VOL. I. No. 35. 



ALBION, N. Y., SEPTEMBER 28, 1895. 



Weekly, $1.00 a Year 



Wants, .Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

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

 ment lor 25c per 35 words. Notices over 3D 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. 



EGGS CHEAP. Costa's Hummingbird, sets 

 of 2 with nest for 50c. Black-chin and Anna's 

 at 40c. All letters answered. LEE CHAMB- 

 ERS, Santa Monico, Cal. N. 



A FIRST-CLASS Tenor Horn, nearly new, to 

 exchange for a double-barrelled, breech-load- 

 ing shot gun, 12 gauge preferred. Address at 

 once, WILLIAM I. COMSTOCK, Norwalk, Ct. 



FOR SALE:— An Eureka Folding Canvass 

 Boat, only used two months ; $10 cash gets her. 

 Also will send the following skins, Am. Scaup 

 Duck, Widgeon, Shoveller and Redhead for 

 $2.50 cash. Correspondence solicited. FLOYD 

 T. CODN, Milton, Wis. 



FIDDLERS MUST GO! For every bird's 

 skin sent me at any price, I will send one 

 mounted Fiddler! Large Colubrine snakes 

 wanted. Write at once. RICHARD PAINE, 

 57 Charlotte St., Charleston, S. C. 



HAVE YOU a Field Glass or Revolver ! If 

 so write the undersigned, Have Stamp Col- 

 lection $20, some good sets and w 11 give part 

 cash if necessary. GEORGE H. PEPPER, 

 Tottenville. N. Y,. 



TENT FOR SALE.-7x9,madeof 10 oz. duck, 

 nearly as good as new. Will sell cheap for cash 

 or perhaps exchange for a good ladies gold or 

 silver watch. W. S. ROOT. Albion, N. Y. 



I HAVE FOR SALE.— Sea Shells by thedoz. 

 or by the 100 or by the bbl, and cheaper than 

 any one else sells them, also have Curious and 

 Bird Eggs of different kinds, write and see. 

 MISS IDA B. KIMBALL, New Cadiz P. O., 

 Hillsboro Co., Fla. 



EXCHANGE.— Hopkin's Allen make of Mer- 

 win Hulbert 22 cal. rifle with detachable 16 

 gauge shot barrel, worth 17 dollars. What can 

 you offer? C. H. DICKINSON, Grand Rapids, 

 Itasca Co., Minn. O. 



TO EXCHANGE. — A good gold plated watch, 

 Swiss movement, and chain. Warranted for 

 20 years. Will exchange for $15 worth of fine 

 sets or Indian relics. GEO. W. DIXON, Water- 

 town, S. D, 



EXCHANGE.— Pair mounted Royal Terns. 

 Want eggs in sets, shells, specimens or curios, 

 WHIT HARRISON, La Crescent, Minn. 



LOOK: To the first person sending me $2.50 

 I Will send the following: 4 dozen fine arrow- 

 heads, 15 spear heads, i scraper and 1 knife. 

 Prepaid. MURRAY EAST. Du Quoin, 111. 



FOR SALE. — Fine sets, full, original data, 

 fine fossils, and minerals, at rates. Send 

 stamp for lists. Will exchange for good cloth 

 bound books. GEO. W. DIXON, Watertown, 

 S. D. Q. 



WANTED.— Light roadster or racing bicycle, 

 reliable make, changeable gear and reversible 

 handles If possible, tool bag and tools, lantern, 

 supporters, etc. Must be strictly in good con- 

 dition. Send full description and state your 

 lowest cash price. GEO. GRAHAM, Andover, 

 Mass. 



FOR SALE.— A lot of good bird skins for sale 

 very cheap. Write for list. B. F. WOOD, 

 Winterburn, Pa. 



CONFEDERATE Money is becoming scarce. 

 Now is your chance to secure some fine ori- 

 ginal specimens for your cabinet or collection. 

 $100 assorted bills for 25c. $500 for 50c, $1,000 for 

 $1. Stamps taken. BOWEN BROS., Lansing, 

 Ark. 



WILL GIVE "Tom Jones" for best offer in 

 1st class foreign eggs, idcluding Moorhen. 

 Book good as new. JJACOB BAST1AN, JR., 

 Statesville, N. C. 



UNIO complanotus, TMio pressus, Unio rad- 

 iatus. Anadonta excurrate, Anadonta jluviati- 

 lis, Anadonta subeylindracea. Fine specimens 

 for 1st class sets. VERDI BURTCH, Penn 

 Yan, N. Y. 



I HAVE A few first class eggs in sets with 

 full data to exchange for sets not in my col 

 lection. Common ones wanted. F. C. NEW- 

 COMER, West Mentor, Lake Co., Ohio. 



A GENUINE African Ostrich Egg, dimen- 

 sions six by five inches, endblown, for best ex- 

 change of rare singles not m my collection of 

 250. Satisfaction guaranteed or "specimens re- 

 turned at my expense. HARRY TRIPPETT 

 P. O. Box 802. Montclair. N. J. 



FOR f ALE OR EXCHANGE.— Malachite, 

 Crysocolla, Chalcedony, Quartz, Azurite, Mon- 

 azlte and Frankline, Microscopic slides, Infu- 

 sorial earth 100 localities. Trap-tufa and 

 rocks for sale or exchange for other minerals 

 or Microscope slides or Infusorial earths. 

 PROF. ARTHUR M. EDWARDS. Newark. N. 

 J. O. & N. tf. 



TO EXCHANGE.— An International Type- 

 Writer, almost new, cost $100. for best offer. 

 A. M. EDDY, Albion, N. Y. 



WANTED.— Those having fossils named cor- 

 rectly, with geological formation, and locality, 

 to send list with lowest cash price. W. A. 

 STEARNS, Atlanta University. Atlanta, Ga. 



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. 



T Perches for sale .—I have on hand 15.000 

 small T perches 3 inch base. I wish to dispose 

 of these at once and in order to do so have put 

 the price clear down to hard pan. Oak finished 

 5 cents each ; pine, painted white, 4 cents each ; 

 pine, not painted, 3 cents each. All sizes will 

 be turned to order. Sample sent prepaid for 10 

 cents in stamps. E. L. HALEY, Phillips, Me. 



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 yon can use for the 

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



Mica Crystals. 



A new thing of great interest to min- 

 eral collectors. Groups of brilliant 

 Hexagonal Crystals, emerald green in 

 color and many of them transparent. 



This is the only deposit of this miner- 

 al we have ever found, and the supply 

 is limited. 



Prices for Groups, 1 0c to $ 1 . 

 Southern Mineral Co., 



Henry, Lincoln Co., N". C. 

 Fine Quartzes and N. C. Minerals in 

 general. Indian Relics, &c. tf 



FLORIDA SHELLS 



In reach of all. Cheaper than the 

 cheapest. Now is the time to start a 

 collection.. 



1. Strombus alatus, 2 to SM inches 4c 



2. Fulgur perversus, 3 to 8 inch 6 



3. Fasciolaria tulipa,2 to 6 inch 8 



4. •' distans, 1 to 3 inches 4 



5. " filamentosa. 1 to 3 inch 2 



6. Cardium magnum, 3V» to 4 inches 6 



7. " muricatum.Kiinch single valves 1 



8. " serratium.l to 2y, inch 3 



9. Area ponderosa, 2 to 3 inch 3 



10. " no®, 1 to 4 inch 3 



11. " floridanum, 2 to i)f inch 3 



12. Cytherea (callista) gigantea, 3 to 5 inch. ..10 



13. " •• maculata, 1 to2!i<. inch 6 



14 Natica duplicata, 1 to 3 inch 2 



15 Chama Arciuella. 1 to 2 inch 5 



16 Dosinia discus, 2 to 4 inch 5 



17 Pholas costatus.3 to-6 inch, double valve... 15 



18 Murex pomum, 1 to 3 inch _ 3 



19 " salleanus, 1 to 3 inch 5 



20 Pyrula papyratia. 3 to 5 inch 8 



21 Pecten exasperatus, y 2 to 3 inch, single 1 



22 Conus Floridanus, % to 1 inch 2 



23 " proteus, 1 to 3 inch 10 



24 Pinna rnuricata, 4 to 10 inch 8 



25 Lucina edentula, 1)6 to 3 inch, single 2 



?-(; CincjlUila carolins.nsis 1 to l't inch 3 



27 Oliva litterata, 1 to 2S4 2 



28 Anomia ephippium, 1 to 2\i Inch 1 



29 Melongena subcoronata, 2 to 6 inch 8 



30 Cerithium eburnum, 1 to \ y„ inch 3 



31 Turritella, 1 to 1% inch 2 



32 Tellina, V» inch i 



33 Marginella, 1 i inch... 2 



34 Large liver sea bean, 3c ; black banded sea 



bean. 2c; grey sea beans l 



35 Sea beaver .15 



36 Conch spawn ribbon, 18 inch to 2 feet _20 



37 Skate eggs 5 



38 Rose coral, shaped like a rose 10 



39 Florida air plants 10 



40 Tarpon scales 2 



$2 15 



Retail price for the above 40 specimens is $2.15 

 by our price list. We will send any one of the 

 above numbered specimens upon receipt of 

 price quoted, or the entire collection, 40 speci- 

 mens, upon reclept of ;only $1.50. We gather 

 our own shells and gather only first class shells. 

 By comparison our prices will be found a half 

 lower than other dealers, because we are right 

 on the coast and are put to no extra expense. 

 Give me an order and you will be convinced. 

 Send stamp for price list. 



J.C. Baker successor to Baker & Hanson, 



Myers, Lee Co., Florida. 



Naturalists' Supplies. 



Five Shot Pistol Gun, 38 cal $3 95 



IXL Shot Gun, 44 cal 7 50 



Double Barrel, 12 gauge 30 inch 

 barrel, top action, 4i lbs., stub 



twist Lam' barrel 13 50 



"Full particulars given if desired.'' 



BOOKS. 



Coues' Key, Davies' Taxidermy, Horn- 

 aday's Taxidermy. 



SUPPLIES. 

 Glass Eyes, Tools, Tanning Liquor, etc. 



F. B. WEBSTER CO., 

 O N tf Hyde Park, Mass. 



