VOL. I. No. 19. 



ALBION, N. Y., JUNE 8, 1895. 



Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants." "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," inserted ia 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 

 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.— Birds eggs in sets and sin- 

 gles from this locality. 1st class and with data. 

 For eggs of other localities and coins. HARRY. 

 W. ROBERTS, Lancaster. N. H. 17-2t 



2 O varieties of stamps all different for 5c. 

 Agents wanted for our fine approval sheets at 

 60 ner cent commission. CRESCENT STAMP 

 CO., 28 Ripley Place, Buffalo, N. Y. 



WILE EXCHANGE the following first class 

 sets With data A. O. U. Nos. 263, 390. 394, 403, 

 412, 444. 456. 466a. 493. 511, 558. 581. 563, 612, 613, 

 611, 616. 619, 624. 052. 6>9, 723. 735, 759b, for other 

 A 1 sets with data. Also British sets to ex- 

 change for American. JOHN CLAYTON, 

 Lincoln, Maine. 



WANTED.— Eggs in sets, for every 15c in 

 eggs I will send an earg drill. Send anything 

 not too common. OTIS TROTTER, Hilisboro, 

 111 



WANTED. — Davie's Nests a . I Eggs. Will 

 give 50 stumps valued at $1.75. RUSSELL 

 GRAY, Box 187, Haverford, Pa . 



WANTED. — Belding's Land Birds of the Pac- 

 ific region and Ridgeway's Manua! in good con- 

 dition; also 4x5 instaneous camera and outfit 

 Have California skins and e?gs to offer. Write 

 lowestprice. HENRY B. KAED1NG. Box 20, 

 Drytown, Calif. 



FINE first-class sets, of this years collecting, 

 for sale at rock bottom prices. Write quick, 

 supply is limited. All letters answered by re- 

 turn mail, satisfaction and safe arrival of eggs 

 guaranteed or money refunded. GEO. GRA- 

 HAM. P. O. Drawer C. Gainesville, Fla. 



A GOLDING Printing Press, chase 3x5 for 

 sale. In fine condition, side lever; powerful 

 and does fine work; also a large outfit,, to high- 

 est bidder. W. S. FREEMAN, 19 Whitehall 

 St.. New York Cit> . 



FOR 25o postpaid the following Sioux Valley 

 Mound Builder's Relics: 5 flint scrapers. 3 

 pieces pottery. 1 piece pipe stone 1 floating 

 stone. A. L. HOPKINS, Anthon, Iowa. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— My entire collection of 

 first class sets with duplicates, numbering in 

 all over 35 sets, for lishing outfit, printing 

 press, camera, etc. Write for list. M. V. 

 STEWART, Sax«n, Henry Co . 111. 



TO EXCHANGE.— 1st class set Whip-poor- 

 will eggs, few Hawk's eggs, 36 Nos. of the 

 Oologist. parts of Vols. IV, V, VI, VII: $10 

 World's Typewriter in Walnut Case. Want 

 Davie's Kev, latest edition, 22 rifle, or offers. 

 A. W. PATERSON, Box 14. Decatur, Iowa. 



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 polished "Gator" tooth 

 dog call or whistle. Address THE EBER- 

 SOLDS, Oceanus, Brevard Co., Fla, 



WANTED.— A lady's silver watch, new or 

 good as new; Elgin or other good works. Can 

 offer minerals and curios and perhaps some 

 cash. Write W. S. ROOT. Albion, N. Y. O 



ARE YOU in the resort business? If so you 

 should not fail to get our wholesale prices on 

 shells and marine curiosities before you buy 

 your summer stock. We make a speciality of 

 sending sampler so you can see what you are 

 buying. K. B. MATHES, Albion, N. Y. 



MAKE ME an offer in good sets for either a 

 mounted Tarantula or Horned Toad. K. B. 

 MATHES, Albion. N. Y. 



SHELLS and marine Curios in quantity to 

 exchange for good sets of egg ;. K. B. MATH- 

 ES, Albion, N. Y. 



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. 



WANTED.— Meteorites. New and unde- 

 scribed ones especially desired. Good prices 

 paid for complete "fall's'or 'finds., "EDWIN E. 

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



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 WORTl 1 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 



PALMETTO Scrubbing and Dusting'Brushes. 

 Fly Switches. Plain or Fancy Braid for Hats, 

 very durable Fans and Mats. Made at home on 

 rainy days. Send 25 cents for samples. THE 

 EBERSOLS. Oceanus. Brevard Co., Fla. 



WANTE D. — The Oologist (published at Utica. 

 N. Y. ); Vol. 1, 1875; Vol. 2. 1876; Vol. 4. 

 1878-9. No. 9; Vol. 5. 1879-81, No. 3. 4. 5. li. Or- 

 nithologist and Oologist, Vol. 6. 1881. No. 3. 7. 10, 

 11,12. Persons having any of the above to dis- 

 pose of please address FOSTER H. BRACK- 

 ETS P. O. Box 21 18, Boston, Mass. 18-2to 



YOD 



CAN GET 1 

 YOUR , 



a little CHEAPER oralittle BETTER by 

 sending to A. 6V3. EDDY, ALBION, P0.Y. 



A specialty of natural history printing, cata 

 logues. books, magazines &c. Ets^lOO envelopes, 

 100 letter heads and 1(0 cards, all for 100 cents. 

 Send for samples of our printed stationery. 9 



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. 



CALIFORNIA WOODS! cffiS£r«83U 



difierent varieties cut in plaques, half plaques. 

 &c, each kind stamped with name, mailed for 

 only 75c' These collections include such woods 

 as Orange, Almond, Pomegranite. Prune. 

 Manzanifa.. Mountain Mahogany. Umbrella. 

 Wild Coffee. &c. G. W. TUTTLE. Pasadena. 

 Calif. 19tf-o 



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I N ERALS and Indian Relics. List for 

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



WANTED.— Live small animals and birds, 

 native or foreign, single or in pairs, young or 

 old, in good condition such as striped gopher, 

 young opposum, young porcupine, young 

 skunk. (with scent bag removed), 

 prairie dog. squirrels. young fox, 

 young woodchuck, etc., and any bright colored 

 or odd appearing birds such as woodpeckers, 

 wading birds, tanager, oriole, blue jiy. owl, 

 eagle, hawk, blackbirds, kingfisher, plover, 

 snipe, heron, sandpiper, etc. ; also large harm- 

 less snakes. Write lowest cash price. J. MUN- 

 SELL'S SONS. Western Ave.. Albany. N.Y. 17 2t 



A Fern Book for Everybody. 



124 pages, colored plates, bound in cloth and 

 gilt, prepaid for only 50c. Address, FRANK 

 H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



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. KIRTLEY. Fredericks- 

 burg, Va. Ao-10n-e3mo. 



Cot a Shot Gun? I want a new Baker 

 hammer less, Damascus steel barrels; or a 

 Winchester Repeater, model of 1893. Want to 

 give fine Minerals F jsslls ci Indian Relics in 

 exchange. Write me. L. W. STILWELL. 

 Deadwood, S. D. . tf 



Send 1 5c stamps and you will receive my 

 I new Normal Catalogue of all European- 

 I palasarctic 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 retui'n 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. 



MIMED hid SHELLS, etc. The White 

 IfiSntnMLO 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, Trilohite, Crinoids, Corals, Sponges, 

 several fine Ferns, etc.. only 18. 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. 



BAKER & HANSON, 



Collectors of 



Florida Sea Shells and Curios. 



Bird Skins and Eggs a Specialty. 

 PRICE LIST FURNISHED FOR STAMP. 



FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. 



"Common Sea Weeds of the 

 British Coast and Channel 

 Islands." 



By Mrs. L. Lane Clarke. With some insight 

 Into the Misrcsocpic Baautiss of their Stiui 

 ture and Fructification. 140 pages, many col- 

 ored plates, Boards, Price prepaid, only 40c. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN. Albion. N. Y. 



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 orders 

 for $15.50 worth of Ferrets. 



