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_—_——--- ws = 7 r *7 als answere 4 EXCHANGE NOTICES. TAKE Norice.—We will not be responsible for any transactions brought about by the no- tices published in this department, nor will we suena the reliability of any of the adver- isers. Advertisements of or for air-guns, fire- arms of So description, poisons, dangerous chemicals, birds’ eggs and worthless articles will rot be inserted, In making an exchange it would be advisable to write to the advertiser regarding the articles to be exchanged before sending the goods. Notices, not exceedin forty-eight words, subject to the above condi- tions, will be published one time free of charge, Notices containing the names of papers and libraries not published by us will not be insert- ed, unless in exchange for our publications, G. A. Ross, 355 West Ohio street, Chicago, III. I will give one of Tousey’s hand-books for four Comic Libraries. I would like Nos. 20, 24, 28, 36, 43, 48, 56, 61, 65, 68, 76, 81, 95, 96, 102, 112, 115 and 108. Ihave Nos, 4, 10,’ 31, 33,41, 42, 52, 65 and 73 of the hand-books; write before sending papers. Honesty. W. W. Bishop, Madisonville, Ky., has Happy Days from 35 up to date to exchange for print- ing press or best offer. Honest offer. All mail answered. Frank Strecker, 1,313 Newkirk street, Station C, Philadelphia, Pa., will give three 5-cent nov- els for every two Happy Days after 126; also has 300 cigarette pictures, 3,500 United States one and two-cent stamps, 400 one and two-cent Columbian stamps, 30 motto buttons, and New York World comic supplements to exchange for Happy Days after 126. All letters and postals answered. James W. Long, 33 Ry. street, Bellaire, Ohio. Ihave 190 different stamps and album, 900 for- eign and 600 United States stamps, ten pieces of sheet music, 6 song books, No, d59o0f Frank Tousey’s hand-books, book on how to eat fire, $1 coin collector, and a camera 2x2 1-2 to ex- change for a 4x5 or larger camera and one or | D more plate holders, M. Tausig, 9 East 108th street, New York City, wants to hear from parties having type and printing material to exchange for stamps. Revenues also wanted. Fred DePutron, 3,348 Uber street, Philadel- phia, Pa., has a collection of over 950 foreign and United States stamps and a set of boxing _ gloves which he will exchange for an officer’s sword and belt in good condition, or either one for a mandolin in good condition, Otis A. Rowell, 128 Cambridge street, Boston, Mass. I would like to hear from all who have ne- gro wigs to penne I want 12 of them, and I will make a oot: oO ne eae them, A em mare one or more please wri me and let me know what you want for them. All letters and post- ; write quick. Wm. Bankis, 409 Barbadoes street, Norris- town, Pa. I have $25 worth of reading matter, two pairs of ice skates, size 10 1-2 and 11, alsoa punching bag and a pair of clogs to exchange. A. H. Coombs, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, has Happy Days No. one to date to trade for stamps in — offer—old United States wanted; write quick, Allan Thurlow, 2,107 Eoff street, Wheeling, W. Va., will give two coins catalogued at, 25 cents each fora 30-cent Columbian, 4 fora 450-cent, and one fora li cent. Also would like to hear from persons having comic novels or stamps, W. B. Merrifield, 726 Fifth street, Louisville, Ky., will give bound Vol.6o0f Young Men of America (52 numbers) for any volume of Boys of New York before Vol, 16, Geo. H. Brown, Box 146, aching N. Y., will ive a sheet of 25 different United States stamps or every 3 Violet cigarette coupons, a sheet of 25 different foreign stamps for every 3 Honest Long Cut coupons, 100 mixed Uniled States, Columbian and revenue for every 5 College Cut coupons, and 50 mixed United States stamps for every 5 Fern Leaf coupons, All letters and postals answered. Edward Sherman, 2 Hope street, Taunton, Mass., would like to exchange the following goods for a cornet: One accordion, nearly new, cost $7.50, one accordion book, in good condi- tion, cost 75 cents, one pairof nickel plated skates size 12, $2.50, one new microscope, 75 cents, one Baltimore Hoigen press No. 4, good, $1.25, two boxes of rubber type, spaces, blocks, quads, etc., and one box of cards and small en- velopes. Max Schrieber, P. O. Box 570, McDonald, Pa. I will give one Good News and one motto but- ton for every Happy Days. Walter C. Roll, 3,620 Roll avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, will exchange Happy Days 18 to 47 and 62 to 79, one pair of opera glasses, and one stand- ard stamp album with collection of 250 stamps for electrical or photographic supplies, reading matter or stamps. H. W. Kiley, 77 Bradford street, Everett, Mass., has a $15 printing press to exchange for stamps. C. W. Ferguson, Box 115, Bristol, Tenn. IT have a good telegraph sounder in perfect order to exchange for best offer in electrical goods. Perley Blanchard, 255 Highland avenue, West Somerville, Mass. I will give 15 foreign stamps, ten postmarks, 25 tin tags,one Bright Days, and reading matter for every Sein a ays that this notice isin. Good at any time. Honest offer; write quick. ~ Geo, H. Brown, Box 146, Antwerp, N. Y., will give a sheet of 25 different United States stamps for every 5 Premium tobacco tickets, 100 United States and Columbian stamps for ever 3 Bow Knot Long Cut coupons, 50 mixed Uni States stamps for every 5 Combination coupons, Cc. W. Muhly, Jr., 20 East Randall street, Bal- timore, Md., has one copy of ‘‘ Cushing’s Man- ual,” one copy of “‘ Herrman’s Black Art,” one copy of “ pereman’s Tricks with Cards,” all new, and a 25-cent book to exchange for Happ Days or stamps, YTHAPPY Dayrs 7 —_ e—OoOo>*?>*> wwe eee EE _ H. Stroube, Jr., 6,814 Manchester Road, St. uis, Mo., has 60 comic buttons, $5 worth of reading matter, book on chemistry, cost $12, 500 stamps, one hand printing press 2x3 1-3, to ex- change for a self-inking printing press 2 1-2x3 1-2 or larger; he will also pe 3 foreign stamps for eid etter in a font of type. No less than ten aken, R. G. Hearsey, 4 Royal street, New Orleans, La., hasa No. 1 Kodak with view finder spool of 100 exposures to exchange for a watch. George F. Messimer, 525 North Fourth street, Harrisburg, Pa., has novels, bees, Arbuckle pictures, and all kinds of reading matter to ex- change for best offer; write quick. Jos. Ryan, 499 West Ohio street, Chicago, II1., will give five story papers for every 50 foreign stamps, or two story papers for ten motto or comic pins or buttons. Henry Johnson, 1,543 North 24th street, Sta- tion C, Philadelphia, Pa. I will give 35 well mixed foreign stamps for every 5-cent novel, Bull Durham or Sub Rosa coupons. Not less than three taken at one time. Louis Mayer, 817 Marshall street, Philadel- hia, Pa. Iwill give 50 foreign stamps, one Hanne Days orone five-cent novel for every match or medicine stamp, 50 stamps, one paper orone novel for every 3 revenues, and two pa- pers or two novels for every department stamp. Rufus O'Farrell, Atlanta, Ga., will give 200 mixed foreign stamps for every 5 Boys of New York sent him whether in running order or not, but must be in fair condition. Reference given. C. Kromer, P. O. Box 69, Cobleskill, N. Y. I have 4 good watches, all in good running order, to exchange for a bicycle, Se Feme pied cd type; write what you have with fu escrip- tion and receive the same. EK. W. Clark, Everton, Mo., has Happy Days from No. 115 upto date toexchange for run- ning numbers of the same paper after No. 40, or will trade for best offer in five and ten-cent li- braries. Let him hear from those who have papers to exchange. All letters answered promptly. Can give good reference, Carl D. Cook, Red Oak, Iowa, has Good News from 292 to 347 inclusive to exchange for Happy ays before No, 114; also lotsof other books and papers to exchange for Frank Tousey’s publications. Reference if wanted. Honesty guaranteed. R. C, Pierson, 423 Moyer street, Station K, Philadelphia, Pa., has a 4x6 self-inking Caxton pone. press with type, cards, cuts, cases, eads, rder, electros, etc., to exchange for best offer in a bicycle. Other offers answered. Charlie Swift, Box 21, Evanston, Ill., has 20 good 5-cent novels and 300 lapel buttons, includ- ing flag, actress and comic buttons, and will ive6 buttonsor3 novelsfor one and every appy Days sent. th Bos- John Olson, 266 Dorchester street, Sou ton, Mass., ies appy Days some bac rinting’ press and . bers), a $1 ting pre d outfit, and some | ¢i novels lange Tor stamps, stamp mounts, or blank approval sheets; also would like to. hear from anyone having a Bullard’s No. 1 or 2. Dealer’s stock must be complete. Send stamp for list. Wm. J. S, Dineen, Jr., 84 Grand street, Brook- lyn, N. Y., has a diamond horseshoe pin, Happy ays and100 other papers, buttons, stamps, photos, books, etc., for best offer in stamp album, electric or photo supplies. All letters answered. < Ralph. Langford, 622 South Pryor street, At- lanta, Ga., has Arbuckle signatures to change for best offer in foreign stamps. W. W. Bishop, Madisonville, Ky., would like to hear from anyone wko has Hiawatha tobac- co sacks or Drummond’s ‘Natural Leaf tobacco | to 97 tags. F’. Marshall Jordan, Seneca, S. C. ten cigarette pictures for any of Frank Reade, Boys’ Star or Comic Libraries, 4 United States stamps for one Columbian stamp if over 50 are sent, and 25 Arbuckle signatures for Nos, 132 and 138 to 141 of Frank Reade Library. Walter Dowell, Box 254, Rochester, Pa., will ive three 5-cent novels for every two copies of he Wide Awake Library, Go News to ex- change for Nos. 990 to 1,000 of The Boys of New York, and would like to hear from ar.yone hav- ae the complete Jack Harkaway series to ex- change. H. Graves, Royersford, Pa., has 50 copies of Boys of New York (Nos. 888 to 937) to exe ange in whole or part, Wright & Boss, 58 Van Zandt avenue, New- port, K. I., will give one 5-cent novel, 25 foreign stamps, and many other things for each motto, flag or actress button sent them. Send a two- cent stamp for particulars. Wm. Dodd, 2,246 North 21st street, Philadel- phia, Pa., has games, electric bell and other electrical apparatus, books, puzzles, magazines, scroll sww, French microscope, new $1.50 fife, songs, cigarette prOUUESS, buttons, bicycle bell, st Sm typewriter, Happy Days, stamps, col- ored supplements, and other things to ex- I will give change for 5-cent novelsor anything useful.. Inclose stamp for reply. M. Lindsay, 623 Greenwich street, New York City. I have $2 worth of good reading matter to exchange for best offerin Frank Tousey’s publications. Irving F. Hartwell, 11 Hanover street, Nashua, N. H., has alarge number of Happy Days and other boys’ papers which he would like to ex- change for a pair of drop or ram’s horn handle bars, a vim tire, or anything useful. Fred wage pel 414 Kast Washington avenue Elmira, N. Y. Ihavea printing press in goo order and about 150 tobacco pictures (good for rizes) to mae eae for the best offer in Happy ays between Nos. one and 93, All letters or communications answered. sing, Ae gory Young, 409 High street, Easton, Pa., has Happy Days 40 to date (two numbers one to exchange for best offer in old United States stamps. Inclose stamp. Also has a New Jersey cent of 1787 to trade. Rufus O'Farrell], 300 Crew street, Atlanta, Ga. I will give 1,000 two-cent Columbian stamps for Happy Days No. one to date in good condition, ‘to exchange for an 1897 pattern for list an erences furnished if desired. ex- Wm. Dodd, 2,246 North 21st street, Philadel- phia, Pa., will give two uncut Happy Days or other story paper or novels or two Boys of New York (Nos, to 740 and 882) for every 3 5-cent novels or? Ha Days from 115 to 126, Send stamp for list. a William 8. Klug, 4 Beverly street, Baltimore, Md., will exchange a font of fancy type for old United States half dimes, dimes, copper cents or half cents. Honest offer. The type is as good as new, and has only been used twice. Harry G. Clay, Pleasant Hill, Mo., wants postinarks of every town and city in the United tates and all foreign countries and makes the following offerson same: One 5-cent novel, 2 VY lapel buttons, or 25 all different, foreign stamps for every five postmarks different and in good condition. Also would like to hear from any person having a good collection of pore gag of postmarks F. Pfannstiehl, 441 West 39th street, New York City, has actress, flag and motto buttons, pearl opera glasses, and set of drawing instru- ments toexchange fora mandolin, guitar or punching bag, A. G. Farthing, 180 Maryland street, Buffalo, . Y., has an engine, skates (No. 8), Happy Days, etec., to trade for the following stamps: Greece, India, China, ypt, British colonies in the Americas, Africa, Europe, Honduras, Af- emeena Argentine, Brazil, Chili, Bolivia oland, Persia, Finland, Bremen, Bavaria, and Orange Free State. Honest.. Harry Kugler, 409 North Exeter street, Balti- more, Md., has a No. 12 self inking Baltimorean press, sizeof form 6 1-2x41-4, with 8 fonts of type and complete outfit of furniture, cost $21; ere anew Rogers scroll saw, cost $4.50, to ex- change. J. C. McVey, Lock Box 3, Oswegatchie, N has ks to exchange for a ty ewriter in shape or best offer; write qu Ay Frank ey’s books especially. Franklin H. Doherty, 239 Adams street, Roch- ester, N. Y. Ihave stamps on sheets to ex- change for coins, old bills, Confederate bills, and specimens of woods with bark on 7 inches long and 2 inches in diameter; also bound books wanted. All letters answered. James McConnochie, 865 Ninth avenue, New York City, has 75 5-cent and 20 10-cent libraries, and will give a 5 cent library for 25 stamps and a 10-cent one for every 40 stamps. Also has 100 flag and 100 actress buttons, and will give one for every ten stamps, and 100 flag or actress buttons forastamp album, Foreign or United States taken, G. McIntosh, 25 Oakland street, Brooklyn, N. Y. I have 3,000 two-cent, 100 one-cent, 75 4-cent, and 40 ten-cent stamps to exchange. Fred W. Diehm, 1,021 Ann street, Ne rt, Ky., has an Odell typewriter which. jhe ‘wish nes a ragood pneumatic bicycle > ood ous- ree books, tyr , cuts, eter cycle. inclose 2-cent stamp for reply. Ref- Alvin L. Snyder, corner Lewis and Morris streets, Charleston, W. Va., has old coins, mot- to buttons, tobacco tags, one book of 200 old time songs, foreign stamps, Confederate money, and Happy Days to exchange for best offer. All letters answered. Chester Ralston, Box 712, Vinton, Iowa, has 2,100 2-cent and 300 one-cent Columbian stamps, also about 300 two-cent Columbian envelope tamps (cut raters one song book, one Log Cabin, two Nick Carter and two Diamond Dic Libraries, and photo of McKinley and wife to exchange for Happy Days from one to 100 or Walter S. Van Derzee, Box 1,800, New York City, has Nos, 395 vo 439 and 444 to 460 of Golden Hours, 130 lapel buttons (all different), and one Wizard dime bank toexchange forany two complete volumes of Happy Days before Vol. 5. Paul Wichman, 5,128 Loomis street, Chicago, Ill., has 100 United States stamps, 20 varieties, five of each kind, from 1861 to 1896—all are fine, picked specimens—will exchange 100 for every stamp catalogued at 50 cents or over; also 50 varieties of good United States yan iy (no com mon) for every stamp worth 75 cents or over. All letters and postals answered. Andrew Beltz, Jr., Box 95, North Lewisburg, Ohio, wants to exchange for Detective Libraries as follows: Nos. 22, 35, 54, 58, 66, 70, 71, 77, 88, 96, 98, 100, 107, 130, 163, 164, 172, 178, 230, 243, 247, 260, 282, 293, 296, 305, 308, 314, 317 and 321. Any person having any of above numbers please write. Sam’l Gross, 417 North Winchester avenue, Chicago, Il, Ihave rare coins, rare stamps, rrr) lepeag sheet music, fine books (value $42), kon magic, 3 gold rings, powerful mi- croscope, dumb-beils, insulated wire, and 6500 cigarette pictures to exchange—rare United States stamps preferred. Honest offer, Ernest arg 143 Forrest street, Lowell, Mass. Ihave a a Hage large pump, Happy Days, novels, small engine, magic lantern, skates, and other things to exchange for an in- duction coil. H. Stroube, Jr., 6,814 Manchester Road, - St. Louis, Mo., has $12 worth of reading matter, 500 mixed stamps, 50 motto buttons, 50 money making recipes, and other goods to exchange for anything usefulin printing, such as type, brass dashes, cuts, etc.—he wants type ~~ cially. Also has Babbitt’s soap wrappers for a Happy Days, or any kind of reading matter. Thos. McKee, Butler, Pa., has a gymnasium suit complete, with trunks, slippers, etc., one pair of No, 10 1-2ice skates, and stamps to ex- o— for type or any kind of printers’ mate- rials, Will Edmonds, Bangor, Mich., will exchange a pocket Kodak worth $5, riding bridle worth +s ofinGng ress worth $1.50, and a great lot of reading matter for a camera larger than 3 1-2x 3 1-2 or a typewriter. John English, 790 W. Walnut street, Spring- field, Mo,, would like to hear from anyone hay- ing Tousey’s 5-cent novels to trade; write soon, Andrew Beltz, Jr., Box 95, North Lewisburg, Ohio, wants to exchange for Boys’ Star Libra- ries as follows: Nos. 8, 17, 19, 30, 35, 36, 48, 51, 52, 82, 99, 110, 111, 125, 131, 132, 134, 136, 137, 161, 166, 171, 176, 188, 191, 201, 219, 269, 284 and 286. Frank A, Ternetz, 1,845 South 11th street, St, Louis, Mo. I will makean electric shocking maching, value $3.50, and a battery for Happy Days from 50 to date or best offer. Ralph Langford, 622 South Pryor street, At- lanta, Ga., has one ticket punch and 5 motto mustons to exchange for best offerin foreign stamps, Willie Albert, 91 Second avenue, Albany, N. .. I will exchange 30 5-cent novels for copies of No, 124 of Happy Days as soon as it is issued. Send no less than five ata time. Honest offer. Inclose stamp for answer. John Donohue, 235 Kast 51st street, New York City, will exchange Tousey’s hand-books, five and ten-cent libraries, magazines, histories, works of fiction, motto, picture and flag but- tons, and poetical works for ‘‘ Valentine’s Man- ua. Newsboy pictures, and books on old New or Edmund Torry, McGrawville, N. Y. For ev- ery 6 different postmarks sent meI will give one 5-cent novel, or for eve four 25 foreign stamps, Send postmarks an stamps by return mail. E. Lowe, Basnett, W. Va., has 20 5-cent nov- els to exchange for Happy Days from 8&2 to 101; also has 100 foreign stamps for every ten Mail Pouch coupons sent him before May Ist. Send for list of novels. All letters answered. E. W. Matlack, 2,316 Market street, Wheel- ing, W. Va., has Golden Weekly Nos. 1 to 140 to exchange, . W. Waterbury, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Can., has bound books to trade for Young Sleuth or Comic Libraries; also has a collection oe _ Beampe in an album, catalogued at $7, to rade, Walter Dowell, Rochester, Pa., has a 10-cent novel toexchange for No. lof the Young Sleuth Library, and will give three 5-cent nov- els for every tworunning numbers of the Jack Harkaway stories; would also like to hear from someone who has the complete series. Walter Alm, 405 1-2 Wells street, Chicago, Til. I will give2 Durham coupons, one ** How to Make a Telephone,” one ten-cent Diamond Dick, and 2 James Boys for United States reve- ane + uae All letters answered if stamp is in- closed. J. F. Joachim, 1,908 Linn street Cincinnati, Ohio. I have can Days from No. 1 to date, also odd numbers of Boys of New York for offer. Inclose stamp for reply. H. F. Robens, 421 Jefferson avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich. I have tr , reading matter, — and eral other things iorag change for base- — dianapolis, vill give one sheet of stamps for every 4 Mail Pouch coupons sent me; also a 3-cent pink stamp, Catalogue price $8, for Unit- ed States postage or revenue stamps, Harry Gimlin, 42 California avenue, Chicago, IlL., has Iden Weekly, Boysof New York, etc., to exchange for best offer, Honesty guar- anteed, : Sam Golden, 2 French street, Bangor, Me., will give a volume of a story paper for a.stamp album, two song sheets and a 25-cent book for 20 cents’ worth of ng a and ‘* Tom Brown’s School Days” in The W