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Mi ‘sr ap id z a i ( YS ON a a ® I , Jay NTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO EVERYTHING THE NAME IMPLIES b VOLUME XVIIL JANUARY TO JUNE, 1903 ; y By - sb 6. (0. SHIELDS (Coquina) , Editor and Manager ‘b - NEW YORK 23 West Twenty-fourth Street 1903 ¥ : ; o- Fare i. t ‘ . | | } 5 ' ~ » > i © 4 7 ’ ? : ; ‘ } y ’ . at i a * »s ~~e $ ‘ f 2 ae 14 ; : > = a . > os. : " BY - d * . ‘i { ead . } , a . ‘ na y " i | ‘ . be bs bs . Pi AC ‘ — as VENKE (Vig a ; is ve0 GOL CG! Me eee re zara Cia A Oe 0 aur + ve ‘ , ) ( ‘ ‘ - ; ft : va : Pax : \ i, - ge Zi 4 . sal es am . a 4 ‘" 2 3 | ; Sees ; 7 ? * = 7 . : | ‘ > a “ | A ~ - . ° i | he. - 2 INDEX TO VOLUME XVIIL PAGE. Sumemeapiive moose is left wretchedly to drag out its life”’................ccccccececccee FRONTISPIECE marim@e in NOva Scotia. Illustrated.......').....0....cceccccccceccacece Ernest RussELL 3 I SETI Ck ies <5 ape ie cucd Stns Jaca wGbne es cccedeuddcaccecce Hitton R. Greer 6 nr me Bever yg) Tilastrated 04.2... 2. ek cee eee ccc lh ee uacencceccecs R.. C. W. Lert 7 Tee SLs yot's soi Ae eres ono. atsluvé vu vda Sic vs de vale eecescceededliae J. A. NEwron 9 mmemccessiil lishing Trip............... SS Re ee a Sea a aa F. Hipparp 11 eee ISS Tated). ... a seve coe cc tbe le eewa ce oe lewecceecvceacece Laura WEscoTT 13 IM ees. soy ne eed cis ce ve vase cadeccecececncdwesees J. O. LanpER 15 ITIL IGGI =)... sa plein eek oe ec co vad cccecccccuecceceevccoee A. L. VERMILYA 17 meemeaimom ir) Puget Sound. Tlustrated...... 05.6.0... 5 cee cece ccc ccecccece J. H. Bowes 19 ME recat es EV. . ofr es i gc ck che vee cw tbecncecdcecees CHARLEY APOPKA 21 pen ater? howl. §ililustrated<. .. 2. kk ce cc mne ecco ec ceececcccecccs EDITOR 23 TE 50 oe A. L. VERMILYA 25 Somme (coat in Alaska...........0.0.0-see00: ke ee OE os ee an E. W. SHaAw- 28 IEE eiiagar a Llgistrated .. cick yess cose ccce vcs eumeccevucccecccee Dr. S. A. Davis 30 Signs of a Cold Winter........ Sgt io oR SS ol a ADIRONDACK JIM 31 RT NISL rs TI ci, (pia! Scie oie. < Lacan's oale vcs c-osucedevoonsscaletceetes J. A. Newton’ 70 EU C@e ct all, W1CM Es ras cc soe ese one ce ce cue uevucvenccccecccvcecuce FRONTISPIECE Meme hienianithe Yellowstone Park. Illustrated. .......... 0c... cceecccuaeccees Dan BearD- 85 SPEEDING U SOUT. | POCM. 2. 2.2 o.. . oc. see ee cece deen scans Mrs. Jean LE Munyon’ 87 ata ECDC 2, os en ain =e. css ce ceases sualb cducececavetevces A. L., Dente ~-89 TS GENCE (ey nr STANLEY MAYALL 94 IIEEISUU RU OWGEAIS Gs ciwloy cc ioea ulate yack ye cous ie cece eden eccccerscees Joun T. BatLey 1o1 Sem Gct Ot Kansas, Poem... 0.6.50... e kee ee ec ece wee ccecece MINNIE J. REYNOLDS 102 TE gE James R. EDLIN 103 EIN WaATtz Creek... 2... ccs cscs cc cece ccc cece ce ccc eres cc ccctvece C. A. HarMon= 104 er oe eee ee oc cca sen e eee guecveccewacenetes FRANK FARNER_ 105 nt aiartck Swamp. Mullustrated... ci 0.2... ee ee ec wee ewe ww ececee W. A. Mason’ 106 nnn: SEtnesigd er: . plete eieeieiuens FRONTISPIECE Chim. ° Illustrated s 5. . 5... ccev ene o's ode vid « Sole eteteraterare atetsetet: ttn ienne © 2). : aaa W..S. CRoLtty> 331 Bass Fishing inv the North Potornac’ 2/0). ctu. ojh.s simi ole eres’ « alee ALEXANDER HUNTER 337 How the Deacon Became a Horse Jockey. Jllustrated............0ecceeceeeeees L. B. Exttotr 341 Ob! My Heart’ Is Hangry for the Hills. Qoem:s), fives << eee ee ALFRED I. TOWNSEND 345 pring Madnessi.. 0 ois cc cs ou era ales)» a ole aga amiel le asta eile nme eMeMet ete iste” ono aumento TEN SLEEP 347 A Place Just West. of Kansas. Poem... ims ou abel -le eibdeais clos.) ae Frank WHITE 348 Canoeing on the Temagaming...... 2.5. . + .cp up eeteneieniaien eee 2 . ci nna at C. Ete fase Casualties Among Animals. ©. Illustrated ./. 02)... « coe cece ierae ats» cee ee J. A. Lorine 351 A New Mexico Sand Storm. 2 J... ..... sale ately ciculeet ne en eee. |. in eer ee Harry SUYDAM 356 The Judge. anid Ue ciitee ac viace cs oe eo + ols epetermdege seen ge Ra Sen, «gt re _...MENOQUET 357 On the~Manistee. River. Illustrated... . .. Vaneouveroaes« ...-!\.!emkoe ee EE ins. i FRONTISPIECE An Indian Harpooner’s ‘Catch. Illustratediye cee o). eeee oye J... P.. Fosse vars Canoeing on: ‘the Delaware: . IMustratéed. say na cee eee Ls ee ee Dr. ZANE GREY 415 Pishing. in New Brunswick. [lustrated. 5. tiene dene peagietan whee ele Lieder sonny Cuas. D. LeonarD 419 The Chronicles of 4" Chipmiunk.. -Tlhistratedtect eet etre tr 212) ene ee Dr. C: Co Corgis aes Home: River Fishing: “Poem. 2.5... 7) Pee eee Meee EE hea vee Mito THOMPSON 427 Sunday “Enepirationy..3. 2. < ghee esas» > «| cee tee ements fst 3 etna aie E. M. Leere 428 Ae Haven’of ReEbAge. cis. eck Laces cif cs + «NERS ee Neeee geehe e- Cuas. C. TowNSEND 431 A. Day , Dream, “Poet. or Aes vob a ss +. oe GIR Reete bee tea ieelee sete tees ict net a ee ee L. C. Exerick 431 The: Song of the Fisherman. Poem --. .. .-crpeeuiem es panel: eit ene Sypney B, CARPENDER 432 Hunting and Fishing in the Highlands of (Ontario... acs. +). 7c eee eee H. R. CHARLTON 433 With Worms. for’ -Battis’ ss irs, 6 2+ -ceends +o) pene ee eee ee sas’e ditah ao o's etarene ee ai eetene AL 435 ‘bie jelivish J Pipetite es elena eietsercn ayes Be Usiteila) desi one: ral ieeCEe sce REST Las Ee ee ..J.C. EDWARDS 437 Whe Klorida/ Kader. 2am aN Be MAR ash bck” <., 2 beh: CHARLEY APOPKA 440 he Reagan . .); 0 cures, si-e din cee dees nincele le poe Ip oes ne ae een Cuas. E. Scorrerp 482 Wiho Said, Rats? Poe@my:.. J osc 5 22. 141, 219, 302, 385, 467 Amateur Photography.. 74, 157, 238, 320, 402, 484 JANUARY, 1903 tea eee — —— ‘2 = at wee = OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN PERE EPR —— atin ~ A, W. VOWELL. BY COURTESY OF HON, A jes aa A BIGHORN. 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Remit cash i in registered letter, Write full name, — P. O. address and nearest rail- ff road station, with choice of ship- a 4 ping route. . Peat i: W. H. JONES & CO. Hanover and Blackstone Sts. §j BOSTON, [1ASS. | RECREATION Copyright, December, 1902, by G. O. Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies $1.00 A YEAR. G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 WEST 24TE STREET, 10 CENTS A Copy. Editor and Manager. NEw YorK CONTENTS OF ‘THIS NUMBER PAGE “The captive moose is left wretchedly to drag out its life’”’..........-sseeeeeeeeee ees .... FRONTISPIECE Moose Snaring in Nova Scotia. Illustrated..................++- Res ec eee NR ge ee ERNEST RUSSELL 3 PII MEMIG RS OCT. == 28 ai ence ene welts coces ceo ceccesesnccees HILTON R. GREER 6 Facts About the Beaver. Illustrated eis Pern eames AWG aie a crwle.a/o.aie x Slyo<'uiwiaicicis w Vin's's'¢.0'2 ws ik. €; W. Lerr 7 SUMMNIN MINEUDIIEID <0 ic oe 2 cov sos es -scee ce cceoesens cs eceen sees avehnssteccnsecessreiessnecess J. A. NEWTON 9 A Successful Fishing Trip.....--.---:...ceee cesses ese cece cece cece ee ceere cece wee neccneceeeees F, HIBBARD 11 CTC UC ne LAURA WESCOTT 13 A Holiday apes ocntaar ee secdoblcus 6 5p Sod DOgU Rb O0DO cc DOCOBEOOEIDOISOOOEROCOC COON CCE oeoceriric J. O. LANDER 15 Round the Camp Fire. Poem ... ......--...+-+-+- HePRe ae mr oi siwiale she eaare eed temo A. L. VERMILYA 17 Tyee Salmon in Puget Sound. Illustrated ............-ssseeeeee esse cess ee eeeeeeeee eee ceee J. H. BowLeEs 19 A Florida Kid on a Camp Hunt......... Bate tieithe ttee hoic sia tind d wate dite Be Sion male ae' CHARLEY APOPKA 21 Among the Water Fowl. Illustrated............-:se.-seeete ee ceseee eee 2 ceeee ence eceees eee ees EDITOR 23 ma batlad of the Future. Poem....... .....2....-sceee- See RRS spae a eR oiaid diel wnla meee iad A. L. VERMILYA 25 PERRET UID AL IARIEG, <0 2 - << cnc ciccnip soc c dees cs tsence cents scncnccenettecccsaccneessssees E. W. SHAW 28 reer) OPIISETALCC «.<.clciais oinysieic.. cnrs- = een oo nececctssce cascecccnceceucccse: Dr. S.A, DAVIS 30 Signs of a Cold Winter...... ...------seseee eee eceee see ee eee eete ee eeeeeeee eeeereeee es ADIRONDACK JIM 31 Bass Fishing in August........-.--..-s0-ee seer scene cece ee ee eee eeceeceeeeeene case eneees J. A. NEWTON 70 From the Game Fields...........-.---ss-eee.- 33 FOPOSULY oo. wes sicesen snes angnsesescectsacres ess 59 MEMO PISMiINS — —.. 2d. ee nee tee ee eee 41 | Pure and Impure Foods.............---- ------- 6x Gunesand Ammumition ........-..-...0...5 -..- 45 ake Notices Beis ane eee creas ams gre 8 ee Oe C4 Se sr ublisher WIN OOM a ccitenclltenicnmicsckh! ecwkls «xen xem 65 y MOONEOE SCOTEOES car aw codes co teven neces ovdes-cene 67 The League of American Sportsmen ..--..-.---- 55 Amateur Photography. -.-------se.eeeeseeee cee 74 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post-Office, Oct, 17, 1894. 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Oregon Utah, Washington or Wyoming must be on the basis of 4 Quarts for $4.00 by EXPRESS PREPAID or 20 Quarts for $16.00 by FREIGHT PREPAID. frac, eae : SPECIAL NOTICE. A Hayner quart is a full quart, an honest quart of 32 ounces, 4 to uhe gallon, whereas all other high-grade whiskies are sold in so-called quart bottles. requiring 5 to the gallon. We give one-fourth more in every bottle, really reducing our price just that much. ES SMec6, THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY, = Pity ‘onto, DAYTON, OHIO. ST. LOUIS, MO. ST. PAUL, MINN. ATLANTA, GA. Se SSSSSSSSSSSS9SS9SSSSSS9SS9SS9SSS9SSS9S9 — BSS S 999999999 SS9SSS9S999S9S9SSSSSSSS9SS9SSS9SSSSS9SSSS9S99 “THE CAPTIVE MOOSE IS LEFT WRETCHEDLY TO DRAG OUT ITS LIFE.” RECREA TION Volume XVIII. JANUARY, 1903. Number J. G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA,) Editor and Manager MOOSE SNARING IN NOVA SCOTIA. ERNEST RUSSELL. A noted writer on outdoor life has recently drawn attention to the fact that few of our wild animals meet Gearieida natural or, at least, in a peaceful manner. This _ statement serves but to emphasize the appalling number of destructive agencies which surround and assail every inhabitant of the woods, and demonstrates how acute is their struggle for existence. The “survival of the fittest” needs no better exposition than is to be found in the experience of any observing sportsman. feeisettue that nature offsets, in a great measure, such apparently over- whelming odds against her children by a remarkable array of protective faculties, adapted in each individual to the requirements of its particular environment and developed to a sur- prising degree; but a realization of the myriad forces at work against the lives of all wild creatures must ultimately bring to their human an- tagonists a pronounced and sympa- thetic interest. The modern tendency toward game protection is the first ray of hope to penetrate the gloom of a relentless extermination which has been waged for centuries in the name of sport. An authority of repute has stated in ReEcREATION his belief that the moose will be the last of the great deer family to become extinct in America. He relies for this optimistic view on the non-gregarious habits of the animal and on the impenetrable fastnesses of the vast territory in the North and Northwest. Let us hope this may be so; that the moose may escape the perils which threaten him elsewhere to find in those dim soli- tudes true sanctuary. The moose of Nova Scotia are well distributed over the 15,000 square miles which constitute the peninsula proper, and, though perhaps neither sO numerous nor attaining such size as their brethren in New Brunswick and Alaska, they are as abundant as can reasonably be expected under the adverse conditions existing. ‘here is no finer moose territory anywhere than exists in that Province to-day. There the moose could and should be indefinitely perpetuated, safeguarded in a true wilderness of lakes streams and boggy lowlands, interesected by long ridges, well timbered with beech, birch, poplar and spruce. It is truly a glorious country, teeming with the natural food of the cervidae, an ideal home of large extent, yet easily pa- trolled. The modern sportsman has many sins to answer for. He is charged with the ruthless slaughter of count- less sentient and freedom-loving creatures, and has even been indicted, perhaps with a measure of justice, as “the fiercest beast. of prey.”): There is another individual who has wandered into my ken, built like a man, garbed like man, and with many of the su- perficial masculine attributes, yet whose real nature contrasts so darkly with that of the true sportsman that I hold him up to immediate and merited condemnation. I refer to the moose snarer in his Nova Scotian haunts. He is the chief factor in the de- crease of the moose throughout the Province. The others are hardly worth mentioning. The bear, that hangs on the flank of the forming yard to bring down an unwary calf, is really being trapped to extermination ; the wolf is gone, and that oldtime implacable foe, the Indian, has given place to the equally merciless and more degenerate provincial. Occa- sionally the snarer is an otherwise honest and well meaning peasant, seeking but to increase a scanty food supply, unmindful of the devastation and misery he causes, or, if dimly aware of it, finding sufficient excuse in his necessity. The more sinister type is the evil outgrowth of a de- layed civilization. Ignorant and de- praved, with no regard for existing laws, he defies the better element of his community. Fashioned in a simi- lar mold of criminal instincts, he is to be classed in the same category with the dog poisoner and the mid- night incendiary. I know not if he ranges in the woods of Maine, in the untouched wilderness of New Bruns- wick or in remote Alaska, but wher- ever he may be I appeal in behalf of the moose, the grandest antlered ani- mal this country possesses, for his ab- solute and speedy suppression. No pen of mine can fittingly describe the horrors of his hideous calling. Noth- ing but the actual evidence of the pa- thetic struggle of the captive moose can bring before one’s eyes the true enormity of this brutal practice. In the apparent security and peace of the wilderness, while all else in nature is bright and full of inspiration, to meet the bloody work of this heartless out- law is to experience an overwhelming revulsion of feeling. It is safe to presume that the snar- er lives some distance from any con- siderable settlement. usually just on the borders of the moose country, where he has secured a few acres of crown land and built a rude shanty. RECREATION. He ekes out a poor existence, in a shiftless manner, helping at a saw- mill or working in a lumber camp, trapping a little between jobs and loafing a good deal. He tends his snares as opportunity offers, sells his moose meat at the settlement a score of miles away, and gets drunk on the proceeds. His various callings carry him frequently into the woods, where he gets many opportunities to mark the range of the moose in all their wanderings. Like Death, he has all seasons for his own. He commences operations before the summer has fairly waned and continues till the coldest winter weather freezes the rope and renders the deadly slip-noose powerless. The first warm days of eatly spring see him again at work, and it is only the heat of summer, which destroys his meat, that causes him to again desist for a short period. About the first of August he locates a bit of bog land, observes the run- ways near the adjacent streams, roughly calculates the number of moose in the vicinity, and goes to the settlement for a coil of stout 114 inch Manila rope. He has no use for a rifle, nor the money to buy one. With no arm but his axe he seeks the local- ity decided on. By the border of the moose trail he selects a hemlock, cuts off the top, to leave a stub standing about 6 feet high, with a crotch at the top. He next fells a stout sapling, 8 inches through at its thick end, per- haps 15 feet in !ength, trims it of all branches, and secures it in the crotch of the stub, after the fashion of an old well-sweep. He fastens the rope, which terminates in a large slip- noose, to the small end of the sweep, props up the heavy butt, arranges the noose in the moose trail, well covered in moss, with a treadle in the center. Pressure on the treadle releases the sweep and the heavy butt falls to the ground. As the smaller end rises in the air the noose is drawn tight about the moose’s leg, well up, and MOOSE SNARING suspends the poor animal, either by a foreleg or a hind one, to thrash and beat about till exhaustion compels a rest. With so powerful an animal in the toils this is long in coming. The same futile effort is repeated and re- peated with intervals of rest. After spending a day of hard la- bor in setting up a dozen of these hellish contrivances the weary brute seeks rest in his miserable shanty. He knows that unless some fair minded man discovers the work, only to de- stroy it, the traps will not need re- newal for a year or move. Perhaps he will replace a rotten and frayed rope with a new one, but in a general way he has nothing further to do but to visit his snares, remove his meat, reset the trap, and conceal his tell- tale tracks. Then follows the worst phase of the whole detestable business. Your snarer is a careless, procrastinating devil, at best; and for one reason or another he may not, often does not, visit his snares for a week at a time. The captive moose is left wretchedly tondiae Out his life, or often her life and heavy with calf at that, through the endless hours of day after day and night after night, half suspended in the air by that inexorable rope, without water, without food, weak- ened by the fearful struggle, alone! Torture unspeakable! I have myself seen the fearful evidences of all this; the boggy, blood-soaked sod trampled for yards, the freshly stripped hide thrown to one side of the scene of the hideous tragedy, and half a carcass of what was, so short a time before, a noble bull moose, clawed over and revelled in by a hungry bear. In the near vicinity were discovered and de- stroyed 6 similar snares, all set, and hoof-marks were noted (with what pleasure!) where a running moose had lightly leaped over one of those hidden ropes in some playful mid- night gambol. My companion had earlier had the exquisite if somewhat IN NOVA SCOTIA. 5 arduous pleasure of freeing a captive cow moose, heavy with calf, from an inevitable and distressing death in one of these snares. Strapping his hunting knife to a pole he succeeded, after much patient toil, in cutting the rope, only to see the poor, half starved creature take a few weak, tottering steps and fall to nibbling the poplar sprouts a short distance from him. For some time she re- mained in the vicinity, as if con- scious of the presence of a protect- or, and finally ambled leisurely away, let us hope to a region of greater se- curity. I have given but a brief outline of a barbarous practice, common in nearly every county of Nova Scotia. The reports of the 30 wardens maintained in the Province teem with allusions to it and ity deadly effect- iveness. Where it is common knowl- edge that moose snaring is indulged in, it is useless for the authorities to protest ignorance of it. The question naturally arises as to what Nova Sco- tia is doing to suppress it. The fol- lowing interesting statistics from the report of the Nova Scotia Game So- ciety for 1900 will throw a little lime- light on the matter. The 12 members of the Society’s Council disbursed the munificent sum of $1,643.82 for game and fish protection during the year. In the same time a force of 37 war- dens have prosecuted 6 cases of game law violat’ n and secured one convic- tion, with an attendant fine of $5, while one case is still pending. These are the chief features of a most interesting report, covering 21 pages, and serve pointedly to answer our question. I have the authority of an official of the society for the statement that they are pleased to have a law-abid- ing class of American sportsmen visit the Province in quest of moose. For indulging in the sport there is an in- cidental license fee of $30. It seems proper to inquire if Nova Scotia, in 6 RECREATION. the matter of adequate protection for her game, is producing results to justify an acceptance of the invita- tion. Leaving the field of conjecture in the above matter, there is to be touched on, in conclusion, a phase of far greater moment. Nova Scotia’s magnificent endow- ment in the matter of the moose en- tails a duty toward her own inhabi- tants. Properly to conserve, pro- tect and perpetuate her noble game to future generations, is a- manifest and apparent obligation. Leaving the financial value of such an important asset entirely outside the question, there remains the debt to posterity. The Province appoints the Game So- ciety custodian of this most important trust, and we look in vain for the best fulfilment of the duty. To-legalize the slaughter of cow moose, to per- mit the moose snarer to pursue his calling and market his ill gotten booty unconvicted, to expend a paltry $2,000 a year in protecting 18,000 square miles of territory, form an ar- raignment difficult to reconcile with a due regard for such a priceless heritage. No just person expects any small body of men to work an imme- diate and general revolution among the inhabitants of a large community where the public conscience in the matter of game protection lies dor- mant and inert; but a widespread campaign of education and the salu- tary punishment of flagrant offenders would do much to awaken the people of Nova Scotia to a realizing sense of the dangers which menace her ex- ceptional game supply. It is not too late to inaugurate this movement, and it remains for the Game Society to do it. ‘A large audience of inter- ested and sympathetic friends stands ready to applaud a praiseworthy en- ergy in the matter. AMATEUR PHOTO By I, T. JONES PREPARING THE LURE. Made with Premo Camera, Bausch & Lomb Lens. FACTS ABOUT THE BEAVER. R. €. W. Now that the beaver is fast becoming extinct, it is only on rare occasions that a person has a chance to study the habits of this most interesting animal. While canoeing through the highlands of Ontario recently, 1 came across many wonderful works by these 4-footed laborers, which I am certain could not be constructed by the greatest architect in the land, provid- ed the same material were used. Many LETT. adam. A large rock stood up in the center of the creek and there the intelligent little chaps built their dam, using that rock as the middle stay, or pier. The first thing a beaver does after choos- ing a site for a dam, is to fell a poplar or birch. That is a sight worth going miles to see. The work is done in a manner to- tally unlike that depicted in the general run of photos and sketches, in the taking and AMATEUR PHOTO BY R. C. W. LETTS BEAVER DAM. Showing lake on level with head of man in foreground, who stands on a rock at back of dam. have heard of the beaver dam, but compara- tively few have any idea of what it looks like, and of what use it is to the beaver. The photo reproduced herewith shows one of the most perfect beaver dams I ever had the pleasure of seeing. A number Of years ago a small stream rippled quietly through a _ beavers’ paradise of rich, juicy poplars and birches, and served to carry off the overflow of a _ small lake about a mile above this dam. Now ime. scene is changed. Some energetic beaver, seeing a chance for a rich harvest there, picked a favorable spot for building making of which stuffed beavers are usual- ly employed. I had an opportunity of wit- nessing this, and it was done exactly in this way. Picking out a tree as close to the water’s edge as possible, the beaver proceeded to work. Raising himself on his hind legs, he rested his fore feet against the part of the tree nearest him, not taking the tree in his arms, as most illustrations picture it, but placing one foot above and one below the spot where he intended cutting. In that position the body did not, like that of the stuffed beaver, maintain a uniform AMATEUR PHOTO BY F, J. CHURCH, AN ALDER 28 INCHES IN DIAMETER DROPPED BY BEAVER ON BANKS OF SKOKO- MISH RIVER. The tree, when felled, did not completely break from the stump, so the beavers cut it off again 2 feet farther up. thickness, but sagged toward the haunches. Then the bark flew. Soon he was through it and into the wood beneath. Stopping about every 9 bites he dropped a mouth- ful of chips and gave an occasional whine at a chap who had come to assist him, but which act of kindness he evidently resented. “Now, then, look out below, she’s going to. fall!” — Crack, crack crashd) cand tne beavers who were awaiting the tree’s doom, to pounce on it, like darkies on a wood- chuck, scattered to a safe distance till all danger was over. “Ha! what’s that, not down yet, eh?” The tree bowed low, and, as though aware of its impending doom, stretched forth its branches and caught them in those of an- other, which, together with the hold it still retained of the stump, hung it in mid alt. “Now, thought I, “you ‘are done for, Mr. Beaver. Surely nothing less than a human being would have the sense to re- turn to the stump and cut it clear but, I live to tell the tale,” that is exactly aa he did. Returning to the stump he raised himself on his hind legs and gave Io or 12 sharp bites at the point of cutting, which brought te tree with a final crash to the ground. To see this interesting sight I sat from 8.30 one evening till 3 o’clock the next morning, and I consider I was well re- paid. In. a. case "where the tree is unusually large, the portion still uncut will form a mass of splintered wood when the tree falls. This the beaver knows would hurt his mouth and fill his teeth with splinters, were he to attempt to cut it clear from the stump, so, beginning about a foot from the first cut, he sets to work and soon the tree drops flat on the ground. Then the work of cutting it into lengths of about 5 feet and lopping off the branches proceeds, Next comes the hauling of the timber to the water, when it is back from the shore some distance. I have yet to learn how the large pieces are carried or dragged. Some old trappers say that beavers carry it on their backs, and that they carry wood from the size of a rolling pin down, in their teeth; but, as hearsay has led to many errors in natural history, I feel inclined to AMATEUR PHOTO BY R.z C. LETTS, SAMPLE OF BEAVER CUTTING, BEAVER TRAPPING. 9 believe only that which I see. I have, how- ever, seen one beaver carry a large piece of wood by tucking one end under his forearm, and walking away on his hind legs, in a stooped position, trailing the other end of the stick behind him. Before floating the wood and _ larger branches down to the dam site, the bark, which is the beaver’s staple article of food, is generally eaten off, as clean as a clay pipe stem. In our old school books, the beaver got credit for using his tail as a mason would use a trowel, but this has never been proven to’ pe the case. No; the fron: feet are handier than any trowel, and the way in which lily roots, mud, etc., are handled in conjunction with the wood, is marvelous. As the dam progresses, the water backs up and floods sometimes large tracts of land, giving the beaver access to trees which may be dropped into the water, cut into lengths and secured in the mud under water close to their house, which is usual- ly some distance from their dam, for their winter supply of food. As food is re- quired, a log is drawn through an under- ground door into their house. When the bark has been stripped off, the log is eject- ed, to be used the following spring for re- pairing the dam. With the help of the moon and a power- ful pair of field glasses, one can pass many pleasant hours with the beaver. BEAVER, TRAPPING, J. A. NEWTON. The beaver resembles no other animal so much as he does the muskrat; his diet and habits being similar. In 773 I first saw fresh signs of beavers. It was my good fortune to accompany a party to a great pigeon roost in Presque Isle county, Michigan. There was a stream near on which beavers were building a new dam, felling poplars 5 and 6 inches in diameter. An old trapper in the party told me that the framework was about completed. “Now, said he, “smaller brush will be cut down and woven in: then they will be- gin sending dirt down stream, which calks the dam until it will hold water.” It was a great wonder to me that an ani- mal should possess such seemingly human intelligence. I marvelled that they could construct a dam that would hold water and survive floods, place it where natural con- ditions promised the least labor in con- struction, and fell timber as unerringly as expert woodsmen. The trapper and I formed a partnership, sent for a kit of traps and spent the fall there; making our headquarters in the pigeon hunters’ shack. When our outfit came it was still too early for the skins to be of high value, therefore we spent the time exploring the country. Grouse were numerous and extremely tame, and it required no effort to supply ourselves with meat. We discovered 3 other dams in the vicinity of Rainy river, evidently long es- tablished. On the new dam its inhabitants were working in midsummer, but we saw no fresh sign to indicate occupancy of the old dams until the first frosts came. Then we noticed that repairs were being made on the dams which had been injured by floods. Labide, the trapper, said the ponds are deserted after the young have been raised in early summer. The animals travel about during warm weather; but are sure to re- turn, if unmolested, and restore their dam. They cut poplars and willows, sinking them in the pond, and the bark furnishes food in winter. If no house is built the home is a burrow in the banks, after the manner of the muskrat. When winter sets in, the beaver is a prisoner, as it were, until the spring breakup, all feeding and movements taking place beneath the ice. About October 15 Labide said it was time to set the traps. Double spring fox traps were used. I watched his pre- parations closely and listened eagerly to his remarks. He said, “Where the water is deep’ enough, trapping should be done from a_ boat, so as to leave no signs; for the beaver is as suspicious of man’s _ footprints, scent and other evidence of his presence as is the red fox. If the water is too shallow, as it usually is, traps must be set by wading. A beaver, like a muskrat, will leg himself if the water is not deep enough to drown .him; and he is worse to hold in proportion than a rat because he must not be staked solid lest he tear away. I hitch to a chunk that can be pulled around, but big enough to keep the game from es- caping.” No houses were seen except on one of the dams, where there were 5. At the base of those we set traps under water. Else- where traps were set under water against the bank, in excavation signs. When visit- tO RECREATION. ing traps Labide cautioned me to approach only near enough to the bank to satisfy myself as to the result. One colony was so far away that we decided to trap it later. We caught 3 on the new pond the first night; the traps on the other ponds were undisturbed. Two of the beavers were large. I estimated their weight at 20 pounds each. The large ones were alive and lest they should tear off a foot and escape Labide shot them. We caught 7 large and 4 small beavers in the 3 ponds. Then the remainder left the vicinity in spite of our precaution. During the next 3 days none of the traps were sprung, so we pulled them up and made for the farther dam, hoping we should find the fugitives or some of them added to its colony. We were doomed to disappointment; an Indian occupied the ground and had already caught 7. Pine martens were numerous, however, and we turned our attention to them. By placing bait in the bottom of hollow trees and other conspicuous places we caught 21 in a week. My last trapping of beavers occurred in the fall of ‘80, near Manistique lake. I found an occupied dam on spring water that was still open. I succeeded in catch- ing 2 before the rest left just before the pond froze over. I hunted over the same territory the following autumn, but that time was not prepared for trapping. An old trapper held the ground and was trap- ping beavers on 2 dams. In one week he caught 9, of all sizes, and eventually trapped 14. In consideration of courtesies received he imparted additional secrets of beaver trapping. He said that in fall, beavers may be more readily caught by the use of a mixture of oil of rosemary, one part; anise ol, 2 parts, which must be kept tightly bottled. A few drops are sprinkled on the bank just above the trap or wherever fresh signs may appear. Often this scent is placed on a piece of rotten wood and laid just above the trap. During the mating season, March and April, beavers make a deposit of musk at the different points of feeding or of leaving the water; also with each deposit of excreta. This is done to enable the ani- mals to track their companions. ‘Trappers, taking advantage of the habit, remove the musk gland, or castor, as it is called. Suf- ficient alcohol is taken in a bottle to cover the castor, which, after being dissolved, is used in the same manner as the anise mix- ture. Trappers do not use any kind of bait in trapping beavers except the odors mentioned. Sometimes beavers are caught by lower- ing a trap into the entrance of a burrow deep under water. The trap is staked solid- ly and brush is thrust in the bottom near the burrow, so that when caught the ani- mal may become entangled and drown. Beavers should be skinned open and stretched as nearly round as possible. The tail, having no value, is left on the carcass. The capture cf beavers in- Michigan is prohibited for several years to come. Few are to be found at present below the Straits of Mackinac. O’ WINTER: NiGias: HILTON R. GREER, O’ winter nights when all the world lies still And ghostly moonbeams glimmer on the hill, With pipe to comrade me, ’tis sweet to dream, Wrapt in the ruddy firelight’s fitful gleam, And, dreaming, fare through old time ways at will. Ah! how the heart swells and the dry eyes fill With mists of memory that over spill, As back I turn, up Life’s too rapid stream O’ winter nights. Then how the vibiant pulses throb and thrill With oes ardor which nor age nor i Can lessen; for again I seem To hear the hoof beats of some smoking team And catch the chime of sleigh bells, sweetly shrill, O’ winter nights. Meso CCE Sor ULLEISHING TRIP. F. HIBBARD, ‘What constitutes a successful fishing by the roadside, rigged the tackle with trip? Is it the fish you catch? Is it the fingers so cold it was difficult to string a getting up at 3 a. m. when you would rather sleep and wish heartily you had not promised to go? Is it the early, hurried breakfast or the starting off without one? Is it the long, cold ride or the wet grass? Is it the contents of the lunch basket? Is it the briar and bramble and wet feet? Is it the return trip? No and no. Yet you are ready to go again and have planned your next trip before you reach home. We were up at 2.30 June 20th, Ray and Bill and I, and with the usual hurried cup of coffee, the lunch, the worms and the tackle we started. The improvised team, a mate and an odd one, were hitched to a light rig, the pole of which did not fit, and were toggled on with hay wire. The links on the heavy tugs were toggled on to the light whiffletrees in the same way, Visions of all kinds of trouble flashed through my mind. The word to go was given and the trouble began. The odd horse plied ahead and the mate plied back and refused to go. With ears laid back and cussedness in his eye he began to back until the rig was cramped against the gatepost. We all got out. It was growing daylight and there were 10 miles to go. We waited a minute, which seemed an hour. Gradually the ears of the balky horse resumed their natural position, he took a reluctant step, then 2. We yelled “whoa,” and they were off. With a lively spring we caught on and away we went. The woods, so lately bare, were clothed in green and all nature was at its best. Our cigars were lighted and we bowled along, A mile from town in an open glade a deer was quietly grazing. He knew he was safe, and after a good look, to see if we had a gun, he continued his breakfast. Down the long grade we went at a lively gait, crossed the stream and climbed the bluff past the deserted houses of the old Cale- donian mine. The Flint Steel valley lay below us on the left, grandly beautiful in the morning light, and rocky bluffs rose high on our right. Greenland was reached and left behind asleep, and we plunged into the woods again. We were shivering with cold but anticipation stirred our blood as we neared the end of our trip, and 5 o'clock found us at the high trestle where the Mineral Range road crosses the stream. We put up the horses_in_an oid shack D get squirming worm on a hook, and plunged into the wet woods and grass, each trying to score the first fish. The brush was so thick I had to trim the knots off my rod in order to draw it : ‘ter me endwise. I stumbled over logs and snags. My hook was fast in a snag at the bottom and then in a bush overhead. I was wet up to my knees, I had a stick in my eye, a bug in my ear, and several mosquitoes on my neck, but I was having fun, had several bites and got one or 2 small trout. Then I wondered how many the other fellows had. Ever just behind the next bend, a little farther up, seems to be a better place, I tore through the brush and over the logs, I slipped, slid and stumbled to get ahead of those other fellows. I was no longer cold. My collar was wilted and my shirt was up my back. I was getting hun- gry, but I was having fun. At last I found time to look at my watch and it. was. 6 “0 clock. Great Scott! -I thought it was almost noon! The folks at home were not up yet and my breakfast would not be ready if I was at home. I seated myself on a log, lighted a cigar, baited my line in the pool, wondered “where I was at,’ and how far it was back to the wagon. It would not do to let the other fellows beat me! Desk and business were forgotten. Troubles of yesterday and of tomorrow cut no ice. The change of scene had cast its spell and I did not care whether school kept or not. I impaled another struggling worm and tried for that big one I had not yet caught. For an hour more I fished industriously for count, and then made a break for the wagon. As I crashed through the brush I wondered how I ever got there and how far it was back. I found things as I left them. We ate lunch, lighted our pipes, counted our fish and for an hour lay on the grass, rested and compared notes. The afternoon was passed in much the same way only not in such a hurry. To be tired, hungry and to reach home are the 3 things essential to a successful hunting or fishing excursion. One trout that weighs a pound and 19 more that weigh another pound make a proud and happy angler: He has planned another trip for the earliest possible day. Who says it is not a success? «SSOL, ALNIVS AHL ahi m GIRLS BOAT -CLUB. LAURA WESCOTT. San Diego is 4 natural center for aquatic fF sports. The bay on which it is situated | rivals that of Naples in beauty of surface | and surroundings, and surpasses it in safe- — ty. Young women have not been slow to avail themselves of the splendid opportunity San Diego bay affords for rowing. About Io years ago plans for systematic rowing were adopted. Before that time women’s crews were unheard of, while to-day San Diego is the home of some 20 such organi- zations. The State Normal school of San Diego was organized in November, 1898, and the young women of the school at once be- came intensely interested in rowing. They adopted it as the out of door physical train- ing, which should receive their greatest attention. In January, 1899, they organized themselves into a rowing association, which still shows the greatest activity. The asso- ciation is composed of 5 complete crews which row in its 8 oared barge, the Pristis. Each school day a crew, composed of 8 girls and a captain, has its regular practice row about the bay of an hour and a half or 2 hours, for the exercise and drill; and at special times rows of 6 to 14 miles are taken. The officers of the organization are commodore, Miss Laura Wescott; secre- tary treasurer, Miss Laura Fenton; busi- Messemanacer, Mr. J. F. West. These | officers and the captains of the various crews form the executive board. Each crew of the association has its captain, name and colors. The champion crew is composed of the 8 girls who have proved | themselves the strongest and most skilled rowers among the crews, and is commanded by the commodore. At the time appointed for practice row the girls assemble at the club house, don their loose, comfortable sailor blouses, and stand by to await the captain’s orders. The barge is hoisted to its place under cover by means of block and tackle, and with the order “Stand by to let fall the boat” num- bers 1, 5 and 8, managing the tackle, lower the boat into the water. As the captain gives the order “Man the boat,” the girls slide down the ropes and take their places; and with the orders ‘‘Stand by your oars,” Siigeoars, and Let)fall,” all is in readiness to push off. Then as the orders “Stand by” and “Give way” are obeyed the crew is off on the water. When several crews are out at the same time and meet one another the salute is “Toss.” With the orders “Stand by to toss” and “Toss” the oars are raised altogether in an upright position, the cap- : ~ tains salute, and after a chat the row 1s “°° 13 THE FLEET. “STAND-BY. continued. The discipline and evolutions on the regular rows are in every way simi- lar to those of the barge rowing of our navy. A pleasant part of the row is the “hand out,’ an appetizing luncheon, after which the oars dip with renewed energy. On the return to the boat house the Pristis is hoisted to her position and the ropes are coiled. With few exceptions the girls of the crews are enthusiastic swimmers and do much rowing in an ordinary 2 oared boat. The fascination of the sport is great and the girls regard the rowing as valuable physical exercise as well as pleasant recre- ation. At the end of a season they find the muscles of the whole body healthily developed and firm; and they look on life in general with zest, It has not been the custom to do much racing on San Diego bay, but from the first organization of boat crews there have fre- quently been tests of skill, and for the championship beautiful and costly prizes have been given, usually flags, pennants, etc. At the 4th of July celebration, 1901, the 4 8-oared barges of the bay, manned by their respective crews, entered into competitive drill, the order of evolutions being regulat- ed by the officers of the U. S. S. Ranger and the signals given from that ship. This was one of the most interesting exhibitions ever given by the girls’ crews. Similar evo- lutions are a feature of rowing when dif- ferent vessels are in port. Quite as important as the discipline of the crews is tle social side of the life. An ingenuous method of obtaining money to defray the expense of keeping up boats, buildings, etc:, is giving entertainments and private theatricals. - These always) jor course, prove successful, and afford not only the needed funds but the amusement of preparations and rehearsals. Associa- tion and crew parties and dinners are also a part of the social life. For barge parties, on moonlight nights, some point along the bay is selected for landing, guests are in- vited, and a bountiful luncheon is prepared. On landing, material for a bonfire is col- lected, coffee made, and often fish or the like roasted over the fire. Then when sup- per is over, all join in games, story telling, or Other features of the evening. Thus the rowing association ministers to the whole woman, developing the physique, affording mental as well as physical disci- pline, and offering the recreation, social diversion, and good fellowship so much needed by the busy student. ’ “What would you say,” began the vol- uble prophet of woe, “if I were to tell you that in a short time all the rivers of this country would dry up?” 9 “T should say, ““Go thou Register. 14 replied the patient man, and do likewise. 999 —Christian PHOLMSAY HUNT, J. O. LANDER. In 185— my friend H. and I- were in- vited to spend Christmas week at the home Gee, a substantial farmer living ‘in Southwestern Kentucky, and to participate Meaneaunial deer hunt. Christmas morning we ate breakfast at Mr. E.’s by lamplight, and by the time we left the table our hunters were saddled at the door. A brisk ride of 2 miles in the Gfisp) ait and we pulled up at-the ideal Kentucky country home of Squire C., who was to lead the hunt. The Squire gave us a cordial welcome, and was much inter- ested in my rifle, which had one of the few Remington barrels then in existence. The other members of the partv were equipped with the old long Kentucky rifles, and we all carried powder horns, hunting pouches, ammunition and sheath knives, for those were the days of muzzle loaders. After presenting us to the ladies of the family Squire C. gave the order for us to mount at once. This was promptly obeyed, and with so:re 20 others who had arrived we were shortly on our way to the first drive, 3 miles distant; the Squire and Mr. E. at the head of the column and the well trained hounds scouring the thickets in front, being kept together by the sound of a horn in the hands of the Squire. I had never Lefore participated in such a hunt and Mr. E. had promised to instruct me. Soon he dropped back to my side and as we were riding through a thicket along a narrow wagon track he halted, dismounted and told me to tie my horse beside his. We walked to the edge of the thicket and came on an old field, of probably to acres, from which the fence had been remroved. Thirty feet from the thicket, in the field, stood an old peach itee, and Mir. E., stopping me at it, said: “This tree is not a first class shelter, but as you have a good gun and can reach any part of this old field we give you this stand. The dogs will start in at the upper end of the thicket. The deer always come out of the thickets by one of their regular runs or paths and they have several out of this, one of which is opposite this tree. Get behind the tree and raise the hammer of your rifle so as to be ready if the deer come out here. Then remain perfectly still, as the least noise or the slightest mo- tion will turn the deer back——” A series of short, sharp yelps, followed by the long, deep bay of a hound, inter- rupted him. Listening a moment, he said: “That is those fox hounds, but Trail will settle them. He says deer are in there and I must get to my stand. Remem- 15 ber, no motion or noise,’ and he left me. I was still enough for a while but the air was sharp and about an inch of snow had fallen that morning, so my feet be- gan to acl_ with coid. I looked about to see where the others were stationed, but no one was in sight; nothing but the bare, and it seemed to me _ increasingly cold, field. I began to think my feet were freezing. I had just convinced my- self that in the edge of the thicket was a better place for me and was about to go there when a change in the tone of the dogs caused me to remain where I was and forget the cold. Then came a crash- ing of brush, blasts from the Squire’s horn, baying and yelping of dogs and loud halloos of human voices intermingled. ‘he crashing of brush in the thicket grew more distinct until I could trace its course by the sound. As it was apparently ap- proaching me, my every sense was keenly on the:alert, I was oblivious of all other surroundings and I had entirely forgotten the cold. My whole being seemed ab- S@mped! it thay tush: Still, on- it tame, with ever increasing sound, down through the center of the thicket, and finally it passed me. Glancing around I saw many of the hunters skirting the edge of the field and yelling with all their power. I took a step forward, when “Keep your stand!” “Stand by the tree!’ came from a dozen of them, and again I took my position, but every man had disappeared as if by magic. Then the crackling brush again became more distinct. My rifle was at my _ shoulder and my eyes felt as if they were coals of fire, through my efforts to see into the dense thicket. At last a movement of the brush, then a magnificent buck, followed by a doe, sprang from the thicket into the open directly in front of and not 30 feet from me, headed to the left and checked their speed to look about. In an instant I had a bead drawn just behind the left shoulder of the buck and _ pressed the trigger. It was the best mark at game at close range which had ever fallen to my lot, but for the first and only time while I owned her my rifle failed to respond and both of the deer sped away across the field. With both hands I raised my rifle above my head to dash it to th: eround, but catching sight of the decr I again threw it to my shoulder and fired at long range, but my aim was high. The buck made one or 2 desperate springs and was again in the brush. Then the dogs came out of the thicket, the bloodhound in them intensified by the chase, and that 16 RECREATION. peach tree was too small to satisfy me that it would shield me from their sight and attack; but they passed me at an in- creased speed, with noses to the ground, until entering the brush, when again one of them gave 3 peculiar’ sounds and all were again lost to sight. Then the hunt- ers came riding into the pen and _ sur- rounded me. “Where is your deer?” asked the Squire as he rode up. “Gone off into the woods,” I answered. “Didn't you fire ” = aa.” “Where did the deer come out of the thicket ?” I pointed out the place, and I noticed that most of the men, especially the younger ones, had all they could do to keep from an outbreak of laughter. I then explained the failure of the cap to explode and where the deer. were when I did fire, adding that my hurried aim was too high. “Go and see what Trail found,” said the Squire to one of the men, and again turned to me. “Where are the dogs?” he asked, and there was a suspicious twinkle in his eyes. “Gone after the deer.” “Why did you not stop them?” Just then I caught sight of H., who, like the other voung fellows, was doing his best to keep his face straight, and I re- plied: “Well, Squire, I had no instructions to do so, and I don’t mind saying that I know so little about bloodhounds I am not sure I should have tried it if I had been told to. “So you let them go by and probably have ended our hunt for to-day,” said he. Just then the man he had sent forward returned and reported, “Two or 3 flecks of red, but the tracks beyond are long and regular.” The Squire’s horn was at his lips in an instant and I learned for the first time the tremendous capabilities of a well pre- pared ox horn when blown with vigorous blasts; but the Squire’s utmost efforts failed to change the cries of the dogs, which were constantly becoming more and more faint, so the drive was at an end for that day. I commenced expressing my regrets when the Squire interrupted: “The fault is not alone with you. I promised to give you instructions but for- got to do it, so my older neighbors must blame me for the disappointment; but you will have to hoe your own row when the young people get vou to themselves, and J don’t envy you the experience.” When we entered the house most of the young ladies of the entire region had gathered there, and all were curious to know why we had returned so early. On our way there H. had told me the young fellows had agreed that as I was a stranger they would let me down easy. That did not suit me, so when the young ladies asked the cause of our early return I told the story and I did not spare myself. The Christmas dinner defied description and I shall not attempt to say more than that it seemed to me every known edible formed a part of it. There for the first time | had a taste of Kentucky crab cider, which is made by freezing and thawing crab apples twice before grinding them and pressing out the juice. It is delicious. After an early breakfast the next morn- ing I was placed in charge of one of the young hunters, a son of Mr. E., my sta- tions for the day being next to him, but 1 had improved the time to get posted as well as I could. We took our places on the edge of a big road for the first drive of the day, but the dogs found nothing in it; sO mounting our horses we rode leis- urel: toward our second stations. Soon my companion, who had been listening to the dogs, said excitedly: “There they go, with us a mile from our stands!..We ‘must--ride for it,” “at =tae same time dashing ahead. He had the best traveler, and called back to me, “Two adjoining stands empty and the dogs on a hot trail won’t do. Follow this track,” and he turned into a little used wagon track leading off to the right of the road. Find- ing that I was losing ground I soon left the track, which had many curves, and headed straight for him, jumping my horse over logs, brush piles, etc., which lay be- tween us; and when our stations were reached I was with him. We had just take1. our positions when a large buck sprang across the wagon track close beyond me, but Mr. E. was at that stand) 0m. buckshot from his gun cut the throat of the deer neatly and it fell dead. We hurriedly dressed the deer, hung it tc the limb of a tree and soon all were on their way to their stations for the third drive. At my earnest request Squire C. reluctantly consented to let me follow the hounds with him in that one, saying he would be glad of my company but feared I would find the experience worse than freezing my feet on a stand. He rode a large gray hunting mare that for a time seemed to me to take things remarkably easy, the Squire not touching the bridle which lay loose on the pommel, the mare taking her course by the sound of the voice of the hound Trail, while the horn directed the course of the dogs. The first half hour, as we rode along engaged in pleasant conversation, I thought follow- ing the hounds a great improvement on HOUND THE. CAMP’ FIRE. 17 occupying a stand; but about that time the dogs jumped, the Squire’s old hunter pricked up her ears, lengthened her stride am@emereased* her pace.- I attempted: to keep up gradually, but fell behind. Final- ly I -brought up in’ a tangle of grape wireranad: brush. -f tried to back out, but T°was also in a bed of green brier, Eoeeimye forse could not. back.. I was obliged to dismount and cut my horse loose with my sheath knife. When I mounted again the Senet pulled.my -hat’> down over ‘my eyes, gave my horse the spur and leaning forward headed for the sound of the horn at the best speed my horse could make. Finally ‘1 came to an opening and dis- covered the Squire alout half a mile away, his old hunter standing still, with 4 or 5 of the other men and some of the boys near him. An occasional blast on his horn to recall the dogs warned the men that the drive had been traversed and the deer had escaped by a run which had not been guarded. “You must have found following the hounds even more rough than I expected, but are you seriously hurt?” said the Squire as I rode up. I had been intent on catching up with him, but his question and a smarting sen- Squire was out’ of- sation as I halted caused me to look at my hands, then another twinge at my thigh, and finally to make a general examination. My hands were scratched and bleeding all over; I had a gash in one thigh 3 inches long and half an inch deep, probably made by a thorn bush I had dashed through; and numerous other wounds. There were many holes torn in my clothing, but my face was all right, thanks to my heavy, wide brimmed hat. The hat itself was badly ventilated for winter weather. My wounds were rubbed with whiskey and the largest were pressed together and bound with a few strips of sticking plaster. The weather looked threatening and the hunt was abandoned for that day. We spent the evening cheerfully around the great wood fire, and on retiring, a thor- ough rubbing with whiskey left me in good condition for the next day. However, a long rain had set in and the drive was over; but not our holiday. A lot of young people gathered and in the different homes of the region, where we were always given a royal Kentucky welcome, we spent the remaining 3 days of our vacation most joyously. Notwithstanding my somewhat rough experience in the drive I shall always remember the incidents of that holiday week with greatest pleasure. imo NO bob CAMP :RIRE A. L. VERMILYA. Pile the fagots high upon the roaring camp ts ‘fire, ~ While we tell the story of the wildwood’s ee OVS; Here the sky is clear, the air is soft and balmy, And we hear no echoes of the city’s noise. From the thicket’s depths the whip- poor-will is calling, And the streamlet sings along its cheerful way; ~ While above us, in the breeze, ‘Sway the branches of the trees, ~ Where the birds await the coming of the day. Pile the fagots high upon the gleaming camp fire While we smoke our pipes, and tell the story oer Of the game we bagged upon the hills or moorland, Or the fish we landed on the pebbly shore. Then we'll sleep, and dream of pleas- ures for the morrow; Sleep and dream while lullabies the cricket sings; Till the cool night wears away, And the shadows dim and gray Flee before the light the rosy morn- ing brings, “AONVD SIH AO NUALS AHL NI GaHOAAd MOV£ GIO SHNOD AuXAH SESS SS SS SS SSSS5 Py bE SALMON iVeLVeGn? SOUND. J. H. BOWLES. My piscatorial brothers of the Catalina islands, fresh from battles with the yellow- tail and the tuna, will probably scoff and raise pitying eyebrows at the idea of fish- ing for such small fry as the tyee salmon of Washington. Nevertheless, about the last of May I am well pleased to have my Siwash Indian friend, old Jack, come to me with the information, “Tyee running at Point; no herring.” Translated, this means that the spring run of salmon has reached Point Defiance, and that the herrings have not come, so it will be necessary to take some for bait. the old fellow has been tireless in his efforts to convert me. I drop into a store and buy him a package of tobacco, when he says good-bye in high good humor. Point Defiance, about 7 miles from Ta- coma, Washington, is a long arm of land stretching out into Puget sound, which at that place is a beautiful sheet of water about 3 miles wide. It is a most pictur- esque spot, the clay and sand cliffs rising abruptly 200 feet over the water; and towering skyward from the top are giant cedars and firs, some of them 300 feet high. Around the foot of the cliffs the tide rushes like a mill race, forming whirlpools and back eddies, the latter running close to shore, often for over a mile. Deep down in these eddies and close to the whirlpools the tyee (Siwash for chief) love to lie in wait for their favorite food, the herring; the water being ice cold and 75 to over 500 feet deep. It was in one of these back eddies that B. and I were to be found one warm after- noon in May, 2 hours before sundown. Our vomit was a cedar skiff, a 7-foot sal- mon rod weighing 11 ounces, a reel holding 600 feet of line, a gaff, a short killing club, and 3 or 4 varieties of darting spoons. The darting spoon seems to be a creation of the Pacific Northwest; at least I have seen nothing exactly like it elsewhere. It is a single thin piece of copper, brass, or silver, about 5 inches long by 2 inches wide, cut in a narrow oval. It has a peculiar series ot curves and does not revolve, but zigzags in all directions when drawn through the water. A single hook is riveted into the end and about 3 feet of wire snell are used, with a swivel at each end to prevent the line from kinking. Some anglers use double or even treble hooks. A keel-shaped sinker weighing about 7 ounces is used, which is arranged to slide along the line by 2 screweyes. Its proper position is about 30 feet up the line from the spoon, I never use bait, but for 5 years » 1Q where it is held in place by a wire catch that is set in one end in a line with the screweye. The strike of the fish releases it, when it slides down to the snell and allows a free line for play. Thus equipped we rowed slowly along the eddy, just fast enough to keep the spoon energetic at the end of ioo feet of line. We carefully watched the surface of the water in all directions to see if the tyee were rolling, and we rejoiced that the water was unbroken. At certain times these fish all come to the surface to play, rolling their backs and tails lazily on the surface. On such occasions the angler can paddle within a few feet of them, but he might just as well pack up his tackle and go home, for he can not catch anything. It was early in the day for tyee, but soon a fierce jerk told us a fight of some sort had begun. I reeled in the line as fast as possible, apparently without even the spoon at the end, but we well knew that was only one of the tricks of the silver salmon. This fact was proved a few sec- onds after the strike, when close to the boat a glistening 12 pounder leaped high out of the water and tried to shake the hook from his mouth. Failing in that, after several attempts, he twisted and turned over in the water so rapidly as to soon tire and allow himself to be brought to gaff. The line was wound 3 or 4 times around his gills, but a few raps with the killing club quieted him and he was then untangled. Very handsome he looked ly- ing in the boat, and he made a swift, gamy fight for 10 minutes, but we were after something different. We put out the spoon again and soon a short tug, followed by a spirited fight far below the surface, brought to light a 5 pound rock cod. His bright red color and gaping mouth gave him the appearance of being much heated and out of breath from his exertions. Still hope was deferred, but undismayed we again lowered the spoon and a few minutes rowing took us over where a sand bar stretched far below the surface. In passing this the spoon seemed to catch on the bottom, an accident which almost in variably means the loss of spoon, sinker and a portion of line, not to mention a frightful loss of temper. Fortune favored us that time, for a steady strain showed a gain of 3 feet of line, which continued until a long dark body appeared in the clear water below. It was one of the big brown cod of Puget sound; but as soon as he 20 RECREATION. saw the boat his tail pointed upward and down he went, like an iron safe. That style of fighting continued about 25 minutes, until finally his codship was brought to gaff, both fish and angler about equally exhausted. Nineteen pounds, over 3 feet long, with an enormous mouth fringed with teeth like those of a bulldog, the brown cod is, nevertheless, the finest food fish in those waters. By that time the sun had nearly reached the horizon and the Indians were around us in their canoes. There was old Jack, perched in the stern of his canoe, on a pile of large rocks that barely offset the weight of his enormous squaw in the bow, inci- dentally the fattest human being I ever saw out of a-circus. They formed a truly rfe- markable contrast, he being mere skin and bone. In these cases the squaw always does half the paddling, while the man does all the fishing. For half an hour or so we rowed slowly along, watching the kingfishers and guil- lemots retiring for the night to their holes in the cliffs, and finally becoming com- pletely absorbed in watching the onslaught of a flock of crows on a pair of bald eagles, whose nest was in one of the giant firs. Suddenly the rod was almost jerked out of my hand, the tip was pulled deep under water, and the reel buzzed angrily as its handle removed the skin from one or 2 of my knuckles. Fifty feet, 75, 100, 150, and still the line went out. This is no silver salmon or cod, for no fish in the sound but the tyee is capable of such con- tinued bursts of speed. Gradually, how- ever, the strain of the little rod begins to tell and 50 feet of line are regained, when the reel handle is jerked out of my hand and he is off again on another 150 foot race. Nearly 400 feet of line are out, but I fight back, inch by inch, until my fish goes to the bottom to sulk and try +o jerk the hook out of his mouth. This is the most trying time of all to the angler, for the mouth of a salmon is tender and will not stand much snubbing. However, if he keeps this up he will certainly tear loose, so I gradually force him to the surface, which gives us a view of his broad green back with its black mottling. The first sight of the boat sets him frantic and he is off again on another series of rushes, this time so close to the surface as to make the line sing through the water, thus forming with the whirring of the reel the most charming of all duets to the ear of an angler. The fight is on again for the same length of time as before, but finally he tires and is brought to gaff. Still shaking his head, after a grand battle of over half an hour, he is taken into the boat, 22 pounds of the gamest fighting fish in Puget sound. The sun having set, all the other boats caught fish as well as ourselves. The Indians use herring and a hand line, for they argue that a rod in such cases is white man nonsense and a criminal waste of time. However, we were both anxious to waste another half hour in the same way, so over went the spoon. That time only 2 minutes passed before the tip of the rod was jerked under water, and the handle of the reel tried to resemble a circular saw in action. ‘The fight was a repetition of the last one until, apparently tired out, the fish was brought within 100 feet of the boat. Then, as if possessed by the Furies, he. dashed away with 200 feet of line and came to a sudden stop. I reeled in the line with nothing but dead weight at the end, and we lifted from the water the remains of a handsome salmon. He was torn into shreds, and looking down into the water we saw a school of dogfish. It was necessary to row a few hundred yards to get away from them, and prepara- tory to setting the sinker I tossed the spoon over with 3 or 4 feet of line. We then examined our mangled captive, before starting in to fish, and he proved an inter- esting example of dogfish voracity. The clean cut bites gave a good idea of the sharp teeth of this little shark. An un- expected interruption came in the shape of a great splash under the stern of the and I threw out the sinker just in to avoid a broken line. Another fight and a 15 pound tyee was brought to It was then dark and a succession of short jerks on the line showed that nothing but dogfish were to be caught. This was amply proved as out of the darkness we heard an Indian gaff a fish, then the thud, thud, thud of the killing club, and lastly a splash followed by an avalanche of Siwash profanity. Not a thing could be seen, but the whole scene was before us as plain as day, for we knew that such is the love be- stowed on all dogfish by the Indians. The tide being in our favor, we paddled lazily back to the camp. The possibilities of this kind of fishing form one of its many fascinations, for the angler never can teli what may take his hook. Some days he will lose nearly every fish that strikes, while on others he will make a clean record. Nearly everything from a rock cod to a bull seal has been known to take a spoon, and tyee as heavy as 75 pounds have been taken on the hook. Mr, P. V. Caesar, of: Tacoma, met with an exciting experience when near- ly all of his 600 foot line was taken out at one rush by some unknown monster. of the deep, only to have it tear loose at the end. Realizing that he must check the rush at all costs, he applied a heavy drag to the reel and then gave the butt, which re- sulted in the loss of the fish, Pee omiima Ki ON A CAMP’ HUNT. CHARLEY BARE VIL: Next morning pa woke me up soon, an as soon as we'd et a snack, an’ put a couple Of biscuits apiece in our’ pockets, we lit out fer the traps, an’ we was aimin’ ter move our line some’rs else, but we had more in ’em than wed ever had at one time. First trap we come to, there was a big ole ring- talei it, awaitin’ fer us,'an’ he were'nt in no good humor neither, but pa told ’im howdy with a light’ud knot, an’ we snatched is pelt of in a minnit. We decided not to move that trap, seein’s it was doin’ so well, an’ as it was clost ter where we caught our trap bait, | got a handful of worms outen a dead tree an’ we went down ter the branch an’ got our little poles outen the bushes an’ went ter fishin. J reckon I’ve said it a dozen times before, but it shore was fun Beeaneeciim. inem petch out. I caught a little catfish, an’ he were the most wiggle- some thing I ever seen. It tangled my thread line up so bad I had ter throw it away, an’ I got worried with ’im an’ tried ter mash the stuffin’ outen ’im, an’ struck one of ‘is horns in my thumb, an’, doggon my cats, how it hurt. I throwed ’im on the ground and give ’im a stomp that fixed ’is clock, an’ by that time we had enough, for pa’d jest been a slingin’ *em out while me and the catfish was a havin’ it. _ The next trap had another big coon in it. “By grannies,” pa sez, “at this rate we'll soon be loaded down with hides.” The first 2 otter traps weren’t sprung, but the third one had a big, fine one in it. We could hear the chain a rattlin’, an’ the water a splashin’ soon’s we come clost to it, an’ I never seen nothin’ no fiercer’n that old otter. He'd grab the trap in ’is tushes an’ chomp it like he was goin’ ter eat it up. Pa said it takes a mighty good dog ter whip one, fer their hides so loose they kin foie pliind around in it, an’ a dog kaint git no holt. Pa done ’im like he done the coons, an’ throwed ’im over ’is shoulder, an’ we went on till we come to where we had a trap set in the dry sand on the bank where the otter had been a wallerin’. The trap was sprung, and the ground jest natchelly tore up. There was one toe of an otter in the trap, jest fresh gnawed off, an’ the water was still roiled up where he’d entered the branch. “Dad buzzle it all,” sez pa, “if we'd a been 5 minutes sooner we’d a got ’im, but it ain’t no use ter cry over lost otters nor spilt milk.” We pulled up the trap an’ set it in another APOPKA. place, fer pa said it ud be a long time ’fore they wallered there again. We was agoin’ acrost from one pond to another, an’ we seen something runnin’ through the grass an’ a shakin’ the weeds, an’ we took after it, and doggone if it weren’t 3 otters. They kaint run so power- ful fast an’ pa knocked one in the head with a knot, but the other 2 tore out for the nearest pond, an’ you couldn’t no more head ‘em than nothin’. They was jest sim- ply bound an’ determined ter git in that water, but jest as they was a gittin’ in a bunch of tall grass in the edge of the pond, I turned my old single barrel loose an’ killed one, an’ the other got away. We was shore proud, an’ I woulden fool yer. We hung the 3 of ’em in a little thick oak out of the sun, an’ went ter the balance of the traps quick’s we could, an’ we got 4 more coons, and 2 ’possums, which we turned loose. “If this keeps up,” sez pa, ‘‘we’ll be rich as Jews.” We went back to the otters and pa showed me how to start the hide, an’ I cased one while he was a dotn’ the other 2. It shore is a job, fer every bit of skin has ter be worked off with the knife, an’ if you ain't mighty keerful, you'll cut holes in it, an’ ruin it. It was one o'clock ’fore we was done, an’ I was nearly faint I was so hungry. On the way back we went by a little slough, an’ there was the biggest bunch of white curlews I ever seen, a feedin’ along the edge of it. Pa sez: “Slip up to ’em, son, an’ see’f you kaint kill us a mess at one shot.” I crawled on my all fours through the grass, an’ got right up on ’em. [I laid there a minute a watchin’ ’em, an’ it was a right purty sight. They was a walkin’ about in the mud an’ water, a drillin’ down in it with their bills after crawfish, which they seem ter love bettern anything else. Any- way their craws is always full of ’em when you kill ’em. They was all the time makin’ a fuss amongst ’emselves like they was a talkin’ ter one ’nother. All of a sudden one old feller seen me through the grass, an’ sez “onk, onk,” an’ the whole bunch riz up together, an’ such another battin’ of wings I never seen. [I laid flat in the grass, but bein’ up in the air they all seen me an’ I knowed it was now or never. So I jumped up an aimed inter the thickest of ’em, an’ shot down five of ’em, but I’m satisfied if I’d a scored into ’em on the ground I’d a got 20. We cut the meat offen 22 RECREATION. ‘em an’ pulled out fer camp, an’ we killed II poterges in 3 shots, on the way back. Uncle Dick an’ Mr. Sam had a lot of fried pertaters an’ about 40 perch a keepin’ hot fer us in the skillet, an’ I’m here ter tell you they was shore good. After dinner pa stretched the otter hides on some boards he had fixed fer the business an’ I tended ter the coon hides, When it come dark we cooked up our birds an’ made some biscuit an’ had another fine mess. Livin’ in camp’s the best livin’ in the world. While we was eatin’ the curlews, pa said to Uncle Dick: “Do you remember when we_ was boys, an’ slipped up ter that big bunch of curlews in the hammock perairer, an’ never got none of ’em.” Uncle Dick laughed an’ said: “bh cert’ n'y do.” When they was boys, they was a marsh pond with a fringe of hammock round it, clost ter their home, an’ it was called the hammock perairer. One day they was a ter- rible big bunch of curlews a feedin’ along one side, clost ter the bushes, an’ they took their guns an’ went after ’em. Right next to where the curlews was a feedin’ they was 2 trails went through the bushes, *bout 50 yards apart, an one of ‘em slipped ap ter one openin’ an’ on to the other ter see where they was the thickest. Where pa was they was thick as they could stand an’ he motions to Uncle Dick to come there, but they was jest as thick where he was an’ he motions pa to come ter him. Each one thought he seen ’em the thickest, an’ they got to whisperin’ an’ then to callin’ ter one ‘nother. “Come~ ere, dad burn it. the thickest here.” “No they ain’t. They’re the most here.” Directly they made such a fuss till the They’s a heap curlews got scared an’ flew off an’ left ’em a disputin’ ’bout it, an’ they got mad an’ fought, an’ their pa frailed the dirt outen ‘em fer 46: They got ter tellin’ ’bout fire huntin’ an’ how the deer used ter tear up the pertater patch of a night, an’ Mr. Sam said one time they was 2 fellers went a fire huntin’ an’ they shone a pair of eyes an’ the man with the gun shot down a big ole buck. The feller that was totein’ the fire pan sez: “We done well that time.” “We, the dickens,’ sez the other man. “T killed ’im, you didn’t have nothin’ ter do with it.” They hung up their deer an’ went on a piece, an’ direckly they shone another pair of eyes, an’ the fellers pulled down again, an’,. bless the Lord, he'd. massyerecames man’s horse that was grazin’ in the woods. “Now we've played the devil,” say the feller. “We nothin,’ sez the one with the fire pan, “you killed ’im, I didn’t have nothin’ ter do with it.” Pa said it was a mighty sorry hunter couldn’t tell a deer’s eyes from a horse. We laid there by the fire a while, an’ Id a been plum satisfied only I couldn’t help a thinkin’ before long we'd have ter pull out fer home, fer our time was comin’ to an end an’ the flour an’ pertaters a gittin’ low. Jest as we rolled up in our blankets we hearn the old varmint holler, off acrost the branch toward the big cypress, an’ Old Ring got up and howled the lonesomest I ever seen. I wouldn’t a been by myseif for a roo. dollars: Mr.’ Sam sez: “Tf it'll come a rain before we leave ter make trailin’ good, we’d ought ter take a day and seef we kaint run ’im down with Old Ring.” Pa an’ Uncle Dick said they was willin’, an’ that’s the last I heard that night. Witness—Yis, Oi had 3 more whiskies at Casey’s place. Lawyer—And that made you drunk. You admit that, of course. Witness—Oi’ll not swear to it. Oi dunno was Oi drunk or sober, fur Oi don’t ray- mimber anything after thot—Philadelphia Record, GREATER SHEARWATERS. AMONG THE WATER FOWL. The Rev. H. K. Job has written a book which bears the above title, and which has recently been issued by Doubleday, Page & GopeNew York. Mr. Job tells many in- teresting stories of days and weeks spent on lakes, rivers and marshes, studying and photographing the various species of water birds with which he came in contact. In “scongnonnnanemmnnmonnee gre mmmemammecrecrerenttins sna naneennneconnenuansa rancor ntegiiedauntanespearemararenaner ganar tan ee other words, he has for years past been hunting with a camera instead of with a gun, and this volume records some of his most interesting experiences. He is a man of wonderful patience and perseverance, and in the present volume he has given to the world a great deal of valuable information and many pictures illustrating the life and habits of the water fowl, as only an en- thusiastic and persistent student could ever know them, I can best give the reader an THESE “BIRDS ARE NOT JUST ALIGHTING,; IT SHEARWATERS TO PROPEL THEMSELVES OVER THE WATER BY FLAPPING WITH THEIR WINGS, IN ADDITION TO PADDLING WITH THEIR WEBBED FEET idea of the character of this work by quoting from the author’s preface: “The beautiful bird pictures of Audubon fascinated me as a child and made me love the birds and begin to watch such of them as could be found in the home garden in the suburbs of Boston. By the time I was old enough to be trusted afield, the limits 2 ET EL er eI Tartana ream mre IS) @ of the city became too narrow, and I began to roam abroad, seeking out the haunts of the birds. In due time I had formed a considerable acquaintance with all the familiar songsters, and many others. Soon I came to feel a special interest in the shyer and more mysterious species that the average youngster knew nothing of. Hawks and owls were my especial delight, and to discover their nests no effort was too great a price to pay. 23 CUSTOM OF WILSON’S PETRELS; 24 RECREATION. “This enthusiasm soon took me to the sea coast, where there were new worlds to conquer in the hordes of migratory waders and strong winged fowl of the deep, about which the books were all too silent. Audu- bon knew them best, but my other favorite writers seemed to have sadly neglected them. Samuels’ “Birds of New England” I almost know by heart, but many of my bird favorites its author was _ evidently little acquainted with. Minot was intense- ly interesting, but he stopped short of the water fowl. In pursuit of these inhabitants THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SHOWS time past these have been thought of largely as targets for the gun. Perhaps they will pardon me for laying bare their lives to scrutiny, as I protest to them, on the first occasion of our future meeting, that I am trying to raise up friends for them, not foes. It will mark a new era in our civil- ization when the now persecuted wild fowl can alight in the village pond and feed in peace, the object only of friendly admira- tion. “As yet they are fearful of that new, mysterious Cyclops with its staring eye, the = THEIR CHARACTERISTIC ‘‘ WALKING ON THE WATER ”’ of shore and ocean, various were the craft that I -owned. and navigated, and many the narrow escapes. However, I am yet alive, and the wild fowl have thought it best, in view of my persistency, to take me in some measure into their confidence and divulge to me some of their secrets. After round- ing out a full quarter century of these pry- ings, on land and sea, I hope I am not abusing the confidence of my wild friends in telling what they have taught me. The robins and chippies, with their kin, have been popularized in books innumerable; but why should not the great nature-loving public find also interesting and instructive the lives and ways of the water fowl? In camera; but I hope they may learn to recog- nize in it a real friend, for in thousands of hands this is taking the place of the gun. Far be it from me.to deny that there are legitimate uses for the dead bird; but owing to relentless, short sighted slaughter, hith- erto carried on, it is coming to be a question of birds or no birds. Every true sportsman will practise moderation in the capture of game, and every thoughtful lover of wild life will stand for its protection. Exercise afield and contact with Nature are invalu- able, but require an incentive. If the de- struction of life can be minimized by the finding of some satisfactory substitute for the gun, no one will be the loser. Such a meas ARLAD OF substitute I myself have found in the camera, which fully satisfies my hunter’s instinct. Far more skill and resource are required to photograph a wild creature than to shoot it, and the picture, when secured, iawordinatily, of far greater value than a few mouthfuls of flesh. As I recall suc- cessful shots at fowl from the gunning- stand, I would give much to have the pic- tures now to inspire me, in exchange for fleeting memories. Would it not be wise policy to interest our boys in Nature-study, and the camera as applied to it, and dis- courage shooting at living things? Real acquaintance with a harmless and beautiful wild creature, I can testify, makes one less and less disposed to take its life. Hence I most cordially commend to my fellow sportsmen and bird lovers this noble instru- ment. An expensive outfit is unnecessary. In case my own experience may be of any encouragement, let me say that all my pic- tures in this book were taken with an ordi- nary 4 by 5 focusing camera, rapid rectil- Rie TO LORE. 25 inear lens, and bellows of 12 inches draw, that cost me less than $20. I consider the 4 by 5 size just right for field work. Equipped with such a camera and any good make of rapid plates, with a little careful study and practice of photographic method, following out some such plans afield as are described in this and other volumes, joined with real love for the birds and nature, there is no reason why anyone may not succeed better than I have done.” The book contains over 100 illustrations, all from photographs, and a man might profitably spend a whole day studying these alone. It will be impossible for any bird lover to look at even half a dozen of the pictures without wanting to read the text, and learn how it was possible for a photog- rapher to,get near enough to the birds to make the pictures. Mr. Job has placed all bird lovers under lasting obligations to him, by giving to the world this delightful vol- ume, and I trust it may have the large sale it SO. greatly merits: Pepa LeAD OF THE FUTURE. A. Lb. VERMILY A, How dear to my heart are the old fashioned stories Of game hogs who roamed o’er the earth long ago; ’Tis said that those swine once partook of the glories Which fond Mother bestow. They ground-raked the quails, they slew all the rabbits, They made of the wildwood a desolate waste ; Yes; they killed all the game, and so hog- gish their habits, They left for the sportsmen not even a taste. Nature so loves to CHORUS. The bristle-backed game hog, The slab-sided game hog, The ill mannered game hog, Extinct long ago. O, those game hogs they proved to be cow- ardly scooters When the L. A. S. forces marched into their camp, But the sportsmen got after the dropsical rooters, And hustled and harried each backed scamp. Also came RECREATION—may it flourish for- ever— And swatted the porkers with language succinct ; It lammed them and jammed them, with tireless endeavor, Till the whole swinish lot soon became quite extinct, bristle- That’s the reason I like to hear stories that tell of The low minded hogs and their mean, sel- fish ways; But I sigh as I think what a perfectly hell of A time sportsmen must have had back in those days. And it really does give me much quiet en- joyment To think how those rooters must work where they dwell; For Satan has given them steady employ- ment At constantly piling on brimstone in hell. aac ee . POE 1. GOLDEN PHEASANT (COCK AND HEN). 2. MONGOLIAN PHEASANT (COCK). 3. CALIFORNIA QUAIL. 4. RUFFED GROUSE. 5. BOB WHITE, OR QUAIL. 26 1. CANADA GOOSE. 2. SANDHILL CRANE. 3. YELLOW LEGS. 4. WOOD DUCK. (MALE AND FEMALE). 5. REDHEAD DUCK. 6. MALLARDS. 7. TEAL. ) 27 THE WHITE GOAT IN AtASsica: E. W. SHAW. We were camped on the Cleveland penin- sula, about 50 miles North of Ketchikan, and were following some rich looking float, discovered the spring before by my com- panion, Sam Gellet. Ketchikan is on Ton- gas narrows and is a little, white hamlet, typical of Alaskan coast, with totem poles, a salmon cannery, Siwash dogs and an oc- casional mail steamer. It was in November, and the first snow of the season, dry and feathery, had effectually stopped all pros- pecting for that winter. Back on the rocky, bold mountains of the peninsula, where dwells the white goat, it lay deep and dan- gerous enough to satisfy the most enthusi- astic lover of mountain climbing or winter shooting. While the ground remained bare, we had agreed to devote our time to pros- pecting; so goat hunting was postponed, although we well knew the risk attending it when the treacherous steeps were covered with ice and snow. Having made the tent snug and tight on oul arrival some weeks before, by backing it well with such moss as one finds only in Alaska, we spcnt a few days in laying by a stock of venison. At that we would prob- ably have been unsuccessful had it not been for my partner’s dogs, Carlo and Bounce. As it was we bagged 2 deer; Sam killing an old doe in front of Bounce, while I shot a yearling, still hunting. This sounds easy. but was quite the contrary. We had put the dogs out only as a last resort, and after repeated failures in still hunting. Before many nights passed, the reason for the scarcity of game became apparent. A band of large black timber wolves were on the rampage in the neighborhood, and many a night they would come down in the moonlight to the salmon stream and howl defiance across at our little white tent under the big cedars. To protect our meat against their ravages, it was strung up by the throat halyards to the mast of our little sloop, which lay in quiet water off the mouth of the stream. While prospecting on the morning of the storm, we had separated as usual, in order to cover more ground. A careful search along my side of the gulch failed to reveal the quartz ledge of free gold for which we were looking. The fast falling snow hastened my return to camp, and supper was cooking on the stove when Sam arrived. Over the after dinner pipes my companion told of finding fresh goat signs away back in a basin just below tree line, at the head of the valley visited by us that day. By November Ist, goats have selected and are on their winter range, which is usually much lower than their summer habitat, and as they travel but little, one is reasonably sure of finding them near their sign. As Gellet was not enthusiastic that evening over my proposal to go hunting, I was prepared on the following morning to hear a vigorous protest. He pointed out the un- settled condition of the weather; but my determination to go, even though alone, finally won his consent to accompany me, bringing his dogs. I had never seen dogs used in following goats and it was with some interest that I looked forward to the day’s hunt. An hour’s steady tramp after leaving camp, took us to the head of the creek. In a few minutes more we stood in the basin and the chase was on. We thought it better to cover thoroughly all slides ex- tending down into the timber. Then, by working gradually to the summit of the ridge our hunt could, if necessary, be car- ried on to the main range. We hoped to secure game without going up among those glaciers whose talclike greens had been in sight for weeks. The precipitous face of the mountain was lined with slides alternated by ridges cov- ered with dense thicket and with spruce timber. Previous to the ascent, the sur- faces of the open slopes were carefully scanned with the hope of seeing, outlined against the snow, that faint yellowish spot indicating Billy’s location. Failing to sight game, Sam proposed a mode of hunting too simple and seemingly too sure to be interesting. It was, how- ever, arduous labor. He would take one slide and I the next, while the dogs ranged on the timbered hogback between. If they routed the quarry, one of us would in this way be sure of obtaining a shot as it crossed the opening above. The more elevated our . sition grew, the greater dif- ficulty of traveling; and there were frequent briery tangles eager to tear the hands or catch the clothing. They are not found only on the mountain slopes, but through- out the low country as well, to the great discomfort of hunters and _ prospectors alike. Many an hour have I spent after reaching camp at night, extracting countless numbers of these poisonous needles. These may be distressing, but that morn- ing I found 2 things absolutely dangerous; the slippery ice, invisible under the snow, and the liability of starting an avalanche. It is surprising to note the ease with which THE WHITE GOAT IN ALASKA. 29 tons of rock and loam can be started into activity by the loosening of just one stone. One gully especially was full of loose granite and frozen gravel, freshly come down that morning, from many feet above. To avoid a perpendicular drop in the de- clivity I had been working my way slowly up, just in the edge of the brush. As the ascent looked easier on the opposite side, I started to cross. Suddenly, with- out the slightest warning, the whole mass of debris, 2 or 3 feet in depth, became freed from its temporary lodging and swept down toward the edge of the cliff. It was a moment, of course, getting under way, and in that interva. a few powerful leaps had placed within reach a projecting ledge, which, however, I failed to grasp in my hurried descent. Then I lost my balance completely and in a half sitting posture was being carried toward a large windfall, ex- tending over and a few feet above the slide, and under which I would pass. It seems strange that I did not at once think of the tree as a possible means of escape. At that moment, however, I was wholly occupied in watching the downward flight of an immense boulder that, ricochet- ing past me, bounded over the ‘cliff, and out of sight. I did not feel alarmed, although aware of my danger, and was well under the tree before recognizing in it an avenue of safety. Fortunately my rifle had been tossed aside into the bushes, near the ledge above. Straightening myself as I approached the limb, I wade a lunge, throwing both arms about it and swung the lower portion of my body clear of the swiftly moving earth beneath. In a few minutes everything was quiet again; but it was some time before I dared set foot on that treacherous dirt. Then, gingerly enough, I picked my way to where the Winchester was lying, and hastened on to make up the time already lost. Wondering how far ahead my partner and the dogs were, I heard the latter giv- ing tongue among the rocks, some distance above tree line and almost out of hearing. Airaid of not being in at the death, I pressed forward, gradually leaving the scrubby firs below me. Old Sam was overtaken while stopping to regain his breath. As I drew near he excused himself by saying, “Wind ain't as good as ‘twas 20 year ago.’ Up to this time, we had seen no tiaces of the animals; but from the sound which now could be plainly heard, concluded the goat or goats were at bay. The excited yelping of our canine friends acted as an incentive, and the climb was quickly resumed, Sam fol- lowing. é We arrived on the scene of the conflict, greatly fatigued, and covered with perspi- ration, just in time to see Bounce close in on a large male goat, and receive a vicious stab in the breast from the old fellow’s sharp, jet black horns, Although Carlo was vigorously occupied in the rear, Billy seemed to pay little attention to him and was about to charge poor Bounce, who had backed off and was coughing blood, when I fired, breaking the goat’s back with a 45 from my repeater. It was plain the horn had entered the dog’s lung; and as we examined the wound, it was pitiful to see Sam’s streaming eyes and hear his homely expressions of endear- ment. He had lost that dog’s sire in the same way, up on the Chickerman river, only in that case dog and goat went over a preci- pice together. Even little Carlo looked on in sympathetic silence as I bound up his wounded partner. As Bounce refused or was unable to walk, and as Sam would not hear of his being shot, I turned my attention to the goat; the second it had been my good for- tune to kill. Waushing to save this splendid specimen for mounting, I at once began taking off the head. During the process Sam conceived -the idea of making a stretcher of the hide as a means of getting the dog to camp, and he immediately de- scended to timber, in search of 2 suitable poles. Work had proceeded on the carcass 20 minutes or more, when I heard Sam shout from below, “Another goat, Teddy; shoot! shoot!” Grabbing the rifle, my attention was attracted by a stone rattling down from higher up on the ridge, and I was just in time to get in a shot as a second goat clambered over the loose rock above. Ap- parently unharmed by the hastily aimed ball, the animal vanished in a flurry of snow. Of course I was soon on his track, and was not surprised, though keenly dis- appointed, at finding neither blood nor hair. I decided to undertake the almost hope- less task of following what I thought an uninjured, and already much frightened mountain goat. My lucky star must have been in the ascendent that day, for hardly 100 yards were covered when I nearly stumbled over the body of the goat, pitched head downward, in a snow-filled gully. The shot had ranged forward, breaking a num- ber of ribs in its flight. When I appeared before Sam later with the head and hide, he “allowed” he had known of my success by the “crazy yelling.” It was some time before he could understand why I cut the hides up the back of the neck instead of the front, or, in fact, why I cared to save them at all. He had meanwhile completed my inter- rupted work; the litter being constructed by running 2 cedar poles through slits cut lengthwise of the skin. On the long woolly hair we carefully 30 RECREATION. placed the dog, laying our rifles beside him; and, each of us strapping a goat head to our backs, were ready for the descent, the ac- complishment of which I now recall as the most exasperatingly hard bit of labor ever undertaken by me. This may have been Sam’s opinion also, though in his case it was a labor of love. He repeatedly refused my request that the suffering of the poor brute be ended with a bullet, insisting that the dog would recover and, in fact, he did. Though camp was reached without acci- dent, the discomforts of the latter part of the day’s hunt were increased to a large degree by the rapidly rising wind, and the simultaneous dropping of the mercury. During the trip down, which consumed the greater part of 2 hours, our enforced ac- tivity prevented us from feeling the cold; and, it seemed to both, on finally reaching the tent that we had well earned a long night’s rest. A few days later we started on our re- turn to Ketchikan, and for nearly a mile, were obliged to chop a passage in the 1ce, for our boat. The town was reached just in time to dine with my brother and friends, aboard his yacht, on Thanksgiving Day, A CURIOSITY. FRO ECUADOR: DR: S. “A... DAVIS: In almost every flock of sheep on the Inter-Andean plains of Ecuador may be found rams having more than the usual pair of horns. iRams with 3 or .4 horns are common. I have been told of some having 5 or 6, but have never seen them. The arrangement of these horns is varied. The upper pair, when there are 2, occupy the usual position on the skull; the lower pair are placed close below and slightly be- hind the bases of the first. The upper pair lack usually the twist of normal horns; curving upward and outward, or arching downward. The lower pair usually take a downward curve to form almost half-cir- cles. Where there are 3 horns, a vertical, spikelike horn rises centrally between the downward curving lower pair. I have, again, seen all 3 horns curving forward, so that, if the growth continued, the points would terminate, the one above somewhere back of the nostrils, and those laterally placed, near the angles of the mouth. The local name is ingo; plural ingos. Through the courtesy of Mr. A. McL. Miller, one of the civil engineers of the Guayaquil and Orento railway company, | am enabled to send you a photograph of a 4-horned domestic ram of Ecuador. The head having been cleaned of all soft parts and otherwise prepared for mounting, it lacks natural proportions, as well as that preoccupied expression assumed just be- fore launching himself at some unsuspect- ing person’s unguarded rear. However, as the purpose is only to show the 4 horns, the absence of other features needs no criticism. Rams are found here having 5 and even 6 horns, but such horns are usually dwarfish, abortive and asymmetri- cal, as if Nature had planned a piece of work which she could not afterward well perform. The cropping of one ear is the owner’s mark. The removal of the taps from the upper pair of horns shows the ram to have been brave or gifted with more push than was considered desirable. AMATEUR PHOTO BY DR, Se A. DAVIS DOMESTIC RAM OF ECUADOR. Larve, called the dobson, or alligator, are common in the cooler streams of Ecuador, and the mature insects are well known. What seems to me an anomaly is the pupa- tion and emergence of the imago from the earth, as I had always been led to believe that this part of its life history took place, if not in the water, at least in close prox- imity. I saw lately an imago of this in- sect, just emerged from the pupa case, which I pulled from its hole in the ground, at the foot of a ledge of rocks. If the larva had crawled there to undergo pupa- tion, it must have crawled up the steep side of a railway embankment, across the grade to where the ledge stopped its progress, and buried itself in the little dirt it found, a distance from the stream of about 50 feet. SIGNS OF A COLD WINTER. ADIRONDACK JIM. Of course you know all the ordinary signs of an approaching cold winter; thick corn shucks, big musi-rat houses, and all that; but I saw a sign that eclipses them all. A few years ago I was deer hunting in the Adirondacks in October. While re- turning to camp from watching a runway, I turned aside from the trail to examine a bear’s den I had noticed when passing in the morning. The sun was just setting and as 4 miles of wilderness lay between me and camp, I realized I had little time to spare, but I was anxious to know whether Bruin was at home or not. I had been prospecting about the mouth of the den possibly I0 minutes when a sudden gust of wind caused me to look up. In the West I saw a huge black cloud roll- - ing up and obscuring the horizon. I don’t say I was frightened, for I would not acknowledge it if I was, but I struck into» that trail as. quickly as possible. | had covered about a mile of the distance to camp when the storm broke in a fierce gale and darkness closed about me. As I had - gone up the trail that morning I had seen an old log shanty, and I thought I must be nearing the spot; but the trouble was to locate it in the darkness, as it stood back from the trail. I remembered there was a notch in the range of mountains at that point which might help me to discover the location of the hut. Straining my eyes hard at the blackened West I could make out a faint outline of the unbroken crest, but no notch. I stumbled along as rapidly as wind and rain would permit. Presently a dark spot in the West gave me the clue. I turned to the right and leaving the trail, entered the notch. The notch cut the mountain range from East to West and the storm swept through with tremendous force directly in my face. , I could scarcely see anything, yet I push- ed forward, knowing that shelter was near. Presently I ran plump against the corner of the old shanty. When I passed in the morning I noticed that the oreater part of the roof had tumbled in, but that a small portion at one end was intact, and the door was on the South side near the center. I felt my way along until I came to. the door. It was about 2 inches ajar, but when I attempted to open it, it re- fused to move. The old building had set- tled ana securely fastened the door. I had no time to investigate, for the rain was coming down in sheets. I knew there was an opening at the top, so I climbed the corner where the ends of the logs projected and was inside in a jiffy. If I had dropped into a Fifth Avenue ho- tel in New York I[ couldn’t have felt better. I wiped the water from my face and began to feel about the place with my feet. I had on a long ulster overcoat. This I decided would make a good bed quilt. No pillow being at hand, I placed the stock of my rifle under my head and prepared to sleep; but no sleep came to my eyes. It must have been past midnight, the storm had cleared away, the stars shone like incandesceit lights, when suddenly I heard a scratching and the next instant a large animal crouched on the top of the wall. In the dim light I could just discern the outline of the beast. Without cere- mony he leaped inside, his long, catlike tail following. I knew that instant it was a panther. I wished I was not at home to callers. No; I wished I was at home. .I was not frightened, I never am frightened; I just lay still and waited. Presently I felt a loose board move near my feet. The next instant the long ulster was jerked from over me and with a bound the ani- mal was over the wall with the coat. I was vexed to think I had allowed the panther to steal my coat without the least opposition. What should I tell my com- rades when I got back to camp? Presently morning came and I lost no time in getting on the trail. I had walked a mile when that panther crossed the trail ahead of me. I knew it was the same one, for he had my ulster on and I could see the long skirts trailing on each side of his tail. When he looked up and saw me he went off at a gait that made the tails of the coat slap like a flying jib in a head wind. That winter was the coldest ever known in the Adirondacks. Lady—Did you every try to get work? Tramp—Yes, ma’am; I got a job for me brother once.—Baltimore World. 31 ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI RAZORBACKS. A subscriber recently sent me a clipping from The Republic, of St. “Louis; Mos showing the photograph reproduced here- with and stating that the men whose por- traits appear are W. F. B. Smiley, of Belle- ville, Ill., and W. A. Kinsey, of Carroiiton, Mo., with 135 pounds of black bass caught T. B. SMILEY. by them in Lake Minnetonka, Minn. I wrote these men, asking for confirm- ation of the report, and received this reply: We did not catch 135 pounds of black bass, but caught 150 pounds of bass and pickerel, principally bass. W. A. Kinsey, Carrollton, Mo. Kinsey looks like an intelligent man and one who should have known better. No one who looks at Smiley’s portrait could W. A. KINSEY. reasonably hope that he would ever be any- thing else than a fish hog or a game hog, but they are both in the same pen. It is to be hoped they may some time repent of their sins and that even Smiley may yet feel ashamed of himself.—EbpITor. POSSIBLE DAIRY “StOcie I send you a photograph of Master Hugh Rogers and the pointer, Lady. Hugh is the son of Mr. Hugh M. Rogers, of Spokane, and Lady is the property of W. W. Caser- lio, of the same town. The first time Hugh ever saw a cow milked he was much inter- ested and wished to help. Not being per- mitted to do so, he skirmished around, found a small tin pail, chained Lady to a tree, anticipating her possible intention to rebel, and industriously stripped her, to the tune of “So Lady.” I had my camera close and took a snap of him at his “milking.” Hugh is 4 years old. Dr. A. U. Viney, Garfield, Wash, 32 AMATEUR PHOTO BY A, U. VINEY : ya a _ RECREATION without protest. prevent FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman, THE NEW YORK DEER LAW AGAIN. ED. FAY. The November number of RECREATION contains a bitter protest from the. able pen of James M. Graves, against cutting Aug- ust out of the open deer season in the State of New York. While giving Mr. Graves credit for good faith, it is hard for one who knows the situation, and is solicitous for the preserva- tion of deer in the Adirondack forests, to allow his letter to go to the readers of I take issue with Mr. Graves when he says it would have been tenfold better to have cut off the 15 days of November shooting than to have cut off the August shooting. There is no time in the year when deer are so easily approached and killed as during the Warm weather, excepting, perhaps, when they are yarded in winter. This never oc- curs before December. I have seen no less than 12 deer at one time in Potter pond in August, and that without taking pains to approach the pond quietly. The farthest one of the 12 was within easy rifle range, and a person who could not have killed his 2 deer in one day would be no menace to the preservation of game if the whole year was an open season. Those who wish to kill deer in hot weather are no better respecters of the game law than those who prefer waiting till the deer are fat and wary; and any deer hunter knows that during hot weather deer frequent salt licks and water, and may easily be killed at either. While they are in the water at night they become an easy prey to the jack hunter. I have never been guilty of jacking, but I know too well that it is indulged in and is difficult to during the open season. The ne argument holds true regarding salt icks With the advent of cool weather, deer stop frequenting either water or licks. Our lawmakers wisely lopped off that part of the season that furnished the greatest temptation to illegal killing of deer, as _ well as the time when it requires little skill to get a reputation as a deer slayer. Mr. Graves says, “Any 10-year-old boy can sharpen a stick and go out and kill a. deer on soft snow.” This is ludicrous. When Mr. Graves gets out on snow in the morning as soon as he can see a track, takes his grub in his pocket and trails a deer till he can get the drop on it, he will have more respect for the courage and skill that kind of hunting requires than he ap- pears to have at present. To my mind, there is no more sportsmanlike way of 33 -a tree for a snooze” hunting deer than still hunting, snow or no snow. ‘lhe deer has an even chance, and it is a great game between the skill and pluck of the hunter and the acuteness and vigilance of the deer. As Mr. Graves truly says, “There is no sitting with back against in that kind of busi- ness, unless your game is cunning enough, which is not unusual, to lead you astray and your “snooze” is an all night one, waiting for daylight to help you find camp again. The “snoozy” kind of hunting comes when you sit waiting in ambush for some doe to wade out into a pond to feed on the tender water-lily pads or get away from the flies. When her splash wakens you, take your rifle, or shot gun if you can’t hit anything with a rifle, and murder her. During warm weather nearly every deer killed is a doe, and on snow the reverse is true. Again, it seems Mr. Graves must be mis- informed as to the number of deer the Granshue and Inlet clubs killed on snow last year, as there were only 2 days of snow before the season closed, and the fall was so deep that hunting was out of the question the second day. I am personally acquainted with a popular member of one of those clubs, and well remember how he tried still hunting the last day of the open season last year. As the old guide said, “Indian not lost; wigwam lost’; and Charley partook of the hospitality of a woodchopper’s camp that night. The latter part of Mr. Graves’s letter comfortingly reveals the fact that he writes from information obtained from men in his section, who, he says, agree that November shooting should be abolished. That is just what Charley said the next morning after the wily old buck led him a wild goose chase for 8 straight hours and left him, luckily, where the choppers heard his alarm shots after dark, 6 miles from camp, in 2 feet of snow. When the open deer season needs fur- ther pruning, by all means lop off 2 more weeks of warm weather and do not open it till the middle of September. The fel- lows who want the season open in August instead of November are the ones who would like to kill a deer or 2 every season, but do not value the sport highly enough to undergo any great fatigue or hardship, 2 things a true sportsman really enjoys when on a hunting trip. A case in point: A party of 10 of my acquaintances, at the opening of the pres- ent season, killed 12 deer, and every one was shot from a boat in daylight, the hunt lasting 6 days. . 170 °C.” Behlerse aoe 200 H, “Kaine be sree 112Y%4C. Schneider .... 260 O. R. Thompson . 60 H. Cornaman .... 165 S. J.,-Merriam ....° 405 FF: Balster see 60 Ly Thiemke** £55 3 260 ‘Total (243 4ere 2,48714 Unfortunately there is at present no law against holding side hunts except that of sportsmanship. In a few years more, participation in a side hunt will be a pun- ishable offense. Meantime the white people of Wisner might tar and feather these butchers. If the tar was of the proper temperature it would perhaps impress on them the fact that wholesale slaughter is becoming unpopular. I fear, however, that gentle measures would have little effect o these men.—EDITor, MARKET SHOOTING IN TEXAS. I note your call on the people of Texas to stop the slaughter of their ducks by Eastern hogs. ‘The inference from your article would be that it should be an easy thing to do. It is not. Five years ago last spring I came up from New Orleans and on the’ train met a sportsman who tcld me that 6 men* were then in Texas killing mallards for New York. They had refrigerator cars side- tracked and killed day and night. Not only this, but they hired as many natives as possible and paid them 7 cents each for mallards. For smaller ducks they paid in proportion. They did not, however, want the other species, but instructed their hire- lings to bring only mallards. They had an open offer that held good for a certain time, for every duck brought in, -The ducks were so thick and so hungry that those hogs could murder them wholesale. I wondered then what was the matter with the sportsmen of Texas. There are some good ones in that State and just why they should allow butchers to _ rob them, was. a mystery to me. I trust you have a good circulation in Texas and Aah te ~ PROM. THE GAME FIELDS. that the loyal sportsmen of that great State will wake up before it is too late. F. M. Gilbert, Evansville, Ill]. ANSWER, Yes, I know such butchery has been go- ing on in Texas for years, to feed the Eastern epicures. ‘The same as to the coast of North Carolina. The only new feature of the matter is that the North Carolina men themselves have wiped out the great flights of water fowl that for- merly wintered in Carrituck sound and have now gone to Texas to clean up that coast also.—EpIror. SOMETHING DOING IN OREGON. The markets here are still full of wild ducks, and the ducks are full of wild rice and wapatos, but we can not buy muskox [on eeeeits. a pound. There has not been enough big game killed here in a month to lunch a bachelor’s family; but I know where there is a bunch of elk: and deer ranging in the 26th ward. Am sow getting up a party to move on them as soon as the moon gets in the dark. Eastern hunters who want to join should remi* at once before it is everlastingly too late. No reasonable fees refused. It will be an 2asy hunt, no tiresome tramps. Locality is also known as City park, and fresh bear tracks have recently been seen there. Street cars to within 2 blocks. As to my guiding ac- complishments, I refer, without permission, to those I have guided. The biggest bags recently made here were out on Pudding river, away up the North fork. A party of 4, guided by Swinomish Sam, of Snohom- ish, using rifles whose spud gear never got clogged, shot a total of 827 codlin moths in one day; a short winter day, too. As soon as the days lengthen out to 24 hours again the same party expect to take a 2- day whirl among the hoplice and bag at least 6,000. Fear of your giving the bacon brand to these hunters causes the with- holding of their names, but everyone will acknowledge the corn when you write and ask. A Legislature is the next thing to be elected here, and into it we propose to introduce a bill inviting all the wild game of the State to come in and board at the best hotel in town. It is claimed that such a system would be easier on the tax- payers than present protective methods. John Watermelon, Portland, Ore. A RECORD TO BE PROUD OF. The Clearfield Game Protection Associa- tion was organized here February 9, 1890. Its object is to assist in restocking our streams and woods with fish and game; to enforce the game and fish laws, and to prosecute all offenders in our county. Since its organization the following cases have 37 been disposed of: G. M. Baney, 2 squirrels, shot before season, $20 and costs; he went to jail. James Condon, killing one deer in August, $100 and costs; paid. Andy Reese and John Carns, dynamiting trout, $50 and costs; paid. John Lynch, killing one grouse and 2 squirrels, $50 and costs; paid. Christian Weber and another, killing one deer in July, $100 and costs; paid. Alex. Wallace, killing one deer in July, $100 and costs; paid. Victor Baker, killing one rab- bit with ferret, $50 and costs; application for new trial pending. The Philadelphia Inquirer is urging defeat of a bill introduced by Hon. F. G. Harris, Representative to the General Assembly from this county. Most of the opposition to the bill is being offered by the game dealers of Easton, Pa. We have good grouse shooting here, and last fall over 1,000 birds were shipped from Clearfield by non-resident hunters. I presume that in all cases, when possible, the daily limit of 10 birds was taken. Most of our sports- men favor the passage of the bill. Still we have some hunters who are never satisfied until they have taken the daily limit of birds. If all sportsmen would stop to con- sider the growing scarcity of game, there would be little opposition to the passage of our bill. License the gun by all means. H. W., Clearfield, Pa. TWO DOVE CASES. August roth I arrested Geo. A. Cun- ningham, ex-city attorney, for shooting doves before the open season. He ad- mitted killing 14 doves, and I secured them. He returned to the city with me, and I filed an affidavit before Justice Poole. Mr. Cunningham claimed _ there was an error in the affidavit and appealed to the circuit court. State Warden Sweeny has instructed me to see the case through to a finish. This matter was thoroughly ventilated in the daily papers, but on the 13th of August, while after some other law break- ers, I found Ed. T. McNeely shooting doves. He was accompanied by Mayor Covert. I did not see the latter shoot, nor have any game in his possession, but I saw McNeely throwing doves out of his pocket as he ran. I made him go back with me and we picked up 5 doves. I filed com- plaint against him before the same justice and the matter has dragged along until to-day when McNeely paid $52.75 fine and costs, for shooting one dove. I found it impossible to get legal help till Mr. A. J. Clark was employed by the State. I do not hesitate to say that if these men had not been leading politicians the cases would have been settled long 38 RECREATION. ago. Much praise is due Mr. Clark for his fearless prosecution. E. F. Manntel, Dep. Fish and Game Warden, Evansville, Ind. HAD A RIGHT TO SELL THEM. A doctor here, by the name of Chidester, had 3 deer on his farm, said to have been raised by him. They became troublesome, by wandering away and getting on neigh- bors’ property. Dr. Chidester sold the deer to a butcher and slaughter house owner, one of the firm of Schaffner Bros., who butchered them for the market! Our game warden here is one Rogers, and it would be useless to go to him for information or help. I have brought the case to the notice of Arthur Dunn, constable, who was for merly game warden, and a good one, but had to resign because the State would not back him up in a lawsuit with a dealer, and he paid good money out of his own pocket. He has promised to look up the law on the question, and I think will act if he can. Will you kindly advise me what could be done in this case? If the L. A, S. can possibly do something I wish it would, for this was certainly a brutal and inhumane act. If you can do nothing else roast them and ask Erie daily papers to copy. ©. W., - -ErterPa: Unpleasant though it be, it is a fact that those deer were not game, and were not subject to the game laws of Pennsylvania. Having been domesticated, they were simply live stock, just as so many cows, or sheep, or hogs would be; and the owner had the same right to dispose of them to the butcher that he would have had to dispose of any 3 of his other domestic animals.—EDITor. A SLAUGHTER OF RABBITS. I have just come in from Mantua, a small town about 10 miles West, where I enjoyed a little shooting. The morning I arrived 600 rabbits were being shipped to Pittsburgh, all having been caught within a radius of 4 or 5 miles. Two boys were out 2 days and came in with 285 rabbits. The town is full of ferrets. One man sold, last year, $110 worth of pelts, including everything from fox down. Portage county seems to have an abun- dance of quails, rabbits and squirrels of all kinds, with a heavy sprinkling of pheasants not difficult to bag. A. A. Browne, Windham, Ohio. The above was referred to Mr. Reutin- ger, then Chief L. A. S. Warden of Ohio. His reply follows: During the last Genera] Assembly the law protecting rabbits was repealed. This was brought about largely by the farmer members of the Legislature, who claimed rabbits were becoming so numerous that they were destructive to crops, trees, etc. Therefore, it would be impossible for me at this time to stop the destruction of these animals. The Stete is swarming with them and I know that in many peach orchards trees suffer considerably from being girdled by rabbits. We endeavored to head off the movement to repeal this law, knowing quails and other game would suffer, as hunters would kill all kinds of game under the pretense of hunting rabbits. L. H. Reutinger. BUSINESS MEN APPROVE: Here is a copy of a letter writen by a prominent business man of Burlington, Iowa, to Congressman Hedge of that State, which shows how -the majority of reading and thinking sportsmen of this country view the important question of game protection: Burlington, Iowa. Hon. T. Hedge, M.C., Washington, D. C. _ Dear Sir—I enclose herewith a circular issued from the New York office of the League of American Sportsmen. I have been much interested in the work of this Association for some years. much good in the line of protection for our fast vanishing game against the aver- age game destroyer, whose idea of the value of ‘game is regulated by its market. price. From your long acquaintance with me you know.I formerly killed a great deal of game, but my sons and I have in the last few years realized much more than formerly that game-is worth a great deal more alive than dead, and should be de- stroyed sparingly to obtain the greatest value for the human family. There are many others in Iowa who will voice my sentiments in this matter, and you will do the cause of game protection great good if you will insist on the passage of the Lacey Bill H. R. No. 10,306. If you will take time to read this bill I think you will agree with me as to its value toward the protection of game. Yours truly, Carl Leopold. DEPENDS ON THE LOCALITY. I note that you are roasting people for killing too many rabbits. Please tell me what is your object in protecting rabbits? If every one, cottontail or Jack, were dead, this country would be better off. They are the worst of pests. There is more damage done to orchards by rabbits than by any- thing else. One farmer had a large orchard and rabbits killed two-thirds of his trees. I am a reader of RECREATION and enjoy it. It has done ” (Cteadediaie W ete eat ie le ee FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 39 I believe in protecting all game except rab- bits. G. B. Kemp, Odessa, Wash. ANSWER. It is easy to protect fruit trees from rabbits by wrapping the trees with cloth or by placing wire netting around them, or even pasteboard cones. Nearly all careful, thrifty farmers and fruit growers protect young trees in this way in countries where rabbits are at all numerous. Lhe rabbit should be protected in most localities, be- cause he is good game and furnishes good food in winter. In the Southwest, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California, the jack rabbit often becomes so abundant as to be a serious pest, and has to be driven into corrals and killed by thousands, but in the East the little cotton- tail seldom becomes a pest.—EDITor. - WORK OF THE CUVIER CLUB. The following, from the Cincinnati En- quirer of December 24, shows the progress of our’ cases to that date: There was rejoicing in the Cuvier Clpb yester- day over the conviction of the dealers and cold storage company who were found by Game War- den Rayborn with quails in their possession. The defendants, E. J. Anderson, Louis Gloesten, F. T. Hier, and R. F. Ison, were arraigned before Squire Herrick, in Price Hill, yesterday morning. All but Ison entered a plea of guilty. Gloesten was fined $25 and costs and Anderson $50 and costs. Hier was fined twice, first as the agent of the Cincinnati Ice Manufacturing and Cold Stor- age Co., and as an individual. In the first case he paid $25 and in the second $100. Ison’s case was held over until to-morrow at 1 p. m. The attorneys for the club are now looking up the statutes relating to the additional penalty of $25 for each bird found in possession out of season. The laws are conflicting, as usual, and some preparation is necessary in order that no mistake may be made. You see we are doing what we can ta preserve the game birds and fishes in this part of the country. Alex. Starbuck, Pres. Cuvier Club, Cin- cinnati, O. KILLED 210 RAIL BIRDS. Chester, Pa.—Charles Longbotham, money or- der clerk at the Chester post office, broke all previous records among local gunners for bird shooting. He went out on the Delaware and returned with 210 rail birds, all of a splendid quality.—Philadelphia Press. Regarding this report Longbotham writes: In reply to yours will say that your in- formation is correct. I did shoot 210 rail birds on one tide, which. gives about 4 hours’ shooting. If you are a sportsman yourself you know that was great sport. Chas. Longbotham, Jr., Chester, Pa. I ckaim to be a sportsman, but instead of agreeing with you that this is great sport. I call it mere butchery. No decent sportsman would ever think of killing more than 25 of these birds in one day. Game hogs make a business of killing all they can find and you are fairly entitled to the name. —EDITOoR. GAME NOTES. I recently arrested Bartimeus Wingate, under the 12th section of our State fish and game laws, for allowing his dog to run at large. Trial was had before Justice J. W. Hera. Wingate pleaded guilty, and being unable to pay a fine was sent to the county jail for 24 hours. I have 2 more dog cases awaiting trial. Stults Pierce, Deputy State Fish and Game Warden, Glassboro, N. J. I am deeply interested in your report of the dog case. This is a new departure in the matter of game protection, and the man who drafted your game law knows a good thing when he sees it. -Furthermore, he knows how to make it. I should like to hear the result of the other 2 cases you have on hand and any further prosecutions you may conduct.—EDITor. The other day I went out with a few cartridges to see if any birds were flying. I did not see any large birds and had fired all but 3 shells when I looked out in the harbor and saw about 50 birds on a small sandbar. I sneaked down, fired 2 barrels at them and bagged 18 or 20 birds. Is not that fair shooting? J. M. Gray, Walpole, Mass. ANSWER. No, that is not fair shooting. It is pot shooting of the worst possible sort, and you should be ashamed ever to have indulged in it. I trust you may never again be guilty of such unsportsmanlike conduct. Always flush your birds before you shoot, then single out one for each barrel before firing. If others get in line and are killed that can not be avoided; but never attempt to kill more than one bird at one shot.— EDITOR. I have read more than a score of times how you roast the game hogs, but what about the Indians in our neighborhood who are slaughtering deer all the time? They kill a deer whenever they can, take the hide, horns and hind quarters. The re- mainder of the carcass is left to rot. As long as the settlers make no effort to have this stopped the slaughter will go on till the game is all killed. Then the Indians will leave the country themselves. W. Wendzinski, Jennings, Wis. ANSWER. I am after the Indians, too, just as vigor- ously as I am after the white butchers; but you and the other men on the ground can 40°° RECREATION. best handle the cases you complain of— EDITOR. I should be false to myself, my native Province and its guides, than whom it has no more trustworthy. and reliable citizens, if I failed to protest emphatically against the impression Mr. W. G. Reed evidently seeks to create in the October issue of RECREATION when he says, “Good guides are as scarce in New Brunswick as good heads in Maine.” We have an institution here called The New Brunswick Guides’ Asso- ciation, consisting of over 30 members, mostly master guides. It matters not which of these guides the sportsman may select, he will be sure of square treatment, a good run for his money, and competent service. L. I. Flower, Central Cambridge, N. B. Stroudsburg, January 30.—For shooting an English pheasant on Sunday in Chestnut Hill township, this county, Owen’ Sandt, of Easton, paid Justice Gruver, of this town, fines and costs amounting to $64,37. To add to Sandt’s woe he did not get the pheasant after shooting it. The complainant in the case is Policeman George W. Siglin, of the Pohoqualine Association of Mc- Michaels.—Philadelpnia North American. Fellows like Sandt will find it economy to expend their surplus energy in stealing chickens. They will probably get off with 10 doys in jail, and if, at the worst, they stop a load of shot, the town doctor will pick ’em out and charge it to the taxpayers. —EDITor. William A. Eddy, of Bayonne, N. J., measured by means of his kites the altitude of the thousands of wild ducks which were flying Southward along the coast. The average height of the flying ducks was 1,500 feet. They passed across the crosswire space of Mr. Eddy’s kites in about 3 seconds. This time was taken repeatedly, and 20 observa- tions confirmed the speed traveled. It was found that the ducks were traveling nearly 47% miles an hour. Although the kites were up but 500 feet the ducks appeared afraid of them and repeatedly great flocks steered off to one side or the other as they approached the point where the kites were. Mr. Eddy had aloft 29-foot and 27-foot kites.— Bayonne, N. J., Paper. C. D. H., on page 117, August RECREA- TION, states: ‘The Canadian Indian, who smokes and salts down thousands of ducks for his food supply in winter, would wonder why the yearly flight across the line was growing less.” Will C. D. H. kindly say on what authority he bases his statement? What section of Canada is referred to? Am much interested in preservation of game in Canada, and should like to look into this matter. Canadian, Montreal, Que. \ James Horner’s story in December REc- REATION Of his hunt near Silverton, Oregon, sounds fishy. There are neither curlews nor jack rabbits in that region, and the laws of Oregon limit a hunter to 15 upland birds a day. Possibly the curlews were blackbirds and the jack rabbits may have escaped from some Belgian hare farm. W. A. Roberts, Portland, Ore. You are doing the greatest work for the protection of game, fish, and song birds that has ever been done in any land. There are. thousands of good people who are mighty glad you came to this planet to live. Swat, oh! swat the game hogs and the fish hogs, and may Providence and everybody else back you in your swatting. A. L. Vermilya, Colombiaville, Mich. Near Eagleville, a little village 5 miles North of here, a good sized bear with one cub was seen by a woman who was picking berries. Several deer have been seen East of this place. Not in many years before have bear and deer been known in this locality. G. F. Spaulding, Cambridge, N. Y. The Westchester county, N. Y., Trap Shooters’ Association serves notice on the public that it will do everything possible to enforce the law passed by the last Legisla- ture making a close season on _ ruffed grouse in that county to and including December 31, 1904. For having 3 quails in his possession after the open season had ended, R. Ison, the East Fourth street, grocer, will pay to the State about $85, $75 fine and the costs of prosecution. His case was heard before Squire D. R. Harrick, of West Price Hill, with the above result. According to the Cuvier Club’s records, this is Mr. Ison’s fifth offence.—Cincinnati Enquirer. I have just returned from a trip in the North Canada woods, Temiskaming, Que- bec. Am prepared to answer questions re- garding the region. It is a fine country for all kinds of sport. O, R. Leonard, 21 Reed Pl., Detroit, Mich. Since this State prohibited the sale of game comparatively little hunting has been done. The increase in the number of grouse and ducks is already noticeable. A. H. Lewellen, Schill, Neb. A yearly subscription to RECREATION is one of the most practicable and useful presents you could possibly give a man or a boy who is interested in nature study, fishing, hunting, or amateur photography. All boys instinctively love the woods. RECREATION teaches them to love and to study the birds and the animals to be found there. If you wold have your son, your brother, your husband, or your sweet- heart interested in nature, let him read RECREATION. It costs only $1 a year, and would make him happy 12 times a year. FISH AND FISHING. A REVEREND SINNER PUNISHED. The facts in re State against Rev. W. H. Stone, of Elysian, Le Sueur county, Minn., are as follows: About the 20th of July my wife, daughter and I went to Elysian to enjoy a few days’ fishing on Lake Fran- cis, a comparatively small lake, but one of the prettiest bodies of water in the State and a favorite resort for bass fish- ing. The 23d was excessively hot and my folks preferred the shaded woods to the scorching sun, so they remained ashore while | employed a boatman and went fish- ing. We went out about 7 in the morn- ing and found this man Stone comfortably anchored in a choice spot with a boat that looked like a protected cruiser. In addi- tion to his casting rod he was using 4 extra rods; and as fuither evidence of his porcine character he had extra baited hooks on his extra lines. This was shown when- ever he landed a fish; and he secured some large bass while I took in the situa- tion. I did not know the man, but ascer- tained his name; and when I found he was a resident of that place I decided to enlist the services of the county attorney before taking any steps in the matter. We re- mained on the lake about 2 hours. When we left he was still performing with his formidable array of tackle:and did not even take a recess for lunch. We were out 2 hours again in the afternoon and he was still there when I left preparatory to tak- ing the 6 o'clock train. I learned that was his usual custom, and that he generally took his dinner with him and fished all day without intermission. It is quite clear that he and his family could not possibly use all the fish obtained by his operations, and ‘it is equally clear that he was not fishing simply for pleasure. Immediately on my return home I com- municated the facts to Mr. Fullerton, exe- cutive agent, and to the county attorney of Le Sueur county and told them I wished to make complaint and have Mr. Stone prosecuted. Mr. Fullerton was much pleased with the notion, but as the county attorney was absent from home my first letter was mislaid. After waiting a rea- sonable time I again wrote him, offering to prepare the complaint and warrant and go before any justice he might name to make complaint. He promptly responded to this communication, expressed his willingness to prosecute, authorized and requested me to prepare the complaint, and named G. J. Dressel, of Waterville, as the most con- venient justice before whom to institute the proceedings. Accordingly, on the 29th of August I went to Waterville, made com- plaint, had warrant issued, and arranged 41 for the trial on September 3d, in case of a contest, The arrest was made August 3oth, a plea of guilty was entered, a fine of $25 and $7 costs were imposed, making a total of $32, and I was advised the follow- ing day and saved the trouble and expense of going to Waterville to testify. I under- stand that Mr. Fullerton gave the facts to the press and that the case was widely advertised and commented on, but as I was absent from home about that time I did not happen to run across the stuff that was dished up to the preacher. I have, however, met many men, in different parts of the State and in several counties where I have been since that time, who did read it and the universal verdict is that it served him right. I know it served him right, but am glad it is generally so considered. As he was arrested, pleaded guilty and was fined on Saturday I trust that on Sunday he preached from the text, “The way of the transgressor is hard.” Mr. Chas. E. Price, of Currie, Murray county, Minn., should be given full credit for his good work in the following case. April 29th I received a letter from Mr. Price, who is a member of the L. A. S., complaining of illegal fishing at Currie and of his inability to secure satisfaction from the authorities. I immediately laid the in- formation before Mr. Fullerton and a deputy was sent from Fairmont; and through Mr. Price he was able to obtain satisfactory results. May 8th I received the following report from Mr. Price: The State is richer by $156.80 to-day than it was last night. Deputy Searle, from Fair- mont, caught 10 fellows from Walnut Grove, brought in 2 of them and their net, and Justice Millard fined them $75 apiece, in addition to costs. Henry A. Morgan, Albert Lea, Minn, AN ACTIVE LEAGUE WARDEN. Deputy Sheriff Jackson was out one Sunday in August, looking around for vio- lators Of: the. fish or game . laws. ..He started to ‘go into a piece of brush where he heard shooting and in order to get there he had to cross a brook that we had stocked with trout. When he reached the brook he came right on 2 Poles, who had a net, made of a grain sack, across the brook. One of them was holding the sack while the other one was driving the fish into the net. Mr. Jackson arrested those men, took them to a house near, and left them in care of one of the men at the house. Then he went back, caught the fellow that was shooting robins, and took all 3 down to town. The next day they were fined $25 each. That was good work. 42 RECREATION. And Jackson is made of the right kind of stuff, : Special Warden Mepham and I work to- gether a great deal. We have cut up 4 set lines and 4 nets and made 2 arrests this summer: The first arrest was one night after dark. We were down the river about 7 miles from here, at Niskayuna. Just be- fore dark we saw a boat that we thought was using a set line, but by the time we got a boat and got out where they were it was dark and we could not see what they were doing. We rowed past them and turned our boat into the brush and while waiting for them we saw another boat, just above, putting out a line. We waited till they began to bait it, and then we pulled out to them and told them their game was up. We took them before the justice, but as they seemed decent fellows we asked the justice to let them off with a light fine, which he did, fining them $2 on their prom- ise not to violate the law again. We caught another man using a set line and took him before our city justice. He claimed he had no jurisdiction, as the of- fense was committed outside the city lim- its. I could have taken the man before another justice in Glenville, but as he had nothing but eels and promised to give up his illegal work, I let the case drop. There was no venison advertised last year after the season had closed. You remember we had a case 2 years ago, and, although we failed to convict the party, it gave people a scare and they are careful not to repeat the offense. J. W. Furnside, Schenectady, N, Y. A MASSACHUSETTS FISH HOG. Harry E. Morse, who is spending a week or 2 at West Centre Harbor, N. H., catight 255 large perch, rock bass, pickerel and horned pouts in 3 hours one day. The perch measured 8 to 12 inches long and weighed half a pound to a pound each. Most of the rock bass were as large as a man’s 2 hands, and one of the horned pouts weighed a pound and 7 ounces when dressed. In proof of his remarkable fish story, young Morse shipped a firkin full of dressed fish to the Mirror. How is this for a fish hog? This clipping was taken from the Danvers Mirror. Morse goes to New Hampshire every summer and makes a hog of himself, but this is the worst record he has shown. If you wish to find out about the truth of this article write to Frank E. Moynahan, editor of the Danvers Mirror. It is claimed some of the fish were sent to him. R. E., Danvers, Mass. I wrote Mr. Morse himself for confirma- tion of the report and he replied: I did not advertise to have what I caught put in the papers. It is true that I caught 255 perch, pickerel, rock bass and horned pouts in about 4 hours. Some of the fish weighed as much as 2 pounds apiece, while the smallest weighed about 7 ounces. I had 3 lines out and had my hands full to tend them. Had I had but one pole I would not have caught so many. I fished in Hawkins’ lake, about % mile from Winona, N. H. I can prove my luck fish- ing by over 25 of the neighbors around there to whom I gave the fish. I do not brag of my luck, but I know where the fish are in the lakes about there and how to catch them. I used live bait and worms. Harry E. Morse, Danvers, Mass, You are a bristly, thick skinned, shame- less porker, and I commend to you a care- ful reading of Mr. Vermilya’s “Elegy on a Country Fish Hog,” printed on page 273 of October RECREATION. By looking at the picture he draws there, you will see your- self as others see you.—EDITOorR. HOW TO CATCH BASS. Wallace Schaum, Hartford, Ind., asks why black bass do not bite in Higgins lake, Roscommon county, Michigan. He says they ‘are there, for he can see them 25 feet down in the clear water. For further evidence he asserts that he has seen the natives spear any number of them, which is not his way of fishing. If Mr, Schaum has read and profited by the teachings of RECRE- ATION he should have preferred charges against those native spearmen and should have seen to it that they were prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Michigan has stringent laws for the protection of game fishes from such butchers, and all true sportsmen should be willing to uphold and aid the proper authorities in enforcing these laws. However, if Mr. Schaum will provide himself with a 5% or 6 foot bait- casting rod, a quadruple 80 yard reel and 50 or 75 yards of fine, strong, hard, braided, silk casting line, an artificial minnow and a few other baits and will closely observe the following directions I will guarantee that black bass, either the large or the small mouth variety, will bite for Mr. Schaum or anyone else. No intelligent bass will take a bait or lure when visible to the angler or when the angler is perceptible. Black bass are sel- dom taken by still fishing. Don’t let your bait soak. Keep it moving. A moving bait is their ruin, as they will strike for it when not the least hungry, just from pure vicious- ness. Keep your boat in deep water and cast into shallow places near lily pads and rushes, reeling back slowly after each cast. Cast 50 to 100 feet, getting the bait as far from the boat as possible. Or, let the minnow out 75 or 100 feet back of the boat, and troll, slowly, as near the pads or bars as possible, avoiding snags, and good results are cer- tain to follow. A cloudy or breezy day is —_ — guilty of such conduct. best for bass fishing in clear water; late in _ the evening if calm. Fred T. Bradley, Toledo, Ohio. FISH AND FISHING 43 nee Curtis ee rd iy ane Wee UTES REY er 6-57 0 0'a nme aro.sevncd& oven © se ere a oe II eM eee. Nine Ae sy pc iact ceeek cee. 8814 A. W. RICKERD’S PARTY. ee VA ETON ETL, oo ohs g Fare bie wsha etn altos 0lbl 4% feo MeCoy ana. JW.) Hannen. i.....3....% I ILLINOIS CANDIDATES FOR THE PEN. H.-G. Dodds, of this place and H. J. Puterbaugh, of Mackinaw, Ill., claim to have caught, in about 3 hours, 52 black bass, that weighed over 160 pounds, and would have caught as many more if they had not run out of bait. How they could feel proud of such a day’s butchery is more than I can see, You have done much toward making our people ideal sportsmen and aside from these 2 men, who hunt and fish half their time, there is no one here who would be , I congratulate you on your success and may you continue the good work. B. F. Tucker, Morton, III. On inquiry as to the accuracy of this report, these men reply: Meee ts, Dodds and I did catch 52 black bass in 4% hours, and in August last Mr. H. G. Dodds’ wife nd son, about 8 years old, my wife, my daughter, 14 years old and I caught 73 black bass in less than 5 hours. We also caught at different times 50 to 100 pounds of pickerel and walleyed pike in a short time, H. J. Puterbaugh, Mackinaw, III. Mr. Puterbaugh, of Mackinaw, IIl., and I did catch 52 black bass in about 3 hours, and would have caught more had our bait not run out. : H. G. Dodd, Morton, [fIl. You fellows waste your time by fishing with one rod and one line and one hook each. You are evidently not fishing for fun, but for fame and for the pot. Here is a bit of fame for you. You will hereafter be known to the 330,000 readers of RECREATION as dirty, contemptible swine and there is not a decent man among all these readers who would not like to see you both locked up _for 30 days in a high barred corral, with a herd of 4 legged hogs.—EDITor. A SHAMEFUL CONTEST. The trout fishing contest of the Knights of Pythias ended at noon to-day. J. M. Blakeslee’s fishermen have the other side beaten so badly that they might as well have kept their fish at home. The total weight of the fish caught by Blakeslee’s party was 88%4 pounds, while the best the others could do was 37 pounds. - The scores of the individual fishermen were as follows: AY M. BLAKESLEE’S PARTY. Charles Cliffe, Ed. Gilbert, August Bauman apd MMEMEEMET OE. iv co kiav cele: tac vicseeceeerces 46 Charles Hensel........ PRN sehen ecaahnl pik ss, 8 6,0 10 SOSUSTLOTY © cs eiaiGinle cates eee ees ede ee eens 834 ES RE Sa 794, MUUIIPPAVIOR cc codes ces stvespedddccvesees 3Y2 Sie ot. ib John Lamson Bert Miller, Dr. Moon and E. S. Williams... 8 EP eT Oe Rr Mitte Us coss esse alda dams cea. 3 Tee NN WISER MO ats. Sladen o°s\« acco em occ 4% GUS eam Croan c) 2 07 a en a ar 5% omen VAPU CELE I ee tole od leans «0 clave a's oe oe 9 ADGA mE yi MENTE AER ID, ate oe arts pcre are ase"e. & 37 This evening the Knights of Pythias will eat the trout and have a banquet at the expense of A. W. Rickerd’s side.—Traverse City (Mich.) Evening Record. It seems that some of the Michigan herd are still at large. It is humiliating to read of members of so good an organization as indulging in a .fish-slaughtering match like that recorded above. Evidently there are ‘no sportsmen in the Traverse City lodge of the K. of P.—Enprror. MOUNTING FISH HEADS. What is the best and easiest method by which an amateur can preserve a fish head? Where can glass eyes for mounted fish be bought ? L. L. Harrington, Mill Village, Pa. ANSWER, The fish head should be carefully cleaned from the inside, free of all flesh. When the flesh has been scraped away, the head should be thoroughly washed, then treated on the inside at all points with arsenical soap. After that the cavities which are overlaid by skin should be filled with pot- ter’s clay to replace the flesh. The eyes should be set in papier-maché. Wires to support the head on a shield should be fastened firmly into the back of the skull. The head can then be fixed in position on a board as it is intended to hang when ex- hibited, the mouth opened properly and held in position by strings and pins until thoroughly dry. As soon as the head has been mounted and set in position it should be given a ~ coat of white varnish to hold as much of the color as possible. The varnish must, of course, be thinned down with turpen- tine, so it will not be too thick. It should flow as freely as thin cream. Glass eves in endless variety can be had from Fred Kaempfer, dealer in taxider- mists’ materials, 88 State street, Chicago, T1].—Enprror. RIGHTLY PUNISHED. Last. summer my brother and I spent some time in Clinton county. Up there the law is not obeyed. The natives laughed at us when we told them how many under sized trout we threw back. Their reason was, “The next person that comes along will take the littie ones.” The people who 44 RECREATION. lived there would catch a 10 quart pail full of 2 and 3 inch trout. One time a city man and his son went fishing and caught several baskets of fingerlings. The game warden happened to come along and asked them, “What luck?” They opened their baskets and were quickly pulled in. They were fined $30 each. Served them right. In September, hqunding was going on. The game warden is a sleepy looking fel- low and has not yet made an arrest. The reason is his son has hounded, so if he should make an arrest the hunters would give his son away. The hunting and fishing up there were good, but if the hounding keeps up the deer will feel the result. When the hunters hound up there they gen- erally get their venison, but in still hunting they can not always kill the game. I hear they have a new game warden, and I hope he will do some good. RECREATION is a fine magazirie and I hope it may always prosper. F. S. Mathias, Brooklyn, N. Y. GRAY TROUT IN CHARLESTON LAKE. I noticed an article in your August num- ber, page 185, entitled “Salmon Fishing in Charleston Lake,’ and your footnote, in which you state that the salmon referred to is “probably Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.” What the writer of that article calls salmon are only the ordinary gray trout to be found in nearly all Canadian lakes. I have often fished in Charleston lake and caught the fish referred to. The Atlantic salmon has not for many years been caught farther from the sea than Jacques Cartier river, a few miles above Quebec, and it was never to be found in any of the small Ontario lakes, to which, in fact, it could get no access. By publishing this you will correct an error. John L. Morris, Montreal, Canada. ANSWER. You are doubtless right in stating that the fish in question is the ordinary gray trout, or Mackinaw trout, Cristivomer na- maycush. The use of the name salmon by Mr. Geiger, the size of the fish, and my failure to look up the exact geographic lo- cation of the lake mentioned led to the er- ror in identification.—EDITor. MISSISSIPPI ANGLERS BEING ROBBED. IT saw a reference in RECREATION to the Yellow Bushy river in Mississippi. There is no such river; probably the Yallabusha was meant. The Yallabusha and Talla- hatchie bottoms are still full of bear, deer, turkeys, wolves and panthers. The game is hard to get at, however, because of the density of undergrowth in the swamps. There are 2 lakes South of the bottoms, known as North and South Horn lakes. I camped there a while last summer. They offer no inducement to anglers, as the fish are being rapidly seined out. A Memphis - man named Louis Fritz runs an immense seine there and ships about 2,000 pounds of fish daily. At least 500 weight of this catch is of game fishes. Can not something be done to squelch this hog? M. R. Williams, Memphis, Tenn. NIBBLES. _ Two friends and I had a successful fish- ing trip to Rainbow lake last summer, - where we stayed a week with 2 guides. The fish bit tco fast at the bait, so we tried trolling and got 3 good ones in an hour. There are lots of sh in the lake and it is an excellent place to go. I am a subscriber to RECREATION and like the way you roast the hogs. Robert Fohs, Millinocket, Maine. The United States Fish Commission re- cently planted 10,000 rainbow trout in - streams along the lines of the Iron Moun- tain Railway in Missouri. Among the waters supplied are the Big river, near Irondale, Missouri; the St. Francis river, near Loughborough; and 2 tributaries of the Black river. Fishing last season at Tomahawk and other Northern Wisconsin lakes was the poorest I ever experienced in any of my I5 consecutive trips. If those chaps really caught 26 muskies in one day, I do not be- lieve it was with hook and line, for fish were not biting at that time. T. W. Harrington, Greencastle, Ind. Mr. F. W. Wakeman, of Paw Paw, Mich., county clerk of Van Buren county, caught, in October last, a large mouth bass that weighed 7% pounds. He used a light bamboo rod and a small silk line. The fish was the largest of its species taken in that vicinity in years past. I enjoyed Lake Champlain much last summer. Was at Thompson Point. We caught all the fish we needed; though, on account of high water, the fishing was not up to the usual mark. C. F. Langworthy, Washington, D. C. Mr. A. D. Wilson, of Philadelphia, is said to have caught a brook trout at Notre Dame du Lac, Quebec, in September last which weighed 7% pounds. If you wish to make a present to a man or boy who is interested in shooting, fishing, amateur photography, or nature study, give him a year’s subscription to RECREATION. Nothing you can possibly buy for $1 would give him so much pleasure as 12 issues of this magazine. Come early and avoid the rush. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman will quit when he gets enough. A NEW 22 CALIBER REPEATER. I have just been looking over what seems to me one of the finest pieces of the rifle maker’s art I have even seen. It is now in process of construction at the Savage Arms Company’s plant in Utica, and is the invention of Mr. Arthur W. Savage. I have owned or used about every 22 caliber rim fire rifle, single shot or re- peating, on the market; also many now obsolete. This new Savage rifle,so far as mechanical construction goes, embodies more valuable features than any gun of its class with which I am acquainted. Of its ballistic qualities, it is, of course, prema- ture to judge; but I am assured the barrels will be bored and rifled as accurately and well as American machines and American brains can accomplish. There is no class of firearms where in- accuracy is so quickly detected as in rifles taking 22 rim fire ammunition, and if ex- treme accuracy be not obtainable with such a weapon, it is usually soon discarded. Any improvement on these rifles will be heartily welcomed. The 22 has many at- tractive features. The disappearance of much of the large game removes the in- centive tc own a rifle suitable for hunting large animals, but the vast increase of interest in field sports has created great and growing demand for rifles that may be used successfully in hunting small game and for target purposes at short range. The 22 rim fire cartridge, particularly the short, long and long rifle, supplies all these demands,.and, as well, provides cheapness, comparative safety and a charge shorn of excessive noise and recoil. Many ladies use this type of arm and ammunition, prin- cipally, I believe, because of the last men- tioned feature. The new Savage 22 is a hammerless re- peater, take down, with a handsome, weil shaped % pistol grip, not checkered. The position of the firing pin and striker is automatically indicated by an attachment which -also acts as a positive safety, in much the same manner as the safety slide ona double shot gun. The stocks will have rifle or shot gun butt and be of plain or selected walnut, as required. The barrels - are full octagon only, and 24 inches long, although on special order shorter and lJong- er barrels, within a reasonable limit, may be had. The slots are cut to take any stand and sight, but the rifle will be regularly furnished with bead front and V rear sights. The action, however, fresents the most notable innovation and is a marvel of ease and precision in manipulation. The a 45 frame is smooth and strong, with no pro- jections on top except the safety indicator. ‘The mechanism is entirely contained with- in the receiver and is actuated by a modi- fication of the well tried sliding fore end, or, so called, trombone action. ‘he motion is short and positive, permitting great rapidity of fire. Ejection is accomplished by expelling exploded shells smartly to the right. The magazine is of the box type, removable at will by a spring catch, placed just within the circle ofthe trigger guard, and is of thin steel handsomely blued and finished ‘to match ‘the action, This» box will be constructed to hold 7 or 8 car- tridges, placed horizontally, one on top of the other. They are held automatically in the magazine, which, when put in place, will feed its contents into the rifle until the box is empty. By carrying extra maga- zines, already charged, the possessor of this little gun can in an instant remove the empty magazine and replace it with one fuHy charged. The cost of extra magazines will be nominal. This feature demonstrates at sight its convenience and utility, for the ammunition thus safely placed in such a receptacle can suffer no injury; can lose out no bullets nor collect any dirt, and . keeps a definite number of cartridges in a position to facilitate most rapid insertion in the rifle. This plan has all the ad- vantages of the clip style of loading, with several additional advantages that will naturally suggest themselves. By provid- ing a reasonable number of extra maga- zines the work of charging may be done at home, and while afield no one would be obliged to even touch a cartridge. The use of the popular 22 long rifle cart- ridge in repeating rifles has always been inconvenient, and the Winchester Company has never made repeaters to handle this shell. The Savage box magazine, however, makes its use entirely feasible. The rifle can be used as a single loader without cutoff, with magazine in position, or it may be used as a single loader with the magazine detached. I understand the intention is to furnish rifles chambered as desired. The rifle chambered for the 22 long rifle will handle both 22 short and 22 long. also, and will be rifled with one turn in 18 inches. Those chambered for the 22 short will handle that shell only, and be cut with a 20 inch twist. The same magazine will take the 22 long rifle and the 22 long; but another maga- zine will be required for the 22 short. The action, however, is identical for all 3 cartridges. The system employed could 46 RECREATION. well be adopted to handle the 25-25, 25-21, 25-20 single shot, 25-10 rim fire and the 22-7-45; and, possibly, should sufficient de- mand be apparent, such rifles will be put on the market. There is little excuse for the purchase of a single shot rifle with such a perfected repeating arm obtainable, except the pos- sible matter of cost. This weapon can be as readily and perfectly cleaned and inspected from the breech as can a single shot. The take down feature is thoroughly strong and practicable and is controlled by a powerful thumb screw. The 2 sections are separable by using no other tools than the fingers, and in a moment’s time. The rigidity of the frame is not impaired in the least, the arm being as strong, safe and unyielding as in any solid frame. The little rifle balances perfectly and is of graceful outline and excellent finish. It is the lightest repeater on the market, as far as I am aware, weighing slightly over 5 pounds. I believe it is bound to encounter a universally favorable reception at the hands of discriminating riflemen, par- ticularly as it-is°to’ be sold ata scost no higher than that of competing arms. BE, BS Ge tinea ei ae THOSE REMINGTON GUNS. I am just in receipt of the Remington catalogue for 1902 and it is a thing of beauty, and a joy to me. Ever since I carried a pair of Remington revolvers in ‘Custer’s cavalry, in the shindy of ’61-’65, I have felt a pride and a confidence in the honest old firm which, notwithstanding the sobering influence of years, tingles 1n my nerves yet whenever I see or handle a weapon bearing their stamp. True, the good old man who established the works, and who built into its walls and it methods his own sterling manhood, has long since passed away; but those who stepped into his place have continued the business on the old lines. And so, a Rem- ington once, a Remington always. The name is a synonym for honesty. It is the custom of manufacturers of arms to claim that every weapon made is tested at the range for accuracy, as well as for sighting. The Remington people make that claim good. Apropos of this factory test claim, I could say something that would queer a firm which has recent- ly withdrawn its ad from RECREATION. A big concern may sometimes trade on its reputation. The Remington catalogue is more than a mere pictured list of the goods of the firm. It is a work of art from the printer's standpoint. Looking over its pages one feels that he were hard to please who could not find a shot gun to his fancy. Double or single, ‘one bearing the old name. they are all on thé square. I hope some good friend may some day present me with a Remington Special double gun, il- lustrated on page 21 of the new catalogue, and priced at $750; but I fear I shall not realize on that hope. In the popular rush for the small bore smokeless the Remingtons have put out the No. 5 rifle, built on the exact lines of the old Creedmoor, with the same old flying lock, better than which nothing has ever been devised. Strength, simplicity, safety, durability, all are wrapped up in its earliest mechanism. It is adapted to the various popular sizes of small bore, powerful smokeless cartridges, including the new 32-40 high pressure. It weighs about 7 pounds. On a recent visit to Denver I dropped into a gun store and found an obliging clerk who showed me the new Remington- Lee sporting rifle. It is a most beautiful weapon, neat and graceful in contour, and polished like a mirror, the wood of its selected stock beautiful as a dream, and its mechanism smooth as silk. The columns of guns and ammunition contain many inquiries from young people eager for advice as to what weapon to buy. To all such I say: Get any rifle you please so it’s a Rem- ington. You can not miss it if you get Any model, any caliber, any length, any weight; all send their leaden messages true. They hit hard, and they last. You can bet your life on one every time. If you do not drive the tack every time don’t look for the fault in the gun. The fault is yours. Keep her clean, draw her true, and then bet your last dollar, if you wish. Don’t buy a Mauser, nor a Flobert; buy a Remington. Take care of it, learn it well and keep it. ; W. H. Nelson, Eldora, Colo. A 12-GUAGE LOAD. Frank A. Ward asks, in August RECREA- TION, for information as to loading 12 guage shells with Laflin & Rand powder. It has always been my practice to load my own ammunition and having used Laflin & Rand smokeless powder, exclusively, sever- al years, I give the benefit of my experience. My gun is a 12 guage Ithaca weighing - about 734 pounds, I use Winchester Leader shells, 34 base, and of as short length as I can get; usually 256 inches. This powder occupies only small space and the shorter the shell the less wadding will be required. For grouse and other bird shooting I use 38 grains powder and 1% ounces No. 7 shot; for a medium heavy load, suitable for gray squirrels or ducks in good range, 40 grains powder and 1 3-16 ounces No. 3 =.) = -—s = ea ee, A" i eee shot; for a heavy charge in hunting foxes or chance shots at ducks at long distance, 42 grains powder and 1% ounces BB shot. Place over the powder one smokeless card wad and enough black edge wads so the shot and one thin Winchester card wad on the same will leave about 3-16 inch of shell for crimping. The Laflin & Rand people have a graduated powder measure, which they sell for 25 cents. I use that in measuring my loads. I have found the above loaded shells exceedingly effective, and when I miss I do not blame my am- - munition, In October, 1901, N. A. Lee of Dexter, N. Y., and I were hunting at the mouth of Black river, Jefferson county, N. Y. We saw a large flock of black ducks coming up the main channel and flying high. They were far out of ordinary shot gun range. Acting on the impulse of the moment, when the ducks were opposite us, I picked up my gun and fired hastily with the left barrel loaded with BB shot. What was our sur- prise to see a duck drop into the water. My friend laughed and said, “Well! well! 30 rods!” Examination showed that one shot had hit the duck 1n the head just back of the ear. On another day about the same time 4 of us were hunting the big marshes of Black River bay. A large bird came flying slowly between us and the shore. It ap- parently considered itself out of range. Two of us tried a chance shot, but I was the only one to have large shot in my gun. After flying a rod or 2 the bird fell. On being brought in we found 2 BB shot had hit its side and breast. It may be inter- esting to add that the bird was to us a curiosity. Two of the party had lived and hunted in that vicinity all their lives, but had never seen the like. The taxidermist at Watertown, N. Y., said it was a sea- bird, a cormorant; and that once in a while one will follow the St. Lawrence river up to Lake Ontario. The bird meas- ures 2 feet from bill to tail. William J. Gardinier, Herkimer, N. Y. In answer to F. A. Ward, Sterling, IIl.: After many tests with nitro powder in a I2 gauge 30 inch barrel, I have found 42 grains, I field wad, 2 felt wads, 114 ounces No. 8 chilled shot, firmiy crimped, an ex- cellent load. Also, 45% grains powder, same wadding, 1% ounces No. 5 shot for larger game. The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. furnish these loads, and their shells are excellent. Chas. L. Kelsey, Buffalo, N. Y. HAS DISCARDED MARLIN GOODS. I am deeply interested in the comments on the Marlin guns. I have been using a Marlin take down repeating shot gun, 12 GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 47 gauge, 2 barrels, 26 and 30 inches, for the past 6 months. Its action in rapid firing, or rather its non-action or over- action, has caused me to lose a great many birds, as well as a large part of whatever religion I had. One morning I was out with some friends after quails and the first covey found rose in a scattering manner, offering the finest opportunity I ever saw for the use of a pump gun. I fired. one shot, and in trying to throw another shell into the barrel, the magazine spring allowed 2 to come into the carriage. That of course locked it tight. If this had occurred only once I might think it was my fault, but it occurs every time I go into the field. I now have my gun advertised for sale, intending to get me a Winchester 16 gauge with 26 and 2s inch barrels. I like the pump guns, but I am through with anything that has ‘““Marlin”’ stamped on it. I should be pleased to have users of the savage rifle give their opinions of it, as 1 expect to, get”.one at an early date. I should also like to have the views of different users of telescope sights, as I wish to get one for the rifle in question. We have a large quantity of small game in this section, consisting of quails, squirrels and turkeys, and occasionally a wildcat. There are not many bristle- backs in this country. Nearly everyone observes the game laws. R.G. Robertson, Junction City, Ark. RECOMMEND THE 25-35. If Mr. Huff is looking for a light and effective gun, I advise him to buy a 25-35 half-magazine carbine. I carried one on a 3 months’ trip through the Sierra Madre mountains, last fall. I was attracted by its lightness, a point I could fully appreciate after toting a 30-40 Krag. My comrades used 30-30's and a 45-70. They jeered at my popgun, but I had the last laugh. I fired 5 times at 4 bucks and got them all, 3 dropping in their tracks and one running about 100 yards, shot through the lungs. The only other deer secured by our party was hit several times with the 45-70, and then would have escaped, had it not become entangled in a barb wire fence. James H. Pierce, Boulder, Colo. In August Recreation A. Huff finds fault with the 25-35 Winchester. I have no 25-35 to sell, but I can not allow a man who admits he only used it on one or 2 deer to call a good gun bad names. I spend much of my time in the woods 4s a guide, and have used a 25-35 Winchester 3 years. I think the 30-30 O. K., but the 25-35 has better penetration, flatter trajec- tory, and greater velocity; shells cost less, make less noise, and have less recoil, I / 48 RECREATION. hear lots about the difficulty of cleaning the 25. If you go about it right it is as easy as any other small caliber.. R. A. Powell, Eureka, Cal. STILL THEY WRITE PETERS. Auburn, N. Y. Messrs. Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, Ohio: Dear Sirs: After reading your article in RECREATION I feel obliged to write you my experience. In the fall of ’98 I bought a Winchester repeating shot gun, 1897 take down modei, and a package of Peters’ New Victor shells loaded with smokeless powder and No. 8 shot. When I tried to load the gun it was impossible to make the carrier push the shell into the barrel, nor could I push it in with my fingers. When I tried to use the gun as a single shot, the shells stuck in the barrel half way up the brass rim. The dealer I bought them of said it was caused by the shell expanding in loading, and if I would use long brass rim shells they would work better. They did, for the next shells -I bought were U. M. C. smokeless with high base, and they worked perfectly. Since that I have used’ only U. M. C. or Winchester loaded shells and not one of them has ever jammed in the barrel. The article in April RECREATION is true in Mr. Radcliff’s and my cases, and not maliciously false, as you claim. So, Mr. Secretary, you are entitled to another guess. F. B. Annin. GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENTS. The crack shots of the 23d infantry have just returned from Sea Girt with a store of information on rifles and ammunition. A number of experiments were made there by the Government. The new Spring- field rifle was tested and found the most powerful military arm on earth. The new cartridge contains about 44 grains of smokeless powder and a 220 grain bullet. Its muzzle velocity is about 2,250 feet. The shell is a little over 2% inches long and much heavier than the old shell. It has a grooved head like the Mauser shell. Sev- eral Krag-Jorgensen rifles were chambered for testing this cartridge, but the gun action was too weak for such a powerful load. Breech bolts were broken so often that it was unsafe to experiment with the old army rifle. A so-called rifle without rifling was also tested, and gave good re- sults. If the new cartridge is ever taken up by sportsmen, gunmakers will have to design a new rifle. I am sure none of the old model rifles could handle this: load. A. J. Hubbard, Color Sergt. 23d Inf., Plattsburgh Barracks, N. Y. ‘trotted a few yards A 22 WILL KILL DEER. In commenting on Mr. Van Dyke’s hunt- ing adventures many correspondents have declared that deer can not be killed with a 22 rifle. Without claiming that the 22 is a big game gun, I can assure them that many deer and even larger animals have been killed with that weapon I wish writers would give us more facts about guns and game, and less guff about their individual prowess. RECREATION space is too valuable to waste on private horn blowing ) John Patterson, Dell, Mont. I see several of your readers criticize Mr. Van Dyke’s story in February RECREATION. That is probably all right; but when Mr. Patrick, of Cedarville, Mich., says a deer can not be killed with a .22, and that “a healthy deer would run off with all the 22's the U. M: C. Co. could makeMinee month,” he is making as great a mistake as he thinks Mr. Van Dyke did. I have killed deer with a .22 caliber Stevens, using a common short rim fire cartridge. C,. 'E. Ti,- Pleasantville.“ ta. THE 22 THE BEST SQUIRREL GUN, In September RecrEATION, Buck, of Ak- ron, O., asks for information in regard to the proper gun for squirrel and rabbit shooting. The calibers he mentions are all good, but I think the 22 is sufficiently large for all small game, besides being in- expensive. I prefer a model ’90, Winches- ter, chambered for 22 short only. With this gun I can kill all the game any decent sportsman needs, and the gun is serviceable and easily taken down to put in a trunk. Uncle Dan, Indianapolis, Ind. To Buck, Akron, Ohio, I would say that I have had some experience selecting a rifle for squirrels and rabbits. I first tried a 32 but found I could do better with a 22. The latter will kill every time at 100 feet, which is the average range, and will do fair work at 100 yards. The ’go model Winchester 22 short is a good gun for all small game. C. M. Smith, Campello, Mass. TWO ACCIDENTAL KILLS. Ta C,. L.: Patrick: and -others Gin yee RECREATION, I wish to say that I saw a deer killed by one shot from a .22 rifle. I was hunting cottontail rabbits with my brother-in-law on his ranch in Southern California, each of us having a .22 long Win- chester. A prong horn buck jumped out of the brush not more than 30 feet from us, and stopped. My brother-in-law fired at him, just to sting him for his impudence, and was dumb- founded to see the deer jump into the air and fall without a kick. The bullet entered - the brain just in front of the ear and went nearly half way through it. This was as much an accident as was my killing of an eagle with a stone while fishing in Santa Barbara county, some years ago. The eagle came soaring down the creek and | threw a stone at it to frighten it; the huge bird sailed into the stone and went down into the water with a broken neck. S. O. Blodgett, San Francisco, Cal. SMALL SHOT. Will you kindly inform me through REc- REATION what gun is best adapted for the big game of Africa, such as lions, clephants, etc. Is the 30-40 Winchester deadly at 2,000 yards, and what is the penetration at that distance? Charles Thornquest, New York city. ANSWER, As a rule, sportsmen in Africa do not limit themselves to one gun, but take a battery of several guns, suited to the dif-: ferent animals. The elephant and the lion are not at all in the same class. Ten and 12- bore rifles have been much used for shoot- ing elephants. The modern high power rifles of 40 and 45 caliber are highly spoken of, as all around rifles, and the .303 is said to kill even elephants fairly well. The 30-40 is deadly at 2,000 yards in the sense of killing a man or an animal struck in a vital spot. The penetration at that distance I do not know.—EpirTor. Aithough the story in RECREATION en- titled “The Mystery of a Bullet,” by Charles W. Sawyer, does not call for an answer I think I can throw some light on the case. I figure it out that the boys were hunting, several days of their vacation, in a woods e Le i — + And are PAPA I A PST 4 near where the sheep went to feed; that one of those queer bullets came straying out of the wocds and fell in the pasture of the sheep; and that either the sheep it- self ate the bullet by mistake or that the lawyer mentioned in the story fed it to that sheep in order to get a case, as he knew that one of the boys had been bucked by one of that farmer’s rams. It would look rather hard for the boys and the case would be easy for him to win for the farm- er. The farmer does not prosecute the boys and the villain is foiled once more. Edwin H. Lankety, New York City. In July ReEcrEATIoN there appears an article from the Savage Arms Co., giving the penetration of .303 Savage as 50 inches in tests made at Detroit, Boston and New York. They were made in pine, longitu- dinally, which the Savage people claim is a greater test of penetration than when made horizontally through pine boards. I do not GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 49 question the penetration of the Savage .303 as compared with other arms; but I main- tain that any bullet will show greater pene- tration in wood in line with the grain than across it. I should like to wager the Sav- age Arms Co. the price of a .303 that they can not show a 50 inch lateral penetration in solid pine with any cartridge used by sportsmen, Wo A. Barr, Chicago, Tit. RECREATION readers will be interested in a telescope sight manufactured in in this city by Joseph Coxe. For sim- plicity and ease of application it has no equal. It is composed of lenses in 2 sets. One set is fitted to a folding leaf and at- tached to the gun in the rear slot; the other set is attached to any peep sight and can be changed to an open sight by simply turning the leaf down. The front sight is not changed and is kept in its regular po- sition. It. will plainly show the eyes of a sparrow at 100 yards; a thing impossible with any other sight. It is called the Mag- noscope, and may be had by addressing Mr. Coxe. Price $4. J. W. Stapleton, York, Neb. There is in this vicinity a gun which if fot. unidic, 15: ‘at*.least:.rare: © It "15a 16 guage, undersnap action, pin-fire, and was made in France. Its chief pecu- liarity is that it dismounts in 3 sections: the stock, back of the pistol grip; the pistol grip, lock, and about 8 inches of the barrel, making a formidable breech loading horse pistol; and the remainder of the barrel, the length of an ordinary cane. This is fitted with a knob at one end and a ferule at the other, and is colored to ‘mitate wood. A better weapon for a poacher could hardly be devised. The gun is of good quality and workmanship; is still serviceable and in fair condition. G. A. Mack, Pleasantville, N. Y,. My experience with German and U. M. C. ammunition agrees with that of Messrs. Stokes and Higgins. I find the U. M. C. 7-m-m cartridges stronger, and more cleanly and accurate than the German loads. While on my ranch in Idaho last winter I tested my Mauser against Savage .303, and Win- chester and Marlin 30-30. the Mauser proved much more powerful than the others. I do not know that this is any great point in favor of the Mauser, as the -303 and 30-30 shoot hard enough for all practical purposes. I also agree with Mr. Higgins in regard to the good qualities of Laflin & Rand powder. C. H. Kessler, Oro Fino, Idaho. 50 A year ago my wife and I wanted each a gun for field and trap use. After looking the matter up thoroughly I placed an order with the Ithaca Gun Co. for 2 guns; one a No. 2, 16-26 634 pounds ejector with 13% inch stock for my wife, the other a No. 4 chester. A pronghorn buck jumped out of used both for game and over the traps, firing thousands of loads, and think our choice of an Ithaca was a wise one. Mrs. Brownie often breaks 20 out of 25 targets; I sometimes get 25 straight. RECREATION’S crusade against the game hogs will go a long way toward improving field shooting. Leon Brownie, Abilene, Kan. I notice in the Marble Safety Axe Co,’s ad on the front cover of July RECREATION, a gun sight listed at $1. It appears to be a front rifle sight. Have any of RECREATION’S readers used it, and if so, do they like it as well as or better than the Lyman sight? The only fault I see with a Savage rifle is that the trigger and lever lock slides too easily backward and forward. It needs only a slight jar after the rifle is a little worn to move the lock back so the trigger is free. If the lock pulled as hard as the trigger, or the trigger pulled as easy as the lock, it would be perfection. G. W. McHay, Kelsey, Minn. September RECREATION contained an ar- ticle suggesting straight grooving for smooth bore rifles. I have such a-gun, an old flint lock altered to percussion, which I will give to anyone who cares to experiment with it. The only condition I make is that the result of the experiment be reported to RECREA- TION. This gun did excellent work in its day, with both balls and shot. It is slightly out of order, but can be readily repaired at slight expense. Wall forward by ex- press to first applicant whose name is known to me through RECREATION. Peter Kachlin, Wickertown, Pa. I see W. S. Mead wants to hear from someone who has used the Stevens Ideal, No. 44. I have used that arm and can tell Mr. Mead it is excellent for all work for which it is intended. For shooting at 300 to 500 yards, get a 32-40 Stevens No. 44. Tell Mr. Onderdonk that the 38-55 cart- ridge loaded with full charge of smokeless powder will give about roo feet greater velocity, a flatter trajectory, and 2 to 3 inches more penetration than the black powder load. Hi C.nWalton,: Yorks Pas V. J. N., of Dubuque, Ia., will find the. 32-40, with mushroom bullets, an admirable gun for deer. For larger game I advise him to get a 7 m. m. Remington-Lee. It is - RECREATION. handsome, exceedingly effective and will bunch 5 out of 6 shots in a 2 inch circle at 200 yards. As a big game gun it is su- perior to even the Winchester 30-40 and .303 Savage. Last fall I shot a deer at 360 yards with my Remington-Lee. The bullet struck the rump and came out between the shoulders. Harry James, Flatlands, N. Y. The sparrow gun described in May ReEc- REATION has killed 125 sparrows to date. I think the heavier a 22 rifle barrel is, if net over 8 pounds, the better the score. The 22 Winchester single is the best of the lot. It will wear 100 years and not get loose. I think the Winchester 1897 take down the best single shot gun on the mar- ket. .I choose the 16° gauge, choke. C. Vitous, East Pittsburg, Pa. I agree with F. Winton of Spring Hill, Tenn., that there is nothing better than the Stevens rifle for small game and target work. I have had one 3 years. Recently I killed one crow at 235 yards and 2 at 210 yards. I use Winchester and U. M. C. Jong rifle cartridges. My rifle is fitted with globe sight in front and Lyman’s combina- tion rear sight. F. I. Blake, Buda, IL I have an Ithaca $80 grade gun whica I believe is in every respect as good as the $100 grade of any other make. In shooting quality it can not be beaten at any price. In engraving and checking nothing better could be desired. M. B. Beecher, Meriden, Conn.: Tell A. L. Tabor, of Los Angeles, that I find the Winchester 22 greaseless bullet cartridge much better than the lubricated. It is clean and more powerful and accurate than any other -cartridge. P. B. Moore, Quaker Hill, Conn. I should like information from persons who have tried shooting solid lead balls in cylinder bore shot guns. H...L. Clark; Cantonsairas What could be a more desirable present than a yearly subscription to RECREATION? It is one of the most practicable and useful presents you could possibly give a man or boy who is interested in nature study, fish- ing, hunting, or amateur photography. ~ All boys instinctively love the woods. RECREATION teaches them to love and to study the birds and the animals to be found there. If you would have your son, your brother, your husband, or your sweet- heart interested in nature, let him read RECREATION. It costs only $1 a year and would make him happy twelve times a year. moderate - = | DO LYNX KILL DEER? 10W had fallen to the depth of 15 or 18 es. I was trailing 4 deer from their To my i he imprints were ack and fresh, ee aoine nto the deer track. - to try for the lynx. The ground was open Dagia a slight ridge lay in the direction the trail indicated. This I studied with the field glass, but failed to locate the lynx. I mised he was after the deer for some rpose. Acting on this theory I again took ip the deer trail with double caution. A tle farther on a great crash and snapping dry twigs told the story; the deer were er a could not have seen or winded om to entirely conceal ve oc to hin 30 feet of one of the deer that was ing by a log. The others were in the top near, The lynx had packed the snow solid with hind feet to give a send off, and in 2 ids had landed on the deer’s shoulder, at tufts of hair on the snow told plainly the deer was caught. After looking ground over, I started on the trail again, ping to kill the lynx. Soon I found a son spray on the snow. Then marks struggle, then a dead deer with its hroat torn away. But the lynx was gone, | realized at once that in following gone down wind. There was noth- to do. but to return to camp with a L. D. Watkins, Lansing, Mich, res, decidedly! Some years ago while ting in Manitoba I was trailing a jump- = deer on a runway. It was just after e and a fresh breeze was blowing stan deer to me. I had been trailing thing and took a look around if there was any sight of anything co could have started him. Soon I no- psonie fresh lynx tracks in the snow. went up a long poplar tree that leaned the pas I could see where the lynx f Not caring much about the deer I decided . If photographed, it may still live and its educational and scientific value is maltipled indefinitely. had made his spring and quickly decided to follow to see if [ could find any trace of the deer or the lynx. After following the path probably a mile I found Mr. Lynx impaled on a broken limb of a spruce tree, which was also lodged across the path. The limb had been broken by the fall, leaving only a knot probably 1o inches long over the deer path. The deer had passed under but the lynx was pierced to the brain and was still hanging when I found him, with deer hair and blood all over his jaws. F. L. Wilson, Baker City, Oregon. The lynx stories in May RECREATION re- mind me of an incident of my hunting trip 2 years ago. My father and I were after deer in the Sunol foothills. One day, a little before sunrise, we started up the hill back of our camp for another try at deer. We had not gone 200 yards when a wildcat ran to a tree about 40 yards from us. .He placed himself between a fork within a few inches of the ground and so stood that only his head presented a mark to us. My father, standing a yard ahead of me, took the shot and missed by half an inch. The cat made off in a direction that kept father between him and me. Before I could get in a position to shoot, father had broken the cat’s hind leg. Then it did not take me long to poke in a 255 grain bullet. My shot en- tered just behind the left shoulder, coming out the other side. The cat was large and his skin made a fine rug. John Obermuller, Hayward, Cal. DO BEAVERS EAT FISH? I went over on the South Platte to fish. one day last summer, but found the water low and sluggish and practically no fish. The settlers along 11-Mile canyon, where I fished, startled me with the information that the beavers along the stream destroyed the fish. Beavers are protected in Colo- rado and are numerous along this stream, as evidenced by dams and work on every hand. There is a good chance on the Platte for the man who claims these wary animals can not be photographed alive, for he can stay on the train and take snap shots at 150 feet,.. How old do deer. live to be and is it possible to tell their age by any marks about them? Colorado is still a great game country, and a paradise for lovers of outdoor life and mountain scenery. I saw deer, wild- cat, marten and beaver tracks, made the these things myself, and am ready to furnish witnesses to what ence, have seen 62 RECREATION. night before, only 49 miles from Colorado 7 ae a Geo. L. Cleaver, Colorado Spring: Colo. ANSWER, It is always dangerous to say what ani- mals of a given species will not do, or never can do. Thus far, the world has no direct evidence that a beaver ever has eaten a raw fish. We are, however, all willing to believe that the beavers of the South Platte do eat fish; but before we do so, we must have some direct evidence in proof of it. If a reliable observer should see a beaver eating a fish, or should kill a beaver with portions of a fish in its stomach, I am prepared to believe. Until such evidence is produced I beg leave to disbelieve the story that the beavers of t1-Mile canyon are regularly catching fish for food. There must be some other cause for the disappearance of the fish. It is now well known that muskrats will at times eat flesh; but the muskrat belongs to the rat and mouse family, Muridae, and practically all the members of that family are carni- vorous, when occasion demands. As _ far as known up to date, the beaver draws the line at fish. There is no mark, or marks, by which the age of a deer can be determined. As a general rule, a warm blooded animal at- tains an age equal to about 3 times the period it requires to reach full maturity. Usually, a deer reaches full maturity in its Sth year. It is my belief that the average life of wild deer is about 15 years. ae Wee COONS, SQUIRRELS, AND GROUSE, Coons ‘give. a cry -sthat is’ “hard to imitate, tremolo whistle beginning high and descending about 10 notes. It is a full round tone that can be heard a !ong distance. I have heard dozens’ of coons call, but never in the day time, nor after midnight. I never heard one call except when descending a tree. Have seen them on the ground, in trees, going up sand coming down, when they were unconscious of my presence, I have never seen a coon come down a tree in the evening without giving the peculiar cry. On a still night it can be heard half a mile. Coons are ee here nearly every night near the corn- Ley! Ss I have seen and shot many gray squirrels an have seen them carrying ears of corn. Have seen 4 grays at once running from a cornfield to the woods, each having an ear of corn in its mouth, If chased hard they would drop the corn. Have known a red squirrel to gather over half a bushel of butternuts, besides hazel and beech nuts. T see you flatly dispute F. E. Williams, of Minnesota. As I have had some experi- TI nave said, you can hardly disagree with me. i have felled 20 or 30 trees in the past few years that had nests in them, and always found more food than you claim, unless food was scarce. I have seen grouse on the nest, on the drumming log, or rock, at the brook drink- ing, and wallowing in the dust, for they wallow the same as barnyard fowls. [ think I can safely say I have shot 50 grouse when drumming. Have been within 10 feet’: of a drummer and have seen him drum while I stood there. He was in a dense growth of underbrush, and when he was quiet I stood still, but when he drummed I went toward him. I found the end of the log before I found the grouse. I am no great hunter nor trapper, but just a man with a natural love for nature and the inhabitants of our forests. Will correspond with any reader if he wishes to make Be ict . R. Collins, Stowe, Vt. ACCIDENTALLY HUNG. The picture in August RECREATION of the oriole hanging by the horse hairs from her nest reminds me of -a similar case. One day last June I was wheeling along the road and heard an oriole making distress calls in a maple tree overhanging the road- way. I saw she was in trouble, so I pro- cured a ladder and hatchet and cut the branch the nest was on. I found her fast in the hair that lined the nest; some was around her wing and some around her neck. I released her, and then I tied the branch back to its place, as the nest con- tained 4 nearly full fledged young birds. I hope they came out all right. The oriole is my favorite bird. I watch their coming and nesting every spring. Have always wondered where they go from here, as I never see any after about July 10. Do they go North after raising one brood, or do they change their plumage? An elm is their favorite tree to build in, with maple a close second. more and one in an apple tree last year. M. W. C., Cleveland, O One morning last spring I noticed some-. thing hanging on a dead branch of a locust tree, swaying in the wind. On closer ex- amination I found it to be a robin hanging by a bit of cord. One end of the cord was in the bird’s mouth, then there was one turn of the cord.around its neck and the other end was caught in a rough hitch around the limb. My first thought was that a child or some older vandal had hung the bird there. A little study, however, convinced me that was not the case. ‘The victim had evidently been carrying the { saw one nest in a syca-- CC ee ee REL PD cu Fi ¥ + % ¢ : id string to its unfinished nest when one end caught on the branch. The sudden stop- page of its flight had looped the slack cord around the robin’s neck and strangled it. W. C. Cottright, Wyoming, Pa. INTRODUCING FRIENDS. Please name for me the 3 birds I shall describe: A small bird about the size of a canary; dark blue, almost indigo, all over, except the under part of its tail and wings, which are a brownish gray. A swallow which builds a nest on the rafters of buildings. The nest is made of mud and is open at the top. The bird ts a little longer than a sparrow, but not so heavily built. The entire upper parts ap- pear black, but I think they are dark pur- ‘ple. The under parts are light chestnut. The tail is long and deeply forked. The 2 outer feathers are over 2 inches long. The others are shorter and have a white band across them, A swallow that builds under the eaves. The nest is closed above, with a small hole leading in at the side. Birds are dark purple above, with a bright chestnut patch on the rump. Their under parts are pale chestnut. There is a small white spot just above the beak on the forehead. Their tails are not forked and they are more heavily built than the other kind.. Taeett. Clark, Maple Park, III. ANSWER, Mr. C. William Beebe, assistant cura- tor of birds in the Zoological park, iden- tifies the birds described by Mr. Clark, as follows : Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea. Barn swallow, Chelidon erythrogaster. Cliff- or eave swallow Petrochelidon lunifrons. Mr. Beebe says Mr. Clark has the rare gift of picking out the chief characteristics of a bird for identification —EnpITor. 2 PPER, OR WATER OUZEL. In July Recreation C. W. Morgaridge asks for some light on the habits of the water ousel, saying he has detected this little acrobat in questionable tricks. Does he refer to the American dipper, Cinchus mexicanus? For 16 years, in Idaho, this jolly little fellow has been one of my most intimate avian friends, and dur- ing all that time I have never detected him doing anything that a decent and self-respecting bird should not do. I have ‘sat hours beside some brawling mountain torrent and watched a pair of dippers feed- ing their young and have never seen so much as a minnow carried to the nest. ‘Their food, during the breeding season, i Wad URALOAISTORY. 53 consists almost exclusively of the larve of the salmon fly that abounds in all Western streams during that season. ‘The bird is one of our few winter residents; descending from the higher mountain stream to the larger rivers where there is little danger of a sudden freeze shutting off its food supply. The examination of several crops of those killed during the winter showed an almost total absence of animal food, but a great deal of vegetable matter gathered from the rocks along the rivers and from drifts. Let no man injure one of these birds thinking thereby to per- petuate the trout supply. CG. Ss Moody;.:-Sand . Pomt; Tda. PROBABLY A WIDGEON. Several years ago, while snipe shooting, I saw a duck swimming on a small lake near here. Having secreted myself behind a stone wal! I asked a friend to go around the lake and drive the duck across. This he did, and when about 8 rods from me, the bird rose almost perpendicularly from the water. I shot and killed it. I give color and measurements: Length, 18% inches; wing, from first joint to tip, 10% inches; tail 3% inches; tarsus, 134 inches. Head similar to that of black duck, only perhaps a little lighter; belly, white; breast, back and neck, a yellowish grey; speculum, dark green, the first feather being nearly white; crissum, white with brown spots; bill, bluish; feet and tarsus, dusky. ‘lhe bird resembles a gadwall more than any duck I know, and is evidently a river duck, as indicated by its hind toe. Should you be unable to identify it, kindly submit it to the readers of your excellent journal. W. A. Mead, Carmel, N, Y. ANSWER. The description answers more nearly to a female American widgeon or baldpate (Mareca americana), or the female Europ- ean widgeon (Mareca penelope), than to any other river duck.—EDIrTor. THEY WERE ALL MULE DEER. I have read your answer to Mr. Morris. Also the letter by Mr. Lea in regard to the mule deer of the Northwest. I trapped one winter in California, and deer meat was one of our staple articles, both for food and for bait. We procured it from a spe- cies of deer that the natives called mule- tail, named, as they told me, from ihe long, bushy tail like unto a mule’s tail new- ly trimmed. It is the only deer they have in that part of California and in Oregon; farther South and West, and in the coast range, can be found plenty of blacktail deer. I see the Universal dictionary de- fines mule deer as you do. A California writer defines mule deer as a hybrid of the 4 RECREATION. elk and blacktail deer, and to judge from . its size I should think he was right. I im- agine Mr. Lea killed his mule deer after the horns were dropped, as they are not noted for their large horns. I killed one near Happy Camp, Cal., that had 15 points, and I saw the horns of one killed near Goose lake that had 22 points. E. M, Gravett, Gravett, Ark. That California writer should have a guardian and should be prevented from put- ting out any more such twaddle.—EpIrTor. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. One evening, about dusk, I thought I heard the well known call of a quail. As the house in which I live is in the heart of the city, and almost adjoining a large department store, I decided it was fancy only, as all day my mind had dwelt on what an ideal day it. was. to be afield. How- ever, | opened my window and gave the 3 successive calls quails use in the fall, when I was immediately answered. I re- peated the call, and the answer came near- er, till suddenly it ceased. I hurried out to the street, only to meet my landlady’s little boy with a hen quail in his hands, which he said he had just caught in Park- way, it having apparently become dazed by the electric light. It was in no way crippled and is alive yet. It will be liber- ated as soon as any of us go into the coun- try. I am wondering how it got here. Bunny, Allegheny, Pa. In August Recreation you defend squir- rels against the charge of stealing corn, and you ask for more evidence. A negro in this State planted a patch of corn ad- joining a piece of pine sapling land. About the time he shocked the crop, domestic trouble caused him to abandon his home and the squirrels harvested his corn. They carried all the good ears to the tops of saplings and hung them there, turning back the husks, but not cutting them off. I have thrown seed corn in the cob on the piazza of my house and watched the squirrels carry it up into the live oaks about the place. I protect squirrels so far as I can, and if I testify against them in this case it is merely to answer your question. CS. Johnson, Beaufort, Haines False I think it a fact that of a pair of mal- lards, the duck generally takes flight before the drake. I have noticed, when duck shooting, that birds dropped with the first barrel were seldom, if ever, drakes. I can match Mr. Thatcher’s story of the snake that ate corn. A few years ago, while husking corn, I found a large garter snake under a shock, and killed it.. Its stomach was completely filled with shelled corn. H. C. Beahler, Chicago, Ill. This week I went to a stationer’s to get a copy of a weekly sporting paper published in New York and devoted to fish and game topics, as there was some curiosity in my mind regarding the stand the paper was taking on the game hog question. I have not taken the paper for some years. The -stationer told me there was so little call for it that he had cut out his order. I never miss a number of RECREATION, but I was looking for information, so I asked him if he kept that magazine. His answer was pithy and to the point: “We certainly do. RECREATION sells.” Henry A. Allen, Minneapolis, Minn. A yearly subscription to RECREATION is one of the most practicable and useful presents you could possibly give a man or a boy who is interested in nature study, fishing, hunting, or amateur photography. It costs only $1 a year, and would make him happy 12 times a year, ¢ q c Ave., Austin. «< » & = Ae cl + - 4 “GG _ OFFICERS OF THE L. A. S. President, G. O. Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. : 1st Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 4oth St., New York. 2d Vice-President, W. T. Wornaday, 2969 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. , ga Vice-President, Dr. T. S. Palmer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 6 East 80 West 38th St., New York. 5th Vice-President, Hon. W.A: Richards, Gen- eral Land Office, Washington, D. C. Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. ' Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Bank- ing Co,, 192 Broadway, New York City. ARIZONA DIVISION. 5 M.J. Foley, Chief Warden, Jerome. . ARKANSAS DIVISION W. k. Blockson, Chief Warden, Mena. CALIFORNIA DIVISION. Dr. David Starr Jordan, Chief Warden, Leland Stanford University. C. Barlow, Sec.-Treas., Santa Clara. = COLORADO DIVISION. A. 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Franklin Stearns, Chief Warden, 13 N. 11th St., C. O. Saville, Vice Warden, Richmond; M. D. Hart, Sec.-Treas., 1217 East Main St., Richmond. WASHINGTON DIVISION. F. S. Merrill, Chief Warden, Spokane; F. A. Pon- tius, Sec.-reas., Seattle; Munro V yckoff, Vice-War- den, Pt. Townsend. 56 WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION, E. F. Smith, Chief Warden, Hinton, ; WISCONSIN DIVISION. Frank Kaufman Chief Warden, Two Rivers; Dr. A. Gropper, Sec.- lreas., Milwaukee. WYOMING DIVISION. H. E. Wadsworth, Chief Warden, Lander; Frank Bond, Sec.-Treas., Cheyenne. c Applications for membership and orders for badges Shoutd be addressed to Arthur F. Rice, Secretary, 23 W. 24th St., New York. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW YORK. County. Name of Warden. Address. New York, Conrad L. Meyer, ae W. Broadway. Livingston M. De La Vergne, Lakeville. ts K.S.Chamberlain, Mt. Morris. Albany, C. D, Johnson, Newtonville. Henry T.Newman, * Kenneth E. Bender,Albany. Broome, John Sullivan, Sanitaria Springs me R. R. Mathewson, Binghamton. Cayuga, H. M. Haskell, Weedsport. Chemung, Fred Uhle. Hendy Creek, $s M. A. Baker, Elmira. Cortland, James Edwards, Cortland Erie, E. P. Dorr, 103 1; Ss Morgan uilding, Buffalo. us Marvin H. Butler, Morilla. Essex, W. H. Broughton, Moriah. Franklin, Jas. Eccles, St. Regis Fails. Montgomery, Charles W Scharf, Canajoharie, Oneida, . M. Scoville, Clinton. Orange, Vilsor. Crans. Middletown. ef J. Hampton Kidd, Newburgh. " ‘fhomas Harris, — Port Jervis. Richmond, Lewis Morris, Port Richmond. St. Lawrence, Dr. B.W.Severance, Gouverneur. _ A.N. Clark, Sevey. Schenectady, J. W.Furnside, Schenectady. Suffolk, F. J. Fellows, Central Islip, L. I. bs Poof, Pabor, Orient, L. I. Tioga, Geo. Wood, ONES: Washington, C.L. Allen, Sandy Hill. st A.S. Temple, Whitehall. a . E. Barber, Dresden. | Westchester, George Poth, Pleasantville. gi Chas. Seacor, 57. Pelham Road, New Rochelle. M. W. Smith, Croton Falls. ee Ralph Gorham, Mt. Kisco Petes, } A.B. Miller, Jackson’s Corners’ Onondaga, James Lush, Memphis. Yates, B. L. Wren, Penn Yan. me Symour Poineer, Branch Port. Dutchess, Chas. H. DeLong, Pawling. a Jacob Tompkins, BeneeS: 2 Queens, Gerard Van Nostrand, lushing, L.I. 7 W.S. Mygrant, 46 Elton Street, Brooklyn. a P. A. Geepel, 473. Grand Ave., Astoria, L. I. x L. B. Drowne, 119 Somers Stréet. Brooklyn. Ulster, M.A. DeVall, The Corners. * Wm. S. Mead, Woodstock. Jefferson, C. J. Smith, Watertown. Herkimer, T). F. Sperry, Old Farge. Oswego, J. E. Manning, 154 West Utica St. Putnam, H. L. Brady, Mahopac Falls. Schuyler, G. C. Fordham, Watkins. Allegany, G. A. Thomas, Belvidere. Schoharie, O.E Eigen, Sharon Springs. Warren, Geo. McEchron, Glen Falls. Orleans, .H. Fearby, E. Shelby. Greene, . J Soper. Windham. LOCAL WARDENS IN OHIO. Stark, A. Dangeleisen, Massillon. Franklin, Brook L. Terry, 208 Woodward Av., Columbus. Cuyahoga, A. W. Hitch, 161 Osborn St., Cleveland. Clark, Fred C. Ross, 169 W. Main St., Springfield. Erie, David Sutton, 418 {acer St 2 andusky Fulton, L. C. Berry, Swanton Hamilton, W.C. Rippey, 4465 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati. RECREATION. _ Address. County. Name of Warden. Allen, 5. W. Knisely, ima. Knox, Grant Phillips, | Mt. Vernon. Lorain, T. J. Bates, Elyria. Ottzwa, Frank B. Shirley, Lakeside. Muskingum, Frank D. Abell, Zanesville. Scioto, J. F. Kelley, Portsmouth. LOCAL WARDENS IN CONNECTICUT. Fairfield, George B. Bliss. 2 Park pest Stam- : ord, Ct. Harvey C. Went, 11 Park St., Bridge- : - port, Ct. Fairfield Samuel Waklee, Box 373; Stratford. Litchfield, Dr. H. L. Ross, P. O. Box 100, Ca- , , haan, Ct. Middlesex, Sandford Brainerd Ivorvton. New Haven, Wilbur E. Beach, 318 Chapel Street, New Haven, Ct. ‘ D. J. Ryan, 188 Elizabeth St., Derby. LOCAL WARDENS IN MASSACHUSETTS. Norfolk, Orlando McKenzie, Norfolk. cbs J: J. Blick; Wrentham a S. W. Fuller, East Milton. Suffolk, Capt. W. J.Stone, 4 Tremont Kow ( Boston. Worcester, B. H. Mosher, Athol. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW JERSEY. Mercer, Jos. Ashmore, 124 Taylor St., - Trenton. Mercer. Edw. Vanderbilt, Dentzville, : Trenton. me Roland Mitchell, 739 Centre St., ‘ Trenton Morris, Joseph Peliet, Pompton Plains. a Chas. W. Blake, Dover. y Francis E. Cook, Butler. t Calone Orr, Hibernia. Somerset, G. E. Morris Somerville. Sussex, Isaac D. Williams, Branchville. Union, A. H. Miller, Cranford. GC. a iawies Roselle. acob Young, “11 Warren, eee Waiaee \ Phillipsburg. Monmouth. Dory-Hunt, Wanaque. Hudson, A. W. Letts, 51 Newark St.. Hoboken. LOCAL WARDENS IN PENNSYLVANIA. oes John Noll, Sykesville. erry, Samuel Sundy, Lebo. | Warren. F. P. Sweet. Goodwill Hill. re Nelson Holmes, Cornplanter. Juniata, Clifford Singer, Oakland Mills. = Ezra Phillips, McAlesterville. Venango, G. D. Benedict, Pleasantville. Potter, Ira Murphy, Coudersport. ¢ Wiley Barrows, Austin. By Chas. Barrows, Austin. Crawford, Jasper Tillotson, Tillotson. a Geo. T. Meyers, Titusville. ~ J. B. Lamb, Buel. Cambria, W.H.Lambert, 720 Coleman Ave., Johnstown. Butler, F. J. Forquer, Murrinsville. Allegheny, S. H. Allen, Natrona. Beaver, N. H. Covert, Beaver Falls. ss W.R. Keefer, Re McKean, C. A. Duke, Duke Center. . L. P. Fessenden, Granere. a Wm. Holsinger, Stickney. Lackawanna, Wm. Weir, Moosic. * Wm. Major. “i Carbon. Asa D. Hontz, East Mauch Chunk. Cumberland, J.C. Gill, Mechanicsburg. Wyoming, Cyrus Walter, Tunkhannock. Tioga, E. B. Beaumont, Jr., Lawrenceville. te G. H. Simmons, Westfield. Lycoming, Jas. J. Brennan, Oval. - B. D. Kurtz, Cammal. Delaware, Walter Lusson, Ardmore. Montgomery, L.C. Parsons, Academy. Bradford, Geo. B. Loop, Sayre. Clarion, Isaac Keener, New Bethlehem. Cameron, Harry Hemphill, Emporium. Clinton, DMC: as oar Renovo. re Geo. L. Kepler, Renovo. Northumber- 1%: W. Roher, : PB oe 505 Anthracite St., Shamokin. D. R. Lobaugh, Ridgway. LOCAL WARDENS IN MICHIGAN. Name of Warden. Address. W. H. Dunham, Drenthe. C. E. Miller, Augusta. W.A. Palmer, Buchanan. Thomas Dewey, Dowagiac. C. A. Stone, Hillsdale. John Trieber, Peacock, LOCAL WARDENS IN VIRGINIA, maT a 4 fs ae Ogburn, . South Hil. - Ki bape N.H Montague, Palls. yn J. M. Hughes, Chatham Hill. R, D. Bates, Newtown. EP. ake Applegrove. . J. Lynham, 412 W. Marshall. Richmond. “East Rockingham, E.J.Carickhoff, |§ Harrisonburg. LOCAL WARDENS IN WYOMING. Bie sue, Nelson oo Dubois. _ Uinta, eT. fe etoni \ Jackson. Carbon, Kirk Dyer, Medicine Bow. _ Laramie, Martin Breither, Cheyenne. LOCAL WARDENS IN TENNESSEE, _ Sumner, W.G. Harris, Gallatin. _ Stewart, tc. H. Lory, eon Spring. Robertson, .C. Bell, Springfield. _ Montgomery, . W. Humphrey, Clarksville. _ Madison, i. T. Rushing, Jackson. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEBRASKA. - Hall, E. C. Statler, Grand Island a LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire, — Boe. its, Keene. Sullivan, G. A. Blake, Lempster. J. W. Davidson, Charlestown. 5 LOCAL WARDENS IN VERMONT. Rutland, Wm. J. Liddle, Box 281, Fair Haven /indsor, F.A. Tarbell, West Bridgewater. Orleans, E.G. Moulton, Derby Line. Essex, H;S: Lund, Granby. . = LOCAL WARDENS IN ILLINOIS. RockIsland, D.M.Slottard, 12th Ave. and 17th .. Moline. * Iroquois, J. L. Peacock, Sheldon. LOCAL WARDENS IN OKLAHOMA. ‘Kiowa and Comanche Nation, j A.C. Cooper, Ft. Sill. LOCAL WARDENS IN IOWA. linion, D1. Pascol, Grand Mound. Pottawattamie, Dr. C. Engel, Crescent. LOCAL WARDENS IN WASHINGTON. Okanogan, james West, Methow. , Stevens Co., acob Martin, Newport. a LOCAL WARDENS IN UTAH, Washington, S. C. Goddard, New Harmony. LOCAL CHAPTERS. Albert Lea, Minn., H. A. Morgan, Rear Warden. Angelica, N.Y., C.A. Lathrop, Augusta, Mont., H. Sherman, se “Austin da ie G. F. Baird, oe W.S. Warner, oF Boston, N Mais., Capt. W. I. Stone, me Buffalo, N. Y., H.C. Gardiner, Zi 3 ‘amma, Pa.. B. A. Ovenshire, fe 58 “hampaign Co., O. Hy. F. MacCracken Ss Urbana, arlestown, oe H., W. M. Buswell, “ ds Aap sae - _ G. A. Gorham, 3 ¢ cinnati, Ohio, B. W. Morris, ee ( Coudersport, Pa., 1 L. Murphy, . Cresco, lowa, ae. Platt, ‘5 4 B avis, W. Va., Heltzen, “ Do ac, Mich... W.F. Hoyt, s E auch Chunk, Pa, f.F. Pry, ss Evansville, Ind., F. M. Gilbert, x _Fontanet, Ind W. H. Perry, ae foe L. Waltemarth re . M. Gaunt, 3 Buckeye, 2 _Hollidaysb’g, Pa., H.D. Hewit, a dopkinsville, Ky., Hunter Wood, 5 Indianapolis, Ind., posh E. Bell, Jerome, Ariz., A. Hawkins, S J. Hall, “5 Schenectady, N. Y. .. J. W. Furnside, i Seattle, Wash., M. Kelly, “ Syracuse, N. Y., C7 &. Truesdelf, bg Terre Haute,Ind. C.F. Thiede, = The Dalles, Ore... C. B Cushing, Se Walden, N. Y., J. W. Reid, i Wichita, Kas., Gerald Volk, * Winona, Minn., C. M. Morse, " DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. The following firms have agreed to give members of the L. A. S.a discount of 2 per cent. to Io per cent. on all goods bought of them. In ordering please give L. A. S. number: Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns Davenport ee Arms Co., Norwich, Cait Shot guns, r Soren 9 Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic goods Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y .Photographic goods. ‘The Bostwick Gun and Sporting Goods Co., 1528 Arapahoe St., Denver, Col. "Talbot St.. St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. Jespersen & Hines, 10 Park Place, New York City LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. W. D. Ellis, 136 W. 72d street, New_York City. 0 Rice, 155 Pennington avenue, Passaic, N. J. Dr. be A. Valentine, 5 W. 35th street, New York ity. A. A. Anderson, 6 E. 38th street, New York City. A. is Fraser, 478 Greenwich street, New York ity. E. S. Towne, care National Bank Book Co., Hol- yoke, Mass. F. G. Miller, 108 Clinton street, Defiance, Ohio. Gen. J. F. Pierson, 20 W. 52d street, New York ity. . Seton, 80 W. goth street, New York City. H. Seymour, 35 Wall street. New York City. Ac. 'G. Nesbitt, Maple street, Kingston, Pa. D. C. Beard, 204 Amity street, Flushing, L. I. C. Ferry, 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, IIl. Hon. ee P. Morton, 681 5th avenue, New York Cit H. Williams, P. O. Box 156, Butte, Mont. D. B. Fearing, Newport, R. E. H. Dickinson, Moosehead Lake, Me. Lorenzo Blackstone, Norwich, Conn. A. L. Prescott, 90 W. Broadway, New York City. G. S. Edgell, 192 Broadway, New York City. W. B. Mershon, Saginaw, Mich. Hon. H. W. Carey, East Lake, Mich. George Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla. Andrew Carnegie, 2nd, Fernandina, Fla. Morris Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla. W. L. Underwood, 52 Fulton street, Boston, Mass. © -E) Batiler, Jerome, Ariz. Mansfield Ferry, 183 Lincoln Park, Boulevard, Chicago, IIl. Austin Corbin, 192 Broadway, New York City. J. Stanford Brown, 489 Fifth Ave., New York City. W.H. Smith, Bryn Mawr. Pa. E. B. Smith, Bourse Bldg. Beery angst Pa, A. iF McClure, 158 State street. Albany, N. Y. T, Walter Thompson, Times Bldg.. New York City. There are thousands of men in the United States who should be life mem- bers. Why don’t they join? Will some- one please take a club and wake them up? ms a 58 RECREATION. THE KINGFISHER -CHAPTER IS. AFTER LAW-BREAKERS. Kingfisher, Okla, Editor RECREATION : From the enclosed circular which has been printed in all the newspapers of this county you will see what efforts we are making to protect the game. The facts regarding the slaughter of quails in our county last year are stated in the circular, and the L. A. S. members determined they should not be repeated this season. We * have watched closely and so far as we know no quails have been shot or sold illegally this fall. A. C. Ambrose, rear warden of our chap- ter, and county deputy, appointed by the Territorial warden, has made several con- victions for seining and one for shooting doves, one day before the season opened. This act cost a young man of this city $25. Mr. Ambrose has several députies under him, scattered over the county and is doing ~ He plays no favorites, FE. D. Dakin. good work. The circular referred to reads thus: $10 REWARD. The above reward will be paid by the League of American Sportsmen of this county to each and every —person who will furnish convicting evidence against viola- tors of the fish and game laws of the Ter- ritory, or the National law commonly known as the Lacey law. This League was formed for the purpose of protecting the game and de- serves the hearty co-operation of everyone, especially the farmers of this county, who each year are annoyed by trespassers and market hunters, who care little whether they shoot quails or stock. — . The L. A. S. has been informed. that 5,000 quails were slaughtered by 2 market hunters of this vicinity before the season opened last year and that those quails were shipped out of the Territory in violation of law. All such game hogs will be watched this year, and if caught violating the law must suffer the penalty. All persons who are known as shippers of game are warned of the penalty for violating the law, and the above reward of $10 will be paid for evi- dence that will convict any firm or indi- vidual of shipping game contrary to law. This county has a game warden and sev- eral deputies, who are sworn to do their duty, and, who will do it, and persons who violate the law will be prosecuted without fear or favor. All hotels and eating houses are warned not to serve quails till the 15th day of October, when the birds can be legally sold. The farmers of this county are again re- quested and invited to join this League. It will be to their interest, and their co- operation would greatly strengthen the L. A. S. in its efforts to protect the game and enforce the laws. LEAGUE NOTES; The Blair county branch of the League of American Sportsmen continues to gather in vio- lators of the game law throughout the county, on evidence secured by its special officers. Two cul- prits were arraigned before Justice John M. Delo- zier, of East Freedom, for offenses during the close season just ended. Charles Smith, who lives in the vicinity of Blue Knob, pleaded guilty to killing a pheasant out of season, and was sen- tenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs. l*rank Smith pleaded guilty before the same magistrate to a charge of hunting on Sunday, and was also— sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs. The prosecutions were brought by Special Officer Hoenstine, of Freedom township. These cases make a total of 12 convictions for violation of the game and fish laws secured throughout the county during the past season through the efforts of the League.—Altoona, Pa., Tribune. Here is another chapter of the League which really does things. If all the puny, weak kneed, weak spined, alleged sports- men throughout the country who clamor for officers and money with which to en- force their game and fish laws would join the League and work as these Blair county men are working, they would solve the problem of game protection, just as these men have solved it. God helps those who help themselves. So does the League.—Ep. Enclosed clipping is from the Chronicle Telegraph; and thus the good work goes on. J. C. Logue, Wikinsburg, Pa. Altoona.—The county branch of the League of American Sportsmen is fulfilling its mission. As a result affairs throughout the county in the mat- ter of game protection were never so good as this year. The law is being strictly enforced. It required several prosecutions to convince cer- tain people that the League meant business, however, and in each case heavy fines were im- posed. At a meeting of the executive com- mittee it was decided that all constables of town- ships who either neglected or refused to return all violations of the game and fish laws in their respective bailiwicks should be prosecuted and a committee was appointed to see that they were prosecuted. The next annual meeting of the League will Le held in St. Paul, Minnesota, Wed- nesday, February 11, 1903. All Chief War- dens, Vice-Wardens and Secretary-Treas- urers are eligible to membership in this as- sembly. In addition to these, each division - is entitled to the privilege of sending one delegate for each 200 members or fraction thereof on its rolls October 1, 1902. It is to be hoped that all divisions will be fully and strongly represented at this meeting, PORESIERY: . EDITED BY DR. B, E, FERNOW, Director of the New York School of Forestry, Cornell University, assisted by Dr. John C, Gifford of the same . institution. It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION IN INDIA. WILLARD W. CLARK. Of the Philippine Forestry Service. PART II. The advisability of a systematic working of the Indian forests had frequently been urged during the earliest days of forest administration, but until Sir Diedrich Bran- dis arrived in Burma no practical steps were taken toward this end. Brandis set himself the task of ascertaining by means of numer- ous linear valuation surveys, the available growing stock in the forests under his charge and trained his associates to help him in the work. On the basis of the esti- mates thus formed and by the analyses of numerous stumps and logs, he calculated the annual possibility and framed prelimi- nary working plans. They were plans drawn up on somewhat general lines, but were prepared with extreme caution and hardly ever erred on the side of over ex- ploitation, These plans were used as guides for many years and were deviated from only when more detailed inquiries proved that any particular forest tract was able to produce a larger yield than had previously been supposed. The general protection of the Indian for- ests was, at the outset, a matter of great difficulty, as the people had first to be taught that causing injury to the forest constituted an offense. In Burma it was quite usual to fell trees to collect cigarette wrappers. Areas amounting to thousands of square miles were everywhere annually destroyed by axe and fire for the sake of reaping one or perhaps 2 crops of cereals. Cattle and goats were grazed unchecked and forests were burned over to provide more extensive grazing grounds. Boundaries of forest property, though frequently shown on the map and sometimes indicated on the ground, had no particular meaning; and the forests inside the boundaries were mal- in the same manner as those out- side. Fire protection is the most important and difficult problem with which the Indian forester has to deal. The nature of the cli- mate favors the spread of fire. During the hot, rainless season the forests are filled with dry leaves, herbs and grass, and be- come as inflammable as tinder. This state of the forests is bad, but the foresters have also to oppose the ancient native custom of firing grass lands and forests alike in order to clear away rank vegetation and make place for a new grass crop. In certain provinces almost general conflagrations are the chief reason for the barren character of so many of our Indian hill-ranges and are more closely connected with famine than is usually supposed. An unfounded disbelief in the destructiveness of forest fires has also had to be opposed. It has been repeatedly argued that good forests exist and produce marketable timber which from ancient times have been overrun by’ jungle fires. The annual cost of fire protection is at present a little above $75,000 and amounts to less than 2 per cent. of the gross revenue. The work of fire protection begins early in the season with the cutting of grass, herbs and bushes on the fire lanes. When the ma- - terial cut has become dry enough to burn it is burned at night. Not only has the tree growth been bene- fited by fire protection, but the supply of grass and fodder has been increased, which is a great advantage to the surrounding agricultural population. The natives have even begun to appreciate this and have turned out en masse, unsolicited in some cases, to protect the government forest property against approaching jungle fires. The denser vegetation which follows fire protection almost immediately has had a most beneficial influence in counteracting erosion and preventing land slips and sud- den floods; and the beds of rivulets from fire protected forests flow in narrower and better defined channels. The nomadic and semi-nomadic habits of a great proportion of the people of India present another difficulty with which the Indian forest officers have to deal. From ancient times the natives have grazed their cattle, sheep and goats on all waste lands and forests wherever they chose. Since reserves were established one of the most important questions has always been to fix the kind and number of cattle to be grazed on each forest area. Grass being a com- modity largely needed, the forests must, to a great extent, be managed with the ob- ject of growing grass kept in view, and almost all working plans are framed in accordance with the grazing requirements of the country. Fire protection and closures against grazing have, on several occasions of fodder famines, proved a great boon to ra RECREATION. the country and saved the lives of many thousands of cattle. In India it is necessary to rely almost entirely on natural reproduction of the for- ests. The forest areas are too vast and the average cash revenue per acre is too insig- nificant to warrant a more intensive tman- agement. The necessary trained staff of foresters is too small to carry on planting operations to any great extent. All that it is possible to do in the majority of cases is to protect against fire, grazing and other harmful interference to forest growth and to exploit the forests in such a manner as to give natural reproduction the best possible chance. When the forests are put under regular management they are usually found in a bad state. Improvement cuttings are pre- scribed from the lightest thinnings of unde- sirable species, to heavy cuttings removing all but seed trees of desirable species and depending on coppice and seedlings to re- cover the ground. Even more or less de- nuded areas within the deciduous zone re- quire rarely anything but seed to ultimately reclothe them with forest growth. Broad- cast sowings are often successful. The bamboo is a nuisance, as it is in the way of and prevents reproduction. About the only way to get rid of it is to wait for the bam- boo to flower, seed and die and then sow seed of teak or other species desired, un- der the bamboo. In the reproduction of teak, the areas to be. treated are first fire traced, then burned and cleared by fire. Teak and cutch seed are dibbled in plentifully and as many nurs- ery plants set out.as are available. This method may be applied only where the ex- isting young growth is poor enough to ex- cuse its being sacrificed. Otherwise the use of fire in clearing must be dispensed with. Some 4,000 acres have been stocked with teak in this manner since 1880. A taungya is a piece of ground that has been cleared and cultivated for a few years and then abandoned by the natives. The land cleared for taungyas within the gov- ernment forests, according to recent legisla- tion, must be planted to teak before it is abandoned. The government often assists in this by supplying seeds or nursery ma- terial. As a result of this system 52,000 acres had been planted in teak up to 1900. Girdling and felling of inferior trees in order to make room for teak, deodar, sal padouk, etc., should be done only in fire protected regions, since forest fires will up- set the object of the thinnings and be made flercer by the débris left from the thin- nings, Creeper cutting is an important duty of the Indian forester. The efficiency of the forest officer is often gauged by the absence of creepers in his beat. The usefulness of climbers in holding and shading the soil is considered important by some. A writer in the Indian Forester says: ‘No climbers should be cut on.steep banks or in other places save when actually on a tree or with- . in 10 feet of one; and this does not apply to inferior species of trees.” : Trees attacked by epiphytic fici must be felled as soon as found attacked. Thinnings are mainly restricted to arti- ficial plantations because of the lack of foresters sufficiently trained to do the work. Improvement fellings made with a view of increasing the proportion of healthy, prom- ising stems in the crop, have been carried on wherever a demand for the produce of the felling exists; or in the absence of such demand to the extent to which funds and superintendance were available. SEEDLINGS; There is a strong movement on foot in New England to have a National park es- tablished in the White mountains. A com- mittee has been appointed to present the matter to Congress. The title Forest Engineer, which was first conferred by the New York State College of Forestry in 1902, is growing in favor throughout this country. If you wish to make a present to 2a man or boy who is interested in shooting, fish- ing, amateur_photography, or nature study, give him a year’s subscription to RECREA- TION. Nothing you can possibly buy for $1 would give him so much pleasure as 12 is- sues of this magazine. Come early and avoid the rush. Stranger—What wonderful tales old Blinks relates! He must have been a great traveler in his day. Native—He was never outside the county in his life, but his mind has wandered for years.—Chicago News. “Have you been through calculus?” in- quired the college professor. “Not unless I passed through at night on my way here,” replied the new student; “I’m from Kansas, you know.”—Ex- change. I have been a constant reader of RECREA- TION many years. 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A Five pounds of rock candy, crystals _ to each gallon of ,seven year , old Hermitage Rye whiskey, is used i an the preparation of our Celebrated Rock and Rye. choice product of the grape. The product of one of the best Ameri- | can Vineyards, with all the medici- nal qualities of French Brandy. Bon Ton Cocktails - 4. 00 Jupiter Gin - ~ Martini, Manhattan, Ticks mouth, | From the Swan Distillery, Schiedam, — ~: Whiskey, Tom , Gin and Holland ; Holland, where Good Gin comes — Gin. Carefully prepared. from. the ‘from. Siastes differ. Many people choicest materials, PERCE blended. ; appreciate Good Gin. Jupiter i is the: Ruthv en Sh erry en § 00 _best the world affords, j From Duff, Gordon & Co. Warranted 4 Medford Old Rum ° twenty years in the. wood before — bottling. Rich and Suey <> _ ford, Mass. ‘The goods are warranted, a as ee comely, the best of Hee class that money can buy or that intelligent, honest oes fortified | with long experience, can produce. On receipt of your order with $6.00 we will ship 6 full quarts, assorted to suit, transportation charges prepaid, to any railroad point | in the United States where the charges for transportation do not exceed $2.00. You cannot afford to let this chance go by. You never before had as good an offer. Remit cash in registered letter or by express company or tee money order. References: Any bank in Boston, any mercantile | agency, or any distiller of importance in the United States. ia W. H. JONES & C 2m SstON MASS i ' ESTABLISHED 1851 Per Gai. i ‘: $4.00 | 4.00 | | Rainbow Brandy V.0. 4.00 li | | 4,00 | q i 00 | a 4 From Daniel bawwuence & Sons, Med. Lae A { > ; } . y RECREATION Copyright, December, 1902, by G. O. Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager. 23 WEST 24TH STREET, NEw YORE $1.00 A YEAR. 1o CENTS A Copy. | WELL DRESSED MEN “tt? ae Sa * CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE It Became a Free-for-All Fight..... .-.----.-------s-e ener eee e cece eee e ce ceee ee eecenccesceee :.. FRONTISPIECE A Bear Fight in the Yellowstone Park. Illustrated .................... cee ee ee eeeneeees DAN BEARD 85 EG ROD eee eee Mrs. JEAN LE Munyon’ 87 Bearding a RRM AIN EGS DUQUE ise onic oo nto ine aes ne ae mcienmer cede noe ctesdecsece aoe A. L: DuHIG 89 Mr. Potter’s Ovis Canadensis ......................2- PINAR Pee ee ain ip avant alors cea) ae wmtoee STANLEY MAYALL 94 I STEREOS 5 cn ooo a) d vio w corso ov. nib. vn 0 v cums oc bcclnnie als cib'sjeescassscoveccoeass JouN T. BAILEY tor mame west Of Kangas, Poem........ . 22... .icccs cencces cosseccsecsscescses MINNIE J. REYNOLDS 102 Sea NSS ac Slxic'ass)s. CRG am cae vod savccwecccecbecsdccscdcecsact JAMES R. EDLIN 103 EE TTC CE OOo on ais win ioc om ape cele dp Kenp sce ceded onns dale cede ccanclnaenbues: C. A. HARMON 104 Outwitting RT aya clan toes ee i ee wien 'chatnie o's sip Sie ee dba eles bec Potaewamiae FRANK FARNEB 105 Suet mememarack Swamp. Illustrated... :.............---.ccce ces. -secee cess cceeeenscees W. A. MASON 106 At a Rifleman s Fireside. Illustrated..... ..... aes Se cep aOR an eR De W. H. NELSON 108 Snr Gn G Camp Punt, VIP... . 2. 2) ees ne voce or ew esac ens caseescceees CHARLEY APOPKA I10 DPEEOETMMVONCUTO With & Buffalo... .. 2.2.0.2... co.cc ee cececccdcccecbensccececcccces C, B. R., M.D. 112 a wich ciate aioe ete siniale elafnle oo 2 = shoe Ri aWin.w owen Valcing sicSueescdecceccessiviiaccesat « SENEX 113 @rom the Gamo Fields.......................... Forestry LEA Or SAGE een a ae a a Pe INMATE 2. 50505 ee ice ce cee neces Pure and Impure Foods...........c-s00e- ++} ++ 147 Guns and Ammunition .................... Paphher’s. Notes... <<... sccisnctcasesd cord. .ss 149 a Medihdy Ss COPNOL fee =.= on farsi sine cn Hes asin os <0 Loe 151 The League of American Sportsmen ........-.. Amateur Photography...........+.-.ssseececsees 157 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post-Office, Oct, 17, 1894. appreciate the great utility and comfort of WASHBURNE’S PATENT SCARF HOLDER Little but effective. It cannot come loose or ride up. Instantly attached and detached. Scarf Holder - - - 10 Cents) Sent Cuff Holders - - - 20 “ Pre= Key Ring and Chain - 25 “ paid, They never come loose. A tiny lever with abulldog grip. Illustrated Catalogue Free. AMERICAN RING CO., Dept. 44 Waterbury, Conn. Say” sore Throat Throat Hoarseness, Quinsy, Tonsillitis Laryngitis and other throat troubles quickly relieved and promptly cured by the use of Hydrozone This scientific germicide is used and endorsed by leading physicians every- where. It is absolutely Aarm- fess, yet a most powerful healing agent. By killing the germs that cause these diseases, without injury to the tissue, Hydrozone cures the patient. Sold by Leading Druggists. If not at yours, will send bottle, prepaid, on receipt of 25 cents. Be Chastain (Dept. F-59) Prince Street, NEW YORK ll RECREATION. CAM PING | HUNTING Established 1840 7 G hae Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. cate MAKERS OF HIGH GRADE {TENTS, SHS, CP FURNITURE olding Cots y Oars, Paddles Tables and Chairs eZ Marine Hardware Y gS e Z Lee ale cae A Seavcovtersok The Largest and Most Complete Stock in the VU. S. Send 4c. in stamps for Tent and Camp Catalogue, or 6c. in stamps for Marine Hardware Catalogue. 202, 204, 206, 208 S. Water St., Chicago, III. ERE is the greatest inducement we have ever offered you. A small sum will now make it possible for you to attractively furnish your veranda and lawn 6 with the celebrated Old Hickory Furniture. Re- . member last summer, during the long, hot days, how you would have enjoyed this set ? All our furniture made from the finest hickory, attractive and stylish. ‘lhe entire set as illustrated— CHAIR, ROCKER AND SETTER, $7.75. . CHAIR AND ROCKER, $3.50. SETTEE AND ROCKER, $6.25. Goods delivered free east of Mississippi River. DESCRIPTION—Chair, Spindle Back; seat 18 inches wide, 16 inches deep; height, over all, 3 ft. 4in. Rocker, sameas chair. Settee, Spindle Back ; seat, 36 inches long, 16 inches deep; height, over all, 36 inches. If your dealer will not supply you, send direct to us, Don’t miss this great offer, You.are welcome to our 48-page illustrated catalogue, showing 125 patterns. Ask for it, The Old Hickory Chair Co. 449 Cherry Street, MARTINSVILLE, IND. i RECREATION. ul 2014 CENTURY LAUNCHES] Se = STEAM YACHTS SAIL YACHTS ROW BOATS CANOES The Ideal Gentleman’s Pleasure Craft used at the Pan-American Exposition because they were the best. Elegantly finished, simple, safe, reli- able, and speedy. 15 ft. Fishing Launch, $150. 16 ft. Family Launch, $200. 35 ft. Cabin Launch, $1,500. Send 10 cents for 80-page illustrated catalogue giving the truth in detail about the best boats built. Address RACINE BOAT MEG. CO. RIVERSIDE, RACINE, WIS. ‘We will have the largest exhibit ever made at the Sportsmen’s Show, New York, of Sailing Craft, Launches, Row Boats, Hunting Boats and Canoes. Look for it Feb. 21st to March 7th RECREATION. Please Take Notice ATLANTIC CITY N. J. Which is only about a three hours’ ride from New York Offers every inducement to the seeker after Health or Pleasure. Write to Haddon Hall Open entire year Ask for booklet RECREATION. e ALL KINDS OF PEOP LE are interested in CAMPING-OUT, SHOOTING, FISHING and kindred Out-door Sports. Follow the crowd to ABERCROSIBIE & FITCH’S EXHIBIT—SPORTSMAN’S SHOW, Madison Square Garden, February 21st to March 7th, inclusive. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH MANUFACTURERS COMPLETE OUTFITS FOR Explorers, Campers and Prospectors Fishing Tackle, Guns, Revolvers, Cameras. Out Photographic Department is the best in town. We guarantee satisfactory work in developing, printing, lantern slides, etc.y etc., at reasonable prices, Send for “ Catalogue R.” 314-316 Broadway, New York vi RECREATION. Buffalo—Noble Animals| ° ONLY A FEW OF THEM LEFT We offer our herds of Buffalo and Elk for Sale. 7 Every one is a beautiful specimen. Healthy and well acclimated. Breeding both species every. year. We have kept these herds for years simply to show that 6 will hold the strongest animals. PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE CO. g BOX 39 ADRIAN, MICHIGAN @ Ep ay 22 BS EVP ID PED OP SBOSSVSSOE2OOCOSSSS2ESR86S SPRATTS PATENT (AMERICA) LIMITED. 14 Congress St., Newark, N. J. NOTE:—As all are familiar with our staple foods we beg to draw their attention below to a few less well known specialties. A FULL list of our products and a copy of Dog Culture will be mailed to any one upon application. To those interested inchickens, we shall be pleased to mail acopy of Poultry Culture with price list of foods, etc. Spratts Patent Chick Meal, for chicks during first Spratts Patent Greyhound Meat Fibrine Dog few weeks after hatching, $6.00 per roo lbs.; $3.25 Cakes, $7.00 per 100 lbs.; $3.50 per 50 lbs.; $1.90 per so lbs.; $1.75 per 25 lbs.; 75c. per ro lbs. Car- per 25 lbs. Contain 35 per cent. of meat and are tons, 25¢. made from the best oatmeal, wheatmeal, etc. Spratts Patent Poultry Meal, used at the principal Used by all the principal greyhound trainers. poultry shows allover the world. The most suc- g§pratts Patent Cod Liver Oil Dog Biscuits, for cessful fcod for all kinds of poultry. $6.00 per iat Dogs and Puppies, $7.50 bs oe Ibs. : $3.78 roo lbs.; $3.25 per 50 lbs.; $1.75 per 25 lbs.; 75¢. per 50 lbs.; $2.00 per 25 lbs.; 55c. per 5-lb. package, per ro lbs. Cartons, 25¢. 35C. per 3-lb. package. 2 Spratts Patent Game Meal, for Young Pheasants, $6.00 per 100 lbs.; $3.25 per 50 lbs.; $1.75 per 25 gs pa Le Sse < ue Meat Fibrine Bis- lbs.; 75¢ per ro lbs. cuits, $7.00 per roo lbs.; $3.50 per 50 lbs.; $1.90 Spratts Patent “‘Crissel,’’ for Poultry and Game. per 35 tbs, eens: A preparation of Pure Meat, taking the placeof Spratts Patent ‘‘Toy Pet’’ Meat Fibrine Dog Insect Life and Ants’ Eggs. $3.50 per roo Ilbs.; Cakes, for very small Lap Dogs. Cartons, 25c.; $1.75 per so lbs.; $1.00 per 25 lbs.; soc. per ro lbs. 25 lbs. $2.50. RECREATION. Vil SPiN WV CHS > ; ae ae? E GREAT DANE OR SPANIEL and all intermediate species of dogs can be put in the best physical ~” _ SERGEANT’S CONDITION PILLS For the field—bench—companionship or stud a dog is not fit unless in . true condition. Like people he must have health or his efforts become—nil. Probably no better formula for curing Dog ailments can ever be com- pounded than that of the veteran sportsman, POLK MILLER, Virginia’s foremost sportsman, who has had 40 years practical experience in treat- ing dogs and is possibly more familiar with their ailments than any veterinarian in this country. SERGEANT’S CONDITION PILLS will improve a dog’s appetite by curing disordered digestion, which, if allowed to develop into chronic dyspepsia allows of no peace to the best dog alive. F If a dog is attuned physically to all the requirements intended by nature, he doesn’t need condition pills and he is better off without them, but dogs as a rule are subject to the same ailments that man is and are not immune any more than people; therefore, when your dog issuffering from Distemper, Mange, Fever, Colds, Coughs, Constipation, Stomach Trouble, Indigestion, General Debility and Nervousness, give him the best dog alterative and the only remedy for dogs that is standard wherever you may go. SERGEANT’S CONDITION PILLS cost 50c. and $1.00 per box at Druggists or by mail (prepaid) from POLK MILLER DRUG CO., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, BOX 217. There isn’t anywhere a dog lover or owner who wouldn’t like to have our 48 page Treatise on Dogs. We willsend it and a Pedigree Blank 4 to any address for 3 cents in stamps which go to pay the postage. viii RECREATION. Decorate Your Den With a set of the most beautiful Hunting and Fishing Pictures ever made. 15 Plates. Size for Framing, 18 x 24 inches | SUBJECTS: ELK HUNTING SALMON FISHING } | MOOSE HUNTING TROUT FISHING 5S HY: SANDHAM MALLARD SHOOTING — BLACK BASS FISHING zee C. E. DENTON TARPON FISHING — BLUE FISHING — FRED. s. cOZZENS ANTELOPE HUNTING — GOOSE SHOOTING — FRED REMINGTON GROUSE SHOOTING — WILD TURKEY HUNTING tis R. F. ZOGBAUM MUSKALONGE FISHING — F. H. TAYLOR DEER HUNTING — a. B. FROST ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP HUNTING — &E. KNOBEL These 15 plates are lithographed in the true colors of nature and altogether make one of the finest series of pictures of outdoor sports ever published. ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT $50 A SET I have bought the last of them and can furnish a complete set for 15 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION, Or will Sell at $10 a Set ) I also have enlargements of the following photographs: ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOATS Published on pages 90, 91, 92, and 93 of this issue of RECREATION, $5 a set. WOOD DUCK SHOOTING Published on page 95 of this issue of RECREATION, $1.50 each. Address: RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York City ; RECKLAT ION. 1x i US i dit \ \} Cx s , zn p a late i. i: 1 ' | i | * J hi i. NM \ : — hey 2 ae ee. ; es Ee a os a sll : & Bi IS Re See |e . wg “St . : Loads i “J. aed / Sus +. ~ SES 4% NS Fy S—— > 7g, 48 a aN d £4 ! , < 2 2 > Y Sih , iewct P| “California & | ee A favored land, unvexed by the tyranny ofS See ‘seasons. Here roses bloom outdoors in golden SS @ sunshine, while the East shivers with zero weather. Delightful railway ride on a high-class train-=-=- THE CALIFORNIA LIMITED, Chicago to California in less than three days. You will be pleased with the dining car service === best in the world -===-and with the seclusion of the new compart- ment Pullmans. On the way visit Grand Canyon of Arizona. Magnificent resort hotels in California. Our i!lustrated books about California tour and Grand Canyon mailed free. Worth sending for and reading. Apply to agents The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Ke Railway System: NEW YORK 377 Broadway— BOSTON 332 Washington St.—_MONTREAL, QUE. 138 St. James St.— PHILADELPHIA 711 Chestnut St—BUFFALO Ellicott Square Bldg.—DET ROIT 151 Griswold St.— CLEVELAND Williamson Bldg.—CINCINNATI 417 Wainut St.—PITTSBURG 4o2 Park Bldg.— ST.LOUIS 108 N. 4th St.—CHICAGO 109 Adams St.—PEORIA 103 S. Adams St.—KANSAS CITY 905 f Main St.—TOPEKA A. T.&S.F., Gen. Pass. Office—DES MOINES 409 Equitable Bldg.—MINNE- APOLIS 503 Guaranty Bldg. —DENVER 1709 Lawrence St.—SALT LAKE CITY 411 Dooly Block— LOS ANGELES 200 Spring St.—SAN FRANCISCO 641 Market St.—SANTA BARBARA 635% State St.—GALVESTON 224 Tremont St-—DALLAS 246 Main St.-—SAN ANTONIO ror E. Commerce St.— EL PASO Mills Blk.—ATLANTA 16 N. Pryor St—NEW ORLEANS 705 Gravier St. RECREATION. of l\ 278Miles i ive PR aE ANTRAL Se | Air s i 7 us RECREATION. = a ee The Golden State Limited Established less than three months ago, the Golden State Limited is already recognized as queen of trans-continental trains. Innumerable letters of commendation have been received from passengers. Extracts from some of these letters appear below: “‘Nothing could be more perfect.”’ ‘‘The service is first-class.” ‘‘The meals are as nicely prepared and served as in any of the large hotels in New York or Chicago.” ‘‘The traveling public is lucky in securing such fine service.’”’ ‘‘ The Golden State Limited has been on time at every stop.” ‘We are glad we were passengers on the Golden State Limited.”’ )Rock Island The Golden State Limited leaves Chicago at 7.45 P.M., and Kansas City at 10.40 A.M. daily, and runs through to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Francisco. Route: Rock Island and El Paso-Northeastern Systems, Chicago to El Paso; Southern Pacific, El Pasoto Los Angeles and San Francisco. No other train to Southern California makes faster time. No other train is so luxuriously equipped—electric lights; electric fans; barber shop; bathroom; Booklovers Library ; compartment and standard sleepers; dining, buffet-library and observation cars. Tickets and full information at all railroad ticket offices in the United States and Canada. Beautifully illustrated literature descriptive of Califorhia sent on receipt of six cents in stamps. : JOHN SEBASTIAN, Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago, III. xl RECREATION. “U.S. FAST MAIL ROUTE” Southern Railway TO:ALL THE PRINCIPAL WINTER RESORTS SOUTH - CALIFORNIA SOUTHEAST FLORIDA SOUTHWEST CUBA MEXICO and CENTRAL AMERICA. OFFERS MANY INDUCEMENTS TO THE TOURIST Some Prominent Resorts are St. Augustine, Palm Beach, Miami, Jacksonville, ,Tampa, Port Tampa, EVERY DAY IN Brunswick, Savannah, Thomasville, SEA EE ENA Charleston, Columbia, Aiken, Augusta, ot the First, Pinehurst,Camden, S ille, Ashe- THE YEAR AND not the Last, ville, Hot Spange Se oe But the ONLY. SUNDAYS, T00 «The Land of the Sky”? ana The Missouri, Kansas ‘¢ Sapphire Country ” & Texas Railway Co. 5 Room Sleeping Carsbetween : PULLMAN, DRAWING AND STATE - Louis and the City o exico 3 Without change wh of cars or train ROOM, SLEEPING CARS; DIN- attendants. TRAIN LEAVES ST. LOUIS DAILY } ING, LIBRARY and OBSERVATION AND SUNDAYS, TOO, ; CARS OF THE HIGHEST STANDARD AT 8:32 P. M. First day out it passes through the beautiful Indian Territory, the second morning it is at SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, THE ROUTE OF THE the City of Missions. In the evening it h crosses the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass : Southern’s Palm Limited (the Mexican Frontier). Thereafter the route is via the most picturesque portion 4 NEW YORK AND ST. AUGUSTINE of Old Mexico. eid ; For a charming little book on this picturesque country, and a souvenir Mex- } E Washington & Southwestern ican coin free, address JAMES BARKER, a Limited G. P. & T.A.. M. K.&T. Ry., St. Louis, | es Sunset Limited N. B.—These are not Tourist Cars, but the finest equipment of the Pullman Co. NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO Write for Descriptive Matter New York OFFICES: 271 & 1185 Broadway AxEx. S. THWEATT, Eastern Passenger Agt. W. A. Turk, Passenger Traffic Mer. S. H. Harpwicx, General Passenger Agt. WASHINGTON, D. C. RECKEATTION: xlll UBA G4e RIVIERA of America Direct Service New York lo Havana thence along the entire North Coast—an ideal winter trip. The Munson Line Bulletin a beautifully and artistically illustrated monthly about Cuba, sent regularly for the asking. 6 oer a aa preteen ee Address oe os ; Fe See ye SN Fa ae : eee CER DEPART- MENT. MUNSON STEAMSHIP 27 WILLIAM STREET NEW YOR RAYMOND @ WHITCOMB CO., Ticke 25 UNION SQUARE .- Xiv RECREATION. Gamcis Growing Scarce SO ARE GAME FISHES The time is coming when the oe shootin or fishing worth while will ibe on private preserves. HERE IS A CHANCE To Join a Club that Will Always Have PLENTY OF GAME and PLENTY OF BROOK TROUT and PLENTY OF BLACK BASS ON ITS OWN . PROPERTY Only 6 hours from New York City, 3 hours from Boston 20,000 acres of land, to be abundantly stocked with game of various lkimds, 15 miles of trout streams to be stocked with trout. Thousands of acres of lakes and ponds, to be stocked with black bass PINE FORESTS RICH IN OZONE Hardwood forests, which are the natural home of the deer and ruffed grouse. | Old, abandoned farms, which will furnish ideal range for thousands of quail. Golf grounds, polo grounds, tennis grounds, baseball grounds, Fine roads for riding, driving, and automobiling. ~ Pure air, pure water, delightful scenery, Address L..: A. TICLINGE A 275 Westminster Street Providence, R, {. | “RECREATION. a ‘‘FOR 34 YEARS A STANDARD PIANO.”’ ~ THe Wina PIANO YOU NEED THIS BOO IF YOU INTEND TO BUY A PIANO. | A book —not a catalogue—that gives you all the informa- tion possessed by experts. It makes the selection of a pianoeasy. If read carefully, it will make you a fice of tone, action, workmanship, and finish; will tell you howto know good from bad. It de- scribes the materials used ; gives pictures of all the different parts, and tells how they should be made and put together. It isthe only book of its kind ever published. It contains 116 large pages, and is named ‘The Book of Complete Information About Pianos.’’ We send it free to anyone wishing to buya piano. Write for it. SAVE FROM $100 TO $20 We make the WING PIANO and sell it our- selves. It goes direct from our factory to our home. We donot employ any agents or salesmen. When you buy the WING PIANO you pa he actual cost of construction and our small wholesale profit. This profit is small because we a thousands of pianos yearly. Most retail stores sell no more than twelve to twenty pianos yearly, and must charge fan $100 to $200 profit on each. They can’t help it. WGUZ PF oer ——— Sy SSS SHG ——S= cS Z S nt SSS Soe Ge 1 | Gon 1) Gass ——— eS A Wing style—as5 other styles to select from. SENT ON TRIAL WE PAY FREIGHT. NO MONEY IN ADVANCE. We will : , send any WING PIANO to any part of the United States on trial. We pay freight in advance and do not ask for any advance payment or deposit. If the piano is not satisfactory a/ter twenty days’ triatin your home, we take it back entirely at our expense. You pay us nothing unless you keep the piano, There is absolutely no risk or expense to you. ’ Old instruments taken in exchange. EASY MONTHLY PAYTIENTS. INSTRUMENTAL ATTACHMENT 4,200#)‘.of te Wig : 2 Piano; it imitates perfectly the tones of the mandolin, guitar, harp, zither and banjo. We refer to over 33,000 Satisfied purchasers IN 34 YEARS 33,000 : PIANOS in every part of the United States. WING PIANOS are guaranteed for twelve years against any defect in tone, action, workmanship, or material. WING ORG ANS Are just as carefully made as Wing Pianos. They have a sweet, } : : powerful, lasting tone, easy action, very handsome appearance, need mnotuning. Wing Organs are sold direct from the factory, sent on trial; are sold on easy monthly ‘payments. | For catalogue and prices write to 226 and 228 East 12th St., NGO SON | eee yore 1868—35th Year—1903. xvi RECREATION. DOOODOOODOD OOD OOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIRTY-SIX YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SUCCESS. Just think what that means. Thirty-six years in business, each year more successful than the previous one, with never a backward movement, constantly growing larger, ever increasing in popular favor. How many con- cerns in this country have such a proud record? How many that were doing business 36 years ago are even in existence to-day? Very, very few. But thirty-six years of continuous success and still growing larger. Think of it! How has it been accomplished? In just this way. By selling absolutely pure whiskey, direct from our own distillery to the consumer, with all its original richness and flavor, saving him the enormous profits of the dealers, and by carrying out to the letter every statement or offer we make, thereby creating a confidence with our over a quarter of a million satisfied customers that cannot be broken. HAYNER WHISKEY 4 FULL QUARTS $9.20 EXPRESS CHARGES PAID BY US. We will send you FOUR FULL QUART BOTTLES of Py ee S SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RYE for $3.20, and we will he express charges. Try it and if you don't find it all right and as good as fou pe used or can buy from anybody else at any price, then send it back at our expense and your $3.20 will be returned to you by next mail. Just think that offer over. How could it be fairer? If you are not perfectly satisfied, you are not out acent. Better let us send you a trial order. If you don’t want four quarts yourself, get a friend to join you. Shipment made @/ in a plain sealed case, no marks to show what’s inside. & SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SSSSSSS SS SSS Sse SseSS es SSSsssesessessessssse > Orders for Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon Utah, Washington or Wyoming must be on the basis of 4 Quarts for $4.00 by EXPRESS PREPAID or 20 Quarts for $16.00 by FREIGHT PREPAID. Write our nearest office and do it NOW. ESTABLISHED THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY, DISTILLERY, 1866, DAYTON, OHIO. ST. LOUIS, MO. ST. PAUL, MINN, "ROY, OHIO. DOOGDOHGODOGDOGOOOOOGOOGOOGOOGOHOGHOGDH SSSSSSSSSSSess = “4 4 s =} ok Se eee | B Rees i A ia , hy io Ss Rib tcc Nip! ‘hytliftnnss ae Aig ptr Y Be ime eat Ula: fy gaan \ ify 84 é g I / 2%, BECAME A FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT. RECREA TION Volume XVIII. FEBRUARY, 1903. Number 2 G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA,) Editor and Manager PepeAR BIGHT IN THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.. DAN BEARD. The transportation company’s stages had emptied their loads of dust- covered sightseers at the open doors of the Fountain House, and the ink on the register was not yet dry where- with the newcomers had written their names, when the Fountain geyser be- gan to grumble, hiss and send up clouds of steam, promising an carly eruption. Following suit, all the finger holes and cracks in the forma- tion, the hot springs and the baby geysers shot out ict of steam, The overs in a stampede for the garbage heap on the white geyserite forma- tion back of the house. Suddenly the crowd came to a halt. Gee! ~exclaimed. a small boy, as he pushed the button of his kodak. “Waugh! waugh!” shouted the pilgrims from Medicine Hat and Rat Portage. “Hey! May be rubberneck, what?” laughed the man from Moose Jaw. “Say! she’s a tough proposition, NOSING AROUND FOR A LUNCH. By courtesy of the Northern Pacific Railway. Mammoth Paint Pot began to plop, plop, plop! and throw up gobs of pink, white and yellow mud into the air from its bowl full of scalding sili- cious clay. All this hubbub was a vain attempt to attract the tourist at- tention. The Dante’s Inferno in front of the hotel might have saved its steam and sulphur for another occasion, as it was unnoticed by the guests. The new arrivals were following the lay- 85 A WHIFF FROM THE KITCHEN. an’ she wears the straps all right,” cried a guide; while the doctor from Chicago, the broker from New York, the officeholder from Ohio, the colo- nel from Kentucky and the dude from Honolulu all clapped — their hands with delight. Having dumped its load of table leavings ‘and tin cans the hotel garb- age wagon was rumbling back over 86 KECREATION. the formation to the stables, but it was not the wagon, team, driver or load of food scraps which called forth the applause and exclamations of pleasure from the guests of the Foun- tain House; it was 9 great black bears that interested us. To the delight of the spectators the bears had given a short exhibition of their skill as boxers. It was a hot fight; but it did not last long. In fact, it was a mistake in the first gaged in pawing over the garbage near by, when the indignant mother lifted her paw for a swinging blow, missed the culprit and landed with a resounding swat on the jowl of her benevolent appearing neighbor. ‘““‘Ough-oo-00-ee-ee-eah !”’ cried Fat- ty, in a rage, as he rose on his hind legs and let go at the solar plexus of Old Spot. He had gained his name by breaking through the crust near the Paint Pot and covering one black WAITING FOR THE GARBAGE WAGON. By courtesy of the Northern Pacific Railway. place; an impromptu affair not down on the menu. This is the way it hap- pened. A long legged cinnamon bear snatched the remains of some ribs of beef from under the nose of the big mother black bear at the moment she was calling her 2 little cubs to partake of the roast. A benevolent looking bruin, with a glossy black coat cov- ering his rotund body, was bus:ly en- side with hot white mud. Spot’s tem- per had been none of the best since that day, and in less time than it takes to tell it he let fly with his left and right at his nearest neighbor, and it became a free-for-all fight accom- panied by a continued ough-oo-eah- ing in various keys. During the melee the cinnamon bear who caused the riot was quietly eating the remnants of the roast beef, MepeAk FIGHT IN. THE YELLOWSTONE PARK. 87 gnawing the bones within 10 feet of the gallant Kentucky colonel, to the latter’s great amusement. Although nearly all the men pres- ent had cameras, only women and children took advantage of the sun- light and clear sky to photograph the scrapping bears. The sport-loving men stood around in a _ semicircle, with pleased grins on their faces, too much engaged in applauding the hairy gladiators to waste a thought on the black boxes under their arms. Scarcely had the women and chil- dren time to wind up their films when the brown bear, elated over his former success, made another attempt to slip up unobserved to the garbage pile. To the casual onlooker it would ap- pear that the black bears were all too busy seeking their own dinner to heed the brown’s approach; but a close observer could not fail to no- tice that the beadlike eyes of the blacks were keenly alert. No sooner did Brownie come within reach than biff! biff! biff! came the great black paws on his unprotected head. An elderly spinster, who seemed deeply interested in the zoological show, stood within 15 feet of the feeding brutes and directly in front of the cin- namon bear, when, with open mouth, it made a dash for safety. With a quick movement the frightened spin- ster gathered up her skirts, there was a flash of white petticoats, a twin- kling of feet, and she was gone, never once looking back until she slammed the hotel door behind her. The astonishingly rapid gait at which the terror stricken lady made her 100 yard dash called forth the wildest enthusiasm from the specta- tors, and the colonel pushed the but- ton of his pocket camera 3 times without once winding up the film. Of course the brown bear turned aside into the woods the moment he was out of reach of the powerful blows of his relatives, but it was of no use telling that to the spinster. She will always believe that the brute followed her to the hotel door, A LULLABY OF THE SOUND. MRS. JEAN LE MUNYON. The restless waves, with murmurings low, Are crooning a lullaby soft and sweet; And the ebbing tide, with its steady flow To’rd that mystic realm where the surges meet, Is bearing the ships that sail away, ae rocking my anchored barque to- ay. Rocking so softly upon the tide, I pleasantly, peacefully dream and sleep; The gray gulls noiselessly o’er me glide, And lightly skim o’er the ruffled deep As they circle and dip in the foaming waves, Then speed away to their sheltered caves. As I gently rock on the heaving bay, Watching the ships speed merrily on, The falling wind and the shadows gray Proclaim that the day is nearly gone; But the deep sings on, through its smiles and tears, The song it has murmured for count- less years, ner < AMATEUR PHOTO BY E. J. KERLEE. TWO CANADA LYNXES. Winner of rst Prize in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. 88 BEARDING A GRIZZLY IN HIS DEN. A. L. DUHIG. Finding we could absent ourselves a few days from our posts at Thermopolis, Wy- oming, without deadlocking the industries of that burg, my chum and I determined to take advantage of the discovery. We would ride forth, view the scenery and expose a few plates on such bits of it as evidenced good workmanship. In the can yon of the big Horn river, 10 miles North of Thermopolis, there is a plethora of scenery, a little chaotic, to be sure, but first rate of its kind. Thither we rode one bright morning, equipped with a camera, blankets and pro- visions for several days. In addition, my companion, who, because of a genial Western custom and a light-colored poll, is known as Cotton Top, carried an old 44-caliber rifle. Though it contained a few cartridges, it was taken chiefly to enable Cotton to pose in the foreground of my prospective pictures. The canyon is exceedingly rough. Therefore we left our horses at its mouth, ‘and went in afoot. There are a number of rapids and falls about 5 miles up the gorge, and we intended to visit them. We went 3 miles or more, clambering over the rocky bed of the canyon. Coming to a narrower place we found it necessary to mount the side of the gorge a little way to avoid the clutter of boulders and loose rock. The slope was not great and I was pushing rapidly ahead when stopped by an exclamation from my friend. He was some distance in the rear and was pointing at something higher up. Not until I had retraced my steps to his side could I see what had attracted his attention. Under an overhanging ledge and hidden from most points of view by projecting rocks, was a hole about 3% feet in diameter. “I say,” cried Cotton, “s’pose it’s Dolan’s mine!” Now among the stories told to children and other receptive persons in our part of the world is one which recites the ad- ventures of a certain Dolan. He was an oldtime prospector and for years went to and fro. His sole possessions were a pick, a disreputable Mexican dog and a thirst that would have cut him down ere his prime, had not misfortune and a total lack of credit preserved him to adorn a tale. Once he appeared suddenly at a mining camp with an air of mystery, a handful of nuggets and a shriveling drouth. Those good things he exploited at the nearest bar. Before becoming speechless he confided to the crowd, in strictest con- 89 fidence, that he had found an old Spanish or Indian mine. Its extraordinary rich- ness, he added, could be judged from the fact that when he chanced to sneeze in the shaft, the echo loosened a half peck of nug- gets from the roof and sides. As gentle hands laid Dolan in a bunk to get over it, he is said to have murmured that it was his firm intention, after his next visit to the mine, to buy the greater part of Wyoming as a playground for his dog. Alas! his modest ambition was never realized. A long enforced course of alkali water had so corroded his tank lining that that bright dream was his last. Despite its gauzy probability the yarn had always appealed to my fancy. I was, therefore, very willing to follow Cotton into the hole, perchance to find ourselves joint heirs of the late Dolan. We had 2 candles among our supplies. Lighting those and leaving our packs out- side, we entered the hole. That the rifle remained hanging by its sling to Cotton’s shoulder, was, I am sure, due only to his having forgotten it. The hole enlarged so rapidly that at 15 feet from the en- trance it was perhaps 10 feet wide and so high we could stand almost erect. The walls were black and lusterless, with not one gleaming point that even a tenderfoot could fancy golden. I was about to voice my disappointment when we heard a clatter as of moving pebbles. “What’s that?” I cried. “T don’ know,” said Cotton; “a wolf, per- haps.” That reminded him of the gun, and he was slipping it from his shoulder when, with a loud growl, a great beast charged out of the darkness. We both yelled, dropped the candles, and sprang aside. I was an instant too late. The brute’s shoulder struck my hip and threw me against the wall with such force that I rebounded and fell, just clearing his hind feet as he passed. Why he did not attack us I can not imagine, unless it was be- cause he was as frightened as we. We lost no time in getting out of the cave. Its late occupant, a large grizzly bear, was slowly climbing the side of the canyon, about 150 yards away. Cotton threw the old gun to his shoulder and fired. Some benign chance steered the bul- let and it broke the bear’s spine. The big beast rolled down the slope, snarling and catching at rocks and shrubs with his fore- feet. He landed at the bottom within easy range, and a head shot ended his troubles. UoraduI0y OJOYd [enuuy y}4 S,NOILVaNDTY UI s19UUTAA OZIIg Pz dy} JO 2UO NOH LV SLVOD NIVINOQOW 90 Uj m4 es jaa) a ei 4 O fx) en a One of the 2d Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. gi Fy RS) ~~ ea! Vv Qa & ° O 2 ° A, 3 ry S S .< oa aos a couple. They got ter tellin’ varmint tales then an’ some uv ’em wuz plum scary, an’ I went ter bed with shivers runnin’ down my back. AMATEUR PHOTO BY CAPT, F, L,. CLARKE, PLEASED TO MEET YOU. MY FIRST ADVENTURE WITH A BUFFALO. CARY Ra DS: In 1869 I had charge of a wagon train on the plains, freighting between Sheridan and Kit Carson, in Western Kansas, to Santa Fe, Fort Union, Las Vegas, Albuquerge and all points in New Mexico and lower Colorado. Sheridan and Kit Carson were then the Western termini of the Kansas Pacific’ Railroad. I had alight rifle, made by Mr. Ben Mills, of Harrodsburg, Ky., for a long range target gun. It was on the plan of the old Maynard rifle and was a fine shooter, I had killed many deer and antelope with it, but had no experience with buffalo. On the trip from our home ranch on the La-Cimaron ‘Saco (Pry, ‘Cimaron)) New Mexico, where we had been resting a few weeks, to the railroad terminus, we went across the country in a line from the Dry Cimaron by way of Fort Lyon, Colorado, were caught in a fearful snow storm and had to cainp until it passed. It lasted sev- eral days and nights, leaving at least 2 feet of snow and still cloudy weather. As a natural consequence, we got lost. For 3 days we wandered around with 16 4 to 6 mule wagons. Every fellow thought he knew the way to Fort Lyon. To make things lively 50 or 60 Indians got after us, They were afraid to charge, as we were about 25 in number and well armed. They would run up toward us, wave their blan- kets at. us, make all kinds of noises and keep us scared out of our senses most of the time. To add to our misery, our pro- visions gave out, We had nothing for sev- eral days but corn meal and coffee; nothing to season our bread, nothing to go in the meal but salt. We were a hungry crowd. Toward evening of the fourth day we saw a little bunch of buffalo about a mile away, and everybody wanted buffalo beef; but no one was brave enough to make the attempt to kill one for fear of the Indians. Fortu- nately the game was on good ground for a hunter to get near enough for a shot. I, being wagon boss, finally told the men I would slip around and shoot one if they would come to my assistance in case the In- dians attempted to cut me off from the train. All promised, and I knew some of them were brave men, for I had been through Indian scares and races with them before. Arming myself well I started after meat. I got close to the buffalo and select- ed a large dark one, the dark ones being al- ways the fattest. I made a good shot at a young cow. When the bullet struck her she saw the smoke of my gun and my head and shoulders above a buffalo wallow, and came at me full tilt. I had not time to load my rifle. I held on to it, however, but drew an old Remington .44 cap and ball revolver and shot her in the face several times, jumping around and running toward the wagon every time I had a chance. Finally I made a run, thinking I could beat her through the deep snow, but she got so near me she blew blood from her nostrils all over me. I thought I was gone. I tried to pray, but wes so badly scared I could not think what to say. I finally said “Amen,” for I thought it was Amen time with me. I yelled “Amen” at every jump until the poor thing came down on her haunches and then rolled over dead. The rifle bullet had gone through her lungs and she ran me until she died from loss of blood. I was so badly scared I did not once think of Indians and ceuld hardly walk, but trudged on slowly toward the wagons that were coming to me. When I met the men they asked me if I ne not going to help skin the game, I said: “No, I have furnished the meat, and I think you can afford to skin and cook it.” Talk of buck ague! Nothing ever made me tremble so much as that buffalo. except a silvertip, a few years later, of which I will write you. That night we had a feast; corn bread made with melted snow and salt, black coffee and fried buffalo meat. Several of the boys ate so much they were sick all night. PWONsCURES. JOHN L. WOODBURY. Two prescriptions he got for poor shooting, From a doctor, wise, and a friend. “Smoke less,” read the doctor’s instruction ; “Smokeless” was the other’s trend. 112 aa eat al ve - MY BIG- TROUT. SENEX. Last summer I accompanied a party of young men on a fishing excursion, as guide, philosopher and friend. ‘The philosophy and friendship were all right, but at times I suspected the boys were rather sceptical as to the intrinsic value of the guidance. However, they were jolly good fellows, gave me the lightest part of the drudgery, most cheerfully took the hard work on themselves, and were so good natured as to accept my acquaintance with the locality, and experience as a camper, as squaring tne account; which was generous of them, and very comforting to me. We camped a fortnight on Snake lake, at the Narrows, something like 100 miles North of Montreal. The greater part of the journey was by fate put the last 30 miles we drove in wagons along a colonization road through the mountains, arriving at our camping miaeema short time before dark. The boys had a large army tent, which was at once dining-room and bedroom, while I preferred my little wall tent and solitude. The air was cool and deliciously pure and bracing, and it was a delight simply to ex- ist. The lake was well stocked with grey and spotted trout, the former running up to about 4 pounds weight, and the latter to 2 pounds. They were ready biters, and gamy, and we had no difficulty in keeping the larder well supplied, notwithstanding our prodigious appetites. We had the best luck toward evening, from about an hour’s sun. till, dusk. We had an easy time for some days, but even fishing may become monotonous and we began to wish to catch larger fish. After discussing the question, we concluded that the big fish got up earlier in the morning than we had been accus- tomed to do, and we determined to surprise them; so instead of going out on the lake as usual toward night we built a huge fire on the shore as it became dark, and turned our attention to catching minnows for the proposed early fishing. The next morning, as dawn began to show, I turned sleepily out of my blankets, and tried to rout out the boys in the other tent; but sleep was too sweet, and the chances of rare sport were by no means so attractive as the night before. I, therefore, unwillingly set off alone. It was a beauti- ful morning, the East rosy with the coming dawn, the lake like glass, with here and there little wisps of fog on the surface of the water, while streamers of fog rose from hollows along the sides ‘of, the mountains bordering on the lake. - On the East side of the lake, about half a mile from camp, the cliff descended steep- 113 ly to the shore, and the water a few feet from the edge was 4o feet deep. I deter- mined to try my luck there. The morning was so still that an anchor was unnecessary. Stopping the motion of the boat, I affixed a minnow to the hook and dropped th2 line into the water. My equipment was of the rudest; a cane rod with the tip broken off, so that the small end was about as thick as my little finger, a fine linen line, a No. 4 hook hung on double gut, and nary a reel. My boat was one of Mullins’ “Get There” duck boats. I settled myself com- fortably to rest and to enjoy the beautiful morning. Soon a gentle pull at my line drew my attention. Waiting a little to give the fish a chance to pouch the minnow, I gave a quick pull to fix the hook, but fcund it immovable, and concluded that it had caught in a sunken log, or in a crevice of a rock. I was soon undeceived, for the point of my rod was suddenly and forcibly drawn under water, and I became convinced that something more than an ordinary gray trout was at the end of the line. I put what strain I dared on the line. After a while the fish gave some to the pull, and I re- covered my rod, but from the strength he exhibited, I knew I had hold of a heavy fish; so heavy indeed that I had small hope of landing him with so inflexible a rod, and so fine a line. To maintain the connection for a while was all I could expect. The fish next made a dart sideways, but the light boat whirled around like a top and by keeping the line taut I met that move- ment successfully. His next effort was a dart ahead in a straight line, but the boat followed easily and I kept the point of the rod up. He soon tired of that, and went for the bottom and sulked a while. After a few minutes he responded to the jerking of the line by another rush, darting now this way, now that, and then rushing ahead. Two things were in my favor; the boat was light, facile, yielding almost in- stantly to each impulse of the fish, whirling quickly or moving ahead as occasion re- quired, and the fish kept at the bottom, thus enabling me to keep the line at right angles to the rod. Had the fish risen and attempt- ed to make off and thus get the line and the rod in a straight line, my hold would have been worthless. How many times the fish repeated these manceuvres, or how long a time elapsed, I have no idea. I lost all sense of time, for- got all about the lovely morning, forgot camp and breakfast, completely absorbed in the exciting though almost hopeless con- test. At last the fish’s efforts became sens- 114 ibly weaker and slower, his rests longer, he yielded to the upward lift of the rod, and I began to think there were some chances for success. Finally he gave enough ‘so that I threw the rod back sufficiently to grasp the line in my hands. I pulled it in slowly, carefully, I may say, tremblingly, foot after foot, expecting every instant that he would make another lunge, but ready to pay out the line if I must. He did not do so, however, contrary to my expecta- tions, and greatly to my relief. Finally I drew him alongside of the boat, leaned over, slipped my left hand into his gills, and with a quick movement drew him into the boat. Then I seized the little hatchet that I always keep under the seat, gave him a tap over the nose, and the prize was mine. I rested and chuckled and hugged myself. RECREATION. It was a landlocked salmon; not only by far the largest I had ever caught, but the largest I had ever seen. After my excite- ment had somewhat subsided, thoughts of breakfast began to insinuate themselves, and with them the desire to exhibit my treasure to the boys. I returned to camp, where the big fish was duly admired and conjectures were made as to its weight, for unfortunately the only scales we had were inadequate to the weighing of so large a fish. One of the boys had a pocket rule, however, and the fish proved to be 3 feet 4 inches from tip to tip,'9% inches in depth from back to belly, and stout in propor- tion. There was no trouble after that about getting up early to go fishing, and the boys caught some choice large fish; but not one that could quite rival my “big trout,” A PENNSYLVANIA -FISH: HOG Herewith I send a picture of 13 tarpons, the largest catch ever made in one day. This picture was taken at Tarpon, Texas, at the fishing grounds. Mr. J. R. Wain- wright has beaten the world’s record for a catch and broken the season’s record for an individual, having caught 169 tarpons up to this date. Length of fish 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 3 inches. S. Smith, San Antonio, Texas. Here is one of the most revolting cases of slaughter that has come to my notice in many a day. ‘Thirteen fish, which vary in length from 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 3 inches. The smallest of these fish would probably weigh 100 pounds, and the largest 150 pounds; so that the lot would aggre- gate 1,500 to 1,800 pounds. The tarpon is not fit to eat, so the brute who committed this butchery has not the pitiable excuse that many men put up, to the effect that he gave them away to his friends. He simply fished for a record. He was ambitious to be photographed with the victims of his insati- ate thirst for blood. Then the fish would have to be thrown away to rot, or be fed to the 4-legged hogs, which are models of decency as compared with this 2-legged Specimen, It appears that you are a professional photographer; that you make pictures for COPYRIGHT B? §S. SMITH, 1902. money. If I were in your place, I would not prostitute my art to sucha despicable specimen of humanity as this man Wain- wright, if he should offer me $1,000 for such a picture. However, since you took the photograph, I regret you did not get a better light on his face, in order that sportsmen might be able to know him by sight in future and shun him as they would a viper.—EDITOR, FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman. A NEW HUNTING GROUND. During the last 6 years I have been liv- ing in a country which abounds in game and possesses*so many natural advantages as a game country that it is destined to be the greatest shooting ground on the conti- nent. During the years spent here I have participated in many a hunt, the history of which would fill my fellow sportsmen with that malady which compels a man to take to the forest with his gun. I have had something of a monopoly of this hunting ground. About 3 years ago, while on a prospecting trip, I found a tract of land shut off from the rest of the upper peninsula by an almost endless swamp, known as Munoskong bay, and having a number of high ridges running well out into the lake. On examination I found all the country swarming with deer and small game, and to my knowledge, there had never been another party hunt- ing on the grounds. The bays were alive with ducks. I decided to establish a sort of reservation there, and the following season I planted the bays with wild rice. Last fall there were hundreds of acres of rice, and mallards came there in thousands. I was late last year in getting to the grounds. I found my guide already there and eager for the hunt. Next morning we arose by daylight and decided to hunt together, one to do the driving and the other .to watch the runway, which was a well beaten path. Before going far, I se- lected a point on which to wait and started the guide on his course. I had not been waiting more than half an hour when I heard a twig crack, and looking down the runway I saw a large doe coming straight toward me. I incautiously raised my rifle too hurriedly, She bounded from the run- way and stopped squarely behind a large pine stump, leaving exposed only the top of her spinal column. I fancied I could kill her and took careful air at her spine. When I pulled the trigger, the doe leaped into the air, and with one bound was in thick timber, causing me to lose a second chance. She had not gone more than 10 rods before I heard the crack of my guide’s .30-30 and going over to help him I found he had taken only a chance snap shot at my doe, as she was going 40 miles an hour through the bush. On going back to where I had shot, we found a few drops of blood, and decided to follow the doe, but after traveling about 2 miles, we gave up the chase. We then went along the river bank a Irs short distance and came on the fresh tracks of a large buck, which had swum the river. I went around to cut off his advance on a runway crossing, and left the guide to follow the runway. I waited a short time and along came the buck, on the bound. I opened fire, breaking a front leg at the first shot. He seemed to go faster than ever. I fired a second time and on going to where he had been standing, I found a large piece of bone. He went straight ahead. I followed him 2 miles, and he again crossed the river. As it was too deep for me to cross, I had to go a mile up stream to get my boat. On getting around to where he had crossed, I jumped him within go feet of the river bank and killed him with a 38-55, through the head. I was somewhat surprised to find on ex- amining him that my second shot had cut the bone of the other fore leg, nearly in the middle. The bullet had carried away a piece of the bone. The deer had run 2 miles with only half of the bone of one fore leg, the other being completely broken. He was a magnificent fellow, and his hide and horns now adorn my study, This was only one of the many adventures of our hunt, which lasted several days. Next season, I shall spend my holiday there and should be more than pleased to have the company of a few good compan- ions. My camp is commodious and is free to friends. The ground is so located that a number of sportsmen can be placed to ad- vantage; and any who would care to visit a country where hunters have not de- spoiled the game may go with me and en- joy a glorious hunt. Of course the ac- commodations are limited, but I like the society of true sportsmen, and will gladly share with a few good men, not of the game hog family. J. A. Cameron, M. D., Pickford, Mich. HOW TO MAKE A BEAR TRAP COL. W. H. ROOT. Many people suppose that hunting bears is dangerous work, but as a matter of fact it is the safest of all pastimes. Of course, amateur hunters who do not understand the nature of the beast sometimes attack a bear at close quarters and get the worst of the fight, but the professional hunter works in a different manner. All professional bear hunters use traps. The bear is first caught in a trap and then killed. The bear is a stupid, cowardly animal, and if given an opportunity it invariably runs from a 116 RECREATION. man. In many ways it resembles a hog. It likes to wallow in mud and filth. If suf- ficient food is at hand it will eat until it falls down in a stupor. It is omnivorous, and its food consists of whatever it can find. In summer it lives on roots and ber- ries. At other seasons it preys on cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry or other animals. Often it eats carcasses. Some years ago I was trying to fill an order for several pine martens. A _ pros- pector named “Charcoal” Brown lived in a cabin on Douglas creek, near Laramie, Wyoming, and I went out there hoping to trap a few martens in that vicinity. One day, while Charcoal and I were away from the cabin, a bear broke in and created havoc with our provisions. He ripped open the sack of flour in the middle of the floor and then smashed open the keg of molasses on top of the flour. After eating his fill of this mixture he wallowed in the remain- der. Then he lay down on Charcoal’s bed and went to sleep. It was just getting dark when Charcoal and I returned. Charcoal, noticing that the door of the cabin was open, said, “That old bum, Dirty Pete, has been up here helpin’ hisself to our grub agin.” He stepped inside and called out, “Yes, an’ the old sot’s drunk an’ snorin’ on my bed. Tll poke him out with a_ shovel handle.” An instant later I heard a commotion and a yell from Charcoal. The bear ran against him and knocked him into the pud- dle of flour and molasses as it rushed for the door. That bear gave us considerable trouble that fall. About once a week he would break into the cabin while we were away and ruin our provisions. Among other val- uable assets Charcoal had an 8 gallon beer keg which had been left there by some ex- pert who had come out to look at the mine. I knocked the top out of this keg and drove a number of sharpened _ spikes through the sides, slanting downward. Then I poured about a quart of molasses into the keg and set it in a place where the bear would find it. That evening as Charcoal and I were sitting in front of the cabin we saw Mr. Bear up on the hill, sniffing the air with his nose pointed toward the keg. He had smelled the molasses, and there is nothing a bear likes better than molasses. He did not see us and we sat still and waited for results. He walked in a line for the keg, sniffing and licking his chops as he went. When he reached the keg he plunged his head in after the molasses without making any investigation. Charcoal shouted and the bear attempted to withdraw his head. but the spikes caught him. First he stood on his hind feet and struck the keg with his paws and squealed. Then he tried to back out of the keg. Then he started to run. He plunged squarely against a tree and forced the keg farther over his head. Charcoal ran to the place and began beat- ing the bear with a long handled shovel, shouting between strokes, “Ye will git in my bed, will ye?” One badly aimed blow knocked the keg off the bear’s head. Charcoal ran one way and the bear the other. Charcoal afterward caught a number of bears with that trap. Nowadays these beer-keg traps are used all over the West- ern country. Perhaps a third of the bears killed are captured in beer-keg traps. I invented the trap as a matter of necessity, but at that time I did not think it would prove so popular. ADVICE TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN. Oo. L. B. If you wish to be a successful hunter, never marry, True, a wife can be got for $2.50, while a good setter pup costs $20 to $25; but, generally speaking, the pup is much the more valuable of the 2 animals. To be sure, the pup may be taken with rabies, and bite you; but he won’t make your life miserable if you happen to wink at a pretty girl, and he won't nag you if you should not turn out to be a_ nickel plated, ball-bearing saint. Heaven protect and prosper the pups. A wife may object to washing the dishes, but your dog will be only too glad of the chance to perform this necessary household labor. About every so often your wife would want a “perfect dream of a hat,” and would pull down the heavens if you didn’t hand over the necessary dough; while for the price of this “dream” you could buy 4o loaded shells which the pup would gladly help you use. Your dog would never ask for a hat, but would con- tentedly gulp down hunks of liver, and cold potatoes, and look on you as a model of generosity for giving them to him. A dog is great company. A wife, too, might be fair company if she had the time, but as most of a woman’s life is spent in combing her hair and in studying the fashion plates, the married man must go to his club when he wants company, or sit on the back stoop and cultivate the sociability of his neighbors’ chickens. A wife is no good as an exhibit in class A. You can’t call in your friends to note her good points; she would get hot too quick if you should do that. You can’t, as you artistically distribute tobacco juice over the stove, tell how she snapped up a rabbit before it had made 2 jumps, after you had driven the unfortunate bunny out of its burrow, with a ferret. Special ad- vice: Never use a ferret. The man who a — r we _ . — ah ‘ « YO. wee PI ef Rg Bw, —ee ze 3 es se dente ia rey bes pkg” ei LRT ON IRIE RS Sot. / would hunt rabbits with a ferret would steal onions out of a blind huckster’s cart, and would save his chews of tobacco for use a second time. No one but an all around sneak will ever use a ferret. Do you suppose for a moment that your wife would sleep in the yard and not kick about it? Do you think she would work patiently for you in the woods or fields all day, and then expect nothing from you. for her devotion but a few kicks in the ribs? Can you believe she would stand by you and love you above all others, even though you should becme a ragged, beery sot, shunned by all mankind? Certainly not. Yet a dog will do all this, and will, appar- ently, extract some happiness from life. In a word, there is but one advantage which a wife could possibly possess over a dog, and that is, she might not have quite so many fleas. Finally, do not be a game hog. ‘There may exist lower beings than game and fish hogs, but if so, they have not yet been found and classified. You can, of course, derive much joy and satisfaction from catching a ton of fish or shooting 700 ducks, and then, standing behind your trophies, have an amateur camera fiend photograph the whole outfit; but your hap- piness is likely to be short lived, for the pictures may fall into the hands of a man who makes it his business to wallop human swine. As this chap is backed by several ~ hundred thousands of good sportsmen, he rather has the bulge on the game hogs. As long as he and REcREATION exist, and I trust they will hold on for some time yet, hunt- ers would better sail shy of the hog busi- ness. It doesn’t pay a man to have the whole race of true sportsmen sit down on him and squash him so flat that even his dog would fail to recognize him. But don’t get a wife. Stick to the setter pup, and let the other fellow have the wife. If you should ever get tired of the dog you can easily find all the wives you want, for the supply is always greater than the demand; but you would better hold to the dog, even though he should be possessed of more fleas than are really necessary. A DEER HUNT IN PUGET SOUND. UNCLE JOE. In October last a party of 12, compris- ing gentlemen from Norway, England, New York and Tennessee, and some na- tive Washingtonians, embarked at Edison on the schooner Fram. We were bound for Schley inlet on Dewey island, one of Puget Sound archipelago. The trip was made partly in pursuit of venison and partly for recreation; of course, we took RECREATION. with us. Nothing of interest occurred during the FROM THE GAME FIELDS. and! 117 voyage, save when Neptune exacted tribute from 2 of our party. They paid conscien- tiously, keeping nothing back. We ar- rived safe at our destination, unloaded our duffle, pitched our tents and built a great log fire. After supper an election of officers for the campaign was held. It resulted as fol- lows: F. Flemmings, captain; D,. Arcy, lieutenant; Watkinson, orator and supe; H..Stump, secretary; C. Taylor, treasurer ; J. Kerr and A. Jackson, vocalists; J. Mar- tin, star gazer and taker of altitudes. Your Uncle Joe was favored with a multiplicity of offices, being elected commissary, physi- cian and historian. Monday morning, directly after break- fast, Captain Flemmings issued orders for the day. The commissary gave notice that a little venison would add variety to the bill of fare. Vocalist Jackman took the hint and brought in a deer, thus securing the medal for first blood. The tally for Tuesday was 2 deer, some misses (the compositor is warned that if he fails to use a lower case “m”’ the club will sue him for libel) and many “ifs.” Wednesday brought us a _ yariety of game; one deer, a brace of grouse and a coon. The gentlemen from Tennessee were in favor of roasting the coon. During the roasting process the dogs one by one re- tired from the vicinity of the fire to a dis- tance exactly proportioned to their individ- ual keenness of scent. We all had severe colds and for awhile could not account for the discourteous withdrawal of our canine friends. Subsequent developments con- vinced us that our coon had for a long time been dieting on decayed salmon and Limburger cheese. The fact was palpable; no combination of condiments would hide it. That roast was condemned by an ex- temporaneous board of health; and we took it away and buried it in the trackless forest, where murmuring cedars shall ever sentinel its lonely grave. Then, with what appetities we could, we returned to our entremets. The following day a large buck re- turned with us to camp, causing unstinted comment and comparison. Friday we surprised ourselves by killing 2 deer and spent the evening singing “O deer, what can the matter be?” No venison on Saturday; nothing but disappointment and cuss words. Thereup- on we voted to go home the next morning; but morning brought no wind, so we were forced to put in another day hunting. One of our members, of eccentric disposition, left his gun in camp, and, armed with a handsaw, went in search of laurel or ma- drone canes, and a nice bit of ironwood to send Coquina to make a new handle 118 for that sticking fork. When a man has no gun he is sure to meet with something gunable. That is what happened to our friend. He came face to face with a large deer; one looked silly and the other simple. It wasn’t the deer that looked silly. THEN AND, NOW. Nearly 25 years ago I made my first trip across the Continental Divide, near Ten- nessee pass, which is now in Eagle county, Colorado. Descending the Eagle river I was amazed at the quantity of game of various kinds. In those days it was noth- ing unusual to see 500 to 1,000 deer in a few hours’ travel, and they were as tame as sheep in.a clover field. Mountain sheep and elk were also abun- dant and many a fine specimen fell to my rifle. There were also many cinnamon, dlack and silvertip bears, and mountain lions, lynx and_ bobcats, — Palore: ihe mountains were covered with grouse, in early days we seldom killed one, as large game was sO abundant. In this country the grouse always go up near timber line to winter, coming down in early spring to nest. They start up about November Ist and generally follow the high ridges. I have seen them, in hot dry weather, picking drops of dew from the leaves and blades of grass; I have also noticed them drinking from springs and brooks. A grouse can go a long time without water. He will spend the entire winter, which here lasts 4 or 5 months, near timber line, where there is no water, nor is there vegetation of any kind, except large pine trees; the ground being covered by 15 to 40 feet of snow. I suppose the birds must eat of water and find something on the pines for food. They are as fat and plump in winter and’ early spring as in summer. The game in this country was a great blessing to the early settlers; salt meat was a luxury. I have been almost famished for bacon or ham; no one can really appreciate salt meat, until he has lived 6 or 8 months on straight venison. In those days we packed everything in here either on our own backs or the backs of pack jacks, Of; erhaps, horses. c wee bere to raise vegetables about 16 years ago; now we have some fine farms, well stocked, well watered and with every- thing modern. We have a railroad now, and on the tract of land where lo have seen game so abundant, and where I plant- ed a pre-emption stake, 25 years ago, nOQOW stands the thriving little town of Minturn, which I later on staked out as a town site. The game has gone, the locomotive has come and with it came a class of people who would shoot at a deer as long as they snow in place | RECREATION. could see it and then set the dogs after it and chase it clear out of the country. Hounds could be heard in every direction until the game was practically gone. There still remain a few deer, bear, some grouse and occasionally an elk or a mountain sheep in this vicinity, but if an unlucky beast pokes his head over the ridge in sight of town the residents are up and after him in hot pursuit. The game law seems a dead letter, but I predict the time is drawing near when the slaughter of game will no “longer be tolerated by law abiding people. The L. A. S., of which I am a member, was only recently organized here and through its in- - fluence, I trust, the game may find rest and protection. George G. Booco, Minturn, Colo. THE OTHER: SIDE: J. C. WATSON. Perhaps you do not realize the great bene- fit we, the so called lower animals, have received from that wonderful discovery, “The Transference of Thought.” At the beginning of the century we had a secret conclave where each had a-voice and our rights and wrongs were discussed. By | unanimous vote it was resolved to present our cause before the League of American Sportsmen for a hearing. The under- signed were requested to present it. Great credit was given the L. A. S. for the passage of the Lacey bill. There have been other laws passed that were good as far as they went; for instance, the one forbidding the jacking or hounding of deer for 5 years. But, Mr. Editor, what would you think of a law to protect you and your family for 5 years and then give you over to the tender mercy of thugs and robbers, with no redress whatever? Another law is that no person shall kill more than 2 deer in any one season. How many do you think of the 67 guides listed in RECREATION pretend to obey that law? Do not 75 per cent. of them kill 4 or more? The State claims to own all game with- in its boundary lines. If that be true, each citizen owns an equal share of all kinds of game, and his rights should be respected, whether he be a poor man or a million- aire. A man in Florida writes that 2 mil- lionaires (we assume they call themselves sportsmen) have bought immense tracts of marsh land and have posted notices of no trespassing thereon in order that they may themselves be able to shoot ducks by the thousand. Whose game are they killing? Does all game on those tracts belong to 2 game hogs? If all game on a tract of land belongs to the man who owns the land, why is a law made to prevent him from killing but 2 deer each season? If these ducks are not owned by these millionaires 4 ; FROM THE GAME FIELDS. why not stop them from killing more than +z their share of the State’s ducks? Another question came up. Our enemies, the bear, panther and mountain lion, do not hire professional guides, neither do they give information from Dan to Beer- sheba as to where we live, as do all the sportmen’s papers. We think we claim nothing more than is fair when we ask that each person who comes after game shall get it himself, without help from guides. Put yourself in our place for a while. We have many enemies that de- stroy us, but our most deadly enemy is man. Though armed with a weapon with which he can kill us at a great distance, he is not content with that; but must get a specialist and pay him big wages to lead him to our homes. Do you call that fair play? And then when the tenderfoot shoots at us and misses, what does the guide do? He shoots us for keeps. Shame on him! Now, Mr. Editor, we should like to know what your readers have to say regarding these matters; also, what you think would be fair and just, supposing we changed places for 5 years? Buck Deer, Wood Duck. ONLY A MATTER OF TASTE. I call your attention to the enclosed clip- ping from the Mail and Express supple- ment. Besides the awful slaughter of these pheasants, I notice with much amusement the shooting rigs, etc., of Webb’s crowd. Some resemble explorers, others the villain in the show, and I want you to get on to the chap in the rear, who is holding his gun upside down. : It seems as if it was up to you to start a female department in your pen. You might get some candidates from this bunch. Can’t you roast ’em? J. F. Case, New York City. The clipping to which Mr. Case refers ' shows the picture of a hunting party at Dr. Seward Webb’s Shelburne Farms, and the pheasants bagged in one day. On re- ceipt of Mr. Case’s letter I replied: Dr. Seward Webb has raised a lot of ‘tame pheasants, and has thesame right to go into his fields, or even on his open ground, and kill them that he would have to kill his chickens, ducks, geese or turkeys. Any farmer may go into his barnyard and kill a dozen or 100 or 1,000 domestic fowls with- out making a hog of himself. So Dr. Webb and his friends may kill his whole batch of tame pheasants in one day or in one hour if they see fit, and no one else has a right to kick. In my judgment, the farmer I have mentioned would be having just as much fun as these people did shoot- ing pheasants; but different people look at. 19 te) things with different eyes. My work is in trying to save the wild birds and animals from slaughter, and it keeps me busy. To this letter Mr. Case replied: Even though Doctor Webb raised those birds himself and slaughtered them on his own farm, the pheasant is strictly a game bird and should always be treated as such, whether domesticated or wild. When any one slaughters pheasants, whether he be a market hunter or an individual like Doctor Webb, something should be said in behalf of the birds. Many persons who see the photo we have reference to will argue that if Doctor Webb has the right to kill his own birds in any way and to any number so may they, who are not fortunate enough to have their own farm, slaughter, with equal right, pheasants, whether wild or not. I do not strictly mean that Doctor Webb should be roasted, but it seems to me that something said about this matter in ReEc- REATION could not fail to do good. For in- stance, Doctor Webb has the right and power to slaughter his own pheasants, but how much more noble it would have been on his part if he had taken this I00 or so shown in the photo and stocked some bit of public woods with them. Perhaps he has never thought of this, but possibly a word would open his eyes: I am not.the only man who thinks this way, and am speaking directly for at least a dozen other sportsmen in this city. J. F. Case, New York City. ADIRONDACK LAW BREAKERS. I have recently been investigating viola- tions of the State game laws, and trying to prevent the killing of deer with dogs by making charges to the State game com- mission against parties who use hounds. I have come to the conclusion that what is needed is for the L. A. S. to appoint some one person to take charge of the matter, and for each member of the League to re- port any facts, that can be supported by affidavits, where there thas been a violation of the law which has been reported to the commission, and in which there was no in- vestigation by the commission. ‘That there are many such cases I am convinced, but for one person to gather them into form is impossible. I tried to do it, but soon found that I could accomplish little alone. I found some members of the League re- luctant to reply to my letters, and one member, who is also a warden, failed to reply. Whoever opposes the commission will find it difficult, unless strongly sup- ported by corroborative evidence and aided by other sportsmen. That there is great need of some members of the commission being removed is apparent to anyone con- versant. with the workings of that body. 120 RECREATION. : The expenses of such an investigation must be met by the League, and a fund should be set apart for that purpose. If some member living in or near Albany would take up this work we might expect results that would give satisfaction to all. Having read the articles on the subject in August and November ReEcrEATION, I am sure that only such a course will overthrow the com- bine, which is as corrupt as the police force of New York City; and it will take energy and positive conviction of the right of the matter to do it. We shall soon see reports from the com- mission telling how many deer have been shot during the open season, and how num- erous they are; but if there is such a re- markable increase as they report, why do they advocate shortening the hunting sea- son? ‘There seems to be a studied effort to deceive the public in regard to the work of the commission, and if any man can get any information from their reports I should like to hear from him. There is no at- tempt to show who has been complained of, who has been fined, the places where vio- lations are most common, or many other things that an honest report should show. Men often outlive ‘their usefulness, and there seem to be some of that class in our game commission. Let the League take hold of the matter with spirit and we will have a commission that is a credit to our State. A. D. E., North Granville, N. Y. AN EXPENSIVE QUAIL _HUNT. One Sunday morning Sid and I called our dogs and, shouldering our guns, started for an old millet field where we knew we could find quails in plenty. We spent sev- eral hours walking around behind the dogs, but they could find no trace of birds. Finally Sid’s pointer stopped almost under my feet and made one of the prettiest points I ever saw. The other dogs were not far behind and backed him up like veterans. I walked in and kicked the birds up. A covey of at least 50 scattered in all direc-- tions. I turned loose with my double gun and got 2 with my first barrel and one with the second. Sid did a little better. He had a pump gun and being a good shot knocked Out 5. The birds scattered so we could find only 2 more. Those we got and being tired we started for home. On the way a big farmer walked up, grabbed my arm and said, “Gimme yer gun.” I could not see it that way and took pains to tell him so, whereupon hg pulled out an old horse pistol and stuck it in my face. I realized then that to argue would make matters worse, so handed over my beloved gun. He then went through my pockets and took possession of my 4 birds, explaining that he was a county po- ‘Antrim, N. H., came to camp. . liceman and as we had been hunting on Sunday we must take the consequences. Then he gathered in Sid, who submitted gracefully. We were taken to Louisville and put in the county jail. We soon got some one to go our bond and had the case set for Monday. Early Monday morning we were sitting in the court room and County Judge Jas. Gregory was looking down onus, over his glasses. After asking us a few questions he imposed the small fine of $5 and costs for each offense, and each bird we had was a separate offense. I got off with $25, but poor Sid had to give $35 for knowing how to shoot a little better than I. It was the first intimation we had had that Kentucky has a law against Sunday hunting. You can bet we'll hunt on week days after this. R,. L. Lukenbile, Louisville, Ky. CARATUNK NOTES. October 15 I went to Moxy pond with W. Bodwell, C. Bodwell and L. Wilcox, of Sanford, Me. They killed 2 bull moose and 5 deer. I went, October 27, to my camp on Squaretown, with R. Jarman, of Brooklyn. He killed 2 bucks. One dressed 180 pounds, the other 270. A few days later he got a bull moose which dressed 800 pounds. On these 2 trips we started 30 moose; they never were so numerous in this sec- tion before. C. Bodwell and his son, Verna, of San- ford, Me., went into my camp on Square- town, November 12. The next day Verna, who is only 14 years old, killed a large bull moose within 2 miles of camp. He also got a buck. A few days later 2 friends of Mr. Bodwell, from Boston, joined us at camp. They got 3 deer, one a buck that dressed 216 pounds. The 20th W. Davis, of . Manchesrem N. H., and E. Goodwin and B. Paige, of The third day after his arrival Mr. Davis killed a bull moose within 3 miles of camp. He also shot a deer. Mr. Goodwin secured a buck and Mr. Paige 2 bucks. The last 3 days of the season I spent trying to show A. Donigan, of Bingham, Me., a moose. We saw nothing but small bulls and cows and calves until late on the afternoon of November 30. Then we found a yard of large moose but did not have time to hunt them. I went to Pierce jond, 13 miles from Caratunk, December 11 with N. McQuillan and F. Pooler, of Skowhegan, Me. one day, During the hunting season of 1900, 9 sportsmen whom I guided, killed, in the vicinity of Caratunk, between October 8 and November 27, 16 deer and 3 moose. Deer and moose are every year becoming They shot 4 bucks in ee ee Te Toya ee | a) : - more abundant here. region hope the game laws will remain. un- FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 121 All guides in this changed. Geo. C. Jones, Reg. Guide, Caratunk, Me. CALIFORNIA TO BLAME. Enclosed you will find a clipping from a local paper, giving an account of a duck hunt that surpasses anything of its kind as a wholesale slaughter: There was a hunt at lower Otay reservoir to- day, the following 9 hunters, Dr. J. B. Starkey, George Nolan, Dr. H. W. Taylor, F. Keissig, Mr. Essen, James Scripps, Dr. Frazer, Henry Seebolt and E. S. Babcock, composing the party. The hunt began at 9 o’clock. The first round before noon brought down 1,200 birds, and the second round in the afternoon added 800 more to the score, making a total of 2,000 for the day. Something ought to be done to prevent such another day’s shooting. That 9 men, in one day, could be guilty of killing 2,000 ducks, which makes an average of 222 to a man, is almost beyond believing. All sportsmen should demand and see that the law protecting game is enforced. It is a shame to manhood that anyone could com- mit such a crime, for euch it certainly is. Knowing that your magazine takes hold of such cases in the right way, I send the clipping that you may do with it as you see fit and help to get justice done. There is a law and I believe such lawbreakers should suffer the extreme penalty. W. F. Klages, Los Angeles, Cal. ANSWER. These annual butchering matches of Babcock and his fellow razorbacks have aroused the indignation of thousands of decent men everywhere, yet the sportsmen of California, who are directly interested, stand idly by and allow the slaughter to go on without recourse to the law. Cali- fornia has on her statute books a law limit- ing the number of ducks which any man may kill in a day to 50. The Babcock herd usually plead exemption from this statute by claiming that most of the birds they kill are mud hens and that these are not ducks; yet if the game wardens of that State would do their duty they would no doubt be able to convict some of these ornery brutes of killing more than 50 real ducks each in a day.—EDITor. PLEASE WRITE HIM. I have seen a great many letters concern- ing game hogs in your paper. Many of them are unjust. If a man has the true sporting spirit and wishes to make a good bag during his vacation, is there any need of your making his exploits notorious? I did a little hunting last fall and I am not ashamed to tell of it. I went down to Wareham on a 2 days’ trip with a good supply of ammunition, but I did not ex- pect to have such good success. I bagged 133 ducks, also many smaller birds, the ex- act number of which I do not recall. I do not say this to boast, and I hope you will not take it as such; but just to show you I am not ashamed to back up my opinion as to your injustice to so called game hogs. I assure you I do not object to having this published if you think it worthy of notice. I should like to read your answer in RECREATION; or, if you dare not print a letter in opposition to your views, address your reply to _ James R. Cohenstein, Boston, Mass. You are different from some of the other swine from whom I have heard. In fact I have heard from some thousands of men who say they had slaughtered game for years and knew no better, but that they are now ashamed of it and will never do it again. You seem to be beyond the reach of any appeal, even to your better sense, if you have any. I have printed hundreds of let- ters from decent sportsmen, expressing their condemnation of just such butchery as you confess to having committed. Still you affect to believe that I am alone in my views regarding slaughter of game. In order to convince you, if possible, that I am not, I now request a few hundred readers of RECREATION to write you direct and tell you what they think of a man who kills 133 ducks and a lot of other birds in 2 days and in these times of scarcity of game.—EDITOor. RANCHERS MAY BE TRUSTED. After a steady diet on “sow-belly,” beans and flapjacks, when a man hasn’t had a mouthful of fresh meat in his house for weeks, he and his family craving it, and then refuses to shoot at a doe or a fawn, it seems to me that the future of our deer is) in «sate -phands, va lhat™ tis’: the’: ex ample I had on a recent trip up in Routt county, Colorado. I saw lots of deer, and when on little trips from our camp on Troutt creek, near Pinnacle, with ranchers living near there, we had several opportunities each day at does or fawns, but the ranchers paid no more attention to them than if they had been a cow and a calf strayed from a neighbor’s bunch of cattle. To a tenderfoot this seemed little short of heroic. All the inhabitants I met in that country frown on anyone guilty of killing a doe or a fawn. This sentiment among them goes much farther toward preserving the game than any law that could be enacted, and it is not with those men the result of any fear of the law. The campers who swarm the best hunting grounds quickly become aware of this sen- timent, and they fear the ranchers much I22 more than they do game wardens. I do not mean to speak disparagingly of our game laws nor of the brave men who are employed to enforce them. Every one of our provisrons for the preservation of our game and fish is, as far as it goes, wise and good; but every man feels that he would rather have the respect of his fel- lows than the mere satisfaction of not being a law breaker. If this feeling is prevalent among ranchers throughout the country, as it certainly exists in the North- western part of Colorado, and is fostered and strengthened, is it not the most likely solution of the future of our game? The slaughter of game can not be laid at the door of the rancher. John M. Fairfield, Denver, Colo. A GRINGO IN MEXICO. Since using the Savage rifle I am more than pleased with it. It shoots well, and with little recoil. There is only one thing I can find fault with. The Savage Arms Co. recommends the miniature bullet for 100 yards, but I find it worthless beyond 25 yards. All our miniatures were loaded by the Winchester people for the Savage rifle. It may be they are not the same as the cartridge furnished by the S. A. Co. The soft nose and the full jacketed are all any sportsmen could desire. The other morning the Indians who were working in the pit came to my tent, calling “Mucho venado.” Grabbing my Savage, I followed their direction and saw 2 deer across the river on a hillside fully 600 yards distant. This was a chance I had been looking for; and I confess that my respira- tion, temperature and pulse were such that I should have been rejected for insurance if examined at that time. My rifle is fitted with an ivory front sight and open rear sight. The first deer was dropped with a full jacketed bullet through the shoulder; and the other, with a soft nose through the head. The latter showed its expanding or explosive effect when we found the skull nearly cleared of brains and 4 holes blown through its roof. Our deer are small, weighing 100 to 150 pounds, and on account of their color are difficult to see at this time of year. They are plentiful and are never shot at except by “Gringos.” There are also a few wild hogs, which are hard to find, difficult to shoot, and dan- gerous to tackle when brought to bay. They are good eating. The woods and fields are full of Mexican quails, with russet topknots on their heads. Thev are exceed- ingly tame and will often run along a trail in front of my horse 50 yards before rising. Enrique, Mexico, Alamos, Sonora, RECREATION. OHIO LAW SHOULD BE CHANGED. We are enforcing the game and fish laws out here to the best of our ability with the limited means we have. If our last Legis- lature had given us a gun license law we should have had money enough to pay 2 wardens in each county, and then we could have enforced the laws. As it is, our war- dens have .to be satisfied with the fees in each case, and the fine if a conviction is secured. The whole system is wrong in principle. Wardens should have a fixed salary in addition to fees and fines collect- ed. We hope to secure the passage of a gun or hunting license law at the next meeting of our Legislature, and then we will not have to seek men to take warden- ships, but good men will seek the position. Our sportsmen wish such a law. The only opposition comes from the farmers, and we think they stand in their own light. They are willing, in fact anxious, for the State to do police duty for them, enforce the trespass law, arrest every person hunting without a written permit, etc.; but when it comes to paying a gun tax of $1 or a li- cense fee of $1 when they wish to hunt on land other than their own, they have not so far been willing to put up the dollar to aid in securing the enforcement of the laws they so much desire. The game commis- sion and the chief warden are doing every- thing in their power to secure the sympathy and co-operation of our farmer friends in this good cause, and we trust our efforts may not be in vain; so that when our law makers next meet we can go before them united in our aims and purposes to secure the best fish and game laws possible, with ways and means of enforcing them. ReEc- REATION has a large circulation in our State, and has done much good in the cause of fish and game protection. We are thankful for your aid in the past, and ask a continuance of it. D. W. Greene, Dayton, Ohio. SHOW YOUR MONEY. Along our Virginia coast there are 8 or 10 Northern shooting clubs which have bought all the beaches, meadows and shooting points. Each of these clubs has 15 to 30 members who shoot and hunt, so 250 or more shooters come down here every May and shoot our shore creek birds. They have been at this for the last 10-or 12 years, and have so depleted the birds that our game association will, at the next ses- sion of our Legislature, stop spring shoot- ing on these birds. We ask the aid of the L. A. S. to stop this spring shooting in Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. If this is not done, our curlew, willet, gray- back, robin, snipe, plover, etc., will soon be things of the past. I trust L. A. S. divisions in these States will take up the matter and push it as fast as possible. Our FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 123 game association will take care of the Vir- ginia counties, but much of the spring slaughter is done in Delaware and New Jersey. meadows bordering on the seacoast. Henry E. Byrd, Temperanceville, Va. Why don’t you and all other good sports- men in Virginia join this League? It 1s strange that you should call on us for aid in amending your game laws when only a handful of sportsmen in Virginia belong to the League. I have spent hundreds of dollars of my own money in trying to 1n- duce Virginia sportsmen to join the League. I could have written thousands of letters to Virginians and have sent probably a ton of printed matter into that State in the interest of this League’s work. Now you come to me and want me to do more ot this, yet have failed to put in your dollar toward it. Consistency is a jewel. Let me see a sample of your money.—EDITor. FOR OUR WILD CREATURES. It is sickening to read the daily ac- counts we see of the ruthless waste of ani- mal life by so-called sportsmen. Much as I love field sports I have been so utterly disgusted with the wanton slaughter wrought under the name of sport, that I have been tempted to sell my guns and wash my hands of the whole business. Yet as that would not aid in protecting the game I de- termined to do what I could to save our wild creatures and joined the League of American Sportsmen. I hope every sports- man in this country will do likewise. The L. A. S. is working to secure effec- tive laws throughout the United States and appoint capable wardens who will see that they are enforced. We must all do our part in the protection of game if we expect to have any to hunt in the years to come. The game butchers must not be per- mitted to continue their high handed de- struction of God’s creatures, slaying every- thing they can put to death just for the sake of killing something. We are now face to face with the fact that some species of animals and birds that were created for all to enjoy are being completely wiped out of existence by thoughtless people. Through the efforts of the League I hope we may see in a few years, instead of a list of several extinct species of game, a history only of the extinct game hog. ‘The best way to. hasten that day is to re- spond immediately, to the call of the L. A. S. and enroll your name at once with the- army that is to protect our wild creatures. Orrin D. Bartlett, Arlington, N. Y. DOVES SHOULD BE PROTECTED. I enclose clipping from the Los Angeles Herald. Do you not think the bag limit should be reduced from 50 a day to 15? C. I, Harlow, Danby, Cal. Ed C. Dieter and H. E. Maxson, who opened the dove season near Fernando in the hills, had a good shoot, both getting the limit. Dave Llew- eliyn, Frank B. Harbert and 2 others were also shooting. They killed 200 birds, all the law allows for 4. There was a terrific cannonading going on. The early train on the Santa Fe going out toward El Monte will be used by a party who expect to get the limit. Kent Kane and his party are shooting at Etiwanda with every prospect of getting the limit. Count Jaro von Schmidt and several friends have been killing big bags of doves. Good reports of sport at Gardena are coming in, and those who opened the _ season in that vicinity made limit killings in short time. I not only agree with you that the bag limit on doves should be reduced, but I go farther and claim, as I have frequently said editorially, that the dove is not a legitimate game bird and should not be killed at any time. It is a beautiful and harmless creature, too pretty and too inno- cent to be regarded as game. Thousands of the best sportsmen in the country agree with me in this and there are few States in the Union where sportsmen continue to kill these birds. I hope to live to see the time when the Legislatures oi these few States will pass laws prohibiting the killing of doves at any time.—EDITor. GAME NOTES. I do not believe there is another spot in the Rocky mountains where game is more abundant than here. December 3, ’99, W. GP otickly, “Corporal “Watsom and*1- fel: low-members of E troop, First U. S. Cav- alry, left Fort Washakie for a morning’s shooting on the adjacent prairie. In half an hour we killed 9 mallard ducks and a jack rabbit weighing 18 pounds. At Bull lake, 30 miles North from the post, big game is plentiful. While with a party in that region I saw several mule deer, also ante- lope, mountain sheep, and bear. | Far- ther up we succeeded in killing an elk. At Bull lake we caught any num- ber of mountain trout, and fresh water ling. Six miles West of the post runs Little Wind river. There.I once caught, in less than 2 hours, 35 mountain trout running from 1% pounds up. Of course one has to abide by the game law of the State, ard that law is somewhat strict. Each party must have its guide, and no party is allowed to kill more than 2 elk during a season. Clark J. Rainey, Fort Washakie, Wyo. I am much interested in RECREATION as its sentiments about game hogs coincide with mine. Game about here is scarce and has been for 3 or 4 years. The true sports- men of the section appreciate a man who has pluck enough to voice their sentiments publicly, as you do. There is one thing which I should like to bring to your at- tention. A hunter will go through the 124 woods and never shoot a red squirrel, but will be eager for a grey. I have done the same thing; but one day I sat waiting for greys when I heard a terrible squealing and standing up I saw 3 reds fighting one grey. I shot at them and got all 4. They were all males. You probably understand this mode of attack so it is useless to go into details. After that I saw a number of encounters of the same kind, always 3 or 4 reds-to one grey. That was 5 years ago and since.then I have never passed a red squirrel without getting him if I could. E. Sturdevant, Jr., Danbury, Conn. Quails are scarce, and it is no wonder. Our Legislature having repealed the rab- bit law, quails suffered in consequence. Many coveys were found just before the ©pen season that were nearly shot out and the birds left would, when flushed, scatter in every direction. So long as rabbits may be hunted at any time, so long will quails be illegally killed. Louie Wagner, of Sid- ney, Ohio, has men hunting for him by the day. I am told by good authority that his men killed 95 quails in one day. No wonder our game birds are getting scarce. There is no game warden within 50 miles of this place. People here are afraid to bring trespassers to justice. I hope the time will speedily come when all game law violators will be so closely pur- sued that they will quit their lawlessness or quit hunting. Dan M. Wogaman, Quincy, O. I should like to offer a suggestion for the further protection of song birds. Every non-resident should be taxed say $10 for the privilege of carrying a gun or rifle in the open air during the months of June, July and August. During those months thousands of song birds are annually killed by men and boys from the cities. I heard men, last summer, brag of killing 200 king- birds, swallows and robins. I told them I would have them arrested if I caught them at it. The 22-caliber rifle is mostly to blame. I think the Stevens people ought to devise some other ad than the one showing 2 boys in the woods, armed with Favorite rifles, looking through the branches for song birds. At least the picture conveys that idea. J. H. Geideman, Centerville, N. Y. This is a great game country. Ducks are so thick and so tame that it is no sport to shoot them. Deer, antelope, and bear abound in the mountains around us. There is but one store here, consequently they charge what they wish. For instance, condensed milk is 65 cents a can; tea, $1.70 a pound; sugar, 15 cents a pound; bread, 25 cents a loaf. It would be advisable for RECREATION. sportsmen coming here to bring with them all they could from the States and not wait to outfit here. We paid $3 for a box of 25 shells, and could only get 3 ounces of pow- der at that. Cartridges for 30-30 cost $2.50 for 20. A tin coffee pot, 2 quarts, costs $1.15. Bull Durham tobacco costs 40 cents for a 10 cent package. J. H. Uhle, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. ARRESTED FOR GAME LAW VIOLATION. Emerson _Hulsapple, of Troy, was arraigned before Justice Turner at West Sandlake yester- day afternoon by Stephen Horton, of the Rens- selaer County Rod and Gun club, on the charge of shooting and possessing a gray squirrel during the close season. He pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a fine and costs amounting to $18.90. The season for black and gray squirrel hunting does not open until October 1.—Troy (Nei Recorder. _ A big price to pay for one little squirrel, isn’t it Em? You could have bought a whole hog for that money, that would have fed you and your family a whole month. Obey the law, Em, and you will come out -away ahead of any law breaker at the end of the race.—Eprror. I have been buying REecrEATION about 4 years, and would not be without it for twice what it costs. I have all the copies I have ever bought. There are many squirrels, quails and rabbits here, also a few deer, and a good many black bears in the Black mouuntains, about 25 miles from here. Deer are well protected here. I was in camp in October, 1901, at the foot of Mitchell’s peak. There were 4 of us, and we killed one 4 prong buck. The largest number of quails killed here by one man last year was about 150. _ The average number would be under 7s. J. F. Harris, Marion, N. C Though I heartily approve RECREATION’S work for game protection, I dissent from its demand for gun and_ non-resident licenses. That seems an unfair discrimina- tain against the poor man. A better way would be to shorten the season, and stop the sale of game until it becomes more abundant. | E. G. Pettit, Fairmount, W. Va. I have sold my gun and my dogs are dead; but the old ‘spirit of fair play in hunting is still in me and I congratulate you on your splendid work against game murder. Geo. E. Eyrich, Jackson, Mich. Two deer, an old doe and a yearling, came into a field just back of my house and remained some time. It was a treat to watch the graceful creatures. W. H. Young, Whitefield, N. H. :. ® FLY FISHING FOR PICKEREL. THEODORE GORDON. Many of the busiest workers in our large cities are ardent devotees of’the fly rod, preferring fly fishing to any other recrea- tion. No other sport can be compared with it in affording rest for the mind harassed by cares and anxieties, and just sufficient exercise for the body and limbs. Unfor- tunately the strenuous endeavor required to insure success, or even a modest livelihood at the present time, prohibits indulgence in this favorite sport during the spring months, when trout fishing is at its best. A day or 2 may be stolen now and then, but not often with a mind at ease. One fears that some serious loss may be incurred or mistake made by those left in charge of the business or affairs, The vacation time for most men comes in July, August or September, when the weather is hot and fly fishing for trout un- certain and unsatisfactory, except after a cool change with rain and a rise in the water. Even then success is by no means assured; and for real recreation the tired man must have some sport, have something to show as the result of a long summer day out of doors. He may be a keen observer and enjoy all the natural beauties which meet his eyes, but unless he has caught fish and has some story of sport to tell he re- turns to his temporary home tired and with a sense of failure. Thinking of these things, em having the greatest sympathy for those who love fly fishing, but whose opportunities are limited. I venture a few suggestions which may en- able them to enjoy some sport when the conditions of the weather and the mood of the fish make fly fishing for trout a toil in- stead of a pleasure. Trout are not the only fish that will rise to an artificial fly. In some waters black bass take it freely, but I refer more particularly to the common pike, or pickerel, which inhabits nearly all the ponds and lakes in the Eastern States. Do not look down on this long nosed gen- tleman. He is a free riser to the fly. if it is properly made and presented. Fished for with the ordinary fly rod he is a much bet- ter game fish than he is reputed to be. Usually this fish is lugged out of his native element with a clothes prop and a meat hook without a chance to show any fight whatever. With light tackle the pickerel is not to be despised as an antagonist; and days spent in its pursuits, among agreeable surroundings, perhaps with a pleasant com- panion, are often delightful. There is the ter, as there is usually a breeze. 125 FISH AND FISHING. drive or walk in the early morning, when the air is fresh and cool, and even if the day is warm the heat is not felt on the wa- Enough rises may be expected to keep the mind from straying from the object in hand, and on a body of open water there is a clear and unobstructed view of the surrounding country. If there are pickerel in a lake there are usually plenty of them. If the larger fish are not moving you can at least have some fun with the small ones, though that is not much sport. The possibilities, however, are great, as the common pickerel grows to a considerable size, sometimes weighing 7 or 8 pounds, and occasionally these big fish will rise. I have had this experience more than once, only to lose the fish by having the gut leader cut by his sharp teeth. The sensa- tion of having one of these sharklike fish rise in plain sight and seize your fly is something to be remembered. If there are black bass in the. lake you may strike a large one in deep water with the flies used for pickerel; but pickerel are likely to be more numerous. where no bass are found, though this is not always the case. Of course a bass must be rather hungry or in a fierce mood to strike at a pickerel fly. Fisn do not always take a fly because they are hungry. Many of our most distinguished salmon anglers believe that the salmon takes no food in fresh water and that it rises to a fly only because it is angry or tantalized. Black and red in com- bination are supposed to annoy salmon, par- ticularly on a hot, bright day, Life is given to the fly by a series of short pulls or move- ments of the rod, and all game fishes are apt to strike at anv small object having this ap- pearance. This is particularly true of the pickerel, and I have designed several flies for their special temptation. The following formula may be of service: Tag, flat’ silver tinsel; tail, 2 small feathers from the scarlet ibis, back to back, and quite straight on the hook; butt, scar- let chenille; body, white silk chenille, white ostrich or any soft, white fur, with 2 or 3 turns of red mohair or pig’s wool at shoul- der; rib, flat or oval silver tinsel; wings, double strips of white swan or goose, with sprigs of scarlet ibis; legs, a white furnace hackle, white with black center, or a good badger hackle, the larger the hackle the bet- ter. Over the wing I like a bright teal or widgeon feather. It shows more there than if it is put on with the other hackle. There can hardly be too much hackle on 126 this fly. The head may be well tied down and plainly varnished, or it may be made of scarlet, white or yellow chenille. I some- times add jungle fowl to the wings, but it is not worth the trouble if you expect pickerel only. This makes a conspicuous fly. If the wings are tied on the sides of the hook, not too low -down, they have more play and give life to the fly. Playing it by short jerks, or pulls, of the rod top is most kill- ing, and by pulling in line with the left hand the fly can be made to work effectively as close as desired. This method enables the angler to cover much more water with less effort. Some people may look down on this sport, but I think that any angler trying it for the first time on a good pickerel pond will find real pleasure init. The fly can be seen and every fish as he rushes out of the weeds or rises from the depths. Larger fish may be taken by sinking the fly with a large shot. I never fancied this. If the fish do not take the fly firmly and are not well hooked cut a small piece from the belly of a little pickerel and stick it on the hook under the tail. This will give a taste of fish to the fly, and if a pickerel misses it he will be likely to come again. Our long nosed friend is a good table fish and ee sold in New York, gades the name of brook pickerel, at 2 cents a pound more than pike or the great Northern pickerel. The species must be prolific un- der favorable conditions, as I know of lakes that are fished nearly all the year through and from which tons and tons of pickerel are taken annually. It is a favorite with country anglers, and on the Dela- ware I have heard complaints among the older people that the introduction of the black bass has reduced their supply of fish by killing out the pickerel in many of the lakes and streams. They say that former- ly a man could go to the river or to one of the many small lakes near and catch a good string of pickerel and perch for his family. Now there are plenty of bass, but they are so capricious that there is no certainty in a day’s fishing. Sometimes bass take helgramites; or, again, crayfish; or frogs, crickets, minnows, grasshoppers or nothing at all, just as they hapnen to feel inclined. Lamperns are also a favorite bait on the Delaware. Bass begin to feed late in the Delaware, and quit early in the season. This is quite an indictment against our no- ble friend, the small mouth black bass. The only truth in it is, probably, that the bass is a fighter and not afraid of any other fish. He drives the pickerel off his feedine ground and no doubt swallows the smaller ones when sharp set. He multiplies rap- idly and takes most of the food sunply, leaving only the scraps for pikey. Judging RECREATION. by the rapid growth of the fish, food must be abundant in those ponds in which the bass is not native, and that is why they are such uncertain risers at the fly there. When they do take, great sport may be expected. There is no sturdier fighter, and I think it was Col. Fred Mather who said that, pound for pound, he is the equal or superior of any nsh that swims. Nevertheless, do not despise the pickerel if your vacation time is in July, August or September, and no better fish is to be had. The fish is much better than its reputation. If you lose all your flies, skitter with the ventral fins attached to a narrow piece of flesh which is white and attractive. You may troll if you like or spin a minnow ocr fish with live bait. Pickerel bite fast some- times on a cool September or October morning, and really large fish are often taken. Two. years ago a friend and I caught 60 good pickerel in an afternoon, using flies until all we had were bit off, and then skittering. We would have had more fish if I had not gone off for an hour in pursuit of a suppositious summer duck. AT NOTTOWA LAKE. At 4 a.m. on October 6th, 1899, I was awakened from a sound sleep by a tremen- dous poke in the ribs and the voice of my wife saying: “Come, do you know it is time we were stirring if we mean to fish today ?” After rustling a breakfast we set out on a 9 mile drive to Nottowa lake, arriving soon after 6: We took only rods and lines, knowing we could procure boat and bait at the lake. When I shoved off my wife sat in the bow, and cast her fly in ever increasing lengths, but to no purpose, until we both grew impatient and the best half of the day was gone. “Try a frog,’ I said. She reeled in, took off the bucktail, put on a hook, adjusted the frog, and cast again. There was a rise, but the bass missed the. bait, as the canoe was moving too fast. I knew a bass would not rise twice to bait immediately, so we made a circle and came up again farther out. A few careful casts: and another rise; this time our fish was hooked and by the way the reel sang I knew it was a large one. He made a wild swerve and’ started for deep water. I fol- lowed with the canoe and soon we were far out. Then he dived. “Thumb him,” I cried. “I am doing so. My thumb is nearly raw.” “There, hasn’t he slacked some?” “Yes,” answered my wife, beginning to take in the slack. Five, 10, 15 yards were recovered, then the fish made a mad rush, bending the rod nearly double.. Out of the water he came, fully 2 feet, then back with a splash. More line recovered. One more rush, a weak struggle, and he lay in the bottom of the canoe; a 3% pounder and a gamy one, too. Then it was my turn at the rod and my wife took the paddle. I replaced the buck- tail and fished in shore near the rushes. Several times I started a fish, but without getting a strike. Then I tried a frog and presently hooked a small fish, which I reeled in without ceremony. I handed my wife the rod, and once more she began whipping. Soon there was meetven a sharp strike, and- the. reel sang shrilly, Straight into deep water went the fish. Yard after yard of line went singing after him. I _ paddled hard, but the fish had the start and still the line ran out. There must have been at least 50 yards out before he halted. Then a little was reeled in before ‘another rush for the upper lake. [ knew if he tried to go through the narrows it was all off, for there were pond lilies and rushes there. My wife knew it, also, and did a risky thing; she gave him’ the butt. I expected to see the rod snap, but it stood tn: strain. The fish was snobbed and came to the surface. Then suddenly the line -slackened and a few yards were reeled in. A second rush followed, but my wifé handled him skillfully and soon halted him, Then it was a game of give and take, but we finally got him within gaffing distance. He proved a 6-pound pickerel. It was then nearly 9 o'clock and we did not try fly, or bait casting, but fished for small fish. An hour gave us all the perch and blue gills we wanted. Returning to the buggy we ate lunch. Then after resting a while we again took the canoe and went for more fish. Getting out a spoon hook we trolled slowly around the upper lake, but it was too early. At about 4 o’clock we tried again with better success. Our total catch was 4 bass, weighing 10% pounds, 3 pickerel scaling about 10, and about 25 perch and blue gills._ We could have caught a barrel of small fish, but we know when we have enough. I should be pleased to go to the same lake with any reader of RECREATION who _ visits this vicinity. . Stanley Crandall, Union City, Mich. mie HAUL: OF TROUT. Four Negaunee boys, Leslie and Keith Mait- land, John Broad and Albert Rough, took 275 trout from Green’s creek. Most of the fish were of good size, so the catch was easily the finest made this season by local anglers. The boys fished only a few hours. The trout bit well and it was no trouble to catch them.—Marquette (Mich.) Mining Journal, FISH AND FISHING 127 _I wrote these young men for confirma- tion of this report and received the follow- ing reply: The number of trout reported caught by myself and 3 friends, 275, is correct. These trout were caught at Green’s creek, in the Southern part of Marquette county, Michigan. I have had a lot of experience in hunting and fishing, and any time I could give any information I should be glad to do so. John Broad, Negaunee, Mich. If you couid give any information of any decent work you have done in the way of shooting and fishing, readers of RECREA- TION would be glad to have it, but they would not appreciate any further accounts of slaughter such as you admit having been guilty of. You have by this admission shown your bristles distinctly and decent sportsmen will shun you accordingly.—Ep- ITOR, TIMMS IS AFTER THEM. About 18 miles South of Chicago lies Wolf lake. It is not a beautiful body of water, there being little timber. The shores are lined with bullrushes and large bunches of rushes are scattered all over the lake, making it appear like a large swamp; but many a pleasant day have I spent there. It is convenient for a day’s fishing, and conditions being fa- vorable one can get 8 or to bass and pickerel by working hard for them. If I could catch that number each time I went after them, I should be well satisfied. I have been told that Wolf lake has recently been restocked with large and small mouth bass. William Timms, whd has been ap- pointed deputy game warden of Whiting, Indiana, will do all he can to protect the new “stock; of bass: Iny fact,. he’ has al- ready been around to see the men who have gill nets and has told them they would better use their nets for fuel now, because they could have no other use for them. When I know of a good man in the right place, it does me good to mention him. William Yardley, Chicago. MORE OF THE VERMONT HERD. Some time ago a subscriber in Vermont sent me a clipping from the Burlington Free Press, stating that Lewis Wood, Wm. Rivers and Jerry Donahue, of Montpelier, had recently returned from a fishing trip on which they caught 486 pounds of pike. I wrote all 3 of these alleged men and asked them if the statement was correct. Wood and Donahue failed. to answer. Rivers sent an evasive reply, in which he 128 attempted to be funny. I responded to his letter by reminding him that he had not answered my question and requested that he tell me frankly whether or not the news- paper report was correct. I have had no response to that second letter; so we may safely assume that the printed statement was substantially correct. It therefore be- comes the duty of all decent sportsmen to avoid these butchers in future as_ they would any other swine.—EDITOoR. NIBBLES. Have any readers of RECREATION ever caught herring on. a common hook and line? My friend, G. Coughlin, and I, while fishing at New Hamburgh reef, in the Hud- son river, caught 15 with a drop line baited with common earthworms. We also caught 14 large white perch and fish were still bit- ing well when we left. I have never heard of anyone fishing at that reef and going home empty handed. One can always catch all the large white perch he may wish in one or 2 hours; that is, if he does not wear bristles. I have caught white perch that weighed over 2 pounds at Kent’s cliff. I have preserved the skin of one which measured 15 inches and weighed 2 pounds one ounce. I have caught several weighing 1%4 to 2 pounds, Have other readers of RECREATION caught perch that will beat this? If so I should like to hear from them through RECREATION. G. W. Wood, Matteawan, N. Y. September 2 I fished in Moore’s lake, Gloucester county, New Jersey, about a mile from Clayton. The wind was from the Northwest, blowing light, and the sky was heavily clouded. After fishing a few min- utes with a spoon I caught my first pike, weighing 1% pounds. Then, finding a dead chub, and cutting him in pieces, I discarded my spoon and baited with chub, gut and underfins. I then caught 8 fish in the next 5 minutes. I foliowed the channel of the pond, letting the bait sink almost to the bottom and moving it slowly by sculling the boat. After 2 hours I had caught 45 pike, weighing about one pound apiece. The fish bit ferociously, and the day’s sport was one of the finest I ever had with rod and reel. Louis G. Fisher, Clayton, N. J. Thus you put yourself on record as an- other specimen of the Jersey breed of bris- tlebacks.—EptItor, Lake Webber lies 6,500 feet above sea level in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains, 25 miles Northwest of Trucker. It contains Loch Leven, cutthroat, Eastern . Morris. RECREATION. brook, and common brown trout. They offer magnificent sport. I was on the lake and caught 27 trout that averaged 1% pounds. Nine miles Southwest. of Web- ber lake is an artificial reservoir called Fordyce. lake, plentifully stocked with cut- throat trout. They are exceedingly game, giving the angler all the sport he wants. A few large mouth bass have been planted in the streams near this city and have in- creased wonderfully. They were given a close season of 3 years which has nearly expired. Webber lake is easy of access from San Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton and all the surrounding country. Wm. G. Douglass, Stocktou, Cal, I am fighting against the men who are netting in Pelham bay. October ist the fykes were set and I at once notified the owners to remove them which they re- fused to do. I therefore asked the aid of game protectors Overton and Dorlow, » who arrested the chief malefactor, Rufus October 23 Morris was put under bail for trial in special sessions. Still the fykes were worked, day after day. I again appealed to Mr Overton, who came up again November 7th with Mr. Dorlow and lifted the fykes, removed 77 striped bass and destroyed the nets. In conse- quence there will be an action in the Su- preme Court for about $1,800, fines. This is the only way to cure these fellows, who claim the earth and all there is on it. C. A. Kramer, No. 73. LAs Baychester, N. Y. The McGrath brothers are on record for a catch of 300 brook trout in half a day last season.—-Minnesota paper. I wrote Mr. McGrath, asking for confir- mation of the report and received the fol- lowing reply: The report is fairly correct. We made a remarkable catch of brook trout last summer; the largest known in this region. Any further light that I can throw on this subject I will be ready to furnish. W. H. McGrath, Minneapolis, Minn. I do not care for further light, but I take this opportunity to hold-you up to the pub- lic gaze as a typical specimen of the razor- back who likes to break the record and then blow about it.—Ebprror. rise men are as good as they pretend to be.” “Well, what of it? Few men want to be.”—Judge. “Always try to hit the nail on the head, my boy—don‘t hit the nail on your finger, for it hurts awful.” @ GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman will quit when he gets enough. AGAINST HAND LOADING. In your November article on the use of the revolver by Dr. Conyngham. He says therein, “Do not use factory ammunition. Buy the best shells and powder you can and load them yourself, starting with a 5 grain charge.” To this portion of the doctor’s otherwise valuable paper, I take serious exception. Such advice in similar articles is becoming much too frequent. If every man ‘who reads the article were an expert on pow- ders, black and smokeless; understood their effects under all the physical condi- tions that surround their use; were able to say, within the truth, that he knew to a nicety the exact load the exceeding of which would wreck his weapon; then I should endorse such advice. Unfortunate- ly, the vast majority of shooters do not know the difference between a high and a low pressure smokeless powder. They have little or no knowledge of their adapt- ability under varying service conditions, and because of the fact that the old black powders were safe under almost any reasonable conditions, assume unwisely that the various nitro compounds are equally safe. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The majority of expert ama- teurs, shooters with wide experience, ma- ture judgment, and caution born of knowledge of the disastrous results likely to come from the improper use of high explosives, are loath to experiment, even in the most careful way, with the modern high pressure smokeless powders. Arms and ammunition manufacturers owe much to the loading experiments of the expert amateur. A large part of modern ballis- tic progress is attributable to their pains- taking work; but to assume that anyone equipped with a reloading set, some pow- der, primers and lead is capable safely of making accurate, fixed ammunition, is dan- gerous and unwise. If the fatal and maiming accidents that have resulted during the past 5 years from inexperienced use of smokeless powders could be tabulated, it would strongly em- phasize my contention. There are certain nitro powders on the market which, un- der improper loading conditions, errors easily committed by the tyro, might de- tonate, and wreck any barrel or action. Sometimes the addition of 2 to 4 grains to. the safe and proper load will produce, with these powders, breech pressures far issue appears an. beyond the limit of safety which the weap- on possesses. These dangers are equally common to rifle, shot gun and revolver. Under the present status of nitro ex- plosives, only the most expert should at- tempt to load with high pressure smokeless powders. The danger of confounding the various grades of rifle powders, even of the same manufacture, and of shot gun smokeless with rifle smokeless make such loading extremely hazardous. . Unless one has had careful training in the produc- tion of home-made ammunition, he would far better purchase factory ammunition. In using the product of any of the lead- ing American companies he is assured of more uniformity in every factor going to make up his load than he can hope to ob- tain by hand work. In the factory prod- uct, primers are correct for the powder employed, and are all seated to the same depth in the pocket; bullets are swaged in powerful, accurate machines to exact size; and no method, other than the use of the apothecaries’ scales gives more ac- curate measure of the powder charge than do the factory charging machines. The variation in factory loads can be meas- ured, if present at all, fn fractions of grains. There is, of course, in some branches of target shooting, more particularly in mid- range work, employing heavy, black pow- der, single shot rifles, ample scope for hand loading, and with a reasonable de- gree of safety. There is scarcely a vil- lage or town in the country which does not possess one or more experts in that sort of work. Practically all the target work done at present in the United States, except military long range shooting, is done with black powder or some modification of it, and a large part of the ammunition thus used is loaded by the shooters themselves. The character of black powder is so_ well known that small danger exists and I can see no reason why the careful experimen- tal shooter, or the economical shooter (for hand loads are cheap) should be debarred from making his own ammunition for use in work as just indicated. However, few except the superlatively expert, can hold as close as good factory ammunition can shoot. Therefore, unless you. are expert, or can have the tutelage of one who surely is, do not accept the dictum that hand loading is aS easy as a, b, c, and as safe as ping pong, 130 If, in spite of this and similar warnings, you still think you are able to do hand- loading, with safety to your weapon and yourself, take at least one parting bit of advice: follow the loading instructions of the powder makers absolutely. They have done the experimenting, and your safety as well as their reputation depends on the fidelity with which their directions are followed. E. B. Guile, Mi D., Utica, N. Y. Dr. E. F. Conyngham, in his excellent article in November RECREATION entitled “The Pistol from a Western Standpoint,” gives one bit of advice to your readers that should not be allowed to pass unchallenged. He says: Nearly all shooters nowadays use smoke- less powders. The .32 S. & W., for in- stance, is loaded at the factory with less than 2 grains of powder, and the .38 S. & W. with about 2% grains. Should an ex- perimenter, acting on the Doctor’s advice, load one of these shells with 5 grains of powder and fire it, he would be likely to go up the golden stairs or down the others in a hurry. If the Doctor had said 5 grains of black powder his advice would have been all right; but as he did not specify al- most anyone would take it for granted he meant smokeless. It is perhaps well enough for an expert rifle or revolver or shot gun shooter, who devotes a great deal of time to the study of the science and who is extremely careful and methodical in his work, to reload shells; but it 1s not safe for any one else to undertake it. The novice, or the man who only shoots occasionally, should stick to factory ammunition. The large car- tridge factories of this country’ expend many thousands of dollars each year in making careful experiments in the loading of shells for rifles, revolvers and shot guns, and in perfecting machinery for this pur- pose. Their machines are so_ skillfully made and so minutely adjusted as to ‘aad a million cartridges of any given pattern without making a variation of one grain in the powder charge of the entire lot. Fur- thermore, these machines seat. the bullets in rifle and revolver cartridges with the ut- most possible accuracy, while it is ex- tremely difficult for any man loading shells by hand to avoid getting a bullet out of line now and then. All such cartridges must prove accurate. Furthermore, there is but little to be saved by reloading cartridges. The con- sumer must buy his powder, lead and wads in comparatively small lots and pay accordingly. The cartridge factories buy their materials by the ton, and it is safe to say. they buy them at one-half the price which an individual shooter would have to RECREATION. pay. Factory cartridges are sold at such low prices, even in small lots, that it does not pay to reload them, even though you have your empty shells free to start with. It is far better therefore for the average shooter to buy factory loaded cartridges, and to throw away his empty shells as fast as fired. In the language of the ancient philosopher, don’t monkey with the buzz- saw. L. E. A Syracdse, Nea A NEW 30 CALIBER BULLET. The past 6 years I have been experi- — menting, as leisure would permit, with 30 caliber rifles. Neither the Keptheart nor the Hudson bullet meets the requirements. Their inventors, however, have demon- strated 2 important points; namely, the ad- vantage of a square fronted first band to scrape out fouling, and the necessity of having a bullet fit tightly to prevent upset- ting with smokeless powder. Some bullets I tried had lead points as long as ordinary jacketed points. When fed into the barrel from the magazine, coming up an incline as they do, the long point either bent or else the bullet was loosened in the shell. In consequence, they failed to group as well as bullets from the same shells when slipped into the barrel by hand. Some of these bullets when fac- tory loaded in new shells did fairly well, and the shell had a tight grip on the ball; but when loaded by hand in old shells, I could never get them to group satisfac- torily. Finally I devised a new bullet. Mr, Bar- low, of the Ideal Manufacturing Company, made a mold after my design, and I believe I am now using the first really all around ball. Its weight, when cast full length and greased, is 132 grains. It has 5 full bands, 5 full groves and a narrow band in front, sharp and square on the foreward edge, to scrape out what little fouling there may be. As a perfect heel is of more import- ance than a perfect point, this bullet is cast heel down in the mold. If there-is a de- fect on one side of the heel, gas will iush out of the gun muzzle first at that side and deflect the ball. There is a sharp, square corner all around the heel, so grease can not get under it while being applied. This bullet has a sharp point, projecting but little from the shell when crimped in, thus lessening the chance of injury while being carried in the pocket or fed from the magazine. I do not use shells creased or indented to prevent too deep seating of the -ball.. Instead; I -use ‘plain, “smooth mouth shells, first firing one full load in each. This expands them so they fit the gun perfectly, and swells the muzzle so my .311 bullet will enter a .303 sheil. I seat the bullet so the crimp will come just behind the narrow band. This prevents the ball from pushing back on the powder, and enables me to use one length of shell for all loads. The bullet, if cast 10 to 1 and greased with Ideal lubricant, will not lead a gun. Use a clean, low pressure smokeless, one _ giving little, if any, more velocity than ¢ ee =. it. black powder. The ball is so divided in ‘bands and grooves that almost its entire length -is in contact with the barrel. The marrow band in front gets all the grease q it can handle at the first shot after the gun has been cleaned and oiled. after the band never touches the barrel, and _ what little fouling there is rolls up in front There- of it, gets under the band and is removed by the bands following. My bullet makes the loaded cartridge about 3¢ inch shorter than the standard load. It is, therefore, possible that some 30 caliber magazine guns will not handle _ makes no difference. Rifle makers say a different adjustment _ of sights is needed for different loads, I am not going to dispute that as a general statement, but I have 2 loads that follow the same sighting. Some guns, at least, give a different drift to one load from what they do to another. I had supposed _ that varying loads of powder would make -a gun shoot high or low, as the case might be, without causing lateral variation; but I find that is not so. One gun I tried would, with a light load of high pressure powder and a soft point ball, shoot below ' and to the left; when the load was in- creased ii shot high and to the right. An- other gun would make close groups with soft points and 22% grains Savage No. 1; - increasing the load resulted in high and soft pointed bullet. wild shooting. The gun I have at present will make good groups not only with that load, but with as much more powder as I can get into the shell. Each load will make good groups, but at different places on the target. I chose as a full load for my .303 Savage, 26% grains Savage No. 1, _ 1901 brand, smokeless powder, a U. M. C. No. 8% primer and a U. M. C. 195 grain With the gun sighted _ to group in the center at 100 yards, it will _ group 34 inch high at 50. __ For a light load I use my new bullet, full ' length and sized .311, a U. M. C. 8% prim- er and 11 grains: DuPont No. 2 smokeless trifle. With the same sighting as for the full load, this load will group on the _ center at 50 yards and about 2 inches low > at 100. The new bullet in the 3 band, 88 grain size, with the same powder load, will _ group nicely at 50 yards, though a trifle _ high. I have tried many kinds of smokeless —- _ and for this load DuPont No, 2 suits me or - GUNS AND AMMUNITION. In my gun, a Savage, the shortage. 131 best. It is fine grain and will measure in a charger with more uniformity than a coarser powder. This powder retails at $: a can of one pound bulk, which contains 275 loads of 11 grains each. A pound of lead makes 50 full length bullets. By buying powder, lead and primers right, I get my light loads 1Or.about 50/.cents\a.launedred:- I’ use an Ideal dipper, pot and cover; an Ideal Per- fection mold, chambered to make my bul- let; and an Ideal lubricator and sizer, with 311 sizing die. I also use expanded shells and an ldeal No. 3 special tool having one chamber to crimp the standard soft point bullet, and an adjustable double chamber to seat and crimp my new bullet. The latter is designated in the Ideal Hand Book as bullet No. 308,234. I believe my new bullet has more advantages than any i Pe ee: =. eee: Deal, ee ee ee ee ee SS ‘GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 133 inch, but is .400 inth, while the 44-40 ball is a little more than .42 caliber. The origi- nal 30-30 had 30 grains of high pressure powder, but now carries about 22 grains of L. & R. Lightning, or 29 grains of Du Pont 30 caliber. Years ago, when smooth bores were in vogue, and when they, as well as practical- ly all rifles, used round balls, the gauge of caliber was based on the number of balls to the pound; a 20 gauge taking 20 bails to the pound, a 50 gauge taking 50 balls, and so on. The 50 gauge would measure about .450 inch, the 20 gauge over .610 inch, and the old fashioned 32 gauge, once a favorite in American hunting rifles, was nearly .530 caliber. This same system is still used in numbering shot guns; the 12 gauge being .729 inch bore, a round ball to fit weighing about 580 grains. But as the use of a patch requires the fit to be loose, the bullets are really only about 545 grains in weight. ‘he 10 gauge is .775 caliber; the 16 gauge is .662 caliber; the 20 gauge is .615 caliber.— EDITOR. TARGET SHOOTING. I wish to call the attention of readers of RECREATION to a target which I have used a number of years for rifle and pistol prac- fice: Those who shoot at a regular range use one of the standard targets; but many shooters use a home-made target, some- times a bullseye on white paper, and often at a guessed distance. If there should be rings outside the bullseye, they are likely to be out of proportion to it. If such shooters would make a target of regular size and use it at the proper distance, the pleasure of shooting would be greatly in- creased. After some experimenting, I found a target which I think is most satisfactory for ordinary practice. It is also good for match shooting. target, because each ring is just the diame- ter of the bullseye larger than the next smaller one. Thus at 25 yards the bullseye is one inch and the rings are 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 inches in diameter The bullseye scores 10 and the rings 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. The bullseye is increased one inch every 25 yards; so at 100 yards it is 4 inchcs in diameter which is the standard size. The largest ring would be 24 inches. This target I use for off-hand shooting. For rest shooting, use a target % the regular size with regular sized bullseye. That is, at 100 yards use the 50 yard target, with 100 yard bullseye. The rings score, when shooting this way, I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 6 is the center of the bullseye. For pistol shooting use the target, regu- Jar size, at 2-5 the distance that it is used I call it the symmetrical | for a rifle; that is, thé 50 yard target is used at 20 yards. In making this target I use an imple- ment which is easy to make. Take a strip of zinc an inch wide and a little over a foot long. About % inch from one end make a hole large enough for a large pin, or, what is better, a small brad, to pass through easily. Then make holes a:ong the center, 4 inch apart, for % its length, then '%4-inch to the end. Whey should be large enough for the point of a pencil to pass through. Be careful to get the holes exactly the right distance apart. Then take a piece of paper the size you wish your target to be, and mark the cen- ter. Place it on a smooth surface, and put the pinhole over the center. Drive a pin or brad through into the wood underneath. Take a lead pencil and swing the circles that you wish. The bullseyes are better made of black paper and tacked on. Pho- tographer’s paper is good. Pasters are easily made and used. Don’t use white paper for targets. Yellow, or light gray or brown is better. Always measure your distance. E. E. W., Old Mystic, Conn. THE LUGER AUTOMATIC PISTOL. The board appointed by the Ordnance Department to test and recommend a small arm to replace the revolver in the Army and Navy, showed good judgment when it chose the Borchardt-Luger parabellum pistol, commonly known as the Luger au- tomatic. It is one of the greatest weapons ever produced. In efficiency, range, ac- curacy and reliability it is perfect. Its durability can be demonstrated only by time and service.’ In action and manipulation it is superb. In a trial of the weapon a short time ago, at a distance of 23 yards, the bullet penetrated 9 inches of soft pine, but as the exit was a clear cut hole I am sure the limit of its power was not shown. The recoil is scarcely discernible, while the automatic action of the heavy bolt in- cidental on extracting and reloading is unnoticeable either by eye or hand. This seems incredible when one considers the force necessary to work the bolt by hand. After having fired the pistol the automatic action to put it into position to again fire is unnoticed, and one hardly believes that it can be fired again by merely pressing the trigger. The discharged shells fly back over the right shoulder about 5 feet. Should your position during firing remain unchanged, you will find them all in a 2-foot circle. The target that can be made is sur- prising. Little care is necessary to group your shots in a 2-inch circle; and if your 134 form any of its functions. It is the most perfect of automatons. Its extremely homely appearance does not at first prepossess one in its favor, but “handsome is that handsome does,” and the weapon certainly does it. Many men have of late become admirers of the modern small caliber; some at first trial, others after much study and thought, fr it was hard to lay aside and forget the old favorites. So it will be with the good old 6-shooter; yet one trial of the new pistol will not fail to convince the most confirmed revolver advocate of its superi- ority. The only drawback to the Luger pistol is the larger grip, incidental on the handle’s containing the magazine. This makes the grip awkward in a small hand, but a little practice will overcome that. E. E. Stokes, Brooklyn, N, Y. WANTS POINTS ON AMERICAN GUNS. Will some of your readers please give their experience of the arms mentioned in the list of questions below? I am anxious to get opinions on the latest American arms from those who have used them, before buying such of them as- seem most Satis- factory. Which is the best repeating shot gun? Would such a gun with cylinder. barrel shoot ball well; and would 12-bore cart- ridges loaded with ball work through the magazines and action without jamming? Do those who have used both prefer them to double guns? Do they and other American guns work equally as well with English cartridges as with American shells? Which is the best American double gun? How does it com- pare with English guns such as Greener’s, © Scotts’ and others, of same price? Does the 50 caliber ’86 model Winchester shoot the 50-100-450 and 50-I110-300 cartridges in the same rifle and with same sighting? Can the shells be reloaded often and which are the best tools and powders? Which of the 2 cartridges gives the most accurate and deadly shooting? Which is the best re- peater for the 30-30 smokeless cartridge? With a soft nosed bullet is it as deadly on game as the 50 Winchester? Is the 40-72- 330, 95 model Winchester an accurate and hard hitting rifle for large game? Can anyone give his experiences with the new 32 Special Winchester? Is it a better cart- ridge on game than the 30-30? How do the Mauser and Mannlicher rifles compare, as. regards accuracy and _target is not heavy and well backed your shots will go through it. Never once is there a missfire or a failure on the part of the weapon to per- RECREATION. killing power, with American smokeless powder small bore rifles, and for working of action, etc., with the Remington-Lee and Lee straight ‘pull rifles? Is the Lee straight pull rifle likely to be made in calibers larger than .236? Is the Savage rifle preferable to the Winchester ? What are the best rifles and cartridges for shooting birds and small game and for target practice; the distance about 150 to 200 yards? a . “a Britisher, Calcutta, India. SAVAGE SAME AS WINCHESTER. I notice in RECREATION a long letter signed J. Chester, Sarnia, Ont., and com- paring Savage and Winchester rifles, as to their using, in the case of the Savage > rifle, several cartridges of different loads, and in the Winchester only one load, the Winchester rifle being accurately sighted for that one cartridge only. The Win- chester Arms Company was the first to manufacture the 30-30 smokeless cartridge and a rifle to take it, and if. Mr. Chester, or any one interested, will look on page 103 of the Winchester catalogue, number 67, he will there find that they advertise to supply and sell for their 30-30 rifles 3 car- tridges of different loads for the one gun, a fully jacketed bullet load, an expanding bullet load and a short range miniature load. The Savage Arms Company manu- facture their 30-30 rifles to take these iden- tical cartridges; therefore it is ridiculous to make any comparison between these 2 arms from that point of view; there is no difference on that point. The Winchester Arms Company also manufactures 3 cartridges of different loads for their 30-40 rifle, which uses the United States present standard ammunition, the same- combination as the 30-30. If, there- fore, the Savage Company is to be ccon- demned because it makes rifles to take dif- ferent cartridges for the one arm, then it is in good company with the Winchester Arms Company, and to criticise one ad- versely is to criticise both. Relative to sighting each rifle perfectly . for any particular cartridge for the trade in general, Mr. Chester has yet to learn that no 2 people look through sights exactly alike, and any rifle sighted accurately by one man, will shoot many 1 ches off when ~ used by another person at even as short a range as 100 yards; so if the Winchester Company targets every rifle for a certain cartridge by a certain expert, everyone else who buys those rifles will be com- pelled to change the sights in order to get perfect results. I am ready to prove this Sate ote at any time. M, W. Miner, York, Neb. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. - AN INTERESTING RELIC. I send you to-day another curio for your den. I hope you will place it beside the big Prince of Wales buffalo gun I sent you some years ago. I do not This gun is surely a novelty. know how much it weighs, who owned it first, how it got there or for what it was used. Wish I did. What a history it must have! It was probably used as a whale gun! If so where is the hardy Norseman who put it to his shoulder? Did the brave fellow go down with the gun when years ago it went to the bottom of the sea off Port Valdes? Are his bones there yet? Hardly, for the condition of the old weap- on, when dragged up by the anchor of a Dawson steamer shows that it must have lain there many years under many fathoms of water. The gun was turned over by the Jackie who saved it to a hardware house here, in whose window I discovered it. Time evens all things and at last this interesting relic lands in your den. If any of the good fellows who want big game come this way tell them to call on me. C. F. Lundy, Seattle, Wash. TO RELOAD 25-20 CARTRIDGES. Please explain how to reload 25-20 single shot cartridges. Does a set of reloading tools, as sold, contain everything necessary for reloading these shells? What, is meant by trajectory? What size shot is best for duck shooting? Harry Deane, Mingo Junction, Ohio. ANSWER. The 25-20 single shot cartridge is regu- larly loaded with 19 grains of ffg or fg black powder, or its equivalent in bulk of Du Pont’s smokeless rifle powder. The weight of the regular bullet as made by the factory is 86 grains. There are re- ports of the 86 grain bullet staggering in some rifles. If such is the case, would advise the 77 grain bullet with an increase of 1 or 1% grains of powder. For weights of different bullets that may be used in the 25-20 single shot, see series designated as No. 25,720 in the Ideal Hand Book, No? 14, on page 26. These various weights may be seated with the standard reloading tools as ” 135 made by the Winchester Arms Co. or the Ideal Manufacturing Co. If other bullets having different shaped points’ than the standard, such as No, 25,719 on the same page, are desired, I advise No. 3 special tool as made by the Idea! Manufactur- ing Co. Extra chambers can be bought with that implement for seating bullets of different weights. Those who have not a copy of the Ideal Hand Book should write the manufacturers for one. “Trajectory’ means the curve which a bullet describes in its flight from the muz- zle to the object aimed at. For example, if an imaginary straight line is drawn from the muzzle of the gun direct to the object aimed at, it will be found in actual test that the bullet on being fired first rises above and then gradually falls to this tine. No. 2 shot is generally used for duck shooting, though some use No. 1 and others smaller than No. 2.—EDIToR WHY LOOK BACKWARD ? In June Recreation I find an article by J. A. Steele, headed, “Wanted to Return to the Muzzle Loader.” Why not return to the flintlock or the arquebus? There were a few muzzle loaders on the old farm and I have had experience with them. You pour in a handful of powder, more or less; wad with paper and ram ali home until you bark your fingers. Then put in shot, gravel, nails or any old junk and more paper. Then you put on a cap, if your fingers are not too cold. G. D. caps were principally used in my time, though in speaking of them that abbreviation was never used. I have heard the name ex- panded to a shockingly profane length. Having got the weapon loaded we will suppose you put up a grouse. The gun goes to shoulder and you pull trigger. “Snap! S-s-s-ss!” says the cap. Then there is a more or less prolonged silence. At this stage of the game the unduly curious were wont to look down the barrel to see what was coming next. They generally found out, but seldom tarried long to explain what they thought about it. Those strong mind- ed enough to keep the gun pointed in the direction of the disappearing grouse were rewarded in time by hearing a most satis- fying explosion. Sometimes even the grouse heard it, but-as a rule he was out of earshot. An expert hunter would pull ‘the trigger and then look for something to shoot; if he was in a decent game country he could find it before the gun went off, 136 RECREATION. By all means let us return to the muzzle loader, or, better yet, to the boomerang and bow and arrow. H. L. Manchester, Tiverton, R. I. HOW NOT TO LOAD A MAUSER. As the Mauser rifle is receiving consid- erable attention in RECREATION, let me add my chip to the pile. In ’99, when I re- turned from the Philippines, I brought back a Mauser and 100 cartridges for it. I also brought a lot of 45-70’s, both black and smokeless. After using nearly all my Mauser shells at target practice one day I tried an’ experiment. I poured the powder out of a Mauser shell and re- placed it with about the same quantity of -45-70 smokeless. Then I fired. When the other fellows picked me up I had a sprink- ling of powder and steel in my head and face, but was not seriously hurt. We didn’t pick up all of the gun. The explo- sion broke the receiver off the barrel, broke the stock and scattered bits of hardware over the whole township. The bolt handle was cracked off and the receiver bent like a rail fence. The front sight and the butt plate are intact, but the rest isn’t worth 3 cents as old iron. A Mauser is all right in its way, but don’t load it with 45-70 smokeless. M. C. Manly, Gilmer, Wash. SMALL SHOT. I thank you for the bullet mould recently received, It was kind of you to order a premium not in your list for so small a number of subscriptions. It is for an old powder and ball Colt’s, 45 caliber, which, as the barrel is in perfect condition is cer- tainly worth a mould. I have an old Ger- man hand-made muzzle loading rifle which I recently had rebored to 45 caliber. It was rebored by the man who made it and will score with a modern breech loader. There are 3 of us in this town who delight in burning powder. Two shoot 25-20 Win- chester’s, while No. 3 shoots a 38-55 re- peater. For an all around light rifle the 25 can not be beaten, especially for a squir- rel gun. My 25 has been in constant use g years and the barrel is still perfect, though at least 6,000 shots have been fired from it. We all use Ideal tools and reload our shells. H. E. Shaw, Madison, Wis. Have noticed in recent issues of RECREA- TION information about loading the differ- ent rifle shells with smokeless powder. Nearly all writers advise putting in a few grains of black powder before the smoke- less. I can not see any reason for so do- ing, It is unnecessary, causes smoke, dirty gun barrels and erratic shooting. I am now using Blue Rival, New Rival and New Club shells, primed with Winchester No. 3 primer. I load with 23%, 3 and 3% drams Du Pont smokeless for a 12 gauge gun. These shells are, I believe, all one needs for field shooting. Have always found them quick, sure fire and have never had a head blow off. Ed. J. Anderson is right in saying it takes a season’s shooting to learn the ins and outs of a gun, W. C. H., Augusta, Mich. In answer to inquiries concerning the 25-20 cartridge, | would say I have had 2 rifles of that caliber. There is no better cartridge for game under deer. I recently bought a Winchester, model ’92, 25-20 re- peater. It is the neatest rifle I have seen for small game, and superior to the 32-20 in every way. I have had a Stevens No. 44 Ideal, 25-20 rifle, but prefer the Win- chester as it is lighter. The Stevens uses the 25-20 single shot cartridge and the Win- chester uses the 25-20 Winchester. ‘The shooting qualities of the 2 are about the same, but being different in form, they will not fit the same chamber. H. B., Campello, Mass. _ I wish to select a good target rifle cost- ing about $25. Will any of your readers give me information as to what I would find best suited to my needs?’ I care for no decorations, but wish a perfectly plain, well made gun, with all necessary attach- ments. Recreation Rifle Club is in flourishing condition and we have no reason to regret having adopted the name. Practically, RECREATION is our official organ. H. P. Brown, Auburn, N. Y. I am much interested in the gun and ammunition department of RECREATION. Though a gun crank, I am unfortunately not able to buy an expensive gun; so I ordered an Ithaca, No. 1, Special hammer- less with nitro steel barrels for target use. The finish, balance and shooting qualities of the Ithaca surprised me. The new con- cealed cross bolt added to the old under fastening, makes a doubly secure fastening. E. M. B., Trumansburg, N. Y. Some time ago I bought a Hopkins & Allen 22 caliber rifle. Its finish was rather crude; but after cutting down the front sight, filing sharp edges off the hammer, tinkering the trigger and reaming the rear of chamber until it would admit the rim of a shell, I found I had a first class little gun. It has done great execution on woodchucks and sparrows. If you split the nose of a 22 long, it will tear a hole as big as a cent. Lloyd Badger, Quaquaga, N. Y. ce ee — ~_. - q fc ' PHEASANTS AS MOTHERS. Pet stock fanciers of the United States 4) a are fast awakening to the fact that among the most beautiful and easily kept birds in the world is the pheasant family. The golden and Lady Amherst pheasants are preferred for aviary and park decoration. _ if they can be given a few square yards of - jJawn they will take great pleasure in ex- hibiting their gorgeous plumage while feed- oe ing on the clover, and the care of them _ will be reduced to a minimum. oor) sats wie! Cur Se Pe Meets sa eae ae te ed Frequently their eggs lack fertility. When that is not the case the trick of hatching and rearing the young is as simple as rais- ing domestic poultry. : I am a great advocate of pinioning the little fellows at about 2 weeks old. at ‘which age there is but about % inch of gristle to clip off with the scissors from each wing. That forever limits their flight, and as a bird carries that part of its wing out of sight the lack of it would never be noticed. I have always understood that it was un- desirable to allow pheasants to do the hatching, the reasons given being that these birds are prone to leave nests and eggs on the slightest provocation, that their timidity and lack of affection for the young chicks make them poor mothers and that if al- lowed to set the possible further egg pro- duction would be cut off. The latter ob- jection is well founded; but the first 2 are, I think, groundless. Last year my golden pheasant hen, after laying 18 eggs, desired to set. I readily dissuaded her by putting her off the nest 2 or 3 times. Two weeks thereafter she laid 3 more eggs, which were unfertile, and then ceased for the season. This spring, after laying 14 eggs, she became broody, and though I would not risk wasting any pheasant eggs under her, I determined to give her a chance to raise a little family. _ After she had kept an empty nest warm for 3 days without, as far as I could see, leaving it to feed, I placed 6 bantam eggs 4 just inside her basket. She wasted no time before drawing them under her with her beak, and cuddling down on them as though _ they were little chickens. For the next 3 or 4 days I never found her off the nest. but sitting there with her head under her wing, apnarently asleep, day and night. Having . heard of hens setting themselves to death. 4 4 I became somewhat anxious. @ ae * - < a4. > I offered her mie NATURAL HISTORY. When a bird or a eid animal is killed, that is the end of it. If photographed, it may still live and its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. grain from my hand, whith she scorned. I drove her off the nest and tossed her food. but with the same result. As soon as 1 allowed her she ran back to her basket and resumed her task of incubation. Up to the 21 days I never saw her off her nest of her own accord, and have come to the conclu- sion that she must have fed in the early dawn. Two of the eggs progressed to the point where their inmates endeavored to break through their lime walls, but died in the attempt. The other 4 are now each run- ning around on 2 little legs and being shel- tered and cared for by one of the most gen- tle and affectionate mothers that ever graced a poultry yard. I have decided that if this golden pheas- ant tenders her services next spring I shall not hesitate in awarding her the contract to bring to life and raise some little golden ‘or Amherst pheasants for me. 137 T. C. W. Rolls, Detroit, Mich. THE DEATH LOCK: M. L, MICHAEL. In 1880 I learned that Catfish pond, ‘situ- ated on the summit of the Blue Ridge, 1,400 feet above the sea, and only 80 miles from New York City, contained signs of otters, minks, coons, and muskrats. No- vember 2d of that year I repaired thither and was soon engaged in gathering the pelts of many animals.. My only compan- ions were 2 dogs trained to trail deer and foxes. These sharers of my solitude were surly fellows, never making friends with the hunters who occasionally passed my camp. I usually left the dogs on guard while I. visited my traps, but once or twice I took them with me. On one of these occasions they suddenly sprang forward, barking excitedly, and after running 100 yards stopped and barked fiercely. Supposing they had treed a bear I hurried forward, Winchester in hand, emerging into what, at first, seemed a small clearing, the underbrush being trodden down. In the center of this space were 2 bucks, one down, the other standing, with their antlers inseparably interlocked. They were enfeebled and emaciated beyond be- lief, mere skeletons with the skin stretched over them, a sight never to be forgotten. Pitying the poor brutes, my first im- pulse was to free them. Laying down my rifle I stepped on an antler of the pros- trate buck, and with my hands attempted to spread them. I should probably have 138 succeeded, but the standing deer twisted his head viciously, and ripped my calf with a spike, making a wound nearly an inch deep and 6 inches long. Luckily no ar- teries were ruptured, and while the wound bled profusely, it gave me no aiarm. I thought of my hatchet, but that was in the tent. I had a small saw, but that, too, was at the camp. My next thought was to get the saw, but by that time I realized that both brutes were enraged. Their eyes blazed with green fires, which boded me no good could they but reach me. Finally I picked up my rifle, stepped c’ose to the foes, and placing the muzzle within a yard of the standing buck’s antler I aimed at a point 3 inches from his fore- head and pressed the trigger. With the release of tension caused by shattering the horn the owner of it fell. A feeble shake of his head released the other horn and h: was free. I retreated a little and called my dogs away. Staggering feebly to his feet the one-horned beast made straight for me, stumbling and falling as he came. I easily eluded him, and climbing into a fal’en tree- top laughed at his futile rage. The other buck made many attempts to rise, but was too weak. Thus I left them till the next afternoon, when curiosity took me to the scene again. The broken- horned buck was gone; his prostrate foe lay in much the same position as before, but gored to death. Forty yards from me his murderer, a large, 5-pronged fellow, darted from a patch of redbrush. I fired 3 times as he ran, and then heard his antlers rattle on the rocks. His spikes were cov- ered with freshly dried blood. I had avenged the helpless one. AN ENTERTAINING HOSTESS. My family and I spent July 5th at Uneva lake, which is about 30 miles from Lead- ville, Colo. My 2 sons, my nephew and I decided to go to the top of the mountain. We left the cabin at 9 a. m. and reached the summit. at 2 p.m. After resting awhile we started back. As we got some distance below timber-line, and were going down a steep part of the mountain, I nearly ran on- to a mountain grouse before I could stop myself. She did not attempt to fly, so I sat down within reach of her. I then called the boys and had them come where I was, from the upper side, so as not to alarm the bird. When they had taken their places beside and above me, and we had admired the lady a few minutes, | commenced mov- ing my cane toward her. When the stick got near enough she pecked at it 3 or 4 times, and when she found it did not harm her she allowed me to place the end of it on her back without alarm. This incited me to further overtures, so I laid the stick down and commenced putting my hand _ gopher? RECREATION. toward her. She did not take alarm. She only picked my hand a few times and then quit. I put my hand under her and then raised her a little. Imagine our surprise and pleasure at finding a brood of little ones, the last one of which we saw kick himself free from the shell. The empty shells were still under her, and after I had taken them out and thrown them aside I took one of the little fellows in my hand for the boys’ inspection, replacing it directly under its mother. By that time we seemed to understand each other, as she made no objections to my actions. Feeling refreshed by our rest and expe- rience, we were ready to proceed, but I could not resist the temptation to experi- ment further with the little mother. I placed my hand under her again and genily raised and pushed her off the nest. When she attempted to stand on her feet she slipped off the earthen shelf whereon the nest was located, so she could just look into the nest by stretching her neck. We immediately got up, shyed off to one side, and started down the mountain, at the same time watching our mountain grouse climb back on the nest, which she lost no time in doing. A. N. Flinn, Harlem, N. Dak. FOUR WAYS TO KILL A MOLE. Can you tell me any way to kill a pocket One of these animals has lived in my lawn the past 5 years and done no end of damage. MHave tried poison, but without success. I get up in the morning and find half a dozen heaps of dirt the size of a peck measure scattered over the grass. F. A. Olds, Minneapolis, Minn. I referred the foregoing letter to an ex- pert trapper, who replied as follows: The “pocket gopher” mentioned in the letter you referred to me, is undoubtedly a mole. The heaps of earth are thrown up in excavating chambers at the intersection of several tunnels or galleriés. The most successful method of taking the mole-is by means of the mole-spear trap, found at hardware stores. Where the mole hills appear the animal can not — be taken by a trap, for the reason that at those: points the runway is too far beneath the surface; but usually within a few yards of a hill the runway comes so near the surface that the earth is upheaved in a well defined track. There is the place to set the spear. The mole, in passing through his tunnel, lifts the trigger of the trap and the tines of the poised spear descend and impale the animal. Moles feed on grubs and angle worms al- most entirely; vegetable matter not being eaten. If the galleries. run so deep that the earth is not cracked on the surface, the trap can not be used. In that case I advise that a few worms or grubs be _ broken, and sprinkled with Paris green, ~ and dropped in the gallery, which must be again covered, but not filled, with a sod. The spear-trap, however, is far and away the best when it can be used, as moles do may adorn a hat. not take poisoned bait readily. Where a mole is working in the early morning he may sometimes be located by the cracking earth. Thrust a spade deep down behind the worker and with a quick pry throw him out before he has time to turn to one side. The trap should be set immediately after a gallery cracking the surface has been made, as the mole is apt to go elsewhere on short notice. Another way to get rid of the rascal is by drowning him out. J. A. Newton, Grand Rapids, Mich. LOVERS OF BIRDS In the creation of birds nature has seemed to express a love of beauty. Many birds appear to have no mission save to charm the senses. The artistic brilliancy of their coloring, the grace of their motion, the melody of their note, unite to add joy to the world. Thus the finer mind, such a mind as loves the flower, the verdure of the forest, and the matchless blue of the sky, loves the bird. To harm it would be a cruel impulse. One who would visit a gallery and thrust a knife through some splendid canvas would be handed over to the police; but there are those who will kill birds apparently for the purpose of seeing the gorgeous plumage disheveled and_ blood- stained, and the little body, incarnation of inno- cence and grace, fall quivering, as the song dies into silence. The spirit that makes _ possible these outrages 1s the outcropping of a latent savagery. Birds are slain that their feathers Perhaps this strikes the wearer of the hat as a trifle, but it is not a trifle; it is a monstrous perversion of instincts that should be gentle. As a symptom it is to be deplored. As to its visible effect, it robs the forests and the fields of their finest adornment. In the far land where the heron breeds hunters go for the pur- pose of securing trimming for the hats of wo- mankind, rather than of kind for woman. At a certain season the heron seeks a mate and at that time he is adorned with a nuptial plume. The hunter desires this plume, and shoots .the heron. come tears of pity. ‘mistress. The slender plume is used as an aigrette, and the lady who is proud of the stolen trophy wav- ing above her has no thought of the female left mateless, and the fledglings that must have starved. If she stopped to think she would blush for shame and to her eyes there would Fashion is a cruel mistress. Her dictates demand the slaying of the fairest of animate objects. The oriole, decked with flam- bent yellow, the robin with breast of red, the lark, the thrush, the linnet, the tiny hummer, scarce bigger than the bumblebee; the soaring eagle, the diving loon, the dove, emblematic of peace, all are claimed as victims of this cruel There can be no excuse. Wings and _ feathers on a hat are as surely barbaric as when _ they crown the war bonnet of an Indian chief. ~— _A bird society has been formed in Tacoma, and success be to it. In so far as it protects the biras it will do good, and in awakening an in- terest in the study of the habits and haunts of the messengers of the upper air it opens a field where _ by the material world. investigation brings the student in close touch with one of the most captivating themes afforded The society can dis- _ courage the murder of birds either: by wanton >. boys or thoughtless people old enough to know better.—Tacoma (Wash.) Daily Ledger, NATURAL HISTORY. Bray are not uncommon here. 139 SPIDER BALLOONS. Spider balloons, such as was seen by Mr. It is most interesting to watch their construction and launching. The spider chooses a clear day with a light West wind. Climbing to the top of a rock or post, she faces the wind and raising the back part of her body, she throws out her web. Instead of joining the different threads as for an ordinary web, she keeps them apart and tangles them with her hind feet into a flossy, silvery white mass, 2 to 10 feet long and % inch to 2 inches wide. Occasionally she will raise and lower her body as if to test the lifting power of the web. When satisfied it will carry her, she spins a thread that permits the balloon to float away a few inches. Then giving a little spring she sails away, head down, holding the thread with her hind feet. Toward night, as it becomes cool and damp, the balloon loses its buoy- ancy and slowly descends. When it is near the earth the spider lets herself down by a thread until she catches some obiect. Then she ¢uts the thread and lets the balloon go. C. Riblet, Litchfield, Mich. I have seen many spider balloons like the one described by J. B. Grey, though to me they seemed more like parachutes than balloons. I saw them in Northern Ala- bama, along the Tennessee river. The stream is there about 114 miles wide, and I have seen many spiders far out over the water, as if they intended crossing. They seem to have some control over the move- ments of the bunch of web. I once saw a spider rolling a long web as if he wished to change the angle of his parachute. The spiders were never large and the web sel- dom more than 3 or 4 inches across, with a pendant thread 50 feet or more in length. On this thread the spider stays, about 2 feet below the bunch of web. W. H. T., Kyle, W. Va. SHOULD TEACH NATURAL HISTORY. During the past 25 years laws have been passed throughout our country, regulating, to a certain degree, what shall be taught in our public schools. The small wceoden schoolhouses are being rapidly replaced, even in small villages, by better buildings and better equipments. The old-time standard of “the 3 R’s” has gradually been changed, until now it is common to hear the school-boy talking of physiology, botany and geology, as well as of many sub- jects bearing on art and letters. With all that is being done, the birds and animals, the creatures that give us most pleasure, and that, too, at all seasons of the year, are left out of the curriculm. How com- mon it is to find men and women who can not distinguish the chirp or song of the 140 robin from that of our many other song- sters! How many there are who enjoy a summer outing in the country, and yet can not tell one from another a single spe- cies of our common birds. Would not even a small knowledge of the wild life they see on every hand add to the pleasures of their outing? Much might be said along this line alone, but pleasure is not the only object to be gained. If in the public schools an elementary knowledge of our common birds and animals could be gained, it would tend to a greater interest in them, because then observation would have a foundation to work from. Then in 25 years from now we would not have such a multitude of bird killers and game de- stroyers as we now have. game protection and preservation would prevail throughout the land. The school- boy would stop robbing nests, and the live bird would be of more interest to him than the dead one. Dr.iC.-B. Ac Keene, wNo hi: FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE. I have 2 fish ponds stocked with trout. I have not been very successful with the increase, but those sent me from the State hatchery grow very fast. I am protecting a large family of beav- ers, having a mile and a half of river front. I have it fenced off so stock can not tread the bank where the beavers are and I leave them cottonwood and willow to work on. ‘There are quails here in abundance. I stack my grain in the timber and cut ‘corn and shock at the edge of the timber for the quails and prairie chickens to feed on. The timber squirrels feed on nuts and fruits of various kinds. If the winters are too severe they come to my granaries and cribs for feed. Next spring I expect to set some Chinese pheasant eggs. My plan is to set them under a turkey hen and let her take them to the woods and raise them. Can you give me any information in regard to raising pheasants? J. B. Berry, Paddock, Neb. Here is a Moses for the wild animals and birds. Would we had such farmers every- where! I trust the time may soon come when: we may have at least one such shin- ing example as Mr. Berry in each county in the United States.—EDITor. WHAT SORT OF A WORM? One day, noticing a commotion among my chickens, I went out to see what had frightened them. They acted like they had seen a snake. On the bare ground at the foot of a cherry tree was what ap- peared to be the head and neck of a small snake. It was reddish brown with a round head; and its wicked little green The ideas of | RECREATION. eyes, circled with white, seemed to watch every motion. It swayed its head and neck to and fro and darted its tongue out repeatedly. I called to my daughter to come and see it. The head and neck was perhaps % inch in thickness and 1% inches in length. Supposing its body was in the earth, we got the hoe to dig it up. To our surprise we found that what we had taken for a head and neck was the entire creature. We took it to the house, examined it with a reading glass, and discovered it had a small head, which it could project a little, and 2 eyes, which filled the whole front of this little head. The strange spots that looked so much like eyes were only spots, and the forked tongue was only the antenne. I never saw anything like it before, and the chickens certainly believed it to be a snake. Mrs. A. M. Marriott, Vernon. la. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. Coming across the gulf from Havana, Cuba, to Mobile, last April, with a detach- ment of the 7th Cavalry, I was awak- ened on the morning of the 15th by the cries and squawks of many kinds of birds. It was just growing light and was foggy as I went on deck. I was astonished to see numbers of great blue herons, night herons, little green herons, least bitterns, kingfish- ers and kingbirds flying in and out of the fog and alighting on the rigging. A little bittern found his way down in the hold. among the horses and mules. He was cap- tured, but soon released. When the fog cleared the larger birds left the boat. but some of the smaller ones remained several hours. The steamer was over 200 miles from land. The birds, of which there must have been over 100, seemed bewildered bv the fog and glad of a resting place. They could not have been blown out to sea by a storm, as the weather for several days had been calm; so I suppose they were mi- grating North from the West Indies. Is it the habit of birds of such widely different varieties to migrate together? C. O. Moseley, M. D., Lytle, Ga. Have just read Fred Wahl’s letter about providing homes for birds. I am glad there is one person who realizes that a bird house should resemble as much as possible the natural nesting place of the bird: Or- nate little structures with doors, windows and gable roofs are absurd when one con- siders the purpose for which they are in- tended. The diameter of a hole that will admit tree swallows while excluding spar- rows, could be easily found by experiment, It will be between 1 and 1% inches. For the tree swallow the entrance should be as near the top of the box as possible. Edmond Sawyer, Englewood, N. J. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. OFFICERS OF THE L. A. S. President, G. O. Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. rst Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 4oth St., New York. 2d Vice-President, W. T. Hornaday, 2969 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. g@ Vice-President, Dr. T. S. Palmer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80 West 40th St., New York. 5th Vice-President, Hon. W.A.Richards, Gen- eral Land Office, Washington, D. C. Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Bank- ing Co., I92 Broadway, New York City. 80 West ARIZONA DIVISION. M.J. Foley, Chief Warden, Jerome. ARKANSAS DIVISION W.k. Blockson, Chief Warden, Eureka Springs. CALIFORNIA DIVISION. Dr. David Starr Jordan, Chief Warden, Leland a University. C. Barlow, Sec.-Treas., Santa ara. COLORADO DIVISION. A. Whitehead, Chief Warden, 303 Tabor Building, Denver. CONNECTICUT DIVISION. Hon. F. P. Sherwood, Chief Warden, Southport; Dr. H. L. Ross, Vice-Warden, Canaan; H. C. Went, Sec.-Treas., Bridgeport. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DIVISION. C. H. Townsend, Chief Warden, U. S. Fish Com- mission. FLORIDA DIVISION. W. W.K. Decker, Chief Warden, Tarpon Springs GEORGIA DIVISION. J.J. Doughty, Chief Warden, Augusta. IDAHO DIVISION. L. A. Kerr, Chief Warden, Kendrick ILLINOIS DIVISION. M. D. Ewell, M.D., Chief Warden, 59 Clark St., Chicago; F. M. Taber, Vice Warden, 144 Kinzie St., Chicago; G. C. Davis, Sec.-Treas., 123 S. Central Ave., Austin. INDIANA DIVISION. Frank L. Littleton, Chief Warden, 30% East Washington St., Indianapolis; J. J. Hildebrandt, Vice Warden, Logansport; T. J. Carter, Sec.-Treas., _ State House, Indianapolis. IOWA DIVISION. Carl Quimby, Chief Warden, Des Moines; C. C. Proper, Sec.-l'reas., Des Moines. KANSAS DIVISION, O. B. Stocker, Chief Warden, Wichita; Applegate, Sec.-Treas., 113 E. 1st St., Wichita KENTUCKY DIVISION. Geo. C. Long, Chief Warden, Hopkinsville. R. L. Brashear, Sec.-Treas., Bowling Green. MAINE DIVISION. Col. E. C. Farrington, Chief Warden, Augusta. MARYLAND DIVISION J. E. Tylor, Chief Warden, Baltimore. MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION. Heman S. Fay, Chief Warden, Hazleton Block, Marlboro; S E. Tweedy, Vice-Warden, North Attle- boro; A. C. Lamson, Sec.-Treas., 194 Main St., Marlboro. Boa Se MICHIGAN DIVISION. J. Elmer Pratt, Chief Warden, Grand Rapids; R.S. Woodliffe, Vice-Warden, Jackson; A. B. Richmond, Sec.-Treas,, Grand Rapids. 141 MINNESOTA DIVISION. Dietrich Lange, Chief Warden, 2294 Commonwealth ve. St Paul; H. A. Morgan, Vice-Warden, Albert Lea; A.R. Bixby, Sec.-Treas., 101 Baldwin St., St. Paul. MISSOURI DIVISION. Bryan Snyder, Chief Warden, 726 Central Bldg., t. Louis. MONTANA DIVISION. . Professor M. J. Elrod, Chief Warden, Missoula; Sidney M. Logan, Vice-Warden, Kalispell; R. A. Waagner, Sec.-Treas., Bozeman. NEBRASKA DIVISION. Fred. E. Mockett, Chief Warden, Lincoln; P. O’Mahony, Sec.-Treas., Lincoln. NEVADA DIVISION. Dr. W. H. Cavell, Chief Warden, Carson. Geo. W. Cowing, Sec.-Treas., Carson. NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION. Dr. A. F. Barrett, Sentinel Bldg., Keene, Sidney Conant, Sec.-Treas., Keene. NEW JERSEY DIVISION. A. W. Van Saun, Chief Warden, Pompton Plains; Dr. W.S. Colfax, Vice-Warden,- Pompton Lakes; I V. Dorland, Sec.-Treas., Arlington. NEW MEXICO DIVISION. W. M. Borrowdale, Chief Warden Magdalena. NEW YORK DIVISION. John R. Fanning, Chief Warden, Powers’ Bldg., Rochester; Col. R. E. Moss, Vice-Warden, Wallack’s Theatre, New York City; Dr. C. C. Curtis, Sec.- Treas., Columbia College, New York City. NORTH DAKOTA DIVISION. Dr. W. D. Jones, Chief Warden, Devil’s Lake. OHIO DIVISION. W. EE. Gleason, Chief Warden, Mitchell Bldg., Cincinnati; A. C. Thatcher, Vice-Warden, Urbana. OKLAHOMA DIVISION. W. M. Grant, Chief Warden, Oklahoma City. ONTARIO DIVISION. C. A. Hammond, Chief Warden, Box 7o1, St. Thomas; D. L. Mells, Sec.-Treas., St. Thomas. OREGON DIVISION. Robert F. Kelly, Chief Warden, Box 188, The Dalles; C. B. Cushing, Sec.- Treas., The Dalles. PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION. C. F. Emerson, Chief Warden, 189 N. Perry St., Titusville; Hon. C. B. Penrose, Vice-Warden, 1720 Spruce St., Philadelphia; E. Wager-Smith, Sec.- Treas., 1026 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia. RHODE ISLAND DIVISION. Zenas W. Bliss, Chief Warden, 49 Westminster St., Providence. SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION, C. F. Dill, Chief Warden, Greenville. SOUTH DAKOTA DIVISION. D. C. Booth, Chief Warden, Spearfish; John C. Barber, Sec.-Treas., Lead. TENNESSEE DIVISION. Hon. G. C. Martin, Chief Warden, Clarksville; Hon. Austin Peay, Jr., Sec.-Treas., Clarksville. TEXAS DIVISION. Prof. S. W. Stanfield, Chief Warden, San Marcos W. E. Heald, Sec.-Treas., San Angelo. UTAH DIVISION. Hon. John Sharp, Chief Warden, Salt Lake City. VERMONT DIVISION. W.E. Mack, Chief Warden, Woodstock; S. C; White, Sec.-Treas., Woodstock. VIRGINIA DIVISION. Franklin Stearns, Chief Warden, 13 N. 11th St., C. O. Saville, Vice-Warden, Richmond; M. D. Hart, Sec.-Treas., 1217 East Main St., Richmond. WASHINGTON DIVISION. F. S. Merrill, Chief Warden, Spokane; F. A. Pon- tius, Sec.-Treas., Seattle; Munro Wyckoff, Vice-War- den, Pt. Townsend. 142 WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION. E. F. Smith, Chief Warden, Hinton, WISCONSIN DIVISION. Frank Kaufman, Chief Warden, Two Rivers; Dr. A. Gropper, Sec.-Treas., Milwaukee. WYOMING DIVISION. H. E. Wadsworth, Chief Warden, Lander; Frank Bond, Sec.-Treas., Cheyenne. Applications for menibership and orders for badges shcutd be addressed to Arthur F. Rice, Secretary, 27 W. 24th St., New York. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW YORK. County. Name of Warden. Address. New York, Conrad L. Meyer, @ W. Broadway. Livingston M. De La Vergne, Lakeville. Ke K.S.Chamberlain, Mt. Morris. Albany, C. D. Johnson, Newtonville. Henry T.Newman, ES ‘- Kenneth E. Bender, Albany. Broome, John Sullivan, Sanitaria Springs i R. R. Mathewson, Binghamton. Cayuga, H. M. Haskell, Weedsport. Chemung, Fred. Uhle, Hendy Creek, a M. A. Baker, Elmira. Cortland, James Edwards, Cortland Erie, P. Dorr, 103 D. S. Morgan Building, Buffalo, bd Marvin H. Butler, Morilla. Essex, W.H. Broughton, Moriah. Franklin, Jas. Eccles, St. Regis Falls. Montgomery, Charles W Scharf, Canajoharie, Oneida. J. M. Scoville, Clinton. Orange, Wilson Crans, | Middletown. a J. Hampton Kidd, Newburgh. aS Thomas Harris, Port Jervis. Richmond, Lewis Morris, Port Richmond. St. Lawrence, Dr. B.W.Severance, Gouverneur. ‘ A.N. Clark, | Sevey. Schenectady, J. W. Furnside, Schenectady. Suffolk, F. J. Fellows, Central Islip, L. I. e P. F. Tabor, Orient, L. I. Tioga, Geo. Wood, fia Se Washington, C.L. Allen, Sandy Hill. A.S. Temple, Whitehall. x J. E. Barber, Dresden. Westchester, George Poth, Pleasantville. a Chas. Seacor, 57. Pelham Road, New Rochelle. - M. W. Smith, Croton Falls. rs Ralph Gorham, Mt. Kisco aiaces } A. B. Miller, Jackson’s Corners’ Onondaga, James Lush, Memphis. Yates, B. L. Wren, Penn Yan. e Symour Poineer, Branch Port. Dutchess, Chas. H. DeLong, Pawling. 4 Jacob Tompkins, Billings. - Queens, Gerard Van Nostrand, Flushing, L.I. sp W.S. Mygrant, 46 Elton Street, Brooklyn. e P. A. Geepel, 473 Grand Ave., Astoria, L. I. Ae L. B. Drowne, 119 Somers Street, Brooklyn. Ulster, M. A. DeVall, The Corners. ze Wm. S. Mead, Woodstock. Jefferson, C. J. Smith, Watertown. Herkimer, D. F. Sperry, Old Forge. | Oswego, J. E. Manning, 154 West Utica St. Putnam, H. L. Brady, Mahopac Falls. Schuyler, G. C. Fordham, Watkins. Allegany, G. A. Thomas, Belvidere. Schoharie, O.E. Eigen, Sharon Springs. Warren, eo. McEchron,_ Glen Falls. Orleans, ee Fearby, E. Shelby. Greene, . J. Soper. Windham. LOCAL WARDENS IN OHIO. Stark, A. Dangeleisen, Massillon. Franklin, Brook L. Terry, 208 Woodward Av., Columbus. ' Cuyahoga, A. W. Hitch, 161 Osborn St., Cleveland. Clark: Fred C. Ross, 169 W. Main St., Springfield. Erie, David Sutton, 418 Jackson St., Sandusky. Fulton, L. C. Berry, Swanton. Hamilton, W. C. Rippey, 4465 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati. RECREATION. —_—_ rr. =” County Name of Warden. Address. Allen, S. W. Knisely, Lima. Knox, Grant Phillips, Mt. Vernon. Lorain, T. J. Bates, Elyria. Ottawa, Frank B. Shirley, Lakeside. Muskingum, Frank D. Abell, Zanesville. Scioto, J. F. Kelley, Portsmouth, LOCAL WARDENS IN CONNECTICUT. Fairfield, George B. Bliss, 2 Park Row, Stam- ford, Ct. Harvey C. Went, 11 Park St., Bridge- J port,Ct. ~ Fairfield Samuel Waklee, Box 63: »tratford. Litchfield, Dr. H.L. Ross, P. O. Box too, Ca- . naan, Ct. Middlesex, Sandford Brainerd, Ivoryton. New Haven, Wilbur E. Beach, 318 Chapel Street, New Haven, Ct, i D. J. Ryan, 188 Elizabeth St.. Derby. LOCAL WARDENS IN MASSACHUSETTS. Norfolk, Orlando McKenzie, Norfolk. i J.J. Blick Wrentham. re S. W. Fuller, East Milton. Suffolk, Capt. W. J. Stone, 4 Tremont Row, : Boston. Worcester, B. H. Mosher, Athol. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW JERSEY. Mercer, Jos. Ashmore, 124 Taylor St., Trenton. Mercer. Edw. Vanderbilt, Dentzville, Trenton. Roland Mitchell, 739 Centre St., - Trenton Morris, Joseph Peliet, Pompton Plains. #8 Chas. W. Blake, Dover. _ Francis E. Cook, Butler. ae Calone Orr, Hibernia. Somerset, G. E. Morris Somerville. Sussex, Isaac D. Williams, Branchville. Union, A.H. Miller, Cranford. °: 9 Saber, Roselle. acob Young, “1: Warren, een Warner, } Phillipsburg. Monmouth. Dory-Hunt, Wanaque. Hudson, A. W. Letts, 51 Newark St., Hoboken. | LOCAL WARDENS IN PENNSYLVANIA. - pEseseon, John Noll, Sykesville. erry, Samuel Sundy, Lebo. | Warren. _ F. P. Sweet, Goodwill Hill. > Nelson Holmes, Cornplanter. Juniata, Clifford Singer, . Oakland Mills. a Ezra Phillips, McAlesterville. : Venango, G. D. Benedict, Pleasantville. . Potter, Ira Murphy, Coudersport. . a Wiley Barrows, Austin. 1 t Chas. Barrows, Austin. Crawford, Jasper Tillotson, Tillotson. Pa Geo. T. Meyers, ‘Titusville. “ J. 6. Lamb, Buel. Cambria, W.H.Lambert, 720 Coleman Ave., Johnstown. Butler, F. J. Forquer, Murrinsville. Allegheny, S. H. Allen, Natrona. Beaver, N. H. Covert, Beaver Falls. A W.R. Keefer, Bd McKean, C. A. Duke, Duke Center. fa L. P. Fessenden, Granere. : Wm. Holsinger, Stickney. | Lackawanna, Wm. Weir, Moosic. = Wm. Major, zs ; Carbon, Asa D.Hontz, East Mauch Chunk. 2 Cumberland, J.C. Gill, Mechanicsburg. Wyoming, Cyrus Walter, Tunkhannock. ‘ Tioga, E. B. Beaumont, Jr., Lawrenceville. niet G. H. Simmons, Westfield. } Lycoming, Jas. J. Brennan, Oval. B. D. Kurtz, Cammal ; Delaware, Walter Lusson, Ardmore Montgomery, L.C. Parsons, Academy Bradford, Geo. B. Loop, Sayre. | Clarion, Isaac Keener, New Bethlehem. . Cameron, Harry Hemphill, Emporium. Clinton, M.C. aoey Renovo. Poems: Geo. L. Kepler, Renovo. Northumber- cc W. Roher, ; land, 505 Anthracite St., Shamokin. Elk, D. R. Lobaugh, Ridgway. | ~ ee : , ; : , he : r ow yee ee Eee ee THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 143 LOCAL WARDENS IN MICHIGAN. County. Name of Warden. Address. Ottawa, -W._H. Dunham, Drenthe. Kalamazoo, C. E. Miller, Augusta. Berrien, W.A.Palmer, Buchanan. ass, Thomas Dewey, Dowagiac. Hillsdale, C. A. Stone, Hillsdale. ake, John Trieber, Peacock, LOCAL WARDENS IN VIRGINIA, Mecklenburg, J.H.Ogburn, South Hil. King William, N.H Montague, Palls. _ Smythe, F M. Hughes, Chatham Hill. King & Queen, R. D. Bates, Newtown. Louisa, Jr abarris, Applegrove. Henrico, . J. Lynham, Richmond. East Rockingham, E.J.Carickhoff, Harrisonburg. LOCAL WARDENS IN WYOMING. Fremont, Nelson ees Dubois. Uinta, F. ; a oacon. } Jackson. Carbon, Kirk Dyer, | Medicine Bow. Laramie, Martin Breither, Cheyenne. LOCAL WARDENS IN TENNESSEE. Sumner, W.G. Harris, Gallatin. Stewart, rts H. Lory, Bear Spring. Robertson, eG. Belk Springfield. Montgomery, P. W. Humphrey, Clarksville. Madison, H. T. Rushing, Jackson. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEBRASKA. falls = E.C. Statler, Grand Island LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire, Ss C. Ellis, Keene. Sullivan, G. A. Blake, Lempster. J. W. Davidson, Charlestown. LOCAL WARDENS IN VERMONT. Rutland, Wm. J. Liddle, Box 281, Fair Haven Windsor, F. A. Tarbell, West Bridgewater. Orleans, E.G. Moulton, Derby Line. Essex, H. S. Lund, Granby. LOCAL WARDENS IN ILLINOIS. Rock Island, D.M.Slottard, 12th Ave and 17th St., Moline. Iroquois, J. L. Peacock, Sheldon. LOCAL WARDENS IN OKLAHOMA. Kiowa and Comanche Nation, A. C. Cooper, Ft. Sul. LOCAL WARDENS IN IOWA. Clinton, D.L. Pascol, Grand Mound. Pottawattamie, Dr. C. Engel, Crescent. LOCAL WARDENS IN WASHINGTON. Okanogan, James West, Methow. Stevens Co., ‘Jacob Martin, Newport. LOCAL WARDENS IN UTAH, Washington, S. C. Goddard, New Harmony. - J. A. Thornton, Pinto. LOCAL WARDENS IN KANSAS. Ness, Frank Lake, Ransom. LOCAL CHAPTERS. Albert Lea, Minn., H. A. Morgan, Rear Warden. - Angelica, N.Y., C.A. Lathrop, 55 Augusta, Mont., H. Sherman, “s Austin, Minn., G. F. Baird, a Austin, Pa., W.S. Warner, ce Boston, Mass., Capt. W. I. Stone, “ Buffalo, N. Y., H. C, Gardiner, in Cammal, Pai, B. A. Ovenshire, a Champaign Co., O, Hy. F. MacCracken Urbana, Charlestown, N. H., W. M. Buswell, . -yenne, Wyo., J. Hennessy, ip Choteau, Mont., G. A. Gorham, “ Cincinnati, Ohio, B.W. Morris, ey Coudersport, Pa., 1 L. Murphy, ee Cresco, lowa, ee Path be Wavis, W. Va., Heltzen, s Dowagiac, Mich., W.F. Hoyt, “ East Mauch Chunk, Pa., E. F. Pry, = Evansville, Ind., F. M. Gilbert, i Fontanet, Ind., W. Hz. Perry, be Ft. Wayne, Ind., W.L. Waltemarth = Great Falls, Mont., J. M. Gaunt, Bre Heron Lake, Minn., K.C. Buckeye, & Hollidaysb’g, Pa., H.D. Hewit, = ceil, Ky., Hunter Wood, Re Indianapolis, Ind., |e oa E. Bell, . erome, Ariz., r. L. A. Hawkins, Z ohnsonburg, Pa., W. J. Stebbins, alispell, Mont., John Eakright, x 412 W. Marshall. Keene, N..H.., F. P. Beedle, Rear Warden. Kingfisher, Okla., A.C.Ambrose, « Lake Co., Ind., Dr. R.C. Mackey, a Lawton, O.T., Marion Miller, ut foe eer tad. E. B. McConnell, “f Ludington, Mich., G. R. Cartier, = Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dr. J. H. Swartz, A Minturn, Colo., A. B. Walter, és New Albany, Ind., Dr. J. F. Weathers, = New Bethlehem, Pa., Isaac Keener, : Penn Yan, N.Y., Dr. H.R. Phillips, i Princeton, Ind., H.A. Yeager, p Reynoldsville, Pa., C. F. Hoffman, A Ridgway, Pa., T. J. Maxwell, “a Rochester, N. Y., C. H. McChesney i St. Paul, Minn., O. T. Denny, Hi St. Thomas, Ont, L.J. Hall, | Schenectady, N. Y., J. W. Furnside, s Seattle, Wash., M. Kelly, o Syracuse, N. Y., C.C. Truesdell, ra Terre Haute, Ind. C.F. Thiede, ‘4 The Dalles, Ore., C.B.Cushing, - Walden, N.Y., J. W. Keid, “ Wichita, Kas., Gerald Volk, Ph Winona, Minn., C. M. Morse, " DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. The following firms have agreed to give members of the L. A. S.a discount of 2 per cent. to 10 per cent. on all goods bought of them. In ordering please give L. A. S. number: Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. Shot guns, rifles. : pet Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic goods. . : Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y.Photographic goods. ‘he Bostwick Gun and Sporting Goods Co., 1523 Arapahoe St., Denver, Col. ; James Acheson, Talbot St., St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. , Jespersen & Hines, ro Park Place, New York City LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. W. D. Ellis, 136 W. 72d street, New York City. A: F. Rice, 155 Pennington avenue, Passaic, N. J. Dr. W. A. Valentine, 5 W. 35th street, New York ; City. A. A. Anderson, 6 E. 38th street, New York City. A. Fraser, 478 Greenwich street, New York ity. E. S. Towne, care National Bank Book Co., Hol- yoke, Mass. F. G. Miller, 108 Clinton street, Defiance, Ohio. en F. Pierson, 20 W. 52d-street, New York ity. 4 E. T. Seton, 80 W. goth street, New York City. J. H. Seymour, 35 Wall street. New York City. A. G. Nesbitt, Maple street, Kingston, Pa. D. C. Beard, 204 Amity street, Flushing, L. I. C. H. Ferry, 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, IIl. eae P. Morton, 681 5th avenue, New York ity. H. Williams, P. O. Box 156, Butte, Mont. D. B. Fearing, Newport, R. I. E. H. Dickinson, Moosehead Lake, Me. Lorenzo Blackstone, Norwich, Conn. A. L. Prescott, 90 W. Broadway, New York City. G. S. Edgell, 192 Broadway, New York City. W. B. Mershon, Saginaw, Mich. Hon. H. W. Carey, East Lake, Mich. George Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla. Andrew Carnegie, 2nd, Fernandina, Fla. Morris Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla. W. L. Underwood, 52 Fulton street, Boston, Mass. C. E. Butler, Jerome, Ariz. Mansfield Ferry, 183 Lincoln Park, Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. 3 Austin Corbin, 192 Broadway, New York City. 1g Game Brown, 489 Fifth Ave., New York City. . H. Smith, Bryn Mawr, Pa. E. B. Smith, Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. A. J. McClure, 158 State street. Albany, N. Y. ¥, Walter Thompson, Times Bldg.. New York City. Clinton Gilbert, 2 Wall St., New York City. There are thousands of men in the United States who should be life mem- bers. Why don’t they join? Will some- one please take a club and wake them up? 144 RECREATION. WHAT ONE CHAPTER HAS DONE. Editor RECREATION : Becoming disgusted at the open violation of the game laws around El Paso, a few of us sportsmen joined the L. A. S. about 18 months ago. We at once served notice on the marketmen and express companies that violators would be punished. Re- sult: Not a carcass to be seen last winter. The building of the Sierra Madre road into Mexico opened up a game country; the like of which is not to be found else- where on the American continent. The Mormons began to establish colonies down there and soon game was coming in for sale. Mexico has no game laws and it looked as if we were “up against it;” but we went to work on the officials of the road and induced some of them to join the L. A. S. Then up went freight and ex- press rates on game to 8 times regular rates; so we scored another victory and were happy. The Sacramento. mountains, 100 miles North of here, in New Mexico, have long been a game region. They are high and covered with heavy timber. Right on top, 9,000 feet above the set level, is Cloud- croft, the great cooling-off place for the arid Southwest. Nearly every business and professional man in El Paso owns a cabin in Cloudcroft, where his family can go to escape the heat. New Mexico has good game laws, but last summer League members visiting Cloudcroft could hear of game being killed by the squatters there- about. One man, named Massey, was a notorious offender. It was all done in New Mexico and we live in Texas; but success had always perched on our banner and we went to work, We first wrote RECREA- TION, then Governor Otero. The El Paso daily papers took up the cause in the meantime and denounced the hogs. Soon Billy Smith was appointed warden and then Mr. Bristles began to subside, for Billy was known to be a terror to evil- doers. He has served many years on the police force of El Paso. It is said that when the chief gave Billy his star he told him to buy a revolver, but Billy replied that his fist was all he needed. When Governor Otero appointed him warden I met him on the street and said, “Now, Billy, go for them!” To-day, I met him again and he said, “Well, I caught one and have a warrant for another. No game is being killed up there now.’ Thus the L. A. S, becomes a power in the land, reaching out its strong arm in every direction. RECREATION is on sale at all the news stands in El Paso. May it and the L. A. S. ever grow and may Coquina live 100 years. Dr. /J, L- Bush! Paso, texas, Mr. Wm. Cunningham, of Attica, Ind., is doing some vigorous work in building up the League in that city and vicinity. He has sent in a large number of memberships already and has several other men on his list whom he is looking after. It is expected that he will eventually organize a strong chapter in Attica. TO JACKOLA: ‘ A. L. VERMILYA. O Jackola, Pianola, Cocobola, And such things, Skip and patter, Fly and scatter, Or we'll ha’ter Lend you wings. O Jackola, Give your soul a Chance to roll a— Round a few; It needs raking Out and shaking, And then making Over new. Fish by millions, Fish by billions, Fish by trillions— That’s your style; Gosh all thunder! It’s no wonder Such a blunder Stirs my bile. When you're going, Swiftly blowing O’er the flowing River Styx, I am betting, While you're fretting, You'll be getting Ina. fix You may gabble, Scrap and scrabble With the rabble . As you wish; They’ll not heed you, For they’ll. need you, And will feed you To the fish. Now, Jackola, Pianola, Cocobola, Since it pays, Cease your badness, All your madness, And with gladness Mend your ways. t ODOR = RPO IT WA." , ‘ he. Pe a a a a ee a ee is eee. — -_* | FORESTRY EDITED BY DR. B, E, FERNOW, Director of the New York School of Forestry, Cornell University, assisted by Dr. John C, Gifford of the same institution. It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. THE OUTLOOK FOR WOOD SUPPLIES. Not more then 15 years ago most of the lumber journals were still expressing amusement at the efforts of those who at- tempted to influence methods of forest ex- ploitation, on the ground that wood sup- plies are waning and that attention should be paid to their reproduction. At last it has dawned on the editors of these peri- odicals that even such “inexhaustible” sup- plies as the white pine were supposed to be come to an end. At present hardly a week’s issue of these same journals is without some comment or some statement of fact which indicates the change of attitude. That the white pine, which is to date still the largest furnisher of wood material in the market, is doomed soon to be one of the rarer woods has for some time been ad- mitted by the trade journals, and dates for its final exhaustion have been figured; a futile proceeding, since the rate of decima- tion must necessarily change as the sup- plies become smaller and the prices higher. It is interesting to note how one region after another is playing out, the latest be- ing referred to by a lumber journal as fol- lows: La Crosse will not much longer be a lumber manufacturing point. For 50 years La Crosse was a great lumber city. Some of the finest white pine logs that ever grew in Wisconsin came down the old Black river and were sawed into lumber here. The lumber went out by rail and, previous to the days of railroads, by rafts, down the river to wholesale points. Those were busy days for this old town. Still, with the lumber manufactur- ing gone, other things have come to take its place, and La Crosse to-day is a more solid and sub- stantial city than ever before. It is a practical illustration of the changes that are bound to come to all the Northern Wisconsin lumber towns of to-day, and if they all fare as well as La Crosse there can be no cause for complaint. There will be no more logging of any import- ance done on Black river. The Black River Im- provement Company has disposed of its interests to A. S. Trow & Co., who will hereafter personally take care of what logs they have coming down the river and those in the water belonging to other concerns. The next season will probably see all these logs down and sawed at La Crosse. What remains is mostly a few million feet of hemlock logs. The last white pine sawing will be done next year by the C. L. Colman Lumber Company... . On another page the coming change is foreshadowed as follows: While yellow pine and the Pacific coast woods are encroaching on the old white pine territory, the producers of the latter can comfort them- selves with the reflection that their own home demand is fast increasing. The rapid settle- ment of Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin and parts of Michigan, and the development of local industries, are annually requiring not only a much larger portion of the total lumber product of those States, but a much greater actual quantity. The time is not far distant when there will be what is practically a local demand for nearly the entire product. The following editorial comment on the growing use of hard wood is also signifi- cant: The present value of hard wood lumber, and particularly the value of hard wood stumpage, rests essentially on the same grounds on which have been established higher bases of value for South- ern pine and Pacific coast timbers, namely, the waning supply-of Northern pine. As white pine has become higher in price, substitutes have been sought, and while these have been found largely in other soft woods, hard woods also have con- tributed in no small degree. In the year covered by the census reports, 1899, the hard wood output of the country was just about one-third that of the soft woods. It is probable that if a census could be taken for 1902 it would be found that the hard wood product might be two-fifths that of the conifers. . . . It may be objected that the hard wood forests are disappearing as rapidly as those of pine. It is doubtful, however, if this be true, and certainly it is not true as regards many of the hard woods. They cover, more or less densely or mixed with coniferous growth, a large portion of the timbered area of the country. From the great lakes South to the Gulf States hard wood is the prevailing growth. Broad leaved trees are found mixed in larger or smaller proportions with the conifers in most States where the latter are the leading growth. Some hard woods have been nearly wiped out. Such are walnut and cherry. Others have only begun to be utilized, like gum. It is probable that the present drain on the hard wood resources of the country will be met for a much longer period than will that on the pine resources, except on the Pacific coast, where the timber is almost entirely coniferous, and where, by its location, the conifer- ous woods lumber industry will be prolonged for generations. The confidence in the holding out of these other resources to supply our present enormous demand is not based on safe grounds. The same number of this trade journal contains reflections by a contributor which are worth quoting in this connection: _ Few of the retail dealers appear to take any interest in the timber supply of the country. The merchant, as a rule, studies this subject less than the manufacturer. Let the saw mill man worry over the ammunition for his old mill! The yard man will buy one kind of lumber as long as he can get it and then he will buy some other kind. The merchant is the dispenser to the people, not the producer, and he most interests himself with his own line of work. Our lumber supply years hence will come from the West coast. Get 145 146 white pine, as a finish, out of the way; as di- mension get hemlock out of the way; let our hard woods, in a larger measure than now, become ex- hausted, the beginning of the end of the Southern pine in sight, and what kind of an advantage do you think those West coast lumbermen will take of us? Shrewd white pine operators have bought billions of feet of timber, are buying it right along, and they are not in a hurry to manufacture it. It will be the last chance, and that means high prices. In the light of these statements, coming from a trade journal that had always pooh- poohed the idea of waning supplies, the forest reservation policy of the Federal government and of the single State govern- ments should be as rapidly as possible ex- tended and the lumbermen should soon be made to see that there is need of look- ing out not so much for their future as the future of the community at large. Says the same trade journal: Lumbermen who contemplate operating on gov- ernment forest reserves are somewhat appalled by the following requirements embodied in their con- tracts with the government, backed by a bond: I will pay in advance for all timber before cut- ting same. I promise to pay for all timber and material used in the construction of shanties or buildings of any°kind; also for material used in the construction of skidways, corduroy, log roads, bridges and other improvements. promise to leave no skids, logways, shanties, corduroy or other timbers I have used in the woods, and to haul bodily all tree tops and debris to the pre. scribed openings in the woods for burning. 1 promise to cut all tree tops into cordwood to blank inches in diameter, and see that no lodged trees are left behind. There is no question that the observance of this regulation will assist the growth of the young timber and leave the reserves in fine shape, but the expense will make competition with 6rdinary logging operations almost impossible. It is better that the lumbermen be some- what appalled and perhaps be deterred from entering into such contracts until the need of looking after reproduction is thor- oughly recognized by them, than to sacri- fice the relatively small quantities of virgin timber now in the hands of the govern- ment. DAMAGES BY THE LATE COAST FIRES. While our legitimate needs for wood ma- terials are large enough to make every foot of timber precious, we continue to allow wanton and negligent destruction by fire to decimate our supplies. The field agent of the forestry department of the Interior De- partment estimates that the forest fires which raged on the Pacific coast last Sep- tember caused a total loss of $12,767,100, of which $3,910,000 fell to Oregon. This includes the value of timber, farm property and saw mills and their products which were destroyed. Owing to its nearness to market, however, much of the burned tim- ber in Oregon will be saved, reducing the total loss as above set forth. It was found that 86 Oregon families were rendered RECREATION. homeless, while 200 others suffered partial losses. In that State, farm property worth $315,000 was burned, and saw mills suf- fered losses aggregating $149,000. It is es- timated that 2,124,000,000 feet of standing timber went up in smoke in Oregon, large- ly Douglas fir, spruce, cedar and hemlock. The total loss in timber alone was over $3,000,000. In all, 170,000 acres were burned over, all of which, save 50,000, were well t mbered. In Washington 434,000 acres were burned over. The timber was fully as heavy as the Oregon timber, and of better quality. It is estimated that 5,026,800,000 feet of Douglas spruce alone was killed, represent- ing a value of $5,026,800. Other timber to the value of $725,000 was destroyed. The total loss in Cowlitz, Clark and Skamania counties, where the fires were most disas- trous, was $6,600,000, and in the other burned areas, $2,256,300. PRESIDENT FAVORS FOREST RESERVES. In his recent message to Congress, Presi- dent Roosevelt, in speaking of forests, graz- ing and irrigation in our West, recom- mends that “in view of the capital import- ance of these matters, they be given the earnest consideration of Congress; and if the Congress finds difficulty in dealing » with them from lack of thorough knowledge of the subject, that provision be made for a commission of experts specially to invest- igate and report upon the complicated ques- tions involved.” In referring to Alaska he says: - “The forests of Alaska should be protected, and as a secondary but still important matter, the game also. At the same time it is im- perative that the settlers should be allowed to cut timber under public regulations for their own use.” Of great importance in this connection is the forest reservation which has been re- cently established in Alaska. The whole of the magnificent Alexander Archipelago was set aside as a forest reserve on the 2oth of August, 1902. This contains 4,506,240 acres. The Afognak Forest and Fish Culture Re- serve, which wa's set aside on the 24th of December, 1892, contains 403,640 acres, and covers the whole of the island of Afognak with adjacent islands and rocks. There are thus almost 5,000,000 acres of reserved land in Alaska. Afognak island is practi- cally the Northern limit of the Coast For- est. The bulk of the forest of Alexander Archipelago consists of Sitka spruce and the coast hemlock. The forest is dense only here and there. The timber is of medium quality and the islands are so rough and rocky that lumbering would be difficult and probably unprofitable. PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. “ What a Man Eats He Is.’’ Edited by C. F. LANGwoRTHY, PH.D. Author of ‘‘ On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,” ‘‘ Fish as Food,” etc. TRUFFLES AND TRUFFLE GROWING. ; The French call truffles “kitchen dia- monds, le diamant de la cuisine,’ a title which, in the opinion of French cooks, they deserve, on account of their perfection for culinary purposes. Truffles are a species of edible fungi which develop under ground. They cculd not be readily found by ordinary means, and, therefore, are hunted with the aid of pigs and dogs which are trained to search for them, being guid- ed, probably, by their sense of smell. According to a recent writer “truffles are still considered a great luxury, although they are comparatively cheap to what they were 60 years ago. Until within 50 years, the civilized world did practically without this luxury, which was, however, known and appreciated by the Romans. Brillat- Savarin, in his famous work, says that from the time of the Romans to the beginning of the 19th century there was a long inter- regnum, and that the resurrection of the truffle was then quite recent. The popu- larity of truffles is not confined to France alone, for they are much used and highly esteemed as a great delicacy throughout Europe and America. The finest specimens are found in France. Those found in some parts of England are of an inferior color and quality to those obtained from France, and in consequence command only a low price. The part of France known as the Department of the Vaucluse, situated in the Southeastern part of the country, be- tween the Alps andthe mouth of the Rhone, is the chief truffle-growing center. There the annual output averages 900,000 pounds. The season commences in November and ends in March, and the old town of Carpen- tras is the principal truffle market. The sales begin about 7 o’clock in the morning on market days, and much of the business is done in a large café, where the wine growers also meet to bargain for vine roots, “In former years truffles were not culti- vated. The peasants of the neighborhood went out to seek them wherever by chance they could be found. Pigs and dogs are trained to hunt for the truffles, which have a pungent odor appealing to the animals’ sense of smell. Pigs especially enjoy the delicacy, and care has to be taken that they do not devour what they find. The method employed is for the truffle hunter to go out accompanied by a pig and carrying 2 bags, 147 one empty for truffles, and the other con- taining acorns. When a place is reached where truffles are to be found the pig digs a large hole with its snout, scattering the earth and stones right and left. The hunter keeps close watch, and as soon as a truffle is found gives the animal a tap on the snout, takes the truffle, and replaces it by putting a few acorns in front of the pig, which are eaten instead. Young pigs be- gin their education in truffle hunting when a month old. They then accompany their mothers. After a time some pigs get to be so well trained that they will dig, find the truffle, seize it in their teeth, and throw it on one side; but such well educated animals are to be found only on artificial farms. Two large sows have been known to find 50 pounds of truffles, valued at $120, in 4 hours. “Dogs are also trained and used instead of pigs. They go more quickly and are easier to lead and manage. Basset hounds and sheep dogs are principally used, but as they only point at the truffles and do not dig, they are chiefly employed by young men, who do the digging. Old men, wom- en and children hunt with the pigs. “In former years the idea of cultivating truffles would have been scouted. It was discovered one day by an enterprising farm- er in the neighborhood of Carpentras, that truffles grew only under a certain species of oak. He picked the acorns off these trees and sowed them in November, close together, in furrows about 6 yards apart, and running from North to South. Moder- ate warmth is necessary for the production of truffles, and not too much humidity or too great dryness. The object of sowing the acorns so clcse together was that, as they always attract rats, a great number would be destroyed, and the young plants could easily be thinned as they grew. The plot of ground selected was not favorable for grain, and had never returned more than $20 an acre. As truffles do not pro- duce any results for 6 to Io years after the planting of the oak trees, the farmer planted vines between the furrows, which produced sufficient fruit to more than pay the cost of culture. At the end of 10 years the vines were choked by the roots of the oaks. Great care must be taken not to put manure near the roots of the trees, for that would be fatal to the truffles,” 148 RECREATION. ARTIFICIAL COLORING OF FOOD. Professor M. A. Scovell, in speaking of the color in foods says: “Certain colors are associated with the different foods and their condition. Boiled flour, granulated sugar and_ starch -are white. Fruits present different shades of color by means of which the ripeness of the respective fruit is judged. Pears, peaches, and apples, grapes and berries show varying shades of red, purple and y llow. The richness of milk is sometimes judged by the yellow tinge from the glo- bules of butter fat it contains. Fresh meats have a color distinct from that of spoiled meats. Vegetables, pickles, and some other: foods of a similar character are green, or they present their individual garden color. “In the market, foods are selected large- ly by their color. At the’ table, the eye aids the taste in pleasing the senses. Color, therefore, is an important factor in foods, and when the natural color is wanting, or condemns the article, the manufacturer supplies it artificially, or changes it to the color ofa better article. “Pastry and confectionery are colored, and the uses of artificial coloring matters that are harmless seem legitimate under proper restrictions in this class of foods. Many foods have their colors changed in the process: of preservation, and the manu- facturers seek to restore the original by adding some artificial coloring matter, as is especially the case with fruit products. When green vegetables are canned, their colors are preserved or set with copper, zinc, lead or alum; thus the green of peas, beans and pickles is kept from changing to unappetizing shades when they are canned. “Artificial coloring matters are employed to cover deficiencies and to make the imi- tation appear like real. Skimmed milk is colored in order that it may appear rich; spirit vinegar is colored in imitation of ci- der vinegar, and artificial jellies are colored to the ‘respective shades of the fruits they are labeled to have been made_ from. When artificial coloring matter is used to such an extent, or of such a poisonous char- acter that the purity of the food is sacri- ficed for appearance, such use should be prohibited. When color is used to cover defects, inferiorities, or to imitate, its use iS ae inawdat In every case, in samples of food recently examined, where the Kentucky law does not prohibit coloring matter on account of its poisonous character or fraudulent in- tent, the law commands that its use shall be made known to the customer and con- sumer. The artificial coloring matters found were mostly the aniline dyes, of which there are many forms. These dyes are made from coal tar products. _ RESULT OF FEEDING SAWDUST. Reading an article in December RECcREA- TION on the value of sawdust as a food for cattle reminds me of an incident that is said to have occurred to one of my fellow townsmen. Not being addicted to hard work he wished to make some money in the easiest possible way. The idea occur- red to him that if he would start a hen- nery, the hens could lay the eggs, the children could gather them and he would exert himself enough.to market them. After he had secured some hens it dawned on his bright intellect that he had not taken into consideration the question of food for the fowls. If he had to buy-that it would make great inroads. on the gross profits of the business. He therefore bought a small batch of second rate wheat, went to a sawmill near, and gathered a sack of sawdust, which he toted home. He then began feeding the fowls a mixture of wheat and sawdust, at first putting in but a small portion of the cheaper commodity, but each day decreasing the quantity of wheat and increasing the quantity of sawdust until finally the wheat was abandoned entirely and those overworked hens had a regular diet of sawdust 3 times a day. Strange to relate they seemed to thrive amazingly. About the time he had taught the hens to live exclusively on sawdust, he realized that he could make more money by incu- bating the eggs and marketing broilers. Accordingly as soon as he could persuade one of the hens to set he put 13 eggs under her. He then awaited the process of incuba- tion, which though slow was sure of results. On the expiration of the requisite num- ber of days, he repaired to the smokehouse, where he had installed mother hen, and yanking her off the nest. discovered that she had performed her part well. The eggs had hatched out 2 clothespins, 9 cro- quet balls and one’ jumping jack., E. M. Dorsey, Alton, Ill. “Pop,” said Farmer Korntop’s boy insin- uatingly, as he leaned on his hoe, “Tommy Perkins says the fish are bitin’ right lively up the creek today.” “Well,” replied the old man, “you tell him if he’ll come over here an’ help you with yer hoein’ a OCS. -Siie- “They won't ake a chanst to bite him.”— Philadelphia Press. An old man was troubled with gout, and a cheap wine merchant sent him some sherry which he warranted as a specific. Some time after, the dealer received this acknowledgment: “Sir, I have tasted your wine, and I prefer the gout.”—Exchange. PUBLISHER’S NOTES. ONCE IN A LIFETIME. mest. Smith Indian. Post. Trading Company, of Detroit, Mich., makes a re- markable offer in its ad in this issue of RECREATION to lovers of Indian goods. It will pay every reader of RECREATION to ex- amine and consider this ad carefully. The Navajo Indians are becoming so .rapidly civilized that it is difficult to get any of them to make the blankets or other goods which they formerly made for their own use. The white man supplies them with good, warm blankets at nominal prices, and few of the Indians are sufficiently enter- prising or industrious to be willing to spend weeks or months in weaving their native blankets, even for sale. No doubt the time will soon come when none of these people can be induced to do this work, Therefore persons who want genuine Nav- ajo blankets must buy them in the near fu- ture. No such offer as that made by the Smith Trading Co. has ever before been announced, and probably will not be here-- after. Therefore if you want a Navajo blanket you should take advantage of the present opportunity. In ordering please mention RECREATION. A BEAUTIFUL BOOKLET. The Keystone Watch-Case Co., of Phila- delphia, whose advertisement appears else- where in this issue, is sending out to appli- . cants an illustrated booklet of 34 pages which is one of the most artistic of the year. It exploits the merits of the Jas. Boss Stiffened Gold Case—relates its his- tory, explains its construction, tells how to identify it and warns against the substitu- tion of a “just as good.” A folder in the back of the book illustrates some of the patterns in which the case is made. The unusual quality of the engraving and printing in this booklet, the harmony in its color scheme and its artistic excellence _ throughout, no less than the quality of its reading matter, will well repay those who send for it. It is sent free, on application . to The Keystone Watch Case Co., Phila- delphia. When you ask for it please mention RECREATION. C. B. Ryan, G. P. A. Seaboard Air Line _R. R., Portsmouth, Va., has issued 3 beau- tiful pamphlets entitled “Che ‘Land of Manatee.” These describe and illustrate that section of Florida lying along the West coast and adjacent to the Manatee river. Book No. 1 deals with the ancient and modern ‘history of that region; No. 2 with the fruit and vegetable interests, and No. 3 is designed for the information of tourists, sportsmen and investors. The books are all beautifully illustrated and may properly be classed as choice speci- mens of high art printing. They would easily be worth 50 cents a copy in the book trade, merely for the pictures, but may be had free of charge by writing Mr. Ryan and mentioning RECREATION. You should read the ad of W. H. Jones & Co. on the 2d page of cover of this issue of RECREATION, especially if you use wines and liquors. If you are buying goods in this line, you may just as well have the best the market affords, when you can buy pure, high grade goods on mail orders cheaper than you can buy at home. Jones & Co. make a series of special offers in this issue of RECREATION that should certainly appeal to every reader who likes good wine or good whiskey. Read the ad carefully, and I can promise you that if you order goods from these people you will be fairly and honorably dealt with. In writing please’ mentiog RECREATION. ——— Woodstock, N. Y. Northern Rubber Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Dear Sirs—I have had occasion to use the Banner rubber coat while making a 5 mile drive in an open wagon through a pouring rain and wind. There was not the slightest dampness on the inside of the coat and I was as dry as a powder horn. I can: safely say to the L. A. S. mem- bers, “If you want a good coat at a reason- able price buy one of the Northern Rub- ber Co.” Sincerely yours, Ws. Mead, £.-A. SS: 136. The Baker Gun and Forging Co., Batavia, Y., has been extending its plant to meet the requirements of increased business, and now hopes to be able to keep close up to its orders for goods. The Company turned out a number of special high finish- ed guns for the holiday trade. The Baker Gun enjoys an excellent reputation among lovers of fine shooting arms. Some of the guns now in process of making com- bine with the best known materials a high degree of ornate decoration. Any shooter who would like to know all about these guns should write for the latest Baker cata- logue and should mention RECREATION. 149 150 The Savage Arms Co. has issued a beau- tiful calendar for 1903, and Mr. Savage writes that although a large edition of it was printed, the supply is already exhaust- ed. The picture on the calendar is an at- tractive one and nearly every sportsman who saw an advanced copy of it, fell over himself in his efforts to get one. As a result the whole lot was cleaned out before the company really got ready to announce the calendar. I regret this, for there are thousands of hunters who would like to have had a Savage calendar for 1903. I trust that next year the company may print enough calendars to go around. The Marble Safety Axe Company is still extending its lines of goods rapidly. Its latest device for sportsmen is a safety pocket knife, which is advertised in this is- sue of RECREATION. This is an article sportsmen have long needed, and I am glad Marble has provided for supplying the de- mand. His goods are made to use and to keep, and any man who buys one of his knives will be careful not to lose it. Send for a circular of this latest invention, and I feel confident that the next thing you do after reading the description will be to or- der one of the knives. When writing please mention RECREATION. The Audubon calendar for 1903, issued by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, consists of 6 beautiful plates, each show- ing a reproduction of an important species of New England bird. These plates are printed in the exact natural colors of the different species and the drawings are scientifically accurate. Every bird lover should have a copy of this attractive calen- dar. The price is 50 cents and all orders should be addressed to Miss Harriet E. Richards, Secretary, 234 Berkeley St., Bos- ton, Mass. Messrs. Maher & Grosh, Toledo, Ohio. Some 10 to 12 years since I purchased of you by mail order the finest bit of steel it has ever been my good luck to own. I have often inquired of dealers for your goods but have never been able to procure any. I therefore ask you to send me as soon as convenient your catalogue of knives, cutlery, etc., and oblige, S. E. Howkos, Douglas, Alaska. Hoboken, N. J. Century Camera Co.: I received one of your cameras for getting subscriptions to RECREATION, and am more than pleased with it. I have used it under all conditions and can not make a failure RECREATION. with a Century. All my work is done from a passenger train, running 45 miles an hour, I even obtained a fair photo at 6:30 a. m. one day last week. Chas. Doell, Conductor O. & W. Ry. D. M. Lefever Sons & Co. have issued their new catalogue for 1903, and among the many interesting things in it are the description and illustration of the Lefever single trigger device. This is one of the many labor saving and time saving inven- tions of the 2oth Century, and all progres- sive shooters will be interested in knowing about it. A postal card will get you a copy of the catalogue if you mention REcREA- TION. —- J. H. Barlow, manager of the Ideal Manufacturing Company, New Haven, Conn., has issued a book entitled Hints on Loading and Reloading Shot Gun Shells, which is full of valuable data. Anything that Barlow does not know of this subject is not worth while, and the thousands of sportsmen in the country who are seeking information on these lines, should write him for a copy of this new book. Malone, N. Y. Drs. Phillips & Wrean, Penn Yan, N. Y. I received the hares and am more than pleased with them. They are of a better breed and larger than I expected to receive for the money, I shall probably buy more in the future. Thanking you for your promptness in filling my order, I remain, Geo. Frechette. New York. Messrs. Wing & Son: Your superb instrument has more than pleased me. I heartily recommend it to prospective buyers as a perfect piano, both for tone and workmanship. Yours, Anthony Pinto, Leader Orchestra Grand Hotel. The oth annual sportsmen’s show is an- nounced to be held at Madison Square Garden, New York, February 21 to March 7, 1903. The management promises to build this show on broad and progressive lines; to make it at least equal to the 1902 show, and even superior to that in some respects, Des Moines, Towa. West End Furniture Co., Dear Sirs:—I am much pleased with my gun cabinet and it is entirely satisfactory in every way. Yours truly, R. H. MacMullen. EDITOR’S CORNER. . IN SELF DEFENSE, EH? Doctor and Mrs. James Martin, of Bos- ton, camped near Spednic lake, Maine, in October last to hunt bear. A _ dispatch from Vanceboro states that Mrs. Martin occasionally hunted over the line into New Brunswick. On her return from one of these trips she encountered a bull moose which she says disputed the trail with her. She tried to “shoo” him away, but he would not be “shooed.” She said he came at her and she climbed a tree to get out of his way. Stranger still, she claims to have taken her rifle up the tree with her. The moose still pursued her, and she says that in order to save her life she re- luctantly shot and killed him. When sure he was dead she came down, and darkness having come down too, she started to build a fire near the carcass of the moose, with a view to camping there over night. A search party found her, and later a New Brunswick game warden found her. She was taken into court and fined $100 for killing a moose without first having taken out a hunting license. This story will prove highly amusing to all who know the wild, timid nature of the moose. POST CHECK CURRENCY. The proposed Post Check Currency would do away with the cumbrous money order machinery. A man can make out his order wherever he likes and it is pay- able only to the person designated. It . : 2 if : . Lockport, N. Y., to Secretary Rice a tale saves time, expense and loss and is at once the most convenient, practical and sensible measure the wit of man has yet devised. One would think that its simplicity and safety would commend it at once to the postal authorities, but men in official posi- tion become so attached to old methods that they insensibly cling to them and per- sistently fight all innovations. It is pre- cisely this class of men that the Post Check system has had to fight, but the members of Congress ought to be above such petty and feeble considerations. They ought to regard the measure as one fraught with inestimable benefit to the business inter- ests of the country. I trust Congress may look at this from the high plane of states- manship and not be influenced by the ob- jections of interested parties. HE IS ALL RIGHT ON GAME PROTECTION. That President Roosevelt reads RECcRE- ATION carefully is shown by the following extract from his recent message to Con- gress: Legislation should be provided for the protection of the game, and the 151 wild creatures generally, on the forest reserves. The senseless slaughter’ of game, which can by judicious protec- tion be permanently preserved on our national reserves for the people as a whole, should be stopped at once. It is, for instance, a serious count against our national good sense to permit the present practice of butchering such a stately and beautiful creature as the elk for its antlers or tusks. Such an appeal as this from the Presi- dent should remove all objection to Con- gressman Lacey’s timber reserve bill, and it should be passed by the present Congress. Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., has lately established a Department of Arch- zeology, and has appointed W. K. Moore- head, an old time contributor to REcRE- ATION and a thorough sportsman and scien- tist, as curator. Mr. Moorehead invites readers of RECREATION to send him any Indian relics they may have-which they do not care to keep. These will be safely stored in the Academy Museum, labeled with the names of the donors, and further credit will be given in the annual reports of the Academy. Stone or copper axes, pipes, spear heads, vessels, and all kinds of bead work, etc., are desired and will be thankfully received. Some weak kneed man writes from of woe about game law violations, and says he would like to have the League prosecute the offenders. He had not the courage to sign his name to his letter, so it went into the waste basket, where many anonymous communications go every day. All readers of RECREATION should have learned by this time that no communication can be con- sidered in this office unless it be signed by the writer. Names of complainants are held confidential in all cases where re- quested, but I must know from whom a re- port comes before I can act on it. RECREATION reaches me regularly, and I watch anxiously for it as for the coming of an old friend. The August number was on the ill-fated “Morgan City,” which sank off the coast of Japan. But not even old ocean could keep REcREATION from me. After a delay of 3 weeks I received it, in readable condition, though wet, and smell- ing of bilge water. RECREATION is the best magazine I ever read, A. L. Martin, Otego, N.Y. _MOWING A DEER. FRANK CROFOOT. I once knew an old man who had crossed the plains in ’49 and liked nothing better than to tell of his adventures with wild beasts and wilder men during that eventful journey and during his boyhood days in the East. His favorite story and one he often repeated, though it generally varied in the telling, was as follows: “When I was 20 years old I hired out to a Mr. Hill, for whom I worked nearly 3 years. His farm was a large clearing near the Southern edge of an immense forest that stretched miles Northward and was full of wild game of all kinds; while occasionally a small band of Redskins was to be met on their way from the Canada line to the settlements South of us to trade their furs for powder, bullets, tobacco, and firewater. “During the winter we used to hunt and trap in those woods, and there I killed tiny first deer. It was in mid-summer and the killing was done in a peculiar manner. “One day in July, with the mercury at 100 in the shade, old man Hill told me to go down to the North meadow and com- mence mowing, while he and his son fin- ished hauling in the hay from the South meadow. I shouldered my scythe and with a whetstone in my hip pocket and a jug of ee under my arm, started briskly, whist- in AVhen I had reached the meadow and hidden the jug under a rock where the water would keep cool, I whetted my scythe and began mowing the timothy that stood higher than my head. I had worked some time and had a lot of grass down when I stopped to take a drink. -The day was so hot that, although I wore only a thin shirt and pants, with a broad brimmed straw hat and no shoes, I was nearly done up and sat down to rest. Just then I saw some berries in the fence corner and commenced picking and eating them. It didn’t take long to finish those berries, and I was look- ing for more when I heard a crash in the bushes and the next instant an im- mense buck came flying out of the woods and over the fence, through the tall grass toward me. He did not see ‘me until he was within 10 feet of me. Then he whirled with a snort and disappeared in the forest. “T was too quick for him. As he turned, I flung the scythe at him with all my strength. It struck him on the flank and cut a gash in his flesh, not deep enough, however, to stop him. He disappeared in the thick forest. “TI ran to the house, snatched old man Hill’s muzzle loading rifle from the pegs and started in swift pursuit. Reach- ing the place where I had wounded the deer: 152 “farm: I leaped over the fence and started rapidly on his trail. “A light snow was falling and the earth was covered to a depth of 6 inches, while every few feet was a big splash of blood from the wound. Tracking was easy and before 15 minutes had elapsed I came in sight of the deer, which had lain down in the snow. Seeing me he sprang to his feet and started off with great speed before I was within range. This he repeated until the loss of blood began to tell on him, when I finally managed to bring him down with a bullet in the shoulder. “Drawing my hunting knife, I bled him, and then commenced dressing the carcass: and preparing the skin and choicest parts for carrying home. This took quite a while, but I finally finished my task and started for home, with the venison on my back. In the excitement of following the deer, however, I had lost all track of time and found myself a long distance from the It was nearly sunset and the wind was blowing a gale, while the snow was 6 feet on the level, and coming down in great flakes. The air was cold and piercing, but I was warmly clad in furs and wool- ens and sped rapidly along on my snow- shoes. After 2 hours’ swift walking I reached tne farm, hearing the blood curd- ling howls of wolves and the occasional scream of a panther in the forest around me. I climbed in safety, however, over the fence to where I had left my scythe. Pick- ino it up, I started for the house, where I found the Hills, who had just brought in the last load of hay from the field and were abou. to go in search of me. “With their assistance I finished dress- ing the venison, as well as I could in the face of mosquitoes that nearly ate us up. Mosquitoes were thick in the woods dur- ing the summer, and immense ones, too, twice as large as those we have here. “That was my first deer. I have shot many since, and buffalo and grizzlies, too; but I have never felt so proud of them as of the deer I killed with-a scythe.” RECREATION has taken all the game hog out of me. I try to induce others to read vour excellent magazine. — R. E. Bassett, Bassett, N. J. I would rather do without all other mag- azines than give up RECREATION. . Dr. G. C. Fordham, Watkins, N. Y. A fair exchange is no robbery, unless it be a church fair.—Life. RECREATION. ~~ 153 The water-used in SCHLITZ Beer comes from six wells, driven down to rock. The barley is the finest grown, selected personally by a partner in our concern. The hops come mostly from Bohemia, and cost twice what common hops cost. Every process of the brewing is in personal charge of two of the brothers who own the business. All the air that touches SCHLITZ ect wis siitered. Every drop of peril tZ cer 1s filtered. through masses of white wood pulp. Every bottle is cleaned by machinery Jour times before using. After the bottle is filled and sealed, it is sterilized for 1% hours by the process of M. Pasteur. Common beer can be brewed for half the cost of SCHLITZ; but our extra cost is all spent to insure abso- lute purity. Yet common beer and SCHLITZ Beer cost you the same. Why not get the best for your money ? Ask for the Brewery Bottling. 154 RECREATION. BIG GAME IN THE SIERRA MADRES. CHAS. M. BARBER. With C., his partner S., his dog Julius Cesar, and an outfit of traps, jack, etc., I * dropped off the West edge of Horse mesa into the valley of a branch of the Rio de Alamos, Mexico, and made the first camp. We trapped the canyons near the higher country 3 weeks with moderate suc- cess. C. and S. killed the only bear at that camp, a female of good size. She trod on the pan of one of C’s home-made traps, and after a few jumps broke the swivel. Thus released she mad 2 or 3 miles into rough country; but thc re were good trail- ers behind her and th.ugh she held up the trap, they followed t:¢ sign and shot her. As bear sign was not abundant, I decid- ed that the animals must be lower down. Lions were abundant, however. We caught 6 at the first camp, and more were seen in the open. A lion in a 17-pound trap is tame sport. They are cowards at best, and could be killed with a club. They snarl and growl, but do not relish a fight, and show no desire to attack man. The worst scrapper among them was a_e young spotted kitten about the size of a bobcat. He was caught in a No. 3 trap, and was held by 2 toes. Fearing he might break loose, and not wishing to shoot him full of holes, I tossed a small rope ovei his head. I easily caught him; but after that I had to step high and lively until I had him hanging from a limb. This lion was of a new species recently described by a Washington naturalis., -nd was a most beautiful animal. A hasty trip about 10 miles down the stream revealed fresh sign of bear, so we moved camp and traps. I set 2 traps while C. and S. toted the outfit. Nex’ morning I staid in camp to clean some skins, think- ing, of course, that my traps set the day before would have caught nothing. C. and S., with a pack of traps and bait, left early to visit my traps, ar 1 set more. The first trap was gone. They struck the trail before they reached the place of the setting, and following it about a mile, came upon the biggest bear they had ever seen. C. shot him at about 100 yards, killing him instantly. The boys did not care to go nearer to see whether he would fight or not. Later in the day, C. found the car- cass of a 5-year old steer, which several bears were feeding on. They had dragged the steer about 100 feet. A trap was set, and we visited it the next day. It was a long ride to the setting, and the skinning of a few foxes and a bobcat de- layed us; but when we neared the spot we found fresh bear tracks leading toward it. A little nearer we saw where a bear had left the country on a dead run. We de- cided our game had been scared, and that the traps would be empty. Leaving our horses on the hill we entered the little can- yon, and found one. trap gone and the other sprung. The track was that of}, good sized bear, and as the country was | rough, we trailed afoot. Czsar, who is a ~ slow trailer, led out and we followed closely. A mile and a half we trudged after that bear. How she could drag a 17- pound trap with a 75-pound pole, I do not know; but she seemed to do it easily enough. The trail led to the foot of a brushy mountain. I looked but could see nothing in: the oak shrub, so kept the trail. Ten feet farther I heard the bear breathe. The dog had not seen nor winded her; but he heard her and into the brush he went. They came out together, and I shot her at 20 feet. That is closer than I care to get again. The big brutes handle the trap and themselves too well to suit me. This was an old female. They are smaller than the males, and will not run much over 500 pounds. The largest male silvertip caught had a pad just 5 inches wide. A few days aft:r the capture of the female above mentioned, a monster bear made a visit to the steer, and springing the traps, ate his fill and departed, Later he did it again, and then, as he never ca...e back, I presume he turned in fora nap. The imprint of his pad meas- ured 6 inch s wide; I could not secure a good measure of its length. He seemed unusually heavy, pushing the dirt away down; and his stride was so wide that he stepped clear over a trap on one occasion. Later, Mr. K., hearing that we were catching game, came and camped with us a few days. The first day he rode the trap line we had a lion and a good sized male silvertip. K. shot the lion with his cam- era and then with a rifle. As we approach- ed the next trap we heard the roaring sound made by a mad bear. Bruin had gone only 50 yards, had wrapped the chain around a stout oak and was fast. As we rode up he made a lunge toward us, but could not get loose. We dismounted and I did the bodyguard act for K. while he, with rifle under one arm and camera in the other, walked up within 10 steps and pho- tographed our game. The last bear I did not see. C. and S. found him just as he broke loose from the trap, and crippled him. He charged. C. stuck a shell and S. tried to shoot an empty gun; then they both ran for tall timber. The dog held up the bear, or he would have got one or both of the men. They finally killed him by shooting him 9 times. I would have given any 10 days of life in town to see those scared Mormons warming their cold feet. The bears trapped, 5 in all, were silver- tips; 2 old females, 2 large males, and a small male. Eight lions, 1 wolf, 4 cats, 12 foxes, 38 skunks, an owl, and deer and turkeys made up the 6 weeks’ bag. RECREATION. aa cna | : q | P WO SS j pe ES ay j ‘ \ aN y AS > a ‘s 5 ’ ws, : 7 j J.W.ALEX ANDER Nek JHHYDE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN il defended and protected their country sili while they lived. | ‘a all The Father of a family should defend and sili | protect his family,not only while he lives “a ale but after he dies. : f This can best be accomplished by Life al Assurance. An Endowment policy in the Equitable will protect your family in the event of your death, and will provide for your own future if you live. | For full information fill out coupon below. lr Vacancies in every State for men of character to act as representatives. Apply to Gage E, Tarbell, 2d Vice-Prest. | THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, OF THE UNITED STATES | 120 Broadway, New York. Please send me information regarding an Endowment for $ if issued at years of age. 156 AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. ‘For sport the lens is better than the gun.” I wish to make this department of the utmost use to amateurs. I shall, therefore, be glad to answer any questions and to print any items sent me by practical amateurs relating to their experi- ence in photography. PRIZE WINNERS IN THE 7TH COMPETITION. Once more the hopes of a number of enthusiastic amateur photographers are realized, and once more a larger number are disappointed. This must always be so in any competition. As in betting on horse races, there must be winners and _ losers. Unfortunately in these photo competitions there must be at least 10 losers to one winner. This is because I can not afford to offer prizes enough to reward all the good photographers. * There were 830 entries in RECREATION’S 7th Annual Competition, and I am proud to say the pictures, as a whole, ranked higher than in any of the 6 previous con- tests. As usual, many pictures were en- tered that were not quite good enough to win; but the work in this class ranked higher than ever before. As in all such contests, many fine ptc- tures were submitted that did not comp'y with the conditions, though these have been printed in every number of RECREATION for 6 months past. If photographers would only read these printed instructions care- fully, they would not send in so many in- eligible pictures. For instance, there were several groups of pretty children, simplv posed before the camera as a portrait pho- tographer would pose them. There were several groups of kittens, and one gronn of pigs. There were a number of fine pic- tures of waterfalls or of mountains. There was one view of a flock of sheep, and there were 2 or 3 others of herds of cattle. Such pictures do not represent any form of in- door or outdoor sport or recreation, hence could not be considered: by the judges in awarding prizes. If the people who made some of these pictures had turned their attention to studies of some form of sport, or to wild animals or birds, they might to-day be enjoying the distinction of hav- ing won good prizes, instead of finding that their names are not included in the prize list. The judges in this competition were A. S. Higgins, of Higgins & Seiter, glass and china ware, New York city; E.R. Sanborn, official photographer of the New York. Zoological: Park, and H. C. Christy, the famous pastel artist. The judges spent 6 hours in assorting and classifying the pictures and in placing the awards, and it is safe to say no men ever studied harder or acted more con- RECREATION. scientiously in. .any such position than these men did. They are, therefore, en- titled to the hearty thanks and approval of every contestant, whether he won a prize or” not.- EN od . The prizes were awarded as follows: 1st, A Pair of Lynxes in a Tree, E. J. Kerlee. 2nd, Group of 4 pictures of White Goats ‘on the Rocks, A. M. Collins. _ : ss 3rd, Wood Duck Shooting.on Squawk Slough, — R. C. Cameron, on condition that he satisfy the judges as to the bird shown in the picture. . ‘4th, Group of 12 pictures of Live Wild Animals and Birds, Dr. J. B. Pardoe. 5th, Group of 10 pictures of Live Wild: Animals and Birds, Wm. H. Fisher. 6th, Group of 6 pictures of Moose, Dr. 7. Me Rainie. 7th, Mule Deer, W. B. More. 8th, Group of 6 pictures of Live Wild Birds, and of Fishing Scenes, J. E. Stanley. Special Prize, Group of 14 pictures of Live Wild ‘Animals and Birds, J. E. Tylor. oth, Humming Bird, Morey Jamison. Joth, ‘We Want our Mudder,” G. E. Stro- bridge. : : 11th, Young Screech Owls, Walter W. Savery. 12th, Still Life, W. T. Adderley. : 13th, Blue Heron at Home, and A Lazy Fisher- man, W. H. Thurston. 14th, Group of 3 bird pictures, A. L. Prince- horn. 15th, Black Bear at Home in the Rockies, J. Bauer. 16th, Chipmunk and Squirrel, J. Bauer. 17th, Group of bird pictures, James H. Miller. 18th, Group of bird and chipmunk pictures, R. H. Beebe. ee 19th, Caught Napping, F. C. Evans. zoth, Screech Owl and Nighthawk, C. C. Speight. 21st, The Lone Fisherman, Gardner Cornett. - 22d, Yellow Bellied Sapsucker and Ruffed Grouse, Geo. C. Embody. “£ 23d, Ruffed Grouse on Nest, A. B. Gunderson. 24th, On His Favorite Log, E. H. Nelson. 25th, Curiosity Nearly Satisfied, A. N. Flinn. - 26th, Little Jack, Guy V. Rukke. 27th, Grey Gopher, H. O. Bjornaas. 28th, Ruffed Grouse on Nest, E. F. Worcester. 2gth, Preparing Supper, F. A. Burr, 30th, Home of the Brook Trout, W. S. Kirby. 31st, A Grand Stand Parry, The Foiled Re- poiste, A Narrow Margin, E. R. Logan. 32d, A Hard One: to Land and Duck on Nest, Perry Archibald. 33d, Duck Pointing, Wm. R. Magee. 34th, A Night in Camp, Chas. B. Wright. 35th, Three Jolly Tars, E. S. Wilson. ~ : 36th, The Finish at Sundown, The Conspira- tors, Right on Time, D. W. Flint. 37th, Group of 5 camp pictures, Thos. A. Mor- » gan. : ; ie Pine 38th, Ruffed Grouse Drumming, David Spence. Only 38 prizes were offered in the com- petition, but there were so many good pic- tures in excess of that number that I. have decided to award a special prize of a yearly subscription to RECREATION for each of the following: 39th, A Swan, George C. Hunt. 4oth, The Anxious Moment, Walter C. Nichol. 41st, Nat, Mrs. W. N. Manchester. 42d, Salmon Fishing in Newfoundland, Hugh H. Fraser. Prairie Chickens, Chas. Birgin. An Easy Shot, Sydney B. Thomas. Swallow’s Nest, W. C. Webster. Young Kingbird, Louis Johnson. Caught ya: ing, F. C. Evans. A Wild Calf Moose, Hy. S. Walker, Jr. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. Florida Barred Owl, E. F. Pope. Three of a Kind, C. M. Whitney. Dangerous Canoeing, C. L. Baer. In the Swim, Harry G. Higbee. A Happy Family, Harry C. Robinson. Resting, Ward A. Baldwin. Good Sport for Pickerel, Alex. Berry. An Owl, Louis R. Christhief. : Young Hawks, W. Stark. A Moonlight Sail; Thos. J. Curran. Dash, Pointing Quail, H. M. Beck. Ready to Strike, S. R. Symmes. aie Sportsmen Homeward Bound, Frank G. Rinins- land. An Anxious Moment, B. F. Mahana. Gull on Nest, Rev. H. K. Job. The Anglers, Dr. G. A. Graham. Imitation Duck Shooting, R. C. W. Lett. A Day Off, D. H. Day. The following were highly commended by the judges: A Patriarch, name of photographer unknown. Nest of Pied-billed Grebe, W. Stark. Nest of Green Heron, Mark Williams. Water Spider Resting on a Board, Harry G. Higbee. Ready to Strike, Stanley R. Symmes. Groundbird’s Nest, W. C. Webster. Nest and Eggs of Meadow Lark, F. S. Andrus. Prairie Chickens, Chas. Birgin. Virginia Deer, John W. Jacobs. Mother Red Breast at Home, F. W. Wagner. Fishing in the Yuba, Edwin R. Jackson. A Coiled Rattlesnake, Stanley R. Symmes. Bob on Point, Roy B. Hindmarsh. Home of a Sandpiper, Mark Williams. Steady! (pointing grouse), Roy B. Hindmarsh Anchored, A. N. Flinn. Catbird’s Nest, W. C. Webster. A Summer Cottage in the Country, C. M. Whitney. — . Chestnut-sided Warbler on Nest, Harry G. Higbee. Nest of Sooty Grouse, C. V. Oden. Up Hill, C. M. Whitney. A TONING AND*FIXING SOLUTION. Please give a formula to prevent films from curling. Also for a toning and fixing solution. Will it give better results than any on the market? L. B. Johnson, Clark’s Fork, Mo. ANSWER, When sufficient glycerine is used films will not curl. When the atmosphere is dry it may be necessary to use 3 to 4 ounces of glycerine to 32 ounces of water. If this leaves the negatives greasy, an indication that too much glycerine has been used, the surplus may be removed by going over the negatives quickly with naphtha on a tuft of cotton or piece of soft cloth. When not printing, store negatives in one of the albums made for that purpose by the East- man Kodak Co. or in envelopes kept under enough pressure to exclude the air. _ Following is formula for a perfect ton- ing and fixing solution: A.—Hyposulphate of soda....... 8 ounces Salt Cerystal) s. foo. e00e32. 6 ounces mesuear Ceranulated)....:.... 2 ounces PoWy ater 2.2... We, dS «Se 80 ounces Dissolve in cold water, and when dis- solved add borax, 2 ounces; dissolved in 157 hot water, 8 ounces. . Let stand over night and decant clear liquid. B.—Pure chloride of gold...... _7Y, grains Or double the quantity of chloride of gold and sodium. Acetate of lead (sugar of ie Rh Pa Se b4s) grails Hi deed terete d «ods aa orcas OL OUNCES Solution B should be shaken before using and not filtered. To tone 15 cabinets take: Solution 7 Oe peirret Meng oy te ace Me ee 8 ounces SPUbIOID. Ekatt ce rds bas seats aahbre ts I ounce Place prints in the above without pre- vious washing. Tone to the desired color and immerse prints 5 minutes in following salt solution to stop the toning: The extra fixing bath should be used to ensure thorough fixing. After the salt bath give one change of cold water and fix for 10 minutes in the following extra fixing bath: Hyposulphite. of, soda.2.......-. I ounce Sulphite of soda (crystals)...... 60 grains SOUANG Ss SME elec as das =r Catalogue gives full information GUndlach-MManqattan Optical Co. ROCHESTER, N. Y. i \ i Mention Recreation xvill RECREATION. IN “es ROYAL -1 ouatrry Royal Anasti gmat W E know it and we want you to know it, as GREAT RESULTS are sure to be obtained by the users of a ROYAL. ‘They have speed, fine definition and great cov- eting power and will prove a delight to the connoisseur of high gtade objectives, Anastigmats are We make them in three series, ranging in relative apertute from F.7. 5 to F.5. We also make one of the very best Wide Winners Angle Anastigmats on the market. Write and let us mail you out catalogue giving a detailed description of these lenses. Here is Another! If you will send me 40 Yearly Subscriptions RECREATION I will send you A No. J0 Goerz Trieder- Rinocular Field Glass Listed at $38.00 Every well-informed man knows the great O1 The Stereo Camera had a bad fall And ruined her beautiful eyes. She tried in vain each Stigmomat That makers advertise; But none of them gave to her ground- glass brain A picture bright and flat - ’Till the Camera-oculist fitted her out power of this modern prismatic field glass. It is indispensable to every hunter, and is one of the latest and best on the market. I have but a few of these instruments on hand and the offer will be withdrawn as soon as the supply is exhausted. There- fore, if you want one START IMMEDIATELY. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing : furnished on application. With a B and L Plastigmat. HAVE YOU. A FRIEND A eae IN. THE WOODS, OR_ON THE FARM, WHO LONGS FOR SOMETHING TO READ IN THE LONG WINTER EVENINGS, OR IN THE LONG SUMMER DAYS? AND HE WILL Seer ee AND CALL YOU ,, LESSED. AND IT ONLY COSTS YOU $1. RECREATION. Better get your name on our mailing list fora copy of the 1903 Catalogue of Century Cameras,—now in press. A postal request xix will bring it, soon as pub- lished. It will prove of more than usual interest to every photographer. Century Camera Co. Dept. F. White Mountain Views Free To any person sending me a subscription to RECRE- ATION accompanied by $1. I will sendtwo mounted photos, on velox paper taken among the White Moun- tains, size 6x8; one shows Mt. Washington snow capped. Toany one sending 2 subscriptions with $2 I will send a souvenir of the White Mountains, size 4%x5% containing seven photos. Send P.O.M Order M. EK. TUTTLE, Box 337, Dover, Ns H. oney Free: For 1 year’s subscription of REc- REATION, through me, will give 1 Bromide enlargement, any size up to I1xI4y inches inclusive, from any negative not larger than 4x5; orfrom photographs. Negatives and Photos to be returned to the owner. Here is arare chance to get a large Photo from your pet Negative, also RECREATION for $1. A. F. Evarts, Meriden, Conn. LANTERN SLIDES COLORED IN AN ARTISTIC MANNER Spccial attention given to the wants of Amateur Photographers —~ Correspondence promptly at- tended to. I refer by permission to the Editor of RECREATION, MRS. BUT TLES SMITH, 606 W. 115th Street, New York City. Rochester, N. Y. FREE. To any person sending me a subscription to RECREATION, accompanied by $1, I will send one copy of the ‘Song of Songs,” a drama in 5 acts, based on the Song of Solo- mon. This is an interesting, instructive and elevating play, written by my late hus- band, the Rev. Morse Rowell, Jr. The book is bound in paper and is alone worth $1. In addition I have arranged with the editor of RECREATION to send the magazine to all subscribers who may send me their subscription on this plan. Mrs. Belle J. E. Rowell, Miller Place, L. I. MAGIC LANTERNS STEREOPTICONS and VIEWS for Public Exhibitions, Church Entertainments, for illustrating sermons. Many sizes. All prices. Chance for men with little capital to make money. 260 page Catalogue FREE. MCALLISTER, Mfg. Optician, 49 Nassau St., N.Y. XX RECREATION. LIFE BEHIND: -THE .GABEIN: W. H. NELSON. One summer I lived in a cabin in the mountains of Colorado, where I had fre- quent opportunities to observe the domestic habits of a few of the feathered and furry tenants of the wood. I planted a garden near my temporary home, and took much pride in the prospect of fresh peas and beets, greens and potatoes, with lettuce galore, when the summer rains and suns should have ripened them, aided, of course, by “the man with the hoe.” Not a weed marred the smooth level of the earth; not a root was left to show that it was newly worked. The potatoes sprouted, the beets peeped up, the lettuce stole through the soil, and I was happy. Then came the magpies or chipmunks and left me not one stalk of lettuce. Followed a frost; and lo! I, the lord of the garden, found myself the victim of a night. My beautiful gar- den was gone. ; Out near the farther end of the desolate garden my daughter threw scraps left from the table. The birds were on the watch and before she had reached the interior of the cabin, the scrap pile was undergoing inspection. Jays! It seems they were all married and had large families. They were fearless, saucy little beggars, and came to the trees beside the house, flitting from branch to branch, cocking their heads sidewise, and tilting their crests at all sorts of angles to see in at the window, or to examine the ground. No sooner was the scrap plate emptied, out by the little stump, tnan a jay alighted there and se- lected the choicest morsel. Flying into a tree with it, he ate enough from it to re- duce it to the swallow size of his son, or daughter. That young person, quite as big as the mamma or papa, usually sat at a little distance, with gaping mouth and flut- tering wings, begging for a bite. That his parents deftly put into his mouth at last and flew back to the stump for more, while the overgrown child waited and watched, with wings a-flutter and throat a-yawp. Sometimes the parent’s patience wore out and I caught a querulous note, as the weary provider flew away from the in- satiable babe, plainly saying: “You ‘lazy thing! You're as big as I am. Hunt your own grub.” I saw a mother, or father—I can not tell them apart—trying to teach a youngster to catch grasshoppers, but it was not a suc- cess. The lazy lout easily kept abreast of his parent, but made no effort to catch the grasshopper. He knew a trick worth 2 of that.. He waited till his parent had caught the insect, then squatted with fluttering wings and gaping throat begging to be fed. “Pity me! I am starving!” A squirrel frequently shared a meal with the jays, and it was interesting to watch the performance. The furry gentleman is at perfect ease among his feathered friends, not seeming to be disturbed by them, nor to wish to molest them; but if I move he seems to consider it a signal to break camp, and off he goes, his tail a wriggling wake in his rear. One evening I saw a rabbit which had invaded the sacred territory. He nibbled along, here and there stopping to taste a bite, not at all disturbed by my presence, though I stood erect within 20 feet of him. For the time the jays were absent.. However, just as Bunny stopped by the scrap stump a jay came from the woods on cleaving wing and alighted on the stump within 8 inches of the long eared invader’s nose. It was amusing to see the look of surprise on the jay’s face. He stood aghast, looking on while Bunny ate; then hopped down beside him and chipped in. While crossing a meadow I came one day on a chipmunk which seemed so fear- less that I stopped to examine him closely. — He stood erect on the edge of his home, paws curved across his breast, and eyed me without a tremor. I slowly approached till within 3 feet of him. I could have hit him with my walking stick. After regard- ing me fixedly 2 or 3 minutes, he went down stairs to tell Mrs. Chipmunk, and the children about it; then came up again and went across to another hole 40 yards away, probably to tell his mother-in-law. found a coyote, a few evenings later, trying to catch young magpies. I do not know if he succeeded. As he sat down to take a rest, 150 yards away, I tried my Remington on him, off-hand, but missed. It was an easy shot, and I reproved my- self back into the house. I had pulled too quickly. I scared him, however, as badly as if I had hit him between the eyes. He jerked the throttle wide open and burned half a mile of airhole into a cinder getting away. E Not long afterwaru the same Remington, in other hands, killed a mother coyote, which, I found on skinning her, had a fam- ily of children somewhere that waited long for the footfall which never came, and died of starvation. She was only a wolf, and ker children wou!d have been thieves had they lived. A ranchman would have been glad, perhaps; but I could not help feeling a keen sorrow for the helpless, hungry babies, dying so miserably, and regret that I should have borne a share in her killing. How little mercy has man shown the other animals! Quails have wintered well, and are un- usually plentiful. When plowing stubble, it is not uncommon to have a covey of 10 or so fly up all around the horses. Rab- bits are scarce. Can some reader of REc- REATION inform me where I can get good deer and grouse shooting near here? Thos. P. Neet, Versailles, Ky. IF YOU WOULD LIVE NEXT TO NATURE READ RECREATION. RECREATION... XH BURIED TREASURE. Ever Try to Dig It Up? The biggest boxes of gold are dug up out of a man’s strong, money: making brain. No box of Capt. Kidd’s ever held the gold owned by the -money makers of the present day. And those same money makers keep the brain well, strong and of the money making sort by feeding on Grape-Nuts. Ask the next millionaire or successful lawyer, author or business man if he eats Grape-Nuts. Try the experiment on several and learn something of how they feed. They may know a secret that would make you rich. You can’t keep a strong brain down and Grape-Nuts food makes strong brains for the brain making and rebuilding elements are there and the facts will come out in undeniable form after a trial of the famous food. The tool that makes money is the brain. Weak, dull tools don’t do the work. Brain absolutely must be fed on the right kind of food if results are to be had — Grape-Nuts is that food. There is a reason. You can prove it by trial ten days. Dig up your buried treasure. xxii RECREATION. The Laughlin Fountain Pen- Cap'n Titus By CLAY EMERY IS THE PEER OF ALL PENS AND HAS NO EQUAL ANYWHERE Boston Globe ‘‘Rich and racy salt-briny stories, depict- ing New England country folk to the life,” Washington, D. 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Xxiil Followthe , > (iw coil) Keystone \9 When you buy a watch, firstselect the works and then tell the jeweler you want a Jas. Boss Stiffened Gold Case. To protect yourself from decep- tion be guided by the Keystone Trade-mark which you will find in every JAS. BOSS Stitftened Watch Case Better than an all-gold case because stronger; cheaper because no gold is wasted. The Jas. Boss Case is guaranteed for 25 years. Won’t wear thin. Consult your jeweler. Write us for book. THE KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, Philadelphia. Last fall I killed a whitetail buck having what I consider remarkable antlers. I sub- HYPNOTISM mit a few measurements for comparison with other large heads: Widest spread, 22 inches; base of horn to longest point, 18 inches; base of horn to base of brow prong, 3 inches; base of horn to base of first prong, 10% inches; brow prong, 6 inches; first prong, 10 inches; second prong, 8 inches; from tip to tip of front points, 14 inches; circumference of horn, ™% inch from base, 5% inches. Number of points, 16. The antlers are heavy and well propor- tioned, N. J. Shields, Mandan, N, Dak. Some people fear this mysterious power, AT It is because they do not understand it. In truth it is the most powerful of hu- man influences for good. A FREE HOME BOOK, published by the Ameri- can College of Sciences, contains the opinions of thirty dis- tinguished men, Profes- sors in the largest Colleges and Universitiesin Amer- ica, on this subject, and its hidden mysteries are made perfectly clear. 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The long blade is for rough or fine work; the medium blade is as thin as a razor. Price, postpaid, $1.00. 50.000in use. No. 34 we call ‘Our Mas- terpiece;’ weighs only 2 ozs.; 3 cutting blades; will cut @ quill pen or an ax- handle; price, with ebony handle, postpaid, $1.25; core $1.50; choicest pearl, Our Jack Knife sells at 75c.; our special prices is 48c., postpaid, 5 for$2 00. All our blades file test- ed; warranted; replaced fre: if soft or flawy. Burbers’ hollow ground Razorand Strop to suit, $1.33. Send for free 80 page jist and ‘‘ How to Use a Razor.” MAHER & GROSH CO. 74 A Street Toledo, Ohio T HTT XXIV The ‘ef edinto a New R For every deer hunter who spends a few weeks of each year away from civiliza- tion, there are 20 sportsmen whose great- est delight is to tramp for quails or grouse. Such men may not have the means to in- dulge in the expensive sport of big game hunting, and many of them-would not if they had. To them a day afield with dog ranging the stubble, the sudden stop, the cautious advance and stiffening into a rigid point, the whir of wings, the successful shot and the retrieving of the birds, have more charms than an all-day hunt with one shot at a deer. What woodcock shooter would ask for deer when the cock were rising in front of _his brace of cocker spaniels? To him, the metallic whistle and darting forms among the bushes are more fascinating than the bay of hounds and a leaping buck. Again the sportsman is among the wild hills in pursuit of the lordly ruffed grouse. He slowly makes his way down a ravine, its steep sides covered with pine, birch, and hemlock, while the knowing old pointer searches out every spot likely to hold a hiding bird. Suddenly the dog comes to a point in a thick clump of pines, but before his master has taken half a dozen. steps, a roar of wings is heard, and the bird is gone. All the hunter sees is a streak far up the gully, but he follows, in hope of a second rise. Soon the dog strikes the scene behind a fallen tree. The wily old bird rises on the other side of this and sails off at such a height the sportsman rightly concludes he has taken to a tree. These disappointments only arouse the ardor of our friend. On he goes, making plenty of noise, which has the desired ef- fect. The grouse dives out of a pine and flies toward a patch of thick brush, some hundreds of yards ahead. By this time the intelligent pointer is as anxious as his mas- ter, and makes straight for the cover. e Time after time the grouse rises out of range, but the patient hunter follows, until be New Rochester. ¥ Otherlamps may be offered ‘you as “just as good ”— they may be, in some respects, but for all around good- ness, there’s only one. Lh sure the lamp offered you is genuine, look for the name on it ; every lamp has it. (800 Varieties.) Old Lamps Made New. 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There is no other shooting so fascinating nor so difficult; yet few writers tell of their experiences with grouse and quails. If more sportsmen from different parts of the States and Canada would write of their observations of the haunts and habits of game birds, it would be a great help to beginners. J. A. MacKenzie. Many of the presents which people give their friends afford pleasure only for a few days, or weeks. A subscription to RECREA- TION means solid comfort a whole year. It reminds your friends 12 times during the year of your kindness and _ generosity. There are many men and women who for 5 years past have annually sent in long lists of names of friends, accompanied with a check, in order that these friends might be made happy a whole year. Would it not be well for you to adopt this. plan? Try it and see how grateful the recipient will be. The Bristol rod and case came and they are O. K. Please accept my thanks for them. Chas. A. McNeill, Lebanon, N. H. _ I received the King folding boat. Have it set up and:am much pleased with it. Harry S. Holmes, Ottumwa, Ia. The Harrington & Richardson shot gun, which you forwarded as a premium, is en- tirely satisfactory. F. N. Dutcher, St. Albans, Vt. Ik: YOU°-WOULD LIVE NEX Pago NATURE, READ-RECREATION. RECREATION. XXV GEORGE H. DANIELS? GENERAL PASS. AGENT, N. Y¥. C. & Hi R. R. R. writes January 10, 1902: ‘‘ The Ostermoor Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses that I bought of you nine years ago have proven perfectly satisfactory, and are all that you claim for them, be- sides vermin-proof and non-absorbent—a perfect success.” REV. R. S. MacARTHUR, D.D, : PASTOR CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, NEW YORK writes on February 6, 1902: ‘‘ The Ostermoor Patent Elastic Felt Church Cushions put in forty-nine years ago are still in most excellent condition. 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Send your name to-day to Ostermoor & Co., 114 Elizabeth Street, New York. XXV1 RECREATION. For a Present to Your Best Girl . or your brother, or for some other girl’s brother, or for any one you love, and who is fond of skating. \2 LADIES’ LOCK LEVER GRADE 3 i wu For 5 Yearly Silents to RECREA TION DP WILTSEND. YOU A pair of Lock Lever Skates A pair of Ladies’ Lock Lever Skates Grade 3, made by Barney & Berry, Springfield, Mass. LOCK LEVER » > mi As every skater knows, these are the best skates made in the world. The winter season is here and you could scarcely select a more ' appropriate present - FOR A MAN, OR A WOMAN, . A BOY ORS4A5675E than a pair of these high-grade skates. Only a limited stock on hand, and when these are gone this offer will be withdrawn. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application. RECREATION. XXVii Our game laws are fairly good and are well enforced. During the past year some. enormous fines were imposed on law break- ers. In one case a man narrowly escaping imprisonment for perjury, was mulcted in fine and costs about $300; all for shooting one pheasant. The population of the Prov- ince is so small that the wild regions are almost unexplored and are full of game. The Indians are perhaps the worst game hogs we have; no one knows the extent of the damage done by them annually. How- ever, I really think the game will outlive the red man yet. You are doing a world of good in educating would be sportsmen in true sportsmanship. I know REcREA- TION has been an eye opener to me, for I was on the high road for the hog pen be- fore I read it. Dr. G. H. Manchester, New Westminster, B. C., Can. Conditions in the Sequoia National Park are not encouraging. A party traveling through the park last September passed, at Hockett meadows, the camp of the soldiers detailed to guard the park and its game, and saw a stack of deer hides in their pos- session. In August a party making roads in the park heard shooting. Soon a num- ber of soldiers passed, 2 of them carrying on their saddle-bows what appeared to be carcasses of deer wrapped in_ blankets. While the soldiers were in the park last year shooting was heard nearly every day. A few civilian rangers would accomplish more good there than the entire army. No one ever hears of a soldier being punished for breaking the game law, though the set- tlers here will testify that they do it con- tinually. Otto Luhdorff, Visalia, Cal. Received the Harrington & Richardson shot gun and am more than pleased with it. I thank you sincerely. V. McGuire, Marshalltown, Ia. The REAL SECRETS of HYPNOTISM If you want to know the hidden mysteries of this strange mental influence, write us for a copy of our free book entitled ‘‘ The Phil- osophy of Personal Influence.” It is written by a man who made a fortune out of professional hypnotism. 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LIQUID 8 Heals Cuts, Abrasions, Hang- A coating on the sensitive parts will rotect the feet trom being chated or eumatism THE 1903 SPORTSMEN’S SHOW. With the close of February, the oth Annual Sportsmen’s Show will be inaugu- rated at Madison Square Garden, New York City, and lovers of the gun, rod and rifle, as well as devotees of the canoe and paddle, the stream and the campfire, will be afforded the opportunity of spinning yarns with their fellows, and of gleaning infor- mation of practical value from experienced guides and hunters from nearly all game sections of the United States and Canada. The show will open Saturday, February 21st and will continue until Saturday, March 7, inclusive. This year some notable additions to the shows of past years have been decided on. Representative guides from every game section of the country will be in attend- ance in greater number than ever before. Perhaps the greatest attraction of this show will be the cantata of Hiawatha, to be rendered each afternoon and evening. The music will be produced by an orchestra of 45 pieces. A chorus of more than 60 voices, Indian and Caucasian, will support the score or more of Indian actors who will play the leading roles; and in every detail, the production promises to be a novelty to metropolitan amusement supporters as well as an unique departure in historic chirac- ter portrayal and scenic effect. Other features of the show will be a most interesting exhibit by the New York Zoological Society to which Director Hornaday is giving his personal and care- ful attention; an exhibit characteristic of the game resources of New Brunswick; interesting exhibits of modern launches, yachts, canoes and. hunting boats; rifles, shot guns, fishing tackle and all other articles of equipment and supply known to 2oth Century sportsmen. 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TEN subscriptions at $1 each, a Cut- Glass Salad Bowl, made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $4.50; or a Yawman & Erbe Automatic Reel, listed at $6 to $9; or a Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listed at $6, or less; or a Waterproof Wall Tent 7x7, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $8; or acanvas hunting coat, made by H. J. Upthegrove & Son, listed at $8; ora series I, 4x5, Korona Camera, made by the Gundlach Optical Co,, listed at $12. TWELVE subscriptions at $1 each, a Peabody Carbine valued at $12; or a No. 5 Sidle Tele- scope Rifle Sight, listed at $18; or a Daven- port Ejector Gun, listed at $10; ora Century Camera, model 12, 4x5, listed at $18. FIFTEEN subscriptions at $1 each, a Shakes. peare Reel, Silver Plated, listed at $15; ora set of rabbit plates made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $8, or a pair of horsehide Hunting shoes, made by T. H. Guthrie, Newark, N. J., and listed at $8, or a Field Glass made by Gall & Lembke; or a Ken- wood Sleeping Bag, compiete, with canvas cover, listed at $16. ©WENTY subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-karat Gold Hunting-case Watch, with Waltham Movement, listed at $20; or a Repeating Rifle, listed at $16 or less; or an Elita single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $18, or a pair of horsehide Hunting Boots, made by T. H. Guthrie, Newark, N, J., and listed at $10; or an Acme Folding Canvas Boat, No. 1, Grade B, listed at $20; or a Mullins Duck Boat, listed at $20. TWENTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, an I1-foot King Folding Canvas Boat, listed at $38; or a Repeating Rifle, listed at $20 or less; or a 4x5 Planatic lens, made by the Rochester Lens Co., and listed at $25; or a Century Grand Camera, 4x5, listed at $35; or a Syracuse Grade O, double hammerless Gun, made by the Syracuse Arms Co., and listed at $30. THIRTY subscriptions at $1 each, a Repeat- ing Rifle, listed at $25 or less; ora Waterproof Tent, 14% x 17, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at #25; ; or a corduroy hunt- ing suit, made by H. J. Upthegrove & Son, including coat, vest, trousers, and hat, listed at $23.75; or an_ Ithaca, quality No. 1, plain, double barrel, hammerless breech loading shot gun, listed at $40. . THIRTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a 14- foot King Folding Canvas boat, listed at $48. FORTY subscriptions at $1 each, a Savage .303 Repeating Rifle; ora No. 10 Gun Cab- inet, made by the West End Furniture Co., and listed at $32; ora Field Glass, made byiC, Goer: F ORTY- FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, series I, made by Rochester Lens Co., and listed at $45. FIFTY subscriptions at $1 each, a No. 20 Gun Cabinet, made by the West End Furniture Co.. and listed at $38. TWO HUNDRED subscriptions at $1 each, a strictly first class upright piano, listed at $750. Address, Recreation s.5 gon =o ape en) ws eee oe ee se ee ee ee ee ee ee eee Pe RECREATION. ii SHREDDED Vere2AT spit Toast BISCUIT Enjoy 106 No attempt to improve on the work of nature in making Shredded Wheat. The properties natur- ally organized are thenscientifically cooked. That is all. Send for “THE VITAL QUESTION" (Cook Book, illustrated in col- ors) FREE, Address Ghe NATURAL FOOD CoO., Niagara Falls, N. Y. you fm would like i to be thor- oughly well informed as to CHINA a eT ans classl\t TTT i ‘ = fl .: ° . AVE le SS . Oe with a view to¥ we ES lt, eee obtaining it from¥ i 2A yy / ge eeeeeees the largest collection in } i ‘YY Less than Leman | Cc Send for our Catalogue 13(u) carrying morethan . a thousand illustrations. é : ‘How to Serve a Din- Slallman’s oo 2chee ee ot | 2) ner,” an elegant brochure i & 66 ) “ 7 everything within reach. No ; . i by Oscar of the Wal- heavy trays, but light, smooth PENNY Bee dorf-Astoria, also sent free Dresser drawers. Holds as much and costs Vo mt those really i aterasteds no more than a good box trunk. | Hand riveted, almost indestructible. ATE jam West 2|st & 22d Sts., New York Trun Once tried, ‘always recommended. VAY : i . (Near 6th Avenue) Sent C. O. Bb; privilege examination. 2c. stamp for catalogue. Mention RECREATION, FEF. A. STALLMAN, 87 W. Spring St., Columbus, O. “BUY CHINA AND GLASS RIGHT” XXXIV RECREATION. I will send you a thorough trial course of my FAMOUS SYSTEM of PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT free of all expense, if you will send a year’s subscription, $1.00 to Sandow’s Magazine for 1903 Each number will contain, among other valuable fea- tures, one of a series of the most perfect Anatomical Charts (in colors) ever published. During the year ~SANDOW’S MAGAZINE will contain more than 1,000 pages of the most authen- tic, valuable, and interesting information on Physical Culture, Hygiene and Recreation Send sex, age, height, weight, vocation, the general condition of your heart, lungs, stomach, and nerves, and I will immediately make up and forward you a personal course of exercises which, if practised a few minutes daily, will EUGEN "SAN DOW Keep you in perfect health ana BOSTON, MASS. fullydemonstrate my system This Patent recommends itself and re- minds you that on receipt of your name and address we will mail you our Illustrated Catalogue This fold takes the weight of game and shells off the arms when they are raised in the act of shooting containing samples of Corduroy, Canvas, Macintosh, Flannel/s, etc., also cuts, descriptions and blanks for measurement. Address H. J. Upthegrove & Son, No. 2 Wood Street, VALPARAISO, IND. RECREATION. XXXV Banner (TRADE MARK) Brand Coat Pattern 28 Weight, 43 Ibs. Absolutely Waterproof A Gentleman’s Rain Coat ‘*Can you furnish a GOOD Rubber Coat, not too heavy and yet strong and serviceanle, which I can use in my prac- tice as wellason fishing triis;a dthat will KEEP ME DRY?” F. A. KNIGHTS, M.D., Minneapolis. This order we filled with a ‘tBANNER”’”’ RUBBER COAT, Pattern 28, and 6 months later the Doctor saiu ‘It is just what I want and is the only coat I ever tound that would REALLY SHED RAIN.”’ Sent express paid anywhere in United States on receipt of $5.00. Sizes, 36to46inches Length, 54 inches. Give chest mcasure over ordinary coat. Mackintoshes and Rain Coats made to order All best quality Rubber Goods Write for List No-20 NORTHERN RUBBER C?: P 3314 So. Ninth Avenue Minneapolis, Minn. I have received $19.50 for Miss Irene Murray’s pet wolf fund, and have sent her a check for $15. She asks $40 for the wolf. The Director of the United States Zoolog- ical Park at Washington has agreed to take the wolf and care for it, and all who visit Washington within the next few years may see Robin in a comfortable and commo- dious home. Readers who have not yet sent in their contributions to this fund are requested to do so at once in order that Miss Murray may have the use of the money in completing her education. Any sum from Ioc. to 5o0c. will be gratefully accepted. The list of contributors will be printed in RECREATION as soon as com- pleted. The why some shop. | keepers do not sell : President Suspenders is they make more money on imitations | 50 cents and a dollar. Ask at favorite shop, or post prepaid from C. A. Edgarton Mfg. Co. Box219-I Shirley, Mass. Send 6 cents for catalogue. Le a Te THE REMINGTON-LEE. The Remington-Lee must be seen to be appreciated. No one who examines it can fail to see its many advantages over other sporting repeating rifles. It is ex- tremely simple, being composed of fewer parts than some single shot rifles. The bolt, the main part of the mechanism, can be dismounted without tools and removed in 10 seconds. All working parts of the gun can be cleaned in a minute by using an oiled rag. With the bolt removed, the in- terior of barrel can be cleaned from the breech and an unobstructed view of the bore can be thad. When the hammer is at half cock the mechanism locks, making it impossible for the bolt to open accidentally. The firing pin can not reach the shell in the barrel until the bolt is up and locked. Having a hammer, it is not necessary to carry the gun at full cock when a shell is in the chamber, as is the case with a hammerless. The weapon balances perfectly and weighs but 6% pounds. It is equipped with a detachable box magazine, and 3 extra maga- zines accompanying each gun enable the shooter to discharge 20 shots without stop- ping to re-fill the holders. By pressing the magazine catch in front of the trigger the magazine and contents can be instantly removed, thus avoiding the danger which always attends working the cartridges out BOW Hy Gans)..Pa: through the action. Fy ~ Machine sewing cuts itself Odor. 3 J. P. LUTHER GLOVE CO., s36 Peart st., Berlin, Wis. XXXVI RECREATION. Notice our Prices CONLEY MFC. CO., St. Joseph, Missouri er, Ordinary Field Coat, Corduroy Collar and Cuffs $2.75 — Field Trousers, Adjustable Belt, $1.50 Conley Combination Coat, Vest and Duck Blind, $5 Coat and Pants, $4 Ail our garments are now made of English Khaki Cloth same as adopted by the U. S. Government for Army Uniform. Light green color. Very light weight. Noiseless in the woods. Send for booklet and measurement blanks. .Mention RECREATION, 5: The Celebrated \a\ THOMPSON -\O\ QUIMBY meas- s ee Hunting h ! .& ade sa 1 Boots, Shoes of the \V.Fred Quimb i } Sh wvaredouinbs \ Waa Shoes an h oe aaa cae | Mocca- the same grade of : 5 sportsmen’s f oot- Ais sins | i 6 H a / a Shooting Jacket $3.00 UARANTEED all wool, seamless, elastic, (3 close fitting, but not binding, comfortable and convenient. Designed especially for duck shooters, trap shooters, etc., but suitable for all out-door purposes, Must be seen to be appreciated, Made only in two colors—dead grass and Oxford Gray. wearas they made. I was superin- tendent of the shoe department (aii Ali Work of that firm and bought the Guaran- right to make these boots and shoes. Geta pairNnow. They will last years and are the cheap- est intheend. I refer by permis- sion to the Editor of RECREATION. Measurement blanks and prices on application. Mention RECREATION. T. H. CUTHRIE &3 William Street, WEWARK, N. J. Send us your address for one of our Gun Catalogs. The H. H. KIFFECO,, 523 Broadway, N.Y. RECREATION. XXXVIi > + THEYRE MADE TO MEASURE ~ utman Boots. Go on like a glove 24 fit all over. 2 For a Quarter ofa Century Putman Boots have been the Standard among Western Hunters, Prospectors, Ranchmen and Engineers (who demand the best) and we have learned through our persona] contact with them how to make a perfect boot. | Putman Boots are in use in nearly every civilized country in the World. They are Genuine Hand Sewed, Water Proof, Made to measure, Delivery charges prepaid, and cost no more than others. Send for catalogue of over 30 Different Styles of boots, and blank for self measurement. Also Indian Tanned Moosehide Moccasins. Last October I shot a large blacktail deer with a 30-30 Winchester. The animal was fully 225 yards away. I hit him in the fignt hind leg. The bullet, a soft nose, passed through the leg into the body, going through the heart and lodging in the left shoulder just beneath the skin. The lead spread over the copper jacket to the size of a 25 cent piece. I have been looking over my guns, which have been put away 4 to 7 months. We have had unusually wet weather, yet they are as bright as when they left the factory. To keep them so, I fill the barrels with vaseline. Wee. Labeaurd, Dallas, Tex. I am more than pleased with your maga- zine. Keep it up and give it to the game hogs. I used to be one, but RECREATION cured me and although I use a Winchester repeating shot gun, I stop in time. J. Robertson, Wichita Falls, Tex. Rescued From Drink by a new discovery. odorless and tasteless, which any lady can give in tea, coffee or food. It does its work so silently andsurely that while the devoted wife,sister cr daughter looks on,the drunkard is reclaim- ed even against his wili and without his knowledge or co-operation. Send your nameand address to Dr. J. W. Haines, 2200 Glenn Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, and he will mail enough of the remedy free to show how it is used in tea, coffee or food. Illustration shows No. 900, 14 inches high, Black or Brown Leather. Made ‘o measure and delivered $7 0 in the U.S. Canada or Mex. for a H. J. PUTMAN & CO, 36 Hennepin Ave. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. SQUIRES’ SIBERIAN MOOSE HUNTING BOOTS & SHOES Made only by HENRY C. SQUIRES & SON 20 Cortlandt St., New York grai The leather is waterp tough and pliable. The - linings are russet calf- skin. The soles are best waterproof anhy- drous oak leather, Stitching of silk, Eng- lish back stays, bulldog toes, extra heavy eye. lets, Pratt fasteners and hand made throughout. Price $7.50 net. Short Boots $8.50, Knee Boots $10, Cavalry Style Boots $12, Special circular giving detailed information free for the asking, roof, fine ned, , EE STN on a : Mention Recegation. XXXVili RECREATION. G. O. SHIELDS, Date, _190 Editor and Manager of RECREATION, 23 West 24th St., New York. Herewith find $1.00 for which please send me RECREATION one year beginning with Name, number. Remit by P. O. or Exp-ess Money Order, or New York Draft. DETACH THIS, FILL OUT, AND SEND IN. T DOCTORS H. R. PHILLIPS & WREAN’S RABBITRY, Penn Yan, N. Y., we breed for FOUNDATION STOCK only, from the best strain of PEDIGREED STOCK. DOES, 6 to 10 months old, bred to IMPORTED “f, BUCKS, for $3 each. Fine color and strictly O.K. We guarantee all stock as recommended. We have a fire line of BLACK PEDIGRE=D BELGIANS. Mention RECREATION. DRS. H.R. PHILLIPS & WREAN. Free: Toanyone sending me $3 for three subscriptions to RECREATION I will send a pair of pretty Flying Squirrels, For seven subscriptions I will give a fine pair of Fox Sauirrels, E. F. Pope, Colmesneil, Texas. IN- ANSWERING | ADS > (PEBASE MENTION RECREATION. Another Good Offer. Send me $1 fora subscription to RECREATION, or send it direct to RECREATION to be credited to my account, and I will send you free, a beautiful un- mounted Mexican Opal, which would cost ordinarily from 50c to $t. Don M. Harris- 308 Crawford Road, Cleveland, Ohio. Eggs Free; To all who send me 3 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION, at $1 each, I will send one sitting of barred Plymouth rock eggs. America’s best strains. Chas. Knisely, Prairie Depot. Ohio. Mexican Opals Free: To any one sub- scribing to REecREATION through me, I will send a beautiful genuine Mexican Opal, arge as a bean. A. Thomson, Box 332, San Antonio, Tex. Received the Marble hunting knife sent best knife I ever saw. I thank you for it. me aS a premium in good shape. It is the C. H. Bailey, Blue Hill, Me. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE L.A.S. ARTHUR PF. RICE, Secretary L. A. S., 23 W. 24th St., New York. Dear Sir: Enclosed $1 for membership fee for one year. I certify that I am eligible to membership in the L. A. S. under the provisions of the constitution, and refer to 2 League members (or to 3 other reputable citizens) named hereon. Name Street. or/P. 0: Box2 2. | 4"... ee eee ee UG yy cor Te Wye ania crannies wee ----- Twa a> cS = a> i! a> —4 a> [== Anne eennn= (peter e ee ee oe eee - tena -- ~~ ~~ -- +--+ -- + +--+ Detach this, fill out and send in. RECREATION. xXxix sziges r | iD. } 7 The rapid increase in the volume of our business and the vast number of satisfied customers on our books prove Wwe can serve your interests best. We manufacture a full line of Buggies, Carriages, Wagons and Harness of very superior Quality—Style Durability and Finish These four essentials are to be found in every vehicle and set of harness sent out by us. We employ only skilled mechanics in all departments and furnish them with the very best materials. With the entire output of two enormous modern tactories and superb shipping facilities at our disposal, we are able to furnish high-grade vehicles at prices that—quality considered Positively Defy Competition. All goods guaranteed and shipped on approval. Money back if you are not satisfied. Write at once for our catalog and special inducement, it will interest you. UNION BUGGY COMPANY, 495 Saginaw Street, Pontiac, Mich. Taxidermist’s Materials Glass Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals Odlogist’s and Entomologist’s Supplies Send 5c. in stamps for Catalogue FRED. KAEMPFER 88 StaterStreet, Chicago, Ill. Taxidermy work done in all its branches FLORIDA BIRDS. I have on hand a fair assortment of our Native Bird Skins, suitable for schools, museums or private collec- tions. During the season of 1903 I will collect any birds or mammals to order. Finest mounted work a specialty. R. D. HOYT, Taxidermist, SEVEN OAKS, FLA. Hunter-Trader-Trapper , Published monthly by an ex- perienced hunter, trader and trapper—tells about hunting, trapping and raw furs. Con- tains 64 pages each month. Sample copy, 1o cents, silver. Address Hunter-T rader-T rapper Box 30, GALLIPOLIS, OHIO 4} | NUT INE MOUNTED GAME HEADS, BIRDS, ETC.., for sale at unheard-of prices. Send Io cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine IN ANSWERING ADS PLEASE MENTION RECREATION. FOR 60 DAYS To thoroughly introduce our beautiful and gorgeously colored NAVAJO INDIAN BLANKETS in every appreciative Ameri- can home, we the undersigned will, on receipt of TEN DOLLARS ($10 in P.O. money order, bank draft, or express money order, send you a magnificent ClosePy Woven, Gorgeously Colored and Designed Navajo Indian Blanket that cannot be retailed by any other dealer at less than $20. NOW DON’T DELAY, but write at once, and leave the picking out for us to decide. Your money back if not satisfied. No two blankets sold to any one person. Make remittances payable to this Company. Parties west of the Mississippi River address LEANDER SIIITH, Post Trader, Canon Diablo, Arizona. East of the River: The EDWARD SIIITH INDIAN POST TRADING COMPANY, Detroit, Mich. Squabs are raised 1n x month, bring dz¢ prices. Eager market. Astonishing profits. Kasy for women and invalids. Use your spare time profitably. Small space and capital. Here zs something worth looking into. Facts given in our FREE BOOK, ‘Howto make money with Squabs.”. PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 11 Friend St., Boston, Mass. WANTED—ALIVE 10,000 Pheasants, 60,000 Quail, 10,000 Squabs The demand is greater than the supply. Why not breed them yourself and make money? We will buy all you raise. Send two stamps for book with colored pictures, which tells you how to succeed. Our “ebruary Flver—i globe, 2 Jap. gold fish,box fish food, bunch water plants, book of instructions. All Soc. Value, $1.75. Shipped safely anywhere. HUB POULTRY AND SUPPLY CO., Boston, Mass. Station A, No.5 ESTABLISHED 1895. Genesee Valley Poultry Yards, AVON, N. Y. S. C. White Leghorns— Large, White, Hardy. Great Layers. The 20th Century ‘‘Business Fowl,” Mammoth Pekin Ducks, Prize-Winning Barred Rocks, Buff Wyandottes, Stock and Eggs. Remem- ber next Spring. OUR eggs hatch. Write wants, we'll treat you right. POULTRY PAPER, illust’d, 20 pages, 25 cents per year. 4 months trial 10 cents. Sample Free. 64-page practical oultry book free to yearly subscribers, ook alone l0cents. Catalogue of poulty booksfree, Poultry Advocate, use. N. ‘*DINGER’! WOODEN TAKE- DOWN DECOYS Handy, substantial, light and portable. One dozen pack in smaller space and weigh less than two solid wooden decoys. Move about in lightest breeze; more alluring than stationary decoys. Can- not blow over, Price per doz. complete, $5.00. Write for illustrated circular. H. S. DILLS, Patentee, 21 11th St., Auburn, Ind. Free: To anyone sending, through me, $1 for yearly subscription to RECREATION, I will send free a No. 1 Sportsman’s Medicine Case; for 2 subscriptions a Physician’s Pocket Medicine Case; for 10 subscriptions 1,000 12-gauge primed paper shot shells. This offeris not open to old subscribers who formerly have sent in their*subscriptions to the office of RECREATION, but to all others. Walter Lusson, Ardmore, Pa. F be = E To each person sending me $1. (E50: Money order) for one year’s sub- scription to RECREATION, I will send his choice of the following. A Genuine Briar Pipe with Genuine Amber Bit, or a Braided Leather Dog Whip with snap onend, or a Polished Steel Dog Chain with swivels, snaps, etc., or a MacMillan Shell Extractor for any size of shell from 8 guage to 22 caliber, or a Pocket Compass, 1 in. dial open tace, watch shape, with ring handle, bevel crystal EDWARD S. ADAMS, Box 536, Manchester, N.A. SAL Sea! RIS cj Neb eded Warm Feet. | | The greatest comfort and luxury of modern days; magnetic fire under your feet; the greatest life-pro- tector known; your feet keep warm all the time, evenif standing in water, snow and ice. Keeps rheumatism, colds and grippe out. Send for book full of information mailed FREE on request. THACHER MAGNETIC SHIELD CO., Masonic Temple, 128 CEA RECREATION. Recreation with the aid of a Mullins’ Metal Boat or Canoe is as near perfect as you can get it. Send for our handsome illus- trated catalogue—F REE. -W. H. MULLINS 228 DEPOT STREET SALEM, OHIO Huron Indian Work: To any one sub- scribing to RECREATION through me I will give a Bracelet and Ring worked in horse- hair, with any small inscription you like, your name, etc., wovenin it with caribou hair; quite a curiosity, Send along your $1. Walter Legare, 518% John Street, Quebec, Canada. FISHINC. Illustrated Guide with Maps of the RIDEAU, BEVERLEY & CHARLESTON LAKES, free, Apply to E. A. GEIGER, Sup’t Brockville,Westport & S. Ste. M. Ry., Brockville, Ont. OLD DOMINION § LINE SHORT: SEA TRIPS POPULAR LINE FROM New York to Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Richmond, Va., Washington, D. C. STEAMERS SAIL DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY AT 3.00 P.M. Old. Dominion Steamship Co. J.J. BROWN, G. P. A. New York H. B. WALKER, T. M. 81 and 85 Beach Street —SAAAAAAAAAATAAwCYR ee Eek RECREATION. ' xli HIGH PRAISE FOR THE SAVAGE. I am the owner of what I consider a most excellent weapon, a 99 model Savage. The balance of the arm is perfect, being equal to the highest grade shot gun in that respect. The shooting qualities are first class, the little lead miniatures shoot- ing with the same regularity as the full range. This is one of the fine points of the Savage, and is not possessed by any other high pressure rifle that I know of. The Savage is a beautifully finished gun, strongly built and most simple in construc- tion. It is well worth its price. I have used Savage and Laflin & Rand sporting rifle smokeless powders. I like the latter best for the miniatures; it can not of course be used in anything larger than miniature charges. I use 8 to 10 grains in the minia- ture lead cartridge, by Laflin & Rand pow- der measure. The bullet is the reguiar Savage miniature, Ideal No. 30810, weight 100 grains. This is a good all around short range bullet; its point being round it does not tear small game much. I should like to hear from some of REc- REATION’S readers what success they have had in using the paper patched Savage cartridge. I have my rifle fitted with a Lyman jack sight and Lyman leaf sight. I also have a Savage wind gauge peep sight, which fits on the tang. I note W. F. W.’s trouble with a Savage. He proba- bly used a low front sight. If he puts on high front sight his rifle will, I think, shoot all right. I prefer the rifle to any other arm, and my most enjoyable hours are spent with it. I have had more success with the Sav- age than with any other rifle I have owned, as it seems to suit every occasion. The Savage people are most gentlemanly and obliging, and willing to make good any defects in their rifles. ot. VV. easadena, Cal. For Sale: 45-90 Winchester, good as new, also reloading tools and ammunition; reasonable. Chas. F. Wilken, 591 Broad. way, New York. PALMER EY BDOWEN }. LAUNCHES ee Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a rev- elation to those who have used others, Reliable, safe, durable and easy to oper- ate. Remarkable speed control. Best of all, it starts when you start it. No handle or crank is used. Our patented ignitor is abso- lutely unique and always instant and posi- tive in action. It is really the only perfect and satisfactory ignitor. Motors complete from 1% to 25 H. P. ready for installation. We also build handsome launches with motors installed and ready to run. Send for Catalogue. Fay & Bowen, 28 Mill Street Auburn, N, Y. No Fire, Smoke, Heat. Absolutely Safe. Free Catalog. TRUSCOTT BOAT MFG. CO., St. Joseph, Mich. Gasoline Engines and Launches MARINE and STATIONARY ENGINES of both two and four cycle type in stock. Special discount on launches ordered during winter months for Spring delivery ’PALMER BROS., - Cos Cob, Conn. xlii RECREATION. WHITESTONE HOLLOW SPAR AND BOAT CO. Successors to The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co., ( The FAMOUS St. Lawrence River Ships Cedar Canoes Builders of ; Canvas Covered Cedar Canoes Speed Launches YACHTS’ DAVIT BOATS Makers of Send for Spar Book= 9% let No. 4. AND BoaT Co Whitestone Landing, Long Island, N. Y. No. 5. Received the rifle. Please accept my sin- cere thanks. It is hard for me to under- stand how it is possible for you to give such valuable premiums for a few sub- scribers. The premiums I have received from you are: a Syracuse hammerless; 3 Harrington & Richardson single guns; one watch; one special rifle. George Burkhardt, Buffalo, N. Y. 3 3 I received the Shattuck double hammer- less shot gun you sent me for 25 sub- scriptions to your magazine. Am well pleased with it. It is easy to get subscrib- ers for RECREATION; in a few hours any one can earn a valuable premium. L. L. Loomis, Lakewood, O. EXTENDEDURN Pa & FO LDED— SSs=> Be Be AOME FOLDING BOAT CO., MIAMISBUKG, G, U. S. Government who prefer our boats. Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been é adopted by Governments of United States, Canada and England. Received medal and award at Chicago World’s Fair. If you investigate we will get your order. Just filled an order for Mention JECREATION. Acme Folding Boat Company, Miamisburg, O. oy eee HAMANN BOAT COMPANY WINNECONNE, WIS. Manufacturers of Gasoline Launches, Sail, Row, and Hunting Boats. Our prices are low, our work guaranteed. Launches, $150 up. Row Boats, $22 up, Hunting Skiffs, $20 up. The oldest Boat Company in the State. Write for Wants. Mention RECREATION. \ xii RECREATION. and lover of boating recognizes the need of a well modeled and EVERY SPORTSMAN reliable boat which can be collapsed for convenience in car- rying and storage. Several makes are on the market, but none which in any particular equals the KING. A King Folding Canvas Boat IS MADE TO GIVE YEARS OF HARD SERVICE IS BUILT ENTIRELY BY HAND LABOR. Carefully framed and modeled by HAND, NOT BY MACHINERY. Its indestructible steel frame is made to stand salt water by heavy galvanizing. NO BAGGING between the ribs 1s possible owing to tie automatic tension of the Spring Steel Frame of 12 longitudinal and 13 diagonal ribs. SMALLEST AND This ribbing is covered by U.S. patents. NEATEST PACKAGE OF ANY FOLDING BOAT Makes the With Air Chambers They Float 100 Pounds ! Bottom Boards Rest on the Frame Not on the Canvas They are Stiffer than a Wooden Boat because the lines are fuller, and are much easier to row or paddle. ; Send 6c. for Catalogue No. 7 60 illustrations and 250 testimonials King Folding Canvas BoatCo. Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S. A. I recently bought a 30-40 Winchester, and it certainly is a great killer. I find much amusement in testing its marvelous penetration by shooting at '%-inch boiler plate cut to represent a grizzly bear. Large bones also furnish excellent and instructive targets. A soft nose bullet generally knocks them to flinders. Sometimes, too, I am fortunate enough to secure a dead horse for a mark. No other target better illustrates the fearful killing power of the 30-40. A soft point bullet leaves a scarcely perceptible mark at the entrance, but at the point of exit the orifice really reminds one of a woodchuck’s excavation. It is diverting to hear the big bore cranks de- fend their old fashioned guns. Come, Brethren, be honest. Which is the most killing weapon: a gun like the 30-40, which will shoot through the shank of a 90-pound steel rail, or a 45-70, which will barely bulge it; a gun which will whip a bullet through a 6-foot oak, or one which shows a penetration little better than one foot in soft pine? H. R. von Lommel. Pleasantville, N. Y. I have known many shooters to use smokeless powder in black powder rifles and in each case it has proved disastrous to the life of the arm. They say “The fac- tories load such ammunition and it must “be all right.” They find their mistake when it is too late. The factories do load such cartridges for rifles and revolvers, but first class sporting goods -houses now tag even the best re- volvers that they are not guaranteed with smokeless powder. One retail store in St. Louis can tell of 3 burst revolvers in one day in that city. I have not known of many burst black powder rifles from using factory loaded smokeless ammunition, but I have known of swollen chambers, and rifling stripped out. A friend spoiled 2 first class black powder rifles and I spoiled the barrel of a good 22 caliber repeater by using smokeless powder. My advice based on experience is: Use only black powder in rifles where barrels are not marked to show that the manufacturer rec- ommends them for smokeless powder. M. M. Conlon, Traverse City, Mich. = ANASTOTA.N.Y, xliv RECREATION. “ Have subscribed for your magazine dur- ing the last 2 years and would not be with- out it if it cost twice as much and came but once in 3 months. F. G. Smith, San- Brancisco, Cal: I have taken your magazine a long time and read it with great pleasure. Go after the rooters until nothing is left but the bristles. Wm. 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RECREATION. xlix THE ORIGINAL MODERN RIFLE TELESCOPE. Se et Mes Uti mt We announce that our perfected SNAPSHOT telescops, which is W@ the innocent cause of the present ‘‘ Revolution” in rifie telescopes, is still unrivaled as a hunting and off-hand rifle sight, and that our High Grade Target Telescopes and Mountings hold the record for finest targets and the SMALLHST GROUP ON RECORD AT 200 YARDS. A great variety oftelescopes at from $10 00 upward. DEALERS CAN CARRY THESE TELESCOPES IN STOCK, Have ; While other firms that boast of their antiquity were still advocating the impractical long narrow kind, we were making SNAPSHOT tele~copes with shorter tube, low power, largest field and practically universal focus, ani selling them. too. The ‘‘Evolution”’ of this telescope is the cause of the ‘‘ Revolution’ we now hear of. always ma le them so. oY} SI UOneIIWT ,, , Sloe }Sorg9uIs Send for our List and Sheet on mounting up the telescope, adjustments of the same, etc. JOHN W. 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Y. RECREATION. F. Rawdon, Everybody swears by Long may she wave! B. Windsor, Ohio. RECREATION is one of the best month- lies published. E. N. Coon, De Ruyter, N. eS IF YOU.-WOULD_LIVE NES se NATURE, READ RECREATION, RECREATION. VESSELS EEEHEEEEEEEALY OF A YEAR ee first averages shooter che oe oe ol oe oe oe free ol hoo ofr ae ole ofr oh ofr ebro of B he ho Fe Bo Be eo He ee P PP EP EP HB eH he He Fe WITH Du Pont Smokeless RECORDS During 1902, Fred. Gilbert, using Du Pont Smokeless, WON more than iP te. nited States: any other fool. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COQ, WILMINGTON, DEL. ] ee R ho He Go Ho He Go Fe Ho Fe Ho He He eo Ho He He He Ie He He Fe I have used several makes of guns, and for fine shooting prefer the Remington. I now have 2 arms of that make. One is a double barrel, 12 gauge, 814 pounds, shot - gun that seems specially built for No, 4 shot. A harder, closer shooting weapon has yet to be placed in my hands. Last fall I shot a fox at 4 rods with a U. M. C. shell, 3 drams Dupont’s smokeless and 1% ounces No. 4’s; putting 81 pellets with- in a 4-inch circle, all but 3 passing entirely through the animal. This is one of many such shots. The second gun is a Reming- ton No. 4, .22 caliber, For game or target it is a top notcher. With it I killed 5 woodchucks in an hour at 10 to 75 yards, using Winchester .22 long shells. People who think the .22 long is a popgun are mightily mistaken. Warren W. Coombs, Antrim, N. H. —=—_—__ SPECIAL FREE OFFER To any person sending me $1.00 for one year’s sub- scription to RECREATION I will give tree a choice of the following: 50 fine Bristol Cards printed to copy in Gold Ink; or 50 Envelopes printed with return card and a cut representing anangler. With the words “If ou don’t catch him in 10 Days returnto ;” or §0 Note- feats neatly printed. Write plainly toavoid mistakein printing. Samples of printing for stamp. Or I will give free a Bottle of Silver Plating Fluid for plating all kinds of metal surfaces; or a Bottle of White Rose Cream for the complexion. Either new or old sub- scribers may take hold of this offer. Send money by registered letter. Address HENRY NELSON, ECKVOLL, MINN. 1 a There ave other railroads be- tween the east and the west. BOUL: it is always well to secure the best you can for the money. LHEREPORE You should bear in mind this re- markof anexperienced traveler: ‘‘For the excellence of its tracks, the speed of its trains, the safety and com- fort of its patrons, the loveliness and vartety of tts scenery, the number and importance of its cities, and the unt- Sormly correct character of its service, the New York Central & Hudson River Ratlroadis not surpassed by any similar institution on either side ofthe A tlantic.”’ Send to George H. 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Un- doubtedly there is enjoyment in a chase af- ter deer or other big game; but if there is more satisfaction to be experienced than results from picking a chuck up by the tail after a successful shot then I have missed a whole lot. At present I am shooting a single shot, chambered for the latest caliber, the 28- 20-120.. It is an all right little arm, killing like lightning when one puts the shot in the right place, which in a chuck is the head or neck. The only fault I have to find is that the shell is too long to suit me. I use semi smokeless powder, and think it per- fection, The 28-30 shell will hold 32 grains of powder and a wad if desired, provided the shell is well tapped. I never compress semi smokeless. Using the 120 grain bul- let, this gives a powerful and exceedingly accurate load, comparing in the latter re- spect to the 32-40. I have hit woodchucks at 60 yards with this load, and rolled them over and over. However, I do not always pick them up, for unless dropped dead in his tracks this bundle of vitality usually manages to reach home. I think the hol- low point bullet for the 28 should produce good results. I am not an advocate of small bore rifles using black powder for woodchuck hunting. Some claim all they want is a 22 long rifle cartridge in a good rifle for this kind of game, but it would not suit me. A woodchuck requires a load of great shocking power, one that will stop him even if not hit in the neck, “Noo22 will do this; my 28 will not do it. Let us hear from some of the boys who have hunted this wily little scamp, and are pre- pared to say just what is needed for him in the line of calibers. I am strongly in- clined toward the 38-55 just now. One must needs take a long shot occasionally, and anything smaller than a 32 is likely to permit a retreat of the enemy at anything over 100 yards. 1 am anxious fo, ear what users of the 32 Ideal cartridge have to say regarding it. Has anyone ever tried it on woodchucks? J. F. Roberts, Cassville, N. Y. OUR NEW SINGLE TRIGGER Patented 1902. Others pending, COCKING oat D. M. Not connected with Lefever Arms Co. ee é LEFEVER, SONS & CO. Manufacturers of the ‘‘New Lefever” SYRACUSE, N.Y. Field Guns as Light as 5¥ Ibs. Send stamn <== > for 1903 Ww) SS Catalogue Vii—=== | describing (F), | our goods. \e TRAP GUNS a specialty Our Cleaner by mall, 45c. RECREATION. liii SAVAGE 2 The Horton rod you sent me arrived promptly and in good condition. The Hor- ton Mfg. Co. deserves great credit for the way it sends out goods. No use praising the rod; could not do it half justice. Like RECREATION, it is all to the good. ; R. F. Draper, West Chester, Pa. I received the Guthrie hunting boots yes- terday and am délighted with them. They fit like a glove and are entirely satisfactory in every particular. I am well repaid for the little trouble I had in getting the re- quired subscriptions. E. W. Stevenson, Westerly, R. T. THE DAVENPORT 1903 MODELS Catalogue Free TARGET SHOOTERS AND HUNTERS of large and small game will be interested in the new line of Savage Hammerless Repeating Rifles for 1903 This extended line of calibers will meet the demand of those desiring the 25-35, 32-40 and 38-55 in a magazine rifle of the very latest and most modern type. The !903 Model 22 Caliber Savage isa Hammerless re- peater containing features well worth your investigation. Our latest catalogue (G) is in the press and will be ready for distribution soon. Write and get your name on the mailing list. Savage Arms Company UTICA, N.Y.,U.S.A. Baker & Hamilton, San Francisco and Sacramento, Cal., Pacific Coast Agents. I received the Forehand revolver. It is more than I expected for so little work. It. was just like finding it and I was really surprised when I saw what a handsome premium I had. It is a formidable weapon and a good shooter. I shall always get subscribers when I have the time to spare. 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This is a great opportunity | Sample copies of Recreation and holds good only SIXTY | for use in canvassing fur- days. nished on application. a ane RECREATION. Guaranteed Not to Shoot Loose One of the SYRACUSE Built for Business AUTOMATIC EJECTOR GRADE 3 EJECTOR $6() LIST In presenting this gun to your notice, we feel that it is the best value for the money that has ever been offered. Excellent Damascus barrels, carefully selected, and bored by the particular method that has gained for the “Syracuse” the reputation of being the Hardest Hitting gun made. Stocked with Imported Walnut, Full Pistol Grip, handsomely checkered. Engraving is hand cut, and gives that finishing touch that proclaims quality. MADE IN 20, 16 OR 12 GAUGE SYRACUSE ARMS CO. SYRACUSE_N.Y. Art Catalogue yours for the asking. Mention ‘‘ Recreation.’ lix Ix RECREATION. Established 1826 Other guns taken in trade. Send for catalogue and List of Second-hand guns. Mention RECREATION. For Duck Shooting. Gun Repairing WM. READ & SONS, NEW MEXICAN MI'MORIES. New Mexico, with its game, its healthf 1 climate and its sublime mountain scenery, seems to have been overlooke’ by writer- sportsmen. Last year it fell to mv lot to hunt in that Territory, which is to-day more Spanish than American. There were 5 of us in the Bland mining camp with a few days of idle time on our hands, and we concluded that hunting would be the most enjoyable way to spend the time. The mid- dle of the following afternoon found us on our way to Peralto canyon. We had our outfit packed on 4 lazy burros, which kept us so busy persuading them to keep the trail that we had no time to enjoy the scenery. Night was falling as we made camp among the firs and pines far up the winding canyon. We met a Mexican just before we made camp, who told us a flock of turkeys had crossed above there late that afternoon and we knew they could not have gone far be- fore roosting. By the morning’s first gray the camp was astir. The boys did not take time to eat breakfast, as they wanted to find the turkeys before they left the roost. By lot it fell to me to stay and watch camp. They found the flock without difficulty. John scored 4 young turkeys and the boys were soon back, clamoring for breakfast. After breakfast we moved camp a mile or 2 farther up the valley to a spring of sparkling; icy water. We were in the middle of what was generally a good game FINE GUNS OURS a ee SCOT T’S MONTE CARLO Automatic Ejector Hammerless, SWEDISH LEATHER JACKETS Soft as Kid. (CS We take the entire product of the manufacturers of above Finest Jackets and this make cannot be obtained elsewhere in the United States BY FIRST-CLASS GUN REPAIRERS RESTOCKING, BROWNING, Etc., Etc. Send for Catalogues 107 Washington Street, BOSTON, MASS. All the Prominent English and American Makes. Also Westley Richards, Greener, Purdy, Lang, Parker, L. C. Smith, J. P. 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Af- ter everything had again become quiet we went over to hold an inquest. Again John was the lucky man. This time he had brought down a fine buck. Shorty and I were deputized to take the deer to camp and do the butchering act, while the rest of the boys took up the hunt where they had left off. The sun was dropping among the pines when we finished the task allotted us. The returning hunters were greeted with that sweetest of perfumes, the odor of frying venison. We hunted a day or 2 longer without much success and then took the narrow and tortuous trail that led to Bland. J. W. McGee, Enfala, I. T. RECREATION. 1x1 _ Just Try To Get Well Find out what I know. Learn why my offer is possible Write me a postal—that’s all. Then I will mail you an order—good at any drug store—for six bottles Dr. Shoop’s Restorative, You may take it a month on trial.. If it succeeds, the cost is $5.50, If it fails, J will pay the druggist myself, and your mere word shall decide it. 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O, SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager. 23 WEST 24TH STREET, NEw YORK CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE Yellow Wolf... tried to dash into the post at the head of a dozen followers.. .-....... FRONTISPIECE earrEne Best Intentions... Illustrated ..: 01): ..0..c cc. ee ccens cect eee setecceseweracees F.M. BERNARD 167 A Girl’s Life in the Rockies.................. CIN EE Se MyrtTis B. BUTLER 180 A New Hampshire Coon Hunt ............-...-. 0.45 eee EA a NEI eRe Sg TW ciah E H.HuNTER 183 A Coon Hunt in Pennsylvania....:...........-scenscsescececsenee ccceereeeerans CuHas. H. WEAVER 185 I NG RE A ee ee EDWARD BourRNE 185 Mememttime w MAQUGLLO River Basg..-... ..--20.000625 cocks cece ccecctess terest eesecees J. F. CLosson 186 A Glimpse of the Old Kentucky Home. Poem. Illustrated................. ...... GRAYSON JEMISON 187 A Florida Kid on a Camp Hunt...... .... tafeMicides sled aie Sigg: Saw og wae tole .-++. CHARLEY APOPKA 188 Memeumernronenorns, Illustrated. 0.2.2... 0k eee ee cena een ets areceees B. R. BEYMER 191 EOE ee ee ee ee L.S.McCaIn 192 UINMMINIE APA GONING, 0005-265 vec cee e ck cn eis set ceneesttensreceencteuscreees Geo, L. WHITMORE 193 rom the Gamo. Fields. ......................... To: i OLONER SS oo eas os Seva, edu Mins wplince has Co's wee bleeeaete 223 REI ocx nc cce cso se sngens ss aceeess 205 Pure and Impure Foods....... nee eee eee eee eee 225 sys HOGI NOLIOGNe fants ecto cess caese es. cagceeeeeaens 228 Guns and Ammunition ...................0..-5-- Sele Pallickatn Mots .:....... Lee poe Natural History.......---.-----++-++++++ mace tere PEO Mada Ot A COMETS -cs0.c.., os o, oni von csntedt Meee. - 233 The League of American Sportsmen .....-.--.- 219 | Amateur Photography.............---sseeseseees 238 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post-Office, Oct, 17, 1894. YOU CAN'T LOSE ’EM * WITH -ASHBURNE’S PATENT “ S are always with you. 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ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT $50 A SET I have bought the last of them and can furnish a complete set for 15 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION, Or will Sell at $10 a Set I also have enlargements of the following photographs: ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOATS Published on pages 90, 91, 92, and 93 of the February issue of RECREATION, $5 a set. WOOD DUCK SHOOTING Published on page 95 of the February issue of RECREATION, $1.50 each. Address: RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York City _ REOKEATION. ix ‘““Wonderland 1903”’ Will be Ready about MA°RCH FIRST In it the Northern Pacific furnishes this entirely new “series of articles, descriptive of the Northwest. Priest and Explorer Relates the travels and captivity of Father Hennepin, the Franciscan Priest, -among the Indians in the Minnesota country in 1680. Hennepin wrote the first description of Niagara falls and discovered St. Anthony fall. 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WING ORG ANS Are just as carefully made as Wing Pianes. They have a sweet } N owerful, lasting tone, easy action, very handsome appearance, nee notuning. Wing Organs are sold direct from the factory,.sent on trial; are sold on easy monthly ‘payments. 4 For catalogue and prices write to 226 and 228 East {2th St., WING & SON, ” “Rew york. 1868—35th Year—1903. RECREATION. XV she” an ee ray Is elegant 3 ex edn | fost charm! surnny) Line ca C uising naan ran ie ete "s UFround| SoU ese N85, level eel | Forfall as tral descr eas ae Tht.Agent, Pe, me ION tH ag QUE, : s x ’ ~ » of ae P . = ) ie. _ _— : ; ; , ne { F fe : : x , : ~ : ‘ a { ; ‘ 7 is * ~H ~ i F 1 ; r b e. a ‘ fae 4 “ 2 na LA 4 < 7 i 1 ‘ a = ‘ - ' 3 7 4 4 7 “ / ¢ r i . es © ; ‘ y : : i | P | ’ t - . 1 : ' ‘ i2 1 is 4 \ x ? : , a = - 43 Pe = e . F Pw) ’ — - ae re iT x * . a . ree ' 1 ¢ a ae ae : baa - ; cae * 3 P rice Vy 4 , Fe re & a" : ; . ’ y % 4) Ab monde Nee eee, of < AD OF A DOZEN SS a ea Hae <2) ae a fh < = WY e) a, ea) ae A yj 4 ci ache ue «tO QR ) a a a) ml ee m4 fr -) @) = RECREATION Volume XVIII. MARCH, 1903. Number 3. G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA,) Editor and Manager With Tat BEST INTENTIONS: F. M. BERNARD, “Please accept this as coming from one whose eyes are like yours,” said Mr. Halsey Pyne, of New York, to an Indian girl with fine grey eyes, who, leaning against a pony, was standing guard over a lot of rations lying on the ground about her. As he spoke he held out a paper bag of the cheap candy beloved by the aboriginal pal- are? By way of reply she gave him a timid, startled glance; not under- standing a word he said, she could scarcely answer with words. He pressed his gift upon her. Shyly, with a delightful smile and drooping head, working the while the toe of her snow-white moccasin into the loose earth, murmuring low as a cooing dove something in choice Sioux, she looked across the bare plateau in front of the agency, alive and bustling as it always is on ration day; at Straight Oak, a young buck a few yards off, attired in the height of Indian ele- gance; at the sky; everywhere except at her white admirer. For the in- stant his thoughts strayed to the own- er of another pair of grey eyes, in the ‘East, that filled with tears when he bade her farewell, and would glow with pleasure on his return. Suddenly there was a patter of feet, and a sack of flour, a side of bacon and a few other articles dropped on the ground from the head and shoul- ders of a middle-aged squaw, who straightened herself without a break in the cackle she had kept up since coming in sight. Question and an- swer passed between her and the girl, 167 then the latter, shrinking a bit, held out her hand and the bag fell into it. ; thank you,” said the youth: , ‘He would have said more only he saw the mother coolly take the parcel from the daughter and slip it into one of the many folds of the blanket thrown loosely around her shoulders and kept in place at the waist by a strap. Oh, =see. ere, thats: for the pirl, not for you,” he cried, emphasizing his words with what he imagined was sign language. The old dame’s retort raised shouts of laughter, whereupon she repeated it. Determined to carry out his in- tention, he demanded the return of the package, and when the old woman, keepine= up her, “incessant “chatter; showed plainly her intention to dis- honor his demand, he attempted to take it; whereupon her voice rose to a shriek and the Indian men closed in onthe: pa, \Undeterred| ‘by this; he kept up the pursuit, and the spectacle was presented of a society millionaire with high political ambitions, a zeal- ous champion of the oppressed In- dian, dodging about to the laughter of a crowd of red men and women, chasing a smoke-dried old squaw, who easily eluded him. Lieutenant Viv- yan, with whom he was spending the summer at the neighboring fort, put an end to the scene by forcing himself into the throng. | “By Jove, old man, what’ are: you up to now?” Vivyan demanded. “Up to now!” retorted Pyne indig- nantly and a little blown. ‘Up to enough. I gave this girl some candy 168 and I’m blowed if this old hag didn’t take it from her. I want her to give it back. Make her*do it, Wiv,) You should have authority here.’’ “What do you want to be giving candy to Indian girls for?” began Vivyan; then, catching a full view of her face, “Ah, I see,” he went on. “Well, all I have to say is, if you are going to bestow candy whenever you see a pair of beautiful eyes you'll be kept moving. ~ Here, what's the trouble, Bob?” and he turned to a fat- faced half-breed, who stood near, grinning broadly. “She say,’ replied Bob, after con- sulting the old woman, “that she the gal’s mudder. -She say she take it away to keep for the gal, so that the kids at home have some. She say if she didn’t, the gal would eat it all her- self.” ‘There! -Youseesit-issalltrrean. interrupted. Vivyan, “Come along.” “But the candy is the girl’s, and she should have it,” persisted Pyne. “Oh, dash it,” groaned’ VAvyan, “you can’t change Indians’ ways. Don’t you see we are being laughed at?’ and almost by force he dragged his friend away. The young brave, Straight Oak, regarded the scene with great in- terest. When Pyne presented the candy, a scowl of hate and ferocity darkened his brow. When the moth- er appropriated the gift, his laughter was the loudest of all, but it was sar- donic, not mirthful. The poor beg- gar was in love with the girl. He had painted his face in several colors and draped his heavily beaded blanket so as best to display his shining body for her sake; and that she might admire him to her heart’s content he had posed in full view from where she guarded the family food. Then to have this pestilential white man come with his paper bags! No wonder his fingers fumbled the fastenings of his gun cover. Now and then the girl sent him an appealing glance, as if to say, RECREATION. “T don’t like it, but if gentlemen will admire me, I can’t send them away.” This failed to propitiate him, and when the friends left he sprang on his pony and dashed off without so much as a glance at her? ~ Etalieas hour later, as the 2 gentlemen were going back to the post on _ foot, Straight Oak passed them at a gal- lop, then returned and circled around them 2 or 3 times on a lessening ra- dius, opening the vials of his wrath as he did so and pouring on the un- conscious New Yorker the vilest epi- thets and grossest insults known to the Indian tongue. “Ah,” remarked Pyne; regardime the fellow with interest and smiling amiably at him: “There's Wansmder worth while! JI.noticed him at the agency. I suppose he is trying to en- tertain us. Gad! we should encour- age him,” and he waved his hand and called out, “Good enough, old chap!” which the Indian understood about as well as Pyne understood Sioux. Shaking his rifle savagely, Straight Oak turned and disappeared over the bank of the Blackwater; but if the white men had looked behind them when they entered Vivyan’s door, they would have seen him lurking about the post entrance, watching them stealthily. The fires of jealousy were consuming him. Loving the girl, he thought Pyne’s attentions must be prompted by feelings akin to his own, and it infuriated him. — Besides, his own affair was in a doubtful state, which did not improve matters. He had not yet approached her father, knowing it would be useless; he owned not the number of ponies the elderly chief demanded for her hand, though he knew of a Crow village up country where he could easily steal them. Nor was he even sure of the damsel. Several times the 2, wrapped in one blanket, had stood in loving converse, but no pledges had passed. What wonder, then, if his soul burned when a stranger, and a white Wit 2h wpe ST INTENTIONS. man at that, cast his eyes in her direc- tion? About that time some malign spirit put in Halsey’s head an idea that the runty, grass-fed Indian ponies would make capital polo ponies, and as with him action trod on the heels of thought, he at once set about gather- ing in a number. Ricketts, the agency butcher, as a dependable man was consulted. “You want to see Yellow Wolf,’ the latter declared, readily. ‘He’s got just what you want, but I'd best go with you, as the old cuss ‘Il cheat the hair offen your head,’ he con- cluded, not intimating that he accom- panied the buyer in order to secure a share of the profits from the seller. Yellow Wolf was the father of Long Hair, the heroine of the candy squabble, and the first time Halsey went to his lodge he was left alone with the girl. Of course, Straight Oak took that very moment to dash by and behold them. In fact, he saw them every time they were together, which was frequently, the transaction being considerably prolonged, not, as the lover believed, on account of Long Hair, but because of another member of the family. When the New Yorker first visited the pony herd he found it in charge of a bright lad of 13 or 14 years, who handled it with the skil) and ease of a Man. Pyne was a born reformer, so ne instantly conceived a plan to send miemyeune herder to an Eastern school. He mentioned this scheme to Ricketts. Soren your life, my friend,” re- sponded that worthy; “unless you want to see the old man foam at the mouth. The last time they tried to take his kids away he took to the hills for a year. Anyway, pardner, keep mum till the deal is over,’ he con- cluded, concerned about the good thing in his hand. Halsey, however, could not keep silent. Yellow Wolf did not foam at the 169 mouth when the subject was broached, but by the fierce energy of his refusal he startled and, to tell the truth, frightened our friend. The father found himself in a difficult po- sition. He did not want to forego the great profits he was making. On the other hand, he feared to remain at the agency lest’ he lose. his child. Pyne, with characteristic liberality, was always making the children bloom like a neglected garden with garish finery from the trader’s store, and filling them with the edible deli- cacies thereof, which caused White Dove, the mother, sensible of these advantages, to array herself against her husband, knowing that he would not consent to part with his son. Thus was division created in a pre- viously united wigwam. The har- assed old chief did not keep his per- plexities to himself, and as a conse- quence uneasiness and alarm replaced quiet. “and content at, a. peaceful agency. All this while Straight Oak, wrap- ped/ up to his eyes in a blanket, stalked silent and suffering among his fellows brooding on _ vengeance. Driven to despair, he once ap- proached Long Hair as she sat before the lodge door, but hardly was the greeting over when White Dove flew out and drove him away, soundly be- rating the ponyless lover for prowling around her cote, an unwise proceed- ine on herspart: One evening at dinner, Mr. Pyne remarked oratorically: “You army men have a good deal to learn in your treatment of Indians. You don’t view them as individuals. Now I have seen something of Yel- low Wolf and have gained his confi- dence sufficiently to influence him. He knows I have his interest at heart and trusts me.” Some _ discussion followed, but it was not pertinent. A few hours later, as the East was brightening, Yellow Wolf, wildly ex- cited, was halted at the guard-house 170 as he tried to dash into the post at the head of a dozen followers. “He wants to see that tenderfoot at Lieutenant Vivyan’s,” said Private Spooner, whose slight knowledge of the Sioux language enabled him, after several attempts, to guess with reasonable certainty the meaning of the old man’s cascade of words and frenzied gestures. “Well, he can’t do it at this time of day,” declared the sergeant. The pri- vate was not equal to imparting this information, and his endeavors to do so only complicated matters. The chief, ably supported by White Dove, held to his purpose so energetically that the officer of the guard, who had taken a hand in the affair, sent for the: interpreter. “Seem yairerm fais appearance, Mr. Pyne, to whom a note had been dispatched, walked up, saying genially as he did so, “Well, Wolf, what’s the row?” “Youd better shold] iis. pomyc head,” advised the interpreter to the sergeant, for Yellow Wolf, his fol- lowers increased to 50 or 60, began to force his way toward Halsey. “See here, Pyne, this old chap says you've stolen his daughter and sent her East,” said the “officer “of the guard by way of beginning explana- tions. “T’yve done nothing of the sort. What should I want with his daugh- ter?” indignantly replied the thunder- struck young man. “He say you’ve sent Long Hair to school,’ spoke wp. the, anterpreter. “He; say she hasnt, beem~ home yall night, her bedclothes all gone, that everybody knows you’re here to steal kids and send them back East.” Pyne gasped out a few incoherent words. “He say, went’ on the-interpreter, “that if* you'd do sucha thing of course you'd lie about it.” “Here, weve had enough of this sort of thing. Sergeant,’ send this gang about its business,” said the of- ficer of the guard. RECREATION. But that was a task beyond the ser- geant’s power. The gang evidently fancied it was attending to business. By the time the officer of the day, and with him Vivyan, arrived, mat- ters were squally. Pyne, pale but plucky, was standing with a soldier on each side of him. Facing him at 2 yards’ distance, sat Yellow Wolf, similarly provided; and 100 or more Indians were moving restlessly about, shouting to one another, ugly and threatening. White Dove, chattering without pause, made every once in a while a dash at Halsey. “Great Scott,” cried Vivyan when he reached his friend, “have you been monkeying with this old fool’s chil- drenr” “No,” answered the harried young man, “I know no more than you.” “Tf that is the case,” put in tielome cer of the day, coming up, “you would best go back to your quarters, Mr. Ryne. = Halsey, glad to get away legiti- mately, started at the words, but a great uproar arose at once. Yellow Wolf struck his pony a blow that made him jerk the man at his head 5 or 6 feet; several, galloping, placed themselves between Pyne and the post; the others closed in, brandish- ing their guns and yelling defiantly. White Dove worked her way out of the throng. “They say he sha’n’t go till he tells where the girl is. They say they will begin shooting first,’ exclaimed the interpreter breathlessly, as he ran up to the officer of the day. “Oh, do they?” he returned sareas= tically. “Stop a moment, Mr. Pyne. Mr. Stetson,.form the guard.” The guard, 71 all told, appeared small opposed to the crowd of savages, and the officer of the day decided to keep them in place till the Post Commander, nowise pleased at being called out so early, should come up. Poor Pyne went through another course of questions and denials, dur- ite Ber Be Sd INTENTIONS. £71 ing which White Dove scampered across the prairie as fast as Cayenne could carry her. The commanding officer, after try- ing unsuccessfully to disperse the gathering, waved his handkerchief and a troop of cavalry trotted round the corner of the quartermaster’s warehouse and formed into line. Con- trary to expectations and habit, the Indians did not take flight, but stood their ground. While the interpreter was giving them the last word, White Dove’s voice, blithe as a spring morning, was heard, a shout went up and a break was made to where she was ambling Gime, driving Long Hair and Straight Oak in front of her, the for- mer looking very foolish and scared, the latter most unnecessarily fierce. Half-crazed by jealousy, by working on her fears and love, he had induced Lene Hair to tun off to-an uncle ina neighboring village, to remain till he could visit the Crow village for the acquisition of ponies. But he count- ed without an aunt, a worthy woman, who, considering that a full tepee needed no more occupants, started Long Hair for home at early dawn. “T did it with the best intentions, Colonel,” said Mr. Pyne when re- proached with interfering with Yel- low Wolf’s domestic affairs. Intentions ‘be. d d!” snapped the Colonel.. “Did you ever hear of a place that is paved with good inten- tions? Now, if you will work off your infernal philanthropy on some other tribe of redskins, I shall be greatly obliged to you.” I WISH MY PA WOULD COME. One of the Special Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, WHAT IS. HOME WITHOUT. A MOTHER? One of the Special Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. 172 PROSPECTIVE HOUSEKEEPING. One of the Special Prize Winners in RECREATION’S 7th Annual Photo Competition. 173 HARD TO DISLODGE. One of the Special Prize Winners in RecrEaTIon’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. 174 me, HM PP nila Ml 7 it ty A DESPERATE LEAP. One of the Special Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. 175 ET SO FAR. RECREATI)N’s 7th SO NEAR AND Y One of the Special Prize Winners in Annual Photo Competition. 176 AHOT CEASE. One of the Special Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. PR FOIE NIRS lt, A SUDDEN CHARGE. One of the Special Prize Winners in RECREATION’S 7th Annual Photo Competition. 17? THE CAPTURE. One of the Special Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. RETURNING HOME. A TENNESSEE CLIMBER. One of the Special Prize Winners in RECREATION’S One of the Special Prize Winners in RECREATION’S 7th Annual Photc Competition. 7th Annual Photo Competition, 178 A THREE-SIDED ARGUMENT. One of the Special Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. AMATEUR PHOTOS BY J E. TYLOR. WAITING FOR A SUNBATH. One of the Special Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. Made with Manhattan Camera. 179 A GIRW’S CAMP LIFE. IN. THES ROCKIES: MYRTIS B. BUTLER. My introduction to camp life took place when I was a girl just out of school, and consisted of a tour through Yellowstone Park,. which I made with 2a party or 4 “grown-ups, 3 seated in our own buck- board, with only Cy, a cowboy driver, for guide by day, and a small wall tent for shelter by night. Every day we drove, pitching the tent where night overtook us. There I first learned how good are potatoes roasted in the ashes, and freshly caught trout fried over a camp fire. There, most wonderful cf all, from a woman’s point of view, I got sound wholesome sleep and rest, rolled in a blanket on the bare ground; for in such hurried camps as those there was not always time to cut fir boughs for a bed, even could they have been found. In that way we sperit a fortnight of- rarest pleasure, stopping where fancy took us, exploring all the well known beauties and interests of the great park, studying many lovely spots that the stage driver passes with a wave of his hand, and learning with it all how to enjoy as primitive a form of camping as one often finds in a party in- cluding women. However, the place that I grew to re- gard as my camp home was Lake Chelan, a beautiful stretch of water that winds 20 miles among the Cascade mountains, at no place more than 3 miles wide, and often only one mile across. It is more accessible now, since the Great Northern has connect- ed at Wenatchee with the Columbia river steamboats, but in the days of my first trips there it meant hard travel; 63 miles in a Concord coach, over the Great Bend coun- try, where the weight of an almost spring- less vehicle carried us down through a foot or more of alkali dust to the broken, ba- saltic rock, on which we jarred and jolted, while the dust rolled in clouds over the wheels and hung on the travelers until we were scarcely recognizable after an hour. Twice I have made that trip in a summer day, between dawn and midnight; but at other times we broke the journey by a night at the ranch in Moses coulee, a won- derful great rent running across the plain, and the only green, cultivated spot in a waste of dust. One might think the journey done with that, but no; there was the sudden descent, 300 feet in half a mile, to the Columbia river, which was crossed then in a hand- ferry, run by 2 Indians, besides another 6 miles to drive along a narrow, shelflike road through the canyon of the Chelan river, before we had even a first glimpse of 189 our Mecca, with a prospect then of a whole day on the steamer, as we were to go with- in 5 miles of the lake’s head. About the foot of the lake the shores are rolling, sparsely wooded prairie, glorious with flower life by spring, and rich in culti- vated fruits and vegetables by fall. As one sails, each serpentine turn in the river- lake brings a change. ‘The shores rise to hills and then to mountains. Along the last 20 miles the rugged peaks are snow- capped the year around, and great over- hanging cliffs tower on either side, offering few good landing places and still fewer camping sites. On the Northeastern shore we found a small cove, however, with a rocky point on one side, over which the spray dashed madly when the wind blew down the stream, and on the other side a somewhat gentler looking point, well wooded and with a rushing creek of snow-water tum- bling through it. A few feet of sandy beach midway between these points, with a little brook that ran the year around at one side, offered a good site and became our camp. To that spot we went back again and again, seeing it at every season of the year, and finding each month so attractive in its own way and so totally different from others as to make us almost forget the joys of the last. Even the rainy season was not left out. On one occasion we were pitching tents the 1oth of October, about a week after the fall rains had set in. The natives had all folded their tents some weeks before and stolen back to cabin and shack. We after- ward learned they thought us a set of lunatics, and were calculating on attending our funerals; but there we were, in all the mist and rain, and not one of the 3 women of that party what one could call robust. Yet we lived, and incidentally had a joyous time. During our 7 weeks’ stay rain or snow fell some part of each day, and the appearances of the sun could be counted on the fingers of one hand. After the first 3 weeks, perhaps it was a risk, but no one caught cold. The 2 semi-invalids of the party came out strong and well; and while there was more than once a dissenting voice, when the water got too thick in the frying pan, and the food cooled before we could eat it, still the majority ruled and voted it well worth while. Those soft, cloudy days were made for long climbs on the benches, for the shooting was excellent. Many a hard pull we took up goat trails and over rocky slides, with none of the PeGiine SCAM Lire INO OTHE ROCKIES, 18I fatigue of a sunny day. The lake, that had been so angry and rough all through the spring months, was calm and still, a joy to the oarsman. We had taken canvas cots with us, quite an offering to the shrine of luxury we thought; but we soon went back to the softer, sweeter fir boughs, so close to the warmth of Mother Earth. On those we slept until late in November; in fact, until the snow broke the tents down over us, and we were glad of the shelter of the scarcely completed shack we were building near. We ate our Thanksgiving grouse in camp, and crossed the coulee the next week in a snowstorm so blinding and heavy that the driver lost his way and had to give his horses their heads. To their good sense we owed a safe, though tardy, arrival. The next year we made the trip on a construction train on the Great Northern, and after that our camp life had many of the comforts that go with a shelter of boards and tar paper. Yet my father and I sometimes longed for our old days of genuine roughing it, and would start off for a day or 2 on little expeditions of our own. Together we worked through the jungle, scrambled up the face of the rocky shores, or crawled and climbed many a mile along the creeks, with rod and axe and gun, or fished the lake for rainbow and Dolly Varden trout, and plundered the banks of flowers. People sometimes ask me what a woman finds to do in camp. Why, the days are not long enough for the many pleasures of camp life. A woman has all the pastimes of a man in camp, except the very long, hard tramps, and she has her own as well. No matter how unskilled her fingers, they will twitch to hold a pencil, even though the poor results are made but for ridicule or destruction. If she has a camera, to the enjoyment it will afford there is no end. She will find flowers too new and charm- ing to be thrown aside, and the old books and magazines will press them. Then the dried blossoms will require mounting. In one season I pressed over 70 varieties of wild flowers that sprang, each apparently from the ashes of the last, near our camp. There are whole days for reading and writ- ing, while one rests from a hard tramp; and from all these things the attention will wander to the interesting animal life about. In our first camp I once pretended to read. in order to watch the maneuvers of a chipmunk with a taste for gingersnaps. Softly he crawled down to the cupboard— a soap box nailed to a tree—watched his chance to slip over the side and break the paper bag that held the dainties, seized one and started up the tree, only to be met, all too soon, by an obtrusive twig, that dashed the treasure from his teeth to the ground. Over and over he tried this, until he at last solved the problem by eating his way nearly to the center of a gingersnap, where he got a sufficiently firm hold to convey it safe to his home. Like the chipmunk, the human dweller in the woods soon discovers how much or how little native genius he has for making inuich.-ot his small “materials. He learns what excellent shovels can be made from a cleft stick and:-a flattened tomato can; that an ideal refrigerator is a box with a small opening at each end lowered half its depth in a brook. Of course once in a while the cook may find Madame Snake taking a nap in its shelter; but if the cook be a woman she will soon learn to cover her dishes closely, and the poor snake will slide down the stream as soon as she is discovered. That Eden of ours was unlike the origi- nal in that respect. Mention is made of but one serpent there. We killed in our yard about one every other day for 3 months, the first spring we were in the house. Where they had been the 2 sea- sons before, when we had no shelter, no one knows; for one August we used to go hunt- ing them several miles down the lake. To start out deliberately for a rockslide to see how many rattlers one can get in an after- noon is a different proposition from having them shot in the path, within 3 feet of one’s door, especially when one happens to be set- tled on the doorstep for an afternoon’s reading. It was the only life we made a habit of taking. We fished only enough for our needs and those of a friend down the lake. In the warmer months the trout all seek the cool depths of the upper lake. When we occasionally needed fresh meat the men brought down venison from the rocks and valleys above us; and a pair or 2 of goat horns came in one early spring as trophies. The pretty creatures we came on while rowing close to the shore at twi- light just raised a horned head and looked at us with large, startled eyes before quietly trotting off up the gulch, with now and then a look around, until we were out of sight. Then father would rest on his oars and say, “How could any one shoot that!” What I always looked for and dreaded I never saw—a bear—though we came on fresh signs of monster bears more than once, and the bark torn off a dead tree seemed scarce an hour old. Bruin in the National Park, that stole our bacon at night, was all I heard, and the pet cub in a rancher’s dooryard, now and then, all I saw. The last year I was in camp I saw that grandest and most appalling of sights, a forest fire. For 4 months I had looked across a mile of water to the base of “Old Sawtooth,” and had let my eyes wander up 182 its cliffs and ravines beyond the timber line to where the snow lay all the year, 11,000 feet straight up and above us. The altitude of Lake Chelan is not more than 1,000 feet. I had learned to love each patch of timber, and where to look for the heaviest growth of syringa. One August day a careless woodchopper turned all this beauty into a seething, crackling sheet. For a week our eyes and throats were burned and dry. We felt the heat across the lake and the air was full of cinders. At night the fire was awful in its fascination, creep- ing relentlessly on and up and along, run- RECREATION. ning up the height of a great pine till the tree stood like a torch, and then, with a crash was only a part of the rest. That fire crept on and burned in spots, to be seen at night, until the first rains, 5 weeks later. When the worst was over, our beautiful mountain was blackened and bare in large patches, with a white crown its only glory. Soon after that we went back to. the world of men, and only in dreams have we seen our camp home since then; but the memory of it only grows dearer as the Has of seeing it again grows each year ess. AMATEUR PHOTO BY J. E TYLOR, TO THE VICTOR BELONG THE VSPOILS: One of the Special Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, Made with Manhattan Camera. A NEW HAMPSHIRE COON HUNT. E. H. HUNTER, Some of these critters that’s ben huntin’ coons around here the last 2 er 3 years are enough ter make a feller that knows any- thing about the business sick an’ tired. I’ve heered ’em say so much about it that finally I went out one night .jest ter see ’em maneuver. They hunted all over 2 er 3 towns with a pack of dogs, an’ chased rabbits, skunks an’ patridges ’round through the woods an’ fields a’most all night, an’ finally did manage ter git one coon. From what I see of these coon hunters that night they haint ary one of ’em has got the brains of a guinea hen. Ter begin with, they haint got any dogs that’s worth lead- in’ home. I'd a gin a $50 bill ter seen my old dog dropped down inter Bill Jones’s corn field that night jest as good as he used ter be. The’d ben coons thar. I could tell by the actions; but the dogs couldn’t seem ter trail ’em out any better ’n a pack of bull dogs. I'll bet a ton of hay agi’n a toothpick that my dog would ’ave took the track an’ treed coons from that field inside of 10 minutes. I mean the one that I sold ter Clarke, of Manchester. Didn’t I ever tell you about ’im? Waal, yer see, John B. Clarke that used ter run the Manchester Mirror was an awful hand ter hunt coons, an’ somehow er other hed heered that I had a good dog. An’ he come right up ter see about it. Now it happened so that I couldn’t go out with ’im that night, an’ he couldn’t wait any longer, cause he was in a hurry, so I got Ab Parmelee ter take the dog an go out with ’im. Yer see Ab had hunted so much that he knew the ins an’ outs of the business as well as anyone, fetenesan J had ketched from 50 ter 75 coons right along, season after season, an’ besides, old Sport seemed ter kind er take ter him. Waal, they took the team an’ along about night started out toward the Unity hills. mn it seems that all the way out thar Clarke kep’ tellin’ Ab about coon dogs he’d hunted with, an’ how some on ’em would hunt all right, an’ tree their game all right, but onless he was right thar pretty quick, they’d quit the tree an’ come back ter him. An’ that what he wanted was a dog that would stick even if the hunters didn’t git thar fer an hour er 2. Of course that was all right, fer if a man goes among strangers ter buy a horse er a dog, he’s supposed ter know what he’s lookin’ for, an’ has got a right ter be pertickler. An’ I’ve seen them that was a durned sight more fussy about such things than they was when they went ter pick out a woman ter be their pardner fer life. They'd look up a hound’s pedigree back fer 25 years ter see if thar was any yaller streaks any- where, an’ the dog would have ter be shaped jest so, an’ be marked jest so, an’ be jest such a kind of barkin’ dog, an’ have jest so long ears, an’ such a shaped foot, an’ so on; an’, by thunder, them same men would pick ont a whinin’, fussy, crosseyed woman that would talk faster an’ louder than any hound ye ever see would bark a runnin’ by sight. Yis, an’ when they got wound up, an’ got ter goin’ on, ’twant no use ter talk back, fer they'd tree a critter less’n a minute an’ they’d stick, too, you bet. Anyway, Clarke said so much about the dog stickin’ that it sort of riled Ab. He’s a kind of odd critter, yer see; an’ when he’s riled he’s contrary as a prayin’ deacon in a hoss trade. Waal, they drove out toward Unity an’ the dog struck out fer the hills an’ disappeared, an’ Clarke an’ Ab went up on ter the side hill an’ found a good snug place an’ set down in a hol- ler among some spruces, an’ visited an’ told huntin’ yarns fer quite a spell. Bimeby Clarke got uneasy about old Sport’s not comin’ back, an’ begun ter ask if it want likely he’d gone back home, er whar the deuce he had gone ter anyway. He didn’t git much satisfaction out of Ab, you bet. Finally, he asked Ab about a dog that they could jest hear barkin’ a long ways off; an’ what dog he s’posed it was. It sounded like some farmer’s watch dog, an’ they’d heered it fer more’n an hour. Now you'd better believe he was a trifle surprised when Ab told ’im it was the old coon dog. “What's he barkin’ at?” said Clarke. “A coon, of course,” says Ab. “Well then,’ says Clarke, “why in blazes don’t we go over thar an’ see about it?” “Oh,” says Ab, “thar’s no hurry; s’pose we wait a while ter see if he'll stick.” Thar’s whar Ab had ’im, fer he’d heered Sport barkin’ all the evenin’ an’ was jest that contrary that he was willin’ ter wait all night ter score a point in the game. Yis, that’s Ab all over when you rile ’im. Pretty quick they started over ter whar the racket was, an’ after quite a tramp found the dog barkin’ at a hemlock about a foot through at the butt. He’d got his game up a small tree. That was one of his strong points. Yer see, when he struck a track he never’d yip, but would run it like fury until he treed before he’d bark once. Some dogs ’ll bark on the track an’ that 184 teils the coon they’re comin’, so Mr. Coon either puts it fer a hole in the ledges er else picks out the biggest tree within a mile an’ goes up it. You can bet yer bot- tom dollar the coons know whar all the big trees be, too. This dog didn’t give em a chance fer any funny business, an’ some- times he’d put ’em up a saplin’ not more’n 3 inches through. Waal, as I said, they found Sport barkin’ up a hemlock, an’ he was fussin’, an’ walk- in’ ’round it an’ every now an’ then puttin’ his fore feet up on ter the butt as high as he could reach, an’ waggin’ his tail ter beat all, but never once takin’ his eyes off the tree. Ol! He was a good one, I tell yer, an’ it makes my old blood feel good jest ter think of ’im. Waal, Ab clim the tree, up ’mongst the limbs out er Clarke’s sight an’ then hunted the tree over an’ foundthe-coom. Thar was a brush fence jest at the foot of the tree that seemed ter worry Clarke a good deal fer he thought mebbe Ab would shake the coon off an’ the dog be on one side the fence an’ the coon light on thother, an’ then git a good start an’ like as not git away from the dog inter the ledges; fer he’d seen ’em do it. So he hollered an’ said: “Can ye see im?” “Eeup,” says Ab. “Which side the fence ’ll ‘he strike on?” “T dunno,” grunted Ab, mighty short. “Wall, hadn’t we better find out an’ git the dog on ter the right side?” says Clarke, kind er easy like, fer he begun ter think he’d struck a queer combination of man an’ dog. “Y-o-u l-e-t. t-h-e d-o-g a-l-o-n-e a-n’ d-o-n-’t t-o-u-c-h ’i-m,” says Ab, in a way that meant business. Jest then he fired his revolver an’ the coon went down through them hemlock limbs makin’ more noise than a house fall- Ir: “Did Sport git ’im?” yelled Ab. “Git ’im,” says Clarke, “the coon struck right in his mouth,” RECREATION. Then pretty quick he begun ter look ter see if he could find whar the bullet struck, but he couldn’t, an’ hollered an’ told Ab SO. “Mebbe,” says Ab mighty slow an mod- erate, “Mebbe,” says he, “that I hit ’im in the eye,” an’ Clarke looked, an’ found one eye was gone. “Waal, waal, sure enough you have, by hokey!” says he. “Waal, ef that don’t beat all, by hokey!” After Ab looked the tree all over an’ found thar want any more in it, he come down an’ skinned the coon an’ got ready ter move on again, fer he knew the dog could find some more; but Clarke said no, fer he’d seen enough ter satisfy him, so he was willin’ ter go back ter town. He told me all about it next day, an’ said Ab was a queer feller; but, said he'd like ter go huntin’ with ’im right along, fer, he said, he never enjoyed a coon hunt any better in his life. “An,” says he, when he told me about the coon bein’ shot in the eye, “I’ve been thinkin’ it over, an’ have made up my mind that he knew all the time after he fired that he’d hit ’im in the eye.” He was right, fer Ab would git his bulls- eye ter strike a coon’s face jest right, an’ then fetch ‘im in the eye a’ most. every time: Waal, ter make a long story short, Clarke bought the dog, an’ once after that I see ’1m an’ he told me that he took ’im down in Maine’ an’ got 15 coons with ’im the first 3 nights. Says he: “Do you know, I didn’t believe half what you fellers told me about that dog, but he’s a better dog than you) said. aemer thought I’d seen coon dogs before, but I never had.” Oh! He was a rippin’ good one, an’ you might look fer 30 year, an’ not find another like ‘im. What made me sell ’im? Waal, don’t yer fergit one thing, I got a mighty good price fer ‘im. I sha’n’t say how much fer ef I did, mebbe you might not believe it. “Do you believe that egotism and genius go together?” “Not always. There would be a lot more genius if they did.”—Judge. A COON HUNT IN PENNSYLVANIA. CHAS. H. WEAVER. One warm afternoon of March, ’96, George and I stood at the foot of what had once been a lordly black oak, 3 miles from Bethlehem, Pa. The tree was 2 feet in diameter and much decayed, only 30 feet of it still standing. It was without limbs, and near the top was a large hole. As we looked at the hole I remarked that it might be worth a climb. A few minutes later I was at the top, peering down into the hol- low. Two feet from the mouth lay a large, snarling raccoon. Believing there were young with the big one, I asked George to bring me a chunk of wood to choke the opening above our game, and determined to capture them alive. George brought part of a stump, which I carried up and used as a plug at the opening. With my little hatchet I cut a hole at the level of the coon, making it only wide enough to admit my hands. However, I took no liberties. I had a healthy regard for the snarling prisoner inside, who, with gaping mouth and shiny teeth, watched my motions. I soon made out the presence of 2 young, hairless and squirming, nestled under her. George gave me much encour- agement with his mouth, but declined any active participation in the capture, leaving all the glory to me. Introducing through the thole a_ strap with a noose I managed, after many fail- ures, to lasso the coon, catching her around the neck. To do this, clinging to that half decayed bark, and to hold her while I climbed down, using only one hand for clinging and my climbers for descending, was no easy job, for I was obliged to hold her at arm’s length from me and from the tree; but it wasatlast safely accomplished. I crowded her, half strangled, into a bag, which we tied, and we then had her safe for carrying. The baby coons I tucked into my coat to keep them snug and warm. We placed the little family in a tin-lined box, where the babies soon became inter- esting pets, tame 1d contented; but the mother never lost her ferocity. She began a course of daily baths for her babies when they were 2 months old. I some- times feared she would drown them in her earnestness, but she never did. All her food she washed before she would eat it, even rolling unbroken eggs about in the water before beginning her feast on them.* After keeping the coons a few weeks I gave them to the late Dr. Detweiler, of Bethlehem. For a time they furnished him much amusement, but one morning they got out of their cage. One ate some soap lye in the next room and died there. The others disappeared. *The coon always washes his food, even if it be obtained from the water, as in the case of craw- fishes. If food be given him in captivity when water is not at hand, he goes through the motions of washing, then wiping it on his fur.—Ep1Tor. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. EDWARD BOURNE. Is there aught so annoying or less worth enjoying, While you're overhauling your last sum- mer’s load, Mid direst confusion and hopeless profu- sion, In trunks and tackle boxes where every- thing’s stowed; While you ransack and rummage your last season’s dunnage, And work like a beaver in spite of your gout, To find in the lining of your rain coat re- clining The hooks you can swear would have saved that big trout? NED BUNTLINE’S RAQUETTE RIVER bse: J. F. CLOSSON. When E. C. Judson, the novelist, better known, perhaps, as ‘Ned Buntline,”’ was living on the Raquette, in a cabin of his own building, Mr. Sidney Robbins was for a time his companion. In after years Mr. Robbins was fond of telling of their ad- ventures in the wilderness. Having heard many of his stories I can vouch for their interest, if not for their authenticity. Mere mention of the name of his distinguished friend was sufficient to start the old gentle- man off on a fresh narrative. One lead of mine in that direction was rewarded as follows: “Tudson and J,” said Mr. Robbins, his brow furrowed and eyes half closed in an earnest effort to recall facts, “went down the Raquette one day and took along a pail of minnows and another of worms. Jud swore he would catch every fish in the river, but what he would have enough for a good dinner. We rowed a mile up stream, got the boat nicely anchored, and waited for a bite. Perhaps half an hour passed with- out incident. Then Judson sprang to his feet and began pulling in his line. It came slowly, though I could see Jud was putting all his muscle into the business. Pres- ently there was a great surge at the end of the line, and the water boiled and foamed furiously. “Tve. got him, all: right.” cried Jud) as a monster bass came in sight, “and he’s the father-ef all fish!” By main strength he hauled the big fellow alongside. We both grabbed him and despite his frantic struggles, fairly scooped him aboard. He was so big that we decided to call the sport off, and started for shore, reaching it in a few minutes. The fish lay quietly in the bottom of the boat, but when we attempted to lift him out trouble began and continued. Almost the first flop of his tail knocked me _ back- ward over the stern of the boat. When I got my head above water there was a royal melee in progress. Jud’s hat was floating down the river and he was making furious but futile grabs at his flopping op- ponent, meanwhile swearing hard enough to frighten an ordinary fish to death. I rushed back to the fray and wound my arms about the bass in a close and slimy embrace. Judson tried to settle the trouble by batting the fish over the head with a wooden bailing-scoop. One blow was so far misdirected that it took me squarely in the chest. Again I went overboard, taking the fish with me. Fortunately I fell on the old fellow and succeeded in pinning him to the bottom until Judson came to my as- sistance. We got him into the boat, which was by that time cleared of seats, oars, bait-pails and every other movable, and from there we carried him ashore. “As the bass appeared thoroughly spent we left him on the ground while we went to recover as much of our property as had not sailed down stream. Returning with our salvage, we looked in vain for our prize. It was nowhere to be seen. “Well, great Cesar!” cried Judson, gaz- ing up and down the shore. “This is a mysterious affair, isn’t it?” “Where the dickens could he have gone?” I said. “Bust my jib-stay if I know,” replied Judson: “I’ve clean lost the point o’ com- pass. Turn to leeward, Sid, and cruise the bushes. That son of ‘a shark cant grave gone far.” We finally found our catch in a little pool at the river’s edge, 25 feet from where we had left him. He was so completely exhausted that he made no resistance when I picked him up and shouldered him. We got him to the cabin and weighed him. The scales tipped at just 40 pounds, 4 ounces.” “Well,” I exclaimed, “that was a mon- ster. indeed!” “Y-e-s,” said the old gentleman, re- flectively, “he was pretty big; but Judson and I caught some bigger ones.” Edith—Mertie says she intends to learn to skate this winter. Marie—But she learned last winter. Edith—Yes; but she broke her engage- ment to that fellow.—Exchange. 186 = 4 = ZZ Yy i A GLIMPSE OF THE HOME. GRAYSON JEMISON. Oh, de pancakes a-smokin’ an’ de lasses on a ’ p de table, An’ de ole man’s a-shufflin’ across de NS kitchen floo’; Tilly Belle’s steppin’ jist as spry as she is able, An’ de young folks is stompin’ at de out- side doo’. ! 6Young folks a-stompin’ kase de snow's been aT a-fallin’, A spell o’ wedder comin’, so de goose bone say; a-callin’: Everybody’s hungry, kase dey work all day. Oh, it’s flip on de griddle, an’ it’s flop on de platter, a heap © clatter; Peuppers ‘done teady, an Iilly Belle's.Z Sammy, pass de lasses, don’t be so slow; , Yj De chillun’s mighty hungry, an’ dey make Mourners! It’s a caution how de pan- 79 cakes go. ‘Safe in de barn shed, ole Dominick’s a-crowin, Coon dog a-barkin’ wid a right good We will ; W Down in de bottom land de hunters’ horns 'Yuy Y a-blowin’, Sounds dat makes me happy when de. th night grows still. Snug on de hearthstone de yaller dog's a-snoozin, Close by de chimbleyside de ole man’s a-dozin’, An’ de wind sings, My Ole Kaintucky Home, To-night. 187 % yy Yj A FLORIDA KID ON VA CAME Tita CHARLEY APOPKA. LX "Way before day nex’ mornin’ Uncle Dick an’ me wuz up an’ on our way ter th’ turkey roost. Th’ day star wuz jest over th’ tops uv th’ trees, an’ hit wuz shore th’ brightest I ever seen. I love ter git up soon uv a mornin’ when I’m in camps, an’ see th’ day star a shinin’, but when I’m home I aint that way. There wuz a heavy dew on th’ grass an’ we got wet to our hips, an’ hit wuz cold, an’ I woulden fool yer, When we got in th’ hammock though’t wuz dry, ’casion uv th’ trees bein’ so thick overhead, hit wuz so dark we coulden hardly see our way. An, aS we wuz a goin’ “long somethin’ jumped out uv a low crooked live oak, an’ went a tearin’ otf 20 feet to a kick. I sez “O-o-h-h!” an’ Uncle Dick sez, “There goes a dinged ole cater- ‘ mount.” Hit made chills run down me ter think s’posin’ he’d a waited till we got under ’im, an’ then dropped onter my neck an’ went ter kickin’ my close offen me with ’is claws. One time, when pa wuz a young man, him an’ some other men wuz a cuttin’ cord wood in th’ flatwoods, an’ had ’em a little camp by a branch, an’ they wuz a trail went down th’ bank where they got water. One evenin’ they come in twix’ sundown an’ dark, an’ one uv ’em grabbed a bucket an’ went down th’ trail an’ direckly they hearn ’im a squallin’, “Help, boys, help; bring yore axs, they’s a panter got me.” They dashed out ter help ‘im, an’ th’ var- mint tore out when it seen ’em a comin’. Hit wuz a wild cat, an’ th’ feller sez when he went under a live oak that growed over th’ trail, th’ drotted critter dropped astraddle uv ’is neck, an’ went ter clawin’ like hit wuz gittin’ paid fer hit. Hit were- nt ona. halisa minute, but hit scratched "1m up scandalous, an’ ruint ’is shirt. Pa sez he reckoned th’ feller come under hit so sudden th’ devilish thing didn’t know what else ter do, an’ lit on ’im an’ went ter fightin’. When we begun ter git clost ter where th’ turkeys wuz, we went mighty easy, an’ I wuz a strainin’ my eyes inter th’ tree tops an’ firs’ thing I knowed I hung my foot in a grape vine, an’ fell down kerwop, an’ made a turrible fuss, an’ en old turkey sez, “prut,’ right over our heads. Doggone my cats if I weren’t th’ excitedest I ever wuz; but I managed fer Uncle Dick not ter know hit. By that time hit wuz a gettin’ light in th’ East, an’ d’reckly we seen 3 big ole turkeys settin’ on a limb, an’ by grannies, they looked as big as yearlins 188 ter me. Uncle Dick whispers an’ sez fer me ter git a good sight on ’em an pull down, an’ if I missed ’em he’d try an’ git one. But hit wuz so dark till I coulden sight my gun. When I’d look at th’ tur- keys I coulden see th’ sight, an’ when I looked at th’ sight I coulden see th’ turkeys, so I had ter wait a little. Look like day come th’ slowest I ever seen, but d’reckly hit got right, an’ I poured hit to ’em with ‘bout 4 thimblefuls uv turkey shot. My ole gun shore throws them blue pills, and at th’ crack 2 uv ’em come a crashin rer th’ dirt, an’ a lot more flew down that we hadn’t seen., I let )out a howl, an’ Uncle Dick sez, “Hooraw fer you, Buds’2mamea drag aint bad!” One uv ’em laid on th ground an’ jest give ‘is wings a bat ’casion- ally, but th’ biggest one, which wuz a gob- bler, wuz a jumpin’ round like a hen with 71s head..cut,off. ~l wuz afeared hite ween away, so I throwed myself on ’em. Uncle Dick hollered, “Turn ’em loose, he’ll tear yore close.” But I woulden a loosened ’im if he’d a had teeth like a ’gaitor. I rastled ’im in th’ leaves till he wuz dead, but he hit me’ in. th’ face with 1s wings, an blooded my nose. Doggone if he weren’t th’ strongest I ever seen. Well, sir, I wuz shore th’ proud boy, an’ I woulden fool you. I looked at ’em an’ hefted ‘em, an’ Vda give a purty if Ma ’n sis could a seen ?em, an’ a had one ter eat. We lit out fer camp, an’ it look like th’ squir’ls was th’ thickes’ an’ the sassiest I ever seen. Look like they knowed we didn’t want ’em that mornin’. When we got ter camp Mr. Sam sez I wuz a hunter from way back. Pa never said much, but I could see he wuz mos’ as well tickled as. I wuz. They set out fer (thaetrans d’reckly after we come, an’ Uncle Dick an’ me went ter cleanin’ th’ turkeys. We cut up th’ least one, an’ throwed hit in th’ pot, an’ stuck fire to hit, an’ chadewemea bilin’ in less’en no time. I taken th* hearts an’ livers an’ fried ’em, an’ they wuz shore fine. When th’ ole turkey began ter git tender, Uncle Dick made up some dough, an’-as soon’s pa an “Mr.” Sami “come am sight he put hit in th’ pot an’ cooked up th’ finest mess uv dumplins you ever seen, We taken th’ pot offen th’ fire, an’ ‘set round hit an’ helped ourselves, an’ by gracious, I never seen anythin’ any better. The broth wuz jest like gravy, an’ you bet hit wuz good. Pa brought back 5 coon hides, an’ soon’s my dinner got settled, I nailed ’em to trees, an’ took down some MePLORIDA KID ON A CAMP HUNT. that wuz dried. ’Bout 3 o'clock pa split foemiee eoppler in 2, so hit ’ud go in our bakin’ skillet, an’ put a little water in miei, an set hit on th’ coals. He kep’ a little water in hit till hit began ter git tender, an’ then he taken some thin slashes uv bacon, an’ laid on top uv th’ turkey, an’ let the water cook nearly out, an’ when th’ meat wuz nice an brown, he taken hit out an’ put a little flour in th’ turkey juice, an’ made gravy that ’ud make anybody water at th’ mouth jest ter smell hit. By that time Mr. Sam had a pan uv biskets cooked up, th’ purtiest I ever seen. Ever’ one had a little brown spot on top, jest alike. We set down to hit a little after dark, an’ I won’t say much *bout it, cause I’ve done talked too much already “bout eatin’, but I’m bliged ter say hit jest natchelly laid over anythin’ I ever set down to before. After supper they got ter tellin’ huntin’ 189 tales. Uncle Dick sez one time when he was "bout 16 er 17 him an’ another man wuz a trappin’ an’ one day they wuz a paddlin’ up a creek through a big ham- mock in their canoes with th’ other feller in th’ lead. That feller happened ter see an ole buzzard a-settin’ on a limb, an’ bein’ a sorter funny feller, he grabbed ’is gun an’ shot th’ buzzard, an’ hollered, “I’ve shot a turkey! I’ve shot a turkey! hurry, Dick, van’ et. “imi “He's only .crippled:” Uncle Dick sez he like ter busted hisself a paddlin’ ashore an’ a dashin’ up th’ bank, an’ when he’d busted through th’ bushes, there weren't nothin’ but an ole turkey buzzard. Uncle Dick sez th’ feller like to have killed hisself a laughin’, but pa sez hit wuz a shame ter kill th’ pore ole buz. zard fer nothin’. Pa hates ter see anythin’ killed that ain’t’ uv no’ use. I went ter sleep studyin’ *bout turkeys, an’ dreamt I killed one big’s a steer, WATCH YOUR AMATEUR PHOTO BY R. C. W. LETT CHANCE NOW! “SNIONNY WYO A ONILNIVd Y WONS “MOCIM V da TIIM ULIHM ‘SUM AVMV SLAD MONA LVHL dI see) I AMONG THE PRONGHORNS. B. R. BEYMER. It was nearing the middle of October, and the open season on antelope was draw- mentena close, when my friend, A. C. White, and I started out to hunt for ante- lope in the sand hills on the Apishapaw river, 30 miles Southwest of Rocky Ford. After a long drive we reached the pros- pective hunting grounds. As we pulled up to the spring, our old camping ground, we found a party there who had had no suc- cess, and had decided to break cam_ and go home the next morning. We knew they had not found the antelope range and were glad of it, as our game would not be so wild if left undisturbed. We looked wise and kept mum, stretched our canvas and got supper. | We rolled in early and it seemed to me T was hardly in bed when I heard the other outfit getting breakfast. We soon had our breakfast on the smoke and when it was disposed of we saddled our ponies and made for the hills. We had only gone about 2 miles from camp and were riding leisurely, not dream- ing game was near, when to our right, about half a mile, I saw the sun glistening on a big herd of antelope. I tumbled off my horse and it didn’t take White long to get next. He had not seen the game, but he smelt it. I told him what I had seen; we tied our horses and proceeded to in- vestigate. I surveyed the hills and valleys between the herd and us and picked out a course. We then made off through the low places vith silent tongues and beating hearts, and soon reached the hill behind which was the game. I peered over and found they had fed South about 150 yards. I had marked them exactly. I looked the herd over, and, to my sur- prise, I knew them. For 3 years had I seen their leader on different occasions, and had longed to draw my ivory bead on his breast. The opportunity had arrived. I crawled back to White and motioned to him to follow me. When I had crawled up even with the bunch I stopped and whispered to White: “There is a buck over this hill as big as a cow, I have been trying for 3 years to get his head. I shall let you have the standing shot, and if that buck gets away, Mrs. White will be a widow.” White grinned. He arose and I showed him his target. I knew the buck was doomed by the way White’s eyes glistened. It was an awful moment, but it was too good to last longer. White took careful aim and fired. I was on my feet in a second and at first thought he had missed. The big buck started to run and I threw down on him intending to fix him the third time he hit the ground. He took 2 jumps as if untouched, but _the third time he went up I saw him wilt, 191 I knew White’s aim had been true and instead of shooting him I turned and bored another buck which was showing us a cloud of sand mixed with hind feet and legs. My aim was true and I saw him stumble. I shot twice more but failed to down him. White’s buck had left the bunch and stood on a little knoll, watching us, too weak to run away, .I saw my game leave the rest and I knew we had him also. In the meantime the big buck had fallen and we went to him at once. We dressed him, dragged him to a big cac- tus and tied a handkerchief to it, so we could find him later. Going to where I saw my buck leave the herd, we flushed him from a little gully, and shot several times at him, but he went on. There in council we decided that White should fol- low the antelope and that I should cut in ahead and kill my buck, as I knew about where he would cross the hills. I had got nearly to where he should cross when I almost stepped on a big rattle- snake. I stopped to kill it and while thus engaged the antelope passed about 200 yards ahead of me. I got to the top just in time to see him go into a big ravine about a quarter of a mile away. I waited until White came up and we made for the hill. I crawled up to the top and peeped over. There stood the buck, looking back to where we had been. I rested my elbow on my knee, held about 6 inches over his back and fired. He sprang into the air and fell on his head. White stepped the distance, 290 yards. I struck the antelope on the hip and the ball went through him endways. We found that my 38-70 had broken a shoulder the first time I hit him. We dressed him and were quickly in camp. Dinner over we drove the wagon out and got our meat. We dreamed of antelope all that night, but early next morning were off for home, satisfied with our luck. We reached home about 24 hours after the other boys and sent each of them a steak. White had the grandpa of those 20, and a prouder hunter never lived, as he hung the big fellow in a tree at shome. White has since had the head of the big buck mounted and it is the largest head in these parts. A CAMPING TRIP IN ARGENTINA. L. S. MC CAIN. If any of the dear readers of RECREATION wish to vary the dull monotony of exist- ence, regardless of consequences, let them betake themselves to the sub-tropical re- gions of South America, and after ex- periencing the petty annoyances of ban- dits, snakes and yellow fever, return to the swamps of Arkansas, where a higher civ- ilization prevails, and only mosquitoes serve to sustain one’s interest in life. Mr. J. K. Riffel and I started from Bu- enos Ayres with outfits and guides to accu- mulate specimens, fun and experience, our destination being the boundary between Bolivia and Peru. After a few days’ travel, we met 3 Americans, all that re- mained of a large party who had gone into Bolivia after gold, some months previous. All the others had been killed by the In- dians, who attacked them shortly after their arrival. The Peruvian government sent 20 men to explain to the Indians the errors of their ways, but the messengers were never afterward heard from. Our guides, being good Christians, nat- urally objected to taking human life unnec- essarily, even an Indian’s; so when they heard of this state of affairs they quietly stole away by the light of the moon, with a cargo of our spare bedding, guns and ammunition. Not a man in Argentina could we find to go into Peru or Bolivia, except one Irishman, Pat, who informed us that the greatest trouble was to pro- cure sacks large enough to hold the gold, which was lying around loose in large nug- gets. “Pat, what brought you to this country?” we asked. “Strength of body and weakness mind,” he replied. As we could not obtain more men, we reluctantly turned our steps toward the pampas of Western Argentina. After some days of railroad, horseback and boat travel, we reached the Colorado, a magnificent stream bounded by vast plains of sand or grass, with some timber near the hills and of spurs of the Andes. Game, of limited va- riety but in great numbers, abounded, among which were the guanacho, an ani- mal resembling a small camel, minus the hump; deer; hares, or rabbits; armadillos; lions, or pumas; and occasionally wild cat- tle; all of which furnished us a valuable collection of skins and heads. Small fur- bearing animals are plentiful farther South, in the Patagonian regions, and_ several Americans are doing well in the trapping and hunting business. We pushed South, following the Eastern slope of the Andes, a country of unbound- ed mineral resources, animal life, and tim- ber and thousands of lakes, of wonder- ful depth, containing fishes of great va- riety. As there are absolutely no means of transportation or communication, the enormous wealth of this region will not for many years be opened to civilization. Sheep and cattle furnish the wealth of the country, as they require no feeding, and little work. Even some of the Pampas Indians possess thousands of sheep and cattle, but not realizing their wealth, con- tinue to live in dirt and squalor, allowing their herds to grow wild, or be confiscated by an occasional white man with an eye to business and an elastic conscience. At present our encampment is near a small lake in Rio Negros. As I write this, on a boulder overlooking the water, I can see the fish playing at a depth of 20 feet; and a few hundred yards out on the plain a herd of deer are grazing, oblivious of human presence. From here we will go to Punta Arenas, Chili, spending a year or 2 in short trips to Terra del Fuego and the neighboring islands. Buenos Ayres has a zoological garden far superior, both in numbers and variety of animals, to any in the States: "ny stranger contemplating a Southern trip will find it advisable to bring his entire outfit from the States, and to keep his money in his boots, to avoid awakening in the na- tives an undue eagerness for his company. St. Peter: Where did you come from? Arrival: I jumped down from the roof of a New York office building.—Life. 192 MERRIMAC BAIE CATCHING. GEO. L. WHITMORE. Ever since fishing vessels have sailed from the ports of Massachusetts, the Mer- rimac river has been an important source of supply for bait. In olden times salted clams and porgie slivers were much used, but since the introduction of cold storage the demand is for fresh fish, though some skippers still cling to their “hammer bait,” meaning cockles, which they strike with a hammer before placing on the hook, that being the only kind of bait a dogfish will not touch. As the schools of bait, alewives, blue- backs, porgies, and herring, migrate along our coasts, they enter the Merrimac, and are kept there by dogfish and pollock at the river's mouth. After the migration has passed and the weirs and pounds are empty, bait can still be caught in the Merri- mac. Many methods are employed in catching fish. The purse seine plays an important part, especially in the capture of mackerel. The mesh net does its share in the general destruction of fish life, whether it be placed at the bottom or the top of the wa- ter; but the principal method is with the old fashioned, baited hook. A little black steamer, loaded with her- ring, passes from vessel to vessel in Glou- cester harbor. supplying them with bait. Let us get aboard her, go over to the Mer- rimac river, and see how the bait is caught. In response to our request, we are invited on board, and the steamer heads for the canal which connects Gloucester harbor with Anisquam river. Through the canal and down the river we glide. It is dark as we cross Ipswich bay, and we keep a look- out for Newburyport light. “We're near the bar now. @etoler, calls the captain. The little steamer stands almost perpen- dicular on her bow as the water boils over her rail and on to her deck. The captain strikes 2 bells to stop the propeller, which is out of water, and we speed over the Newburyport bar as if shot from a gun. “That was a close call,’ says the captain. “IT wouldn’t ’a’dared to come in if it had been daylight. These ground swells come in quick. Why, I’ve been out here with a boatload of bait when it was smooth as a mill pond, and before we could get it bailed out we were dancing up and down alongside of the vessel, first above her rail and then down under her bilge. It’s a nasty place!” Every skipper along the coast knows Plum island and the New- buryport bar. “See those lights ahead? They are torch- Here comes 193 es. They hang a torch over the bow of their boat, and a man aft rows while the one forward bails the fish.” Here we overhaul one of them. “See the fish come out of the water after that torch! He gets a netful every dip; but they are small. The big ones won't Tun. By that time we are some distance up the river, and the captain says, “It’s time to hear from the boys.” Presently they hates; and: ‘tell “us: “to i“run'-up@a ‘little farther,” so as to give them room to haul. We keep on 150 yards more, and drop anchor. “Now, you fellows tumble into the dory and go ashore,” says the captain to us, “but first you go aft and get on longlegged boots and oilers. You'll find plenty of them there. You don’t want to be wet all night in the month of December. It ain’t pleasant.” We follow his advice, and are rowed ashore by the 2 men whose turn it is to go on the steamer and unload the bait. Mean- while, the captain gets what sleep he can on the seat of the pilot house. “Have you made a haul yet?” inquires a man from our boat. “Ves,” someone answers, “we hauled be- low there, but didn’t strike them very solid. Got about Io barrels. It’s time they showed up now.” “Suppos’n we row the seine boat out a little way, and see if we can feel them?” We row out into the river, when someone Says: “There’s a flip. I heard it, just below us.” “And there’s a break above us.” “They're dipping all around us,” say a number of voices. We push down our oars and feel the fish strike against them their whole length. “Back her in; boys,” says-the man in command. “Here, you fellows on shore, catch this warp. Now, let her go, boys, and makeagoodturn. I can’t throw the net and watch the boat too. Turn her a little more. That’s right. Keep her the way she’s go- ing. Now row her in shore.” The other warp runs out over the stern of the boat, as fast as 6 men pulling an oar each can make it. We are fortunate enough to land at the proper place, and the way the men spring out of the boat is a caution to cripples. “Come, bend on, here!” shouts a voice from the darkness. “Remember that hang above us. The tide is setting up strong, and we don’t want to get torn up to-night. Race her in, boys. Now, pull all together.” 194 “There they poodle! There they bunt her! Hear them rush!” are some of the expressions used by the men. We pull and strain at the warps until someone inquires: “What’s the matter with her? gain an inch. Is she hung up?” “It’s fish!” says the captain of the net. “Here, Jim, take the dory and go out and sink the corks, or we'll never get these ends ashore. Here they are up around my feet.” So Jim takes the dory and sinks the corks, and as the moon has risen above the horizon we can see better how to work. “Now, boys, lift the lead lines and let some of these fish out. We've got more than we can handle, although the freezer wants 1,000 barrels, and 2 salters came in to-day. Somebody get the tag-boats, and go to bailing.” The tag-boats, holding about 50 barrels each, are made fast to the cork-line, and are bailed full of fish, some of the men wading up to their hips in the net, while others bail from the boats. We see the need of oil-clothes, for as soon as the net is dried up, by taking in the slack twine, the fish rush from side to side of the net with a noise that can be heard half a mile oe a still night, and snlash us from head to oot. When the tag-boats are filled, they are rowed out to the steamer and the fish are bailed on to her deck until she has about . 200 barrels aboard. Then we bid the sein- ers goodnight and start on our journey to Gloucester. “Those nets must pick up a great variety of fish,” we remark, as we resume our seats in the pilot house. “Yes, we catch every kind that comes into the river,” answers the captain, “from an eel to a horse-mackerel. I recollect one year when the river was full of horse- mackerel, and half a dozen boats at once were taking a ride all over the river, made fast to an iron in those fish. That was sport! Especially when they crossed lines! One fellow had a narrow escape. Jim dropped a handful of bluebacks overboard, and’ when a horse-mackerel rose up after them Jim put an iron into him. Somehow he got that line around his ankle, and over- board he went. Then the boat, not having anybody to steer it, yawed around, and over that went. When we got there, we had to right the boat before we could get to the line, and then we pulled in about 60 fathoms of line before we got to Jim. We took him ashore and rubbed him an hour before he showed any signs of coming to. You ought to talk with him. He knows _all.about horse-mackerel ! ay We had an experience with bluefish a few years ago. We sat around a school We can’t RECREATION. about where we were to-night. Thought they was pollock, or codfish, you know. We saved 8, I believe. Everyone of them fish bit a hole the size of his mouth in that net and went through it. “We catch a big sturgeon onces an a while. You’d think they’d tear the net? Not unless they roll up with it and then thrash. We sell them to a Dutchman in Newburyport. He sifts the roe through different-sized sieves, spices it up somehow —he won’t tell how—and sends it to New York or Philadelphia, where them Dutch- man pay a fancy price for it. They call it caviare. The meat goes to the same place. They call it Albany beef. Or else the can- ners put it up for salmon. You can tell it. The bones are soft. You can chew them. Salmon bones are hard.” “What’ll the boys do with the rest of them fish? Oh, they’ll probably take them up to the freezer. / There’s a vessel up) to the wharf with a freezer aboard. She belongs over to Gloucester. They pay 50 cents a barrel, freeze them and keep them until the market is bare. Then they sell them by count, 2 or 3 cents apiece some- times.” We are in Squam river again. The draw opens, and we glide into a swarm of dories and sailboats. “T want a bucketful.” “Is that a bucket?” inquires the captain. Look what he calls a bucket! A candy pail! He wants it full,..too.— That-tellowshasea big butter firkin with a bail hitched on to it. This fellow wants a haddock basket full for a bushel. Well, boys, give them their bait, and take their names if you can spell them; I can’t.” Turning to us he ex plains: “This is the bucket brigade. Most of them are Portuguese. They never have any money. So-and-so settles for their bait, and buys their fish; has them at both ends, you see.” “T want 4o barrels,” calls a voice from a dory, “right away, too.” “All right, skipper, come aboard, and we'll be over there.” “What do you ask for bait?” cries an- other voice. “Two dollars,” answers our captain. “T’ll give you $1.50 and take 20 barrels.” “You can’t play that this morning. There’s too many of you waiting. I ain’t got enough for all of you, anyhow. You'd better take your turn now, and not be whining and offering $5 after it’s all gone.” In this manner we busy ourselves, going from one vessel to another, until the bait is all bailed off the steamer’s deck. Then, seeing our opportunity, we spring on one of the wharves, after thanking the genial captain for his hospitality, and seek our homes. bf GINSENG. Please give me a description of ginseng root, its leaves and blossoms. I want to We know about the wild kind. Also, if you Es can, give the address of a reliable firm that ~ A will buy it. Robert Dudley, Manchester, la. ANSWER. Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium), is a smooth plant, 8 to 16 inches high. Roots are deep set, spindle shaped or branched. The leaves are compound, usually 5 on each Stalk, The sketch will give an idea of their shape. I believe there are always 3 of these compound leaves at top of stem. The flowers arise from same point; a little cluster of greenish yellow flowers. Fruit is flattened somewhat, and bright crimson when ripe. There are several German drug houses that are on the lookout for all kinds of roots; in fact, have men in the field all the time. Ginseng is perhaps the most valuable root in the market, but it is practically exterminated in the larger part of the United States. There is good money in raising it. Re- garding cultivation, send to Director of Publication, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., for Bulletin No. 16, of Division of Botany. Or consult Kains’ “Ginseng, Its Cultivation, Etc.” Orange Judd Co., 1899. Cultivated roots command a higher price than the wild.—EDITOor. She—The strain on the soldier in mod- ern warfare must be very great. He—It is. Sometimes the photographer isn't ready, and you have to wait hours, and then the pictures may prove failures. —Judge. GINSENG. “Do you think you could be happy with a man like me?” asked Willie Wishing- ton earnestly. “Oh, yes,” answered Miss Cayenne after a) pauses ) think .so—ijf he wasn’t. too much like you.’”—Washington Star. “The world is more inclined to take a man at his own estimate of himself when he places it low than when he puts it high.” —Exchange. 195 196 RECREATION. HOW SULFLOW SLAUGHTERS ’EM. In July ReEcREATION there was a repro- duction of a photo showing a catch of fish in Minnesota, accompanied by the proper remarks. I enclose a clipping from Min- neapolis Tribune of July 2d, containing pic- ture of another of the bristly breed whose education seems to have been neglected. Henry A. Allen, Minneapolis, Minn. The clipping referred to by Mr. Allen picture of this catch which I will gladly forward to you if you wish it. W. H. Sulflow, Minneapolis, Minn. I have already secured a copy of the pho- tograph and so need not trouble you for one. This and your letter show that you are another thoughtless, reckless, ignorant fish butcher. If you had kept pace with the thought and sentiment of decent sports- men the last few years, you would know ANOTHER MINNEAPOLIS BUTCHER. showed the photograph reproduced here- with, and the statement that W. H. Sulflow had caught 46 fish in one day. I wrote Mr. Sulflow, asking if the statement was true, and he replied: The number is correct; 36 bass and 10 pickerel. They were caught between 6 and 1o o’clock in the morning. I have a good that in taking this number of fish in one day you have disgraced yourself. You would also know that in having those fish strung up on clothes-lines, standing up alongside of them in the proud, boastful, vulgar man- ner you have assumed, and being photo- graphed, you have placed yourself on record as another member of the unfortunately and disgracefully large herd of Minnesota swine.—EDITOR. ’ “O! she’s so sweet, so angelic and fair,’ sighed Lovett Fursyte. “But I know I shall never succeed in winning her love.” “Nonsense!” exclaimed May Sharpe. “Lots of other men have succeeded. Why shouldn’t you?”’—Philadelphia Press. oe => ”" = >) te dd | wat is Lai, 4 int } ealh dt, 2) » @ hundreds of them he has killed. eS ee ae ol eee oe ’ FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman. A PLEA FOR COLORADO GAME. We of Colorado are in a dilemma. We have the deer and the elk, but how to keep them is the problem that confronts all sportsmen. Every year the would-be hunt- ers come from the East in greatly increasing numbers, and every year they kill and crip- ple thousands of our cherished game, so that now it is only a question of a few years when a deer or an elk will exist only in the tales of the big hunter who can tell of the I have never killed an_elk. I have not killed more than 30 deer, though I have — lived in the West over 35 years and my call- ing has taken me to the front in all the places where I have lived. I have been in this State over 5 years and in the big game lands most of the time. Last year I, in company with 7 others, went to the Doug- lass Creek country to get a deer. We saw hundreds of deer during the 3 weeks of our stay; but we wanted some fine heads, so killed but few and none with over 4 points. There were about 50 does to one buck and nearly every deer we killed had been wounded, showing that nearly all had been severely hunted. Our season is August I5 to November 5, and this is what we should change. The season opening at such an early date allows anyone to kill 2 bucks at a time when meat can not be kept to ship home; and every year more meat is spoiled in that way than is saved. Also it gives tourists a chance to come early and stay late, so that men who have nothing to do but kill can do that freely. We have game wardens, but everyone knows that a man with plenty of money can come here and kill all the game he wishes and that no questions will be asked. I am not blaming the game wardens, for they must live and they must have money; yet this wholesale killing will take all our game if it is not stopped soon. More deer are crippled by smokeless pow- der than are saved. A man who is new to big game ‘hunting shoots at the first deer he sees, no matter if it is 600 yards away. He knows the gun wiil send lead there, and he is out to send lead. The result is he does not know how many deer he hits or misses. All he knows is he may kill one and then he will be It. I have been in locali- ties where the firing began before it was light enough to see the front sight on a gun, and was kept up all day, so that we had to get out for fear some fool would send a stray bullet into one of_us. One fellow made a mistake and took 3 shots at my partner after dark. He was so far away 197 that my partner could not locate him except by the flashes of the powder. You may say I am too radical, but if you were here with me and could see the dead and crippled deer North of Rifle, Colorado, you would not wonder at what I say. Just North of Rifle the divide between the Grand and White rivers narrows down to 3 or 4 miles, and on the North side of this divide is the great winter runway of all the deer from the North of Rio Blanco and Routt counties. The deer all pass along there the last of October, and then the destruction be- gins. All summer law-breakers have been killing fawns and does up in the hills; and after the deer go to their winter feeding grounds, which are Northwest of this place, about 60 miles, the Indians finish hundreds of them. I am against the smokeless rifle. It’s a game hog’s gun and no tenderfoot should be allowed to use one. My chief reason is that a man who-has not had much experi- ence will shoot at a deer when he is entirely out of range. I have been in buffalo so thick that count- ing them was out of the question, and now where are they? Three years ago I could go out and kill all the deer I was allowed to in one day, and this fall everyone of our hunters had a hard time to get even one deer in a week. As to elk, none were killed from this point, although some men stayed 2 weeks. The smokeless rifle does not give the deer a show to see where the enemy is. I us a 45-70 Winchester, 1886 model, and have used Winchesters for years. I find that over 500 yards with any gun is guess- work with most of us, shooting in timber and over the hill grounds in which the deer stay. I have seen hundreds of deer wound- ed with-smokeless powder during the last 3 years, and the men who fired the shots never knew they had hit. We should make the season September 15 to October 5, and give one buck and one doe to each man, with a gun license of at least $50 to non- residents. This might cause a howl from outsiders, but game belongs to the people of the State. Please give the game hogs a hard one for us of the West. Few ranchers on the sum- mer range will aid in stopping the slaugh- ter, for they make money every year as guides. It is impossible to convict a man under the law as it is now, and the game wardens only use their positions as a pull. They arrest some men every year, but a jury lets them off free, so the county has the cost to pay. Let us have a better law; 198 one that makes possession a crime and that will give no recourse to the game hog but to pay and leave. I read every issue of RECREATION and always shall as long as you keep up your present course of action. E. H. Kern, Grand Junction, Colo. GRIZZLIES AND GAME HOGS. I can give Mr. Wright some of the infor- mation he asks for in his letter published on page 284 of your April issue. In 1889 I was detailed to catch a grizzly, and after a hunt of 5 months in the mountains of Southern California I returned to San Francisco with “Monarch,” the bear that is now in the Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. The story of the capture of Monarch was stolen recently by one Gosman, alias Kemble, and told by him to the Youth’s Companion as an account of his own adventures. For publishing his fraudulent stuff the editor of Youth’s Companion has written to me an expression of his regrets and an explana- tion of the manner in which the thief took him in. So much by way of introduction, to show that I am qualified to give the required in- formation. Monarch was full grown when captured, but he was lean and hungry. He has not increased in height since, but is much broader and heavier. His _ pres- ent dimensions, taken by Louis Ohnimus, who had charge of him for several years, and who is now employed in Golden Gate Park, are as follows: Length from tip to tip, while standing naturally, 6 feet 6 inches; height at shoulder, 45 inches; breadth of head between ears, 12 inches; length of head from ear to tip of nose, 18 inches; ‘breadth across chest, outside to outside of shoulder, 3 feet; length of track, 8% inches; width of sole, 6 inches. Monarch never has been weighed accur- ately, but many estimates of his weight have been made by persons accustomed to guessing the weight of cattle, horses, etc. These estimates vary greatly. Mr. Ohni- mus, an expert menagerie man and an old- time vaquero, writes me that he believes Monarch’s weight to be 1,800 pounds. This may be correct, but I have doubts and do not adopt the figures as my own. I al- ways have discounted about 20 per cent. the highest guesses at the weight of Monarch, and I am inclined to believe that the scales would bear me out. I am skeptical about 1,800 pound bears. Monarch probably is the largest bear in captivity and a good specimen of the largest California grizzly, and if he weighs 1,400 pounds I am no guesser. Yet I may be wrong and Ohni- mus, with his wider experience, may be right. A word about bear tracks, at the risk of ent high price. RECREATION. using too much space. I have heard of 14- inch tracks, and have measured footprints of that apparent size on mountain trails, but I think I know how an error is made. A bear generally places his hind foot in the track of his fore foot and a little in ad- vance. The hind foot obliterates the claw-. marks of the fore foot and lengthens the imprint, and the double track is mistaken for the print of a single foot. The appar- ent width is similarly increased. Some old ber ges may be able to verify or disprove this. On exhibition in this city are the skins of 2 Alaskan grizzlies. The stretched hides are 10 feet long, 6 feet 3 inches wide. The heads are about the size of Monarch’s. Whether the animals were larger is a ques- tion. I think not. Your roast of Coronado game hogs was deserved and just. It is not true that all the ducks killed on. False bay were re- trieved. and used. For 2 or 3 days after the slaughter boasted of by Mr. Bab- cock dead ducks were blown ashore. Bab- cock and his friends tried to justify them- selves by asserting that all the birds were shot on the wing. The same gang went down into Mexico and slaughtered quails in the same way and bragged of the enormous number they killed. .One Captain Sedam, a visitor,~- seems to be the boss killer of the outfit. He claims to be champion wing shot of all creation. Babcock encourages this sort of thing because it attracts people to his ho- At Catalina fishing for-record is preva- lent, and tons of fish are thrown on the beach to spoil. The game hogs get all 4 feet into Southern California’s trough, and the time will.come when nothing else will be found in the trough. Allen Kelly, Los Angeles, Cal. PROHIBIT THE SALE OF GAME, : Mr. Boswell’s discussion of the game sell- ing question in a recent issue of RECREATION doubtless appears sound to the casual read- er, but it will not bear close inspection by careful thinkers. He bases his argument on the hypothesis that absolute prohibition of game selling would mean a deprivation to 99 per cent. of our people. As such prohibition can prove a deprivation only to those who now buy and eat game, leaving the dealers out of the discussion, it follows, from his hy- pothesis, that all but one per cent. of our ' people are game eaters. This is not a fact, as everyone knows. That class of the people which Mr. B. des- ignates as the most numerous—tradesmen, mechanics, artisans and laborers—seldom or never buy and eat game, owing to its pres- Any money which remains after the beef and other domestic meats are \ oe C8 YE PNG Oe es. ee oe Z 5 4g a = Z $ s paid for is invested in mining stocks, real estate, brewery produce or tobacco. A careful investigation of the subject shows that not more than 5 per cent of the inhabitants of our large cities now eat game. It shows also that the people who buy and eat game are wealthy enough to go into the fields and forests to secure it. It may properly be argued that the indolent members of our middle and _ wealthy _ classes who buy and eat nearly all of the game sold are those to whom the prohibi- tion of all game selling will prove a hard- ship, but as these people are in a position to gratify their appetites by the exercise of their muscles in the fields and forests no sympathy need be wasted on them. It may properly be argued also that a great increase in the number of our game animals, such as would result from the pro- hibition of all game selling, will enable many poor men, who can not now afford either to buy game or shoot it, to hunt and kill a fair quantity of game within a few miles of most of our cities. Thus it fol- lows that the prohibition of game selling would benefit the poor man instead of working hardship on him. As long as any selling of game is per- mitted, no matter how well planned and well framed the conditions attached to such selling may be, the market hunters will re- main in business, and by the exercise of a little clever dishonesty will sell all the game they are able to kill. The very re- strictions which are thrown around the sale of game for the purpose of regulating such selling act as obstacles to the prosecu- tion and conviction of market hunters and game dealers who violate the laws. The only measure which will positively prevent the constant killing of large quan- tities of game for market is one which will prohibit the selling and buying of game at all times, with severe prison penalties for every violation. The conviction of offend- ers, with all petty conditions and restric- tions removed, would be easy and rapid; and a long prison sentence is relished by ew. In order to replenish our depleted fields and forests with game advise a more radi- cal step even than the mere prohibition of game selling, namely, a closed season on all game for a period of 5 years. G. H. Lehle, Chicago, Hl. HUNTING ON MUSKEGO LAKE. There is a body of water 12 miles South- west of Milwaukee known as Muskego lake. For the last 7 or 8 years, however, it has not been much of a lake, as the Wisconsin Drainage Company got a_ bill through the Legislature allowing it to drain off the water. Formerly the lake was a great resort for ducks and snipe; but when FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 1G9 drained it became a reeking bed of mud and quicksand. Through the efforts of property owners on its shores and of Mil- waukee sportsmen the drainage has been choked off and the lake is slowly refilling. On September 4 a friend and I drove to Holt’s place, on what was once the lake shore. We hauled the skiffs out to the water on a small 2 wheeled cart and found it exceedingly hard work, as the sand was soft and deep. Farmer Holt asked whether we would not like to hunt jacksnipes before trying the ducks. He said they had been thick as flies the preceding few days. As jacksnipes have been scarce in these parts for many years, I took his words with some grains of allowance. Nevertheless, I put 2 No. 8 shells in my gun and 4 more in my vest pocket. I had shed my coat owing to the intense heat. Farmer Holtz took a 10 gauge and 2 shells, and we walked along the shore a few steps to some _ reeds which grew on the former bottom of the lake. To the right sounded a “scaip,” to the left another, in front half a dozen “scaips,” and the air about us seemed alive with jacksnipe. Some went up singly, others in bunches of 8 or 10. None flew far, as the patch of weeds was not large My first shot dropped a bird at about 20 yards; the other barrel one at 30. I then let fly at a line of 6 or 8 to my left and dropped one. Farmer Holtz killed 2 more in the meantime, and I ran back to the boat for more shells. I killed another bird, on which I nearly stepped. I slipped on a pair of rubber boots and we started into the reeds again. We had no dog with us, so had to do our own flush- ing. I shot 17 snipe with 20 shots during the next hour. Then our small shot shells gave out and we returned to our boats. We did not get any ducks that day, as our shooting frightened them away. Jack- snipe were not again plentiful at the lake last fall. Six days later I made a trip to the place on my wheel, but found only 6, of which I bagged 4. But I shot 5 green winged teal on the lake the same day. A week later I shot 2 spoonbills, 3 teal, and a string of plovers of several varieties. Emil Koehn, Milwaukee, Wis. HOW I GOT MY MOOSE. In 1889 my father and uncle proposed a hunting trip to Northern Minnesota, and after a lot of coaxing on my part I was permitted to join the expedition. I was then 18 years of age and many a deer had fallen before my Winchester. In a few days we set ‘out for a 100 mile ride over the worst road imaginable. We traveled in the hardest of luck, and break- downs were continuous. In 3 or 4 days we reached McMullan’s ranch, at the foot 200 of Lake Itasca, and put up for the night. The following morning we pulled for Hen- nepin creek, 13 miles to the Southeast, and reached it about 3 o clock in the afternoon. All hands set to work pitching camp and . getting things in shape for a week’s shoot- ing. : When day broke a light tracking snow had fallen and we made an early start; father and uncle going up the creek and I down. Two miles down I came on the tracks of a big moose and followed him about 8 miles. Then it began to snow and after a while I lost the track. Not being dis- couraged by this bad luck I kept on and after an hour or so was rewarded by start- ing a band of 3 moose. They escaped un- harmed and I went on until dark. I gath- ered fire wood, built a brush house and got. through the night as best I could. In the morning I ate my last morsel of lunch and after studying out my whereabouts I start- ed for camp. I found another track and as it led in my direction I concluded to follow it. Before long I saw, in a hollow under a big pine, a large moose. I was not long in getting a bead on him and when I fired he went down. Throwing in another cartridge I started to where the animal lay apparently dead. I was going up the other side of the hollow when I saw my moose coming my way like a locomotive and not more than 30 yards from me. By the time I got my rifle to my face he was close enough for me to see his eye winkers and I cut loose. He went down again, dead this time for sure. I went to him and saw that my first shot had creased his neck stunning him for a while, but my last was between his eyes. The next day I laid in camp and my father and uncle succeeded in killing a small bull. That ended our hunt. Robert Moak, St. Paul, Minn. A WARDEN IN THE FIELD. November 15, ’98, 3 friends, Dr. Feeter, Wilber Blair, his brother Jay and I set out for a day among the quails and rabbits. The place we fixed on is known as Blair’s Thickets in the central part of Franklin county, Pa. We had selected this locality because it had not been hunted that season. The day was cloudy, just right for quails. Jay, he was along to carry the game, but not for swine. We _ stopped when we had a reasonable bag. At the edge of a thicket we separated, the Dr. and Wilber with one dog, Jay and I with the other. The doctor soon started a covey of quails and it was amus- ing to see him try to shoot with an empty gun. He joined in the laugh, remarking: “Tt was a mighty lucky thing for the birds.” RECREATION. We could not find the birds for a time, but while hunting for them I placed 5 rab- bits to my credit. Soon after this my dog flushed one quail, which fell to my gun. We flushed the covey and 2 fell to our credit, one to the doctor, one to me. Next we looked up the rest of the covey. We had not gone far when I added an- other rabbit to my string and after a few steps more both dogs came to a stand and one old quail rose. He swished and dodged, showing he knew what was coming. “Boom, boom,” 2 cracks hastened his departure. We kept this up all forenoon, miss and hit, till it was time for the doctor to go. When we got home we had 12 rabbits and g birds of which 9 rabbits and 4 birds fell to me; one rabbit and 5 birds to the doctor, and 2 rabbits to Wilber. Not a big bag to some, but we are no game hogs and were satisfied. We expect to have some 8 sport in the near future on what was ext: The doctor is our game warden and has done much to break up the unlawful killing of game in our county. Since his appoint- ment there have been 23 arrests and 23 convictions. $635 in fines have been collect- ed.. The practice of killing game out of season is carried on in some parts of the county yet, but we hope to stop it in time. B. J. Minter, Orrstown, Pa. A VETERAN IN WASHINGTON. I have been what young men of to-day call an old style sportsman, ever since I could wield a hickory fishpole, lift a gun or set a trap. Few sportsmen of to-day have used or seen the kind of shooting irons we hunted with 50 or 60 years ago. In 1838, when I was 10 years old, my father moved from New York to the then Territory of Jowa. Eastern Iowa was then unsettled and full of game. Father was no hunter and disliked hunters. He was a born tiller of the soil and remained so all his life; but not so ‘with me, his eldest ~ son. I was the black sheep of the flock. I loved the woods and prairies and all that they contained far better than I did the cultivated fields. There was little time in pioneer days for a boy to hunt or fish; yet my good father, when I was 11 years old, allowed me to buy an old flint lock single barrel shot gun. I have owned many fine rifles since then, yet have never felt the same joy as when I first found myself possessor of that old gun. With it I killed squirrels, ducks, quails, grouse and such small game as a boy will © shoot. But, as the woods were full of turkeys and deer and as geese came in the grain fields by hundreds, I-soon tired of my little gun and traded it for an old rifle running 60 round balls to the pound. That was the way we measured the bore of a \ =e ; Ssifie | in css days. That rifle had what was called a pill lock; instead of a tube on which to put a percussion cap there was _ a countersink in which we dropped a per- cussion pill, which the hammer exploded. There may be other old hunters who re- _ member such fire locks; if there are I should like to swap hunting yarns with _ them through REcREATION. I quit climbing these mountains for land game 5 or 6 years ago, but I still fish every summer. I have lived, fished and hunted _ here since 1888. This old heart rejoices that I have lived - to see such a crusade as is now being led 7 by RECREATION against game hogs. Roast : em, roast ’em brown! H. N. Merritt, Chelna, eles CAMPING IN THE NATION. Chas. Drennen, Tim Ross, Fred Britt and Will Hayman were in camp 8 days on Illinois river, Cherokee Nation, early this .,. month. They went to Illinois station on the Iron Mountain railway and with team 25 miles up the river to good camping grounds. _ They had success both in shooting and E fishing; the bass caught weighing 10 to 20 pounds, on the hook, but making the usual allowance for shrinkage after land- ing, the largest were estimated to weigh about 2% pounds in the pan. Britt wanted to catch whales and under- took to wade out to them, but every time he got out hip deep he would float and yell for help. Dennen told me this and > tried to explain the cause. I did not fully understand the yarn, but it was something Bs. about Fred’s “gall.” After the second or third rescue Britt was forbidden to fish any more. An agreement was made that Hayman should furnish game for himself and the cook, Dennen to supply Ross and - himself. A mangy, hungry stray dog took up with the camp the first day the party __was out and to Britt was assigned the job of supplying meat for himself and the dog. He hunted 1% days, used all the 12 gauge ammunition the party had and killed one squirrel. -The cook had made _ elaborate _ preparations for a barbecue, and to carry out the program barbecued the squirrel. _ Fred ate it. The dog with ears half cocked _ watched hungrily for his share until satis- _ fied that there was not going to be any _ share, then tucked his tail and sneaked away. Ross was the most successful fisherman. _ Finding a surplus of both fish and game on hand 2 whole days were spent lolling in camp. The weather was right and they had a good time. Quails and squirrels were plentiful. Two turkeys were seen but no deer; but people shooting small game would hardly expect to see them. B, Smith, Van Buren, Arkansas, A FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 201 CAMPING ALONE. For years I had thought of taking a trip alone in the woods and living a few weeks with only nature around me. Resid- ing as I do here among thousands of people this thought was particularly attractive. This year I tried it, going into the woods about 20 miles from Ellis Junction, Wis- consin, to what is known as the Thunder Mountain country. I1 stayed out 10 days and saw only 2 persons after getting my camp pitched. These were exceedingly welcome; I busied myself to detain them as long as possible, and talked them tired. Did I have a good time? Well, I did and I did not. I enjoyed the experience, had plenty to eat and was comfortable; but my advice to others is to camp with a com- panion. When you catch a big trout or bass you want some one to talk to about it; also, you want some one to swear to your catch when you get home. When you see a deer or possibly a bear you want to say something right then. There will be other times when you will want to talk, and will have to content yourself with thinking. When you make a good batch of bread or cook your trout just right, it is nice to have some one tell you what a good cook you are, Moreover, you will the better enjoy eating if you see a companion trying to show you how much food it takes to keep a man alive in that country. Again, he might come handy to carry water, help build fire, get wood:and wash up things. If you have not missed him yet, wait until night comes and you sit looking in the fire and wondering what caused that crackling noise out in the woods. You finally turn your head to see, trying to make yourself believe you would have looked over there any way. If you don’t believe me, and think you are per- fectly satisfied to be alone, sing or whistle a good lively air; maybe you can, but I doubt it. After you get home you may say you had a fine time, but you will know you could have gone over the same ground with a companion and had 10 times the pleasure. A. W. Lowdermilk, Chicago, III. WHERE TO GET MOOSE. We have here large numbers of moose and caribou. It is not unusual to see 10 to 60 caribou in a drove. It is not possible to go half a mile from the settlement without seeing moose tracks. Frequently these animals come out on the roads and fields. We have some deer, many bear and some of the best trout streams in America. I have hunted big game and all sorts of fur-bearing animals for the last 30 years. In that time I have killed many bears, moose, caribou, deer, lynx and plenty of smaller fur. In this district the woods are so ‘dense that, except across the lakes or barrens, it is impossible to see 100 feet from 202 . RECREATION. where one is standing. This no doubt pro- tects the game in a measure. About 4 years ago our Government appointed me a special game warden for New Brunswick and Iam also a lumber estimater. I spend nearly all my time in the woods and am well posted as to our game. We have had several Americans here, and all to whom I gave license got moose, especially M. L. Shover, of Ostrander, Ohio, and F. H. Davis, of Worcester, Mass. They got the best heads I ever saw. This season Judge Bruce, of Massachusetts; Mr. James Smith, of Phila- delphia; David and W. Collins, of Phila- delphia; A. L. Cadwalater, of Yardly, Pa., and F. H. Davis, of Worcester, Mass., were here. They are true sportsmen and are satisfied with reasonable bags. Our chief trouble here is pot hunters. It would take the eyes of a lynx to watch them. About 30 moose and some caribou have been killed here under local license, and no doubt some without, as those who kill illegally are sure to keep it to them- selves. I shall be happy to answer inquiries from any of your readers at any time and give them all the information in my power. RECREATION is a grand publication; just what is needed to put down pot hunters. P. H. Welch, Chipman, New Brunswick. ‘THINKS HE KNEW OLD MOSE. I read Mr. Beecher’s story of the grizzly in December RECREATION with deep interest, more especially because I was hunting in that part of the country when Old Mose killed Radcliff. The story is true as far as it goes, but at one time Old Mose moved down on Eight Mile creek, East of Canyon City, and killed lots of cattle of Jeff Young, Ed Merritt» and others.’ .*I hunted deer about Black mountain and the head of Badger creek, and saw Old Mose’s tracks at different times. The bears often would find and eat some of the deer I killed and could not bring into camp the same day. I kept a bear trap set and caught one large grizzly and one black bear, which I took to Pueblo and sold at 10 cents a pound. I was hunting in that part of the country once and a bear ate part of a deer that I had hung ina tree. I did not have the bear trap there, so I set 2 wolf traps and the next night a very large bear got in them, which we supposed to be Old Mose. He rolled all around and finally got out, leav- ing part of 2 toes. That taught him a lot about traps and probably accounts for his never getting into a bear trap to stay. I set a'trap at the carcass of a calf that had been killed by a mountain lion. Old Mose came along and sat down on the-trap. It caught him by the rump and he jumped about 10 feet, tore the trap loose and left a big bunch of hair in it. He then went off toward Turkey creek, and I have not seen a sign of him since. W. J. Banta, Palisade, Colo. NO GAME ON THE MONTANA RANGE. Having just come East this winter, after working some time for cow outfits on the range, I can tell a little about game condi- tions out there of late. While on the roundups in Montana and Assiniboia last year, I noticed there was mighty little game in the country. In Eastern Montana, North of the Mis- souri, antelopes are scarce. I saw only 7 or 8 in 2 months’ riding. Local hunters said there was a bunch of 50 just South of the river, near the mouth of the Yellow- stone, but I never saw them. ‘There are a few deer in the hills and near the creeks, but not many. Wolves and coyotes are thick. Small game is fairly plenty, and would be more so were it not for the Sioux, who kill off everything. In Canada game is just as scarce. The prairie seems empty and deserted, with no sign of life anywhere. Up there the half- breeds collect ducks’ eggs in the spring, but how many they take or whether to eat or sell I do not know. We camped near sev- eral lakes where the ground was covered with broken egg shells left by them. At any rate it does not seem to have effected the supply of ducks, as we saw them in large numbers. Some people can not seem to realize that the slaughter of game in this country must be stopped. R. L., Boston, Mass. SLAUGHTER IN LUZON. Since the. outbreak of hostilities there has been no greater slaughter recorded than that which took place on Laguna de Bay as the result of a duck hunting trip under the direction of Thomas E. Evans. The party that accompanied Mr. Evans consisted of Messrs. Knight, Bell and Guy. The result was that 384 ducks were secured, and many hundreds killed which were not secured. The party left Manila Saturday night at 11 o’clock in the launch Knight and steamed up to the lake near Napindan. The greater part of the night was taken up in making plans for the morn- ing. Before sunrise they had taken up a position commanding the entire area of marsh which marks that portion of the lake. They had no retriever and recovered only such birds as fell in the open, many hid in the thick growth of reeds. In all possibly 2,000 ducks were lost in this manner.—Manila American. As a rule I pay no attention to foreign game hogs, but Luzon is American terri- tory, and we may safely assume the men who committed this butchery were Ameri- cans. They therefore deserve to be brand- ed just as if they had done their butcher-~ ing in any one of the States. Congress will soon be called on to make a game law for the Philippines, and I trust public senti- ment may in the meantime demand that a prison penalty be attached for men who commit such butchery.—EpiTor, — ee ee ee ee ee ee ee wae ee — ae ee ~~ ae Te! PF. a Pe 4 ; rs ape af itites a ook , Ags, > ‘ A GOOD CAPTURE. Hurley, Wis.—The greatest haul ever made in this State was made recently by Game Warden Valentine Raeth, of Milwaukee, and Warden James Overholtzer, of Eagle River, between Van Buskirk and Hurley. The 2 wardens who ,had worked together for 2 weeks in Vilas county, re- ceived notice that men from Michigan were hunt- ing deer on Saturdays or Sundays near the State line in Iron county. The wardens arrrived here Saturday afternoon and began their work. Seven rifles, 4 bags of venison and 7 men under arrest were the result of their visit. Ole Kruken, James Andersen, Henry Hogan, Charles Larson, August Kruken, Oscar Larson and [lif Brown, all of Iron- wood, Mich., are the alleged hunters. They all work in mines near Ironwood. The capture was made before the men knew officers of the law were about, and they were as suddenly stripped of their arms. Revolvers in the hands of the wardens quelled any thought of resistance, though one of the men is said to have drawn a knife.—Milwaukee Free Press. Nothing succeeds like success. Nothing will so suddenly convince a man of the necessity of obeying the game and fish _laws as to have a game warden push a 6 shooter into his face and take his gun and his game away from him, even as Raeth and Overholtzer did in this case. I would bet 10 to I that this herd of swine will do no more hunting in close season within the next 10 years.—EDITOR. DISAPPROVES OF DOGS. I have read J. A. Steele’s comments on dogs and ferrets in June RecrEATION and I fully agree with him. I, too, fail to see that it is more hoggish to hunt rabbits with a ferret than to shoot quails over a dog. Both bird dogs and ferrets are used here. I have known a man to go out in the morn- ing with a ferret and come back before noon with all the rabbits he could carry. Then he took his dog out fn the afternoon and shot 30 or 40 quails; thus proving himself a consistent all day hog. “A real sportsman would no more take advantage of a quail by using a dog than he would of a rabbit by using a ferret. Yet note the unfairness of general sentiment on this sub- ject. If a farmer’s boy takes a $2 ferret and an $8 gun and gets more rabbits than he ought, he is a low bristleback; but the man with a $50 setter and a $100 gun who shoots quails without giving them any more chance than the boy gave the rabbits, is still a sportsman. If the ferret must go, and of course it must, I say send the bird dog with it. Paul Mouser, Little Sandusky, O. GAME NOTES. ‘ The State Game Commission reports that 5,000 deer were killed in the Adirondacks last year, with an anti-hounding law in force. What would have been the total had dogging been permitted? Of course, we all know some hounding is done now, but there would be 10 times as much if it were FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 203 not for the law. A great fight will be made to get that law repealed. I hope the L. A. S. will do all in its power to have it ex- tended another 5 years. We now have a few deer here, where a few years ago you could not find the track of one. Just as sure- ly as they begin hounding again our deer will be driven away or killed. We are within 10 miles of Dresden’s great hunt- ing grounds, where there are lots of deer. Why? Because a hound is never allowed to run there, law or no law. Once a boat load of men and dogs came up Lake George and landed in Dresden. They brought 16 dogs and went home without a dog or a deer. Hurrah for Dresden! Philip Kelsey, Comstock, N. Y. In December Recreation H. De Kalb, of Big Piney, Wyo., writes: “10,000 elk were seen in one day within 3 miles of the ranch, and many much nearer.” H. De- Kalb is a dreamer of dreams. Not an elk has been seen in those parts for 10 years. There may be a few antelope; but the In- dians cleaned out all other game long ago. There are a few elk 100 miles West, near the Park line, but they are fast disappear- ing. Last year an effort was made to stop the slaughter, and some good resulted. Few elk were killed last fall. Deer are fairly plentiful. In our annual hunt last fall, we secured one bull elk and 2 deer. This is one of the bst game regions in the West, as it gets the overflow from the Park, If the present laws are enforced game will increase greatly in a few years. M. O. Newton, Cody, Wyo. A long step forward in the way of game preservation has been made by our Legis- lature. The new law has many good points, one being the license clause. Every resi- dent of our State who intends to hunt or fish must pay a yearly license of $1. Non- residents are charged $20. The proceeds go toward the creation of a game and fish protection fund; also to pay bounties. I recently met our State Game Warden, Mr. Bartlett. He seemed much interested in his work, and at once asked if I were a member of the L. A. S. Receiving an affirmative answer, he said that though there were only 35 members in the State, they were a great help to him in protect- ing game. RECREATION and the L. A. S. are a first class combination. H. B. Bantzan, Moscow, Idaho. IT read RECREATION with much pleasure. When I came to America in September, 1872, the citizens passed jokes and con- demnation on the game laws of England, and often railed me on the subject, saying no country had a right to impose such re- 204 strictions on its inhabitants; but England long ago found the necessity for game laws. Without that protection there would be no game on that island, and I for one am glad that the game laws are at last being en- forced in this country. The land owners in England are not a mean class of people. They only hold their own against poachers. When the land owners kill their game they are generous in sending presents of game to all dwellers within their respective dis- tricts; even to the poorest cottagers. W. L. Hartshorne, M.:D:; Junction City, Kas. The Frog and Turtle Club, of Sayre, Pa., recently elected officers as follows: President, Jesse Daniels; Vice-President, Wm. Raymond; Treasurer, Ed. Freeman; Secretary, Chas. E. Wolf; Trustees, Joe Hay, Dell Higgins, John Hill; Guards, Dick Robinson, Fred Shaffer. This club is making strenuous efforts to prevent any and all unlawful shooting and fishing in Bradford country. Mr. Charles F. Sinsabaugh is one of the most aggres- sive members of the club, and, in fact, its organization is largely due to his efforts. The club has 119 members, most of whom are subscribers to RECREATION. We do not have much pame here. Quails and chickens are scarce. Once in a while we find a few grouse. Please tell me what kinds of game are found in Oklahoma. Max Metzner, Arapahoe, Neb. ANSWER, Quails, turkeys and deer are natives of Oklahoma. Ducks, geese, snipe and plover migrate across that region in the spring and fall, but should never be shot anywhere in spring.—EDITor. I left here November 8th last and went to Hubbard county, Minnesota, where I enjoyed myself immensely. I got 3 deer and had 2 fine heads mounted by J. D. Al- len, Mandan, N. D., whom I can_ highly recommend. I used a 303 Savage. I was told by old settlers that game in Hubbard county is increasing. I enjoy RECREATION and am getting other people interested as fast as possible. Henry Kelsey, Aurora county, S. D. I appreciate fully the co-operative ser- vice the League has given me during the past year. It has resulted in deterring many violators of the game and fish laws as well as in bringing several to justice. If the protective departments of the several States would co-operate more actively with the L. A. S. their work could be made doubly effective. . f Grant M. Morse, Portland, Mich. RECREATION. Sanford Bell was hauling maple sap near Shokan and left his team a few minutes. A deer came scampering along and stam-— peded the horses. They in turn fright- ened the deer, whereupon it jumped against a wire fence and broke its back. Grouse and quails are abundant here. Rabbits are numerous; so are game hogs. G. Van Beuschoten, Shokan, N. Y. I have hundreds of quails and rabbits on my land, for the reason that I have not allowed any hunting for the past 5 years, and I do not kill them myself. Norman Astley, Gilbbs, N. C. Moose, caribou and sheep are plentiful here. The woods abound with snowshoe rabbits and grouse, and in the willows are plenty of ptarmigan. » FF. W. Fickardt, Caribou Crossing, Yukon Ter. Game wintered well and will be plentiful. - We have a good law. It is being enforced, too, as several have found to their sorrow. W. G. Kepford, Ishawood, Wyo. About 250 passenger pigeons were seen recently flying in the direction of Oakland, their old roosting ground. R. L. Brashear, Bowling Green, Ky. We have a few deer, bear and grouse here and shall have more in future if the work of your League can only have proper support. F, M. Wadkins, Baker City, Ore. - A yearly subscription to RECREATION is one of the most practicable and useful presents you could possibly give a man or boy who is interested in nature study, fishing, hunting, or amateur photography. boys instinctively love the woods. RECREATION teaches them to love and to study the birds and the animals to be found there. If you would have your son, your brother, your husband, or your sweet- heart interested in nature, let him read RECREATION. It costs only $1 a year and would make him happy 12 times a year. REcREATION is doing more for the pro- tection of our game than any other maga- zine that was ever published. It does me good to hear the hogs squeal when they reach the scalding vat. Find cash for re- newal and count me for a life subscriber. J. C. Banta, Topeka, Kansas. Actress: I want you to mention the fact of my diamonds being stolen, “When did it happen?” “Next week.”-—Life. — - ‘Time and tide: Day, all tides. ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. The following will be found accurate and val- - wable for the vicinity of New York City: Kingfish—Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms, _ shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and tide: Flood, early morning. =) Plaice—Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand laut. ‘Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. Spanish mackerel—Haunts: The open sea, July to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling—metal and cedar squids. ; Striped Bass—Rock Fish, Green Head. April to November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs, Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb. The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem- ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays. Bait: Skinner crab. Time and tide: Day, flood. Blackfish—Tautog,; April to November. Haunts: Surf, vicinity of’ piling and old wrecks in bays. Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs, clams. Time and tide: Daytime, flood. Lafayette—Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody. August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams. Time and Tide: Day and night flood. Croker—July to October. Haunts: Deep chan- nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels. Time and tide: Day, flood. Snapper—Young of Blue Fish August to No- vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid. Sheepshead—June to October Haunts: Surf and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day, flood only. New England Whiting—Winter Weak-fish, Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide: Night, flood. Hake—Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish. Time and tide: Day and night, flood. _Weak-fish—Squeteague, Squit. June to October. Haunts: Surf, all tideways. Baits: Shedder crabs, surf mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand laut, shrimp. Time and tide: Day and night, flood preferred. Blue Fish—Horse Hackerel. June to November ist. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. NOTES AND NOTIONS. THEODORE GORDON. When the katydid begins her song (?) I always feel that the best of the year is _ passed. The days are then much shorter and the songs of the birds have almost ceased. Frost may be expected, they say, Jin six weeks. The flight of theseasons is so rapid in this latitude that one has little time to become accustomed to any of the 4 until it has passed. Farther South this it not the case. The transitions are more gradual and extremes of temperature are not so great. I know of no good fly fishing for trout 205 £ FISH AND FISHING. South of the mountains of Western North Carolina, but in the spring many fisa of the perch tribe may be taken with fly in Southern waters. The big mouth, or Oswego, bass, of course; but blue or cop- per nose bream often take the fly well. In fact, they will almost swallow it some- times, if it is not too large. This is a handsome fish, usually averaging about a pound in weight and is excellent on the table. The approved style of fishing for bream used to be with a light cane rod, line of strong black thread, small cork float and hook baited with a lively worm. ‘The bream collect in numbers, bedding it is called, in deep holes and the float is placed high enough to allow the worm to rest on the bottom. Most anglers have a poor opinion of the pickerel found in so many of the ponds and lakes of the Eastern States, but I have had great sport in t.king this fish witha fly rod and an artificial fly. They are free risers and if large will double up the rod in an interesting way. There is some- thing fascinating in being able to see the fish rush up and close its long jaws on the fly. I have taken a good many large wind- fish, or fall fish, with a fly. This fish prob- ably resembles the English chub and is called chub in some localities. It is a sil- very, shapely fish and when much fished for becomes very shy. The flesh is white, soft and rather sweet. I have known persons who preferred it to trout, but it is very bony. A nearsighted old man who was fond of chub and who could not see the bones gratified his appetite by stuffing great chunks of chub into his mouth and comb- ing the bones out afterward. It was an interesting sight, but proved rather trving to some of the ladies at the table. I have many pleasant recollections of this fish and remember when I considered it good game. It sometimes reaches a weight of 3 pounds, but I never took one much Over 2 pounds. If they refuse your flies or only follow them, grasshoppers, crickets, fresh water mussels and small frogs are all good baits. These fish often take your minnows, helgramites, crayfish and lam- perns, when fishing for small mouth black -bass in the Delaware river. , fhe common sun perch, or sunny, will sometimes take a small scarlet ibis fly, as fast as it can be cast to them. They are 206 RECREATION. not a bad pan fish if they were not so * BE SURE YOU'RE RIGHT BEFORE YOU BUY. small. I have seen a few which may have weighed as much as half a pound each. I once took a large gar on a fly, dressed on a number 6 hook. It rushed out from under some snags in a South coast river and took the fly, which, in some way, dug into the lower bill.. By keeping the line taut, yet yielding to all the rushes of the fish, it was at last slid over the gun- wale of’ the boat from which we were fish- ing. p I have heard a good deal of a Western fish sometimes called the grayling, which is said to take the fly freely, but, I under- stand, it is a species of whitefish. It seems to be confined to the Rocky mountain region, but I know little of the fish. Will some reader of RECREATION please enlighten me? Probably there is no State in which such a variety of fish can be caught with the fly as in Florida. Friends of mine spend- ing the winter at Homosassa years ago counted 13 species which they had taken at one time or another in the river near that place. I have had sport in purely salt water, however, and fly fishing on the lower coast is a well recognized sport. Redfish, or channel bass, sea trout, or spotted weak- fish, crevalle, rovalle, bony fish and many others are caught. I have forgotten the names of many of the fish, but remem- ber nothing more interesting in my Florida experience than ascending one of the small rivers on the West coast, which rise in immense springs and flow into the gulf. The tidal portions are, or were, crowded with fishes of nearly all the species which inhabit the gulf. One pool, called the Alligator hole, in the Wickawatchee, was simply a great aquari- um. Floating over it on a still day a won- derful sight was below us. On a bed of sand lay a large alligator which we had seen plunge in as we approached. Six great sawfish were slowly moving down stream. About some coral, or rock, were numbers of sheepshead and other fishes. There was a school of mullet and some large redfish. In fact, it was so interesting tie found it difficult to leave the show at all. The redfish is widely and abundantly dif- fused along our Southern coast and is a fine fish for sport or the table. When small, say one to 3 pounds in weight, it is known as school bass. Those weighing 8 or 10 pounds are called stag bass; and the big fellows of 20 to 40 pounds become channel bass. 2 The reasons for all these cognomens are unknown to this deponent. ing with me. While in New York I had occasion to buy a light salt-water rod. I asked where I might find a reliable sporting goods house, and was directed to J. B. Crook & Bro., 1180 Broadway. I went there, stated my wants and was shown a Horton steel rod. . The price quoted me was $10. Not being familiar with these rods and their prices, I paid the money and walked out. Later I went to Schoverling, Daly & Gales, where I was questioned as to the rod I was carry- I showed it to the man who asked the question, told him what I had paid for it, and was shown exactly the same rod for $6.75. Naturally, I was not pleased at the thought that I had been “done” by Crook; so, on my way up town, I went back to their place and asked for an explanation. I was told by the clerk who sold me and the rod that it was impossible to duplicate it for less than $10 in the city, as this was of finer material and was better made than the one I had seen at Schoverling, Daly & Gales’. He said he knew what rod they did handle, and that it was not good enough for the trade they (Crook & Bro.) were catering to. Naturally I believed him, as I did not think any man could make up such a lot of ramble without a particle of truth in it. The next day I chanced to be in Saks Bros.’ store, where I saw a rack of steel rods and asked as to their prices. I was told enough to know that Crook had lied to me. Since then I have written to the Horton Company and have their catalogue. The rod for which I paid $10 is simply the one the company lists at $6.75, and no other. I was therefore charged $3.25 too much. I ask you to print this so other L, A. S. members may look out for Crook & Bro. E. H. Moulton, Jr., Seabreeze, Fla. FISH PIRATES HELD UP. In August last 2 Wisconsin game wardens captured 2 of the worst fish pirates in that State and had a high old time do- ing it. The names of the poachers are William and Charles Lawrence, and they had long had~ a, reputation for being bad men. The officers dreaded a conflict with them, but the time finally came when the pair must be rounded up and corralled. Accordingly game: wardens Gratz and Nelson went after them. The fight took place on the shore of Lake Men- dota, near Pheasant Branch. The netters at first resisted the officers fiercely, kicking and beating them. Then the former took refuge in the water and refused to come out when ordered. One of the wardens leveled a rifle on the refugees and threat- ened to shoot unless the men came out. They did not like the looks of the inside of the rifle barrel, nor the temperature of = , << ; # the lake water; so they finally threw up their hands and marched ashore. © officers then handcuffed them and took them to court, where William was fined $75 and Charles $25. The William paid while Charles went to jail to think it over. The wardens captured a large seine and a basket of fish with the pirates. Game Warden Gratz took the fish and the seine to Madison in a wagon, while Nelson made the 2 prisoners row him across the lake in a boat. Later the wardens visited the rendezvous of the prisoners and burned their house and boats. It is hoped the Lawrence brothers will find some other means of making a living than that of steal- ing public property and selling it. A DAY ON THE GUNNISON. July 13, at 7 a. m., I left Cebolla, Colo- rado, with rod and basket, walked up stream one mile above Elk creek water tank and there entered the rapid riffles of the Gunnison. For the first half mile I only caught 1% pound of trout. I felt, however, that my best fishing ground was just ahead. As I entered my favorite riffle at the sec- ond bend of the river above the tank I pre- pared to tackle the large rainbow from which I had received a strike on the pre- vious day, not 4 feet from the same spot, just below a large rock in a dark, heavy rifle. I. safely hooked the heavy weight that had so shrewdly puzzled me the day before. He headed down stream, and when the heavy drag of my Automatic persuaded him to change his course I had only a few feet of line remaining on the reel. The old boy fought deep and strong as he steered toward the deeper riffles among the rocks and sulked for a rest. I pulled on the line as hard as I dared and failed to move him. Soon he headed toward me and came to ’ the quiet water, where he sighted his enemy and made for the riffles again. I let him have his own way and patiently waited till © he turned up at my feet completely ex- — hausted. In another good riffle, not far below, I landed 2 rainbows a size smaller, and continued luckily until my basket was filled and its weight grew heavy on my shoulder. I reached the hotel at 1.30 p. m. with 1634 pounds of fish, the largest a 4% pounde:. __ The Gunnison has proved a grand, beau- tiful and most interesting stream to me. L. P. Ogg, Pueblo, Colo. CAMPING IN MICHIGAN. Last summer I spent 2 weeks on Long lake, 8 miles North of Alpena, Michigan, Fishing was our only sport, as all shooting 1s Out of season in August. Fishing was only fair, consisting of spotted pike, bass, rock bass and perch. Our catches were small and we had only 6 or 7 messes of FISH AND FISHING. 207 fish for a party of. 26. The largest fish caught was a 10 pound speckled pike, which I had the pleasure of hooking and landing easily with a Yawman & Erbe Combination Automatic reel. One bass weighed about 3 pounds. We used for bait largely shiners and 3 to 5 inch perch; also angle worms, at which the smaller fish bit freely. Bait is a troublesome question, minnows rather scarce and hard to get, worms small and scarce. The only ground we could conveniently get to camp on was extremely rough, the boat landing was shallow, and boats had to be dragged ashore. This ground cost us $5. All others wanted $1 a day for a camp site. The most curious experience we had was in regard to the boat. We were charged $1 a day for one boat or a dozen boats for one or a dozen weeks, We want- ed 6 boats for 3 weeks. We had 2 or 3 boats that 2 days’ rental should buy. A man named Owens, on the North sid of the lake, has a good farm, with excel- lent camping facilities and cottages. He will permit respectable people to camp free; cottage rental, boats and produce reason- able. I found him a gentleman and was sorry we had not known him before we set up camp. L. C. Hughes, New Castle Junction, Pa. MASSACHUSETTS BRISTLEBACKS IN MAINE. I enclose-clipping from the Standard, which I hope may furnish meat for a line or 2 in RECREATION. I am a reader of your magazine, and like to see the hogs roasted. S. W. Budd, New Bedford, Mass. The clipping referred to was: Walter H. Butterfield has been for a few days at Dead river, Rangeley, Me., and has had excel- lent luck fly fishing. In one day he and a friend caught 87 trout, and another day 81. The largest weighed 2% pounds. To my inquiry as to the truth of the report Mr. Butterfield replied: On 2 out of the 5 days we were in camp at Black Brook we kept 160 trout. The other 3 days we kept 41, making a total of 201 trout. Seventy-nine were caught the last day, to take out from camp. There were 5 people in camp, but my friend and I were the only 2 that fished. The days we made our- largest catches we fished the brooks, and most of the trout were small. We saved only enough to supply the wants of the camp. None of the fish were wasted. Walter H. Butterfield, New Bedford, Mass. In the 2d paragraph of your letter, you practically contradict what you say in the Ist. However, accepting your statement as true, that you caught and kept 201 trout in 2 days and 79 in another, you and your friend appear to wear a good coat of bris- tles.—EpITor, 208 NIBBLES. It was reported to me that one day last summer W. H. Fisk and Ben Peabody, of Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, caught 130 bass in Pike lake. My inquiry as to the truth of this report elicited the following reply: A friend and I caught 130 bass, besides some wall-eyed pike and pickerel out of Horse Shoe lake, 4% miles Northwest of Turtle Lake, using frogs for bait. This is a fine country for fishing. The lakes are full of bass, pike and pickerel, besides lots of smaller fish; the rivers and brooks of rainbow and speckled trout. B. D. Peabody, Turtle Lake, Wis. . It is not your fault that the lakes and streams in your vicinity are well stocked. If there were many such swine running at large as you and Fisk, your waters would have been depleted long ago. You and your kind will never be properly restrained in your work: of slaughter until your State fixes a legal limit to the number of bass which anyone may take in a day and pro- vides a prison penalty for violation.— EDITOR. . A subscriber in Lexington, Ky., sends me ~ a clipping from a local paper stating that 5 ‘young men of that city recently went 4 miles from town after dark and began seining in a private pond belonging to N. F. Berry. The seiners were discovered in the act by A. G. Downing, L. F. Cassell, A, J. Campbell and H. E. Hall, who promptly opened fire on the poachers. The latter jumped into a buggy and a buckboard and started for home at top speed. The Down- ing party followed and kept on shooting until they entered the city, when the fugi- tives dodged into a side street and were lost to view. Two coats were picked up on the road, which were said to belong to 2 of the fugitives, and clots of blood were found on one of them, showing that one of the shots, at least, had taken effect. It is said that the party consisted of William Sargent, his father and Eugene Willis and 2 others, unknown to the pursuers.- It is safe to bet these men will prefer to do their fishing in daylight hereafter and in accordance with the law. It has just leaked out that Postmaster H. D. Hager, of Luzerne, got even with Deputy Game Warden Brewster, who caught him spearing trout. There ‘is no justice at Luzerne, and Brewster had to take the postmaster 10 miles to Mio. Hager had the only team at Luzerne, and when the foxy postmaster collected his livery bill of $6.50 he had enough to pay his fine and $1.50 over. Brewster thinks traveling is expensive up here.—Exchange. After all, Hager got only $1.50 for the use of his team and his own time to drive from Luzerne to Mio and back, and it is not likely he would have cared to do the work at that price.. Besides, Postmaster RECREATION. Hager is now on the justice’s docket as 4 lawbreaker and that is not flattering to a United States officer. The good people of Luzerne should make up a statement of this case, send it to the Postmaster General and ask that, Mr. Hager be removed. The United States Government is spending many thousands of dollars every year in the propagation of fishes; and it is not like- ly that one of its departments would care to retain in office a man who violates a State law made to protect these fishes.— EDITor. Roy Bingham, of this city, may be classed among your fish and game hogs. During the summer he fished in Bass lake, Willow, Ohio, and caught 453 small bass in one week, throwing almost all away. Recently he was squirrel hunting, near Garrettsville, Ohio, and shot 234 grey squirrels in 3 days. What is your opin- ion of him? . Soak him hard! Frank Belcher, Cleveland, Ohio. I wrote Mr. Bingham asking if these statements were true and he replied: It is correct and I don’t think many can claim such a proud record. Roy Bingham, East Cleveland, Ohio. No decent man would be proud of such a record. No one but an ignorant, un- principled man would be guilty of slaugh- tering fish and-game as you say you have done; and even such a creature should be ashamed of it instead of boasting of it.— EDITOR. Peter Van Marin, of Grand Haven, fell into the hands of the Fish and Game Warden again yes- terday, and for putting a net in Grand river he had to pay a fine of $32.50. Complaint was made to Deputy Warden Brewster by A. B. Richmond and that official took the matter up at once. Van Marin was prosecuted by Deputy Warden Coulter before Justice Chappell, of Berlin, and the fine’ followed conviction. Van Marin was arrested one year ago for a similar offense, and on con- viction he appealed to a higher court, where the verdict was confirmed. Deputy Brewster said last night that it is the policy of the de- partment to give a prisoner a jail sentencé, with- out alternative of a fine, on the third conviction.— Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald. Mr. Richmond is a member of the League and this is not the first instance in which he has made trouble for lawbreakers. It will be interesting to know whether Van Marin will break the law a third time and serve a term in jail. Will Mr. Rich- mond kindly keep me advised ?—Eb1Tor. If you wish to make a present to a man or boy who is interested in shooting, fishing, amateur photography, or nature study, give him a year’s subscription to RECREATION. 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We have nearly half a million satisfied customers and want a million more. That’s why we make YOU this special trial offer of 1 quart for $1.00, express prepaid. Your money back if you’re not satisfied. Write our nearest office NOW. ESTABLISHED THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY, DISTILLERY, DAYTON, OHIO. ST. LOUIS, MO. ST.-PAUL, MINN, ATLANTA,.GA. . eS ze ts Perey — NV mw » ° ~~ * . > a ae: an A ; ; F : Pail, * Ca E - ay , = = v4 - tlie cn Sey Bearer Ys eel, ‘ athe tapes A ag : fs - < { — s . * = e ~ = < = : ay ee “3 ' —— ~ — « A N =Se> 3 ae Se . ; J aN, e > 4 e - . “s = rf h . 4 a a i : 4 4 - , os os . 2 ‘ 2 “ A ' -_ 4 Fw a a rt eo ae oe i ag ODT Ae ee etter tem e oe ee . fF Hn Me ey - > a a ae oe i= a a ; a } , ae. Fel . Fite be * tt vs < mo: ti “y wy) AS A ROARING, MURDEROUS FORCE THE WOUNDED BUCK W 248 RECREA TION Volume XVIII. APRIL, 1903. Number 4- G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA,) Editor and Manager ee Oh A. PRAT, VICTOR SCHOOLMAN. RECREATION is a veritable store- house of veritable tales. Some of the stories of prowess, luck and skill are enough to drive us of less experience, or poorer imaginations, to seek some spot in the remote recesses of darkest limbo where we could sit down in eter- nal silence and seclusion. While we of this brotherhood can not boast of the skill that enables the modern mir- acle-maker to kill grouse, sheep, deer, elk and the roaring grizzly with his terrible .22, nor of the kind fate that brought the Indian and the white man safely out of the jaws of the white wolf of the North, yet the jovial god- dess of the rocks and wilds has some- times mounted her moon-car for the delectation of some of us; and that we might not go down to our last level wholly without experience has brought confusion to the wisest of the killers, that we in turn might smile. Back in the 80’s the possession of a little cash had put me as far away - from Chicago as Trinidad, Colo., and the subsequent absence of that same useful source of many evils bade fair to keep me thereabout. After a week or 2 of ups and a month or so of downs, I finally fell in with Joe. Driven from his Kentucky home in 61 because of his Southern sympa- thies, under suspicion by his Southern companions because he was the son of an abolitionist family, he was natur- ally forced into companionships of his own forming. A guerilla during the war, an outcast after it, he drifted into the Rockies and became a hunter. He lived not in the cities, neither loved he their ways. In fact, he had but little 249 taste for aught in civilization but its whiskey. For that, and certain other necessaries, as shells, tobacco, bacon, etc., he emerged from his haunts in the mountains of Northern New Mex- ico, as the meagerness of his supplies or the largeness of his thirst demand- ed. It is needless to say this thirst was seldom quenched. It was toward the close of his months spree that 1 found him: He had just shot a brakeman and was pre- paring to wipe out a ranchman, when Jim Harris, the marshal, hove in sight. Joe promptly hoisted the flag of truce when he saw Harris. He knew Har- ris always meant business. Harris also knew that Joe was old business him- self when occasion demanded; so the only further matter transacted at that time was to-call me to: place Joe: in Hlewencer care or Dr, Smith. Adter a week’s work the doctor got the snakes chased out of Joe’s system sufficiently to start him home in my company as official druggist. In that capacity I administered to him the proper pow- ders and doled out the fixed quantities of fluid said by Smith to be essential to Joe’s well-being. About 9g o’clock in the morning of the third day out, shortly after we had left a mining camp along the Chicorica,.a little, noisy stream that tumbled about and sassed the trout that essayed to keep it company, a rabbit crossed the trail ahead and broke for the rocks. I quickly unslung a .44 Winchester from the saddle, and remarking that a little rabbit broth would be a good thing for a certain stomach I knew of, I banged away at Mr. Rabbit and 250 killed him. Full go yards and shot plump through the head. That was not chance; it was luck. As I had the sense not to show surprise at the shot, but simply to bring in the rabbit, Joe, in his still uncertain state of re- pair, somehow came to believe I really could shoot. Straightway I had a rousing invitation to go home with him, and stay as long as I cared. The invitation was not overlooked. I went; I stayed 5 months. Joe’s cabin was a 3-room affair; supply room, sleeping room, living room. It was built in a modest valley that had. little: to-do’ “but attend=to its natural growth and listen to the tales of the mountains that the noisy Chicorica was continually humming. To the North rose the immense peaks of the Rockies; to the South the hills died away until lost in the semi-flats, miles below. About 14 miles to the Northeast was the divide, a favorite range for deer and bear, a playground for bobcats, and occasionally the tran- sient home of some roving mountain lion. The dogs. were Shep: and Nigger: Shep was called Shep principally be- cause he was not a shepherd. Nig had a streak of bloodhound in him, some- where removed in a remote generation. Shep was a still hunter out of decency, for Nig would have kept the average right for a dozen barkless dogs. To these dogs I always took off my hat. I could not help it. » Their ereat tind of knowledge charmed me; their good nature won me; their dog dignity de- manded my respect. To enumerate all the things these dogs did would re- quire a volume. It is not, though, my purpose to tell what the dogs did, but to tell one or 2 things we did, as when we killed the bear. In these af- fairs Joe was the principal actor and I figured rather as a supernumerary. We always reloaded our shells; a matter of economy and necessity. We enjoyed many an hour at target prac- tice, and always at moving or flying objects. Sometimes we loaded shot RECREATION. into the shells. Joe had no fears of leading. Shooting out the rifles, and the hundred and one other fears of the rifle crank, were unknown to him. With these improvised shot shells we at times did great damage to the jays and the magpies that made a business of getting too intimate with the strips of venison we were sun-curing. The birds had not been invited, anyway. Early one morning, following an even- ing’s business with Mr. Jay, we start- ed after deer. Joe went up the trail to the right of the ridge. I took the trail to the leit. The dogs weremier in the cabin. We intended to meet at a given place on the divide, make camp and come home by way of the East the next day. About 10 o’clock I had an extraor- dinary feeling that I ought to cross over and take the trail with Joes" = could not throw it off. It was what the boys call a “hunch.” Taking ad- vantage of the first break in the range that afforded signs of a crossing, I obeyed the hunch. After 3 hours or more of climbing, falling, and tearing through brush, I emerged on the right side of the ridge, but considerably above the trail. While sitting on a rocky ledge trying to figure how to strike the trail below without tumbling on my head, and not reaching any sat- isfactory conclusion, I noticed, about 200 yards below, a great pine tree up- rooted. It had fallen in such a man- ner that the mass of roots had blocked the trail almost completely. The trunk formed a sort of dry-weather foot-log. Along that trunk, and up and down the rough ladder of the roots, I shortly saw enacted the greatest serio-comic, semi-tragic, high and lofty tumbling act of my whole life. Joe had been following the trail ac- cording to program. No hunch had come to bother him. No startling thing had happened either to disturb his thoughts or to break the silence of the mountains. It so happened that a big buck was enjoying the same de- lightful day, and, unscared by the iowa re A od ie Ad I. presence of man and lulled into gentle- ness by the silence, was strolling down the trail at the same time Joe was go- ing up. Finding himself blocked in his journey down the mountain, and being in the neighborhood of good browsing, he did not worry much be- cause of finding the way blocked. When I first saw him, shortly after my arrival at the ledge, he was busily en- gaged in foraging. He seemed so con- tented that I had not the heart to inter- rupt him. I, myself was quite con- tented at the time. The rest the mag- nificent view, the rare opportunity of studying a wild animal at close range, all contributed. Besides, I bad seen Joe coming down below the tree, and I was anxious to see what would hap- pen if he and the buck should meet face to face. Joe shortly appeared on the up side, and, emitting a grunt, pro- ceeded to acquaint himself with the surroundings. The deer and the in- truder became surprisedly conscious of each other’s presence at the same instant. As with a pendulum swing- ing to and fro there is always a time when there is no motion, so when we are suddenly surprised we are for a moment paralyzed into helplessness. This condition lasts till the nerves have adjusted themselves to the new conditions. Joe’s recovery was quick- feetian the deers. Before he could gather his strength for a spring, Joe fired, and the buck, struck fairly in the forehead, fell instantly. Up to that point the affair was or- dinary. From me it provoked little more than a sigh, and from Joe’s di- fection 1 imagined I heard a faint grunt of satisfaction. I am not sure of that, but I do know he leaned his gun, a .45-70 Winchester, against the roots and in the coolest possible man- ner drew his knife to slit the gullet of the helpless quarry. No sooner had the keen knife-point entered the deer’s skin than there was a shift in the scenes and something doing. The buck leaped into life. Snorting with pain and rage, with a dash of his 251 horns he hurled the knife far down the rocks. Joe himself was thrown against the root mass with a force so great as to cause him to scratch gravel for a higher perch faster than he had ever shinned into a tree. By that time I had a growing inter- est ine the proceediies.) “When. I reached the scene I found Joe, hatless, perched among the topmost roots, the Winchester on the ground, the buck pawing at the rocks and tearing the earth viciously with his horns. All I had ever heard about the “mild and gentle gleam of the placid, tender eye,” the pathos of the sandhill stag and other stags too numerous to men- tion, vanished right there; went up the stump with.” Joe, sas it -were. The wounded buck was a roaring, murder- ous force, threatening general destruc- tion. If that was just a common mad of the ordinary buck, I beg to be ex- cused from offering myself for any personal encounters with him. I lay up there more than an hour, peering over the ledge at the semi- comedy, semi-tragedy being enacted below. The buck seemed to pine for Joe, and Joe appeared to be pining for hissoun. Knife gone, no’ revolver, it looked tike-a clean case of Joey get your gun or it is all off. The buck seemed to be insanely pos- sessed with ‘the desire to. fight.. He clambered on the trunk of the tree, went up to the roots and made vicious efforts to attack Joe, who climbed down on the other side, thinking to get his gun. As soon as his head dis- appeared over the top of the mass, the buck leaped down and rushed around the base, snorting and pawing. Once Joe barely reached the gun, but had no time to use it. In fact, he dropped it quicker than lightning, and began to kick dirt for his perch in the roots. He barely made it, even at the expense of a considerable slit running Nor’ by Nor’east across his trousers. This game of “you chase me and I’ll chase my gun” was getting to be serious business. Without the gun the old 252 man was helpless, and it was fast be- coming evident that he could devise no means of reaching it without ex- posing himself to a sure and horrible death. He finally began to call for help. Why, I do not know, as I was supposed to be miles away and no one else was known to be in the moun- tains. He did not call long at a time, for the buck chased him off his perch as regularly as he put himself on it. The whole thing was so funny, though so serious and dangerous, that I almost fell off my ledge during par- oxysms of laughter. Why we are such heathen you must explain, as you and I both have many times laughed long and loud at the serious misfor- tunes of our friends. The old man’s face was a study. He himself, in spite of his pains, in spite of his wearying limbs, sometimes laughed. Sometimes he cried, but oftener he swore; not the weak oaths of an effete civilization, but good, plain, old fashioned, next-to- nature oaths, trimmed with all the grandeur and massiveness of the sur- roundings; great round oaths that rolled out from the fullness of the heart; that, leaping from stone to stone, broke into a thousand echoes as they were lost in the canyon below; oaths that carried conviction. Verily such swearing was not the ejaculation from sudden impulse, but rather was the result of long training, the work- ing of an exact science. I really think the buck understood him, and being equally determined, cussed back in his own way as best he could. As a certain man wished to die at the supreme moment of happiness, so I wished to kill that buck at the su- preme moment of Joe’s dejection, that thereby I might behold the bridging of the distance between despair and joy as pictured on the human face. One shot from the Ballard; one leap straight into the air; one last glance of RECREATION. hate, and the warrior of a thousand battles among his kind was con- quered. Not in equal conflict, but in the unequal battle of stealth against honor; of bravery against myself, a coward, firing from a safe retreat. I had coldly committed murder. I felt like a villain then, and I do yet when I think of it. I do not think Joe was particularly worried about any mur- der just then, for with a half turnble, half climb, he came down from the perch and finished the scene by cutting the buck’s throat. The old man was completely fagged, but the ecstasies of safety kept him from succumbing. I told him how I had had a hunch so strong as to com- pel me to toil for hours to get to his trail. How I had saved him, he knew. As he was a confirmed spiritualist, he gave a reasonable explanation from his point of view. I called it chance, but maybe the old man was right. Who knows? After a rest we proceeded to find out why the first shot had not killed. As I recalled the scene I remembered that the shot had sounded strangely. It was one of the jay-bird loads of the day before, which Joe had thoughtless- ly left in the chamber, although he had properly filled the magazine with good cartridges. Being so close at the time of firing, the shot were still bunched sufficiently to stun, but not to kill. I never told Joe how I had watched him during the greater part of an hour. He would have been grieved. I never told him of my heartless, heathenish laughter. I feared the grand orchestra of his profanity. I never told him how mean I felt about murdering the deer. He would have called me a tenderfoot. For 20 years he had lived his own life in his own way, so why attempt to change it by the introduction of modern squaw- heart notions? Bilson—So you have a titled son-in-law ? I suppose you consider him a high honor? Tribbler—Well, yes, he did come rather high; but Carrie seemed sort of set on buying him.—Boston Transcript. WE ARE VERY HUNGRY. One of the 5th Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. WATCHING THE OGRE EYE. One of the sth Prize Winners in ReEcREATION’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. 253 READY FOR BUSINESS. One of the 5th Prize Winners in REecREATION’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. DEFIANCE. One of the 5th Prize Winners in RecreaTion’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, 254 Ay IS INE One of the sth Prize Winners in RecreaTion’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. A SONG OF THE HILLS. R. S. STRINGFELLOW. I know a place far back in the hills, ’Mid the waving trees and the winding rills, Where the wild rose blooms and the violets hide In the soft, green grass of the mountain side ; A spot where the wind, so fierce and wild, Stays its gusty course, and blows soft and mild; Its shrill voice hushed in the evening’s calm With sighings low as an angel’s psalm. I know a place where the carols sweet Of the song birds echo in their retreat; Where the pine trees murmur a sylvan song, And drowsily passes the day along. And back in the hills is a maid I know, With soft, red cheeks, like the flowers that blow ; The violet’s blue is in her eyes, Which are bright and clear as the Western skies. Then off with the frowns of care and gloom, And away to the hills, where the wild flow- ers bloom; For the joys of youth and health will be ours As long as we live ’mid the hills and flowers. 255 AMATEUR PHOTOS BY WM, H. FISHER. BARELY ABLE TO FLY. One of the sth Prize Winners in RECREATION’S 7th Annual Prize Competition. Made with a Century Camera, Collinear Lens. A close friend is one who declines to lend you money.—Yonkers Statesman. eg eer: acetate phase BY COURTESY OF THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAYVe ER, LAKE ROSSEAU, MUL y / ie a4 S e) e < a) MN HH < op) H WY) ea 2) S) a 4 eal —_ fy A zZ < WN HH fa © Ay PROSPECT HOUSE, ONTARIO’S GREAT PLAY GROUND. FRANK YEIGH. Nature has been truly prodigal in her good gifts to Canada. From the pictur- esque hills and vales of Cape Breton, a replica of Highland scenery ; from the game haunted forests of New Brunswick and the untrodden wilds of Northern Quebec, to the snow-clad peaks of British Columbia, each of the Provinces of the Dominion is a land of scenic beauty. Ontario is especial- ly rich in her heritage of natural scenery, from the island fringed shores of Lake Huron to the upper waters of the Ottawa. Within these limits lies a vast playground for the tired children of the earth. So extensive and intricate indeed is its net- work of waterways that probably no man has ever more than touched a corner or penetrated far beyond its borders. Even the roving Algonquin or Huron of former days perchance knew little of the wonder- The front door of this wonderland of Northern Ontario admits to the Muskoka lakes. A hundred miles North from To- ronto the railway will bring the traveler to Lake Muskoka itself and to a trim little steamer that is at its service. The trans- ition from a hot train on a hot summer’s day to the ozone-filled air of the North is as welcome as it is sudden, and the course of the vessel as it winds in and out of a maze of islands and channels, seems to involve a constant boxing of the compass. Then follow scenes of delight as the trio of lakes—Muskoka, Rosseau and Joseph, “the 3 Graces”—are explored. They alone constitute a steamer route of over 50 miles of surpassing beauty. Muskoka is con- nected with Rosseau by the dark and nar- row Indian river; Rosseau and Joseph are dotted with the cosy cottages of other MOONLIGHT ON LAKE JOSEPH, MUSKOKA. land all about him except along the few watery pathways over which his bark canoe glided like a spirit of silence. To-day, it is a land awaiting the invasion of the 2oth century white man; awaiting him with health for his ills, with rest for his throb- bing nerves, with youth for his premature age, and with a fresh addition of gray mat- ter for his poor overworked brain. It is, in fact, a great Nature sanitarium, a para- dise of lake and stream, of forest and isl- and, where, far from the haunts of men, ‘We stand in the heart of things, The woods are round us heaped and dim,” and Mother Earth lies ready to reveal her Secrets. ‘stranded mid-lake 257 happy summer idlers. Islands abound, from a tiny one-tree speck of earth or a bare cone of rock to a 1,000 acre isle in beautiful Rosseau. Each turn of the prow of steamer or canoe reveals a new vista, and no 2 views are alike, as the perspective changes with each passing hour. The lakes have a life of their own under a blue sky or a canopy of summer clouds; they wear another aspect when the glow of sunset diffuses itself over land and lake, mirrowing each islet in the glassy waters. There is still another aspect created by a harvest moon, when an inde- scribable peace broods over the fair scene, contrasted later by the frown of a thunder cloud or the tempest of a squall. Thus the THE SHADES. OF NIGHT WERE FALLING FAST bonny lakes of Muskoka have a many sided life. Their secrets-are best read apart from the feverish restlessness of a summer hotel. It is the camper-out who is nearest the heart of Nature, and whoemay, if he hath ears to hear and eyes to see, learn some- thing of the message She has for him amid such sympathetic scenes. The Muskoka lake district is not, how- ever, confined to the 3 main bodies of water. The whole area of the “Highlands of On- tario” comprises no less than 800 water- ways, including lakes, rivers and streams, formerly the happy hunting grounds of the ill fated Hurons, who once roamed through the cool, dark forests and over untilled lands. Hundreds of the islands retain their original wildness, and nature is undis- turbed in many a corner of Muskokaland, where the red deer follows the trail, where a varied bird life exists and where the fish in the virgin waters have never seen the specter of a human angler. Many a tribu- tary, too, sweeps along in its primeval soli- tude toward the larger waters and the broader sea, the sweet, brown, waters sing- ing a song set to a key beyond human ken, but’ musical: to ‘human ‘ears* or 4s san Shadow river, resting so motionless on a summer day as to reflect every twig and leaf, every vein in every leaf, and every snow-white cloud in its pellucid depths. The seeker for summer rest may enter this delectable land through the inner chan- stately tree growths. nel of Georgian bay, where the Creator with no niggardly hand scattered 30,000 islands on its clear, deep waters; some ism dainty and exquisitely clothed with balsam and pine, with cedar or white birch; some dignified in their broad dimensions and their forests of oaks mingled with the less The steamer makes its way through apparently land-locked channels to Parry sound and Rose Point. This route will lead to the unique Maga- netewan river, its iron-impregnated waters winding in such tortuous fashion that the little craft is equipped with both propeller and paddle wheels, both of which are at times in use when rounding a sharp bend. The giants of the forest overarch the nar- rower stretches where one may sail under a roof of greenery and between banks so clothed with vegetation as to resemble a Florida everglade. The Maganetewan drains a surface of 4,000 square miles, and using its course as a canoe route, the waters of Lake Huron may be reached after ne- gotiating on the way a series of portages. Journeying Eastward, lake succeeds lake in never ending succession. Fairy lake— does not its name tell all? The Lake of Bays, with islands and curving shores that only await the poet to immortalize them. The pastoral beauty of one part merges into a rugged, mountainous grandeur in another. The great Algonquin National Park is SUNRISE ON GEORGIAN BAY. 258 Cyrano SaGnk ar. PLAY -GROUND. reached by canoe from the Lake of Bays, where over 1,000,000 acres of the Crown domain have been set apart in perpetuity as a forest, game and fish preserve. Al- ready it has proved a sanctuary for wild life; and moose, deer, beaver and other game and fur-bearing animals are rapidly increasing. The park is one of the most remarkable regions of lake and stream, primeval forest and rock to be found in the Dominion. Over 1,000 beautiful lakes are 259 angler as well as the hunter are being con- served. From Muskoka Wharf to Lake Nipissing on the North; from the Georgian bay to Algonquin park on the East, it is the unfolding of a matchless panorama, now of massive rocks, now of mighty reser- voirs holding the climatic, forest and ani- mal lifé of a gréat territory. im their depths, now of tree crowned hills lapped by the waves of an inland sea. He who has the hunter eye may catch a sltmpse.of a deer; BRUCE LAKE. within its boundaries, reminders of Lomond and Katrine, Windermere and Killarney, and even of Como in their setting of tree and rocks. The shores of the great Ope- ongo lake, the largest in the reservation, are the ancient burial place of the Algon- quin Indians, who once held all the sur- rounding country in their own right. The park rangers are opening up a series of canoe routes and erecting shelters at dif- ferent points. This extensive retreat, coupled with the admittedly excellent game laws of Ontario, is maintaining all the Northern areas as a perpetual realm for the sportsman. No less rich are the lakes in fish life, and thus the interests of the unconscious of the nearness of man, as it emerges from a woodland depth and drinks of the sweet waters. On this. journey through Natureland, precipitous cliffs send back the human voice with startling mock- ery, while they form a barrier that diverts yonder tributary to another channel. Indian portages tell the pathetic story of the red man’s supremacy in the years that will never return. Thus a primeval wilder- ness of rarest natural charm, a lovely lake- land beyond the scope of men-made words to describe, a great family of rivcrs hurry- ing to their rendezvous, an asylum for ani- mal and fish life, exist in the untrodden playground of Ontario’s wide Northland. Clara—What an easy going person that Mr. Littlebrayne is. Agnes—Easy going? I never found him so. It’s always the hardest kind of work for me to get him to go before midnight.— Chicago Record-Herald, HUNTING IN Wo Aas I. left- Cerrillos October ~ 27, swath, <2 companions, both of that place, Mr. John Kelly, who handled the reins over a fine mountain team, and Roy Green, a boy in years but well versed in woodcraft and with a splendid knowledge of the country we wished to explore. The next day we reached Glorieta where we were joined by Hugh Hufford, a con- ductor of the Santa Fe Company. He had heard of our expedition and asked permis- sion to join our party. We were more than glad to have him and Hugh and I speedily became friends. There, also, we laid in our supplies. These we packed in a wagon to which 2 stout mountain climbers were hitched and with the 4 of us we had a good load. We were able to proceed in this man- ner about 30 miles, to Cooper ranch, if I remember rightly. Then by walking, and exercising particular care, we were able to carry the outfit some 8 miles more. Finding it impossible to go farther, we con- cluded to make camp and try our luck. We found a comfortable cabin, containing shelves and a table. After getting our stuff safely in doors, the horses were hob- bled and turned loose, wood was gathered and supper prepared and eaten. My trout rod was handy and at my sec- ond cast on the limpid rapids of the Pecos I had a fine rainbow trout flapping on the grass. This was soon joined by another, and in 40 minutes I was the proud possessor of 4, weighing % to 134 pounds. Eager to display~ the arésult- of/smy “skal, 1 hastened back to camp to find that Roy, who had gone out with a pole cut from the cottonwoods and an 8 foot section of No. 9 cuttyhunk, had caught 9 trout, using only grasshoppers for bait. After that I allowed him to do the fishing and he kept us plenti- fully supplied. Next morning Hugh and I rose early and trailed out to size up the country and, if possible, locate a crossing or lick. Being successful, we hurried back to camp for breakfast. Returning to the crossing, armed with sharp hatchets, in 2 hours we had 2 snare blinds, on opposite sides of the trail at right angles. Next, we paid our re- spects to the lick, which we freshened, strengthened decoying scaffold and started back, well satisfied. We had covered about half the distance to camp, walking quietly, when Hugh with a “hist!” stepped quickly from the trail into the long grass and lay down and I swiftly followed. Scarcely were we hidden when a blacktail buck, doe and fawn broke cover 50 yards away. “Mark buck,” said Hugh in a whisper. NEW MEXICO. FOLEY. 269 Without raising from the ground I threw up my rifle and with quick aim pierced the buck with a 38 behind the shoulder. He disappeared in the forest. The doe dropped almost in her tracks, with a bullet from Hugh’s 70 through her heart. The fawn fell an easy victim. I felt like spar- ing it. While Hugh attended to hise2, I went in search of my “backend found him dead about 300 yards away. This was luck with a vengeance, and we hastened to camp for horses to take in our venison. Hugh and I were smoking the last pipe that night, when a loud halloo appraised us of the approach of visitors. We threw open the rude door and soon shook hands with as fine a fellow as I ever had the good fortune to meet. He introduced himself as Anthony Dockweiler, formerly of New York State, but now living in those moun- tains, with his small family, for his health. I don’t know what his. trouble had been, but the mountain air must have proved wonderfully potent. J never met a finer specimen of hardy manhood, or attempted to follow a tougher one on a trail. Tony had heard of our arrival, and came over to see if he could help us in any way. We made him acquainted with a silent member of the party not heretofore alluded to, known as “Jinny-John”’; a friend with bowels of compassion for the weary hunter. Tony became valuable over his toddy and entertained us for some hours. He left about 11.30 p. m. and we turned in. Next day, having plenty of venison, we did not go far from camp. Put in the time among the hills adjacent, looking for grouse. We found them in plenty, but there is not much sport in grouse shooting in that country; as when flushed they alight on trees. We used shot guns that day, but had no use for them thereafter; the rifles being found sufficient for all purposes. We killed some grouse every day, and lived like kings. Alternately, 2 of us watched the lick every night, but the deer were evi- dently doing their licking somewhere else and never a one came to our crossing. Hufford made some turkey calls of reed stems and went out 2 mornings, but not a feather did he bring home. We had several visits from Tony. When we told him of our ill success with the deer, he said they could be found higher up. He offered his services and 2 pack horses for a trip 10 miles beyond the Ham- ilton mesa, where he and some neighbors kad built a cabin the summer before. The trip was arranged for Tuesday, October HUNTING IN NEW MEXICO. 261 8. Tony joined us Monday night. Tues- swers to our calls, we hunted so assiduous- day morning the start was made. One horse carried all necessary supplies. The other was available for saddle; Hufford and I riding alternately. Tony carried a Winchester, Hugh was armed with an old model, 45-70, while I pinned my faith to a 38-55 take down, fitted with Lyman sights. The fellows were inclined to look askance at my light rifle, but I had the pleasure of showing them a thing or 2 before we left the woods. We reached Tony’s cabin about noon, and immediately got to work. Parks occur frequently in that section of the Pecos, and there we tried our skill. For 2 weary days we tramped hither and thither, within a radius of 5 or 6 miles, and did not see a hair. Tony said, “still higher.’ So Friday morning we went together to the snow line, and killed 4 deer that day; 3 does and a young buck, all blacktails. Tony returned to camp for horses and blankets. We spent the night just below snow line, spreading our blankets on pine boughs, and, in spite of the cold, I never slept better in my life. In the morning Tony started back to camp with the deer and horses, and Hugh and I continued around the moun- tain. We walked about 15 miles that day before noon, but killed nothing and had nothing to eat. I was hungry as a wolf, and actually had to tighten my belt to ease the gnawing pain at my stomach, About 5 miles from the cabin we found signs of turkeys and Hugh tried his pipe again with better success. In 5 minutes he got an answer. While he remained quietly calling I crept in the direction of the sound and was rewarded by seeing, after a close study of a clump of bushes, the wattles of a gobbler through the un- derbrush. I waited some time for him to come out, but he would not move; so I calculated for his breast and shot him low in the neck. Immediately 8 or I0 more got up all around him. Hugh came run- ning and, although we got no more an- ly as to get 2 more birds. These were the only turkeys we saw during our stay. We reached camp footsore, weary, and hungry, about 6 o'clock. There we found Tony awaiting us with a bountiful supper of venison, onions and tortillas. He had spent the day getting our game in shape for packing, as he had to go home the next day. We accordingly started early Sunday morning and proceed- ed leisurely. Hufford and Tony shot some grouse and squirrels on the way down; but I was content to trudge behind the pack horses, feeling I had earned glory enough for one trip. We reached camp about 3 oclock and found we had run away from sport almost at our door. The boys had killed 2 whitetail deer less than 200 yards from the cabin. Tony had supper with us and as I intended to go back the next morning, he concluded to remain all night with us, I wished to see Santa Fe before returning East, and Hugh proposed we cross the divide to Santa Fe on foot. Accordingly we bade Tony farewell, left the outfit in charge of the boys and started to walk 41 miles. From Tony’s description, we easily found the bridle path up Viles canyon. An easy walk for 7 miles, when a steady climb for 9 miles took us to the base of Santa Fé, Baldy and plenty of snow. We had taken food with us and-made .an excel- lent meal up on that bleak mountain. At one o'clock we began the descent to Santa Fe, 25 miles away. Night overtook us long before we reached our goal. We arrived at Santa Fe at 8.45, 12% hours after we left camp. Neither of us had walked much during the year and Hugh weighs 225 and I 215 pounds. The wonder is we ever got to Santa Fé at all. I saw as much of Santa Fe as I could in one dav, and took the evening train to Cer- rillos. Our outfit arrived the next day in good shape. I bade Hugh, John and Roy good-by and thus ended my trip, “Jack, dear,” she sighed, “Jack, when you are gone I shall pine away.” “Don’t,” he answered, adding, with an uneasy laugh, “don’t pine away; up. -—Princeton Tiger, spruce IN. LONELY WAM: FRANK H. It is the unexpected that often gives one the keenest pleasure; a native orchid in an out of the way place in the woods, a clump of swamp cheese bushes in full blos- som at a sudden bend of the road, a wild patch of gorgeous rhododendrons that the wood prowler has never heard of before. One does not have the anticipation of pleas- ure; but the sudden, joyous, unexpected thrill which flashes over him fully compen- sates for its absence. For this reason I like to hide rare bulbs and plants in the most unlikely places; in the fence corners and in the midst of thick- ets, along unsuspecting brooks and among wild, shadowy ledges of rocks. In the summer their blossoms will lie in wait for me, and spring out at unexpected moments. Their odors will meet me on my rambles and their breath mingle with mine as I lie on the bank watching the clouds or lis- tening to the splash of trout which find that the brook is not large enough to contain their joy. If I were that rare combination, a mil- lionaire and philanthropist, I should buy a carload of choice bulbs and plants and homestead them in the haunts of the ruffed grouse and the gray rabbit. The mossy rock, which has never seen aught except wild creatures and flickering shadews, should have a magnificent clump of aura- tum lilies planted close beside its base; the little brook, which sings lullabies from morning till night and from night till morn- ing, should have its banks so starred with German and Japanese irises that its song would henceforth proclaim something of: the joyousness that lies beyond its own shadows; the bare, rocky hillside should have its share of the treasures and the swamp and the wornout, bushy pasture should not be forgotten. As the years would pass the rare bulbs and plants would grow strong and increase and mingle their leaves with with those of the natives. The solitary man who rambled through the woods, and the maiden who loved to SWEET. botanize and gather rare plants, and the child who loved to watch the birds and lis- ten to the unknown language of the leaves, would all feel the joyous thrill of dis- covery. I would have the bulbs and plants in- crease until each little shoot became a clump, and each clump a mass or thicket. I should make each swamp and dell and rocky pasture a custodian of one or more of the treasures; and each favored spot should guard its secret carefully until the bulbs and roots grew strong and sent forth pioneer buds in search of the sunshine. They should belong to everybody, and the blossoms should be a signal that everybody had come into the inheritance. There would be no difficulty about the increase, for the selection would be care- fully made. Hyacinths and other exclusive or unacclimated foreigners would not be accepted; but there should be the rarest of blue scillas along the bases of the ledges and in the cosy nooks where the March sun would be able to clear spaces for them in the snow. Neighboring with them should be the purest of white snowdrops, the rich- est of yellow crocuses, and the sweetest of pink daphnes. On the hill, in the valley, and in the far away, silent places where the loon builds her nest, should be fair lilies and gorgeous azaleas, stately crown imperials and modest, sweet scented lilies of the valley. Every year would spread and multiply them and every wayfarer who chanced on their unexpected loveliness would return home with another fair re- membrance in his heart. I have in mind a small lily bulb which I once planted in the shadow of a thicket and forgot. A few years later I was de- lighted to see an immense cluster of aura- tum lilies peeping from the bushes. There were IO or 12 magnificent blossoms, ‘on stalks 4 or 5 feet high; and investigation showed that the bulb had increased to nearly 20; surely a valiant response to my effort. A man who only works other people can not be called a workingman.—Wine Re- view. rs TOURING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. STANLEY WASHBURN. Illustrated with Photos by the Author. Twenty years ago the vast region North of Montana and Washington was known only to hardy trappers and a few venture- some spirits who were enterprising enough to push into the wilderness in search of Same or for the pure love of the un- known. In the early 80’s the Canadian Pacific Railroad put down the last rail that connected the Atlantic and the Paci- fic oceans. Since that day the wonderful scenery of Alberta and British Columbia has been gazed on by tens of thousands of This is better than tourists and travelers. stroying hand of civilized man began to hew down the splendid forests; before the roaring torrents were marred by unsightly steel bridges and the mountains by still more unsightly snowsheds. This is the world as God made it. To see this world one must abandon the luxury of the palace sleeping car and content himself with the rougher life of the forest and the crude but healthy régime of the camp and the pack train. Short distances from the rail- road may be made on foot, but to get into the true wilderness one must take pack A TYPICAL PEAK IN THE ROCKIES. nothing, but to the lover of nature in her untrammeled state it can not have the fas- cination of the region where the mountains raise their snow-capped peaks far from civilization. The passes and glaciers of the railroad are magnificent, but there are not the inspiration and consciousness of grandeur that one feels hundreds of miles North, where no shrill whistle or heavy rumble of freight trains startles the eagle from its nest among the crags; where one sees the snow and rocks and trees as they were a thousand years ago, before the de- 263 horses. When we leave the railroad we leave the base of all supplies and for the next few months must content ourselves with the food we bring with us and with what falls to our rifle or comes to our rod. For extended trips North, Laggan is a good point to leave the railroad. Situated as it is between the first foothills and the main range of the rockies it gives the cer- tainty of fine scenery and a good chance of game. The first necessity is a head man who shall be guide and general supervisor of the mere mechanism of the expedition. THE HEAD WATERS OF THE SASKATCHEWAN. He must go ahead to pick out the trail and the easiest route where there is no trail. He must find the best fords and engineer the outfit across; he must superintend the packing. For a large outfit there must be an assistant to pack and drive the horses and to keep camp. Last, there must be a head of the culinary department, who is by no means the least important. Suppose there are 3 hunters in the party. All must have horses. This will make 6 saddle horses alone. Kor such. a party. there should be at least 8 or 10 pack horses. On these must be carried the camp outfit, that is, tent, blankets, cooking utensils, etc., the personal baggage of the party and the grub. This consists usually of flour, oat- meal, rice, beans, dried fruit, tea, coffee, su- gar, condensed milk or evaporated cream and bacon. The luxuriously inclined may add to these, canned goods or even bulkier provisions if he be willing to take along enough extra pack horses. The personal baggage should be as light as possible, but we usually find beginners loading them- selves with dozens of articles they never use. I have even seen a horse packed with suit cases and one loaded with a steamer trunk. The man who knows his business takes only what he can not get along with- out, namely a change of clothes, a tooth- brush and his hunting outfit, including rifle, rod, shot gun, revolver and camera. 264 In organizing the party each horse will have his special load. These loads must all be made up at the beginning according to the strength, peculiaries and qualities of the various horses. The flour, for instance, goes on old Pinto, who has a reputation for being a good horse in water and may be trusted to keep his pack dry. The camera supplies and breakables go on Little Billy, who is a most painstaking and careful ani- mal. The blankets and sleeping bags go on the buckskin mare, who may be relied on to buck off anything that rattles; and so on through the list until each horse has been allotted a portion of the outfit. Then commences the packing. First the horses must be caught. This is easily done by felling a few trees to form a V, or wedge, into which the animals are driven. Even the wildest can be readily captured. Then, one by one, they are led up to have their loads put on. First the pack saddles are cinched in place and then, by means of swing ropes, the side packs are adjusted. This leaves a hollow between the packs, where odds and ends, such as fishing rods, tools, etc.,, are placed. Above these goes the top pack and over that the canvas pack cover. Then the whole is made tight and fast by a long rope ar- ranged in a series of loops and slips known to the initiated as the diamond hitch. Two good men will pack a horse in 6 minutes, CAMP DESOLATION. provided the horse is willing. Otherwise it may take 6 men twice as long. There wieecute 19, be cne or 2 horses that are hard to catch and mean to pack. When the last horse has been cinched and his pack adjusted we are ready to start. By that time the animals that have already been packed have strayed about and a few minutes are necessary to round them into a bunch. The head guide swings himself into his great Mexican saddle and his cay- use ambles off down the trail. ‘lhe other ponies are driven in behind and the mem- bers of the party scatter themselves throughout the line to prod the delinquent beasts.. When the trails are good and the animals old at the work the driving simply amounts to riding along in the procession and admiring the scenery. But this, alas! is seldom the case. We have not been on the road an hour before we begin to strike difficult trails. A trail in the West simply means that at some time in the past some- one has been over the route. Often there is nothing to indicate the presence of a trail except a blaze on a tree every few hundred feet, or perhaps a root or an overhanging bough that has been hacked with an axe. On the hard ground there is often no sign for miles of any previous travel. All we can do then is to head in what seems the _ right direction. This is not so difficult in the mountains as it would seem, for a trail must always follow the river valleys and we are sure of picking it up in the canyons or atthe fords. In many spots we find a well worn path perhaps 18 inches wide and several inches deep. These have often been made by the game and worn by the Indians. As long a5 cine. trail eis: “well (debited all. so0es smoothly, but when we get in a little, the difficulties begin. Of all these, fallen timber is the worst. There is no task so maddening or conducive to profanity as driving a pack outfit over a trail that runs through fallen timber. These strips occur in spots all through the mountains. In the first place, a fire has passed through the woods, burning every green leaf and shrub and leaving the trees standing naked and charred. The roots die and the first wind storm that comes along tips the trees over. If a bad blow has been through the moun- tains we find them piled up like jackstraws. The smaller ones, up to 3 feet, the horses can jump or step over, but the larger ones or those hanging directly across the trail, must be chopped through or gone around. Every time the leader halts all the rest of the train is delayed. It is easy to see that 15 horses will string out over a consider- able distance. When the leader stops per- haps one of the horses 4 or 5 back does not stop. Indeed they often turn off at right angles and commence jumping over 265 266 A MOUNTAIN WATERFALL, Taken from the Trail. fallen logs and dead trees until they are hopelessly stranded. Then one man has to dismount and go off into the timber and back the beast out or perhaps chop a way out with an axe. When this happens once it is annoying, but when it happens a hun- dred times it is simply infuriating. Often the horse in the re&’r will crowd up and stampede 4 or 5 of his partners ahead. Then again even when the trail is good some perverse beast is. sure to get off the trail and get his pack wedged between 2 trees or get caught in some fallen log. After the first day -or 2 the horses cet accustomed to their place in the line and then woe to the horse that tries to squeeze in ahead, I well remember that Little Billy’s in- genuity in keeping the lead was most amus- ing. He would always arrange it so there would be 3 or 4 horses between himself RECREATION>~-— -~) and the nearest driver, so he could stop to pick grass without danger of interruption. This would, of course, delay those behind, who would try to crowd past him. They invariably got a good sound swot in the ribs from Mr. Billy’s heels. I was out a few years ago with this same little horse and witnessed a most amusing incident. Billy was, as. usual, in the leadeostiere was another extremely perverse horse which we callea Cyclone on account of his evil disposition and wandering ways. He had been tailed to Litttle Billy; that is, his halter rope had been twisted in the latter’s tail. These 2 unhappy beasts got into a wasps nest and the wasps began to get in their work just as Billy passed. Cyclone stopped; Billy proceeded. A wasp stung Billy, Billy put on full speed>aheadaa wasp stung Cycone. Cvclone went astern. For a moment there was a dreadful tension. That poor tail pulled taut as a banjo string. Then alas! it gave, and Billy plunged for- ward, while Cyclone dashed off into the woods with a long gray tail dragging from his halter rope. I laughed immoderately, much to the disgust of the guide, who never cracked a smile, as it was a hor- rowed horse. He recovered the tail and packed it in the saddle bag with the pro- visions, in the hope that he might get it stuck on again. I do not think he suc- ceeded. We usually travel 4 or 5 hours at a stretch. Over good trails we make per- haps 21%4 miles an hour, seldom more and often much less. I recall an expedition in British Columbia when it took 18 days to go 40 miles. The start in the morning is usually made at 9 or 10 o'clock and at 2 or 3 o'clock we begin to look for a good camping place. There must be water, forage for the horses, fuel and preferably a soft spot on which to pitch our tent, but that is not essential. When a spot is decided on everyone has his hands full. The first thing is to unsaddle one’s own horse and turn him to feed. The united efforts of the whole party are then necessary to catch the pack horses and tie them. They are then led up one by one, the various packs being placed together and the animals turned loose. In the meantime the cook has his fire started and some pots of water boiling over the fire. One is for coffee and one for soup. A few slices of fried bacon and a loaf or 2 of bannock, or baking powder bread, left from breakfast, constitute dinner. After dinner the tent is pitched and the beds are made. The remainder of the day slips away quickly till supper time. In stormy weather it is different. When it rains in the mountains the rain is like iceewater! We are soaked to the skin; our benumbed fingers can scarcely untie the a oe TOURING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. pack ropes; the fuel is wet; the fire will not burn; the ground is damp; everyone 1s swearing mad. There is no more wretched or melancholy task on earth than making camp in the rain; but all the hardships and discomforts of wet weather are more than made up by joy at the return of tne sun and warmth. What more delightful after a hard day’s journey and a good meal than to stretch oneself out on the soft grass and allow the rays of the sun to permeate into one’s very soul! Leaving Laggan, we strike out on the trail. A few miles we follow along the railroad embankment and then turn sharply North up the valley of the glacier-fed Bow river, on which Laggan is situated. There we leave the railroad to twist its way West- ward over the Great Divide and on through the wonderful Kicking Horse canyon. This pass ranks high among the engineering feats of the world. The railroad creeps through a rugged defile, little more than a cleft in the mountains, through which boils a roaring torrent. Just as farther progress seems cut off, the road turns sharply to the left, crosses the canyon on~a trestle at a giddy height, and then for seven miles cuts its way down the side of the mountain, at a 6 or 7 per cent grade, to the floor of the canyon at Field; but that is off the line of our march. The season has been late and the moun- tains are covered with snow. All around us tower the great peaks of the Rockies. Behind us Victoria and Temple stand with their ice-crowned peaks against the sky. On our left is Mt. Hector? with a tip not unlike the Matterhorn; while an endless chain of mountains and snowy peaks unfold before us. The trail for the first 15 miles leads through fallen timber and a kind of swampy land called “muskeg.”’ The sur- face is a thick mat of roots and grass, over which a man may sometimes pass, but be- low are thick mud and water. Some of these muskegs are dangerous, apparently having no bottom; but for the most part they cause nothing more serious than the annoyance occasioned by the horses floun- dering about up to their bellies and be- spattering themseives, and all their friends with mud. Every few miles a brook tum- bling down the sides of the mountain joins the more sedate stream flowing along the valley. About 20 miles North of the rail- road is Lower Bow lake and 10 miles above that is Upper Bow lake. These little sheets of water are marvels of beauty nestled in among the great mountains whose rugged sides rise abruptly from their shores. They remind one strongly of the fjords of Norway. The upper lake is about 2 miles long, apple green and cold as ice. On 3 sides are mountains rising thou- THE FALLS OF THE SASKATCHEWAN. sands of feet and crowned with snow. The other side is timbered, with here and there a little park of green verdure. There, amid the pines, we pitch our camp, on a carpet of velvet moss. A few miles to the West a great glacier creeps down from among the mountains and spurns the val- ley with its frozen toe. Leaving this lovely spot, we push on up the valley of the Bow. The stream grows smaller, and finally is a mere sluggish brook creeping through a plateau meadow, at the North end of which is a thickly wocded forest country. Except for the bracing air and the view of the surround- ing peaks one would never dream that the altitude is over 6,000 feet. A short dis- tance more and we are over the watershed and are descending into the Saskatchewan valley. The trail leads down a steep grade, winding in and out among the great pines and firs over a carpet of foot-deep moss. In the afternoon we camp in a forest of CAMP ON BEAR CREEK AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. trees which has been burned over and noth- ing remains but the tall, charred stumps lifting their mournful skeletons to the sky. It is a desolate spot, but the immediate surroundings are forgotten when one glances North and sees the tall peaks of the Saskatchewan valley, 50 miles away, and dim outlines of still others beyond them, A few hundred yards from our camp we see traces of the great grizzly of the Sas- katchewan valley. This old bear has be- come known to the trappers in the vicinity for her enormous size and her wonderful sagacity in eluding the hunter. be an- ardent ‘sportsman “who awould hunt -yery hard after “gazing at.) the enormous tracks of the beast. Beside the trail we see the spot where the great creature has buried the ‘carcass of sa whole horse, abandoned by some pack train, as a dog would bury a bone. These bears run up to 1,600 pounds in weight and are proportionately strong. They are hard to kill, often running 100 yards after being shot through the heart. Ordinarily they keep to themselves and mind their own business; but woe to the unhappy being who encounters a mother with cubs or is unfortunate enough to slightly wound one of the race, male or female. The weather being settled, we sleep with- out a tent, wrapped in our blankets or per- haps neatly hidden in the folds of our sleeping bag. It is truly sublime to sleep out under the stars, with the great moun- tains looming dimly against the sky, and to be awakened early in the morning by the roar of the snow falling from the gla- ciers miles to our left. Creeping out from our warm bed, we see the tips of the moun- tains in the West tinged by the first pink rays of the rising sun. Down in the valley He would - 268 all is still and no sound reaches us save the distant roar of the stream and the soft sighing of the trees, swayed by the morn- ing wind. Already the. cook is sleepily preparing breakfast of oatmeal, coffee and bacon. A few minutes after breakfast to smoke our pipes and talk it over; then the day is fairly started. The cook cleans his dishes, while we catch and saddle our horses and pick up our various belongings. In an hour or 2 we are in the saddle, driv- ing the pack horses over as hard a trail as there is in the mountains, One poor horse, known as “the white scut,’ is hopelessly stupid. Again and again she leaves the trail, gets wedged in among the trees and tears her pack. From the burned timber we get into a windfall of live timber, which is scarcely better. An idea of the difficul- ties of packing in that country may be gathered from the fact that it often is necessary for the animals to step over as many as 20 fallen trees in 5 minutes. We are following down from its source, amid the glaciers, the South branch of the North fork of the Saskatchewan, better known as Bear creek. For nearly a week we move along its banks and watch it grow from a pretty brook into a truculent moun- tain torrent. At last the trail emerges from a dense growth of timber, so thick and overgrown with brush that we can not see 50 feet ahead. It comes out on a great, flat, sandy river bottom, There, within a radius of a mile or 2, 3 rivers come to- gether, each from its separate valley. From the North comes the North fork of the Saskatchewan, from the West flows the main stream, heading 20 miles away in the Howse pass; and from the South Bear creek, which we have been following. The last few days have been warm, consequently the melting snow has flooded the streams, TOURING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. $0 we can not attempt the main river except above where its tributaries come together. Even Bear creek causes us great anxiety, for tne acy water is running 3 or 4 feet deep. A single misstep in the rocky ford and a horse is lost, and in a few moments is struggling in the main stream 100 yards below. A mile or 2 above this ford the river widens out until it is nearly half a mile across. There we cross the horses in safety, though the last few feet bring the water well up into our saddles. The mountains in our immediate vicinity rise with gentle, grassy slopes to the foper ine and then go up in great, rugged peaks. It is on such spots as these that the mountain goat, with his little, straight, sharp horns and long, white, silky coat, loves to graze. Below in the timber and along the river bottom the red deer pick their way daintily over fallen logs, while an occasional great cloven track on the river bank tells us there are moose in the vicinity. Of other game we see little save the Richardson grouse, or, as the mountaineers call them, the “fool hen.” They are properly called, for a bird more devoid of common sense does not exist. I recall one occasion when we spied a foolish hen and 4 scions of her foolish race sitting on a limb all in a row, like the painted iron birds one sees in a shooting gallery. Un- limbering, we opened fire. Bang! Down came mother. Bang! Birdie No. 2 passed away. The other birds were interested in the proceedings, as they testified by cocking their heads on one side and looking down Steus with their little beady eyes to see what was doing; but there was not the least anxiety. The last one, finding itself left alone, flew to another tree, where it was also shot. On another occasion we killed 4 with a stick. . Notwithstanding their intense stupidity these grouse make a most delicious meal for the hungry hunter. A few davs of drenching rain and atro- cious trails bring us to another great fork iethe tiver. From the West comes in a stream which someone lacking in original- ity dubbed the West fork. Here is a great mountain wedge through the valleys on both sides of which flow rivers. Our course leads us up the main branch, the valley of which becomes narrower as we advance. The river passes through deep cuts, and it is necessary to ford it again and again. Each crossing is attended with more or less anxiety, as the streams are full of eddies, and already we have lost large quantities of our provisions by the horses’ getting in over their depths and soaking their packs. The trails are dreadful. Often we have to drag the horses up the hill and Over fallen logs. At other times the de- scents are so steep that the horses sit on 269 their haunches and slide down. It is truly said that “a pack horse can go wherever a man can stand and many places where he can not.” We camp in a deep valley, al- most a canyon. After the sun has set the moon comes up in its full grandeur and turns the stream that tumbles at our feet into a thousand silver ripples. A little farther and we turn sharply to the right, leave the valley and strike up to a plateau between 2 mountains. The valley that we leave terminates a few miles be- yond at the foot of the great glacier of the Saskatchewan. For several hours we are climbing a fearful grade, the trail zigzag- ging back and forth through the timber 100 times. At last we reach the plateau, which is over 6,000 feet above sea level and above which the flanking mountains rise another 5,c00- feet... 1t/-is, a beautital ‘spot. with every now and then thick patches of tim- ber and little stretches of green sward and rolling green hills. A climb up one of the neighboring mountains reveals the most wonderful of views. To the South we look down the valley through which creeps the silver thread of the Saskatchewan. To the West is a great range of mountains, with 12,000 and 13,000-foot peaks, and covered with a mantle of snow and ice stretching as far as the eye can reach. To the North 1s a great, confused heap of ridges and tow- ering peaks. As we linger on the snowy summit amid the rugged crags and stunted verdure, where no sound but the trickle of water from the glacier strikes the ear, the sun sets. Below us the green plateau is al- ready sunk in twilight, while the mountain tops to the West are bathed in a flow of crimson light. An eagle soars majestically in the sky above us, and all is silent; silent and vast. This is the world as God made Nites Following up the valley, we come to yet another fork in the river, an unnamed, un- cared for fork, which few have seen. Up the valley to the Westward 15 miles and we are on another plateau, 1,000 feet higher than the last. Here all is still and dreary. No trees or foliage are here save the little stunted growth one finds above the timber line. The grass lies matted and wet, while the snow still remains in small, slushy patches. To the left rises a razorback mountain, some thousands of feet above us. The edge of the razor is barely a foot wide. On the Western slope it falls away 8,000 or 10,000 feet into a great arena-like valley, at the head of which is an enormous glacier and part of the Columbia ice field, which spreads its cold grasp 70 miles over the mountains. Mt. Athabasca towers op- posite and off to the North one can faintly see Brown and Hooker, the 2 peaks that stand guardian at the opening of Yellow 270 Head pass. Again we are at a great water- shed. The stream that we see thousands of feet below us is the infant Athabasca, which, flowing hundreds of miles through the wilds of Canada, enters Great Slave lake, and flows thence through the Mac- kenzie into the Arctic ocean. Following back on the Saskatchewan, we reach the unnamed fork and turn up the valley to the right. The rise is gentle, but steady. After a few miles we are above timber line, and the aspect is rugged and grand in the extreme. We follow up the little stream a few miles farther, to where it heads in a round, cool pool, like the im- print of a giant staff. Great boulders and jagged rocks lie about it in confused masses. Taking a few steps farther and a turn to the right around a projecting ledge of rock, we find ourselves on the edge of a precipice falling off several hundred feet. In front of us the great valley of the Bra- zeau stretches 50 miles. The river itself heads a few miles to our right in a desolate valley among the glaciers. All about us we see the prints of mountain sheep, Ovis mon- tana, the king of mountain game. These are the places where they have dwelt for years, far from the haunts of man and un- disturbed by the crack of the rifle or the noise of the advancing pack train. On one of the neighboring mountains we can count 41 of the agile creatures. A single one is not too difficult to shoot, as he may be caught off his guard; but when in bunches it is most difficult to get within range, for each creature has an eye like a telescope, and when a dozen are on watch it is a wary hunter indeed who can steel a march on this wily game. At first sight it seems as if we can get no farther, but our guide knows an old sheep trail, over which we can get our pack horses. It is steep and rough, but the little pack animals are sure footed. In an hour or 2 we are over the pass between the Sas- katchewan and the Brazeau and are travel- ing down the valley of the latter. Owing to the high water in all the streams we have passed, our horses have been taken out of their depths again and again since we started, and we are desperately short of provisions. Our sugar is gone, our bacon well nigh exhausted, salt running short, and we are on rations of flour. We have killed quite a bit of game, and are depend- ing largely on smoked mutton for our daily food. We hold a counsel of war, and it is resolved that we push on down the valley of the Brazeau at full speed and strike the Edmonton branch of the C. P. R. some 200 miles East. Our guide knows the country the last 100 miles, but the country between is new to us all. In fact, no white man has ever followed this valley even as far as we RECREATION. are; or, if he has, he has never mentioned i As we look Eastward, we see a great range of mountains crossing the mouth of our valley at right angles. This is the last range of the mountains. We push on fast, The country grows less wild and barren and much more picturesque. We are rap- idly leaving the main range of snowcaps behind us. After so many days beneath the great, stern crags and roaring glaciers it is a relief to get into a peaceful valley full of green meadows and groves of young timber. There is a fairly well beaten game trail and one that the Indians have evi- dently frequented of late, for we see their tepee poles and_old camp sites in many places; but as we advance the trail be- comes more difficult, and at last leaves us high and dry in a dense strip of timber, through which a little stream bubbles. There we camp to reconnoitre and hold counsel. In the afternoon all turn out to hunt for the lost trail and to explore the country. It is far into the evening when we gather about our roaring camp fire to compare notes. The country ahead of us, we have found, is one vast tangle of fallen timber. The river which we have been following falls into a great canyon a few miles below our camp. To go ahead means weeks of hard work, chopping a path, and it is a ques- tion then if we can fight our way out of the valley. Our provisions can last but a few weeks, even on meager rations. We have reached our high water mark and must turn back and strike for the railroad the way we came. The remaining weeks we are in the sad- ‘dle early and late, pushing back over our ald trail as: fast as our. horses. can travel: Much as we regret to leave the grand old mountains that have stood guard over our many camps all these weeks, it is not with- out a thrill of pleasure that we approach civilization once more. At last we see the gap where the C. P. R. goes into the Kick- ing Horse pass. In a few hours more we see the railroad track itself, and soon are riding along close to the right of way. A mile away we can see the tank and the railroad station, and a painted sign tells us it is to eoreerereer eee eer ee ee eee re ee eee ‘ : : Laggan : ; One Mile. * ‘ Our hearts beat faster as we think of seeing our fellows once more. At this moment we look back, and there, beating TOURING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. up the grade, is No. 2, the East-bound Imperial Limited. We pull up our horses and watch the great 10-wheel compound straining up the hill, with its 8 or Io ma- hogany-finished C. P. R, cars. They are only 50 feet away and we can see all the people in the observation car admiring the scenery and peering about with opera glasses. On the end of the train is the N. P private car, and 2 girls, dressed in white, are sitting on the observation end, reading. What a sudden returr it seems, to the life of the world. In a few minutes we are at Laggan and 271 for the last time climb off our horses and take off their saddles, It is) all over. Those days and nights under the stars, far away from the busy world, where men, less kind than nature, strive against one another for their daily bread, are gone forever. We leave the wil- derness, peaceful, serene and grand; we re- turn to man, small, petty and selfish. It is but a glimpse of the great, untrodden wil- derness that we have had, but it leaves us with a feeling of awe and reverence and a sense of the greatness of a God who has created all this majesty of vastness, AMATEUR PHOTO BY WM, H. FISHER FISH HAWKR’S NEST. One of the 5th Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, SOME BEAR;STORIES: S. N. LEEK. In the fall of 1890 Nick and I were camped on Pacific creek, hunting bears. I had killed many bears, but never a large grizzly; and it was the height of my ambi- tion to meet one and try conclusions with him. One morning, taking a saddle horse and a pack horse, I went up a small tributary of Pacific creek nearly to the divide, and camped in a small meadow. After picket- ing the horses and fixing up camp, I went out for a little hunt, and soon found and killed a small bull elk. I returned to camp, had supper, and was wrapped in my blan- kets, when I was brought to a sitting posi- tion by hearing the horses snorting and tugging on their ropes. Luckily the ropes held them, and they soon quieted down. I could hear some animal rustling the bushes, but, although it was bright moon- light, I could see nothing, and was soon asleep. In the morning I saddled up and started for my elk. On going up the hill where I came down the night before I saw by the tracks that my visitor of the previous evening was a large grizzly. When dress- ing the elk I had purposely got blood on my boots, and the bear, striking my track, had followed it back. He had eaten some and pulled the carcass around, but had not attempted to bury it. ‘Packing one horse with meat, I was soon at the home camp. Next morning, with a pack horse to carry the trap, I went back to the bait. When within 300 yards of it, knowing something. of the nature of bears, I tied the horses and proceeded cautiously on foot. From the top of a small hill, near the bait, I looked carefully for some time at every thing and place that might conceal a bear. My atten- tion was. directed to a dark spot in the shade of some fir trees, near a log, about 100 yards away. I studied it for some time, when suddenly it moved, and a bear’s head looked over the log toward the bait. It was the bear I was lookine for. “I crept forward a few feet, rested my 40-82 Win- chester on a log; took’ careful aim and fired. The shot was answered by a roar. The bear sprang over the log to the right, then straight toward me, then to the left, then straight away and out of my sight, I not daring to move, for fear he would spot me and come my way. I heard another howl and all was still. After listening some time without hearing a sound, I started down cautiously. Soon I caught sight of the bear. Getting a lot of logs in front of me, I went to within 30 feet of him. He did not move, butt thought it wise to take a shot at the butt of his ear before going closer. Then I went up to him. I have killed 50 bears, and he was the largest I have ever seen, dead or alive. I took his hide off, filled a 2 bushel sack with fat, and returned to my little meadow. Next morning I packed up and was soon at the home camp, feeling pretty good and anxious to tell Nick. of my success: 50m asking him what luck he had had, he sur- prised me by taking off his hat and inquir- ing if his hair was gray. “No,” I seplied; “why do you ask?” “Oh, I got scared yes- terday and didn’t know but it had turned my hair gray.” Then he told me what had happened. When we first made camp a party of In- dians had just left a camp % mile up the creek. They left lots of bones. and meat lying around, and the bears began going there. We set a trap and caught a grizzly, and trailed it over the creek until it reached the hill. There the bear dug a hole and got in, and there we found and shot him. -Nick had taken the ax and gone over to get its teeth. When he was within 30 yards of the place where it lay, behind a big log, he was surprised to see a big grizzly rise up from behind the log and look at him; then an- other, and another, and another. After taking a good look the 4 ran off up the hill ane Nick made tracks for camp fer ais rifle. With a horse and the trap he went back, never dreaming of seeing the bears again. He had put his rifle against the log, within reach, and was busy setting the trap, when he noticed the horse looking toward the timber. Nick looked, too, and saw 2 griz- zlies. Just then one gave a bawl and came for him on the run. He had just time to reach for his rifle, cock it and shoot. The bear dropped dead, so close to him he could touch it with his rifle. The other grizzly had been standing looking on. It gave a howl, ran the other way and escaped. Nick shot the first grizzly square in the breast, the ball passing through its heart and half the length of its body. His rifle was a 40-82, single shot Winchester. Had this bear lived as long after being shot as did the one I killed, Nick would probably have lost his life. In nearly every case where a hunter is killed by a bear it is the fault of the gun. One single shot rifle, loaded, is worth 10 repeating guns with shells stuck fast in them. Pie oe Y GLY CE RINE. PROCESS, K. ROWA. Glycerine has long been used as a re- strainer in connection with the develop- ment of platinum prints. Till the introduc- tion of Mr. Keiley’s process it was used in the developing solution to eliminate delicate half tones by causing them to re- sist the action of the developer; thus giv- ing clean, contrasting black and white prints through the absence of the intervening half tones. The glycerine acts as a restrainer. The developer oxidizes the image on the print. Wherever the image is strongly oxidized the picture is correspondingly dark or black. Where the image has not been oxidized it is soluble in the acid clear- ing bath and disappears when immersed therein, leaving only clear paper in such places. The glycerine process, as_ such, came into being with the experiments of Mr. Joseph T. Keiley, its inventor, and only took its place among the advanced photo- graphic processes of modern photography with the publication of the results of his experiments which were given to the world in 1900. Later the full account of these experiments and the process was published in pamphlet form with explanations, and illustrations. Copies of this pamphlet can be secured from Tennant & Ward, 289 4th avenue, New York. Working on the essential principle in- volved, Mr. Keiley elaborated a system and process whereby it is not only possible to eliminate half tones, but to correct or modify full tones, to force half tones, to introduce lights and shades, and even to make outline sketches. In a word, with the perfection of this process the development of the platinum print and its various parts was brought within the almost absolute control of the manipulator. This was made possible through the introduction. of blotters and brushes. An ounce or 2 of pure glycerine is placed faeeesinall jar or saucer, a half and half solution of normal developer and glycerine in a second, and a full strength solution of normal developer in a third. Normal developer, for the purposes of this article, is the developer prepared according to the Willis & Clements formula and the pre- pared salts sold by them. The print, hav- ing been printed rather deeper than for ordinary development, or for the high lights, sky, etc., is placed on a large plate of sheet glass and brushed over with glycerine with a broad brush. The 1% inch. or 2 inch rubber-set, plate-dusting camel’s hair brushes are the best for the purpose. Use them solely for this work. Then the half and half solution is brushed over such parts of the print as are to be developed, the other portions of the print being meantime kept covered with glycer- ine and free from developer. Where any developer runs over these parts it should at once be removed with blotting paper ex- pressly prepared for photographic use. Also the entire print should be blotted off from time to time and _ recoated with glycerine, to prevent the uneven gathering of developer on its surface and consequent uneven development. Where strong tones are required full strength developer is carefully brushed on such parts, which must be blotted off as soon as the required depth has been ob- tained. For fine work or outline sketches a finely pointed Japanese drawing brush is used. Outlining work is usually done with full strength developer, the brush being permitted to carry only enough developer to moisten the line, but not enough to flow over the print. In coating the print with glycerine care must be taken to coat simply and not to. float the surface of the print. 273 Otherwise the developer will work its way unevenly under the glycerine and develop- ing unevenly will make unpleasant spots or stains. When development is finished, the print is immersed in the regular platinum clear- ing acid bath, which is immediately brushed over the surface of the print with one of the rubber-set brushes used only for this purpose. This is done to ensure the clear- ing bath at once reaching the surface of the print, as the glycerine acts as a shield and the developer will often continue its action under the surface of the glycerine while actually in the acid bath, thus often spoil- ing a carefully developed print. Should hair from the developing brushes get on the surface of the print during the course of development it should immedi- ately be removed, as the developer will lie along any hairs that are permitted to stay any time and develop the lines thus made Gmiine face of the print. The print. is cleared, washed and dried in the ordinary way. The illustration used with this article is a half tone reproduction from some prints made by Mr. Keiley from one of his land- scape negatives and gives a fair idea of the range of the process. The top picture is from an unmanipulated or what is known as a straight print. The three following are brush developed glycerine prints. The print for the second illustration was some- what over printed. The dark portion of the sky and tree line, and dark spots in fore- -F= se ae a Une “SeriNG POETS. ground were developed with full strength developer, the foreground and hills, and the tinted portions of the sky, with the half and half solution, and the light touch in the sky just above the hill line was kept covered with glycerine and undeveloped. Except in the case of the lighter portions of the sky the third print was developed, as can be seen, with developer of almost full strength; while in the 4th print the light parts of the sky were undeveloped, the tree line fully developed and the dark portions of the sky and foreground devel- oped with the half and half solution. A study of these reproductions will show that not only have values and tones been altered but lines have been changed or eliminated. For instance, in the second print the tree mass to the right has dis- appeared and the hills have been so dimly developed as to give them almost the ap- Mearance and character of gray cloud masses, This will suggest to natural his- fit SPRING POETS. A. L, VERMILYA. The sad eyed poets prate About the charms of spring; They say the season’s great, And beats ’most anything. To rise at early dawn, They say, is quite a boon; Then they just merely yawn, And lie abed till noon. They rave about the charms Of quiet country nooks; Though all they know of farms, They glean from picture books. They write about the cow, And of her “fragrant breath”; But I will say right now, That theme is worked to death. About the forest dell These lanky poets preach— Not one of them could tell A willow from a beech. Now, I don’t write at all, I don’t do anything ; Weare not it it’s fall, I care not if it’s spring. 275 tory photographers the possibilities of this process in connection with their own work. They are often compelled to photograph their subjects amid unpicturesque or dis- tracting surroundings. By a judicious ap- plication of this process to their work not only can they modify or eliminate the set- tings or surroundings of their picture, but by underdeveloping here and over develop- ing there they can bring out the strong points of the bird, animal, insect or fish which they are endeavoring correctly to por- tray. Like everything worth knowing or do- ing, this process requires practice and care; but those who undertake it seriously and un- derstandingly will in the end be more than compensated for the awful daubs and fail- ures they are bound to turn out in the beginning. Readers of RECREATION who may want brushes, jars and blotters for this process can get them from the Anthony & Scoville Co., 501 Broadway, New York. AMATEUR PHOTO BY Wm. H. FISHER. A WANDERER FAR FROM HOME, One of the 5th Prize Winners in REcREATION’S 7th Annual Prize Competition. Made with a Century Camera, Collinear Lens. A MASHIPACONG TRAGEDX. A. C. RUGGERI. ] This is the editor man. This is the club house, spick and span, Which had for its host the editor man. This 1s “the “chipmimk; y lively, and bright, Which lived in a: cage =n ‘size: qusst right, Which stood by the club house, spick and span, Which had for its host the editor man. This is the weasel, sly and sleek, Which between the house and the cage did sneak, And killed through the bars the chip- munk bright, Which lived in a ‘cage in size just right, Which stood by the club house, spick and span, Which had for its host the editor man. This is the cook who heard the cry Of the poor little chipmunk about to die, And who pushed the cage against the wall, Crushing the weasel, wicked, though small, Which had murdered the chipmunk, lively and bright, Which had lived in the cage in size just right, Which stood by the club house, spick and span, Which had for its host the editor man. 276 3 A MASSACHUSETTS FISH HOG AT LARGE. I am an interested reader of RECREATION and greatly enjoy the manner in which you roast pork. It is the culy system and would be more effective if some of our sympathizing friends would take hold and Help paste a little more. I send you a clipping from the Milwaukee Sentinel of August to. You will note that the names orate 5 are not given and it is a relief to me to read that the big hog is from another State than ours. We have fish and game hogs here, but nothing that I have ever met equals the depravity shown by this picture. Fishing in the lakes and streams in our vicinity has been good this season. Ger- man carp are increasing rapidly and un- less measures are taken to exterminate them they will overrun the waters. eee. Gorman, Madison, Wis: The clipping to which Mr. Gorman re- fers shows the picture reproduced here- with, and the following text. accompanies the illustration: Epworth Heights, Wis., Aug. 9.—Just North of Epworth is a resort known as Piney Ridge. This resort is located on Hamlin lake, one of the best inland fishing grounds in Michigan. Some phenomenal catches have been made there the past week, and Epworth people have had their share of luck. The greatest catch of the season was made this week, when over 1,000 pounds of pickerel, bass and muskalonge were caught by a party of 5 in one day. The largest single catch was made by S. E. Hanson, of Worcester, Massa- chusetts. Two guides helped him lift the string of fish on his back and he was barely able to carry them from the boat to the hotel. I wrote Hanson for confirmation of this report and he replied: I caught in Hamlin lake, Mich., in about 5 hours, between 200 and 300 pounds of pickerel. This is a true statement to which I am willing to take my oath. I should be glad to send you a photo of my- self with the load on my back but as I have only one print left I would not be without that for any price. If you will please write Mr. L. F. Swarthout, Living- ton, Michigan, he will send you one. . S. E. Hanson, Worcester, Mass. When Hanson got my letter asking for corroboration of the fish story, he hied himself to the office of the Worcester Telegram and unloaded an interview on the editor, from which I quote: \ S. E. Hanson, 241 Main street, finds that his fishing luck and skill are bringing fame nearer than he ever expected. His reputation, after circling around East and West, has reached New York city, and Editor Shields, of RercrEarTion, has written to get information of his trip and photographs. Mr. Hanson was surprised when the 277 letter was brought into his office yesterday after- noon, and he found it was from the editor and manager of the monthly. Mr. Shields wrote he was informed Mr. Han- son had caught 100 pounds of black bass and pickerel in one day on Hamlin lake, and said he should like to have it confirmed. He asked Mr. Hanson if he could furnish photographs, saying he was willing to buy them. He expressed his interest in the trip and said he should like to hear about it. Mr. Hanson replied, expressing surprise that his fishing in Hamlin lake should have been no- ticed, and said he would give all the assistance possible for the proposed article. He said he couldn’t supply photographs, as he had only one of each for his own use, and referred Mr. Shields S. E. HANSON, WORCESTER, MASS. to the photographer, who drove 16 miles through the woods to Hamlin lake to get pictures of big catches. Mr. Hanson said the editor of Recreation is misinformed regarding the nmber of fish caught. Instead of catching 100 pounds in one day’s fish- ing, he caught between 250 and 300 pounds of pickerel. The time was not a day, but between 4 and 5 hours. To this Mr. Hanson is willing to take oath. Early in July Mr. Hanson went West as the guest of Mr. Bohlander, of Chicago. The men made for Hamlin lake, Michigan. They fished till they were tired. The catches beat all records in that section. The Worcester man became fa- mous. Local Chicago papers told of prowess with hook and line, and all wanted his photograph. Mr. Hanson has shown a number of Worcester friends the photographs of the catches. One of them shows him with his day’s catch on his back, 278 a mighty load of fish, weighing between 250 and 300 pounds. Others show the fish strung in lines.. A Worcester man who sends me the clipping says: I enclose a slip which I consider should be put with Hanson’s portrait in the part of RECREATION devoted to fish hogs. Mr. Hansen says that after catching between 250 and 300 pounds of pickerel he got tired. A true sportsman would have been tired at 50 pounds, and would have thrown back all small fish. I think I understand your request for Mr. Hanson’s picture and hope you will lay it on thick. If he is a conscientious man it will do him good. Here is more Worcestershire sauce, from another business man of that town, who saw the puff in the local paper: Of course the whole thing is nuts to me and to every other supporter of REeEc- REATION’S crusade against the army of thick skinned, thick headed _ rooters. I know Hanson well; and if “coming events cast their shadows before,’ he bids fair WHY NOT? W. H. NELSON. Let the rod take the place of the pen, Stop hustling and crowding awhile; Get away from the strivings of men, Replace your stock frown with a smile; For a fair place is waiting for you, A trout stream swift follows the aisle; Through the vaulted cathedral of woods, With transepts of trout pools each mile. Let the rod take the place of the pen, Take heed of the beckoning stream; Watch the silvery flash of the fish, See the jump, the splash, and the gleam. Skim the fly o’er the treasure-filled depths, Drift close to the shadow-cooled brink— There’s a strike, and a tug, and a flight! It’s worth coming to win—don’t you think? There the din of the world’s busy marts Becomes as the breath of the noon; And the sacred stream sings as it goes An anthem in Freedom’s glad tune. And there sits on the moss-cushioned bank, In the shade where the green willows bend, His old face with contentment alight Isaac Walton, the fisherman’s friend. RECREATION. to see himself as others see him and to learn a lesson which will do him good. I trust he may see, through the rents of his shattered pride, a glimpse of the new gospel of not trying to catch and kill all one possibly can for the sake of a record, in an age already marred by too many like him. Give him the straight tongue on moderation in sport and what it means to coming generations. I got Hanson’s photograph by putting up 50 cents and would have been willing to pay Io times that price if I could not have got it for less. It is not necessary for me to add to what 2 of Mr. Hanson’s neigh- bors have said of him as quoted above. I wish I could shear him of all his bristles and make a decent man of him, but that is probably impossible. I trust, however, that all young men and boys who look on this picture will be inspired with a whole- some contempt for a man who has thus disgraced himself, and that none of them will ever commit such an outrage against the laws of decency.—EDITor. NAME OF PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN. A REMARKABLE HEAD. “What is it that makes men great, papa?” “Persistent advertising, my son.”’— Cleveland Plain Dealer. 4 a eka hy a Died Axe 6 ee in yet Wits oy yes bath Be ail eens THEY ROAST THE REVEREND BRISTLE- BACK. San Antonio, Texas. Rev. Ransome Williams, Greenville, S.C. - Dear Sir—I read in the January number of RECREATION statements which, “if true, prove you to be an energetic and strenuous hunter of game. You are accused of being most persevering after grouse and the plump bodied quail. Now, perseverance is a vir- tue when confined to proper lines, such as steering sinners into the highway of right- eousness; but when used in the search of birds on their nest, with gun and dog, it places the hunter in the center of the road of sinfulness and greed; a position that no Christian gentleman will occupy. Evidence that a man will shoot birds in violation of the law and at the time when they are nest- ing or caring for their helpless young would cause the average sinner to have doubts about such person.having been called to preach, or that a man could be useful in that calling. Such conduct in an alleged man of God should be rebuked by his church people, and if the law could reach him he should be prosecuted. If you are guilty of the acts of which you are accused you lack the attributes of a Christian. You are a hypocrite and have neither charity, sympathy, kindness of heart nor the fear of God. You should repent or quit your job and make room for a better- man, who would act in a manner consistent with his calling. Capt. LL Goodrich. Watertown, N. Y. To the Rev. Ransome Williams, Greenville, S. C. Sir—It is reported among Northern sportsmen that you pursue quails to the ex- termination of every one you can find, with- out hesitation; that you have said you would shoot male birds out of season; that you take your gun and dogs on your cir- cuit of preaching; that on all your hunting trips you sneak out your board and lodg- ing; and that in every act connected with your ‘hunting you do not show the qualities of a real sportsman, but rather those of a selfish game hog, of which a man of your cloth ought to be ashamed. The manners you are said to employ would not work in this State. In the Adirondacks you could not get a bunk in any camp, nor a guide that would paddle you to fish. You ought to have respect enough for the Almighty Soeiteat the rest of His animals with fair consideration, for it is not fair for your- self, as an animal, to try to exterminate all 279 . FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman, the others. Try to reform; but if you do not, I hope you may some day have some fines to pay, besides otherwise running against the brick wall. SoH. Stanton: Morgantown, West Va. Rev. Ransome Williams, Greenville, S. C. Dear Sir—It has become known that you are zealous in the pursuit of quails, grouse, etc., hunting almost every day during the open season, and sometimes out of season; that you generally try to kill all the game you possibly can, even to killing every quail im a covey, . lt is-a- lamentable fact that there are yet a good many hunters so gross- ly selfish, so narrow and so thoughtless that they hunt and kill as long as they can find anything to shoot at; but it is doubly de- plorable when a minister is found conspicu- ous in the ranks of these game hogs, who are held in contempt by every lover of fair play and every true sportsman in the land. Do you not think it would be a good idea to be in the future more considerate and more modest in your demands on the game supply? There are thousands of others who think so. Bennett White. Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Ransome Williams, Greenville, S. C. I see by REcREATION that you are in the pen, and I hope that before Mr. Shields and his friends get through with you they will have put a ring in your nose, so you can not root out. I have heard of clergy- men who have committed every crime from chicken stealing to murder, and _ their crimes have called forth some expressions of mercy from men; but you are the first clerical game hog that has been brought to my attention, and you deserve no sympathy whatever. In some communities you would be kicked out and a coat of tar added to your bristles. It is a reflection on your parishioners that they allow you to remain. You have missed your calling; your place is in a slaughter house. As Wo Davis, Greenville, S. C. Mr. G. O. Shields, New York, N. Y. Dear Sir—I reprinted in the Greenville News the roast you gave the Reverend Ransome J. Williams. I heartily endorse every word of your editorial, and believe it will have the desired effect. I know Will- iams personally, and he is supposed to be a 280 “big Ike” among the country churches; but when this editorial of yours is circulated -by means of our semi-weekly edition among his country constituents I believe he will call a halt on his dastardly work of killing game out of season. Yours truly, J. R. Horton, City Editor. WILD LIFE SWEPT AWAY. The last fox is gone. The Brown boys killed him yesterday. Six men, armed with the latest patterns of breech loading guns, combined with 4 hounds, managed to get the last fox of the litter. How my heart went out to him as he passed close by me, hobbling on his 3 remaining legs, the blood dripping from his poor stump. He had lost one foot by the cruel trap, and was closely pursued by the hounds. In a few moments I heard 2 reports of a shot gun and one of the boys exclaimed, “Lewis has got him.” Now his ghastly carcass, thrown care- lessly in a small tree-top, grins at every passer, a grim reminder of what was once so beautiful, so full of life and grace. My thoughts turn back to last spring, when I discovered him and his 6 little brothers and sisters gamboling near their burrow on the hillside. Their old mother lay stretched out near them, with her eyes half closed, dozing in the warmth of an April sun, but keeping a sharp lookout for danger. The little fellows played like kittens around their mother, racing and chasing each other. It was the prettiest sight I ever saw. How proud the old mother looked! It made me think of my wife and me as we watch our 3 boys in their play, with such joy in our hearts. If they should be taken away from us what a void would be left in our hearts! And to think of those 7 little foxes, all dead and gone, their little lives snuffed out by that big 2-legged animal called civilized man, fills my heart with sympathy for their mother. Dear old Recreation! I have just re- newed my subscription and have received the first copy of the new year. How eager- ly we all look for your coming! How my little boys all look for the pictures! They know every wild animal by sight. They say, “There is a mama deer; there is a papa deer,’ etc. The eldest boy, 8 years old, can tell the tracks in the snow of al- most every animal at large in these parts. He learns them as easily as I did in the years gone by. He can identify nearly all the different trees, something he could never hope to learn at school. I know a college graduate here who recently sold a piece of woodland, and the only trees he knew were the pine and a white birch. He did not know an oak from a basswood, nor RECREATION. an elm from a sugar maple, nor their value. He consequently sold the land for a mere song. I have just read Mr. Russell’s article on moose snaring in Nova Scotia, and note the writer’s remarks on the hard time the wild animals have in their struggle for life. IL live on the banks of the Batten Kull river, one of the best trout streams in the State. On the first of May the fishing commences. Formerly it was easy enough to catch a nice mess of trout, but for the last 2 years it is difficult to get a mess. Visitors from far and near come here to fish. They hire guides, pay $2 a day, and furnish all the whiskey the guides will drink. They get boats and float down the river. Nearly every day this last season one of their boats went down stream and most of the parties got good strings of trout. We think they get them by unfair means, for we who live here can scarcely get a rise. As soon as the fishing ceases the hunting begins, and the grouse, woodcocks and squirrels have to take it. We have 2 or 3 men here who are expert wing shots. They clean up everythjng that runs or flies, then take them to town, sell them, and spend the money for whiskey. The last 2 years there has been a brood of grouse raised near my house and they saw me so often they got quite tame. These men have both years killed every one of these birds. The same with the grays. On the hill, in a large hickory tree, we used to see last fall 2 beautiful gray squirrels nearly every day, as we went by to work. I would not shoot them, but liked to se2 them and have them near. One day we missed them, and on looking around under the tree 2 empty shells told the story. So it goes with all our wild creatures. I might go on and tell how I saw the rabbit and the weasel track in the snow, how I followed on until I found where the weasel had caught poor bunny, and how he drank every drop of blood. Not even one stained the snow. I could tell how the hunters kill the coons, skunks, and foxes, how the hounds relentlessly chase the deer, how they occa- sionally get one, and go on through the en- tire list. But I will close with the kind wish that your good work may go on until the coming generation shall learn to reason and to desist from their deadly work of wiping from the face of the earth all that swims, flies or walks. C. H. Cufut, Arlington, Vt. A BIG FLIGHT IN: THE TULES. DR. R, F. MILLAR. One evening my cousin S. and I drove to Tule basin, 10 miles from our home, in- tending to spend the following day shoot- ing ducks. It was at the time of year when _ territory 50 miles long by 6 or 8 wide. We reached our camp, a deserted house in the a iow land, at Io p. m. After putting up our horse, we went out to see if the water was low enough to per- mit us to get through the tules on foot. We found it would be impossible to do any -shooting except from boats. Accordingly we searched the loft of the old house in the hope that somebody had been considerate © enough to hide a boat there. We found 2, or, rather, we found one boat and some- thing that had been a boat. Both were of the usual Californian pattern, 14 to 16 feet long, 18 inches wide on the bottom, and de- signed to carry but one person. ‘They are built narrow, so they may be pushed into the tules without spreading the reeds enough to betray the position of the shoot- er to the sharp sighted water fowl. We requisitioned the boats for our own service. It was agreed S. should use the good one. I worked until 1 p. m. driving rags and rope into the gaping seams of the wreck that fell to my share. I also appro- _ priated a pot of white lead and bedaubed the cracks of my ancient craft. Having made it, as I supposed, water tight, I turned in on a bed of hay and slept until 4 o’clock. _ Then we arose, ate breakfast, and carried our boats 300 yards or so to the watez’s edge. We heard a few familiar sounds, but ~ot the deafening roar of thousands cof birds that we were used to hearing at that place and season. Putting the boats in we started, S. ahead. Despite the overhauling I had given my boat, she leaked badly, and: every little while I was forced to bail her. S. made fine headway in his craft, and was soon lost to view in the distance. It was nearly 10 a. m. when I reached the place where I intended to shoot. Ar- fiving and turning a point in the tules I saw thousands of ducks of all kinds. They would rise in clouds and settle again near by; but as they were feeding on bugs at the edge of the rising water there was no par- ticular flight that could be located. - I saw my chance of getting any birds was decidedly poor. Had I had a decent boat, I should have paddled about in the hope of jumping on an occasional duck within range. Noticing a likely bunch of tules 20 yards from a point of the main body, I deter- mined to push into it, rest awhile and then return to camp. Hardly had I finished breaking the reed tops to hide myself and boat, when a strong North wind sprang up. As it increased in force the ducks began to move. In 15 minutes they had opened a ‘steady flight, in bunches of 2 to 50 birds, directly over my hiding place. At first I shot at everything that passed, FROM THE GAME FIELDS. the Sacramento river usually overflows a _ 281 regardless of species. But as I could see nothing but ducks, ducks and still more ducks, I grew choice and determined to kill only mallards, with perhaps a few sprig between times. I never ceased shooting from 11 o'clock until 12.30, save when I was dipping my gun into the water to cool it. It was the chance of a lifetime, and I re-. gret to say I took full advantage of my luck. When I had expended the 100 shells I had with me, the flight was, if anything, denser than before. I picked up 63 ducks, and of them 40 were mallard drakes. An old white goose that got in line with a passing duck was killed by accident and did not count. When I started back I found the load was too much for the old boat. It leaked faster than I could bail. There was nothing for it but to step into 3 feet of wa- ter and tow the boat in the teeth of a howl- ing wind. After a mile of this traveling I was totally exhausted and could not tow a foot farther. I wedged the wreck in the reeds and started across country for camp. I was too tired to carry even my gun, and left it in the sinking boat. Trudging wear- ily along, I finally reached the house, more dead than alive. S. was there, cleaning his game, of which he had fully as much as I. After resting we drove back for my gun and birds; leaving the old boat to the mer- cies of the wind and waves.’ IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. ‘ WwW. A. SHELTON. We left home Muy 12 and hunted next day till noon, finding plenty of bear signs but.no bear, and in the afternoon moved camp. Next day we killed one bear. After traveling 17 miles in snow 6 inches to 6 feet deep we struck the trail of an old one and her cub. The sign was 24 hours old. I directed my companion to follow one ridge while I took another. Each took a dog along. Half an hour afterward I heard the cub “hallooing,” and knew the mother had winded me and was putting her baby up a tree. I turned Fan loose, and she quickly treed the cub and followed the old one, which ran straight away, as she bears will, to draw the pursuit after herself. Fan didn’t get back to camp till midnight, and then she was completely exhausted. As my companion had never killed a bear I turned the cub over to him for execution and waited an hour for him to come. He selected a fine opening, took a dead rest, and missed. I then shot it; we skinned it and went to camp. Moved camp to a tributary of Salmon creek, in the worst snow storm I saw that winter. On the 17th I came on the tracks of an old bear and 2 cubs. I took my measures leisurely, selected a good rest, fired, and missed. Then I turned the dog loose put- 282 ing the cubs up a tree. My companion, hearing me shoot and catching Fan’s music came to me, for a share in the fun. He, being something of an expert as a climber, I sent him up for the cubs, which, after a good deal of trouble he handed down to me. Slinging them across our guns, their legs lashed together, we headed for camp. When a mile had been traversed I saw a large cinnamon coming directly toward me. He stopped at 100 yards and I fired, hitting him in the throat. He fell, but immedi- ately sprang up and rushed for me. Wait- ing till he was within 30 feet I planted a shot that settled him. My companion was sure it was the boss of the woods. On the 19th we made a long tour of 2 canyons and the intervening ridges. The dogs finally treed another bear, which I shot just aS my companion reached me. Skinned it and went to camp. Till noon of the 2oth I worked in camp on the skins already obtained, but in the afternoon went out and when 4 miles from camp came upon a large bear at 000 yards. Getting the wind I crept to within 150 yards and fired. As the bear did not fall I shot twice more as it ran, killing it. In dressing it I found that I had hit it hard the first shot. I discovered on approach- ing that it was a mother, so decided to leave .it till “morning, so 4s to catch. the cubs which would be sure to visit it. How- ever, as I went campward past the point where [I first saw her, I discovered the cubs in°a tree. It. was late and I was far from camp so I took off my jumper, spread it on the ground at the foot of the tree, showed the cubs to Fan, and bade her watch them till morning, but doubted whether she would. At 10 o’clock next morning when we got to the tree we found everything just as I had left it. Again “Pard” climbed and handed down the cubs. Next morning we pulled out for home well satisfied with our killing. We started out with 4 cubs strapped on the pack horses, but bumped 2.o0f them to death en route against trees. Bear cubs are not easy to carry on pack horses. The 2 we brought home are tame as kittens and eat like pigs. I have killed 27 bears in the last 2 springs. NOVA SCOTIA WARDEN EXPLAINS. I read in Recreation “Moose Snaring in Nova Scotia,” by Mr. Russell, with much interest. I have been an agent of the Game Society many years, and I have secured as many as 5 convictions for snaring in one year, besides destroying hundreds of snares. In nearly every county of this Province where moose are plentiful there are one or 2 gangs of professional outlaws whe in- dulge in this “pastime,” much in the way RECREATION. Mr. Russell describes; but I regret to say he is wrong about their having no rifles. There are thousands of Snider breech load- ers on the market which can be bought for $4 each, or even less, and ammunition is cheap in proportion. Every one of these gangs is well known to the authorities. Following are the names and addresses of a few of them: The Day gang, Jeddene, East Halifax county; The Woodworth gang, Lake George, Kings county; The Garden of Eden gang, Borders of Picton and Ganesboro counties; The French Town gang, Clare, Digby county; The McIntosh gang, Sherbrooke, Guysboro county. The last year’s report of the game society states that 2 gangs, operating in Western Annapolis and Queens counties, were se- verely handled by the agents of those dis- tricts; and we have every reason to be- lieve the outlaws have since gone out of business. You may ask why, when the identity of every member of these gangs is known to the authorities, we do not take steps to bring the criminals to justice? We do all we possibly can with the small funds at our disposal; but I regret to say that unless we have absolutely clear evidence it is use- less to prosecute. In addition to an organ- ized system of poaching, these parties have an equally well organized system of per- jury. I have had this to contend with on several occasions. Most of my convictions have been gained through Satan having been divided against Satan, and one or more poachers turning King’s evidence to spite the others or save their own hides. We 30 game wardens have, as you Say, 20,- 000 square miles to look after. Most of us are business or professional men, with small means, and we receive no salary. Had Mr. Russell sought the nearest game warden and laid a complaint before him, as per- haps he did, and backed that complaint by a strong letter to the chief game commis- sioner at Halifax, he should certainly have had the satisfaction of hearing that one or 2 of the rope-setting fiends had been run down and heavily fined or jailed. Every sportsman in the United States and Canada should be grateful to you for the stand you have taken against the poach- er, the pot hunter and the game hog; and though I regret that such an indictment of my own Province should appear in RECREA- TION, I would far rather have it chronicled in your pages than have such abominable cruelties committed and no notice taken of them. J tracked one gang of rope setters 4 years before I got them; and I know of at least 3 others who are at the present time under surveillance, with bounties on their snouts. May the bounties soon be paid! I will send you a copy of our next annual report, and ae ‘ - iy - % ‘ pee you will find that the game wardens were not idle during 1902. Agent, Game Society of Nova Scotia. . A CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION SET- EEE. I have noticed in RECREATION on differ- ent occasions letters from readers express- ing their opinion on the gun license ques- tion, especially on that of boys under 18 handling guns. Such people seem to forget that they were boys once themselves. It is not the small boy with the Flobert rifle who kills so many of the birds. The per cent killed by boys is small when compared with tthe per cent killed by the big overgrown boobies who run loose over the country, call themselves wing shots and kill birds just for practice. I am not taking into consideration the large number of birds killed for the millinery trade. Why jump on the small boy? As a sportsman I am not opposed to a small license on guns, but as a citizen of the United States I am bitterly opposed to it, and I do not think such a law would be constitutional. This is what the constitution says: “Amendments to the Constitution. Art 2. A well regulated militia being neces- sary to the security of a free State, the ‘right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” If a gun license is not infringing that right, please tell me what is? If a gun license law were passed by the Legislatures of the different States, some would have a small fee, while others would have it as much as a gun is worth, as in the case of the non-resident license, and so bar out the poor man. The non-resident license is an outrage on our liberty. Of course I do not think non-residents should have the same hunting rights as residents, except on public lands, and there one man has as much right as another. If the States, and especially the big game States, would follow the example of Colorado it would be better for all concerned; that is, put a license on every head taken out of the State. I do not think any hunter would object to that. E. R. Forrest, Washington, Pa. Seeecretred this letter to Hon. John S. Wise, one of the best lawyers in the United States, who answers thus: The provision of the Constitution of the United States quoted by the writer has been held to be a restriction on the powers of the national government, and not on ‘those of the several States. See State v. Shebby, goth Missouri, 302; Andrews v. State, 3d Heisk (Tenn.), 168; 165 Amer, Rep., 8, and Miller v. Texas, 153, U. S. 535. The States, having complete control of the game and fish within their borders, can FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 283 regulate the same by police regulations, and can, if they see fit, forbid the use of fowl- ing pieces to destroy game or can tax the privilege of using them. A, NEW CAMP’ STOVE. Portable Knockdown or Folding rane Bach, Jf. and Filed Aug. (No 718,412. Camp Stove. Eli Crotteau, Phillips, Wis. OE» TO02: model. ) Serial No. 120,500. Claim—1. A portable stove comprising a base-plate provided with upstanding side and end flanges, side and end plates, and top plate, said top plate having inverted-U flanges on its sides adapted to engage the upper ends of side plates, all substantially as described. 2. The combination in a portable knock- down stove of a base-plate provided with side and end flanges, side plates hinged to the base-plate, a top plate having flanged sides adapted to engage the top edges of the side plates, and end plates attached to the ends of top plate and having flanges adapted to engage the ends of the side plates. 3. The herein-described portable knock- down stove, comprising a flanged base-plate, side plates hinged thereto, a top plate hav- ing inverted-U flanges on its sides adapted to engage the top edges of the side ‘plates, and end plates hinged to the ends of the top plate and provided with flanges. 4. In a portable knockdown stove, the combination of base-plate, A, having up- standing side and end flanges, a a’, sides, B B, hinged to the base-plate, pivoted legs, C, so constructed that when in a vertical posi- tion they will brace themselves against the corners of the base; end plates D, D, and top plate E, said end plates and top plate being hinged together. A SUMMER CAMP IN MICHIGAN. June 3, 1901, George W. Marks and I left Ann Arbor for Manistique where we arrived the 5th. We hired a team, drove 25 miles North and camped on the Indian river in Schoolcraft county. We _ staid 284 there till November 30. There were 4 lakes within 5 miles of our camp. We built a log shanty 12x 14 feet and covered it with birch bark. Someone set fire to it last spring and it is now a heap of ashes. Deer are becoming more numerous there every year. The men in the lumber camps are the ones who slaughter the deer. They kill them and sell them to the camps; but the lumber camps are fast disappearing. Where the timber once stood there are large cherry thickets which are a great pro- tection for the deer. Almost every even- ing we rowed out on the lake to watch the deer as they came down to water. One family came every night, a buck, a doe and 2 fawns. The fawns played like little lambs. They jumped over each other and ran up and down the shore. The old ones were always on the lookout for dan- ger, but they did not seem to notice us. Ruffed grouse and spruce hens were plentiful, and there were any number of rabbits and red squirrels. There were also a few lynxes, bears and wolves. The lakes were full of pickerel, bass and perch; there were sturgeon and suckers in the river and trout in the creeks. There are large tracts of marsh where the deer find the best of feed, and there are many low bush huckle- berries and large cranberries on the plains. Blackberries and red raspberxies are also plentiful. In the swamps the deer herd in winter. We killed 4 deer in November. We could have killed deer every day in summer, but we are not law breakers nor game hogs. I wish I had taken a camera with me. could have obtained some fine pictures. Iam going up again next summer. If anyone wishes a good time he should go there. Deer will always be numerous in School- craft county. If anyone wishes informa- tion about the country I shall be glad to give it to him. ie J. J. McCormick, 536 No. Main St.. Ann Arbor, Mich. GAME CONFISCATED IN OKLAHOMA. Some grand work has been done by J. A. Gould, Territorial game warden of Oklahoma, and his deputies during the past year. Heretofore game shippers and game law breakers have practically bade defiance to all law; have done as they pleased; but they have recently had an ex- perience that will most likely have a salu- tary effect. If other Territories and States had as active, conscientious wardens as Oklahoma has the way of the transgressor would indeed be hard, the illegal shipment of game would soon cease, and the market hunter disappear. December 18, 1902, Warden Gould captured 29 barrels of game being shipped through Enid on the C. R. RECREATION. I.& P. R. R. There were 13 dozen prairie chickens, all the remainder being quails. The entire shipment weighed 6,500 pounds and was estimated to be worth over $2,000. This game was shipped by a firm at O’Keene, in Blaine county, O. T., and was consigned to W. P. Kessler & Co., of St. Louis, Mo. Yesterday J. M. Wheeler, deputy warden for Garfield county, a good man for the place, located at Enid, cap- tured 8 barrels of quails in transit through this city on the “Frisco”; also shipped from O’Keene, and for.a blind, billed to Cripple Creek, Colorado, presumably by the same firm that shipped the 29 barrels first cap- tured. Then again, to-day, Warden Gould captured 7 barrels of quails at Waukomis, in this county, consigned to J. H. White & Co., of Chicago. In view of these cap- tures and confiscations, it is hardly likely these game dealers will realize any profit from their law breaking. Therehave been no arrests made as yet, but the officers know their men, and will finish the lesson later. Long live Warden Gould and his deputies! May the cause of game protec- tion and its greatest champion, RECREATION, continue to prosper. L. C. Elerick, Enid, Oklahonia. Gould and Wheeler should both have good big pensions for life—EDpIrTor. COLORADO TOO EASY ON HOGS. I have done my best to protect the game in this vicinity, yet it has been slaughtered shamefully in this part of the country. Deer and elk have been shot down and left to rot in the hills. I have seen such work year after year, and nothing has formerly been done about it; but I have put a stop to a good deal of it lately. The country is not properly protected and, despite the cry of the chief warden of this county, the slaughter will continue as long as the depu- ties sent in here are afraid to get out into the hills, where the slaughter is the worst. This is the home of the big game of North America, but unless the people take a differ- ent view of the matter from what they have at present it will not be long until there will be no deer or elk in the State. We not only have game hogs here, but we have fish hogs, men who are too lazy to do a day’s work, but will take a pack train, go to the lakes, bring home a train load of fish and sell them. The citzens of Yampa protect such men. There are a number here for whom the name of game hog would be too good. Every sportsman in Colorado should try to put a stop to this work and pressure should be brought to bear on the Colorado officials to give better protection to this part of the State. I saw many carcasses _ lying in the hills last summer, shot merely for the fun of seeing the deer fall. Still +: there are men who draw salaries from the = ~~ cellent country for fish and game, and with State to protect the game. This is an ex- a little protection there will be game here for years to come, There is a good road from Yampa direct to the best hunting grounds in the State; also a good trail from Yampa to Trappers’ lake and Lost lake, where the fishing is unexcelled. Elk season is open from the 25th of October to the 5th of November. I shall enforce the law to the full extent of my ability. M. J. Powers, Yampa, Colo. THIS LODGE OF ELKS IS DIFFERENT. The proposed hunt and game banquet for the local Elks is off. The proposition to have a game supper was first offered by Exalted Ruler Boyns, who thought the carrying out of the idea would insure for the participants in the hunt a good time and to the members generally a tempting feast. William Youngs and William B. Jarvis were named as captains of the rival teams. Each was authorized to select his team and they were to fix the dates. When the captains considered the proposition, however, they realized that to carry out the idea meant to throw out 2 large squads of hunters not actuated by the ordinary rules of sport, but im- bued with the desire to secure all the game they could, the side making the biggest killing win- ning. As both captains are members of the Con- ‘solidated Sportsmen’s Association, they demurred, The proposed game feast has, therefore, been Bevlercd. off, and the local lodge of Elks has been placed on record emphatically as in favor of pro- tecting the game of the State. Unfortunately the subscriber who sent me this clipping failed to give me any data as to where it comes from. However, this lodge of Elks, wherever it may be located, has shown its superior judgment and has placed itself on record as being far in ad- vance of certain other lodges of this and other orders, and even of some alleged _ sportsmen’s clubs. I wish all the men in the country who -are confronted with any suggestion as to the holding of side hunts would table them as promptly as did this lodge of Elks.— EpITOorR. SHOULD HAVE BEEN SHOT. RECREATION is the only magazine that has sand enough to roast game hogs and the still more despicable brutes who use fer- rets. They deserve all they get. One ‘day last fall, while in a piece of woods near my house, a rabbit came bounding past me with 4 hounds in close pursuit. The little fellow earthed near by and the hounds re- mained baying around the hole. In a few minutes 4 men came running up. One took a ferret from his pocket and put it down the burrow. When the fellow rose to his feet he was holding a rabbit. The men talked a while and then, loosing the dogs tossed the rabbit among them. The unfortunate little creature was torn to a FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 285 - pieces in an instant. A worse example of sheer brutality I never witnessed. C. H. White, Haverhill, Mass. If you had only had with you a Win- chester repeating shot gun loaded with buck shot, and had been clothed with au- thority to use it, as it should have been used at that time, you could have made a fine record on these 2 legged brutes and their 4 legged servants. The whole outfit should have been laid out and sent to some soap- grease factory.—EDITOor. TOO MANY SQUIRRELS. Police Captain Frank Jones and Earl Soules re- turned last night from Hancock, where they had been hunting grey squirrels 2 days. They bagged 48 in spite of unfavorable weathér, and it was the biggest string brought into the city this season. Above clipping is from the North Adams Transcript. Jones and Soules make several trips like this each season. Jones also goes fishing every spring and his fishing is of the same grade as his hunting. Kindly give them a good roasting. wen Wii North Adams. Mass. Captain Jones, in reply to my letter of inquiry admits the correctness of the Tran- script’s report. This is indeed a beautiful story. In the first place no man should kill a grey squir- relat any time. In the second place}. 1 Jones and his friends insist on hunting this harmless, beautiful creature, they should certainly be satisfied with 3 or 4 a day to each gun. I trust after thinking this mat- ter over seriously they may decide never to kill another grey squirrel, under any circumstances, that they may advise their friends to adopt the squirrels as pets and to protect them at all times.—EDITor. GAME NOTES. I enjoyed the article of H. N. Beecher, of Canon, City, Colorado, entitled, “The Life Story of a Grizzly,” as published in December last, in your valued magazine. I have hunted over much of the same terri- tory and am acquainted with most of the’ parties he mentions. Only last October I killed a buck deer on one of the mountains he speaks of. Beecher’s story was much appreciated here by the boys and while we have for years heard of the big bear we never knew his history. I was always under the impression that Whort killed © him on Witcher mountain, about 20 miles West from this city. I am much like you; I never kill anything unless I want the meat, except that I enjoy killing wild beasts. I killed an antelope, in Wyoming, in the early days out here, with a Colt’s 45 caliber, from a horse on a fast run, I wounded the antelope, and had 286 to shoot it again to put it out of its misery, and after it looked into my eyes I felt like a sheep for doing such a deed. Ever since I have been careful to kill only what I can use. ; V. H. M., Cripple Creek, Colo. In reply to your letter will say I have not heard of any proposal to hold a side hunt here. -I sincerely hope this town will never be disgraced by such an unsportsmanlike and inhuman slaughter of game. The Greenfield Sportsmen’s club, of which I am vice-president, was organized to protect game. We have 150 members and have had one of our number appointed game warden. The indiscriminate destruction of game in the name of sport will soon, I hope, be a thing of the past. A side hunt was recent- ly held at Conway, Mass., not far from here. I cannot express my contempt for the men who so disgrace themselves and their town. L. A. Newton, Greenfield, Mass. If all the side hunters could only be in- duced to read Dr. Newton’s letter and to realize that it expresses the sentiment of all decent sportsmen in this land, it might possibly be the means of causing some of these antiquated butchers to discontinue their evil work.—EDbtrTor. Mr. D. C. Nowlin, Chief Game Warden, Big Piney, Wyo. Governor Richards writes me that you have recently succeeded in convicting a man for killing elk for the teeth, and that the man was fined $100. I congratulate you on this achievement. Will you kindly give me the name and address of the man? G.-O; Shields: ANSWER. The man you inquire about is William Binkley, of Grovont, Wyoming. He was fined $100 and costs, total $171, which he paid. It is but just to say that Binkley has quit hunting and gone to work, carrying the mails to- Elk. Shortly after Binkley was convicted Fred Korner, of the same place, was arrested and fined $100 for hunting illegally. Public sen- timent in Wyoming is changing and game protection is no longer a dream; though much remains to be done. Will try to get close season on antelope. D. C. Nowlin, Cheyenne, Wyo. I noticed at the annual meeting of the Brown’s Track Guides’ Association, held at old Forge, N. Y., a short time ago, that a resolution was adopted to give Mr. and Mrs. Bruin a chance to raise a family in peace from May Ist to October 1st. As the law now is, the bear is about the only RECREATION. wild animal of the Adirondacks that is not protected by law during breeding season. I think this question should be taken up by the L. A. S., for there is no more genuine hunting than to follow a bear all day in November and at night sleep on the trail under Nature’s roof, with snow for a pil- low. Let us all see what we can do for the bears. Geo. P. Langford, Vernon, N. Y. I earnestly hope the bill may pass. The black bear should be protected for at least 10 years.—EDITOR. The razorback from Pendleton, Ore., who signs J. W. Lane to his ‘‘Western Sentiments” assumes a great deal by say- ing “we” unless there are others of his breed in his sty. I travel continually and have hunted all over the West the last 5 years. Have hunted with sportsmen from Pendleton and want you to tell your read- ers there are no fairer or more honorable: hunters anywhere than those in Pendleton, with the exception of Lane and “We.” I notice RECREATION has friends all over this Western country, and everywhere among real thoroughbred sportsmen your excellent work in the defense of game preservation is highly appreciated. Ed. J. Fisher, Seattle, Wash. Long may you live to down the game hogs. The killing of small birds for decor- ative purposes is unpardonable and _ in- finitely worse than game hoggishness. I tried hard to get the New Brunswick Leg- islature to put a stop to this barbarity. We have good game laws here, but they are laxly enforced. A great many deer are hunted with hounds on the borders of New Brunswick and Maine. The hunters can dodge over the line whenever they think danger is at hand. Our taxidermist at St. Stephens told me that all the deer sent to him from that region were shot in the head; that means usually that they were swimming when killed. J. H. Mears, Bay Side; Nae Where can I obtain county or township maps of Northern Michigan, showing trails, streams, swamps, etc.? G. D. Hill, Marshall, Mich. RECREATION is the most popular maga- zine on the road, so the traveling men say. Jas. W. Cheesewright, Boise, Idaho. RECREATION is the best sportsman’s magazine published. F. O. Rood, Estherville, Iowa. No lover of sport can get along without RECREATION. E .A. Porter, Lincoln, Neb. FISH AND’ FISHING. ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. The following will be found accurate and val- uable for the vicinity of New York City: Kingfish—Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and tide: Flood, early morning. Plaice—Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand laut. ‘Time and’ tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. Spanish mackerel—Haunts: The open sea, July to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling—metal and cedar squids. Striped Bass—Rock Fish, Green Head. April to November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs, Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb. The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem- ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays. Bait: Skinner crab. Time and tide: Day, flood. Blackfish—Tautog, April to November. Haunts: Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays. Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs, clams. Time and tide: Daytime, flood. Lafayette—Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody. August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams. Time and Tide: Day and night flood. Croker—July to October. Haunts: Deep chan- nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels. Time and tide: Day, flood. Snapper—Young of Blue Fish. August to No- vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid. Time and tide: Day, all tides. Sheepshead—June to October Haunts: Surf and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day, flood only. New England Whiting—Winter Weak-fish, Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide: Night, flood. Hake—Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish. Time and tide: Day and night, flood. Weak-fish—Squeteague, Squit. June to October. Haunts: Surf, all tideways. Baits: Shedder crabs, surf mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand laut, shrimp. Time and tide: Day and night, flood preferred. Blue Fish—Horse Hackerel. June to November ist. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. NEW PATENTS FOR ANGLERS. 718,079. Fish-Grapple. Charles A. Bind- hammer, Chicago, Ill. Filed March 22, 1902. Serial No. 99,485. (No model.) 287 Claim.—1. In a fish-grapple, a handle car- rying reversely curved jaws, means for for- cibly closing said jaws together, and a trig- ger disposed intermediately between the ends of said jaws and their points of at- tachment for supporting the said jaws dis- tended, and releasable by pressure exerted inward from the inlet to the jaws, substan- tially as set forth. ‘ 2. In a fish-grapple, an operative handle, a curved stationary jaw carried by said handle, a reversely curved movable jaw car- ried by said handle, means for forcibly clos- ing said movable jaw, and a trigger mem- ber disposed to support said movable jaw open, and adapted to be released by pres- sure exerted inwardly from the inlet to the jaws. 3. In a fish-grapple, a handle, a stationary curved jaw member carried by said handle, a reversely curved jaw member movably connected to said handle, a spring carried by said handle means connecting said spring and said movable jaw whereby said spring operates to maintain said movable jaw nor- mally closed, and a trigger disposed to hold said movable jaw distended and releasable by pressure exerted inwardly from the in- let to said jaws. 4. In a fish-grapple, a handle having a stationary and a movable jaw member, a pulley upon each of said members, a cord attached to one of said jaw members and passing around said pulleys, a spring con- necting said cord with a point of attach- ment and operating to hold the jaws nor- mally closed, and a trigger disposed to sup- port said jaw members open, and releasable by the pressure of the fish when the grapple is operated. _ 5. In a fish-grapple, an operative handle, jaws carried by said handle, a spring adapt- ed to close said jaws, and a lever-arm be- tween said spring and operative handle and adapted to distend said spring to increase its force. 718,416. _ Fishing Reel. Abner W. Bishop, Racine, Wis. Filed April 11, 1902. Se- rial No. 102,451. (No model.) Claim.—1. The combination with one of 288 the frame-rods of a reel, of a line-guide having clamping means to engage the rod, an actuating-shaft, and means for operative- ly connecting the shaft with the reel crank- shaft. 2. The combination with one of the frame rods of a reel, of a line-guide having clamp- ing means for engaging the rod, an actu- ating-shaft, means for operatively connect- ing the shaft with the reel crank-shaft, and a reversible line-carrier mounted by the act- uating-shaft. 3. A reel having a crank-arbor provided with a pulley, a line-guide having clamping means for engaging one of the frame-rods of the reel, a line-carrier, an actuating-shaft therefor provided with a pulley, and mo- tion-transmitting means connecting the pul- leys. 4. The combination with a reel, of a line- guide comprising a fixed and a detachable clamping-plate, the latter plate being pro- vided with means for engaging one of the connecting-bars of the reel, and means for holding the plates in fixed relation to the bar. 5. The combination with a reel, of a line- guide, the actuating-shaft of which is pro- vided with a pulley, a pulley mounted on the crank-arbor and having an orificed arm adapted to be clamped against the crank- arbor to hold the latter pulley from turning independently of the arbor, and a belt con- meeting the 2 pulleys. TRAPPERS’ LAKE. For ideal fishing, ideal country and ideal: climate, no place can, pare with Trapper’s lake, in Garfield county, Colorado. Not only can trout be caught in any number desired, in this most beautiful lake, but by going 5 or 10 miles down the North fork of the White river as good deer and elk country can be found as anyone could wish, not to speak of grouse, squirrels and other small game to be had in fair number. The lake can not be reached by wagon, but several trails lead to it from various directions; one from Yampa, besides the one from the North fork of the White river, and one or 2 others. The trail over the Flat Top mountains from Yampa is a trifle steep in places, but the angler is repaid a thousand times for any hardships he may have to endure to reach this lake. Of an irregular,’ elliptical slope, it is nearly surrounded by the Flat Top mountains, whose precipitous summits and densely clad slopes are beautifully re- to my mind, com- flected in its clear waters. The lake is about 34 of a mile long and one-third of a mile wide. It has been sounded to a depth of 1,300 feet, and no bottom has yet been found. Numerous coves and in- dentations relieve the monotony of its wooded shores, and occasionally a rocky RECREATION. point projects into the water. On these rocky points, where the water is deep, the best fish are caught, although excellent fish are also taken from over the deep water. The cove trout caught in shallow water are not of such fine quality as the deep water feeders. In length they seldom exceed 16 to 18 inches, averaging Ir to 14. There seems to be no limit to the number of fish in the lake, which bite anything moving on the water. As we sat cleaning a grouse on the shore of the lake one day, many of the feathers blew into the lake, but few got beyond 75 yards from the shore before be- ing seized by the voracious fish. Another time we threw back into the lake a trout, which was in rather poor condition. While it lay momentarily on its side, before re- gaining its vitality, another trout seized it and shook it violently, repeating the shak- ing several times, while it raised quite a ~ foam on the water by its violent efforts to make away with its prize. One sometimes hears the report that the Trapper’s lake fish are thin and in poor shape. Some are, but it is not necessary to keep them. ‘There are plenty in good condition, ready and anxious to take the fly, putting up an excellent fight when hooked. He who has, for several months, been anticipating a feast of trout, will eat a large number of them before tiring of the diet, for indeed a trout well cooked is fit for any king to eat! It is almost with sorrow that one is compelled to leave such magnificent coun- try and such excellent fishing to hurry back to the routine of city existence; carrying back, nevertheless, not only a renewed store of energy and health, but memories which will long remain fresh and keep alive anti- cipations of another visit to this favored country. Geo. H. Scibird, Colorado Springs, Colo. THE SCORE TOO LARGE. A reader of RECREATION sent me the fol- lowing clipping: Bert Butterworth and a party of friends re- turned to the city last night after a day’s fishing at Skykomich. According to Mr. Butterworth, his party of 3 in less than 6 hours caught 350 trout. He says the river is still a little high, but the fish are biting. According to the people of the mountain village that 350 catch was the largest of the season.—Seattle Times. I wrote Mr. Butterworth for confirma- tion of this report and received the pies ing reply: Mr. L. Blackburn and I caught 225 trout in 5 hours and threw back all under 6 or 8 inches. . G. M. Butterworth, Seattle, Wash. That was at the rate of 22 trout an hour or one every 3 minutes to each rod. No de- cent angler would consider that sport. It was merely yanking the trout out of the water. There is no fun in hooking an ‘under sized trout and throwing him out on the shore, even if you do put him back. If a trout is any considerable size he will give a man good sport for 10 or 15 minutes. If he be a fingerling then it is all right to ~ take him off the hook and set him free in his native element as quickly as_ possible, You and your friends were evidently not _ fishing for sport, but for a record. You say you threw back all under 6 or 8 inches. You do not say what proportion of _ the fish that included. It may mean that you threw back half a dozen. It may mean that you threw back 200, but judging from your statement that you and your friends each took a trout every 3 minutes, every de- cent man will infer that you are the kind _ of men who keep all the fish they get and that you took the majority of them home _ with you. If you wish to be classed as a _ true sportsman, you should have told just - how many you threw back and just how many you killed, but the inference is you were ashamed to tell the truth. That is a good sign as far as it goes. It leads me to hope you may soon learn to enjoy an hour or 2 of decent fishing in a day and if vou get enough in that time to quit, and not to keep on yanking fish out just to be able to tell that you caught more than someone else did. There are other ways in which gentlernen can enjoy themselves in the woods than by running up big scores.— _ EpIror. AFTER BASS IN THE WABASH. | One bright morning in October father ~~ and I went to Bonewitt’s eddy, about 11 _ miles from home, for bass. consisted of an 8-ounce bamboo rod, 100 feet of braided silk line, an automatic reel, a 6-foot minnow net and a minnow bucket _ which he had made himself. I had an 11- _ foot cane rod with 30 feet of common line. _ This outfit we put in the wagon, with our _ box of provisions and plenty of bedding, and about 2 o’clock in the afternoon we started. At Big eddy we struck camp, just at sundown. The next morning we ate an early breakfast and were at the river, ready _ for business, by daylight. Father put on a _ minnow, cast it out and laid his rod on - some willows, while he should help me _ untangle my line. He had scarcely turned around when his reel went ziss—ziss—ziss! _ and his line ran out about 15 feet a second. _ He caught up his rod and the fish bent it nearly double. Father finally landed him, _ @ 3-pound black bass. My first catch was - a pound bass, which rose the instant the . minnow struck the water. They bit well until about 9 o’clock. ; After dinner we started down the long eddy, wading out to the middle of the tiver, We did not get a bite until about FISH AND FISHING. Father’s tackle: 289 3 o'clock, when we were just at the end of the eddy. I got a strike, but it happened to be a shad, the largest one I ever saw. Then father waded out to the bank and said he would climb a tree to see if there were any bass below us. After he got up the tree he looked about 30 yards below me and said he saw 25 or more bass, all ina bunch. 1 waded down within 25 feet of them and father told me where to cast. My minnow had no more than hit the water when a big bass grabbed it and came near jerking the rod out of my hands. By that time father had fallen out of the tree and got hold of his rod. He cast right into the bunch and got a good run, but missed it. While he was reeling in his line an- other fish grabbed his minnow and_ he missed that one also. He kept on until he had missed 5. Then he got discouraged, emptied his minnows out and we quit, for we had 17 bass and one shad, which we called a good day’s catch. Ancil Cook, Warren, Ind. HOW THE PIKE CAUGHT OLD JOE. Old Joe was what might be called a river rat. -He had worked as a boy at logging and rafting, and later as river pilot and as guide through the dense for- est that bordered on the St. Lawrence river. He was, of course, an angler of much experience. He lived a sort of a her- mit life in a shanty on the outskirts of the town and near our farm. It used to be the height of our youthful ambition to be near old Joe. He would entertain us for hours with tales of his experiences on the river. He passed the winters trap- ping, and’ the summers fishing and doing odd jobs. If one of us boys could go fishing with him we were on the summit of glory. Once father assigned me a num- ber of rows of weeds to pull and told me when I had finished I might go fishing. I finished my work, dug my bait and went down to get Joe’s permission to go with him the next day. After considering a while he said I might go if I would keep still in the boat. Being relieved of all anxiety, dad’s overcoat would not have made a vest large enough for me. On the way home it seemed as if I was walk- ing on air. ‘ After dreaming of boats, big fish, lines, etc., all night we made an early start. Trolling up the river, catching occasion- ally a small bass or pike, we finally an- chored at a bend in the river called Marble ledge and noted for its large pike. I was catching perch, rock bass, sunfish, etc., when suddenly Joe exclaimed, “T’ve got a strike and he’s a big one.” In his eagerness to land the fish he swung it clear of the water and in some way one of the hooks caught Joe in the 290 nose. The fish was squirming and flop- ping madly and hanging on Joe’s nose. The fish jerked till finally he tore loose and left a slit in Joe’s nose, from which the blood streamed. Of course our day’s sport was spoiled. Joe finally pulled up anchor and We start- ed back down the river. Joe never said a word but occasionally he gave the fish a vicious kick, as an expression of his feel- ings. Frank Corlis, Dansville, N. Y. THEY SHOULD BE »PROSECUTED. Jack Minnick, Burt Berger and John Karterman returned Wednesday from a fishing trip to Oliver’s lake with about 800 pound of fish. This is a true story, as they were all day dealing out fish to the multitude. I send above clipping with sincere thanks for the rough shod way in which you jump on such swine. Moreover, I have a selfish motive; I like to fish myself. Ont. W., \Wda-Grove; ia: I wrote Karterman and Burger. They answered on the backs of my letters. Kartman says, “The information is in- correct.” Burger says, to me.” “That sounds a little fishy The story not only sounds fishy, but fish hoggy, and no doubt the men who did the fishing would smell that way if you got within 50 yards of them. Evidently these men know RECREATION and have a sus- picion of what is in store for them, but their attempt at evasion is not successful. I have positive information from 2 well known business men of Ida Grove that the ° report is correct. The fish were taken with a seine, in open violation of the State law, and were peddled out in the streets of Ida Grove. I trust the proper authorities will see that these men are prosecuted and fined for their slaughter,—Ebrror. | SELF-CONFESSED SWINE. Residents of Alton bay are talking of the success of 2 fishermen there. In the past 5 weeks A. J. Mayhew and J. K. Rhodes have taken in 1919 fish of different kinds, and the other fisher- men are beginning to look on them as specimens of the fish hog that Recreation tells about.— Manchester Mirror. I wrote Mayhew and Riodee asking about it, and they replied: The statement is correct. We caught enough to swell that number to 2,450. They were mountain trout, except 60 bass and pickerel. Tne time was about 6 weeks. A. J. Mayhew, Manchester, N. H. That statement was made when we had been about 5 weeks on our vacation. We were gone 6 weeks and in all we caught RECREATION. 2,450 fish. They were pickerel, bass and mountain trout, or horned pouts. We used common line and hook, and baited with worms. I do not know why you wish to know. J. K. Rhodes, Manchester, N. H. This is why I wished to know: So that in case the report were true, I might brand you as low, dirty swine. And that is what you are, according to your own confession. EDITOR. NIBBLES. I have read Charles O. Jackola’s letter. Instead of your insulting him, he has insult- ed you. “Swine” is too good a name for him. A hog eats only to satisfy its appe- tite. I admit his appetite is large, but what he eats he turns into good flesh, fit to eat. Anyone catching 1,000 pounds of fish is Io times a hog. People make those large catches for the publicity of the thing and they are referred to as wonderful fisher- men. To me the most wonderful angler is one who has the opportunity of catching 1,000 pounds of fish but quits when he has enough to eat, and leaves the rest for some future time and some brother angler. One who does that, shows human intellect ; but one who continues to fish as long as it is possible shdws only animal instinct. Legally, Jackola may have a good case, but morally he ought to be so thoroughly ashamed that he ought to thank you for waking him up. G. De P. Fox, Great Barrington, Mass. Charles Kinzie, of Richland Center, and W. A. McNurlin, of Richland City, Wis., took a trip to the North last week. They were gone 4 days and say they caught nearly 60 trout. Better give them a dose of RECREATION’S anti-fish hog medicine. Sam S. Covey, Sextonville, Wis. To my request for confirmation of this report I received the following reply: Five hundred in 3 days is correct. W. A. McNurlin, Richland Center, Wis. So you and Kinzie join the herd of Wis- consin swine, and I trust the decent people in your town may all refuse to associate with you in future—EDITor. Have just returned from a fishing trip to Two Medicine lakes. Had 2 compan- ions and we had a delightful time. R. S. Stringfellow, Havre, Mont. Fishing on the Kankakee river, at Shelby, Ind., is the best now that I have seen for IO years. W. A, Daily, Indianapolis, Ind, THE 30-30 WINCHESTER. About 6 years ago my old 44-40 was consigned to the scrap heap and I bought a 30-30 Winchester. It came equipped with Lyman sights, as all hunting rifles should, and its first 10 shots at I00 yards were put in a 2 inch circle. Six years’ ex- perience hunting and exploring in the most remote corners of North America have not shaken my faith in it. Some men shoot a rifle at a deer or 2, note the effect of the “puillet and then rush into print for or against the arm. That is not a fair trial; and for this reason I have not told of the first buck killed in its tracks with a - shot far back, at 100 yards, but have waited until the notches in my stock number _ well into the 30’s. Of big game shot with _ this gun not an animal has escaped to die a lingering death. True, I have had one mor 2 long trails to. follow; but who, of those who have held sights on much | | ar octane eng Fo. big game, has not? A sportsman will frequently condemn a gun when a deer shot with it through the heart runs 100 _ yards or so before dropping. I have only seen Or heard of 2 deer, in at least 500 known cases, which dropped to a heart shot when the shoulders were not broken. e I well remember one wintry morning in _ November when I, turned the 30-30 loose _ on a big mule deer buck, It was in a little _ muskeag swamp on what is known as the Ground Hog range, near the headwaters of the Skeena river in British Columbia, that I jumped the buck. He ran up the _ side of a grassy knoll to the right, offering a splendid shot, but did not drop until the _ fourth shot. All those 4 shots could be _ covered by my hand, just back of the left ‘Shoulder. The heart was gone completely. Earlier in the same season I accounted for 3 deer and a white goat with one shot each. The shot which killed the goat was especially remarkable. I saw him about _ 500 yards off and proceeded to stalk him. When I next caught sight of him he was on the side of a steep bluff, 74 yards above me. At the first shot Billy toppled over and landed within 2 feet of me, without _aquiver. The bullet entered underneath the _ stomach and passed out at the back with- | out striking a bone, yet had killed instantly. _ Many such experiences, from Maine to the | Pacific, have convinced me that the rifle _ possesses sufficient accuracy and killing _ power for any American sportsman, This rifle should be sighted point blank at 50 yards to enable one to cut off the iF heads of geese, etc. As sent from the fac- a eee GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman will quit when he gets enough. tory with plain open sights they are usual- _ly sighted at a 200 yard target, and will shoot 5 inches high at 100 yards, with the rear sight down. When sighted for 50 yards no change will be necessary up to 125 yards. For 200 °yards, raise the Lyman sight one degree above the 50 yard mark on the stem. The only low power load I have been able to use with complete success is as follows: Kephart’s Ideal bullet No. 308,- 206, 125 grains, cast I to 10 and lubricated with Leopold’s Ideal Banana lubricant; 20 grains Du Pont No.1 or No. 2 smokeless rifle powder or 12 grains, black powder measure, Laflin & Rand Sporting Rifle smokeless; Winchester No. 2%4 primer. Powder loaded loose in the shell. Bullet unsized. This bullet is too large to fit the expanded shell. The neck of the shell must be reamed out with a 5-16 inch ream- er and the sharp corner left by the reamer champered off with an old pocket knife. The bullet is then seated to just cover the broad groove. The dirt escaping groove of the bullet should be filled with lubricant. This exposure of lubricant outside the shell will give the rifleman the impression that the shell is no good for hunting pur- poses on account of dirt, etc.; but I have carried cartridges thus loaded in a web cartridge belt 5 months in the mountains and they were as accurate when fired as those freshly loaded. Do not attempt to size the bullet to fit in the shell, for when sized to .305, which the manufacturers give as correct for this rifle, gas cutting will occur and the bullets will scatter all over the target. Loaded as described this load will keep its shots under a silver dollar at 50 yards. It will not mangle grouse; does not wear the barrel; is inexpensive, and is a little stronger than the 32-20 cartridge. At 50 yards it requires an elevation of 3% points above the 50 yard point blank elevation for the full power load. If you fire high power cartridges through your barrel always clean before using low power. Otherwise the. gun will lead badly. Cleaning high power guns seems a stumbling block to most riflemen; hundreds of high power rifles have been’ ruined by ignorance in this matter. Old black pow- der methods will not do, High pressure nitro powders leave an intensely acid resi- due, which, if not removed soon after firing, and neutralized, will rust. and pit the barrel badly. This residue is in the form of a thin, gummy coating which can 202 often hardly be seen and sticks obstinately. The only royal road to safety is a liberal use of brass wire, bristle brushes and soda water, followed by dry rags and oil. Be careful in cleaning the muzzle of the rifle. Do not allow your rod to touch this at all. It is the most vulnerable part of the arm. Any injury to, or dulling of the. muzzle of a rifle will absolutely destroy all accuracy. All in all, the little 30-30 has much to commend it. It balances perfectly and is not breech heavy as most modern guns are, It never jams or fails to work, and can be easily used as a single loader, hold- ing the magazine in reserve, by not throw- ing the lever down to its fullest extent. Its front sight is not thin and high with a thick base, making one liable to over- shoot when in a hurry by sighting on the thick base instead of the thin top of the sight. Its barrel is stiff enough to admit using different loads with the same lateral adjustment of the sights and as it uses copper jacketed bul- lets instead of the usual cupro nickel steel, the barrel does not wear out quickly. In fact, the life of the barrel is almost in- definite. As nearly as I can judge, my rifle has fired at least 3,000 jacketed bullets and about 2,000 lead bullets of all kinds. ' It has always been cleaned with a brass wire bristle brush. Townsend Whelen. 2d Lieut. and Rangemaster, First Regiment Infantry, N. G. P., ; Philadelphia. THE GUNS OF OUR BOYHOOD. W. J. FLEMING. : When I was 11 years old my father bought me a single muzzle loader, light, handy and the best of its kind. Father be- lieved in No. 3 shot and with that size I did most of my shooting the first 3 or 4 years. Boylike, I began by shooting spar- rows, then crows and rabbits sitting. Later I shot my first snipe and grouse on the wing with No. 3 shot. When about 17 years of age I exchanged this gun for a double muzzle loader, I had become used to the other and for some time did poor shooting with the new weapon. It would not kill within 15 yards of as far as the single gun. About that time I saw a few wire cartridges and tried in vain to buy some in a neighboring town. -Then I set my wits to work to make something as gcod. I dressed a piece of wood perfectly round and of a size to fit the barrels when wound with a few turns of coarse muslin. I glued the muslin lightly, turned in the lower edge and glued a wad on. When dry I put in my load of shot, turned in the other edge and glued on another wad; “the wildest manner. RECREATION. I then painted the outside of the little casé with glue. I waited until they were per- fectly dry and at the first opportunity had a trial. It chanced to be on a sitting rabbit at 30 yards. All I could find of bunny was his ears and hind feet. I tried another on a board at 60 yards, but the pattern was still too close. After that I made the cases _ of more open material and could kill easily with them up to 100 yards. People seeing the long shots. I made believed I had the best gun ever made, On one occasion I winged a grouse with my muzzle loader and was reloading “my gun, at the same time keeping an eye on my dog and bird. In some way I put the 2 charges of powder in the left barrel and the wads and shot in the right. A little later I saw a_pigeon and let it have the left barrel. The recoil knocked me flat on my back. As I went over I caught sight of a horse in the line of fire and about 300 yards away. When I regained my feet the horse was running about and snorting in I jumped to the con- clusion that I had made a record-breaking shot and peppered the poor animal. I beat a hasty retreat, and was greatly relieved when investigating a subsequent misfire, I found the right barrel double shotted and wadded. A second exploit was still worse. I was using a heavy copper powder flask and had just had it filled with the best powder. A friend and I were out after ducks. I had learned to smoke about that time, and by oversight put my lighted pipe in a pocket along with my handkerchief and the pow- der flask. Presently we smelled some- thing burning and traced the fire to my pocket. I snatched out the flask and threw it.on the ground. When I had ex- tinguished the fire and went to pick up the flask, it was so hot I could not hold it in my hands. These 2 frights taught me a useful lesson concerning the special dangers of muzzle loading guns. My first breechloader was a _ cheap cylinder bore and not good for much. I sold it and gave a good English maker an order for a gun with left barrel full choke. When it arrived I made up my mind to have a few days’ good shooting. Every- thing was in my favor, but I came home without a bird. I was wild and wrote to the maker about the performance of the gun. He answered that the gun evidently did not fit me and told me to return it and tell him the length and bend of the gun that suited me best. I had to wait 2 months while he made me another gun. It was well worth waiting for, as I never saw its equal at any price. Up to that time I thought all gun stocks were alike; but this little matter opened my eyes, and leaves me still of opinion e that a great deal of bad shooting is caused by the gun not suiting the user. I sold this gun before coming to this country and now have a Remington, made to order, which is giving me entire satis- faction, It is only us old fellows who can appre- ciate the great advance of the gunmaker’s art in the last 30 years, THE TRIGGERLESS GUN. Everybody who makes any pretension to being a hunter has seen hammerless guns, but I am certain that a triggerless shot gun is something unusual; yet I have seen a man hunt with one and bring down his game, too. In the latter part of December a friend with whom I usually hunt drove with me to the little village of Mequon, 12 miles North of Milwaukee. In my boyhood days I had camped for a week on a farmer’s land in that vicinity, and I suggested that we leave our horse at his place. I hoped the old German farmer would recognize in the full grown man the freckle-faced boy of 14 who caught so many bullheads in the river 18 years ago. On our hail, the farmer opened the door and came toward us. There was some- thing peculiar about his walk. Although he faced us this feet seemed meditating a ‘flank movement to the right. Ah, thought J, he is half a mind to set the dog on us. How greatly I wronged him! He stared at us a moment, and suddenly addressing my friend, he cried: “Vy, Schorge, is dot you? How you do? Why for your friend eye my boots so? I paid you for dem, didn’t I? Dey were both lefts and you sold dem to me for 50 cents, but dey fit fine, don’t dey?” It seems my friend “Schorge,’ who is in the shoe business, had accidentally found one of his customers, to whom he had given a special bargain, and we were therefore welcome for the boots’ sake. The farmer locked at our spaniel, and when we said we had brought the dog along to hunt rab- bits the old man did not seem surprised. But, in truth, the spaniel, although good at retrieving snipe and ducks, had never seen a rabbit. Yet as he was a terror to cats we argued that he would be equally anxious to nip the tail of a bunny. We induced Farmer Kopman to come along and show us the best place for rab- bits. He called his dog, a cross between a terrier and a spitz, with probably a little 9 bulldog thrown in. Then he took his muz-. zie loading shot gun from the hook and loaded both barrels. His boy Charley, a lad of about 12 years, followed us with a hatchet. I thought “Scharly,” as the old man called him, carried the hatchet to dig out any rabbits we might drive into their r GUNS AND AMMUNITION. grabbed the rabbit’s hind legs. 293 burrows; but it seems there was another use for it. We tramped around the woods for an hour or so, and I began to think the cotton- tails had- emigrated to the next county. Suddenly there came a yelp from the ter- rier-spitz-bulldog. The opening yelp was followed by about 350 more yelps, and Kop- man announced gravely, “He got one.” The yelping grew more distant every minute. Finally it swelled into a howl, in the in- tervals of which the voice of my spaniel could be heard. ‘We followed the noise, and found the dogs before a huge wood- pile, beneath which the rabbit had taken refuge. The only way to get him out was by piling over the wood, which took us fully an hour. When we came near the bottom I reached between the logs and I could not withdraw my hand until more wood was moved. I carried the rabbit along and soon after the dogs drove another toward us. My friend was in another part of the woods at that moment, so it gave me a good chance for a. shot. _ After missing the rabbit I turned to Kopman and saw him raise his gun, at the same time calling to his son, “Scharly, hit! Scharly, hit!” Scharly raised his hatchet and did a most wonderful thing. He struck the hammers of the shot gun. There was a loud explosion, and, behold! the rabbit turned a somersault and was dead. Amazed at this new style of shoot- ing, I asked an explanation. Farmer Kop- man said, “Ya, dot is a funny gun. You see de triggers are both broked off und I always takes my Scharly along to hit on de ham- mers mit de hatchet. Most times I shoots em sitting, but dis one we fixed running.” We saw ho more rabbits that day; but the episode of the triggerless gun was worth a whole day of rattling sport. Emil Koehn, Milwaukee, Wis. PREFERS THE 30-40. I am pleased and sometimes amused at the different opinions expressed in your gun department. I have gained a lot of in- formation therefrom. I began in the West with a 50-70 Sharp’s, then a 45-90 Win- chester, then a 40-65, then a 38-55, and now a 30-40 Winchester. They were all good, but I like my 30-40 best, although I made the best shot of my life with the 38-55. Still it’s not in the same class as the 30-40. I see Savage says the Government has condemned the 30-40 cartridge. If so it has condemned a good cartridge and one that beats the .303 Savage. Before I bought my 30-40 someone asked you which was the best -rifle for big game, and you recom- mended a 30-40 or a .303 Savage. I don’t know what the other fellow bought, but I 204 | RECREATION. took the hint and bought a 30-40 special and it’s a corker. I like the box better than the tube magazine. It is the best bal- anced rifle I ever put to my shoulder. Last fall I killed 2 bucks with 2 cartridges, and neither deer went over 100 yards. Both dead when we got to them. The 30-40 is a hard hitter. I see the Winchester people have a new 32 special and a 33 for big game. They may be good ones, but I doubt if they have so great penetration or so flat a trajectory as the 30-40. I notice many comments on the small caliber killing men in adjoining counties. That is mostly nonsense. If any- one will look up the statistics he will find in g cases out of 10 that the victim was killed with a shot gun or by some all around fool mistaking him for an animal. Then, of course, the long range rifle did it! I buy no sporting goods that are not advertised in RECREATION, and would not buy Marlin’s goods no matter where ad- vertised. Why do you keep after him? You should do as the Irishman did, who, when asked why he did not kill the skunk, said: “I’ll lave the baste alone and he'll stink himself to death.” I saw Upthegrove’s ad in RECREATION and bought a fine hunting coat of him. I had it made with a special large flap at- tached at the upper pockets and drop- ping low enough to cover the lower pockets. When it rains or I get tired carrying my rifle in hand, I simply wrap the lower edge of the flap around the rifle breech, grip it and throw the weight of the rifle on my shoulder. It keeps the action dry and makes a fine rest for carry- ing. All those who have seen the coat ad- mire it and think the flap a great thing. I like the fearless way in which you tackle the great and small game hogs. You are a good sticker and kill more game hogs with your pen than Armour’s best man can kill with a knife. The way your magazine sells and the friends it makes show your way is best, S. W. Peregrine, Portland, Me. ANSWERS DR. KEENAN. Dr. J. W. Keenan says in October REc- REATION : “T have not bought a Savage for above reasons.” I take this as an admission that he has not used a Savage to any extent. Again he says that as the gun shoots sev- eral different kinds of cartridges, it will not shoot any one of them accurately, or words to that effect. In this he is decided- ly wrong. I have tried the Savage with every kind of cartridge it is constructed to shoot, under all conditions and at different ranges, and for accuracy, reliability and peneration it is all that is claimed; and further, in style and balance it is perfect. Take a Savage out and give it a fair trial with any of the standard makes, and be it miniature for short range, or the regular for long range, it will shoot with the best of them. Dr. Keenan speaks of the Lee straight pull. I*never have had any _ experience with this gun, though from all I can learn, it is a fine weapon. Still, outside of prairie or open country shooting, what particular object is there in having a rifle with a point blank range of 700 yards? In our part of the country, where the undergrowth is thick, a man wants a gun without pro- tuberances of any kind, something that will not catch on brush. Dr. Keenan says, ‘“The Savage will not rate as a first class shooter until one gun is made and exclusively adapted for one -cartridge.” Qf all the men I know who use this rifle not one finds fault with it. See what hunters have to say about the Savage; how many criticisms do you find? If a gun has a defect, however insignificant, we will hear of it in RECREATION. There may be guns with longer range and greater penetration, but for all around shooting, give me the Savage every day in the week. Wm. H. Van Horn, Tacoma, Wash. SAYS THE SAVAGE IS O.-K. I notice that several persons have in late issues of RECREATION raised objections to the Savage rifle as now made. I believe these writers are mistaken. The main objection seems to be that the Savage will handle a miniature, or short range, load in addition to the one for which the gun is built. It is not true that the gun is a compromise between the 2 loads. It is built for the regular charge and this charge it will shoot as accurately as any .303-40 ever made. The smaller load it shoots indifferently. well, just as the Krag and Winchester shoot their short range loads. The Savage .303 has exactly the same pitch of rifling as the Krag .303-40, and the same, I presume, as the Winchester .30-40, though I never saw the latter tested. In 1899 I hunted deer in the Adirondacks’ with a so-called 30-40 Winchester. In 1900 and 1901 I hunted deer, etc., in Texas with a Krag carbine.: Late in 1901 I got a .303 Savage which I have used since. The shooting qualities of the 3 guns do not differ materially, but the Savage wins out in that it is a better brush gun, having no projecting bolts or boxes. It is lighter, prettier and the ammunition is 30 cents a box less. Why any sportsman should desire a Sav- age to shoot the army cartridge I cannot see. He would simply increase his ammu- nition bill without corresponding benefit. a a a and through the lungs. I am now on the Lion Springs target range with part of the qth U. S. Infantry. I have tested my Savage along with the _ Krag rifle and it holds its own, equipped as it came from the factory. Fit it out, were it possible, with the improved Buf- fington sight of the Krag, or with a Lyman outht and I don’t believe it could be beaten. G. L. Cable, Surgeon U. S. A., Ft. Houston, Texas. PUT 9 BULLETS IN AN ELK. The .303 Savage is the nicest gun to handle that I ever saw and it can not be beaten for accuracy, but I had trouble when I used it on big game. I killed 2 elk with it. One dropped at the first shot with a broken back. The second was walking slowly up a hill, about 220 yards from me. I had 2 shots at him before he got tnto the timber. He was then going on 3 legs and bleeding a great deal. We tracked him “by the blood until dark and then returned to camp. Next day we picked up the trail in a windfall and raised the bull about a mile farther on. I emptied the magazine at him at 75 yards, yet he did. not drop. That was about 9 in the morning. We followed him until 1 p. m., getting shots every hour. When he finally went down we examined him. My first shot went in the right shoulder The second had broken the right fore leg and gone into the breast. There were 7 other bullets in him; one in the neck just ahead of the shoulder, one in the shoulder just above the joint, 2 in the right hip, one had cut the right fore leg almost in 2 at the knee, and one cut through the left hind quarter. The last and fatal bullet went through the heart. a aie a) ies i oe 7 a ~~ pra 37 ae. af The most astonishing part of it was that not one of those shots knocked him down but the last. My theory is that the bullets did not mushroom until they had reached nearly the end of their course through the flesh. The only bullets that went clear through were one through the left quarter and one through the knee. I do not con- demn the Savage, but next fall I shall use my 40-72 Winchester. Fred F. Wilson, Jersey Shore, Pa. You should have fired your last shot first and saved the other 8—Enpzrror. A NEW MAGAZINE GUN. 718,055. Magazine Gun. John Hylard, St. ilda, Victoria, Australia, assignor of ¥% to Edmund George Henry Bingham, Broomwood, Seven Oaks, County of Kent, England. Filed Nov. II, IQOT. Serial No. 81 884. (No model.) Claim.—1. The combination, with a breech body and a stationary top plate, GOL a GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 295 hammer and a hammer mainspring support- ed by the said body, a safety block, 26, piv- oted to the said spring and provided with a notch for engaging with the top plate, 6, and a slidable breech bolt provided with a Y A ei Ms Re may, ames nae ae ee Gea aries Ki ii LL = aS WS cam for actuating the block, 26, substan- tially as set forth. 2. The combination, with a breech body provided with a stationary catch, of a ham- mer and a hammer mainspring supported by the said body, a safety block pivoted to the said spring and engaging with the said catch when moved downward and rearward, and a slidable breech bolt provided with a cam, 38, for depressing the said block, and having a plate for moving the said block forward out of engagement with the said catch, said breech bolt and breech body having also inclined opposed surfaces, 160. MERELY FACETIOUS. In November Recreation D. L. Bodge, of Middle Falls, N. Y., in giving his ex- perience with the 22 short r. f. cartridge, recommends it for big game in preference to the 30-30 smokeless. In addition, he says, “The average penetration is 36 inches in seasoned oak. Some of the bullets pass through an iron plate % inch thick, back of the last plank.” He also states that he killed a moose with the 22 short at a quar- ter of a mile. I do not know whether tec regard this as a huge joke, or to attribute it to some mistake in the printing. I have shot the 22 short cartridge for years in Winchester, Stevens and other rifles, and know it cannot do the work claimed for it by Mr. Bodge. A Mauser will only pene- trate one half inch of iron. The penetra- tion of a 30-30 Winchester at 15 feet is only 35 inches; yet he says a 22 short will do more than these 2 together. In shoot- ing into white oak I have often had the 22 bullets rebound or flatten, and but few will bury themselves out of sight in it. I should like to have this explained in your columns if possible. B.. D.' Davies, Wheeling, W. Va. ANSWER, Mr. Bodge did not expect his letter to be taken seriously. He was merely throw- ing bricks at the glass mansion of our friend Mr. Van Dyke.—Eniror. 506 SMALL SHOT. I buy and read RECREATION every month and like it better than any other journal I have ever read. It is interesting beyond measure. You certainly deserve great credit for your untiring and fearless efforts for the preservation of our game and fishes. Your work “long these lines is of incalcul- able value. I am greatly interested in the gun and ammunition department. I love a good gun and my preference is for the Stevens No. 44 Ideal, fitted with globe front and vernier peep sights. I have had several of these guns of different calibers and have found them all good and of uniform accuracy. For single shot rifles I think them unsur- passed. I doa great deal of target shoot- ing, often firing as many as 200 shots in a day. For enjoyable sport along that line give me a 22-15-60 Stevens Ideal, center fire. It permits of loads varying from 3 grains of powder and a 32 grain bullet up to the full charge, making it an extremely desirable cartridge for use in a thickly populated place like this. B. D. Davies, Wheeling, W. Va. I notice a query from M. L. Meason in regard to the relative merits of Mauser and Colt pistols. I have used a Mauser pistol in Montana and have gone back to the old fashioned 45. I have also used the Luger automatic pistol and do not like it. Both have the same faults, though more pro- nounced in the Mauser. When used as a carbine with the stock on, the sights are so near your eye that either they or the object sighted at is out of focus and con- sequently blurred. When used as a pistol without the stock the trigger pull is so hard that it pulls the gun off the object sighted at, and as the weapon is automatic you do not dare to ease up the trigger pull as you can with a revolver, for fear of having the whole magazine of cartridges go through your gun. When after big game you only waste time by monkeying around with a pistol. The weapon is also dangerous. Chas... Spaulding, Salt ake; Utah. Last winter I bought a .303 Savage, half octagon barrel, rifle butt plate, fitted with Lyman ivory bead front sight and Savage combination rear peep sight. I ordered it from the factory and they sent me a beauty. It is, in my estimation, one of the best rifles on the market. I find it extremely accurate as a target rifle, and a fine all around gun for either large or small game. I have killed a number of wild ducks with mine, and find the miniature lead bullet will do the work at 100 yards every time if held right. I reload the miniature lead RECREATION. cartridges according to directions of the Savage people. The miniature metal jack- eted bullet is accurate at 200 yards. I strongly advise any one thinking of buying a thoroughly reliable rifle to take the Sav- age. The Winchester pump gun is the best that ever happened for the price. E, W. Stevenson, Westerly, R. I have a 12 gauge hammerless, barrels 28 inches, full choked. It patterns too closely for quail shooting. Shall I have the barrels cut down an inch or 2, or have the choke taken out? T. D. Renfrow, Earlington, Ky. ANSWER. Cutting off any portion of a choked gun barrel is an unwise and usually disastrous step. Some varieties of choke might - stand it, but an inch or 2 taken off a true muzzle choke would convert it into an indifferent cylinder barrel. An expert can take out the choke entirely or modify it to any desired degree. Send the barrels to the maker and have the right barrel bored a true cylinder. Then you will have an open pattern for close range, using the right barrel, and a close pattern at long range for the second shot, using the left barrel.—Enprror. ; Will a 16 gauge kill ducks if held straight? Is it necessary to have a gun full choke bored for duck shooting, and could I use spreaders for other game? Chas. E. Burns, Beverly, Mass. ANSWER. A great many men use 16 gauge guns for duck shooting, though if I were buy- ing a gun, especially for that kind of shooting I should get a 12 gauge. It carries moré powder and more lead, con- sequently it will kill farther, and the kill- ing pattern of the shot will cover a larger circle at any given distance. For duck shooting I advise you to have the right barrel modified and the left bar- rel full choked. In that case I should not use spreaders, even for woodcock or ruffed grouse shooting. You can, how- ever, use spreaders if you wish.—EDITor. I have noticed in the Gun and Ammuni- tion department inquiries about what a 32- 40 will do. I shot a yearling buck at 50 yards with a 32-40 express bullet. The ball broke the leg at the shoulder, broke one rib, cut the big arteries just back of the heart and passed out between 2 ribs, taking a piece out of each. There were 2 small holes in the skin where the bullet went out. It must have split in its passage. g ais - ee » -<¢ } ‘. a ci _*. {as 4, « x his bullet is all right for deer if put near the right place. I see the Ideal Co. has brought out a machine to cut the crimp from cartridges to be reloaded. I use a piece of hard wood turned the size of the inside of the shells. With this in place, I roll the shell under the edge of a sharp knife, cutting off the crimp as cleanly as any machine could do. W. R. Rief, Denison’s Mills, Que. In reply to a question about Harrington & Richardson revolvers: I have a 22 caliber with 3 inch barrel. It is exceedingly accu- rate and, after firing 1,000 shells, is good as ever. I like it as well as any pistol made for the price. I consider the 32 special Winchester a good gun for big game. It can be reloaded with black powder; the charge is the same as for the 32-40. If 32 or 30 grains of smokeless is too much for deer, use express bullets and a 30-40 powder charge. Will readers tell their experience with the 32 special and the 44 “Winchester rifles and shells? Are the bul- lets the same for the 32-40 and the 32 special? Are Lyman sights good? Is the magnifying sight made at York, Nebraska, all right? Alvaie Beckwith, Lincoln, Neb. A friend prospecting in the mountains of Idaho last summer carried a 30-30 Winches- ter carbine, using smokeless cartridges. Being out of meat, he shot a buck deer that was running up the mountain side, 30 or 40 yards away. The bullet entered the left side of back bone in front of the loins. The deer, after running 200 yards, fell dead. In cutting the deer up the ball was found in ‘the front of the heart. The bullet still had the metal jacket on. Some days later - my friend shot a brown bear 3 times, once just behind the foreleg. He was _ near enough to see the blood spurt from the wound. He trailed the bear several miles, but did not get him. Will some of your _ readers tell me if the 30-30 carbine is suffi- ciently powerful for large game? H. W. Frost, Hennessey, Okla. I have a 25-20 rifle and in firing at a stick about 300 yards out on the river here a few days ago, some of the bullets glanced up from the water, went through the side of a veranda post, about 2% inches thick, and then an inch into a door frame. If the bullet had not glanced from the water, but had gone straight across the river, would the bullet have gone through more wood than it did by glancing from the water. The bullet is small and the distance from where it started to where it struck GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 297 the house is about a half mile. I have been told first one thing and then the opposite by several persons, and I should like to know your views on the subject. C.-P..R.,.,W oodstock, ,N, B. Will some reader of RECREATION please answer ?—EDITOoR. Will readers who have used the Ideal Broken Shell Extractor give their opinion regarding it. In case a shell is broken off close to the head so the extractor cannot be inserted far enough by closing the ac- tion to catch the end of a broken shell, can the tool be used in any other way? Is it a good idea to anneal shells by heating to cherry red and cooling in water and then resizing each time they are re- loaded? | The Gun and Ammunition department of RECREATION is a mine of wisdom to the shooter, mixed- with just enough tales by Mr. Van Dyke and others to amuse the general reader and instruct the prevari- cator. We! Of, Erie: Pa; I advise G. W. McKay to file down the notch in the rear sight of his revolver to make it shoot lower. Three drams powder and 1% ounces shot give me better results in a 12 bore than Adirondack’s 3% drams. To V. J. N. I would say that the 25-10 r. f. cartridge is extremely accurate and effective, but tears the game on account of the flat point and is rather high in price when much shooting is done. I have tried the 22 short on steers and sheep and found that the little 30 grains of lead did its work instantly if placed on the forehead. 40-82, Guelph, Ont. I own a 16 gauge, 26 inch Ithaca. The balance, finish, etc., was all right, but it seemed lacking in power. I wrote the Ithaca people stating my difficulty and re- ceived a courteous letter telling me to use 234 drams DuPont smokeless and 7% ounce of shot instead of 21%4 drams of powder and I ounce shot. I did as directed and no- ticed at once a remarkable difference. If any owner of a 16 is experiencing the same trouble I wish he would try the Ithaca people’s suggestion. H. J. F., Providence, R. I. I have a 32-40 Marlin, ’93 model. While it is an accurate shooter and a well bal- anced gun, the action will clog. I have no use for the Colt repeater. It will drop shells between the magazine and the barrel. I have a 32 rim fire Winchester, single shot _a Stevens Favorite? 208 rifle which I hope to try with the new inside lubricated cartridge in the near fu- ture. I think RECREATION is the best sports- man’s magazine. John H. Wright, Abbysville, Kan. How many readers of RECREATION ever heard of a bell mouth, muzzle loading rifle? Such a weapon is owned in this place. The barrel is 24 inches long, with full length stock. Caliber 44; 16 grooves, with about one turn in 24. Diameter of bore at muzzle, 5g inch; diameter of barrel at breech, 1%4 inches; at center 7% inch; at muzzle, 1 inch. The gun has double trig- gers, Chas. Phillips, Alexander, Ark. Why do guns, seemingly alike in every particular, shoot differently? I once owned 2 guns of the same make, size and quality. They were machine made and apparently identical in every detail. One was the best gun I ever saw; the other was barely ordinary. Why the difference? Could it oe been due to the temper of the bar- rels? W. F. Tatman, Rossville, Kan. Is the 25-35 Winchester sufficiently pow- erful for deer, bear and moose, or would a Savage 30-30 or .303 be preferable? Is the Savage .303 more accurate than the Winchester 30-30? Is the Stevens Ideal, No. 44, 22 caliber more accurate than a repeater of same bore? Pard Roll, Brooklyn, N. Y. What is the matter with the Stevens guns? The levers on some of their 22’s hang an inch below where they should be. Is the 32-40 too large for grouse when used with short range ammunition? Winchester and Remington guns are my favorites. E. W. Summers, Sumpter, Ore. Will someone who has used U. M. C. 38-55 cartridges with mushroom bullets please tell me whether they are as effective on game as soft points of the same caliber? Are mushroom bullets more likely to lead or otherwise affect a rifle barrel? H. J. P., Newport, R. ie What is the trajectory, velocity and pene- tration of a 25-10 rim fire when fired from Does this cartridge give same results when used in an Ideal, No. 44? What should it cost to reload 25-20 shells? G. G., Hutchinson, Minn. The manufacturers of most smokeless powders sell 8 ounces of their product as RECREATION. a pound. A pound of Velox smokeless contains 16 ounces and is, as I have learned from actual tests, as good as any on the market. Henry E. Byrd, Accomac, Va. Will some readers of RECREATION kindly give their experience with the 38-72 Win- chester. Is it as good a big game gun as the 30-40? My favorite 22 is the Ideal, No. 44. In shot guns I prefer the 12 gauge Scott. . Roland Meresser, Brooklyn, N. Y. I think the Ithaca cross bolted hammer- less the best gun I have ever owned or seen. Would advise any reader of RECREA- TION who wants to get a good gun and his money’s worth to purchase an Ithaca. Lloyd Brinton, Falls Village, Conn. I have recently bought a shot gun and should like to know what readers of ReEc- REATION think of Robin Hood smokeless powder shells. How do they compare with Winchester and U. M. C. A. W. Crampton, St. Albans, Vt. I should like to learn the experience of fellow sportsmen in reloading, .303 shells with Du Pont or Laflin and Rand powders, Also what is the best reloading tool for the .303 shell. Savage, Portland, Ore. I like hunting and fishing, and use a 30-40 army rifle with telescope sight. It is O .K. I have used the National Pro- jectile Works ammunition and find it all they claim. Carl Koppe, Silver Cliff, Colo. Can any reader of RECREATION tell me of a smokeless powder that has the same na- ture as black powder; one safe to use in a gun not adapted for nitro powder. A. B. Turf, Pittsburg, Pas Will some reader of RECREATION tell what is the killing range of the 50-100-450 Win- chester. Is the new 35 caliber as great a killer at short range? William Marshall, New York city. Will readers of RECREATION tell me about the accuracy and shooting qualities of the 30-30 or the 7 m m No. 5 Remington rifle? Robert H. Snyder, Rolfe, Pa. Will someone please inform me as to the range and penetration of the 25-20 Win- chester smokeless? C. W. Linberger, Uhrichsville, O. THE WOOD BISON. ae A ALLEN: The American Museum of Natural His- tory has recently obtained a skull and un- mounted head skin of the wood bison, taken by Indians near Great Slave lake. The ex- act point is not known, but it is evidently a freshly killed specimen, and is in excellent condition. It is a young male, probably about 4 years old. Compared with speci- mens of the plains bison, of corresponding age, it is rather above the average size of the latter, with the base of the horn cores relatively thicker, and the head skin has the whole pelage darker, softer, and more silky. The present specimen confirms, as far as it goes, the characters recently assigned to the wood bison by Mr. S. N. Rhoads, and quite warrants its recognition under the name. Bison athabascae, applied to it by him. Formerly it doubtless completely in- tergraded with the Southern form. Now that it is on the point of extinction, the fol- lowing summary of its recent decadence may be of interest. The American bison formerly ranged continuously from the Northern boun- dary of the United. States Northward over the Saskatchewan plains to the region about Great Slave lake, in latitude 60 de- grees North, and even to the vicinity of Great Marten lake, in latitude 63 or 64 de- grees. There is abundant historic evidence to show that the wood bison formerly ranged from the Liard river, in latitude 60 degrees Eastward to the Eastern end of Great Slave lake, and from the district just Northwest of Great Slave lake Southward to the Western end of Lake Athabasca, and West- ward to the East base of the Rocky moun- tains. According to Warburton Pike, in 1890 a few bands of buffalo were scattered over a considerable area of country between the Liard river and Great Slave lake, and thence South to Peace river. It is impossi- ble to say anything about their numbers, as the country they inhabit is so large, and the Indians, who are few in number, usually keep to the same hunting ground. The site of his own successful hunt for these ani- mals, in February, 1890, was on a tributary of Buffalo river, about 50 miles South of its entrance into Great Slave lake. It was near this point that Frank Russell hunted them in 1894, with the same Indian guide, but without success. He says: “We NATURAL HISTORY. When a bird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. If photographed,it may still live and its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. reached the Northern limit of the buffalo range, perhaps 50 miles South of the Great Slave lake.’ Owing to stormy weather, Mr. Russell failed to reach the herd, being compelled to turn back without seeing a single bison. Concerning their numbers, haunts, and prospects he writes as follows: “The herd at present consists of a few hundred only. They are so wary that but one effective shot can be fired before they betake themselves to flight, and, as with the moose, pursuit is altogether futile. They can not be hunted in summer, as the coun- try which they inhabit is an impenetrable, mosquito-infested, wooded swamp at that season. They can only be killed by stalking in midwinter, when their pelage is at its. best. “The Indians along Peace and Slave rivers make occasional trips into the buffalo country with dog teams to establish lines of marten traps. When they discover a band of buffaloes they of course kill as many as they can, but they have not made systematic efforts to hunt them for their robes, as they have the musk-ox. Fortu- nately, the officers of the company have ex- erted their influence toward the preserva- tion of the buffalo, not trading for the robes, until the recent advent of rival trad- ers. During the winter of 1892-3 40 buffa- loes were killed, the largest number that had been secured for several years. I saw most of these robes, which were very dark, the hair thick and curled, making a robe superior to that of either musk-ox or plains buffalo; they were so large that the Indians had cut many of them in halves for con- venience in hauling on the sleds. “From $10 to $50 are paid for the robes. The traders are trying to induce the Indians to preserve them as mountable skins. “The Northern limit of the range of the buffalo, as given by Mackenzie, was the Horn mountains, North of Little lake. Pére Ruore, who has crossed the Rae- Providence traverse several times, assured me he had seen buffalo skulls on the prairies within 50 miles of Providence, Northwest of the Western end of Great Slave lake. I saw no remains of buffaloes when I crossed these prairies in December, owing to the snow, but the country is similar to that South of the lake, where they are still found. “Black Head, an old Yellow Knife chief, living at the mouth of the Riviére au Jean, told me he had killed plenty of buffaloes 299 300 RECREATION. in the delta of the Slave river. About 15 years ago a few were killed near Liard, but they are seldom seen in that quarter. They formerly frequented the Salt Plains, 40 miles Northeast of Fort Smith. Frank- lin’s party killed a buffalo in that vicinity at the time of their visit in 1820. Richard- son states that in 1848 there was an abun- dance of deer and buffalo meat obtainable on the Salt Plains.” Later information is furnished in the re- port of Game Inspector Jarvis to the Cana- dian Government. His inspection of the re- gion embracing the present range of the bi- son was made in 1897, and he says: “I have taken great pains in making as thor- ough inquiries as possible in connection with the buffalo, their habits, number, and range. The range of a scattered band of about 300 is from Peace point to Salt river, and from Salt river to within 20 miles of Fort Resolution, on Great Slave lake. I met a Mr. Handbury, an English sportsman, who is on a hunting expedition. He had just returned from an unsuccessful buffalo hunt, but he saw fresh tracks and beds of about 60 buffalo. Mr. Handbury returns this year, but the fear of a $200 fine will hardly prevent his hunt. . . If it be the inten- tion of the Government to protect these nearly extinct animals, it can only be done by placing officials on the spot. I have in the case of buffalo and other game im- pressed on all hunters and interested per- sons the necessity of obeying the game act, and have left printed notices where practic- able.’ A letter from Mr. H. I. Moberly, of the Hudson Bay Company, dated Nov. 9, 1897, states: “They lived formerly from the be- ginning of the wooded country North of the Saskatchewan to Great Slave lake, and farther North along the East slope of the Rocky mountains. At present there are not more than 250 to 300 alive, and they are in 2 bands; one on the lower Peace river, North of it, and running from close to Great Slave lake at Peach point, 90 miles below Fort Vermillion. The other is on the upper Hay river and ranges between Peace river and Liard river, and runs down some 250 miles East of the Rocky mountains and up to the foot of the mountains.” This brings the history down to Mr. Stone’s report, in which he says he does not think the present number exceeds 50, and that their complete extinction, in spite of the efforts of the Canadian Government to protect them, will be consummated with- in the next 3 years. So it appears that the wood bison, dur- ing the last 6 years at least, have occupied a portion of country considerably to the North of the region where they were lo- cated by Mr. Hornaday in 1889, and by me in 1876, It is fairly safe now to assume, how- ever, that they have been entirely extermi- nated from their former range South of the Peace river, and that a few years more will suffice for their complete extermination. The extirpation of the plains bison has already been practically effected. An excel- lent authority on ths subject states that in 1895 there were possibly 20 to 25 wild ex- amples in different parts of Montana, Wy- oming, and Colorado, and 100 to 125 in the Yellowstone National Park. Now (March, 1900) he says: “It is safe to say there are not a dozen live wild buffalo outside the Yellowstone Park in the United States, and if there is a single one I do not know where it is. Inside the park there may be 20 head or so.” The different domesticated herds he esti- mates may contain, all told, “between 300 and 500.’ Thus the American bison is already prac- tically exterminated in the wild state, and its perpetuation depends on the care and skill exercised to preserve the domesticated herds. - THE RUFFED GROUSE. The ruffed grouse is a queer bird, a unique combination of intelligence and stupidity. One moment the embodiment of prudence, foresight and cunning, the next, perhaps, it acts as if suddenly bereft of sense. Of course the shrewder side is gen- erally in evidence, but the other asserts it- self often enough to be responsible for the death of 9 out of every 10 of these birds brought to bay. For instance, that foolish habit of stay- ing in a tree, just because a yapping cur is underneath, until the hunter finds and brings it down. I remember once coming through a patch of wood when my dog put up a grouse in a low hemlock. I had only a pistol and began blazing away at the bird, drawing nearer at each shot, until when all my cartridges, IO or I2, were gone I stood within 15 feet of her. A man who has hunted grouse a great deal with the rifle tells me he has frequently had them wait for a second shot, even when wounded by the first, as was attested by 2 bullet holes in the body. Instead of acquiring wisdom with age, the old birds usually stick to a tree longer than those of first season. Then that telltale drum and putter, by which they so often betray their where- abouts, that silly way of sticking to ‘the burr branches in budding time while their companions are sent fluttering one by one to the ground, until their own turn comes, and of running their heads through a wire noose rather than hop over a barrier a foot high. I even knew one to fly out into a tree near a schoolhouse and allow itself to be peppered to death with an air gun. A successful grouse hunter with whom —— NATURAL eo ae Bt td hey ey I recently talked had noticed this queer streak. “My method,” he said, “is to fol- i low every bird I scare up. If I can only | keep on its track it is pretty sure to do something foolish in the end.” Of course, if the grouse was never shot except in a -sportsmanlike manner, on the wing, these weaknesses would not count so _ heavily against it, but unfortunately it seems the rule to shoot them whenever and wherever ‘seen. As a consequence the birds are _ diminishing at a rate that points to their speedy extinction. Does the grouse possess the power of scent in sufficient degree to warn it of danger? It is not generally so considered ; _ nevertheless, I believe it is the case. I have repeatedly had birds show every sign of suspecting my proximity, when it seems impossible that they could have seen or heard me. I should like to see this subject - discussed in RECREATION. John L. Woodbury, Cornish, Me. WHAT HAWKS ARE THESE? ~ There are at least 2 kinds of hawks here that are exceedingly destructive to game and poultry. One is medium sized, with dark back and reddish brown breast. While - cut driving one afternoon in July I saw one chase a prairie chicken into a ravine. and catch it. On driving the hawk away I - found the chicken partly hidden under a tuft of grass and so frightened that it allowed me to pick it up. I found only a few claw marks in its back, so wrapping it in a blan- ket I put it in the buggy and drove on a mile or 2. Then I let it go, and it flew off, as well as ever. On another occasion, while raking hay, I noticed one of these hawks high in air, fly- ing over a part of the meadow that had not been cut. Suddenly it closed its wings and _ dropped to the ground like a stone. I lifted my rake and drove to the spot in time to save the life of a prairie chicken _ which he had caught. In less than 5 min- ~ utes he caught another, which I also saved. A few minutes later I saw him pounce, on a third chicken, nearly % mile distant. I - went over, drove the hawk away, and found _ the chicken’s skull torn off and part of _ the head and neck eaten. The other kind of hawk I have mentioned - is also medium sized, with round, long, firm body, rather pointed tail, sharp pointed wings, dark gray back and light colored breast, with small dark spots. I saw one _ resting on a fence post near a slough where I was shooting ducks one rainy day last ~ fall. Soon a small bunch of coots rose and the hawk immediately followed them, caught one on the wing, held it a moment, then let go and it fell to the water dead. ~ HISTORY. 301 He followed the bunch and caught and killed another before they settled in the rushes. Then he went back to the bank and waited again. This performance was repeated several times during the afternoon and 7 or 8 birds were killed by that one hawk while I was there. He did not eat any of them, but seemed to kill them out of pure cussedness. Perhaps it was for sport; if so, he was certainly a game hog. Twice I have seen these hawks dive at full grown hens, and, striking them with their wings or breast, I could not tell which, knock them senseless, then pass on for some distance, but finally circle back, evidently with the intention of making a meal of the victim. On both occasions, however, I was there with my shot gun and killed the hawks. They are the quick- est on the wing of any hawks we have. C. J. Campbell, Engleoak, N Dak. These hawks must have been Cooper’s hawk, Accipiter cooperi, and the sharp shinned hawk, Accipiter velox, both of them feathered game hogs and murderers, de- serving of no mercy.—W. T. H. WHAT KIND OF CAT WAS IT? While walking with a young beagle through a wood in Munro county, Pa., last July, I saw an animal cross the road. ahead of me. My dog was fairly well broken, but when /I took him to the track he only growled and looked up at me in an un- decided way. When I urged him on he gained courage and followed the track toward a valley filled with heavy timber. I heard him barking furiously for a few minutes, then he returned to me. He re- fused to leave me again, but led me to a small pine, and began to bark up the tree. He soon found, however, that the game had gone. Then, with renewed courage, he took the track toward: the big timber. I cut across lots to a farm-house, borrowed a rifle and returned. I could see the dog making circles around a cluster of large oak trees, apparently at fault. Looking up, I saw an animal on a large limb about 60 feet from the ground. I took aim and fired. With the report a huge cat fell to the ground fatally wounded. Will some one tell me what kind of cat it’ was? Its skin was tawny yellow, with dark stripes on the head and forelegs and dark spots on the body. From nose to root of tail it meas- ured just 4 feet, and the tail was 8 inches long. It weighed 36 pounds, and was very lean. Its tail and ears were tipped with small tufts of hair. Head large and fierce. Tt carried its body erect like a house cat; not crouching like the common wildcat. R, J. Feltham, Olean, N, Y, 4 THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. rst Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 4oth St., New York. 2d Vice-President, W. T. Hornaday, 2969 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. 3a Vice-President, Dr. T. S. Palmer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80 West 40th St., New York. 5th Vice-President, Hon. W.A. Richards, Gen- eral Land Office, Washington, D. C. Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Bank- ing Co., 192 Broadway, New York City. 80 West OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE 5TH ANNUAL MEETING. The 5th Annual Meeting of the League of American Sportsmen was held at the rooms of the Commercial Club, St. Paul, Minn., February II, 1903. In the absence of Secretary Rice, Mr. A. C. “Thatcher, of Urbana, O., was elected Secretary pro tem. The following delegates answered to the roll: call: W. R. Blocksom, Chief Warden, Arkansas; Hon. Geo. A. Lincoln, State Game War- den, lowa; Harry E. Lee, lay delegate, Illinois; E. M. Marvin, lay delegate, Idaho; Charles Payne, lay delegate, Kansas; George C. Long, Chief Warden, Kentucky; R. L. Brashear, Secretary-Treasurer, Ken- tucky ; Dr. H. E. Houston and W. H. Meade, lay delegates, Montana; _F,. E. Mockett, Chief Warden, Nebraska; Hon. G. B. Simpkins, State Game Commis- - sioner, Nebraska; A. C. Thatcher, Vice-Warden, Ohio; Hon. J. C. Porterfield, State Game War- den, Ohio; Dr. F. S. Dewey, lay delegate, Oklahoma; CoH. Pond and B. A. Ovenshire, lay delegates, Pennsyl- vania ; C. F. Dill, Chief Warden, South Carolina; Hon. L. M. McCoy, lay delegate, South Dakota; Dro A. M.. ;Gropper, Wisconsin ; D. Lange, Chief Warden, Minnesota; Hon. H. A. Morgan, Vice-Warden, Minne- sota ; A. R. Bixby, Secretary-Treasurer, Minne- sota; Hon. Samuel Fullerton, State Game War- den, Minnesota, Secretary-Treasurer, 302 These gentlemen all made interesting re- ports of the progress of League work and of the cause of game protection in general in their respective States, which brought out a great deal of instructive and enter- taining discussion on the part of other dele- — gates. The following telegram was received from President Roosevelt in answer to one sent him by Chief Warden Lange: White House, Washington, D. C. February II. D. Lange, Chief Warden, Commercial Club, Steam: I am always glad to know of efforts for the proper protection of game, and am particularly glad to know of the increased interest of the League of American Sports- men in this subject. I send cordial good — wishes for the success of the meeting to- day and wish I could be with you. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Mr. G. C. Hoyt, of the Minnesota Hu- mane Society, presented the following off- cial communication from that body: To the League of American Sportsmen: Anomalous as it may seem, humane workers look on» the League of American. Sportsmen as a friend and an ally. This is due to your splendid work throughout the country in enforcing game laws and in pro- tecting song birds. The hunter is inherently a lover of na- ture. This passion more than any other influence lures sportsmen to the woods and the field. Dreary, indeed, would be these hunting excursions if no note of nature’s music ever broke on the ear, if no vision of woodgirt hill or valley ever greeted the eye... This love: of mnaturé— me@reapeauas breadth_of sympathy which should extend to the wild things that dwell in these wood- lands which men visit in quest of pleasure and strength. The sportsman is pre-eminently a lover of fair play. We ask you, therefore, to co- operate with us in our efforts to suppress the shooting of live birds from traps. Ifa bird is instantly killed, of course the cru- elty is reduced to the minimum; but if only wounded, and he escape, to flutter away — to some lonely place to die, after long suf- -fering, we hold that it is cruel, and feel that we may justly look to your organiza- tion for aid in the suppression of a practice which is clearly contrary to the ethics of a true huntsman. We congratulate your organization on the stand you have taken in behalf of deer pro- tection. Among the wooded haunts of these beautiful creatures the game hog 1s ever present, and unless he is checked in his nton slaughter the deer will soon have passed. On the cover of the current num- per of your official organ, RECREATION, there is a picture of a doe standing in the open. She has evidently heard the wicked whistle of a bullet in close proximity and turns to look toward her foe. No human tongue or pen can speak to you with half the eloquence which shines out from those al- most humaneyes. The incarnation of inno- ‘cence and gentleness, defenceless and harm- less, she stands there among the flowers, her head uplifted, her mournful eyes showing ‘the sorrows of her race, the unspeakable ‘pathos of the hunted. Study this picture intently, let the mute appeal which this creature makes for its kind enter your souls, and you will all be hunting with cameras next deer season. - The Humane Society of St. Paul extends cordial greeting to you, and stands ready to “cooperate with you in the enforcement of daw and in all things which tend to elimi- nate cruelty from sport. Tue Humane Society oF St. PAUL. By J. S. Fugate, Vice-President. _ General C. C. Andrews, Minnesota State Forestry Commissioner, made an able and interesting address on the progress of the work of protecting the forests of Minne- sota, and on the necessity of practical co- _ operation between the League and the For- -estry Commissions of the various States, in their respective fields. He spoke fluently and forcibly of the close relationship be- ‘tween the 2 lines of work, and said that » without forests it would be impossible to preserve the big game and the birds of this country. _ The following resolution was offered by Mr. Charles Payne, of Kansas: _ Be it resolved, by the League of Ameri- can Sportsmen, in annual meeeting assem- bled, this 11th day of February, 1903, as follows: That the National Congress should set aside a tract of land in the Indian Terri- tory as a national game preserve, where game, and especially game birds, may be ‘preserved and propagated, naturally and artificially, for distribution throughout the ‘United States. That the President of the United States be and he is earnestly requested and urged to appoint a commission, consisting of not less than 3 competent men, to examine such lands as may be deemed suitable for said ' purpose, and to report to the President, at | the earliest possible date, how large a tract _ of land would be necessary, and what suit- “able tract, adapted for said purpose, could be, with the least inconvenience and ex- _ pense, appropriated therefor. .. That the President of this League be, THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 303 and he is hereby, requested to call on the President of the United States and ask him to appoint the commission hereinbefore referred to, and to urge upon him the ne- cessity of immediate action on this matter. Hon. H. A. Morgan seconded this reso- lution and it was unanimously adopted. The following resolution was offered by Dr. A. M. Gropper, of Wisconsin: Whereas, an effort is being made by cer- tain market hunters, pot hunters, game dealers and hotel men in Wisconsin to in- duce the Legislature of that State to repeal the law now on the statute books which prohibits spring shooting; and, Whereas, it is of the utmost importance that the said law should remain in force; now, therefore, Resolved, that the League of American Sportsmen, in annual meeting assembled, representing all the States and Territories, does hereby memorialize and request the Legislature of the said State of Wisconsin to vote down any bill which may be pre- sented to that body, which may aim to again legalize spring shooting. « The League would regard the repeal of said anti-spring shooting law as a calamity to the cause of game protection, not only in Wisconsin, but in all the States of the Union. We hold that no game bird should be killeds invany \Statevor in. Canada, at any time after January I and before September I of each year; and we are putting forth our utmost endeavors to induce the law making powers of the States which now permit spring shooting to pass laws to abolish and prohibit the same. We, there- fore, pray the State of Wisconsin to retain her present proud position at the head of the small list of States which now prohibit spring shooting, and thus to set a good ex- ample for her sister States. Seconded by Dr. Houston, of Montana. Unanimously adopted. The following resolution was offered by Chief Warden Lange, of the Minnesota Division: _ Whereas, a bill, No. S. 6,689, is now pend- ing in the Congress of the United States, which aims to authorize the President to create game preserves in any of the forest reserves of the West; and, Whereas another bill, No. H. R. 16,000, is now pending in Congress, which aims to clothe the forest rangers with police power in the discharge of their duties; therefore Resolved, that the League of American Sportsmen in annual meeting assembled, representing all the States and Territories of the Union, does hereby heartily endorse and approve the provisions of these bills, and does urge all senators and representa- tives in Congress to pass these bills prompt- ly and at its present session. 304 Seconded by Vice-Warden Thatcher, of’ Ohio. Unanimously adopted. The following resolution was offered by Senator Morgan, of Minnesota: Resolved, that the President of this League be and he is hereby instructed to re- quest the Governors of the States of Vir- ’ ginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Min- nesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota ' and Wisconsin, to call into convention the Fish and Game Committees of their respec- tive Legislatures, for the purpose of de- vising a homogeneous code of fish and game laws, and to present them to their re- spective bodies for passage. Seconded by Chief Warden Long, of Kentucky. Unanimously adopted. The following resolution was offered by Mr, A. R. Bixby, Secretary-Treasurer of the Minnesota Division: Whereas, the grey squirrel, in common with many other wild animals, is threatened with extermination in this country, and Whereas, we recognize the grey squirrel as a beautiful, interesting, sociable creature, easily killed and yet readily yielding to the friendly advances and attentions of human beings; therefore, Resolved, That the League of American Sportsmen, in annual meeting assembled, does hereby advise all sportsmen every- where to cease hunting and killing grey squirrels; to hereafter regard and treat these animals as friends and pets; and we hereby recomend that laws be enacted in all States and territories where grey squirrels exist forbidding the killing of same at any time. ; Seconded by Chief Warden Blocksom, o Arkansas, Unanimously adopted. The following resolution was offered by Dr. Gropper, of Wisconsin: Whereas, the League of American Sports- men is incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, and Whereas, the laws of that State require that associations incorporated there shall annually elect a board of directors, who in turn shall elect general officers of such as- sociations; and Whereas, the incorporators of the said League of American Sportsmen did on January 12, 1903, reélect the same board of directors, who served during 1902; and Whereas, the said directors did reélect the same general officers, who served during the said year 1902; Now, therefore, be it resolved by the League of American Sportsmen, in annual meeting assembled, on this 11th day of Feb- ruary, 1903, that the said election of said ‘League members. RECREATION. . : board of directors and said general officers is hereby approved. Seconded by Mr. Pond, of Pennsylvania. Unanimously adopted. The following resolution was offered by Dr. Gropper, of Wisconsin: Resolved, that the League of American Sportsmen hereby extends a vote of thanks to the Commercial Club of St. Paul for the use of its club room for holding its annual meeting and banquet; and to the St. Paul City Council for its generous treatment of League: delegates. . Seconded by Mr. Thatcher. Unanimously adopted. There being no further business to trans- act, the meeting adjourned at 6 o'clock Pp. cal. The annual dinner of the League was given in the banquet hall of the Commercial Club, and was attended by nearly 100 men, prominent among whom were Governor S. R. Van Sant, Colonel Geo. C. Hallum, of his staff; Attorney General W. B. Douglas, Hon. Lewis Betz, City Comptroller of St. Paul, representing the Mayor; Dr. J. Ohage, President of the City Board of Health; Alderman Frank Arnold and sey- eral members of the State Legislature. Governor-Van Sant, in an eloquent and thrilling address, welcomed the League to the State of Minnesota, and congratulated its members on the great reformation this body has effected in public sentiment on be- half of the preservation of the wild animals, - the birds, the forests, and the fishes of this country. He was followed by City Comptroller Betz, who said that the Mayor, being unable to attend the banquet on account of illness, had delegated him to extend to the League the freedom and the hospitality of the city of-St -Paal: . Interesting speeches were also made by several other guests and by a number of All the latter expressed themselves as delighted-with the hospitable treatment accorded them by the people of St. Paul and of the State of Minnesota. On the morning of the 12th State Game Warden Fullerton ordered several sleighs and took the delegates to the State fish hatchery, where the processes of hatching and propagating trout were fully explained and illustrated. All League members who attended this meeting will ever regard it as one of the delightful experiences of their ives. A. C. THATCHER, Secretary Pro tem. FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT The work of game protection has been pushed by this League during the past year as vigorously as heretofore, and while the © results have not been all we could have ~ wished, yet we have accomplished a great D))0~—sCSTHE: LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. deal. We should remember that all great reforms move slowly, and that we can not hope to change the fixed habits and the general opinions of a nation within a few years. We have made marked progress during the year in securing needed amendments to the game laws in many States. It would take up too much of your time to give full details of this work, and I can only sum- oy inarize. We have induced the Legislatures of sev- eral States to amend their laws so as to prohibit the sale or export of game. At this writing,. bills are pending in the Legis- latures of a number of other States looking to this same reform. In Colorado, Wyom- ing, Idaho, Washington and Nebraska per- sistent efforts are being made to prohibit the killing of antelope for terms of 5 to Io years. Wyoming and Montana sportsmen are endeavoring to have mountain sheep and moose included in their laws, and with every prospect of success. A very important event in the year’s work is the fact that the President of the United States has, at our request, extended the Yellowstone and Teton forest reserves, on the East and South of the Yellow- stone Park, by adding thereto more than 8,000,000 acres of land, and he has appoint- ed Mr. A. A. Anderson, one of the Vice- Presidents of this League, as Superinten- dent of this vast game range. Mr. Ander- son has exercised great care in employing forest rangets, and is keeping in close touch with their work at all times. These rangers have prosecuted and convicted 14 men for killing game illegally within these forest reserves during the year. A bill is now before Congress authoriz- ing the President of the United States to set apart such portion of the various forest reserves in the West as he may deem neces- Sary, aS game preserves. Another bill is pending in Congress, the object of which is to clothe forest rangers with police power, in order that they may make arrests when- ever and wherever necessary, without wait- ing to procure warrants. A circular letter has been sent to all members of the League asking them to write their Congressman and Senators, urg- ing favorable action on these bills. If they can be passed, and with a League member in the Presidential chair, we may _ safely assume that within the next 6 months we shall have a number of veri- table and extensive game preserves in the __ Rocky mountains and the Cascades, where _ big game, birds and fishes will be rigidly and effectively protected. It is to be hoped that every League member will do his duty in this matter at once. Another important event of the year is that the Governors of 22 States and Terri- 305 tories have, at the request of the President of the League, appointed our Chief War- dens, Vice-Wardens and Secretary-Treas- urers as delegates to this, the 5th annual meeting. The States and Territories men- tioned are: Arizona, New Mexico, Arkansas, North Dakota. Colorado, Ohio, Florida, Oregon, Iowa, South Dakota, Kentucky, South Carolina, Maine, Virginia, Michigan, Washington, Minnesota, West Virginia, Montana, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Wyoming, Nothing that has ever transpired since the day the League was organized has ex- erted a greater influence for good than this action on the part of the Governors of these 22 States and Territories. It is in each instance an official recognition by the State Government that the League of American Sportsmen means something, that it is doing something and that it has earned such official recognition. I believe the time is not far distant when the various States and the Congress of the United States will appropriate money to this League every year, to be used in en- forcing the game and fish laws. Another important epoch in our history has been marked by the sending out of a letter to a large number of wealthy men asking them to contribute money to the League, to be expended in its work of en- forcing the game laws. We have had responses to such letters, containing checks, as follows: Contributors to the Game Protection Fund— H. P. Whitney, 2 West 57th St., N. Y. $10c Geolmer Clark sr wall, Sto0N Yo... 20 A. F. Estabrook, Boston, Mass....... 50 H. von Rensselaer Kennedy, N. Y.... 50 T. H. Bartlett, 148 Jackson St., Chi- CAPO ange Dae Moai cee 50 Henry B. Day, 321 Chestnut St., West MeeGaa Nass. op 50 C. E. Sanborn, 87 Broad St., Boston, PRS Sie me, bay 50 Geo. 1; Piatt,33 Union Sq. N. Y..:. 25 Geo. Eastman, Rochester, N. Y....... 25 J. Walter Thompson, 41 Park Row, ERI ee tt, elle Mae aay 25 My ek oC lndes't0. State. SEC NINY: . "55 25 Clinton Gilbert, 2 Wall St., N. Y.... as Peete Simin IN eeu 25 SRV eechienirn Nee oy og ens Lh 25 S. B. Warren, 220 Devonshire Situ: VeLOE tegen eee Te 25 © Peluisom agrwvall’St, N: ¥. 2.0.) to Dane Doveconss Front St. N. Y..¢> ‘25 ER Ly, Clarice Philadelphia, ‘Pa...<.... 10 306 J. F. Sherman, 64 Leonard St, N. Yo." “10 Ernest W. Heath, Chicago, Ill........ IO D; N. Force, 224 ChtireheSt,, NY oo eo Seelye Benedict, 35 Nassau St., N. Y. Io D. C. Philbrick, 74 Broadway, N. Y*.~ To Arthur Amory, 48 Franklin St., Bos- ton; "Mass secne. ws hg ukas tee ators ieee eee 10 S! A. Maxwell < = oe SS ¥. - = eas Re ht Sid os? ~ . =< , x all ack, . ae) S22 ieee ae 6 drams. Follow with a good washing, when it may, if desired, be toned with a bath made as follows: Wate +0 .ciea eee I pint. Ammonium sulpho-cyanide....187.5 grains. Gold chloride A4est =. e.55 7 grains. Then fix and wash in the customary way. —Exchange. SNAP SHOTS. Can you tell me how to cement photo- graphs on to glass and what to use to stick them so they will be smooth and have no air bubbles under them? I have some and it seems that the picture was pasted on the glass and then a piece of cardboard cemented on the back. J. E. Brackett, Newport, Mass. ANSWER. To mount print on glass make a solution of Nelson’s X opaque gelatine, 20 grains to each ounce of water, and while still warm immerse the print, face downward, in it. Place the glass in it and after a few seconds bring them in intimate contact. Withdraw from solution, squegee thorough- ly and allow to dry.—Ebrror. In mounting prints on thick paper, such as royal bromide, difficulty is sometimes RECREATION. experienced in making the print adhere to the mount at the edges. This difficulty may be overcome by applying to the back of the print a marginal line, about one- eighth of an inch, of Le Page’s fish glue. The rest of the back of the print may be covered with starch, or any ordinary photo paste, which is quite strong enough to hold down the center of the print, and is ap- plied more easily on a large surface than glue. By this plan a print may be firmly mounted without any danger of its leaving the mount.—Exchange. I am in need of a putty, or cement, that will stand the chemicals used in developing solutions, especially metol and hydroqui- none. Can you help me out through your photographic department? Handy H. Bowen, Chicago. ANSWER, You do not state purpose to which you will put the putty or cement. If for wooden trays, melt paraffin in a cup and brush over the wood with a short, stiff brush; then pass a laundry iron over it, forcing it into the pores of the wood. As- pinwall’s bath enamel is also excellent. The League of Long Island Photographic Clubs held a meeting in the rooms of the Brooklyn Academy of Photography January 14, delegates from the various clubs being present. An interchange of lantern slide ex- hibits among the various clubs has been ar- ranged. The first of these was held in the rooms of the Brooklyn Camera Club, the slides being the work of the members of the Department of Photography, Brooklyn Institute of Art and Science. The slides were excellent and the attendance was large. The League will arrange for an interchange of prints in the near future. John J. Tresidder, Brooklyn, N. Y. To make lusterless black varnish for op- tical instruments, rub fine lampblack with shellac varnish. If the surface of the var- nish when dry shows any luster, it con- tains too much shellac, and should be di- luted with alcohol. It is said that this is a safer varnish to use in photographic dark slides than any kind containing turpentine. —Exchange. In dull and cold weather when it is found necessary to leave unfinished prints in the frame overnight, one spring should be loos- ened; this simple precaution will often pre- vent the negative from breaking—Ex- change. Will readers of RECREATION please tell me which 4 x 5 camera they consider the best for an amateur? Earl Dunn, Iowa Falls, Ia. RECREATION. 323 You press the button— Developing Machines do away absolutely with the dark-room and give better results than the old way. Anybody can make perfect pictures by the Kodak System. Ask your dealer to show you. Kodaks, $5.00 to $75.00. Brownie Cameras, $1.00 and $2.00. Kodak Developing Machines, = = = $2.00 to $10.00. Benak Literature at the dealers or by mail. EASTMAN KODAK CO. Correspondence School Circulars, free. Kodak Baby Book, free. Kodak Portfolio, containing go prize winning Rochester, N. Y. Lictures, ten cents. 324 RECREATION. Great gain in utility; no loss in convenience. F olding Weno Hawk-Eye with Special Equipment A superb camera for amateur or even professional use. Latest features include long focus double extra rapid rectilinear lens, extension bed, rising and falling front. Folding Wenos are pocKet cameras using either Perforated Daylight Loading or Cartridge Film. They have two tripod socKets and reversible brilliant finder. Can be fitted with glass plate attachment. é No. 3 Special Folding Weno Hawk-Eye with Extension Bed, Rising and Falling =o Extra R. se Lens, and B. & L. Automatic Shutter (pictures, 34% x 4%), e $22.50 No. 4 Folding Weno Hawk-Eye, with Extension Bed, Fuising and Falling Front, Extra ) R. Lens and B. & L. Automatic Shutter (pictures 4x9), « 27.50 BLAIR CAMERA CO. Rochester, N. Y. Write for Hawk-Eye Booklet, Hawk-Eye film is prepared for Development in the Kodak Developing Machine. IRISH FOXES. R. C. STEVENS. “Spakin’ av foxes,’ said my friend Mc- Lanahan, “butune you an’ me, there’s no foxier fox than an Irish fox, for I’m afther seein’ many av their thricks. “There was wanst a man at Nenagh in Tipperary who was that poor that about all he had was a bit av a cabin, 4 geese an’ a new pair,of shoes. Well, sorr, a ma- raudin’ divil av a fox sthole 2 av thim geese. *Twas a cruel sthroke for the poor ould man who cud betther have lost an arrum. The nixt night the ould man tied the 2 remainin’ geese in the cabin, tuk a pitchfork, opened the door woide and hid behind ut forninst the wall, hopin’ the thafe would come back. “An’ by the same token, the scut came, though ’twas near the dawnin’. When ut sthruck the open door, ut made wan pounce for the geese. The ould man jumped be- twixt him an’ the door an’ lifted the fork to spit the rascal. “Faith, you’d think ’twas all up wid the poor baste, but ut knew betther. Ut tuk wan look around and saw the new shoes in a corner. Now in Ireland a man’s lucky if he gets new shoes wanst in Io years. Mebbe the fox knew ut, for he tuk wan av thim shoes an’ tossed ut on the open fire. The ould man dropped the fork to thry an’ save his brogan, an’ the fox wint out the door, shakin’ wid laughter. “*Twas a fox av Doneraile that played as cute a thrick. Ut found a goose pen wid a crack in ut just big enough to win through. In the divil wint, intindin’ to dhrag a goose out in a jiffy. But the geese were big an’ fat, an’ not wan cud he pull through the hole. ‘Sure,’ thinks he, ‘I can ate as well here as at home,’ an’ wid that he puts away all the goose meat his jackut would hould. “Whin he came to thry the crack hina the divil a bit cud he get his full belly through, Just then he heard the farmer comin’. The cunnin’ rascal laid himself on the floor, sthiffened his legs an’ shut his eyes. ““Glory be,’ sez the farmer; ‘yez have sthuffed yer dhirty carciss wid me geese till yez died. IT’ ll just toss yez out till- I’ve time to skin yez.’ “Wid that he picks up the desavin’ scut an’ flings him out; an’ loses hide an’ brush for his thrustfulness.” WHEN ANSWERINC ADS ALWAYS MENTION RECREATION. RECREATION. 325 R. O. C. The Rochester Dry Plate The speed of R. O. C. The Rochester Dry Plate is limited only by the speed of your lens. It entirely upsets the old trace . O. C. The Rochester Dry Plate, gets all there is to get, in the minimum of time. Combined with the speed of R. O. C. The Rochester Dry Plate, is an orthochro- matic quality, unusual in a plate for general pur of color or light for which R. O. C. The Roches- ter Dry Plate is not adapted. Halation is another prob- lem reduced to the minimum by Kk. ©; €. The Rochester Dry Plate. Here again is an advantage of having a pl y approaches universal perfection. We have a free book that tells you about it. ROCHESTER OPTICAL & CAMERA COMPANY, Rochester, N. Y. 326 RECREATION. o picture, by the take half-length views, or, with some models, stop the lens at five different places and thus make five different widths of pictures. This you can do in accordance with the view that you wish. No other camera possesses these advantages. How often you find yourself on some high place with a view just in front of you, a part of which is not especially interesting, but the whole sweep of which view would make a delightful picture. You long for a camera that will record that whole view. This is what the Al Vista will do! We will send free on application our beautifully illustrated catalogue. Multiscope & Film Co. 186 Jefferson St., Burlington, Wis. RECREATION. Al-Vista Camera.or vou can Our cameras are the most simply constructed of any - in the world, and the easiest to manage when they are understood. We send with each outfit a complete book of instructions. We will be glad to send copy of this free to anyone who will apply for it. Our Co-operative Plan We are sending out now a large number of came- ras on this Co-operative Plan. A small first payment being made, we ship you the camera, and you can use it while you pay the remainder in monthly in- stallments. This plan appeals to a great many people and certainly shows our confidence in the quality of our goods. Write us for full information about it. Multiscope & Film Co. 1386 Jefferson St., Burlington, Wis. 327 328 RECREATION. {AGA AS)A6) AS) AS AS) AG) ASA) AS) ASA) AS) i ADACACATAL ACA Are You an : Amateur | Photographer ? _ If so would you like a Camera that will photograph a = 3 = S = = = A whole sweep of river < A whole army *) ) st = e C A whole range of mountains ¥ é Cc A whole fleet of ships A whole city Or any other vast stretch of scenery or moving objects? THE SWING LENS DOES IT “Al Vista Is the thing. It lists at $30. § J J :) my One of the greatest inventions of the age. =) Given as a premium for 12 subscriptions, ~~), J For particulars Address 2 RECREATION *) *) 23 West 24th Street NEW YORK CITY INC MCC MC CNC NCC A ICD) RRR, : C C (3s ee C C c C C C C C C C C C C C 2 RECREATION. will combine in ingenuity of de- sign, completeness of equipment, and perfection of workmanship and materials, the heritage of nineteen years’ optical and mechanical experience. Send for our new Catalogue— just from the press—read about KORONA CONSTRUCTION, and be convinced that the claim which we make for the superiority of KORONAS is justified by facts. Your Choice of Two Taken with a ee in oe i second. Anas ligmats Ghe TURNER-REICH That new Catalogue tells what an Anastigmat ought to be, and contains many illustrations which prove that the TURNER-REICH and the VERASTIGMAT are all that we claim. Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. 730 South Clinton Ave., ROCHESTER, N.Y: XVli XVill RECREATION. Kopad« WAY. is the simple, easy way in picture taking. No dark-room, few chemicals. You “do the rest” with a Kodak Developing Machine. THE ‘KODAK @- CORRESPONDENCE 2 ya SCHOOL: helps the amateur to the making of technically perfect } and artistic photographs. Ex- plains all the little difficulties —there areno bigones. Tuition free to all owners of Kodak and Brownie Cameras upon payment of one dollar for text books. Kodaks, : = 6 ie $5.00 to $75.00 Brownie Cameras, - $1.00 and $2.00 Kodak Developing Machines, $2.00 to $10.00 EASTMAN KODAK CO., Circular giving details, at your dealers, or by mail. Rochester, N.Y. RECREATION. xix Your best Pictures WILL BE MADE WITH A Standard Double Anastigmat F-6.8 Nop TE: - 4x5 - $25.00 No. 2. - 5x7 - 32.00 Other sizes to 11 x 14 in proportion, Compare these prices with others. We guarantee satisfaction with every lens and INVITE COMPARISONS Lenses sent on ten days’ trial to responsible parties with privilege of return if not satisfactory. A postal will bring you full information and list of all our goods, Write now. STANDARD OPTICAL COPIPANY, 327 [ulberry St., Newark, N. J. Do You Want a Drinking Cup Free? Send me $1 for a new subscription to REc- REATION and I will send you either a fine nickelplated folding drinking cup or a col- lapsible rubber cup. For 10 cents extra will send by registered mail. Thomas H. Walker, 295 Merrimac Street, Manches- ter, N. H OIL PORTRAITS ON APPROVAL. If you willsend me a photo of yourself or a friend and state color of hair, eyes and complexion I will paint and send you on approval a miniature oil portrait. Canvas 6x8 or 8xro inches, $8. Canvas rox12 or 12x14 inches, $12. Z. EMMONS, 58 West 104thSt., New York, Reference: Mr. G. O. Shields. LANTERN SLIDES COLORED IN AN ARTISTIC MANNER Special attention given to the wants of Amateur Photographers _| Correspondence promptly at- tended to. I refer by permission to the Editor of RECREATION, MRS. BUT TLES SMITH, 606 W. 1{5th Street, New York City. NECA-TONE. (Trade-mark) Tone your Negatives. Bring out all Detail. Bring out the depth. Bring out the Distance. Have Natural Pictures. Stop losing Negatives. TONE THEM. TONE THEM. Trial Package by mail 25c. A. B. LEGNARD (Sole Manufacturer), Waukegan, IIl. \ The Latest Star In the camera world is the Star Premo. A new daylight loading Camera using either plates or films. An instru- ment making pictures 31/x 41% inches, with every im- portant adjustment and modern improvement known in camera making, The STAR Premo embodies in small size every requisite to the highest achieve- ments in photography, including the perfect Auto Shutter and Planatograph Lens. The price of the Star Premo complete is $25. It represents but one of many famous Premo Cameras, ranging in price from $2.50 to $250.00, shown in the new Premo book. Ask for it at dealers, or it will be mailed /ree on request. Department _—F, ROCHESTER GPTICAL CO. Rochester, N Y. = Se XX RECREATION. IN NanE—ROY AL—|§ Quatity Royal Atastimat. Lenses For success in Winter Photography, and especially for Indoor-Portraiture, a fast lens is a necessity, and in the ROYAL we offer one which will give results. If you use a ROYAL you don’t have to wait for the sunny days but can se- cure your subjects without the disap- pointing wait which is required when an ordinary lens is to be used. If you are not acquainted with the merits of these lenses, write and let us tell you some of the qualities, which we claim will inter- est you. New Catalogue now ready. ROCHESTER LENS CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. To Amateur | Photographers Here is a Chance to Geta Give Results Something New! Pat. June 19th, 1902, Other Pat, Pending. PRESTO! CHANGE! Attachable Eyeglass Temples Every wearer of eyeglasses wishes occasionally that they were spectacles. Spectacles stay” on, however violent one’s exercise, however warm or stormy the weather. This little device can be readily attached or detached without injury to the lenses, thus in a second giving you the choice of either spectacle or eyeglass; Just the thing for outdoor sports. The Temple Attachment will fit any of your eyeglasses and can be carried in the same case with them, Send thickness of lens when ordering by mail. Price in Nickel, 50 cents a pair Price in Gilt, 75 cents a pair. Senu for Circular. Our tllustrated catalogue can be had for the asking We carry everything in the Optical and Photographic line Eyeglasses, Spectacles, Cameras, Opera, Field or_Marine Glasses, Thermometers, Barometers, Telescopes, Hygrom- ers, Sun-dials, etc, GALL & LEMBKE, Department C. 1 W. 42d Street 21 Union Sqa., New York Establishad 1842. FINE CAMERA EASILY A 4x5 Tourist Hawk-eye film camera listing at $8, for 5 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION. A No. 3 folding Weno Hawk-eye film camera, listed at $15, for to yearly subscriptions to RECREATION. These are both neat, compact, well made and handsomely finished cameras, capable of doing high-class work. Only a limited number can be Supplied on this offer, and same may be with- drawn at any time without notice when the present stock is exhausted. Sample copies for usein canvas- ing furnished on application. Address RECREATION, 23 West 24th St.. New York City . _ RECREATION. xxi Soa cosscemeerceestsemroom eomaeernrene coapanatecmmaseooas pS roe: & are ready and better than ever—1903 ‘Century Cameras Your dealer can show you the latest models and tell you all about them. Our new catalogue tells why “Centurys ” are the best cameras made. Get a copy from your dealer — and don’t overlook the Cen- tury guarantee. That tells the story in a nut shell. CENTURY CAMERA CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. The 1903 Century Grand Sr., showing Double Swing Back and Swing Bed in use, Xxli RECREATION. BIRDS OF THE GILA COUNTRY. ALBERTA A, FIELD. The game birds and animals of Arizona are fast learning to regard man with fear. Her song birds, however, have not yet been taught that lesson of civilization, and I know of no corner of the United States in which bird nature may be more closely and easily studied than in the wooded country between the Salt and Gila rivers and among the foothills of the Pinal and Mogollon mountains. A peculiarity of Western birds is the faded or bleached appearance of their plumage as compared with that of repre- sentatives of the same species East of the Mississippi. This is true alike of robins, thrushes, mocking-birds, sparrows, wrens, jays, and many kinds of humming-birds. It finds its only exception in the cardi- nal grosbeak and some of the green hum- mers. The fiery plumage of the grosbeak seems even more brilliant than that of its Ohio brethren. I have never heard this peculiarity attributed to any special cause. It may be due to the alkaline properties of the air and soil, but why some of the emer- ald hummers and the grosbeak should be favored exceptions puzzles me. The principal enemies of Arizona birds, particularly of the ground-nesting species, are snakes, with which the country is more than plentifully supplied. However, Nature, with an eye to the protection of her best loved children, has provided al- most every shrub, bush, cactus or thicket growth with an abundance of sharp thorns, which catch the intruder at every turn. One of the most aggressive of these shrubs, but particularly fitted for nest hiders, is the cat-claw, which is of low growth, brist- ling with instruments of torture. The credulous are told that this little plant is able to reach out its claws and _ grasp intruders. That it can, with its hooked thorns, hold securely whatever comes in contact with it is a fact. Occasionally a bird attempts to build in a grape cactus, but this plant is so dangerous and difficult of access, being a mass of prickers, that the attempt is usually abandoned. Not- withstanding cat-claws and cacti, now and then some snake undulates his way to a nest, carrying desolation to a mother heart. A favorite resort for the larger and higher building birds is the great Sahura, or organ, cactus, which sometimes grows to the height of 4o or 50 feet, and is as a rock on which to build, proving effective protection from man and beast. In this cactus the American raven, Corvus corax principalis, abundant in the valleys of the Pinal range, frequently nests. I never saw more intelligence and common sense among birds than are displayed by these ravens, which seem pleased with offal-producing civilization, and gratefully accept their of- ficial position of public scavengers. They are a happy, gregarious lot, but given to stealing, and it is well to keep all bright and portable articles under cover wher- ever they have access. All Arizona birds love company and are never seen alone. In a mile of hillside can be counted, by thousands, woodpeckers, nuthatches, blue jays, indigo buntings, blackbirds, whippoorwills, thrushes, brown threshers, finches, cross-bills, ,mocking- birds, grosbeaks, swallows, flycatchers, larks, sparrows, warblers, cat-birds and vireos. Of game birds it is almost distress- ing to speak, recalling as it does, the awful slaughter that is going on among them. The Arizona quail, which becomes the “California partridge” as one travels West- ward, is most abundant. It is a beautiful and intelligent bird, but seems to have more than the ordinary wildness of its species, can not be domesticated, and has the grouse propensity for making itself unseen. One often comes upon a hen and 15 or 16 little ones, never dreaming of their presence until too close proximity sends them whirring through the air; but they soon alight and run to cover. There are many wild turkeys in the Mo- gollon range, but they are shy of man. Perhaps this shyness is more traditional than instinctive. Many generations must have passed when man was unknown to them in this lonely mountain range, whose passes, if there are any, are unknown to even the Apaches, One of the most unpleasant species of bird life in the territory, is the great, ugly, purple and red necked vulture, which may be useful but is certainly not ornamental. He lives almost entirely on carrion. I often saw a row of these silent, cminous looking creatures, sitting on a rock in the distance, waiting for the last breath to leave the body of some unfortunate animal. Often we came across the bones of a horse, and occasionally a human skeleton, bleach- ing on the hillside, and we shuddered as we thought of the claws and beaks that prepared them for this neglected sleep. The shyness that I have mentioned as being so characteristic of game birds, is replaced in their unhunted fellows by an overpowering propensity of investigation, and a more curious and impertinent lot of feathered folk it would be hard to find. Since artesian wells have made irrigation possible in the little towns, the growing of fruits such as peaches, cherries, etc., has been undertaken; but it has been almost impossible for one to get a taste of one’s own fruit, so mischievous have become mocking-birds, orioles and others. The trees have to be enveloped in mosquito netting, tent fashion; a rather expensive and difficult method of protection. This pilfering habit is going to work sad re- sults among the gentle song birds, for al- ready war is being waged on them in the towns, one man recently shooting 120 ori- oles in 2 hours, a wholesale slaughter that will soon depopulate the Western country as it has done the East, RECREATION. XXili OUT OF SORTS Ever analyze ‘‘out of sorts” or ‘‘the blues”? Tryit just for fun, and 10 cases out of 10 you'll trace all the trouble to the stomach. Can’t do much work on a blue stomach. Wireless telegraphy nor air-ships nor any of the great fortunes of the world were built up on asour, abused stomach. Sick stomach is an unnatural condition, always due to improper feeding. If your stomach is out of sorts and you are trying to right it with medicine you are on the wrong track. “ There is a positive and sure way to permanently remedy ills of the stomach, and that is to leave off the improper foods and take on the proper food. In Grape-Nuts the entire health-giving grains are treated to a predigesting process that makes the food so dainty the weakest stomach in the world will accept it immediately. Out of hundreds of thousands of sick people who have tried Grape-Nuts (many of whom could not retain any other food whatever), there has never been one case where the stomach did not immedi- ately relish and digest Grape-Nuts. . This process has been accomplished in Grape-Nuts without taking away any of the health and brain rebuilding elements of the grains. Nature’s best food is all there in Grape-Nuts in delicious, fully cooked form. Served in a variety of ways (see recipe book in package). There are many cases on the medical records where Grape-Nuts alone has sustained life for weeks and months at a time. This proves that Grape-Nuts is a complete food in practice as well asin theory. This is worth thought if health is anything to you. You can be happy again when well, and there is a sure road, XXiV RECREATION. — WN s . . ay AAs eg a AY FALLING HAIR »> BALDNES ABSOLUTELY CURED There is but one way to tell the reason of baldness and falling hair, and that is by a microscopic examination of the hair itself. The particular disease with which your scalp is afflicted must be known before it can be intelligently treated. The use of dandruff cures and hair tonics, without knowing the specific cause of your disease, is like taking medicine without knowing what you are trying tocure. Send three fallen hairs from your combings, to Prof. J. H. Austin, the celebrated Bacteriologist, who will send you absolutely free a diagno- sis of your case,a booklet on care of the hair and scalp,and a sample box of the remedy which he will prepare specially for you. Enclose 2c postage and write to-day. PROF. J. H. AUSTIN . 633 McVicker’s Bldg., Chicago, Tl, Nothing cheap about Bicycle Playing Cards except the price. They wear well. 29 backs, including new Automobile designs. Back shown is ‘‘Pedal’? design. Order by name. Sold by dealers. The U. S. Playing Card Co. Cincinnati, U.S. A. We will send 128-page Condensed Hoyle for 10 cents in stamps, if addressed to Dept. 23 FREE BOOK, WEAK MEN My \Wlustrated nature bodk on losses varicocele, impotency, lame back, free sealed, by mail. Much valuable advice f and describes the new DR. SANDEN yy HERCULEX ELECTRIC BELT. yj Worn nights. No drugs. Currents y¥soothing. Used by women also for rheumatic pains, etc. 5,000 cures 1901 , \\ Established 30 years. Advice free. Aah \ DR. G. B. SANDEN, 1155 Broadway, N.Y Free Rupture Cure If ruptured write to” Dr. W. S. Rice, 1546 Main Si, Adams, N. Y., and he will send free a trial of his won- derful method. Whether skeptical or not get this free method and try the remarkable invention that cures without pain, danger, operation or detention from work. Write to-day. Don’t wait. RE | FACE BLEACH FOR COMPLEXION I will send FREE trial bottle of my Face Bleach to any lady sending name and address Mme. A. RUPPERT, 6 E. 14th St,, New York City A Hunting Knife Free. To any person sending me three yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and $3, I will send a pocket hunting knife with handle 5% inches long and blade 5inches long. Fine steel, excel- lent workmanship. Your name and address and your L.A.S. number if desired inserted on a plate in the handle. Geo. W. Mains, McKeesport, Pa, I refer by permission to the editor of RECREATION. RECREATION. XXV A TOUGH SILVERTIP. ~we ee A friend and I took a trip last fall to Lit- tle Black Thunder basin, where deer, ante- lope, bear and small game are plentiful. We camped for the first night on Mule creek, and after a hasty meal, went to a small patch of timber near to try to get a grouse for breakfast. We jumped 4 mountain grouse and got them all with a 22 Stevens rifle. We had our 30’s with us, that we might be ready for larger game if the chance came. While sitting talking at a spring 2 black tailed bucks came within range. I took steady aim and fired, think- ing I could kill both of them with one shot, but I never touched either. Then my part- ner’s gun spoke and one fell dead. On in- vestigation I found my sight was at the 400 yard notch. We dressed our game and, leaving it hanging in a small sapling to cool, returned to camp. We were up at 4 o’clock in the morning, and Will went after the deer while I got breakfast. I saw him go into the grove, and a minute later there was a racket like the charge of a band of Indians. The shoot- ing had hardly stopped when Will’s saddle horse came out of the woods at a mile a minute gait, snorting at every jump. I knew something was wrong, and, heading off the horse, I started back on him to see what the matter was. I found my partner standing with one foot on the largest silver- tip bear I ever saw. The bear had eaten half of our deer, and to get even we took 84% pounds of oil out of him. When we eee him we counted 9 bullet holes in his pelt. The next day we went on and arrived at our hunting ground about noon. That af- ternoon we saw an antelope about 700 yards away. Will wanted to try my new gun, so I got the field glasses to see where the bullet struck. The buck gave one mighty bound and fell dead. We stepped the distance and found it was just 803 paces. We stayed 4 days and got 3 ante- lope, 3 deer, a bear and some small game. W. H. Henderson, Newcastle, Wyo. The International DENTIFRICE Insures beautiful teeth, sweet mouth, agreeable breath. Preserve while it beautifies. No powder o1 liquid to spill or waste in use. Oonvenient, Economical. 25 Cents. At all druggists. s ooiaida a seeicage, U. of D cece cece cececel eo e ul i t i Some watchmakers harp i on Railroad i Watches. More than twenty : Elgin § Watches have been sold for every mile of railway trackage in the world. Sold by every jeweler in the land; guaran- teed by the world’s greatest watch works. ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO. ELGIN, ILLINOIS. \ BORATED TALCUM ENNEN S SWI PRICKLY HEAT, 6 - CHAFING, and bo AND ALL AND ALL alata SUNBURN, Xxvi RECREATION. 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Grand Special SN Offer Lx Gap =O[NMHS nwo —— a Cap'n Titus By CLAY EMERY Boston Globe ‘“‘Rich and racy salt-briny stories, depict- ing New England country folk to the life,” Washington, D. C., Evening Star ‘‘Mr. Emery has artistically caught the spirit of the folk-life of New England.” Rochester Democrat and Chronicle ‘‘Uproariously entertaining.” New York Times ‘¢He is another David Harum in story- telling and trading.” Price, 75 cents Postage Paid DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY PUBLISHERS 34 Union Square New York You maytry the pen a |i@ week ; if you do not find it as represented, fully as] fine a value as you can secure for three times the |i price in any other makes, | if not satisfactory in every |if respect, return it and wel] will promptly refund your ] money. | Illustration on left is full jf size of Ladies’ style; on] right, Gentlemen’s style. jf Lay this RECREATION Down jit and Write NOW. es Safety Pocket Pen Hold- er sent free of charge with Me each Pen. a ADDRESS ; Laughlin [lfg. Co. 424 Griswold St., DETROIT, MICH, RECREATION. XXVIl Irish Linen Shirtwaist Sets, Bishop Collars, Tab Collars, Turnover Tab Collars, Cuffs, Tie-ends and Shirtwaist Front ALL EXCLUSIVE 1903 NEW DESIGNS. Wevill send you Absolutely Free 2 complete Shirtwaist Sets, illus- trated on both sides of this advertisement. The Shirtwaist Set on the right consists of 1 new linen turnover Collar with Cuffs and Tie-ends to match. The one on the left consists of 1 new linen turnover Collar with Cuffs and Front to match. We will also send you the 3 collars illustrated below. ‘They are: 1 new bishop Collar, 1 new tab Collar and 1 new turnover tab Collar. We will send you Absolutely Free the entire 12 pieces if you will send us only THIRTY CENTS for a three months’ trial subscription to our most wonaerful magazine, THE MAGAZINE OF MYSTERIES. Truly this is a mar- velous offer, as the subscription price of our magazine alone is one dollar per year. Send to-day. Address The Magazine of Mysteries, 22 North William St., New York City. ¢ Kn ; ~s y= F - 2 ae “The MAGAZINE OF MYSTERIES fully lives up toitsname. There is not a dull thing between its covers,’’—Oakland (Cal.) Tribune. I am only a winter resident in Florida, but I have distributed the L. A. S. circulars sent me among my sportsmen acquain- tances here. Though not a sportsman, I am much interested in good game laws and their enforcement, as well as in the protec- tion of song, plumage and insectivorous birds. I notice a strong and growing senti- ment here in favor of the saving of the few remaining song, plumage and water birds. Most of the bird shooting in this State is done by tourists of the just-to-see- if-I-can-hit-’em class, and I am glad to say they are not numerous in this place. ~ OlL=--SMELTER~=MINES DOUGLAS, LAGEY & CO. 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CN7. 420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Penn, XXVII1 RECREATION. How to Paint Your House Cheap And Have it Guaranteed to Look Better, Wear Longer, and Cost Less than the Best White Lead Paints. Never Fades, Cracks, Chalks, Peels or Blisters and is Not Affected by Gases. The cost of painting the house and barn, outbuildings and fences is a heavy burden. Cheap paints soon fade, peel or scrape off and white lead and oil costs so much and has to be replaced so often that it is a constant expense to keep the bright, clean appearance so desira- ble in the cozy cottage home or the elegant mansion. The following are a few of the large users of Carrara Paint: Pennsylvania R. R. Co.; Pullman Palace Car Co.; Chicago Telephone Co.; Central Union Telephone Co.; Field Museum, Chicago; Kenwood Club, Chicago; Cincinnati Southern; C. & E. I. R. R. Co.; Denver & Rio Grande R. R.; Wellington Hotel, Chicago. Carrara is used because it lasts longer, never fades, never cracks, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York,one of the Most Magnif- that it is the only paint ever manu- Fifty Sample Colors and IIlus- trated Booklet Prepaid to Any Address Absolute- ly Free. never blisters, never peels, covers more surface than the highest priced paints and costs less than the cheap mixed paints that injure instead of protect. There is but one Carrara. It is made by the Carrara Paint Agency, General Offices, 675 Car- rara Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio, and anyone having a house to paint should send for 50 free sample col- ors and our handsome booklet, showing many buildings _ repro- duced in all the colors just as they are painted from this great paint that has stood the most rigid tests for 25 years, and, bear in mind, factured that is backed by a posi- icentHotels in the World,Has| tive guarantee in every case. Dis- Used Tons and Tons of the tributing depots in all principal cities. Write to-day and save half World Famous CarraraPaint.! your paint bills in the future. PAROID ROOFING “TT LASTS” Before you build your camp, barns, sheds, get a sample and the story of Paroid Roofing — the permanent ready roofing-—each roll a complete roofing kit. F. W. BIRD & SON Mills ota Main Office East Walpole, Mass.,U.S.A. New York Chicago For Sale :—S. S. Winchester, 32-40 cal.» set triggers, 14 lbs. weight, 30 in. round bbl., extra finished stock. Nearly new and absolutely perfect outside and in. A very fine target gun. Price, $15. Also 38-55 Marlin, octagon, Lyman 1-18 sights with loading tool. Express and solid moulds and 50 ctgs. Price, $14.50. Also 30-30 Win. octagon, Lyman 1-3-6 sight, with mould and loading tool. $18. All these guns are equal to new in condition. G. L. Dwinell, Marshfield, Vt. Bargains: Thoroughly broken pointer, 2 years, in staunch and a tender retriever, $15. Setter puppies eligible, (by Joe Skim- pole 2049) $5 each. Broken pointer for rifle with telescope sights. References. Piedmont Kennels, Worlds, Va. For Exchange: Set of best, practically new golf clubs in bag. for pair of light, medium sized, field glasses. Will give dif- ference in value if necessary. Wm. G. Sirrine, Greenville, South Carolina. For Sale or Exchange: 7 month old bird pup, with liver spots, and one 16 gauge 6-shot latest improved Winchester. Best cash offer or will exchange for 12-gauge double gun. Box 330, Wenona, Ill. Wanted: 12-gauge repeating or ham- merless shotgun in exchange for 1lo-gauge. empty and loaded shells or hunting lanterns, etc. smacv en re eS 4 " Rees 4 EVANS’ VACUUM CAP This appliance will massage the scalp and force a healthful circulation. It will stop the hair from falling out and restore a normal growth wherelive follicles exist. It is used about ten minutes each night before retiring, Price, $35.00 which will be refunded in full if it does not give satisfaction within thirty days. For full particulars address : EVANS’ VACUUM CAP CO,, Fullerton Building, St. Louis XXX RECREATION. MIND-BRAIN Mentality, in all its perfection and strength, is only possible when the brain as wellas the other nerve-centers and vital organs is endowed with a vigorous circulation. Stagnation of blood, Varicocele, is responsible for more cases coming under the head of either weakened, obscured, or defective mentality, than all the other diseases that afflict and pre- maturely destroy mankind. I have madean original and exhaustive study of mental diseases, nerve derange- ments and circulatory disturbances, and have limited my practice to the successful treatment of Varicocele and its associated or reflex diseases. I have found that the blood is practically the life of the mind as well as of the body. I can not, in this short announcement, explain my theories—they have long since become demonstrated facts—but I will send to anyone afflicted with Varicocele my treatise on Special Diseases, which is both theoretical and practical. ‘The sealed postage on this book is ten cents. If a description of symptoms is given I will write my professional opinion regarding the case, telling you whether it is necessary for you to come to my Home for treatment. (0 NOT WEAR AN\ Men fromall parts of the world are being treated at my sanitarium. f} unitarit SUSPENSORY I prefer giving personal attention to every patient, but if it is im- = possible for you to visit me at once, your letter will have my care- ful answer if addressed to DELMER D. RICHARDSON, M. D. A Suite 104, II9 Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Varicocele Hydrocele Cured to Stay Cured in 5 Days: No Cutting or Pain. Guaranteed CGure or Money Refunded. VARICOCELE, Under my treatment this insidi- m ous disease rapidly disappears. = Pain ceases almost instantly. The stagnant blood is driven from the dilated veins and all soreness and swelling sub- sides. Every indication of Varicocele vanishes and in its stead comes the pleasure of perfect health. Many ailments are reflex, originating from other diseases. For instance, innumerable blood and nervous diseases result from poison- ous taints in the system. Varicocele and Hydrocele, if neg- H. J. TILLOTSON, M. D lected will undermine physical strength, depress the mental The Master S r ii tof Chi ’ hoC ° Varicocel faculties, derange the nervous system, and ultimately pro- e ii ai Se alist of Chicago, who Cures Varicocele, duce complicated results. In treating diseases of men I ydrocele, and treats patieats personally, always cure the effect as well as the cause. I desire that Established 1880. every person afflicted with these or allied diseases write me (CorraiantEp ) so Ican explain my method of cure, which is safe and per- manent. My consultation will cost you nothing, and my charges for a perfect cure will be reasonable and not more than you will be willing to pay for the benefits conferred. yf is what you want. I give a legal guaranty to cure or refund your money. Cer tainty of Cur e What I have done for others I can do for you. Ican cure you at home Fa, HI One personal visit at my officeis preferred, but if Correspondence Confidential. it is impossible for you to call, write me your con- dition fully, and you will receive in plain envelope a scientific and honest opinion of your case, Free of charge. My home treatment is successful. My books and lectures mailed free upon application. H. J. TILLOTSON, M.D.,140 Tillotson Bldg, 84 Dearborn St., CHICAGO RECREATION. XxXxi Ghe Perfect Food Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit is thrice cooked and spun into fine shreds. Each shred LAL : contains many thousands of NU Zia little pores which give great wy) NEggs on “eee e surface for the digestive fluids to. act upon. It is SHREDDED an og wl _&8,~= mastication which insures B | S CU | T perfect digestion. = Poached or Scrambled SOLD BY ALL GROCERS Eggs on Shredded ote Write today and we will send you FREE : . our cook book, illustrated in colors — ‘The Wheat Biscuit Vital Question”—which gives over 250 Moisten the Biscuit slightly with cold recipes. Address water. Place small bits of butter on top. Eat in buttered pn in hot oven about three minutes. emove with pancak THE NATURAL FOOD CO., turner to warm plate. Use as oat i Niagara Falls, N. Y. scrambled or poached eggs. 4 66 Vi t 99 is the real talking machine; he ic or its sound is natural. Band playing, monologues, comic or religious songs, all are reproduced as clear as if the artist was present. When ordering, get the latest styles—we charge no more than others who offer you old styles. Get our full catalogue FREE. E. L. Cuendet, 7 Barclay St., New York. Wanted: A 12-gauge Winchester lever For Exchange: An L. C, Smith ham- _ action repeating shot gun. Mnst be cheap | mer gun in good condition for Kodak or _ foreash. George Burkhardt, Guitar. Ira I. Walker, R. P. C., 110 Baitz Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. South McAlester, Ind. Ter. Magnetic Body Shields) (Not Electric.) Physicians, as well as sufferers, mark the date when and the book where you first read thisstatement: Magnetic vibras tion rightly applied to the blood capillaries , will cure all disease not in the fatal stage of | | dissolution of tissues. DR. THACHER’S MAGNETIC SHIELDS are the most perfect device for such application. We are spending thousands of dollars to say this. Will you not spend one centfor proof? Two books free that will astonish you. A book of testimonials, the most convincing ever gathered from grateful patrons, and Dr. Thacher’s treatise, Magnetic force, a Plain Road to Health. THACHER MAGNETIC SHIELD CO., Ltd., 118 State & Adams Sts., CHICAGO: xxxii SOME RARE OPPORTUNITIES These goods are all new, and will be shipped direct from factory. Prices named are those at which manufacturers and dealers usually sell. Here is a good chance to get A Book, a Gun, a Camera A Sleeping Bag, a Fishing Rod ee OF A Reel, a Tent, Subscriptions need notall be sent at once. They may be sent in installments as taken and credit will be given on account. When the required number is obtained the premium earned will be shipped. These Offers are subject to change without notice. TO ANY PERSON SENDING ME TWO yearly subscriptions to RECREATION at $1 each, I will send a copy of Aunt- ing in the Great West, cloth; or a Zar Camera, listed at $1; or an Ingersoll Watch or Cyclometer, listed at $1; or a Recreation Waterproof Match Box, made by W. L. Marble and listed at $1; or a Shakespeare Revolution Bait listed at 75 cents; ora Laughlin Fountain Pen; ora dozen Trout Flies, assorted, listed at $1; or a pair of At- tachable Eyeglass Temples, gold-plated, made by Gall & Lembke. THREE subscriptions at $1 each, a safety pocket ax, made by W. L. Marble and listed at $2.50; or a dozen Bass Flies, assorted, listed at $2; or 4 dozen Carbutt plates, 4x5 or5x7; or a pair of chrome tanned horsehide hunting and driving gloves, listed at $1.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co, FOUR subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunt- ing Knife, made by W. L. Marble and listed at $2.50; or a .32 caliber Automatic Forehand Revolver, made by the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co.; or a No. 822 Rifle made by the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., listed at $4.50. FIVE subscriptions at $1 each,a copy of Crzuzs- ings in the Cascades, cloth; or a set of Neh- ring’s Convertible Ampliscopes, listed at $5.00; or an Ideal Hunting Knife made by W. L. Marble, and listed at $3; or a polished Buffalo Horn Gun Rack, made by E.W. Stiles; ora Forehand Gun, made by the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., listed at $6; or a pair of lock lever skates, made by Barney & Berry, listed at $4.50; or a pair of gauntlets, for hunting and driving, ladies’ size, listed at $2.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co., ora J C Hand trap made by the Mitchell Mfg. Co., listed at $4. SIX subscriptions at $1 each, a Hawkeye Re- frigerating Basket made by the Burlington Basket Co., or one dozen Eureka golf balls listed at $4; or a Century Camera, model 10, 4x5, listed at $9; ora Forehand Gun made by the Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., listed at $09. SEVEN subscriptions at $1 e9ch, a copy of The Big Game of North America, or of The American Book of the Dog, cloth, or one set Lakewood golfclubs, 5 in number, listing at $5; or a series 11B or 11D Korona Camera, made by the Gundlach Optical Co., listed at $10. EIGHT subscriptions at $1 each, a 4x5 Weno Hawk-Eye Camera, made by the Blair Camera Co., and listed at $8. e RECREATION. NINE subscriptions at $1 each, an Acme single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $8. TEN subscriptions at $1 each, a Cut- Glass Salad Bowl, made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $4.50; or a Yawman & Erbe Automatic Reel, listed at $6 to $9; or a Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listedat $6, or less; or a Waterproof Wall Tent 7x7, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $8; or acanvas hunting coat, made by H. J. Upthegrove & Son, listed at $3; ora series I, 4x5, Korona Camera, made by the Gundlach Optical Co,, listed at $12. TWELVE subscriptions at $1 each, a Peabody Carbine valued at $12; or a No. 5 Sidle Tele- scope Rifle Sight, listed at $18; or a Daven- port Ejector Gun, listed at $10; ora Century Camera, model 12, 4x5, listed at $18. FIFTEEN subscriptions at $1 each, a Shakes- peare Reel, Silver Plated, listed at $15; ora set of rabbit plates made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $8, or a pair of horsehide Hunting shoes, made by T. H. Guthrie, Newark, N. J., and listed at $8, or a Field Glass made by Gall & Lembke; or a Ken- wood Sleeping Bag, complete, with canvas cover, listed at $16. TWENTY subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-karat Gold Hunting-case Watch, with Waltham Movement, listed at $20; or a Repeating Rifle, aid at $16 or lea ; Or aDeHie single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $18, or a pair of horsehide Hunting Boots, made by T. H. Guthrie, Newark, N, J., and listed at $10; or an Acme Folding Canvas Boat, No. 1, Grade B, listed at $20; or a Mullins Duck Boat, listed at $20; or a Shattuck double hammer- less shot gun listed at $25. TWENTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, an I1-foot King Folding Canvas Boat, listed at $38; or a Repeating Rifle, listed at $20 or less; or a 4x5 Planatic lens, made by the Rochester Lens Co., and listed at $25; or a Century Grand Camera, 4x5, listed at $35; or a Syracuse Grade OO, double hammerless Gun, made by the Syracuse Arms Co., and listed at $30. THIRTY subscriptions at $1 each, a Repeat- ing Rifle, listed at $25 or less; ora Waterproof Tent, 14% x 17, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $25; or a corduroy hunt- ing suit, made by H. J. Upthegrove & Son, including coat, vest, trousers, and _ hat, listed at $23. . 5; or»an dthac quality No. 1, plain, double barrel, hammerless breech loading shot gun, listed at $40, THIRTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a 14- foot King Folding Canvas boat, listed at $48. FORTY subscriptions at $1 each, a Savage -303 Repeating Rifle; ora No. 10 Gun Cab- inet, made by the West End Furniture Co., and listed at $32; ora Field Glass, made by C. P. Goerz: FORTY-FIVE subscriptions at $1 each, a Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, series I, made by Rochester Lens Co., and listed at $45. FIFTY subscriptions at $1 each, a No. 20 Gun Cabinet, made by the West End Furniture Co., and listed at $38. TWO HUNDRED subscriptions at $1 each, a strictly first class upright piano, listed at $750. Address; Recreation New York RECREATION. xxxiil THE BEST SCOTCH GAME AND : THE BEST SCOTCH WHISKY Every thoroughbred golfer unites the two by playing the last hole of the match for a wee nippie of Dewar’s Scotch the Whisky which has been award- ed 53 gold and prize medals, and is supplied by Royal Warrant to His Majesty King Edward VII. A GOLF PRINT entitled ‘‘The Last Hole for Dewar’s” (copyright 1903 by Frederick Glassup), being an exact repro- duction of the original design by James Preston, shown herewith, will be mailed to anyone on receipt of rccin silver, It is printedin f»urcolors on heavy Japan vellum 9x12 and is suitable for framing in club house or home, This is the first of a series of 12 original prints, suggesting D+ war’s Scotch for all occ sions. In May we will show a coaching scene by Edward Penfield. : : : For copies of this print Address FREDERICK GLASSUP, Sole U.S. Agent for John Dewar & Sons, Limited. 126 Bleecker Street, New York. REMARKABLE OFFERS To every person who will send RECREA- tion $1 for 1 year’s subscription to be placed to my credit I will give as a premium a choice of a Nickel Plated Match Safe, or a Gilt Metal Match Safe, or a Hard Rubber Water Proof Match Safe, each listed at 40 cents; or a Nickel Dog Whistle and pocket drinking cup, listed at 50 cents; Cents; or a Nail Clipper, with file and Nail Clipper attached, listed at 40 cents; or a 25 yard Single Action Reel, listed at 40 cents; or a 25 yard Water Proof Silk Line, listed at 50 cents. For 2 subscriptions a Hunting Knife, .s Handle, Blade 5% inches long, listed at $1. For 3 subscriptions a Patent Double Min- mow Bucket, listed at $2; or a 60 yard Multiplying Reel, listed at $2; or a 3-piece Bamboo Rod, 7 or 9 feet long, listed at $2; Or a Heavy Silk Watch Fob, listed at $1.50. For 5 subscriptions a fancy striped Ham- mock, listed at $3; or a Hunting Knife, }§ r 9 | listed at $3; or a Tackle Box, listed at $3. Don t Be Too Fat se 9 subscriptions a field glass listed at ; wie! ae pleat i's Biot of a eg aoae LF ate and patent medicines. Send to Prof. F. J. Kellogg, Only a limited number of subscriptions 278 Kellogg Bldg., Battle Creek, Michigan, for a can be accepted on these offers. free trial package of a treatment that will reduce Lae weight to normal without diet or drugs. The eatment is perfectly safe, natural and scientific. Ittakes off the big stomach, gives the heart freedom enables the lungs to expand naturally,and you will feel a hundred times better the first day you try this IF YOU WOULD LIVE NEXT TO | wonderful home treatment. _ NATURE, READ RECREATION. i a C. W. Jacobs, Coshocton, Ohio. RXxIV RECREATION. Rubber Plantation. matics, FREE. tunity not to be overlooked. Address: W. J. SHILLIDAY, Secy, “Pneumatics Free’ The Pneumatic Mattress & Cushion Co., who own every practical patented device for making Air Goods, is to be consolidated with a Rubber Factory and a We shall raise our own Rubber (a yielding plantation hav- ing been secured); we shall make our own Rubber Cloth ; and then we shall be in a position to control our own base of supply. $100,000 of the New Company’s 7% Preferred Stock is offered in $10 shares. In | order to raise it quickly we make the following most LIBERAL OFFER. 40% of the amount purchased will be placed to your credit, you to have the right to select Pneumatic Goods to that amount any time within four months. For example, if you buy $100 worth of preferred stock, you shall be entitled to $40 worth of Pueu- These offers are limited to subscribers to the first 10,000 shares, and is an oppor- 2 R, South Street, (&> The offer does not apply to dealers, New York City, - ~ Y SS = i el as Have you seen one? It is up-to-date. Think of it, 9 Stallman S everything within reach. No heavy trays, but light, smooth Dresse drawers. Holds as much and costs Trunk no more than a goed box trunk. ac. stamp for catalogue. Hand riveted, almost indestructible. Once tried, always recommended. Sent C. O. D., privilege examination. Mention RECREATION. F. A. STALLMAN, 87 W. Spring St., Columbus, O. Here is Another! If you will send me 40 Yearly Subscriptions RECREATION I will send you A No. 10 Goerz T rieder- Binocular Field Glass — Listed at $38.00 Every well-informed man knows the great power of this modern prismatic field glass. It is indispensable to every hunter, and is one of the latest and best on the market. _ I have but a few of these instruments on hand and the offer will be withdrawn as soon as the supply is exhausted. ‘There- fore, if you want one START IMMEDIATELY. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application, _ RECREATION. XXXV Cocktails Famous the world over for purity. They never vary. The secret of their perfect blend is that they are kept six months before being drawn off and bot- tled. Be sure you have them in your camp, on the yacht, and on your outing trips wherever you go. They are ready and require no mixing. Simply pour over cracked ice. MANHATT ’ a focktails| r m5 | beable? ANEW YorK rp _ LOND For Sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. 29 BROADWAY, N.Y. HARTFORD, CONN: ———EE—E——E——— = Some years ago in a city in Ontario a game protection society was organized and an attempt made to enforce the game laws of that Province. The society was carried on 6 or 7 years and did much good work before it died of inanition. While it yet flourished one of its “watch dogs” heard whispers of an infraction of the game laws by a well known individual. It was a grand opportunity for the society to assert its principles and to make an ex- ample of an evil doer. Summons was is- sued and the case brought before the justice, the charge being that of shooting and hav- - ing in possession a woodcock during the close season. The commission of the crime and its detection came in such rapid con- nection that the accused proposed to save time by producing the bird. To the dis-: comfiture of the informer and the total collapse of the Court, the culprit, after care- fully undoing a brown paper parcel, exhibit- ed a wooden faucet, such as is used for drawing beer. He retired from court with- out a stain on his popularity and put up the cigars. Or: Iam a regular reader of your magazine and would not be without it. Ted. C. Kistenmacher, Avoca, Ia. =. iF YOU WOULD LIVE NEXT TO NATURE, READ RECREATION, BROTHER CAMPER, | YACHTMAN, EXCURSIONIST | Take the advice of ‘OLD SALTS” and experienced “*WOODS- 1 MEN” and see that your Hamper or Larder is supplied with PRUDENT HOUSEWIVES agree that no seasoning for soups, gravies or salads can compare ae McILHENNY’S Is universally used for clams and oysters, destroying the danger- ous typboid germs said to be prevalent in these bivalves, It ig far better than dry pepper, stimulating the stomach instead ofirritat- ing it, and helping digestion Instead of hindering it. MCILHENNY’S Aabasco Sertsce) inmost a delightful flavor and gives a delicious relish to cold meats. at once and you will use no other. AT ALL GROCERS Free Booklet with receipts for new and unique uses of Tabasco sent on request. McILHENNY’S TABASCO, New Iberia, La, Try =. Ss > PST S >, SS. —< ooo ae EAT THIS UNDERWOOD’S ORIGINAL DEVILED HAM The pure and delicate Deviled Ham which has been on the market for years and years, and never found wanting. Sugar-cured ham and fine, pure spices is all that we use. Itis delicious for sandwiches, at lunch, _ picnic, or tea, and in the chafing-dish. Our Book con- tains a lot of unique and practical receipts. We will sendit FREE, Underwood's Original Deviled Ham may be bought at any good grocers, but be sure you see on the can THE LITTLE RED DEVIL. Wm. Underwood Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A. XXxvi RECREATION. THEYRE MADE TO MEASURE utman boot Go on like a glove27¢ fit all over. For a Quarter ofa Century Putman Boots have been the Standard among Western Hunters, Prospectors, Ranchmen and Engineers (who demand the best) and we have learned through” our personal contact with them how to make a perfect boot. | Putman Boots are in use in nearly every civilized country in | the World. They are Genuine Hand Sewed, Water | Proof, Made to measure, Delivery charges prepaid, and © cost no more than others. Send for catalogue of over 30 Different Styles of boots, and blank for self measurement. Also Indian Tanned Moosehide ~ Moccasins. Illustration shows No. 900, 14 inches high, Black or Brown Leather. é Made to measure and delivered 4 in the U.S. Canada or Mex. for $7.50 H. J, PUTMAN & CO. 36 Hennepin Ave. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. ad >| The Celebrated SQUIRES’ SIBERIAN MOOSE HUNTING BOOTS & SHOES Made only by HENRY C. SQUIRES & SON 20 Cortlandt St., New York _ The leather is waterpr tough and pliable. The linings are russet calf- skin. The soles are best waterproof anhy- drous oak leather, Stitching of silk, Eng- lish back stays, bulldog toes, extra heavy eye- lets, Pratt fasteners and hand made throughout. Price $7.50 net. Short Boots $8.50, Knee Boots $10, Cavalry Style Boots $12, Special circular giving detailed information free for the asking, oof, fine RE Te grained, on file meas- urements of all who bought Bootsand Shoes of the W.Fred Quimby Co., of New York for the past 20 years, and I make the same grade of sportsmen’s f oot- wear as they made. I was superin- tendent of the shoedepartment fray > of that firm and bought the right to make these boots and shoes. Geta pairnow. They will last years and are the cheap- est intheend. I refer by permis- sion to the Editor of RECREATION. Measurement blanks and prices on application. Mention RECREATION. T. H. CUTHRIE 88 William Street, WEWARK, N. J. Hunting ® Boots, ) Shoes and | Mocca- sins Ali Work Guarane Mention Recreation. RECREATION. xxxvii | 7 | DRESSES 7 ANY MAN Complete from HEAD 4 to TOE in latest Style FREE SAMPLES and Measurement Blanks. TO INTRODUCE DIRECT TO THE rs Because e WEARER O re) fe emit mate aie ant ton themed of their suits absolutely to measures sent us § for only $10 and give the following 2 © Complete Outtit FREE. Construction Actually $28 value for only $40 and nothing to pay till after you .sece_.e the suit and free outfit and find it just as represented. Send us your name and post office address and we will send you FREE SAMPLES OF CLOTH, 5-foot tape line and measurement blanks, AGENUINE CHEVIOT SUIT % made to measure in the latest English Sack style, well made and durably trimmed, such asuit assome tailors charge...... aisetalewmatseltars $20.00 PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS A Dunlap block Derby or Fedora Hat......... ses |) eDO ; A pair of Stylish Lace Shoes, the new queen last.. 2.50 give most 4 Percale Shirt, with Collar and Cuffs attached...... 1.25 r A Neat Silk Four-in-hand Necktie or Bow....... dOtt f t &3 S rVv = pair of Fancy Web Elastic Suspenders....,...... 50 om or € ic e A Japanese Silk Handkerchief............... corvecs Psy 0) e e good” A pair of Fancy Lisle Thread Socks..............., ‘25|§ | Guarantced “All breaks made g “President” on buckle means “Cannot rust” 50c. and $1.00 Any shop or by mail prepaid The C. A. Edgarton Mig. Co. Box 219 KShirley Mass Send 6c. for Catalogue Thousands of Men pay daily for this $28.60 BON’T DELAY-—Atter having filled 10,000 orders our prices for taecse Suits alone will be $20 and NO FREE AKTICLES. GENT’S COMPLETE OUTFITTING CO..' 242 Market Street, Chicago, IIl. Reference: First National Bank, Chicago, Capital $12,000,000 okie mecmnic “Musical Clock has invented lately a which, besides keeping perfect time, running 8 days with one winding, striking the hours and halves, will also play favorite airs every half hour. As the cost is very low, many prefer buying the clock with the mu. sical attachment. Ask your jeweler for it or send to Size 17 in, “Ss E. L. CUENDET, Mfr., 7 Barclay Street, New York Hand sewing cannot. A Practica] Hunting and Driving Glove Made for practical, comfortable, durability. No Oil. No Odor. No Animal Glue. Practically seamless, Cannot Rip. Unaffected by moisture of any kind. If soiled, may be washed with soap and hot water, without injury. The Luther Fastener is adjustable, fits any wrist and cannot get out of order Illustrated booklet, samples and self measurement rule on application. exon et . No. 308 Driving Glove postpaid anywhere $1.50, made to measure $2 ony Soe” No, 320 Gauntlet, , 2. F 3 your dealer ’ ie J, P. LUTHER GLOVE C0., 536 Pearl St., Berlin, Wis. XXXViil RECREATION. Drs. H. R. PHILLIPS & WREAN, of Penn Yan, N. Y., have on hand a fine lot of BREEDING DOES from the best Strains of aN HARES. We will breed to im- my ported Bucks of the best and sell for $3.00 each, and fine Bucks for $5.00, ARE FINE. ‘Two fine Im- ported Bucks and four Im- noted Does i sale. During the month of April we are obliged to close out the Hares. Now is the chance to secure some fine bargains. DRS. PHILLIPS & WREAN. J) See RECREATION. Squabs are raised in 1 : month, bring d7g¢ a prices. Eager market. Astonishing profits. Easy for women and invalids. Use your spare time profitably. Small space and capital. Here zs something worth looking into. Facts given in our FREE BOOK, ‘‘ Howto make money with Squabs.”, PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 11 Friend St., Boston, Mass. Make Money Breeding Pheasants, Quail and Squabs We Start You, Send stamp for booklet telling you how to succeed, We buy all you raise. For sale, all kinds of Pheasants, Poultry, Ducks, Geese, Wood and Mandarin Ducks, Gold Fish Globes, etc. We want agents to sell our Gold Fish, etc. March Flyers—Imported Angora Cats, ‘Male or Fe- males, $5.00 each, Good Ruff, Tail and Coat. Hub Poultry and Supply Co., Station A No. 5. i Posten, less. English Tegnole Pheasants Fine live birds for sale, and eggs in their season. Write for prices. Cc. F. DEY, Lawton, Mich. Pheasants’ Eggs for Sale English and Mongolian $3 for 15; golden, $6 for 13. L. M. Bachhuber, M.D. Niayville, Wis, Cavies or Guinea Pigs, Peruvian, Abyssinian or English Long or Short Haired, All colors, 400 to select from. T, RACKHAM, East Orange, N. J. and they CLOSING OUT The best collection in Ex- istence of the Mammals and Birds of Minnesota. Consisting of Mounted Mammals, Heads, Antlers, Skins, Rugs, Mounted Birds, Skins, Eggs, Fresh Skins Relics, Curiosities, etc. Send’ Stamp. ERNEST L. BROWN The Minnesota Taxidermist, WARREN, MINNESOTA, ‘Taxidermist’s Materials Glass Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals Odlogist’s and Entomologist’s Supplies Send 5c. in stamps for Catalogue FRED. KAEMPFER 88 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Taxidermy work done in all its branches FLORIDA BIRDS. I have on hand a fair assortment of our Native Bird ~ Skins, suitable for schools, museums or private collec- tions. During the season of 1903 I will collect any birds or mammals to order. Finest mounted work a specialty. R. D. HOYT, Taxidermist, SEVEN OAKS, FLA. Game Heads and Fur Rugs I have one of the largest collections of fine Heads and Rugs in the West. Natural animals’ skulls, and all specimens for taxi- dermists, Send for photos of what you want. A. E. HAMMOND, Taxidermist, Missoula, Mont. INE_ MOUNTED GAME HEADS, BIRDS, ETC.., for sale at unheard-of prices. Send 10 cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine EXTRAORDINARY OFFER. To any person sending me $1 for a year’s subscription to RECREATION, I will give free one of the following books: 6th and 7th Books of Moses. This is a great book. Every home should have one. Volumes I.-IL., bound together in one volume; reg- ular price is $I. “The Almighty Dollar” is a new book just published, and is worth its weight in gold to any one. Can not be obtained for less than $1 anywhere. “Hunter's Guide and Trapper’s Compan- ion.” This is a book every hunter and — trapper should have. Descriptions of these books will be sent for a stamp. ‘This is the greatest offer ever made, and you should not let this pass. Old subscribers may avail of this offer by sending to cents extra. Address Henry Nelson, Eckwoll, Minn. ei —— RECREATION. XXXI1X The Rocky Mountain Goat Is a shy, wary animal that ranges 8,000 to 15,000 feet above sea level and has rarely been photographed. Mr. A. M. Collins, one of REcrE- ATION’S prize winning photograph- ers, has recently made 4 of the finest goat pictures ever produced. I HAvE had enlargements made from these, 13 x 15 inches, and will sell them At $5.00 a Set. A rare and valuable group for sportsmen, amateur photographers and nature students, Address RECREATION, si. fone thy NEW EDITION WEBSTER’S We bste r’ Ss INTERNATIONAL EE CA ocnonar¥/ Fnternational ae ee OT Ae 25,000 ° * New Words, etc. Diction ary Dg! Edited by W. T. HARRIS, Ph.D., LL.D., United States Commissioner_of Education. New Plates Throughout. | ) Rich Bindings. 2364 Pages. 5000 Illustrations. GThe International was first zssued tn 1890, succeeding the *‘ Unabridged.” The New Edition of the International was issued tu Oct., 1900. Get the latest and the best. Also Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 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CANYON DIABLO, ARIZONA Send stamp for reply. The most artistic and durable color effects on shingles are produced with Shingletint, which isa scientific com- bination of linseed oil, coloring matter, creosote and the necessary drying agents. Among the many shingle stains offered Shingletint is conspicuous not only for its superiority but because it can be called for by its distinctive name, thus offering the consumer protection against inferior goods offered for the same purpose. When buying Shingle Stains it will be worth while to ignore the “just as good’’ argument and insist upon Shingietint. Stained woods and descriptive literature sent free upon request. BERRY BROTHERS, Limited, Varnish Manufacturers, NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ST. LOUIS BOSTON BALTIMORE CINCINNATI SAN FRANCISCO Factory and Main Office, DETROIT Any INTELLIGENT PERSON CAN MASTER THIS ART DURING LEISURE HOURS-AND ENTER INTO 1 | A REMUNERATIVE PROFESSION \k* Write For Prospectus ir, MUNROE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL OF PIANO TUNING °} Fare River. Mass. Do You Want a Genuine Bargalp ; Hundreds of Upright ~ Piaace be, returned from renting to disposed of atonce. They include Steinways, Knabes, Fischers, Sterlings and other well known makes. Many eannot be dig- tinguished from new yet all are offered a€ a great discount. Uprights as low . a8 $100. Also beau- tiful New Up- rights at $125,$135, $150 and $165. A fine instrument at $290, fully equal to many $400 pianos. Monthly payments accepted. Freight only about $5. Write for list and particulars. You make a great saving. Pianos warranted as represented. Illustrated Piano Book Free LYON & HEALY 39 Adams St., CHICACO, Wenld’s inagest musie house; selle Evorything known in Mesi® xl RECREATION. Marble’s Automatic Gall. One of Marble’s Automatic Gaffs will catch and hold any fish you can hook. You just reach out and touch the fish when near the boat and the gaff automatically seizes and holds him. No. 1 Gaff, big enough for bass or any fish up to 15 lbs, in weight, $1.50 No. 2 Gaff for all fish between 10 and 6o lbs., postpaid, -. .° ae Either finished in Nickel, 50 cents extra. MARBLE’S HANDY FISH KNIVES are more satisfactory than others because hand- somer and better made. Postpaid, 85 cents and $1.00. SEND FOR CATALOG A. Sold by Dealers or Direct from MARBLE SAFETY AXE CO., Gladstone, Mich., U. S. A. Do you want a Good, Reliable, Substantial, Well Made “ingle Barrel Shot Gu If so, send me 10 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS and I will send you such a Gun as a premium | Itis made by the DAVENPORT ARMS CO., and this means it is made of good material and that only good workmanship is put on it. Nn \ y oy) a ll ll e [ BY SSS SS if M1, GN a MW (TRADE MARK) S BR Weight 43/ Ibs. ==} (pr p | My, \\\ ° Ni == Pattern 28 Absolutely Waterproof A Gentleman’s Rain Coat **Can you furnish a GOOD Rubber Coat, not too heavy and yet strong and serviceanle, which I can use in my prac- tice as wellas on fishing trins;and that will KEEP ME DRY?”’ F. A. KNIGHTS, M.D., Minneapolis. This order we filled with a ‘BANNER’? RUBBER COAT, Pattern 28, and 6 months later the Doctor said: ‘*It is just what I want and is the only coat I ever found that would REALLY SHED RAIN.’’ Sent express paid anywhere in United States on receipt of $5.00. Sizes, 36to46inches. Length, 54 inches. Give chest measure over ordinary coat. Mackintoshes and Rain Coats made to order All best quality Rubber Goods Write for List No. 20 Hs AE zEN i Cy > At (Ae o3 a (id 4225 As sey as Bees ey eszan 2 (Ap "22 a “Erte hcesa “tee 3 rs bs AA 3 6 23 2 3 J 23 % | ' This is one of the many remarkable op- portunities RECREATION is offering to | men and boys to fit themselves out com- pletely for shooting and fishing. Sample Copies for Use in Canvassing Furnished on Application. cee ee se Address WE HAVE REMOVED to St. Paul, where our facilities NORTHERN RUBBER C2. RECREA TION Dept. P, = ST. PAUL, MINN. 23 W. 24th Seat New York City: RECREATION. xli Yes,” said Mrs. Strenuous, ‘‘a change of climate for one’s insomnia is not only expensive, but often very inconvenient. 7 tried a change of mattress instead, substituting the Ostermoor Patent Elastic Felt Mattress for my hair mattress. Am delighted! although I was taught to believe a good ar mattress could not be excelled.” - Elastic Felt Mattress Pr We would like to send you our book ‘‘ The Test of Time.” It has 72 pages of text and handsome illustrations, all describing the Ostermoor mattress and its ancient rival, the hair mattress. A postal card will bring it. Perhaps you do not want to buy a mattress. You spend one third of your life in bed and you shou/d be interested in knowing what you sleep on. Wecan convince you that hundreds of we//-known persons find that ‘‘ The Ostermoor’”’ fulfills every demand of economy, comfort and sanitary precaution. ' Send for Free Book, ‘‘The Test of Time.’’ | The Ostermoor Mattress is not for sale at any store—no one sells‘it but us. Our name and guarantee on every genuine mattress. ie . : ’ : 2 feet 6 inches wide, 25 lbs., $8.3 | Thirty Nights Free Trial. 3 feet wide, 30 Ibs., ge 10:00 SING THE pe |, Sep on it 30 nights, and if it is not even all you 3 feet 6 inches wide, 35 Ibs., 11.70 x mS iH have hoped for, if you don’t believe it to be the equal 4 feet wide, 40 Ibs., = 13-35 4, in cleanliness, durability and comfort of any $50 hair 4 feet 6 inches wide, 45 Ibs., 15-00 iattress ever made, you can get your money back by | 4/1 6 feet 3 inches long. Intwo parts 50¢. 1 return mail—“no questions asked.?? There will be extra. Special sizes at special prices. no unpleasantness about it at all. Express Charges Prepaid to Any Point ‘OSTERMOOR & COMPANY, 114 Elizabeth St., New York We have cushioned 25,000 churches. Send for free book “Church Cushions.’’ | CANADIAN AppRESS: 301 St. James St., Montreal. xii RECREATION. : meee For 1902 Contest Automatic Reel: | qoccic” CLASS I. $25.00 For heaviest Trout soa with “Y. & E.” Automatic Reel during 1902. A. B. BEAN, POCATELLO, IDAHO. cies II. $25.00 For heaviest fish of any other kind caught with “Y. & E.”’ Auto- matic Reel during 1902. To WM. A. TEALL, EAu CLAIRE, W's. ” ishin The 1902 Contest record- For all-’round fishing ed some interesting battles the finest Reel Pages hents wate gamey . sh, under all sorts of di in existence, cult conditions. “Y,.& E.’’ 1903 Contest ‘“‘Auto- matic, Combi. FIVE MONEY PRIZES: nation,’ Style 'B.. Three for Grown-ups, - $25.00 each Diameter, _ Two for Young People not quiches. over 16, = 15.00 each eight, 11 Githces. There are no “‘strings” to these prizes, Carries 300ft. no “entry’’ fees of any kind. ‘They will be Winds go ft. given for best catches made with “Y & E.” Automatic Keels, and anybody, anywhere automatically without re- winding. Price $8.00 may compete. Write to-day for free con- test blank R-3o0. At your dealer’s or mailed pre aid anyw ere ¥ & E b Mi F E the U.S. and awman [ 8 a 0., ‘‘The little » Canada. 4 other finger styles. Rochester, N. Y. does it,” Write for Catalogue 299 R. PRIZE AWARDS Sa ET 5 C BUCK, Quickly secured. OUR FEE DUE WHEN PATENT OBTAINED. Send model, sketch or photo. with description for free reportas to patentability. 48-PAGE & HAND-BOOK FREE. Contains references and full information. WRITE FOR COPY OF OUR SPECIAL OFFER. Itis the most liberal proposition ever made by a patent attorney, and EVERY INVENTOR SHOULD READ IT before applying for patent. Address: “ Tere! | [H.B.WILLSON CO. li ih DA ah NGYW CANA PENDI 4 \ WT CLAY ELAND | PATENT LAWYERS, al ‘ih Wiss a SES | LeDrott Bids, WASHINGTON, D. C. i a : - Satisreeen after you have seen the “TALBOT \ \ A thing more perfect was never wrought in metal. In tournaments always a victor. Among fishermen’s treasures, the chief. Send for Booklet F: W. H. TALBOT, Nevada, Mo. RECREATION. xls A Severe Test A; tee. our Bass and Bait ae Casting Rods are not built ESaed for sea fishing, the above is a fair example of what they will do when called upon, and leads us to believe that the Bristol Rod will not take a back seat for anything that swims. This “man-eater” was caught off the coast of Florida not long since, ona No. 17 Bristol Steel Fishing Rod. He was landed in less than 30 minutes, notwithstand- ing the fact that his first rush took off about 200 feet of line, _ Tie your line to a Bristol—the Rod that is always equal to the emergency, the Rod that is more than equal to any wood or bamboo rod costing double the price. There’s Nothing to Warp or Swell Nothing to Split or Shrink Send for Catalog “R’’ describing 25 styles, prices from $3.50 to $17.00. Our Rods are sold by all dealers. The Horton Mfg. Co. Bristol, Conn., U. S. A. xliv RECREATION. IT NEVER FAILS The S. & W. Artificial Bait Is the most successful bait made. When in motion it re- sembles a minnow so closely that it never fails to delude the fish. » Its construction makes “7 it almost impossible for a fish to strike and not get caught, A GREAT SELLER “& Do you fish? Buy one. You will never be with- out one afterward. Why? It willcatch fish. Can be used with rod or hand line. Dealers send for illustrated booklet and get our prices. If your dealer cannot supply you, send 50c. at once for one (post paid) to STARK & WECKESSER 57 S. Main St. : : : DAYTON, OHIO, U.S. A. COWBOY OUTFIT A Genuine Cowboy Combined Cartridge and Money Belt of fine special prepared tanned russet leather ; made in all sizes ; 234 ins. wide ; large, nickel buckel. Strong and durable. Just the thing for sports- men. Postpaid anywhere for $3.00. Hand Carved Tanned Russet Leather Cowboy Holsters to match belt, and in all sizes. Postpaid anywhere for $2.00 each. When writing enclose stamp for reply. Remittances should be addressed to the Edward Smith Indian Post Trading Co. General Eastern Office : Buhl Block, DETROIT, MICH. for trial—send us 15¢ {i 27 sesered sample doz. Quality A Flies 3Oc {2,27 288erted, samele doz Quality B Flies 60c cr carted samnle doz. Quality C Flies 600 ss eee SPLIT BAMBOO RODS MBO sues 3] -CCLtS a aan 9 feet, 8 ounces With cork grip and extra tip, in wood form Try our new Braided Silk Enameled Waterproof _ METAL CENTER LINE Size No. 5, 41% cents per yard. Size No. 4, §% cents per yard. Put up in 10-yard lengths connected. THE H. H. KIFFE CO. 523 Broadway, New York City Catalogs of any of above goods free on application. Mention RECREATION. INDIAN oi —_ ali Mc, roe WHOLESALE & RETAIL CURIO DEALERS’ SUPPLY DEPOT. Bead Work, Baskets, Elk Teeth, Mexican Goods, Fossils, Minerals, Arrow- Heads, Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells, Agates, Photos, Great stock, Big Cata.5c., stamps, Mention RECREATION. Ifa dealer, say so, L. W. STILWELL DEADWoopD . . . =. So. DAKOTA Pa f ae Patent Independent Level Winding Device Patented Jan. 13, 1903. Below we quote the following delivered price on guaranteed strictly high-grade quadruple casting reels, with even spooler attached. They are strong cut gear, light running, and as fine outside and in as a watch, and should last a lifetime. Jeweled Bearing: 100-yd., $6.75 ss B 8O-yd., 6.50 = = 60-yd., 6.00 Stubs Steel Pivot Bearing: 100-yd., $5.75. 80O-yd., $5.50 60-yd., $5.00 Detached even spooler for such old or new quadruple reels as they will fit, $2.50 The above prices are less than half of any other even spooling reel, To insure prompt de- livery order early. Ifyou are not perfectly satis- fied after inspection, return to us and we will promptly return your money. Catalogues free, A. W. BISHOP & SON, RACINE, WIS. Mention ‘RECREATION, RECREATION. xIv 10" isp. to °75. be p.p-two, three and four cylinders. Cruising Yachts, Auzxilia- -\ ries, Launches and Working - “| Boats. The most effective | engine made. Smooth Run- ning, Safe, Positiveness in Action, Simple, Economical. 3 ey Send for our illustrated book. LAUNCH “RACER.”? | United States Long Distance Automobile Co. eer WHITON STREET, JERSEY GLTY 5 Nec Do you want Points on Angling . ; More complete than ever A Folding Canvas Boat? before. IF SO, SEND ME - The Habits and Haunts of 35 yearly subscriptions ieee Y y F and How to Catch Them to RECREATION Mailed free on application AND I WILL SEND YOU -THE SPECIALTY TIFG. COMPANY Box 62a, Goshen, Indiana A 14 ft. folding canvas boat listed at $48 capable of carrying 2 men and an ordinary camp outfit. : There are thousands of these is - boats in use, and nearly ev- ery man who is using one of them praises it on every oc- casion. - Sample copies of RECREA- : ee TION for use in canvassing THE 16 FOOTER. will be furnished on applica- The biggest. safest, handsomest, completest of its size tion and a half to three fourths mile faster per hour. Send 5 stamps for catalog, Mention RECREATION. Address 23 W. 24th St.. N Y TRUSCOTT BOAT MFG. CO., St. Joseph, Mich. ° *y ¢ Agencies in all principal cities, xlvi RECREATION. SS \\ \ SON, W\ ans ~ if, ie I want every enthusiastic fisherman, whether amateur, beginner or professional fo have a personal knowledge of the fine points of the Shakespeare Reels and the mar- velous catching qualities of the Shakespeare Baits—and to do this I propose to send to every man or woman who fishes for the real sport there fs in it, one of my reeis and baits for free trial on their next fishing trip. Write to-day. Send your name and address and the name and address of the leading sporting goods dealer of your city to Wm. Shakespeare Jr., 245 Shakespeare Bldg., Kalamazoo, Mich. The Shakespeare Reel is specially designed for accurate and long-distance casting, and is without doubt the best reelin the world, and you will say so when you seeit. The metal used in the manufacture of the Shakespeare Reel is hard-drawn brass and the finest English Stubbs steel— the best obtainable. Painstaking care ‘isused to secure perfect accuracy in every detail. In beauty of design, and simplicity of construction itis unequaled. Its easy, silent running suggesis perpetual motion and itis fitted with the Fine Fishing Tackle Free. p Da) A We 40, Who will catch the $100.00 Prize Black Bass this year? most perfect drag and click ever invented. Words will nol describe its beauty, its usefulness and its many advantages over all other reels. My reels and baits are for sale by all first-class dealers, but I want you to see them and try them for yourself and you shall have them, if you write me, for a free trial on your next fishing trip. The Shakespeare Baits are really marvelous. With them the fisherman 1s sure of a good catch, no matter where the fish are,in the lake or stream. If they are in deep water, Shakespeare makes the bait that attracts them. If thcy are in shallow water, Shakespeare makes the bait th~ catches them. If they are hidden in the lily pads or mvos, Shakespeare makes the bait that makes them strike. And Shakespeare offers $100 in prizes for the photograph and authentic dimensions of the biggest large or small mouth bass caught this year. Write to-day for particulars. [is little booklets, ‘‘How to Catch Bass,” “Fine Points About Tackle’ and “The Artof Bait Casting’ are free to every angler, Write ¢o-day and send your name and address 2a ga Seals hed RECREATION. xlvil —— CANOES BULLARD “STEEL EL LAUNCHES, Are Tried and True ROW AND PLEASURE BOATS, : My canvas-covered cedar ARE EVERLASTI NG! 3 canoes of the ‘‘Indian’’ Safer than wood; have greater carrying capacity; always dry; no bolts or nails to rust. models are as well and thor- oughly made for their class as my all-cedar styles, and these are the standard everywhere, ORDER EARLY. Boat Liveries equipped with the Bullard Steel Boats. Ee Always have ry poate, that last a lifetime. In 1902, the first year for | STEEL BOATS CHEAPER THAN WOOD. these models, not half my orders could be filled, though I built twice the number in- setae Sooisxoniemerinssecetio™ tended. = : aad ‘© INDIAN GIRL’? MODEL ee Fg THE oscooD FOLDING CANVAS BOATS | 15, 16, 17, 18 ft. $30 § $43 Original Canvas Boat; made for 30 years. Sold all ; 56to 80 pounds 0 over the world; used by U. S. Government; best Fish- : ing and Hunting is where there are no boats, take one Send for my complete catalogue of with you in trunk or bag. Non-puncturable. Folded - pleasure boats, canoes and fittings. oF Bend for catalogue illustrating all improved : end for catalogue illustrating all improved pop- ular designs of Steel, Wood, and Canvas Boats, and J. H. RUSHTON 9 Marine Engines. 817 Water Street, C N.Y MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED BOAT CO., LTD. ADA eee a ee 505 Main St., Battle Creek, Mich. WANT A REEL? You can get one for nothing. Or at least for a few hours’ work, Send me 15 Yearly Subscriptions Operated by = epee! ie a RECREATION] - ||| kia and I will send you A TALBOT REEL { HE Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a rev- Listed at $20.00 fe cies to those who have used others. Made by W. H. Talbot, Nevada, Ilo. Reliable, safe, durable and easy to oper- ate. Remarkable speed control. Best of all, This is one of the finest pieces of fishing it starts when you start it. No handle or tackle ever made. It is built like a gold crank is used. Our patented igniter is abso- 1 toan n lutely unique and always instant and posi- a aac pe eeucky reel eae tive in action. It is really the only perfect and satisfactory igniter. In Torrnaments, Always a Victor Motors complete from 1% to 25 H. P. ready Among the Angler’s Treasures, Always the Chief for installation, Wealso build handsome laun- I have but a few of these reelsin stock ches with motors installed and ready to run. and this offer will be withdrawn as soon as Send tor Catalogue, the present supply is exhausted. Fay & Bowen, Sample copies’ of REcREATION for use in canyassing 28 Mill Street Auburn, N. Y. furnished on applicatjon, xl viii RECREATION. THE hoeih piaas Latest, Safest, Tempered steel frame. No bolts to remove. Folds most compactor any boat BBS Canvas Boat made. Is what we offer you, A Boat built on modern lines that will prove a pleasure to ownand use. Selected materials used threugh- out, andit comes to you guar- anteed the best. A handy and safe boat for fishing and shoot- ing. Write fordescriptive circu- lar and catalog. Mention RECREATION. LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT COMPANY Kalamazoo, Michigan Latest patent and Im- proved Canvas Fold- ing Boaton the Market. Recreation with the aid of a Mullins’ Metal Boat or Canoe is as near perfect as you can get it. Send for our handsome illus- trated catalogue—F REE. W. H. MULLINS 228 DEPOT STREET SALEM, OHIO WHITESTONE HOLLOW SPAR AND BOAT CO. Successors to The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co., (The FAMOUS St. Lawrence River Skiffs Cedar Canoes Builders of } Canvas Covered Cedar Canoes Speed Launches YACHTS’ DAVIT BOATS Send for Spar Boo let No. 4. Skiff, Rowboat and Canoe Catalogue No. 5. WHITESTONE HoLLow SPAR AND BOAT Co. . G. FRASER, Manager Whitestone Landing, Long Island, N. Y. - a et tl a a ee pe ae eo a ee a t= vl ~ ct let ie wn. = —————— a ee eS ee ee eee z RECREATION. xlix GAS & ENGINES e~ AND LAUNCHES. ENGINES. 13 to 36 H. P, BOATS, I7 to 75 Feet HIGH-SPEED LAUNCHES, 21, 25 and 36 feet LOZIER MOTOR COMPANY, Plattsburg, N. Y. Branches : Sales Agencies : NEW YORK CITY, 1 Broadway WASHINGTON, D C., 1111 14th St., N. We BOSTON, 20 Central Street BALTIMORE, 651 W. Baltimore Street PHILADELPHIA, The Bourse CHICAGO, 1412 Michigan Avenue PEE i, ; . ; sais sition aang LEAMAN BOAT COMPANY WINNECONNE, WIS. Manufacturers of Gasoline Launches, Sail, Row, and Hunting Boats. Our prices are low, our work guaranteed. Launches, $150 up. Row Boats, $22 up. Hunting Skiffs, $20 up. ‘The oldest Boat Company in the State. Write for Wants. Mention RECREATION. FOLDING CANVAS BOATS were not satisfactory until the Ma iN G was produced, It’s a revelation in boat construction, nothing like it ever made. Vonsinkable. Can't tip over. Puncture Proof, wear long- er than a wooden boat. No re- pairs. No cost for storage, al- ways ready, folds into a small neat package, carry by hand, used by the U. S. Navy. They are simple, wonderful. A thor- oughly patented article. Beware of imitations, Made only by ourselves. A catalog of 70 engravings and 350 testimonials sent oz receipt of O cents. Bottom Boards rest on the frame not on the canvas, ribbed, longitudinally and _ diagonally. They are stiffer and safer than a eer y Boat because the lines are fuller, and are much easier to row or paddle. KING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. Mention REcREATION. KALAMAZOO, MICH., U. S. A, 11-foot ‘Special l RECREATION. a: GEO. B. “ & lee ERI. «5 ete Teed Ke aap Patan) —w- RECREATION. liii 110 MILES OF STEEL TOWERS The largest order ever placed for steel towers has just been executed by the Aermotor Company, Chicago. ‘The order was for 1200 steel towers to support large electric cables. These towers are to be erected in the interior of Mexico, to carry electricity from an immense water power plant up to the mines, over 100 miles distant. ‘The order for these towers came to the Aermotor Company unsolicited. The reputation of the Aermotor Company for building the best steel towers, for windmill and other purposes, brought them this unusual order. When the engineering and mining experts, who were placing the contract, were making up their specifications for these towers, they found no place in the construction of the Aermotor tower where they could suggest improvement. ‘Thesizes of some of the parts were changed to meet their particular needs, but the design of the towers remained precisely the same as the Aermotor Company perfected it years ago. It was of very great importance to the company buying these towers to secure the greatest possible strength with the least material. ‘These towers were to be placed about 500 feet apart. The weight of the long span of cables would bea very heavy load, to say nothing of the enor- mous side strain which might come upon the towers. Then, too, the contingency of one or more of the cables breaking, and throwing unequal strain upon different parts of the towers, had to be considered. The Aermotor Company guaranteed these towers to stand until the 3-inch, extra strong wrought iron pipe in the top should bend over. They stood this very severe test without the least indication of buckling in any part of the tower. The item of freight was another important consideration. These towers, as built by the Aermotor Company, made over 75 carloads. No other concern could have furnished towers of anything like the same strength with less than 100 cars of material. The Aermotor Company has a very great advantage over all others in the manufacture of steel towers. It was the first in the field, and had all the most vital features fully covered by patents before competitors were through laughing at the idea of a steel tower. The Aermotor tower was designed by mechanical r, & | experts who knew what points were essential to secure the greatest strength Ly, = Pp with the least material. towers are dovetailed into each other and securely clamped together. This makes them as solid as though they were welded into a single piece. This Testing the Towers. patented device in the Aermotor tower brings all of the strain directly upon the corner posts where it belongs. The braces and girts have nothing to do but hold the corners in line. Because other makers are not able to adopt this feature, they are compelled to use a large amount of extra material in their towers, and even then their towers are not so strong. Weight often indicates weakness rather than strength. All the weight not needed serves only to bring additional strain upon the parts which must bear it. The tops of the corner posts of the Aermotor > H Zs The best steel tower, like the best bicycle, is the one which secures the greatest strength with the least possible material. ‘The Aermotor tower is strong, safe and durable. Every pound of steel which is put into it is used to the best advantage. A tower twice as heavy, but poorly constructed, would be weaker. The tower is a very important consideration in buying a windmill outfit. If the tower goes down, the best windmill will be worthless. WRITE FOR OUR WINDMILL BOOK We have a book that tells all about windmills. It begins with the Dutch windmills of 1400 and ends with the Aermotor of 1903. It contains 125 pictures to show you what windmills should do and what they should be. It tells all that invention has done for them. When you read this book you will know all that anyone knows about wind- mills. You will know the right kind from the wrong kind and know all the differences. To avoid a mistake don’t buy without reading it. The bookis free. Simply write for it. : AERMOTOR CoO., 1310 TWELFTH ST., CHICAGO liv RECREATION. SIMPLE, DURABLE, RELIABLE; AND EXTREMELY ACCURATE. Popular with the Boys because of its Supe- rior Shooting Qualities, Light Weight, and Special Features of Construction. Furnished in 22 caliber only. Weight 4% to 4 pounds. It is supplied by Recreation as a Premium, Write for Catalogue The W. H. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. * Collan-Oi ” fee “Collan COLLAN Mineman OQ] l harness positively Waterproof WA TERPRO OF Used by the U. S 3 : THE STANDARD FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS | BRaMgala Used by all professional hunters and trappers, DRESSING the Army and Navy ny od pe AND and National Guard. : RUST Send 25c. for tri ; The Best Trap is the Cheapest PREVENTER eee ‘aha eee Complete illustrated catalogue on Write f , apphicatcal: rite for terms and circulars J. R. BUCKELEW Dept. A. 155! Chambers Sé. N. Y. ONEIDA COMMUNITY, LTD., Kenwood, N. Y. THE BRADLEY SHOT GUN SIGHT! x meee Wing Shooting KOENIG’S SHELL EXTRACTOR. Piscean tes is made easy and = ; certain by using se —¥ \. Every shooter should this gun sight. " Y )) have one—carryit ina Scores at trap y y} vest pocket, Fits any a Sed Sud ta Piehd 5 / : = gauge shell. Koenig’s greatly increased by its use. Right and left birds are 10 Cts. Postpaid. Gun Catalogue, Free. bagged as easily as straight- away birds. E.G.KOENIG, NEWJERSEY S LARGEST GUN HOUSE Price 50 Cents, Postpaid. SOUTH BROAD ST., Newarn, N. J, C.L, BRADLEY, Inventor, CLARKSViLLE, TENN THE ‘J. Cc.” HAND TRAP VELL EELY seuauee ewer tie SS “p= eS te - % : SS OO eS eS Dark lines show trap set, ready for the target. Dotted lines show trap sprung after target has been discharged. Start the season right by owning one of these traps. Gives the best kind of practice. Sent by prepaid express on receipt of price, $4.00. | THE MITCHELL MFG. CO., London, Ohio. Hy ‘ 2 ‘ Ss RECREATION. lv PERFECTION AT LAST! To the “OLD RELIABLE ’’ has fallen the honor of making the FIRST and ONLY PERFECT score which has ever been made in an all day tournament. At Spirit Lake, /a., Aug. 6th, 1902 Events 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20 15 15 20—200 Score 15 15 20.15 15 20 16 15 20 15 16 20—200 The above score was made by MR. FRED GILBERT WITH A PARKER GUN Send for Catalogue PARKER BROS., Meriden, Conn. NEw YoRK SALESROOM: No. 32 WARREN ST. Mention RECREATION. We make a specialty of Featherweights © and Trap Guns with our new SINGLE TRIGGER Guaranteed Perfect Send stamp for 1903 Catalogue Our New Mention RECREATION hacia un Cleaner D. M. LEFEVER SONS & Cco., By Mail, Manufacturers of the ‘“‘NEW LEFEVER”’ 30 Cents _Not connected with Lefever Arms Co. SYRACUS E, N.Y. Telescopic Sights FOR HARD USE AND FINE WORK ADDRESS FOR CIRCULAR L. N. MOGG, Marcellus, N. Y. Mention RECREATION Practical Common Sense in 6 Sizes. CAMP STOVE Either with or without oven. The lightest, strongest, m most compact, prac- We} tical stcve made. aa' Cast combination sheet steel top, smooth outside, heavy lining in fire box ool sional oven, holds its shape, telescopic pipe carried inside the stove. Burns larger wood and keeps firelonger than any other. Used by over 9,000 campers and only one stove returned. For catalogue giving {ull particulars, mention REC- REATION and address, D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill. IDEAL ~ PAPER SHOT SHELLTRIMMER i>: SOMETHING NEW. With it you can cut off the soft and frayed ends of shells that have been fired and they will be as good as new. Why throw good shells away? Send us 6 cents in stamps for i} latest IDEAL HAND BOOK, giving full information of all New Goods and much matter of interest to shooters. Address, = Y IDEAL MANUF’G CO.,12 U St., New Haven,Conn.,U.S.A. 1HE PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisce, Cal,, Agents for Pacific Coast, When you write please mention Recreation, For Sale: New Yawman & Erbe Auto- matic Reel, style B. E. Wilson, Louis- burg, O. lv1 RECREATION. BREECH cis » ‘li hs : HACA i SHOWING NEW 9 GUARANTEED to be worth $25.00 CROSS BOLT more than any other make of Gun at Sarie Cost. Send for Catalogue Describing Sixteen ITHAGA GUN C0 lth N. Y, Different Grades of Guns, Ranging in ty aca, Price from $19.50 to $300. Mention REcREATION. BOSOSSODSSSSSSES2OSSSESSSO H. & R. SINGLE SHOT GUN Automatic and Non-Ejecting The cheapest absolutely safe gun, with improve- ments found heretofore only in the highest priced. PERFECT IN MODEL SIMPLEST ‘TAKE AND CONSTRUCTION DOWN ’’ GUN MADE 12, 16 and 20 gauge; barrels 28, 30 and 32 inch, plain steel and twist. Top snap; center ham- mer; rebounding lock. Your dealer can supply, or we will sell to you direct. Write for Catalog. HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO. Dept. R, WORCESTER, MASS. Makers of H. (82 R, Revolvers eels RECREATION. : lvii DUPONT SMOKELESS WINS MORE HIGH AVERAGES THAN ALL OTHER POWDERS. ITS UNIFORMITY, VELOCITY, AND CLOSE PATTERN ARE DEMONSTRATED BY THOU- SANDS OF TRAP SHOOTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. E. I. DUPONT DENEriours & Co. WILIMIINGTON, DELAWARE POWDER /JIAKERS FOR A CENTURY NEW CENTURY RIFLE MAUSER SYSTEM. SHOOTS 22 SHORT OR LONG CARTRIDGES, : FINE STEEL BARREL, TAKE DOWN, SHOOTING GUARANTEED. Price, $3.00 ASK YOUR DEALER OR ORDER DIRECT. SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES, 302 AND 304 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY. Iviii ' RECREATION. OLD DOMINION LINE SHOR T SEA TRIPS FIER IOI ION POPULAR LINE FROM New York to Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, © Virginia Beach, Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C. STEAMERS SAIL DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY AT 3.00 P.M. Old Dominion Steamship Co. H. B.WALKER,T.M. J.J. BROWN, G. P. A. - 81 and 85 Beach Street New York ee ee | ' E : : a Do you enjoy big game hunting ? Or Trout Fishing ? Or [Mountain Climbing ? If so, write vs and we can accommodale you. We keep 65 head of horses, We employ a fyll corps of experienced guides , packers, and cooks, We have a complete outfit of riding saddles, pack saddles, tents, stoves, cooking utensils, tableware, and everything necessary for touring and camping in the Mountains. We live at Banff. The Eastern gateway of the Canadian Rockies. And can send you anywhere you may wish to go from this point North, East, South or West. Address: BREWSTER BROS. Ranff Alberta, Canada. SOME GOOD GUIDES. Following are names and addresses of guides who have been recommended to me, by men who have employed them; together with data as to the species of game and fish which these guides undertake to find for sportsmen, If anyone who may employ one of these guides should find him incompetent or un- satisfactory, I will be grateful if he will report the fact to me. ALASKA. Edwin Edelmann, Kenai, Cook’s Inlet, moose, bear, caribou, mountain sheep, ducks, grouse and trout. FLORIDA. Carson Bros., Frostproof, bear, deer, turkeys, quail, snipe. C. H. Stokes, Mohawk, deer, alligators, turkey, quail, and snipe. IDAHO. John Ching, Kilgore, elk, bear, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, trout and grouse. Chas. Petty’s Kilgore, ditto. MAINE. H. R. Horton, Flagstaff, deer, bear, moose, cari- bou, fox, grouse and trout. NEW YORK. Le Roy Still, Bayport, Long Island, ducks, quails, rabbits and grouse. WYOMING. S. N. Leek, Jackson, elk, bear, deer, mountain sheep, antelope, grouse and trout. James L. McLaughlin, Valley, elk, bear, deer, mountain sheep, antelope, grouse and trout. CANADA. Wm. S._ Andrews, Lillooet, B. C., deer, bear, mountain sheep, goats, grouse and trout. B. Norrad, Boiestown, N. B., moose, caribou, grouse and trout. Carl Bersing, Newcastle, N. B., moose, caribou, deer, bear and grouse. Pheasants: Amhersts, Reeves, Goldens, Silvers, English, etc.; also Woodducks and Mandarins in stock. Rarer breeds and Swans imported. Beautiful 18 x 24 Color- plate of Golden Cock 25 cents. Detroit _Pheasantry, Stanton Ave., Detroit, Mich. IN ANSWERING. -ADS PLEASE MENTION RECREATION. RELICS OF A DISAPPEARING RACE Buffalo Skulls WITH POLISHED OR UNPOLISHED HORNS Also polished or unpolished horns in pairs or single. Polished horns tipped with incandescent electric lights 3 polished hunting horns; mirrors hungin polished horns, etc. These are decided novelties and are in great de- mand for sportsmen's dens, offices, club-rooms, halls, etc. Send for illustrated catalog. Mention RECREA- TION. EW. WaSTILES 141 Washington St, Hartford, Conn, RECREATION. lix “HOPKINS & ALLEN” Single Barrel Shot Guns (Made for any powder and good for any shot.) J yy wearer a cant Our ‘‘ Lever Action ’”’ has more friends than any single gun made, has stood the test of fifteen years’ continued approval. Simple, durable and reliable, emer canee bined Steel barrebe ciel io. wc. ove cins is ciea's vtesece es $8.00 iw nae ay eee a aE io : ODEL KF. | MADE BY \ HoPKINS & ALLEN ARMS CO. ‘ NORWICH, CONN, | ™ Gi TID tae Se AS wep IE Le ld Bs = | J Our new model top snap action, combining all up-to-date features of a modern 4 gun, including. patent compensating snap fore end. Automatic shell > ejector, Full Choke Bored. 12, 16 and 20 gauge decarbonized S ee an ee ey Bie die wi Weis d sate desea s Ks WS «0d eee cme ahen es 6s $9.00 3 Pa andene wage Stubbs twist steel Darrel... ......00ccsesaseaccccaace $10.00 . We will ship, all charges prepaid, on receipt of remittance 3 with order, to any express office tn the U.S. A. - e The Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., 2 NORWICH, CONN., U. S. A. Ix RECREATION. STILL ANOTHER GREAT OFFER Send me 25 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and I will send you A Grade O Syracuse Gun Listed at $30. I have contracted for 20 of these guns at a price which enables me to offer them as above, and they will doubtless all be taken within the next three months. If you want one of the Guns get a move on you Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application RECREATION, 23 W. 24th Street, New York ' RECREATION. xi Guaranteed Not to Shoot Loose One of the ‘SYRACUSE Built for Business DAMASCUS BARRELS A G AUTOMATIC EJECTOR GRADE 3 EJECTOR $6() LIST In presenting this gun to your notice, we feel that it is the best value for the money that has ever been offered. Excellent Damascus barrels, carefully selected, and bored by the particular method that has gained for the “Syracuse” the reputation of being the Hardest Hitting gun made. Stocked with Imported Walnut, Full Pistol Grip, handsomely checkered. Engraving is hand cut, and gives that finishing touch that proclaims quality. MADE IN 20, 16 OR 12 GAUGE SYRACUSE ARMS CO. SYRACUSE,N-Y. a) RECREATION. Vo \\ A \ (on 10K AON ousands Get Well Without Risking a Penny They write for my book—and I send it. I supply them my help on trial. They take it a month at my risk. I'll do that for You Simply send me this coupon, or write me a postal, stating the book you need. Then I will mail you an order on your druggist for six bottles Dr. Shoop’s Restor- ative. You may take it a month on trial. If it succeeds, the cost is $5.50. If it fails, I will pay the druggist myself. And your mere word shall decide it. That is the offer which hundreds of thou- sands have accepted, and 39 out of 4o have paid for the medicine gladly, because they were cured. There is scarcely a neighborhood in America without its men and women whom my Restorative made well. On Jan. 11, 1903, I published in all the Chicago papers the names and addresses of one thousand people in that city alone whom my Restorative had cured in just the past six months. Do you believe that any other remedy ever cured one thousand chronic cases in one city in one-half year? , Won’t you test the remedy which did that, when I promise to pay the whole cost © if it fails? This is How I do it: I have spent a lifetime in learning how to strengthen inside nerves. I have learned how to bring back the only power that oper- ates the vital organs. I don’t doctor the weak organ itself. I might as well doctor a weak engine to make it strong. I give the organ more power— more nerve power. I give it the strength to do its duty. . My Restorative does that always, and there is nothing more that medicine can do. Unless there is a cause like cancer my Res- torative will cure. And conditions that it can’t cure are beyond the reach of medi- cine, When you are cured you will keep my Restorative in the house for little troubles, and to prevent these serious troubles here- after. Cut Out Ghis Coupon For we all resolve to send for something, but forget. Mark the book desired and mail this with your name and address to Dr. Shoop, Box 214, Racine, Wis. Book r on Dyspepsia. Book 4 for Women. Book 2 on the Heart. Book 5 for Men (sealed), Book 3 on the Kidneys. | Book 6 on Rheumatism. Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured by one or two bottles. At all druggists. Lo vel ia ec i oe ee WITH VU. M, C, SHOT SHELLS there are no annoying mis-fires. Holding right means ‘‘dead duck.” Specify New Club, Nitro Club and ARROW. These shot shells have the experience of 35 years behind them. They are the ‘‘satisfactory ” kind. The Union Melallic Cartridge Company, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Agency 313 Broadway, New York City. All the Prominent English and American Makes. IR SPECIALTY QCCOTT’S MONTE CARLO “a ; AX Automatic Ejector Hammerless, Also Westley Richards, Greener, Purdy Lang, Parker, L.C. Smith, J P. Clabrough & Johnstone, Ithaca, Baltimore Arms Co , Forehand, etc Other guns taken in trade. Send for catalogue and List of Second-hand guns. Fi, Mention RECREATION. = SWEDISH LEATHER ACKETS. - Duck Shooting. Soft as Kid. Finest Quality, $18.00 take the entire product of the manufacturers of above Finest Jackets and this make cannot be obtained elsewhere in the United States i By R . 4 BY FIRST-CLASS GUN REPAIRERS Un NCPaAalLLTIN resrockine, Brownine, Ete., Ete. . Send for Catalogues i” READ & SONS 107 Washington Street, BOSTON, MASS. e ® The Old Gun House. Established 1826 1 | wi CHARLES FRANCIS PRESS, NEW YORK hore. Rass iy icago. 20 HOUR TRAIN to Ch ew York Central and Lake S a aly 4 fo! b os ‘= Pe ure on the shooting range, the fire-arm selected must contain certain features t success. Do not mar sport by the escape of wounded game or spoil your score by shooting barrel. Savage Hammerless Repeaters are furnished from a 22 caliber to the most pow ful hunting loads and stand for all that is best in a modern reliable fire-arm. Ask the man who owns one. oe Our new catalogue (G.) is of great interest to hunters and target shooters. K on request. : SAVAGE ARMS COMPANY, UTICA, NW Ske French Hy pnotism Dr. Berillon makes Patients leave off Coffee Entirely, : If you contemplate a hunt after big game during the coming season or se sek ple In Paris the clinique of Dr. Berillon, the famous French hypnotist of the Rue St. cui " RE AgARERUE Andre-des- Arts, where hypnotism is em- 0. odoin Ll ployed in the cure of various diseases, is one of the interesting sights of the mod- ern world of Science. Some of the cures smack of the miracu- lous and the ordinary observer can com- jr thelial, ~ prehend nothing of the why and wherefore, AND FIND NOTHING ites It is noticeable that Dr. Berillon in- OR OBJECTIONABLE IN ITS ¢ | SITION., tirely’—a most important step in the cure. of any disease. Many people are steadily and surely forced into disease by coffee. ral POSTUM FOOD COFFEE has made FOR TWOSCOREYEARS anoTE the way easy for those who would break Genteel Americans have cared for away from coffee. When boiled full fif- their teeth with no fear of Acid, teen minutes it is delicious, heavy with Grit or other injurious substances food value, a powerful rebuilding agent. BY THE USE OF It knocks down the ills coffee has set up. ae If you would be well it is worth your thought. | 4 . (There is a reason, BDV BATIESCEREA have been established over 50 YEAI Pi ANO S tem of payments every family in stances can own a VOSE piano. Ws ments in exchange and deliver the new piane in your hone Write for catalogue D and explanations, VOSE & SONS PIANO CO., 160 Boylston St. = os IS structs his patients to “leave off coffee en- 20th ae Limited x NAWS.LYOdS NVOIMEWV SO ganDva AHL JO NVDUYO ‘TVIDIddO & < [2 © | It geeenieemeemnieeeniaeaeeitalll ainmieniemnteeeetemnteiee eee tee a) < 12 > ae SE Se eee ae ae eee o< 8 eS keety . : é 4 mr ie at ene oP ast Ss =O a= us Po ~o«~, — is ‘s 1 < hes = | S is e <4 = > ne) : & rw Om te toe Coit « ° 5 Y) pt 7 (ee i. 2 Of Q ia | E < onl = a 7 zeae oon myyae eo ] Ww ia Cas ict - Tee cep iz A ky eo, eg) fei 5 Meng | eM tf. 238 §Cx IRE 3 “coe oS dee i S . o cssgoall® | — O om > ie an oY ae oe HA, Ly , e a fee pe | =. a oe io) we ' o s =) Oo 8 A. 9 = 2 a E \ i a a vs . 5 i. low the Deacon Became a Horse Jock 2 is - By L. B. ELLIOTT, Illustrated with photos by the author. | THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON — HAS Ae ay pees Sia HE PROCLAIMED ” r se a E invite your confidence with the assurance that we will not attenine eng deceive you. We are Not Distillers, though we do diese the entire output of one distillery. We are Importers of many of the good varieties of Wines, Spee sane Cordials, the product of England, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. hor * We are Rectifiers, Blenders or Compounders, as you please. Choose your F own name for that department of our line of business that so many people tool- | ‘ ishly jeer at, so also is your Apothecary, your Confectioner and your. Cook, How often do you receive one cow’s milk. | nas We are Wholesale Dealers. We confess to belgneaee to diag class of Nal middle men, who are supposed to make enormous profits. Searching forour share — | of those profits the commercial telescope comes always to our eye wrong end to. x We are Retailers. We claim fellowship with that patient, long suffering, — much abused, overtaxed, unprotected class of retail dealers, who fill the gape between the unreasoning ‘Consumer and the unreasonable T otal Abstainers aa We are one of the few houses in our line that can supply a patron with a glass of beer or two thousand barrels of whiskey of one inspection of a single brand. If as Importers, Blenders, Wholesale and Retail Dealers we make Fou profits, we will give you Three of them on any purchase you make of us. W u will retain only a reasonable reward for labor, and carnestly and honestly #4 applied energy, and a fair return on capital invested. bi, If you accept our offer you will surely receive the Best and the Most Eon your, 2 money that ever came to vou from anv si.nilar proposition. a REGISTERED AND SPECIAL BRANDS ia: q p ay er Gal. . -PeriGalathaee Holiday Pure Rye 2 4.00} Old Gold Bourbon - $4. 00 (Eleven Years Old) — (Eleven Years Old) Hermitage Rock & Rye 4.00] Jewel Port = 4. 00 a Superior From. Silva & Cosens, Onene an me Five pounds of rock candy crystals ‘ choice product of the grape. * to each gallon of seven year old Rainbow Brandy V.0. 4, 00 Hermitage , Rye: whiskey, on a ‘The product of one of the best Ameri- | __ the Pie Dees Ons Sear eer _ | « can Vineyards, with all the medici-— =| he Se cs ae nal qualities of French Brandy. Bon Ton Cocktails - 4.00} JupiterGin - 4. 00. é Martini, -Manhattan, Vermouth, From the Swan Distillery, Schiedam, | i le Whiskey, Tom Gin and Holland , Holland, where Good Gin comes | — Gin. Carefully prepared from the | from. Tastes differ. Many people 3 choicest materials, perfectly blended. , appreciate Good Gin. Jupiteristhe | Ruthven Sherry a: 4.00 . best the world affords, - From Duff, Gordon & Co. Warranted + Medford Old Rum - 4. 00 | ; twenty years in the wood befure From Daniel Lawrence & Sons, Med. bottling. Rich and fruity. ford, Mass. vw) pA s On receipt of y our order with $6 00, we will ship 6 full quarts, retreat to suit, transportation coos ; : prepaid, to any railroad point in the "United States where the charges for transportation do not exceed $2.00, ° You cannot afford to let this chance‘'go by, You never before had as good an offer. Remit cash in registered letter or by express company or P. O. money order. ‘References: Any bank in Boston. Any mercantile agency. or any distiller of importance in the United States. P fe W. H. JONES & CO,,"™*ssz Saisie “ESTABLISHED 1851 RECREATION Copyright, December, 1902, by G. O. Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 WEST 24TH STREET, f1.00 A YEAR. 1o CENTS A Copy. Editor and Manager. NEw YorK CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE The Streaked Demon Alighted Beside the Astonished Terrier.........-..---..---+---e0-+see- FRONTISPIECE Cie dustrated (5 22... ew ee cence sees is Sa gt A hn RRS, Se FEE a A NAS W.S.CROLLY 331 Bass Fishing in the North Potomac .......---.-..--------eeeeeeeeee ee eee ALEXANDER HUNTER 337 How the Deacon Became a Horse Jockey. Illustrated ............-.- 2s eee eee ee 1: B.ELuiorr 341 Oh! My Heart Is Hungry forthe Hills. Pcem..................-- - ssreee++ ALFRED I. TOWNSEND 345 MERI PIRONGES= «sos ee ce ae wegen ee ete n ers ee nee Rene alcia ole. 2 ato beter eos TEN SLEEP 347 mermee WORT Of KinsaG, Poem: -- 2.22502 5< 02 eet eects e eens eelnns FRANK WuiTE 348 Gamocmm On the Temapaming...--.-. +... . 2. ... 0.2.20 eee ek ance ce cere ete e ese cee seiewe el (eee gee CE, . 350 Casmesranione Animals, Wlustrated .....° ©... 2.8 oh cle ede eee e ecw eee nite J.A.LorinG 351 NINERS ERIC SLOT 2 sc lass ge ties ae oer n hed Cee tbe bbe eee ce cen c ck HARRY SUYDAM 356 iB rs crcl no a cise oo Spel g ciosw', ce RS Sine v nine aarlenintn Sebemeicc am cee sce dea Saher MENOQUET 357 Memenmmaniesop tiver. Tllustrated. 22-55. 005 fof. 025. eee wee be tare eee seen et evel A,StT.J. NEWBERRY 3:9 Brom tie Game Fields:.:*..:....2. 220.2. ..00 53. 36x‘*|- Pure and Impure Foods. -;.... 2... «-++-....--- 392 Fish and Fishing ee 371 | Honk NGlichitis fk. c-reeik. piahtcre =... 305 Guns and Ammunition Pee EL eta al acura ae pa isetier aoNGCed. cos. cos ech a6 Natural History ..... ee ee ap iat ee Sto | ese j The League of American Sportsmen ........-.. 385 PGtUGE AF CORNET 6 ast oan! Sai he cancun cite sale c'n Jeet ae 397 NIE lain ace Lhe ke acs win gee eats cvcs eee 389 | Amateur Photography......-.....-.--...-.. ---. 402 Ientered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post-Office, Oct, 17, 1894. appreciate the great utility and comfort of WASHBURNE’S PATENT SCARF HOLDER Little but effective. It cannot come loose or ride up. Instantly attached and detached. Scarf Holder - - Sent Cuff Holders - - Key Ring and Chain - 25 “ They never come loose. A tiny lever with abulldog grip. Illustrated Catalogue Free. AMERICAN RING CO., Dept. 44 Waterbury, Conn. sore Throat Hoarseness, Quinsy, Tonsillitis Laryngitis and other throat troubles quickly relieved and promptly cured by the use of Hydrozone This scientific germicide is used and endorsed by leading physicians every- where. It is absolutely harm- fess, yet a most powerful healing agent. By killing the germs that cause these diseases, without injury to the tissue, Hydrozone cures the patient. Sold by Leading Druggists. If not at yours, will send bottle, prepaid, on receipt of 25 cents. Ch, laste emctant (Oept. F-59) Prince Street, NEW YORK e ll RECREATION. a sDENISUSIRNI Cee oa i ' i RECREATION. iii 204 CENTURY LAUNCHES STEAM YACHTS SAIL YACHTS The Ideal Gentleman’s Pleasure Craft used at -the Pan-American Exposition because they were the best. Elegantly finished, simple, safe, reli- able, and speedy. 15 ft. Fishing Launch, $150. 16 ft. Family Launch, $200. 35 ft. Cabin Launch, $1,500. Send to cents for 80-page illustrated catalogue giving the truth in detail about the best boats built. Address RACINE BOAT MEG. CO. | RIVERSIDE, RACINE, WIS. iv RECREATION. ‘Nothing so Rare as Resting on Air.” The N. Y. Yacht Club entire fleet of 25-footers, designed by Mr. CHARLES F. HERRESHOFE 18 Broadway, New York City and now under construction by che Holmes Shipbuilding Company, West Mystic, Conn. will be equipped throughout with Pneumatic Cushions Pneumatics have all the qualifications of every other kind of CusHion or MATTRESS, with many additional recom- mendations of their own. We own and control every practical patented device for ‘‘staying’’ Pneumatic Goods. Any other that is offered you is either an infringement on our ‘‘stay” or a crude iron makeshift. Pneumatic Mattress and Cushion Co. 2 R South Street, New York City — RECREATION. v Mattress makers everywhere are paying the tribute of imitation to the Ostermoor mattress, but its qualities elude them—they can’t make Ostermoor Patent Elastic Felt, because it is our patent and if we catch them selling their worthless ‘‘cotton pickings”’ or ‘‘cotton batting’ as FELT, we commence legal proceedings against them at once. It’s not FELT if it’s not an OSTERMOOR. STANDARD SIZES AND PRICES Our name is on every genuine mattress. OF THE OSTERMOOR 2 feet 6 inches wide 25 Ibs. Rao Price °15. Express Prepaid | «in. 10.00 8 feet Te wide, 1 | .70 30 Nights’ Free Trial |e: 335 4. feet euekes wide, 15.00 You can have an OsTERMOOR MATTRESS, sleep on it 30 nights, and if it All 6 feet 3 inches long. is not better than any other mattress you have ever used—if it is not all you | M@de in two parts, soc. extra. 5 j : é ‘ Special sizes at special prices. even HOPED for, return it at our expense and your money will be immedi- | y, rerio: STN Tika Gales Ona ea ately refunded without question. What more can we do to convince you ? Please do not consider any longer the purchase of an out-of-date hair mattress. Nobody ‘‘ whois anybody’”’ buys hair nowadays. A hair mattress is a tick stuffed with axzzma/ hair often swarming with disease germs. It gets lumpy and needs constant renovation at great expense. Each Ostermoor mattress is built—not stuffed Hand-laid sheets of snowy whiteness, each the full size, are carefully compressed into the tick. The Ostermoor Patent Elastic Felt is purity itself, germ-free and vermin-proof. Ostermoor mattresses cannot get lumpy; never need renewing ; an occasional sun-bath isall they require. The tick can be taken off and washed whenever soiled. Send for Our Handsome 96-Page Book Free (coupon) whether you want a mattress or not. There is no other mattress as good as the ‘‘Ostermoor,” and we want you to know why—we challenge comparison. Our book, *‘ The Test of Time,”’ gives testimonials from such men as Rey. Dr. MacArthur and George H. Daniels. whom you must believe—even if you think WE exaggerate. It illus- trates the various uses to which the Patent Elastic Felt is put—Pillows, Window Seat Cushions, Boat Cushions and Church Cushions, etc. Cut along this line. Or. fust write your name and address on a postal—we will understand. OsTERMOOR & Co., 114 Elizabeth Street, New York: Please send me your free book, “The Test of Time,” without obligation in any way on my part. MAIL THIS TO-DAY To-morrow never cones 1 v1 RECREATION. eee Decorate Your Den With a set of the most beautiful Hunting and Fishing Pictures ever made. 15 Plates. Size for Framing, 18 x 24 inches SUBJECTS: ELK HUNTING SALMON FISHING i ye Rha MOOSE HUNTING TROUT FISHING MALLARD SHOOTING — BLACK BASS FISHING — c £ pENTON TARPON FISHING —. BLUE FISHING — FRED. s. cozzEns ANTELOPE HUNTING — GOOSE SHOOTING — FRED REMINGTON GROUSE SHOOTING — WILD TURKEY HUNTING — pe. F. zocpaum MUSKALONGE FISHING — Ff. H. TAYLOR DEER HUNTING — a. B. FROST | ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP’ HUNTING — E. KNOBEL These 15 plates are lithographed in the true colors of nature and altogether make one of the finest series of pictures of outdoor sports ever published. 7 ORIGINALLY ISSUED AT $50 A SET I have bought the last of them and can furnish a complete set for 15 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION, Or will Sell at $10 a Set I also have enlargements of the following photographs: ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOATS Published on pages 90, 91, 92, and 93 of the February issue of RECREATION, $5 a set. WOOD DUCK SHOOTING Published on page 95 of the February issue of RECREATION, $1.50 each. Address: RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York City RECREATION. Vil May in the Laurentians. © HOULD you have fished Lau- rentian waters, you. may skip this page for you know, already, they fem yield the best early es rmiea. trout fishing, But if the delights of a first visit are as yet in store, be assured that nowhere within easy reach of the big cities of the United States may better sport Metra. a miore-cxhilar- °° Revere hee ating air breathed, or such gloriously wild, satisfying, scenery enjoyed. A run of four hours from Montreal will carry you to the heart of this un- Notch of Devil’s River. spoilt region; to lakes where the deer drink, the ducks rear their young unmolested, and in which lusty trout leap madly Bemne fy ss 2 2 A es Trembling Mountain, for additional information apply to any agent of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, or to ROBERT KERR, Passenger Traffic Manager. MONTREAL. Vil . RECREATION. 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A beautiful booklet of illustrations sent upon request. _E.L.BROWN, Megr.,Until July 1st care Lincoln Safe Deposit Co., 42d St., New York X1V RECREATION. ~esFOR 34 YEARS A STANDARD PIANO.” THE Wina PIANO YOU NEED THIS BOO IF YOU INTEND TO BUY A PIANO. A book —not a’catalogue—that gives you all the informa- tion possessed by experts. It makes the selection of a pianoeasy. If read carefully, it will make you a judge of tone, action, workmanship, and finish; will tell you howto know good from bad, It de- scribes the materials used : gives pictures of all the different parts, and tells how they should be made and put together. It isthe only book of its kind ever published. It contains 116 large pages, and is named “The Book of Complete Information About: Pianos.’’ We send it free to anyone wishing to buy a piano: Write for it. SAVE FROM $100 Ske) $200 We make the WING PIANO and sell it our- selves. It goes direct from our factory to your home. We donot employ any agents or salesmen. When you buy the WING PIANO you pa the actual cost of construction and our smal! wholesale profit. This profit is small because we sell thousands of pianos yearly. Most retail stores sell no more than twelve to twenty pianos yearly, and must charge from $100 to $200 profit on-eack.. They can’t help it. a PF, Lehi POLE: ; 4 Gy SS yy cS, SSS = ~— SS SS SS Wee SSS A Wing style—a5 other styles to select from. - SENT ON TRIA WE PAY FREIGHT. NO MONEY IN ADVANCE. We will send any WING PIANO to any part of the United States on trial. We pay freight ‘n advance and do not ask for any advance payment or deposit. If the piano is not satisfactory a/ter twenty days’ trialin your home, we take it back entirely at our expense. You pay us nothing unless you keep the piano. There is absolutely no risk or expense to you. Old instruments taken in exchange. EASY MONTHLY PAYTIENTS. INSTRUMENTAL ATTACHMENT 4iicc*)!asef 2 Wing the tones of the mandolin, guitar, harp, zither and banjo. : IN 34 YEARS 33,000 PIANOS jrererer io ove Be ieired states WING PIANOS are guaranteed for twelve years against any defect in tone, action, workmanship, or material. Are j full d Wing Pi . They h WING ORGANS : pin dtul isting tone, easy action Ger iaedsdhes ohana notuning. Wing Organs are sold direct from the factory, sent on trial; are sold on easy monthly payments. For catalogue and prices write to 226 and 228 East J2th St., WING & SON?) 2 1868—3ith Year—1903. j i { ! eT RECREATION. HIGHLANDS ONTARIO 1000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. MOST CHARMING SUMMER RESORTS IN AMERICA INCLUDING MUSKOKA LAKES LAKE OF BAYS MAGNETAWAN RIVER 30,000 ISLANDS or GEORGIAN BAY KAWARTHA LAKES LAKES SIMCOE AND COUCHICHING LAKE NIPISSING AND FRENCH RIVER Easy of Access. Perarect immunity from Hay Fever. Gooo Horer Accammoaparions, Rares ro Suit ALL Pocxers. 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Most people have either seen our announcements in the leading pub- lications or else heard of HAYNER WHISKEY in some other way. Just ask a friend WHO is it that sells “FOUR FULL QUARTS FOR $3.20” and-he will say “HAYNER.” For years we have been telling you about the goodness of HAYNER WHISKEY, now we want you to TRY it. We are willing to lose money to get you to do so, for we know if you onlytry it, you will always buy it, just as our half a million satisfied customers are now doing. HAYNER WHISKEY TRIAL OFFER Send us $1.00 and we will ship you in a plain sealed pack- age, with no marks to even suggest contents, ONE FULL QUART of HAYNER SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RYE, and we will pay the express charges. When the whiskey reaches your home, try it, sample it thoroughly. Then, if you don’t find it all right, perfectly satisfactory in every way and better than you ever had before or can buy from anybody else for even double the money, ship it back to us at our expense and your $1.00 will be promptly refunded. Isn't that fair? We stand all the expense if you don’t wish to keep the whiskey. YOU risk nothing We ship one quart on your first or trial order only. All subsequent orders must be for at least 4 quarts at 80 cents a quart. The packing and express charges are almost as much on one quart as on four and even at $1.00 for One quart we lose money, but we want you to try it. We would prefer to have you order 4 quarts for $3 20 for then we would make a little profit and you would also save 80 cents. But take your choice. $1.00 for 1 quart or $3.20 for 4 quarts, express prepaid. Your money back if you’re not satisfied. Write our nearest office TO-DAY. J ( ) ( J ( ( ) Trial orders for Ariz., Cal., Col., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N. Mex., Ore., Utah, Wash., or Wyo., must be I Quart for $1.25 by EXPRESS PREPAID. Subsequent orders on the basis of 4 QUARTS for $4.00 by EXPRESS PREPAID or 20 Quarts for $16.00 by FREIGHT PREPAID. ESTABLISHED STABLISHED THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY, — DISTILLERY DAYTON, OHIO. ST. LOUIS, MO., ST. PAUL, MINN., ATLANTA, GA., Seep: ee THE STREAKED DEMON ALIGHTED BESIDE THE ASTONISHED TERRIER. 330 RECREA TION Volume XVIII. MAY, 1903. Number 5. G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA,) Editor and Manager CHUM. W. S. CROLLY. Every one in the little village de- tested him earnestly. He belonged to the barber, and the barber was unpop- ular. Chum had an abnormal appetite for kittens, the younger the better. Disdaining to argue with their more worldly wise progenitors, either meek Maria or yowling Thomas, this wholly contemptible Scotch terrier recreated himself by unhinging the spines of weak, confiding kittens. Right and left he slaughtered them: a savage rush, a protesting meow, a click, and the furry little feline lay contorting on the ground. Then Chum would scamper off, barking egotistically. Little girls developed sore eyes hold- ing wakes over their pets; but no one ventured to interfere, or even expos- tulate, for the barber was a powerful lever in the village political machin- ery. 90 the carnage went on. But eventually Chum overdid the matter. In a particularly jocund mood he massacred Tillie Smith’s tri-colored tiger phenomenon on her own door- step. While investigating the garbage tub in the rear of Mrs. Smith’s yard, one morning, Chum became — suddenly aware through the medium of his sixth sense that he was being ob- served. He looked up. The kitten, singing like a kettle, sat on the porch watching him with inno- cent curiosity. Hastily bolting a strip of ham rind, he sprang at her. She fled terrified, but he caught her on the ~ threshold. Holding the tiny feline amidships, he shook her like a dice box; but he failed to disconnect her keel. She squealed lustily for succor. Mrs. Smith burst on the scene armed with a broom, which she swung with great strength of arm. ‘Oh!’ she screamed, and chopped at the dog with fine precision. The straw-headed ax descended heavily and flattened Chum to the resemblance of a skin rug. The breath left his body with an expressive woof! Dropping his victim, he pattered swiftly away. Mrs. Smith, screaming at a high soprano pitch, sent after him an endless variety of feminine threats. Then she turned her attention to the kitten, noting at a glance that its case was hopeless. The terrier had killed unscientifically that time, crushing in its ribs as little boys with steel teeth crush hickory nuts. A spasm of the limbs, a tiny trickling hemorrhage ; pussy was dead, dead. Tillie, returning from. school at noon, wept distractedly. Later she mopped her face and went back to school. As she left the house her teeth were set in a most resolute way. Evidently her quick brain was prepar- ing plans for revenge. That very evening the female members of the M: Er Church Infant Class as- sembled in convention at Mrs. Smith’s mesidence to) discuss the tragedy and pass judgment on Chum. With entire unanimity they cast their wotess, Chum must die!) How to secure this result they did not exactly know. Long they wrestled with the peoplem; but could: think of no scheme. Finally, one little maid, with a larger faith in masculine wit than the others, suggested consulting ‘The Kid” for advice. The company, weary of argument, approved; and a com- mittee started to hunt him, 331 332 ke | He was discovered in front of the grocery store, perched on a pile of boxes, recklessly eating a large, col- icky looking green apple. The Kid, glorying in the spectacle of helpless righteousness bowing before potent wickedness, received them with much the same condescension shown by a successful politician to an impecuni- ous office seeker. Indeed, despite his tender years,, the Kid) was a tough proposition. For several months he had been ostracized from the Sunday school, and the Board of Trustees were inclined to eject him from the district school also. His wicked pranks horrified the sober vil- lagers. Only a week previous Farmer Grigsby surprised him in the act of de- horning a fine cow with the aid of a pocket saw. He excused himself to the angry Grigsby, pleading that he wanted a shot pouch for his air rifle! The farmer’ was so staggered at his frankness as to let him go, scot free. Obeying the admonitions of their parents, a select few shunned him carefully. Many others, while ad- miring him in secret, avoided him in public in deference to popular opinion. But a leechlike body of some half dozen kindred spirits followed him and shared his alternate triumphs and defeats. He ruled them with the ge- nius of a born leader. Attended by his regiment of juve- nile brigands, he passed from one eclipse to another. Caned into ob- scurity with periodical regularity, he emerged only to shine the more bril- liantly. With an unmoved countenance the Kid listened to the girls’ story of Chum’s misdeeds and appeal for as- sistance. He waxed inwardly wrathful. So they wished help of him, did they? They were strangling their pride at last! A day ago they avoided him; now they were on their knees. A fine indignant glow warmed his blood. Would he help them? They should see! So. he went on, \ mentally questioning himself and chewing the RECREATION. dangerous green apple. Finishing his meal and meditations at the same time, he threw the core at a passing dog and slid from the soap-box throne. Patronizingly he told them to run home and leave the matter in his hands. He grinned sardonically as they left, filled with glad assurance and faith in his ability to avenge their wrongs. Little he cared for the kit- ten. Dimly outlined, a vision of rich sport floated before him. It rapidly assumed form. He ran up the street searching for his companions. To attract them, he uttered, from time to time, weird, flute-note calls. Shortly after dusk the redoubtable Kid, surrounded by his followers, was observed passing the post office. People waiting for the evening mail watched them go by and shook their heads dubiously, wondering what new devilment was afoot. Slowly and silently, with an air of mystery hanging over their move- ments, they filed down the track in the direction of H , a mile distant neighboring village. Abandoning the railroad a short distance from H , they made a detour and en- tered town from the side, right an- gling the main street. The Kid guided them through the deepening gloom with marvelous accuracy. He intuitively anticipated ditches, barbed wire fences and other impediments to travel. At intervals he halted to get his bearings and to impress on the company the necessity of silence. As they stamped ankle deep through a narrow patch of swamp a sound of revelry was borne to their ears on the heavy, dew-laden night air. They stopped; the Kid listened critically. “That's it!”~he said ina dratiatie whisper ; “Foley’s hotel.” Pressing on they soon located the house. Yellow light streamed from the windows; the sound of carousal grew more distinct. Then the light vanishea, and, after walking a few yards more, they found themselves under the lee of Foley’s rear fence. CHUM. Again they halted, while the Kid lighted a match. The puny flame re- vealed a small, ill fitting door in the wooden wall. They pushed it, but in vain. Usually open, it was fastened that night; but the far seeing leader had prepared for just such a set- back. Groping in his pocket he dragged forth a coiled piece of heavy wire, which he straightened and in- serted in the edge of the door. Work- ing it carefully, he managed to lift Mieeasteninge. The gate opened, swinging toward him, and he passed through, followed by his first and second lieutenants. On the other side the trio stopped to listen. Some- one was dancing, with a sound of rub- bing sandpaper. A banjo, played with great velocity and strength of finger, accompanied the shuffling. Cautiously they crossed the dimly lighted yard, tiptoeing like dancers. Passing under the heavy. shadow of an apple tree, the Kid dived headlong over the prostrate form of a reeking wretch whose head was pillowed against its butt. Scrambling to his feeete made ready to fly; but the man, who was almost in a state of coma, merely groaned. Suppressing a desire to snicker, they stole up to the kitchen porch, where the Kid, walking on the points of his shoes with extreme delicacy, ascended the steps and peered in the window. He saw something. He capered back, and down the stairs, grimacing horribly. “He’s there!” he hissed, exultantly. Someizordy; what a picnic! Get the bag ready, Jim.” One of the pair lugged from under his coat a feed bag of immense pro- portions. He looked at the Kid ex- pectantly, whereupon the suave ring- leader again crept noiselessly up the Baits. Lhis time he turned the knob gently and pushed the door in a few inches. As he rejoined his companions a_ gigantic brin- dle cat appeared on the threshold with the suddenness of an apparition. He gazed at the 3 conspirators sus- 333 piciously. Taking some small pieces of cold roastibeef from his*coat pocket, the Kid threw them at the animal. “Pussy, puss, poor puss,” he cajoled seductively. The miniature tiger swallowed the bait greedily. Then, his distrust fading, he walked toward them, purring hoarsely, as if he had a cold. Confidingly he rubbed his gaunt side against the Kid’s arm; but oh! the perfidy of man! With a skill re- sulting from long practice, the wily Kid dexterously seized him by his stump of a tail and swung hir. clear of the porch, bent on inserting him in tHe yawning feed bag. But his skill was taxed to the utmost. Never before in all his experience had he tackled such a gigantic beast. Hissing and splut- tering like a Katharine wheel, the cat clawed. Spread out to the resem- blance of a tanned skin, he seemed yards too big for the sack. At great expense to their skins they tried to make him fold his forelegs, which were gyrating like the planer of an airship; but he refused, and dug his inch-long hooks deep into their hands. The Kid’s arms were rapidly growing weary. Finally the 2 aides managed to secure a grip on the cat’s muscular legs, and the battle was won. One terrific, long drawn, protesting yowl and he slid into the bag. Carrying the imprisoned victim, yelling dismally, they left Foley’s with all speed. Retracing their steps across the fields, the abductors regained the rail- road track and hurried homeward. The 2 sack bearers walked ahead for much the same reason that a brass band marches in the van of a village parade. Piercing yowls intermittently stabbed through the heavy tarpaulin. The procession paid little heed to the expostulating prize; they were too much occupied in a jabbering dis- cussion of the adventure. Near home they forsook the track, with its guid- ing slats of grey steel, and marched cross country with the same strategy and caution that characterized their movements when entering H 334 Proceeding to an unused barn, on Grigsby’s land, 300 yards from the main street, they climbed in through a window and deposited their victim, bag and all, in an empty feed bin. Leaving the miserable cat to extricate himself from the suffocating tarpaulin net, they went home: some to receive enlivening thrashings; all, to be soundly berated. “Don’t forget,” said the Kid, as he left them standing under one of a row of great maples which arbored the narrow road, “one of you must file the lock early. We can’t get him through the window.” He trotted down the tree-roofed corridor, and from ‘a =distance, wits voice came faintly,-"Don’t for-get. It was 10 o'clock. With a roar of break- ing seas the East bound express passed over the crossing under a pur- suing storm of red hail. Chum was lazily extended on the sidewalk, before the barber shop. A little boy came up and addressed him. “Cats!” he cried, which meant kittens to the terrier. The dog jumped up as if kicked. With equal ease the twain ran across the street, surmounted a rickety stone wall, knocking off the top layer in doing so, and tore down the long grade toward Grigsby’s old barn. The boy swung his arms as if traversing a life line; his lean, stick- like legs shoveled dirt at his back. Chum. raced alongside, yelping. Reaching the goal, the boy, with breath to spare, yelled a peremptory summons. With a rusty squeak the heavy doors gaped narrowly to admit him. He squeezed_through, the dog wedged between his legs in a frantic endeavor to be first. The doors, clos- ing in the automatic manner of a mouse trap, collided sharply. His comrades pressed around him, utter- ing extravagant praises and congrat- ulatory whoops. Chum ran about, with his nose to the floor, and sniffed expectantly. Suddenly stopping before the feed bin, he raised his head and jerked out a string of barks. Then he clawed at the bin frenziedly, howling RECREATION. to sustain his enthusiasm. A blood- curdling hiss, from the interior of the box, answered his challenge. Still, he did not suspect, but went on scraping with the energy of a beaver. Fasten- ing a long piece of light rope to the lid, the Kid freighted the other end with a heavy spike and tossed it up into the empty hay loft. He followed, as- cending the loft ladder. The others went after him, fighting for right of way and laughing hysterically. Seat- ing themselves on the edge of the loft, they mauled each other to vent their joy. Dallying with the lanyard, the master of ceremonies scanned the am- phitheater closely to see if all means of egress were closed to the com- batants. His sharp scrutiny failed to reveal a single leak. Everything was tight as a collision bulkhead. The fragile, many paned window was too high for Chum; and he was certain the cat would make no effort fLONeSEApE! Meanwhile, the dog was indus- triously digging away, encouraged by the spiteful hissing. Slowly, very slowly, the lid was drawn up. With consummate ease the streaked demon cleared the rim of the box and alighted beside the astonished terrier. Chum made an erratic, crablike jump; then, assuming a posture of defense, faced his opponent with an air of weak determination. Up in the loft an ex- pectant audience yelled untiringly, ex- horting the beasts to begin. “Kut-at- a-row! Kut-at-a-row!” they crooned in exquisite mimicry. The betting was light; the odds were 4 cents to I on the cat. And if form counted for anything, he deserved strong backing. He was, indeed, a magnificent fighting machine. Lacking the weight of the blond, frowsy terrier by a few pounds, he more than evened the balance by the quality of his rubber muscles and the efficiency of his offensive armament. Menacingly he stared at Chum, hiss- ing like a bundle of snakes. The hiss passed into a crooning war chant; he beat time with his half length tail. Suddenly, with a terrifying scream, CHUM. he bounded upward as if shot from a mortar. Descending, he spread himself over the dog like a striped blanket, and, fastening to his star- board ear, chewed and clawed with convincing earnestness. Howling in anguish and insane with fear, the tor- tured dog contorted miraculously and threw off his vindictive persecutor. As he did, he snapped with desperate energy, and, for a wonder, managed to secure a grip on the cat’s lean neck. It was then the dog’s “evening to howl.” The spectators were in a state edging on lunacy. They raved ad- monitions at the seemingly defeated GaePor purely discordant effects their howling easily surpassed the best efforts of an amateur country choral society. But Foley’s pet needed no help not sympathy! Chum had not secured a firm hold. Snarling horribly, the cat disengaged his twisted neck, losing a considerable sheaf of hairs in the ef- fort. Then, seething with rage, the aggressive parcel of rubber and piano wire attacked the kitten slayer scien- tifically. Dabbing at him like a boxer, he drove the bewildered cur slowly back. Things looked black for Chum; he was in a fair way of being torn into strips. frantically, and with an energy born of despair and a guilty conscience, he snapped at the relentless avenger, but in vain. Only once did he pass the slashing barrier, and then it was but to secure a bit of ear. Inexorable as fate, the brindle champion forced him into the corner. Another attack of mob mania con- vulsed the gallery. Against a cross wind, they were heard in the village; 235 and a posse, with the fat barber la- boring heavily in the van, started for the barn to inquire into the excite- ment. Penning the protesting yellow wretch in the angle, the agile cat made an odd, squirming leap and again seated himself on Chum’s back. This time the grapples held. Writhing like a pinned serpent, the crazed dog made futile contortions to throw off his merciless assailant. Fail- ing, he circled the pit like the per- forming dog ina circus. The vindic- tive cat hooked him with the abandon of a mahout trying to stop a runaway elephant. Around he went, ever ac- celerating his speed, the audience cheering itself into exhaustion. Sud- denly, above the tumult, there came a sound of terrific hammering on the rope-fastened doors. Moved by a common impulse, the gang slipped through a wide crevice in the rear of the loft and plumped to the ground with a series of thuds. As the last one jumped, the badgered cur, still carrying his goading rider, made a great bound at the high window. He fell short, but he shook off the cat in the endeavor. Then, freed for an in- stant of his load, he made another desperate attempt. That time he was successful, and crashed through, car- rying with him a portion of the frame and smashing a goodly number of panes: © Wath: half the effort, the striped fiend, pursuing him, shot ac- curately through the fringing circle of jagged glass. When the posse en- tered, the barn was deserted. The barber cursed profusely, with infinite variety of expression. A faint mock- ing yell floated up from the distant swamp. Mrs. Flanagan—I want a pair of shoes for my boy. Salesman—French kid, ma’am? “No, sir; Irish kid.’—Schoolmaster, AMATEUR PHOTO BY G, E, S!ROBRIDGE, WE WANT OUR MUDDER. Winner of t1oth Prize in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, 336 BASS FISHING IN THE NORTH POTOMAC. ALEXANDER HUNTER. It is said that the late Professor Coues, of the Smithsonian Institution, often expressed his surprise that the black bass, with its marvelous fecundity, should be found in comparatively small numbers in the streams of West Virginia and upper Maryland. This game fish can take care of itself and only bites freely at certain seasons; and its secluded haunts, amid the gorges and rocks of the narrow streams, make seines, nets and traps an impossibility. I had an experience a few summers ago which enlightened me, and proved into whose pot the fish go; also demonstrated how much more than a match the unsophis- ticated native is for the shy, wary and sus- Ppicious bass. I made preparations for a 2 weeks’ fish- ing trip for bass only. I did not care how far I went or what hardships I had to un- dergo, so I might fill my basket. I knew of one ardent sportsman living in Staunton, Virginia, who was as fond of his rod as he was of his gun, and I felt assured that if Captain William Fowle:would take a trip with me, I could know the delight of eat- ing my own fish, caught by my own line; for every angler will agree that even a perch or a sunfish is superior in sweetness and flavor, when it is acquired by his own skill and patience, to the finest of the species secured by a silver hook. Captain Fowle wrote me to come to Staunton and we would take a Jersey wag- on and strike for the South branch of the Potomac river. Loading our wagon with provisions and traps, we started across the mountains, and I enjoyed the 3 days as only a man can who has been cooped up in the city during the dog days. It was Sep- tember, and it was a never ending delight to travel in those mountains, with their changing scenery and the gorgeous foliage of every imaginable hue. The pale gold of the sugar maple, the vivid green of the mountain larch, the intense crimson of the dogwood, the rusty brown of the chestnut, the sea-green of the pine, the dull red of the beech, and the purplish shadows of the elm all combined to make a picture of in- describable beauty. Fair as nature appears by sunlight, its beauty is intensified beyond expression un- der the radiance of the moon, and later, as we drove along the brink of a deep gorge, we could see below, 1,000 feet at least, the stream at the bottom, sparkling like silver in the pure moonlight. The memory of that ride brings enjoyment now; and at the time I leaned back, with my pipe in my mouth, and drank in the wondrous glory of 337 the night. Every sense of weariness and discord was banished and I _ seemed wrapped in a lotos eater’s dream. We stopped at a lone farm house, about 12 miles below the little village of Frank- lin, West Virginia. Early in the morning we started for the White Horse rock, a fa- mous bass haunt on the South branch. Af- ter reaching the stream, which was about 100 yards wide at that point, we scrambled along the bank, over the boulders of rock and granite, which were piled up as if the whole region had once been the scene of a battle royal between the Titans. It was hard work getting over those rough crags. At last we reached the summit and, lying flat on our faces, peered over the cliff, which was as smooth as a wall and about 30 feet high. At its base the water was deep, as clear as crystal, and as alive with fish as if it were a stocked aquarium. “Well,” said I, “this is not the way I ever fished for bass. A rod is of no use here.” “No,” said the farmer, “I brung you here so you ken ketch enough to eat. Then I’!] carry you furder down, where you kin use your poles.” The captain had a plentiful supply of flies, grasshoppers, minnows and helgram- ites, and choosing the latter we ran out our lines and dropped them over. The baits had not touched the water before they were seized. In half an hour there were a dozen bass lying beside us. “That’s enough,” said the farmer. we will go down.” We fished all the morning and again in the evening. It was a glorious day and one never to be forgotten. We found the helgramites the thing and had no occasion to use any other bait. That night there was a slight shower, not enough to muddy the water, but for some reason the fish would not bite. In vain we tempted them with every variety of fly. We could see them swim lazily to the bait, smell capriciously at it, and then contempu- ously turn, give their tails a flirt and dis- appear. It was provoking and we sat there watching those sprightly, lusty fellows, idling away their time, instead of furnish- ing us diversion. We climbed up to the top of White Horse rock and let our lines drop below, not for sport, for it was about as much fun catching fish from that eleva- tion as it would be to drop a line down the shaft of an elevator in a warehouse and get the porter below to slip a herring or a salt- ed mackerel on the hook. No, we were so mad that we wanted to get even with “Now 338 RECREATION. the bass; but the fish around that section evidently belonged to the United Fish As- sociation, and the leaders had passed word down the line to bite at no bait, touch no fly and to beware of all mock, sham, coun- terfeit, fraudulent, fictitious, tricky objects whatsoever. Captain Fowle averred that the bass, after smelling around his most taking helgramite, would swim to the sur- face, wink one eye, open its mouth to show how utterly weary the transparent efforts for capture made him, and then would sink down languidly out of sight. At that juncture a new actor appeared on the scene in the shape of a long, slab- sided, freckle-faced boy. He bore in one hand a trimmed sapling. “Hello, Bub!” said Captain Fowle, “‘go- ing a-fishing ?” The boy grinned and answered that Dad had sent him “to ketch some fish for sup- er.” “Well, Dad will have to go without his fish to-night,” answered the captain. “We have been at it all day and haven’t had a bite.” “T dunno,” responded the boy; “I reckon I kin yank some.out.” He took from his pocket a small roll of flexible copper wire, made a slip-knot of it, and tied it to the end of the pole. Then he seized a handful of worms, threw them be- side the rock, and as the bass swam leis- urely up he slipped the wire loop, which was invisible to the fish by reason of its being so nearly the color of the water, into the stream, and gave the pole a jerk. The noose caught the fish in the middle and in a second a big bass lay flopping on the bank. Again and again he repeated the maneuver. We tried our hands at it, but somehow could not acquire the trick. Having “yanked out” enough for him- self and a string for us, for which we paid him a quarter, the boy, with as much non- chalance as if he had been shucking corn, untied his wire, shouldered his pole and “reckoned it war bout time he war home.” “Say, sonny,’ called the captain, “Do you folks always fish that way? Don’t you ever fish with a rod and line?” “The gals do sometimes, but we fellers ain’t got no time to fool with ’em that way. As he disappeared over the rocks the cap-. tain drew a long breath. “Live and learn,” he exclaimed. “Now I know why the bass are so scarce.” “Yes,” I added, “that Johnny Raw can catch more fish in 2 hours with his hick- ory pole and wire than we with our split bamboos, fly rods, automatic reels, silk water-proof lines and full assortment of flies, together with our fish knowledge, can in a week.” I asked a native who lived near if he was not aware that it was against the law and against the best instincts of sportsmanship to drag the bass out of a hole as he would mud turtles. His reply was characteristic, and exempli- fied the feelings of the farmers on the ques- tion of game protection generally. “Agin the law! I ain’t mindin’ no derned law that interferes with me haulin’ in fish when my old woman wants ’em.” “But you will exhaust the supply,’ we suggested. “That’s thar lookout, not mine. That ar river runs through my farm and [I’m goin’ to ketch fish any way I want and whenever I durn please.” We had nothing more to say. During the next 2 days we caught only about half a dozen bass between us, but we enjoyed those golden autumn days just as much as we could have had the river been full of fish and ravenously hungry for the bait. One cool, cloudy morning, just the kind of a day to make an angler exert himself, my comrade and I found a pool which had es- caped the scrutiny of even the wire fiends. It was full of bass, but they were as ca- pricious as a society belle. We tried every fly in our collection. “Well,” said I, “those fish are not hun- gry, SO we might as well stop.” “That’s not it,” replied my companion, “I have not been bass fishing these 20 years not to have learned something. They wish a certain food and will not touch any other.” “All right,’ I retorted, “I hope they may get it, but it is not I who will ransack crea- tion to find what they want. When they are ready for what I have to offer them they can speak,” and I proceeded to unjoint my rod, fill my briarwood, light it, lie down in the shadow of a rock, take a paper novel from my pocket, and when I was not read- ing I listlessly watched my friend. He, in the meantime, found some angle worms; but no, the bass family were tired of that diet. Did they want a grub? Not much! They were evidently surfeited with grubs. A grasshopper? No temptation whatever. Then, after a great deal of trouble, the captain secured a live minnow. “T’ve got them now,” he said. His line, when he allowed it to sink, was jerked smartly. He pulled it up and lo! a miserable, slimy, twisting eel. As the captain, with unmistakable rage, stamped the life out of the wriggling rep- tile, I just rolled over and over in a con- vulsion of laughter. “Billy,” I said, wiping the tears from my eyes, “don’t try any more. There’s no telling what you’ll bring up next. You're not fishing for snakes.” The captain stalked away, leaving his a BASS FISHING IN THE NORTH POTOMAC. crushed victim on the rocks. He was gone some time. I saw him, on-his return, put something black on his hook and make a cast. No sooner had it skimmed the water than, with a noise like the crack of a whip, a big bass gulped it down and after a pretty fight was drawn in. There were no words spoken as the captain wiped his face; but he turned and looked at me. He was laughing, but there was no answering grin on my face. Again he threw, and it seemed that the one longed-for delicacy on the bass bill of fare had been provided; and my comrade had his revenge on me, too, if that was what he wanted. He turned a deaf ear to my request to be enlightened as to the wonderful bait he was using, and he drew out 6 successive bass, not one less than II inches in length. At last he relented, and conducted me to an old field, half a mile distant, where a pine tree lay prostrate and half decayed. In this retreat he had found the field crickets, a species of grasshopper, rusty black in hue, -with short legs and wings and fat body. THE HUMMING BIRD. 339 We secured about 20 of them, and, shades of Walton! what sport we had! Such dart- ings hither and yon; such ripples on the surface and such commotion below! We shouted aloud in our exultation. The noise must have attracted other fish, for the numbers seemed undiminished in spite of our gains. At last we knocked off, tired out. As we lay resting, I remarked, “Tt is clear that nature did not intend me for an angler. Every one of those bass would have been in the water now but for you.” My friend’s face softened in a gratified smile. “You are right. An angler is born, not made. Those bass were hankering for some certain food, not far distant. I would have spent the whole day trying to find out what it was.” “Suppose you had not hit on the right thing? What then?’ I urged. “I would have gone home, given away my rod, and would never have gone near a stream again. A man,” concluded the captain, “who can not find out the ways of trout or bass, is not fit to cast a fly.” AMATEUR PHOTO BY M. JAM.SON Winner of oth Prize in REcrEATION’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, ‘UoOrKedWOy oJoyg [enuuy y}Z s,NoILVaNDay Ul OZiIg YIZI Jo 1aUUTM *AZ1N300V 'L ‘M A. CLONd »fNalvNy ‘AAIT TIILS HOW THE DEACON BECAME A HORSE JOCKEY. L. B. ELLIOTT. Photos by the Author. THE DEACON. My acquaintance with the Deacon began one sultry afternoon when I was called to photograph him, driving the gray stallion, -Ashwind, at full speed, on a small race track in Western New York. Of course Ashwind doesn’t need a driver. He was born with more intelligence than some men acquire, and has won so many fast races in the grand circuit that he knows the rules of the game even better than his venerable owner and trainer, Tom Lark; but he likes to have Deacon drive him and Deacon enjoys the sport. Deacon has been Ashwind’s playmate ever since he was a wee puppy. Where he came from, no one knows. His ancestry is shrouded in mys- tery, but a glance at his face shows a com- bination of bulldog courage and terrier sa- gacity. The first 4 years of his life were spent just as any dog’s time might be spent, running wild on the old farm 9 months of the year, chasing chucks and cotton-tails, bringing up the cows and amusing his bosom friend, Ashwind. Deacon never seemed content unless he could be within speaking distance of Ashwind, and he reached the acme of earthly bliss when he could lie on his back just in front of Ash- wind’s fore feet and be nipped and rolled and nosed about by the fleet pacer. As soon as the racing season began, Dea-° con, Ashwind and Tom Lark would be found where the pace was the hottest and the stakes the biggest. Thus it came about ‘that Ashwind at 6 years, togged in hop- 341 ples, was leading the 20 class, an easy win- ner in all events. Tom knew the pow- ers of his mighty gray and each day as he turned the stallion’s nose into the stretch, held a tight rein and slowed him down to a lead of a neck, clearing the wire with a final rush that made the bookies and the bettors» jeer, and .carned smany a- caution and sharp reprimand from the judges for poor Tom. Ashwind soon learned the trick and like a reasonable being carried out the inten- tion of his master to the best of his ability. His racing instincts would invariably get the better of him at the start of a heat, and, no matter how much he was jockeyed in the scoring, his white nose was always first under the wire with the field soon stringing along in the rear, in spite of all the old man could do to hold him. Then he would gradually come to his senses and begin to slow down, keeping well in the lead, how- ever, up to the home stretch, when he would quit completely, and, utterly oblivious of Tom’s frantic urging, would finish a winner as limp as a rag, coming to a dead stop a ASHWIND. 342 THE DEACON’S RIVAL. few yards beyond the wire. In spite of this bad behavior, Tom never struck the horse; he would as soon have struck his best friend. This state of affairs could not last long, however, and Ashwind was soon DEACON EXERC ISING ASHWIND. RECREATION. given a mark of 2.12 in which class he ‘was as much at home as in the 20’s and acted as badly. Tom’s 65 years were beginning to tell and, while he loved the track and the race, he hadn’t the heart to face another season | of reprimands. He decided to let Ashwind drive himself and race against time to his heart’s content, as he seemed bound to do on all occasions. A few experiments dem- onstrated that when harnessed to a sulky with short guide lines attached to either side of the girth, he would do his mile without a driver just the same as he did when Tom was on the seat, scoring as fiercely as though in the ruck of a big field, and finishing his mile in 16 or better. The sight of a driverless horse was, however, distasteful to Tom, and he sought to pro- vide a 4-footed jockey who would enter into the sport with zest. One would think his first thought would have been of Dea- con on account of his fondness for Ash- wind. Not so with Tom. The Deacon was not cultured, neither was he known to be a sport. He was just an ordinary bulidog cur and a bulldog is not supposed to have any brains to speak of, at least not in Tom’s estimation; so he set about finding a trick dog. At last a bright and delicate little collie was engaged and duly installed as Ashwind’s companion. Deacon’s feelings can better be imagined HOW THE DEACON BECAME A HORSE JOCKEY. 343 than described when this intruder was given his own place in Ashwind’s stall, and he was forced to look for shelter wherever he could find it. He was jealous; wildly, insanely jealous. Many were the tales of his relentless ferocity toward the dogs of the neighborhood and he could have made an end of the collie in a short time; but he was too much of a gentleman to attack a guest under his master’s roof. He could not, however, conceal his feelings; -his crestfallen bearing on every occasion when Collie was placed on the driver’s seat spoke volumes of protest against his undeserved separation from his friend, and the usurpa- tion of his privileges, so dearly prized, by another. Poor Collie was a sorry driver. Per- perseverance and lack of another trick dog led him to try again and again to educate poor Collie to sit up and look and act as if he enjoyed the sport. “Look a here,” said Tom one morning to Jim, the groom who rode Ashwind’s run- ning mate. ‘What are we goin’ to do with this fool Collie? He ain’t no good for this business, it’s late in the season and I’m tired foolin’ with him.” “Give him another trial,” “said Jim, “an’ if he won’t work, throw him over the fence an’ let the old horse go it alone.” “Reckon we can’t do no better. Put on them hopples and we'll hook up, but be sure and ketch that (Collie first or you'll never see him to-day.” Jim snapped a chain in Collie’s collar, e he DEA fectly at home among the sheep and lambs, kind, obedient, and attentive to the work in which he took delight, the wild excite- ment of the race course completely cowed him. He had to be fairly dragged into the driver’s seat, and lost no time in seeking a more stable footing whenever the oppor- tunity presented itself. Thus some weeks wore on, the most miserable weeks in Dea- con’s life; weeks of longing to be revenged on his unworthy rival; of hoping Collie’s unfitness might suggest a change in his own favor. ; To tell the truth, Tom was tired of his bargain from the first day, but his habitual CON DRIVING ASHWIND. and after adjusting Ashwind’s hopples, the 4 proceeded around the corner to where the sulky stood in the shade of a tree. What a sight met their eyes! There on the seat of the vehicle sat Deacon, his mouth stretched from ear to ear, his one eye fair- ly scintillating with delight and his head bobbing up and down, as much as to say, “Yes! I know your troubles; why don’t you give me a show? I won't lie down and skulk. I can drive a heat to a finish.” In his frantic endeavors to make himself understood he toppled off his seat, only to scramble up again andyrenew the demon- stration. Tom looked at Deacon a full 344 minute, in doubt as to whether he had gone mad or had turned human. “Wonder if that bulldog would know enough to drive. Give him a trial,” said Jim. “Can you drive?” said Tom. Yelps, bob- bings and a general stampede around the sulky seat told the story, and then it was that Deacon’s application for the position of driver for Ashwind was accepted and he became a horse jockey. When the last buckles were fastened and Ashwind, with a satisfied whinny, started RECREATION. for the track, the look of mingled triumph and contempt the Deacon cast back at the wondering Collie would have done credit to a Booth or a Jefferson. At the fall meets and the country fairs you may still see this oddly matched pair performing their strange feat; and when Tom takes his place before the grand stand and tells of Ashwind’s many victories, and how Deacon became a horse jockey, the old bulldog looks almost as proud as he did the day Collie became a memory, and his own future a fact. - MISSED. Clerk—There is a woman outside who says you have robbed her of all she had. Trust President—I wonder which one it is.— Life. OH! MY HEART IS A-HUNGRY FOR THE HILLS. ALFRED I, TOWNSEND. Oh! my heart is a-hungry for the hills, where the pine and the hemlock grow, Where the life of spring now throbs and thrills and the pussy-willows blow; Where the shimmering trout like a phantom shade through the dashing water flies, And ridge on ridge the hills are laid till they touch the very skies. Where the lizard basks in the blazing sun and the honeysuckle lends Its burning flame ’till the day is done and the shadowy night descends. Where the quails are whistling low amid the depths of the thorny maze, And the far-off peaks are faintly hid by a delicate veil of haze. Where the drooping boughs of the sugar pine their resinous censers sway, And fling their odors before the shrine of the burning god of day; Where the eagle sails in the azure deep, and the manzanita burns; Where the river sings the world to sleep, and the joy of youth returns. Where the ferns are trembling ’neath the tread: of the elfis that bring the breeze, And the stag is sleeping within his bed in the shady of the mighty trees. Where the squirrel high on his leafy throne is voicing his shrill commands; Where the vulture. sits on the crags, alone, a monarch of barren lands; Where the tent is pitched in the shady nook and night from the canyons creeps; Where the sun is taking his last fond look. as the mountains fall asleep. Where a glowing spot in the canyon marks the place where the hunter camps, And high in the sky like floating sparks the angels swing their lamps. Oh, my heart is a-hungry for the hills where my feet have often trod, Where the pulse of life now throbs and thrills ’neath the loving hand of God. GREAT BLUE HERON AT HOME. One of the 13th Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, 345 REDTAILED HAWK, BUTEO BOREALIS, 346 SPRING MADNESS. TEN SLEEP. Sauntering down the street on a business errand one warm spring day, my attention was arrested by a crowd of men gazing intently at a window display. I, too, turned to look. There they were in fascinating opulence: reels and rods, gaudy flies and lures, landing nets and bait pails, wading boots and canvas duds, drinking cups and pocket flasks, and all things dear to the heart of fisher folk. In the twinkling of an eye the mischief was done and the old ferment was working in my blood—the fret for the woods and the free open life under canvas, for brawling streams, the mountains and God’s out-of-doors. I had thought “that’s all shoved behind me, long ago and fur away,’ but as surely as the shad-bush blooms after the snow, so surely does the old yearning return like a giant refreshed. Let a man once hit the trail and follow it until he brings down a buck; let him do battle with a trout or salmon; let him thrill at the startling whirr of a rising grouse; let him once scent the odors of camp and sleep with the starlight on his face, and old Mother Nature claims him forever. That is something the gentler sex can not understand, or will not. Woman readily comprehends how each recurring Easter brings an intense longing for new head- gear and silken gowns; it is part of her being. She wants pretty things, and she gets them. But when the strengthening sun begins to dissipate the lingering snow, when a snowdrop pushes its rash little head above ground, and the call of robins is heard throughout the land, there is just a wee touch of scorn and intolerance in her bearing toward frail mankind. Why? Well, you see, he is puttering in his den again, and the house is redolent of varnish, for rods have to be overhauled and varnished, or maybe fitted with new ferrules. The good wife can not abide her helpmate’s silly chuckling over the splicing of a broken joint, but then she had not the good fortune to witness the battle royal which resulted in the fracture. She re- sents his devotion to time tables; and the everlasting correspondence with some mys- terious- “Jim’™-or “Jack” up country irri- tates her. The unearthing of, to her, dirty old canvas coats and corduroys is a dis- gusting spectacle. But, after all, there is more of jealousy and envy than anger or spite in her attitude at this time when the spring madness seizes her liege lord. If some one could explain (and she would listen) that it is exactly like house-clean- 347 ing, which every normal, healthy woman revels in next to a wedding, there would be a better domestic understanding. Man would complacently accept the volcanic up- heavals of house-cleaning under the new conditions, and, as a reward, he would be allowed to fish in peace. It is asserted that the process of waste and repair in the human economy makes man over into a new being every 7 years. This is an error; man is remade annually, every spring. When the world is greening and bursting into flower, some subtle al- chemy is transforming winter-stagnated man into a new _ being. ‘ere: care those who scoff at the miracle as a relic of barbarism, as savagery handed down from remote ancestors given to preying on all living things. By way of refutation, hand the scoffer gentle Izaak Walton’s “Complete Angler,’ which breathes such a tender love of out-of-doors, such appreci- ation of the goodness of a quiet life spent in the contemplation of the glories of the Creation, and so quaintly champions the pastime of fishing that it holds a place in literature rivaled by no other book. The simiple faith of the author sets to shame the imputation of barbarism. Izaak Walton a savage! No; there is something better and higher than barbarism in the lover of honest wood- craft. As a rule, those who subscribe to sentiments hostile to true sport and sports- men are persons reared under hot-house conditions, living artificial lives; the or- chids and parasites of social degeneracy. The man who takes to rod and gun and loves the smell of smoldering camp fires has more good red blood coursing his ar- teries, and is more human and humane tian his decriers. Many men go into the mountains with- out the desire to kill in their hearts. A friend has evolved the theory that it is an excellent thing to go camping every year, because the soil absorbs the impurities of the body while sleeping in close contact with it. This, however, seems fanciful; the same effect would not be gained by sleeping in a back yard. Rather is the ben- efit derived from a complete change of air and scene; by the escape from the artificial- ities of society. The shrewd physician pre- scribes a return to elemental living for his world-worn patients, and he can always be sure of good results from these journeys to Nature. The balsamic ozone of primeval forests is a tonic without equal; the nat- ural exhaustion due to following a brook, 348 rod in hand, is a panacea to the man played out in the struggle “on the street;’” ner- vous dyspepsia disappears before the sim- ple fare prepared over glowing coals in Nature’s grill room. The soft musical lullaby of tinkling brooks, the drowsy noc- turne of winds soughing in the pines, the patter of rain on a canvas roof, bring bless- ed relief to the city dweller accursed with nerves and insomnia. If this be savagery, would to God more men would forsake the walks of civilization. But we have met a forked trail, and must back track. Too long have we tar- ried outside that magnetic window with its little knot of men, filching a few minutes from business to dream dreams and see vis- ions. I doubt not every chap there was rehearsing in his mind some episode dear to his heart; felt his blood tingle at the strike and run riot as the reel sang and hummed with the rush of some monarch of the waters. A bright eyed, clean limbed young chap knocked my particular dream into a cocked hat by touching me on the arm and inquiring, “When are you going?” When was I going’? I swear the idea of going had not crossed my mind, but quick as a flash I said, “To-night;” and I went. What a joyous scramble it was to get RECREATION. ready. Business affairs were whipped into a proper state in a jiffy. I wired my “Jim” that I was coming up country. I drove my family into a state of fever with my prep- arations. The duffle was thrown into my war-bag without preamble, and much fine gold passed out of my hands into the till of the store with the magnetic window. When I dropped into my seat on the night express, I was as tickled as a pup with your wife’s best hat to chew. All the world seemed to be going a-fish- ing. A whole bunch of royal good fellows foregathered in the smoking compartment and talked it over until it was almost fool- ish to think of going to bed. Jim met me at the station with a grin and the old sway- backed buckboard. More than that, he was genuinely glad to see me. Go to Europe and stay 5 years, and when your city ac- quaintances greet you on the return they give you a flabby handflap and murmur some rot about being glad to see you back. When one of your old guides wel- comes you back, it’s vastly different. Jim gave my hand a grip like a No. 4 trap, and fairly howled, “By George, here we are again!” That was all, but it was worth the price of admission. The rest would come in the evenings by the blazing fire. A PLACE- JUST WEsT OF KANSAS FRANK WHITE. There’s a place just West of Kansas that is wondrous bright and fair, With its rugged, lofty mountains and abun- dance of pure air; All the atmosphere’s been laundered, and ironed out so smooth and fine, There not only do they wash things, but they also add the shine.. If you’re sick of all those people, so you don’t know what to do, And don’t think that you’ll be lonesome when you cross the old Mizzoo, Just come out here, West of Kansas, where the space is wide and free; For it’s out here in the mountains that I know you'd love to be. Do you hear the train a-coming? then; jump right on behind; And while you are going Westward you'll through scenic beauties wind. You’ll pass out o’er plain and prairies, leav- ing all the dust and sand; And when you can see the mountains, you'll be in that golden land. Quick, Come out here to Colorado, where the crys- tal streamlets flow, Where the sun is always shining, and the Western breezes blow. Come out here and see the mountains, with their white tops in the skies; Come and gaze on nature’s wonders till you scarce believe your eyes. True it is, at times in winter, all the hills are bleak and cold; You must see them in the autumn, when they’re living green and gold. Never brush can paint their picture, never pen their glories tell, For though simply woods and mountains, Nature built them passing well. And when your day’s work is over, and you close your weary eyes, We will lay you in the foothills, neath our pleasant Western skies. Then in sunny Colorado, where the great plains onward sweep, In the shadow of the Rockies you will soft- ly, sweetly sleep. pie aici Di sic Sag: ibn: wat artiina reared YT ON apy Semmrmmmmatngeemeemes ——- BELTED KINGFISHER, CERYLE ALCYON. 349 CANOEING ON THE TEMAGAMING. G; There are so many good canoe routes in Eastern Canada that it is difficult to chose between them. From Lake Temiskaming charming trips may be made in all direc- tions. Among them the Temagaming route seems the choice of those most familiar with the country. They who once camp on it return year after ‘year. The Temiskaming can be reached by a branch line from Mattawa on the Canadian Pacific. From the terminus the steamer “Meteor” runs up the lake, lying over night at the little village of Ville Marie, and arriving at Haileyburg, 80 miles from the foot of the lake, early next morning. There provisions may be obtained at the general store of Paul Cobbold. He will also furnish guides, tents, canvases, blankets and every requisite for a trip. The first portage, from Haileyburg to Sharp lake, is 7 miles, and a wagon can be hired to haul an outfit across it. The re- maining portages average hardly half a mile, and are easily made. At Sharp lake we had our first dinner in the woods. The principal dishes were fried bacon and baked potatoes, but never was a meal eaten with greater relish. Dinner over, we arranged our baggage in the canoes and started on our 2 weeks’ trip. It was but a short paddle through Sharp lake. Then we portaged to Mud lake and from there to the Montreal river, where we camped for the night on a high bluff with the river flowing swiftly and silently below us. Early next morning we started up river, and on being told there were fine bass in the stream, we quickly got out our rods. The bass, which weighed 2 to 3 pounds, were savage biters and we secured enough for dinner in altogether too short a time. After traveling 2 days up the Montreal, in which time we passed through Bay ‘lake, where there is still standing an abandoned Hudson Bay Co.’s post, we reached Mattanapika falls. There we left the river to continue our journey to Lady Evelyn and Temagaming by way of Mattawapika lake. The fishing continued good, and we saw many ducks, but they were wild and would go off at great speed as soon as we were perceived. E. ae It was just before entering Lady Evelyn lake that we saw the only moose of the trip. We camped for the night at the mouth of the Ka-Mistik-Muskega river. About sunrise next morning we were awakened by our guides who told us there were 7 moose in the bay, a short distance from camp. You can bet that tent didn’t hold us long. The moose had come out to feed on the -tender lily pods in the river, but they soon noticed our white tents and took to the bush. That day we passed through Lady Evelyn, ‘a lake that must be seen to be appreciated. We passed through Diamond lake and over Sharp Rock portage into the king of lakes, Temagaming, which is worth tray- eling 1,000 miles to see. Words can not do it justice. Having camped for the night on Sharp Rock portage, the next day we paddled slowly up Temagaming and ate our dinner at the foot of Devil’s mount- ain. After visiting the several places of in- terest around there, about which queer Indian legends are told, we proceeded to Bear island, where the Hudson Bay Co.’s post is situated. There we camped 2 nights, the days being spent in fishing. The water of Temagaming is so clear that bass can be seen 10 to 15 feet below the sur- face. What is more, they can be caught, and few weigh less than 4 pounds. As our time was fast drawing to a close, we bcught enough provisions at the post to last until we should reach Temiskaming. Our route back was by way of White Bear lake, Rabbit lake and the Matabitchouan river, which runs like a mill race, with a few rapids to make it more interest- ing. We found splendid camp sites and good fishing all the way out, especially in the lit- tle Bass lakes. Our last camp was pitched on the shore of the lake, and early next morning we boarded the steamer and were carried back to civilization. Those who have the luck to go through Temagaming during the open season should not fail to take guns, for many grouse are seen on the portages. At the little lakes off the regular route, moose can be found at any time. A woman on the death of her husband telegraphed to a distant friend: “Dear Joseph is dead. Loss fully covered by insurance.” —Tit-Bits. 350 CASUALTIES AMONG ANIMALS. J. A. LORING. Photos by the Author. Few persons realize the different agencies by which animals are either captured or in- jured or meet unusual deaths. Most of us have read newspaper accounts of the de- struction of birds migrating in the night, as they came in contact with the statue of Lib- erty, Washington monument, lighthouses and other such structures. Telegraph, tele- phone and electric wires are equally perni- cious to bird life. In the West, where prairie chickens, sharptail grouse, ducks and mourning doves abound, it is not unusual to find their bodies lying under the iele- graph wires, or beside railroad tracks, where they have fallen after dashing against the wires or cars, when frightened by approach- ing trains. Instances are recorded where birds, when suddenly surprised by trains rounding sharp curves, have flown into or against the open or closed windows of the cab or coaches. About May Ist, 1902, I found the mangled remains of a whippoorwill, lying by a rail- road track. It is possible the bird might have been killed’ by other means, and run over afterward, but owing to the nocturnal habits of this species and its fondness for perching lengthwise on rails, or fence boards, it is natural to suppose that it alight- ed on the track at night, and, dazed by the glare from the approaching engine, remained on the rail too long and was run over, as the nature of the wound seemed to indicate. Such birds as cormorants and mergansers, fish eating birds, having the reputation of being gormandizers, not infrequently try to eat fish too large to swallow, Recently a case of that character came under my notice. A red breasted merganser attempted to swallow a large rock bass, tail first; a course of procedure that is strictly against the etiquette of any well bred fish eating bird or animal. The fins of the fish pierced the bird’s throat and it choked to death before surgical aid could be procured. Two similar cases of bird casualties were noted by a well known writer and artist. He found a yellow shafted flicker hanging from the trunk of a tree, its head fast in a crack at the junction of 2 large limbs. The woodpecker, while searching for in- sects, must have thrust its head into the seam opened by the swaying branches, and been caught when they came together. same gentleman found a chimney swift impaled on a lightning rod which was at- tached to the side of a chimney where a number of swifts were nesting. The swifts would fly about the chimney, then dart into The’ 35% it. This bird in descending miscalculated, and struck the sharp point of the rod with a force that pierced it completely through. The body remained there until disposed of by the heat and wind. During the nesting season, such birds as the oriole, robin, chipping sparrow, and others that use horse hair, string and simi- lar fibrous substances in building the cradles for their young, often become tangled in them and are either hung or strangled. I found a purple grackle, or common crow blackbird, thus>suspended from the top of PURPLE GRACKLE. a maple tree. While gathering material and carrying it to its nesting site, the crow had _ selected a_ piece of com- mon wrapping twine, which became en- tangled about one of its feet and then in the branches of the tree. Unable to free itself, the bird struggled until exhausted. By this statement I do not mean to inti- mate that these birds carry nesting material in their feet. In the collection of birds belonging to 352 RECREATION. the Byron Sutton estate of Newark Valley, N. Y., is a chipping sparrow mounted in the position in which it met its death, The bird had built a nest in a lilac bush near a building, and had laid 2 eggs. While on the nest one end of a long horse hair became tangled about her head, and the other end was woven into the nest. Flit- ting off she tugged against the hair but only tightened the noose, which hastened strangulation and she died her own execu- tioner. An examination showed that the HOUSE WREN HUNG. loop was formed by a sort of half knot, and a slight hook at the end of the hair prevented it from unfastening. A most peculiar accident of the kind, and one which under the circumstances appears to have been vengeance, happened to a common house wren. A pair of chipping sparrows began building a nest in an apple tree that was preempted by a pair of wrens. The chippies and wrens frequently battled with one another and when the former finally finished their work, the wrens began to demolish the nest. An eye witness says the birds fought all one morning and started an afternoon session, when the skirmish was suddenly brought to a tragic end. The pugnacious little wrens van- quished the usually peace loving chippies; then with its bill one of the wrens con- tinued to tear the nest apart. While strug- gling with a piece of twine, the wren tangled it around one of its feet, then about a limb and soon died. I mounted the wren without disentangling it from the fasten- ings. I found an eave swallow dead by the side of a barn. It had caught one of its claws under its eyelid while scratching its head and was unable to free itself. From the journal of the late Byron Sut- ton I copy the following: “The well known landscape painter, David Johnson, N. A., while at Lake George on a sketch- ing tour, was rowing along the shore of Harbor island one August morning, when his attention was attracted by the flopping motion of some large object seen through an opening in the trees. On landing he was surprised to find a large golden eagle in a natural trap. In alighting on a forked sapling one of its feet had slipped into a crotch, and in struggling to free itself, the bird had lost its balance and when found was hanging head down. Its efforts had only served to fix it the firmer. The eagle was captured and subsequently presented to a zoological park. A. neighbor recently released a_ ruby throated humming bird from a large, tough spider’s web. It is not generally known than when obtainable humming birds live extensively on young spiders. The bird, in searching for the insects, became tangled in the web and before it was freed, sharp scissors were necessary to release its tiny feet and wings from the bonds which se- curely held it. A farmer owning a brood of young chick- ens, tilted the coop and placed a stick under one edge, that the old hen might have shelter at night.’ A great horned owl, while attempting to capture the hen, flew under the coop, knocked out the support, and the tiller of the soil was dumbfounded the next morning to find that he was the owner of an owl, instead of a coop of chickens, Every museum of note contains one or more sets of deer or elk antlers that were found with the skeletons of the animals which had died after fiercely battling for the leadership of a band of does. In such conflicts, their antlers sometimes become locked, and being unable to pull them apart, the noble bucks suffer a death of exhaustion~and starvation.~. Profs 22 oe. Dyche, of the Kansas University, once shot a bull elk which had the tine of a combatant’s antler broken off in its skull. The same gentleman, after several hours of difficult climbing, successfully stalked an Alaska white sheep and after shooting it discovered that one of its feet was crushed. It had probably caught its foot between a moving and a stationary boulder. During my experience as field naturalist to the United States Biological Survey, I frequently captured small mammals with missing tails or legs. While hunting in the Wyoming moun- tains, I noticed a pine squirrel acting ex- ——— CASUALTIES AMONG ANIMALS. ceedingly quiet and uncomfortable for an animal of its species. A close investiga- tion revealed a number of porcupine quills fastened in its neck and shoulders. Several times I nearly captured it, but when almost within my grasp, a companion squirrel sounded a note of alarm, and it awoke from its stupor. It would be interesting to know the circumstances of the accident, for ac- cident it surely must have been, as a pine squirrel has no business meddling with a porcupine. We can only conclude, there- fore, that it ran against or jumped on the sleeping “quill pig’’ by mistake. While once following the fresh track of 353 a common cottontail rabbit, I found where the little animal had run against a sharp stick while going at full speed. Marks in the snow showed that the concussion had bowled it over. A few steps farther, blood stained the snow and I soon came upon its body, frozen stiff under a bush. The branch had penetrated its vitals between its chest and right shoulder. Mr. William T. Hornaday, director of the New York Zoological park, killed a crocodile that had lost a portion of its snout and upper jaw in a conflict. The reptile was starving, although it had lived long enough for the wound to heal perfectly. AWATEUR PHOTO BY R. H. BEEBE, ALMOST IN REACH. One of the 18th Prize Winners in RecreatIon’s 7th Annual Photg Competition. CAROLINA RAIL, PORZANA CAROLINA. 354 LOON (GREAT NORTHERN DIVER), COLYMBUS TORQUATUS. 355 A NEW MEXICO SAND STORM. HARRY SUYDAM. “We're going to have a storm,” said the foreman of the Jingle Bob outfit, as we rode across the Pecos valley, in New Mex- ico. Looking in the direction the old cow- man indicated I could barely see in the distance a dark gray disk, such as I had never before seen on the plains. I had been in the arid lands only 2 months, and there had been not a drop of rain during that time, though lightning was frequently seen in the evening, which told of showers in the mountains, 80 miles away. Joe Nash, the foreman, and [ had start- ed out that evening with a team of horses and a buckboard to find a horse camp somewhere across the Pecos river and about a 3 days’ drive from the Chisholm ranch. Little vegetation was visible in the valley, and the river was fast becoming only a creek, while the Rio Hondo, shown on the map with the same bold outlines as the Hudson, was at that time a dry arroyo. We were standing near a chuck wagon that belonged to the Jingle Job outfit when Nash called my attention to the ap- proaching shower. Before I could realize that there was need to prepare for trouble, the cook, who happened to be the only man with the wagon, hurriedly threw down a small tent, while Nash rapidly unhar- nessed the horses from the buckboard and hobbled them. I was a tenderfoot in the fullest sense of the term, but did not like to admit it, so instead of asking any ques- tions, I took hold of the tent with the cook and hustled as did my companions. By that time the grey disk had developed into an angry, dark cloud, and was spreading over the calm, blue sky. Before we got the tent secured a delightfully cool breeze was fanning us. After the tarpaulins were firmly lashed over buckboard and chuck wagon, I stopped to enjoy the breeze and watch the storm speeding toward us. I had been in storms on the Atlantic and on the Pacific that had caused sailors no little alarm, but when the threatened dan- gers had passed they left hardly any im- pression on my mind; but I shall never forget the fury of this my first desert storm. As far as the eye could reach not an ob- ject of man’s handiwork could be seen. Only the excited chattering of the prairie dogs broke the ominous stillness. Occa- sionally a jack rabbit jumped from the sparse shade of a stunted mesquite bush and leaped to another. The scattered bands of cow ponies were stampeding to the few draws in the almost level plains, while our hobbled buckboard horses were struggling to reach some imaginary shelter. Before the grey cloud had fairly reached us a heavy black one followed, and from it came peal after peal of deafening thunder. For 15 minutes there was such a fierce gale that it was only with the greatest dimculty we succeeded in keeping our tent from be- ing blown across the Staked Plains into Kansas. We were almost buried with al- kali sand, and I realized this was one of those fearful sand storms that occur in the desert, of which I had heard so much. Then came the rain, and then inky dark- ness. Joe and I hugged each other on our bedding, which was barely covered by our little tent. The rain and wind continued throughout half the night, but shortly after midnight the clouds parted and drifted away; the moon came out and shone as the sun shines elsewhere. Then we looked out and saw that the lowlands all about us were under water. We thanked our stars we had happened to be on a ridge when the storm caught us. If we had not been we should have been swept into the Pecos, which was by that time a torrent of muddy water. I had seen a New Mexico sand storm and a cloudburst all in one evening. Manager—I want you to appear in just one piece holding a stick of dynamite. Actor—And how many pieces would I _appear in if the dynamite should explode? tte 356 THE JUDGE AND I. MENOQUET. There are myriads of small lakes and in- numerable small streams in the Northern and Eastern part of Indiana, which are as yet comparatively unknown to sportsmen. These lakes and their connecting water- ways, bordered and shaded by tall trees and tangled thickets, and covering an immense tract of country, form a paradise for the angler which would have delighted the soul of Izaak Walton. Here he could have wandered to his heart's content; here he could have rev- eled in pursuit, not of roach, dace and chubb, but of a far nobler and more wary warrior of the troubled waters, the black bass. One familiar with the locality can readily imagine with what pleasure Izaak would have threaded his way, rod in hand, beneath the glorious canopy of leaves, not- ing the long sun arrows lighting the crystal depths, the sunken log or overhanging al- der. What tales he would recount in his quaint, sweet way, to some boon compan- ion, of battles won by skill and patience. The upper Tippecanoe, the _ principal stream of this region, is little frequented by sportsmen, other than he of the bent pin and bare feet, yet here can be had a day’s bass fishing that will satisfy any rea- sonable man. Even the farmer who waters his cattle at its brink seems only to know it from the bend above to the one below. The Tippecanoe is a crooked stream, spring fed and cool and perfectly clear. It flows through some of the richest farming lands of the State. In its tangled thickets can be had fine woodcock shooting in season. Many wild ducks breed each year among the bayous and lakes of the upper river. Its waters are alive with many varieties of food fishes, and to the skillful angler the reward is cer- tain, At 3.30 on a fine morning, late in last September, I arose, donned my corduroys, took my rod, tackle and lunch bag, and slipped quietly out of the house and over to the Judge’s across the way. The weather promised to be all we could desire, cloud- less and with a suspicion of frost in the air. It was one of those mornings when there is a little ice on the edges of the Tiver; just cool enough to make the blood tingle and to make one feel in every fiber that life is a glorious privilege in this old world of ours. The Judge is a gentleman and a thor- ough sportsman who, as he expresses it, practices law when he can’t go fishing.” Though he confesses to 70 years, his firm, 357 erect carriage is ample testimony that 60 years of fishing and hunting is good for the health. He has taken fish and game in the most favored localities of the United States, but still has a warm place in his heart for the Tippecanoe. We found the driver awaiting us at the appointed place, withthe boat ready loaded, and climbed in for our 3 miles’ journey to the river. We were after black bass, that picaroon of the fresh water, well known as a fighter of the first order. When he takes the fly he is dead earnest, and, if of good size, one many confidently expect a battle that will fully test both skill and tackle. After dismissing the driver and launch- ing our boat, we ate breakfast with appe- tites born of the keen air and anticipations of the sport to come. The meal over, ham- per repacked and rods set up, we started up stream. Just after we passed under the wagon bridge, the Judge made 2 casts and each time landed a bass of a pound weight. Feeling that our day was well begun, we rowed up stream a quarter of a mile or more, casting into every likely place, but with no results. Then through a tangle of lily pads, fallen logs and stumps of trees killed by the back water from the dam below. - It was a nasty. bit in which to navigate even so small a craft, but we finally arrived at the clear water, 100 yards above, with the railroad bridge just in sight around the bend. Here the Judge discovered that his rod was missing. He had put it down to assist in forcing the boat through the lily pads, and it had qui- etly gone overboard. Our strongest ad- jectives failed to bring it back to us, so we went and got it. Just below the bridge is a great heap of sunken logs with plenty of deep water un- derneath, shaded by the interlacing branch- es of elms above. It is a famous place for bass and many a one has fought his last fight there. While I held fast to a pier, the Judge made a beautiful cast and dropped his fly just where he wanted it, as the result proved. There was the quick flap of a broad tail, a gleam of gold, a sudden bending of the little rod and a wild leap into the air, followed by a great splash and a sullen and deep plunge to the bot- tom. After sulking for a time, the fish suddenly broached again and fought fierce- ly, trying to get under the logs. Balked in the attempt, he rushed back and forth across the stream, the taut line cutting concentric designs on the water. Again 358 and again the captive broached, sending up showers of water, but his gallant fight was of no avail; his sudden rushes up stream to gain a little relief from the dis- tressing strain were useless. Then he would float sullenly down with the current, but at the first attempt to land him he would dash off with apparently undimin- ished vigor. But each rush was shorter than the last; each effort weaker, and we finally lifted him aboard. He weighed 334 pounds, and every ounce was game. After resting and getting a drink at a spring above the bridge, we proceeded leis- urely up stream, taking turns at casting but with indifferent success; the fish rising less frequently as mid-day approached. When it was time for dinner we tied up at a mossy bank. The Judge started a fire and filled the coffee pot at a spring while I prepared several of the smaller fish for the pan. One who-has. never eaten fish freshly caught, and cooked by one of experience in such matters, and amid such surroundings as ours, has missed much. We were hungry, and the way fried fish, baked . potatoes’ and coffee disappeared wasn’t at all in accordance with the rules of polite society. Dinner over and pipes lighted, we lay down on the bank and the Judge told tales of other fishing and hunting days until we were lulled to sleep by the murmur of the stream at our feet. About 2 0’clock we started down stream. The rowing for the day was done, as the current was sufficiently strong to move our little craft with rather more speed than RECREATION. was desirable. Fish rose well and fur- nished fine sport; and all weighing under One pound were returned to the stream. Thus, homeward at the close of a beauti- ful day, the Judge and I have drifted many times, ever feeling that we have found the true fountain of youth, here on the Tippe- canoe. I am convinced that small mouth bass weighing 4 pounds are rare in this latitude and particularly so in the upper Tippecanoe, but smaller ones are plentiful and in the autumn always in the best of condition. They are lusty fighters and breed here, almost undisturbed, in great numbers. We have used with great success a fly that is undoubtedly a killer and one which I wish all bass fishermen would try. The “Monoquet” is the joint product of a friend and myself and named after the old In- dian town. on the banks of the stream we both love so well. The shoulders are of red ibis feathers, the wings are made entirely of buck hair, colored a_ bright lemon yellow, legs of soft black hair, body rather full, of dark green silk floss, all tied on a No. 5 old fashioned Limerick hook. It is a striking color combination and the bass go into ecstasies over it. We use the thick shanked hook as it does not cut out so easily and rides without wobbling from side to side. Attach this fly to a No. 1 or 2 spoon with cnough small steel swivels to make the weight % to ™% ounce, and you will have one bait that will prove worthy of a velvet lined compartment in your tackle-box. A NEW YORK BEAR. A short time ago while out hunting, a few miles from here, Mr. Charles Ferris, a guide of this place l.ad the good fortune to run across a large black bear and. kill him. AMATEUR PHOTO BY G, H. ORVIS. The bear measured 7 feet from tip to tip, and weighed, dressed, 262 pounds. After Bruin was brought to town several photos of him were taken by the amateur photog- raphers of the place, who felt it a privilege to take even a snap shot of a dead bear, though they could have no hand in slaying him. One of these photos I enclose. Bears have been more numerous here the past year than during any year pre- vious for some time. Mr. Ferris has killed 14 bears about here the past few years. The number of deer in this vicinity does not vary much from former years. Mr. Ferris has an excellent hunting lodge a few miles from here in a favorable deer locality, and has proven himself an efficient as well as companionable guide. G. H.Oryis, Fine, N.Y. ON idk MANISTEBARIV ER: A, St. J. NEWBERRY. Two hundred miles Northwest of De- troit, about half way between Lakes Huron and Michigan, and almost exactly on the watershed between them, the town of Gray- ling stands, on light, sandy soil, of no value for agriculture, and surrounded by miles Of stumps, all that the axe and*saw have left of once splendid forests of white pine. Through the town itself flow the head waters of the Ausable, “the river of the sands,’ off their way to Lake Huron; and a few miles to the West and North the Manistee begins its course to Lake Michi- gan. At one point the rivers are scarcely coarse, fighting with fury when hooked but almost worthless when on the table, they take the place and the food of their betters, to the disgust of all right minded anglers. They are a little better than pickerel, but not much. This is hearsay evidence, but I have no doubt it is true. The Westward stream, more fortunate, contains no rainbows, and a good many grayling, though the speckled trout predom- inate. Visiting it in August, 1901, we took trout and grayling in about. equal num- bers and size, and often alternately from the same pool or riffle. Going there in AMATEUR FHOTO By A, STe« §. NEWBERRY. OUR CAMP ON THE, MANISTEE; more than a mile apart, being separated only by a low, sandy ridge. Those streams, like nearly all in that vicinity, are the orig- inal home of the Michigan grayling, and a few survivors of that beautiful species still linger there, though logs have torn through their spawning beds, and intruding fonti- nalis, having worked its own way in from other waters, and irideus, unwisely intro- duced by man into the Ausable, have har- ried and persecuted their more timid and delicate predecessors. today the Eastward river contains few grayling, many speckled trout, and great numbers of rainbows, which monopolize the best water to the exclusion of their more delicate and attractive associates. Big, 359 My guides say that June, 1902, and fishing the upper waters ‘only, 4 of us took in 4 days £50 good sized trout, and not a single grayling. I fancy * that the. spawning beds are lower down the river, and that thymallus had not yet ascended, after their spring nuptials, to the part of. the stream where we were camped. The Manistee has a steady and moder- ately rapid current, flowing over clean white sand; no-rapids, but an alternation of pools and shallows. The best trouting this spring was on its course through a large tract of cedar swamp, where the trees had all been killed by fire or flood, and lined the water’s edges with a mass of fallen trunks and tops. Among these the flies must be deftly placed, using a rather long line; and a hooked fish 360 must be hauled away from danger, if pos- sible, before he finds out what the trouble was, and begins to run. When he would not come, as was not infrequently the case, things happened, and happened fast. More than once I stopped a pound fish, in his first mad rush toward a submerged cedar top, by sheer strength of rod, line and leader, and more than once I did not; but the 6-ounce rod, and the little No. 1o flut- tering flies did good work all through, and not a fish was lost by failure of tackle. One must camp to fish either river to RECREATION. good advantage, and excellent guides and camp outfits can be had in Grayling, though arrangements should be made well in ad- vance. On these rivers the fish, when boated, are put into a box under the angler’s seat, which communicates freely with the river. Those not needed for immediate use are kept alive in a fish crate of slats, so that they are in perfect condition to take home; that is, if one be a resident of Michigan. The law prohibits the taking of fish or game out of the State. AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. H, S -VERY. YOUNG SCREECH OWLS. Winner of rith Prize in RecreaTion’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. t nl at ~ 2 FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman. Take WOLF IS -.IN THE PARK. Jc Ty, Beistoss.% RRM asa hai x's Cats sd age caste -50 : Iirivestey ehesselllteesua tie ct. tue ig'ere hee were as \alis, wale le .50 . meremeation as received $45 for the wolf) CH. Sloane. ...c..ccce.ce cc ee cence eee nes .50 q fund. Checks for that amount have been G. E. Dimock, Jr..........----ssseeeeee 1.00 sent Miss Murray and she has shipped a abate arn ee ee eae ara te Mase So Sissel Sle fe ete D a Meemmaneto the ~Washington Zoological -f TT, Seton......c.....02\scccccsseeeess 1.00 Park. The following letter explains: SE SS aes Le Ae eee .50 : em See eviOiyratenseyatens tate oe ae Oietehe Shea saree trace 1.00 “National Zoological Park, ye wv spr Stats: stateset elie: es val eget etch eras iw alsa oie +50 Washington, D. ea Feb. 10, 1903. 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Few whee et eee cee 50 AOAN > ws REAR ey P chy rate oan oe Se RS pet ak ate $45.00 I LET 0029 oe ei eee eee 50 } ‘ A : SS eeenser ere .50 Should any further contribution come in, | Pa S. ag ee sence cence eee eees -» +50 the amount will be promptly remitted to | H. M, Pentecost....02.....000000IIIIIIND igo Miss Murray, and readers of Recreation SS ee ee .50 a ee assured she will make good use ET ss ec ee ce cnc ccasens 25 of the money. ear 2 pees PUP atte he si shale 'y .cr'e\oke, wre ai ct ov ots 225 y ME re icc n cs cc ese a secedececs .50 IE OMOTIAGAV. (20. ce cece cece scons 1.00 » STOP SPRING SHOOTING, cc cic vis ocd s weet sc evewe .50 An_effort is being made to repeal the pro- ITEC Sine ccc tte tc es cme seeees .50 hibition of spring shooting in Wisconsin. . . ei woes a SAS SAC eee -50 a eb duide har. ah gacisée uifoctunate. retr6 ? : PRI ss we cc visas er eccss ah AOU d ee 7 PUIEGIRE clic. soins eee eee c ee seces 1.00 grade step for the State of Wisconsin in the : Tenner 50 matter of game protection. Wisconsin now 0. SE a .50 : ea 50 has laws that protect the game and that RE cc cic ct eects odes cies .so Will enable true sportsmen to enjoy health UE OETOWCale. .. 0... cece ese ne we sies -50 and recreation for generations to come: BB. Goss LIL, "go bat if the efforts made for the repeal of eee Mckaughlin. ............5.0000 30 this law should succeed, that State will ; CT soe c= so ues cee ne cece e ees 50 have lost its proud position among the EEE tos ie. o. sein’ dics ae ieee space t's .50 foremost game protecting: Stat in th . Pfemty beb ..5... 56... ae sre eisieht astra SOP inion & a CEES rake Ie © . MEMES ones os ics sus dearcccccdeccces SeGN 1071. ; SS SES cg .50 When ducks return from the South they E S. A.... SeSRCeaTMan cH el cv sieue o avane. s,s 's.s)ieyanevat el ene -50 are mated and ready to breed in the first 2 LE oS -50 f : d MMIC AVES) 050 fo slices wns cones cess wid « 50 avorable place where they can remain un- ’ RUM AUILOLO | 5 duce Aes cee coed ee caves va « .5o disturbed. If spring shooting is allowed 362 nearly all the birds are driven to the non- inhabited regions of the Northern United States and Canada. In that country the summer is so short that many birds which would breed twice, farther South, can breed only once. If their nests should be destroyed the summer would be too short for them to raise a second brood; and thus the number of young birds raised would be materially decreased. A few years ago, when Minnesota’s pro- hibition of spring shooting went into effect, I had exceptionally good opportunity to ob- serve the effect of this law in Southern Minneapolis. On one lake I found, in the later part of August, by a careful estimate, 800 young redheads, raised on that lake. There were also large numbers of blue- wing teal, mallard, canvasback and pintail ducks that had been on the lake; but as these kept more in hiding, it was not pos- sible to make a definite estimate of their number. The observing sportsmen of the region were unanimous in the opinion that if spring shooting had been permitted not one-fourth the number of ducks would have been raised in that region. In spring the birds are lean and unfit to eat. Most ef them are already mated and the females are full of partially developed eggs. To shoot birds in that condition is as unsportsmanlike and as barbarous as to shoot a doe that is with a fawn. Our game should remain as abundant as agriculture will permit. If spring shooting is prohibited the sportsman will be able to secure a reasonable bag of birds, even if he can not go after them more than a day or 2. If spring shooting is allowed game will become so scarce that only the wealthy can afford to get any by going after it a great distance. The prohibition of spring shooting is a truly democratic measure, be- cause the majority of people can not afford to go hunting hundreds of miles and to drop their daily work for weeks at a time. Only market hunters and those allied with them can possibly have any interest in the repeal of the prohibition of spring shooting in Wisconsin. It would be of only tempo- rary benefit even to them, because this very law they desire repealed would soon an- nihilate their own trade. The strongest efforts should be made and are being made by all true sportsmen and true game protecting societies to pro- hibit spring shooting everywhere. In the Legislature of Minnesota the repeal of the prohibition of spring shooting would not receive a moment of serious consideration. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana prohibit all spring shooting, and Utah, Wyoming and Colorado will pass laws to that effect this session. While nearly all the States are moving in the right direction, Wisconsin should certainly not take such a fatal step -in his possession ; RECREATION. in the wrong direction. Spring shooting must be prohibited everywhere! D. Lange, Supervisor of Nature Study, St. Paul Pub- lic Schools. Chief Warden, Minnesota Division L. A. S THE GOLD RUSH AND THE GAME, I spent all summer in the mountains of Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado, and trav- eled 1,300 miles with pack horses in the Thunder mountain mining district. It was pitiful to see the slaughter of does and fawns. About 5,000 men went into that rush and every one carried a gun. The district being 175 miles from railroads, it was necessary to kill game for food, but there were bucks enough for all. ‘Does were shot in June, and many tiny fawns were left to starve. A doe accompanied by 2 fawns_ often came to a spring near our camp on Monu- mental creek. She had one front leg broken off at the knee, the lower part swinging, but she was faithfully looking after her family. One evening, in camp in heavy timber, I was playing the flute while the boys sat before the fire, when out of the darkness stepped a large doe. She came within 15 feet of the fire. We drove her back into the timber several times, but at the first sound of the flute she would re- turn, In Yellowstone park bears tore down our tent and scattered our provisions, including a sack of flour, all over the woods. We chased one rascal up a tree; then climbed an adjoining tree and got a good snap at him. The soldiers had previously killed a large grizzly that persisted in tearing down their mess tent. They fired a volley of 30-40’s, killing him instantly. Bear are so plentiful in the park that there is talk of killing the older ones. In Jackson’s Hole the game wardens ar- rested a fellow with 52 pairs of elk teeth all from elk killed out of season, for the teeth only. We carried 25-35 Winchester carbines on account of their light weight, and suc- ceeded in killing all the game we needed; yet as hunting arms, they are too small. The lead used in the soft points is so soft that it goes to pieces on impact. In every case, the ball tore a large hole where it entered, but lacked penetration. I shot a buck in the rump; the external wound was the size of a teacup; the ball penetrated 6 inches of flesh and stopped against the hip joint, without injuring it. Only once have I seen a 25-35 go through a deer. The 30- 30 is no better. The .303 and 30.40 are good game guns, but the new 35 comes nearer being what is wanted. Any old gun will kill when a vital spot is hit, but the small bore smokeless wound more than kill. I have used a telescope on my gun sev- eral seasons, and would not be without one. Sam Stevens, Cripple Creek, Colo. KILLED TOO MANY TURKEYS. I have been a reader and an ardent ad- mirer of RECREATION for some time, and am particularly pleased with the way you go after the game and fish hogs of the elm- peeling, razorback variety. 1 was much in- terested in an article in your February number contributed by John F. Bailey, en- titled “In the Arkansas Mountains.’ The writer describes that evidently interesting and beautiful bit of country with much skill and in a way that makes us, of this Northern climate, at the closing of winter, long for warm, sunshiny days, our guns and fishing rods, with the open fields, woods, streams and lakes before us; but in reading the article I wonder if it impresses others as it does me that Mr. Bailey almost, if not quite, convicts himself and his friend of the crime of razorbackness, the most hein- ous known to true sportsmen. I may pass without comment the first day out wherein 15 quails were killed within 20 minutes and 18 quails and 9 squirrels were the result of one day’s travel, when the writer and his friend were not really hunting; but cer- tainly a real sportsman will stop to con- sider the justice of 2 hunters killing 5 wild turkeys in one day, not to mention the tur- key killed by the guide. At a time not yet beyond the memory of many of your readers this largest and noblest of American game birds was common over a large area of the Central Western, Western and Southwest- ern States; but his peculiar habits, enor- mous size, and awkwardness on wing and foot, made him an easy prey to the white and red biped variety of hogs, until he is now rarely to be found. The fate of the buffalo is his; and if the government does not soon do something to protect his spe- cies, he will be classed with the dodo and other extinct species of forgotten ages. So scarce has he already |)ecome that he is seldom found outside the fastness of un- frequented mountains and forests of the Southwest; and when these remote retreats are located and invaded by the ruthless hunter, the turkey’s days are numbered. As clearly shown by Mr. Bailey’s article, when once located a bunch of wild tur- keys is at the mercy of the experienced hunter, and. will respond to call as long as one of the number remains alive. Knowing this fact, the method resorted to by Mr. Bailey and his friend was questionable, to © say the least; and in this manner to bag 5 of these enormous birds in one day was certainly swinish in the extreme. Warren W. Borders, Winamac, Ind, FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 363 A SPRING TRAMP. Nature had thrown off its cloak of snow and silence and suddenly transformed the fields and roadsides into a vast stage, on which song sparrows vied with robins and bluebirds in producing joyful music to wel- come the awakening of spring. Purple grackles flew overhead in huge flocks, blue- birds carolled from telegraph wires, and a huge red tailed hawk swooped down on an unsuspecting chipmunk which had just emerged from its winter nest. C. and I started early for a long tramp to the mountains, where we hoped to se- cure some owls’ nests. We followed the electric car tracks a short distance, now and then producing our note books to record the appearance of a new arrival in the bird world or to note the appear- ance of an early hibernating insect; look- ing particularly for large migratory birds, and for Venessa antiopia, the first out of the hibernating butterflies. We reached the mountain about noon and proceeded to scour the surrounding thick woods. Starting in different directions to make a detour, we agreed to meet at a certain landmark 2 miles distant. Each was to to call if he found anything. Before long I came to a slender stump about 8 feet high, in which some chicka- dees, or hairy woodpeckers, had evidently nested the previous year. As I passed I gave it a slight push and it fell over. It had no sooner touched the ground than 3 little flying squirrels crawled out of the hole and scampered away, 2 up a tree and one into a hole in the ground. I gave a yell that would make an Indian turn green with envy and started .after them. My large collie, Bruce, prevented the squirrels in the tree from leaving it. When C. came up we soon decided that the only way to secure the little animals was for one of us to climb the tree and shake them off. While C. shinned up I tried to calcu- late how far they could fly, but did not guess right. One sailed 20 feet over my head and the other went in the opposite di- rection. Both landed in trees, and, run- ning to the topmost branches, they launched forth again. They could sail about 150 feet and looked like white, square pieces of cardboard. They finally reached trees from which it was impossible to dislodge them and we turned our steps homeward. Bob O. Link, Glens Falls, N. Y. SLAUGHTER OF BIG-HORNS. Judge J. R. Harper’s recent hunting expedition to the mountains in the vicinity of Van Horn was successful far beyond that eminent jurist’s expec- tations. He was accompanied by J. H. Beech, who is familiar with the country frequented by the few sheep still alive in Texas. ; 364 RECREATION. Five splendid mountain sheep were killed; 4 tremendous bucks and one doe; and _ several of these were brought to El Paso as trophies of the chase. Three of the bucks occupied places of honor all day yesterday at Nation’s market, where they attracted unlimited attention, | : . Mountain sheep are fast becoming extinct in West Texas. Like the buffalo, they have disap- peared before the energetic assaults made by the American hunter.—El Paso Daily Times. ‘ I make it a rule never to accuse a man of game slaughter without giving him a chance to deny or extenuate the charge. To my request for their version of the fore- going story, Judge Harper and Mr. Beech replied as follows: A friend and I killed 4 bucks out of a bunch of II. Do you want the story or are we game hogs? J. R. Harper, El Paso, Tex. On the hunt to which you refer, my friend and I killed a deer in the early morning and 5 sheep later in the day. We had, how- ever, been out 4 days before that, the day on which we killed them being the fifth of the hunt. About August 20,-Mr. Vernon Bailey, of the Biological Survey of Wash- ington, D. C., was here, and we were out but about 5 hours till we killed a fine speci- men for the National Museum. I suppose that by this time it is on exhibition there. J. HB. Beech Van Horn, “Tex. I am surprised and grieved that any man should have killed a mountain sheep in Texas at this late day when there are so few left there. Any man who has the in- terests of that State at heart, as Judge Har- per should have, should consider these few remaining big-horns as wards of the State and should not only have refrained from shooting at them, but should have exerted his great influence in restraining others from. doing,..so) - The Vexas Legislature should pass a law at the earliest possible day to prohibit the killing of mountain sheep in that State at any time. Such laws should not be needed for pro- gressive, thinking men, but the ignorant and thoughtless game hogs must be re- strained.—EDITOor. THIS SOLDIER IS A HOT AIR HUNTER. Hon. Thos. Ryan, Acting Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C. I have before me what purports to be a copy of a letter written by one of the sol- diers stationed in the Yellowstone park, stating that he recently killed 25 ducks and that there is good hunting in the park be- cause no one is allowed to hunt there but the soldiers. As I understand the regula- tions, even the soldiers are not allowed to kill game there. Will you kindly enlighten me on this point? Yours truly, G. O. Shields. — ANSWER. The Acting Superintendent of the Yel- lowstone park, to whom your letter was referred, reports that the soldier in question has never caught a fish or killed a bird or an animal of any kind since he has been stationed in the park; that he has never been out of the post of Fort Yellowstone, except on the regular road, as far as the Golden Gate to the South and to the town of Gardiner to the North, neither of which points is more than 5 miles distant. He states that the story is absurd, and that if the letter in question was written at all it was a boyish piece of nonsense, which the writer has had cause to regret on many occasions, He would no more think of killing the ducks or other birds of the park than he would of killing the deer which can be seen any day grazing on the parade grounds and on the lawns between the quar- ters, sometimes coming up to the doorsteps. The officer also states that the ducks and geese understand quite as well as the deer that they are absolutely safe in the park, and this is shown by the fact that at any place in the park one can walk within 20 feet of them without their getting up. The Acting Superintendent wishes me to assure you there is nothing in the nark in which the authorities are more interested than in the game, and that not a shot can be fired within its limits by anyone save by the scouts when in pursuit of mountain lions or coyotes. Thos. Ryan, Acting Secretary of the Interior. THE MEASLY SWINE OF MONSON. Monson’s mighty hunters took the field last night at 6 o’clock, and until 9.30 this evening game of all kinds in this vicinity will lead a life of abject terror. The annual hunt is on and terrific slaugh- ter is expected. J. P. McCarthy and George O. Wyatt are the captains, and each has 25 merry men at his back. The men must all be at the Century house at 9.30 this evening with their game, which will be counted by men selected for that purpose. A game supper will be served at the hotel Thursday evening, to be paid for by the losing side. In making up the score coons will count 300 points, foxes 200, ducks 175, grouse 150, woodcock 125, quails 100, gray squirrels 90, rab- bits 75 and red squirrels 50. The men will work under the directions of their captains to a certain extent, but the only general orders are to bring in all the game that can be found, and to find more than the other side. Hunters who have a particular leaning toward any particular kind of hunting or game will be al- lowed a free hand. The game to be presented for the count must, according to the rules, be shot during the hours of the hunt. There have been some years when part of the game has been thrown out. The counters have held that when game was so badly decomposed tHat it was im- possible to tell just what the animal or bird might be, it ought not to be counted. Connecticut game is not barred, and as the State line is only 5 miles from the village, some of the men are likely to cross it. Assistance will be rendered such as are unable to bring in their game without it.— Springfield (Mass.) Republican. The decent sportsmen in Monson, if —— . 4 tering game. FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 365 there are any, should have organized a counter side hunt to be conducted on the same day. The only game to be killed should have been game hogs, and every one of those participating on either side of the original side hunt should have been made legitimate targets for the rifles of the regular sportsmen. The bristlebacks should have been scheduled to count 100 to 500 points each, according to age, size and length of bristles, and the undertaker should have been paid for his services in planting the swine. Lynch law is not popu- lar in the Northern States, more is the pity, but will become so in time unless some other means can be adopted preventing such disgusting swine as these from slaugh- The Springfield Republican gives portraits of the “captains” of the butchering match. Judging from the looks of the men, if I had to live in that town I should keep my house and barn securely locked, day and night.—Epiror. PARD YET NECESSARY. I am a reader of RECREATION and a be- liever in its doctrines, and yet I am ina queer box. You insist I shall not shoot ducks in spring. When, then, shall I shoot them? They are here at no other time. It is many years since they quit coming in the fall. The country is too thickly set- tled and too well drained to give them a chance to stop in the fall. We have a good many rabbits, and a few quails, but they should be left alone for several years to give them opportunity to increase. I should like to go to some place where game is plentiful, for I am fond of hunting ama aisaing, lil want a duck 1 must shoot him in the spring. A. Reach, Peotone, III. Your position is certainly a most serious one. It does not seem fair that a man should give up all wild fowl! shooting for the bene- fit of his fellow men; yet some men are al- ways willing to deprive themselves of cer- tain pleasures, or to perform arduous labors for the benefit of the public or their friends. On these lines you could well afford to forego the pleasure of killing ducks and geese. I regard it as almost a crime to kill birds of any kind in spring, espe- cially a female bird when on its way to its nesting quarters. The satisfaction of killing a goose or a duck is but momentary and the satisfaction in eating such a bird iseaematier of an hour at most. In fact, - there is little enjoyment in eating water fowl killed in spring when on their way North. Personally, I will never kill an- other water fowl except in the fall, and if one man can afford to adhere to such a resolution, certainly another can. You should, of course, be able to make a trip in the fall to the Mississippi or Missouri rivers, or somewhere else in the West or Northwest, where you could get plenty of water fowl shooting. If you can not do this, you are, as I said, in hard luck, but all the same you should not shoot in the spring.—EDITor. TROUBLE FOR POT HUNTERS. J. D. Burford, the new game and fish warden of Missouri, has on his war paint, according to the stories told by late arrivals in the city from Southeast Missouri. In that section of the State alone he has lately obtained over 200 convictions for violations of the game laws, and he announces that as soon as he is through with this class of lawbreakers he will give a matinee, for the benefit of the school fund, with those who have violated the fish law for. actors. All fines collected from prosecutions for violations of the game and fish laws go to the school fund. Mr. Burford, even this early in his career as a State official, has caused a regular stampede among the pot hunters and the men who kill fish with dy- namite, and his friends promise that he has not yet fairly warmed up to his work. He seems to be able to convict every person against whom he files information, and he possesses remarkable facilities for finding out who the lawbreakers are. When the next General Assembly convenes an effort will be made to provide the Game and Fish Warden with a suitable salary and place some funds at his command for the employment of deputies in localities and at seasons of the year when they are needed. Now he receives nothing but fees, and at best his labor is poorly paid. One objection heretofore made to giving the Game and Fish Warden a stated salary was that the law would not be enforced any way, and so there was no use in throwing money away. It appears that Mr. Burford has met this objection by proving that he will enforce the laws, even when poorly paid for so doing. The game and fish laws have been more openly and persistently violated in Southeast Missouri than in all other parts of the State combined. Heretofore it has been the practice of pot hunters to kill game in that section of the State, in season and out of season, and ship the same to the market without the least regard for the requirements of law. Mr. Burford has planted his heavy artillery in that section, and with 138 deputies is making life a burden to the pot hunters and to the game dealers who undertake to ship game killed out of season. Now, it is said, this class of offenders are beginning to realize that the Legislature did not enact the game and fish law to be laughed at, and they are looking for more congenial quarters.— St Louis Globe-Vemocrat. Thank God, here is one officer who is a good hunter. His example is strongly com- mended to a certain officer at Albany, and to many in other States, who seem to exist merely for the purpose of drawing their salaries, and who fear to prosecute law- breakers lest they may lose votes at some future election.—EDIrTor. LION, BEAR AND GROUSE. Dr. Oschner of this town recently had a peculiar experience. While hunting deer near here, with R. A. Carroll, he came suddenly on a forest tragedy. A large mountain lion had a buck down on the ground. When he saw the hunters he 366 RECREATION. made off, was pursued by the dog, treed and killed. The hunters then returned to the buck, which was found dying. His ribs were broken and his head pounded to a jelly; but there was not a mark of tooth or claw on him. The skin was unbroken. He was simply pounded to death. Car- roll, who is an old hunter, declares that to be the lion’s favorite manner of killing deer. He says he has known of several such cases. It is a new one on me. A bear recently came down into the town of Telluride, at night. He was seen, and many shots were fired at him, but he es-. caped. One afternoon the owner of a ranch on Bilk creek was standing by his cabin. He heard a rock roll. down the canyon wall, and looking up saw a medium sized black bear going into a hole, under the rim rock. The ranchman climbed the hill, smoked the bear out and killed him with one shot through the head. The skin was a beautiful one, and I bought it.. The same bear had recently been trapped in the neighborhood, and had escaped, leav- ing his foots in the trap. Hearing of this, and knowing who had the foot, I pro- cured that also, and will have it sewed on the leg, when the skin is made into a rug. Just before the close of the grouse sea- son I had a delightful afternoon with the birds, at timber line, on Mt. Wilson. They were feeding in the spruce trees. As they always fly down the mountain side, when alarmed, I had a friend go about 200 yards above me. We then moved along the side of the mountain on parallel lines, the birds that he flushed flying over me. I killed 8, the soft snow saving them from _ being dashed to pieces on the rocks below. C. M. Coleman, Telluride, Colo. DEFENDS WESTERN GUIDES. W. S. W.,; Pittsfield, Mass., criticizes, in November RECREATION, statements made by one Finn in the New York Times, concern- ing residents and guides of Jackson’s Hole, Wyo. About September 15, 1901, 2 Massachu- setts men came to my camp on a small tri- butary of Fall river, late in the evening, having been attracted by the light of my fire. I believe W. S. W. to have been of the party, which was guided by Clark Caswell and a man named Peterson. These men were certainly not game slaughterers or violators of the game laws, though they had their quota of trophies, except ante- lope. For 10 years past I have been visiting Jackson’s Hole and neighboring points in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho for rest and recreation, and incidentally for game. I have learned that most of the adult male residents of Jackson’s Hole are moun- tain guides; that every guide is a regularly appointed and duly sworn game warden or deputy warden; that they are sticklers for the honest observance of the game laws, not only by the tourists whom they guide, but by their neighbors; and that they them- selves obey the law. These guides are, as a rule, honest, in- telligent and courteous. The statement that these men are afraid of tourists, poachers, ranchmen or anybody else has no founda- tion in fact. Only men of courage and de- termination would or could follow their calling. Should Mr. Finn doubt this let him go to Jackson, choose his man and try to “do* him: The people of Jackson and of the Rocky mountain region in general are not appre- ciated by Easterners. They are not given credit for their thrift, industry, intelligence or honesty. To be able to judge them justly one must live among them. : Van S. Bennett, Rockton, Wis. wn DUSKING. It was a beautiful night, and will live long in the memories of 2 young hunters. An edge of the moon just peering above the horizon made the dark objects on the marsh, the edges of which were covered with snow, beautiful but uncanny. Such was the place in which our 2 friends hur- riedly constructed a blind of the tall reeds. The dog, an Irish spaniel, did his best to keep warm, but, to his mind, it. was un- satisfactory. By the time the blind was finished, the moonlight was rather dim, though brighter than usual on account of the snow. The blind being complete, nothing re- mained but to wait really a very short time, but it seemed to the boys an eternity.. Presently a low, whistling rumble was heard, and a pair of black ducks, looking for a place to sleep, flew swiftly overhead. Alas! 2 pairs of sharp eyes had caught the sights, and at the twin reports the hap- less pair fell dead on the water. Evidently a poor place for pot hunters, with their clumsy, murderous 8 bores, in this dim and uncertain light. After the first pair, with short intervals of time, came the ducks, in singles and pairs; always to be met with a charge of 5's. The boys enjoyed the sport till each had 10 ducks. Then came a 4 mile walk, a cup of hot coffee and a warm bed. Do you wonder that the recollection of that night still lives in the minds of 2 sports- men? W. F. Irish, Lowell, Mass. Not at all sportsmanlike. Ducks should be allowed to rest from dark till daylight, and I trust no reader of RECREATION will ever again disturb any game bird at night. —EDITor. a —_ - — : —=— — ae, TWELVE HEAD OF SMALL GAME THE LIMIT. I greatly admire your fearless methods, and it gives me pleasure when you rebuke men for their wanton killing of game. Have been afield when opportunity offered, more than 30 years, and consider one dozen head of small game the limit a day for any true sportsman. My largest bag was 14 quails, made in ’78, and not since then have I bagged as many as 12 birds in any one day. If every boy fond of the gun would read RECREATION there would be more real sportsmen at the end of 5 years than this country can now hope for. If more men would but be thankful for the privilege of roaming the woods and fields, and not think it is all of hunting to kill game, they would be the better and game would increase. If they would study the habits of our wild birds and animals it would greatly lessen the desire to kill. The growing love for the camera, in place of the gun for hunting, is a sign that may well give us hope for the future. During a visit to my old home in New Jersey, in July last, I took a walk to my favorite meadow. In 2 hours 27 species of birds were seen, among them being a pair of woodcock. Quails were piping all about the village, and I have recently learned they are plentiful now. | The market hunter is a scourge in any community, and the only remedy is to stop the sale of game everywhere and repeal the laws allowing spring shooting. By re- moving these 2 evils, game would soon be plentiful. Keep up your good work of flay- ing the bristlebacks. E. H. Goodnough, N. Y. City. POR A “LATER SEASON. December RECREATION contains an article by W. H. Tallett, of Watertown, N. Y., advocating a close season of 2 years on black and gray squirrels, grouse and wood- cock. He closes by saying, “the average representative at Albany is satisfied with his job. He wants to go back. If 200 or 300 sportsmen write him, that is different. He may need those votes next fall. The sportsmen of each county could control their representatives; but they never will as long as there are so many 2-cent sports- men.” Conceding this to be true, would that mend the matter? Last winter our representatives from Chautauqua county got a bill through to prohibit the shipment of ruffed grouse out of the county. The bill’ was vetoed by the Governor, thus leaving Our grouse swine free to continue the slaughter. I can substantiate the statements of C. B. W., of Utica, N. Y., relating to the kill- FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 367 ing of deer in the Adirondacks during close season. From observation I am of opinion that fully as many deer are killed during close season in the Adirondacks as during the open season. The President of the Fen- ton Preserve says there were more deer killed after the close season in 1901 in Her- kimer county than were killed lawfully. I doubt not that such will prove the case in 1903, for the reason that there was little snow during the open season. Therefore many will have waited to bag their deer on snow, when it can be done in less time and the venison kept till they can consume it. I consider our present game laws, in trying to force all the killing in warm weather, the main incentive for much violation of law. T. J. F., Jamestown, N.Y. FROM OVER THE BORDER. You ought to be proud of your mag- azine, as it seems to have roused those who are fond of shooting and fishing, as well as those who take an interest in our birds and fishes, to take up seriously the question of their protection. As*forests are cleared and land cultivation increases, many birds lose their protective covers and offer a greater and easier temptation to greedy shooters. In the United States the game laws are different in each State, and are more diffi- cult to enforce than if there were one gen- eral law for the whole country. In Canad our game laws are slightly different in each Province, but are better observed apparent- ly than in the States. In Ontario our game is well protected and violations are few. We have no publication such. as yours to encourage us to keep up to the mark or to air our views. We are a law abiding people; there are not many game hoge, though there are a few sneaks. Their dep- redations are confined to remote and limit- ed localities and do not greatly disturb the general increase of game. As for fishing, except with nets, there are no large catches to be had in the bass haunts; and the unpreserved trout streams are far away from home, which renders it a dificult matter to bring fish home from a fishing trip. I congratulate you on your manly undertaking to promote the preser- vation and to decry the wanton destruction of game of all kinds in your part of Ameri- ca. You are making your influence felt from Florida to Maine; and that you will ultimately succeed I do not doubt, C. O. D., London, Ont. DOES GATES BELONG IN: THE PEN? ‘Enclosed I hand you clipping from the Los Angeles Record of February 10, which speaks for itself. John W. Gates, the millionaire barb-wire fence 368 RECREATION. agent, is in San Diego shooting ducks and quails and having all kinds of a good time at the Coro- nado hotel and elsewhere. Gates went on a quail hunt a day or 2 ago and he, with 3 others, bagged no less than 525 quails, and when he reached town again he had to telegraph the good news of the big slaugh- ter to some of his friends. He talked about it in San Diego also, and it is said the party exceeded -the legal limit and is in danger of arrest if an official can be found with the temerity to serve a warrant on the erst- while barb-wire agent, No one knows in San Diego how long the Gates party will be there, but -the members of the party are satisfied with the good time they are having. Evidently there must have been a great element of luck in John W. Gates’ acquire- . ment of vast wealth; as a man with the brains necessary would never call this slaughter of game sport. I am led to be- lieve that the number stated in the clipping is a conservative estimate. These men ought to be classed with Babcock and those other hogs who wallow in San Diego and Coronado whom you _ have _ heretofore roasted. The position of game warden in Califor- nia is such a soft cinch that the warden apparently likes his upholstered office chair better than the exercise to be gained from getting after these violators of the game law. Such flagrant slaughter, especially those reported on the front page of news- papers, must meet the attention of the warden. I hope you will find space for this, as San Diego county seems to be over- run with game hogs. G. R. D., Los Angeles, Cal LAW SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED. Our season for duck shooting now opens October 1. A number of local sportsmen are working to have the law changed so the opening may be August 1, claiming that ducks come in at that season and soon leave, whereby the sportsman loses his op- portunity at the birds. Another reason given is that when the ducks stay here they acquire a fishy taste which renders them unpalatable. When the ducks arrive in August the old birds are moulting and so fall an easy prey to the hunter. The young birds, accustomed to staying with the old ones at that season, are also readily bagged. The fishy taste acquired by the ducks that stay here is easily accounted for. The country at present affords little fresh water, with the exception of a few reservoirs where the birds are hunted so closely that they are driven to the sea. It seems to me far wiser that the law remain unchanged. What think you? The limit for one hunt- er in a day during the duck season is 50, but it seems hard for some people to count accurately. George A. Norton, Bonita, Cal. ANSWER. I heartily agree with you that it would be unwise and imprudent to change the law so as to open the season for duck shooting any earlier than it now opens. On the con- trary your sportsmen should all favor the shortening of the season; and the legal limit per day to each man should be reduced to 20 or not more than 25 at the outside. The better chance we can give the birds for their lives the longer they will last.—EDITOoR, NEW DECOY DUCK. 717,790. Decoy Duck. Frederick H. Yorke, Foosland, Ill. Filed March 29, 1902. Serial No. 100,603. (No model.) > - QRS ( a xi Ve \ eS Claim.—1. A decoy duck having a verti- cally movable head connected thereto, and a weighted rod attached to the head and ex- tending into the body of the decoy, said head being hollowed out at one side for the purpose of catching the wind. 2. A decoy comprising a body, the for- ward end of which is hollow, the head hav- ing a depending rod carrying a weight at its lower end, said weight being located in the hollow portion of the body, and the friction device arranged upon the rod for the purpose of regulating the motion of the head, as specified. 3. A decoy comprising a body, the for- ward portion of which is hollow and ter- minating in a neck portion, the upper end of which is concaved and slotted longitu- dinally, a head having a throat portion at- tached thereto, a ball contained within the said throat portion, and an adjustable threaded rod passing into the head through the ball and having a weight at its lower end, substantially as described. BRISTLY SONS OF SOLOMON. Monday last the Masonic Lodge of Ludington had a competitive hunt. H. Y. Huston and H. M. Hallett, leaders of the respective sides, both worked hard to win, and the result was a signal victory for Huston’s side. The official score of the hunt was: Hallett, 180 points; Huston, 213 points. Huston himself brought in 56 points, which was the best showing made by any single hunter. Other successful contestants were: John Stram, 38 points; Robert Towns, 35; John Davies, 29 points; Ed Smith, 24 points. The total kill was as follows: 74 quails, 60 grouse, 20 ducks, 36 black, fox and gray squirrels, and 2 bushels of red squirrels and chipmunks. The - sight of such an immense showing of plunder piled on the floor of the Masonic reception room Tuesday evening was one that few people have ever seen. The spoils of the hunt may well be considered a signal achievement for these gallant sons of Solomon. Great credit is due the commit- Cl ; . i | | FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 369 tee, consisting of A. F. Keseberg, E. D. Weimer and H. F. Kimball, who arranged the event and conducted it so successfully all the way through.— Ludington Record-Appeal. Two bushels This is simply shameful. of red squirrels and chipmunks! What can a party of grown men who go into the woods and slaughter little innocent animals like these at such a rate think of them- selves? Hanging would be too good for them.—EDIrTor. AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW. As Conductor Frank Beckwith’s train on_ the Valley road was nearing Arnold station, Friday morning, a deer was noticed running alongside the track. The engine was slowed down, and the deer took to the track, running ahead of the train. Finally it jumped down an embankment and became caught by both horns and one foot in the wire fence that separates the railroad prop- erty from the pasture land along the track. Con- ductor Beckwith stopped the train and with the assistance of several passengers managed to break enough of the wire netting to free the animal. When released it started off into the woods. Con- ductor Beckwith says the deer was about 2 years old, and weighed between 100 and 150 pounds.— Exchange. Here is an example that it would be well for everyone to remember. The average man if in this conductor’s place would have murdered the deer, thrown it on his train, called on the editor of the local paper at the end of his run, given him a piece of the venison and would probably have received in return a free puff. Conductor Beckwith and the passengers who assisted him in re- leasing this deer are entitled to the grati- tude of every lover of nature.—EDITor. PROTECTION. OF BIG-HORNS. Something should be done by the government toward protecting mountain sheep in this district. Under the game act it is a punishable offense to kill the ewe or lamb of these much prized animals, yet every year a number are slaughtered in the Ashnola district, presumably by prospectors, who claim the right to kill them on the strength of holding a miner’s license. The game protection act states that every non-resident shall pay a fee of $50 to the government for the privilege of hunting big-horns. This law is easily evaded by the hunter’s taking out a miner’s license and claiming the right to kill game because he is a prospector. He thus saves $45 and claims the right to shoot everything in sight. Mountain sheep are getting scarcer in the Province and stringent measures should be adopted toward pro- tecting the bands on the Ashnola mountains. No prospector need kill eyes for meat, as there are plenty of deer in the country, which are much easier to kill than a mountain sheep. The last hunting party on the Ashnola reports numerous carcasses of ewes which had been shot and left to rot on the trail. A limit should be set to the game a prospector is allowed to kill and a heavy penalty inflicted on anyone found transgressing. The game act has never been properly enforced in the Province, consequently big game is becom- ing scarcer every year, and it is high time for the government to take the necessary steps for its protection.—Samilkameen, B. C., Liar. GAME NOTES. Enclosed please find a newspaper clipping showing a picture of L. W. Slack, the game hog of our town. I do not think he killed the birds, but he probably bought them. He wears knee pads so he can crawl up on a covey of quails and shoot them sit- ting. He hides around grape vines and shoots the birds when they come in to feed. He is also a spring duck shooter arid he sells all his game. S.-W. VL, Williamsport, Pa. The clipping referred to is a reproduction of a photograph showing a coarse, gawky looking chap standing up behind a big string of ruffed grouse and rabbits. It is just such a looking creature as one might expect to find sneaking into the back door of a butcher shop to sell birds he had shot on the ground or had bought from other pot hunters.—EDIror. Till recently I have always been an ar- dent sportsman, and should, therefore, feel lenient toward those in whom the same passion sometimes proves too strong. However, facing the facts that large game and game birds are doomed, and that men pursue the remnant with fiercer avidity, with the greedy motto on their tongues: they are bound to go, I'll get my share be- fore they're gone; I am convinced that nothing but stopping for a time can save them. One thing you should make clear. Many comfort themselves with the idea that game is really increasing, a fallacy which deceives no one. If in one section deer seem to have multi- plied it is because they have been chased from 100 other places. A. H. Thayer, Oswego, N. Y. I am much interested in the work being done by the League of American Sports- men. It is high time every true sports- man took a decided interest in the preser- vation of what game and game fishes are left. I believe a general law for the United States would be a wise thing, which, of course, might be modified according to locality. I also believe in the prohibiting of the sale and the transportation by com- mon carriers of any game or game fishes whatsoever in the United States. Geo. P. Langford, Vernon, N. Y. Congress has no power to enact game laws, strictly speaking. It can only aid the States in enforcing their laws, and that is the purpose of the Lacey Act.—Ep, _ I saw in REcREATION a statement regard- ing the pheasants put out in this State. Mr. Reutinger gave me 2 pairs of them. They are to be the game birds of the future. The weather, 20 degrees below zero, did. not hurt them at all. I believe in a tax on hunters, Tax every 379 one of them so much per annum and devote the proceeds to keeping up the game. The State does not now get I per cent. on its game investment from its taxes. Let it levy $1 on each hunter. The sum thus ob- tained would keep up the hatcheries and pay game wardens good salaries, besides stopping the boys, who now wander every- where with guns which they do not know how to use safely. G. Greenough, Waterville, Ohio. I noticed some time ago in RECREATION an article about former game laws. Since then I have learned that among the Chip- pewa and Winnebago Indians there was a law or rule never to kill the female of any game. What a splendid amendment that would be to the game laws of the several States in which deer, elk, moose and cari- bou are found. It would mean a marked decrease in the number killed, for to-day there are 20 per cent. more does killed than bucks. The law of Minnesota regarding moose and caribou, prohibits the killing of any but antlered animals; yet_a number are killed that never have antlers until the head gets into the hands of the taxidermist. F. C. B.,- Evileth, Minn, This town has more than its share of game and fish hogs. I know 12 or 15 men who make their living shooting ducks and geese, on the marsh 40 miles South of Jen- nings. They have a steamboat to bring in their game, and at present are shipping about 6,000 birds a week. If you will send some L. A. S. literature, I will distribute it among my friends. Two years ago we had high water in the marshes, and the deer were driven to the knolls. A lot of hogs went out and slaughtered every one they could find, though the deer were so thin they could hardly throw a shadow. If I had my way, every man who hunted them then would serve a term in jail. G. M. DeRoss, Jennings, La. I was much pleased by your reply to the man in Ohio who wanted you to’ advertise his ferrets. By the way, how many other sportsman’s magazines would have refused that ad? JI would never use a ferret, nor would I associate with any man mean enough to use one. Will not the L. A. S. make a special effort to prevent the sale of game? As scarce as game is in this vicin- ity, there are men who are in the woods every day of the open season shooting for market. Prohibit its sale, and the greatest step toward the protection of our fast diminishing game will have been accom- plished. Top Snap, Brockton, Mass. I have been buying RECREATION about 4 years and to-day would not do without it RECREATION. for twice what it costs. In regard to game here, there are many squirrels, quails and rabbits. There are also a few deer and a great many black bears in the Black moun- tains, about 25 miles from here. Deer are well protected. I was in camp in October, 1901, at the foot of Mitchel’s peak, There were 4 of us and we killed one 4-prong buck. The largest number of quails killed here, by one man, last year, was about 150. The average kill would not be 75 birds to each man. J. F. Harris, Marion, fi. My boy, Max, is a devotee of REcREA- TION. Last summer, with the gun he re- ceived from you for subscriptions, he knocked down 32 snipe in one shot. ing the upland season he did wonderful work among Chinese pheasants. R. W. Mitchell, Portland, Ore. I am sorry to hear_it and sorry Max ever sent me that club of subscriptions. He should be heartily ashamed of his butchery and I trust that on further reflection, he may reform and observe the rules of com- mon decency when in the field.—Ebzrror. Coyotes are plentiful here and I hope to get a dozen before spring. Have caught 3 coyotes, I-swift and 1 gray wolf so far. Am going to take the hides into town to have them made into rugs, but should like to tan a few small skins myself. Please tell me how to do it. I usually set my traps at night and visit them early the following morning. Have found it a good Dur- . plan to tie my bait to a rope and drag it . across the prairie; any animal crossing the trail will usually follow it. C. B. Wilson, Huerfano, Colo. Last December my brother Herbert and I went rabbit hunting in the swamp. Herbert carried a single barrel and I a Winchester 22 rifle. It was snowing, the rabbits were running and easily trailed. We killed plenty of game and were soon home, much delighted with our little trip, proud of our trophies and of our weapons. C. W. Lane, Dexter, Me. I should like to know the opinions of readers of RECREATION regarding hunting boots, hip and thigh top rubber boots, also the mackintosh and water proof canvas boots. I have used many so-called snag proof and crack proof boots and have failed to find a boot that will wear 2 sea- sons without leaking. D. Smythe, Newark, Mo. I consider RECREATION the best of al sportsmen’s papers or magazines. A. G. Mooney, Lynn, Mass, \ ducklings float gayly out on the lake, the ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. The following will be found accurate and val- uable for the vicinity of New York City: Kingfish—Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and tide: Flood, early morning. _Plaice—Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand laut. Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. Spanish mackerel—Haunts: The open sea, July to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling—metal and cedar squids. Striped Bass—Rock Fish, Green Head. April to November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs, Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb. The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem- ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays. Bait: Skinner crab. Time and tide: Day, flood. Blackfish—Tautog, April to November. Haunts: Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays. Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs, clams. Time and tide: Daytime, flood. Lafayette—Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody. August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams. Time and Tide: Day and night flood. Croker—July to October. Haunts: Deep chan- nels of bays. MBaits: Shedder crabs, mussels. Time and tide: Day, flood. Snapper—Young of Blue Fish. August to No- vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid. Time and tide: Day, all tides. Sheepshead—June to October Haunts: Surf and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day, flood only. New England Whiting—Winter Weak-fish, Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide: Night, flood. Hake—Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish. Time and tide: Day and night, flood. Weak-fish—Squeteague, Squit. June to October. Haunts: Surf, all tideways. Baits: Shedder crabs, surf mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand laut, shrimp. Time and tide: Day and night, flood preferred. Blue Fish—Horse Hackerel. June to November Ist. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. DUCK-LOVING PICKEREL. While stopping at a farm house on the shores of a lake famous for its large bass and pickerel, 1 remarked to my intelligent and educated host on the absence of ducks and ducklings among his barnyard fowls. The laconic answer was, “Pickerel bait; too expensive; gave up trying.” When the chores connected with the horses, cows, pigs and chickens were off his mind, he became less brief and opened up in about this way: “Confound the _ pickerel, they have cost me many a duckling. I have seen brood after brood of fine, plump, young 371 rISH AND FISHING, ° ; proud mother gently cackling to her downy brood, and I have seen the mother many a time return with but one corporal’s guard. One spring a mother duck lost her whole family before she could get them into shal- low water and up on the beach. The pick- erel were lean and hungry and the way those poor, little downy balls of feathers, legs and heads disappeared was alarming. When you reflect that pickerel weighing 25 to 35 pounds have been taken from this lake, and realize what a stretch of jaw is granted a 34 pound pickerel, you can well accept the statement as truth. A hungry pickerel is no fool when it comes to a question of ducklings or bass. Ducklings come first every time. “Why should not a young duck make good pickerel bait? The best in the world! I’ve seen pickerel attack the mother duck more than once, and in one case they suc- ceeded in drowning the plucky bird, whose dead body floated ashore shortly after the fight commenced, the legs of the duck look- ing as if they had run foul of a buzz saw. I have seen pickerel attack an old gander, unsuccessfully of course; but the gander enjoyed what the French would call a ‘bad quatter. iour’..Oneé “the oldy bird was fairly ducked, but only for a second. The wide sweep of his powerful wings and the free webbed foot made it nip and tuck with the heavy fish. The fight did not last long, but while the trouble was on the cry of the gander and the churning of the water made by the fish in his struggles, coupled with the thrashing of the wings on the water made the battle exciting. The fish held on pluck- ily, and I imagine one let go because of sundry clawings administered in the vicin- ity of his eyes by the infuriated gander. It was many days before that gander had the full use of his wounded leg. That is why I do not keep ducks, although living on the lake shore.” Some months later, while seated on the bank of a small mill pond in Connecticut, enjoying the gambols of some young ducks on the water, I noticed that one of them was acting queerly and making a plaintive outcry. The others swam away, leaving the duck alone to fight her battle as best she could. Very human in its action that flock of ducks! Something was wrong, for the duck spasmodically dipped her body deep in the water. Jumping into a boat, I rowed out on the pond and, taking -the duck by the body, I lifted her, only to find a dead weight fastened to one of her legs. As I lifted harder a snapping turtle’s jaws appeared. I kept lifting until I had the turtle, weighing 15 to 20 pounds, clear of 372 RECREATION. the water yet holding fast to the leg of the duck. When the hard shell quadruped realized that he was being lifted toward the boat he had turtle sense enough to let go his hold just in time, and with a splash he fell back into the water to swim away and try for ducks another day. The leg of the poor fowl was so badly torn by the jaws of the turtle that the duck was mercifully killed. From this our farmer friend might have truly added “turtles” to his laconic reason for not raising anything in the fowl line but chickens. While bass fishing on Lake Ida, Minne- sota, we repeatedly noticed a flock of full grown wild ducks about the water during the day. We had fished the upper arm of the lake and quit at dusk. Before we had reached a sandy point extending out into the lake it was dark. Our boatman had frequently told us of the 50 and 60 pound muskalonge taken in this lake late in the fall, when the water is cold from top to bottom. He had told us of their basking in the sun on the water’s surface, looking all the world like a section of a fence rail. Out of the stillness came, from the di- rection of the sandy point, a frightened chorus of duck quackings, followed by a hurried beating of wings on the water, ac- companied instantly by a swish, as if a large body were passing through the sur- face; then a dripping of water, a great splash like unto a big dog jumping from a dock into the water, a sound of falling water as the splashed liquid returned to the lake’s surface, and all was quiet once more. The dull, heavy blow made by the body striking the water resounded against the side of our boat as the sound waves traveled over the surface of the water. “What's that?” we asked of our guide. “One of them big fishes I’ve been a-tell- ing ye of, that’s all. He’s got his wild duck for supper, ’cause them fellers when they strike they never miss.” Perhaps he was right. From the sound and commotion made in the water I should not have questioned his statement had the ducks been geese. Chas. Cristadoro, St. Paul, Minn. BASS IN IOWA RIVERS. Our last fishing season in Iowa was re- plete with pleasure to every true angler. The streams, especially the rivers of Northern Iowa, abound with black bass of the great and small mouth varieties, and exceedingly gamy. They are not large, but are strong, quick, snappy fighters, that make the selection of tackle an important item. Our river anglers carry some of the best tackle made. I was extremely suc- cessful last season, and my success has been known among many anglers, if I may _ judge from the number of letters I have received since the close of the season seek- ing advice concerning the tackle and baits best adapted to taking bass from Iowa riv- ers. I take this opportunity of answering all such letters through RECREATION, which every true angler, in the United States at least, should read. I did not take great numbers of bass last season, nor land any remarkably large one; but landed bass when and where others failed, and always saved myself the humili- ation of returning fishless after a day’s trial. Taking bass from Iowa rivers is not easy. Fish food is abundant in our streams from May to November, and the law al- lows the angler to use but one hook at a time, thereby preventing the deadly gang hooks, etc. For all of this I am truly thankful. I find it much more delightful to angle for bass under such restrictions than to be able to lift them out in large numbers. I use a No. 17 Favorite Bristol rod, with agate tip, agate first guide, and double grip cork handle. I also use a Will- iam Shakespeare professional reel, No. 3m., which holds 80 yards of No. 5 braided silk line. I have a small leather-covered tackle case, rubber hip boots and a 10 quart min- now pail. For bait I use black and brown hackles, bass flies largely, tied on No. 1 sproat hooks, with P. & S. No. o ball bear- ing spinners. This has proved an excellent killer. When using flies I wade down stream slowly and quietly, casting to each side and in front, about 40 to 60 feet. This is the most sportsmanlike way I know of taking bass. I have taken 3-pound bass in this way with a No. 1 sproat hook. I also use minnows at times. I use double gut lead- ers. I fasten a small wire to the leader above the hook, run the wire into the min- now’s mouth and out through its gill, and wrap the loose end of wire around the hook near the bend. This does not hurt the minnow, but keeps it and the hook where they belong. I then use this bait as I would a fly, casting it to each side and in front as I move down the stream. Our river here, the Volga, is filled with large rocks. When using live bait I cast where I can cause the minnow to strike the water above a rock or cover and float down to- ward it, or swim around at its own will. I also use grasshoppers, ground worms and crawfish in much the same way, except that I hook them. It requires some practice to cast a fly or any light bait any distance and place it where you wish, but after you have ac- quired the ability to do this you will feel a thousand times paid for the necessary ef- fort. I have cast a small minnow 8o feet and landed it within a few inches of the : ——— - ——— FISH AND FISHING. desired point, and have had a bass hooked ’ before the reel was still. This is a sports- manlike method, and only true sportsmen know the indescribable thrill it can give. I angle for pleasure, not for pounds of meat. Success, to me, is not measured by the quantity of meat I take, but the man- ner of taking it. There are days when bass will strike any kind of bait, and anybody with any kind of tackle may land large numbers of bass; but there are other times when it requires skill and art to take them. To me this is the time to angle, and one 2-pound bass taken at such times gives me more enjoyment than a bushel of them would at my ease. Trolling for bass is quite deadly, but contains little sport for me; hence I have ceased to troll save in deep pools, where large bass stay. In bait casting one can be alone on the stream with the birds and flowers, the squirrels and rabbits that are so abundant and interesting along our riv- ers. To troll.one needs a boat and some- one to handle it; so I prefer to loiter along the carpeted banks of the stream, casting my line into all the likely places; and if I am forced to cast 100 feet to reach a cover I like it all the more. Brother, what do you use and what are the methods that have added most to the pleasure of angling for bass from rivers? Tell us about it through RECREATION. W. S. Hoke, Wadena, [a. TWO BIG PICKEREL. Of course bigger pickerel are often caught, but the fact that it was taken with- in a stone’s throw of the village, in a stream constantly patrolled by anglers, in- cluding the inevitable small boy, makes it a remarkable catch. I was in ill health that summer, and, in company with a younger brother, was spending most of my time in outdoor amusements. A little spaniel completed a _ trio which was no crowd, or, if so, just the sort of crowd to get the greatest amount of sport out of a day afield. Naturally the river near by came in for a generous share of our attention, and one day we had the luck to hook a 2 pound pickerel, a whopper for that stream, which, however, escaped when nearly landed. The next day we set out for the express purpose of cap- turing this big fellow, carelessly providing ourselves with a trout hook and line and a light bamboo rod without any reel. After the usual order, Ned was doing the fishing, while Tex and I lounged on the bank on the lookout for such side at- tractions as a woodchuck or rabbit. Sud- denly there came a great splash, and an excited “Oh, oh!” from Ned. Tex and I rushed down the bank just as Ned drew a monster pickerel, more than double the 3/5 size of the one we were looking for, to the top of the water. It quickly disappeared, the light bamboo bending almost double. I had never seen such a pickerel in that river before and promptly got rattled. In- stead of instructing Ned, who was only a boy, to go easy, I yelled, “Yank him out!” Ned pulled desperately, but could get the big fellow no farther than the top of the water. One moment he would bring him to the surface; the next, under and away the fish would go, the bamboo quivering and the small line tight as a bowstring. At length, in one of his rushes, the line caught in bushes growing out into the water. Tex was then the first to grasp the situation. Plunging into the stream, he began snap- ping away at the fish as it now and then came to the surface. Ned and I followed. It was 3 to one, but for a time it seemed as if the fish must prove the winner, for we were all so excited that we interfered with one another. At last Ned got the fish round the body with both hands. Then I ran my thumb in his gills, and we had him. He was 28 inches long and weighed 534 pounds. Considering all the circum- stances, it seemed little short of a miracle. As if luck had not already favored us enough, we caught, later in the day, the same pickerel, we firmly believe, we had lost the previous trip, and more big bass than we had ever taken in a day before. More, also, than we should now care to take in a day, since becoming read- ers of RECREATION. J. L. Woodbury, Cornish, Me. It was a hot, sultry day in the latter part of July. Slowly working my way around the pond I had fished more than 2 hours and had only caught one small bass. Just as I was beginning to think of leaving I felt a slight pull on the line. Allowing time for the nibbler to get a good hold I started to pull in. As I did so, there was a quick jerk, a rush and the fight was on. When I checked him there was not more than 2 yards oft line ‘om the reel.. After. a few . turns on the reel he started again in a dif- ferent direction, but again I checked him. He then tried to go under the canoe, but by rapidly reeling in the line I parried that move. That seemed to anger him so he made a series of zigzag rushes, until we were both tired. Then he lay still, while I reeled in more than half of the line. Sud- denly he began another series of rushes, but that time he was weaker and soon al- lowed himself to be quietly led up to the side of the boat. Slipping my fingers into his gills I lifted him into the boat, where a merciful blow on the head killed him. The fight, according to a gentleman who had watched it from shore, lasted almost 25 minutes. i FE PS. Dover, Nf 374 A ST. LAWRENCE SALMON. I have taken ReEcREATION a_ number of years and have frequently read therein stories of salmon fishing which convey the impression that it is comparatively easy to land a salmon. Of course, with a good angler, the chances are 2 to one in favor of the fish being landed; but with a tyro, this is not always the case. In July, 1902, I spent 2 weeks at Matane, a small lumbering village at the mouth of a river of the same name, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Matane is a tidal river and during the spring tides the sea water covers a considerable rapid of about 12 feet in height. The river is noted not. so much for the number as for the size of the fish caught in it. The largest taken last season weighed 31 pounds. The river is divided into pools, of which a table is made up, so that each angler has a certain time during the day at each pool. The morning after I arrived the rapids were allotted to me from.7 a. m to 8. AIl- though I had often fished for lake and sea trout, I had never before fished for salmon. After fishing about half an hour, I raised a salmon, but did not hook him at first. In about half a minute he returned, made a beautiful rush at the fly, and was hooked. He was not a big fish, weighing, as far as I could judge, about 12 pounds. Instead of rowing to the shore and gaffing him there, I tried to land him from the boat, with the result that after playing nim about 5 minutes he got alongside the boat and began rushing from side to side. The strain on the rod was too great, as it was bent almost perpendicularly, and suddenly it snapped, the line became straight, and the fish was off. I rowed back to the club house, spliced my rod, and returned. I fished some time before I got another rise; but just as I was thinking of returning, I hooked an- other salmon and was able to land him. He weighed 14 pounds, not a big fish, but the biggest I had ever caught at that time. After half an hour’s rest I went on to the next pool, where the water was quieter, and I soon had a large fish hooked. He was fresh from the sea, and rushed and jumped about in a truly marvelous way. | had hard work to keep my rod up, and, alas! after I had played him about 3 min- utes, he gave a huge jump in the air and fell on the line. In the excitement, I for- got to lower my rod, so as to give the line slack, and in consequence the weight of the fish broke the taut line and he got away. I had no more rises that morning, but during the afternoon I caught 2 more beau- ‘tiful fish, one weighing 18 pounds and the other 16. During my stay at Matane, I caught al- RECREATION. together 28 fish, averaging about 11 pounds apiece. R. H. Irwin, Ottawa, Ont. NIBBLES. Mr. Fred. Funder, Republic, Wash. I am informed you recently caught 140 trout in one day. Will you kindly advise me if the information is correct; also the length of the smallest fish? G. O. Shields. Republic, Wash. Those are facts. The smallest fish was 7 inches long. There is great fishing here; no trouble to get Ioo fish. Fred. Funder. No decent man would ever take too fish in a day. It is only degraded, infamous fish hogs who do that sort of work.—Enr- TOR. In November Recreation I saw an in- quiry from D. Smythe for an artificial bait to take channel catfish. Although not an artificial bait, I will suggest one that never fails with me. Take a minnow, pinch off its head and run it on a hook, like a worm. Start hook about % inch from tail, run it straight through; turn the minnow over and start back through the large part of the bait. Chas. Scoggan, Buechel, Ky. I have just returned from a trip to Flat- willow. We traveled over 35 miles of rough roads and trails to get to good fish- ing. Once at Flatwillow, fishing and hunt- ing are of the best. There are trout that weigh 5 or 6 pounds. The largest we got was 114 pounds. A. J. Scheibelhut, Newyear, Mont. Will Carleton gives some good advice to anglers, in a recent poem: But he started me a-thinkin’: When you fish, as fish you will, Be a sportsman, not a butcher ; try to catch an’ not to kill; Keep enough to serve your eatin’, surplus fellers go; Send the small ones to their mothers— give ’em time to fat an’ grow; An’ when pullin’ in the fishes don’t be slow to recollect To secure ’em in a manner not to forfeit their respect. let the She—Doctor, is Denver a good place to go for rheumatism? Doctor—Sure. That’s where I got mine. —Detroit Free Press. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman will quit when he gets enough. ANSWERS TO BRITISHER. According to the February number of RECREATION, Britisher wants points on American guns, and he asks so many ques- tions that it might be a good plan for us Yankees to club together and lay out the work of answering, distributing the job among those best qualified to decide. Many men are of many minds. Especially is it true on the subject of guns; and the great United States is a nation of sportsmen. At least, we agree in liking a gun. I prefer the Winchester repeating shot gun. A 12 bore cartridge loaded with ball will work through the action all right, if it has a round instead of a’ square crimp, and the ball is not wrapped in a patch so tight that it bulges the shell; but no such gun, though it be a cylinder, will shoot a ball accurately. I began to experiment with a smooth bore and ball when a boy and from the time I first fired that old army musket up to the present, though I have tried again and again, I have never found a smooth bore that would shoot a ball well. I notice what the Ideal Hand Book says about “round ball for shot guns” and, like others, I be- lieve that anything printed must, of course, be true; but I do not believe in anything on the ‘subject which is not put down in plain type. My last experimenting was with a cylin- der bore- pump gun, carefully measured charges of powder, balls patched and lubri- cated, and the same old result. In my locality a gun for large game ought to shoot accurately a distance of at least 100 yards; it must shoot straight 75 yards. J can not do this with a shot gun and a ball. Far better is it, on animals the size of deer, to use buck shot. With a good gun, choke bored and properly loaded with buck shot, deer may usually be killed at a distance of 75 yards if the gun is cor- rectly pointed; while, at 25 yards to 50 yards, the scattering of the buck shot is a great advantage on moving game. At a dis- tance of less than 25 yards there is noth- ing more fatal to deer. The first 4 deer I ever saw shot were piled together almost in a heap with buck shot at short range. L. I. Flower, in February REcREATION, says his Greener will make a closer pattern with No. 7 shot than his friend’s Ithaca, but shoots BBs irregularly. That is simply an indication that his gun has a closer or more abrupt choke than the other. Large shot will jam at the muzzle of a full choked gun in the same way, though not to the - loaded shells are used. 375 same extent, that buck shot do, if factory Of course this spoils the pattern and is dangerous to everything but the game. For goose shoot- ing the shells should be loaded by hand as carefully and in the same way as if loaaing buck shot. Let Mr. Flower try it, and tell us if he is not then satisfied with his Greener. For using large shot, I prefer the big gauge guns. If Britisher wishes a gun with which he can shoot both large and small game, why does he not get a 3 barrel gun. For mixed shooting, they are unsurpassed, and he can still carry some shot gun ball cartridges if he wishes. I have a Daly 3-barrel, bored for a 38-55 cartridge and chambered to take the 38-90 Express cartridge. With Du Pont No. I smokeless and a 240 grain hollow point bul- let of 1 to 10, it will do good work. Last fall it killed 4 deer and 7 foxes. Two of the deer were shot through the heart, and one through the head, at distances of go to 126 yards, paced. One deer was killed on the spot with buck shot at about 40 paces. Every shot which struck him went through. To head off a letter of inquiry from the editor of Recreation, I hasten to say I did only a part of the shooting. If one prefers factory loaded ammunition for his 3-barrel, either the 30-30 or the 45-70 is a reliable and fairly effective cartridge. For deer, however, I like better a repeat- ing rifle. I pass a few of Britisher’s ques- tions as being debatable. We can, however, -get in the United. States a better American than an English gun for the same money. The 50-100-450 and the 50-110-300 may be shot from the -same rifle with the same sights, but not with the same sighting. The rear sight requires more elevation for the 50-100-450 and a larger increase in the ele- vation for the first 200 yards; but it has a much longer range. I use a modification of the 450 grain bullet, being a’ hollow pointed ounce bullet. I find it destructive on deer, nor should I have any fear that it would fail to kill anything on this continent. Of course, if long range and low trajectory are needed, this is not equal to the high pres- sure small bore cartridges; but it is a pow- erful, easily reloaded, safe and fairly accur- ate cartridge. I have some of the high power, low pressure Winchester 50-110 car- tridges, but have not tried them enough to speak definitely of them. Still, for the present, I hold this gun in higher esteem since these cartridges were put on the mar- ket. The 50-450 bullet is a little more ac- 376 RECREATION. curate than the 50-300. As to which is more deadly, the answer to that question must depend on the size of the animal shot, the location and direction of the wound. The shells may be reloaded many times. I use a Winchester tool and Du Pont No. 1 smokeless powder. For shooting both car- tridges from the same gun I should buy the gun with the 54 inch twist. Either cartridge is a better killer than the 30-30. Of 30-30 repeaters I prefer the Winches- ter. The Savage, however, has many friends. The 40-72-330 Winchester is all right, too, but if one is going to buy a box magazine gun, why not get a high pressure? I have not used a 32 special Winchester, but I have a 32-40 of practically the same charge. This shoots well, though it cer- tainly does require care in cleaning when changing from one powder to the ‘other. It is an advantage to be able to use the ordi- nary 32-40 shell in the same gun, and if you do not hit with the old 32-40 you will know it is not the fault of the gun or the car- tridges. There can not be much difference in the effect of this and the 30-30 on game; but the 32-40 is more easily cleaned and I never could see the need ‘of so quick a twist as 12 inch in a gun to be used on game with- in 200. yards. I presume many others re- member the same thing, since we have been so industriously reminded of it by the man- ufacturers. I should think the 35-250 Win- chester would be a good gun for use in India. Who next? Fred B. Lang, Woodsville, N. H. A GUN THAT’ SHOT BOTH WAYS: COD. When a boy, I used to spend my vaca- tions and holidays with my uncle, who had and still has, a large place on the Eastern shore of Maryland. He was largely in- terested in dredgers and tug-boats, and was often absent several days at a time, always leaving me in charge of my aunt, a worthy old lady, but an unusually cautious one. There is no place in this country for ducking, like the Eastern “sho,” as the darkies call it, and no better location along the whole Chesapeake bay than at my uncle’s home. Often had I watched hun- dreds of wild fowl feeding among the numerous celery beds, and longed for a shot at them; but my uncle, a stern old Dutchman, would hold up his hands in horror when I begged him to let me try his gun ‘on them. I, being from the city, was not supposed to know how to use fire- arms. I think too, my mother’s weekly letters had something to do with. this. Anwhow, when my uncle went away, he always laid strict injunctions on my aunt not to let me have the guns, and as a fur- ther guard, he used to put them under lock and key, One day when rummaging in the attic, I came across a curious old bell mouth gun, that must have belonged to my great- grandfather, so ancient was it in appear- ance. It had originally been a flintlock, but some ancestor had had it made into a trigger-fire. I hugged this old musket to my breast in a wild ecstasy of delight, and smuggled it into my bedroom. I har- nessed a horse, and went to the village for ammunition. All that night I lay awake thinking of the glorious to-morrow, and at dawn I stole noislessly out of doors. Stopping at the blacksmith shop, I secured an iron rod which was to serve me as a ramrod; then whistling for my dog, I quickly made my way in the direction of the river. After getting a suitable distance from the house, I started in to load my musket: putting in about 6 fingers of buck shot, and ramming it well home. Then silently I crept to the edge of the water. Such a sight! The day was just break- ing, and the bay seemed lined with ducks. Fearing I might not be able to get a second shot, and wishing to slaughter as many as possible, I hurriedly poured all the loose shot from my right hand pocket into the old gun. Then, putting a wad of paper on the top, I put on a cap, and took deliberate aim. I hardly know what happened, but when my uncle returned home that morn- ing, he found me, about 8 o’clock, lying unconscious on the shore, and by my side lay 12 ducks, which the dog had brought from the bay. How many floated away, would be hard to say, but the river looked as if a feather-bed had been emptied in. I had to be carried to the house and for several days I was unable to see on ac- count of a huge lump between my eyes. From the way my body ached that old cannon must have beat a tattoo all over me. When I recovered sufficiently, my uncle told me that to his knowledge that old gun contained 2 loads, which had been in it ‘many years, and perhaps more. I think it did. He had been afraid to shoot it, so had secreted it in the garret. This all happened 10 years ago, and since then I have hunted ducks in many places, but never have I equalled the record made on my first expedition. I shoot with a more modern gun than I used that time, and while the returns may not be so large, the effects are less discouraging, SAVAGE COMPANY DEFENDS ITS RIFLE. As usual, I read RECREATION, and came across the article “Jammed a Savage.” I like to follow up everything that comes in the way of criticism, especially through your medium. We find the case of W. A. Cone peculiar. YY : | GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 377 ‘There is no question in our minds but that Mr. Cone had the trouble he states, as no man would go out of his way to de- scribe something that did not happen. The rifle was received and examined here, and we could not find anything the matter with it. There might have been some foreign substance in the mechanism, or possibly the shell was too large, being above gauge. The trouble would come under one of those 2 heads. We sent Mr. Cone new ammunition; also a brand new rifle, all at our expense, al- though he did not buy the rifle from us, but from a dealer. Mr. Cone refused to accept the new rifle, as we understand, and would not even look at it. He also made threats in his letters to publish an account of the injury, which he has succeeded in doing. We are only sorry it was de- layed so long, so that we could give still further details, which might help to clear up the mystery as to what gave the trouble with that particular rifle. If Mr. Cone had had some mechanical ability he could have taken the objectionable cartridge out of the gun by using a rod, wood or otherwise, from the muzzle, at the same time bearing on the lever. Then he could have tried the other cartridges that he had, to see if they went in easily, and his gun would have been in use again. We have had one or 2 cases where persons have tried to put a cartridge of different caliber into a gun and they have come to grief. We do not claim, however, that it was done in this ON a case. If Mr. Cone had said he had too large a cartridge to go into the barrel, it would not have been: so bad, but he gives no rea- son for the jam. Of course every sports- man knows that any rifle can be jammed. A man can put a cartridge wrong end first in the magazine, or he can put a handful of gravel in the magazine, or a hundred and one things; which should not be any- thing against the individual arm. The only criticism we make in this com- plaint is that Mr. Cone was not inclined to receive overtures made in good faith by ourselves, but wanted his money back. We never sold him the rifle, but we did send a new rifle to the dealer from whom he pur- chased his other arm, paying all express charges, besides sending new cartridges. This, we believe, is more than other com- panies do under similar circumstances. We thank you very much for your good article on the new sight. We get large number of inquiries from anything you publish an account of, and can truthfully say that RECREATION is the best medium we use for advertising our goods. Arthur Savage, Managing Director, Savage Arms Co. GUN LORE GALORE. L. E. Hinman asks in October REcREA- TION if the Winchester people make a sin- gle shot rifle for the 32 Ideal cartridge. Their catalogue pictures the 32 Ideal, which it says is adapted to Winchester single shot and Stevens rifles. It is loaded with 25 grains powder and 150 grain ball, and is said to be highly accurate at 300. yards. In November ReEcrEATION M. Cuchman asks about false muzzles. The only one I ever used was fitted to a Remington No. 3 match rifle, 38-55. There were 2 little holes in muzzle of gun, one above and the other below the bore. The false muzzle had pegs fitting the holes in barrel, bring- ing the bore of the false muzzle exactly over the bore of the gun. It was larger at outer end, making a perfect swage for the bullet. Across its face, up and down and crosswise, were 2 grooves as deep as the thickness of a sheet of paper and % inch wide, centering as they crossed the center of the bore. In these grooves a cross patch was put, and the ball was placed over it and rammed; it being finally seated against the shell with a long ramrod. This false muzzle gave the best of results. Buck, in September RECREATION, wants the best squirrel and rabbit load. Get the 25-25 by all means. It is good at 300 yards. Stevens, Winchesters and Remingtons of that caliber guns are all good. In October M. L. Meason asks about the comparative merits of Mauser repeating pistol and Colt revolver. Both are ex- pensive enough to be good. If my life de- pended on a small arm against man or beast, give me the Mauser. After first shot it cocks automatically and can be fired twice as fast as a double action re- volver. It is 10 shot, and is sighted for 1,000 yards. Readers of RECREATION have _ been clamoring for the best all around gun. It -is the - Winchester 32 special. It shoots bottle necked cartridges, and with factory load of high pressure smokeless and a 165 grain soft point ball has a muz- zle velocity of 2,057 foot seconds, giving muzzle energy of 1,550 foot pounds. With full metal patched ball, at 15 feet from muzzle it has a penetration of 37 pine boards. The factory ammunition is load- ed with smokeless powder. Primed shells can be had, or others reloaded, with 4o grains black powder, which develops a ve- locity of 1,385 foot seconds, the same as the 32-40 straight shell. Reloading tool, model ’94, is made for this cartridge. With smokeless powder it is stronger than the 303 Savage and next to the 30-40. Be- ing 32 caliber, it is larger and will draw more blood, making it a better big game gun. F, B. Salisbury, Rochester, N. Y. 378 RECREATION. MILITARY RIFLES. In December REcREATION I noticed an article by Dr. Elliott on an all around rifle. He speaks of designing a rifle of 38 caliber, 70 grains powder and 350 grain bullet. I wonder if he has tried the Win- chester, ’95 model, 38-72-275 or the 40-72- 330. The latter gun seems so near the one he would design that there could be no ma- terial difference. The Winchester Com- pany makes such a large assortment of ex- cellent rifles that a person need look no farther for the best. Dr. Elliott appears to have a poor opin- ion of the ability of the board that selected the arm for the army. He claims that the Remington single shot is superior to the Springfield. I wish he would inform us in what respect it is so. There is no differ- ence between the shooting powers or the manipulation of these excellent arms. The reason for adopting the Springfield was because, after the Civil War, the Govern- ment wanted an action permitting the al- teration of the muzzle loading Springfield into breech loaders, using the same side lock and other parts, for the manufacture of which they had machinery. The result is the Springfield breech loader. They also experimented at length on all propositions of powder and bullet, twist, etc., and fin- ally decided on 70 grains of powder and 405 grains of lead as giving the best re- sults. Afterward the weight of bullet was increased to 500 grains. The rifle has 3 broad grooves, the twist is one turn in 22 inches, and the weapon has for years re- mained unexcel lled for accuracy and sim- plicity. The doctor also shows his lack of knowl- edge of firearms when he says the Krag is inferior to the Mauser or Lee. The Board of Ordnance, U. S. Army, a few years ago, tested 60 different makes of arms and adopted the Krag after rejecting the Lee, Mauser and 57 other guns. The Navy Department adopted the Lee at first, but after finding it inferior to the Krag, is now supplying all the new ships with Krags. No more Lees will be issued. I have handled and fired the Krag, Mauser, Lee, Springfield and many other military and sporting rifles, and will say that, for simplicity, ease of manipulation, certainty of action, etc., the Krag-Jorgensen repeat- ing action is the best I have ever used. As a single shot the Springfield is as good as any. C. R. MacCarrick, 5th Infantry, M. V. M., Malden, Mass. READJUST YOUR SIGHTS. I have a 38 caliber Bisley model Coit revolver, 714 inch barrels, weight about 43 ounces. At what distance should a_ be- ginner practice with the full charge? I find I shoot low and to the left. This, I fancy, is the fault of the pistol, as I had the same trouble when using another weapon of the same make. If not, can you suggest a remedy? G. S. Whipple, Burlington, Ia. ANSWER. The Colt Bisley model revolver is an accurate arm, and, if properly sighted, you- should have no difficulty in getting ~ good results. The rear sight is movable.. If you are shooting to the. left, move the rear sight a trifle to the right until you find that you are shooting in a vertical line through the center of the target. If you are then shooting too low, you. will probably be obliged to get a lower front sight. In the Bisley model the sight is: generally fastened with a pin, so it will be easy to replace it with one a trifle lower. Possibly you can file the sight down to the proper height to give correct elevation. That, of course, can not be done with a bead sight. The usual distance at which revolver shooters practice is 50 yards, at the Stand- ard American target, with an 8 inch bull’s eye. If a beginner, start with this target at 25 yards and gradually increase the dis- tance, as you gain proficiency, until you reach 50 yards.—EDITor. TO. RELOAD .30 CALIBER. (SHELES: I have noticed in RECREATION many in- quiries as to reloading shells, cleaning rifles of the 30 caliber, etc. Use Winchester loading tools, Model 94, 30-30, No. 5 primers, DuPont 130 caliber smokeless powder, 30 grains, and bullets to suit your purpose, metal patched or soft nosed, These shells cost to reload as follows: Primers fof 233.02 2-va:. chee $ 37 Powder, 1. pound: loads299: ..s.20-an I 50 Bullets; ‘per NE. $5, don: 2as eee I 16% Hor 4233), test. aye eee $3 0314 ~ The shells can be reloaded several times. Out of 600 fired but 2 were broken and that by carelessness. They should be resized every time they are reloaded. This can be done cheaply by tacking down a piece of half inch iron 34 x1 inch. Through this bore a hole 5-16 inch in diameter, the size of a new shell. Drive the shell into this up to the neck, then carefully open mouth of shell on tool by tapping lightly. Be care- ful with powder. Have less than 30 grains rather than any more. Persons who live in the East may do bet- ter than I can, but with the prices of ma- =.” eee eee terials here that is the best I can do. Pow- der costs me $1.50 a can, one pound. Chas. E. Fulstone, Carson City, Neb. WISHES INFORMATION. I have an Ideal Stevens rifle, 25-25, 26 inch barrel, rifled with a 12 inch twist and chambered for the 96 grain bullet. I also ‘use the 77 grain bullet with 13 grains pow- der for light hunting. I cast the 96 grain bullet 1 to 40 and the 77 grain bullet 1 to 50, but have not had opportunity to do all the experimenting I wish and am not sure that my bullets are properly tempered. If any of your readers have had experience with the 25 caliber and 12 inch twist, I would appreciate it if they will write me fully or have their experience published in your valuable journal. I use semi- smokeless mostly; fg grain for full charge and ffg for reduced charges. Has any one tried fffg or fffig for reduced charge in this caliber and twist? I no- tice the Winchester Co. in their 32-40 Marlin & Ballard cartridge temper the bul- let 1 to 40 for full charge of 4o grains powder, but in the short range load they temper the bullet 1 to 20 and only use 13 grains powder. The Stevens Arms Co. recommend for their 22-15-60, with 12 inch twist, bullets tempered 1 to 75, and I to 60 for full charge, and a pure lead bullet for reduced charge. Let some philosopher or gun crank explain all this and help us would be cranks out of tie fog. ir). Wilbourm, Gail, Tex, “NOT VAN DYKES. Last winter 2 3 year old cow stampeded from our slaughter yard and for 3 days we tried without success to get her back again. After failing to head her on horse- back, I became angry and dismounted to take a shot, just for revenge. I had with me a 22 caliber Winchester, 1900 model. The cow stood with side toward me. I- aimed for the middle of her ear and fired. She went down and stayed down, though the butcher, who came up immediately, would not cut her throat until he had put a larger bullet through her head. A friend bent the barrel of a 22 Marlin by hitting his horse across the rump with it. He then took the action out and struck the barrel the other way across a bank 2 or 3 times. When put together again the rifle shot as well as ever. - These stories are not an infringement of the Van Dyke copyright, because they are strtic, I recently bought a 22 Winchester, sin- gle shot, center fire, for hunting coyotes on the snow. Will some one tell me its GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 379 velocity, and whether the shells, loaded with smokeless, are as good as black pow- der loads? ; M. G. Burns, Scofield, Utah. SMALL SHO‘. In October RecrEATION G. L..Watkyns mentions the 30-40 Winchester, ’95 model, as “an all purpose gun.” I protest against that dictum. In the first place, the killing of large game, except at the long range required for goats and sheep, is best ac- complished by the bullet having the great- est force of impact. The old 45-90 and the 40-82 are the best guns for this coun- try. JI have tried the 30-40 at different times during the past 4 years, and shall not use it. again. It. is not a reliable gun. Its light barrel and tremendous inital ve- locity give the ball a lateral swerve. The inland Indians, among whom I have just made a trip of over 600 miles, use the old 44-40 Winchester almost exclusively. They find it does all the work they require. That it does so, the bear, moose, lynx, deer and wolf pelts I saw abundantly testify. The ideal gun is still a dream, but stick to the black powder rifle unless extremely long range is desired. Douglas Brown, M. D., Mattawa, Ont. Which is the best for target shooting and all around use, a Colt’s new Police re- volver, chambered for the 32 Colt new Po- lice cartridge, with 6-inch barrel, or a Smith & Wesson hand ejector revolver, chambered for the 32 S. & W. long, with 6-inch barrel? Also which has the strong- est and best action? W. D., Stamford, Conn. ANSWER. The 2 revolvers you refer to are nearly identical in action, accuracy and power. The principal difference in the models is in the shape of the handle. With 6-inch bar- rels, both these arms are capable of shoot- ing groups of 10 shots so as to touch a 3-inch circle at 50 yards with the regula- tion full charge ammunition. Any indi- vidual preference for one or the other of the arms would be based on the slight dif- ference in the shape of the handle.— EDITor. I should like to hear from _ those using the 22-7-45, ’90 model, Winchester. I bought one a few weeks ago, fitted with Lyman sights. It is a powerful little gun. I soon found that U. M. C. cartridges would not work in it. The points were too sharp and flattened in the magazine, making the cartridges too short. This was especially the case with cartridges that had been worked through action more than _ Machine made,” 380 once. Winchester ammunition works per- fectly, the bullets having broad, flat points. I have been thinking of buying a shot gun, and through reading RECREATION have de- cided that the ’97 model Winchester is the best. Which would be best for close, long range shooune, a 30 or a 32 inch barrel ? E. W. V., Watertown, N.Y. I have used nearly all makes of Ameri- can rifles, and consider the Maynard and the Stevens the most accurate. I am using a Stevens Ideal 25-21-86, which I load with 20 grains of King’s semi-smokeless and an 86 grain bullet. For target shooting at 30 to 200 yards, the Stevens Ideal 25-21 will equal some of the larger calibers. Al- ways load with King’s semi-smokeless F. F. G. powder. The penetration and kill- ing power of the 25-21 is as great as that of the best 32-20 rifles, and it is a much more pleasant gun to shoot. For wood- chucks and all small game it is just the thing. What small game hunters need is accuracy in a gun, not smashing power. J» Re Waterman; Bliss, No ¥2 I notice in October ReEcrEATION the in- quiry of E. E. Vance, of St. Joseph, Mo., as to whether or not a 32 caliber revolver would be the right thing to use in a hand to hand engagement with a grizzly bear. A 32 is plenty big enough for the purpose if properly used. This is the proper way: Thrust the revolver down the bear’s mouth into his stomach and rapidly empty the cylinder. Meanwhile hold the animal’s nose tightly with the left hand to prevent the escape of gas. If the brute does not drop dead, he will be so flabbergasted that it will be an easy matter to kick him to death. H. Coleman, Council Bluffs, Ia. Would it be safe to use nitro powder in a 12 gauge shot gun made Io or 12 years ago? The gun has laminated steel barrels, unusually heavy at the breech, and the stock is heavy and firm. It is stamped “New York and, if I remember right- ly, was listed at $60. I have always used black powder in it with excellent results. The right barrel shoots fairly close, the left very close B. L. Dingley, Meadville, Pa. readers Will some of MRECREATION’S please answer? I read in December ReEcrEATION what Mr. Burns says of V. M. C. shells in the ’90 model Winchester 22. I have a rifle of that caliber and have had no trouble with its action with Winchester shells. Once RECREATION. I bought a box of V. M. C. shells, Bes or 4 stuck in the carrier. At first ? thought it was the gun’s fault, but when I tried Winchester shells it worked all right. I did not compare the shells, but several times since I have had V. M. C. cartridges stick in my gun. Paul Hilsdale, Sauk Centre, Minn. I note that many readers of RECREATION favor high power rifles for such game as deer. I like the .303 Savage, but think it too powerful for deer, especially with soft point bullet. I saw a deer last fall that was shot with a Savage .303 soft point bullet; it mushroomed and tore the meat badly. I consider the 32-40 a good all- around gun for deer and smaller animals. Should like to hear, through REcREATION, the experience of others with the new 35 Winchester. 32-40, Tilton, N. H. Please tell me how many No. 7 or No. 8 shot, out of 1% ounces, a gun should place in a 30 inch circle at 4o yards in order to be a good trap gun? Wm. L. Zeller, Spring Bay, III. ANSWER. For inanimate targets the gun should pattern 64 to 68 per cent of the charge. For live birds the right barrel should pattern 60 per cent, the left 70 to 75.—EDIToR. I have a single barrel, 20 bore, Reming- ton. Though I have owned it 11 years and given it hard use, it is still as good as new. It has 28 inch, full choke barrel and fly- ing lock action. I hunted woodchucks with it 5 or 6 summers. The man who paid me the bounty on them said I brought in more scalps than any other man in the State. Richard Gill, Fall River, Mass. Utica, Nase I should like to hear from Canadian readers their experience with the Enfield rifle, .577 caliber. I have one and like it. Chas. Raynes, Fairville, N. B. The proprietor of a New York hotel says that one night one of his guests came into the hotel much excited. When asked what was the matter, he said: “As I was coming along the street a fellow jumped in front of me, pointed a pistol at me, and said: ““Give me your money or [Il blow your brains out!’ ” “What did you do?” “I told him to blow away; that I would rather be in New York without. brains than without money.”—Hotel Reporter. NATURAL HISTORY. When a bird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. If photographed,it may still live and its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. PHEASANTS AS GAME BIRDS. H, R, FOSTER. There are many kinds of pheasants, but few of them are adapted for game birds for this country. Only 2 species have been tried to any extent, the English ring- neck and the Chinese, in the Eastern part of the United States, and the Chinese in the Western part. The English pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, was the first distinct species of pheasant known in Europe. They were brought from the banks of the River Colchis, in Asia Minor, and so were called colchicus.. These birds were dark, the whole coloring inclined to dark, rich red. The torquatus, from China, was next in- troduced into England, and W. B. Teget- meier, in his book on _ pheasants, says, “Such swamping effects of interbreeding have practically stamped out in the British Islands the 2 different looking races of pheasants which were introduced into them, Phasianus colchicus, from Asia Minor, and Phasianus torquatus, from China. The pheasant of the British Islands is, with rare exceptions, only a mongrel between these 2 races;” and this is what is called the English ringneck. Being mongrels, the ringnecks are variable in plumage, hardly any 2 being alike. The white in the neck varies from one feather just tipped with a speck of white to nearly a complete circle. The rest of the plum- age is darker and duller colored than that of the Chinese pheasant. In disposition the ringnecks are comparatively loggy and ~tamable, and they fall an easy prey to their enemies as well as to the sportsman. There have been several attempts to in- troduce the English ringneck into the New England States. They stand the winters fairly well, but fail to increase and finally disappear. The Chinese pheasant, Phasianus tor- quatus, is found in vast numbers every- where in the North of China. The specific name, torquatus, is derived from torquis, a chain, or collar, around the bird’s neck. This collar of the male bird is conspicuous, of shining white feathers, being broad at the sides and narrower before and behind. Over each eye is a conspicuous streak of buffy white. The cock is truly a bird of many colors. The shades of green of the head, with the white collar, the white lines over the eyes, the deep scarlet of the pap- illated skin round the eyes, the green and lavender tints on the back, the blue and orange of the saddle, are particularly 381 pleasing. Then the long olive tail, barred with black passing into reddish brown on the sides, and the rich breast that shades to deep copper color in the sun, make him a beautiful bird indeed. In 1881 the Chinese pheasant was intro- duced direct from China to Oregon and liberated for a game bird by Hon. O. N. Denny, of Portland, while he was Consul General to China. These birds by some have been called Mongolian pheasants, but that is a misnomer. In the Mongolian the wing coverts are white. Mr. Tegetmeier, in his book, printed in 1897, says: “None of these birds are known in a living state in Europe;” and one breeder says the Mongolian pheasant has never been seen in this country.. The pure Chinese is an active, quick, untamable and wary bird, constantly on the alert; a bird of bold flight, rising through the covert with great quickness and then pursuing a swift, straight course. Chinese pheasants like the open fields, pastures and brush ‘lands bet- ter than deep woods. They will thrive wherever quails will. They do not drive away other birds. The hens have been known to lay in the same nest with par- tridges. , The food of Chinese pheasants consists of insects of every description, worms, seeds of all kinds, fruit, berries, grain, green, tender herbs, grass and roots of many kinds, varying with the time of year. These birds are great insect eaters. Teget- meier tells what has been found in crops of some after being shot. In one there were upward of 1,200 wire worms; in an- ther 726 wire worms, one acorn, one snail, 9 berries and 3 grains of wheat; in another 440 grubs of the crane fly, which is ex- ceeding destructive to the roots of grass. Pheasants are fond of the spangles of the oaks and many of the roots of weeds. Being natives of a cold part of China they are the hardiest of all birds, capable of going a long time without food. Birds have been found all right after being snowed under a week, in time of a blizzard. Chinese pheasants lay early and produce an abundant supply of eggs. In Oregon they raise 2 broods and sometimes 3 a year. The hens lay 15 to 20 eggs each time and hatch them all. The eggs vary in color from greenish brown to grey- ish green and are a little larger than a com- mon pigeon’s egg. These pheasants are said to pair and bring up the young to- . gether. The cocks have been seen sitting sea RECREATION. on the nest. The old birds have great nerve and will fight a hawk or anything that comes near them. In Ohio, where some Chinese pheasants were liberated, residents report, “Birds came through the winter all right, though they had no food or shelter given them. They will stand any degree of cold. There is no doubt of their increasing rapidly in their wild state.” A man who liberated some in Connecticut says, “They stood the winter well without food or shelter being given them. In fact, I do not think they feel the cold so much as our native game birds do.” In 1896 the State game protector of Ore- gon said, “These pheasants have increased and done well and have become the favor- ite market bird in Portland, over 10,000 having been sold during one month, Octo- ber 15 to November 15, the open season.” One who has hunted pheasants in Oregon says, “The meat is white, of a game flavor, and I consider them the choicest eating of any game bird.” The Massachusetts game commission first put. out in 1895 a few Chinese pheas- ants. Individuals and gun clubs later put out others and from localities where lib- -erated these birds have done well. The Fitchburg gun club liberated 500 in the Northern part of the State and last year broods were seen while there were yet patches of snow on the ground. No birds could be better adapted for our coverts than are Chinese pheasants. Where tried they are regarded as the future game bird of this country, as they can stand not only the severe heat of summer, but the cold and blizzard of the winter. Ashby, Mass. EARLY SPRING ON THE SUSQUEHANNA. J. A. LORING. About the middle of April, 1902, in com- pany with a friend, I shipped my canoe to Binghamton, N. Y., and came down the beautiful Susquehanna river to Owego, a distance of about 25 miles. The river was high, and tke muskrats, whose winter houses of reeds, leaves, sticks and clods of dirt had been washed away, were also flooded out of their burrows in the banks of the stream, and had taken shelter in the floating refuse and clumps of willows along the water’s edge. As the canoe darted past they plunged into the water and dived, then came to the surface farther down stream, swam back to the thicket and hid, with only the tips of their noses exposed. On a small rise of ground, almost sub- merged, was a woodchuck that had been driven from his burrow by the rising wa- ter several weeks in advance of nature’s schedule. He appeared truly miserable, cuddled at the entrance of his hole, but seemed none the worse after his long win- ter’s fast, and had fat enough to last him several more months should occasion de- mand. We condoled with him over his hard luck, then passed on. Noticeable by their absence were the grebes. We saw but one of these duck- like birds on the trip, where 5 years ago large flocks were found. Several species of grebes inhabit that region; the most common being the horned grebe, next Hol- boell’s grebe, then the piedbill and eared grebes. Time was when these interesting birds were amply able to take care of them- selves, but since the invention of smokeless powder and the demand by milliners for the breasts of grebes the birds are fast being exterminated. They are remarkable Swimmers and divers, and when fired at with a shot gun loaded with black powder they dive at the sight of the flash and are out of harm’s way before the shot reaches the spot. In Canada and the Northwest- ern United States thousands of grebes are killed by plume hunters. During the breed- ing season the plume hunters secrete them- selves near the grebes’ floating nests of reeds, and by using smokeless powder slaughter the parent birds when they return to their eggs or young. All along the route we were greeted by the spring songs of the chickadee and the nuthatch, and from a cluster of maples came the familiar rapping of a-hairy wood- pecker. Had I been ashore I could have called him closer by tapping on a dead tree with the back of my knife, as I have many times done. A flock of redwing blackbirds passed over and rested a few minutes in the top of a large maple tree, before continuing North. During the spring migrations the males precede the females by several days, and these were the advance guard of old males. Among the babble of voices I rec- ognized the notes of the rustic and purple grackles. They were evidently enjoying the sociability of the redwings while on the long journey to their breeding grounds, They will then separate, and after the nestlings have been reared their families will unite and spend the harvest days about the country meadows and grain fields, where the damage they do to crops is more than compensated for by the large number of insects and larve destroyed early in the season. All the birds seen were species that win-. tered not far South; the robin, song spar- row, meadow lark, blue bird and belted kingfisher. They are birds which hurry North with the first warm days, only to be driven back several times by cold waves before summer really begins. Such birds as the Baltimore oriole, chimney swift, ruby throated humming bird, and many of the _——— warblers and vireos, are more cautious in their migratory movements. They make their appearance only when the season is so well advanced that there is scarcely any, danger of being obliged to return. On nearing the village of Owego, my at- tention was drawn by a number of crows to a pair of red shouldered hawks circling far above a clump of-heavy timber. Crows never miss an opportunity to make a nawk’s life miserable, although the latter seldom attacks them. Crows have a distinct note of alarm, which they always give on seeing a hawk or an owl. To a naturalist it is never mistaken. They call out the words, clear and distinct, “hawk! hawk! hawk!” Soon answering calls are heard and other crows join in the chase. They fly above the hawk and swoop down at him one at a time, until you wou'd think they were surely going to strike, but when within a few feet of him they grace- fully spread their wings and quickly as- cend. Frequently the hawk deems FEATHER: Something like half a century ago, when a lad residing near Owego, N. Y., I made a shot which was so strange that I am prompted to tell of it. A young companion, the son of a Dr. Barney, was shooting catbirds for robbing a cherry tree in his front yard. I begged for a shot and he handed me the gun. I was about 8 feet from the tree when a cat- bird alighted on a limb extending away from the tree on the farther side. I fired quickly. On picking up the bird a wing feather was found with the quill sticking half through its head, and so tightly that the bird could be held by it. We showed it to the Doctor, who expressed great astonish- ment and asked his son if he had loaded the gun with feathers. Further examination revealed the fact that 2 birds had flown into the tree, one of them alighting in a clump of leaves about 2 feet from the muzzle of the gun. His body was blown to atoms and the head and tail hung down on either side of the limb he was resting on when shot. It was one of his feathers that was blown through his mate’s head; but whether it went into a shot hole or made its own hole we could not determine. I may add that the value of catbirds to the farmer was not appreciated at that time. H. A. Dobson, M.D., Washington, D. C. The other day I was in the marsh near here, and much to my amazement and joy I saw a large flock of black mallards. Last spring they staid about the marsh until late in March, numbering at that time about 45. Now they have returned and their numbers reach near 300. I identified the flock by 2 of its members, each having a white head. As the ice is well formed on the Branch and is too thin to hold any- body, yet too thick for a boat to get through, these ducks will have a rest from the persecutions of the numerous sports- men around here. Henry B. Floyd, Washington, D. C. I had been absent from home several months, and when I returned, our dog, a small black cur, would not recognize me. He walked around me in a circle, growling and snarling. After acting in this way a while, he ventured near enough to smell of my shoes, which were the same I wore when leaving home. Instantly he sprang upon my lap and licked my face, wag- ging his tale joyfully. William Gies, Pasadena, Cal. A friend in the country, writing me Oc- tober 15, said he knew of a quail with a brood of young, then only 2 weeks old, also another flock about half grown. Can you tell me the cause of this late hatching, or is it a common occurrence? RECREATION is surely a hummer and your roasting of game hogs can not be beaten. We have a few hogs in this part of the country. W..H. Groth, St. Parts; 70: A LAY OF ANCIENT ROM Oh, the Roman was a rogue, He erat, was, you bettum; He ran his automobilis And smoked his cigarettum; He wore a diamond studibus And elegant cravattum, A maxima cum laude shirt, And such a stylish hattum. He loved the luscious hic-hzc-hock, And bet on games and equi; At times he won; at others, though, He got it on the nequi; He winked (quo usque tandem?) At puellas on the Forum, And sometimes even made Those goo-goo oculorum. He frequently was seen At combats gladiatorial, And ate enough to feed Ten boarders at Memorial; He often went on sprees, And said, on starting homus, “Hic labor—opus est, Oh, here’s my hic—hic—domus!” Although he lived in Rome— Of all the arts the middle— He was (excuse the phrase) A horrid individ’. Ah, what a different thing Was the homo (dative, hominy) Of far-away B. C. From us of Anno Domini! —Shanghai Times, ——- i a= THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shield, 23 W. 24th St., New York. 1st Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 80 West 4oth St., New York. 2d Vice-President, W. T. Hornaday, 2969 Deca tur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. gd Vice-President, Dr. T. S. Palmer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80 West 4oth St., New York. 5th Vice-President, Hon. W. A. Rich- ards, General Land Office, Washington, pC. Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York City. ARIZONA DIVISION. M. J. Foley, Chief Warden, Jerome. ARKANSAS DIVISION W. Rk. Blockson, Chief Warden, Eureka Springs. CALIFORNIA DIVISION. Dr. David Starr Jordan, Chief Warden, Leland Stanford University. C. Barlow, Sec.-Treas., Santa Clara. COLORADO DIVISION. A. Whitehead, Chief Warden, 303 Tabor Building, Denver. ; CONNECTICUT DIVISION. Hon. F. P. Sherwood, Chief Warden, Southport; Dr. H. L. Ross, Vice-Warden, Canaan; H. C. Went, Sec.-Treas., Bridgeport. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DIVISION. C. H. Townsend, Chief Warden, U. S. Fish Com- mission. FLORIDA DIVISION. W. W.K. Decker, Chief Warden, Tarpon Springs GEORGIA DIVISION. J.J. Doughty, Chief Warden, Augusta. IDAHO DIVISION. L. A. Kerr, Chief Warden, Kendrick ILLINOIS DIVISION. M. 1. Ewell, M.D., Chief Warden, 59 Clark St., Chicago; F. M. Taber, Vice Warden, 144 Kinzie St., Chicago; G. C. Davis, Sec.-Treas., 123 S. Central Ave., Austin. INDIANA DIVISION. Frank L. Littleton, Chief Warden, 30% East Washington St., Indianapolis; J. J. Hildebrandt, Vice Warden, Logansport; T. J. Carter, Sec.-Treas., State House, Indianapolis. IOWA DIVISION. Carl Quimby, Chief Warden, Des Moines; C. C. Proper, Sec.-l'reas., Des Moines. KANSAS DIVISION, O. B. Stocker, Chief Warden, Wichita; Applegate, Sec.-Treas., 113 E. 1st St., Wichita KENTUCKY DIVISION, Geo. C. Long, Chief Warden, Hopkinsville. R. L. Brashear, Sec.-Treas., Bowling Green. MAINE DIVISION. Col. E. C. Farrington, Chief Warden, Augusta. MARYLAND DIVISION J. E. Tylor, Chief Warden, Baltimore. MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION. Heman S. Fay, Chief Warden, Hazleton Block, Pals Marlboro; J. E. Tweedy, Vice-Warden, North Attle- oro; A. Lamson, Sec.-Treas., 194 Main St., Marlboro. ; MICHIGAN DIVISION. J. Elmer Pratt, Chief Warden, Grand Rapids; R.S. Woodliffe, Vice-Warden, Jackson; A. B. Richmond, Sec.-Treas., Grand Rapids. 385 MINNESOTA DIVISION. Dietrich Lange, Chief Warden, 2294 Commonwealth Ave., St. Paul. H. A. Morgan, Vice-Warden, Albert Lea; Prof. O. T. Denny, Sec.-Treas., St. Paul. MISSOURI DIVISION. Bryan Snyder, Chief Warden, 726 Central Bldg., St. Louis. MONTANA DIVISION. Professor M. J. Elrod, Chief Warden, Missoula; Sidney M. Logan, Vice-Warden, Kalispell; R. A. Waagner, Sec.-Treas., Bozeman. NEBRASKA DIVISION. Fred. E.. Mockett, Chief Warden, Lincoln; P. O’Mahony, Sec.-Treas., Lincoln. NEVADA DIVISION. Dr. W. H. Cavell, Chief Warden, Carson. Geo. W. Cowing, Sec.-Treas., Carson. NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION. Dr. A. F. Barrett, Sentinel Bldg., Keene, Sidney Conant, Sec.-Treas., Keene. NEW JERSEY DIVISIO®. Percy Johnson, Chief Warden, Bloomfield; Dr. W. S. Colfax, Vice-Warden, Pompton Lakes; I. V. Dorland, Sec.-Treas., Arlington. _ NEW MEXICO DIVISION. W. M. Borrowdale, Chief Warden Magdalena. NEW YORK DIVISION. John R. Fanning, Chief Warden, Powers’ Bldg., Rochester; Col. R. E. Moss, Vice-Warden, Wallack’s Theatre, New York City; Dr. C. C. Curtis, Sec.- Treas , Columbia College, New York City. NORTH DAKOTA DIVISION. Dr. W. D. Jones, Chief Warden, Devil’s Lake. OHIO . DIVISION. W. E. Gleason, Chief Warden, Mitchell Bldg., Cincinnati; A. C. Thatcher, Vice-Warden, Urbana. OKLAHOMA DIVISION. W. M. Grant, Chief Warden, Oklahoma City. ONTARIO DIVISION. C. A. Hammond, Chief Warden, Box 7o1, St. Thomas; D. L. Mells, Sec.-Treas., St. Thomas. OREGON DIVISION. Robert F. Kelly, Chief Warden, Box 188, The Dalles; C. B. Cushing, Sec.- Treas., The Dalles. PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION. C. F. Emerson, Chief Warden, 189 N. Perry St., Titusville; Hon. C. B. Penrose, Vice-Warden, 1720 Spruce St., Philadelphia; FE. Wager-Smith, Sec.- Treas., 1026 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia. RHODE ISLAND DIVISION, Zenas W. Bliss, Chief Warden, 49 Westminster St., Providence. SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION. C. F. Dill, Chief Warden, Greenville. SOUTH DAKOTA DIVISION. D. C. Booth, Chief Warden, Spearfish; John C. Barber, Sec.-Treas., Lead. TENNESSEE DIVISION. Hon. G. C. Martin, Chief Warden, Clarksville; Hon. Austin Peay, Jr., Sec.-Treas., Clarksville. TEXAS DIVISION. Prof. S. W. Stanfield, Chief Warden, Weatherford; W.E. Heald, Sec.-Treas., San Angelo. UTAH DIVISION. Hon. John Sharp, Chief Warden, Salt Lake City. VERMONT DIVISION. W.E. Mack, Chief Warden, Woodstock; S. C; ‘White, Sec.-Treas., Woodstock. VIRGINIA DIVISION. Franklin Stearns, Chief Warden,13 N. 11th St., C. O. Saville, Vice Warden, Richmond; M. D. Hart, Sec.-Treas., 1217 East Main St., Richmond. WASHINGTON DIVISION. _F. 5S. Merrill, Chief Warden, Spokane; F. A. Pon- tius, Sec.-Treas., Seattle; Munro Wyckoff, Vice-War- den, Pt. Townsend. 386 WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION, E. F. Smith, Chief Warden, Hinton, WISCONSIN DIVISION. Frank Kaufman, Chief Warden, Two Rivers; Dr. A. Gropper, Sec.- l’reas., Milwaukee. WYOMING DIVISION. H. E. Wadsworth, Chief Warden, Lander; Frank Bond, Sec.-Treas., Ch heyenne. Applications Jor menbership and orders for ps Es shoutd be addressed to Arthur F, Rice, Secretary, 23 W 24th St., New \ork. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW YORK. County. Name of Warden. Address. New York, Conrad L. Meyer, 46 W. Broadway. Livingston M. De La Vergne, Lakeville. = K.S.Chamberlain, Mt. Morris. es Henry Skinner, S pringwater. Albany, C. D. Johnson, Newtonville. at Henry T. Newman, s Kenneth E. Bender, Albany. Broome, John Sullivan, mae ite ia Springs a R. R. Mathewson, Binghamton. Cayuga, H. M. Haskell, Weedsport. Chemung, Fred. Uhle, Hendy Creek, os M.A. Baker, Elmira. * Cortland, anes Edwards, eS Erie, a... 2 Dorr, eee S Morgan uilding, Buffalo, ah Marvin H. Butler, Morilla. Essex, W. H. Broughton, Moriah. Franklin, Jas. Eccles, St. Regis Fails. Montgomery, Charles W Scharf, Canajoharie, Oneida, J. M. Scoville, Clinton. Orange, Wilson Crans, Middletown. ms J. Hampton Kidd, Newburgh. g Thomas Harris, Port Jervis. Richmond, JLewis Morris, Port Richmond. St. Lawrence, Dr. B.W.Severance, Gouverneur. A Ne Clack. Sevey. Schenectady, J. W. Furnside, Schenectady. Suffolk, F. J. Fellows, Central Islip, L. I. P. By Tabor, OneDe, ewe: Tioga, Geo. Wood, meee Washington, C.L. Allen, oan y Hill, "4 A.S. Temple, Whitehall. ES J. E. Barber, Dresden. Westchester, George Poth, Pleasantville. pr Chas. Seacor, 57. Pelham Road, New Rochelle. ie M. W. Smith, Croton Falls. ee Ralph Gorham, Mt. Kisco Rute: ba. B. Miller, Jackson’s Corners’ Onondaga, ns Lush, Memphis. Yates, An Wren, Penn Yan. wi Symour Poineer, Branch Port. Dutchess, Chas. H. DeLong, Pawling. oe Jacob Tompkins, Billings. Queens, Gerard Van Nostrand, Biuchigd, 1 OF iy W.S. Mygrant, 46 Elton Street, Brooklyn. 75 P. A. Geepel, 473 Grand Ave., Astoria: 1: os L. B. Drowne, 119 Somers Street, Brooklyn. Ulster, M. A. DeVall, The Corners. pee S. Mead, Woodstock. Jefferson, C. J. Smith, Watertown. Herkimer, DF, Sperry, Old Forge. Oswego, J. E. Manning, 154 West Utica St. Putnam, Hat. Brady; Mahopac Falls. Schuyler, G. C. Fordham, Watkins. Allegany, G. A. Thomas, Belvidere. Schoharie, O. E. Eigen, Sharon Springs. Warren, Geo. McEchron, Glen Falls. - Orleans, {. H. Fearby, E. Shelby. Greene, V. J. Soper. Windham. Hamilton, David Aird, Jr., Lake Pleasant. LOCAL WARDENS IN OHIO. Stark, A. Dangeleisen, Massillon. Franklin, Brook L. Terry, 208 Woodward Av., Columbus. Cuyahoga, A. W. Hitch, 161 Osborn St., Cleveland. Clark, Fred C. Ross, 169 W. Main St., . Springfield. Erie, David Sutton, 418 ses a Biles andusky. Fulton, 1. C: Berry; Swanton. Hamilton, W.C. Rippey, 4405 Eastern Ave., Cincinnati. RECREATION. County. Allen, Knox, Lorain, Ottawa, Muskingum, Scioto, Name of Warden. Address. 5. W. Knisely, Lima. Grant Phillips, Mt. Vernon. T. J. Bates, Elyria. Frank B. Shirley, Lakeside. Frank D. Abell, Zanesville. J. F. Kelley, Portsmouth. LOCAL WARDENS IN CONNECTICUT. . Fairfield, Fairfield, 9G itchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, “sé LOCAL Norfolk, cs Suffolk, Worcester, George B. Bliss. Harvey C. Went, Samuel Waklee, Dr... Les Ross; 2 dis ner Stam- II Park, St. «Bridge Box a "henge: P. Oz Box, t06,Ca- naan, Ct. Sandford Brainerd, Ivory ton. Wilbur E. Beach, 318 Chapel Street, D.4. Ryan; WARDENS IN New Haven, Ct, 188° Elizabeth St.. Derby. MASSACHUSETTS. Orlando McKenzie, Norfolk. j. f. Bade SW Fuller, Capt. W B. II. Mosher, Wrentham. East Milton. .J.Stone, 4 Tremont Kow, Boston. Athol. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW JERSEY. Mercer, Mercer. ee Morris, ce ce ee Somerset, Sussex, Union, Warren, Monmouth. Hudson, LOCAL jeter, erry, Warren. be Juniata, Venango, Potter, ce Crawford, te oe Cambria, Butler, Allegheny, Beaver, McKean, ‘ te Lackawanna, Carbon, Cumberland, Wyoming, Ti ioga, Lycoming, “sé Delaware, Montgomery, Bradford, Clarion, Cameron, Clinton, Northumber- land, Elk, Jos. Ashmore, Edw. Vanderbilt, Roland Mitchell, Joseph Peliet, Chas. W. Blake, Francis E. Cook Calone Orr, G. E. Morris, 124 Taylor St., Trenton. Dentzville, Trenton. 739 Centre St., Trenton Pompton Plains. over. Butler. ._ Hibernia. Somerville. Isaac D. W illiams, Branchvilie. Ate “ERs Miller, C.M. Hawkins, ee Young, Reuben Warner, Cranford. Roselle. } Phillipsburg. Dory-Hunt, Wanaque. A. W. Letts, 51 Newark St., Hoboken WARDENS IN PENNSYLVANIA. John Noll, Sykesville. Samuel Sundy, Lebo. F. P. Sweet, Goodwill Hill. Nelson Holmes, Cornplanter. Clifford Singer, Oakland Mills. aN Phillips McAlesterville. G..D: Bence Pleasantville. Ira Murphy, Coudersport, Wiley Barrows, Austin. Chas. Barrows, Austin, Jasper Tiliotson, Tillotson. Geo. T. Meyers, ‘litusviile. J. B. Lamb, Buel. W.H.Lambert, 720 Coleman Ave., Johnstown, FE; }: Ley ee Murrinsville. S.H. Alle n, Natrona. IN: Et Gant Beaver Falls. W.R. Keefer, se C. A. Duke, Duke Center. L. P. Fessenden, Granere. Wm. Holsinger, Stickney. Wm. Weir, Moosic. Vm nine Asa D. Hontz, East Mauch Chunk. J. C-Gilk Mechanicsburg. Cyrus Walter, Tunkhannock. E. B. Beaumont, Jr., | Lawrenceville. G. H. Simmons, Westfield Jas. J. Brennan, val B Kurtz, Cammal Walter Lusson, Ardmore EAC, gt see Academy Geo. B. Loop, Sayre. Isaac Keener, New Bethlehem. Kepn ar ac Emporium. Me. ke er, Renovo. ae t Spier Renovo. postal Roher, 505 Anthracite St., Shamokin D. R. Lobaugh, Ridgway. ee LOCAL WARDENS IN MICHIGAN. County. Name of Warden. Address. Ottawa, W. H. Dunham, Drenthe. Kalamazoo, C. E. Miller, Augusta. Berrien, W.A.Palmer, Buchanan. Cass, Thomas Dewey, Dowagiac. Hillsdale, C. A. Stone, Hillsdale. ake, John T rieber, Peacock, * LOCAL WARDENS IN VIRGINIA. Mecklenburg, J.H. Ogburn, South Hil King William, N.H Montague, Palls. Smythe, . M. Hughes, Chatham Hill. King & Queen, | R.D. Bates, Newtown. Louisa, oRop: Harris, Applegrove. Henrico, Wey. Lynham, 412 W. Marshall. Richmond. East Rockingham, E.J.Carickhoff, Harrisonburg. LOCAL WARDENS IN WYOMING. Fremont, Nelson Y ha Bi Dubois. Uinta, 4 - Reason Jackson. Carbon, Kirk Dyer, Medicine Bow. Laramie, ~ Martin pEaeithes Cheyenne. LOCAL WARDENS IN TENNESSEE, Sumner, W.G. Harris, Gallatin. Stewart, ee H. Lory, ae Spring. Robertson, C. Bell, ppane eld. Montgomery, P.W. Humphrey, Clarksville. Madison, H. T. Rushing, Jackson. LOCAL WARDENS IN NEBRASKA. Hall, E. C. Statler, Grand Island LOCAL WARDENS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire, SoC: Ellis, Keene. Saree: >G. A. Blake, Lempster. J. W. Davidson, Charlestown. LOCAL WARDENS IN VERMONT. Rutland, Wm. J. Liddle, Box 281, Fair Haven Windsor, F. A. Tarbell, West Bridgewater. Orleans, E.G. Moulton, Derby Line. Essex, Hees. Lund, Granby. LOCAL WARDENS IN ILLINOIS. Rockisland, D.M.Slottard, 12th Ave and 17th P St., Moline. iroquois, J. L. Peacock, Sheldon. LOCAL WARDENS IN OKLAHOMA, Kiowa and Comanche Nation, A.C. Cooper, Ft.-Sill; LOCAL WARDENS IN IOWA. Clinton, D.L. Pascol, Grand Mound. Pottawattamie, Dr. C. Engel, Crescent. LOCAL WARDENS IN WASHINGTON. Okanogan, James West, Methow. Stevens Co., Jacob Martin, Newport. LOCAL WARDENS IN UTAH, Washington, S. C. Goddard, New Harmony. ae J. A. Thornton, Pinto. LOCAL WARDENS IN KANSAS. Ness, Frank Lake, Ransom. LOCAL CHAPTERS. Albert Lea, Minn., H. A. Morgan, Rear Warden. Angelica, N. Y., C.A A. Lathrop, Fa Augusta, Mont., i. Sherman, o Austin, Minn., G. F. Baird, ak Austin, Pa., ers: Warner, vie Boston, Mass., Capt. W. I. Stone, " Buffalo, N H.C. Gardiner, ee Cammal, Pa. B. A. Ovenshire, “i Champaign to), Hy. F. MacCracken Urbana, Ls Charlestown, N. H:, W.M. Buswell, na Cheyenne, Wyo., J. Hennessy, ae Choteau, Mont., G. A. Gorham, x Cincinnati, Ohio, B.W. Morris, es Couders ort, £a.,- 1. L. Murphy, ef Cresco, lowa, { Platt, = Davis, W. Va., . Heltzen, : Dowagiac, Mich., W.F. Hoyt, bi East Mauch Chunk,Pa. lee Et. Pry, Y Evansville, Ind., F. M. Gilbert, % Fontanet, Ind.. W.H. Perry < Ft. Wayne, Ind., W.L. Waltsmarth a Great Falls, Mont. Hy oMeiGaunt; ra Heron Lake, Minn., K..C. Buckeye, 7 Hollidaysb’g, Pa., H.D. Hewit, ay Hopkinsville, Ky., Hunter Wood, = - Indianapolis, Ind., fokegh E. Bell, ” Jerome, Ariz., 12 0Ac Hawkins, vr Johnsoniburg. Pa., W.J. Stebbins, 5 alispell, Mont., John Eakright, a Keene, N. H., F. P. Beedle, ’ THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. ‘Austin Corbin, 387 Kingfisher, Okla., A.C.Ambrose Rear Warden. Lake Co., Ind., Dr, RyG. Mackey, nd Lawton, On Te: 5 Marion Miller, ze Loganspoit, ines -- E.B; McConnell, é Ludington, Mich. G. R. Cartier, S Mechanicsburg, Pa., ea). H; Swartz, ey Minturn, Colo., A. B. Walter, oe New Albany, Ind., Dr. J. F. Weathers, = New Bethlehem, Pa., Isaac Keener, ‘ Oklahoma City O. T., N. F. Gates, Penn sY anwN. Ys... Or. B.A. Phillips, °: Phillips, Wis., F.K: Randall, 55 Princeton, Ind., H.A. Yeager, ke Reynoldsville, Pa., C.F. Hoffman, s Ridgway, Pa., T. J. Maxwell, oe Rochester, N. Y., C.H. McChesney he St Paul, Minn.,| O.T. Denny, “ St: Thomas, Ont es Se. Patten, ri Schenectady, N.Y. ool. ae ne, i Seattle, Wash., M. Ke - Syracuse, N. Y.,, €.€. qr sdell, ~ Terre Haute, Ind, C.F Thiede, at The Dalles, Ore -C,B Cushing, eg Walden, N. n'ges J. W. Keid, be Wichita, Kas., Gerald Volk, ws Winona, Minn., C. M. Morse, on DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. The following firms have agreed to give members of the L. A. S.a discount of 2 per cent. to 10 per cent. on all goods bought of them. In ordering please give L. A. S. number: Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Cani Shot guns, rifles. , signe) Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic goods Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y.Photographic goods. ‘The Bostwick Gun and Sporting Goods Co., 1528 Arapahoe St., Denver, Col. James Acheson, ‘Talbot St.. St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. Jespersen & Hines, 10 Park Place, New York City LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. W./D. Ellis, 136 W. 72d street, New York City. A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington avenue, Passaic, N. J. Dr. ee A. Valentine, 5 W. 35th street, New York ity. A. A. Anderson, 6 E. 38th street, New York City. A. i Fraser, 478 Greenwich street, New York ity. E. S. Towne, care National Blank Book Co., Hol- yoke, Mass. F. G. Miller, 108 Clinton street, Defiance, Ohio. ere F. Pierson, 20 W. 52d street, New York ity. E. T. Seton, 80 W. goth street, New York City. J. H. Seymour, 35 Wall street. New York City. A. G. Nesbitt, Maple street, Kingston, Pa. D. C. Beard, 204 Amity street, Flushing, L. I. C. H. Ferry, 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, III. Hon. ioe P. Morton, 681 5th avenue, New York Hi, Willams. P. O. Box 156, Butte, Mont. Dis: Fearing, Newport, R. I. E. H. Dickinson, Moosehead Lake, Me. Lorenzo Blackstone, Norwich, Conn. A. L. Prescott, 90 W. Broadway, New York City. G. S. Edgell, 192 Broadway, New York City. W. B. Mershon, Saginaw, Mich. Hon, El.) W. Carey, East Lake, Mich. George Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla. Andrew Carnegie, 2nd, Fernandina, Fla. a Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla. W. L. Underwood, 52 Fulton street, Boston, Mass. Cc E Butler, Jerome, Ariz. Mansfield Ferry, 183 Lincoln Park, Boulevard. Chicago, Ill. 192 Broadway, New York City. J. Stanford Brown, 489 Fifth Ave., New York City. W.H. Smith, Bryn Mawr, Pa i B. Smith, Bourse F Idg. Philadelphia, tee _T. McClure, 1<8 State street. Albany, N.Y. ; Walter Thompson. Times Blde. New York City. Clinton Gilbert, 2 Wall St., New York City. There are thousands of men in the United States who should be life mem- bers. Why don’t they join? Will some- one please take a club and wake them up? 388 SHOULD RENEW WITHOUT NOTICE, Many League members complain that they do not get notices of expiration of membership. In any such case, members may rest assured that no fault attaches to this office. A renewal notice is mailed to each member 30 days before his member- ship would expire. If at the expiration of that time he shall not have renewed, an- other renewal notice is sent him, marked “Second Notice.” If he does not respond, then a personal letter is mailed him in a 2 cent envelope. On an average we send out 500 renewal notices each month, and this requires an outlay of $5 for one cent stamps. Not more than half of these 500 men renew promptly in any one month; so that there is another outlay of $2.50 for memory joggers. Perhaps this second serv- ing of notice brings 50 renewal fees. Then at the end of the 90 days from the date of mailing the first renewal notice, we are re- quired to expend over_$4 for 2 cent en- velopes in order to send out these 200 per- sonal letters. Thus it will be seen that at least $6 is wasted each month for postage where not one cent should be expended; because all members should renew promptly when the first notice is sent. One trouble is that many men ignore all so called circulars which come in their mail. Some things are different from other things, and it would save the League a large amount of money each year if each member would take the trouble to open and examine the first renewal notice sent him from this office. The League needs all the money it gets, and $100,000 a year more, to carry on its legitimate work of game protection; yet it is required to expend several hundred dol- lars a year in dunning delinquent members that might just as well be saved for more important work if the members would only do their part. One good way to save all annoyance, both to the employees of the League and to the members, would be for all who can afford to do so to become life members. LEAGUE NOTES. The Tacoma, Wash., Ledger, in a re- cent issue, says, “A game bill has passed both houses of the Legislature that is be- lieved to be as nearly perfect as it is pos- sible to make a game bill. It was pre- pared by the League of American Sports- men; and F. A. Pontius, of Seattle. Secre- tary-Treasurer of the Washington Division of that body, has been at the Capital dur- ing the entire session working for the passage of this bill. Chief Warden F. S. Merrill, of Spokane, has also taken active part in securing this legislation for sports- RECREATION, men. H. Reif, of Seattle, also a League member, has been working for the meas- ure, and has afforded valuable assistance in securing the passage of it.” I have not room here to give a synopsis of the new law, but it is thoroughly up to date in all its provisions. The sportsmen of the State of Washington owe Mr. Pon- tius a lasting debt of gratitude for his splendid work in their behalf, and they should all join the L. A. S. as a token of their appreciation of his services. The Nebraska and Texas Legislatures have passed bills, introduced at the request of the League, prohibiting the killing of antelope at any time. The Hon. David Hanna, of Nebraska, is entitled to the credit of having introduced our bill in the Nebraska Legislature, and the Hon. D. E. Decker, of Quanah, Texas, was our faithful advocate and ally in the Texas Assembly. Great is the League! The Hon. James B. Sanford, Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, has lately joined the League. This will be un- pleasant news for one Bostwick, of Den- ver, who has lately been busy denouncing this League and advising all Colorado sportsmen to stay out of it. Inclosed please find $1, a year’s subscrip- tion for RecrEATIon. I am greatly inter- ested in the noble work you are doing for the protection of game in this country. If it were not for you and those associated with you in this good work, there would not be, in 5 years from now, a single wild animal or bird left in this part of the coun- try. A. J. McClure, Albany, N.Y. Oh! the game hog he must go, To those regions down below, For of slaughtered game he’s boasted, And you bet he'll get well roasted When he reaches those regions down be- low. Charles Raynes. All copies of your valuable magazine coming into this town are quickly sold. A few of our people still wear bristles, but RECREATION is gradually singeing them. Herman Vaupel, Marseilles, III. “Mother will be down in a minute.” “Why, the maid said your mother wasn’t at home. “Then won’t you please go? It will save me a good licking.”—Exchange. PORESTRY. EDITED BY DR. B, E, FERNOW, Director of the New York School df Forestry, Cornell University, assisted by Dr. John C. Gifford of the same institution. It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. In a well established growth of white pine, the seedlings, some 50,000 to 10C,000 on an acre, with their symmetrical crowns, sooner or later form a dense canopy, ex- cluding all light from the soil. After a few years the leaves of the lower branches, no longer able to function under the shade of the superior part of the crown and of their neighbors, fail to develop and the branchlets die and break off. This natural cleaning, which secures the desirable clear boles, takes place during the period of rapid height growth, which occurs from the toth to the 30th year. At the age of 30 years the trees are slender poles, having a diameter of 3 to 5 inches, and a height of 20 to 25 feet, with a few taller ones, the boles bear- ing a dense conical crown and beset for the greater part of their length with small limbs, the lower ones dead or dying. Nota few trees are seen to fall short of reaching the general upper crown level. The crowns of these laggards are shorter, more open, with fewer leaves on each twig. Others again will be found dead or scarcely vege-' tating, with crowns poorly developed. In other words, we can recognize different vigor in development according to constitu- tion and accidental opportunity, and can make a differentiation into development classes: the predominant, with their crowns 5 to 10 feet above the general level, which must finally make up the mature stand; the sub-dominant, still alive and, should ac- cident remove some of the superior class, ready to occupy their air space; and the dominated or inferior ones, hopelessly out of the race. Of the tens of thousands which started only 2,000 or 3,000 are surviving, and as each tree tries to expand its crown, and se- cure for itself as much air space and space as it can, the result is a continued diminu- tion of the number of trees occupying the acre. This decimation is in exact mathematical relation, except for accidents, with the de- velopment of the dominant, especially in height growth. At the age of 80, of the several thousand trees which started in the race, not more than 400 to 500 are left. Then the diminution proceeds at a slower rate, until finally only 200 to 300 occupy the ground, or as many as can conveniently fill the air space in the upper story, the number varying according to soil and cli- matic conditions and species. 389 The time has arrived when the height growth is practically finished. The branches can not lengthen any more to occupy the air space. After this a numerical change can take place only as a result of casualties, caused by fungi, insects, fires, or wind- storms. These, of course, may, from the start, interfere with the regular progress of adjustment which takes place under the ‘effect of physiological laws. In reality the conditions of soil, climate, and species in combination are so various that this process of evolution does not ap- pear so simple; but the seemingly lawless, yet actually law directed, appearance of a forest growth explains itself by these few observations of the results of action and © reaction of its surroundings and of the sin- gle components. The factor of light is not only the most important one in bringing about the evolu- tion of the natural forest, but practically almost the only one under control of man. With the knowledge of the light require- ments and with the judicious use of the axe, the forester is enabled to stimulate or suppress one species or another, to direct in quantitative and qualitative development the progress of his crop, and finally to se- cure the regeneration of the entire forest growths with species that to him are most useful.—Economies of Forestry. OPPOSED TO FOREST RESERVES. The supervisors of Trinity county, Col., have appointed an agent to go to Washing- ton and work to procure the vacation of the forest reserve made in that county, on the ground that it is inimical to the interests of the people, and have appropriated a large sum of money to cover the cost of his mis- sion. The Shasta reservation is also meet- ing with the most bitter opposition. Judge Spencer has written a long and lively in- dictment of the Shasta reserve, which evi- dently is supported by the mountain people, and utters their irreconcilable opposition to the policy which it attacks. Spencer attributes the disastrous floods which sweep down the Sacramento river and other streams in the Sacramento val- ley to this same forest reserve; and the _ people, he says, especially the mountain res- idents, desire to clear out the forests. He goes into a great and lengthy argument to prove that the forests cause the floods. Taking Judge Spencer’s argument as a 390 whole, it is an excellent discourse to en- courage the vigilance of Southern Califor- nia people in preserving the timber and brush on their own mountains. Forests hold back the rainfall; they hold a soil and keep it porous, so that the water soaks in, and its passage to the streams is thereby impeded and restrained, so that its delivery to the drainage channel is slow and steady, maintaining the flow of the stream: When the land is stripped of trees this process ceases in whole or in part. ‘The water rushes rapidly to the channel, carry- ing with it the soil that is no longer held by the roots of trees. The rapid delivery into the streams turns them into torrents, destroys their meander, which aided the de- liberate flow of the water; and when the torrent is past, there being but little water in the soil for slow delivery, the stream de- clines and its flow in some cases ceases en- tirely. This is the result of too much in- terference with the natural equilibrium. Stripping vast watersheds of timber is the prime cause of the floods in the Ohio and the Mississippi; and the Federal Govern- ment has to spend millions annually in levees and other artificial works to prevent destruction of vast tracts of farming lands in the valleys of those streams. So far the Interior Department has rig- | idly prevented access to and transit across these forest reserves by electric roadbed, which would use for power the water of mountain streams without in the least de- pleting it, and which would not expose the forest to fire or other means of injury. Instead of sending public agents to Wash- ington to demand vacation of the reserva- tions, the counties concerned should send them there to advise a change in the meth- od of administering the reserves, by which the damaging and unnecessary isolation of towns and private property would cease. Every reserve should finally be penetrated by electric roads, which would increase the safety of the forests, and by furnishing quick communication cheapen the cost of their administration. A_ little common sense would remove all this opposition and preserve the forests of California to per- form their natural function as the con- — servators of moisture and fertilizers of soil—Wood and Iron. SUGGESTIONS FOR MICHIGAN FORESTS. Seven suggestions regarding forest bot- any for the new forests of Michigan were recently given by Charles A. Davis, instruc- tor in forestry in the University of Michi- gan. He pointed out that much of the land now available for forests is dry, and poor in plant food; that much of it has been devastated Both fires, by cattle, and by In consideration of RECREATION. these facts, his suggestions were as fol- lows: That all vegetation which will grow be protected, in order that the soil may be prevented from further deterioration by wind, by washing, and by leaching. That tree species, especially such as grow on lands of the classes available, be care- fully protected from fire, and cattle, That the most valuable timber tree of the State, the white pine, will grow on all except the poorest lands. There is no truth in the current popular belief that white pine will not grow on lands from which white pine forests have been recently cut. Oaks, poplars, red maple, and Norway and jack pines grow naturally all over the available areas, and may be made to serve as nurse trees for more important species, to improve the soil conditions, and as a source of revenue. They may be used for firewood, for posts, railroad ties, pulpwood, cooperage stock, and other small lumber. The number of those species of trees which grow naturally on the poorest and dryest soils is about a dozen, rather more than 20 per cent of all the species found in the State, but it includes some of the im- portant timber trees. Foreign species, and those not growing naturally under the conditons which they will be required to endure, should not be planted in large numbers until their adapta- bility has been thoroughly tested. There should be a thorough study of the possibilities of the needs of future markets and the selection of those available trees — which promise soonest to meet the most general demand. Twenty-three students have taken up work in the Department of Forestry at the University of Michigan. The course is technical in character and open only to graduate students. Materials for the prac- tical study of the scientific and commercial sides of forestry is being gathered, and will be grown in the university’s new bo- tanical gardens. The H. M. Loud Sons Co. has extended the privileges of its lum- ber camps about Oscoda, Mich., and per- manent arrangements for field work are being made. Charles A. Davis, instructor in forestry, spent last summer working in and about the State, studying especially the local conditions. As a result, an oak tree, new to Michigan, and not previously listed, has been discovered. Two courses of in- struction are being given this year. One is a synoptical review of the science and the other is a course treating of the laws con- trolling the development of trees and for- ests and their application in methods of im- proving, treating and reproducing forest crops. Other courses that have been - FOREST RY. planned are a study of trees and shrubs, i their identification, structure, development, relationship, distribution and uses; and forest mensuration. The appointment of Prof. Filibert Roth as head of the depart- ment will add great strength to the in- structing force. Professor Roth has had much experience in forestry work, having been successively employed in the United States Bureau of Forestry, as assistant pro- fessor in the New York State College of Forestry, and as chief of the Department of Forest Reserves in the General Land Cffice at Washington. FORESTS IN NEBRASKA’S SAND HILLS. The task of growing valuable forests on the barren sand hills of Nebraska will begin this spring, when the Bureau of Forestry will seed about 100 acres of the Dismal River Forest Re- serve near Halsey with red cedar and jack pine. If the seeding succeeds and is done with econ- omy, the Bureau will seed and plant the follow- ing year probably 1,000 acres in cedar and pines and will ultimately extend the forest by gradual plantings over a large part of the 208,000 acres in the Dismal River and Niobrara reserves. _A nursery has been established at Halsey, in the valley of the Middle Loup river, with a half- acre seed bed protected by laths. A tool house and office building have been built. Nearly 600 pounds of seed, principally Western yellow pine, red cedar and jack pine, have been collected for planting in the spring. The sand hills are unfit for agriculture. If large forests can be grown on them the timber will be of great value to a country now without trees, where lumber brings high prices. The at- tempt of the Bureau has every chance of suc- cess.—Exchange. : The first experiment to demonstrate the possibility of utilizing these sand hills for forest growth was instituted by the Divi- sion of Forestry under the direction of Professor Fernow; the result of a planta- tion made in 18901, proving the adaptation, especially of the jack pine, which is not na- tive to that part of the world.—EDbiTor. TORONTO UNIVERSITY AND FORESTRY. Toronto University, the State university of the Province of Ontario, is realizing the importance of the subject of forestry. President Loudon has pointed out that the crown forests of Canada exceed those of the United States and Russia put together. The senate of the university has provided a curriculum for a course in forestry, and at its last meeting the Alumni Association, believing that the scientific study of the subject was of the utmost importance to the prosperity of the province, passed a resolution which was sent to the Premier and the Minister of Education, and which urged that the Government give ef- fect to the State provision authorizing a School of Forestry at the earliest possible date.—Ex- change. Before Toronto University ever thought of the existence of such a subject as for- estry its rival in Kingston, Ontario, Queen’s University, had agitated the need of for- estry instruction, and as long as a year ago 391 secured a promise from the Government for the establishment of such a school; so that probably 2 forestry schools will be es- tablished simultaneously in Canada.—Ept- TOR. FORESTRY, AT WELLESLEY. Wellesley is the first woman’s college in the country to introduce a course in for- estry. The course is not designed to pre- pare women for the profession of forestry, but to acquaint them with the nature of forest probiems in the United States. The benefit of the course is proved by the fact that the alumnze who took this course in college are now in every case doing some- thing to awaken interest in forestry and to bring about a clearer knowledge of its prac- tical character. Dr. Grace E. Cooley, who has charge of the work, has already an es- tablished reputation as a botanist. She has recently made a special study of fores- try with particular reference to such phases as may be useful to women.—Exchange. THE WHITE MOUNTAIN FORESTS. New Hampshire is making vigorous efforts to preserve what is left of the beautiful forest cov- ering of the White mountains, that once clothed them with a verdure which gave to their beauty a world-wide fame. This is not only commendable but is in harmony with a. spirit of forest pre- serving and growing that is, fortunately, becom- ing widespread. New Hampshire has a fine op- portunity to enlarge her forest domain in a re- gion where the land will carry trees or nothing, and she seems to be taking advantage of it.—Ex- ‘change. An Episcopal clergyman of Cincinnati was being shaved by a barber who was ad- dicted to occasional sprees. The razor manipulator cut the parson’s face quite considerably. “You see, Jackson, that comes from taking too much drink,” said the man of God. “Yes, sah,” replied Jackson; “it makes de skin very tendah, sah. It do for a fack.”—Saxby’s Magazine. I read your great magazine from cover to cover every month and greatly enjoy it. You are doing a great and good work, and make to friends where you make one enemy. Keep at them; we will stand by you. Fred F. Bradley, Toledo, O. Your magazine is the best I have ever read. F. H. Best, Milwaukee, Wis. PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. ‘* What a Man Eats He /s.’’ Edited by C. F. LANGWorTHY, PH.D. Author of ‘‘On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,” ‘‘ Fish as Food,” etc. SUGAR IN THE DIET, From reliable statistics it appears that well-to-do families in this country consume about 2 pounds of sugar per person per week. It would seem that this amount, or about one-fourth of a pound daily, taken as it is in connection with other foods, is not too much. Regarding larger quantities there is some question. The use of sugar would seem to be limited in 2 ways: By the fact that sugar may be absorbed more rapidly than it can be assimilated, and may thus overload the system, bringing on indi- gestion, or overtaxing the excretory or- gans; and by the ill effects on the system of concentrated solutions of sugar.” Sugar, like starch, is fattening; that is, when taken in excess it may be trans- formed into fat and stored as reserve ma- terial. On-this account physicians advise that sugar be sparingly used by the corpu- lent. It is frequently claimed, and appar- ently with good reason, that sugar is of great value as a food for the production of muscular work, and therefore should form an important part of the diet of soldiers on the march and others engaged in severe work. This may justify the high regard in which sugar and syrup are held in cow- boy camps, and indeed by all who rough it in the open air for business, pleasure or sport. No camp dish is more popular than flapjacks and syrup. According to present knowledge, the value of sugar as a food for muscular work may be summarized as follows: When the organism is adapted to the di- gestion of starch, and there is sufficient time for its utilization, sugar has no ad- vantage over starch as a food for muscular work except as a preventive of fatigue. small quantities and in not too concen- trated form, sugar will take the place, prac- tically speaking, weight for weight, of starch as a food for muscular work, bar- ring the difference in energy and in time required to digest them, sugar having here the advantage. It furnishes the needed carbohydrate material to organisms that have as yet little or no power to digest starch. Thus, milk sugar is part of the natural food of the infant. In times of great exertion or exhausting labor, the rapidity with which sugar is assimilated gives it certain advantages over starch. This latter quality, which renders it more rapidly available for muscle force, may, perhaps, account for the fact that sugar is In 392 so relished by people who are doing mus- cular work and by those of active habits, as children. In general, the wholesomeness of sweet- ened foods and their utilization by the sys- tem is largely a question of quantity and concentration. For instance, a simple pud- ding flavored with sugar rather than heay- ily sweetened is considered easy of diges- tion, but when more sugar is used, with the ‘addition of eggs and fat, we have, as the result, highly concentrated forms of food which can be utilized by the system only in moderate quantities and which should always be forbidden to children and invalids. It is true that the harvester, the lumber- man, the hunter and others who do hard work in the open air, consume, apparently with impunity, great quantities of food containing much sugar, such as pie, dough- nuts, hot cakes with sirup, etc.; but it is equally true that people living ‘an indoor life find that undue quantities of pie, cake, or pudding, with highly sweetened pre- served fruit, and much sugar on cooked cereals, bring indigestion sooner or later. Sugar is a useful and valuable food. It must, however, be remembered that it is a concentrated food and therefore should be eaten in moderate quantities. Further, like other concentrated foods, sugar seems best fitted for assimilation by the body when supplied with other materials which dilute it or give it the necessary bulk. Persons of active habit and good diges- tion will add sugar to their food almost at pleasure without inconvenience; while those of sedentary life, of delicate diges- tion, or of a tendency to corpulency would do better to use sugar moderately. It is generally assumed that 4 or 5 ounces of sugar a day is as much as it is well for the average adult to eat under ordinary condi- tions. Most of the bad effects ascribed to sugar are due to its use in larger quantities than the 3 or 4 ounces a day, which seem to be digested by the healthy adult without dif- ficulty, if it is not presented in indigestible forms. There is no proof that sugar is harmful to the teeth, although doubtless sweet food, allowed to cling to the teeth after eating, rapidly ferments, and acids will be formed that may attack the teeth. This is equally true of starchy foods. It is said, however, that the negroes of the West Indies, who consume enormous quan- CS 4 ra a i A" a] = vs titics of sugar, have the finest teeth in the world. It is also unproved that sugar produces gout.. Sugar seems ill-adapted to the sick, except when used ‘in small quantities as a flavor. It is believed that in sickness the stomach is inactive, and has less than its normal absorptive power, and that sugar on this account is less well borne than in> health. The action of sugar in stimulat- ‘ug a flow of the digestive juices may in ‘ch a case be only irritating in its effect. COOKED VERSUS PURCHASED FOOD, A number of experiments were carried on under the auspices of the Boston branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumnz, to determine whether palatable meals could be bought and sent home, ready cooked, and to compare the cost of such a diet with the same articles cooked at home. The menu was varied, as it was found possible to buy from restaurants, shops, the New England Kitchen, etc., cooked meats, soups, pastry, salads, etc., in addition to the bread and other goods com- monly sold by bakers. These foods, with the addition of fruit, furnished a palatable diet. In the first test, made with a family of I0 persons, the food cooked outside the home cost 25.6 cents per person per meal, including cost of fuel and labor. Prepared at home, the same diet cost 16.5 cents per person per meal. In the second test, in which the family averaged I5 students, the food, bought ready cooked, cost 19.5 cents per person per meal; that prepared at home 15 cents. In other words, the food prepared at home was much.the cheaper. On the other hand, the saving in time by the pur- chase of cooked food was great, 4% hours, in the first experiment, being required to prepare the cooked food for the table, as compared with 32% hours required to cook the same food in the house. In the second experiment the valuations were 11 hours and 41% hours respectively. In a report of these investigations it: was stated that it was a decided surprise to the family to find that the food cooked outside of the house was so good. The meats in particular were well cooked. Although they had to be reheated they were not dried or toughened. The soups, too, were ex- tremely good. Tea and coffee and a few other things were much better when made at home; but while admitting that the arti- cles from outside were good, the majority of the family preferred the home cooking. The experiments proved that a varied menu of good quality can be provided for a large family from food prepared outside the house; that the expense is greater when the food is bought outside; and that HOME PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. ‘cent’ w riter, 393 there is a great saving in time and labor by the purchase of food outside. “In general, may we not conclude,” the investigators say, “that it might be possible to do away with all.cooking in the house when the increase in expense is counter- balanced by the saving of time and labor? In small families especially, where the cost of the food is greater in proportion than in large families, the meals might be entirely cooked outside, making it possible in a small house cr in an apartment to dis- pense with a maid. Again, to buy a food cooked might give the mistress time to do more profitable work. .In a small family the exact amount required could be bought. This would save much of the waste, both in buying and serving, which seems un- avoidable when the small quantities needed are cooked at home. “The choice of foods ready cooked must necessarily be limited. Since in the pres- ent development of the industry the food must be cooked a considerable time before it is served, and must usually be reheated if it is to be served hot, all the dishes which spoil by standing or which depend on immediate serving for their peculiar delicacy are debarred... Thus such things as cheese dishes, soufflés, cooked eggs, and certain other dishes would only be good freshly made at home. These might all be made with a simple cooking equipment, such as a small oil or gas stove, or even a chafing dish. If a maid is kept it would require no expense for labor to have her do such simple cooking as the preparation of these few dishes; or the housekeeper herself could do it, with little outlay 3 in time and energy.’ HOMEMADE CHEESES WITH FOREIGN NAMES. Many who pride themselves on _ their gastronomic taste speak scornfully of American cheeses, but in perhaps 9 cases out of Io they eat and praise as an excel- lent example. of the foreign product a cheese that never crossed the Atlantic. Camembert and Brie, according to a re- are the only soft cheeses which are imported in any considerable quantity, and even they are sometimes man- ufactured in the United States. It is con- ceded that American-made Camembert and Brie are not so good as the foreign article, but the cheesemakers of New York and New Jersey have come at length to produce admirable Roquefort and good imitations, -mous foreign cheeses. if they may be so called, of many other fa- At the Wisconsin Experiment Station much attention has al- ways been paid to cheesemaking, and the various problems connected with the indus- try. The station has studied the manufac- ture of Edam cheese and can produce a 394 cheese little if at all inferior to that of Dutch manufacture. French cheesemakers, with the conservatism characteristic of ru- ral Europeans, have neglected to adapt their products to the American market, and the Brie cheese from abroad, for example, comes in a large disk, which makes it in- convenient for use and expensive for all except those who consume it in large quan- tities, whereas the American Brie is made in small cakes, of a size convenient for family use. The sale of Gorgonzola cheese, which is still imported, is much less than it would be if this cheese were made in smaller sizes. Only 2 or 3 English cheeses are now im- ported in large quantities, and the so- called English dairy cheese is a native American product. Meanwhile, enormous quantities of American cheese are export- ed to Great Britain. Some English cheese- makers, following the lead of Americans, perhaps, put up their products in jars, The sale of cheese in small jars and small pack- ages has grown to be a great industry in the United States, for the cheese thus pre- pared is convenient and extremely palata- ble. According to the writer referred to, Ger- man and Swiss cheeses, Limberger, for in- stance, are imitated here, though less suc- cessfully than some others. The American made Neufchatel is a satisfactory product, and is eaten in large quantities. As to Italian cheeses, they are made without any pretense of concealment wherever there is a considerable Italian quarter, though the imitations are not liked by the Italians themselves, and cheap Italian cheeses are imported in great quantities. Parmesan is a great favorite with the Italians, since it is cheap and useful in various ways. According to local tradition, the earliest maker of alleged foreign cream cheeses in the region about New York was a French- man, whose first customers were a few fashionable restaurateurs. He produced, in small quantities, almost perfect imitations of French cheeses, and delivered them to his customers himself. The manufacture of these cheeses has now so extended that many grocers make no effort to keep a stock of foreign cheeses, and probably the larger portion of the cheese consumed, even in the French restaurants serving table d’hote, which perhaps more than any other one factor established the fashion of cheese eating, is of native manufacture. As yet, however, the conservatism of the commercial world seems to make it neces- sary to stick to old names and foreign labels. NOT A. PREVENTIVE. OF oiYPHOID: Much has been written lately regarding lemon juice as an agent for destroying the RECREATION. bacilli which cause typhoid fever, the dis- cussion having grown out of the results of experiments carried on by a _ prominent London physician. Later experiments made in this country seemed to substantiate the London physician’s claim that lemon juice in the proportion of one teaspoonful in about 4 ounces of water infested with ty- phoid, is sufficient to destroy the vitality of the germs, and thus to prevent typhoid fever. Later experiments made at the De- partment of Health of New York City, however, are not so satisfactory. In these tests microscopic examinations were made of cultures of typhoid bacilli which had been subjected to the action of lemon juice and it was found that although the acid would kill the microOrganisms, it required too much acid and too long a time for the chemical action to take place to render lemon juice a practical agent for their de- struction. This negative opinion in regard to the efficiency ‘ ‘of the acid as a typhoid prophylactic was corroborated; for after the bacilli had been acted on by a 5 per cent. solution of the acid for 30 minutes it was found that all of them had not been destroyed. The culture that had been sub- jected to a I per cent. solution showed in 30 minutes one-fifth as many colonies as the untreated culture, while in the case of the one-tenth of I per cent. solution there were half as many colonies at the end of half an hour as there had been in the orig- inal untreated mixture. Motile bacilli in small numbers were still visible in a drop of the 5 per cent. solution, after 30 min- utes’ treatment. It is far safer to boil the water or filter it properly than to trust to lemon juice to destroy any typhoid bacilli that may be in it. Of course, the state- ment that the acid would destroy any ty- phoid germs that might be contained in oysters, by sprinkling it on the outside, is ridiculous.” Many believe that the addition of some whisky or other spirits to drinking water will kill typhoid bacilli, but it is doubtful if such a method is of much real value. The matter of pure drinking water is worth the attention of all who go to the country for the summer. Water may be of good ap- pearance, odor and taste, and yet be dan- gerous to health. Therefore, only that should be used which is above suspicion. If there is any doubt, the water should be boiled, a proceeding which removes the danger. “Lapland is a strange and remarkable country,” said the eminent explorer. “The customs of the people are extremely odd, especially during courtship.” “How is that?” we ask. “At that time every girl sits on her own Lapp.—Exchange. > } : BOOK NOTICES ANOTHER NEW FORESTRY BOOK. “A First Book of Forestry,” by Filibert Roth, Chief of the Division of Forestry, U. S. Department of the Interior, is, as its title would indicate, elementary, being in- tended primarily for study in public schools and country homes. It does not pretend to be a text-book or manual, its aim being “to present in simple, non-technical language some of the principles underlying the sci- ence, and to state the methods which are employed and the objects to be attained in the practice of forestry.” The reader is taken, in imagination, into the forest itself, and the relation thereto of light and shade, soils and moisture, heat and cold, are explained. In the second part, the author discusses the. different methods of raising or keeping up the forest, of pro- tecting it from its various enemies, and the utilization of forest products. A short dis- cussion is given of what may be accom- plished in the administration of farmers’ wood-lots, of waste end prairie lands, and in the reclamation of sand dunes. Under “Related Topics,” the forest as a protective cover is described, the character and distri- bution of American forests are outlined, wood is discussed as to its structural, phys- ical and chemical properties, and a service- able key for the distinction of our common trees is given. The appendix contains the Doyle-Scribner log scale, a table of circles, and a descriptive list of the more impor- tant woods and trees of the United States. There are many old men and women who when asked for the name of the capital of some State will stop and sing, to them- selves, the old geography song they learned in their school days, which ran, “State of Maine, Augusta is on the Kennebec river,” etc.; and it is difficult for almost any of us to tell straight off the reel what the capital of any State is without calling to our aid this old song. is _ This method of memorizing rhymes, or idioms, or proverbs, has been practiced by educators for hundreds of years, and prob- ably always will be used to a greater or less extent. In harmony with this old custom, Capt. H. C. DuVal has written a series of rhymes embodying the rules governing bridge whist, which may be memorized by any per- son in a single evening. This will enable any bridge whist player to carry the rules of the game on his finger-tips, so to speak. The took is published by the Pafraets Book Co., Troy, N. Y., and sells at 25 cents a copy. It may be obtained through any large bookseller in the country. “Horses Nine” is the name under which a collection of Mr. Sewell Ford’s stories appears in book form. These stories have previously been published in Scribner’s and other magazines, and readers who have al- ready become acquainted with Skipper, Calico, Chieftan, Pasha and other equine heroes will be delighted to have their life histories in permanent form. The stories are somewhat unequal in value, but Mr. Ford has great power of making life felt from the horse’s point of view, and of cre- ating sympathy and affection for the dear, dumb creatures, which know no why nor wherefore, but simply obey and trust, often to their own undoing. “Horses Nine” should rank as a gift book for boys and girls, and as a power for good, with “Black Beauty,” which of course it far exceeds in literary quality. It is published by Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, and the price is $1.50. “A Virginia Girl in the Civil War” is a charming book, more fascinating and far more valuable than any of the hundred and onie hysterical novels and alleged ro- mances, founded on that period, with which the book market has lately been flooded. It is a record of the actual experiences of the wife of a confederate officer, yet it con- tains no word of blame or bitterness for the North. The delightful life in the old South before the war, and the suffering endured by Southern women during the great struggle are depicted from the stand- point of a gentle, sweet girl who lived both lives yet who can tell the story without rancour. The book is edited by Myrta L. Avary, who says in her introduction that the his- tory was told her over the teacups, during the evenings of a winter spent in the South. The publishers are D. Appleton & Co., New York. “Gaston Griffith, a Country Banker,” by G. W. Ames, is apparently a life history, on the diary plan. It is published by the Gazette Publishing Co., Port Jervis, N. Y., and is in 2 volumes, the second one illustrated from photographs. The work is unique and must be seen to be appreciated ; yet I could live comfortably many years without seeing another such book, Can not keep house without RECREATION. L. F. Chapman, Gould City, Mich. RECREATION is all right. Go for the swine. C. O. Jones, Mt. Union, Iowa. 395 : PUBLISHER'S NOTES. GOOD FISHING ON THE ERIE. “Only an idle little stream, Whose amber waters softly gleam, Where I may wade, through woodland shade, And cast the fly, and loaf, and dream: “Only a trout or two, to dart From foaming pools, and try my art: No more I[’m_ wishing—old fashioned fishing, And just a day on Nature’s heart.” —Van Dyke. These charming verses appear on the opening page of the Erie Railway Com-. pany’s new fishing book. Then follow 100 pages of delightful essays on the gentle art, beautiful pictures of the Delaware, the Susquehanna, the Shinglekill, the Ten- Mile, the Ramapo, the Navesink, the Wall- kill, and of Chautauqua, Kenoza, Green- wood, Morris, Glenmere and other pictur- esque lakes reached by the Erie.. The book also contains as usual a list of the various stations on the Erie system near which good fishing may be had, to- gether with detailed information as to round trip fares, guides’ wages, livery rates, and other things that a sportsman always wants to know. In the back part of the book may be found a synopsis of the fish laws of New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Altogether the new Erie fishing book is one of the handsomest and_ best that has yet been issued by any ‘railway line. Every angler in the East, and every one in the West who intends to come East, should have a copy of this book. In writ- ing for it please mention RECREATION. PARKER BROS.’ NEW. EJECTOR. - Parker Brothers, Meriden, Conn., makers of the world renowned Parker gun, known as the “Old Reliable,” have been working on an automatic ejector, and have finally perfected and patented one that they be- ~ lieve will be a worthy attachment for the Old Reliable. This company has been slow in adopting this feature, but the fact that they have brought out a device which they think has enough merit to be applied to the Old Reliable is good evidence that the user will get value received. Parker Bros. are applying the automatic ejector to their high grade guns only, $150, $200, $300 and $400 models, at $25 list extra. On account of the demand for Parker guns without ejectors these people can not fur- nish the lower grades of guns with ejectors at present. It is said by experts that the Parker au- tomatic ejector works easily and perfectly and that no one would know, from the working of the gun, that it contains any e additional working parts. It performs its duty to perfection. BEN, THE LIFE STORY OF A CUB. One of the most delightful and interest- ing bear stories ever written will be printed in July RecREATION.. It narrates the ex- periences, trials, tribulations, cunning tricks and traits of a cub that was captured when 2 weeks old; that traveled with a hunting party in the mountains all summer, and that was then taken to the home of his new master, in a Western town, where he 396 grew up as a member of the family. The story has been elaborately and strik- ingly illustrated by R. F. Outcault, author and. illustrator’. of the “Little Moses stories, which have delighted thousands of people during the last 2 or 3 years. Tell your friends about this story of Ben and advise them not to miss it, for it will prove really the greatest treat that has ever appeared in RECREATION, or in any other magazine. N. W. Ayer & Sons, 308 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, have sent out their newspaper directory for 1903, and it is indeed a great work. It contains a carefully prepared list of newspapers and periodicals published in the United States, Territories, and Domin- ion of Canada, with valuable information regarding their circulation, issue, date of establishment, political or other distinctive features, names of editors and publishers and street addresses in cities of 50,000 in- habitants and upward, together with the population of the counties and places in which the papers are published, and a great fund of other information of value to all business men and students. The book sells at $5 a copy, and is well worth the price. In ordering please mention RECREA- TION. The Savage Arms Co., Utica, N. Y., has issued its 1903 catalogue, which is fully up to the high standard of the Savage people in the matter of text and illustrations. The Savage rifle is pictured in all its various models, and the working parts are also shown, life size, on a separate page. There are 3 pages devoted to rifle sights, 3 to car- tridges, one te re-loading tools, and several to general information. The new 22 caliber rifle is illustrated and described, and this announcement alone will create a great demand for this cata- logue. When you write for the book, please mention RECREATION. : EDITOR’S CORNER. MONSY WASTED ON BILLBOARDS. Millions of dollars are being absolutely wasted every yeat by American advertisers in disfiguring the country along railway lines with hideous announcements of their wares. glaring, staring, bill boards on passengers whenever I travel, and rarely hear any one speak of them except in terms of contempt. I have heard many a man, and many a woman, say they would never buy any arti- cle the name of which was flaunted in their faces in so repulsive a manner, and when they were trying to enjoy the scenery along the way. Another channel through which millions of dollars are being squandered is in street car advertising. For 10 years past I have been watching the effect of such advertise- ments on the people who ride up and down the streets of New York, and I can count on my fingers the number of people I have ever seen reading or looking at any of the show cards, strung so persistently above the car windows. The people seem to have learned long ago that a determined effort is being made here to force them to read about soap, food, patent medicines, tooth powders, or something else equally tire- some. The men and women of New York are too bright and too busy to allow ad- vertisers to rub stuff into them in any such way; so they read their papers, or look out of the windows, or look at the people across the aisle; and the advertis- ers are wasting their money. On the other hand, watch every man and woman -you see on a car with a newspaper, of a magazine, in his or her hand. In 9 cases out of ro you will find the women reading the advertisements, and in a goodly percentage of cases the men scan them carefully, too. Yes, of course, I am interested in stat- ing these facts. I have advertising space to sell, and space that is worth the price charged for it. I have been in the pub- lishing business 30 years, and have always made a careful study of the various meth- ods of advertising resorted to by the com- mercial world. I have watched its effect on the advertisers. I know what kinds of ad- vertising pay and what kinds fail. I hate to see good money wasted, even though it belongs to some other fellow, and the sooner the Sozodont people, the Castoria people, the Cresoline people, and a-hundred others, tear down their insulting bill boards along the railways, and take in their signs from the street cars, the sooner will they gain the good will of the people, whose good will they are now driving away. I always note the effect of these - 397 OREGON SETS GAME LAW PACE. The Legislature of Oregon has passed a most remarkable game law. It provides among other things that all the sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables :n that State shall be ex-officio game, fish and forest wardens, and shall have power to search perscns suspected of having game taken in violation of law. It is made the duty otf such officers to prosecute all suspected per- sons when notice of such suspicion is filed . with the officer by a citizen, giving the name and address of the offender and the names and addresses of witnesses. Such officers are empowered to make arrests without warrants and on Sundays. They may also, without warrant, search any boat, vehicle, fish box, fish bag, game bag or game coat in cases where the officer be- lieves game may be concealed; and such officer may seize any game which he be- lieves to have been taken in violation of law. Such officers are exempt by law from action for damages on account of any such search or seizure. The law further provides that. each such officer shall have concurrent jurisdiction throughout his own county; that each such officer shall, during the first week of each term of the circuit cou1t of his county, make special re- turns to said court, under oath, of all viola- tions of the fish or game laws occurring in his county or district or which may be brought to his notice; and that it shall be the duty of the Judge of said court to see that such returns are faithfully made. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, or game warden neglecting or refusing to make such report or to prosecute any violation of the game, fish or forestry law of which he shall have had personal knowledge, or of which he shall have had notice in writing as provided for, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined $50 or imprisoned in the county jail 2 months, either or both, at the discretion of the court. One-third of the fine col- lected in each case shall go to the Officer securing the conviction. This is one of the most drastic and at the same time practical and useful laws ever enacted by any State. Pennsylvania has a similar provision in her game, fish and forestry laws, but it is not so sweep- ing nor so comprehensive as this Oregon law is. It will be well for all other States in the Union to follow the pace set by Ore- gon in this direction. ~ SHUT OUT -THE TRAPPERS. The Wyoming Legislature has before it an excellent game bill, and among its pro- 390 visions is one prohibiting the trapping of bears or other animals, except in the open season for hunting elk and other big game. It would be well for all the Western States to incorporate this feature in their game laws. ‘The average trapper is a scourge and a curse to any game country. He goes into the mountains whenever he feels like it, stays as long as he likes, and while there kills anything and everything that comes in sight. He can use almost any bird or mammal, from a chipmunk to a moose, for food, for bait, or in his skin traffic. Most men who call themselves bear trap- pers, trap all kinds of fur-bearing animals, large and small, that can be induced to go into their traps. For the purpose of bait- ing their smaller traps they kil: small mam- mals and birds. For their bear traps they kill elk, deer, and moose, if they can find them, and without regard to numbers ‘or to seasons. I know 2 notorious old trap- pers in Montana, who have boasted of hav- ing killed 30 elk out of one band, and have said that all the carcasses lay on 5 acres of ground. These bear trappers usually kill their big bait. in midwinter when the snow is deep, and when the moose, elk, and deer huddle into the canyons. It is then a simple matter to kill every such animal, without stalking. I talked with a trapper in British Colum- bia, in May last, and he told me of hav- ing caught a female beaver a few days be- fore, from which he had taken 4 unborn kittens. He said he used these in baiting his marten traps. He was killing every porcupine, red squirrel, grouse, or other living thing he could find; and that was in the breeding season, All States should enact laws prohibiting the carrying of traps or guns into the woods or the mountains in close season, and should attach heavy prison penalties for violations thereof. FULLERTON desis perc tne: GREAT AID. While the annual meeting of the L. A. S. was in session in St. Paul, February 11, Hon. Samuel Fullerton, the Minnesota State Game and Fish Warden, was called to the telephone and informed that C. J. Ertz, a commission man in that city, had goo ruffed grouse and 15 saddles of venison stored in his dwelling house. Of course Fullerton called 2 or 3 of his associates and promptly raided the house. He found the game there as stated, took possession of it, placed it in cold storage, and locked the dealer in the county jail to cool. The pen- alty to which the commission man is sub- ject in this case is a fine of $90,000, and if he be unable to pay it he is liable to be sent to jail for 90 years. The Minnesota courts are in the habit of giving game law RECREATION. violators what they deserve, and we may confidently expect that this man will get a good big dose of justice. Smith Eastman, a farmer of Spartans- burg, Pa., has been killing game and smuggling it out of the State for a year or 2 past. A game warden finally captured a barrel which Eastman had delivered at the freight office for ship- ment to some other State, and which was alleged to contain apples. On opening the barrel it was found to contain 210 ruffed grouse. A warrant was issued for East- man’s arrest, but he skipped before the officer found him and is supposed to have gone West. He will probably be at his old tricks somewhere in Wisconsin, Michi- gan or some other Western State in the near future. If any reader of RECREATION locates him, I should like to know of it, in order that we may arrange to have him watched. Another competitive slaughtering match was conducted in Butler, Pa., in Novem- ber last. The 2 herds of game hogs were led respectively by Sam Morris and Ed. Seaton. One side scored 1,625 points and the other 1,640 points. From this we may safely assume that large numbers of inno- cent birds and animals were butchered and no doubt many of these were not game. The disreputable brutes who participate in these side hunts usually kill and count such birds as flickers, woodpeckers, blue jays, meadow larks, and such animals as chip- munks and red squirrels. It is strange that the decent people of these Eastern States will allow the forests to be depopulated by such infamous processes as the side hunt. Charles and James Lucket, 448 State street, Brooklyn, Antonio and Frank Mus- solino, 48 Mott street and- James Williams and C. Heathner, New York, have been shooting song birds in New Jersey in vio- lation of the State law. Two New Jersey game wardens laid for these butchers at the depot at Jersey City. and captured them. They were taken before Justice Frank O’Keefe, of Jersey City, and were fined $40 each. Justice O’Keefe is all right and I hope that if any other bird slaughterers are taken before him he may make it hot for them. — -—___—_—— State Game and Fish Commissioner Thomas, of Vermont, has collected and compiled statistics from the various coun- ties in that State as to the number of deer killed during the open season. He reports the total number as 370. RECREATION is the only pebble on the beach known as sportsmen’s literature. John J. Tateum, St. Louis, Mo. A p RECREATION. 399 More and More People are Demanding Pure Beer During 1902 the sales of Schlitz Beer exceeded the year before by 132,916 barrels. That’s the largest increase shown by any brewery in the world. This Year We Want You We will give you a beer made from the best materials grown. We will brew it in absolute cleanliness. We will get our water from six wells, bored to rock. We will filter all the air that touches it. We will age it for months so it cannot cause biliousness. We will sterilize every bottle after it is sealed. We will double, in these ways, the necessary cost of our brewing. Yet Schlitz Beer shall cost you just what the common beer costs. Will you try it? Ask for the Brewery Bottling. 400 A DEER HUNT AND. A CAPTURED DEAR. ELLWOOD. My bachelor companion and I were sit- ting in our little country shanty, dis- cussing the actions of the weather and the progress of our summer’s work. A cold wind from the Northwest, with occasional scuds of rain, had caused us to come in from the field earlier than usual. We had then tinkered around at odd jobs about the house and stable. Will had given the horses their evening feed and bedding. I, being cook and shanty keeper, had cleared the table and we sat_be- fore the fire, for the chill was very no- ticeable after a warm day. Listening to the rushing wind re the rain against the window and on the ‘roof we felt a sense of security, though a’ tor- nado might at any moment demolish our rude dwelling. “What a fine evening for duck shoot- ing,’ suddenly remarked Will, looking out toward the pond. “Ves,” said I, ‘but what good is it going to do us without the ducks? The only game in this vicinity are one or 2 small flocks of snipe, which neither of us would shoot.” “None,” responded Will, “but it reminds me of a similar evening years ago, when the ducks and geese were first bore scarce. Though we lived in a section o country where there was good shooting, we were not satisfied with such game as prairie chickens and rabbits, so as the deer season drew near we planned to go to the woods for a few days and try deer hunting. “We were to go across country, with an outfit suitable for a party twice the size of ours. “The first day all went well, but on the .second we had a pakopw a SO we COv- ered only 12 or I5 miles. “Camping time found us on a narrow ridge between a lake and a grassy slough. “During the early part of the night. the sound of whistling wings passing near us so aroused us that we could hardly stay in bed. “When about to hitch up in the morning we were surprised and disappointed to find one of our horses acting much like a boy who has eaten dried apples that have’ not digested. As it became apparent that some- thing serious affected our horse, we decided to postpone our start and return him to the farmer’s stable. “We were in haste to reach the deer country, but did not mourn long, for’ we were camped at a good duck pass. “We all wanted to hunt during our: lay- over, but some one must doctor the sick horse. Finally we drew cuts, which ‘gave this position to my chum, Eugene. “The others tramped around all day, re- turning to the pass for the evening flight. “About supper time a brisk wind came up from the Northwest, with occasional spits RECREATION. | é Or i of cold rain, but we thought only of the ducks, for the flight was fine. ‘here were teals, pintails, canvasbacks and redheads. “There were not shot guns enough to go around, so some of us would watch for incoming ducks and laugh at the amusing misses of the others, then in turn try our skill. We got more real fun out of that evening’s shooting than if each had a gun. We had secured enough ducks for our- selves and the farmer. “We were up early next morning to see our horse, and were disappointed to find him. showing the same symptoms as be- fore. “We wcre compelled to repeat the pro- gram of the day before or else do nothing. When the question who should remain with the horse. cathe up we were surprised to have Etigene offer to take the place again, remarking perhaps it would be best to have the same individual act as horse doctor throughout the case. We were puzzled over his display of willingness, but soon left him for another day of hunting, with the understanding that if the brute should recover Eugene was to signal us with shots from a rifle. There were no signal shots fired, however. During the evening we got more pass shooting, but had not such a flight as before. “The continued illness of the beast forced is to remain there so long that we felt com- pelled to give up our trip into the woods, 150 miles distant. “Eugene, however, expressed no regret. This indifference brought forth some pointed remarks about the attractive farm- er’s daughter, a handsome miss of 18 or 20. “On the last: evening, after supper, as we were gathering around our camp fire, Eugene strolled off toward the farmer’s. The evening passed quickly and some time after we had gone to bed we heard Eugene returning down the path, singing gaily. “Next day we started for home, going by the way of a goose-feeding ground of which we had learned. We got a few of these great birds and some fine sport. “Thus ended our deer hunt, without a ing reached the .deer country. Eugen however, has since declared it the best Seat hunt he ever. had, for within a few months the farmer's daughter became Mrs. Eugene The Davenport ejector gun for 12 sub- scribers to RECREATION: arrived promptly. From all standpoints it is a fine piece of workmanship. [| thank yout heartily for your prompt response, and wish you con- tinued success. Frank R, Evaris, Kansas City, Mo, “Ves,” eoutiucted the medical raconteur, “ ; : she became insane through excessive dancing.” “One might say she was hopping mad,. I suppose,’ gurgled the Cheerful Idiot,— Baltimore American, RECREATION. 401 < w- o-. iq -: rf ig” -2 _ eee ba HENRY B.HYDE — FOUN DER. BT \\NS ™) Ca. -t% ° JWALEXANDER fai NGO HHYDE PRESIDENT x yy VICE PRESIDENT \| Via F — SPRINGTIME - of life, men would provide for its winter time, such adver- . tisements as the above would never appear. An adequate Endowment policy in the Equitable _ will provide for amans own mature years-—and meanwhile protect _his family. fu Vacancies in every State for men of energy and character to act as representatives yh Dia TA) wl : i ‘i if ait Apply to GAGE E. TARBELL. 242 Vice President y he \} A i = Mme od! THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THEUNITED STATES Sa . 120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK: Dept iNet 56. ‘ay ie wel SEND COUPON BELOW OR WRITE FOR PARTICULARS, ( td] ite AGLI WL) , ty Please send me information regarding an Endowment for ece-ees..- issued tO A MAN OF WOMAN ...eececesceees--- Years Of age. ws nies” ‘ 402 RECREATION. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. “For sport the lens is better than the gun.” I wish to make this department of the utmost use to amateurs. I shall, therefore, be glad to answer any questions and ‘to print any ttems sent me by practical amateurs relating to their experi- ence in photography. 8th ANNUAL COMPETITION. RECREATION has conducted 7 amateur photographic competitions, all of which have been eminently successful. The 8th opened April Ist, 1903, and will close No- vember 30th, 1903. Following is a awarded: First prize: A Long Focus Korona Camera, 5 x 7, made by the Gundlach Optical Co., Roch- ester, N. Y., fitted with a Turner-Reich Anastig- mat Lens, and listed at $85. Second prize: A No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak, made by the Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y., fitted with a Bausch & Lomb Lens, Plastig- mat Unicum Shutter, and listed at $61.50. Third prize: An AlI-Vista-Panoramic Camera, made by the Multiscope and Film Co., Burling- ton, Wis., and listed at $40. Fourth prize: A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, made by the» Rochester Lens Co., Rochester, N. Y.; listed at $36. Fifth prize: A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12 x 16, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, and listed at $32. - Sixth prize: A No. 3 Focusing Weno Hawk- eye Camera, made by the Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N. Y., and listed at $27.50. Seventh prize: A, high grade Fishing Reel, ae W. H. Talbot, Nevada, Mo.. and listed at ° Eighth prize: A Tourist Hawkeye Camera, 4 X 5, and made by the Blair Camera Co., Roch- ester, .N. Y.,. and listed, at /$i5; Ninth: prize: A Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, made by the Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., and listed at $8. : Tenth prize: A pair of High Grade Skates, made by Barney and Berry, Springfield, Mass., and listed at $6. The to next best pictures will each. be awarded one dozen 8 x to Carbutt Plates, made by the Carbutt Dry Plate Co., Wayne Junction, Phila- delphia, Pa. The 10 next best pictures will-each be awarded one dozen 5 x 7 Carbutt Plates. The 1o next best pictures will each be awarded one dozen 4 x 5 Carbutt Plates, A special prize: A Goerz Binocular Field Glass, listed at $74.25, will be given for the best picture of a live wild animal, ‘ Subjects are limited to wild animals, birds, fishes, camp scenes, and to figures or groups of persons, or animals, repre- senting in a truthful manner shooting, fish- ing, amateur photography, bicycling, sail- ing or other form of outdoor or indoor sport or recreation. Awards to be made by 3 judges, none of whom shall be com- petitors. Conditions: Contestants must submit 2 mounted prints, either silver, bromide, platinum or carbon, of each subject, which, as well as the negative, shall become the property of RECREATION. Negatives not to be sent unless called for. In submitting pictures, please write sim- ply your full name and address on the back list of prizes to be of each, and number such prints as you may send, I, 2, 3, etc. Then in a letter ad- dressed Photographic Editor, RECREATION, say, for instance: No. 1 is entitled ——- ——. Made with a ——- —— camera. — lens. On a —— —— plate. Printed on —— paper. Length of exposure, —— Then add any further information you may deem of interest to the judges, or to other emateur photographers. Same as to Nos..:2, 3, ‘etc. This is necessary in order to save post- age. In all cases where more than the name and address of the sender and serial number of picture are written on the back of prints I am required to pay letter post- age here. I have paid as high as $2.50 on a single package of a dozen pictures, in ad- dition to that prepaid by the sender, on ac- count of too much writing on the prints. Any number of subjects may be sub- mitted. Pictures that may have been published’ elsewhere, or that may have been entered in any other competition, not available. No entry fee charged. Don’t let people who pose for you look at the camera. Occupy them in some other way. Many otherwise fine pictures have failed to win in the former competitions because the makers did not heed this warn- ing. PRIZE WINNERS IN THIS ISSUE. I took the photograph “We Want Our Mudder” on a showery day, between clouds, with the sun shining, at about 2.30 p. m., May 17, 1902, on Christina lake, British Columbia, 35 miles North of Republic, Washington, my friend Elmer Ness climb- ing the stump. The photograph was made with a Premo Senior camera, Bausch & Lomb lens, and printed on platinum paper. Length of exposure, I-5 of a second. At the time Mother Bear was shot we did not dream of her having young, other- wise we would have refrained from shoot- ing and allowed the mother to go on in completion of her office of mothering her little cubs. I could not help shedding - tears when we found the little innocent cubs, alas now motherless, perched on the top- most part of the decayed tree, crying like babies for their mother. The killing of the old mother we can not boast of as sports- manlike, but it may be classed by certain of our Western hunters as clean hunting. Murder can never be considered by true sportsmen one of the fine arts, and we apologize to Coquina for the unintentional, unwarranted act in this instance, lest he give us the usual roast, through RECREA- ty . a i i i i ts el ell i i i ee er i el, a ee eee, ee eee Se Le ee COU eC Cer eoeemhmceelOOe tr eh AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. 403 TION, that he administers to game and fish hogs generally. . The mother bear was shot and killed by Elmer Ness, of Cascade, B. C., on the lake shore a few rods above where the little cubs were perched when the photograph was taken. To have presented the mother, dead, lying at the base of the old tree, might have shed truthful light on the legit- imacy of the picture-subject; yet had I placed her there my reputation as a ruth- . less killer might have been considerably heightened in the estimation of your num- erous readers of RECREATION, and for that reason I am thankful the old mother is not shown. G. E. Strobridge, Republic, Washington. This photo is reproduced on page 336—Eb. The fact that the blue heron of which I send you photo had been wounded just suf- ficiently to make him sick enabled me to secure the picture. He was so sick that he did not have any interest in things mun- dane, or care whether the stream ran thick with sticklebacks or juicy trout minnows. His thoughts were with his forefathers, and centered on the last long flight which he was about to take to join the crane major- itygon the other shore of the vast sea which even cranes must cross. He was not so sick, however, but that he could stand in a natural position and look contented and happy while his “picter was took.” In all my experience, which is considerable, I never before saw a heron wounded just to such an exact point. The bird was left standing on the log seen in the picture, and was afterward captured by a farmer, who. kept it some time. I am unable to say whether it recovered from the wound. No taxidermist ever saw the bird, and che was certainly alive and able to walk when the picture was taken, but he could not fly. The left wing was damaged. I remain, yours sincerely, W. H. Thurston, Flesherton, Ont. This photo is reproduced on page 345.—Ep. Herewith I mail you 2 prints of a wild hummingbird, to enter in your 7th yearly photographic competition. While in the Stonewall country trout fishing, I discov- ered the bird on its nest, and the next day I took my camera to the place. The nest was in a cottonwood tree, which leaned over the stream, so I had to remove a num- ber of leaves and small twigs to get a clear view. I did that without frightening the bird from the ‘nest. I found it necessary to use a telephoto © lens in order to get the image large enough, which of course lengthened the exposure. Then the bird being in a rather shady place, and moving all the time, made it necessary for me to take my chances on the exposure; also to wait about 1%4 hour. When finally 1 reflected sunlight on to the bird it dazzled him long enough to make the exposure. I consider myself lucky to possess a negative of a hummingbird. The negative was made with a Century Grand camera, back combination lens. Ex- posure about 27% seconds. Morey Jamison, Trinidad, Colo. This photo is reproduced on page 339.—EbD. The photo entitled “Still Life’ was made with an Eastman No. 4 cartridge kodak, Bausch & Lomb rapid rectilinear lens, and printed on special rough Velox paper. The exposure was 30 seconds, 128 stop. W. T. Adderley, Spokane, Wash. This photo is reproduced on page 340.—Eb. The photograph of the young screech owls was made with a Goerz lens fitted to a Premo camera, and printed on Velox paper. Walter W. Savery, Brooklyn, N. Y. Reproduced on page 360.—Eb. The photograph entitled ‘Almost in Reach” was made with a Wizard camera, rapid rectilinear lens. R.CHY Beebe Arcade, N.Y. Reproduced on page 353.—Epb. SNAP SHOTS. Will you inform me through RECREATION whether or not pyro developer gives good results after it has colored? The formula I use is: Gay bOn suis’ te. ote Peas os . I ounce Sodtumresulphitet. Mesos fac: 2 ye I -Ounce Sulphuric acid : . 5 drops i ee es oR a ee 16 ounces It becomes a wine color and from that to a black. Will the light affect it? I keep it in a large, clear bottle. O. Denny, Martinsburg, Ind. ANSWER. All developers are greedy for oxygen, and care must be taken to keep them from light, heat and air. Pyro developer if not fresh will stain plates. If it will develop it is all right. This must be tried. In making up pyro use oxalic acid in- stead of sulphuric, 15 grains to each ounce of pyro. Dissolve oxalic first, then add the pyro and the solution will remain clear for months. Use boiled water. The process of boiling expels air from water, and the oxalic acid, being greedy for oxygen, re- moves the rest, leaving none to deoxydize the pyro.—EDITor. Kindly inform me through your valua- ble magazine how to remedy the following difficulties : Having made exposure with glass side 40d RECREATION. of plate to lens, I get, as you are aware, a picture backward, How can I make a reversed negative from it? Would I have to make a positive plate and then make negative from that ? How can | keep the thin film from peeling off the surface of metalotype pa- per? It gets soft in washing. Y. J. Belfoy, Ottawa, Ont. ANSWER. Yes, to get a reversed negative from your first one, make a positive and then make a negative from that, as you sug- gest. : To prevent films froin peeling paper use cold washing water, or a weak bath of alum after fixing, or place in weak solu- tion of formalin,—EpiTor. The question of how long a dry plate will remain good between exposure and de- velopment, which is answered in a recent issue Of RECREATION, calls.to mind a con- versation on that subject which | had about 3 years ago with a man who was one of the pioneer dry plate makers and sold to some of New York’s best known photographers the first dry plates they ever used. He claimed he had made a test of the staying quality of his plate by making an exposure on his daughter and allowing the plate to remain undeveloped 12 years, at the end of which time he developed it and obtained a good picture. This statement is per- fectly safe in my hands, for I shall never have the patience either to verify or dis- prove it. G. B. Cardwell, Brooklyn, N. Y... I have tried several times, carefully, the formula published in RECREATION to make blue print paper. It looks right before printing, but when put to wash all disap- pears. The time exposed seems to make no difference. What is the trouble? O. O. Colby, Big Fork, Mont, ANSWER. The 2 solutions should be kept in sepa- rate, dark colored bottles, secure from light and air. Mix a few minutes before use and apply with brush or otherwise. Allow to dry. This paper will not keep long, ac- cording to weather; sometimes only 3 or 4 days. You probably use a poor quality of paper. Try a good drawing paper like Helios.—Ept1rTor. When one has a negative in which there is a good cloudy sky, which requires more exposure than the trees, ete., it is a good plan to proceed in the following manner, says an exchange: Expose on velox or other paper in the ordinary manner. For development, start by applying the solution to the part containing the clouds, and as soon as they show signs of appearing, im- merse the whole print in the solution. Such procedure does not give a line of demarca- tion between the sky and the landscape, be- cause during the first part of the operation the paper will absorb the solution in such a manner as to graduate the limit. Can you give me a formula for retouch- ing varnish that contains ether? kK. O, Dean, Cortland, fie ANSWER. Shellac’ 5.7.4ARE orcas eee 0.035 ounce. Sanedarie 1247. hedieae Ves ees 0.21 ounce. Mastic t< a+ wade etecti eee 0.21 - ounce. - Ethec‘ =. ..000- vss heer Pee 2.7. fluid drams. Add 2.7 fluid drams of pure benzole to the mixture after the resins have dissolved it the ether.—EDITor. A clearing solution to remove yellow stain caused by developer is made as fol- lows: Sulphate of ot. .3% 7 ree eee *. 3 ounces. Sulphuric acide... 22%. is: 5 Ikebe I ounce. Aluin:.¢&. Sas. ae oes ee eee . I ounee. Water. 5. 24.5 2a eee 20 ounces. Wash well to remove all hypo from nega- tive, then immerse in the solution until the stain is removed; again wash well and dry. —Exchange, . I have been a regular reader of RECREA- TION 2 years. It is great. I take much in- terest in your photographic department and especially in the prize winers you publish. I am an amateur and have a collection of views taken with a Poco C. 4x5. I should like to exchange views with any one who has anything of interest. Clayton Lyttle, Harrisburg, Pa. The suggestion by L. Goodrich is good, and I should be delighted to join a ReEc- REATION camera club. We could, if neces- sary, have several clubs, so there could be meetings and excursions in different States. There are not many amateurs here, but I think there soon will be. I, for one, will help all I can, Charles Metz, Sheridan, Wyo. I notice in looking through your depart- ment of amateur photography that Mr. C. Steckman, of Minerva, Ohio, has trouble with rust spots on his negatives. Let him try a weak solution of perchloride of iron and soak his negatives until the spots dis- appear. ; O. Denny, Martinsburg, Ind. . . | | ———$ RECREATION. | 405 Simplicity is not confined to the camera. Every step in daylight, and as plain as daylight, by the Kodak System. Anyone can do the developing, now that the Kodak » Developing There are no stained fingers in the Kodak e way of picture making. Machine The Kodak has abolished the dark- Correspondence School helps the amateur room. Better results than the old way, too. make technically perfect and artis- Kod aks, $5.00, $75.00 tic photographs. Explains all the little difficulties —there are no big ’ ones. Individual criticism is given Brownie Cameras, to the work of each pupil. Tuition, $1.00, $2.00 free to all owners of Kodak and Brownie Cameras upon payment Kodak Developing Machines, of one dollar for text books. $2.00 to $10.00 Circular free at any dealer's, or by mati, Kotlak Catalogues, \ cn y,,.4 LASTMAN Kopak Co. va Kodak Baby Book, e¢ at the dealer's, av by maz, Kodak Portfolia; ¢ putereite 40 prige TENTE: uz ing Pictures, R¢ V4 ‘] 7 ey OTR RR N Y ehh, Gislar yon ey as: PS SS SSN SNe ‘ =e ee RECREATION. Great gain in utility; no loss in convenience. ~~ ~ F olding Weno Hawk-Eye with Special Equipment A superb camera for amateur or even professional use. Latest features include long focus double extra rapid rectilinear lens, extension bed, rising and falling front. Folding Wenos are pocKet cameras using either Perforated Daylight Loading or Cartridge Film. They have two tripod socKets and reversible brilliant finder, Can be fitted with glass plate attachment. No. 3 SsEeee Folding Weno Hawk-Eye with hae Bed, Rising and Falling Frome Extra R. R: Lens, & L. Automatic Shutter (pictures, 34% x 4%), : $22.50 No. i, Folding Weno Hawk-Eye, with Extension Bed, Rising and Falling Front Extra 2s R; Lens and B. & L. Automatic Shutter (pictures 4x5), « 27.50 BLAIR CAMERA CO, - Rochester, N. Y. Write for Hawk-Eye Booklet. Hawk-Eye film is prepared for Development in the Kodak Developing Machine. ; During my 30 years of rifle experience I ave used many makes of magazine rifles, and found none so accurate, at either short or long range, as the single shot. Ballard, Winchester and Stevens. I do not believe there is a magazine gun made that will not prove faulty at times. The. Savage is the nearest perfect. I owned a Marlin 22, ’97 model, for some time. It shot well, but always clogged in the action at the most inopportune moment. When I pumped the lever, 2 cartridges would appear in the receiver. Then I had to dissemble the arm OIL PORTRAITS ON APPROVAL. If you will send me a photo of your- self or a friend and state color of hair, eyes and complexion I will paint and send you on approval a miniature oil or pastel portrait. $10.00 $15.00 Z. EMMONS, 58 West 104th St., New York. Canvas 6x8 or 8x10 inches, Canvas 10x12 or I2x1q4 inches, Reference: Mr. G. O. Shields. to clear the carrier. All this was unpleas- ant, and the game got away. I sold that LANTERN SLIDES COLORED | Marlin rifle for much less than I gave for IN AN ARTISTIC MANNER Special attention given to the wants of Amateur Photographers _ Correspondence promptly at- tended to. I refer by permission to the Editor of RECREATION, MRS. BUT'TLES SMITH, 606 W. 115th Street, New York City. NECA-TONE. (Trade-mark) Tone your Negatives. Bring out all Detail. Bring out the depth. Bring out the Distance. Have Natural Pictures. Stop losing Negatives. TONE THEM. TONE THEM. Trial Package by mail 2sc. A. B. LEGNARD (Sole Manufacturer), Waukegan, III. it. I have a Marlin shot gun that occa- sionally jams in the action. Recently I wrote the makers about the defect and in- quired how to remedy it. They have not - seen fit to answer. Had I written them for a new gun I would have received an answer in 4 days. I have nothing against this firm, but think, in justice to their pat- rons, they ought to treat them with some degree of courtesy. They should at least be willing to remedy a defect in the mech- anism of their arms. Their obstinacy does not make them friends, but in the end will be their loss. Former patrons will go else- where to supply their needs and to that extent the Marlin business will decrease. Wm, Henry, Jr., Shelbyville, Il. RECREATION. 407 The Greatest Photographic Year Book As the Premo is recognized as the best of all cameras, so is the Premo Book recognized as the authority on the best things photographic. It practically de- scribes and accurately illustrates all the requi- sites to successful photography including The PREMO a name that covers a series of cameras, so wide in their range; so complete in their individual equipment, as to practically solve every pxoblem of the photogra- pher’s art. Madein allstyles and sizes. Ranging in price from $2.50 to $350. Ask your dealer for the Premo Book, or send your name and secure it free by mail DEPARTMENT 974 ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO., Rochester, N. Y. 4OoO NOUNLILIUIY. Allin one picture, by the take photos 4 x 5 oralmost any size you wish. Some of our models combine the use of both films and plates. Yon can take a film picture 4 x 12 ora plate photograph 4x5, or 35x 7, as you wish. With no other camera can you do this. In every city in the country there are amateurs and professionals who are enthusiastic about these Al-Vista Cameras. If you will write us we will give you the names of persons who are using the Al- Vista, and who like it. Of course it is impossible to tell you much about our Camera in this announcement. We want you to write us, and we will mail full information. Multiscope & Film Co, 136 Jefferson St., Burlington, Wis. RECREATION. 409 bot aia een - A most valuable feature of the Al Vista is the simplicity of operation. There is nothing compli- cated about the Camera—nothing likely to get out of order. The lens used is of extra quality, the best we can secure. It is universal focus, so that no time is required in focussing. Our Co-operative Plan We are sending out now a large number of came- ras on this Co-operative Plan. A small first payment being made, we ship you the camera, and you can tise it while you pay the remainder in monthly in- stallments. This plan appeals to a. great many people and certainly shows our confidence in the quality of our goods. Write us for full information about it. Multiscope & Film Co. 186 Jefferson St., Burlington, Wis. 410 RECREATION. A AMPA AAP FENN Nee ee) a c c Are You an : Amateur Photographer If so would you like a Camera that will photograph A whole range of mountains A whole sweep of river A whole army A whole fleet of ships A whole city Or any other vast stretch of scenery or moving objects? THE SWING LENS DOES IT “Al Vista Is the thing. It lists at $30. yas Sasol One of the greatest inventions of the age. Given as a premium for 12 subscriptions, < a) #) | For particulars Address : RECREA TION s 23 West 24th Street NEW YORK CITY DSRS DSRS DS RSS BRS RSS SRS RRS RR) FO eS Coe} RECREATION. XVil BEPVING SALE yrrtiyes 16 Kast 42d Street, New York Having just added an extensive Mail Order Department to my present business, I desire to call your attention to a few bargains and offers contained in my catalogue. I will exchange your old camera for a new 1903 model. You can have CAMERAS a Kodak, Gentcry. Premo, Korona or any other make, Send your camera to me at once. State purchase price and if in reasonable condition I will most certainly allow you more than you anticipate. I handle all makes of Kodaks and Cameras at lowest prices. - LENSES I will exchange your Rectilinear Lens and Shutter for a high grade F. 6.8 Double Anastigmat in Volute Shutter. I will allow $20.00 for a 4x5 Rectilinear Lens and Shutter, $25 00 fora 5x7. $30.00 fora6%4 x 8%, and $40.00 for an 8xtIo. This gives you the goods at about one half of regular catalogue pric¢s. FOCAL PLANE SHUTTERS I have imported a lot of Focal Plane Shutters, leading make. Just as an opening offer, 4x 5 regular price $22.00 for $7.00, 5x7 size regular price $27.00 for $10.00, 4x5 and 5x7 Extreme Wide Angle Anastigmats to fit your shutter, regular price $20.00 for $6.00. 4x5 and 5x7 High Power Tele-Photo Lenses with rack and pinion for fine focusing, magnification from 2 to 8 times, regular price $9.00 for $4.00. 4x5 and 5x7 Portrait Anastigmats to fit cells of your Camera Shutter, regular price $20.00 for $7.00. DOUBLE PLATE HOLDERS 4: size regular price $1.00 for 35 cents, 5x7 size regular price $1.25 for 45 cents. DARK ROOM LAMPS . 35 cents value candle lamp for 5 cents. $1.00 value oil lamp for 49 cents. $6.00 Imitation Carbutt Lamp for $1.48, TRIPO DS $10.00 value Twistlock, metal Telescopic, small light for $3.75. $1.00 style, sliding wooden for 49 cents. $2.50 style, sliding and folding for 99c. $3.50 style, sliding and folding heavy for $2.00. C ARD MOUNTS Latest styles and designs, all sizes up to 6%4x8% for 50 cents per hundred. ZINC WASH AND HYPO BOXES ,4%5 and 5x7 Ideal Zinc Wash Boxes $1.25 value for 49 cents. 614x8% Ideal Zinc Wash Boxes $1.75 value for 79 cents. 8x10 Ideal Zinc Wash Boxes $2. 50 value for $1.35. 4x5 and 5x7 Hypo Boxes $1.00 value for 39 cents. BACK GROUNDS 5x6 feet, latest designs $1.25 value for 50 cents. SUNDRIE S $2.00 Hand Burnisher for 50cents. 6 inch Print Roller, 35c. value forg cents. 4x5 Printing Frames for 9 cents, 5x7 size for 12 cents. 4x5 Albums 8 cents, 5x7 for 9 cents, 6%x8¥% for 12 cents, 8x10 for 16 cents. 15 cents value M. Q. Tubes for 5 cents. 4x5 St. Louis Dry Plates for 32 cents, 5x7 size for 55 cents, 6%x 8% for 85 cents. Rubber Bulb and Tubefor1§ cents. 4x5 Electrose Trays 8 cents, 5x7 13 cents, 6144x814 28 cents, 8x10 32 cents. Negative Racks 8 cents. No larger and more complete Stock anywhere. Send for Catalogue. SPECIAL NOTICE All of our customers receive monthly bulletins, quoting latest prices and bargains. Bargain lists will always be sent to customers one week before general distribution, It will pay you to be one of our customers. U. NEHRING 16 Kast 42d Street, - - : : NEW YORK XVill RECREATION. ANOTHER GREAT OFFER TO AMATEUR | PHOTOGRAPHERS A 4x5 SERIES 1 KORQNA CAMERE LISTED AT $12, FOR 8 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RECREATION; A 5x7 SERIES 1 KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $16, FOR 12 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS; A 4x5 SERIES 2 KORONA CAMERA. LISTED AT $18, FOR 14 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS; A 4x5 SERIES 3 KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $22, FOR 18 YEARLY ‘SUBSCRIPTIONS; A 4x5 SERIES 4 KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $25, FOR 20 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS; A 4x5 SERIES s KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $35, FOR. 30 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS. SAMPLE COPIES, FOR. USE AN CANVASSING; FURNISHED FREE. AD: DeR E826 REC REAZT1oO38 23 WEST aytn STREET, NEW YOR ae RECREATION. xix “lf | had at com- mand any other words that stood for more than these — absolute perfection — | would © use them to convey my opinion of the Century Camera re- ceived to-day.” ‘Ccntury Cameras Are the recognized standard cameras of America. Our 1903 Catalogue tells all about them — how they differ from others, and why “Centurys” are so superior in quality. Geta copy from your dealer or write us, and don’t over- look the “Century Guarantee.” That tells our story in a nut shell. CENTURY CAMERA CoO., oe eritaa ks ROCHESTER, N. Y. XX RECREATION. EASTMAN’S Kodoid Plates ORTHOCHROMATIC NON-HALATION THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOR GLASS USED IN ORDINARY PLATE HOLDERS WITHOUT KETS ‘OR: ADARTEISS: KODOID PLATES consist of non-curling cut film, mounted by means of metal clips on a black cardboard. Before development they are handled precisely like glass plates. To develop, they are removed from cardboard by pulling off the clips, and are then developed in the usual manner. Superb in Speed, Latitude and Chemical Quality. Light—-Convenient— Non-breakable. KODOID PLATE PRICE LIST. 34 x4%45;>per dozen, > iii Le9g as 434x6%, perdozen, . . $1.00 Ab: Der GOZeh na. ees 605 5 x7) per dozen,’ .-. sai: anune eee SOLD BY ALL KODAK DEALERS. EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. 2 & RECREATION. ; ei {Bausch @ Lom Photographic | LENSES x0 SHUTTERS Sold ’Round the World are made by the oldest and best equipped lens making establishment 4x5 Plastigmat £6.8 in America ACTUAL SIZE ‘ Z ar % gx7has same size mount: Eausch 2 Lomb-Zeiss Anastigmats and Plastigmats with Volute Shutters Are Regularly Furnished on All High Grade Cameras When buying your came12 this vear see that it is equipped with one of our superb lenses, making it possible to do every kind of photography, and the best photography with one outfit. If your camera has a BAUSCH & LOMB lens or shutter you can compete for the $3,000.00 for Photographs . which is offered absolutely without reserve to users of our lenses and shutters. Send for Booklet. Catalog of Prism Field Glasses, Microscopes, Projection Lanterns on request. Bausch @ Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO 25th St. and Broadway 120 Boylston St. Wabash and Monroe Sts. Something New! DO YOU KNOW THAT WE|} “mmr: ~— SAVE YOU TIONEY Attachable Bvcsiess Temples on CALIERAS, LENSES ana || wei’spostcis eases tates ogesenally, tna the Spectacles stay on, however violent one’s PHOTO SUPPLIES exercise, however warm or stormy the weather. This little a coe can be readily attached or detached without injury to z e 1€ lenses, thus in a second giving you the choice of ei Pyrographic Materials and Outfits, spectacle or eyeglass, Todt the thing oe Satine Pa Hammocks and Outing Goods Generally. ae Brae ment will fit any of your eyeglasses and TO GIVE You al : arried in the same case with them, an idea of our prices rf Send thick flens w i we quote while they last ness Of lens when ordering by mail. 100 Ax5 CYCLE WI if A RD A none see tbe ae ap noi : Senu for Cireular. double R. R. lens, Carrying case, bulb, Pat. June 19th, 1902, Other Pat. Pending. Our iliustrated catalogue can be had for the aski plate holder, shoulder strap, all com- We carry everything in the Optical See ics plete gy Bi e = $5 75 Eyeglasses, Spectacles, Cameras, Opera, Field or Marine < Glasses, Thermometers, Barometers, Telescopes, Hygrom- This is the best $12.00 outfit ever offered |] STS: Sun-dials, etc, by anyone. GALL & LEMBKE, Department Cc. Write To-day for our bargain list of Specialties. |] 1 W- 42d Street 21 Union Sq., New York NATIONAL SPECIALTY CO. Establishad 1842, | 13 West 27th Street, |New York City. Xxil RECREATION. Every Lens Sold | Is a Ad ror Us Increasing sales compelled us to enlarge our factory three times last year. W Hy ? If our lenses were no better than the imported ones selling at double the price you would save the 45° customs duty by buying from us, But we sell you a better lens at half the price. That’s why. Send at once for a lens on ten days’ trial and prove it for yourself. THE STANDARD OPTICAL COMPANY 227-231 Mulberry St , Newark, N. J. To Amateur Photographers Here is a Chance to Geta FINE CAMERA EASILY A 4x5 Tourist Hawk-eye film camera listing at $8, for 5 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION. A No. 3 folding Weno Hawk-eye film camera, listed at $15, for to yearly subscriptions to RECREATION. These are both neat, compact, well made and handsomely finished cameras, capable of doing high-class work. Only a limited number can be supplied on this offer, and same may be with- drawn at any time without notice when the present stock is exhausted. Sample copies for usein canvas- sing furnished on application. Address RECREATION, 23 West 24th St.. New York City My Brother on the opposite page makes all my _ negatives for me on ANSCOQ, the new DAYLIGHT loading film You Ought to Try Them They have Better Keeping Qualities and Greater Latitude than others. If your dealer can not supply you, send to THEGENERAL AGENTS. The Anthony and Scovill Co. 122-124 Fifth Ave. Atlas Biock New York Chicago RECREATION. Xxlil My Brother over there says there is nothing like CYKO when you want beautiful prints. ee ee You can print it ANYTIME by ANY LIGHT and ANY WHERE. Six Different Grades Adapted to All Sorts of Negatives. Send twenty cents and get a dozen 4x5 with Developer and Manual. The Anthony and Scovill Co. 122-124 Fifth Ave. Atlas Block New York Chicago Collinear a a Le? As Quick as the Eye The Collinear Lens catches the passing picture as quick as the hum.n eye, and with marvelous fidelity passes iton to the sensitive plate, Pictures that were impossible before the advent of the Collindar Lenk are now considered the simple things of Pho. tography. For speed, depth of focus, brilliancy definition and latitu’e the Collinear is recognized as the premier lens Have one fittedto yourPremo, Poco, Kodak, Century Weno, Corona, Graphic, Seneca or Reflex Instructive Booklet Free. : S : : Voigtlaender & Son Optical Co. Dept, E 137 West 23rd Street New York City Your manner of calling to account people who slaughter fish and game is refreshing to any one who takes interest in game pro- tection. I think you can not be too severe, and although you doubtless make enemies | am sure that many a man who has been censured severely by you has been made a convert to the right. Of course, there are lots of tough hided bristlebacks whose bet- ter feelings, if they have any, can not be touched. . In the Okanagan valley matters are im- proving, but in the past the slaughter was carried on remorselessly. Spring shooting is no longer permitted, and game will have a chance to increase. Deer are still plenti- ful back in the hills. I sent to Charles Payne, of Wichita, Kansas, last spring and procured 5 dozen Bob White quails. For a long time after we turned them out we could not locate them, but we now often come across them in pairs. The English pheasants are doing splendidly, although the past season was not the best for hatching, being rather wet. We have hopes of a good showing in pheas- ants, quails and prairie chickens. The lat ter are the best game birds in the lot. A neighbor is raising golden pheasants with fair success. Okanagan soon will be teem ing with choice game birds. The sportsmen around here are mostly men with no hog in their composition. M. P. Empey, Kelonna, B. C. “ey XXIV RECREATION. Oh Spring! We Hail To Thee Amateur Photographers! Watch this space next month We Have It! YOU GET IT A new photographic paper Special and attractive offer to first enquirer from any city or town. ADDRESS AT ONCE Matte Albumen Co. 156 Fifth Avenue Nickie | IN nanE—~ROYAL-—N QUALITY Royal Astana Lenses Once more Mother Earth has thrown off her mantle of snow and ice, and the lover of nature will take his camera and hie himself to the green fields, the babbling brooks and the budding forests, for views which are a delight to every photo- graphic enthusiast. If you are among this class, let us equip you with a ROYAL so that your work will prove true to nature, and your negatives have the depth and crispness of definition, which will make them }{ worth the efforts expended. A postal will bring you our catalogue. Mention REcREATION. ROCHESTER LENS CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. 00 OU WANT LENS? if so, why not get a good one? And why not get it free of charge? This is easy. Any old box will ans.er the purpose if it does not leak light; but you must have a fine lens to make a fine picture. You can get A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, Series No. | Made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester New York, And listed at $45, For 40 yearly subscrip-=- tions to RECREATION You can get any other lens made by this Company on the basis of one subscription to each dollar of the list price of the lens. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in soliciting furnished on application, oe RECREATION. will combine in ingenuity of de- sign, completeness of equipment, and perfection of workmanship and materials, the heritage of nineteen years’ optical and mechanical experience. Send for our new Catalogue— just from the press—read about KORONA CONSTRUCTION, and be convinced that the claim which we make for the superiority of KORONAS is justified by facts. Your Choice ol Two Anasligmals Taken with a TURNER-REICH in 7,4, of a second. ol Ghe TURNER-REICH and That new Catalogue tells what an Anastigmat ought to be, and contains, many illustrations which prove that the TURNER-REICH and the VERASTIGMAT are all that we claim Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. 730 South Clinton Ave., ROCHESTER, N. Y. AXV XXV1 RECREATPON. THE DEER THAT KEPT ME GUESSING. A. B. CLAYTON. I wonder if any other of the readers of RECREATION have shot a deer or moose mortally and had him stand as if it never touched him. This was my _ exprience last November in the North woods. Here- tofore, during an experience of over 18 hunting seasons in the woods, whenever I have shot a deer through the lungs, broken his shoulder, perhaps, he would get away 100 yards or more before falling; if a moose the distance would be greater. The only occasion-on which I have stopped a deer short and had him drop where he stood, or in his tracks, was when the shot broke his neck. The experience I refer to at first mixed me up considera- bly ; and when it was repeated the next day left me iti a completely bewildered con- dition of mind, which stul exists. This is how it happened: The day was perfect for still hunting. The first snow fall of the season had commenced the night before and 2 inches of snow lay on the ground, with more falling. We had a late breakfast in camp, feeling sure of the fa- vorable conditions continuing, and about a mile out picked up a fresh buck track and slowly worked it down. The ground was soft under the snow, and our moccasins broke no twigs as we walked. Charlie, the guide, traveled behind. I was watching for deer, careless of direc- tion. His work was to begin after we had killed, and were ready to find our way home. The big buck led us along the lake, then skirted the swamp and took away on to the ridges. He was running and jumping, enjoying the cold air. At last he settled down to a walk; we worked along more slowly, and as we broke into a clearing there stood the old fellow, on the other side, feeding. The wind was from him, so I knew I had time, and I quietly threw my 45-90 Winchester to my shoulder, loading as I did so. The click of the lever was just loud enough for him to hear, but not to lo- ° cate. It brought his head up, his body broadside to me. I fired and he never budged. A grunt from Charlie, and I fired again. Four times I repeated this perform- ance without any movement on the buck’s part. He was like a-statue.. At the fifth shot he gave one bound and was out of sight in the woods. I looked at the sights on my rifle; they were all right. No ex- planation was offered by me or was re- quested by the guide; only speechless dis- gust prevailed. We started across to look for blood, or pick up the track, and there just inside the line of woods lay the big fellow; every one of the 5 shots had hit him, and any one of them would have killed him. I had simply wasted ammunition and allowed my faith in the old tried gun to vanish for the moment. “téring: first, so far as appeared. That evening we talked it over without enlightenment. That night it cleared, the temperature dropped nearly to zero, evety- thing froze up tight. In the morning the sun rose brilliantly. It was a magnificent day to live in, but no day for still hunting. We started early, but soon found that, in spite of the 3 or 4 inches of snow, it was noisy under foot. There was no breeze, no dripping or falling of snow from the branches. We gave up the woods and took to the abandoned lumber roads and skid- ways. [wice deer jumped across the road, but I did not fire. At last, looking ahead, I saw a fair sized buck, a 3 year old, as he proved, feeding, standing just at a turn in the road 200 yards ahead. He stood quar- My first shot apparently did no harm; my second was a repetition of the “Let me kill that deer, he'll get away sure,’ whispered Char- lie. “Go ahead!” said I, stepping aside. Charlie had an old 38; he fired and the deer dropped. Self congratulation on his part followed. I was evidently “it”? and went sadly along with him to pick up the game. But the laugh was changed when we found my 2 shots had gone clean through the deer, penetrating both lungs; while Charlie’s shot, ‘easily identified by the small size of the bul- let, had struck the hind leg just below the hock joint and between the bone and muscle. Charlie’s shot would hardly have tickled the deer had he not been dead. But was he dead? Why did he not jump or fall down before? Who can ‘explain it? All Charlie said was “Wouldn’t it bump ye! I am using a black powder rifle, a 32-40 Winchester. Judging from letters in Rec- REATION, some hunters think that success in deer hunting depends entirely on the rifle, caliber, etc. When a deer is suddenly jumped at close range and goes bounding over the top of the hazel brush, your chance of getting him depends less on whether | your rifle is a 30-30, a 45-70, or any other size, than on your aim. The reason so many misses are made is largely due to the fact that the hunter forgets to look at his sights, and watches the deer only. 1 have used Peters’ shells for both rifle and shot sun and nave gone back to U. M. C. and Winchester. Peters’ shells do not shoot strong enough for me. Am glad RECREATION does not advertise so poor an article. I have also used the Marlin rifle. Some Marlins shoot as well as any other gun, but when it comes to jamming, the Marlin beats them all. 1 use a 12 gauge Winchester pumn gun, and have one fault to find with it. Its re- coil seems to jar the shell in the front end of the magazine enough to slightly mush- room the crimping and cause difficulty in forcing it into the chamber when shooting rapidly, Erastus, Fosston, Minn. —— a he ee , RECREATION. Bracers For 3 Topers A Coffee Toper needs a bracer in the morning, a cup of coffee to steady him or her. Why? Coffee is not so strong a stimulant as liquor, but is still an alkaloid stimulant, and so long as it is used, the nerves will go shaky and the bracers be needed, and disease of some sort will surely set in. The older one is, the harder it is to break away from coffee. It is easy to quit the coffee habit by shifting to Postum— easy and wonderfully healthful. Neither Brain nor Body can work properly when the nerves are shaky and the body sick. The coffee lover can have his or her coffee and be well, happy and strong if that coffee is Postum. There is a reason. XXVIII RECREATION. The Sent on Approval Densmore TO RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE u e Adopted as Official Typewriter a UU h | | | ; : | ce: OF THE World’s Fair Fountain Pen St. Louis Guaranteed Finest Grade 14k. SOLID GOLD PEN. To test the merits of RECREATION as an advertising medium we make this grand spe- cial offer, your choice of These Two iw § Styles 00 | For Only to any koaeoi |. (By Registered mail 8 cents extra) Holder is made of finest Ma quality hard rubber, in four 4} simple parts, fitted with very highest grade, large size 14k, gcld pen, any flex- |i¥ ibility desired—in feeding |3e device perfect. i Either Style—RICHLY 1% GOLD MOUNTED for pre- ¥ sentation purposes, $1.00 extra. Grand Special - Offer You may try the pen a |g week ; if you do not find it as represented, fully as | fine a value as you can |i secure for three times the |i price in any other makes, |j@ if not satisfactory in every || respect, return it and we |iamR will promptly refund your |;aaM || money. ater Illustration on left is full |jsigxes))) size of Ladies’ style; on |ism | right, Gentlemen’s style. || Lay this RECREATION Down |i} and Write NOW, a Safety Pocket Pen Hold- |i er sent free of charge with |i each Pen. Addtess ADDRESS: RECREATION Laughlin [lfg. Co. 23 W. 24th St... New_York City | 424 Griswold St., DETROIT, MICH. Our free booklet iliusesate the Ball Bear- ings, Back Spacer, Paper Regulator, etc. Densmore Typewriter Co. 390 Broadway New York Do you want a Good, Reliable, Substantial, Well Made Sigle Barrel Shot ml If so, send me 10 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS and I will send you such a Gun as a premium Itis made by the DAVENPORT ARMS CO., and this means it is made of good material and that only good workmanship is put on it. ce ) This is one of the many remarkable op- portunities RECREATIJON is offering to men and boys to fit themselves out com- pletely for shooting and fishing. Sample Copies for Use in Canvassing Furnished on Application. RECREATION. XX1X — @ @ e Since Lincoln’s Time, more than 7,000,000 Jas. Boss Stiffened Gold Watch Cases have been sold. Many of the first ones are still giving satisfactory service, proving that the Jas. Boss Case will outwear the guarantee of 25 years. These cases are recognized as the standard by all jewelers, because they know from personal observation that they will perform as guaranteed and are the Stiffened GOLD is possible to make. { . tN rl ‘bs most serviceable of all watch cases. JAS. BOSS Vateh Cases are made of two layers of solid gold with a layer of stiffening metal between, all welded together into one solid sheet. The gold permits of beautiful ornamentation. metal gives strength. United they form the best watch case it Insist on having a Jas. Boss Cese. will know it by the Keystone trade-mark. Send for booklet. THE KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, Philadelphia. The stiffening You Quails are scarce in this vicinity, and bags at no time exceed a dozen. In some sections, and especially on the Colorado river, they are numerous, but owing to the bushy nature of the country and the wild- ness of the birds, few good bags have been made. On the Colorado river pheasants are being propagated and many young have been seen this year. The country is ideal for this class of game birds, and it will be but a few years until they can be taken. We are protecting them as well as possible, but the Indians have been caught killing the old birds and peddling them in the towns of California. We have sent officers after them and they must either let the birds alone or be arrested for violating the game law. FF. H.,. Carson: City, Nev., says, “Ducks receive most attention and doves afford practice in the close season.” To this I wish to add: the Carson City Gun club, and many others who profess to be law abiding citizens, devote their atten- tion to the grouse, old and young, and to quails. At Marlette lake last fall the watchman, name Close, had quail and grouse feathers around his house and grouse cooking on his stove when called on; while in Ash Canyon, North and Swift’s Canyons, Little Valley, Jacks Valley, etc., the game mur- derers’ work could be heard going on from August 15 till the coming of the snow. There are great numbers of doves. They come about April 15, leaving September 15. They are protected neither by law nor hu- manity. The hogs shoot the old birds when they come, while hatching and when they bring their young down from the hills. Roast the game hogs! F. B., Carson City, Nev. Anson Smith, Kingman, Ariz. Pe vou WOULD LIVE NEXT TO RA URE, READ RECREATION. ae New Pattern to Delight Hunters RES ting and Whittlers, ses ideal knife to use and JOLT carry ; no picture shows the finish. Price post- paid’$1.00. Return at once if not fully pleased. The lower cut is a Gentleman’s Pen Knife, but will also cut a tent- ‘ pole or skin a rabbit. l 3 blades; finest quality; price with ebony handle, $1.25: Ivor 50; choi a Pearl, $3.00" y, $1.50; choicest Send for 80 page illustrated Free List and " How to Use a Razor.” MAHER & GROSH CO. 74 A Street Toledo, Ohio, —SS —— = It is our prize medal ‘‘Masterpiece;” ETE Ue: osc << RECREATION. Varicocele Hydrocele Cured to Stay Cured in 5 Days. No Cutting or Pains Guaranteed Gure or Money Refunded. Under my treatment this insidi- VARICOGELE. ous disease rapidly disappears. Pain ceases almost instantly. The stagnant blood is driven from the dilated veins and all soreness and swelling sub- sides. Every indication of Varicocele vanishes and in its stead comes the pleasure of perfect health. Many ailments are reflex, originating from other diseases. For instance, innumerable blood and nervous diseases result from poison- ous taints in the system. Varicocele and Hydrocele, if neg- lected will undermine physical strength, depress the mental H. J. TILLOTSON, M. D. faculties, derange the nervous system, and ultimately pro- The Master Specialist of Chicago, who Cures Varicocele, quce complicated results. In treating diseases of men I Hydrocele, and treats patients personally. always cure the effect as well as the cause. I desire that Established 1880. every person afflicted with these or allied diseases write me ( CopyRiaHTED ) so Ican explain my method of cure, which is safe and per- manent. My consultation will cost you nothing, and my charges for a perfect cure will be reasonable and not more than you will be willing to pay for the benefits conferred. Y is what you want. I give a legal guaranty to cure or refund your money. Certainty of Cure What I Tale done for others I can do for you. Icancure you at home y 7. One personal visit at my office is preferred, but if Correspondence Confidential. it is impossible for you to call, write me your con- dition fully, and you will receive in plain envelope a scientific and honest opinion of your case, Free of | charge. My home treatment is successful, My books and lectures mailed free upon application. H. J. TILLOTSON, M.D.,140 Tillotson Bldg, 84 Dearborn St., CHICAGO LOOK AT THIS!!! If you send your subscription to RECREATION through me or D y K > direct to the office to be placed to my fe) Ou CCD d un: | credit, I will send you free of charge any : one of the articles mentioned below: If so, would you not like a rack for it ? Slot gun bench crimper, sells for 75c., in I0-I2-16-20 gauge. Do you keep more Shot gun cleaning rod, 3 attachments, than one gun? sells for 50c., in 10-12-16 gauge. ; Micrometer powder ‘and shot measure, If so, would you not like racks for all adjustable, and for both black and smoke- - of them ? less powder; sells for 65c. U. S.-Government rifle cleaner, any cali- For 5 yearly subscriptions to ber, with attachments, sells for 60c., packed RECREATION in neat canvas bag. : : A duck, or snipe, or turkey call, sells for I will send you 75c. each, best made. tis Address Henry B. Floyd, 1365 Emerson a D d Li of p ul {fa | (0) n Orn S St., N. /E.,. Washineton,. D..C. beautifully polished and mounted on nickel rear bases, which may be screwed on the wall. 9 BORATED A pair of these horns make a unique and &y TALCUM convenient gun rack, and a valuable trophy = of the grandest game animal America ever had. These horns are easily worth five dollars a pair and sell readily at that price, I have. been fortunate in securing a considerable THAPING aa number of them at a price that enables me SUNBURN, 4°24 Agfuctions to make this remarkable offer. “A little higher in price, perhaps, than worthless substi- e stitutes, but a reason ao” R ll odor of i- YP in: Beighil ater Soving, Sager ees! | Send in your Club at once. wel on receipt of 25c, Get Mennen’s (the original) » Sample Free. > GERHARD MENNEN CO., Newark, N. J. RECREATION. XX Xi PELVIC NERVES While nature has been particularly careful to protect most of the vital organs, the Heart, Lungs, Stomach and Liver, by bony cavities and hold them in place by strong muscles and tendons, the Pelvic Organs and the delicate nerves control- ling them have comparatively little protection and support. To this anatomical weakness is due the susceptibility to derangement of the Pelvic Nerves. The congested condition of the veins occasioned by Varicocele gives rise to the most serious disorders of the Pelvic Nerves and so interferes with the sympa- thetic nervous system that the vital functions of the Pelvic Organs are deranged. While in itself this functional disturbance is of sufficiently grave importance, the organic weakness presaged by its first insidious impairment of the faculties is a warning too grave to be ignored. Locomotor Ataxia, Paralysis and Nervous Prostration emanate from this same fatal and fertile source, I have made the study of this branch of therapeutics my life’s work and am limiting my practice to the cure of such cases, Through the advantages afforded by a large practice, I have originated a method of treatment which is practically without pain or serious inconvenience. The cure is positive and permanent. For the ordinary uncomplicated case five days is sufficient time to effect a cure when patients come to my Home or Sanitar- tarium in Chicago, which is fitted with every appliance for successful treatment. . I cannot here enter into an academic discussion of this subject, but I will send to any man who feels that he is handicapped by con- ditions which may be traced to Varicocele, my treatise on the subject if he will write me truthfully regarding his condition. And whether he writes me or comes to me for consultation I will give without charge the benefit of my professional opinion and advice. DELIMER D. RICHARDSON, M. D., Suite 105, 119 Michigan Ave., Chicago DO NOT WEAR A SUSPENSORY — PB ganizing a club of subscribers for RECREA- To RecREATION Readers: I am or- OSSSSOSSESGSS SHV TION, with a view to securing a premium, and I submit this offer; to each person sending me $1 for yearly subscription to REcREATION, I will send a 25c. Dominion of Canada bank note. There are but a few of these in circulation and I have suc- ceeded in collecting a number of them. These are interesting souvenirs and are especially valuable to persons who are making collections of coins or other curios. Walter Legare, 518 John St., Quebec, Can. Free; For 1 year’s subscription of REc- REATION, through me, will give 1 Bromide enlargement, any size up to II x 14 inches, inclusive, from any negative not larger than 4x5; or from photographs. Negatives and Photos are to be returned to the owner. Here is a rare chance to get a large Photo from your pet Negative, also RECREATION for $1. A. F. Evarts, Meriden, Conn. ae The Best Offer Yet.—To any person who will subscribe to Recreation for one year Grows Hair in a Single Night. Discoverer of This Magic Compound That through me I will send free a small water color landscape, hand painted, suitable for framing; or a hand painted silk bookmark. For two subscriptions I will send a fine Mexican opal. scarf pin worth ordinarily from $1 to $1.50. Don M. Harris, 308 Crawford Road, Cleveland, Ohio. Trial Package Free to convince people it actually grows hair, stops hair falling out, removes dandruff and quickly restores luxuriant growth to shining scalps, eyebrows and eyelashes and restores the hair to its natural color. Send your name and address to the Altenheim Medi- cal Dispensary, 8701 Foso Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, for a free trial package, enclosing a 2-cent stamp to cover postage. Write to-day. i Me <= ; Cm * acy i *. 2 “ , A ah Oi go “i 4% oe oa 2 * a) ey S a be Ae ~~ msl he her" BD] : FALLING HAIR 0 BALDNES ABSOLUTELY CURED There is but one way to tell the reason of baldness and falling hair, and that is by a microscopic examination of the hair itself. The particular disease with which your scalpis afflicted must be known before it can be intelligently treated. The use of dandruff cures and hair tonics, without knowimg the specific cause of your disease, is like taking medicine without knowing what you are trying tocure. Send three fallen hairs from your combings, to Prof. J. H. Austin, the celebrated Bacteriologist, who will send you xbsolutely free a diagno- sis of your case, a booklet on care of the hair and scalp,and a sample box of the remedy which he will prepare specially for you, Enclose 2c postage and write to-day. PROF. J. H. AUSTIN 633 McVicker’s Bldg., Chicago, Dl, Pimples and Blackheads A Home Remedy That Cures Pimples, Blackheads and Acne Quickly and Permanently, Has Been Perfected by a Distinguished Chemist. Full Information Together With the Method is Mailed Free to All Who Write. For years skin specialists and doctors have tried to produce atace lotion or wash, or skin food or some sort ofa cosmetic or face lotion that would cover up or cure the pimples, but all failed. The Cincinnati chemist who has at last solved the problem states positively that after many years ‘ ofexperience inthe special study } and treatment of thousands of | patients suffering severely from pimples, blackheads and acne he has found a scientific combination treatment that removes the pim- ples and eruptions, restores the % skin soft and smooth and clean, ares And he announces through the public press of the country that he will gladly give his method free to all sufferers who write. The readers of this paper may address the Dermal Institute, 165 Wex Building, Cincinnati, Ohio, witha certainty that their request will receive prompt attention as he is the head of that well-known institution and can be relied upon. The method, while based on the soundest medical principles, is So simple that anv person can use it and cure themselves jn their own home. RECREATION. Rare Hunting and Hishing Stories, I have a few sets of Volume 3 of RECREATION, July to December, in- clusive, 1895. These are handsomely bound in cloth, with leather backs and corners. Here are the titles of a few of the choice stories in the book. Woodcock on the Islands. Illustrated, F. W. G. Johnson The Gordon Setter. Illustrated. Dr. J. Whitaker Salmon Fishing in Labrador. Illustrated, Col. Charles E. Fuller Coursing with the Greyhound Illustrated. L. F. Bartels A Bald-Faced Grizzly in Camp. Illustrated. M. W. Miner Where Leaps the Ouananiche. (Poem.) Dr. E. L. Tiffany Ply Fishing ../s2.4)as% Dr. M. G. Ellzey A Half Hour With the Quail. Dr. E. P. Kremer (Juvenis) A Deer Drive with Spokane Indians. Illustrated. Lieut.W.R. Abercrombie An Indian Horse Race. Maj. F. M. Bernard The Old Kentucky Rifle. (Poem.) Illustrated. Capt. J. W. Crawford A Mystery of the Tetons. Illustrated. Ed. H. Trafton Pheasant Shooting. lllustrated. Thomas G. Farrell Sitting Bull’s Last Medicine. Illustrated. Margaret Gray Brooks Crossing the Plains 30 Years Ago. Illustrated. Gen. John Gibbon, U. S. A. A Mountain Lion Hunt by Night. Illustrated. Robert Meade Smith, M.D. Trouting on Clark’s Fork. Illustrated. Gen. F.W. Benteen,U.S. A. Ducking off Machipongo. Illustrated. W. J. Bogert A Youthful Guide and a Prize Bighorn. Illustrated. Hon. 1. N. Hibbs A Wild Goose Chase. Illustrated. A. E. McKenzie A Tempestuous Cruise. Illustrated. Commodore Chas. Pryer Hans the Wolf Hunter. (Poem.) I[llustrated. S. N. McAdoo How Some Women Went Shooting. Illustrated. Julia C. Welles These books will be sold at $2.00 each, and when the present supply is ex- hausted there will never beany more. If you want a copy remit at once. Address, RECREATION, 23.%y24thSt. RECKEATION. XXX ieetieeetties = ——| WHAT THE : | : RT. REV. JOHN SHANLEY ‘THE eC eC % BISHOP OF NORTH DAKOTA, Says: f It is because I know it does il save them, because I know it is W] God’s truth that I take the deep- est interest in the Keeley Cure, and so long as I live I shall raise Alcohol, having dcauitepathals, @ WY VOice in advocating its efficacy. e 5 A ca gy. The disease yields x Opium, SS es Caen Rt. Rev. JOHN SHANLEY, Tobacco Oo ES aE ones Bishop of North Dakota. following Keeley Insti- a Using iE tutes : Details of treatment and proofs of its success sent free on application to : any of the institutes named. ALWAYS ADDRESS THE INSTITUTE NEAREST TO YOU. Birmingham, Ala. Des Moines, Ia. Omaha, Neb. Pittsburgh, Pa., Hot par are ack, Crab Orchard, Ky. Cor. Leavenworth 4246 Fifth Ave. Los Angeles, Cal. New Orleans, La., and 19th Streets Columbia, S. C. San Francisco, Cal., 1628-38 Felicity St, North Conway, N. H. Sioux Falls, S. D. 1170 Market St, Portland, Me. Buffalo, N. Y. Dallas, Tex., West Haven, Conn. Lexington, Mass. 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Excellent chance for securing a delightful summer to home. Address, R. S. Gallop, . Athalmer, Northeast Kootenay, B.C. I will send you For Sale :—One Chesapeake Bay Dog, eligible to be registered, 9 months old. A No. 10 Goerz Trieder- | Mautice Schindter, Sisseton, SD. Binocular Field Glass PalARNICA) Listed at $38.00 all Tooth Soap. If you will send me the international Dentifrice Every well-informed man knows the great power of this modern prismatic field glass. Beautifies the teeth, hard- ens the gums,sweetens the It is indispensable to every hunter, and is gqj breath. Preserves as well one of the latest and best on the market. [een | Comoe aatides , the | teeth. ; 2 Sa | Comes in neat, handy metal I have but a few of these instruments on a esis andane other fence has it. Page Woven Wite Fence Co. Box 39 ADRIAN, MICH. For the Home, it is com- Music Boxes ers at...all. times: sav! cheer you when you are sad; a veritable need when you are lonely; an accompaniment to your song, and play Dance music in perfect time. = = eee eet aeons THEYRE MADE TO MEASURE Z Putman Boots. Go on like a glove” fit all over. For a Quarter of a Century Putman Boots have been the Stand- ard among Western Hunters, Prospectors, Ranchmen and Engineers (who demand the best) and we have learned through our personal contact with them how to make a perfect boot. Putman Boots are in use in nearly every civilized country in the World. They are Genuine Hand Sewed, Water proof, Made to measure, Delivery charges prepaid, and cost no more than others. Send for Cat- alogue of over 30 different styles of boots. Also Indian Tanned Moosehide Moccasins. We send withcatalogue Order Blanks show- ing how to measure your foot. We have in our files thousands of letters similar to the following. GENTLEMEN:—Please send me another cat- alogue. We are all wearing Putman Boots and find them far superior to any other boot. Ihave ordered about 20 pairs for friends here during the past three years, and every pair has given perfect satisfaction, and I feel that I have done a man a favor when I have recommended your goods to him. Respectfully, W. H. FLUKER, Gen. Mgr, (Columbia Mining Co.) Tatham, Ga. GENTLEMEN:—I have just returned from a duck hunt in Colleton Co. this state, and though I tramped through the marshes for six days and a part of the nights , sinking in mud and water nearly to the tops of the shoes I got from you, my feet kept dry throughout the trip and the shoes were as soft.at the wind-up as at the be- gining. 1 can cheerfully recommend yourshoes to all sportsmen. Yours respectfully, C, F..DIrr, Greenville, S. C. GENTLEMEN:--Was fishing through the ice on the Flathead River this week stund- ing for hours in wet snow and slush and tramping through the mountains, and I found the boots you built for me in De- cember to be thoroughly water and snow proof, and quite warm. Yours truly. L. R. FOGLE, Great falls, Mont. Illustration shows No. 900, 14 inch Boot, made to mea- sure and delivered in U. S. for $7.50, H. J. PUTMAN & CO., ag le Minneapolis, Minn, RECREATION. xlv Because of their construction PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS give most Comfort & Service Vio Guaranteed “All breaks made good” * President” on buckle means “Cannot rust” 50c. and $1.00 Any shop or by mail prepaid The C. A. Edgarton Mfg. Co. Box 219-L Shirley Mass Send 6c. for Catalogue Mr. H. U. Mudge, general manager of the A., T. & S. F. Ry., was due for an in- spection tour of his system West and South of Topeka, and favored me with an imvita- tion to join him. It was impossible for me to get away to make the entire trip through Western Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, but by arrangement I met him at Amarillo, Texas, on his return and accompanied him through the Pan- handle of Texas, Oklahoma and Southern Kansas to Topeka. We side-tracked at several switches and succeeded in killing 38 chickens and 15 blue wing teal. We had no dogs, but had no trouble in finding all the game needed to supply Mr. Mudge’s special. There were 3 guns in the party, all fairly good wing shots, and none in sympathy with the wholesale slaughter of game or other hog proclivities. It was an exceedingly pleasant trip, and one which I enjoyed to the fullest extent. Mr. Mudge is a delightful companion, a good shot, and the best fly fisherman I ever had the pleas- ure of meeting on a trout stream. Geo. A. Clark, Topeka, Kans. INDIAN CURIOS WHOLESALE & RETAIL CURIO DEALERS’ SUPPLY DEPOT. Bead Work, Baskets, Elk Teeth, Mexican Gvods, Fossils, Minerals, Arrow - Heads, Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells, Agates, Photos, Great stock, Big Cata.5c., stamps, Mention RecrEeATION. Ifa dealer, say 80, L. W. STILWELL DEADWOOD ,.. - «+ §80.DaKoTa Mh Iw IN Minima he SQUIRES’ SIBERIAN MOOSE HUNTING BOOTS & SHOES Made only by HENRY C. SQUIRES & SON 20 Cortlandt St., New York The leather is waterproo tough and pliable. The ae linings are russet calf- skin. The soles are best waterproof anhy- drous oak leather, Stitching of silk, Eng- lish back stays, bulldog toes, extra heavy eye. lets, Pratt fasteners and hand made throughout. Price $7.50 net. Short Boots $8.50, Knee Boots $10, Cavalry Style Boots $12, Special circular giving detailed information free for the asking, f, fine grained, Mention Recexzariom. xlvi RECREATION. PHEASANTS Bi f If M A} WATC R ES.U Lal.s. Have your “‘ poults” died atanearly age? Ifso. use in future Spratts Patent Pheasant Meal and watch results. Have they grown strong and hea'thy? lf not, feed Spratts Patent Pheasant Meal and - watch results. Are the old birds strong and vigorous ? If not, try Spratts Patent Pheasant Meal and watch results ? If eggs are Scarce or infertile, feed Spratts Patent Pheasant. Meal and watch results. Catalogue and Book on Pheasant Rearing Free by Mail. We also manufacture specially prepared food for dogs, pup- pies, rabbits, cats, poultry, game, pigeons, fish, birds, etc. SPRATTS PATENT (AMERICA) LIMITED 450 Market St., Newark, N. J, BRANCHES. 1324 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. 714.5. 4th Street, St. Louis, Mo. nS ae mm Squabs are raised 1n 1 month, bring dg a] Way OB prices. Kier market. Astonishing * profits. lasy four women and invalids. Use your spare time profitably. Small space and capital. Here zs something SG worth looking into. Facts given in our a S FREE BOOK, ‘Howto make money SS with Squabs.” PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 11 Friend St., Boston, Mass. Make Money Brasding Pheasaats, Quail and Squabs We Start You, Send stamp for booklet telling you how.to suce ed, ‘Se buy all you raise. For sale, all kinds of Pheasants, Poultry, Ducks, Gees‘, Wood. and Mandarin Ducks, Gold Fish Globes, etc. We want agents to sell our Gold Fish, etc. May Flyers — imported Angora Cats, Male or Fe- males, $<.oo each, Gvod Ruff, Tail and Coat. Hub Poultry and Supply Co., Station ANo.5. . Boston, Mass. as Cavies or Guinea Pigs Peruvian, Abyssinian or Evglish tong or Short Haire’. All colors, 400 to select frum. T. RACKHAM, East Orange, New Jersey. Pheasants’ Eggs for Sale English and Mongolian $3 for 15° golden, $6 for 13. L. Ni. Bachhuber, M.D. Niayviile, Wis, INE MOUNTED GAME HEADS, BIRDS, ETC., for sale at unheard-of prices. Send so cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine MOUNT YOUR OWN SPECIMENS. Read this, Sportsmen! Why not mount your own rare and beautiful birds and an- imals? This is your first opportunity to learn the art of Taxidermy from thoroughl reliable taxidermists and at a low price. It is a delight to do the work, and you already know the value of well mounted specimens in your home. Decorate your dén. Good money by mounting for others, or in selling your specimens. Full and complete course at half the regular price, for a short time only. Write for particulars to-day. After taking our course you are a practical Taxi- dermist. ~ELLWOOD’S SCHOOL OF TAXIDERMY, HOLSTEIN, IOWA, ‘Taxidermist’s Materials Glass Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals Oologist’s and Entomologist’s Supplies Send 5c. in stamps for Catalogue *“FRED. KAEMPFER 88 State Street, Chicago, Ill. Taxidermy work done in all its branches FLORIDA BIRDS. I have on hand a fair assortment of our Native Bird Skins, suitable for schools, museums or private collec- tions. ; During the season of 1903 I will collect any birds or ; mammals to order. Finest mounted work a specialty. R. D. HOYT, Taxidermist, SEVEN OAKS, FLA. SPORTSMEN !! I carry a large stock from which to select, and can quote you prices that are right on anything in Taxidermy, Indian Curios, Buffalo Horns, etc. Send stamps for photos of what ) ou want. A. E. HANIMOND, Taxidermist, Missoula, Niont. To Close Out, My collection of the Mammals, Birds, Heads, Antlers, Skulls, Birds’ Eggs, Relics,etc.,at Bargain. Send stamp to ERNEST L. BROWN, The [lin- nesota Taxidermist, Warren, Minn. Do you enjoy big game hunting? Or Trout Fishing? Or Mountain Climbing ? If so, wrile us and we can accommodale you.. We keep 65 head of horses, We employ a full corps of experienced guides, packers, and cooks. We have a complete outfit of riding saddles, pack saddles, tents stoves, cooking utensils, tableware, and everything ne.essary for touring and camping in the Mountains, We live at Banff. Canadian Rockies. And can send you anywhere you may wisk to go from this point North, Fast, South or West. Address: BREWSTER BROS. Banff, Alberta, Canada. The Eastern gateway of the — —_sS i) a” he RECREATION. iP 5 you want TO GET VIM and elasticity in a pup troubled with worms, get rid of the worms. If you want lus- trous eyes and jolly companionship in a dog who has worms, kill the worms. There is in every business some standard of i excellence that ail strive to gain all claim they have it yet still keep striving. We believe we have in ‘‘SURE SHOT’’ the standard vermifuge because it is compounded by a scientific, practical and experienced man : who has owned and studied the well dog and the sick dog in home ‘ and in field pretty much all his life. At any rate we do not try to better it for we know it can't be improved upon, and the formula is our sole property. You’ve known all along what worms will do to a dog asa puppy or adult. Now you know the best remedy for ridding a dog of worms. SERGEANT’S ‘SURE SHOT” isa remedy with a string of successful years behind it, because it is thoroughly safe and reliable. No harm can follow its use even if worms are not the trouble, and it will give puppies a strong, healthy constitu- tion that will fight victoriously the ravages of disease later in life. No first-class kennel manager or private owner ever thought of being with- out it, once he used it. Lock Box 103, HoLty Springs, Miss. **T consider “SURE SHOT” the best medicine I have ever used for worms in puppies, and the least trouble to administer Mrs. ROBERT HASTINGS. SERGEANTS ‘‘SURE SHOT”’ per bottle 50c. Sold by Druggists or Sporting Goods Dealers everywhere or mailed (prepaid) from POLK MILLER DRUG CO,, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, BOX 217, There isn’t anywhere a dog lover or owner who wouldn't like to have our 48 page Treatise on Dogs. We will send it anda Ped- igree Blank to any address for 8 cents in stamps, which goto pay the postage. i vr if Wag iM ety “A hi, xl viii RECREATION. Marble’s Automatic Galf. One of Marble’s Automatic Gaffs will catch and hold any fish you can hook. You just reach out and touch the fish when near the boat and the gaff automatically seizes and holds him. No. 1 Gaff, big enough for bass or any fish up to 15 lbs, in weight, $1.50 No. 2 Gaff for all fish between Io and 60 lbs., postpaid, ....°.s., uJ, an Either finished in Nickel, 50 cents extra. MARBLE’S HANDY FISH KNIVES are more satisfactory than others because hand- somer and better made. Postpaid, 85 cents and $1.00. SEND FOR CATALOG A. Sold by Dealers or Direct from MARBLE SAFETY AXE CO., Gladstone, Mich., U. S. A. Buc KE ) PATENTS. Quickly secured. OUR FEE DUE WIEN PATENT OBTAINED. Send model, sketch or photo. with description for free report as to patentability. 48-PAGE HAND-BOOK FREE. Contains references and full information. WRITE FOR COPY OF OUR SPECIAL OFFER. Itisthe most liberal proposition ever made by a patent attorney, and EVERY INVENTOR SHOULD READ IT before applying for patent. Address: : E f Wie: ox PAID ANY punch as | | : Be counlh H.B.WILLSON &CO. : | eo eavcstmiae? WASHINGTON, D. C. u az qa za oo Satisfaction after you. ave seen the “TALBOT” Rn os No Other Reel Will Cive ge a eee ores A thing more perfect was never wrought in metal. In tournaments always a victor, Among fishermen’s treasures, the chief. Send for Booklet F: W. WH. TALBOT, Nevada, Mo ems SSS RECREATION. xlix 5 PAROID ROOFING “[T LASTS” If you are looking for a roofing that is better than shingles for your camp, you will find Paroid does the work. Each roll a complete roofing kit, and anyone can apply it. F. W. BIRD & SON Mills and Main Office East Walpole, Mass.,U.s.A. New York Chicago The most artistic and durable color effects on shingles are produced with Shingletint, which is a scientific com- bination of linseed oil, coloring matter, creosote and the necessary drying agents. Among the many shingle stains offerei Shingletint is conspicuous not only for its superiority but because it can be called for by its distinctive name, thus offering the consumer protection against inferior goods offered for the same purpose. When buying Shingle Stains it will be worth while to ignore the ‘‘just as good’’ argument and insist upon Shingietint. Stained woods and descriptive literature sent free upon request. BERRY BROTHERS, Limited, Varnish Manufacturers, NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO ST. LOUIS BOSTON BALTIMORE CINCINNATI SAN FRANCISCO Factory and Main Office, DETROIT ATTENTION BASS FISHERMEN !! What It Is. A Bass lure combining all the good points of the old fashioned spinner baits with the construction of the modern wooden minnow. What It Will Do. This lure is construc- ted in a new manner with anew feature and will catch more bass than any other artifi- cial lure. How To Get It. Send one dollar to Recreation fora year’s subscription to be credited to my account aud I will mail yon one postpaid. W.B. HAYNES, 274 Park Street, Akron, Ohio. THE HILDEBRANDT SPINNER For Fly Fishermen. A spinner which spins, and also catches fish. Strictly hand-made and of the best material: Noswivel heron : oe with all kinds of Feather and Buck-tail flies. For sale by dealers, Sent on receipt of 25c. J. J. HILDEBRANDT, Logansport, Ind. te BOAT BUILDING ee] SYSTEM. $ft. Long 54ft.Beam To build this boat re- quires 250 ft. of Oak, 475 ft. of Pine or Cypress, $4.50 in hardware and paints, and a set of our $1‘. Patterns. . We sell Row Boat Patterns for $3. Our Printed Pat- terns are actual size of each piece and include a com- plete set of working illustrations and instructions by which anyone can builda Launch or Kow Boat for one- tenth the factory price. We build completed boats and knock downframes. Particulars, address BROOKS BOAT MFG. CO. Ltd., BAY CITY, MICH. >) AUTOMATIC j REELS do what no ordinary crank reel can possibly do—keep your fish from getting the least bit of slack line. Ever see a man whocould move as quickly as a wide- awake trout or bass? Guessnot! First thing you know Mr. Fish drops your hook and away he goes. Buta “ Y and E”’ Automatic Reel is built to PREVENT LOST FISH by automatically keeping the line taut all the time. “Autos That gives youa matic chance to play oe, your fish, to have Style B, re, . all the sport Diameter there is in it. We 3 3-8 in. give three money Weight 11 prizes for grown- oz. Carries ups and two for 300 ft. No. 5 young people not silk line, over 16, for best Winds 90 feet automatically without s rewinding. Price... 8.00 at your dealers, or sent postpaid any- where in the U, S, or Canada, Four other styles. catches made with “ Y and E”’ Automatic Reels during 1903. No “entry fees.’ Write today for free Contest blank and handsome catalogue ‘299 R.”’ YAWMAN & ERBE MFG, CO, ROCHESTER, N.Y. “The Little Finger Does It.” Ll’. eo Seeeen TS oe RECREATION. . —_—_—_—_—_—_—-4 CBE > A LE MAP ce: — Sr ( je 2.- Fine =Fishing Tackle Free The Famous Shakespeare Reels and Baits That Catch Fish, Free on Trial to Any Enthusiastic Angler Who Sends Name and Address. j I want every enthusiastic fisherman, whether amateur, beginner or professional to have a personal kuowledge of the fine points of the Shakespeare Reels and the marvelous catching qualities of the Shakespeare Baits—and to do this | propose to send to every man or woman who fishes for the real sport there is in it, one of my reels and baits for free trial on their next fishing trip. Write to-day. Send your name and address and the name and address of the leading sporting goods dealer of your city to Wm. Shakespeare, Jr., 254 Shakespeare Bldg., Kalamazoo, Mich. The Shakespeare ‘Réel is especially designed for accurate and long-distance | casting, and it is without doubt the best reel in the world, and you will say so when you see it. The metal used in the manufacture cf the Shakespeare Reel is hard-drawn Arass and the finest English Stubbs steel—the best obtain- able. Painstaking care is used to secure perfect accuracy in every detail.In beauty of design, and simplicity of con- struction it isunequaled. Its-easy, silent running suggests perpetual motion and it is fitted with the most perfect drag and click ever invented, Words. will not describe its «,. beauty, its usefulness and its many advantages over all other reels. My reels and baits are for sale by all first-class dealers, but I want you to see them and try them for yourself and I will send them to you direct, express prepaid, for a free trial on your next fishing trip, The Shakespeare Baits are really marvelous. With them the fisherman Is Sure of a good catch, no’ matter where the fish are, in the lake or stream. If they are in deep water, Shakespeare makes the bait that attracts them. If they are in shallow water, Shakespeare makes the bait that catches them. If they are hidden in the lily pads or moss, Shakespeare makes the bait that makes them strike. And Shakespeare offers $100 in prizes for the photograph and authentic dimensions of the biggest large or small mouth bass caught this year. Write to-day for particulars. His little booklets, How to Catch Bass,” “Fine Points about Tackle” and “The Art of Bait Casting” are free to every angler. Write to-day and send your name and address. . ; ; RECREATION. li THE STEEL FISHING RODS ma HAVE BECOME A STAPLE NECESSITY. As they are made in twenty- five different styles and sizes weighing from 61% to 11% ounces, there is a wide range of choice. Fisher-men— and women, too—dare de- lighted with their action, arid are pleased to recom- mend them. . Send for our FREE CATALOGUE, and learn what it tells—then buy a rod and see what it will do. Address The Horton Mfg. Co. No. 73 Horton Street, Bristol, Conn. lii RECREATION. IT NEVER FAILS The S. & W. Artificial Bait Is the most successful bait made. When in motion it re- sembles a minnow so closely that it never fails to delude the fish. Its construction makes p it almost impossible for a fish to strike and not get caught, - A GREAT SELLER “@ Do you fish? Buy one. You will never be with- out one afterward. Why? It will catch fish. Can be used with rod or hand line. Dealers send for illustrated booklet and get our prices. If your dealer cannot supply you, send 50c. at once for one (post paid) to STARK & WECKESSER 57 S. Main St. : : : DAYTON, OHIO, U.S. A. _Fly Rods Small Profi Small Protits—Quick Sales Sales TROUT oy FLIES for trial—send us 15¢ Regular pace a Saag i A Flies 30C wegitar price 6 cen °°” Quality B Flies 60C Regal pice, by cons.” Quality C Flies 60c sie ides Sp ncutat cl 04 Bass Flies SPLIT BAMBOO RODS Bait Rods 9 feet, 8 ounces to feet, 6 ounces 57 cents With cork grip and extra tip, in wood form Try our new Braided Silk Enameled Waterproof METAL CENTER LINE Size No.5, 4% cents per yard. Size No. 4, 5% cents per yard. Put up in ro-yard lengths connected. THE H H..KIFFE CO. 523 Broadway, New York City Catalogs of any of above goods free on application. Mention RECREATION. ———————— Patent Independent Level Winding Device Patented Jan. 13, 1903. Below we quote the following delivered price on guaranteed strictly high-grade quadruple casting reels, with even spooler attached. They are strong cut gear, light running, and as fine outside and in as a watch, and should last a lifetime. Jeweled Bearing: 100-yd., $6.7. 80-yd., 6.50 6O0-yd., 6.00 Stubs Steel Pivot Bearing: 100-yd., $5.75. sagt $5.50 60-yd., $5.00 Detached even spooler for such old or new quadruple reels as they willfit, . . $2.50 The above. prices are less than half of any other even spooling reel, To insure prompt de- livery order early. Ifyou are not perfectly satis- fied after inspection, return to us and we will promptly return your money. Catalogues free. A. W. BISHOP & SON, RACINE, WIS. Mention RECREATION. WHEN ANSWERING ADS ALWAYS MENTION RECREATION RECREATION. liii 4 GEO. B. CARPENTER & CO. i 7 MAKERS OF HIGH GRADE Ny) LG \ \ \ eM] =TENTS, SAILS eS .CAMP FURNITURE Wy Folding Cots Oars, Paddles Tables and Chairs $e\ Marine Hardwar og iy LY vop"'9 i299 ig = Geo.B.Carpenteré Co, ~s The Largest and Mest Complete Stock in the U.S. | Send 4c. in stamps for Tent and Camp Catalogue,or y 6c. in stamps for Marine Hardware Catalogue. @ 200, 202, 204, 206, 208 S.Water St. f WHITESTONE HOLLOW SPAR AND BOAT CO. Successors to The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co., (The FAMOUS St. Lawrence River Skiffs Cedar Canoes Builders of ;} Canvas Covered Cedar Canoes Speed Launches YACHTS’ DAVIT BOATS Makers of Send for Spar Book- *- THE FRASER i ierieiiheaniiainiemnsesaeaes let No. 4. flute SKIFF, ROWBOAT and CANOE CATALOGUE No. 5. WHITESTONE HOLLOW SPAR AND BOAT Co J. G. FRASER, Manager Whitestone Landing, Long Island, N. Y. liv RECREATION. Handsome Boats Perfect running Motors ~ AGENCIES IN PRINCIPAL CITIES 5 Stamps for Catalogue Truscott Boat Mnfg. Co. ST. JOSEPH, MICE. - i in : ee i i i i i i i es WINNECONNE, WIS. Manufacturers of Gasoline Launches, Sail; Row, and Hunting Boats. Our prices are low, our work guaranteed. Launches, $150 up. Row Boats, $22 up. Hunting Skiffs, $20 up. The oldest Boat Company in the State. Write for Wants. Mention RECREATION. were not satisfactory FOLDING CANVAS BOATS were ne mi NN G was produced. It’s a revelation in boat construction, nothing like it ever made. onsinkable. Can't top over. Puncture Proof, wear long- er than a wooden boat. No re- pairs. No cost for storage, al- ways ready, folds into a smal] neat package, carry by hand, _used.by the U. S. Navy. They are simple, wonderful. A thor- oughly patented article. Beware of imitations, Made only by ourselves. A catalog of 7c engravings and 350 testimonials sent ox receipt of O cents. Bottom Boards rest on the frame not on the canvas, ribbed, longitudinally and — diagonally. They are stffer and safer than a eae Boat because the lines are fuller, and are much easier to row or paddle, : KING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. Mention ReckfaATION. KALAMAZOO, MICH., U. S. A. — ee) eee ——— es 1 i-foot Special RECREATION. lv ee I mi 7 nul TTL TTT a a =! BULCARD STEEL LAUNCHES. : ROW AND PLEASURE BOATS, ARE EVERLASTING Y Safer than wood; have greater carrying capacity; always dry; no bolts or nails to rust. SS Boat Liveries equipped with the Bullard Steel Boats. Always have dry boats, that last a lifetime. STEEL BOATS CHEAPER THAN WOOD. ee ees THE oscooD FOLDING CANVAS BOATS Original Canvas Boat; made for 80 years. Sold all over the world; used by U.S. Government; best Fish- ing and Hunting is where there are no boats, take one with you in trunk or bag. Non- puncturable. Folded or extended in one minute. Send for catalogue illustrating all improved pop: ular designs of Steel, Wood, and Canvas Boats, and Marine Engines. MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED BOAT CO., LTD. 505 Main St., Battle Creek, Mich. WANT A REEL? You can get one for nothing. Or at least for a few hours’ work. Send me 15 Yearly Subscriptions RECREATION and I will send you A TALBOT REEL Listed at $20.00 Made by W. H. Talbot, Nevada, lo. This is one of the finest pieces of fishing tackleever made. It is built like a gold watch. Equal toany Kentucky reel you ever Saw. In To rnaments, Always a Victor Among the Angler’s Treasures, Always the Chief I have but a few of these reelsin stock and this offer will be withdrawn as soon as the present supply is exhausted. Sample copies of Recregation for use fn canvassing furnished on application, RUSHTON CANOES Are Tried and True a 2 2 Z 3 : ‘ $ es 5 oe aol -* 3 ae is ne Indian Girl 15, 16, 17, 18 Model Feet Northern White Cedar, Canvas Cov- ered, $30 to $435 Will be very popular this season. They are as thoroughly well made in every particular for their class as my all-cedar boats, with a con- siderable saving in cost to the purchaser. An experience of nearly thirty years enables me to furnish better boats for the same money than can be had anywhere else. Write for my complete catalogue of pleasure boats, canoes and fittings — sent FREE J. H, RUSHTON, 817 Water St., Canton, N.Y. Motors & My rotors & : i Operated by Gasoline Vapor } Motors 1% to 25 H.P, f Bie Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a revela- tion to those who have used others. Reli- able, safe, durable and easy to operate. Remarkable speed control. Best of all, it starts when you start it. No handle or crank is used. Our patent ignitor is absolutely unique and al- ways instant and positive in action. It is really the only perfect and satisfactory ignitor. Motors complete from 1% to 25 H. P. ready for installation. We also build handsome launches with motors installed and teady to run, Send for Catalogue, Fay & Bowen, 28 Mill Street, Auburn, N. ¥, lvi RECREATION. Latest patent and !m- proved Canvas Fold- ing Boat on the Market. Puncture proof. Tempered ‘Steel frame. No bolts to remove. Folds most compact of any boat made. Latest, Safest, Best Canvas Boat Is what we offer you. A Boat built on modern lines that will pieze a pleasure to ownand use. elected materials used through- | out, andit comes to you guar- anteed the best. A handy and safe boat tor fishing and shoot- ing, Write fordescriptive circu- lar and catalog. Mention RECREATION. LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT COMPANY Kalamazoo, Michigan IT PAYS TO BE PARTICULAR IN BUYING 24230 _ MULLINS’ STEEL BOATS New designs, carvel built—Air chambers—Low in cost—Will last a lifetime. No calking—No drying out—Always ready for use. Send fora copy of our NEW CATALOGUE with full information, ; 4 é 228 Depot Street, W. H. MULLINS, Sportsman’s Electric , Flashlight Will show up acoon in the tallest tree. Brilliantly lights up hollow tree, burrow or cave. Invaluable about the camp or in the stable where lamp or candle would be dangerous. No wires or chemicals Powerful, compact convenient Price, Can be carried in $2.00 pocket. complete. Good for Tape atrerics 30 cents. atalogue sage ae of novel and useful renewing battery’ electrical articles free. ae) American Electrical Novelty and Mfg. Co. Dept. As Hudson & Spring Sts., New York MARINE GAS ENGINES Experts for years have ranked our engines with the highest grade, and it is now being copied by other builders. We al- ways endeavor to be on top and for 1903 offer an engine built from brand new patterns, with NEW and ORIGINAL features—just what other engines will have five years hence. If you want to be in the lead send for catalog fully describ- ing all parts, and then buy a ‘‘ Rochester”’. ROCHESTER GAS ENGINE CO. 700 Driving Park Ave. Rochester, N.Y., U.S. A. EXTENDED ASU & FoL DED DEVO MONON YM, SALEM, OHIO. More complete than ever before The Habits and Haunts of GAME FISH and How to Catch Them Mailed. free on application THE SPECIALTY IFG, COMPANY Box 62a, Goshen, Indiana For Exchange: Ithaca hammerless gun, 12 gauge, 28-inch Damascus barrels, first- class condition, listing at $50, for 16 gauge gun, equally good make and quality. LINN BROWN, Oxford, O. For Sale: A 1% H. P. Electro-vapor Marine Motor, very cheap. F. G. WINTER, 18 Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been adopted by Governments of United States, Canada and England. Just filled an order for : = ———_— eZ AOME FOLDING BOAT ©0., MIAMI U. S. Government who prefer our boats. Received medal and award at Chicago World’s Fair. If you investigate we will get your order. Mention REcREATION. Acme Folding Boat Company, Miamisburg, O. RECREATION. lvii Standard Marine Engines TO mn. j tO 75: h:'p., two, three and four cylinders. Cruising Yachts, Auxiliaries, Launches and Work- ing Boats. The most effective engine made. Smooth Run- ning, Safe, Positive- ness in Action, Simple, = Economical, Send for SEPeTe our illustrated book. United Stales Long Distance Automobile Co. 307 WHITON STREET, JERSEY CITY, N. J. PALMER Gasoline Engines and Launches MARINE and STATIONARY ENGINES * of both two and four cycle type in stock i 17 foot Launch 1% H. P. Motor, $200. ’ 20foot,3 H-P. $325. 25 foot,5 H-P. $500. in Stock WRITE FOR CATALOG. Mention Recreation PALMER BROS., = Cos Cob, Conn. NEW YORK OFFICE: 136 Liberty Street ee ae = = 1 QGUE — pl To) 10 PINE STREET CANASTOTA, N. Vs CFR FREE. — GAS ENGINES and LAUNCHES lviii RECREATION. § CATALOG OF LATEST MODELS SENT ON REQUEST es BADGER BRASS MFG. CO. KENOSHA, WIS. “ Collan-Oll ”’ preserves leather and renders shoes and harness positively WATERPROOF LEATHER Used by the U. S, the Army and Navy DRESSING , AND and National Guard RUST Send 2sc. for trial can. PREVENTER AGENTS WANTED Write for terms and circulars J; R. BUCKELEW 114 Chambers St., N. Y. Waterproof Dept. A. ANGLING FOR Salmon Trout Black Bass Tarpon AND ALL OTHER GAME FISH is fully described and beautifully pictured in our new 128 page catalogue of FISHING TACKLE It is a fine specimen of angling literature and is sent free to all who write for it. WILLIAM MILLS & SON 21 and 23 Park Place New York SOME GOOD GUIDES. Following are names and addresses of guides who have been recommended to me, by men who have employed them; together with data as to the species of game and fish which these guides undertake to find for sportsmen. If anyone who may employ one of these guides should find him incompetent or un- satisfactory, I will be grateful if he will report he fact to me. ALASKA. Edwin Edelmann, Kenai, Cook’s Inlet, moose, bear, caribou, mountain sheep, ducks, grouse and trout. FLORIDA. Carson Bros., Frostproof, bear, deer, turkeys, quail, snipe. C. H. Stokes, Mohawk, deer, alligators, turkey, quail, and snipe. IDAHO. John Ching, Kilgore, elk, bear, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, trout and grouse. Chas. Petty’s Kilgore, ditto. MAINE. H. R. Horton, Flagstaff, deer, bear, moose, cari- bou, fox, grouse and trout. W.C. Holt, Hatover, mot se, caribou, deer, grouse and trout. NEW YORK. Le Roy Still, Bayport, Long Island, ducks, quails, rabbits and grouse. WYOMING. S. N. Leek, Jackson, elk, bear, deer, mountain sheep, antelope, grouse and trout. James L. McLaughlin, Valley, elk, bear, deer, mountain sheep, antelope, grouse and trout. CANADA. Wm. S. Andrews, Lillooet, B. C., deer, bear, mountain sheep, goats, grouse and trout. B. Nortad, Boiestown, N. B., moose, caribou, grouse and trout. Carl Bersing, Newcastle, N. B., moose, caribou, deer, bear and grouse. To Owners of Gasoline pei 37 ee ness Launches PARI The AUTO-SPARKER does away entirely with wil sta,tmg and running batteries their annoy- ance and expense. No belt—no 2) switch-no batteries. Cah be attachea to any cngine now using batteries Fully guaranteed; write for de- scriptive catalog- . Motsinger Device Mfg. Co. 75 Main Street, Pendleton, Ind. AN IMPORTANT OFFER For 2 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you A RIFLE WICK PLUG Made by Hemm & Woopwarp, Sidney, Ohio, 30 caliber up to 50 caliber, OR A SHOT GUN WICK PLUG 20 gauge up to to gauge For 3 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION A Pair of Shot Gun Wick Plugs zo to to gauge, Sample copics fot use in canvassing furnished on application, Address RECREATION, 22 W. 24th st. MW, City : eho hte ah oa EE ee RECREATION. lix The Automobile that solves the problem ~ of rapid, safe and pleasant motor travel on all kinds of rcads and in all kinds of weather. Very powerful gasoliné engine of new type; an entirely new transmission gear; perfect and very sensitive steering mechanism; powerful brakes that cannot fail to act. Simplicity joined to dura- bility; speed united with safety; strength wrought in grace. Runabout body for two, $750; with detachable tonneau, making a luxurious touring car, $850. Our free illustrated booklet K gives address of agency nearest you where the Cadillac may be seen and tried. CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, Detroit, Mich. OLL 1) Kerosene srove BLUE FLAME Size, 8%4-x 84% Price, $3.75 AIS N The rapid increase in tlie volume of our business and the vast number of Satisfied customers on our books prove we Can serve your interests best. We manufacture a full line of Buggies, Carriages, Wagons and Harness of very superior Quality—Style Durability and Finish These four essentials are to be found in every vehicle and ‘set of harness'sent out by us. We employ only. skilled mechanics in all departments and furnish them FOR CAMPI NG AN D YAC HTI NG with the very best materials. With the entire output of two-enormous modern factories and superb shipping Odark d faci¥ities at our disposal, we. are able to furnish orless and wickless. Best in the World for high2grade vehicles at prices that—quality considered Cooking- you can regulate it to any temperature ‘Positively Defy Competition. Made in all sizes. Send for desc riptive catalog All goods guaranteed and shipped on approval. Money back if you are not satisfied. Write at once for our catalog TH E 2 K H OTA L BU R N E R Sy and-special inducement, it will interest you. UNION BUGGY COMPANY, 495 Saginaw Street, Pontiac, Mich. 197 Ful ton St. ’ New York Ix RECREATION. Every Sportsman Every Prospector Every Surveyor | Every Timber Hunter Every Explorer Who goes into the woods or the mountains should carry one of MARBLE’S POCKET AXES This is the most convenient and useful tool ever invented for such men. | It is as important as a hunting knife, and almost as much so as a match box. This Ax is neat, light, safe and effective. You can do more things with it than with any other one instrument known to the craft. I have made an arrangement with W.L. [larble, Gladstone, Mich., The [laker of this Ax, which enables me to offer, for a short time, one of these axes as A Premium for Three Subscriptions to RECREATION. This is Another Great Opportunity and should be taken advantage of at once by every woodsman who is not already supplied with one of these handy tools. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application. RECREATION. 1x1 Y +1 com ga START tte season right by owning a J. C. Hand Trap. Most convenient little trap ever made. NO need of Gun Club grounds—any va- cant field will do. No pit to dig, no stakes to drive. It is always ready and does not get out of order. Weighs but 6 Ibs. and is handsomely finished. Sent by prepaid express on receipt of price, $4, Za THE STANDARD FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS Used by all professional hunters and trappers, who find that The Best Trap is the Cheapest Complete illustrated catalogue on application. ONEIDA COMMUNITY, LTD., Kenwood, N. Y. KOENIG’S SH ELL EXTRACTOR. Every shooter should Nl) have one—carryit ina JP, p/ vest pocket, Fits any p a eS gauge shell. Koenig’s 10 Cts. Postpaid. Gun Catalogue, Free. E.G.KOENIG, NEW JERSEY S LARGEST GUN HOUSE SOUTH BROAD ST., Newari, N. J, THE BRADLEY SHOT GUN SIGHT eS a The Bradley system of sighting shot guns is a radi- cal departure from the old methods, and makes wing shooting easy and certain. There are two beads, one for each barrel, and instantly attachable to the gun in such a manner that there is no interference with the sight originally on the rib. Shooting at stationary objects or straight-away birds the beads plainly de- fine the killing circle of the arm, since a bird seen be- tween them, if not out of range, will certainly catcha good portion of the charge. But it is in the crossing shots that the Bradley sights are most valuable. All double barrel shot guns cross the central line at about thirty yards, beyond which the right barrel throws to the left and the left barrel to the right. Sighting di- rectly down the barrel fired compensates for this, but there is still a difficulty of judging how much to lead crossing birds, and some shooters are never able to get the knack of doing this correctly. With the Bradley Sight it is only necessary to aim at a left flyer down the barrel and fire the right, or reverse in case of a bird crossing to the right, which gives the proper lead and will almost invariably insure a kill. With this sight anyone can very soon become a good wing shot. Paice 50 Cents PostTpaip. Invented by C, L. BRADLEY, Clarksville, Tenn. i .YOU “SEE A KEG o- POWDER The Chances are It’s DU PONT GENUINE BLAKE, LAMB & CO. ANIMAL TRAPS For Woodchucks, Skunks, Mink, Muskrat. Gophers and all mischievous night prowlers set a Blake & Lamb Trap. Lightest, Smallest and Strengest Trap Made. 25 cents in § cent stamps fora sample Trap and Catalog to THE HAWKINS CO., SOUTH BRITAIN, CONN. Mention RECREATION. Xi RECREATION. Do You Want a Gun? Send me 30 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and I will send you a No-{ Double arrestee Loa GU Made by the Ithaca Gun Co. and Listed at $40 — I bave contracted for 20 of these guns at a price which enables me to offer them as above, and they will doubtless all be taken within the next 3 months. If You Want One Get Busy at Once Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application RECREATION, 23 West 24th St., New York. RECREATION. Ixil THE “BROWNIE” RIFLE SIPIPLE, DURABLE, RELIABLE, AND EXTREMELY ACCURATE. Popular with the Boys because of its Supe- rior Shooting Qualities, Light Weight, and Special Features of Construction. Furnished in 22 caliber only. Weight 4 A i 44 pounds. It is supplied by Recreation as a Premium. NVrite for Catalogue The W. H. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. We make a specialty of Featherweights and Trap Guns with our new SINGLE TRIGGER Guaranteed Perfect Send stamp for 1903 Catalogue Mention RECREATION D. M. LEFEVER SONS & CO., Manufacturers of the ‘“‘NEW LEFEVER”’ 30 Cents Not connected with Lefever Arms Co. SYRACUS ae N.Y. _ Practical Common Sense @ in 6 Sizes. CAMP STOVE Either with or without oven. The lightest, strongest, most compact, prac- , tical stcve made. Cast combination sheet steel top, smooth outside, heavy lining in fire box = around oven, holds its shape, telescopic pipe carried inside the stove. Burns larger wood and keeps firelonger than any other. Used by over 9,000 campers and only one stéve returned. For catalogue giving 1ull particulars, mention REC- REATION and address, D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill. $40,000 Civen Away Five free coupons with each order for one of the r902 Model leather-covered pneumatic re- coil pads. Nv Pump, No Valve, No Recoil, No Flinch, No Headache, No Bruised Shcul- ders. Perfect Score. PRICE $2. J. R. WINTERS, Clinton, Mo n Loading and Re-Loading your ov.a Shot Gun Shells if you have the proper implements. There is an entire line of NEW TOOLS UP TO DATE for this purpose Now Ready. Full descrip- tion and prices of all will be found in our new booklet entitled “ Hints on Loading and Reloading Shot Gun Shells,’’ which will be sent to any address upon application to IDEAL MANUF’G CO., 12 U St., New Haven, Conn, U. S.A. @HE PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal., Agents for Pacific Coast, When you write please mention Recreation. _Ww3dl__. AHSIWuLs 103 =~ 3gvO1 GNVH ISHS LO ___=3NE Ixiv RECREATION. STILL ANOTHER GREAT OFFER Send me 25 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and I will send you A Grade 00 Syracuse Gun Listed at $30. I have contracted for 20 of these guns at a price which enables me to offer them as above, and they will doubtless all be taken within the next three months. If you want one of the Guns get a move on you Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished « on application RECREATION, 23 W. 24th Street, New York RECREATION. : Ixv H. @ R. “Bicycle Hammerless” Revolver Description 32 Caliber; 5 shot. 2Inch Barrel. Weight, 12 ounces. C. F., S. & W. Cartridge. Finish, Nickel or Blue. IMPOSSIBLE TO CATCH on the pocket and discharge accidentally, ABSOLUTELY SAFE, Although designed for cyclists, this revolver is equally adapted to all cases where a small, light weight, effective and handy pocket weapon is desired. It has small frame and auto= matic ejector. Sold direct where dealers will not supply. HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO. Makers of H. & R. SINGLE GUNS ae Catalog for Postal Dept. R. WORCESTER, MASS. ree eel Lead i ecaps In a, oe, ar enc. tionally good antlers. Selected from a stock Reece eee a set of : x Se of over 300 heads for its beauty and shape- & a In shutter ror a Zoo : canoe. Must bein Al condition. A.S. G. liness. Address G. W. Dowe, Port Jervis, 11 Meigs Street; Rochester, N. Y. N.Y Rifles and Shotguns Cannot Pit or Rust foiled WICK PLUCS ire Used 30, 303, .32, .38, .44, .45 and .50 Caliber 10, 12, 16 and 20 Gauge. Rifle Plugs, 75c. each, postage paid. Shotgun Plugs, $1 each, per pair $1.75. Give Length and Caliber. Write f SIDNEY Circulars HEMM & WOODWARD, OHIO” A The Latest attachment to Te PARKER AUTOMATIC EJECTOR Lo 6 New York Salesroom, Send for Catalogue. PARKER BROS., 32 WARREN ST. Mention RecrEaTION. Meriden, Conn. xvi RECREATION. WOLF SMOKELESS A Bulk Powder made at the Walsrode Powder [iills. The most pleas- ant, quickest, cleanest and cheap- est Powder in the - Market. A 120 load can be shipped free any- where in the U. S., (east of the Rock- ies) on receipt of 75 cents. Schoverling, Daly & Gales 302=304 Broadway New York BREECH SHOWINC NEW bila dantaed is be wera fete) CROSS BOLT more than any other make of Gun at Same Cost. Send for Catalogue Describing Sixteen ITHACA GUN C0 Ithaca N. y Different Grades of Guns, Ranging in "5 ‘ sie Price from $19.50 to $300. Mention RECREATION. SP EE ED GP EP AP HD EB AD DOPOD FOBDQlTADOOSOCOESEDDE' y] Mi }//); i ——————— Oe eee ee RECREATION. , Ixvit “HOPKINS & ALLEN” Single Barrel Shot Guns (Made for any powder and good for any shot.) SSS CS SSS SS Our ‘‘ Lever Action ’”’ has more friends than any single gun made, has stood the test of fifteen years’ continued approval. Simple, durable and reliable, 12 and 16 gauge blued steel barrel....../....... Bas, eed ana eRe .! Spee AN re aul ii Wl 1 nal i My Niel ty f MADE ¥ AR ON B HOPKINS & ALLEN NORWICH, C mi ) “i Our new model top snap action, combining all up-to-date features of a modern gun, including -patent compensating snap fore end. Automatic shell ejector, Full Choke Bored. 12, 16 and 20 gauge decarbonized 0 SESSION OS eee re $9.00 f2 and 16-gauge Stubbs twist steel barrel... .....s00 cores ee cee eete- $10.00 We will ship, all charges prepaid, on receipt of remittance with order, to any express office in the U. S. A. The Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., NORWICH, CONN., U. S.A. Ixvill RECREATION. OUR SPECIALTY Other guns taken in trade. Send for catalogue and List of Second-hand guns. Mention Rr&rcrEATION. For Duck Shooting. Gun Repairing | qa a es FINE GUNS SCOTT’S MONTE CARLO Automatic Ejector Hammerless, SWEDISH LEATHER JACKETS Soft as Kid. (ce We take the entire product of the manufacturers of above Finest Jackets and this make cannot be obtained elsewhere in the United States BY FIRST-CLASS GUN REPAIRERS RESTOCKING, BROWNING, Etc., Etc. Send for Catalogues WM. READ & SONS, !°7 Washington Street, BOSTON, MASS. English and American Makes. Also Westley Richards, Greener, Purdy Lang, Parker, L. C. Smith, J P. Clabrough & Johnstone, Ithaca, Baltimore Arms Co, Forehand, ete Finest Quality, $18.00 The Old Gun House, Established 1826 For Sale: 44 caliber Smith & Wesson, Russian, single action, plated revolver, 6% inch barrel, in first-class condition; lists at $25.66. Will send by registered mail any- where in the U. S. for $11. Also 64-inch barrel, only for 44 Smith & Wesson Rus- sian, $2.50. A. A. Wawrzyniak, Berlin, Wis. For Sale or Exchange: Fine 8-point mounted deer head and 1I4-point moose head. Want canvas boat, camera, books on ornithology, cr offers. Box 613, East Sherbrooke, P. Q., Canada. For Exchange: Bristol No. 4 Steel rod and Yawman & Erbe automatic reel, with 100 yards best silk line. Will pay difference for Savage or Winchester 30-30 rifle. All letters answered. C. F., Sunday, Hayti, Sa: For Sale: A fine location for sportsmen’s hotel and winter resort in Florida, 3 miles from Osprey; 38 acres with 2,000 feet frontage on Little Sarasota Bay and 4 mile from Boca Grande. Extension of Seaboard Air Line Railway. Buildings and _ fruit trees. Best of fishing, including tarpon, and game plenty. Write for full description and price. Dr. J. H. Bissell, Sarasota,>-F la: For Sale: Marlin repeating shot gun. Good as new. Will take $15 and Vive M. P. C. magazine camera; new; I2 ex- posures.. Omer Li» Wood, Ri aaa, Pennville, Ind. For Exchange: Moose head, in good condition, for a Goerz field glass or some make of equal value, or a good hammerless gun. J. W. B., care of RECREATION. THE BAKER THE GUN THAT’S SAFE If you want to be right up in the front rank of style and effict Special Paragons with Whitworth or Krup also that would please you. SO DURABLE TOO IT LASTS A LIFETIME shoot one of our p Sjiuid steel barrels. We have other patterns Our ‘‘ Quarterly” tells about them and other matters that would interest you. We will send it to you free a year if you want it. BAKER GUN & FORGING CO., 42 Liberty Strest, Batavia, N.Y. Ee ———_— Cr rtCOh Ue RECREATION. Ixix Guaranteed Not to Shoot J oose. One of the QO se “SYRACUSE” Built for Business. DAMASCUS BARRELS. AUTOMATIC EJECTOR. Grade 2 Ejector $50. LIST Nothing Fancy—Makes no pretensions to beauty. It has that friendly way of coming up, that makes you feel that you have found it atlast. And Shoot? Well it has all of the ‘Get There’’ qual- ity of the “Syracuse.” Made in 20, 16 or 12 Gauge. Ask your Dealer; if he is asleep, write to SYRACUSE ARMS CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y. Catalogue yours for the asking. Mention Recreation. aa 9 Fy (che P-, . a = J " v, ) sf pe 2 i er ade 4 i i Sa 2 a : >) ee = ow Ls a “~ — an appreciative eritical public | 1 every p art of the | Bilized. world. Ca Tes © eer yee Y A al CHARLES FRANCIS PRESS, NEW YORK SOVOVVVAVVSTVVSTVSVVSSVSSVSVSSVSVVVsssesesesesesevsssesesetde 6e2sese tiated CALIFORNIA-4 Days from New York or Boston- By New York Central VOS QRDDED0E000000000000008000000081 TO SHOOT WHERE YOU HOLD» HOLD A SAVAGE WHEN YOU sHOd To select a fire-arm at haphazard may spoil — the pleasure of your hunt. designed purely for a given purpose, and a partic- ular cartridge that is excellent for target work may be useless as a hunting | -Hammerless Rifles are made in al the desirable — standard sizes, and will give the hardest sort of © Write us—we may be of assis—7eu tance in your selection. Our new catalogue (G) i is full of interest to sportsmen. Savage Arms Company, eek | accurate service, BAKER & HAMILTON, Money to Cooks $7,500.00 Donated, to be Divided Among Family Cooks. The sum of $7,500.00 will be distributed be- tween now and midsummer among family cooks, in 735 prizes ranging from $200.00 to $5 Oo. This is done to stimulate better cooking in the family kitchen. cooks (drop the name ‘‘hired girl,” call them cooks if they deserve it) or to the mistress of the household if she does the cooki1g. The rules for contest are plain and simple. Each of the 735 winners of money prizes will also re- ceive an engraved certificate of merit ordiploma asacook. The diplomas bear the big gilt seal and signature ofthe most famous food company in the world, The Postum Cereal Co, Ltd.. of Battle Creek, Mich , the well-known makers of Postum Coffee and Grape-Nuts. Write them and address Cookery Department, No. 119 for full particulars. This remarkable contest among cooks to win the money prizes and diplomas will give thou- sands of families better and more delicious meals, as well as cleaner kitchens and a general im- provement in the culinary department, for the cooks must show marked skill and betterment in service to win. Great sums of money devoted to such enterprises always result in putting humanity further along on the road to civiliza- tion, health, comfort and happiness. have been established over 50 vewRee Byo P| ANO S tem of payments every family in moderat stances can own a VOSE piano. We tak ments in exchange and deliver the new piano in your home free Write for eatalogue D and explanations, VOSE & SONS PIANO CO., 160 Bey ise She Bow ston, Certain rifle loads are San Francisco and meee | California. The contest is open to paid \ ‘ load. Savage Mailed aaa Pacific Coast Depot sisi e Camp Cooker A book containing numerous receipts, tions and helpful hints for the prepara’ and cooking of wholesome ain and game. A Complete Manual of —=CAMP= COOKE RY Y prepared by experts and full of useful poin ters on all the details of this important pha camp life. Invaluable to beginners and gestive to the seasoned camper. It w mailed free of charge on immediate application to - The Royal Baking Powder Co. New York sen , CHA! | RD ; With full page drawing by CARL RUNGIUS. FISHING IN NEW BRUNSWICK; IME XViii. 1 00 A YEAR NUFIBER 6 JUNE, 1903 Tocna COPY RECREATION AMATEUR PHOTO BY D, We FLINT. THE FINISH AT SUNDOWN Winner of 36th Prize in RecREATION’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, PUBLISHED BY G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA) 23 WEST 247s ST., NEW YORK Canoeing on the Delaware; A Story of an Exciting Cruise, by DR. ZANE GREY, Illustrated with photographs. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN glimpse of to-morrow, you may wisely con- clude to make the best of to-day with its © sunshine, its roses and its wine.” deceive you. We are Not Distillers, though we do distribute the entire output of one distillery. Cordials, the product of England, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Weare Rectifiers, Blenders or Compounders, as you please. Choose your own name for that department of our line of business that so many pevnle fool- ishly jeer at, so also is your Apothecary, your Confectioner and your Cook. How often do you receive one cow’s milk. We are Wholesale Dealers. We confess to belonging to that class of middle men, who are supposed to make enormous profits. Searching for our share of those profits the commercial telescope comes always to our eye wrong end to. Weare Retailers. We claim fellowship with that patient, long suffering, much abused, overtaxed, unprotected class of retail dealers, who fill the gap between the unreasoning Consumer and the unreasonable Total Abstainer. Weare one of the few houses in our line that can supply a patron with a glass of beer or two thousand barrels of whiskey of one inspection of a single brand. If as Importers, Blenders, Wholesale and Retail Dealers we make Four profits, we will give you Three of them on any purchase you make of us. We will retain only a reasonable reward for labor, and earnestly and honestly applied energy, and a fair return on capital invested. If you accept our offer you will surely receive the Best andthe Most for your money that ever came to you from any similar proposition. Per Gal. Holiday Pure Rye - 4.00 (Eleven Years Old) Hermitage Rock & Rye 4.00 Superior Five pounds of rock candy crystals to each gallon of*Seven year old Hermitage Rye whiskey, is used in the preparation of our Celebrated Rock and Rye. Bon Ton Cocktails - 4.00 Martini, Manhattan, Vermouth, Whiskey, Tom Gin and Holland Gin. Carefully prepared from the choicest materials, perfectly blended. Ruthven Sherry - 4.00 From Duff, Gordon & Co. Warranted twenty years in the wood before bottling. Rich and fruity. Per Gal. Old Gold Bourbon - $4.00 (Eleven Years Old) Jewel Port = 4.00 From Silva & Cosens, Oporto. A choice product of the grape. Rainbow Brandy V.0. 4.00 | The product of one of the best Ameri-. can Vineyards, with all the medici- nal qualities of French Brandy. From the Swan Distillery, Schiedam, Holland, where Good Gin comes from. Tastes differ. Many people appreciate Good Gin. Jupiter isthe — best the world affords, Medford Old Rum - 4.00 From. Daniel. Lawrence & Sons, Med- ! ford, Mass. On receipt of your order with ¢6 00, we will ship 6 full quarts, assorted to suit, transportation charges prepaid, to any railroad point in the United States where the charges for transportation do not exceed $2.00, You cannot afford to let this chance go by; --You never before had as good an offer, Remit cash in registered letter or by express company or P. O. money order. References: Any bank in Boston, Any mercantile agency or any distiller of importance in the United States. W. H. JONES & CO. “mygcignaisaxe St ESTABLISHED 1851 . ‘After vainly endeavoring to catch some | W invite your confidence with the assurance that we will not attempt to We are Importers of many of the good varieties of Wines, Spirits and REGISTERED AND SPECIAL BRANDS =f Jupiter Gin - 4.00] § RECREATION Copyright, December, 1902, by G. O. Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies f#1.00 A YEAR. , G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 WEST 24TH STREET, to CENTS A Copy. Editor and Manager. NEw YORE CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE He Came Near the Surface and Headed Toward Vancouvel.......-.-----eeseeeeeeeeeeceeeees FRONTISPIECE muumren Starpooner’s Catch. Illustrated... 2.0.06. 2. © 6. ceeneetueesesevecesnensenanes: TuP; TOP). 44 Canoeing on the Delaware. Illustrated............ +... -eseeeceeeeee cose ce eeeeeeeeesee+DR. ZANE GREY 415 wismane in Now Brunswick. Illustrated ......-..... secsesecessecccccscccsccncess CHAS, D. LEONARD 419 The Chronicles of a Chipmunk, [Illustrated.........---..0.eeseeeee cee coos eens ee eees DrR.C.C.CurTis 423 I TIP 2 POC eis cate ceeds wes swcieicieaticig ee ncnns Suds rnccreessesarsusne M1Lo THOMPSON 427 Sunday Inspiration. ....-........-.-22eeecen ee cee cece ce ceee ene e sc eeseeeseceees Py a eter E.M.LEETE 428 meee WON Ot WOLUGD. ------...25 2062 os ene se geeneene set eessereevearccs Pos Me Ste CuHAsS.C. TOWNSEND 43! A Day Mrenm- Poem ~... 25. c6e0 seeds nce Pe ee Stal Nata, e eiatalSis L aierer eteaie vapileve diaisters Satelaeiews ss 2 oC) ELERIEK 43I Mera: tie Fisherman, POem.........-- .ci.0sceteccseccencnscevssstenses SYDNEY B. CARPENDER 431 Hunting and Fishing in the Highlands of Ontario............ -.... Perens since Maes e ts H.R.CHARLTON 43; eT SET COTO ES ol Grit Ia Poetic ie ie = core oie os wisicio fora aieho'elme%s('s, 6) dis) juan oro.d «a eayayeiele\e-¢wiesdi.d 6,ece.dléiaible’ « wivie,« elebare ate e.e AL 435 Fae cee eae eiefon eas St Sola selsveskeaihnc wes, aedeessaccesss EmMA G.CuRTIS 437 See INER CMBR (150 = Js ar or-ie vies ccyorolans Shc ie Wis okalale(aiclar tele biaicieieiela Sele aie Ss's's: Se salee/sseeen cesses CHARLEY APOPKA 440 RE TR SIN MEE oa oon ote TN et snease chia: cicioys tole ejalciae cle ieiaieishe sieleiereeiswieeel (abies ace ave ela a eles Cuas. E. SCOFIELD 481 mere Pate? Poem:.....:0.0...20...c0accccences epee eC eres RET OEE L.N. DovuGLas 483 Why SEEET WALIGY "1 Off, LOMO. anas siewlsn se new srs o's 479 TE ig incin vciovsic'ns nas cre cdr eset erdee sees. 471 Amateur Photography.....--.-.seesseceeeee wees 484 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post-Office, Oct, 17, 1894. 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THE IDEAL GENTLEMAN’S PLEASURE CRAFT Elegantly Finished, Safe, Reliable and Spccidy 15-foot Fishing Launch, $150 ; 16 foot Family Launch, $200 ; 35-foot Cabin Launch, $1,009 Salesrooms in all the large cities, where samples may be seen and demonstrations given Send ten cents for eee of Launches, Sail Boats, Row Boats, Canoes and Hunting Boats Mention RECREATION. Address RACINE BOAT MFG. COMPANY (RIVERSIDE), RACINE. WIS. Sage on ae. oe iv RECREATION. EE EE RECREATION. ARE F¢ JUND IN oo “LLOW oC NE ARK fre¢ to every has (Te America 2s Cents | forYELLO} (STONE NATIONAL PARK and VERS about Wonderland. RECREATION. / The Commercial Revolution In the space of quarter of a century there has taken place along all lines of com- merce a change so tremendous and far reaching in its consequences, that it might well be termed a revolution. The force that has produced this change is publicity. It has altered methods, recreated standards of comparison, multiplied results. It has raised infinitely the expansive power of each and every business. It has almost eliminated the factor of time, so that a colossal business, instead of being the slow growth of years, may spring into existence full grown, as Minerva is said to have sprung from the head of Jove. The business man has no longer justification for wasting time over the question: does advertising pay? His attitude would resemble that of the rustic in the fable who stood by the river’s brink to wait till the water flowed past. While he questioned the dollars and cents value of publicity his competitor would have stolen a march and left him far in the rear. But though no one can doubt the efficiency of advertising in view of the results which it—and in some cases it alone—has accomplished, it must be admitted that the simple recommendation: ‘‘Go ahead and advertise’’ cannot be profit- ably followed without a large amount of deliberation. The questions that have to be intelligently answered before a business man is safe in spending his money on advertising are many and various. Experimentation is always interesting but in advertising it is very costly, and there is no problem involving the welfare of his business in which a man should more earnestly seek tor light than in this of publicity. How much should he spend in advertising; what mediums will bring him the best results; in what form should his appeal to the public appear; should it be reinforced by the aid of illustrations; should he use large space in a few publications or small space in many; how should he proceed when the public responds to his published appeal ? It is in answering such questions that we, as a fully organized and equipped advertising agency, are in a,position to be of substantial service to the advertiser. We do not merely expend the appropriation which he decides to apply on publicity — we think for him. We give earnest consideration to the question: what is best for this particular case? We select the mediums, write the advertising and. advise as to the best methods of following up results, always keeping in mind the éwdividual characteristics of the advertising proposition. And this we are able to do efhciently because we possess the combined knowledge and experience which alone will make advertising successful. Our clients are making money through our efforts. We will be pleased to number you among them Snyder, Johnson & Hindman Newspaper and Magazine Advertising Tribune Building, CHICAGO RECREATION. Vii ‘¢ There’s recreation in the books themselves.” 77 Information Bureaus of the New York Central Lines Each city ticket office of the New York Central, Boston & Albany, Michi- gan Central, Lake Shore, Big Four, Pittsburg & Lake Erie, and Lake Erie & Western Railroads in the cities of New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Worces- ter, Springfield, Albany, Utica, Montreal, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Columbus, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, Chicago, Denver, San _ Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, and Dallas, Texas, is an information bureau where desired information regarding rates, time of trains, character of resorts, hotel accommodations, and athousand and one other things the intending traveler wants to know will be freely given to all callers. A copy of the 52-page Illustrated Catalogue of our Four-Track Series sent free on receipt of a two-cent stamp by George H. 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JUNE, 1903. “Number 6. G. 0. SHIELDS, (COQUINA) Editor and Manager AN INDIAN HARPOOGNER:S (CATCH. J. P~TODD. I often wonder how Eastern an- glers, who are so delighted when they catch 10 inch trout or 2 pound bass, would feel if they could hook a royal chinook salmon, on Puget sound. Spring salmon weighing 50 pounds are frequently taken with the rod, and an Indian at Neah bay re- cently caught an 81 pounder on a troll. So far sportsmen seem to have overlooked the king of all sports, which, in my opinion, is trolling for salmon. A few enthusiasts troll here for sport; while market fishermen often catch 50 to 150 fish in one day. I spent 2 weeks last August at Neah bay, and in that time saw over 20,000 saimon sold to the canneries. A white man can stop there only by permission of the Indian agent; and unless he takes a tent, he will have to put up with Indian accommoda- Howse ot! I was treated as well there as in almost any rural district. During my stay I saw the Indians killa whale. Three canoes, each con- taining 8 men, went out about 30 miles*before finding game. When we found our whale he was asleep on tfemsiuriaece Of the water.- The In- dians refused to approach until he awoke, saying he would smash a canoe if harpooned while sleeping. 7 We waited 2 hours: before he stirred. When he began moving his * flippers and spouting, the canoe of Young Doctor, the boss harpooner, drew cautiously behind him. From a distance of about 12 feet the har- poon was launched with a force of. which I would not have believed the human arm capable. The whale sounded instantly, and the harpoon 413 line ran out with a whiz that made the gunwale smoke. A buoy made of a seal skin, filled with air, was at- tached to the line near the harpoon. The whale soon tired of holding that down. He came near the surface and headed toward Vancouver at a speed I feared would swamp the canoe. The Indians held on, however, baling out the water as fast as it was shipped ; one standing by, knife in hand, ready to cut the line if necessary. Twice the whale came up to blow, each time resuming his course. The third time he rose another canoe suc- ceeded in fastening a harpoon and Skin buoy .to7 hitns *Adter® that * his spurts were shorter and less rapid, and the third canoe put a harpoon into the unlucky monster. By that time he was spouting blood; but not until 20 buoys were attached to him, making it impossible for him to dive, could Young Doctor give him a'fin- ishing blow. This he did’ with a lance. It then remained to get the victim ashore. Two canoes remained with the prize, while the third, on which I was, hoisted sail and made for Capv Flattery to hire a tug. By noon next day the whale was on the beach in front of the Indian village at Neah bay. _ A piece of the whale’s back about 8 feet square was donated to the vil- lage for a feast. The remainder was sold at $1 a square foot, netting the captors $500. The piece given to the village was hung up and the oil was allowed to drain from it 4 days. Then a grand potlatch dance and feast cele- brated Young Doctor’s great catch. AMATCUR PHOTO BY W, H THURSTON, A LAZY FISHERMAN. One of the 13th Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. 414 " CANOEING ON THE DELAWARE. DR. ZANE GREY. “Boys, it is 7.30 and it is going to stop raining. Get up! After breakfast we are going up to Mast Hope and then we will come down the river in the canoe. Hurry now,” I said, breaking in on their slum- bers one July morning. The yell that went up from my brothers would have put any baseball umpire out of bu- siness. Cedar showed me Aor e.8.t bruise on his leg and V s wore he was lame and could not Stand up straight. Reddy pleaded a weak Dback-.a. cold, an im- portant engagement and several other excuses. ‘‘ Not any more in mine! Not after that awful trip ou steered us on yesterday! Not on your life!” said Reddy. Bute fellows, I can’t go alone. The team has been hitched, the canoe tied on the wagon, and we have been talking about this ride for days. Do you want the people here to think we are afraid and all be- cause some fellow was drowned last week ?” AMATEUR PHOTO BY R. C GREY. A CANOEIST’S DREAM. o ® 415 “My dear man, Westcolang rapids have claimed 2 victims already this season and it is my belief they will claim several more if we follow your pace,” growled Cedar. “Very well, I will go alone; but if I re- turn I shall have something to say to those young ladies who were only last night eulogizing the daring of 2 young men I know. ‘Real flesh and blood men. ‘Not afraid of an y - thing,’ ‘That’s tbe kind of man | would be,’ etc. I'll queer you fellows all right, all right.”’ That settled it. With some more grumbling and language not exactly right- eous the boys got up and into their wading clothes. It cleared off after breakfast, and when [| climbed up on the hay wagon, which was to carry our canoe, all the guests of the hotel were on the front piazza to see us depart. “When you fellows finish saying goodbye to those girls we will proceed,” I called in disgust. During the breakfast hour there had been enough reproachful glances cast 416 my way to mar the most cheerful dispo- sition. Heavens! I wasn’t exactly a mur- derer just because I wanted the boys to take a rather risky trip. We rode 6 miles up the valley along a winding mountain road whose sides were lined -with hemlock and laurel and the beautiful pink and white blossoms of the rhododendron. At Mast Hope, a pretty little hamlet nestling down among the hills, we carried the canoe down to the water and prepared for our momentous voyage. Well pleased with ourselves we pushed off and- went floating down the river. — I admit that I recall some slight misgiving, some forebcding of evil, but it was so far in the background that it seemed vague. Besides, I was eager for this trip. There was a long stretch of water which was deep and swift, and there it was de- lightful, sailing along so smoothly, for where there were no deceitful stones hid- ing their ugly noses under a riffle we had no difficulty; but the easy, gliding motion of the canoe, the limpid waters, the blue sky studded with fleecy white clouds, and the thickly wooded mountains rising grand- ly on either side, although they were glori- ous, did not entirely lull me into a sense of repose. I knew the river. I knew that it was 5 feet higher than usual and in places must be a raging torrent. Cedar and Reddy had forgotten their complaining in the keen pleasure of the moment. They laughed and chatted and waved their hands at the lone fisherman whom we met coming along the river and who stopped to shout a warning word. I am sorry to state that this large assortment of ginger lasted the boys only a brief spell. We got through the first rapid. I can not give an adequate description of what hap- pened because all I can recall is a confused impression of roaring waters, of black rocks, a bobbing red object, which I have since reasoned out must have been Reddy’s head; then an awful bump and something enveloped us like a huge wet blanket. Af- terward I found myself standing on a stone and holding to the canoe, which was half full of water. There was an awful pain in my leg and looking down I saw a nasty bruise on my shin. Cedar looked rather queer; quite like a man I had seen just after he had been hit by an automobile. He was wagging his head and muttering to himself as he wrung the water out of his shirt. Reddy was quiet and intense. Presently he expressed himself. “T’ll walk! I will never go over the falls im. that d d paper thing. [ll go down below and take your picture as you go over and I will have it framed and labeled, ‘In Memoriam.’ ” | “Cedar, Westcolang falls are just around that bend,” I said, as we watched Reddy RECREATION. depart. “Listen! Do you hear that roar? I am going over those falls in the canoe. Once is enough, but | am going once. Are you game?” “T’m there, Doc. You are nop ome alone,” was:all he said. A sharp turn in the stream, and that is one of the most fascinating things about canoeing, the ignorance and uncertainty as to what lies before you; a roar of waters, a quickening of the current until we are fairly flying, warn us that we are at the head of Westcolang rapids, famous for their beauty, more famous for their fine fishing, but most famous for their deceiy- ing currents and cruel rocks. Here many fatal accidents have occurred. It is only the roth of July and already this month 2 venturesome canoeists have met their death in these seething waters. But of this I did not think at that moment. I saw that perhaps 100 yards below, the river seemed to drop out of sight, and I had a funny tightening around my heart as I saw the smoky mist, the spray flying up, and the snowy tips of some white crested waves. No time to turn and reach the shore! I stood up for one brief moment and tried to get the lay of the best water; then gripped the paddle with a firmer hand and shouted an encouraging word to Cedar Dead ahead was the worst place along the river, rendered doubly perilous by rea- son of the high water. There was nothing to do but keep the canoe’s head straight un- til we entered the rapids. We seemed an age covering that short distance. A reck- lessness had come over me; -fever had roused my blood and I would have steered the canoe over the Grand Discharge of the Saguenay with as litle hesitation. It is this feeling that makes canoeing so fatal. We were shooting straight for 2 immense boulders which guarded the channel. Bare- ly a dozen feet separated them. A long smooth incline of water led to the big stones. The canoe dipped as we went over the head of this incline and then sped like an arrow toward what seemed sure destruc- tion. We were flying with almost the quickness of light toward that roar of tumb- ling waters. Cedar turned around and his face was as white as a sheet. He yelled something but I could not hear his voice. I fixed my gaze on that narrow space, then only a few rods away. Though that channel alone lay safety. The canoe was out of line with this clear space and was going direct for the larger stone around which the water surged madly as if resent- jig an obstacle. When within a few yards . gave a quick, powerful stroke with the paddle and we shaved the rock and shot over the fall. For what seemed an endless time all was roar and bouncing white caps and flying spray and then we floated into a placid A‘‘ATEUR PHOTO BY R. C. GREY, WESTCOLANG RAPIDS ABOVE THE FALLS. eddy below the falls. The canoe was half full of water and it was a miracle that she did not sink with us. We beached her and turned out the water. Reddy, who in the meantime had come up, delivered himself of the following: 'say, but that was tough! You went clear out of sight once, and I was scared to death. Before you can try that trip again I will smash the canoe.” “Doctor, I have seen some bad pieces of Mater im my time,’ said Cedar, as he sat Gown on a stone, “but for a nasty place this is the worst. I have tried the Colum- bia, the Snake, the Clearwater, the Rio Grande, the Ohio and other big rivers, but the Delaware seems to beat them all. Rapids that look a great deal more difficult than this piece of water are easily navi- gated. The Delaware is deceitful. It is clear and yet hides its stones; it is swifter and more powerful than it looks. Not one man in 1.000 could swim out of that place. When the Delaware is high leave canoeing alone.” It is good advice. TROM A SERIES OF PHOTOS BY AUGUST BUSCK SEA GULLS IN FLIGHT. 417 DECORATIONS BY J. O NUGENTs Bios ys, ty oy HE LIT OUL FOR SHORE AT AS MIGHDY PACE: 418 FISHING IN NEW BRUNSWICK. CHAS. D. LEONARD. A decade ago there were dozens of rivers in New Brunswick and the other Canadian provinces, where the angler in moderate cir- cumstances could cast a fly and lure the salmon and the trout from foam-flecked pool or swirling rapid. Today all this is changed, and the number of rivers open to anyone less than a millionaire is small and yearly diminishing. The true angler can never be known by the size of his wallet; and there are thou- sands of the truest of anglers who, while reading of the delights of the Cascapedia or of the Restigouché, realize that those pleasures are not for them; but for the general public there is left at least one river rivaling in the beauty of its scenery the proudest stream of which our Lady of the Snows can boast. It flows from a region of lakes in which the largest of trout abound, and is accessible for a compara- tively moderate outlay. The canoe has been called the poor man’s Maetieeand in one of these our trip mists pe taken. Lying on our back in the canoe, with a stalwart Indian in the stern steadily poling— “Wait a minute,” I fancy I hear my read- ers exclaim; “you said this was to be a cheap trip.” So it shall be. You have been reading about the Restigouché, where the wage of an Indian guide alone is $5 to $6 a day. It is not so, however, in our case; our Indian friends are only too glad to work to their uttermost for $2 a day, and furnish the €imeer im the bargain. To be sure, we must supply them with food; but provisions are cheap, and with an added ration of cut plug for their pipes our guides will be happy. When I first spoke of the Tobique to an acquaintance of mine, an old log driver, his remarks concerning the river were not com- mendatory. “Don’t go near the Tobique,” he said; “it's nothing but-a nasty, crooked, little stream.” That description captivated me at once. He looked at the river from the standpoint of the river driver. I saw it with an angler’s eye, and knew that the “nasty, crooked, little stream” might prove one of the most charming aquatic byways a birch had ever traveled. The Tobique river flows into the St. John at Andover; and at its mouth is an Indian village, where guides may be ob- tained. We left Boston, on the night express, one moonlight night a few years ago and 419 the next afternoon arrived at Andover, where we spent the night. Our Indian euides had left Andover, with the canoes and luggage, 3 days before, and were to await us at Riley Brook, as we intended to save time by driving up the river valley and meeting them there. After a comfort- able night’s rest at Andover, we started for our 56 mile drive. It was a most en- joyable ride. At times the road skirts the river bank; at other times, forsaking the charming stream, it winds over the hills, from whose summits wide vistas of forest and mountain spread out before us. At Three Brooks we stopped for lunch. We joined our rods, and making a few casts below a mill dam near at hand, caught the first trout of the trip. It was a pleasant wayside spot, but as Riley Brook, which we must reach before nightfall, was far away, we could not tarry. A long ride, even through the best of scenery, becomes tiresome at last, and no one was sorry when, just before sunset, we reached sthe litthe.settlement. of . Kiley Brook. In the distance by the river bank our white tents stood waiting for us, where we were cordially welcomed by our guides. There were 5 of them, Joe Alexander, John Solis, John Moulton, Nicholas Lawler and Charlie Nichols. The first night under canvas is often a sleepless one; but we were tired from our long ride and slept soundly. We were awakened at the break of day, breakfast was dispatched, the duffle placed in the ca- noes, and in a few minutes we were afloat on the Tobique. Before noon we reached the forks of the Tobique, the site of the principal salmon pool of the river, where we found Senator Proctor and a party of his Vermont friends. They had had splen- did success, having secured a large num- ber of salmon. At the forks we took the left hand branch, or Little Tobique, which we as- cended to reach Nictor lake. Soon after leaving the salmon pool we saw evidence that we were approaching a big game coun- try. Moose sign abounded on every hand, while sometimes, as we poled around a point in the river, we saw a moose drink- ing at the waterside or wading in the stream. We soon learned to keep our cameras always in readiness for these glimpses of wild life. More than one moose is roaming the Tobique wilderness today little dreaming that the sensitive film has trapped his likeness as he stood gazing, half in alarm and half in curiosity, at the 420 strange beings who invaded his domain. At our first camping place a large buck walked between the fire and our tent while we were sleeping; this we learned in the morning from his tracks. While this is a moose country, par ex- cellence, no great claim can be made for the Tobique as a trout stream. Its waters are clear as crystal and it has numerous most inviting pools, but trout are scarce. By constant casting, however, we managed to get enough for our meals; but it was not until we reached Bathurst lake that trout fishing to satiety was obtained. There are many salmon in the Tobique, but as the river is protected, we did not attempt to take any. About noon of the first day we arrived at a logging camp, a busy enough place in the winter, but quiet and almost deserted now. It had been left in charge of an old man, who greeted us as voyageurs from an almost unknown world, for ours was the first party to ascend the stream since it was deserted by the river drivers earlier in the season. A little way above this camp we cachéd our large camera and reserved only the kodak, for there were carries ahead and the river was growing shallow in places. iit was a mistake, for we could have taken the 8x10 throughout the trip. The carries were short and not difficult, and we made better progress than we would have thought possible. In its upper part the stream 1s narrow and very swift. Several times we were obliged to wait while some dead tree or grounded drift wood was cut away to allow the passage of the canoes. The wa- ter was clear as crystal and, in the quiet pools, mirrored the branches of the trees which, in the narrower parts, met overhead, forming one of the pleasantest green path- ways imaginable. ; About mid-afternoon of the third day we emerged from the narrow stream upon Nic- tor lake. The lake is beautiful, hemmed in by green mountains, mostly low and pic- turesque, though at the North rises a rocky, precipitous mountain, some 2,000 feet in height. As we entered the lake there were indications of the approach of a thunder storm, so the setting poles were discarded and paddles plied vigorously to reach our camping place before the storm broke. An Indian rarely uses a paddle when bottom can be reached with a pole, but in some places ahead of us the water was more than 8o feet deep. We had a most novel place for our camp; a small, rocky island 100 feet in length and rising perhaps 5 or 6 feet above the water. It was far enough from the shore to be free from midges, black flies and mosquitoes, and it had been swept by ice until scarcely a vestige of vegetation RECREATION. remained. Our tents were speedily set up on it and carefully guyed, for the spot had no protection from the wind. Our beds of fragrant browse were ferried from the shore and soon the cold rock floor of our tent was transformed into a soft, green couch. The storm, which held off longer than we dared to hope, broke at last, but it was of short duration. As the sun reappeared we looked down the lake and saw it ringed in many places by the trout as they rose to the surface in pure sportiveness. The canoes were in- stantly pushed out, a cast of flies looped to the leaders and sent fluttering over the water. The fishing in Nictor lake was a little disappointing to some of us, but we never had any trouble in securing all the trout we needed. It is said that trout will not take a fly immediately after a thunder storm; but that theory was disproved in this case at least, for we caught several trout in our half hour’s fishing, most of them of good size. Several days of perfect weather followed our arrival, and the trout were just scarce enough to give true zest to the fishing. Not far from our camp, on the nearer shore of the lake, stood a tall tree, towering far above its neighbors, in which 2 magnifi- cent eagles had a nest. One day the tree was cut down and a baby eagle taken from the nest. It seems like vandalism as I write it, but it did not seem so then. He soon learned to eat fish from our fingers; but he was a treacherous little rascal, and not at all particular whether he dined on fingers or fish. On our return trip he was taken with us, and he is now healthy, if not happy,. in a* park not far from? Bestom where he is the subject of interesting news- paper items inspired by the press agent of the park. We frequently saw moose wading in the edges of the lake; and one morning we were hastily called away from breakfast by the tidings that a big bull was swimming across the lake. A moose can swim fast, but he is no match: for 2 active paddles. We soon had a canoe on each side of him, but a few yards distant from the immense head, which was forging through the water with ears laid flat against its neck. The kodak was brought into requis:tion, and several films were exposed on him. When he struck the bottom he lit out for shore at a mighty pace, sending the water in every direction. When landed, he shook the water from his great shaggy coat and disappeared in the forest without waiting to bid us adieu. After some weeks spent at Nictor, camp was struck and a short carry made to Bathurst lake. This is neither so large nor so beautiful as Nictor, but it is a delight to the fisherman’s heart. I believe there is no water in the world where trout are more FISHING IN NEW BRUNSWICK. 421 plentiful; indeed, the entire lake may be called one vast trout pool. Our camp at Bathurst was delightfully situated near a beautiful little mountain stream, whose water was clear as crystal and cold as the ice from which it sprang. At the mouth of this brook was an ideal trout pool. I believe we might have taken barrels of fish from that one spot had we so desired. The trout in the lake were not large, ranging from % to 1% pounds in weight. Most delightful was our stay at Bathurst. The days were bright, the air cool, and the fishing such as we had never dreamed of. Perhaps the most enjoyable part of our trip was the journey down the Nepisiquit. After leaving Bathurst lake, we passed through 2 smaller’ lakes connected by streams so narrow as hardly to admit the passage of our canoes. ‘The main river, in its upper course, is rather shallow and swift, but further down there is a constant succession of the finest pools on which a fisherman ever set eyes.. There are no sal- mon in the upper Nepisiquit, as they are prevented from ascending by high falls near the mouth of the river; but the trout are. apungant and. large; Scarcely .a posi through which we passed, although fished in the most careless manner, failed to yield several trout running from 2 to 5 pounds. Most of them we returned to the water. The fish, no matter what their size; are fighters, every inch of them. The ‘cold water of the river is not conducive to lazi- ness, and when a Nepisiquit trout is tele- graphing through the leader, it’ is well for the operator to watch his keys closely. These trout take the fly without hesitation, and a cast at any hour ofthe day will awaken trout life in a manner surprising to anglers in other waters. It makes little difference what flies are used, the most elaborate combination of fancy colors or the plainest hackle being taken with equal readiness. The scenery is beautiful beyond expres- sion, and the moose more plentiful than in any other region through which we passed. One moose, at least, seemed possessed with a human vanity, On the trip down the river one of our party went ahead with his canoe, saying, jokingly, “I’m going to pho- tograph a moose.” A few minutes after- ward, while drifting down a quiet stretch in the river, the largest bull I ever saw walked deliberately out of the bushes into the river, stood a minute with his head in the air, while the camera was snapped, and then turned and went slowly back. It seemed that he came out to have his pic- ture taken and for no other purpose. After 2 days’ drifting down the river, we returned to Bathurst and Nictor. It seemed almost like home to find our little rocky island waiting for us. Once more we pitched our tents in the familiar place for the few days which remained before our re- turn to civilization. Soon, too soon, came the hour when our tents were struck for the last time and our canoes headed for the outlet of the lake. We were silent as we glided along the shores we had learned to love so well, real- izing that perhaps we were seeing them for the last time. The return trip down the Tobique, though charming, was uneventful. We glided through the rapids up which we had laboriously poled, and were less than 2 days in covering the distance which had taken 3 in our ascent. We did not disem- bark at Riley Brook, but made the entire distance to Andover in our canoes. It was well we did so, as we saw on our way down the finest scenery of the Tobique, including the celebrated plaster cliffs and the foaming narrows, the forests now wearing their glo- rious autumn tint. If you are a lover of nature and desire a charming summer trip take the jour- ney I have endeavored to describe. If you do not find it thoroughly enjoyable, I am sure the fault will be with yourself; not with the locality. The entire trip up the Tobique, through the lakes and down the Nepisiquit, returning by the same route, need not occupy’ more than 3 weeks. That will give plenty of time for remaining at the lakes, particularly at Bathurst lake. The expense will be between $75 and $100, including car fares from any New England or New York point, “Do you ever think what you’d do if you had Pierpont Morgan’s income?” “Yes, and I often wonder what he’d do if he had mine.”—Philadelphia Press. AMATEUR PHOTO BY D. We FLINT. THE FINISH AT SUNDOWN. Winner of 36th Prize in REcREATION’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. a a THE. CHRONICLES DR C2 C: Rex made his debut into this life amid unique and startling surroundings. While taking a walk one day early in the spring, I came upon the devastated home ef a chip- munk. ‘The author of this vandalism was a collie, In searching the debris I was shocked to find the remains of a brother of Rex, but further careful scrutiny failed to reveal any trace of the parents or of other members of the household. As I was view- ing the desolation I saw the slight motion of a little ball of fur clinging to a neighbor- ing fence. I approached and discovered Rex. He accepted the situation without emotion, possibly being too young or too cold to run away. He was not over 5 centimeters long. At any rate he suffered his beautifully pencilled anatomy to be picked up without protest and seemed to nestle in my hand with satisfaction, making no effort to move or escape. We never learned whether Rex was left an orphan in the destruction of his home or whether his parents escaped. A certain seriousness in the character of Rex amounting almost to melancholy at times, led me to believe that Rex was the sole surviving member of the household. The problem of feeding Rex sorely per- plexed us at first. He was averse to all the delicacies of the season and it was with great satisfaction that we finally saw him partake of his first dinner of crumbs of bread soaked in warm milk, after having his nose moistened in the mixture. From that time he grew strong. The third day of his stay with us he made the acquaintance of Waggles, a little pup, who, like himself, had been left an HIS FIRST LESSON. orphan. his eyes open to the realities of life, and he had been forced to accept the hospitality of our cat, who had been robbed of all but one of her kittens of the same tender age as Waggles. The old cat, it was evident, had no love for Waggles, but her mother nature could not turn away from his helpless condition, This had happened before he had 423 OF A CHIPMUNK. CURTIS. and she came to attend to him faithfully; not only giving him his rations regularly, but teaching him to wash himself in the most approved cat fashion. Rex and Waggles soon learned to know cach other, but Rex never permitied any familiarity. Some people were mean enough to say he was jealous of the more rapid growth of Waggles, while others thought he did not approve the pup’s flip- pant and frivolous actions. It was the dignified bearing and reserve, together with the splendor of his exquisitely pencilled coat that gave the chipmunk the sobriquet of Rex. Whatever was the cause of this reserve, certainly it was interesting to watch the 2 animals carry on conversations by a sort of telegraphic code, using their noses as a key board. Waggles was a regu- lar visitor for a time to the home of Rex, and they talked in that way, separated only by the barriers of Rex’s castle. This acquaintance, however, never ripened into a friendship, and after a little they drifted apart and never spoke when they passed. Possibly Waggles’ ears burned whenever he saw Rex, but it is more reasonable to suppose there was nothing in common in their natures; their thoughts, associations and tastes were entirely different. The diet of Rex changed with surpris- ing rapidity until it comprised nearly everything the house afforded. The most interesting feature of his life was revealed in the role that instinct played. He had little to learn under the artificial conditions which circumstances thrust up- on him. Instinct supplied all demands; education had no call We could not make a bed for him even in his second month, but that be pitched it all out and re- constructed it, although it was impossible to see wherein it was improved. Without a lesson he knew the proper way to hold a nut, and with marvelous instinct culled the good from the bad. He gave the calls of his kind, though manifestly never having heard them, and as the summer drew toa close he providently provided for the win- ter. His appetite, which was always col- lossal, became alarming. He got up nights to eat, and, not content with eating almost constantly, he insisted on keeping his larder empty by concealing whatever food might be given him. It was amusing to see him hide the nuts, quite in sight, between the bars which formed the floor of his house, stamping them down with all his might, and apparently believing them hid- den. 424 AMATEUR PHOTO BY F. S. MERRILL. AN INTERRUPTED LUNCH. Winner of 28th Prize in RecreaTtion’s 5th Annual Photo Competition. Made with Korona Camera. To gratify this propensity I covered his room with dry leaves one day while he was out on a visit in another part of the house. It was indeed amusing to see the little chap revel in those leaves. He had never seen any before, yet he knew per- fectly their use. He first reconstructed his bed. ‘Out “came part of the ‘coetons and household furnishings and then he began to. stuff bits of leaves into his face until it was swollen out of all shape. Cautiously glancing about, as if to note whether any one was watching to find his nest, with a dash he was in his den. When the nest was furnished and filled to bursting, he continued to carry in material, although there was scarcely room for himself. What a marked influence those dried leaves seemed to exert on him, awakening into life much of his wild nature that had previously lain dormant! He would peer cautionsly out, watching his best friends with grave suspicion. We were at a loss at first to account for this strange change of manners. Certainly there was no reason for it. It was simply nature; a trait of his ancestry quickened into life by the magic touch of environment. It was none the less interesting to watch the little creature in his blind maneuvers, as he sought to obey the laws of his ances- tors. Often have I tried to tire him out When he thad loaded his saddlebags and was ready to enter his den. If he caught my eye, not a step did he budge, but motionless as an image he sat until I looked away and gave him a chance of slip- RECREATION, ping in, in plain sight to be sure, but then Il was not watching; that was the point. Those dried leaves inspired him to that charming cluck of his kind when curiosity or suspicion is aroused; also the shrill whistle of fright. Apparently the attain- ment of these inherited powers so pleased him that he was ever on the watch for a pretext that would justify him in testing his voice. Certainly his actions could only be interpreted in this way; otherwise he must have been in a state of wonderment or alarm several times an hour. When it became impossible to find anything that by a stretch of imagination could excite his suspicion, he would steal up to my desk and patiently wait for me to move or turn, so he would have an opportunity to whistle and rush off in mad, headlong fright. As the fall days shortened he became less and less active, his appetite failed him, and he would often sleep the best part of the day. Later he would sleep an entire day or even 2 days. His appearance outside his den became irregular and finally ceased entirely. While suspecting the nature of this sleep our curiosity prompted us to investigate. Cautiously opening the nest, we found him well in the center, round as a ball, and cold and stiff as in death. His limbs on being gently pulled sprang back as with the death rigor. Not a trace of respiration or heart beat. It did not seem possible that hibernation could so complete- ly stop all bodily functions. For fully an hour he was placed by the fire before any sign of softening or relaxation of the mus- cles appeared, but even then there came no token of returning life. Finally I de- tected a slight contraction of the muscles, and there followed a most interesting awakening. For some time there was a nervous twitching of the fore feet, and the eyes would open occasionally. At length it was manifest that his head was wide awake, but not so the rest of his body. I believe he knew us, for he was on my knee and showed no sign of fear or wonder. There he lay quietly, and slowly the control of his forward feet came back to him. He even attempted to drag himself about a little, though the entire hind portion of his body was paralyzed. It seemed strange that one part of the body could be so com- pletely dormant, and the other in posses- sion of all its functions. Slowly he gained control of his hind legs, but at first with uncertain motion. When quite himself he was not at all sprightly, and that night again went into the winter sleep. Some weeks later our curiosity led us once again to disturb his dreams. The result on that occasion leads me to think that the awakening is not a pleasant ex: perience. While holding him in my hand and while the muscular reaction was going pois “CT RONICLES on as described, he bit me severely, a thing he never did when in his right mind. It seems that the awakening may not be unlike that of a foot asleep, but possibly in- tensified. In after years Rex was never disturbed, and was allowed to sleep in a room of his own choosing. It would not be possible to chronicle all the events of the remaining 2 years of his life. The most striking feature was his intuitive knowledge of nature. Any- thing brought from the woods he seemed to know at sight. The cone of the arbor vite he handled as cleverly as if his home had been for years in a stump at its base. Sitting erect he would deftly bal- ance a stalk of grass in his paws and shuck out the seeds with amazing rapidity. Whence comes the cleverness that launches these little creatures full armed at the beginning of life? It is said that instinct is but another form of reason, the former ending where the latter begins. While this fevirue as to the- separation of ‘the 2 attributes, nevertheless reason is slowly acquired by animals; whereas instinct comes into play in all its perfection, almost with birth. It is not to be inferred that Rex did not gain knowledge. He learned to know his friends right well, and he acquired appetites which I am sure were injurious; but all his acquired knowledge was of small moment compared with his wide fund of information which could be traced to no other source than that of in- stinct. It was most interesting to see him displaying this knowledge and he never appeared to such great advantage as when acting without reason and under the direc- tion of instinct. Rex never cared to wander from his own fireside; he thoroughly loved and enjoyed his home. Thoughts of his home seemed ever present in his mind, and any altera- tions that affected his domicile greatly dis- turbed him. It became necessary on one occasion to take Rex on a journey, owing to the departure of the family from the house. I think he never forgave me for that indignity. The idea of being boxed up, and bundled off on a train for the best part of a day, was too much for his nature to put up with. He positively refused to have anything to do with me on the train, and for a long time thereafter resented the treatment by his shyness. He had a peculiar fondness for licking the tips of one’s finger. I suppose its saltiness at- tracted him, and he was always ready to respond in that way to my proffered hand. On that trip he curled up in his nest OFA CHIPMUNK. 425 and refused to show his head. No amount of coaxing would induce him to move, and favorite dishes offered no temptation. Most remarkable of all, when my finger was thrust down through the coverings of his bed, he positively refused to notice it. During our short stay he did not appear like himself and manifestly was not en- joying the visit at all. One night I was disturbed by a great gnawing, as from the depredations of mice. This was repeated the following night, together with the scampering of feet, as I thought, in the walls of my room. For several days I failed to locate the trouble, but one night I decided that the sound came from the dresser. Making a light I opened the drawers and out popped Rex and stood blinking on the floor. He had climbed up the back of the dresser and gnawed his way into the second drawer. He had transported practically all his household furnishings from his nest below, but they had been liberally augmented by additions from various articles in the drawer, some of which were a sight to behold. Rex knew it would be useless to argue or explain his proposed plan, so he had performed the work in the dark. Now that it was completed I could see it was a much better place for a chipmunk, so taking out of the drawer such articles as had escaped his attention I left him to his enjoyment. That occurred early in the spring of his second year, which I think was the hapniest of Rex’s life. His new home suited him, and having our con- sent, as well as the run of the house, he worked on his home diligently, finding something every day that needed his at- tention. There Rex passed the winter, asleep, and many a jolly journey we made the follow- ing summer to the woods. To see the little fellow sometimes look out of his cage at the forms about him, all of which he knew intuitively, would have caused me many a time to open the door for him, had I not realized that the degenerate customs of man had unfitted him for the struggle of life. During the latter part of the summer, symptoms appeared that I took to be gout. He rapidly grew worse. By fall Rex could only drag himself about with difficulty, and we would place him on a mat in the sunshine, where he would sleep for hours. He did not seem to suffer, and enjoyed be- ing petted. One bright morning in Octo- ber we went to take him from his nest only to find him rolled up in his final hiber- nation. Blibson—So the will was read? Glibson—Yes; but the air was blue— Four-Track News. 426 epiten lip ace” at gegen AMATEUR PHOTOS BY DR. J, M. RAINIE, MOOSE IN THEIR SUMMER HAUNTS. Winners of 6th Prize in RECREATION’s 7th Annual Competition. Made with Eastman Cartridge Kodak, Bausch & Lomb Lens, HOME> “RIVER FISHING. MILO THOMPSON. When the frost from lake and river There’s the black bass and the speckle, To the spring has given way, There’s the sunfish and the perch, And the bullhead for the summer With the dogfish and the pick’rel, Down the stream has come to stay; Ready for the daytime lurch; To the boys within the village While the glow on bank at evening There’s no sport of greater rank Shows the angler by its. light, Than to spend an evening fishing There with baited hook in waiting From the old home river bank. For the bullhead’s eager bite. When the corn in field is planted, Some will tell you time at fishing After sun has warmed the soil, On that stream you should not spend, And the holiday, as promised, But for pleasure, sport, or profit We have earned by honest toil; To a lake your way should wend. To the boys within the country Well, perhaps they may be honest There’s no greater privilege, In their statement to you made, Than to spend the day at fishing But I’ve seen from that stream’s catches From some old home river bridge. Strings that put the lake in shade. From the days I've spent at fishing, With their sorrows and their joys, I would give as my experience— Same endorsed by “Walton” boys— If you’d cast your line while waiting Where between bites you can’t dream, Then just spend the same at fishing "Long the old home river stream. 427 SUNDAY INSPIRATION: 1 sie If the 20th of June had not been a rainy Sunday this yarn would probably never have been written. As things happened, however, it rained hard all day. The 30th and last day of the month was Monday, and was also the close of the open season for brook trout. Whether fishing is a_ habit, disease or hobby, I can not say, but after one has contracted the appetite for fishing it is hard to break off. I could always see more days when I knew fish would bite than days that I should call good days to work in. That Sunday morning my wife, my 3 children and I attended church. My wife occupied the farther end of the pew, I next the aisle, and the children between us. It is always pleasant for me to attend church with my family, to feel that the cares and troubles of the week are past, and that Sunday, set apart for us as a day of rest, is once morerto be enjoyed. I listened to the organ voluntary and to the minister as he opened the service. About in the middle of prayer before the sermon the storm outside suddenly increased. The rain came down in torrents and ran in floods from the eaves. I was glad to be under shelter and to feel that my family were sheltered with me. With this thought came an idea that was entirely out of place. A mile or more from my home is a small brook that lacks only one thing to be quite a success as brooks go. The one thing lack- ing is water. From the hills and woods back of the village comes this little stream, so small one can easily step over it; and in the meadow the grasses grow so rank that they cover the stream entirely except in the wider places. Down through the fresh meadow it runs, across the road, and into the salt meadow beyond, where from a clear and limpid trout stream it becomes simply a salt creek. It never, to my knowl- edge, quite ran dry, although in midsummer there was hardly water enough to furnish a horse a good drink. This brook, when bank full, late in the season, was almost sure to contain trout, and this same brook made all the mischief with me that rainy Sunday morning. I stood it very well until the water poured from the eaves, when it flashed through my mind that if this would only continue, Monday morning early would be the time to fish this stream. The rain would fill the brook, Monday was the last day, and, furthermore, I was sure the brook had not been fished for some time. This whole combination made sad work of my Sunday service. 428 LEETE. I do not approve of Sunday fishing. I never caught a fish on Sunday in my life, and I knew the house of God was not the place to plan a fishing excursion; but my mind was wandering. I wondered whether the rain would continue, whether it would be clear in the morning, and where I could find any worms. After awhile I straight- ened myself up and put such worldly thoughts out of my head. The minister was to blame for the rest, when he gave out his text, John 21, 3: “Simon Peter saith unto them, ‘I go a-fishing.’ ” That was the cap sheaf, and I wondered whether Peter had a split bamboo or a steel rod; whether he was a fly fisherman or used worms for bait; and whether it was not breaking the law to take so many fish with one haul of the net. About that time there was a commotion in the farther end of the pew. Something ailed my wife and I found the plate was being passed for the collection. I looked at the Mrs. with mild reproach and put in our offering. When we returned home my wife accused me of hav- ing slept in church. That night before retiring I found my tackle. Early the next morning I was up. My: wife asked me what was the matter, and I gave her to understand that I would be busy all day and wanted to get a good start. After making a fire I prospected around for some worms. Now, tarming as - a business I object to, and hoeing in par- ticular; but before I had what worins I wanted our tomato patch was thoroughly cultivated. It was not just what you call smooth; but the weeds were killed. The worms were in my box and my wife would surely be pleased with my gardening. Stopping long enough to drink a cup of coffee and tell madam that I was “just go- ing up on the brook a while,” I started. To reach the stream it was necessary to go through a field of young corn and the tall grass in the meadow beyond. Then I real- ized that rubber boots were a_ mistake. What was needed was a bathing suit. The lower part of my legs was dry, but from my knees to my hips I was wet through. The grass was so tall that I almost despaired of finding the brook, and wondered if it had not been moved since my last visit. However, a little patch of water was visi- ble, and into that I dropped my hook, re- calling a definition I had once read of the word “fisherman,” “A pole with a string at one end and a fool at the other.” All the same, I felt a bite and landed a small trout. My creel was home, so I SUNDAY MENS PIRATION. 429 stuffed the fish into one of my coat pockets and tried again with the same success, and worked slowly down the meadow, fishing in the holes for trout, and falling into muskrat holes for my own amusement. When I reached the lower end of the mead- ow I had 13 trout in my coat pockets and @ne toe larze to go in. That I put ona stick. The big one weighed a pound, while several of those in the pockets weighed % a pound each. The pockets bulged some- what, but I did not know what else to do with the fish. This for me was good luck, and I started home, knowing how pleased my wife would be with the delicious dinner in prospect. She was pleased when she saw the big one. It was when I began to unload my pockets that her eyes showed trouble was coming. As I pulled out a fish with a slight kink in the tail, that I hastened to straighten, she looked at me, “John, did you put that dirty fish in your pocket ?” I had to admit that I was the author of the deed, and I hastened to tell her that the fish were not dirty, as they had all been washed before taking. “But in your pocket! You should have known better.” I explained that the fish would all straighten out and that it did not hurt them a bit. Then I took out another. “But your pockets are no place to put fish !” My wife is dear to me, so I told her it was impossible to put the fish in the button- holes, on the collar, or to pin them on the lapel. Her reply is a matter between the lady and myself; but I have since made differ- ent arrangements about transporting what trout beatch, FROM PAINTING BY W, |. BTEWARD. WHITE* PERCH. “Help! Help!” came the cry of distress through the midnight stillness. The policeman in the neighboring door- . way stirred uneasily. “Advertise in the : want column,’ he muttered, and resumed his nap.—Philadelphia Press. *“NMONXNN Y3HdVNOOLOHd Sqaduld OLS SANANIM NI NOSS a1 Loafgo NV obs: te ae it te had ae Nr . wesc eo A nt 2 ie cegan te as. 430 oe A- HAVEN: OF zaREFUGE. CHAS. C. TOWNSEND. One mile North of the little village of Mosca, Colorado, in San Luis valley, lives miemtamily of J. C. Gray. On the Gray ranch there is an artesian well which emp- ties into a small pond about roo feet square. This pond is never entirely frozen over and the water emptying thereim is warm even during the coldest winter. Some 5 years ago Mr. Gray secured a few wild duck eggs and hatched them under a hen. The little ducks were reared and fed on the little pond. The following spring they left the place, to return in the fall, bringing with them broods of young; also bringing other ducks to the home where protection was afforded them and plenty of good feed was provided. Each year since, the ducks have scattered in the spring to mate and rear their families, re- turning again with greatly increased num- bers in the fall and again bringing stran- gers to the haven of refuge. I drove out to the ranch November 24, 1902, and found the little pond almost black with the birds, «and was fortunate enough to secure a picture of a part of the pond while the ducks were thickly gathered thereon. Ice had formed around the edges, and this ice was covered with ducks. ities water was’ also. alive with others, which paid not the least at- tention to the party of strangers on the shore. from Mr. Gray I learned that there were some 600 ducks of various kinds on the pond at that time, though it was then early for them to seek winter quarters. Later in the year, he assured me, there would be between 2,000 and 3,000 teal, mallards, canvasbacks, redheads and other varieties, all perfectly at home and fear- less of danger. The family have habitually approached the pond from the _ house, which stands on the South side, and should any person appear on the North side of the pond the ducks immediately take fright and flight. Wheat was strewn on the ground and in the water, and the ducks waddled around us within a few inches of our feet to feed, paying not the least at- tention to us or to the old house dog which walked near. sixes mules: Bast of -the ranch is San Luis lake, to which these ducks travel al- most daily while the lake is open. When they are at the lake it is impossible to ap- proach within gun shot of the then timid birds. Some unsympathetic boys and men have learned the habit of the birds and place themselves in hiding along the course of flight to and from the lake. Many ducks are shot in this way, but woe to the person caught firing a gun on or near the home pond. When away from home, the birds are as wild as other wild ducks and fail to recognize any members of the Gray family. While at home they follow the boys around the barn yard, squawking for feed like so many tame ducks. This is the greatest sight I have ever witnessed and one that I could not believe existed until I had seen it. Certainly it is worth traveling many miles to see, and no one, after seeing it, would care to shoot birds that, when kindly treated, make such charming pets. A DAY. DRAM. L. C. ELERICK. To one grown tired of city streets, And dusty halls of trade, A vision comes of cool retreats, A glimpse of forest shade. His dingy office walls are gone, And sylvan nooks he sees; He views again a country dawn, And wanders ‘neath the trees. On every side are fragrant flowers, The air is fresh and cool; Birds’ carols come from leafy bowers As he stands beside the pool 431 Where years ago, a barefoot boy, With comrades young and gay, He plunged with careless shouts of joy, And frolicked in the spray. He feels upon his throbbing brow The pleasant, cooling breeze; All weariness has left him now, For he lives among the trees. And then—ah! swift the vision fades, Again he hears a din, Gone are the pleasant woodland glades, His office shuts him in. » RECREATION. AMATEUR PHOTO BYR. T. KING. THE THOME OF THES TROUT. Made with Al Vista Camera. THE SONG OF THE FISHERMAN. SYDNEY B, CARPENDER. With a bent pin hook and a willow wand, We steal to the long-forbidden pond, Where the sunfish swim, And the shiners swim, And the catfish swim, Then sing: ‘“There’s no such sport in our early days, As to lie on the shady bank and gaze At the cork as it floats in the noonday rays.” Joy for the little fisherman! When the sun is hot and the water still, When the gulls cry out with their voices shrill, When the mackerel leap, And the bluefish leap, And our own hearts leap, Them ‘sing ; “There’s no such sport on land or sea, On the heaving tide or by sheltered lea;” And we laugh as we fish, and shout with glee. Joy for the deep sea fisherman! With the sun coming up, or sinking down, When the foam flakes soften the dark rock’s frown, When the waves dash on, And the bass darts on, And the reel spins on, Then sing: “There’s no such sport ’mongst the finny host, For this is the patient fisher’s toast: ‘To the stripéd bass along the coast!” "Way for the ’longshore fisherman! In a deep, cool pond or a running brook Lie the speckled trout with watchful look. With a willow rod, Or a bamboo rod, Or a greenheart rod, We sing: “'There’s no such sport on a summer’s day, When the brooklet ripples and the sun- beams play, When the wary trout to their young ones say: ‘*Way for the silent fisherman!” When the years have flown and our youth is spent, When our backs like our well worn rods are bent, Then our thoughts fly back, And our hearts fly back, And our voice comes back, And we sing: “There was no such sport in the whole broad land, With silk-wound rod or the willow wand, When a whipped the pool with steady han 3”) "Way for the aged fisherman! HUNTING AND FISHING IN THE HIGHLANDS OF ONTARIO. H. R. CHARLTON. Each year, after the deer hunting season in the Province of Ontario is over, a num- ber of people resort to a newspaper con- troversy on some question regarding the laws that are in force for the protection of these animals, and give suggestions for the protection of the game and the betterment of the hunters. One of the principal causes of complaint after the season of 1902 seems to have been that the season is too early, and that, owing to the mild weather, it should be extended from the first 2 weeks of November to the last 2 weeks of the same month. Others have urged that hunting with dogs be prohibited, or tiateon a cettain number of days in the early part of the season hounding should be allowed and the remainder of the open season given over to the still hunter; dur- ing the latter period dogs absolutely pro- hibited under a sufficient penalty. It has also been urged that nothing be killed except carrying horns, for at least 2 years, this correspondent giving as his reason that the killing of a doe is getting at the base of life, and that a fawn should be given a chance to grow into something worth shooting. The killing of deer in the water has also been under discussion. It is well known that the deer hunting in the Province of Ontario is the best in the world, and the natural advantages make it possible to retain this great heritage and revenue-producing attraction. The lines of the Grand Trunk Railway system reach probably the best red deer hunting grounds of Northern Ontario, including the Lake Nipissing and French River districts, the many hunting camps reached through Powassan, Trout creek, South river and Sundridge, the exceptionally fine hunting grounds on the Magnetawan river, the Lake of Bays region, and the Muskoka lakes district, not excepting the many points on the Georgian bay. The railway company is therefore taking particular in- terest in the preservation and protection of one of Canada’s most lucrative attractions, and a few remarks on this important sub- ject will perhaps not be out of place in this connection. The majority of hunters going into these districts are transported over our North- ern division. I have therefore had the op- portunity of interviewing several sports- men on the subjects mentioned in the fore- going part of this paper. The consensus of opinion seems to be that hunters do not care to go up into these districts to shoot in the winter. It is too cold to camp out 433 after November 15, and the hardship would more than offset the pleasure derived. Again, navigation would be liable to be closed and the majority of hunters depend on that) means. of getting out of. their camps. Another objection to changing the season to the last 2 weeks in November is that the busy season for men in commer- cial life commences about December 1, and many camps would be obliged to break up on or about November 25. The season of 1902 was exceptionally mild, and no doubt many carcasses spoiled from that cause; but last November was the warmest since 1848, and it may be 50 years more before we have another Novem- ber with a similar temperature. For means of comparison I have asked the navigation companies that operate on the waters of Northern Ontario the dates on which navi- gation was closed for the past 5 years, and elicited the following information: Muskoka Lakes—December 2, 1897; De- cember 6, 1898; December 12, 1899; Decem- ber 9, 1900; December 3, 1901; December 5, 1002. Magnetawan River—November 23, 1807; November 25, 1898; December 3, 1899; November 27, 1900; November 30, I901; November 209, 1902. Lake of Bays—November 28, 1897; No- vember 29, 1898; December 5, 1899; No- vember 27, 1900; November 27, 1901; De- cember 3, 1902. From these statistics it would not be ad- visable to change the season to the last 15 days of November, as the _ probabilities would be that during the last week of No- vember navigation might be closed and the difficulties of transport to the railway line over practically impassable roads, if a heavy snowfall should occur, would be in- surmountabie. If the Game Commission should decide to change the open season, the end of the time should not be later than November 20, and I recommend that the season be made November 5 to November 20. Though I consider hounding unsports- manlike, it is probably a necessary evil un- der the conditions that are found in the localities in question, as probably 90 per cent of the hunters would never see a deer in the 15 days’ open season without the aid of a dog. Another point in its favor is the minimum chance of mortality to the hunter. Only the best hunters can get a shot by still hunting. It is the most dangerous of all methods, and more men are shot while still hunting than when using any other meth- 434 od. It requires men who are brought up to it, who are in the prime of life, cautious, and with keen eyesight, and not apt to shoot until they are satisfied there is no danger to other human beings. The main point for hounding is in this connection, and the principal objection to still hunting, is the danger to sportsmen. A large portion of our Northern district is covered with a dense second growth, in which still hunting is out of the question. As to the killing of does and fawns, the correspondent is correct in stating that “the slaughter of a doe is getting at the base of life.’ Deer are so numerous in the districts under consideration, that probably each hunter could secure his quota of horned animals, sparing the does, and giv- ing the fawns an opportunity of growing to a size worth shooting. ‘This is a matter on which the Government might look favora- bly, and place restrictions to protect the fe- male and her offspring. Killing deer in the water is a mode of hunting of which no true sportsman would be guilty. It is one style of hunting that does not require any strategy or cleverness, and is a cruel «way to secure the game. It is one feature of the present law which should be rescinded. Instead of the supply of deer decreasing, they seem to be growing more numerous each successive year. This is due, no doubt, to the shortness of the open season, and to the strict prosecution by the Onta- rio Government of all who transgress the laws, as well as to the protection to the deer by the new dense undergrowth, which is replacing the timber lands in several of the Northern districts. Information lately received from Mr. E. Tinsley, Chief Game Warden of Ontario, gives the number of licenses and permits issued for the season of 1902 as nearly 10,000, and Mr. Tinsley states that a conservative estimate places the number of animals killed at about 12,- 000. In addition to these about I00 moose were killed. The Canadian Express Company carried 2,376 carcasses, with an aggregate weight of 248.993 pounds; an increase over 1891 RECREATION. of 4 deer. A large majority of these were taken from points on the Grand Trunk Railway system, the greatest number having been brought from the Magnetawan river region, the Lake of Bays district, Muskoka lakes region and the several stations be- tween Gravenhurst and North bay. In ad- dition to these the Dominion Express Com- pany carried 240 deer and 40 moose. Of course these figures do not by any means represent the number of deer killed, as Chief Game Warden Tinsley states that 34 of the hunters are settlers, and carry their deer to their homes by teams. There were 972 hunters in excess of previous year carried by the Grand Trunk to the hunting districts. The railroads not only take a deep in- terest in the hunting in this country, but in the fishing as well, as has been dem- onstrated during the last few years. The Grand Trunk has worked in harmony with the fish commissions of not only Canada, but of the several States through which their lines run, and to the betterment of all concerned. Several of the lakes in North- ern Ontario had, during recent years, been somewhat depleted. The Ontario Govern- ment, in conjunction with the Grand Trunk, arranged to restock these lakes with parent bass. To this end the Grand Trunk built, in Igor, at their shops, a fish car, with mod- ern devices, for the purpose of transporting these fish, the car having a capacity of about 1,000 fish. During Igor the Govy- ernment contracted for 10,000 parent small mouth bass. These were all successfully transported and planted in the _ several lakes, with a loss of only 356 fish, all of which perished in the first shipment, be- cause of extremely hot weather. The wa- ters which were stocked in 1901 included the Muskokas, Lake of Bays, Lake Couch- iching, Lake Simcoe, Stony lake, River Thames, Welland river, Sparrow lake and Grand river. During 1902 the results were not so successful as in the previous year, only about 2,000 bass having been planted in some of the same waters. This was caused by the unpropitious weather during the time the bass were running. “You say Grace married into the smart sepr? “Gracious, no; she was divorced into it.” —Baltimore Herald. WITH WORMS: FOR, BAIT. “Do you know,” said Mrs. C., “I am tired of fly fishing for bass, especially when they fum-as sinall as they have lately. What has become of the big fellows?” “T presume you caught all of them last Summer, I replied. Mrs. C., be it known, is a crack-a-jack with rod and reel, and not a little proud of her prowess. We were sitting on the porch admiring a brilliant sunset following an af- ternoon thunder storm. The rain had driven us from the lake earlier than we were wont to leave it. That day our catch, for 3 persons, mind you, was 4 bass, barely above legal size. It was discouraging, [ admit. “We might try the Mr. C. Seareyou- say, said Mrs. C., turning to me, “that all the trout streams hereabout are preserved.” “iatas tric,’ | answered; “at least as regards streams known to contain trout. But when I was a boy I fished all the water Waetiisstenion, and I think I can find a little brook that used richly to reward my trouble in reaching it. No one but I knew of it in those days, and perhaps no one has discovered it since. I remember that when going there I used to walk miles out of my way, lest anyone should follow me.’ “Let’s go there to-morrow!” cried Mrs. Gee ow far is it?” “About 4 miles across lots or 6 by the road.” “Then we'll start at sunrise and go across lots,” she said. “T doubt if you would care to walk so far through woods,” I replied. “Besides, your tackle would be useless; there is no open water for casting.” “Then we'll fish with bait,” said Mrs. C. “T don’t know where you will get it,” her husband remarked. “I heard a boy at the hotel say there was not a worm within a mile. If he could not find any, I’m not going to try.” ween el said, “near that brook is a farm house belonging to old friends of mine. We'll get worms there if we have to dig their garden over.” So it was agreed we should try the trout and we did so the next day, starting at day- break and carrying only a can for the worms trout,’ suggested AL. we hoped to find, and lines and hooks. It was a bright, clear morning, with every promise of a fine day. We reached the farm house by 8 o'clock and received from the old couplea hearty welcome; also much incidental milk and sweet cider. After resting a while, we dug our bait and went on a half mile or so to the brook. “Here we are,” I said, when we came at last to a great field of ripening timothy. “But, *_eried Mrs: C. “we don’t’ want hay.” “surely not,” J said, “We want trout, and we'll find them in this hay.” “You must be mistaken,” said Mr. C., gazing over the field, “there is no water here.” “Yes, there is,’ I replied, “unless it has dried up or moved away. We will cut some alder poles at this hedge and rig our lines. Then you follow me and I will try to keep you from stepping in the brook. In the middle of the field we came, surely enough, on a little spring brook, not 3 feet wide. “Now,” said I, “bait your hooks and drop them in any open water you see, letting the worm just touch the surface.” Before I had finished my instructions and was yet struggling with a refractory worm, I heard a cry from Mrs. C. and saw a 10-inch trout flying heavenward. We worked our way through the tall grass to the woods, occasionally making a finny capture. Then through the woods we went until the little stream was lost in a swamp. We retraced our steps, fishing carefully, lest we should have overlooked some likely spot. We were about ready to give up when Mrs. C. took a 14-inch fish from the stream she could have stepped accoss at its widest point. That was the last and crown- ing triumph of the day. We returned to the farm house carrying 22 trout on a forked twig and 3 inexpress- ibly contented souls wherever you are pleased to locate them. My good old friends had a bountiful dinner ready for us, with more milk and cider. Later, and until it was time to trudge homeward, we lounged under the big elms in the farm yard and wondered when we would enjoy another so glorious a day. Johnson-—He said I was an addle pated jackass. about it? What do you advise me to do Jackson—See a good veterinary.—Judge. 435 NG MORSEL. A TEMPTI FLAPPING WINGS. jew ys LOON ON N ST, —_ 4 4 BE AND NEI — 4 4 PIED-BILL GRI 436 — A GOOD TIME. AMATEUR PHOTOS BY J, E. STANLEY CATCHING MINNOWS. Winners of 8th Prize in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. Premo Camera. Made with THE JELLYFISH. J- C. EDWARDS. Slow drifting, drifting, drifting with the tide, With endless, aimless wand’rings through the sea, Its pliant body, fringed with softest lace, As delicate as ever yet was wrought By skillful hand for rare and dainty work, Yields gently to each light, caressing touch Of moving wave which helps it on its way, And aids it in its lifelong wanderings. Its mind, a tiny gleam of instinct blind, Has knowledge of no science, art, or love; \ 437 And yet it serves its every hourly need, And makes of it a sentient being whole, : That lives and moves and dies and serves its day In God’s stupendous plan of earthly life. It is a branch that in the ages past Was parted from the primal, living trunk, And still exists, a thing to help to prove That this mysterious, wondrous world of ours Is ruled by wisest law and not by chance, ie a, Line gee Soe ety PINTAIL DUCK. DAFILA ACUTA. 438 es ; { YELLOW LEGS. TOTANUS FLAPFIPES. 439 “19UUIP 07 oW0d 04 YoUAT Sst] IOZ SUIZIVA MOU ST QniQ 11g dug Q4ID O11 dug oy} poysvor youdT opnajizay ss OY} PUY ‘ung YIOK MON OY} UT 440 THE FEORIDA RED. CHARLEY APOPKA, The nex’ day we didn’t do much, ’ceptin’ tend ter the traps. We got 3 more coons, an’ Mr. Sam cut a turkey’s neck off with ’is Winchester. A Winchester is the slick- est thing I ever seen. Look like its got sense, same’s a human; fer when you work the lever, it throws out the empty shell, an’ takes a hold of a good one, an’ puts it in the right place, an’ never fails. That night they was low clouds a flyin’ up from the Southwest, an’ pa said he reckoned we'd git that rain we was a wish. fier, an. he said if it ’ud turn off—cold after it, wed kill 3 or 4 deer an take lime with us. Shore ’nuff, before day it com- menced ter rain, an’ I woke up an’ heerd ita patterin’ on the tent over my head. | shore love ter lay in a warm bed in camp, an’ hear the rain, an’ know it kaint git to me. “Ver-morrer,’ sez pa, “we'll have a go autne Old varmint, an’ the day after, if it turns cold, we'll all take ter the woods, an’ seef we kaint git a load of venison ter take home.” ong erbout 2 o'clock, the - wind | got around inter the Northwest, an’ the clouds begun ter break, an’ Uncle Dick said it ’ud be coldern cats afightin’ ’fore*mornin’. Pa ’n mie tore fer the traps fer the last time. We ig@igdee2zeecoons in em, an’ a ‘2° thirds grown otter. We pulled ’em up as we come to*’em: We was on our way back ter camp, an’ pa was a totein the traps on ’is shoulder, an’ I was a carryin’ his gun an the hides, an’ a little buck jumped outen the bushes mMelniwet us, am run quarterin off. Pa sez, ~“B-a-a-a,’ an’ he stopped right still, an’ went ter lookin’ round. "seep. im, son; shoot. im, drap yore hides, an’ aim fer his flank,’ pa whispered. The little old deer weren’t over 50 yards off, an’ I *membered what Uncle Dick said *bout gittin me a rifle if I killed a deer. Seem like it sorter steadied me, fer I weren't no more excited ’n if I was aimin’ at a killdee. I fetched ’er ter the right place, an’ pulled down. ’Er-r-o-0-o-m, ’er- r-0-0-0-m, with both barrels, an’ the old gun like to a’ kicked me down. “He’s down, you've got ’im,” pa hollered. fap cut 1s throat, but look out he don’t strike yer with ’is feet.” An’ I laid the gun down, an’ run to ’im, but ‘fore I cud git there, he riz to ’is feet, an’ went a runnin’ off with is tail down. I dashed after ’im, but pa hollered ter come back, an’ I was shore the chawed boy an’ I woulden’ fool yer. I seen my rifle a disa- pearin’ over the horizon, as the sayin’ is , X. 441 but pa said he was hit bad, an’ we’d shore git “im. We set down an’ waited ’bout 10 minutes an’ then started after ’im. Where he fell it look like a quart of blood had been spilt, an’ there was a plenty on the grass an’ leaves ter trail ’im by. We follered the trail toward a little bayhead "bout a quarter off, an’ we found ’im in a gully that rua out of it. Look like he’d tried ter jump it, an’ is breath failed ’im. I was shore the tickled boy an’ that’s a fact. I grabbed out my knife and bled ’im, an’ pa ’n me drug im outen the ‘ditch an’ “hung “im” inta saplin, an’ took out is innards. His kid- neys was nearly buried in fat. Four blue whistlers went plum through ’is liver, an’ one in ’is bladder, but he run a quarter of a mile. I’d rub down ’is hair an’ feel of ’is horns, an’ I reckon I said a dozen times. “Oh, pa, ain’t he purty!” I reckon I was the proudest boy in the world. Pa taken the buck on ’is shoulder, an the gun in ’is hand, an’ I taken the traps an’ the hides, an’ they made me a purty big turn. It was dark fore we got ter camp, but we could see the fire a far ways through the woods. We _ stopped ever ’casionally, ter rest, an’ one time, jest after wed sighted the fire, we hearn a painter holler, not more’n 200 yards back of us. Well, sir, of all the fusses I ever hearn, that was jest natchelly the scariest, an’ if pa hadn’t-a been with me, they ain’t no tellin’ what I'd a done. Pa said, “Don’t. be skeered, son; he won’t bother us, he’s thes a follerin’ this fresh meat’; but, all the same, I was mighty glad when we got ter camp, an’ I reckon pa weren't so powerful sorry, but I don’t bleeve he’s afear’d of nothin’ that draws breath. Uncle Dick sez, “Doggone yore little hide, you’ve stuck me fer a Winchester, ain’t yer; an you shall shore have it, soon’s I sell them steers.” Mr. Sam said when J got that rifle, look out deer an’ varmints, fer I was deadly pizen. We went ter whittlin’ steaks offen my deer, an’ we fried up a whole hind quarter, an’ it seemed like it was the best meat I ever tasted. I fried some of the liver, but it was so strong I couldn’t eat it. We told ’em about the painter a follerin us, an Mr. Sam said we could strike ’is trail in the mornin’ where we cleaned the deer. We went ter bed soon’s we was done eatin’, fer we aimed ter git up ’fore day, an’ give the old varmint a run fer ’is money. Uncle Dick said he’d stay an’ keep camp fer us. BRISTLY BUFFALOES The photo reproduced herewith is that of Dr. William Preiss and Mr. A. C. Bidwell, Buffalo hunters, and a day’s bag of black Over 50 squirrels from Canadian woods. squirrels are now exceedingly rare any- where on this continent; yet 2 men who would undoubtedly claim to be sportsmen, and one of them a physician, go out and kill squirrels fell to their guns in 10 hours, close to the great game preserves in West- ern Ontario. This is another pathetic and disgusting case of the slaughter of squirrels. Black Mr. Von Blumer: 50 of these beautiful and innocent animals in one day. These men should be ashamed of themselves and I trust we may soon have laws in all the States that will prevent such reckless butchers from gratifying their bloodthirsty tastes.—EpITor. What sort of a host- ess does Mrs. Caterby make? Von Blumer: feel as ; Splendid. if I wasn’t at home.—Life. 442 She made me ’ .is published KELLEY KICKS. In November ReEcrEATION there appeared an article on moose snaring in Nova Sco- tia. The story is based on the report of the Nova Scotia Game Society, and on my personal observations. It is truthful, tem- perate, and was written with the intention of awakening the people of the Province to the inhumanity of the practice, its gen- eral prevalence and the need of greater en- ergy in suppressing it. That the intent of the article was under- stood and approved by Nova Scotians in general is proven by its having been re- printed in full in several Nova Scotia news- papers, by its commendation in the Game Society’s report for 1902 and by the receipt of an endorsement of the article signed by -a group of the Society’s agents. The Weekly Courier, of Digby, Nova Scotia, published in full my moose snaring article in RECREATION and showed by the frank avowal of its truth and justice a commendable editorial spirit... This paper in the heart of =the snar- ing region and such an editorial can not fail to “have a good effect just where it is most needed. After publication of the ar- ticle mentioned I received from the Nova Scotia game wardens a complimentary round robin, and letters from several indi- viduals, showing conclusively the value of RECREATION’S wide circulation in furthering reform methods. - The report of the Society for 1902, al- though it shows a growing energy in the “matter, gives a list of only 5 convictions for snaring. This proves the soundness of my position. There is, however, one man in the Prov- ince who did not relish the frankness dis- played in the treatment given the subject. This man is a member of the Society’s Council and a game agent. His name is C. R. Kelley, “Yarmouth Kelley,” they call him at home, and they smile when they say it. Kelley has always displayed a genuine zeal in the sale of game licenses. Fortu- nately for himself he is situated where he can meet the incoming hunter at the Yar- mouth wharf and induce him to take out his license before going farther. Inciden- tally there goes into Kelley pockets a snug commission on the fees thus collected. ‘Thus he feels a lively interest in the repu- tation of the Province as a game country. He has not figured prominently in the brief list of prosecutions for illegal hunting. In fact, his name does not appear at all, in this 443 FROM THE GAME FIELDS The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman. connection, in the reports for 1900-1901. In the sale of licenses he looms up well, having disposed of 13 out of a total of 30 in 1900 and of 27 out of 67 in Igor. In 1902 he sold 18 out of a total of 59. It may seem rather hard to deprive the other 20-odd wardens of their fair share of these commissions, but Kelley knows his business and charity begins at home. In 1902, Kelley, or rather men employed by him, actually secured evidence to con- vict 2 moose snarers, his first real success in this line, and no doubt this turned his head. Then he read the article in REcCREA- TION and got mad. He saw danger menace his commission business; saw possible visi- tors shun the Province; saw his principal source of income fade away like smoke; and he took his pen in hand. He wrote a reply to me, sent it to an editor, and it was published. It is an incoherent, rambling mixture of cheap insinuation against me, a denunciation of certain alleged license- evading Yankees and a big advertisement of Kelley’s own work! He does not deny the essential points of the article in RECREATION, for that is straight goods, and Kelley knows it. Not to detract by any means from the magnificent work of such men as Daley and Jenner, of Digby; Pritchard, of New Glasgow; Hunt, of Milton, and one or 2 others, who are hampered in working against odds by insufficient funds and a lack of organized support, it remains a patent fact, to anyone familiar with the conditions, that the majority of the game agents do not attempt in any determined or systematic manner to stop the snaring and other abuses carried on under their very noses. In one locality where snaring was found most prevalent the game agent re- ported that none existed. The snaring and driving of moose exist to-day in Kelley’s own district; not spasmodically, nor prac- ticed by one or 2 men, but by many who could and should be put out of business. Kelley would have us believe it requires the ability of a Roberts of Candahar to outwit and convict the rascally snarer. I ‘lay no claim to any detective ability, but from my own experience I know that nerve, a little patience, the aid of a camera and a knowledge of the scene of operations, common to frequenters of the woods, are all the equipment required. ~ When the article in question was written it was not deemed necessary to give the precise localities where moose snaring is being carried on, nor the names of those 444 persons known to be engaged in the busi- ness. For equally well-considered reasons the fixing of responsibility for failure to attack this evil vigorously was not placed on individuals, but was charged to the Game Society collectively. However, if Kelley or any other official of the Society doubts my sincerity or the accuracy of my statements, a mere word to the editor of RECREATION will result in placing before the public not only the de- tails purposely omitted, but certain other facts connected with ‘the subject which may prove entertaining and instructive. The license fee for hunting big game in Nova Scotia is $40. moose, as caribou are practically extinct and the few deer are under timely protec- tion. This fee seems large to an American familiar with the rival claims of Maine and New Brunswick, where the fee is _ less. Still, no one but a poor type of sportsman would enter the Province to hunt and evade the fee which the law imposes. I join heartily in all the invectives Kelley heaps on this class of Americans wherever mer- ited, though I can but feel, as Kelley waxes wroth over the matter, that it is the loss of his coveted commissions rather than the actual law breaking which moves him so deeply. If the Game Society would only demonstrate its efficiency by correcting this abuse, as well as that of snaring, it would merit and receive the commendation of all law-abiding American sportsmen. I do not wish to be understood as belit- tling Mr. Kelley's work. He is evidently an active, pushing sort of man who, once started on an undertaking, perseveres to the end. His success in acquiring a corner on license fees demonstrates this fact, and I hope his 2 convictions of last year may only be the forerunners of many to follow. His slurs on the standing or sincerity of a man who, though an American, is laboring faith- fully and honestly in the good work of game preservation in Nova Scotia are in bad taste. Ernest Russell, Worcester, Mass. NEW PATENT TENTS. — Canvas Covered Knockdown John H. Hagedorn, Cleveland, Filed July 15, 1902. Serial No. 115,645. (No model.) . Claim—1. The framework for a canvas house comprising the upper and lower hor- izontal pieces, metallic straps uniting said pieces at their corners, and sockets for the corner posts formed within such corner straps, top and bottom. 2. The frame described having base pieces with sockets in their corners and straps on the outside connecting said pieces around said sockets, the top pieces of said 720,344. House. Ohio. Big game means RECREATION. ; frame having inside and outside straps cofi- necting their corners and the inner of said straps bent to form a socket in its angle, and the corner posts socketed within said straps, top and bottom. 3 A suitable frame having vertical sides, in combination with a canvas covering the side of said frame formed in a single piece and provided with openings between its ends for windows, and having buttonholes to fasten it upon said frame. 4. A suitable frame having a truss on the top thereof, in combination with a canvas top stretched over said truss and having an inside flap with buttonholes to secure it upon the top of the frame, and the said canvas top overlapping the lowef edge of said flap, and the buttons to which it is se- cured, thereby shedding the water, and the side wall of the house overlapped by said top. : 5. A suitable skeleton frame and a can- vas wall having openings for windows, and a covering for said windows consisting of an awning having buttonholes in its edges adapted to be fastened down upon the win- dow and closing the same, said awning pro- vided with a suitable brace at its bottom to hold it open. 6. The house substantially as described, having a canvas wall with window open- ings and a framework about said openings, provided with buttons, and a window screen having buttonholes in its edges en- gaged on said buttons. 721,993. Tent, Canopy, or Awning. Effie Arnett, Lincoln, Neb. Filed March 20, 1902. Serial No. 99,158. (No model.) Claim.—1. The combination with a sup- porting frame having oppositely extending a. ee pay Ps ; FROM THE GAME FIELDS. portions at opposite sides of its ridge, of a longitudinally arranged roller constituting the ridge pole of the frame structure, sepa- rate canopy flaps arranged to simultane- ously wind and unwind-on the ridge pole roller and provided at their outer edges with carrying bars guided on the oppo- sitely extending portions of the frame, a second roller carried by the supporting frame, operating ropes or cables winding and unwinding on said second roller and having connections respectively with the carrying bars of the separate canopy flaps, said ropes or cables being arranged to pro- vide for simultaneously drawing out the canopy flaps in opposite directions, and a driving mechanism having geared connec- tion with both the ridge roller and the said second roller. 2. The combination with a frame of a roller forming the ridge pole thereof, 2 flaps having their inner edges secured to said roller, an operating crank and sprock- et wheel operated thereby geared to said roller, a sliding locking bolt co-acting with said sprocket, a second roller geared to the first, a rope secured to the edge of each flap and wound on the second roller, and guide pulleys for one of said ropes, one of said pulleys being arranged on the oppo- site side of said frame to said second roller. 720,445.—Portable Pleasure ‘Tent. fam..W. Kreig,: Sr., Filed February 1, 92,200. (No model.) Claim.—1. The combination in a pleasure tent of 4 supporting legs, connected at the top and an awning-distending frame com- prising pendent bar H, 2 braces A* A® on Chris- Nashville, Tenn. 1902. Serial No. p each side, having their middle parts bolted together and to the pendent bar and their outer ends bolted to the corner posts, the projecting cantilever bars A* A® bolted’ respectively at the ends of the cross bars 445 and at their outer ends to each other, cross bars A° mounted on said outer ends and an awning distended over the cross bars and cantilever projections. 2. The combination, in a pleasure tent, of the 4 supporting legs, having cantilever projections at the upper ends of the same and a rigid rectangular framework connect- ing the upper ends of the legs, an awning B extending over said cantilever projec- tions, and a cupola top having a pendent skirt extending down over the upper edges of the rectangular frame and awning. 3. The combination, in a pleasure tent, of the 4 corner legs, a framework connecting the upper ends of the same, a horizontally projecting frame at the top of these legs, an awning distended over said frame, a separate cupola surmounting the awning and overlapping its upper edges and a sep- arate interior canopy C-. A CONTRABAND ABATTOIR. There is a wilderness of 40,000 square miles in Idaho and Montana that is not penetrated by a wagon road. A large por- tion of this area is now a forest reserve. At the same time it is a natural game pre- serve. A united campaign should be organ- ized by the sportsmen of the United States to establish game protection on all timber reserves. Although this great Idaho wil- derness has been a natural game preserve in the past, the discovery of gold in the heart of the untrodden region has brought a ruthless destruction of game. The Thun- der mountain stampede of the summer of 1902 caused the Salmon river basin water- shed to be overrun by a murderous class of pilgrims. The true Western mountaineer never slaughters the game. He is a lover of nature and he regards the game animals of the wilderness his heritance. This mountain fastness has been traversed by the prospectors for 40 years, and the camps of the placer miners are often the play- grounds of the fawns, while the timid mother-does defy the intruders by stamping their feet at them as they go about their work. The humane prospectors have made the deer in the remote sections of this wil- derness as gentle as sheep on the old home- stead. The pioneer, it is true, supplies his larder from the wild herds, but he selects his victims with judgment and never butch- ers the mother of a helpless fawn at least. During the past summer I saw many tragedies. Starving fawns were often found by the side of a dead mother-doe that had received a mortal wound at the hands of a tenderfoot. It is estimated that 5,000 deer were killed in the Thunder mountain district alone in 1902. When the advance of the stampede entered this home of the deer, the unsuspicious animals were 446 as gentle as dairy cows in a meadow. It is true that the gold hunters were con- fronted by a meat famine. All food that was consumed by thousands of men from February till June was either carried over 100 miles on snowshoes, or unlawfully supplied from the game of the forest. The mountaineers, who had been accustomed to the selection of game animals, chose their victims carefully; but the tenderfeet shot recklessly and indiscriminately. It was not uncommon to find dead does that had been shot and left where they fell, after the dis- covery that they were nearing the close of the period of gestation; or sometimes fawns might be found dying beside the carcass of a mother from which the hams had been cut and carried away. The men whe committed these murders were inva- riably from the cities and the Eastern States, and had not been accustomed to the conservative practice of butchering wild meat as they would kill domestic animals on the farm. At the town of Roosevelt, in the Thun- der mountain district, the sacrifice of game became so shameful that the old mountain- eers and the merciful sportsmen revolted against the practice. There was no game warden or even constable to whom an ap- peal for the enforcement of law could be made. Public sentiment was weak in the face of the necessity of the occasion. The old prospectors who had seen these herds multiply and grow gentle from merciful treatment suffered from the constant evi- dence of ruthless slaughter. Thorough in- vestigation revealed the fact that the indis- criminate killing, especially the wounding of does while they were worthless for the larder, was largely due to the wuncontrol- able impulse of the tenderfoot to kill every- thing in sight, and to the excitement which made in impossible for him to discriminate between a buck and a doe or a fat and a poor animal. It was, therefore, determined by the prospectors and experienced sports- men to supply their neighbors with the best quality of venison free of charge if they would use their influence to prevent the killing of does in the late period of gesta- tion and early periods of motherhood. It might be said that a contraband abattoir was conducted for 2 months, and in a spirit of mercy. It was found easy to promote sentiment against the indiscriminate tenderfoot mur- der of mother-does and the starvation of fawns, but it was found impossible to con- trol the man who was subject to buck ague when he was brought in contact with the wild herds of the mountains. I saw more than 100 does that had been shot to death and either left where they fell by the conscience-stricken hunter after he had dis- covered the enormity of his crime, or that RECREATION. had been mortally wounded by a tenderfoot who had buck ague too badly to make an accurate shot. These deer were of the blacktail spe- cies, and they were as gentle as domestic sheep. I have counted-300 in one day dur- ing a journey along a trail of only 15 miles. The ordinary Eastern man never passed one of these animals without trying to kill it. One day generally exhausted the sup- ply of rifle cartridges, after the deer coun- try was reached. The price of 30-30 shells ruled at 25 cents each for 3 months in the Thunder mountain district last summer. Only the bad marksmanship of the tender- foot and the scarcity of ammunition pre- vented the annihilation of the~deer of that vicinity in one year. Wild goats and moun- tain sheep were more shy and -therefore more secure from the merciless tenderfoot. Hundreds of moose and elk were killed, notwithstanding the strict protective stat- utes of the State. Could there not be an effective campaign organized for the purpose of enlisting the forest reserve commission in the interest of game protection on the forest reserves? On the reserves in this section of the West the game is worth more than the timber. The lumber monopolies seem to have de- fined the boundaries of these reserves in a manner that left the timber outside of the limits. Newton Hibbs, Salmon, Idaho. SPORTSMAN APPEALS T@ TEXAS. I have just read in a weekly paper this statement: “Texas, if she is not ready to stop the sale of game, is at least going to try to qualify its sale and to limit the legal bag.” I am most thankful to hear it. I have been a sportsman all my life. Twenty-five years ago, as a boy, I came from England to Texas. I have always delighted in vis- its to the Lone Star State. From that time to this I have frequently returned there on hunting trips, but it was not until last au- tumn, November, 1902, that I received the greatest shock of my life in a sporting way. I had been staying,in Austin. I went to Rockport, on the coast, for ducks. I had been directed to a place 8 miles from the town. I had intended to remain there 5 days at least, but the things I saw and © heard so shocked and disgusted me that on the second morning after my arrival I left, heavy hearted and filled with ire toward the pot hunters. I had fallen in with-such a family. It was supposed to be a place where sportsmen might find comfortable lodgings and have duck shooting from blinds for a total expense of $2.50 a day; but on reaching my quarters I found the arrangement required was this: Kill all the ducks you can and give them to the the pot hunter who has made this most rea- sonable rate of $2.50 a day to hunters on this condition. , I found the order of each day as follows: The pot hunter and his 2 sons breakfasted long before daylight and were in the blinds by sunrise or before. By long years of constant practice they had learned to call artificially every duck that utters a sound. At half a mile they were able to recognize at sight the different varieties of ducks on the wing; redheads, bluebills, canvasbacks, mallards, etc. When ducks came in sight, 7 . . the boy in the boat with me, an expert at calling, would at once pipe up, and if he could make the ducks hear, 10 chances to one they would swerve, circle over us, and come down among our decoys. Then the young demon would show great anger, though I was a paying sportsman with, as I supposed, merely a boy in attendance, if I attempted to shoot before the ducks were on the water, well settled there and bunched. One day the 2 brothers, with pump guns, killed at one double shot 53 ducks. They told me they and their father have killed for many years an average of 10,000 ducks each season; and they evidently never dreamed of anyone’s objecting, or regard- ing it in any other way than with admi- ration. Every night, after all hands are in from the day’s hunt and the various bags of ducks have been piled together in the wagon bed, the drive is made to Rockport to cold storage rooms, where a man stands in unloaded; sprigs so many, gadwalls so many, mallards so many. These all bring various prices, canvasbacks the highest, redheads next, and so on down the scale. My eyes were opened to the horrors of pot hunting and the beastly, degrading ef- fect it seemed to have had on the men. Not the life of a living creature that runs or flies was regarded by them. They never allowed a bird on the wing or a quadruped on the run.to go by unharmed. With an oath and a coarse laugh the boy with me would let drive at every pelican, heron, loon, cormorant that came within reach of his firearm, leaving the bird, after 4 wounding it, unnoticed on the water, to die ) . or flutter away. I had an experience I trust I may never have again, and I would rather put my gun away forever than take a small part, even under protest, in such : carnage as’ I witnessed while spending 2 days and a half with this family of pot hunters. , Not long ago I read an article under the caption, “Why Is Duck. Hunting on the Vane?” I have given you here a good _part of the answer. How can duck shoot- PROM THE GAME FIELDS. readiness to check off the ducks as they are _ _carry, about I00.. 447 ing go on for any length of time at this rate without waning? I have told you of the routine of life, through the entire win- ter months, of one family. How many ~ more families on the Texas coast are doing the same thing? Making a living by de- stroying ducks and geese daily at whole- sale, and killing every other living thing for practice or through sheer wantonness ? I sincerely hope the State of Texas will speedily take some steps to stop this shock- ing slaughter of game; and I wish that any sportsman who has it in his power to do anything in the matter might have his blood heated to the boiling point, his ideas of decency and moderation shocked and his activities aroused as I had by a 2% days’ visit at a pot hunter’s abode in Texas. H. M. Dumbell, Great Barrington, Mass. ON THE STINKING: WATER TRAIL. I am not certain but I invite a roast by giving you an account of a trip I made to Wyoming last fall. I started out to get an appetite and some sport at the same time. Arriving at Red Lodge, Mont., I fell in with Jim McLaughlin, one of the best known guides in Wyoming, who had just got in with a party from Illinois, and hav- ing nothing in sight for the next few days we soon came to terms for a trip to Jackson Hole. On the evening of the fourth day we ar- rived at our guide’s house, wet through, tired and hungry as bears. By the time we had the horses cared for Mrs. McLaughlin had a roaring fire in the sitting room, and when we were warm and dry they called us in to supper. This was not camp-out grub; fresh butter, eggs, milk, fried trout, roast elk, white and brown bread, preserves, fruit, and I do not recollect all of it, but it did not take long to get rid of that hungry feeling. This was as far as we could go with a wagon, being up on the head of South fork of Stinking Water and about 20 miles up from Ishawood, P. O., where they get their mail. The next morning, while Jim was getting our pack train ready, Mrs. McLaughlin got out his Bristol steel rod for me, and off I went to try my luck on trout. On the road coming in Jim had told me that he would like to let me have this rod, but as I never had used one he did not think it safe in green hands, and seemed to think that a willow would about fit me. I thought it too good a joke on him to miss, and saying nothing about our previous con- versation I shouldered the rod and went to the creek. Following the stream about 2 miles I comenced to fish back. Long before getting back to the house I had all I could Some we cleaned for im- mediate use, and about 30 Mrs. McLaugh- 448 lin put in pickle to be ready for me on my return home a month later. ‘Our pack train then being ready, we started for the divide, which we crossed the second day. We were then in elk coun- try and went into camp. By 9g the next morning I had a fine elk turned up to cool, which Jim and I skinned after dinner and took down on the pack horses. That night came a light snow. Next morning I was out bright and early. The first track I struck was a mountain lion’s, but the sun spoiled the trailing, and hear- ing a bull elk whistle I left the trail and went after him. I followed him 2 miles. Then, looking over some rocks, I saw not one but 10 cows and one bull. After watch- — ing them 5 minutes the cows went down the mountain side, but the bull is looking down at me from the wall as I write this; the head is a proud trophy. Next day we moved camp 15 miles. I started out to get the lay of the country before night. About % mile from camp I ran on a bunch of elk and before I took a second thought I had 2 down within 5 rods of eachother. I felt ashamed of myself and determined that I would not kill another one while in the mountains. Next morning we skinned them and took the meat and hides to camp. The next 2 days it snowed and we packed up and rode 3 days in a hard storm. In places the snow came up to our saddles, but being light the horses could wallow through it. Just as we got over the divide and started down the cafion we came face to face with a big bull elk. He turned and went down the trail we were on, and I think for the first mile jumped 30 feet at a clip. His trail crossed ours back and forth for 5 or 6 miles, but as we were not hunting elk then we paid no attention to him. The third day from camp we pulled in at the ranch. By this time I had got a mountain appetite, and didn’t I hide the good things Mrs. McLaughlin set out! After resting 2 or 3 days, we started for the railroad, 110 miles North. I got home I5 pounds gainer. The gun I used was a 30-30 special light Winchester. It is as big as a cannon for all practical purposes. I expect to go over the same territory for a good long vacation next fall, and if you know of any good party contemplating such a trip, should like to correspond with him, with a view of joining, as a party of 4 or 5 can have a bet- ter time and reduce expense. D. Morrill, South Omaha, Neb. A COOL MOUNTAIN RETREAT. The summer of 1808 was said to be an exceptionally hot one throughout the United States, but we who stayed in the moun- tains of Colorado knew little about it ex- RECREATION. cept through the newspapers. In the upper Arkansas valley, 35 miles below Leadville, where the blue sky is shut out by a canopy of spruce boughs, you can fish in streams flowing down straight from Nature’s re- frigerators. The valley from Salida to Buena Vista and beyond, is broad and fertile, and cut with ranches and irrigating ditches, but to the Westward in a jumbled mass, split by forest-skirting canyons, and surmounted by stupendous peaks, rises the Continental Divide. Perhaps not one tourist in 100 knows that from the rugged headlands far above them, spiked deer and mountain sheep look down on the rushing trains, while coyotes lope through the pinyons at the sound of the locomotive whistle. To know and appreciate Colorado thoroughly you must camp here awhile; not pass through on the wings of the wind. My experience with that section of the Rocky mountains embracing the 3 Collegi- ate peaks, Mounts Princeton, Yale, and “Harvard, opposite Buena Vista, has cov- ered 3 years’ of short enjoyable excursions into their hidden recesses. In a 2 hours’ ride from the D. & R. G. R. R. tracks I have startled the deer from his bed, and plunged into sylvan depths where the song of the pines and the rustle of the aspens were the only sounds. One day while among the dwarfed spruces near timber line, I ran into a mag- nificent flock of grouse, that took to the low branches about me. I had no gun, nor did I wish for one, but lay on the needle- carpeted ground and watched “Hiawatha’s chickens” as they played shide and seek through their evergreen cover. They were so innocently tame that I doubted if they had ever seen man before, or been frightened by the explosion of a cartridge. Going out on the bald cone of the mountain for a better view, I startled numberless conies among the rocks, which © disappeared into convenient crevices with indignant chatterings. Through a field glass I swept the world below me, and-at last my gaze rested on a serrated peak half a mile away across a precipitous canyon. There, on a pinnacle, gazing down into the depths below, stood a hoary mottntain sheep. No finer horns ever crowned the head of one of these mountain sentinels than he wore, and I hope they will never grace a museum other than nature’s, until the wear- er has died a natural death. Sliding down into the canyon, ankle deep in loose shale, I found cool ledges of dripping ice and snow at the bottom, showing how rivers are born. Descending the gulch green timber appeared, and the mossy banks of « silvery stream deadened my footsteps like moquette carpet. At every descending rod new flora appeared, and a changing or- - chestra of birds flitted among the tree tops. From beds of sweet ferns, shaded by tall spruces, I passed stooping under the sweeping branches of alders and willows, -and swinging around the white trunks of green crowned cottonwoods. In a little open glade I lay on a log dam that churned in the whilrpool of the creek current, and saw mountain trout fanning the limpid water. It was evening when I left the beautiful wooded foothills to the Westward, and crossing the mesa brilliant with its covering of yellow cactus blossoms, tried to make friends with the wild doves that arose in whirring flocks from my feet. Although I carried in my hand nothing more formidable than a bunch of Colum- bine, I think the poor doves, having been deceived so often, considered me their enemy and so flew away to the pinyons. I wish more readers of RECREATION could enjoy our Alpine scenery with its cool sum- mers as I have. It banishes lassitude and acts on the body as.a Ponce de Leon spring. I like RecrEATION because it breathes love and kindness toward our fast decreas- ‘ing wild birds and game. Geo. E. Newell, M. D., Buena Vista, Colo. - ON THE SUSQUEHANNA FLATS. Probably no shooting in the country better known than the flats of the Susque- hanna river; and certainly no other game holds as high a place in the affection of both sportsman and epicure as the canvasback duck. The flats extend from Havre de Grace down the bay about 10 miles, and cover nearly its whole width. On them grows the. wild celery which gives to the canvas- - back its unrivaled flavor. It grows below the surface, and the duck has to dive for his dinner. Opening day on the flats is an occasion of great interest to sportsmen. Many yachts from distant cities come up the bay, and anchor off Havre de Grace in time for the first day’s sport. Shooting is allowed only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the first of these days in November sees the commencement of the season. Boats are not allowed to cross the imagi- nary line which bounds the flats before 5 = -a.-m.; but all the night before they are waiting, each trying to get a position of advantage. At 5 the boats cross the line, and there is a great rush to get the places considered best. Duck shooting on the flats is pursued chiefly in 2 ways; by sink boxes and by bushwhacking. The sink box is simply a box just big enough to contain a man lying down. It has flaps, extending from the side at the top, which keep it from sinking en- tirely. This unwieldly contrivance is car- ' = © FROM THE GAME FIELDS. tional Park, 449 ried to the desired position on a boat, and is so adjusted as to be flush with the water, when occupied by the shooter. Around it are placed the decoys. The shooter gets in, lying perforce on his back, and waits for a flock of ducks. When they come, he rises to a sitting position and pours his broadside into the flying birds. The ex- perienced hunter can get 2 guns into opera- tion on the same bunch. This is the most deadly method of shooting for the prac- tised hand, though rather awkward for the beginner. Of course the sink box must have a row boat in attendance to pick up the killed and crippled. With such an out- fit more than 100 ducks are often bagged on one tide. In bushwhacking, the gunner sets out his decoys, some 50 or so, and rows off a con- siderable distance. When he sees a bunch of ducks alight he quickly and noiselessly sculls his boat up to them. If fortunate, he may get some good shooting, though frequently the ducks rise out of range, es- pecially if they have been much shot at. Of late years launches have been used with considerable effect in bushwhacking. A launch, with noiseless engine, steals up to the ducks before they are aware of it. There is an illegal method of shooting called big gunning. This requires a small skiff in whose bow is placed a swivel gun of about No. 1 bore. During the day the hunter locates a large bed of ducks. At night he paddles his skiff up and discharges his cannon broadside into the flock. The result of such a shot is murderous; scores of ducks are often -picked up, besides the many crippled which must necessarily be lost. After getting his ducks the pot hunt- er makes his escape as soon as possible. Of course this is the rankest form of slaughter, and no punishment is too severe for the offenders. The shooting continues to late afternoon, until the sportsman has had enough, or oftentimes considerably more than enough. There is one weather condition, however, that can almost completely ruin the shoot- ing, and that is fog. In foggy weather there are few ducks on the wing and those that are moving will not decoy. The opening day in ’o2 was of such a nature and as a consequence few ducks were brought in. Duck shooting everywhere possesses a fascination for the hunter; on the flats it becomes a truly royal sport. James A. Newell, Princeton, N. J. THE GEYSERS-~- WILL KEEP. Captain H. M. Chittenden, U. S. A., in charge of improvement of Yellowstone Na- in a recent letter to the New York Herald, says: There was recently published in a French sci- entific paper, Ciel et Terre, of Paris, an article 450 on the Yellowstone National Park, in which the writer, who had lately visited the Park, holds that the geysers are rapidly approaching ex- tinction. The article has been widely copied throughout the United States, and has gone a long way toward creating an impression that the Yellowstone wonderland, so far as relates to the hot springs and geysers, is practically a thing of the past. Both in his premises and conclusions the au- thor of this article is wholly astray, and it is a good example of how even a scientific observer may draw wrong conclusions if he fails to ex- amine all sides of a question. A few examples will illustrate. Roaring mountain, which the author of the Ciel et Terre article did not hear roar, never has roared. to any noticeable extent. Some enthu- siastic explorer in past years happened by this hill when there was an excessive escape of steam, heard the loud, shrill sound which it caused, and dignified the hill with the name of Roaring Mountain. But it is doubtful if any one has ever heard it roar any more than it does now; certainly it is as active as it has been for 15 or 20 years past. The Growler is another example in which the author’s conclusions are exactly the opposite of the facts. This steam vent has quadrupled in power in the lest 10 years. A close observer would have seen this if he had taken note of the great destruction which is going on in the sur- rounding trees. There are several acres of ground around this spring on which the trees have been killed during the last 6 years. Ob- viously its force and volume have greatly in- creased, or its destructive influence would not be so much extended. A little inquiry would further. have shown this investigator that close by the Growler the govern- ment has in recent years been compelled to change its road because of the outbreak of new springs and geysers of great energy and power. im) fact, this entire basin, called the Norris Gey- ser basin, is steadily increasing in activity. The old Fountain geyser, in the Lower Fire- hole basin, has indeed become extinct, but its energy has been transferred to another near, which appeared simultaneously with the disap- pearance of the old. The Great Fountain geyser displays the same activity that it did when described by Folsom in 1869. Excelsior geyser has erupted but 2 or 3 times since the discovery of this region. It is the most powerful geyser in the Pafk, and during its last eruption it burst through the rim which sep- arates it from Firehole river. This let the water in the pool escape and lowered its level several feet. The relief of pressure thus brought about, very likely accounts for its failure to erupt in recent years, but .its volume of pe ee ee is as great as it ever was. Old Faithful shows no perceptible Siadee in regularity or height of eruption. The Bee Hive is less frequent in eruption than it used to be, but others in the neighborhood are more active. Geyser action on the shore of the Yellowstone lake is more vigorous than it was 10 years ago. Mud geyser in the last few years has shown more violence and power than before. The springs on Sulphur mountain appear exactly as they did 10 years ago. The various features throughout the Park known as ‘‘Paint Pots” show no perceptible change. The Mammoth Hot springs show more change than any other feature; but this is due to mi- gration rather than extinction. While the springs on one side are dying out, those on the other are increasing, and it is difficult to say on which side the balance lies. To those long acquainted. with the Park the changes do not appear extensive. The total sum of thermal energy displayed seems about the same as it was 25 years ago. Springs die out and others take their places, and there is a constant change of this sort going on. If an observer RECREATION. ; ; wishes to make out a case on ex parte testimony that the geysers are becoming extinct, he can easily do so. With equal ease~can he make out exactly the opposite case. It is. entirely probable that the broad opera- tion of general causes is on the side of ultimate extinction of all thermal activity in this region. The evolution of the earth is in that direction. But the process is a slow one, and the tourist in the year 2000 will find things in this region much as we find them to-day. Apart from the geysers and hot springs the other scenic at- tractions remain the same, but are more accessible than ever before, while the function of the Park as a game preserve is yearly increasing in im- portance. A POOR SHOT THAT SCORED. We left Boston Tuesday afternoon on the steamer “Boston,” of the Yarmouth line, and were glad to escape the covert jeers of those friends to whom we had confided our intention of returning with a moose. Their jibes grated on our ears, for we were off to Nova Scotia, and a moose we were going to have if there was one there. We landed in Yarmouth the next morning about sunrise. A ride of a few hours by rail took us to our destination, Indian Gardens, on the Liverpool river. There we found our camp and the best guides in the Province. Soon Sam Free- man and Bordie Hunt had supper ready, and Tom Hunt and his brother Lem had our beds fixed. Scarcely had we fallen asleep when we heard our Indian guide trying his new birch bark moose call to see if it would work and if there were any moose around. I rushed from the tent, and far in the dis- tance heard a muffled answer. It gradually drew nearer and louder. Then all was still. The Indian beckoned to me, and taking my rifle, I followed him as silently as J could. We crept to the shore of the lake, got into a canoe, and the Indian paddled around until we were in the deep shade of trees overhanging the water. Then we waited. Occasionally the Indian used his call and gave a low, muffled roar and grunt that woke echo after echo from the farther shore. I watched the Indian’s face by the moonlight. Once more he called. Quickly came the answer. The moose was coming down to the opposite shore of the little bay. We could hear the twigs break as he plunged along. The guide swung the canoe quietly around. With a rush and a grunt out came a large bull moose, his huge form outlined against the dark trees behind him. The guide made signs to me to fire. Should I? Could 1? Why is it I could not get the rifle to my shoulder? The guide saw me tremble and hesitate. He reached for my rifle with the only determined look I ever saw on his swarthy face and he muttered, “White man big fool. Go hunt moose, ee go get buck fever, then go lose him al 9) ae —let’s find the moose.’ in the Williams River country. FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 451 That was enough; I managed to get the rifle to my shoulder and to fire. Bang! A rush and roar and the sound of hoofs breaking branches; a thud; another rush. With a grunt the Indian sat down. “Now, Neul,” I said, * ‘put me ashore and Old Neul gave an- other grunt and began to paddle toward camp. “Guess white man must want die bad. Injun no find moose now.’ At daylight we set off to find our game. In about 30 minutes we came to a place where the ground was torn up and the small trees beaten down. There lay the dead moose, and I had really shot him. The Indian smiled. “Mean, poor shot,” he said, and then began to skin the animal. But I had killed my game and could afford to disregard the Indian’s sneer at my shoot- ing. aby. A. T. Kempton, Fitchburg, Mass. IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. For several weeks my neighbor, Harry Cannon, had been planning a trip with me to a region where, so rumor had it, numerous bear and deer had been seen. November 6, 1902, we left our home at Harrisville, and on the second day we were Saturday, after fixing up our camp, we took a turn in the range with no result save that we saw one deer. Sunday we rested from our la- bors. Early Monday morning we were on choice stands, 114 miles apart, with our guide in the bush, assisted by 2 drivers. I was posted at a spot where, 2 years be- fore, 3 bears were killed at one time. After 2 hours of waiting, something made its appearance about A mile from me. On first sight I took it for a cow, but, as it was coring directly toward me, I soon saw it *.as a large bear, the first "wild one I had ever seen. When about 175 yards from me instinct seemed to warn him of lurking danger. He rose on his hind legs, turning his shaggy head from side to side. That was my opportunity for a fine shot, but I wanted him closer. Down and away to the right he went, and I de- cided that it was then or never. I followed on the run, firing one shot from my Sav- age. He turned again, and taking the back track, was lost to view until he crossed the line of his approach, near the top of the ridge. After him I went, helter skel- ter, over logs and rocks, through bush and briars, all the time pumping away at my gun. When at last he hove in sight, a snap reminded me that in my excitement I had ejected the other 5 cartridges from My magazine. ‘That snap restored my coolness, and, refilling the magazine, I got in 2 shots that settled the business. The bear was a large 4 year old. The last shot was precautionary and, as it proved, un- necessary. We spent the remainder of the day in skinning, cutting up and getting our meat to camp. ; The next day brought us _ nothing. Wednesday morning we went up the mountain and took stands 2 miles East of where we got the bear. That was Harry’s day, for after a few hours’ waiting his pa- tience was rewarded by the approach of a~4 prong buck. It fell in its tracks, shot through near the heart at the first fire. One more day of unsuccessful hunting, and the next we set out for home, with glory enough to last us till next year. RE. L. Feymire; Harrisville, W.Va. ANSWERING DOUBLE BARREL. That was an amusing spasm of Double Barrel in the December issue. He inti- mates that a game hog with a Winchester pump is sure of 6 chickens if he flushes a flock. That sounds all right in theory; but in practice he will find that by the time a hunter has fired the second shot from a pump gun at flying birds, they will have moved out of range. I have a pump gun of the vintage of ’85, but have never made a big record. The second shot from a Winchester can not possibly be fired as quickly as that from a double barrel. The lever action gun must be jerked down from the shoul- der for every shot. The sliding action is probably quicker, but not nearly so quick as a trigger pull. In shooting at a flock of ducks flying on schedule time, a man must make his coat tails pop to fire a second shot before the birds get out of range. When jumping a flock of ducks in a creek or under a bank, they often get up in a scattering manner, and the hunter can sometimes kill with the third shot; but I seldom do, unless I fire the first shot too quickly and without aim. A quail is safe after the first 2 shots. Every one knows that the original game hog was the old fellow with the double barrel muzzle loader, who sneaked up and ground raked his birds with both barrels. Unfortunately there are a few of them at large yet, and they would all be in jail if they had their just deserts. Here are some of the good points of the Winchester: It is a close shooting, durable gun at a reasonable price; there is less iron to carry than in a double barrel of equal strength. The magazine can be filled, leav- ing the chamber empty, then it is a safe gun to carry in a wagon or stand in a cor- ner, and when you grab it in a hurry it can be loaded in a second. The No. 12 is not an ideal gun for a game hog; it shoots too close to kill more than one bird at a shot. Black Jack, Hopkins, Okla. 452 GAME NOTES. I want to say a good word for the much abused: fox. He is game to the backbone and affords more sport than any other ani- mal we have in Vermont. harm, and deserves protection rather than outlawry. An old farmer and sheep breed- er told me he never but once saw a fox chase a lamb; and, in this country, at least, foxes seldom molest poultry. Their food is mostly mice. An open season from No- vember 1 to February 1 would prevent foxes from becoming too numerous, yet preserve enough to afford delightful sport for the many fox hunters of this State. H. C. Prindle, West Rupert, Vt. I have read A. C. Goodchild’s story in December RECREATION, entitled “A Decem- ber Duck Shoot.” It seems to me his kill in the morning, of one spoonbill, 2 wid- geons, 6 teal, 3 butterballs, one gadwall, one mallard and 4 snipe should have satisfied a reasonable man for the day. It was not enough for Mr. Goodchild, however, for he tells us that late in the afternoon “the air seemed full of ducks. The fun grew fast and furious, and many a sprig, widgeon and teal made the fatal mistake of venturing too near.” Reads like an announcement of candidacy for the pen, doesn’t it? C. C. Pickering, Columbus, O. I should be glad to see a law passed in Michigan allowing each hunter one or 2 bucks only, instead of 3 bucks, does or fawns, as hunters are shooting too many fawns and does. One pot hunter living in Champion told me that before the season was opened he shot 25 deer just for the fun of shooting. Our party certainly roast- ed him good and plenty, but we could not make him appear Charles Lavigne, our guide, has undertaken to report the fellow. C. S. Monnier, Detroit, Mich. Game is not so plentiful here as formerly. One of our townsmen, S. B. Wallace, was up im New Brunswick last fall and killed a large moose. He also got 2 deer on the Alleghanies. I was in Georgia last sum- mer, in the mountains among the lumber- men. They were killing turkeys in Sep- tember. One man told me he had got 3 a few days before. He does most of his shooting with a 38 revolver. He wanted me to go quail hunting; said he knew where there were thousands of them. L. S. Goodwin, Huntingdon, Pa. I have lately imported from New Bruns- wick a pair of red deer. It is my inten- tion to breed them for the purpose of stock- ing our game districts, now entirely desti- tute of these animals. I should like to He does little ashamed of himself. ~ RECREATION. communicate, through REcRrEATION, with any one doing similar work. The game hog is comparatively unknown in this part of the country; the chief reason is the scarcity of game. W. B. Bishop, Canning, N. S. H. E. Hubbard, of 54 Billard avenue, was arrested Christmas day by Lieutenant Bowen on 3 charges, one of which is the first case of the kind ever brought before the local police court. The most serious charge against Hubbard is shooting English pheasants, the property of S. L. Burgess, of Kensington avenue. The accused will also have to answer to selling the birds and for discharging firearms on Sunday, 3 distinct of- fenses. The prisoner was released under $100 bonds, furnished by Edward Sage, a neighbor.— Hartford, Conn., Paper. The residents of Okanogan county, Washington, are becoming aware that if they do not strictly enforce the game law, deer and other game will soon be gone. Deer are scarce; there is not one now where there were 5 last year. The only’ game that is holding its own with the pot hunters and bristlebacks is the prairie chicken. F. O. Stephan, Chesaw, Wash. Game was plentiful here last fall. We have kept the Indians out all summer and stopped all market hunting, so the game has- had a chance. There were deer and quails around my ranch all summer. The quails are still here, and my little girl feeds them every morning. They are so tame that they come in the dooryard and pick up crumbs. G. C. Goddard, Harmony, Utah. Whitetail deer, mule deer, black, brown and silver tip bear are as plentiful as I ever saw them in this country. I was on one bear hunt and found a large brown bear. Sent his pelt East to be mounted: His weight was about 800 pounds. A. J. Scheibelhut, Newyear, Mont. William Vivian, of Gloucester, shot a whistling swan here recently, which is supposed to be the only one ever shot in Massachusetts. Does any one know of another being shot in this State? Oscar Haselgard, Gloucester, Mass. Please advise fox hunters and wolf hunt- ers that this part of Iowa is well stocked with the pesky varmints. Much to the sor- row of quail hunters, the birds are being killed_off by foxes. D. E. Baird, Arbia, Ia. RECREATION has made a true sportsman of me. I wish more gunners would read it and learn moderation. I never take more game than I need and always give it a chance for life. Ralph E. Bassett, Bassett, N. J. FISH AND FISHING. ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. The following will be found accurate and val- uable for the vicinity of New York City: Kingfish—Barb, Sea-Mink, Whiting. June to September. Haunts: The surf and deep channels of strong tide streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs and beach crustaceans. Time and tide: Flood, early morning. Plaice—Fluke, Turbot, Flounder. May 15 to November 30. Haunts: The surf, mouth of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, killi-fish, sand laut. ‘Time and tide: Ebb, daytime exclusively. Spanish mackerel—Haunts: The open sea, July to September. Baits: Menhaden, trolling—metal and cedar squids. Striped Bass—Rock Fish, Green Head. April to November. Haunts: The surf, bays, estuaries and tidal streams. Baits: Blood worms, shedder crabs, Calico crabs, small eels, menhaden. Time and tide. Night, half flood to flood, to half ebb. The Drums, Red and Black. June to Novem- ber. Haunts: The surf and mouths of large bays. Bait: Skinner crab. Time and tide: Day, flood. Biackfish—Tautog, April to November. Haunts: Surf, vicinity of piling and old wrecks in bays. Baits: Sand worm, blood worm, shedder crabs, clams. Time and tide: Daytime, flood. Lafayette—Spot, Goody, Cape May Goody. August to October. Haunts: Channels of tidal streams. Baits: Shedder crabs, sand worms, clams. Time and Tide: Day and night flood. Croker—July to October. Haunts: Deep chan- nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels. Time and tide: Day, flood. Snapper—Young of Blue Fish, August to No- vember. Haunts: Rivers and all tide ways. Baits: Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid. Time and tide: Day, all tides. Sheepshead—June to October Haunts: Surf and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. Baits: Clams, mussels, shedder crabs. Time and tide: Day, flood only. New England Whiting—Winter Weak-fish, Frost-fish. November to May. Haunts: The surf. Baits: Sand laut, spearing. Time and tide: Night, flood. Hake—Ling. October to June. Haunts: Open sea surf, large bays. Baits: Clams, mussels, fish. Time and tide: Day and night, flood. Weak-fish—Squeteague, Squit. June to October. Haunts: Surf, all tideways. Baits: Shedder crabs, surf mullet, menhaden, ledge mussels, sand laut, shrimp. Time and tide: Day and night, flood preferred. Blue Fish—Horse Hackerel. June to November 1st. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet and trolling squid. Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. — DO WE DEGENERATE? Should genial Isaak Walton, patron saint of fly casters, visit this world to try his luck along the purling rapids of his old haunts, I doubt if he would again leave record of his achievements. His degener- ate disciples of the present day would un- doubtedly question the veracity of his state- - ments and set them down as fish stories. Why this should be is difficult to imagine; but it is a fact that, no matter how plausi- ble an account may be given of fishing ex- periences, it is always received cum grano salis.. Knowing this, it is with considerable diffidence that I relate the following true incident : Judge B., of San Francisco, a fisherman 453 who boasted not a little of his skill with rod and reel, invited a friend, General M., to join him on a trip to Mendocino county for a few days’ fishing and shooting. Ar- riving at a farm near a fine trout stream, they concluded to accept the invitation ex- tended to them to eat their luncheon before proceeding to try their luck. The day was warm. On reaching the creek they agreed to separate, one going above and the other below, so as not to interfere with each other. The General, working the rapids down stream for a short distance without results, became sleepy. Seeing a large redwood log in the shade, he stretched himself at full length on it, and was soon fast asleep. He had caught only 2 small trout, and these he had strung on a forked stick and placed, together with his rod and line, be- side him. The farmer at whose house they had lunched, curious to see what success they were having, strolled down to the creek and found the General asleep. Determined to -add a few fish to his guest’s catch, he took the rod from beside the sleeping man and went to the creek. In about an hour he re- turned with several dozen trout on the general’s string, which he replaced, with the rod and line, just where he found them. Then he retired to the adjacent brush to await developments. Presently the Judge returned in search of his friend. Seeing ~him on the log near where they parted, he cried, “Wake up there, General. What have you been about? Is that the way you fish? How many have you?” The General sat up, rubbed his eyes, and reached down for his 2 little trout, intend- ing to plead weariness and the effect of country air. Finding a string of fish where he had expected only 2, he rubbed his eyes again and looked around to see if any one else was in sight. Then he held up the trout, saying modestly, “That’s all 1! caught.” “All you caught!” cried the Judge; “where in thunder did you get them? I’ve walked 5 miles, and have not half so many.” “Well,” said the General, “you bragged how you were going to beat me, so I put in my best licks.” When they reached the house, the farmer was there ahead of them, and apparently dozing in a hammock. He held his tongue; and the General still vows that he caught the whole string. Isaak would not have done this thing? Do we degenerate ? A. V. LaMotte, Ukiah, Cal. 454 DENY THE CHARGE. Harry Hake, Louis A. Ireton and I. N. Miller have just returned from a fishing and hunting trip to Cass lake and Turtle creek, in Northern Minnesota. They report one catch of 50 bass in 48 minutes, and 8 muskalonge in 2 hours. In 2 day’s shooting over the marshes they bagged 400 ducks, while 13 deer and 5 moose passed within sight of the camp in 11 hours.—Cincinnati Post. Regarding the truth of this report are the following letters: I am of the opinion that my friend and I are being made the subject of a practical joke. We have just returned from a trip to Northern Minnesota where we en- joyed excellent fishing, but no duck shoot- ing worth mentioning. In fact, we were not able to kill enough for camp use, much less any such number as mentioned in your letter. I should indeed be ashamed of such a record as your information credits us with. If such were true the game would necessarily spoil or be sold in the market, and no gun of mine shall ever destroy any of the wild animals or wild fowl for either purpose. I may well add as much for my friend, Mr. Harry Hake, who was with me. We enjoyed excellent muskalonge fish- ing in the Itasca lake region of Northern Minnesota, on the line of the Great North- ern Railroad. We took as high as 13 fish per boat a day, with 2 rods to the boat, and the fish ranged in size from 5 to 18 pounds each. All that were not needed for use in camp were returned to the water to grow larger, perpetuate the spe- cies and furnish sport for some other dis- ciple of Walton. The bass fishing was exceptionally good. We landed several weighing 5% to 5% pounds. I trust your magazine will continue to be devoted to the preservation of the birds, game and fishes of North America. Louis A. Ireton, Cincinnati, Ohio. Your information is not correct. Two friends and I recently made a trip to Min- nesota and were there 3 weeks. Ducks were scarce, and we did not kill over a dozen all told. Two of us caught 8 mus- kalonge in one day, the largest weighing 12 pounds. As bass _ and ’longe are not common in the same waters, we did not catch any bass the same days we caught muskalonge. Bass, however, are plenti- ful, and one can catch all he can make use of, weighing 3 to 5 pounds each. Few are caught weighing less than 3 pounds. Two years ago, when I tried to make a bass record, I caught 50 good sized ones in 48 minutes by the watch. It is strange that in 2 lakes in Minnesota, only %4 mile apart, one can catch nothing but muska- longe in one of them, while apparently the other will have no muskalonge, but bass, pickerel, and other varieties are plentiful. RECREATION. Bis” Grouse are plentiful in Minnesota this year, and one man can easily kill 50 a day if he had a well trained dog. I. N. Miller, Cincinnati, Ohio. I am glad to learn you returned most of your muskalonge to the water. If I were you, I would never fish for a record, for inuskalonge, bass or any other fish. That kind of work is only indulged in nowa- days by men who do not read or think, and who do not care to be classed as true spertsmen.—EDITor. SALMON TROUT. It has been my intention since reading your note at the bottom of my article on salmon fishing 1n Charleston lake, in the September, 1902, issue of RECREATION, to obtain and give the correct names of the fish contained in the lake; and as the sal- mon-trout fishing season is now open, it. may be of interest to your readers at this time. The Department of Marine and Fisheries, at Ottawa, has annually depos- ited salmon-trout fry in Charleston for some years and at different times in Big Rideau lake. These~ fish are somewhat different in color and shape from the in- digenous variety. I asked F. Gourdeau, Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries, tc give me the names of both varieties; aiso of other fishes in these lakes. His reply is as follows: The common and scientific names of the fish deposited in Charleston lake, ‘On- tario, are, (a) salmon-trout, great lake trout, gray treut and Mackinaw trout; (b) Salvelinus namaycush, Cristivomer nam- aycush (Walbaum). The introduced vari- ety and the variety indigenous to Charles- ton lake bear the same specific name, and have never been regarded as distinct spe- cies. “The scientific names of small mouth black bass, large mouth black bass, pike, pickerel and those of the salmon and sal- mon-trout are: Small mouth black bass, Micropterus dolomieu (Lacepede); large mouth black bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede) ; common pike, Esox lucius— Lucius lucius (Linneus) ; pickerel, or dore, Stizostedeon vitreum (Jordan and Gilbert) —Lucioperca Americana (Cuv. and Val.). In some localities fishes of the pike genus (Esox) are called pickerel.” . There are many lakes in the Rideau, Beverly and Charleston chain in which sal- mon-trout are caught in large numbers. The record weight of salmon-trout for 1902 for Devil lake, one of the Rideau group, was 30 pounds, and for Red Horse, adjoining Charleston lake, 25 pounds. Un- der the careful protection of the fishery everseer and local fish and game associa- tion the fishing is getting better each year. West Rideau lake, one of the best black bass lakes, is well adapted for salmon- trout, and the department has been asked to ‘deposit 100,000 to 200,000 fry in it this of his own year. I shall be pleased to give any in- formation desired on the black bass and salmon-trout fishing or as to facilities for reaching these lakes. E. A. Geiger, Brockville, Ont. WITH VIRGINIA BASS. One day last spring, in company with my old fishing partner, Herman B., a whole- souled fellow without a bristle, I left Rich- mond at 7.45 a. m. for a day’s fishing. We reached the river about Io a. m.,, young mullets for bait, and proceeded to try our luck. At first we rowed carefully to the known hovers of the bass, such as stumps, sunken logs, submerged knees of cypress trees, etc., but the weather was so rough we had dif- ficulty in managing our boat. We then decided to try drifting, or more properly trolling, but as each of us had forgotten to bring either spoon or swivel, we used a live minnow instead. We had drifted probably Y% mile when I got a strike. After seeing him break and enjoying several fine rushes, I lost him. again, ‘and a few minutes afterward I land- ed a 2% pounder. A few minutes later the Dutchman had a strike, and after a fine piece of playing he boated a beautiful bass; the largest, with one exception, I have ever seen taken in Virginia waters. It was then my turn, and I responded by scoring a 2%4-pound pike, which made a fierce fight and cut one of my fingers to the bone on his ivories. At that moment B. landed another bass, larger than his first one. He then, in less than % hour, landed 2 bass weighing 214 pounds each, ‘and one pike, 534. We then had glory eer for one day and quit, went to the hotel and weighed our fish. The 2 larger ones weighed 15 pounds one ounce, together. The fish are plentiful here but wary, sometimes not biting at all for weeks at a time. As the fish hog and the seine and dynamite hog are strongly in evidence here, too, as elsewhere, I love the way RECREATION goes for the bristled ones, ir- respective of who they are. A few seasons ago I remonstrated with a man for killing a whole covey of quails in the squealer stage, hardly able to rise, and his reply was that the law was out and he was after numbers, not meat; he could buy that at a butcher stall. I thought that in doing so he ran great risk of eating some “kin-folks.” E. C.. Payne, Richmond, Va. PASE AND PIS AING. secured I. felt bad, but tried - 455 “WHERE TO GET FLY FISHING. Can you tell me of a good place for fly fishing, rainbow trout preferred? I have just come over from England, where I had a lot of fly fishing. C. A, Lindner, Hamilton, Ohio. ANSWER. The rainbow trout has been introduced into a great number of rivers of the East- ern, Middle and upper Mississippi valley States. It is, as you know, a native of California. In the streams of Southwest- ern Missouri, particularly in the neighbor- hood of Waynesville, Springfield, etc., this trout is now found in abundance and af- fords excellent sport. It reaches a larger size in those streams than in the mountain streams of California. In the streams of Colorado it is also abundant and said to be very game. In Peach Bottom creek, a trib- utary of New river, Virginia, it is also abundant; also in the Holston river, Smyth county, Virginia. One was recently re- ported from that river, at the mouth of Staley creek, 24 inches ‘long, weighing 634 pounds. Mr. A. H. Gibboney, of Marion, Virginia, and a friend, took go rainbow trout from Staley creek in 2 days’ fishing, the fish averaging a foot in length. The rainbow trout has also been successfully introduced into the Au Sable river, Michi- gan, and they’are frequently taken weigh- ing 5 to 7 pounds. Other waters in which they are said to have been successfully in- troduced are the tributaries of the Susque- hanna, in Maryland, the Green river, in North Carolina, Silver creek and other tributaries of the Chattooga river in Geor- gia, Broad river in South Carolina, and the Batterkill in Vermont. They are _ also found in many of the ponds and streams in the Adirondack region. ° Perhaps the best fly fishing for this and the Eastern brook trout that you could most readily find would be in the Adiron- dack region of New York or in Northern Michigan. Splendid fly fishing for black bass can be obtained in the small lakes of Southern Wisconsin, Michigan, and North- ern Indiana. One of the best places for both species of black bass and for the wall- eyed pike is Lake Maxinkuckee, in North- ern Indiana. Be Werk: TROUT AND BASS IN MAINE. Last season I packed my grip and went to Portland, where I took the Boston and Maine railroad, changing cars at the junc- tion for the Rumford Falls line, and alight- ed at Falls Station. Thence by 4 horse stage to Andover, passing thrifty farms, magnificent scenery and countless brooks, to French’s, where mine host greeted the stage load and made all hands feel at home. I found almost all the guests were there to catch trout, so I fell into pleasant com- 456 pany, and after arranging a trip in the morning to Old Maids’ brook with Robert Adams I slept my first night in Maine. Mr. French called us at 4 o’clock a. m.,, and after a hasty breakfast we shouldered our rods and, going about 3 miles up the brook, fished down stream. The trout bit freely and we had good sport from the start, returning to the water many under- sized fish. ~ The following day we could not fish for trout, as the law permits trout fishing in this vicinity only every other day in the season. The off days we went bass fish- ing in a lake 3 miles from Andover, where bass rise to the fly and are great fighters. Among the many streams within 7 miles of Andover are Lone, Sawyer, Black, Bog, Old Maids’, Ellis and Devil’s Den brooks, all of which afford fine trouting. My time being limited, I left this region with regret, and taking the stage to South Arm, up the Rangeley lakes, boarded the boat for the upper dam, stopping at the Upper Dam hotel, a fisherman’s headquarters. There I enjoyed lake trout fishing and made some good catches of rainbow trout, of which the lake has a great many at that point. From Upper Dam you can cross on the boat to Bemis and return to Portland by way of the Rumford Falls line. I am sure readers of RECREATION would be well pleased with a visit to this section of Maine. Thomas A. Bennett, Scarboro, Me. SALT PORKERS. It is not often that I say anything about salt water fish hogs. As a rule, I let them wallow in the brine, for the ocean is great and there is plenty of room there for them. A case has recently been reported to me, however, that is so flagrant and so disgust- ing in its character as to require attention. The Pittsburg Dispatch of March 23, 1903, printed a picture showing a large number of kingfish hanging up on the side of .a building, and 3 men ranged. about them. The report printed with the picture states that Congressman W. H. Graham and his party hold the record for the great- est catch of kingfish for the season; that on March 3, in Miami bay, Florida, they took 267 fish, of a total weight of 2,403 pounds; that on returning to Pittsburg they had their catch photographed, and that the picture above referred to is the result. I wrote Congressman Graham and W. T. Lindsey, of Pittsburg, for confirmation of the story, and Mr. Lindsey answers as follows: Two of us caught the kingfish mentioned, the particulars of which I may give you when I hear: from the dealer who disposed of them. Wm. T. Lindsey, Pittsburg, Pa. RECREATION. Thus it seems that these political salt water swine not only violated the rules of decency in slaughtering 2,403 pounds of fish in a day, but that they sold the fish to a fishmonger. Jf the butchers had given their fish away, the case would not have been so repulsive, but it seems the brutes wanted to realize something for their time. It is a disgrace to the sportsmen of Pitts- burg and vicinity that they should have sent Graham to Congress and allowed Lindsey to occupy the position of Clerk of the U. S. District Court, as he does. NEW PATENT FISHING ROD. 719,603.—Folding Fishing Rod. Hiram M. McNamee, Guysville, Ohio. Filed June 18, 1902.: model. ) Serial -.No....112,133: SCNea Claim.—1. In a joint for folding fishing rods, a ferrule fitted on one section of the rod, said ferrule being cylindrical where it surrounds the rod, a semicylindrical por- tion formed with the ferrule and extending outward beyond the rod, a cylindrical fer- rule fitted and secured upon the other sec- tion of the rod, the last named ferrule be- ing of such diameter as to fit snugly within the semicylindrical portion of the first named ferrule, the cylindrical portion of the first named ferrule being hinged to the other ferrule, and means for holding the male ferrule within the female ferrule. 2. A ferrule C fitted and secured upon the end of one section of the rod, said fer-~ rule consisting of the cylindrical portion C’ surrounding the rod, a semicylindrical portion C’ formed with the ferrule and ex- tending out from the end of the rod, a cyl- indrical ferrule E fitted and secured upon the end of the other section of the rod and adapted to fit snugly within the semicylin- drical portion of the other ferrule, the cylindrical portion of the ferrule C hinged to the ferrule E, a curved strap fitted in suitable guideways in the outer end of the semicylindrical portion of the ferrule C, said strap adapted to be pulled around the ferrule E, and means for securing it around said ferrule to the semicylindrical portion C’. FISHING. AT AVALON, CAL. Jewfish and barracuda have already made their appearance along the coast of Southern California, and some _ good catches have been made. Four large jew- fish were taken recently off Redondo beach. W. W. Woolley, of Redondo, caught 3, FISH AND weighing 350, 250 and 150 pounds, respec- tively. Harry Guthrie also took one weigh- ing 350. They were all taken on hand lines. Mackerel and halibut have also been run-~ ning freely and several good catches have been made from the wharves at Redondo and Long Beach. Striped bass are begin- ning to find their way down the coast. Several fine specimens were taken in nets along the Orange county coast the past winter. Surf fishes, such as blackfin croker, cto- bina, yellowfin and perch, are running much earlier than usual this season, and the seine fishermen have been making good hauls for the past month. A new town is being laid out at the isth- mus, Catalina island, and many improve- ments are under way. The waters in the vicinity of the isthmus are famous fishing grounds. Many enthusiastic anglers who formerly made their headquarters at Ava- lon will this season stop at the new town, or at least divide their time between the 2 places. : The tuna fishermen will find themselves up against a hard record this year, and the man who beats Colonel Morehouse’s record tuna of 251 pounds will know he has been fishing. B. C. Hinman, Bolsa Bay, Cal. GOOD CHEER FROM OREGON. I have been a reader of RECREATION for more than 2 years and have the copies all filed away. Long live RECREATION! ‘There are many game hogs here who think it proper to slaughter as much game as pos- sible. - 1 was as big a hog as any of them till a little over 2 years ago I bought a copy of RECREATION. From that day I have never exceeded the limits of decency. In Crook county is a noble trout stream. An average angler’can easily take 100 trout ina day fromits waters. An expert can dou- ble that figure, and I have known men to more than quadruple it. On this stream I learned to fly-fish. There are no settlements on it for miles. It flows for long dis- tances through primeval forests, abounding in mule deer in summer; a sportsman’s Eden. Here the rainbow trout reach per- fection in size and flavor. I took one measuring 23 inches in length, but had no means of weighing it. I have seen large strings of 20 inches each; Dolly Varden trout and another, which has never been classified, reaching 12 inches, silver bluish; black rock trout, and grayling. Except the last all the fishes in this stream will rise toa fly. The lake from which this stream flows is also abundantly stocked. In the Willamette valley the game hog has done his work brown. Pheasants and grouse are nearly extinct. I wish you success in your noble work, _ being FISHING. 457 and shall hope to be of service to you in some way. 6 Frank L. Poindexter, Eugene, Ore. NETTER. CONVICTED. One John Swanson, of Worthington, Minn., was arrested by Sheriff Fauskee and a policeman at Ocehydan lake, in April last, for netting fish in violation of law. The officers had been informed by members of the L. A. S. that nets were being used, and drove to the lake one morning before day- light. They hid in the brush and waited until daylight, when Swanson and Peter Hawkinson showed up. Hawkinson waited on shore while Swanson rowed out, pulled up the net and took from it about 20 fish. The officers nailed both men, took them into court, and Swanson was fined $25, or 30 days in jail. He declined to- pay his fine and was locked up. In his evidence, he stated that he did not know who set the net. In making that statement he con- fessed, in effect, that he was a common thief, and that he was stealing fish from another man’s net. However that may be, he got what he deserved. The editor of the Worthington. Advance, in reporting the case, says: e A local chapter of the League of American Sportsmen has been organized here, number- ing 25 members. Having had notice of fish caught by net, they took the mat- ter up, and the State game warden instructed the sheriff to make the arrests. Mr. Fauskee performed his duty well. He has the local or- ganization to support him in this work. The League is prepared to act on any information as to unlawful killing of game. This League covers the entire United States, and in this way the game is bound to be protected, as every member is determined to see that it is done. EIS. -LRAPPERS / IN» MASSACHUSETTS. For the past few years Foxboro has been troubled by a species of vermin that may be classified as fish hogs. I should like to know if any other town in this State has been afflicted in a like manner, and to let true sportsmen know what an effective plan is under way to get relief. There is a large pond here that offers some of the best of pickerel fishing. It has been a source of enjoyment for sportsmen and a good provider for the poor man’s table, for years, as it was a good breeding place for fish. For the past few winters it has been visited, nearly every suitable day, by men from neighboring towns, some of whom hired other men to come with them. Several hundred traps would be put down, and hundreds of pounds of fish carried away and sold for a few cents a pound. One man has been here every fair day for over 3 weeks, with men and boys hired to help him. It is estimated that he has taken away over 1,200 pickerel and thousands of shiners, 458 I have a bill before the present Legisla- ture which I hope may have enough sup- port from other anglers to secure its pas- sage, and I trust it will stop this dirty work. Robert W. Carpenter, Foxboro, Mass. ANOTHER SPECIMEN OF THE MICHIGAN BREED W. H. Barrett, Jas. Ryan and J. C. Decker re- turned Saturday from a 5 days’ fishing trip to Long lake. They brought back 492 fish, the ma- jority of which were striped bass.—Flint, Mich., Journal. Here is what Barrett says about it: The report of our fishing trip is correct. We caught 492 fish; 11 pickerel, 4 blue- gills, one rock bass, one bullhead, and the others yellow perch. The pickerel and bluegills were taken with a spear, through the ice. The perch were caught by cutting holes in the ice and baiting with minnows. I have just returned from another 5 days’ fishing trip to the same place. J. C. Decker. and; 4. _ Augusta, Mont., H. Sherman, se Austin, Minn., G. F. Baird, a Austin, Pa., W.S. Warner, ce Boston, ee m Capt. W. I. Stone, £ Buffalo, N H.C. Gardiner, ee Cammal, Ba, B. A. Ovenshire. ae Champaign Co., O, oS sedi MacCracken ‘i _ Charlestown, N.H., W. M. Pawel: <2 Cheyenne, Wyo., J. -pmero = Choteau, Mont., G.A.Gorham, . bes Cincinnati, Ohio, B.W. Morris, bye Coudersport, 2a... ¥ a Murphy, ps _ Cresco, Iowa, Platt, ¥ Davis, W. Va., Heltzen, “ Dowagiac, Mich., W. Be Hoyt, = _ East Mauch Chunk, fn.) EF. Pry, - Evansville, Ind., ~ F. M. Gilbert, — es Fontanet, Ind., W.#H. Perry, % Ft. Wayne, Ind., W.L. Waltemarth . _ Great Falls, Mont. .. J. M. Gaunt, o _ Heron Lake, Minn., K.C. Buckeye, “ Hollidaysb’g, Pa., T.J. Hemphill : Hopkinsville, Ky., Hunter Wood, = Indianapolis, Ind., a E. Bell, = erome, Ariz., A. Hawkins, bh ohnsonburg, Pee WW J. Stebbins, Me Kalispell, Mont., John Eakright, . THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 469 Keene, N. H.. F. P. Beedle, Rear Warden Kingfisher, Okla., A. C. Ambrose - Lake Co.,ind., Dr. R. C. Mackey, “ Lawton, O. 1T., Marion Miller, ic Logansport, Ind., E. B. McConnell, a Ludington, ‘Mich., G.R. earner, mi Mechanicsburg, Pa., ibid Pie a : Swartz, a Minturn, Colo., ASB: Walter, aS New Albany, Ind., Dr. J. F. Weathers, zs New Bethlehem, Pa. 3 oe Keener, oc Oklahoma Cit 0. fi F. Gates, is Penn Yan, N. be H. R. Phillips, ¥ Phillips, Wis., F. K. Randall, _ Princeton, Ind., H.A. Yeager, ty Reynoldsville, Pa., C. F. Hoffman, ¢ Ridgway, Pa., T. J. Maxwell, sf Rochester, N. Y., C.H. McChesney Se St.Paul, Minn.,’ O.T. Denny, ss St: Thomas, Ont,,. Ld al, = Schenectady, N te ae J. W. Furnside, * Seattle, Wash., M. Kelly, srg Syracuse, N. Y., Exe: Teueadell, a Terre Haute,Ind., C.F. Thiede, : The Dalles, Ore., C.B.Cushing, . Walden, N.Y., i: W. Reid, “s Wichita, Kas., erald Volk, ori Winona, Minn., C. M. Morse, 5, DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. The following firms have agreed to give members of the L. A. S.a discount of 2 per cent. to 10 per cent. on all goods bought of them. In ordering please give L. A. S. number: Syracuse Arms Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Guns. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. Shot guns, rifles. apie ad Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic goods Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y.Photographic goods. James Acheson, ‘Talbot St.. St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. W. D. Ellis, 136 W. 72d street, New York City. A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington avenue, Passaic, N. J. Dr. W. A. Valentine, 5 W. 35th street, New York City. A. A. Anderson, 6 E. 38th street, New York City. A. V. Fraser, 478 Greenwich street, New York City. E. S. Towne, care National Blank Bool: Co., Hol- yoke, - Mass. F. G. Miller, 108 Clinton street, Defiance, Ohio. Gen. : F. Pierson, 20 W. 52d street, New York ity. . T. Seton, 80 W. goth street, New York City. ; Hi. Seymour, 35 Wall street. New York City. . G. Nesbitt, Maple street, Kingston, Pa. . C. Beard, 204 Amity street, Flushing, L. I. rin. Ferry, 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, Ill. on, Levi P. Morton, 681 5th avenue, New York it Sree. P. O. Box 156, Butte, Mont. B. Fearing, Newport, R. I. H. Dickinson, Moosehead Lake, Me. orenzo Blackstone, Norwich, Conn. . L. Prescott; 90 W. Broadway, New York City. S. Edgell, 192 Broadway, New York City. B. Mershon, Saginaw, Mich. Hon. H. W. Carey, East Lake, Mich. George Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla. Andrew Carnegie, 2nd, Fernandina, Fla. Morris Carnegie, Fernandina, Fla. W. L. Underwood, 52 Fulton street, Boston, Mass. C. E. Butler, Jerome, Ariz. Mansfield Ferry, 183 Lincoln Park, Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. Austin Corbin, 192 Broadway, New York City. Ee peak Brown, 489 Fifth Ave., New York City. Smith, Bryn Mawr, Pa. E. B. Smith, Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, a8 es iP McClure, 158 State street. Albany, N T, Walter Thompson, Times Bldg.. New York City. Clinton Gilbert, 2 Wall St., New York City. E. J. Hudson, 33 East 35th St., Bayonne, N. J. There are thousands of men in the United States who should be life mem- bers. Why don’t they join? Will some- Papen eelel ale re _one please take a club and wake them up? 470 . Montana is one of the greatest game States of the Union, but our game has had a hard time in past years. Deer, goats and elk, more especially deer, have been routed by pot hunters and game hogs. The office of game warden was created less than 2 years ago, since which time much credit is due the present efficient incumbent, W. F. Scott. Aided by mem- bers of the -L. A. S. in different parts of the State, he has brought to justice many violators of our game laws. Montana be- ing large, and the State warden allowed only 8 deputies, Mr. Scott was obliged to divide the State into 8 districts, each con- taining. 18,600 square miles. Such large areas, consisting mostly of mountainous country, with few railroads, make it hard for the deputies to perform their duties to the extent of their wishes. However, they are all zealous workers and do remarkably well. Within the last 20 months more ar- rests and successful prosecutions for game law violations have been made than in the whole previous history of our State; and much more has been done to prevent viola- tions and to educate the people to respect the game laws. Much credit is due Major John Pitcher, Acting Superintendent Yel- lowstone National Park, for the able assist- ance rendered by himself and scouts. His scouts have been appointed special depu- ties, to act without pay, and they have done much efficient work. The head, hide and market hunters have been practically driven out of business by enforcement of the laws, and the results are evident at the present time. By the combined efforts of State Game Warden Scott and members of our League, Mon- tana’s last Legislature passed much more efficient game and fish laws. Many im- portant changes were made. Chief among these is the abolishing of spring shoot- ing of ducks, geese, brant and other water fowl. This will give our ducks, which have hitherto been driven North by the spring hunters, a chance to nest in the Montana lakes and rivers. Another good feature of our new law is the changing of the season for hunting large game from ~September 1 to Decem- ber. This leaves out December, when the snow in the mourpains is very deep, mak- ing it possible to kill any number of deer. Pot hunters always took advantage of the snow to supply the lumber camps. Under our new laws all guides are re- quired to procure a license, for which they pay $10 a year. Each guide.is made a deputy warden and while acting as guide for any person or party shall be equally responsible with said person or party for any violation of the game law.- For failure “eee , y ‘ty RECREATION. REPORT OF KALISPELL LOCAL CHAPTER. on his part to report any violation of the law he shall be liable to the penalty im- posed. Each guide so employed by a per- son or party is required to make a written statement to the State game warden as to the number of days he was employed, the number of persons guided, their names, residence and number of each kind of game killed; and if non-residents the number of their license: ; There is created by tHe act what is known as the fish and game fund. All fines, licenses and other moneys collected under the provisions of the law shall be paid to the State Treasurer and placed by him in this fund. The number of deputy wardens will be increased and their sala- ries set at $900 a year, and mileage when making arrests. Any one person is allowed to kill 3 deer, one Rocky mountain goat, one elk, and one mountain sheep during the open season. Moose, bison, caribou, buffalo, antelope and beaver are protected at all times. Montana is wonderfully blessed with large game. Deer, elk and Rocky Moun- tain goats are numerous. Mountain sheep are becoming scarce and hard to get. Bears have been more numerous the last season than for many years. A party of 3 and my- self, last September, killed one eaves -one black and 2 brown bears. I note the State game warden has esti- mated the probable number of elk to be between 25,000 and 30,000. Blacktail deer are numerous West of the Rocktfes. The most troublesome lawbreakers we have to deal with are the Indians, who go out from their reservations in large bands, accompanied by their squaws, ponies and dogs, and kill all the deer in the locality. The Kalispell Chapter about 5 years ago turned loose several coveys of quails in Flathead valley and they are multiplying rapidly. It is now common to hear the whistle of the Bob White and frequently see them while driving along the country roads. Last spring the chapter planted a large quantity of wild rice. As yet we are unable to say how it is thriving. Our duck and goose shooting is good and nearly all hunters return with a good bag. Two of us on a 2 days’ hunt brought home 5 geese and a large bunch of ducks. We are having a hard time with the dyna- miters. We will soon land a few and make examples of them. On behalf of Kalispell Chapter of the L. A. S., I extend a hearty welcome to League members and all true sportsmen to visit our fishing and hunting grounds. I © promise them the best of sport and that they will not return empty handed. Thomas E, Dosson, Midvale, Mont, . -made by Commissioner Richards, - dry season. struction. EDITED BY FORESTRY. DR B, E, FERNOW, - Director of the New York School of Forestry, Cornell University, assisted by Dr. John C, Gifford of tne same institution. It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. HORHot RESERVE POLICY. The following statement respecting the present and future policy of the administra- - tion relating to the establishment and con- recently of the trol of forest reservations was General Land Office: “The President’s desire and purpose are to protect and preserve the remaining for- ests on public lands from the devastation and destruction which have been the fate of those in large portions of the Appalachian mountains and in other forested sections of the country. In doing this timber will be preserved for future needs, and natu- ral sources of water supply will be so protected as to prevent flooding of the streams during the spring and the melting of the snows, and to insure water for irrigation and other purposes during the The establishment and proper maintenance of forest reserves are itdis- pensable to any extensive reclamation or cultivation of lands in the arid region under the recent act of Congress which appropri- ates for that purpose the proceeds of the sales of public lands. “It is and has been the President’s con- sistent policy to encourage the actual set- tlement of the country by home builders in every way, to see that actual settlers with- in the forest reserves are accorded every reasonable protection, and that those living within the immediate vicinity of these re- serves, who are dependent on the reserves for grazing areas for cattle and horses and for necessary timber for building and fuel, are accorded access to the reserves for these purposes under such reasonable re- strictions as will prevent waste and de- It has been so conclusively dem- onstrated that uncontrolled sheep grazing within forest reserves is injurious to the forest growth and to the natural water cov- er, that the great migratory flocks of sheep are necessarily kept out of the reserves; but even this policy is pursued with cau- tious attention to the prevention of in- jury to those engaged in sheep raising. The preservation of wild game, such as moose, elk and deer, which is only a minor feature of the control of the forest re- serves, is authorized by an act of Congress, which directs that those employed in the forestry service shall in all practical ways aid in the enforcement of the game and 471 fish laws of the State or Territory in which the forest reserve is located. The law of the State or Territory .on this subject is to be the sole guide of these officers. The United States has interposed no law of its own, and the administration has given no directions to its forest officers other than that the local laws, whatever they may be, shall be enforced. In some of the Western States and Territories, notably Wyoming, the government forest rangers are by the laws of the State made assistant game war- dens of the State. “The work of establishing and maintain- ing forest reserves will have such a vast and beneficial influence in the settlement and de- velopment of the Western States and Ter- ritories that it must be controlled by a fixed policy, to which matters of minor or temporary concern must give way for the general and permanent public good. The one guiding purpose of the administration in dealing with forestry; with pasturage, with irrigation, with the land generally, is to help and make easy the path of the home-builder, the small ranchman, or tiller of the soil, and not to let the land be ex- ploited and skinned by those who have no permanent interest therein, and who do not build homes or remain as actual residents.” SEEDLINGS. In the hardwood forest of the Adiron- dacks, where the pine and spruce have been severely culled, the only practicable method, both from financial and silvicultural points of view of securing a desirable new crop, is a clear cutting system, followed by ar- tificial regeneration of the conifers, leaving only enough of the hardwoods to produce an admixture by natural regeneration, and saving only so much of the promising vol- unteer growth of young hardwoods and conifers as is not liable to be thrown by the winds. Indeed, it may often be best to make a clean sweep; denude, though the word has been used to denote vandalism, and replace artificially without reference to existing volunteer growth. This planting, of course, costs; it is an investment for the future, but one that can be easily shown to be profitable in the long run. This method can not be practiced without taking care of the rubbish resulting from the logging op- eration, and this, of course, again entails expense. When a simple and efficient sys- 472 tem of clearing, followed by planting, is practiced, the débris can be burned more cheaply, using the early spring season, be- fore the snow is quite gone; and thus the fire danger, always attending logging oper- ations, can be most readily reduced.—From sth Annual Report of the Director of the New York State College of Forestry. The New York State College of Forestry has, during the past year, made a substan- tial growth. The registration during the college year 1901-1902 began with 38 and grew through the year to 44. At the be- ginning of the college year 1902-1903, 30 of the old students returned and 43 newcom- ers were registered. Owing to withdrawals and to some changes in registration to other courses, the number was reduced to 70, namely, in addition to 2 studying for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, having taken forestry as their minor subject: 2 seniors, 8 juniors, 11 sophomores, 38 fresh- men, 9 specials. The geographical distri- bution of these students is as follows: From the State of New York, receiving free tuition, 45; from New Jersey, 4; Ohio, 4; District of Columbia, 2; Micnigan, 2; Pennsylvania, 2; and one each _ from California, Connecticut, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, West. Vir- ginia, Austria, Canada and the Philippine Islands. Of the students registered, 15 hold post-graduate degrees from other in- stitutions. A fruit grower of Northern Kent county, Michigan, has planted a grove of chestnut trees on his farm. The nuts, it is believed, will yield an annual revenue, while the trees, when matured, will be valuable for timber. The Press, of Grand Rapids, com- ments editorially on the matter as follows: If his experiment shall prove successful the pro- moters of reforestation will have a powerful ar- gument to present to other Northern Michigan farmers. At present there are thousands of acres of land in the State yielding practically no profit. They are the pine barrens that stretch North from this vicinity to the straits of Mackinac. The chestnut trees, it is said, grow readily on the barrens. Here seems a chance to derive profit from hitherto reluctant soil. ; The final solution of the forestry problem in this State seems to lie in the finding of various species of trees that will take kindly to the Michi- gan soil and yield an income while they are grow- ing. The chestnut tree is one of these desirable species. The walnut is another. Still a third is the sugar maple. When farmers are shown an immediate as well as a distant profit from their timber lots they will pay far more attention to forestation matters than they do at present. The American farmer, like the American business man, wants quick returns. That is why he displays hesitation in planting trees from which he can not expect financial results for many years,—Ex- change. For the past 20 years the cause of forestry has been talked and worked for in this country. Na- ture lovers, sportsmen and economists have worked, RECREATION. as forestry associations, forestry commissions and individuals. In these 20 years much has been done. Departments of forestry have been established un- der State and national government; State reserves have been created; the vast system of national re- serves conceived and carried out; forestry schools founded; and last and most important, the educa- tion of the people has been accomplished. They have been told of the destruction of the forests, taught that the tree can be cut and the forest preserved, taught that the waters of the lowland are born of the forest. A new era is opening, one in which we will no longer talk why anything is to be done, but of what is to be done, and how to do it; an era when forest preservation has ceased to be a question of sentiment and foresight but of actual economic . necessity. It is the lumberman who finally will preserve the forest, not for its beauty, for its benefit to the community, but for the reason which led him to destroy it, his own financial benefit. Do we find any evidence that this state is approaching, that the lumberman is ready to cut without destruction, to sacrifice the present for the future?—Forestry Quarterly. In May, Dr. B. W. Evermann, of the U. S. Fish Commission, gave a course of 25 lectures on fish culture and fish and game protection to the juniors and seniors of the New York College of Forestry. These lec- tures were of great interest and value. THE GRAND OLD FOREST. 3 IRA SWEET. ‘ I love the grand old forest when it’s dressed in brightest green, When violets are blooming in the dells along the stream; ' When its sylvan shades are ringing with the songs of many a bird, the woodland fairies’ love notes through the pines are nightly heard: And I love the grand old forest when its leaves dre turning gold, When the colors of the rainbow brightly gleam in every fold; er When the quail tunes up his whistle and the partridge beats his drum, And the siren voice of Nature bids the woodland hunter come. I love the grand old forest when it’s cov- o’er with white, When the silver moonbeams glisten on its branches through the night; When its soft and fleecy carpet gives no echo to your tread, And the only sound that lingers is the night wind overhead. Yes; I love the grand old forest through each shifting, changing scene, Whether white or gold and crimson, or beauteous shades of green; For it brings me health and pleasure as the _ « swift years come and go, And I’m better for an outing in the forest shades I know. = DRINKING WATER WITH MEALS. It is often said that drinking water with meals is injurious, one reason advanced being that the digestive juices in the stom- ach become unduly diluted and that thus digestion is hindered. On the other hand, the importance of taking a reasonably large quantity of water during each day, is as frequently insisted on. It is doubtful if the water taken with meals, unless excessive, hinders stomach digestion to any great extent, and at any rate the intestines will complete the work begun by the stomach; a fact often over- looked in popular discussions. Water should not be used instead of thorough mastication, to facilitate the swallowing of food, nor does it seem advisable to drink very cold water in too large quantities. Otherwise, it appears from some recent ex- periments made by Ruzicka that the quan- tity of water taken has little effect on the thoroughness of digestion. The author was himself the subject of experiments in which the digestibility of a mixed ration was determined when a fairly large quan- tity of water was consumed at intervals during the day, and when practically the same quantity was consumed immediately before, during and after meals. In each case the quantity of water consumed was practically the same, averaging nearly 1,480 grams daily. The results obtained showed that the mixed diet was somewhat more thoroughly digested when the bulk of the water was taken near meal-times. The au- thor believes that the results are not num- erous enough for general deductions, but they do not warrant the conclusion that a reasonable quantity of fluid taken at meal- times can have any bad effects. Often experiments with animals throw light on problems connected with human nutrition, and it is worth noting that re- sults similar to the foregoing were obtained by tests made by Tangl, at Budapest, with horses, on the effect of watering before, after and during meals. So far as was observed the time of drinking had no ef- fect on the digestibility of a ration of grain and hay. When hay only was fed there seemed to be a slight advantage in water- ing before feeding. The conclusion was drawn that, in general, horses may be wa- tered before, during or after meals without interfering with the digestion and absorp- tion of food. All these methods of water- ing are equally good for the horse, and 473 PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. - § What a Man Eats He Is.”’ Edited by.C. F. LANGWoRTHY, PH.D. Author of ‘‘ On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,” ‘* Fish as Food,” etc. each of them may be employed, according to circumstances. It is obvious that cer- tain circumstances may make it necessary to adopt one or other method. For in- stance, after severe loss of water, such as occurs in consequence of long continued, severe exertion, the animal should always be allowed to drink before he is fed, as otherwise he will not feed well. Although all methods of watering are equally good for the horse, it is not desirable to change unnecessarily from one method to another. Some animals appear not altogether indif- ferent to such a change. In the experi- ment referred to it was found that when- ever a change was made from the plan of watering after feeding to that of watering before, the appetite fell off for some days. Not that the horses did not consume the whole of the food given them, but for some days together they did not eat with the same avidity as before; and they took a longer time to consume their rations com- pletely. A similar effect was not observed when the change was from watering before to watering after feeding, or from water- ing after to watering during meals, or when the change was in the opposite direc- tion to the last. It is possible that the method of watering before feeding, until the animal has become accustomed to it, produces a certain feeling of satiety. The time of drinking exercised a marked effect on the quantity of water consumed, and on the amount of water excreted. The horses drank the greatest quantity of water when it was given after feeding, and the least when it was supplied before feeding. This was especially noticeable in the morning, when water was sometimes refused if of- fered before feeding. CAMP COOKERY. The pleasure of a summer spent in camp can hardly be overestimated. Those who prefer to superintend the preparation of their own ménus know that it is not al- Ways easy’ to provide wholesome and at- tractive dishes. The best ways of using the ordinary food materials which should form part of the equipment of every camp, and the methods of cooking without the con- veniences of a well equipped kitchen have been treated of by a number of writers. It is now some years since Miss Maria Parloa published her “Camp Cookery,” a little book which gives clear and concise directions for making many palatable 474 dishes from a limited list of supplies. Boiling, baking, broiling, and other meth- ods of preparing food are explained with reference to camp conditions, the informa- tion being presented, as is always the case with this author, in a clear and interesting manner. She recommends self-raising flour, wheat, rye, cornmeal, etc, as a _ ready means of securing fresh bread. The list of provisions also includes salt pork, smoked ham, bologna sausage, eggs, dried beef, salt fish, pilot bread, crackers, canned fruit and vegetables, where fresh can not be obtained ; potatoes, beans, onions, Indian meal, mo- lasses, sugar, salt, pepper, mustard, vinegar, butter, coffee, tea, chocolate, rice, oatmeal, baking soda, ginger and spice. Game, fresh fish and fresh meat are supposed to be obtained in the vicinity of camp. In a recently published volume, “Camp Fires in the Wilderness,” E. W. Burt de- votes a number of pages to the subject of foods, a valuable feature being the fact that his opinions are based on experience. Plain, substantial fare, he believes, is need- ed. “Pie and cake are not good to climb | hills on. Bread, meat, vegetables and fruit are what you should select, and always buy the best quality, as it is none too good for a camper. Fruits are evaporated in such excellent style that it is not necessary to buy them canned and fill space with tin and water. All provisions should be carried in strong canvas bags, tied at the-top with strings. The following list of provisions is re- garded as sufficient for 3 men for 2 weeks: 15 pounds hard bread, 15 pounds bacon in bag, 3 pounds dried apples, 2 pounds dried prunes, 2 pounds salt in bag, 5 pounds sugar in bag, 5 pounds coffee in tight can, 1% pound tea in can, 5 cans condensed cream, 6 cans Boston baked beans, 3 cans chicken, 5 pounds butter, 5 pounds lard, 5 pounds white flour, 10 pounds Indian meal, 2 packages buckwheat flour, 2 packages oat- meal, 14 bushel potatoes, 10 pounds onions, 1 pound baking powder, % pound pepper, I quart vinegar, 2 gallons maple syrup, I jar pickles, 2 dozen eggs. “The cost of the foregoing will be about $15. Butter, lards, etc., should be bought before you start into the woods, while the rest can be taken up with you in an old trunk or box.” Such a list would naturally be supple- mented by fish or game. Of camp fires convenient for cookery he says: “Tt requires considerable skill to build a good fire. Proceed in this manner: Lay down 2 green poles, 5 or 6 inches thick, 2 feet long, and 2 or 3 feet apart. Make notches in these about one foot apart. Then cut 2 poles about the same size and lay them in the notches. Procure a good supply of dry wood and brush and start the fire on the ground between the upper RECREATION. poles. The air will circulate under and through the fire, and the top poles will be found just the right distance apart to hold your camp kettle, frying pan and coffee pot. Over the fireplace you can erect a crane as follows: Cut 2 green sticks with crotches at the top, across which lay a green pole about 2 inches thick. Then cut a hooked limb and hang it on the cross pole, at the other end of which drive 4 nail for hanging pails over the fire.” TAMARINDS. An old fashioned food product which is worth more attention than it now receives is the thick jam or preserve made from tamarinds. In earlier times this, with guava jelly and other delicacies, was brought to our markets by the vessels engaged in the West India trade. Some tamarinds un- doubtedly come from the East Indies also, as the tree will grow in most warm coun- tries. The dark colored acid preserve, full of shiny, round, flat, brown seeds was much liked; and “tamarind water,’ made from it, enjoyed a,considerable vogue as a drink during sickness. Preserved tamarinds can still be bought from dealers, and one New York firm makes them. Of the tree, a recent writer says: “Being a member of the Leguminose family, the tamarind is allied to the pea and the bean. There are 2 varieties of the plant, the one East Indian, Tamarindus in- dica, and the other from the West Indies, Tamarindus occidentalis. The name of tamarind itself is derived from Tamar, the Arabic name for the date palm, and Indus, Indian. The word ‘tamarind,’ therefore, literally means Indian date. The pods which contain the fruit are flat in shape, brown in color, are 3 to 6 inches long, and often as thick as a man’s finger. The fruit inside consists of a reddish black pulp, in- which seeds, varying in number from 4 to 12, are embedded. The pulp contains potash, citric, malic and tartaric acids, in addition to gum and vegetable jelly. “The tamarind is too acid to be eaten as a fruit, but it is used in many ways. It is employed in cookery for flavoring va- rious dishes, especially curries, and for the preservation of fish. The West Indian va- riety, which is generally selected for this purpose, is imported in casks and jars, in which it is packed in layers, alternating with sugar. The East Indian tamarind, be- ing prepared without sugar, has a medic- inal value; and is refrigerant and cooling, when given as a drink, made by pouring boiling water over the fruit. The tree is a handsome evergreen, generally 30 to 40 feet in height, or even higher, with wide, spreading branches. It is decidedly orna- mental, with its bright green leaves and leaflets, and is greatly used for street plant- ing in tropical countries, BOOK NOTICES A GREAT BOOK FOR CAMPERS. Buzzacott, the famous camp outfit man, has written and published a book entitled “The Camper’s Manual” which is certain- ly the most complete of the many books on this subject that have recently been placed on the market. It has evidently been re-written and boiled down until it simply bristles with facts and information from:start to finish; yet there is scarcely a line-of type in it that could have been omitted without detracting from the value of the book. Mr. Buzzacott knows the camping business, if any man does. He served 10 years in the United States Army, 2 years in the British Army in Africa, 3 years on one of the Arctic voyages, and 3 years on an Antarctic exploring expedi- tion. If this does not give a man a chance to learn all there is to know about camp- ing, then there is no use of anyone’s try- ing to learn the trade. Buzzacott has evi- dently studied every situation in which this wide range of travel has ever placed him, and has learned to make the best of his opportunities in all cases. His “Camp- er’s Manual” tells it all, and there 1s scarcely a campaigner anywhere, no matter how old he may be, who can not learn something from this book. For instance, Buzzacott tells you how to heat a tent without fire, and his scheme is eminently practical, as you will see when you read the description. I will leave you to guess how it is done until you get his book and read it. The book fairly glitters with pictures from beginning to end, and they are so glibly drawn and so sharply printed that you know at sight what everyone of them means without reading the accompanying text. There are several pictures of camp fires and of methods of cooking and bak- ing on these that will surprise any old | camper, and many of you will say when* you glance at these pictures “{t’s strange I never thought of that before.” Buzzacott tells you how to cut the neck off a beer bottle and make a lantern of it. He also tells you, and shows you in a pic- ture, how to make a practical camp lamp of an empty tomato can. He tells you, and shows you, how to make a camp clock. He gives’ you a formula for drying wet boots or shoes that few men ever thought of or heard of before, yet when you read it you will be ready to bet money that the scheme would work every time. Buzzacott started in Chicago many years ago with a camp stove which he invented, but he is now making and handling nearly 475 every article that a man can want or use in camp, whether his camp is to be in the Arctic regions, the tropics, in the sunrise or the sunset country. ‘The Camper’s Manual” tells about all these things. You are probably estimating from what I have said that this book would cost about §$2, or $3, or possibly $5; but strange to say, Mr. Buzzacott offers to send a copy free to each reader of RECREATION who will write him and mention this magazine. The address is simply Buzzacott, Racine, Wis. A NATURE BOOK FOR CITY CHILDREN. Doubleday, Page & Co., New York, have issued a book entitled “The Nature Study Idea.” It is the work of Professor L. H. Bailey, and deals mainly with the modern system of conducting nature study in the common schools. This movement aims to supply a connecting link between the life and the training of children growing up in towns and cities with the great out- door world, and Professor Bailey has aimed in his book to elucidate and popularize this modern line of study. The subject is of greater importance to future generations than most teachers in our schools realize. Nearly all the great men whom America has produced have grown up on farms, and the few others have come from among the boys and men reared in cities who have spent considerable portions of their youth and early manhood in the woods. It is of the utmost importance that every boy and girl should know all possible of the natural conditions of the soil and the forests of this country, and of the life they produce. Professor Bailey’s book will be found of great value to teachers and to students of nature, and all such should read it. It sells at $1 a copy. I am delighted with the 2 Bristol steel rods I got from you as premiums for clubs of subscribers to RECREATION. They are all the manufacturers claim. I advise any man who wants a first class rod to get up a club of subscribers to RECREATION and get it in that way. I received the Marble axe and knife you sent me for 7 subscribers and am well pleased with them. Every one who has seen them iis surprised to know I got them so easily. RECREATION is the best magazine David Mackie, Ashland, Wis. s PUBLISHER’S NOTES. - WHY THE WINCHESTER PEOPL# QUIT, What is the cause of the disappearance of the Winchester ad from REcREATION? Did they get their back up about the crit- icisms’ of their guns in your magazine? Lester G. Miller, Asbury Park,’N. J. You are correct in your surmise. The president of the Winchester company took offense at an article on revolver shooting, printed on page 349 of November, 1902, RECREATION, in which Dr. Conyngham said: “Do not use factory ammunition. Buy the best shells and powder you can get and load them yourself, starting with a 5-grain powder charge.” _ Soon after that issue of RECREATION ap- peared Mr. Bennett, president of the Win- chester company, wrote me a letter in which he claimed I should not have al- lowed that sentence to appear in print, and that it would work a serious detriment to their business. I replied at length, and in the most cour- teous manner possible, to the effect that RECREATION is conducted as an experience- meeting, in which sportsmen are allowed to express their views and opinions and to state their experience on al] matters of gen- eral interest to the craft; that under these conditions I could not well have cut out that paragraph from Doctor Conyngham’s article. Wise he I told them the Doctor’s statement would undoubtedly call out contradictions from several of my readers, and that if so such would be printed. : In order to insure this, I took pains to send the Winchester letter to several. ex- pert riflemen and revolver shooters inturn, asking them to reply to Doctor Conyng: - These gentlemen all complied with © ham. my suggestion, and their articles were printed in the Gun and Ammunition De- partment of Recreation, for February and March, occupying about 2% pages. Though the item to which the Winchester people objected consisted of only 5 lines, and the answers covered more than 2 pages, Mr. Bennett refused to be comforted. Then, in the December number, I printed an article from a contributor condemning the Winchester pump gun, whereupon Mr. Bennett wrote me another ,letter instructing me to drop their ad from RECREATION. I have printed hundreds of articles com- mending Winchester goods, but now, when I print a few lines of -adverse. criticism these people drop out. What do the readers of RECREATION think of such business methods? sible. BEN, THE LIFE STORY OF A CUB. As announced in May Recreation, this remarkable bear story will be printed in the July issue. I have had 17 drawings made for it, and as it now. stands the story and illustrations will occupy about 14 pages of RECREATION. It is safe to say the narra- tive will be more eagerly mead and dis- cussed than any ever printed in this maga- zine. fe a Ben was a remarkable product of a mountain wilderness. He seemed endowed with more than ordinary ursine, instinct, ingenuity and cuteness; and Mr. Wright, who captured him, had a better opportunity to study him than any other writer has ever had to study a wild animal in its na- tive environment. Ben was captured when a baby, and traveled with a pack outfit all summer. He was made the guest of honor as well as the pet of a hunting, fishing and exploring party; and the things he did to amuse and puzzle his- friends were Jegion. Mr. Wright is a close student of wild animals. He has spent 25 years in the mountains, and has killed more than 100 bears. In order to have been so successful it has been necessary for him-to study their habits closely, to have learned what they feed on, what grounds they seek at various times of the year, how they acquire their food, etc. He used Ben as a living object lesson, and in this story has given to the world the result of this long and careful study. It is doubtful if nature students will ever have another such apportunity to learn just how a cub learns how,-when be- reft of his natural teachers. Tell all your friends that this great bear story is coming in July REcREATION, and _ advise them to make sure of getting a copy. Tell your newsdealer to order an extra lot of that issue, and that he will be supplied . in due course with a poster containing one “or more pictures of Ben, to hang in his window. EASTMAN PORTFOLIO. Y., has issued a portfolio of the prize win- ning pictures in its recent competition, which is indeed a luxurious work of art. The reproductions are the finest that it is possible for any engraver in thé-world to make, and the printing is the best pos- This portfolio js a striking object lesson to the world as to the wonderful progress still being made in photography. ‘Many. of us thought years ago that the limit of the possibilities of the camera had been reached, but apparently thers is no 476 PUBLISHEICS NG? ES. limit; the amateurs continue to improve in their work from year to year. Every student of the science of photog- raphy should have a copy of this remark- able publication. If published on a purely commercial basis, it would sell readily at 50 cents a copy. The Eastman people offer it at Io cents a copy, and say they will charge up the difference between that sum -and the cost of production to advertising. It will certainly prove a valuable piece of publicity to the Kodak people. In order- ing please mention RECREATION, The Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y., has issued a new cata- logue of Korona and Wizard cameras which will prove a revelation to anyone and everyone interested in photography. Good things in the catalogue line come so thick and fast that it is difficult for a busy man to get time even to look at all of them; but this book is so exceedingly in- teresting, artistic and novel, that the aver- age photographer would even postpone an invitation to take something in order to go through it and look at all the pictures. Then he would be mighty likely to sit up at night to read what this book says about the cameras and accessories made by the Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. When you write for it, please say you saw it mentioned in RECREATION, for it always ‘makes a lot of difference to the advertiser and to the publisher of this magazine whether or not you make such mention. The Worthern Rubber Co., St. Paul, Minn., is making a lumbermen’s rubber shoe, with a lace top of heavy wool-lined duck canvas, which will certainly prove popular among sportsmen when it shall be- come known. The shoe has an extra heavy sole, turned up around the edge, and the {op is made 8 to 10 inches high, as ordered. The trouser leg may be gathered in and the shoe laced up outside of it; cr the shoe may be worn over a heavy German sock if de- sired. This makes an excellent footgear for use in wet grass, on marshy ground or in snow, and by having 2 pairs of these shoes, so that you can alternate them from day to day, you can have dry feet all the time. The shoes sell at $3.50 a pair, express paid to any part of the United States. When you send in your nes please mention RECREATION. Geo. M. eaehion, Traffic Manager of the Bangor & Aroostook railway, has is- -sued a book entitled “The Haunts of the Hunted,” which is the most luxurious and elaborate of the many excellent guide books that have come from his office. The pres- ent volume, for so it may properly be 477 called, is a veritable storehouse of informa- tion and contains an almost bewildering ar- ray of attractive and interesting pictures. These represent every possible phase of camp life, hunting, fishing, canoeing, etc. No man who loves the woods can spend Io minutes examining Mr. Houghton’s new book without longing to kick the dust of the city from his shoes and make a break for the wilds of Maine. You can get a copy of this béick by writ- ing Mr. Houghton at Bangor, Me. and mentioning RECREATION. Hemm & Woodward, Sydney, Ohio, have lately added to their stock a full line of rifle wick plugs, which are just the thing that thousands of riflemen have , been longing for these many years. Hemm & Woodward are furnishing wicks to fit any Tile, 1font. 30. canher up-to 50, Oil the wick, draw it through the rifle barrel. 2 or 3 times, and it cleans the barrel thorough- ly. Then draw the wick in again, leave it there, and put your rifle away. .I bélieve that if you use good oil or any -standard gun grease, your rifle may stand a* year without attention and that it will show up as bright and good as new when vow’ pull out the wick. Order a sample wick,! and you will never be without a supply of them thereafter. Please mention . RECREATION when ordering. Coffeyville, Kansas. Marble Safety Axe Company, Gladstone, Mich. Dear Sirs: Your catalogue received and I find it extremely mteresime: ~ The: “tact that Mr. G. O. Shields, editor of REcREA- TION, is One of your customers brings me to the conclusion that your goods are all right, for although | am not personally ac- quainted with Mr. Shields, I have great confidence in his judgment on all fnatters pertaining to sporting equipment, ‘gained from a constant perusal of his most, valua- ble and reliable magazine. Enclosed here- with find money order for $4.50, for which please send me one No. 3 5 inch safety pocket knife with German ne handle. Yourstruly, Rudolph A. Hiller. One of the features of the modern din- ing car service is the menu card, which, in addititon to giving a list of the dishes served, wine list, etc., now frequently con- tains illustrations calculated to attract the eye and engage the attention of the traveler. The New York Central, with the begin- ning of the new year, has introduced a very artistic series of menus which have for the illustration quaint and beautiful female heads and figures which will certainly add to the attractiveness of the meals en 478 route. A copy will be given to each lady patron of the dining cars, and persons not fortunate enough to travel on the Central may get copies by writing Geo. H. Duniels, Grand Central Station, N. Y. ; Here is a partial list of the good quali- ties of the new Mullins sheet metal boats: They do not become water soaked. They do not have to be calked. They do not have to be housed or stored away. They can not sink. They are lighter and run easier than any wooden boat. They will outwear any wooden boat. They are the safest boats afloat. They are the handsomest boats afloat. They are the best boats on the market. . One of them will last a lifetime. They are the cheapest boats on the mar- ket. RECREATION readers are cautioned against sending money to the Magniscope Rifle Sight . Co.,,,of-. York:...Nebs oT he; tormer managers of that concern, J. A. Coxe and W. G. Boyer, have proven thoroughly un- reliable. They have failed to fill some of the orders entrusted to them by REcrREA- TION readers, and have failed to make good their guarantees in other cases. Further- more, they now owe me $80 for advertising in RECREATION, and refuse to pay their bill. C. A. Schrandt writes me that he has bought out the business, yet he declines to fill certain orders, or to make good certain obligations of his predecessors. The Chicago & Alton railway has issued a beautiful little book entitled “People You Meet in the Dining-Car.” Dudley Walker, the advertising manager of the Alton, is a genius,;and is always getting up something new and novel; but in this case he has out- done himself. He has produced here some real gems of the photographer’s art ‘and some exceedingly bright bits of text to accompany them. The picture of the girl on page II is alone worth the price of a ticket from Chicago to St. Louis, yet you can get the whole book by writing a re- quest for it on a postal card and mention- ing RECREATION. ‘ Geo. T. Tomlinson, of Syracuse, N. Y., who is well known to thousands of sports- men as the former manufacturer of the Tomlinson gun cleaner, has secured the patents on a recently invented automatic fishing reel, and is organizing a stock com- pany for the purpose of making and putting them on the market. The prospectus which Mr. Tomlinson is sending out is attractive and interesting and it would be well for sportsmen who are interested in the reel problem to get a copy of it. Mr, Tomlin- RECREATION. son refers to 2 of the Syracuse banks, so that there may be no question as to his reliability. Every sportsman needs a corkscrew that will draw a cork clean and unbroken. ‘The Yankee cork puller is an ingenious device that can be fastened against any upright surface and that will remove and automat- ically discharge the most stubborn cork without effort, leaving no broken bits in the bottle. If you can not find the Yankee corkpuller at the hardware stores, write the -Gilchrist Company, 125) -Eabavyette street, Newark, N. J. Persons looking for places in which to spend the summer or autumn months should read the ad of the New Hermitage hotel in this issue of REcrREATION. ‘The hotel is located at Lake Bonaparte, in the heart of the Adirondack mountains, and is surround- ed with forests, lakes and streams that af- ford capital opportunities for the enjoyment of the open season. You can get a beauti- fully illustrated pamphlet showing many views of surrounding points of itnerest by addressing David Scanlin, Bonaparte, N. Y., and mentioning RECREATION. The Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N. Y., has issued a new catalogue illustrating and describing some of its new and some of its older models of Hawkeye cameras. The book is elaborately illustrated, the text is full and complete and any one interested in outdoor photography can get many valu- able points from this little book. Send for a copy of it and say you saw it mentioned in RECREATION. Minneapolis, | Minn. The Mitchell M’f’g Co., London, Ohio. DEAR SIRS: The J. C. hand trap received, through RECREATION, and I am much pleased with it. The first time I used it I got 29 out of 30 clay birds. Truly yours, O. L. Solberg. Messrs. Spratts Patent tell me they penned, fitted up and fed the Coshocton dog show, in March, also the Chicago, Buffalo and Atlantic City dog shows; in all of which their work was, as usual, most suc- cessful. The week following the show at Atlantic City they put up, on Young’s ocean pier, a cat, cavy and pet stock exhibition. The Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., of Nor- wich, Conn., has issued a new catalogue of shot guns, rifles and revolvers which will interest all sportsmen who are looking for good serviceable firearms at the lowest pos- sible price. Write for a copy of it and mention RECREATION. EDITOR’S IDAHO'S NEW GAME LAW. The Idaho Legislature has passed a mod- ern, up-to-date game law, and it has been approved by the Governor; so that that State now has a proper provision for the protection of its game and game fishes and its songbirds. This new law provides for the appoint- ment of a State game warden and for a number of deputies, and that they shall be paid reasonable salaries. It limits the num- ber of birds and animals which any man may kill in a day to a reasonable figure. For instance, no man shall kill more ‘than | 15 quails, 18 grouse of any species, or 3 geese or swans, in one day. No man shall kill more than one bull elk, one mountain sheep, ome goat, one antelope, or 2 deer in a season. No man shall hunt in that State without first having gfrocured a li- cense. The fee for resident sportsmen is $1 a year, and for non-residents $25 a year. The fee for a fishing license for a non-res!- dent is $5 a year. The sale of game of all kinds is absolutely prohibited at any time. and no game shall be shipped out of the State at any time unless accompanied by the man who killed it. All sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, city mar- shals and police officers are made ex officio game, fish and forestry wardens. The one serious objection to this new game law is that it does not prohibit en- tirely the killing of antelope at any time. The League made a strong effort to have that animal protected in Idaho for at least 5 vears, but the law makers decided to per- mit each hunter to kill one antelope each vear; such provision having been urged by many Begeeutlees and reckless ranch- nien. There is one amusing provision in this new law. It is that each hunter is allowed to kill one ibex each year. I assume this carries with it permission for Idaho hunt- ers to go to Africa or India on hunting trips, if they have the price. CArPiaiN, KELLY IN A HOT FIGHT. Luther S. Kelly, better known to West- ern men as “Yellowstone Kelly,” and an old time contributor to MECREATION, is now stationed at Surigao, P. I., where he is filling the position of Provincial Treas- urer. Judge Taft reports to the Secretary of War that in March last Io prisoners who were serving sentences for various offenses in the local prison, escaped, and that, with 70 or 80 insurrectos, they attacked the con- © stabulary barracks, killing 2 Americans and capturing a large quantity of arms and ammunition. Nine of the Americans re- treated to the Provincial building, where, CORNER. eS under the command of Captain Kelly, they barricaded the building and stood off the attacking party, with the few guns and other weapons that could be hastily got to- gether. A sharp fight was kept up for 18 hours, at the expiration of which time re- inforcements arrived from a_ neighboring town and the insurgents were put to flight. Captain Kelly is an old time Indian fighter and scout, and has always been equal to any emergency that has arisen where he has been in command. He is a member of the League of American Sports- men, and is well known to thousands of good people in this country. Mr. F. M. Halstead, of Berkley, Va., was arrested some months ago, by county offi- cer H. F. Grinalds, for shooting quails be- fore the opening of the legal :season. He was tried before a justice of the peace, and claimed exemption from the law on the ground that he killed the quails on his own ground, because they were destroying val- uable seeds which he was raising. The jus- tice denied the validity of this claim and fined Mr. Halstead $10. He refused to pay the fine and appealed to the Norfolk county court. Judge Portlock, in deciding the question, emphatically reaffirmed the State ownership of wild game, confirmed the decision of the lower court, and Mr. Halstead paid his fine. There are thou- sands of farmers in this country who claim the right to kill game on their own land at any time of year, but it would be well for all of them to learn this important principle in law, namely, that live wild game does not belong to any man because it chances to feed on his land occasionally or to walk or fly across it. Two more fish law violators have come to grief. These are Frank Brower and Irvin Walker, of Noble county, Indiana. They were spearing in Loon lake, when Deputy Fish Commissioners R. D. Fleming and Jas. F. Hamilton, of Marion, made a sneak on them. The men had a double barreled shot gun with them, and the offi- cers heard them boasting of what they would do to any man who might attempt to interfere with them. At this point, the officers advanced on them and ordered them to throw up their hands. Brower attempt- ed to stand the officer off with a spear, but in a minute he was looking into the muzzle of a 6 shooter, so both men quietly surren- dered. They were taken to court, where they were fined $38.80. Not having the change in their pockets, they were locked up in jail, 479 480 The reports issued from the U. S. Pat- ent Office each week contain frequent no- tices of patents issued to game and fish hogs, that are enough to bring tears to the eyes of any truce sportsman. The infernal devices being invented by bristlebacks and ly men who would cater to them, are sim- ply appalling. In one of these weekly reports now be- fore me, there is a drawing and a descrip- ticn of a bird trap; another of a fish hook, and another of an artificial minnow, which are so manifestly damnable in their nature that their use should be prohibited by law. If we had a true sportsman in the big chair of the Patent Office, he would refuse to issue patents on many of these infernal ma- chines for which governmental sanction 1s sought. Caroline: Harding, editor of the Palm Beach Daily News, prints in a recent issue of that paper, an eloquent plea for the pro- tection of birds, in which she says, among other things: . “That birds soon became aware of pro- tection is shown in no way more strikingly than by the’ numbers of lesser scaup ducks that all through the winter dive and sail confidently about the shores and docks of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach. A few miles South it is almost impossible for a, boat to get within range of them.” It’ is indeed encouraging to find so many editors of daily and weekly newspapers throughout the country coming into the ranks of game and bird protectors. Alphonse Laurence, of Missoula, Mont., was arrested in March last for killing song birds, and on proof of guilt, Justice Phil- lips fined him $50. Alphonse refused to pay, and was locked up. It seems almost pathetic that a man who carries such an aristocratic name should be degraded by having to live in a bastille, but Alphonse is not the first man to suffer for slaughter- ing song birds. It is hoped Alphonse will learn to devote his leisure to something more worthy of his romantic cognomen. L. A. Petrie, Glace Bay, Cape Breton, will make a determined effort this summer to land one of the great tunas which have of late years frequented that bay in goodly numbers. The picturesque Mira river has its estuary in Mira bay, and is famous ang- ling ground for all the great game fishes. Being tidal for 15 miles of its course, the sea bass, sea trout and the Atlantic salmon use it as a river, and summer in the cool, deep waters of its upper reaches. Mr. Petrie is an enthusiastic sportsman, and can furnish guides and full informa- tion to fellow sportsmen, RECREATION. Mr. A. W. Fassig, a restaurant man in Columbus, Ohio, was serving quails in close season, entering them on the bill of fare as snow birds. Taken into court by a game warden, Fassig claimed he thought they were snow birds; but every sensible man present knew he was deliberately lying. The court was convinced of this fact and fined Mr. Iassig $200, which the latter paid. When he advertises to sell snow birds hereafter, le will probably give his customers the real thing. The Park Commissioners of Tacoma, Wash., recently presented the New York Zoological Society with a pair of Olym- pian elk, otherwise known as Roosevelt’s elk, and so named by Dr. Merriam, in honor of the President. These animals came through from Tacoma by express in good condition, and Director Hornaday has placed them in a section of the elk iange by themselves, where they are at (racting a gr-at deal of attention. Oscar North, of Moingona, Ia., recentiy took a bag of catfish to a hotel at Boone, la., where he delivered them to the cook. Before he could get his pay for them, Dep- uty Game Warden Louis Jensen stepped in, captured the fish and the fisherman; took the latter to Justice Barrett’s office, where he pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs. North’s sister paid the fine for him, and he says, ‘“There won’t be no more fish lines out at Moingona.” W. H. Johnston, foreman of the Electric Light company at Dillon, Mont., killed 2 willow grouse near that place in April last and paid the State $50 each for them. Deputy Game Warden Henry Avare acted as collector in the case and Judge Vermil- lion as treasurer. Johnston will probably try to get along on spring chicken and squab hereafter until the legal shooting season opens. Frank Nichols and Will Faulk, of Alle- gan, Mich., broke the fish laws of that State, were arrested by Deputy Game War- den Coulter, taken before Justice Cook and fined $4.35 and costs each. They probably deserved a good deal heavier dose than this, but possibly this may prove sufficient to induce them to walk in the straight and narrow way hereafter. A young man in Earlville, N._ Y.;, wrote me an interesting letter regarding his ob- servations of certain birds, but as he for- _ got to sign his name to it I can not use it, nor can I even acknowledge receipt of it by mail. . Readers are once more reminded that no notice can be taken of unsigned communications, RECREATION. 481 The Water Used in Schlitz Beer comes from six wells bored to rock We are on the shore of Lake Michigan, yet we go into the earth to get water that is abso- lutely pure. And we go to Bohemia for hops,whenotherhops cost but half. We spend fortunes on clean- liness. We not only filter the beer, but we filter all the air that touches it. And we age the beer for months in refrigerating rooms, so it cannot cause biliousness. Then we sterilize each bottle, to kill every possible germ. Schlitz sales increased 132,916 barrels last year That’s a greater increase than of any other brewery in the world, and above are the reasons for it. Ask for the brewery bottling. RECREATION. THE REASON. CHAS, E. SCOFIELD. There had been a light fall of snow dur- ing the night. When the morning broke, crisp and frosty, and the air tingled with the delicious vigor of a December morn- ing, the soul of the druggist revolted in him at the thought of the day’s dull routine. He yearned for the sights and sounds of the great outdoor; so when, a few moments later, Cottontail George, the most confirmed and inveterate rabbit hunter along the Min- nesota river, came in and announced that there were fresh rabbit tracks by the thou- sand all over the bottoms and that he pro- posed to follow some of them to their logi- cal conclusion, the idea was eagerly taken up by the druggist. Soon they were comb- ing the bunnies out of the brush heaps and patches of weeds along the river banks. They ate their lunch on foot; and finally, when their bulging game pockets and the declining sun of the short December day, warned them that it was time to strike for home, they found themselves Io miles from town, very hungry and more tired. The druggist proposed that they turn their steps toward Odessa, which was only 3 or 4 miles distant, have supper there and take the afternoon freight up to Ortonville. Cotton- tail George was only too willing, for he longed for something hot. Alas for the frailty of human hopes! As the weary hunters pulled into the outskirts . of the town, the freight pulled out! That meant either a 6-mile walk through a gath- ering storm, or an 8-hour wait for the night mail train. A surprisingly short can- vass of the situation brought them to the unanimous conclusion that an 8-hour wait beside a hot stove, was vastly preferable, at that stage of the game, to a 3-hours’ tramp through the shifting snow; so after a bountiful feed at Grover’s, they sought the comforts of a pipe and glass at Dick’s place, to await with patience the coming of the West-bound train. Odessa is distinctly a way station, the agent retiring from public life at about the same hour as the hens. The traveler wish- ing to take a night train must equip himself with a lantern and flag the train as it goes through. At 12 o'clock the _ bartender turned out our hunters and closed his place, first loaning them a lantern and directing them to the station. Finding the door locked, they sought the cold comfort of the lee side of the station, and there they tramped up and down, The storm shrieked louder and the snow blew thicker. The hunters sleepily cursed the time table and - the railroad management from the presi- dent down to the section crew, and prayed for the coming of the train. At last a shrill whistle and the roar of the approaching train warned them that their weary vigil was over. The druggist, who was carrying the light, moved over to the edge of the platform and signalled for a stop. Just as the engine thundered up to the station, Cottontail George stepped out from the shadow of the building, with his cap drawn down over his eyes, and his gun at a ready. The startled engineer threw the throttle wide open and tore into Ortonville in rec- ord time, reporting an attempted holdup at Odessa. That is the reason the druggist and Cot- tontail George were too tired to eat break- fast that morning, and why it is unsafe for even their best friends to approach them on the subject of rabbit hunting. WHO SAID.RATS? C. N. DOUGLAS. A pussy cat sat by the kitchen fire and dozed in a listless way; Full length, inert, as if half dead, she there in slumber lay. But, oh! A wondrous change came o’er that sleepiest of cats When Mary Ann dropped the frying pan and suddenly shouted “‘rats” ! Rats! rats! Who said rats? Who was that said. rats? Only show me where they are, The little pesky brats! You thought that I was sleeping, But wide open I was keeping One ear any eye so I could fly If any one said rats! A sad little dog lay out in the yard and never a hair moved he. He seemed as if dead, or glued to the: earth, or a marble statue must be. But he sprang to his feet like a lightning flash when Bill Jones and Jonathan Sprats. Within his hearing began to discuss the peculiar ways of cats! Cats! Cats! Who said cats? Who said Thomas cats?» Show me where they are and if you Are fond of watching sprats. You thought that I was’ sleeping But wide open I was keeping One ear and eye, so I could fly If anyone said cats! A bad little boy reclined on a bench and dreamed in the warm June sun, And beside the boy was that. murd’rous toy, an elegant new air gun. And borne on the breeze came a sound through the trees, and that laziest of brats, Grabbed his gun like a bird and yelled as he heard, “Who’s that said rats or cats?” Rats! Cats! Rats! Dogs! Cats! Who said rats, or cats? Fa I’m looking for fun with my little air gun I’m death on rats or cats! You thought that I was sleeping, But wide open I was keeping One ear and eye so I could fly If any one said rats! RECREATION. To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.” Sb a Bb | “Defer not till to-morrow to be wise, KE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES” ‘An Endowment policy in the Equitable — makes money for you — and at the same time protects your family. . But you can only secure it while the sun of good health is shining. | : ¥ Vacancies in every State for men of energy and a to act as. representatives. Apply to GAGE E. TARBELL. 28° Vice President For full information fill out coupon below, or write THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the United States 120 Broadway, New York. Dept. No. 16 Please send me information regarding an Endowment for $ issued at years of age. 484 RECREATION. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. “For sport the lens is better than the gun.” I wish to make this department of the utmost use to amateurs. I shall, therefore, be glad to answer any questions and to print any items sent me by practical amateurs relating to their expert- ence in photography. 8th ANNUAL COMPETITION. REcREATION has conducted 7 amateur photographic competitions, all of which have been eminently successful. The 8th opened April 1st, 1903, and will close No- vember 30th, 1903. : Following is a list of prizes to be awarded: } First prize: A Long Focus Korona Camera, 5 x 7, made by the Gundlach Optical Co., ‘Roch- ester, N. Y., fitted with a Turner-Reich Anastig- mat Lens, and listed at $85. oe Second prize: A No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak, made by the Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y., fitted with a Bausch & Lomb Lens, Plastig- mat Unicum Shutter, and listed at $61.50. © Third prize: A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4 x 5, made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester, N. Y.; Hsted at $36. Fourth prize A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12 x 16, made. by Abercrombie & Il itch, New York, and listed: at $32. ; Fifth* prize: An AJl-Vista-Panoramic Camera, made by the Multiscope and Film Co., Burlington, Wis., and listed at $30. Sixth prize: A No. 3 Focusing ‘Weno Hawk- eye Camera, made by the Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N. Y., and listed at $27.50. Seventh prize: A high grade _ IJ ishing,- Reel, made by W. H. Talbot, Nevada, Mo., and listed ~. at $20. i Eighth prize: A Tourist Hawkeye Camera, >» 4 x 5, and. made by the Blair Camera Co., Roches- © ter; N..¥., and listed at- $45. : Ninth prize: A Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, made by the Horton’ -Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., and listed-at $8. Tenth prize: A pair of High Grade Skates, made by Barney & Berry, Springfield, Mass., and listed at $6. The 10 next *est pictures will each be awarded one dozen 8 #10 Carbutt Plates, made by the Carbutt Dry Plate Co., Wayne Junction, Phila- delphia, Pa. . The 10 next bést pictures will each be awarded one dozen 5 x 7 Carbutt. Plates. The to next best pictures will each be awarded one dozen 4 x 5 Carbutt Plstes. A special prize: A Goerz Binocular Field Glass, listed at $74.25, will be given for the best picture of a live wild animal. Subjects are limited to wild animals, birds, fishes, camp scenes, and to figures or groups of persons, or animals, repre- senting in a truthful manner shooting, fish- ing, amateur photography, bicycling, sail- ing or other form of outdoor or indoor sport or recreation. Awards to be made by 3 judges, none of whom shall be com- petitors. Conditions: Contestants must submit 2 mounted prints, either silver, ‘bromide, platinum or carbon, of each subject, which, as well as the negative, shall become the property of RecREATION. Negatives not to be sent unless called for. ) In submitting pictures, please write sim- ply your full name and address on the back of each, and number such prints as you may send, I, 2, 3, etc. Then jn a letter ad- dressed Photographic Editor, RECREATION, say, for instance: No. 1 is entitled ——- ——. Made with a ——- —— camera. ——. —— lens. On a —— —— plate. Printed on ——- —— paper. Length, of .exposyre, —— —e= | Then add any further information you may deem of interest to the judges, or to other amateur photographers. Same as to Wos. 2, 4, etc: ; This is necessary in order to save post- age. In all cases where more than the name and address of the sender and serial number of picture are written on the back of prints I am required to pay letter post- age here. I have paid as high as $2.50 on a single package of a dozen pictures, in ad- dition to that prepaid by the sender, on ac- count of too much writing on the prints. Any number of subjects may be sub- mitted. Pictures that may have been published elsewhere, or that may have been entered in any other competition, not available. No entry fee charged. SY ae Don’t let people who pose for you look -at the camera. Occupy them im some other “cay. Many otherwise fine pictures have failed to win in the former competitions because the makers did not heed this warn- ing. HELPS OVER PHOTO HURDLES. Regarding blisters on cyco paper, if the temperature of the various baths be kept at one point the trouble will end. Cyco prints taken from .a hypo bath which has been allowed to become warm, and doused into a washing tray full of cold water, are apt to blister. Changes from a warm de- veloper to a freshly made hypo bath will also cause blisters. Notice the-fall in tem- perature in a hypo bath the next time you make it up. My plan for years has been to make a saturated solution of hypo and have a 5 pint bottle full at all times, with a layer of undissolved hypo on the bottom. Of this solution I take 4 ounces and add 4 to 6 ounces of water slightly warm. This makes it right and saves the annoying.delay. I do not agree with G. W. Damon in his advice to use bromide. It is entirely too rapid for the average amateur. I have been using Carbutt’s Vinco paper for years and find it ideal for all-kinds of negatives. It is about 6 times as rapid as-any of the gaslight developing papers and~--vields fine prints. It allows more latitude both in ex- posure and in development. The whites are pure and do not get gray and smoky, as — es = AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. with other papers. The development is un- der perfect control at all times. Unless the correct exposure is given with the other papers, the image will either flash up and blacken before the print can be removed from the developer, or it.will require pro- longed development, in which case the pa- per becomes stained. This is not the case with Vinco. Then there are no freaks to contend with, such as are found in at least one of the others. I make a mixture of water, 5 ounces; sul- phite of soda crystals, 4% ounce; commer- cial acetic acid, 3 ounces; powdered alum, 1% ounce. Of this mixture J] add 2 or 3 ounces to each quart of hypo solution. This hardens and at the same time clears the film on plates, films and papers. admits of longer use of the hypo solution, as it does not discolor so rapidly. For preventing halation at windows I find Acme halation destroyers all that can be desired. They consist of a sheet of pa- per cut to negative size, coated on one side with an opaque substance which is only necessary to moisten with a sponge or rag and squeegee on the back of the plate. This may be removed by soaking in water be- fore development. To A. H. Harlow I would give the fol- fowing advice: Never touch the face of your ferrotype plates under any circum- stance. Keep them clean. Allow all prints to dry over night, and the next day, or at any future time, soak them in clean water until they are limp. Place on the plate cover with a blotter, avoiding undue pres- sure on any particular spot, and roll out the water between plate and print. Stand aside to dry, when the print will come off and not stick. Greasy fingers coming in contact with the plate cause prints to stick and when once they stick they will cor- tinue sticking until the plate is thrown away. Frequent advice is given to amateurs to make their own developers. To those who wish to do so, I give the following hints, and I have made developers and sold them for years: Buy only the best and purest chemicals. Never buy sulphite of soda in bulk, as it is sure to be coated with sul- phate. Buy it in bottles of one pound each and in a dry state, it being twice as strong as the crystals. Do not make up a large quantity at one time unless you put it in small bottles, as whenever a portion is taken out of the bottle its place is taken by aieedig it is then apt to discolor. Don't use chemicals of any kind over and over, thinking to economize; you can’t do it. Each chemical will do so much work and no more. Many dense, slow printing nega- tives are made so by using an exhausted developer. Such negatives should be re- Itaisa 485 ‘duced to save time, if a large number of prints are desired. Here is a method of intensifying which works well and enables one to get a good vigorous print from a negative which be- fore treatment would yield but a poor one. Dissolve one dr. bichloride of mercury in 7 ounces water; and 3 drams potassium iodide in 3 ounces water. When completely dissolved pour the iodide solution into the mercury solution until the red precipitate is completely dissolved. For use, dilute with water, full strength, and flow over the negative. ‘This may be done dry or the negative may first be soaked a few min- utes. When the proper density is reached, wash, and the deposit will turn yellow. Remove the yellow by flowing with a 5 per cent. solution of hypo, and give a final washing. Should some of the yellow color remain, it will not affect the print- ing qualities of the plate. Try it off an old plate, and you will be astonished at the result. C., Bethlehem, Pa. A CAMERA FOR THE BEGINNER. In selecting a camera, the beginner should determine to have the best he can possibly buy. Nothing but disappointment comes of having poor instruments and ma- terial. Needless to say, choice should be made from among the makes advertised in RECREATION. In size, unless some special class of work is designed, the 4x5 camera recommends itself as the best for general use. The outfit is not burdensome to carry about, supplies can be procured for it in al- most any town, and the expense of operat- ing it is comparatively small. Negatives of this size are convenient for both en- largement and reduction; they are large enough to be satisfactory in and of them- selves, yet not so large as to be incon- venient of manipulation in the darkroom and printing processes. While the press-the-button box cameras are convenient for some kinds of picture taking, they have serious limitations. The bellows type of camera is far the best. The bicycle styles, by reason of their compact- ness and portability, are desirable; though the double extension box styles, by reason of their great bellows capacity, may well be considered. A bellows draw of less than 15 inches is undesirable and should not be accepted; the longer the draw the greater is the capacity of the instrument for doing things, consequently the greater the satis- faction in it. Bv all means let the camera be provided with reversible back; the rack and pinion focussing arrangement, swingback, vertical and lateral movements of lens support are also desirable features. Above all things, a good lens and shutter are essentials to 486 success. The standard cameras of the day are usually provided with such, and in buy- ing them one is reasonably sure of getting an instrument satisfactory in every respect. H. D. Grose, Ann Arbor, Mich. METOL-HYDROCHINONE DEVELOPER. Will you kindly publish a formula for a good 2 solution metol hydrochinone devel- oper for plates, one that can be kept as a stock solution and used diluted when de- sired? I strongly advise all who use developing paper to give Darko a trial. A friend and I have used a quantity of this paper and found it as good as Velox, except that it is not so sensitive. With Welsbach light only 20 seconds’ exposure is neccssary; with diffused daylight even less.is required. Darko is about 50 per cent. cheaper than Velox. I have found the blacks and whites as good with this paper as with others. It can be obtained in a variety of surfaces. Floyd D. Palmer, Earlville, N. Y. ANSWER, Metol-Hydrochinone Developer. Nios 0. IMLCtO bw iai5 ox tsb Peds oad «epee ae elo oie I ounce Hydrochinone: 2) 158 senha Ye ounce Sulphrite -of-soda, crystals...c: 25. 6 ounces Pure: hot: water: 2.c-cts- 8 oeeane 80 ounces No.2 Carbonate of soda, crystals..... 5 ounces Pore. “AWSter o/s esas ates fae 80 ounces For Use. SolutionNo: 3: .ukitcon te Se ace I ounce Solution Nos 22.0....'s nse esicse sa ee “th IS Pureswatet isch chute ete 2 ounces REGARDING CITRATE. In January RECREATION the use of a ci- trate in place of a bromide as a restrainer is advised. If the author refers to citrate of potassium, I think he is mistaken in say- ing that the price of citrate is high. Citrate of potassium, citric acid and citrate of so- dium are quoted wholesale at a price that allows the druggist to sell them at 60 cents a pound with a good profit, and bromide at 50 cents. The statement that the citrate could be prepared by the addition of sul- phuric acid to carbonate of potassium or sodium is wrong. The addition of sul- phuric acid to carbonate of potassium or sodium produces sulphate of potassium in one case and sulphate of sodium in the second. Citrate of potassium is prepared by taking 6 ounces of citric acid dissolved in 2 pints of distilled water, to which 8 ounces carbonate of potassium is gradually added. If the resulting solution is not neu tral, it is made so by the further addition of carbonate potassium or citric acid. The solution is then filtered and evaporated to dryness. A. M. K., Roxbury, Mass. RECREATION, SALTING AND SENSITIZING PLAIN PAPER. Boil 2 ounces of distilled water, to which has been added 1 dram of aqua am- monia. When boiling, saponify as much fine French resin as will neutralize the al- kali. Test with litmus. Of this solution of saponified resin, filter out I ounce; take of water 4 ounces; heat above and add gelatine, previously swelled, 6 grains; am- monia chloride, previously dissolved in wa- ter, I90 grains. Bath at this point should be neutral. Acidify till the blue litmus re- action is decided, and with citric acid make up bath to 40 ounces. Float paper on above bath 3 minutes, dry and float on 8o0-grain silver bath. This paper fumed 25 minutes will print black, and toned with chloro- platinite of potassium will give engraving black prints of beautiful brilliancy. The sensitized paper is fairly durable—The Photo-American. Frequently we see articles on pin holes and spotting mediums. I avoid both by using only the best brands of plates. Cheap plates are cheap in every sense and produce more pin holes than pictures. Dust the plate lightly before putting it in the holder. After exposure, put in a tray of cold water 2 or 3 minutes and then mop well with a tuft of wet absorbent cotton. I do not average one pin hole to 2 dozen 5 x7 plates since following this method. T. H. Wade, Helena, Mont. Please give through ReEcrEATION a for- mula for developer that will make a dense negative. Will it give better re- sults than any on the market? Geo. H. Bortz, Sebring, Ohio. ANSWER. All makers give such a formula for their individual plates. Use Carbutt B 16 plates and the developer recommended and the results will be all that can be desired. —EDIror. I thank those of your correspondents who wrote me direct in reply to my letter in December RECREATION on the subject of cyco paper. I started to answer them, but they came so fast it was practically im- possible to answer all. Some of the writers advised me to use argo paper and I shall try it later. J. E. Bates, Spokane, Wash. During the past year I have taken regu- larly 3 sportsmen’s periodicals, with occa- sionally a fourth. I have decided that for this year I shall take but one and of course I have picked out the one I consider the best; it is also incidentally the cheapest, namely, RECREATION. ¢ J. W. Steward, Battle Creek, Mich. te RECREATION. 487 mS | IE it isnt Aa < A vacation without a Kodak is a vacation wasted No matter where you go or what your hobby may be, KodaKkery will add to the pleasure of your trip. Anybody can make good pictures by the Kodak system. It’s all by daylight, now that the Kodak Developing Machine has abolished the DarK-Room. Kodaks, $5.00 to $75.00. Kodak Developing Machines, $2.00 to $10.00. Catalogues free at the dealers or by mail, EAST MAN KO DAK CO ; Kodak Portfolio, Laas os 4o prize gZictures from ,000 Kodak competition, = Rochester, N. Y. zen cents. 488 RECREATION, OBJECTS WELL CENTERED AND CORRECTLY FOCUSED The Focusing Weno has the advantage over all cameras of a ground glass the size of picture, which works automatically and allows focusing when using film. The result is obvious—perfection of work—satisfaction to the user. No. 3 Focusing Weno Hawk-Eye, with B. 6 L. Automatic Shutter, and Extra Rapid Rectilinear Lens. Pictures3%x4%, = = No. 4 Focusing Weno Hawk-Eye, same equipment. -= $27.50 Pictures 4x5, 30.00 Hawk-Eye Film can be developed in the Kodak Developing Machine. Write for Hawk-Eye Booklet. If so, why not get a good one? And why not get it free of charge? This is easy. Any old box will answer the purpose if it does not leak light; but you must have a fine lens to make a fine picture. You can get A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, Series No. 1 Made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester, ' New York, And listed at $45, For 20 yearly subscrip- tions to RECREATION You can get any other Jens made by this Company on a basis of one subseription to $2, of the list price of the lens, Sample copies of RECREATION for use in soliciting furnished on application, BLAIR CAMERA CO., Rochester, N. Y. DO YOU WANT ALEKS EXTRAORDINARY OFFER. O any person sending me $1 for a year’s subscription to RECREATION, I will give free one of the following books: 6th and 7th Books of Moses. This is a great book. Every home should have one. Volumes I.-II., bound together in one volume; reg- ular price is $1. “The Almighty Dollar” is a new book just published, and is worth its weight in gold to any one. Can not be obtained for less than $1 anywhere, _ “Hunter’s Guide and Trapper’s Compan- ion.” This is a book every hunter and trapper should have. Descriptions of these books will be sent for a stamp. This is the greatest offer ever made, and you should not let this pass. Old subscribers may avail of this offer by sending 10 cents extra. Address Henry Nelson, Eckwoll, Minn. — The J. C. hand trap arrived O. K., and I can not perceive how it is possible for you to give such valuable premiums for so small a number of subscriptions. The trap works like a charm, throwing targets equally as well as a field trap, and to say that I am pleased with it is putting it mildly. F. Fellgraff, Jersey City, N. J, Do You Want a Drinking Cup Free ? Send me $! for a newsubscription to Recs REATION and I will send you a fine nickel. plated folding drinking cup. For 1ocents extra will send by registered mail. Mrs, Thomas H. Walker, 205 Merrimac Street, Manchester, N. H. ee \ ha RECREATION. 489 Premo Film Pack, daylight loading (twelve exposures) and > —y oS Premo Fiim Camera takes pictures 34% x 4y List price, camera complete, $4.00. deceit pane SENOS REE LER OR NREE mes eS gegieeeet en RATA EN . r : ‘ . ‘ x . ¥ s . ‘ & - auaieaniaenamamarancunencnar wick aes'S 1 Pe gs FE Perfection in Film Photography is realized inthe Premo Film Pack and the Premo Film Camera. | They are the latest and most notable advances in picture making excellence and picture taking convenience. Here is the story of Photography with the Film Pack: Open the door of the camera, put in the Film Pack; films are exposed one by cne by simply pulling out and tearing off the numbered black paper tabs ; the final exposure seals the package light tight. | With the advent of the Premo Film Pack Premo Plate Cameras Also Become Daylight Loading Film Cameras for it can be used withthem. Always recognized as the highest type of plate cameras, Premos now become the ideal film cameras, posses- sing. at once unequalled mechanical attainments, and the daylight load- ing film feature besides. With Film Pack and the Premo Plate Camera it is possible to focus between each exposure. For more complete information in regard tothe: Premo Film Pack and Premo Film Camieras, see your dealer, or write for the new Premo Year Book. ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO., Dept. F, Rochester, N, Y, 490 RECREATION. Allin one picture, by take photos 4 x 5 or almost any size you wish. Some of our models combine the use of both films and plates. Yoncan take a film picture 4 x 12 ora plate photograph 4x5, or 5x 7, as you wish. With no other camera can you do this. In every city in the country there are amateurs and professionals who are enthusiastic about these Al-Vista Cameras. If you will write us we will give you the names of persons who are using the Al- Vista, and who like it. Of course it is impossible to tell you much about our Camera in this announcement. We want you to write us, and we will mail full information. Multiscope & Film Co. 1386 Jefferson St., Burlington, Wis. RECREATION. 491 AlVista Camera, or you canh ‘A most valuable feature of the Al Vista is the simplicity of operation. There is nothing compli- cated about the’ Camera—nothing likely to get out of order. The lens used is of extra quality, the best we can secure. It is universal focus, so that no time is required in focussing. Our Co-operative Plan We are sending out now a large number of came- ras on this Co-operative Plan. A small first payment being made, we ship you the camera, and you can use it while you pay the remainder in monthly in- stallments. This plan appeals to a great many people and certainly shows our confidence in the quality of our goods. Write us for full information about it. Multiscope & Film Co. 186 Jefferson St., Burlington, Wis. 492 RECREATION. STILL ANOTHER GREAT OFFER Send me 25 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and _I will send you A Grade 00 Syracuse Gun Listed at $30. [ have contracted for 20 of these guns at a price which enables me to offer them as above, and they will doubtless all be taken within the next three months. If you want one of the Guns get a move on you Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application RECREATION, 23 W. 24th Street, New York RECREATION. xvii YOUR VACATION Will not be completely enjoyable without the companionship of a Modern Binocular But don't buy unless you get the Very Best Obtainable And when you’re looking for the best, please bear in mind that the Turner= Reich Field Glass is backed by our GUARANTEE of OPTICAL PERFECTION This GUARANTEE, in turn, is backed by NINETEEN YEARS’ study of OPTICAL and MECHANICAL theory, and by NINETEEN YEARS’ EXPERI- ENCE in putting THEORY into PRACTICE. Write for Price List. It tells about the wonderful defining and magnifying power, and the unprecedentedly large field of the TURNER-REICH BINOCULAR. GUNDLACH=MANHATTAN OPTICAL CO. 730 So. Clinton Ave. ROCHESTER, N.Y. The Rocky Mountain Goat Is a shy, wary animal that ranges 8,000 to 15,000 feet above sea level Something New! Pat. June 19th, 1902. Other Pat. Pending: PRESTO! CHANGE! Attachable Eyeglass Temples and has rarely been photographed. Mr. A. M. Collins, one of RECREA- TION’S prize winning photographers, has recently made 4 of the finest goat pictures ever produced. I HAVE had enlargements made from these, 13 x 15 inches, and will sell them At $5.00 a Set. A rare and valuable group for sportsmen, amateur photographers and nature students. Address RECREATION, Siw York city Every wearer of eyeglasses wishes occasionally that they were spectacles. Spectacles stay on, however violent one’s exercise, however warm or stormy the weather. This little device can be readily attached or detached without injury to the lenses, thus in a second giving you the choice of either spectacle or eyeglass, Just the thing for outdoor sports, The Temple Attachment will fit any of your eyeglasses and can be carried in the same case with them, Send thickness of lens when ordering by mail. Price in Nickel, 50 cents a pair Price in Gilt, 75 cents a pair, Senu for Circular. — Our iliustrated catalogue can be had for the asking We carry everything in the Optical and Photographic line Eyeglasses, Spectacles, Cameras, Opera, Field or Marine Glasses, Thermometers, Barometers, Telescopes, Hygroin- ers, Sun-dials, etc, ; GALL & LEMBKE, Department C. 1 W. 42d Street 21 Union Sq., New York Establishad 1842. XViil RECREATION. ANOTHER GREAT OFFER TO AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS A 4x5 SERIES 1 KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $12, FOR 8 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RECREATION, A sx7 SERIES 1 KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $16, FOR 12 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS; A 4x5 SERIES 2 KORONA’ CAM Ree LISTED AT $18, FOR “14 YEARLY, SUBSCRIPTIONS: A 4x5 SERIES 3 KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $22, FOR. 13 ‘YEARLY (SUESCRIP TIONS, A 4x5 SERIES 4 KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $25, FOR 20 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS; A 4x5 SERIES s KORONA CAMERA LISTED AT $35, FOR 30 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS. SAMPLE COPIES, FOR) USE. ITN “CANVASS ie FURNISHED FREE. A SDD (Res S28 R E C Rb ATi oe 23 WEST 24TH STREET, NEW YORK: CITY i inl a i RECREATION. if I had at com- mand any other words that stood for more than these — absolute perfection — I would use them to convey my opiaion of the Century Camera re- ceived to-day.” ‘Century’ Cameras Are the recognized standard cameras of America. Our 1903 Catalogue tells all about them — how they differ from others, and why “Centurys” are so superior in quality. Geta copy from your dealer or write us, and don’t over- look the “Century Guarantee.” That tells our story in a nut shell. CENTURY CAMERA CoO., ee eae cork Set ROCHESTER, N. Y. X1X RECREA TION. Do Ya Van Wats a Gua Send me 30 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and I will send you a No.{ Double Barrel Brech ating Cu lade by the Ithaca Gun Co. and Listed at $40 I have contracted for 20 of these guns at a price which enables me to offer them as above, and they will doubtless all be taken within the next 3 months. If You Want One Get Busy at Once Sample copies of RECREATION for use In canvassing furnished on application RECREATION, 23 West 24th St, New York. RECREATION. CAMERAS Néwest Models Best Makes Factory Prices G. E. GRAHN, Manufacturers’ Agent 1247 Cornell Aye,, Indianapolis, Ind. LANTERN SLIDES COLORED SKILLFULLY AND ARTISTICALLY FUR ’ Lecturers, Teachers and others I refer by permission to the Editor of R&cREATION. MRS. C. B. SMITH | 606 W. 115th Street, New York City Our game consists of grouse, which are scarce, rabbits in goodly number, and ducks. The latter we have only during the migrating periods. None nest here, though they undoubtedly would if spring shooting were abolished. The game laws are loosely observed. I should like advice on the selection of a light draft canvas, wood or metal canoe for cruising in creeks and rivers. Should especially like to hear about the covered, double paddle canoe. Grizzly, Anaconda, Mont. Free; For 1 year’s subscription of REc- -REATION, through me, will give 1 Bromide enlargement, any size up to 11 x 14 inches, inclusive, from any negative not larger than 4x5; or from photographs. Negatives and Photos are to be returned to the owner. Here is a’rare chance to get a large Photo from your pet Negative, also RECREATION fort a, F. EHvarts, Merideh, Conn. White Mountain Views Free To any person sending me a subscription to RECREATION accompanied by $1. I will send two mounted photos, on velox paper taken among the White Mountains, size 6x8; one shows Mt. Wash- ington snow capped. To any one sending 2 sub- scriptions with $2 I will send a souvenir of the White Mountains, size 4%x5'% containing seven photos. Send P. O. Money Order. M.E. TUTTLE, Box 337 Dover, N- H. OIL PORTRAITS ON APPROVAL. If you will send me a photo of your- self or a friend and state color of hair, eyes and complexion I will paint and send you. on approval a miniature oil or pastel portrait. $10 00 $15.00 Z. EMMONS, 58 West 104th St., New York, Reference : Mr. G. O. Shields, Canvas’ 6x8 or 8xIo inches, Canvas 10x12 or 12x14 inches, T0 GET THE PICTURE YOU you must have a good lens. The lens that makes good pictures, the kind you want, is the Standard Double Anastigmat ba 5 X 7 1N., $32.00 4 x5 in., $25.00 Up to 11 x 14 in. Get one on ten days’ trial and compare it with any other lens made. YOU’LL BUY OURS. The Standard Optical Co. 227-231 Mulberry St., Newark, N. J. XXxll RECREATION. Ready Sensitized Albumen Paper The only paper that has stood the test of a lifetime in photography. PICTURES THAT LAST FOREVER May now be had in any size, in glossy cr matte surface, thin smooth, heavy smooth and heavy rough. We are using paper to-day sensi- tized six months ago. Prices and a very generous special offer to those who answer this ad. The Matte Albumen Co. [56 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK Free: If you send your subscription to RECREATION through me or Cirect to the ‘ ffice to be placed to my credit, I will send you free of charge, any one of the articles mentioned below: Shot gun bench crimper, sells for 75 cents, in Io-I2 16-20 gauge. Shot gun cleaning rod, three attachments, sells for 50 cents, in 10-12-16 gauge. Micrometer powder and shot measure, adjustable, and for both black and smoke- less powder, sells for 65 cents. U.S. Government rifle cleaner, any cal iber, with attachments, sells for 60 cents, packed in neat canvas bag. A duck, snipe or turkey call, sells for 75 cents each, best made. A hand painted sporting picture, suitable for framing and just the thing for your den, worth $1.50. ‘* Hunting’ in the Great West,” by. G. 0, Shields. H.. S.. Hill, : 815 rrth, Street: N. E., Washington, D. C. Another Good Offer: To the first person sending me five subscriptions to RECREA- TION and five dollars, before April ist, I will give a 2 by 3% printing press, and type to go with it. To any person send- ing me two subscriptions and two dollars [ will give a silver-plated napkin ring. To any person sending one subscription, I will give a sterling silver ring. All persons sending me one subscription, please send finger measurement. | RECREATION. SQUIRES’ SIBERIAN MOOSE HUNTING BOOTS & SHOES Made only by HENRY C. SQUIRES & SON 20 Cortlandt St., New York The leather is waterproof, fine grained, tough and pliable. The OO OE linings are russet calf- skin. The soles are best waterproof anhys - drous oak leather, stitching of silk, Eng- lish back stays, bulldog toes, extra heavy eye- lets, Pratt fasteners and hand made throughout. Price $7.50 net. Short Boots $8.50, Knee Boots $10, Cavalry Style Boots $12, Special circular giving detailed information free for the asking, Mention Rzcreation. Wanted.—A lady and daughter, in a country village, are desirous of furnishing a home for.the summer for 4 or 5 girls be- tween the ages of 8 and 14. Close care and attention will be given them. ‘The locality is healthful, and particularly adapted for mountain walks, wheeling, and delightful drives. A fine opportunity is offered for the study of nature. The best references given and required. Inquire of Editor. W anted—Salesman.—A practical, all round, experienced salesman in the Gun, un Material, Fishing Tackle, and_gen- eral sporting goods line. State age, where last employed, salary expected, references etc. Communications strictly confidenttial. Address, Salesman, care “RECREATION,” New York, N. Y. For Sale:—One Chesapeake Bay dog, II months old. Also young Chesapeake Bay puppies. They all are eligible to register. Maurice Schindler, Sisseton, S. D. For Sale: New Winchester Repeater, model ’92, 25-20 caliber. Price, $10. Ches- ter Deysher, 414 Spruce Street, Reading, Ree Wanted: Colt’s Rifle, 32-20. Al. Kennedy, Post Falls, Idaho. RELICS OF A DISAPPEARING RACE Buffalo Skulls WITH POLISHED OR UNPOLISHED HORNS Ved Cuan Also polished or unpolished horns in pairs or single. PRE MUG Me . HN wy Polished horns tipped with incandescent electric lights 3 polished hunting horns; mirrors hungin polished horns, These are decided novelties and are in great de- mand for sportsmen's dens, offices, club-rooms, halls, Send for illustrated catalog. Mention RECREA- etc. etc. TION. E. W. STILES 141 Washington St. Hartford, Conn, ‘ensmore RECREATION. | xli YOUR CIGARS A simple business proposition. What you ordinarily spend over the retail counter for cigars in one year will, if spent with us, the manufacturers, furnish you with anothez year’s smoking FREE. A cigar as good asthe one you smoke— perhaps even better—for ONE-HALF what you ordinarily pay at retail. We have turned our backs on the whole- saler, to whom for years we have been selling millions of our celebrated brands, and now go to you DIRECT', offering them by the box at precisely the same prices. ‘This means one-half the price you have ae FOR A YEAR Send for our illustrated C atalogue explain- ing everything, or for $1.00 we will send a trial package of twenty-five assorted sizes and blends, or for 75 cents twelve 1O cent and two fora quarter values; or5@ cents fortwelve§ and 1Q cent values, each sep- arately wrapped, and described, showing how two for a ppirter and 1Q@ cent cigars can be bought in b s of 25,50 .1d100 for from 4 to cb tent: s each: others from & to 8 cents cach. TRANSPORTATION ALWAYS PREPAID. REFE REN CES-—Any bank, any agency, orour Customers in every portion of the United States. been paying at retail. Your taste exactly suited, our statements positively guaranteed, or YOUR MONEY BACK JOHN B, ROGERS & CO. “THE PIONEERS” 91 Jarvis St., Binghamton, N.Y The Puritan Fountain Pen Filler Fills the pen with ink cmd the world with Joy. Jush tthe pen barrel on arm of filler and withdraw, and )\our pen is filled. Nostaining or bubbling. Desk form ‘!5cents. Pocket form 20cents. Order of vour dealer or ‘bymail Give in:ide diameter of yen barrel. Beekman Novelty Co., 317 Broadway, New York City This is the time of year when cold drinks are im Order, whether soft or hard, and persons who go into the woods fishing, picnicking or camping, and who wish to carry ice with them should have a Hawk Eye Refrigerator Basket, made by the Bur- lington Basket Co., Burlington, Ia. This isa good, big, roomy basket, lined with zinc and padded with asbestos so that you may fill iemmaeice set it out in the stn the hot- | —~—— test morning in summer, and there will be ice in at night. The basket is divided into Indian Lake Hiouse compartments, so that you may put your rt tain Vi N.Y liquid groceries in one end and your ice in C.c. M ee a ees : : -C. Morgan, Prop. ALL THE YEAR the other, thus keeping the former cool and relishable without mixing. Write for an Ee hee ate aes Wieeatedecircilar and do not «forget to | Rates. $2 per Day. : mention RECREATION. IN THE ADIRONDACKS Special Rates to Parties Best DEER HUNTING and TROUT FISHING to be found in the Adirondacks W EBBER’S Jersey Coat ie.as-" Costs no mcre than old-fashioned _ Hunting b : Eo e Boots, Shoes of the ; Shoes anid weather, but suitable for any pur- The Celebrated blouse to pull over the head. De- signed for trap shooting in hot W.Fred Quimby Co., of New York for the past 20 ey years, and I make a Motta- the same grade of c sportsmen’s f oot- i Wearas they made. ayia sins I was superin- tendent of the , -- shoedepaitmen' a Ali Work of that firm and bought the Guaran- It; If he does not have them, right to make these boots and shoes. Geta pairnow. They will last years and are the cheap- est in theend. I refer by permis- sion to the Editor of RECREATION. Measurement blanks and prices on application. Mention RECREATION. T.H. CUTHRIE 83 William Street, MEWARK, N. J. pose. Good thing for fishing, chicken shooting or office coat. Very light weight but strong and made to fit. Ask your dealer for send me your size and price, $2, and I will send you one to fit, charges prepaid. GEO. F. WEBBER, MFR. Station A, Detroit, Mich, xlii RECREATION. I : UH | ” | HN NUT Uh | ll | UH Wires, 58 Inches High. apart. don’t keep it. TTT PAGE..POULTRY_ BEING HEAVIEST AND STRONGEST MADE 20 Horizontal Wires, 48 Inches High, and 23 Horizontal Bottom wires only 1% inches Fences poultry IN, and stock OUT. See our agent, or write us. PAGE WOVEN WIRE OPFENCE “Ca Hatta MUTE ECT TET LE Dealers ADRIAN, MICHIGAN Squabs are raised in 1 month, bring d7g¢ prices. Eager market. Astonishing profits. Easy for women and invalids. Use your spare time profitably. Small S. space and capital. Here zs something CREE worth looking into. Facts given in our ) = FREE BOOK, ‘ Howto make money with Squabs.”, PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 11 Friend St., Boston, Mass. Allkinds of PHEASANT EGGS for setting at a low price. My stock was allimported by me,‘‘None Better.” Eggs from W. P. Rocks and W. Leghorn $2 for 13. Stock scores go to 95% A Do you want to ** get rich quick? 9? Send me 2 stamps and get my book telling how to make lots of money breeding squabs. Imported Homers, Mated, $1.50 pair. 3 pair White Swans, $27 a pair. 5 pair two pound Runts, $10 a pair. ort booklet tells how to raise lots of Pheasants. ENEI DEGUARDINER R. F. D. Natick, Mass. See ss Valley Farm Kenaels, Simsbury (HartfordCo.)Comn, Russian Wolfhounds The Most Magnificent Dogs That Live Pups and full grown dogs from our champions for aaie. Also Bull, Boston, Irish and Black-and-Tan Terriers, Cocker Spaniels, Bulldogs and American Foxhounds. Thoroughbred Poultry. New establish- ments stocked. Experienced attendants recommend- ed,etc. Catalogues. FLORIDA BIRDS. I have on hand a fair assortment of our Native Bird Skins, suitable for schools, museums or private collec- tions. ; ; During the season of 1903 I will collect any birds or mammals to order. ‘ Finest mounted work a specialty. R. D. HOYT, Taxidermist, SEVEN OAKS, FLA. Glass Eyes for Stuffed Birds and Animals Materials Send 5c. in stamps for catalogue y 88 STATE ST., FRED. KAEMPFER, °° $747E 8? Taxidermy work done in all its branches Mention RECREATION Taxidermists’ Oologists’ and ntomologists’ Supplies For Sale. The largest collection of Game Heads, Horns, and Antlers in America, A total of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SPECIMENS, including many record heads and exceptional freaks and rarities. Full information and catalogue on application. A. E. COLBURN, Bond Building, Washington, D. C. red pointer, J oker a | ae Poteae pedigree, etc., address P. O. Box 571, Alliance, Ohio INE. MOUNTED GAME HEADS, BIRDS, ETC., for sale at unheard-of prices. Send ro cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine Bargains in fine modern and old-fashioned rifles, shotguns and pistols from my collection. Send stamp for price list Chas. Winthrop Sawyer, 41 Humphreys Street, Boston, Mass. RECREATION. Br Ree — xditif GREAT DANE OR SPANIEL and all intermediate species of dogs can be put in the best physical 0 SERGEANT’S CONDITION PILLS For the field—bench—companionship or stud a dog is not fit unless in true condition. Like people he must have health or his efforts become—nil. Probably no better formula for curing Dog ailments can ever be com- pounded than that of the veteran sportsman, POLK MILLER, Virginia’s foremost sportsman, who has had 40 years practical experience in treat- ing dogs and is possibly more familiar with their ailments than any veterinarian in this country. SERGEANT’S CONDITION PILLS will improve a dog’s appetite by curing disordered digestion, which, if allowed to develop into chronic dyspepsia allows of no peace to the best dog alive. If a dog is attuned physically to all the requirements intended by nature, he doesn’t need condition pills and he is better off without them, but dogs as a rule are subject to the same ailments that man is and are not immune any more than people; therefore, when your dog issuffering from Distemper, Mange, Fever, Colds, Coughs, Constipation, Stomach Trouble, Indigestion, General Debility and Nervousness, give him the best dog alterative and the only remedy for dogs that is standard wherever you may go. SERGEANT’S CONDITION PILLS cost 50c. and $1.00 per box at Druggists or by mail (prepaid) from POLK MILLER DRUG CO., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, BOX 217. There isn’t anywhere a dog lover or owner who wouldn’t like to have our 48 page Treatise on Dogs. We willsend it and a Pedigree Blank to any address for 3 cents in stamps which go to pay the postage. xliv RECREATION. sack PI GEO. B. CARPENTER & CO. MAKERS OF HIGH GRADE ’ te i TENTS, SAILS “S) # Folding Cots 4 Oars, Paddles Tables and Chairs eZ Marine Hardware ¥ nt vopy® nay 89 Geo.B. carpenter & Co. ~Z The Largest and wee! Complete Stock in the U.S. é ws Send 4c. in stamps for Tent and Camp Catalogue,or SS 6c. in stamps for Marine Hardware Catalogue. Quick] mabiited: OUR FEE DUE WHEN PATENT OBTAINED. Send model, sketch or photo. with description for free report as to patentability. 48-PAGE HAND-BOOK FREE. Contains references and full @ information, WRITE FOR COPY OF OUR SPEOIAL OFFER. Itisthe mostliberal proposition ever made by a patent attorney, and EVERY INVENTOR SHOULD READ IT before applying for patent. Address: ili Meares OF 7 | Dwi ik BE PAID ANY purcHAas £8 3 Nhl 3 it BUCKET WHO WILE H s B. | LLSO N 8 CO. Lidl rial VE en gecee LEVELAN ih | PATENT LAWYERS, ~ ine i / Haitacs a, Fount: sy i LeDroitBldg,, WASHINGTON, D.C. Itz, BR : PENOING® © PATENT CANADA Satisfaction after ryou have seen “TALBOT” . A ‘thing more perfect was never wrought in metal. In ‘tournaments always a victor. Among fishermen’s treasures, the chief. Send for Booklet F: Ww: H. TALBOT, Nevada, Mo a ae ——— eo ae _—- 2c ae et = RECREATION. xlv PROD i | lca il A yi the Compass, Magnetism, Dip “IT LASTS” of Needle, Deviation, Correction of Course, Charts, the Sailings, Latitude, If you are looking for a Longitude, Nautical Astronomy, etc. roofing that is_ better 1 Instruction under the direction of than shingles for Son members of the faculty of Armour camp, you will find Institute of Technology. Paroid does the work. Other courses in Electrical, Mechani- Each roll a complete cal, Civil, Locomotive, Stationary, Ma- roofing kit, and anyone rine, and Sanitary Engineering; Archi- can apply it. tecture, Navigation, Refrigeration, Me- 4 chanical and Perspective Drawing, Sheet Metal Work, Telegraphy and Telephony, F. W. BIRD & SON Textile Manufacturing—also go short Engineering Courses. Milis and Main Office ERICAN L OF - East Walpole, Mass.,U.s.A. AM CHOO om CORRESPONDENCE New York Chicago Armour Institute of Technology CHICAGO, ILL. To Owners of Gasoline Engines, Automobiles, Launches, Etc, The AUTO-SPARKER does away entirely with ail sta:tmg and running batteries,their annoy- ance and expense. No belt—no switch—no batteries. Can be attached to any engine now using batteries lully guaranteed; write for de- scriptive catalog- Motsinger Device Mfg. Co. 75 Main Street, Pendleton, Ind MARINE GAS ENGINES Experts for years have ranked our engines with the highest grade, and it is now being copied by other builders. We al- ways endeavor to be on top and tor 1903 offer an engine built from brand new patterns, with NEW and ORIGINAL features—just what other engines will have five years hence. If you want to be in the lead send for catalog fully describ- ing all parts, and then buy a ‘‘ Rochester’’. ROCHESTER GAS ENGINE CO. 700 Driving Park Ave. Rochester, N.Y., U.S. A. Patent Independent Level Winding Device Patented Jan. 13, 1903, Below we quote the following delivered price on guaranteed strictly high-grade quadruple casting reels, with even spooler attached. They are strong cut gear, light running, and as fine outside and in as a watch, and should last a lifetime. Jeweled Bearing: 100-yd., $6.75 8O-yd., 6.50 60-yd., 6.00 Stubs Steel Pivot Bearing: 100-yd., $5.75. 80-yd., $5.50 60-yd., $5.00 Detached even spooler for such old or new quadruple reels as they will fit, . . $2.50 To test values try to buy as good reels as ours with even spooler at double our prices. If you are not perfectly satisfied after inspection, return to us and we will promptly return your money. Catalogues free, A. W. BISHOP & SON, RACINE, WIS. Mention RECREATION. xlvi RECREATION. Sy \\) Fine Fishing Tackie Free. = — The Famous Shakespeare Reels and Baits a oe That Gatch Fish, Free to Any 5 == a Enthusiastic Angler Who Sends ‘> a Name and Address. Who Will Catch the $100.00 Prize Large or Small Mouth Black Bass This Year? I want every enthusiastic fisherman, whether amateur, beginner or professional to have a personal knowledge of the fine points of the Shakespeare Reels and the marvelous catching qualities of the Shakespeare Baits—and to do this I propose to send to every man or woman who fishes for the real sport there is in it, one of my reels and baits for free trial on their next fishing trip. Write to-day. Send your name and address and the name and address of the leading sporting goods dealer of your city to Wm. Shakespeare, Jr., 278 Shakespeare Bldg., Kalamazoo, Mich. ‘The Shakespeare Reel is specially designed for accurate and long-distance casting, and it is without doubt the best reel in the world, and you will say so when you see it. The metal used in the manufacture of the Shakespeare Reel is hard-drawn brass and the finest English Stubbs steel—the best obtainable. Painstaking care is used to secure per- fect accuracy in every detail. In beauty of design, and simplicity of construction it is unequaled. Its easy, silent running suggests perpetual motion and it is fitted with the most perfect drag and click ever invented. Words will not describe its beauty, its useful- ness and its many advantages over allother reels. My reels and baits are for sale by all first-class dealers, but I want you to see them and try them for yourself and I will send them to you direct, express prepaid, for a free trial on your next fishing trip. The Shakespeare Baits are really marvelous. With them the fisherman is sure of a good catch, no matter where the fish are, in the lake or stream. If they are in deep water, Shakespeare makes the bait that attracts them. If they are in shallow water, Shakespeare makes the bait that catches them. If they are hidden in the lily pads or moss, Shakespeare makes the bait that makes them strike. And Shakespeare offers $100 in prizes for the photograph and authentic dimensions of the biggest large or small mouth bass caught this year. Write to-day for particulars. His little booklets, ‘‘How to Catch Bass,’ ‘‘Fine Points About Tackle’ and ‘“The Art of Bait Casting’’ are free to every angler. Write to-day and send your name and address. ANDAR €¥ Te ORR, < 4 UF = — NREACKLALIOCIV. XIVil1 Ts One enthusiastic sporfsman—a constant user and admirer of the BRISTOL’ STEEL RODS has his occasional Aabitat in the camp above pictured. He writes:— «I have discarded my split bamboo and my wood rods I formerly ‘swore by,’ and am ‘in love with’ the * BRIS- TOLS’ you sent me. Tell the boys to throw away all nonsensical prejudice, and hasten to form the acquaintance of a ‘Bristol” Rod—for there’s millions (of fish) in it.” We will send you our free catalogue if you like—then you can do as you choose. The Horton Manufacturing Company No. 73 Horton Street, Bristol, Conn. xlviil RECREATION. . EITHER AUTOMATIC OR FREE-RUNNING —yYou simply press a slide and instantly your ‘‘Y and E’”’ Auto- matic-Combination Reel is either free-running or automatic. —Do you see the point? You make your cast free-running. Then you flip the little slide, and your reel is instantly automatic. If you want to re-wind you simply press the lever with your little finger— and you’re ready for another cast immediately. If, instead, you get a strike, the pressure of the lever by your little finger vuts a tension on your line, and Mr. Fish can’t pos- sibly get slack enough to drop your hook. Beats winding like fury with an ordinary crank reel, doesn’t it ? little finger does {%"* 1903 “MONEY Automatic= Combination ES PRIZES Style B. “ The only perfect reel for fly- and bait-casting. Either —5 of them: 3 for Grown Ups; 2 tor Young People not over 16— free or automatic instantly, by the slipping of a catch. for best catches made with ‘“Y and E”’ Reels. Write to-day Diameter, 338 in. Weight, 11 oz. Carries 300 feet. for free contest blank and handsome catalogue No. 299-R.”’ Winds 90 feet automatically, without re-winding. Buy from your hardware or sporting goods dealer. If he can’t supply you, we’ll mail to you prepaid on Yawman G Erbe Mfg. Co. receipt of price anywhere in U. S. or Canada. 4 Other Styles. ROCHESTER, N. Y. WHITESTONE HOLLOW SPAR AND BOAT CO. Successors to The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co.. Builders of the FAMOUS St. Lawrence River Skiffs; Cedar Canoes; Canvas Covered Cedar Canoes; Speed Launches; Yachts’ DAVIT BOATS and Hollow Spars. Canvas Covered Cedar Canoe, Catalogue No, 6, High Grade $30 We believe our Canvas Coventy Capgn Cyncys to be Unzquaten ag Avy Price, Tn this exceedingly popular little crafy, wa have oe a happy combination of Form ; Easz op ParpLing} ArreaRauce ; Straunouwess , Mintyum Waigut with Maxiupo StREnetH. We were the first in New York State to @ this type, vis., the Canvas Covered Cedar Paddling Canosa, and have mado same 60 exceedingly popular throughout the canoeing world as to incite imitators. If Bet cance has our trade mark ahield on ber bow deck, you can reat safely assured {tis THE STANDARD OR EXCE N CE, ti ed WHITESTONE HOLLOW SPAR AND BOAT cQ., J, 4. FRASER, Manager . Whitestone Landing, Long Island, N. ¥, AF ee “ NEUNLZILIUINV. alla GAS ENGINES - and LAUNCHES TheLOZIERMOTOR CO. newyork 1 Broapwav. PLATTSBURG, ~ BOSTON, 185 Suxmersr. : PHILADELPHIA, Ti Bourst. Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding A? Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been SS saree 2£2227*s_ adopted by Governments of United States, ee POkT 00, MIAME Us O Canada and England. Just filled an order for U. S. Government who preferour boats. Received medal and award at Chicago World’s Fair. If you investigate we will get your order. Mention RECREATION. Acme Folding Boat Company, Miamisburg, O. emo SEND FOR OaTaLOGuB 5 A OS on AnGling ® More complete than ever before The Habits and Haunts of AME FISH and How to Catch Them Mailed free on application THE SPECIALTY MFG. COFPANY Box 62a, Goshen, Indiana GUNNERS AND ANGLERS A ; I agGrn Here is what you need. A powerful, compact Electric Flashlight to carry in the pocket. The hardest storm cannot blow out this light, nor can your fingers become too cold to operate it. A brilliant light instantly, without noise or delay, just press the button, Safe in the stable or hay loft where lamp or candle would be dangerous. Price, $2.00. Good for 5,000 flashes; thena new battery for 30 cents. Send for Cataiogue. American Electrical Novelty and Mfg. Co. Dept. A—Hudson & Spring Sts., NEW YORK Dept. H—Masonie Temple, CHICAGO if NEVER FAILS The S. & W. Artificial Bait Is the most successful bait made. When in motion it re- sembles a minnow so closely that it never fails to delude the fish. : Its construction makes “0 it almost impossible for a fish tostrike and not get caught, A GREAT SELLER ’ Do you fish? Buy one. You will never be with- out one afterward. Why? It will catch fish. Can be used with rod or hand line. Dealers send for illustrated booklet and get our prices. for trial—send us eee ae Quality A Flies Br aie coc” Quality B Flies ele ie aoe een Quality C Flies TG eeccier suite ey cone ° Bass Flies SPLIT BAMBOO RODS Fly Rods Bait Rods 10 feet, 6 ounces 5/7 cents g feet, § ounces With cork grip and extra tip, In wood form Try our new Braided Silk Enameled Waterproof METAL CENTER LINE Size No. 5, 414 cents per yard. Size No. 4, 5% cents per yard ’ Put up in 10-yard lengths connected. If your dealer cannot supply you, send 50c. at once for one (post paid) to STARK & WECKESSER | 87S, Main St. 1: : DAYTON, QHIO, U.S. A Ts we SD THE H H. KIFFE CO. §23 Broadway, New Yark Gity Catalogs of any of above goods free an application, oe Mention R&CREATION, re i RECREATION. We | Sere Latest, Sates, Tempered steel frame. No bolts to remove. Folds most compact cf any boat Best Canvas. Boat made. Is what we offer you, A Boat built on modern lines that will ae pe a pleasure to ownand use. lected matetials used through- out, anditcomes to you guar- anteed the best, A handy and safe |oat for fishing and shoot- Latest patent and Im- proved Canvas Fold- ing Boaton the Market. Rags $s ae eee! aig ick ae fondest circu- 2 Ee oe = | lar and catalog. wo. FOOT Boar, Noes ia See ee } Mention RECREATION. CEE! 5 AVINGGSC x i LAT: cant ; LIFE SAVING BY ee en Oy RA Cl FOLDING CANVAS BOAT COMPANY Kalamazoo, Michigan ULLINS’ GALVANIZED STEEL PLEASURE Boats New designs. Lowinprice. No Caulking. Durable, Clean, Safe THE BEST FAMILY and LIVERY BOAT MADE W. H. MULLINS 228 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio 15 foot Boat as shown, crated, Price, $29.00 Send for our New Catalogue LHAMAN BOAT COMPANY WINNECONNE, WIS. Manufacturers of Gasoline Launches, Sail, Row and Hunting Boats. Our prices are low, our work guaranteed. Launches, $150 up. Row Boats, $22 up. Hunting Skiffs, $20 up. -The oldest Boat Company in the State. Write for Wants. Mention RECREATION. ATTENTION BASS FISHERMEN !! What It Is. A Bass lure combining all the good points of the old fashioned spinner baits with the construction of the modern wooden minnow. What It Will Do. This lureis construc- Me so apie BEES ES : ted in a new manner with a new feature and . will catch more bass than any other artifi. Truscott Yachts, Launches, Tenders, cial lure, Baik Saas Pee ow To Get It. Send one dollar to aia _ AW Boats and Canoes. 5 eae Recreation fora year’s subscription to be stamps for complete Illustrated catalog and tell us your wante, ereclted to my account‘aud I will mail yon SCOTT BOAT MF »y St. i e postpaid, W.B. HAYNES, 374 Park , RON eneuions at” | Sale Acne Cal ee RECREATION. li ROW AND PLEASURE BOATS, ARE EVERLASTING! Safcr than wood; have greater carrying capacity; always dry; no bolts or nails to rust. Boat Liveries equipped with the Bullard Steel Boats. Always have dry boats, that last a lifetime. STEEL BOATS CHEAPER THAN WOOD. Original Canvas Boat; made for 30 years. Sold all over the world; used by U. S. Government; best Fish- ing and Hunting is where there are no boats, take one with you in trunk or bag. Non-puncturable. Folded or extended in one minute. Send for catalogue {illustrating all improved pop: ular designs of Steel, Wood, and Canvas Boats, and Marine Engines. MICHIGAN CONSECLIDATED BOAT CO., LTD. 505 Main St., Battle Creek, Mich, WANT A REEL? You can get one for nothing. Or at least for a few hours’ work. Send me 15 Yearly Subscriptions RECREATION and I will send you A TALBOT REEL Listed at $20.00 Made by W. H. Talbot, Nevada, lo. This is one of the finest pieces of fishing tackle ever made. It is built like a gold watch. Equal toany Kentucky reel you ever saw. In Tournaments, Always a Victor ' Among the Angler’s Treasures, Always the Chief I have but afew of these reels in stock and this offer will be withdrawn as soon as the present supply is exhausted, Sample copies red saps for tn conveselng RUSHTON CANOES Best for the Money. Indian Girl 15, 16, 17,18 Model Feet Northern White Cedar, Canvas Cov- ered $30 to $435 My canvas-covered canoes have clear white cedar ribs and planking; elm stems, inwales, gunwales, decks, thwarts, seat frames and grat- ings are of selected ash, oak or cherry. The canvas is covered with two coats of special filling, two of color and one of varnish. The ‘‘Indian Girl’’ is beyond a doubt the most attractive canoe model ever offered. 29 years’ experience and a world-wide repu- tation guarantee quality. Write for my complete catalogue of pleasure boats, canoes and fittings—sent FREE. J. H. RUSHTON, 817 Water St., Canton, N.Y. AY fa Motors & [ha | Launches - Operated by , Gasoline Vapor HE Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a revelae tion to those who have used others. Reli- able, safe, durable and easy to operate. Remarkable speed control. Best of all, it starts when you start it. No handle or crank is used. Our patent igniter is absolutely unique and al- ways instant and positive in action. It is really the only perfect and satisfactory igniter. Motors complete from 14 to 25 H. P. ready for installation. We also build handsome Jaunches with motors installed and ready to run Seud for Catalogue, Fay & Bow e8 Mill see - dl N. ¥, li RECREATION. Fisk’s Aerating Minn ow Pail fe karThe only Minnow Pail in which Min- nows can be kept alive in- | definitely. Has an air chamber at the bottom holaing 260cu- bic inches of condensed air forced in by the Air Pump attached, and by a_ sim} le rubberattach- WW \\ oe me nttheair is OO ——_———— ee” 7-1) allowed to es- All cape into the | in sy water gradu- ream ally, supply- ing the fish with the oxygen consumed by them, Une pumping is sufficient for ten hours. Height, x foot; diameter, ro inches; weight, 7% lbs,; water, 2% gallons; keeps 50 to 150 minnows, according to their size, IT KEEPS THEM ALIVE Price, $5 Net—Sold Direct Send for circular Mention RECREATION J. M. KENYON & CO. 214 Twelfth St., Toledo, Ohio, U.S. A. - — ea > = == Looking for Fishing “Tacklee If so, write us for cat- logue and price list. We publish the most com- plete book of this kind ever put out. We list and illustrate in it about everything that an angler ever needs on a fishing trip. And we sell the goods as low as high quality goods can possibly be sold. Every angler in the United States should have a copy of this book for ready reference. Write for it. We will do the rest. WM. MILLS & SON 21 Park Place, New York $ 1,000.00 Worth of Enjoyment For $1.00 We offer you the following High Crade Fishing Outfit composed as follows: I 3-joint split bamboo (fly or bait) rod with cork butt, wound with silk, solid metal reel base and nickeled trimmings. 1 reel holding 75 feet of line. ¥% dozen assorted snelled hooks for trout or bass, 1 dozen assorted flies for trout fishing, 1 3-foot gut leader, 2 dozen split shot for sinkers, and I canvas carrying case jor rod. Ready to ship for $1,QQ. Cannot be purchased else- where for less than three times the amount. ‘Lhe use of this will give youmore HEALTHFUL ENJOYMENT than you could purchase fcr $1,000.00. Don’t DELAY; SEND for an outfit TO-DAY. Write for our cata- logues of Photo Goods and Specialties. NATIONAL SPECIALTY CoO. 13 West 27th St., New York THE HILDEBRANDT SPINNER For Fly Fishermen. A spinner which spins, and also catches fish. Strictly hand-made and of the best material. Noswivel required. Made with all kinds of Feather and Buck-tail flies. For sale by dealers. Sent on receipt of 25¢. J. J. HILDEBRANDT, Logansport, Ind. F <4 E E Money order) for one year’s sub- scription to RECREATION, Iwill send his choice of the following. A Genuine Briar Pipe with Genuine Amber Bit, or a Braided Leather Dog Whip with snap onend, or a Polished Steel Dog Chain with swivels, snaps, etc., or a MacMillan Shell Extractor for any size of shell from 8 guage to 22 caliber, or a Pocket Compass, 1 in. dial open face, watch shape,with ring handle, bevel crystal. EDWARD S. ADAMS, Box 536, Manchester, N.4. To each person sending me $1 (P.O. Do you enjoy big game hunting? Or Trout Fishing? Or [Mountain Climbing ? If so, wrile vs and we can accommodate you. We keep 65 head of horses, We employ a full corps of experienced guides, packers, and cooks, We have a complete outfit of riding saddles, pack saddles, tents, stoves, cooking utensils, tableware, and everything necessary for touring and camping in the Mountains, We live at Banff. The Eastern gateway of the Canadian Rockies. And can send you anywhere you may wish to go from thig point North, East, South or West. Address: BREWSTER BROS, Bantl, Alberta, Canada, KRECKEATION. 1111 FOLDING: CANVAS BOATS were not satisfactory until the KIN G was produced, It’s a revelation in boat construction, nothing like it ever made. JVousinkable. Can't tip over. Puncture Proof, wear long- er than a wooden boat. No re- pairs. No cost for storage, al- ways ready, folds into a small neat package, carry by hand, used by the U.S. Navy. They are simple, wonderful. A. pee aif CPPPPAL GEO. M. HOUGHTON, Traffic Manager BANGOR, ME, ‘‘A sublime spectacle”’ NIAGARA FALLS If you see one, you'll buy it. One of the natural wonders of the world. A charming place at any season To fully appreciate the convenience of a sportsman’s cabinet, you must have of the year, reached from every direc- one in your home. Up-to date sports- tion by the men want their guns, ammunition, etc., handy. You wouldn't believe NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES how ornamental a cabinet is till you see one with your outfit nicely arranged A visit to the Falls is an object lesson init. We are selling them to the most in geography: an exhibition of land- | noted sportsmen in every state and scapes that no painter can equal, anda territory in the United States and you should be on our list too, We make cabinets from $17.50 to $48.00, Send stamp for descriptive catalog, glimpse of the Jatest developments of the industrial world. copy. of Four-frack Series No. 9, ‘‘Two-Days at W Niteae Fells will be sent free, postpaid, to any ad- est End Furniture Ca., dress on receipt of a two-cent postage stamp, by George Hi. Daniels, General Passenger Agent, New York Cen- SOLE MFRS. AND PATENTEES. tral & Hudson River Railroad, Grand Central Station, New York. WILLIAMSPORT, PA. Iviii RECREATION. ‘‘NOTHING SO RARE AS RESTING ON AIR.” on ING MINE EASE. TA The only article in your outing outfit that you can use during the whole year isa Pneumatic Mattress OR CUSHION THE EVER PRESENT ROOT in the bed of boughs is athing of the past if you use a Pneumatic Mattress. A mattress for home use that you can deflate, pack in your grip and tak e with you into camp. SPRUCE BOUCHS may makea fine bed. But the genuine Sports- man prefers a Pneumatic Mattress because he knows he can do three times the tramping the day following a night’s good sleep. Sportsman’s Cushion A Yoke to save your shoulders A Swimming Collar for those who can’t swim. A Life Preserver in case of accident, A Cushion while waiting for Moose, A Cushion or Head Rest while waiting for Duck, A Protection for your shoulder if the gun is heavy. A Cushion for CAMP, BOAT, OFFICE or HOME. PRICE $2.00 Carry itin your Pocket, it weighs just One Pound. Swimming Collar. Worn around the neck, leaving the arms free for action. Will support a full-grown man. Just the thing when learning to swim, Price, Small Size, $1.50 Large Size, $2.00 Pneumatic. Mattress & Cushion Company, 2 R South Street, New York City. Swimming Collar. RECREATION. lix eas MS a “Ni Ni er “STRAIGHT LINE" RE & DE CAPPER is the Only One that will de-cap and re-cap properly, all Shot Gun Shells with a central fire hole, Brass or Paper, Domestic or Foreign make, what- ever the inside shape may be, high or low base. It will seat any and all sizes and shapes of pri- mers, Straight in the pocket of the shell, posi- tively all the same depth, without concaving the head, or disturbing the fulminate which causes miss- fires. Send us six cents in stamps for HAND BOOK No. 15, giving full information of New Goods and much new matter of interest to shooters. Address, MENTION Gauce wanteo. IDEAL MANUF’G CO., 12 U St., New Haven, Conn., U. S. A. THE PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal., Agents for Pacific Coast. When you write please mention Recreation. “BROW SIPIPLE, DURABLE, RELIABLE, AND EXTREMELY ACCURATE. Popular with the Boys because of its Supe- rior Shooting Qualities, Light Weight, and Special Features of Construction Furnished in 2. caliber only. Weight 4% to 444 pounds. It is supplied by Recreation as a Premium. Write for Catalogue The W. H. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. THE BRADLEY SHOT GUN SIGHT Wing Shooting is made easy and cer- tain by using this gun sight. Scores at trap . and in field greatly 2 increased by its use. KOENIG’S SHELL EXTRACTOR. =e —f Every shooter should )) have one—carry it ina J vest pocket, Fits any y) - gauge shell. pocuis ¢ 10 Cts. Postpaid. Gun Caner ory © Te Right and left birds E.G.KOENIG, NEW JERSEY S LARGEST GUN HOUSE = hos Paice bapoud is aaaily SOUTH BROAD ST., Newarn, N. J. as straight-away birds. Price 50 Cents, Postpaid. Cc. L. BRADLEY, Inventor, Clarksville, Tenn. = = START the season right by owning a J. C. Hand Trap. Most convenient little trav ever made. NO need of Gun Club grounds—any va- cant field will do. No pit to dig, no stakes to drive. It is always ready and does not get out of order. Weighs but 6 Ibs. and is handsomely finished. Sent by prepaid express on receipt of price, $4. Ix RECREATION. 1 Ever been there fi friend: prs y 7 » Ba: A i MARBLE'S wrgly u Pocket AXE ay bag a) RHR AS y pe rs Ni dif~ficulties. | : y SWAY Large enouGhbto fell] alTree, build 9 ee uarter a Deer, and sm pidugh to go in fhe Mockou| Sold by dealers or direct from thet MARBLE SAFETY AXE© Glodstone. Mich., UV. S.A. Send for Catalogue & To Sportsmen and Campers Out The Best is None Too Good FREE! | A COMPLETE up- to-date volume l2G2 completely covering fe oR 2, Win ED the subject of Camp- a ope i. ing Out and Qutfits . ay ~%! Most interesting and useful. 124 pages, 200 _ illustrations. : “7 : THE ROBIN. "HOOD ‘POWOER ce Considered by best ] . re EWANTON, VF authorities the most ‘ Fly?) we z practical work ever published Lit covers the many subjects com- pletely from A to Z—full of genuine facts from cover tocover, Free to you onrcceipt of 10c. coin or stamps to cover cost of mailing only— Write at once if you desire to secure a copy —and mention RECREATION, ROBIN HOOD POWDER IN «“BUZZACOTT’? ROBIN HOOD SHELLS Complete Camp Outfitter Manufactured by Dept. ‘‘A”’ The Robin Hood Powder Co. SWANTON, VERMONT Mention RECREATION Racine Jct., Wis. and Chicago, Ill, RECREATION. Ix1 H. @ R. ‘Bicyle 6 \ >= Hammerless” Revolver Description 32 Caliber, 5 shot. 2Inch Barrel. Weight, 12 ounces. C. F.,S & W. Cartridge. Finish, Nickel or Blue. IMPOSSIBLE TO CATCH on the pocket and discharge accidentally, ABSOLUTELY SAFE, Although designed for cyclists, this revolver is equally adapted to all cases where a small, light weight, effective and handy pocket weapon is desired. It has small frame and auto= Matic ejector. Sold direct where dealers will not supply. HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO. Makers of H. & R. SINGLE GUNS eer WORCESTER, MASS. 1902 Model LEATHER-COVERED Pneu- matic Recoil Pad is now per- fect. No pump, no vaive, no recoil, no flinch, no headache, nce bruised’ shoulders, no money if not satisfactory and returned at once. PRICE $2. J.R. WINTERS Clinton, Mo. Practical Common Sense B=) in 6 Sizes. CAMP STOVE Either with or without oven. The lightest, strongest, most compact, prac- tical stcve made. ! Cast combination sheet steel top, smooth outside, —— heavy lining in fire box and around oven, holds its shape, telescopic pipe Carried inside the stove. Burns larger wood and keeps firelonger than any other. Used by over 9,000 campers / and only one stove retuyned. | : : For catalogue giving {ull particulars, mention REC- REATION and address, D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, ll. THe PARKER AUTOMATIC EJECTOR , The Latest attachment to ranic...°OLD RELIABLE” Mention RECREATION. Meriden, Conn. 32 WARREN ST. Ixii RECREATION. INSIST upon your shells being loaded with WALSRODE POWDER the PIONEER dense smokeless powder Schoverling, Daly & Gales SOLE AGENTS 302 BROADWAY, NEW YORK BREECH SHOWINC NEW UARANTEED to be worth $25.00 CROSS BOLT more than any other make of Gun at Same Cost. Send for Catalogue Describing Sixteen ITHACA GUN 60 th N Y Different Grades of Guns, Ranging in 'y aca, | n Price from $19.50 to $300. Mention RECREATION. '¢) RECREATION. Ixiii “HOPKINS & ALLEN” ingle Barrel Shot Guns (Made for any powder and good for any shot.) Our ‘‘ Lever Action’ has more friends than any single gun made, has stood the test of fifteen years’ continued approval. Simple, durable and reliable, mamaere canes Died Steel, DAITel. .\. 2.4 « «/. s:xe.0 Serene deo #hieagle a bw ees $8.00 lat fl iS ga on g oe ey i : 3 Alig Beil i i MADE BY \ HOPKINS & ALLEN ARMS Co. “ NORWICH, CONN, Our new model top snap action, combining all up-to-date features of a modern gun, including patent compensating snap fore end. Automatic shell ejector, Full Choke Bored. 12, 16 and 20 gauge decarbonized SRO Ned ener eae ts OL a ia ea ere CaEEE Shan sia selp cams a 00s oe's 0 c.070's $9.00 Pz and 16 gauge Stubbs twist steel barrels... ..0/.c0seceesessieesceons $10.00 We will ship, all charges prepaid, on receipt of remittance with order, to any express office in the U. S. A. The Hopkins & Allen Arms Co., NORWICH, CONN., U. S. A. Ixiv RECREATION. u ‘ ,' “ All the Prominent k | | N EK (> f | | N S English and American Makes. OUR SPECIALTY SCOTT’S MONTE CARLO \ Automatic Ejector Hammeriessy Also Westley Richards, Greener, Vurdy Lang, Parker, L.C. Smith, J P. Clabrough & Johnstone, Ithaca, Baltimore Arms Co, Forehand, ete Other guns taken in trade. Send for catalogue and List of Second-hand guns. Mention R&rcREATION. SWEDISH LEATHER JACKETS For Duck Shooting. | Soft as Kid. Finest Quality, $18.00 12 We take the entire product of the manufacturers of above Finest Jackets and this make cannot be obtained elsewhere in the United States Gun Re airin BY FIRST-CLASS GUN REPAIRERS Dc vag RESTOCKING, BROWNING, Etc., Etc. Send for Catalogues wm. READ & SONS, 107 Washington Street, BOSTON, MASS. +) The Old Gun House, Established 1826 Ds We make a specialty of Featherweights a) ea. and Trap Guns with our new SINGLE TRIGGER Guaranteed Perfect Send stamp for 1903 Catalogue Our New Mention RECREATION a paki un eaner D. M. LEFEVER SONS & co. By Mail, 9 ’ Manufacturers of the ‘‘NEW LEFEVER’’ 30 Cents SYRACUSE,N.Y. Not connected with Lefever Arms Co. SO DURABLE TOO THE BAKE IT LASTS A THE GUN Poe xt DN LIFETIME THAT’S SAFE _—Z ? SG If you want to be right up in the front rank of style and efficiency shoot one of our Special Paragons with Whitworth or Krupp fluid steel barrels. We have other patterns also that would please you. Our ‘‘ Quarterly’’ tells about them and other matters that would interest you. We will send it to you free a year 1f you want it. BAKER GUN & FORGING CO., 42 Liberty Street, Batavia, Ne ¥. RECREATION. Ixv Guaranteed NOT to Shoot Loose. Any One of the “SYRACUSE” Built for Business. Whether Grade *‘OO” fisting at $30.00 Made in ot Grade “‘D” listing at $475.00. 40-12-16 and 20 Gauge HAVE ‘the STRONG shooting qualities that has brought the “SYRACUSE ” into such PROMINENCE. The careful INSPECTION and ATTENTION to detail that has gained for the “SYRACUSE” the name of the “THOROUGH-BRED” The EXQUISITE lines The SUPERB balance that denotes the work. of the Master Crafts-man. BUILT BY SYRACUSE ARMS CoO., ‘ SYRACUSE, N. Y. ‘* SYRACUSE CATS’’ are TAME CATS and yours for the asking. Mention RECREATION. Ixvi RECREATION. THEYRE MADE TO MEASURE | THE’ WORLDS : Putman Boots. Go on like a glovez¢ fit all over. ‘ = For a Quarter of a Century Putman Boots have been the Stand- ard among Western Hunters, Prospectors, Ranchmen and Engineers (who demand the best) and we have learned through our personal contact with them how to make a perfect boot. Putman Boots are in use in nearly every civilized country in the World. They are Genuine Hand Sewed, Water proof, Made to measure, Delivery charges prepaid, and cost no more than others. Send for Cat- alogue of over 30 different styles of boots. Also Indian Tanned Moosehide Moccasins. We send with catalogue Order Blanks show- ing how to measure your foot. We have in our files thousands of letters similar to the following. GENTLEMEN:—Please send me another cat- alogue. We are all wearing Putman Boots and find them far superior to any other boot. Ihave ordered about 20 pairs for friends here during the past three years, and every pair has given perfect satisfaction, and I feel that I have done a man a favor when I have recommended your goods to him. _ Respectfully, W. H. FLUKER, Gen. Mgr, (Columbia Mining Co.) Tatham, Ga. GENTLEMEN:—I have just returned from a duck hunt in Colleton Co. this state, and though I tramped through the marshes for six days and a part of the nights , sinking in mud and water nearly to the tops of the shoes I got from you, my feet kept dry throughout the trip and the shoes were as soft at the wind-up as at the be- gining. 1 can cheerfully recommend yourshoes to all sportsmen. Yours respectfully, C.F DIE, Greenville, S. C, GENTLEMEN :-- Was fishing through the ice on the Flathead Riverthis week stund- ing for hours in wet snow and slush and tramping through the mountains, and I found the boots you built for me in De- cember to be thoroughly water and snow proof, and quite warm. Yours truly. L. R. FOGLE, Great falls, Mont. Illustration shows ees ee No. 900, 14 inch in Me : gos Boot, made to mea- ae . a sure and delivered Se ea = in U. S. for $7.50, H. J. PUTMAN & CO., a ne Minneapolis. Minn. o/ l ine : very bottle of Oi mune D lue Ribbon | bears the tra de-mark ( ay abst Mailwauke e in | -a re d cir cle. In the | making of Pabst Beer f | he barley 1s right ~The hops are right he water 1s ri ht ——— = —E a “4 o ee ' a ¥ = ink At rom +S") in ant Se chee © ie Wid erie 4.40 -f fir eat OG eee rw “ale , @ hy. ei 4 a) S| — a i ‘ be Ee eee? — ok: (ies > 8 Pak pale > bier _ z ss Mm one eens 7) — | ) | e : ae f a ine fa y y ; e a> tas = f 4 CHARLES FRANCIS PRESS, NEW Y@RK SAVAGE AMMUNITION That poorly loaded ammunition will cause the most accurate rifle barrel to shoot irregularly is self evident. When you want 30-30 or .303 loads that will bring out the finest shooting qualities of your rifle ask for Savage Factory Loaded Cart- ridges. Each shell is stamped “S, A. Co.” and. stands for a close hard shooting load with slight recoil and uniform pressure. If your dealer can- not supply you, write us. Remember that a Savage Hammerless Repeating Rifle with Savage Factory Loaded Ammunition is a hard com- bination to beat. Our new catalogue (G) is full of interest to sportsmen. Mailed on request. Savage Arms Company, “S*.%.” BAKER & HAMILTON, Pacific Coast Agents San Francisco and Sacramento, California. Mh Mil Z i OQ WN | id I QL. x Wintt 3 ea OUR NATIONAL COFFEE ign wine Postum Physicians know that drugs will not correct the evils Ail caused by coffee. Coffee causes ‘‘Our National Disease—Dyspepsia.” The only remedy is to stop short on the coffee and use Postum Cereal Coffee in its place. » i” fey i i | Xn Pall ‘, rs \ iat r a cea a) rae f ta 4 * . * ‘ : ' = . 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