VOL. II. No. 13. 



ALBION, N. T., APKIL 25, 1896. 



Whole No. 65. 



Wants, Exchanges, and For 

 Sales. 



Brief special announcements, "Wants," "Ex- 

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

 ment for 25c per 35 words. Notices over 35 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. 



FOR EXCHANGE.— I will exchange a secret 

 for traping foxes by scent which will call them 

 V% mile to the trap. The scent has to be made 

 in April and it costs you nothing to make it, 

 and until May 15 I will exchange the secret for 

 $10 cash or $12 worth of such things as I can 

 use in the line of Microscopes, Telescopes or 

 Field Glasses, Mounted Birds, Rare Eggs, 

 Books and U. S. Stamps. No cards answered. 

 Address, WALTER E. McLAIN, Box 70. New 

 Vineyard, Maine. 63-3tO 



FOR PALE OR EXCHANGE. — Malachite, 

 Crysoeolla, Chalcedony, Quartz, Azurite. Mon- 

 azite 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. f 



WANTED.— Meteorites. New and unde 

 scribed ones ejpecially desired. Good prices 

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

 HOWELL, 612. 17th St. N.W..Washington,D.C. 



THOSE WANTING Chinese King-neck 

 Pheasants (birds or eggs) , deer, bear, or other 

 Oregon birds or animals should address, MAT- 

 TESON & MATTESON, Pheasant Breeders, 

 Turner, Oregon. 59-6t. 



CABINETS. Send 10 cts for photo of our 

 speciality— S^lf Locking. T perches -Oak sam- 

 ples by mail 8c, 10c and 15c; also stands, shields, 

 glass cases, game panels. &c. Cabinets to or- 

 der. HANA FORD CABINET CO., 139 and 141 

 W. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 58MOtf 



WANTED.— All kinds of foreign and U. S 

 coins, medals and fractional currency. State 

 condition, date, face value and your Jlowest 

 cash prices. RUSSELL NEVILLE. Kewanee, 

 Ills. 64-2t 



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. 



OPALS. Minerals, Cut Gems and Natural 

 History Specimens. Will buy, sell or ex- 

 change. List for stamp. ROBERT BURN- 

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



"NATURAL SCIENCE NEWS," Vol. I com- 

 plete. Less than ten complete vols, left, "Will 

 send you one for only $1.00. Complete your 

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

 All others 5c each or in lots of five 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. 



EXCHANGE. —A fine "Irish Setter" Dog 1 

 year old, good blood and healthy; also 4 

 Retrievers 5 months old for curios of any kind. 

 Price, $50 for setter; $10 a piece for retrievers. 

 All hand broke, not field. Eggs and skins 

 from this locality at all times for sale or ex- 

 change. ALF. EASTGATE, Harrisburg, Nel- 

 son Co., N. D. 64-2t 



COLLECTORS Attention! Gulf Coast Eggs, 

 Skins and Shells collected to order, cheap for 

 cash only. H, E. PENDRY. Myers, Fla. ONtf 



FOR SALE.— First class mounted birds. I 

 will send postpaid Scaled Partridge, Calif. Part- 

 ridge or Pileated Woodpecker for $1.25 each. 

 Snow Goose by express. $4. O. S. BIGGS. San. 

 Jose. 111. 



WANTED.- Calif, bird skins not already in 

 my collection, many common ones desired. I 

 have for exchange mounted specimens and 

 some rare skins. J. F. ILLINGWORTH. Po- 

 mona College, Claremont, Cal. 



SEND 25c to A. J. Johnson, Taxidermist. 406 

 East 5th St. , Des Moines. Ia. and get a Cabinet 

 Photograph of pair White-tailed Deer, that 

 were found dead with Antlers tightly locked, 

 and mounted in that position for Iowa State 

 Historical society. 



FOR SALE or EXCHANGE. — A fine Steven's 

 rifle, 22 cal. in A 1 condition, cost $15. Will 

 take 125 worth of first class sets with data or a 

 good pair of field glasses or anything I can use. 

 All answered. J. O. JOHNSON. L. Box 550, 

 SouthiDgton, Conn. 



FOR SALE.— Wall camping tent Made of 

 lOoz duck. Good condition. Size 7x0. Make 

 cash offer. W. S. ROOT. Albion, N. Y. 



CHEAP FOR CASH:-A first-class 4x5 Kodak 

 all latest improvements. Just what every, 

 collector needs. Also Pocket Kodak for sale. 

 Correspondence solicited from everyone desir- 

 ing a good camera. GEO. GRAHAM, care 

 Florida Business College, Jacksonville, Fla. O 



SEND for our approval sheets of U. S. and 

 Foreign stamps. Best on the market. Address 

 THE SAVANNAH STAMP CO., No. 3 Bolton 

 St , Savannah, Ga. 



FOR SALE or Exchange:— Eggs from choice 

 matings of Barred Plymouth Rock Fowls. 

 $1.50 per setting of 13 or will exchange for In- 

 dian Relics. GEO. A. CARMACK. Marengo, 

 McHenrv Co.. Ills. 65-2t 



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If you will agree to mount a Bird by my Proc- 

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 ing or on a limb of a tree.~exposed to wind and 

 rain, I will send you full instructions, and one 

 pound of prepared Compound, enough to pre- 

 serve 50 small birds, together with directions 

 to dress pelts with hair on for rugs, robes and 

 hangings. All for 50 CENTS. 



MORRIS GIBBS. M. D., 

 o Kalamazoo, Mich. 



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New York 

 Central 



And Hudson River Railroad. 



WESTWARD. 



Stations. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. pm 



Rochester 8:00 10:30 2:20 5:35 10:00 



Albion 7:00 9:10 11:35 3:25 6:50 11:06 



Lockport 8:05 10:05 12:22 4:20 7:40 12:00 



Susp. Bridge .. S:45 10:43 1:00 5:05 8:20 12:35 



Niagara Falls. 9:06 10:50 1:10 5:10 S:30 12:45 



Buffalo 8:55 10:55 1:25 5:15 8:45 



EASTWARD. 



Buffalo 6:25 11:00 1:30 5:00 5 5C 



Niagara Palls. 6:35 8:05 11:18 1:40 6:00 



Susp. Bridge . 6:45 8:10 11:25 1:48 6:05 



LOCkport 0:00 7:25 8:50 12:00 2:25 5:55 6:45 



Albion 6:50 8:15 1:00 3:25 6:45 7:50 



Rochester 8:00 9:20 2:05 4:35 9:00 



