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The JYciturccUsts’ Compajiion. 
EXCHANGES. 
THIS column is open to all subscribers, who ni ; y insert 
exchanges free of cliarge. NO advertisements admitted to this 
column under any circumstances , and we shall reserve the 
right to insert no exchanges which are merely intended to se" 
cure cash purchasers.--Ed. 
Burt Longyear, Leslie, Mich.—One 
good specimen of petrified wood for ev¬ 
ery good labeled curiosity. 
A. J. Cox, box 1713, Iowa City, la. 
—Polished or unpolished Devonian 
corals for fossils, Indian relics, minerals 
or marine specimens. 
Glenn Stearns, Circleville, Texas.— 
A microscope, cost Ss-oo; a book, 
^ ^Empress Josaphine”; and a set of eggs 
of Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and Cardi¬ 
nal Grosbeak, for a good pair of climb¬ 
ing irons. Write, stating style. 
C. D. Pendell, Waverly, N. Y.—I 
would like to exchange some of my du¬ 
plicate minerals and a magic lantern for 
books on any branch of natural history, 
a magnifying glass or offers. Send for 
list of minerals. 
C. W. Stutesman, Bunker Hill, Ind. 
—I wish to exchange my 16-page coin 
and stamp catalogue with other colled!ors 
and dealers in coins, stamps, relics, etc., 
or for 15 var. foreign stamps, 01 3 good 
foreign coins. 
QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
Mrs. L. A., Bridgewater, Vt.—Bird 
lime may be made as follows: Take 
ore pint of linseed oil, put it in a pot 
of not less than three times that capacity; 
place over a slow fire and stir while 
boiling with a wooden spatula ; continue 
until it is thick as required. This can 
be detirmined by cooling the spatula in 
water and trying if it will stick to the 
hand. When sufficiently done pour in 
cold water and it will be ready for use. 
W. W. P., Clark, Pa.—We believe 
Wilson’s American Ornithology the very 
best book published for the money. It 
is very fully illustrated, with over 100 
full-page colored plates, representing 
upwards of 500 American birds, in their 
true plumage. The work is complete 
in three vols. of some 1,500 pages, de¬ 
scribing the habits and nature of every 
known bird in the U. S. Price, per set 
ofthiee vols.,cloth, at this office, ^^18.00. 
We have some specimens sent us for 
identification which- we will endeavor 
to name in our next number. 
The South has recently been very 
severely shaken by earthquakes. 
We shall soon issue an ‘‘Agent’s Di¬ 
rectory” for John Carmichael, St. Ray¬ 
mond, Quebec. 
We have an interesting paper, for the 
September issue, from the pen of Win. 
M. Beauchamp, D. D., entitled “Surface 
Finds,” and for which he has our sincere 
thanks. Archaeologists should not fail 
to procure a copy of the number con¬ 
taining the article. 
We notice that one of our subscribeis, 
W. H. Plank, Wyandotte, Kansas, has 
taken upon himself the publication of a 
neat little magazine, entitled “The 
Agassiz Companion.” It is well edited, 
and with a little energy and “push” on 
the part of its editor, it will make a fine 
success. 
For only ^1.00 (postal note) we will 
send Davie’s famous Egg Check List 
and Key to the Nests and Eggs of N. A. 
Birds, describing the nests, eggs and 
breeding habits of every North Ameri¬ 
can bird, and one year’s subscription to 
the Companion. The regular price of 
the book alone is .^'i.oo. 
