ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:

To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it REPEATED that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one half the regular rate is charged in addition. It is agreed between the sender of this message and this Company, that said Company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery of any UNREPEATED message, whether happening by negligence of its servant, or otherwise, beyond the amount received for sending the same; nor for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any REPEATED message beyond fifty times the sum received for sending the same, unless specially insured; nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable interruption in the working of its lines, or for errors in cipher or obscure messages. And this Company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward any message over the lines of any other Company when necessary to reach its destination.

Correctness in the transmission of messages to any point on the lines of this Company can be insured by contract in writing, stating agreed amount of risk, and payment of premium thereon at the following rates, in addition to the usual charge for repeated messages, viz.: one per cent. for any distance not exceeding 1,000 miles, and two per cent. for any greater distance. No employee of the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.

No responsibility regarding messages attaches to this Company until the same are presented and accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message is sent to such office by one of the Company's messengers, he acts for that purpose as the agent of the sender.

Messages will be delivered free within the established free delivery limits of the terminal office—for delivery at a greater distance, a special charge will be made to cover the cost of such delivery.

The Company will not be liable for damages in any case where the claim is not presented in writing, within sixty days after sending the message.

THOS. T. EOKERT, General Manager.

NORVIN GREEN, President.

HON. Wm. McADAMS,
PRESIDENT, ALTON.
PROF. T. J. BURRELL,
VICE PRES'T, CHAMPAIGN,
PROF. S. A. FORBES,
SECRETARY, NORMAL.
TYLER McWHORTER,
TREASURER, ALEDO.

INCORPORATED 1879.

Alton, Ill., 188

as clean & lifelike as when living.

Every scale & fin is entire. The fins
were extended & fastened to remain in
shot position. The teeth are cleaned
off & show nicely.

We have two smaller species
of bar the long & short bill.

Also the Sturgeon & Dog fish. One of
the sturgeons stiped is shown in the photo.
Also a couple of heads of large specimens
of the long hilled Gar.

I could furnish you with the
specimens of all these Ganoids, all
ready prepared for your museum.

Aligator Gar
Long Billed Gar
Short Billed Gar
Sturgeon & Dog Fish.

The business will be worth fifty dollars.

The Aligator Gar are hard to get this is a fine one.
Some can have also the skulls shown of the smaller sons.
W. W. Adams