Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Want9," "Ex- 

 changes," "For Sales," inserted in this depart- 

 ment for 25c per 35 words. Notices over 3") 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. 



SKINS and MOUNTED BIRDS, for sale or 

 will give for good exchange in desirable sets or 

 singles with complete data, or ornithological 

 publications. Correspondence solicited. A. P. 

 and A.P.&D. J. SIMMONS. 611 Jacob St., Trov, 

 N. Y. O. 



PARADISE FOUND:— Since my exchange 

 notice in No. 52 I have returned to Birdland. 

 Birds and eggs for cash or good exchange in 

 books and magazines. R. H. ROOK WOOD, 

 Orono, Maine. 



WANTED: — Miners in the West to send me 

 mineral specimen samples. If satisfactory 

 will pay cash or eastern minerals cut or rough 

 gems, shells, coral, etc. Correspondence with 

 collectors and mining men solicited. ROBERT 

 BURNHAM, 15 Chestnut St., Providence, R. I. 



56-2t 



WANTED: — A small Printing Press, Live 

 Star Fish and Horse-shoe Crabs, complete 

 Skeletons of Mammals, Birds and Reptiles, a 

 set of Loon Eggs Skins of Plovers and Terns, 

 can use some in meat. Can give in exchange 

 Minerals, shells. Coins, Curios, Stamps and 

 Relics. The Niagara Tunnel Mineral Collec- 

 tion, 25 specimens, 75 Cts. F. A. W. DEAN, 

 Naturalist. 3? Falls St., Niagara Falls. N. Y. 



RESURRECTION PLANTS:— Have just re- 

 ceived a new stock of this wonderful plant, all 

 A No. 1. the regular 25c grade; but while they 

 last will sell at lnc each: 2 fur 2.1c: 5 for 50c; 12 

 for $1.1)0; loo for $o.O i. Prepaid, at these prices. 

 FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N Y. 



"PLAIN HOME TALK and Medieal Com- 

 mon SeD . ." Foote. A Standard Family Med- 

 ical Book, nearly 1000 pages, new, cost $3.25. 

 Will exchange for desirable sets or Specimens. 

 What offers? FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, 

 N. Y. 



"NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS." Vol. I com- 

 plete. Less than ten complete vols. left. Will 

 send you one for ouly $1.00. Complete your 

 files. Will furnish Nos. 1 and 2 at 10c each. 

 All others 5c each or in lots of nve or more 4c 

 each, or ten or more 3c each. (Nos. 1 and 2 are 

 always 10c per copy net.) FRANK H. LAT- 

 TIN, Albion. N. Y. 



MEXICAN WATCHMAN'S WHISTLE : — 

 Made of clay, new, a great novelty and curio, a 

 regular ear-splitter. Just the thing and very 

 appropriate lor a collector's whistle. Price's 

 prepaid, each 15 cts.; 2 for 25c; 5 for 50e; 12 for 

 $1x0; 100 for $6.' 0. FRANK H. LATTIN. Al- 

 bion, N. Y. 



TO EXCHANGE:— 50 single eggs -from New 

 Jersey for U S. stamps, i ollections of stamps 

 for sale. HENRY HIBLER, 6s31 Sheridan 

 Ave., Chicago, 111. 55-2t 



ANIMATE CREATION, 60 parts 4to. 32 pages 

 pach, 30 oleographs, 60 full page engravings, 

 many hundreds of other illustrations, 20 parts 

 (Mammals) bound, cost $18.00. never used, will 

 take $3.0-1. Kxtra large "wild cat skeleton 

 (rough) $.'.00. J. J. WlRZ. Taxidermist, Au- 

 gusta, Ga. 55-2t O. 



WANTED Auks:— Complete file Archmqlogist 

 (except No. 1 of Vol. II), 17 Oologists, 5 Orno- 

 thologiet and Oologists for 1891 for best offer. 

 Address V, H. CHASE. Wady Petra, Illinois. 



55-it O 



OLD Peruvian, Mexican, French and Spanish 

 dollar size silver pieces, also other foreign 

 coins to exchange for United States stamps of 

 value. H. E. BUKER, Rockford, 111. 5o-2t 



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. 



OPALS, Minerals, Cut Gems and Natural 

 History Specimens. W ill buy, sell or ex- 

 change. List for stamp. ROBERT BURN- 

 HAM, 15 Chestnut St., Providence, R. I. 51-25t 



"AUKS" Wanted.— I will allow 50c each for 

 any back number of the "Auk" you may have, 

 if in good condition and sent prepaid. You 

 to take your full pay in Bird okins, Egg>, 

 Shells (showy or scientific), Corals, Echino- 

 derms. Fossils, Minerals, Indian Relics, Cu- 

 rios or Novelties as listed in the Premium 

 List Supplement. I can also use on same 

 terms the following Numbers of the Oolo- 

 gist at prices quoted: June, 1888, 25c; July- 

 Aug., 1886, 15c; Jan. -Feb., 1887 or Dec, 1886 with 

 same attached. 20c; June-Sept., 1887. 15c; Apr., 

 1889, 12c. All must be complete, clean, and in 

 good condition. I will also accept back No's 

 of the Ornithologist and Oologist or Nidiologist 

 any issue and in any quantity at 5c per copy 

 on same terms. I can also use books on sub- 

 jects pertaining to Natural History if in good 

 condition and cheap, also A No. 1 sets of eggs 

 with data at y 2 "Standard" rates. Lists of 

 books and eggs must be submitted for my se- 

 lection or approval before sending. Address 

 at once FRANK H. LATITN, Albion, N. Y. 



FOR £■ ALE OR EXCHANGE. — Malachite, 

 Crysocolla, Chalcedony, Quartz. Azurite. Mon- 

 azite and Frankiine, 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 



WANTED.— Meteorites. New and unde 

 scribed ones ejpecially desired. Good prices 

 paid for complete "falls"or 'finds., "EDWIN E, 

 HOWELL, 6i2. 17th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 



PUBLICATIONS wanted : During February 

 I will all iw the following prices for numbers 

 named of the following publications in ex- 

 change. The Auk Vol. I ('81) and II ('85) any 

 number and Vol. IV ('87), No. 2 (April), 75 cts 

 each; Nidiologist, Feb. '94 and April '94 at 10 cts 

 each ; Oologist lor Jan. '95 at 5cts each. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Albion, N. Y. 



BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS! -Binding for 

 Naturalists at reduced rates. Art works with 

 special designed covers. Commercial Ruling 

 and artistic printing on short notice. Try us. 

 ADOLPH LAUX. Book-binder, Loekport, N. 

 Y. 53- It 



DEAR SIR:— I am anxious to have you see a 

 collection of the Famous Herkimer County 

 Crystals, hence I make you this offer: If you 

 are a subscriber to this paper, let me send you 

 by return mail, post-paid, 36 of these Brilliant 

 Gems: if they please you send me 72 cents, if 

 not satisfactory return the collection and it 

 will be O K. Yours respectfully, A. B. CRIM. 

 Middleville. Herkimer Co., N. Y. 



CASTS OF LARGE & PARR BIRDS EGGS: 

 I will sell fine casts of the following eggs at 

 these very low rates: Gieat Auk. 60 cts. : Rhea. 

 45 cts.; Emu. 45 cts.; Ostrich. 4»cts.; Golden 

 Eagle, 50 cts.; Bald Eagle. 45 cts. Any of the 

 above sent post-paid upon receipt of price. 

 ^Epyosnis.$.'.50: Moa, $1.75; by express at pur- 

 chaser's expense. All of these e.ists are per- 

 fect imitations and no collection should be 

 without them. N. P. BKADT, Hindsburgh, ! 

 Orleans Co., N. Y. 56-2t O 1 



FOR SALE:— $10.00 worth of first-class sets 

 for only $3 25. A. O. U. Nos. 458 1-4. 429 n-2, 431 

 2-2n, 430 2 2n, 433 2-2n 683 1-4,74 2 2,725 3-6 1-6, 

 529 1-5, 462 1-3, 633a 1-3, 77 1-3, 444 1-3, 488 1-5, 409 

 1-4. The; above sets accompanied by full data. 

 All letters answered. Address FREDERICK 

 HILL, Lyme, Conn. 



NOTICE :— I have a beautifnl brand new In- 

 ternational Teacher's Bible to exchange for 

 mammal and bird skins. Write for list of re- 

 ligious books. S. P. HARWOOD. 5(1 W. Mt. 

 Royal Ave., Baltimore, Md. 



RARE COINS:— Will exchange a collection 

 of rare old Canadian tokens, hard time's tok- 

 ens (U. S.), etc., for good double gun or good 

 camera with outfit. C. W. WEST. 520 North 

 Academy St., Galesburg, 111. 56-2t, O. 



New Subscribers. 



New subscribers to Natural Science 

 News are always in demand and dur- 

 ing the months of February and March 

 its publisher will give 50 cents worth of 

 premiums for each new subscriber a 

 present subscriber may send him. This 

 50 cents worth of premiums must be se- 

 lected from the list of premiums given 

 in last issue, and ten cents must be ad- 

 ded to cover the mailing expenses of the 

 dresent. Remember the new subscriber 

 can accept the $1 premium offer made 

 on another page, and will secure all the 

 perquisites connected with the same 

 and this 50 cents worth of presents is 

 an additional offer on our part made 

 to present subscribers who will assist 

 in enlarging the subscription list of our 

 little weekly. 



NniTI^F Spring is coming. So 

 \J I IV>L. are the Birds. You 

 will want Blowing Tools. I have them. 

 Best Blowpipe at 35c: cheap ones at "20c. Best 

 Embryo Hook at 75c (set of three" different 

 sizes with engraved handle) ; cheap one at 10c. 

 Drills from 8c to $1.00. A good outfit for 40c; 

 a fine one for $3.00; the best in the world for 

 $5.00. Trays at lowest rates. Taxidermists 

 supplies always on hand. Address ERNEST 

 H. SHOR T, Albion, N. Y. O. 



An Unsolicited Testimonial that Counts 



MEEKER & LUCAS 



Successors to 



MEEKER-TOWE STAMP CO. 



Dealers in Foreign and U. S. Postage Stamps. 



Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 17, '96. 

 Mr. Frank H. Lattin; 



We hereby agree to use 1000 lines in the Nat- 

 ural Science News at 2(/ 2 c per line; same t'o 

 be used within one year from date. 



Meeker & Lucas,. 



Enclosed please find contract for advertising 

 in Natural Science News; also copy for a 

 20 line ad. in next issue of the Natural Sci- 

 ence News. 



The returns from previous ads. in your 

 paper being so fine we decided to make a 

 contract with you. Yours faithfully, ' 

 Meeker & Lucas, 



