THE OOLOGIST. 



Prizes for Best Articles- 



We have deeided to give our 

 patrons, each moutli, five prizes. 

 These prizes are to be awarded 

 to the five best articles appearing in the 

 05L0GIST in whioh the offers are made. 



For the live articles in ilm (Feb) OoLO- 

 GIST which are the most instructive, 

 valuable and interesting we shall give as 

 follows: 



1st prize— A Fart of Maynard's Birds 

 of Eastern Xorth America, bound in 

 boards and leather. 



2nd prize — Davie's Key to the Nests 

 and Eggs of N. A. Birds, in flex, cloth. 



3d pi'ize — Same as 2d prize, in paper. 



4th and otli — Each a set with ilata of 

 the Noddy. 



For the March competition Ave will 

 give a similar set of prizes,and through- 

 out the year the aggregate value of 

 these monthly prizes will not be less 

 than ten dollars. 



The articles entering into competition 

 must contain at least one hundred 

 words and we prefer that they do not 

 exceed seven hundred words, unless 

 they fairly tecnn with very, very inter- 

 esting facts or happenings — Remember 

 that "fancies," ' rehashes," "sparrow 

 stories" and articles of a similar nature 

 are not solicited and will rarely be 

 found "availaljle." 



THP^ JUDGES: Yon have Ijeen sel- 

 ected to act as one of the Judges in 

 these Prize article contests, and your 

 decision must be promptly and fairly 

 given, and in no case later than the 

 10th of the month following the one on 

 which the OoLoglst was issued upon 

 which your decision is given. 



Yoiu- decision for this month's com- 

 petition must Ije mailed us yuA later 

 than Mar. 10th. Write on the l)ack of a 

 postal card the articles which you have 

 decided to Ijc the most vdluable, instruc- 

 tive (Hid interesting in this number of 

 OoLOGiST and mail to us. Number the 

 articles in tht; which you think the 

 prizes should l^e awarded. 



We have also decided to give our 

 Judges five })rizes, one to each of the 

 five whose decisions are nearest the 

 final award of prizes and in the Febru- 

 ary competition the Judge who.se list of 

 five articles is the nearest the awarded 

 list, we will give a copy of Davie's Key 

 to the Nest and Eggs of N. A. Birds, 

 paper. 2d and 8d each a set of Noddy. 

 4th and 5th eacii a set of Sooty Tern. 



In case of a tie, the earliest mailed list 

 takes the prize. 



Address Frank H. Lattin, 



Albion, N. Y. 



The Oologist for 1892. 



The Oologist is without question the most 

 popular and instructive magazine, devoted 

 to Birds, tlieir Nests and Eggs, ever published, 

 and while of special value to the Oologist and 

 Ornithologist, its publisher is not alone in his 

 belief that Teachers, Scientists, Natui-alists. 

 and Curiosity Collectors in all departments will 

 tlud the Oologist not only worthy of their at- 

 tention^ but of their suhsci-'ipfions. On January 

 isaa, the OoLociiST entered its ninth volume, 

 and it will be the aim of its Publisher, with the 

 aid of its subscribers, to make it of greater 

 value than any preceding one. Each number 

 for 't>a will coiitain twenty pages ( 16 and a cov- 

 er), and will be promptly and regularly issued 

 the first week of each month and will be sent 

 post-paid to any jiart of the World 



For Only 50 Cents. 



Every subscriber received for "92, will be 

 mailed a card composed of two Coupons one of 

 which will entitle the person addressed, to a 

 free Exchange Notice, of ^.t words in the Oolo- 

 gist if used within one year from date. The 

 .second coupon will be accepted by the Publish- 

 er of the Oologist from the person addressed, 

 in payment for or towards anything he offers 

 for sale, to the amount of 25 cents providing 

 the goods ordered amount to not less than $1.25 

 This coupon is just the same as 25c in cash to 

 you if you should want to purchase anything 

 of us to the amount of $1.25, during the year. 



Remember every subscriber received for the 

 Oologist mil receive FOR ONLY .tq CENTS 

 the following : 



The Oologist for '99 $ .50 



Coupon for an Exchange Notice 25 



25c on $1.25 order 25 



$1.00 



PATENTS 



For INVENTORS. 4n-page BOOK FREE. Address 

 W.T.Fitzgerald.Attorney at Law,Wa&hingtonD.C. 



PETRIFIED MOSS.— Fine specimens post- 

 paid for 10. 20 and 30 cents, stamps taken, 

 but silver preferred. A. B. ROBERTS, VVey- 

 mouth. Ohio. j8t 



PENSIONS 



■*" THE DISABILITY BILL IS A LAW. V^^ 



Soldiers disabled since the war are entitled 



Dependent widows and parents now dej^en 

 dent, whose sons died from effects of army ser- 

 vice are included. If you wish your claim 

 speedily and successfully prosecuted, address, 



JAMES TANNER, 



Late Com'r of Pensions, Washington, D. 0. 



