NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



PUBLISHERS S DEPARTM'T 



Going West. 



The advice given by Horace 

 Greeley so many years ago, to go 

 west, is being followed every day 

 by an increasingly large number of 

 men and women. Some go to 

 stay, to build new homes, others 

 for pleasure, still others go to look 

 after great business interests, but 

 they go, and they one and all wish 

 to go by a route which combines 

 safety, speed and convenience in 

 traveling. This is the reason why 

 so many choose the Nickel Plate 

 Road. From Buffalo to Chicago 

 its line lies almost as straight as 

 an arrow, and intersected at such 

 frequent intervals by connecting 

 roads that the map looks as if the 

 road should be named "Through 

 line to everywhere." More than 

 thirty connections are given, reach- 

 ing out in every direction. Then 

 too, many travelers demand a cer- 

 tain amount of luxury when travel- 

 ing, and Wagner cars between New 

 York, Boston, Buffalo, and Chica- 

 go. The uniformed colored por- 

 ters in charge of day coaches, and 

 the unsurpassed dining car service, 

 supply this. Accommodations may 

 be secured in advance by address- 

 ing Mr. F. J. Moore, 23 Exchange 

 St., Buffalo, N. Y. He can give 

 details as to rates, connections, 

 and all necessary arrangements, 

 both east and west of Chicago. — 

 From Elmira Journal. 



GOING FAST! 



That rare pottery from Costa 

 Rica. Many hundreds of years old. 

 Excavated from a mound undoubtedly 

 made before the first conquest of Mexi- 

 co by the Spaniards It comes in 

 Bowls, Pitchers, 3 legged pots and rarer 

 forms. The best ones have strange fig- 

 ures moulded on them both as handles 

 and independent ornaments. Most of 

 them are more or less colored with 

 stains or enamels. Fine specimens at 

 55c, 1.00, 1.50 and 2.25, well worth twice 

 the price. Will soon be all gone. Ad- 

 dress, ERNEST H. SHORT, 



Albion, N. Y. 



Our Premium List Supplement 

 was issued for the purpose of in- 

 creasing the circulation of our 

 publications, but if you are already 

 a subscriber to either or both of 

 them we will cheerfully fill your 

 order for any article offered there- 

 in at prices quoted — should any of 

 these prices seem high you can 

 rest assured that there is either 

 quality or quantity, perhaps 

 both, back of them to fully satisfy 

 the most avaricious collector. 

 Try, and be convinced — remember 

 "Lattin" always "Guarantees 

 Satisfaction." 



INSECTS. 



Best books with fine illustrations on Insect 

 Life published for the price. 



Eberhart's Elements of Entomology. 40 full 

 page plates, more than 300 figures, 45e post- 

 paid. 



Eberhart's Economic Entomology, finely 

 illustrated, 35c postpaid - 



Eberhart's Key to the Families of Insects, 

 illustrated, 15c postpaid. 



Knobel's Guide to Trees and Shrubs of N. E.. 

 illustrated, 50c postpaid. 



Knobel's Ferns and Evergreens of N. E., 

 illustrated. 50c postpaid. 



Knobel's Butterflies and Dusk Flyers, illus- 

 trated, 50c postpaid. 



Knobel's Beetles of N. E., finely illustrated, 

 50c postpaid. 



Mantou's Insects; How to Catch and Pre- 

 serve, 50c postpaid. 



Send 4c stamps for large illustrated cata- 

 logue. 



CHAS. K. REED, 



Taxidermist, 

 262 Main St., Worcester, Mass. 



Better Than a Shot Gun ! 



9^M> A Rare Chance 



to obtain a high-grade Op- 

 era or FIELD GLASS 

 at a very low price. 



The entire stock of Queen 

 &lCo., Inc., being offered 

 at great reductions, including some special 

 fcmsfor Naturalists. 



Send for circular No. 481 giving full descrip- 

 tions and prices. 



J. G. GRAY, Assignee for 



QUEEN & CO., Inc.. 



J ioio Chestnut St., PHILADELPHIA. 



Come to Florida. 



A fortune can be made in a few years 

 in pineapples and tomatoes; vegetables 

 raised the whole year. An ideal home. 

 For particulars write K. P. Osier, 

 Avon Park, Fla. 29&Otf 



RARE SPECIES 



Of North American Bird Skins a specialty, 

 also fine Mammal Skins, with Skulls, 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., TJ. S. A. Established In 1873. 



For a short time only, we will 

 sell Buffalo Horns nicely polished and 

 mounted at from $1.50 to $3.00 per pair. 

 Address, GILLBERT BROS. & GRIF- 

 FEN, Taxidermists, 1519 Leavenworth 

 St., Omaha, Neb. 24-13t. 



HAVE YOU SEEN IT? The Nidiologist 

 has issued and illustrated supplement devoted 

 to beautiful and useful premiums, which are 

 given away for new subscribers to the best il- 

 lustrated bird magazine ever gotten up, for 

 only one doliar. Premium list sent for stamp. 

 Address, 150 5th Ave., New- York City. 



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INERALS and Indian Relics. List 

 for 2c stamp. Isaac S. Kirk, Fremont, Pa. 



| R I N T I N C ! Little better; little cheaper ! 

 * Enclose a stamp and get our estimate. 

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



When answering advertisements always men- 

 tion the NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS. 



Do You 

 Want 



Skins?! 



If so, now is the 

 Time to Buy. 



The following are all first class with 

 exception of those marked * which are 

 out of shape from too tight packing. 



All orders of 50c or over sent post- 

 paid. No orders f or less than 25c will 

 be filled at these prices. 



Steller'sJay $ 75 



*Clarke's Nuthatch 75 



2d class 30 



*Bicolored Blackbird 25 



Trieolored Blackbird 25 



Western Meadowlark 20 



Orchard Oriole 15 



Brewer's Blackbird ... 15 



American Crossbill 15 



Pine Siskin 10 



Sharp-tailed Sparrow. ... 15 



White-throated Sparrow 10 



California Shrike 15 



Black throated Blue Warbler 15 



Yellow Palm Warbler 10 



Audubon's Warbler 20 



Water Thrush 15 



Grinnell's Water Thrush 35 



♦Western Yellowthroat 20 



Yellow-breasted Chat 20 



American Pipit 10 



Red-breasted Nuthatch 15 



Brown-headed Nuthatch 15 



Wren Tit 25 



Gray-cheeked Thrush 15 



Black Guillemot 50 



California Gull, young 75 



Common Tern 30 



Hooded Merganser GO 



♦California Clapper Rail 75 



Red-backed Sandpiper 25 



Sanderling 25 



Mountain Partridge, male 75 



Band-tailed Pigeon, male 75 



Marsh Hawk, male adult 1 50 



American Rough-leg Hawk, male. . 1 00 



American Barn Owl 1 00 



Crested Flycatcher 20 



Ruddy Horned Lark 20 



Foreign. 



*Yellow-frontedWoodp'cker, IndiaS 25 



Yucatan Woodpecker, Costa Rica. 00 



Red-rumped Tanager, Costa Rica. 75 



Red-breasted Tanager, Costa Rica. 75 



Lessin's Motmot, Costa Rica 75 



Black-head Warbler, Costa Rica. . 50 



Gray-naped Warbler, Costa Rica. . 60 



Mammals with Skull and LegBones. 



Black -tailed Jack Rabbit 1 00 



White-tailed Jack Rabbit 1 00 



Lommiug 50 



A. H. Verrill, 

 Box 1 649, New Haven, Ct. 



THE LITTLE MIDGET 



SELF- INKING RUBBER STAMP. 



Every Naturalist should have one. 

 Sent complete with your name and 

 address for only 50 CENTS. 



E. BREWSTER MYERS, 



Mfr of Rubber Stamps, 



117 Clifton Street, Rochester, N. Y, 



