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THE OOLOGIST. 



World's Fair Notes- 



The government of Mexico will ex- 

 hibit at the World's Fair a large and 

 valuable collection of Aztec relics. 



The flora- of Montana will be shown 

 at the World's Fair by a collection as 

 complete as it is possiljle to make it. 

 The state has about 1,000 different vari- 

 eties of wild flowers and of these 800 

 have alread}^ been collected. The ex- 

 hibit will include also a display of 

 grasses and forage plants. Many of the 

 states are preparing similar exhibits of 

 their flora. 



Kansas will make at the World's 

 Fair a notable exhibit of its native ani- 

 mals. The specimens are being pre- 

 pared by Prof L. L. Dyche, of the Kan- 

 sas S.ate University, one of the most 

 skillful of living taxidei'iuists. The ex- 

 hibit will consist of at least 400 animals, 

 a,ud will include a fine group of ten 

 Rocky mountain sheep, seven Rocky 

 mountain goats, nine moose, eight elks, 

 seven antelopes, five caribou, live buf- 

 falo and twelve deer including mule, 

 white-tailed, Virginia and others; eight 

 wolves, timber and coj'ote; live moun- 

 tain lions, six bears, twelve foxes, in- 

 cluding a beautiful sih er gray; besides 

 a large number of lynx, wildcats and 

 other smaller animals. 



WillYou JoinUs? 



But a few tickets left to complete the 

 club to attend the World's Fair on the 

 United World's Excursion Co. plan. 

 Paj'ments monthly or weekly; this is 

 the strongest company in America, ap- 

 ply to Local Agent or write United 

 World's Fair Excursion Co., N. E. 

 Dep't, 400 Exchange B'ld'g, Boston, 

 Mass. 



dft What $1 will bring when sent to ^ 



«P C. L. FREEMAN, Chadron. Neb. ?© 

 IPhotograph of "Wounded Knee" Battltield. 

 1 " " Burial of the Dead after Battle. 



1 " " Beef Issue at Pine Ridge. 



1 " " Chief Red Cloud or Bloody Hand 



Or for $3 I will send the above collection and 

 1 Photograph of Red Cloud'.s House. 

 1 '• '• Chief Sittluf,' Bull. 



1 " " Three Hostile Chiefs. 



1 Pair of genuine Sioux moccasins. 



Catalogue of Iiunan Relics and Photogi-aphs 

 sent for a cent stamp. C. L. FREKMAN. .)e6t 



Frizes for Best Articles- 



We have decided to give our patrons, 

 each month, five prizes. These prizes 

 are to be awarded to the five best arti- 

 cles appearing in the Oologist in Avhich 

 the offers are made. 



For the five articles in this (Oct.) Ool- 

 ogist which are the most instructive, 

 valuable and interesting Ave shall give 

 as follows: 



1st prize — A Part of Maynard's Birds 

 of Eastern North America, bound in 

 boards and leather. 



2nd prize — Davie's Key to the Nests 

 and Eggs of N. A. Birds in cloth. 



3d prize — Same as 2d prize, in paper. 



4th prize— Vol. 1 ('84-'85) YoDNG Ool- 

 ogist, bound in cloth. 



5th prize— Vol. Ill and IV' ('86-'87) 

 The Oologist, bound in cloth. 



For the Nov. competition we will 

 give a similiar set of prizes. 



The articles entering into competition 

 must contain at least one hundred 

 words and we prefer that they do not 

 exceed seven hundred Avords, unless 

 they fairljr teem Avith very, very inter- 

 esting facts or happenings — Remember 

 that "fancies," ''rehashes," "Sparrow 

 stories" and articles of similiar nature 

 are not solicited and Avill rarely be 

 found "aA'ailable." 



THE JUDGES: Yotilmve been se- 

 lected to act as one of the Judges in 

 these Piize article contests, and j'our 

 decision must be promptly and fairly 

 giA'en. 



Your decision for this month's com- 

 petition must be mailed us not later 

 than Nov. 15th. Write on back of a 

 postal card the articles Avhich yoti have 

 decided to be tlie most valuable, instruc- 

 tive and interesting in this niuuijer of 

 Oologist and mail to us Number the 

 articles in the order Avhich you think 

 the prizes should be aAvarded. 



We also give our Judges five prizes, 

 one to each of the five Avhose decisions 

 are nearest the final aAvard of prizes and 

 in this months competition the Judgs 

 Avhose list of fiA'e articles is the nearest 

 the awarded list. Ave Avill give a copy of 

 Davie's Key to the Nest and Eggs of N. 

 A. Birds, paper. 2d and 3d each a 

 Book relating to Natural History, ele- 

 gantly bound in cloth and gilt^ 4th 

 and 5th each a set of Noddy. In case 

 of a tie, the earlist mailed list takes the 

 prize. Adilress 



Frank H. Lattin, 



Albion, N. Y. 



