NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



PUBLISHERS'S DEPARTM'T 

 Popular Excursions. 



Low Rates West. 



Take advantage of the home- 

 seekers excursions on the Nickel 

 Plate road, Sept. gth and 23d. 

 Write F. J. Moore, 23 Exchange 

 St. Buffalo, for information. 



The Popular Nickel Plate road 

 will sell tickets at very low rates 

 for the round trip, to points in the 

 west, north-west and south-west, 

 on Sept. 9th and 23d. Ask agents 

 or address F. J. Moore, General 

 Agent, 23 Exchange St. Buffalo, 

 N. Y. 



When you think of the Nickel 

 Plate Road it brings to mind that 

 delightful meal you had in the 

 Dining Car, and the fine service 

 and Low Rates and you wonder 

 why people will travel any other 

 way. 



The Nickel Plate Road runs 

 from Buffalo to Chicago, via Cleve- 

 land and Fort Wayne. 



The Nickel Plate Road is the 

 shortest line between Buffalo and 

 Chicago. 



There is no change of cars of 

 any class between New York and 

 Chicago via West Shore and Nick- 

 el Plate Roads. 



There is an unsurpassed Dining 

 Car service on the Nickel Plate 

 Road. 



Uniformed Colored Porters are 

 in charge of the Day Coaches, to 

 show all attention to the passen- 

 gers on the Nickel Plate Road. J 



The Nickel Plate Road controlls 

 the Dining Stations on its line and | 

 they receive unstinted praise. 



The Nickel Plate Road runs 

 along the shore of Lake Erie and 

 through Erie, Cleveland, Fostoria 

 and Fort Wayne. 



The Nickel Plate Road, as the 

 Low Rate Line, in connection 

 with the best service, receives the 

 enthusiastic support and praise of 

 all Delegations, Conventions and 

 Assemblies. 



The Nickel Plate Road is the 

 line for the masses. 



The Nickel Plate Road is the 

 Low Rate, Best Service, short 

 line between Buffalo and Chicago. 



SHOWY SHELLS. 



White Murex . 



extra 



very large 1 



small 



Pink 



Rose " " 



Thorney-nosed Murex 



Bicolored Murex 



Snipe-billed Murex 



Spiney Murex, rare 50c to 1 



Horned " 



African " 



Black ■' 25 to 



Bahama " 



Purple Fish-shell 



Black ear. rough 



Green ear, rough 



•• polished 



White " rough 



Fasciolara, large 



Fusus. fine 



Milk Strombus 



Silver-lip 



Strombus pugilis 



Strombus ctlatus 



Conch shells, polished . 



Australian Whelks 



Pelican's foot 



Helmet 



Harp shell 



Cameo 



Japanese Eburna 



Lynx Cowry 



Calf " 



Snake-head Cowry 



Isabella Cowry 



Carueola Cowry 



Arabian Cowry 



Punctated Cowry 



Spotted Cowry 



Argus Cowry, fine 



Panther Cowry 



Mole Cowry , 



Mourning Cowry, fine . . 



Egg shell 



Tiger Cowry, very large 

 Marlin spike, very large 



each. 

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Lettered olive 



Inflated " 



Tent " 50 to 1 



Spider shell, finest 



ordinary 



Magpie, large 



small 



' 1 polished 



Turk's cap 



Gold-mouth 



Cones 10 to 



" assorted 



Mitre shell 08 to 



Screw shell 



Pearl trochus 



Tiger Cowry 



Blued " 



Money " 



Cauri " 



Gnawed " 



Ring " 



Helvola " 



Wheel shells 



Porcelain shells 



Tower shells 



Bubble shells 



Lightning shells 



Dove shells 



Gem shells 



Yellow Pea shells 



Dog whelk 



Trumpet shell 50 to 1 



Trilon lampas 



Cask shell 



Apple shell 



Fulgur 



Turbinella 



Giant Spider 



Pearly Nautilus 



Panama Conch 



Foxhead 



Paper Fulgur 



Cassidaria 



Banded Strombus 



Smoothed Dipsacus 



Bleeding tooth 



Key-hoie limpet 



Plate shell 



Owl shell 



" " small 



Quoit shells, pairs 



Sun shell, pairs 



East India clam, pairs 25 to 



Ham shell, pair 



Razor shell, pairs 



Cockle shell, pairs 



'• single valve 



Asaphis, pairs 



Venus, pairs 



Angel wings,Jpairs 



Cham a 



Purple clam 



Striped clam 



Tapestry shell 



" " large.. 



Radiated scallops, pairs 



•■ i i " odd valves 



Eng. scallops, mammoth, odd valves 

 Australian jewel shell, odd valves.. . 



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Ark shell, pair 



California cockle, pair 



Rough cockle, pair 



Jap. Sun and Moon shell, pair.. 20 to 



Heart shell, pair 



Mother of Pearl, pair, fine 



" " single valve 



Thorny Oyster, pair 1.00 to : 



Wavy 



Philiipian t 



Yellow 



Red mouth 



Mammoth 



Green 



Radiated 



Oregon 



Spotted 



Peanut " 



Tusk shell 



" " mammoth 



Small shells sent prepaid at prices quoted, 

 very large shells go by freight at purchaser's 

 expense. Orders of less than $2.00 not filled at 

 dozen rates; not less than V4 dozen sent at 

 dozen rates. Address, 



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Albion, N. Y. 



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TO EXCHANGE. 



A second-hand copy of Capen's Oology of New 

 England (first value $15) , in good condition, for 

 a good "Learch Sight' Bicycle Lamp and $5 

 worth of Birds Eggs in sets— my selection. 

 Write quick. LOWELL P. LETTIS, Albion, 

 N. Y. 



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 Premium List 

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 mailed with this 

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