NATUKAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



FIRE SALE! 



Being overstocked with Natural History goods and wishing to reduce same just as soon as 

 possible, we offer the following prices. 



We need money. If you are a "live" collector and need specimens for your cabinet NOW is 

 the chance of your lifetime to get them for comparatively nothing. 



We pay postage or expressage and we also guarantee every specimen sent out to be perfect. 

 KIRKE B. MATHES, Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island. 



SHELLS. 



First column gives regular or 

 prices and last "cut" prices. 



Regular 



Pearly Nautilus (fine) $3 00 



Chambered Nautilus 1 75 



White Murex, large 35 



" " medium ... 25 



small 15 



Pink Murex 25 



Black Murex 35 



Murex Brandaris 10 



Snipe-billed Murex 50 



African Murex 50 



Trumpet shell 2 00 



Triton Lam pas 1 50 



Fasolaria distans 25 



Mitre shell : 25 



Gem shell 10 



Tent Olive 1 00 



Hoop shell 40 



Marlinspike 35 



Auger shell 15 



Marbled Cone 50 



Lettered Cone 30 



Dotted Cone 20 



Soldier Cone 20 



Virgin Cone 35 



Silver Lip 15 



Spider shell 25 



Arabian Cowry 15 



Gnawed Cowry 15 



Money Cowry 15 



Tiger Cowry 15 



Panther Cowry 25 



Spotted Cowry 25 



Helmet shell 2 00 



Yellow Helmet 2 50 



Black Helmet 1 00 



Cameo, large 75 



small 35 



Cask shell 20 



Bleeding-tooth 10 



Green Snail ... 50 



Banded Snail 20 



Turks Cap 35 



Pearl Troch us, large 50 



small 25 



Chiton 20 



Black-mouth Snail 15 



Peanut shell 10 



Angels Wings (pairs) 1 50 



Sun shells 05 



Milk Strombus 35 



E. I. Clam, large 1 00 



« " small 50 



dinary 



"Cut" 



$ 98 



85 

 10 

 14 

 10 

 1!) 

 10 

 02 

 20 

 20 

 90 

 00 

 08 

 11 

 02 

 38 

 21 

 10 

 07 

 30 

 12 

 12 

 08 

 18 

 07 

 08 

 05 

 05 

 05 

 07 

 12 

 12 

 90 

 3 



1 



Crown shell 1 00 



Cyprsea Mappa 2 00 



Strombus Vitattus 25 



Granulatus 25 



Cockle shell 20 



FurbloClam 50 



Japanese Eburna 20 



MARINE CURIOSITIES 



Regular 



Mounted Porcupine Fish. . $1 00 $ 



Baloon Fish 1 25 



1 ' Toad Fish 1 25 



Sawfish, 3 ft 3 50 



Alligator, 2ft ... . 2 00 

 Sawfish Saw, 10 in. perfect. 35 



Hermit Crab in shell 50 



Alligator's Egg 25 



Nurse Shark Egg 75 



Skates Egg 15 



Hammer-head Shark's Egg. 35 



Fiorida Sea Urchin 25 



Red-spined Sea Urchin 35 



Green-spiuned Sea Urchin. 35 

 Mammoth Calif. SeaUrchin 50 

 Brown-spined Sea Urchin . . 35 



Atlantic Starfish 15 



Large Bahama Starfish. ... 75 



Calif. Starfish 25 



Black Bahama Starfish 35 



Cracker Starfish 1 00 



Sunflower Starfish 1 25 



Heliaster Kubiugii 75 



Nidorella Armata 75 



Sun-dial Starfish 75 



Serpent Starfish 85 



Sea Beaver 50 



Heart Beaver 75 



Sea Biscuit 50 



Club-spined Urchin 35 



White Branch Coral 25 



Propeller Coral 50 



Pink. Coral, large spray. ... 25 



Honey Comb Coral 25 



Lace Coral 25 



Eye Coral 50 



Rose Coral 10 



Mushroom Coral 35 



Bud Coral 1 00 



Venus Flower Basket 1 50 



Branch Coral (line clump). 2 50 



Sea Horse 25 



Sea Pen (very rare) 1 00 



Pipe Fish (very rare) 1 00 



Sea Fan 25 



Orange Sea Fan 75 



40 

 00 

 09 

 09 

 05 

 20 

 07 



Cut 

 50 

 70 

 70 

 3 50 

 2 00 

 18 

 16 

 10 

 30 

 03 

 09 

 04 

 20 

 20 

 18 

 15 

 04 

 35 

 18 

 19 

 41 

 60 

 30 

 22 

 30 

 35 

 22 

 35 

 16 

 14 

 04 

 16 

 11 

 09 

 09 

 18 

 04 

 18 

 21 

 90 

 1 00 

 18 

 30 

 35 

 10 

 28 



Mounted Sting Ray 5 00 1 90 



Horse Shoe Crab 35 18 



Keyhole Urchin 25 08 



Sawfish Saw, 3ft PERFECT.. 6 00 4 00 



LAND CURIOSITIES. 



Regular 



Horned Toad, in box SI 00 i 



" " on orange- 

 wood plaque 1 0C 



Tarantula in box 75 



Scorpion, in box 75 



Pueblo Idol, perfect 2 00 



Pueblo pottery, 3 in 50 



Mex. Indian Pottery 50 



Sioux Steel-pointed Arrow. 50 

 " Beaded Knife Sheath 75 



" Tobacco Pouch 75 



" Totem 1 00 



" Moccasins 3 00 



" War Club 5 00 



Navajo Bow and Arrows.. 8 00 



Emu Egg 2 50 



Ostrich Egg 1 50 



Mounted Wood Duck (line) 10 00 



Snowy Owl 15 00 



Cardinal 2 00 



" Grey Squirrel. . . 5 00 

 " HoodedMerganser 8 00 

 " English Sparrow. 1 50 

 Ancient Costa RicaPottery, 

 very rare 



NOVELTIES. 



Regular 



Palmetto Fan $ 50 3 



Shell Stamp Box 35 



Pearl Glove Buttouer 35 



" Pen Holder and Pa- 

 per Knife combined... 50 



Cat's Eye Stick Pin 35 



Double Satin Spar StickPin 35 

 Brazil Beetle Stick Pin. . . . 1 00 



Initial Stick Pin 25 



Palmetto Fly Brush (fine). . 1 00 

 Lizard Skin Double Purse, 



Ladies (fine and dur'ble 2 00 



Pearl Pin Tray 35 



Carved Bone ' Pen Holder 



and Paper Knife 50 



Shell Napkin Ring 25 



Metal Dog or Cat Paper 



Weight, line 75 



Cut 

 40 



45 

 35 

 35 

 75 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 40 

 40 

 45 

 50 

 50 

 00 

 75 

 00 

 00 

 50 

 75 

 00 

 00 

 50 



2 50 



Cut 

 20 

 18 

 20 



28 

 12 

 12 

 50 

 04 

 50 



75 

 20 



15 

 20 



25 



