Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1901-12-13
TRADE IN ANIMALS.
Many Queer Species Listed ~ Live
Material.
shipped Alive From All Parts 81 tAe
W0rld-Prieca Paid for Dull-
frOgs. TWvtlss, saAhss
- and DaUs.

'hat 10 hot ransaeAeo anu eAP'olea
nowadays lot the purpose OF 'oAeeuns
na'"ra' h's'o'y sur'os''iss ~ ,uppJ
.ne co"nne'''a, ae"ia"u. opV',"' s.Po
u''iohs are Se"' W remote "n' "'"oss
'h"eoess'o'e res'ons " s"'n.' su".s.
anu rAre An'""'s. io' "n''" ny "s
""s uni"'iinS as ~. my s'"pse P'".u.s
o' w" soi' VI 'he ise'o'y
'nR ~ su'n "ie's"s"u'.' - ",*s
Are ioe"'eo :" no'' VIZ s'"es ~"
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s". '""' my -. W. P,ep"'e1
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says rene nAvne' ~ Wv "''"'p"is
on'u'oay H'en'hk 'o"'
One OF these catalogues aovcrtiscs
large assortment OF ''lve MATERIAL -
~ II termed from TINS document one
learns that ne can oo.aih large ouii-
frogs AZ mree uoiinrs" doheh, awe ana
Kicking; medium"sixeu buiirrogs are
cheaper, costing only Vito Tor H. Iur-
Ties are TWO uolihrs uozeh Tor
Anu'ts' anu sinai ones TOT AquA's
sn"'is' IN assorted iots, are hsteo AZ
- cents uoxeh' crhynsh cost one DOL
lar op'eh' ana NEVIS are 10 cents
cn'n' ~ oruer'nR crhyush'i y 'srspues'-
co 'hht ie" Gays hot'ee DC given IN
wn'eh 10 secure 'hem III ehse tue s'oeh
shouiu pe low. no such Reservation.
however " made ~ the case of earth
worms, which come at 90 cents dozen.
II IL hafe TO say that any snhil boy VIII
furnish earthworms under this rate.
u VIII be understood thnt all the
above animals are shipped nlive. Ihe
catalogue quotes small alliga'ors at 10
to 10 cents apiece. Lave rnttlesnakes
come higher--e especially the diamond
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s"n" ''"o'' jug .'"os, Ap'us' 'Ao.'
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s''cn', Ni'e ee"'s "p,eoe' sp'u.' u'"os
pe'"g me oe"res', insects si'n''a''y
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e'n'S 'D1.", VIZ. gan ""..' u.hs
so"'' ~ ""'y "",' '"". p''. "'t'
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GEMS ap'eu' INV o""' v"s' ~ w '."'.
oh'y 'rh .'"'' ~ -, "e maps
may oe oo'"'"e' ~ ~ ,""F' .'''''
anu punpiepees ioo' '"e ~ ~ -
cents
In London, which II the great pug
market Of the world. auctions OF In
sects nre held every year, and startling
prices are paid sometimes Tor rare
specimens. AS mucl, ms $500 has been
brought by single butterfly. while an
out-of-the-way beetle may be valued at
many times its weight In gold
Hamburg is n great market for wild
animals, largely from Africa, that city
having an important trade with the
Dark Continent. 10 London comes
much material OF the same sort from
Australia and New Zealand. and many
rare creatures are obtained from sail
ors who fetch them from various parts
Of the world. An American IN alcr. not
very long ago. made n special tiip to
White bay. New Zealand, for The pur.
pose OF procuring a kind OF lizard
cnl,ed the "sphenodon." which is re-
cardcd by scientlsis as wonderful
curiosity. inasmuch as IL is the only
Of nm entire order OF reptiles,