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THE OOLOGIST. 



OUR WORLD'S FAIR EXHIBIT 



D REGISTER. 



Second. At the World's Columbian Exposition our exhibit occupied over 

 2.000 square feet and within this space we had the largest and best displays on the 

 Grounds in the following departments, viz: 



-Our Wall Pieces, "From 



'artistic or taxidermic" 



1. Taxidermy 

 standpoint. 



2. Nest and Eggs of North American Birds. 

 Foreign Biids Eggs. 



Taxidermists Instruments and Supplies. 

 Oologists Instruments and Supplies. 

 Entomologists Instruments and Supplies. 

 Botanists Instruments and Supplies. 

 Miscellaneous Scientific Instruments. 

 Scientifically prepared Bird Skins. 

 Original Plates from Audubon's "Birds of America." 

 Collection of Books and Publications devoted to Natural History. 

 Shells — From a showy or commercial standpoint. 

 Of Scientific Shells we exhibited only the siugle family — Belicidce. Of this 



family we exhibited specimens of over 800 species vhich was by far the best dis- 

 play of the family at the Exposition. We could have made a display of over 

 10,000 species of Scientific shells— eclipsing that of any Government, or establish- 

 ment — but our space and time would not permit. 



In the centre of our space we erected a snug little office, this, we used as a 

 background and surroundered with exhibits. 



At the right of the entrance to our office we had a desk, upon which we 

 placed our business cards, pen and ink, and last but not least our "World's Fair 

 Register." Each pag< j of this Register was divided into three columns at the top 

 of which were respectively printed in bold black letters the following, "Name," 

 ''Address in Full," "Interested in." Over this desk and Register we placed a 

 sigu or card of which the following is an exact, but greatly reduced, reproduction. 



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As to the number of names we secured in this Register— Our Mr. Webb — who 

 as yet remains in Chicago and with whom the safe keepiug of our Register is still 

 intrusted— writes, "Relative to the World's Fair Register we secured about 

 10,000 names of which from 7,500 to 8,000 would pay us to circularize." 



