, 

 electrical apparatus, museum specimens; will 

 ffive in exehan p"e rnrp Vnrd ssVitiq f Wliitp nnri 

 Brown Pelicans, etc.) rare stamps and marine 

 curios. M. A. DAVEY, Galveston, Tex. 



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 



ELASTIC SANDSTONE. I will send fine 

 specimens at the rate of 4c per square inch, 

 postpaid. If you want Natural Science speci- 

 mens from this locality, address with stamp. 

 P. R. CAMP, Marietta, Ga. 



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. 



FOR SALE or EXCHANGE. — A 2;Sx3'/ 2 Bal- 

 timorean Printing Press $v ft^n j^a tvmt nf in 

 point type, $5; 8a, 6A font of 6 point type, 50c; 

 5 A font 8 point type, 50c: font fancy type, $1; 

 37 in. combination border, $1: brass rule 20c. 

 Value $13. I will exchange for $12 worth of U. 

 S. stamps (Scott's or Mekeels prices). Will 

 sell for $7 cash. A bargain. All new except 

 large font of lOpt. type. AKCHIK L. GOWEY, 

 JR., De Pere, Wis. 



lYIInCflMLO 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. 



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. 



I HAVE 1500 small T perches. 3 inch base, 

 oak line 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 



BOOKS. I want good clean second-hand 

 copies of any Book which I offer for sale in my 

 new (May issue) Naturalist's Bulletin. 

 Look over your old Books and send me a list of 

 the ones you will "swap." stating lowest ex- 

 change price and what you can use for the 

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



$.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 Stamp* unused. Send for price catalogue 

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



RARE SPECIES 



Of North American Bird Skins a specialty, 

 also fine Mammal Skins, with SUulls, etc. Over 

 10.000 fine Bird and Mammal Skins in stock. 

 Finely mounted heads of Deer, Elk, Caribou, 

 Rocky Mountain Sheep and Goats, etc. Fine 

 Geodes of many varieties— order a few beauties 

 for your cabinet. I also have a few sets of Illi- 

 nois Geological Reports, (Vols. 1 to 8) complete 

 and elegantly illustrated. This magnificent 

 work is now becoming extremely rare, and will 

 soon be beyond reach. Send two stamps for 

 catalog, or with letters of inquiry. Refer- 

 ence, all prominent Scientists or Institutions 

 throughout the country. CHAS. K. WORTH- 

 EN. Naturalist, Taxidermist and Dealer, War- 

 saw, 111., U. S. A. Established in 1873. 



WANTED.— Addresses of collectors of Relies 

 Indian Relics, Coins, Stamps, etc. State w^hat 

 you need in this line All letters answered 

 A. CLIFTON SHEPLEY, Canton. 111. l6-2t 



ALLIGATORS. We now have among this 

 spring's collections a fine lot of Alligator 

 Skulls. Teeth and Skeletons. Also skins, live 

 and mounted Alligators. "Gator" Oil, "Gator 

 Musk and "Gator" Leather. These "Gators" 

 were all secured by ourselves on collecting 

 trips and have been prepared in first class 

 shape. We will sell any of them cheap for 

 cash, or will exchange 'for any of the best 

 works on Natural Science. For 50 cents we 

 will send you a large polighed "Gator" tooth 

 dog call or whistle Address THE EBER- 

 SOLDS, Oceanus, Brevard Co,, Fla.," 



.WANTED.— Singles of Ostrich. Emu. 681, 666. 

 763a and others. Have sets and many singles 

 of Canadian eggs including 382, 439, 497. 557 and 

 361. R. w. JOHNSON, Port Hope, Ont. 



SCHUYLER TRAPS for collecting small 

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

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



