PE CE OOS APG T RON Ow = TOP of OF ee we Fo OVI S A INR OP OO I OR Bot Oy wes Pa » . ve * «8 . a et Lael a a HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY OF THE MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY Bs 5 8,1I3 BEQUEST OF WILLIAM BREWSTER = (_JIWILUAM BREWSTER ILLIAM BREWSTER RECREATION A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO EVERYTHING THE NAME IMPLIES VOLUME XX JANUARY TO JUNE, 1904 G. O. SHIELDS (Coquina), Editor and Manager NEW YORK 23 West.24th Street 1904 = ste tigi: ie saaaaue ig A, ‘ 0). bf Towa a) Ji: OT J00 #0 Et y y x - s c » hd , 7 ’ a - 1. wae . “hele Ow Rw ——————=<— Ss a ae °°» + +©;«3;7 Sl ————— - = INDEX TO VOLUME XX PAGE SL: Cy ROMEO SOE a wich cans oC aR Gi co « 0 GAM cea 6 cde o cc cn . FRONTISPIECE The Passing of Le Premier. SO MEMOLIMIEG 5, HtF WEE von MARRS ad afte ©'s. nah a de CHARLES i. SAWYER 3 eee A UO 5, BB cating's 2 a.'« Wig dtewe Ses ois Oe ca PR Re bisi’s oo Diba olt James L. Lancaster 7 ey a IC DOC tn bd Lg h 5 cittas oa Side s ofc okie poate cob cae oon eS Stacy E, Baker 8 Wonm © Deere Gee | iu sired es oe lk ba sb. Sb cub acl’ iw o Baron Paut TcHerKassov 9 eee eee ONNIENE: PEPE 6g kt es es ig alee.» dee ole aan oaw.cote' ce, Mee Maup M. Huey 11 A New Star in the Art World. Illustrated..... te. ee. fe ere LP ee Joun M. Leahy 13 @: Ebar=vWoes -6 Buck Was: Due, Eilustrated:..). <0. 05: «ws cvs cm ccsccsdleoes Dr. C. N. Batcrarpd = 15 Cid Bil Gray's: Story; Poent:. 2.6.2.6. Booey 3b ele Same ae Sa OS ie le JAM Es B. Apams 16 ocean aromenrn ner, | T insatrabed. «2 sak odie als dialdivie cone.c.s ew slviee' «cis «0 wood Mrs. LitLtig PLEAS’ 17 rn ns Vanna MROOME ce et, eas ei ieee a er ee PES se ey deal S Toaa 18 Une ae reese Flowing Bowles... Wiustrated. . i. 52)... 6 cdeucc cuasclemecassesupacecs H. P. GILLeTTE 19 rr inet. s > bAk, © Pa Ronee. | Rema A. guste da otic kda david dees bce oad Amos GRAYSON”) 21 eee ee verve Metile..-T Miwieeted a... 2) uhbis « DLS ec... tilde w blals cn ouleate RANK S. ELtswortH 23 PRP FOUN ys base, koe RE. BIOS vieja ee ie atk s « Aa eb G hr eeade capebes B. BouLpeR 25 ‘rhe 1903 Register. Poem........ ed Stele echo Rs, ao Seka a aaah cies A aie oo Dee Dr. J. S. KENNEDY 2v Antoine’s AERIS oi Wie ae ope ems itp’ vee dn Sighs Oh oa. Cain said dle asp oa Maley oa E. W. Parker 27 Nee naan uals, Pama te 0k once chao ge ov kl wa oes elcs eves cae an R. B. Nattrass 27 ieee a Grete a CG es Boa. ara ticles’ “gaia Kamien ie le nck, alien sale vp bums ALLAN Brooks 28 ie Oe SS Ete SY FEE Se eS, 2 ee CS SEL ee) ae Cuas, H. STONE 29 oe Ree RG Ye RISO MEET oa farce x tam» Sonicbids co ona » ocalp attae a oin's Salud oan ¢ ad» op rimenaty ok seeeee 31 ECE eet Re: PRESEN Pee rae Rl y's Sega <, o:s Sc ph arene nee Pe Hal Pur lem % Ke FALCON 33 GS A - rae oF ee | eS eee Ne OS GAG. og 5A e ow WR ae whale gravy wich“ itp oly o oly’ Settee a’ witht» iets H. B. Brown 36 The Owlet’s Flight. POEM, - 2. 6 02a e cece cet e reece teen e eee e renee sr cnssn eter se raw oe ems Ho Mm 86 40 “\ Suarp Foreboding......... en etic “eo Re RES SOCCER er eee aaa: C. H. Furtonc 40 a SR I Sto See nets Solu nts Sin ty phenais atte © p cos dheli-s glut sp cic p GMD Wake os Bruce LEMMON 42 PMS eee MCL N T EME) coy Set ant airs SG 15 ee en es eiatatake «|e 2 ate eek ebay » olay urche, wate Slay Howarp CARL 44 Imagine the Thrill of Jumping Over Stumps, Rocks and Other Obstacles on a Narrow Trail! FRONTISPIECE Piece te wroats tn Ne SEMATES so i'd. swe e acre alow See wteois aos ecele ace c 6g ELEANOR SCHAVOiR 85 Pio wegrapoios im-the Canadian Rockies. - Ulustrated. 066205. ct, ce swiwe ss vledees G. O. SHIELps 89 ae tec ae Se Mer Perce Wy al... , 2.55 pc's +.p's fied Apes ppesdes vase Reeaey H. B. Norton 99 tn ESS NT dS Tein Searae «div Roctnle a alle wiser e-a.v p Aaa ate ding ole cwy > + «kas Sam Emma G. CurtTIS 101 Fe |e PEEPLES! 52 Seto 5.0 gv a ian c= 0 aiciega Totes 9 » aoe tebntcho excite pie 4, Tne’ nin oie 39 A. A. BRIGGS 103 Oe are RART Re ear EAT 0.5 <1 «4, os ae ae lave ic hoe am oie b> cis ohieeateiads Vmte ekg ete cis «ce aanus Georce FE. W INKLER 104 EN LOE SE Bh eS or OR 2 Aah ee re F. W. PoRTER 105 J OS Bea Poi. tl oo RS ee, a E. W. Parker 107 ale ena WCMEENE A. , So) cl encls ale of cate U Eals mc G DIET '> 0/5, w Suet ele, 0: Sater alae dy wd od JEANNETTE CAMPBELL 108 A Pioneer Reminiscence. .........-. es eece eee cece eee e eens et enseeesceeses «MISS M. L. Sutton 109 Buftalo Hunting im Danses. 5). occ 0os os eticees oe 5 ea FS ES eee ae fe Stubs 111 Pl aR EIEN, ©). SUT fs aes rio tpen 55 eae © fren ede wipes neg: 22-4 OSS ORSON JR. 113 Ra eIIRIIG, PUPEAMMCERCTONE . TIMID no olngs mie winra.dse fo =o «9:8 5 « Sthatow H Glo» Hawn clea ye Aes Howarp W. Beit 115 i IO ET, | SCENE, Se eh il nat tina Whe s'c W's hieraiereine shiney ave sie ase ieee hia errr J aBox I rz RRR RS MURIEL, gaia Sl cite wield dias Fae vp go wale SA midlee elem s «ie Ss sire so dss S.A. Pappock 11 \ Ee Aaa eepciety UIGtetiee | fae inn oF, She Gna adie ody ore stk xe. wislinte Wmvelete Sipe aie 0's Meals «ere ear W eye — Sat Cet IMO ita Bache VCS sate oie ot stars 1a) cine WI jot picctA oi iv. alk oar, Fg Mla aeo hia ain ote! < joie RR as 0 atari ee oe = e Ae Tepe Varley be Tine. 6 ee nin cae tks woke sie civ aw nie de od eels oee cer dee os emesics o« Egan = AP Master of -IrHeory.. >. +. 32%. one teeter ett e eect ecu eenestasreeseneseseces ey :: ve EL The Other 2 Men Pushed on with 4 Dogs... .....0..2cscccccesccccesvssccsccrccccnsces ae we 60 Mises 8s apie * “pom 2 A Florida Fishing ee -eare a =e ene mn eerie “me es = + eile = 2 SR “ “scene 188 Bettine ie cable Sas kr amen Wh ae tame ia Wititam J. Lampton” 189 Early Days on the Yakima. ........b. cscs eee cece cece eee ere eee ee tence neeees Todi “t ballin ee How Sam Flynn Was Cured of Office Seeking. .....---- esse eee ee eee eereccees 2 Eat Se The Trumpeter Swan. [llustrated.......... 0c cece cece renee ee eeee oe eS I hy yallpieaeecei - Wow I “Lost Moy. Grin: 05. cas occas ste eve tcees Pe ee eee te all ~ goer sion 193 Signs of Spring. Poem.........--csleccescsccccnccccescesesesecs seeees ge *. ete tans The Dissolution of Abijah Dusenbury........5-eee eee ee eee rere eee eees Cy able oe ee = On a Russian River. Illustrated..........cccceeersececcsrenetseeces ARON L iatig aon oo lps. My Trip to Wood’s Te oe snes once san ss +o P+ «'s acm tae ne ORS RE EE oss EE Sr pee cnt The Regeneration of uy Se wok hoi ak RR RR el a lah team eg Spee Hie Chasse of View. Poem > eS ea ae = ghas : ; Css NY = CANDICE ~ ay ie 208 Pi cee ck capa cules os ae eos A pe RD SS aie Rea ee hein Se eR esr The ustelle Family a DORR chan ens ++ = +} oan ue PREM ss SR OmRA Ss te oh tt 0 a ao Some Adventures of Minnie Mustelle, the Mink. Uitstaieae t= 2°

aca 5 o oe kee ov thin deen ces ca vedews -y Os dns ~ ae wae T. J. CUNNINGHAM 345 mre Great: Trouk.... POG . vied odds . oss Sands geeeene 20 «ahs a os one Henry CROCKER 349 The WHoutter’s Del. . oibs ss ato u is sve he cin eis [Cae . A ee STANLEY MAYHALL 352 Alpine’ Anintiie’in. Colorado. i020. 000 is 0s ers 0 ome. phe ee ee 4a hae Fe W. H. NeEtson 355 PaCocditing Baaae «oi diese kadeddcns scvnscaadedg dun «age sae dae een 6 Can Atice R. Crave 357 Ceeeniae at Tadion Lele. 6.06 < <> ods cs + ta~ scene onus» se cee ee Gat Tuomas A, Bennetr 358 Pe riuet in the Bie Hides. ..:. cc aeckss > sass und + shee ssid nah vanes Cee ee CLARENCE Jay 359 mew to Use a Pocket (Comipass. ci oo... wiis sinc bi vcae Bema Ga e's nce actis we eW Veae ss Wi amen. ne Sey Vieat Day's Work: Poeins. os eed ecclss aks cab pOMRRE Chee cA wean eae sy ArTHUR S. PHELPS 362 An Evening Flight of Bats ne We nec be kee'eg ea Oe anne ae SS Bhale’Sibes-o:; om ola ap agian tet ie en Asimel.Life in a Cuban Caves sod oii 0 tase Bee eran teehee eas ee es boon Avucust Busck 397 The New Method of Fencing. Illustrated. ... 2.25 ....e2 cee ccceesevecesners F. Scuavotr, M.D. 401 Piard’ Hews Poem... . os. Stuiicd tan Ch wec Ol ae econ a eee take ee Geo. A. Wiiittams, M.D. 411 On Smebbing.....i 5... PRS! PS er. Oe Pee See ce D. M. Lapp 423 Sumer. Poem... scivssigtass Sehss dal enae sees PP ft OR Cae CF Wittram R. Berry 424 A Day on Lake Owett. soa nde vcbic es chi cee ts nahn as 06S c00 be moe w bin els Ome nig oe ige s C. C. HaKsIns 425 The -Monarch of the Pool, J. cb otic's's : Seda r hc tela Fen wens ss tmab neem qo 8 shinee oe F. H. Rockwett 450 From the Game Fileds..45, 127, 210, 289, 363,427 Forestry...........-+-+.-- 67, 151, 236, 312. 443 Fish and Fishing...... 50, 133, 217, 293, 369, 432 Pure and Impure Foods. .69, 154, 239, 314, 385, 446 Guns and Ammunition. .54, 137, 221, 297, 373, 436 Editor's’ Corner. .....% 73, 160, 244, 318, 388, 448 Natural History....... 61, 143, 229, 303, 378, 439 Amateur Photography. .80, 166, 250, 234, 392, 458 The League of American Sportsmen, Publisher’s ‘Notes. ...d0.... 71; 157, 242, 986, 3e7 63, 147, 232, 397, 442 An interesting Animal Study, Illustrated.. BOUNCE, THE UNDERTAKER; 4 VOLUME XX. JANUARY, 1904 i0e a copy . 3 2-22 AMATEUR PHOTO By R. ENGELMANNs THE SKATER. Winner of r1th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. PUBLISHED BY G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA) 23 WEST 241x ST., NEW YORK A Thrilling Story of the Canadian Wil- ~ g The Pacoin of | Pr mie g derness, by CHAS. H. SAWYER, with i full page drawing by W.H. LAWRENCE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN > Mire OlasmoMile a a) < ' x Fi TN Nil, # The first successful automobile runabout was made in our factory in 1887. Building on this foundation, the experience of each succeeding year has brought the Olds- mobile to a higher stand- ard of excellence, until today it stands alone as the world’s standard runabout. Ask our nearest selling agent, or write direct for full information and book- let to Dept 83. OLDS MOTOR WORKS Detroit, Mich., U. S.A. Member ofthe Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. RECREATION Copyright, December, 1903, by G. O. Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies $1.00 A YEAR. 1o CENTS A Copy. G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager. 23 WEST 24TH STREET, New YORK CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE, ae 2 Ge Temes. ys, Oh os cd edie's;,.:.cbecees ee Se ael> AMeaells 28h 06 ao cekioth catebes cadens FRONTISPIECE The Passing of Le Premier. [llustrated..........2. .ceceeceeeeecceeeeceeseeeees CHARLES H. SAWYER 3 ener cies PAE apo dhe (antes: Jadpn ac cdheccrdadercecten: JAMEs L. LANCASTER 7 i a a ee Ee ee we do acuvadesecsones. Stacy E. BAKER 8 nn COMO TIDCOIORERGS cies cduscccdndcescascasequccccessccnsenns BARON PAUL TCHERKASSOV 9 NN OOS Fock 65 2.8) ecb dvaadausss C.T.L. 18 One of Those Flowing Bowles, Illustrated...............2.seeeesseeeeee eee ceeeeeereeees H. P. GILLETTE 19 MEIN, SOMO Since ds oan p es ares soe cesteesecccece weusenguscatauesseds oly ahigtducysewcs AMOS GRAYSON 21 Kit, the Tale of a — MURMOI W oc cd His donk sc cd Rak Sate deaons veadubes FRANK S. ELLsworTH 2, A Deer Accident.... --B. BOULDER 25 A Day in the Rockies......... BRUCE LEMMON 42 The 1903 Register. “Poem. .Dr. 5. S.KENNEDY 26 Adventure with a Coyote..-.-- HOWARD CARL 44 Antoine’s Caribou..-..:.......... E. W. PARKER 27 From the Game Fields.................+s00+--s- 45 Men ofthe Sunand Rain. Poem..R.B.NatTRAss 27 Fish and Fishing...........-.-----..2.++0020000- 50 Mountain Badger. Illustrated..ALLAN BRooxs 28 Guns and Ammunition...............-.-+:.--+005 54 Hiking in Rizal..... iohew Oats Cuas.H.STonE 29 Natural History........--..----+esseeeecerseecees 6x The New Army Rifle. Illustrated............... 31 The League of American Sportsmen...----. -- 63 Our and Somebody’s Else Buck........ ee ee ee eee 67 RECREATION. Poem............... Nep NaTE 35 Pure and Impure Tieifces s..-. 69 Bud Moose Bogged.............-- H. B. BRown 36 Publisher’s Notes..............ceese+--eeceereees 71 The Owlet’s Flight. Poem....-........ S.H.M. 39 Editor’s Cormer.......-.....sssscccccccsccseceenes 73 A Sharp Foreboding.......--.-- C.H.Furtone 40. Amateur Photography..-...---.----------.:++-: 80 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post Office, Oct. 17, 1894. and CGOFORT for all men by using WASHBURNE’S Cuff Holders Instantly Attached or Detached. Sent Prepaid for. . - 20 Cents. 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A library of books describing Western life; current magazines, too, and daily papers. Electric fans and electric lights; the chairs have that restful look. Ladies will enjoy these travel comforts. The California Limited runs daily between Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. Less than three days to southern California. See Grand Canyon of Arizona en route—a mile deep, miles wide and rainbow-tinted. Our illustrated booklets, mailed free, will help you rightly plan a California tour. Address General Passenger Office, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Chicago. ALLTHE WAY ili RECREATION. A NEW YEAR'S ANNOUNCEMENT! = 227735%,11- areeee “The Southern’s Palm Limited” “Between” NEW YOrK end St. Augustine Pullman Compartment and Drawing and State-room Sleeping Cars: Dining, Club, Library and Observation Cars. Also carry- ing Pullman Drawing-room and State-room Sleeping Cars New York to Aiken and Augusta. ( (PE NNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON. 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When you buy the WING PIANO you pay the actual cost of construction and our small 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 each, They can’t help it. aig i ny | Oh ale A Wing style—45 other styles to select from, WE PAY. FREIGHT. NO MONEY IN ADV E. SENT ON TRIA We will seid any WING PIANO to any part of Oe Unie States on trial. We pay freight in advance, and do not ask for any advance payment or de- posit. If the piano is not satisfactory after twenty days’ trial in your home, we take it back maga 4 at our expense. You pay us-nothing unless you keep the piano. There is absolutely no risk Or cxpense to you. Old instruments taken in exchange. EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS. A ial INSTRUMENTAL ATTACHMENT 4,228! festire of, the perfectly the tones of the mandolin, guitar, harp, zither and banjo. 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Dalh y ” 4a 4 RECREATION. was measured off, and it did snow be- fore night; a gentle, sifting fall that made good tracking. It ceased snow- ing after sundown, and camp was made. Next morning all impedimenta were stowed in a hastily constructed cache, and progress was resumed in light marching order. The log of the second day may be written with one word; tramp. It was dryly mono- tonous. Tired? That Indian, Gros Jean, could keep up a steady push for 2 days beyond forever, and then some. Through thickets, over rocks and ad- verse tangles of logs, tearing through heart-breaking masses of jagged dead limbs and biting briars in the brule; up precipitous boulders, clinging to roots and jutting crags I toiled, until bailed out of both ambition and wind. No man ever got a moose who did not earn him. How far did we go? Gros Jean said 15 miles. I should guess some- thing less than 500. What does an Indian, whose tendons are steel rib- bons, and who pumps wind with gutta percha bellows, know of miles? He measures distance by time, anyway. So, when old Sol was half way down the home stretch, that is, about 3 post meridian, we struck the fresh trail of 8 moose, the tracks showing one giant. “Regard you, le premier!” said Gros Jean. “Ah’ll lak for see de horn of de an-mal dat mak dat beeg fit.” Moose tracks have been seen that would compare favorably with a New England pancake, but these looked bigger than a full moon through a September haze. “Arrete donc,” said the Indian. We stopped, and there, under the snow-laden branches of a giant fir, browsed a cow moose, broadside on, not 30 yards away. We stood. The cow stood. Did I shoot? “TI gass not, yes, I gass not,” as my Franco-Indian would say. There were no horns on that head, and we were not out for meat. Besides, my permit said only one more moose. She slowly made off, and, not long after, the spoor of the “premier” separated from the others, trailing through a ravine. We followed in a circling course a while, when the guide stopped, and, pointing at the dipping sun, “De moose will soon mak’ lie down for de sleep,” he said. ‘Soon com’ dark. What you goin’ do about? Camp in snow wit’out blanket? No? Bon! We go back. She’s only 6 mile straight. To-morrow on de morn we tak’ h’up dis-a-track an’ fin’ bull.” That back pedal trip to the base of supplies was nerve wrenching. The advance and retrograde movements of that day reminded me of a bit of an- cient literature anent the King of France, who, on an occasion, marched up a certain hill to do dire things, only to about face on the summit and march down again. Supperless I tumbled into blankets under a rude brush shack and slept the dreamless sleep of overtaxed muscles, when a guttural voice and heavy hand shocked me into conscious being. ‘Mos’ come day; we go for de moose,” said the voice. ae n the moose!” But only for a moment did tired nature revolt. Hope and ambition, twin spurs to all great deeds, returned with a copious draught of skitty- waugh-boo (Injun for rum), a smart rubbing of the face with snow, and a hastily prepared snack. It was as murky as a smoke house, and I would have made for the North pole or any unmapped locality but for the guide. Following him automatically I lurched along until, just as the dawn with faint pink splashes began to blush in the East, we came on the _ hoof tracks at the point where the premier had separated from the rest of the herd the previous day. The halfbreed, who had not fired a linguistic shot for nearly 3 hours, then delivered himself: “Now we leave de moos’ mark. We go dis-a-way,” waving his hand in a different direction. “We shall fin’ heem or de track jus’ all de sam’, but we save seex t’ree mile, mebbe.” THE PASSING OF LA PREMIER. 5 This is the proper time and place to kowtow to the woodcraft, or moose- craft, of the humble ranger and guide. How did he know that, by leaving the broad trail and striking off into the untracked snow, he would again meet either the clearly marked course or the animal itself, and thus save a long, stern chase? His own answer is best. It was his “bizi-nesse.’” A man brought up with bear, deer, moose and the like, keeps tab on their habits and doings. While resting a moment on a stump, pumping oxygen for that last final dash, between gutturals and shat- tered habitant talk, Gros Jean said things from which the following de- ductions were made: A moose often travels all day in a more or less devious course, but as night draws on, it circles around until it comes back near its old track, at which point it lies down for its night’s rest. In other words,-it makes a sort of loop at the end of this line, to finish its day’s journey. It is thus in a posi- tion, while resting, to see, hear or smell any person or animal following its spoor, and at the slightest hint of danger it is off. The Indian, calcu- lating the time of day, knew about when the beast would begin to loop; but he followed the turn in the course far enough to estimate the. sizeof the loop made by the bull, judging the whole circle by the arc traveled, so that, from the point where we stood, he could approximately calculate the direction and distance to be pursued in a straight line before striking either the track of the moose or its actual resting place. Nature taught, and un- skilled in mathematical lore, for he did not know a segment from a squash, and never heard of geometric arcs or subtending chords, yet following events proved the guide’s roughly for- mulated hypothesis to have been cor- Peet. Cautiously we made our progress in the untrodden snow. The ranger ad- vanced noiselessly, with neither the snapping of a dead twig nor the swishing of a limb. Imitating him, I also moved with caution, making noise enough, it seemed to one with nerves as tense as fiddle strings, to arouse the 7 sleepers had they been in the berth of the beast we were after. “°’Gardez vous,’ at length muttered the savage, lapsing into Kanuck lingo. “Vola! De track.” It was true. We had hit the trail. “Walk on de holes mak’ by de bull fit so de snow not mak’ crack an’ scare de game. She mus’ be ver’ close, mebbe!”’ For 300 or more yards the advance was made _ slowly, cautiously, pain- fully. Suddenly Gros Jean clutched my arm. “Le premier!’ he whispered, stab- bing the atmosphere in front with grimy forefinger. I looked. On the crest of a ridge, at least 400 yards away, lay the moose. Slowly lifting his mighty head, as if conscious that his habitat had been invaded by desecrating aliens, although the wind was coming from him, he sniffed the air with whistling nostrils as he ponderously rose to his feet. Ye gods, what a shape! And antlers! They looked like the spread of a full rigged ship. I choked off a nervous gasp and took sight. “Wait! the guide. We closed the gap perhaps 150 yards, still stepping in the hoof marks and crouching behind low, bushy cedars. The monarch swung his mam- moth head in our direction, and leaned as though to lurch forward. “Now,” whispered Gros “Goin’ ronne, mebbe.” The crisis had come. All hardship, waiting and toil had led up to this crucial moment. I fired as steadily as I could, aiming behind the left shoulder. Thunder! I missed. I had not properly calculated the range. Quick as a lightning stroke the big ears flashed forward, the prehensile Mak’ near yet,” breathed Jean. 6 RECREATION. muzzle violently twitched, and the great creature, instinct with wild, brute curiosity and terror, looked like some huge, misshapen monster left over from a prehistoric era. The pause was fatal. I knew I could not afford to wait. Whang! spoke the rifle again, with not 2 seconds’ inter- val between the reports. This time the moose made a wild leap into the air, and vanished down the rocks. “Bon!” shouted Gros Jean, “Ah’ll gas you hit heem!” At last Gros Jean was excited. The emotional French strain in him for the time being dominated the stoicism of the savage. He leaped forward, I fol- lowing, an excited second. Taking a header over a stump, I was busy a mo- ment, when I heard a war whoop, and, “Dis-a-way, M’steu!” Then I saw my prize. He sat on his haunches, a ragged hole, from which pulsated the life blood, ripped in his side. His long, sinewy forelegs were spread wide apart, supporting the massive shoulders and ugly, ant- lered head, which hung pendulously low. With expiring strength he floundered to his feet, only to fall again. He groaned in mortal agony, and, perhaps, who knows? with the shame of being conquered. Then the madness of death came on him; its glazing film dimmed the glory of his fiery eyes. The forest homestead, its green trees, its cliffs, its deep ravines aud mossy glades, were fading, fad- ing. The heavy nostrils, flecked with bloody foam, quivered in a last spasm cf pain, and he fell. His rule through- out that vast primeval domain was ended, for the lordly beast was dead. How big was he? Oh, that’s a guess; but Gros Jean, who is a good Yankee in some things, puts the weight at 1,200. The horns, however, meas- ure exactly 63 inches from tip to tip and carry 33 points. The web is 16% inches wide. In the ordinarily large bull the palmated breadth is about 8 inches. Am I right, Gros Jean? “Au-haugh. Dat moose her so beeg lak you did say. Lucky t’ing we did raf’ her down de Maganasipi riviére to dis place, so de camp do see heem; but some oder bod-dee, perhap, not beleeve you did git soche beeg feller.” ‘Perhaps not,’ was the answer. “But as you once pointedly remarked, my friend, ’n-importe. That makes little weight with one whose soul is conscious of rectitude. Skepticism is the homage which envy pays to success. That majestic shape hangs on yonder tree to refute the baseless charge of skeptics that its magnificent proportions were con- jured up in imagination. N’est ce pas, Gros Jean?’” “Au-haugh,” said the guide. AMATEUR PHOTO BY C. C. SPEIGHT NIGHT HAWK. One of the 20th Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. JUNO, THE JAMES L, Before leaving here last November for my usual Autumn visit to my plantations in Virginia, | had given orders to my man- ager to put Juno, my 3 year old retriever, in the hands of her trainer, so she might have some field work before I should ar- rive. Recollecting her past history I ex- pected great things of her. The morning after my arrival the trainer and I mounted our horses, taking with us on another horse a boy to carry extra shells and luncheon, ande any game we might be fortunate enough to kill. I found quail abundant, more so than for several years past. Juno was perfectly aware of the duty expected of her and anxious to perform it. She ranged well in front of the horses, moving rapidly and covering the ground thoroughly. I soon ascertained that she is careful and staunch, and is a first class retriever. She never failed to find and fetch the dead bird promptly, and it was useless to insist on “dead bird,’ for if she did not get it and bring it in at once there was no dead bird to be brought. ' During the first day’s hunt, and a little before noon, a covey of quails flushed wild and flew into a sedge field containing a f w scattered pine trees. It was a good place to shoot single birds, as they lie close in the sedge, and the pines interfere but little. We followed, and after good work by Juno and fair success on our part, she pointed again. That time the bird flew to the left and was shot by the trainer. At the word the dog bounded forward, picked up the bird and was returning when, with the quail in her mouth, she once more came suddenly to a stand. She held the point steadily while we gazed at her in admiration. Then, feeling that it was not fair to the dog to hold her longer on point, we closed in, and I kicked the bird out of the sedge. Both of us fired and the bird fell, seeing which Juno bounded forward and, still holdirg the first bird in her mouth, made desperate efforts to pick up the second. Failing in that, she left it where it lay, brought in the. bird she already had, then went back and fetched the other. A few minutes later, when at lunch, we gladly shared the best we had with Juno. I have been in the field almost every fall for the past 20 years, but until then had only once seen a dog stand a live bird while holding a dead one in his mouth. That was when I was a boy. I afterward described the scene to an old man who did RETRIEVER. LANCASTER, not know much about dogs, especially pointers. He listened, smiled, and then said: “T have always heard that if you want to make a first class liar of a boy you have only to give him a gun and a p’inter.” For a long time afterward I was shy of telling about that incident. I do not now think it worth while to explain this statement to sportsmen; but as some people, not sportsmen, who read your magazine, might be inclined to agree with the old man, I add this explanation: The pointer’s nose is trained to the scent of the live bird. This the bird will lose, in cold weather, in a few seconds after death; so the dead bird in the dog’s mouth does not prevent him from smelling the live one. It may confuse the scent some- what and render it less emphatic, but does not make it indistinguishable, especially at close range. A dog with the best of noses often has difficulty in finding a dead bird. He will run over it again and again, finding it only by the closest search and then frequently by sight. There are certain disadvantages in al- lowing a dog to flush birds, which over- balance any advantage gained by permit- ting him to do so. A dog that is allowed to flush can never be a good retriever. In the act of flushing birds, the dog’s atten- tion is engrossed with that alone, and he loses sight of or fails to notice the falling bird. This often means a long search. for dog and hunter, in order to find the bird; while if the hunter flushes, the dog soon learns to watch for the bird, and has little or no trouble in finding it. The dog should see the bird when hit and while falling, if he is to do his best work as a retriever. I saw Juno on one occasion bringing in a dead bird when another bird got up and was killed. She saw this bird fall, and instantly dropping the bird she had in her mouth, knowing, I believe, that she could easily find it again, rushed off to get the bird she had marked down. When she had brought that one in, she went back and promptly fetched the other. good retriever usually marks the falling bird, knowing that if the eye be taken off the spot there may be much trouble in finding it. Good sight, added to keen scent, makes a good retriever. I would count a retriever of little value if I had to spot the falling bird and then show the dog where it fell, only to see him pick it up and bring it to me. The value 8 RECREATION. of a retriever lies in its ability to do all this without assistance, and therein Juno excels. The dog should stand to a flush and not break to shot; neither should he go for- ward until told to do so. But no “down charge!” while you flush the birds. Your dog must stand and watch them as they rise, so that he may find and retrieve the dead bird promptly. AMATEUR PHOTO BY WM. R MAGEE. DUKE, POINTING. Winner o 33d Prize in ReEcREATION’s 7th Annual Photo Competition. LINES TO THE HOUND. STACY E. BAKER. Sad eyed, he sits and dreams of days gone by, And wonders if he’s lost that subtle knack, That made him in his youthful master’s eye The pride and praised of all that famous pack. The hounds!» The race ! And hunter, too, on fleet foot horse! The chase! ! All join the chase! Mad with the hounds! The chase ! The fleeting red fox names the course, Don's hunting days, alack, have long since passed ; He of the pack is left alone. He stretches stiffened limbs, comes fast; He trembles as he hears the hunter’s horn. ’Tis morn, his breath The death! The death! With live blood flush, Survivals of this reckless chase! The brush! The brush! Who gets the brush! Who, who, but she who set the pace, BEN’S RUSSIAN COUSIN. BARON PAUL TCHERKASSOV, Photo by the Author. Herewith I send you a photograph of Forester Yakhimoévitch and his bear cub, as a pendant to Ben’s likenesses, adorning the july issue of RecrEATION. Yakhimo- vich’s cub rejoiced in the name _ of Mishka, Mikey, as male bears generally are styled, the female ones being usually called Mashka, Molly. Mishka is_ represented begging for sugar, for which he had a weakness. He had the run of the house and of all the premises in Bobrovka, Dis- trict of Altai, Western Siberia. It was rare fun to see him, during meals, rear up on his hind legs and beg for something to eat, emphasizing his begging attitudes with a droll kind of mumbling, his little, yel- lowish eyes glistening like sparks. What his subsequent fate may have been, I do not know, but am afraid it has been sad, like that of almost all bear cubs kept in captivity, of which I have heard, or which have come under my personal observation. Some 6 or 7 years ago a country neigh- bor presented a bear cub to my children in my absence. I should have declined the present, on the strength of my unsatisfac- tory experience with cubs of wild beasts kept as pets; but as my family spend the summer and autumn on our estate in the Province of Yaroslav, while my sojourn rarely exceeds one month, I did not know anything about this addition to the family circle until I went for my holiday. One evening in July I reached home, after a drive of 45 or 50 miles over most disgusting roads, thoroughly broken up, having had to make the journey in a rough and primitive vehicle, besides being in poor health. It is only fair to say that things have greatly improved since then; I2 or 13 miles to the nearest railway station, roads fair and health ditto. Not feeling up to much after my journey, I took my evening meal with the family, and went to bed early, enjoying the prospect of a good night’s rest. In this I was, how- ever, disappointed. My sleep is always light, especially the first few nights after a radical change of surroundings. Soon after dawn, that is, about 4 a. m., it was broken by a short, bleating sound near the house. I sat up in bed, annoyed by tthis disturbance and unable to account for it, as I knew there were no sheep on the estate. From that time on I got no rest, those confounded bleatings making sleep impossible and ceasing only toward 7 a. m. » When my wife awoke and inquired how I had slept, I unfolded my tale of woe. “Oh, it must have been Mishka, calling for food!” she said. “Who is Mishka?” I asked. “Such a dear little bear cub! presented him to the children.” I am fond of animals and of infants of all kinds in particular, but | mentally con- signed Mishka to a certain warm place, and Mr. A. too. However, I made Mishka’s acquaintance, and we soon became good friends. He was a “nat-rally amoosin’ cuss,” like Artemus Mr. A. Ward’s kangaroo, and we got no end of It was not always unal- fun out of him. THE FORESTER AND MISHKA, loyed fun, though. Once he managed to pull his collar over his ears, and go on a reconnoitring tour. He got into the room of one of the maid servants, opened her chest of drawers, pulled out all her dresses and spread them out on the floor. Then some jars of preserves attracted his attention. He cleared them in a short time, getting the whole of his muzzle sticky, as well as his paws. He started cleaning them on the unfortunate dresses spread out on the floor, and there is no saying where his mischief would have ended, if the girl 10 RECREATION. had not come in at that moment. There was a scrimmage, howls, tears, swears, etc. Another time, Mishka broke loose with his chain, under laughable circumstances. One of the carriage horses had escaped from the stables, and was cantering along the road, quite forgetful of Mishka’s where- abouts. Mishka was enjoying his after- noon nap, from which the sound of the horse’s hoofs roused him rather suddenly. He reared up and emitted the peculiar hissing, or spitting, sound, which bears, at least young ones, utter when scared. The horse was at that moment emerging from behind a bush in the bend af the road. The sound of Mishka’s hissing, and the sight of his chubby body standing erect with outstretched paws, was too much _ for the horse. It gave a terrified snort and started back for the stables as if it were chased by a pack of wolves. Mishka’s digestive apparatus could not stand the shock. We call this kind of sudden indi- gestion “a bear’s fit” or “a bear’s attack.” Neither could the peg to which the end of the chain was fastened stand the sudden wrench Mishka gave it, and off went the whole show like a streak of lightning. Up the trunk of a tall willow Mishka tcre along, leaving unpleasant tracks behind, till he reached the upper fork of the tree, where he took a rest and tried to compose himself. The whole affair had taken place under my eyes, and it was so utterly and irresistibly funny that I nearly burst my sides laughing. My wife hearing me roar with laughter, came out, and to- gether we tried to persuade Mishka to come down. After considerable coaxing, he began his descent; but that proved by far the more difficult part of the perfor- mance. He had not descended more than a few yards, when the end ring of the chain caught in a fork. Mishka was an- noyed at this, and began to pull for all he was worth, with the result that he lost his footing and swung out into space, some 75 or 80 feet above the ground! Luckily, he managed to grasp a small bough which gave him a temporary support, but it was evident this would not last long. It began giving way under his weight, almost as soon as he got hold of it. You can ima- gine we did not enjoy the situation! For- tunately the boy who looked after Mishka happened to come along just then. He manfully ascended the tree, dodging Mish- ka’s tracks, and rescued him from death. Some days after this incident, this same boy John, noticing that Mishka enjoyed sucking his fingers, hit on the brilliant idea of giving him the tin of his tongue to suck. At first it tickled John, then it began to hurt. He tried to rescue his tongue, but Mishka did not approve of it, and a scrim- mage ensued, in which John was sorely handicapped. He set up a_ howl that brought us all to the scene of action, where we found Mishka firmly fixed to John’s tongue. It took some manceuvring to sep- arate them, and poor John had a sore time of it for 2 or 3 days. His tongue was swollen to such an extent that he was un- able to stow it away comfortably in its proper place! In October, when my family were about to return to town, Mishka was sent back to Mr. A. He spent the winter there quietly, but in the spring he began his tricks. Be- ing allowed to roam about the premises, he began to appropriate articles of food which were not intended for him. One day the housekeeper caught him in the act of diving under the table with a choice melon to which he had helped himself while there was no one in the dining room. The result was a sound whipping for Mishka. Some days later, the housekeeper was walking in the orchard, when a big apple hit her hard on the right eye. The lan- guage she used was, I am told, forcible, flowery and to the point, when she discov- ered Mishka sitting in a large apple tree, from which he had hurled the apple at her, with a wicked grin on his ursine mug. After that performance, followed by sev- eral others of a similar character, it was deemed best to lock Mishka up, and a roomy compartment was allotted him in the stables. At first there was some un- easiness among the horses, but they soon became accustomed to their new compan- ion, and all went well for a while. Then something went wrong with the horses. They would suddenly start kicking, and plunging, and snorting, several times a day, as if something had scared them; but when the stable boy went to see what was the matter he never found anything suspicious. Mishka was in bed, looking so sweetly innocent that it would have been a shame to suspect him of having caused the com- motion. One day, however, the groom no- ticed that the tails of some of the horses were looking thin. He suspected Mishka, and eventually caught him in the act of pulling the hairs out of the horses’ tails! After this discovery Mishka was kept chained, and his temper grew rapidly worse, until finally he had to be killed be- fore he attained the age of 3 years. I am afraid that such is the fate of fully 75 per cent of the bear cubs kept by private parties, and that is-why I always energeti- cally protest against any attempts to make pets of them. Ben, Baby Sylvester, our Mishka, are a small percentage only of the number of cubs that have been petted and LUCK TO THE HUNTER. aay II cared for through a more or less prolonged period, but have had to be disposed of or killed in the end. I am not sure, now, whether it was not a performance of our lamented Mishka, while living at Mr. A’s, to teach turkeys swimming; and when the stupid things would not learn to swim, and scrambled out of the water on to the bank, clamoring their “ Bother-other-otheration,”. to twist | their necks for them, and to lay them out © on the bank with a view to artistic effect. | If not his doing, it was the trick of a cub I have been told about. BUCK TO THE HUNTER: MAUDE M. HUEY. A glorious morning, glittering jewels On blade and vine, Frost-drawn scents from spruce and cedar Hemlock and pine. Wind of the hillsides fanning to fullness The hunter’s breath; Snow enough to further his purpose Soft on the heath. Sapphire skies, and a sun of splendor Over the wood. Morn of wonder! Ah! but the all wise God is good. Hark! A sound in the dead twigs yonder, A timid stir. Luck to the hunter! A bunch of fur. A hare! Ah! Steady! The hounds are after ! Be ready to fire! See! In the bushes Wildly plunging, their red jaws dripping With their desire. Will they find him? boulder With beating heart? A quivering thing with wild eyes bulging And ears apart. Crouching close to a Yes! They are close! Ah! Now make ready! Away! Away! Following, following; faster, faster, A streak of gray. Do they have him? A flash, a sound, And a helpless form lies bleeding, quiv- ering, Flat on the ground. Eyes all glazed with the pain of dying Turned on the wood. Luck to the hunter! Ah! but the all wise God is good, No. A moment only, MISS MARY CONANT, ON LADY LOU; RECREATION AMATEUR PHOTO BY C. B. CHAPIN AND SPORT FOLLOWING. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING. INDIANS OF THE NORTHWEST COAST. 12 A NEW STAR IN THE ART WORLD. JOHN M, LEAHY. Under separate cover I have sent you 4 of my original drawings, which are the greatest pieces of art that have ever been produced. One glance at these master- pieces and you will forget that there are such men as Frederic Remington and Dana Gibson. First turn to “A Young Klondyker.” This drawing represents Kit Carson, the fa- mous scout and miner, when a boy. Notice the artistic touch to this picture. Also how firmly Kit has braced himself and how in- A YOUNG KLONDYKER. dustriously he is trying to dig himself out. When this drawing appears in RECREATION subscriptions will come in by the car- load. Next comes “Hostiles.” This drawing represents Daniel Boone, General Crook’s famous scout, running across 2 Apaches. How Boone followed and scalped them is well known to every reader of frontier his- tory. Notice the artistic curve in the horse’s tail. Patient : Next comes “Indians of the Northwest oast.” This drawing shows 2 Comanches, or Delawares, I do not know which, in their war canoe. Something has evidently at- tracted their notice; but again I am at a loss, for I can not tell why they are looking in the direction in which their eyes are turned. We will now take leave of the 2 Dela- wares or Comanches, and pass on to “An Unexpected Meeting.” This drawing rep- resents Israel Putnam’s meeting with the advance guard of the British Hussars before he plunged down the declivity at Horseneck. The strongest point in this drawing is the thrilling manner in which HOSTILES. Mr. Putnam fingers his shooting iron. You can see by this that he is going to do some- thing desperate right away. I am afraid I haven’t money enough to take this treatment, doctor. Doctor (stiffly) : if you get well without it, me.—Life. Very well, sir. But don’t blame ME. THICKET ALMOST ON TOP OF FROM THE URST ; ? I FINALLY ANIMAL THE A BEAR WHEN A BUCK WAS DUE. DR. C, N. BALLARD, Last year I spent my vacation with 3 companions in the pineries of Northern Michigan. We lodged with 2 woodsmen, a father and son, who, with their wives, occupied a log cabin in a deserted lumber camp. The first part of our stay was spent in hunting grouse, which were abundant, and in catching pickerel, black bass and trout. Our bill of fare was ample and varied, and often included venison. We had fine weather, with just enough snow and rain to keep the fallen leaves moist. The elder of our hosts devoted much time to trapping. For several da-3 after our arrival he piloted me each morning to a place where he had a bear trap set. As he did not succeed in taking anything larger than a porcupine I finally lost in- terest in these morning trips, and amused myself in other ways. That there were, or had been, bears in the region was proven by a number of hides that hung about the cabin, but, as I have intimated, I lost hope of meeting Bruin in the flesh. The end of my vacation drew near, and as I was going out before the others, a big hunt was planned for my especial bene- fit. It was to be a record breaker in every respect. On the eventful morning came a light fall of snow, just enough for easy tracking. With a good lunch in our pockets 4 of us started for an all-day hunt. Just as we entered the woods up jumped a short horned buck. It was all too sudden, and in our unreadiness we shot over, under and all around him. He did not leave us even a lock of his hair. Then we separated to drive the woods. We saw several deer and fired a number of shots without bagging any meat. After we had beaten up several miles of thick brush 2 of my companions became dis- gusted and took the back track, leaving the old guide and me to continue. We went on, keeping several hundred yards apart. I soon found a deer track and followed it until I was tired. Coming to a tangle of logs I sat down to rest. When started to climb over the pile of timber a big buck jumped up not 4o feet from me. The surprise and my fatigue were too much for me, and in the act of lifting my rifle I lost my balance and fell from the log on which I was standing. When I did get a shot it was at over 200 yards, with the buck going like the wind. He disap- peared, carrying his flag high, and I knew it was not worth while to follow. By that time I had lost my bearings com- pletely and the guide had to give me the line of our further march by compass. I was resolved to get game of some kind, and pushed ahead, though the hills seemed steeper and the tangle thicker than ever. Soon I came to a dense growth of willows in a bit of swampy ground. I climbed a pile of logs and stood leaning against a bush that seemed willing to help support a tired hunter. It was not long until I heard a crackling in the brush, faint and distant at first, but coming nearer. I crouched near the logs, expecting every minute to see the horns of a great buck. So sure was I of what was coming that I began speculating as to how I was to smuggle those horns to my home outside the State. The animal finally burst from the thicket almost on top of me, and I saw—not the expected horns, but 4 big black feet sup- porting a great black convexly curved body. A bear, and a monster, too! It was my first experience with Ursus, and he looked a different proposition from any- thing I had solved. I had been told that a wounded bear was not a desirable play- fellow and the tangle around me was no place in which to attempt to cut down the running record. I concluded, however, that the chance was too good to lose. The bear lifted his head as if scenting me, and I put a soft nosed 30-30 bullet just 2 inches behind the base of his ear. I had heard that a badly wounded bear would at once roll on his back, with his feet up. It proved true in this case at least. Over he went, pawing the air wild- ly. A moment in that position; then, with a struggle and a growl, he regained his feet and made off. I fired once more, the bullet taking effect in his back. Never- theless he went off at breakneck speed. When the guide came up we trailed the bear. It was an easy matter, though at first there was no sign of blood. Farther along we found some, and later, great clots of it. An eighth of a mile from where he was shot we came to the dead body of my first bear. In the spring the liar’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of fish—The Pilot. 15 OLD BILL GRAY'S STORY. JAMES B. ADAMS. The camp fire blazed with a merry light, Like a gleaming gem in the breast of night, And the group of hunters who sat around Caused the hills and valleys to oft resound With peals of laughter, as yarn and song Fell glibly off from each wagging tongue. Far up the gulch from its rocky lair The mountain lion, with restless air, — Gazed down on the scene so. weirdly strange ; And far above in the rugged range A night owl hooted in weird surprise _ As the gleam of the fire met its owlish eyes ; While a panther crouched in astonished way, All undecided to run or stay. ’Twas a picture familiar to Western eyes, Yet strange would have seemed under Eastern skies. “Speakin’ 0’ grizzlies,” said old Bill Gray, As gray of hair as he was of name, “Speakin’ o’ grizzlies, I want to say That I reckon I'd ort to know that same. An’ speakin’ o’ tenderfeet, I’ve heerd It said they will never hold their ground, But’ll act as if summit slightly skeered At a hint that a grizzly’s nosin’ ’round. But I once was taught at a Eastern school Thar’s allus exceptions to every rule. Mortimer King was the name ’at he Had struck right acrost a little card, An’ when he handed the same to me I looked at the Easterner purty hard. A little bit of a runty chap, With glasses sot on his squinty eyes, An’ wearin’ a sort of a striped cap, An’ britches that fit him around the thighs Like the skin of a sassage; an’ socks, I sw’ar, The same as I’ve heerd that wimmen folks w’ar. He war’ puffin’ away at a cigaroot, An’ when he said ’at he’d like to stay With me till he’d run on a chance to shoot A grizzly, my laughin’ string give way An’ | squealed till 1 split my sides; but he Never weakened a little, nor cracked a smile, But said he reckoned ‘at I mout see Him hold his own with the animile. So I tuk him into my cabin, jes’ ‘Cause the cuss ’d amuse me, more or less. ‘Twas fun fur to hear the little cuss A leakin’ language ’bout what he’d do Ef he tuk a hand in a grizzly muss. Why, boys, from a hunter’s point o’ view ’Twas too ridiculous fur belief. But I let him talk to his heart’s content, A sort o’ feelin’ he’d come to grief An’ hit the trail to the rear, hell-bent The fust time we sighted a grizzly b’ar A trampin’ around in the hills up th’ar. To shorten my story, we started out Nex’ day, a nosin’ around fur game, An’ Mortimer King jes’ a blowin’ ‘bout How keen he war fur to find the same. e hadn’t tramped it a mile afore We hit a trail that w’ar mighty fresh; It follered the gulch a ways, then bore To a thicket o’ manzanita bresh, An’ that feller’s eyes begun to dance When I tol’ him that now was his golden chance. Afore I knowed it that little cuss Duv into the bushes jes’ like a dart, An’ in half a second I heerd a fuss That made me chilly around the heart. That ol’ Winchester o’ his give tongue To some lively barks in a spiteful way, An’ the howls o’ the wounded grizzly brung My heart in my throat like twas th’ar to stay. By Godfrey, pardners, I jes’ tuk root To the ground; couldn’t move either hand or foot! When I got my senses I hurried in Expectin’ to find but a chawed up dude, Fur all had become as quiet as sin, An’ I ’magined the b’ar was enjoyin’ his food. But th’ar stood Mortimer, punchin’ at A monster b’ar with his girlish foot His eyes never givin’ a skeery bat > - - As he puffed away at a cigaroot:; An’ [ jes’ collapsed when I heerd him say, How much will the bloody critter weigh?” 16 BOUNCE, THE UNDERTAKER. MRS. LILLIE PLEAS. Having just returned home after a few days’ absence, I was awakened from a rest- ful nap by sounds which had hitherto been foreign to our homestead. On going to a back window I beheld the cause of the un- usual disturbance. A bull pup, young and fat, sat at the foot of the back steps, howl- ing for admission to the house. The comi- cal appearance of his round body, benched legs and angular head struck me so forcibly that I laughed aloud. At this he turned on me a face seemingly full of solemn reproof, then in strident but resolute tones he gave the rebel yell, and charged the steps. Becoming interested, I lingered to ed ~ li a. .™ A BROAD GAUGE PUP. watch the result of his designs on the back door. He took the first step with little difficulty, but at the second he missed his footing and fell back to his first position. Without a minute’s delay he collected his forces and charged again, taking several steps with a grand rush. An attempt to finish the as- cent brought fresh disaster, for he made a false move, his pothooks failed him and he fell to earth again. After several vain attempts he sat down at the foot of the steps to reconnottre.. He gained fresh courage as he viewed the scene of his re- pulse, and soon went to work again with more deliberation. At last he reached the top step, but there a new difficulty con- 17 fronted him. The door was closed. There was no landing, and the footpiece was too narrow to accommodate even a small bull pup. Nothing daunted, he lunged at the closed door, but, alas, it yielded not. He fell back, and his. little round body seemed fairly to bounce on the steps as he des- cended, without a whimper, to sprawl at the bottom, defeated on the very thresh- hold of victory. This incident gave him a name, for he was thenceforth known as Bounce. Finally I let him in, and installed him as a member of the household, where he proceeded to make himself thoroughly at home. As he gained in size he became even less comely to look on. He acquired better control of his legs, and could mount the back steps successfully, but he lost his plumpness, and became in appearance what a sculptor would call “blocked out.” His lips looked as if the drawstrings had been broken, for they hung loose in_ several places, and his glistening teeth seemed to belie the friendly but almost imperceptible wag of his thumblike tail. The desire for occupation and diversion common to all puppies found peculiar ex- pression with Bounce. He formed the habit of gathering rubbish, or even useful articles trom the house, and burying them in a corner of the back yard. Rags, bones, broken crockery, etc., all went to Bounce’s burying ground, and sometimes good shoes and hats had to be rescued from an un- timely interment. His movements were always deliberate, and on these occasions he assumed an extra dignity. His face, serious at all times, would then wear a most solemn expression, so that he soon became known among us as Bounce, the Undertaker. On one occasion, while seeking material for a funeral, he chanced on a_ small wooden hoop. He had passed many an hour playing with this same hoop, and had seemingly become as much attached to it as any child to a toy. It had once caused him keen delight by accidentally rolling down a small incline, and he tried for half an hour to induce it to roll again. It had a mysterious way of entangling itself with his feet when he was at play with it, and sometimes it would rise up and smite him sharply in the short ribs; but now Bounce was wearing his “Here to-day and gone to-morrow” expression, and the hoop was doomed. He bore it with becoming dig- nity to a soft spot near the currant bush, and dug a hole. Then a difficulty was 18 RECREATION. met, for when one side of the hoop was pressed into the grave, the other side rose up in a most unexpected manner and balked the ceremonies. After several fruit- less attempts to entomb the hoop, the dog sat down to ponder the situation. It was his first problem in engineering. He was no mathematician, but he showed that he was up to his work by placing the hoop on level ground and drawing the loose earth over it until it was entirely covered by a circular mound. Then he walked slowly away, looking very much like a bereaved relative. A family of brindle kittens shared the hospitality of the woodshed with this en- terprising pup. They were of the mewing, watery eyed age, uncertain of gait, and much attached to their place of birth. Bounce had repeatedly tried to coax these small creatures into sportiveness, but they remained unresponsive, so one day he de- cided they cumbered the earth to no purpose. He took one of them up by the skin of its neck and proceeded solemnly, I had almost said tearfully, to his private graveyard. Digging a suitable hole, he placed the passive kitten therein and set- tling it carefully with a poke of his nose, he drew in the soil and packed it firmly. Satisfied with the progress made, he again visited the woodshed, but on _ returning with his second victim, he found, much to his chagrin, that corpse number one had revived, and was even then scampering away as fast as its wobbly legs could take it. He dropped the second to fetch the first, and the second fled also. They played that on him but once, however, for he soon got them both in his mouth and took them again to the grave. There he dropped one and held it safe by putting one foot on the slack of its skin, while he cleared and en- larged the grave with another foot. This done, he covered the kittens, rammed them down with his muzzle, and I think perhaps would have sat on the grave to hold them securely until such time as they might con- sent to remain quiet, had they not been rescued by a member of the household who felt obliged to go on record as opposed to the burial of live cats. When Bounce matured he was, generally speaking, an amiable watch dog. He would not suffer a tramp in sight, how- ever, and would bristle and work the draw- strings of his lips until there were enough great, white teeth in evidence to discour- age the boldest Willie. Among his own kind he soon became known as a good dog to be let alone. It could scarcely be said that he ever took part in a dog fight. He always allowed his opponent to make the first dash, and he never failed to get a good throat hold. There was no _ fighting «to speak of after that. One day Bounce went to a field remote from the house, with a hired man who was to leave the place the next day. The man returned without the dog and went away the next morning. It was not until then that the dog was missed, and he was not seen again until the second day. When he came he was fed at once, and as soon as he had finished his food he again dis- appeared. Late in the evening of the third day, after he had gone to the field with the hired man he again appeared, dragging with his teeth an old coat which the man had left on a stump. Faithful Bounce had guarded the coat 3 days, and getting tired of his lonely job, had decided to remove it to a place of safety, crossing several fen- ces on the way. The coat was given him for a bed, and served to keep him warm that winter. Bounce has put off his puppyish tricks, has retired from the funeral directorship, and is now a dignified, faithful and useful guardian of the house and its inmates. THE COWBOY’S SONG. C,7t. is Oh! for the life that’s free from care! Oh! for the land where men are men! To breathe once more that fresh free air, Down by the forks of the Dry Cheyenne. To feel the bronco bound to the spur, To feel the stout rope tighten, when Your horse lies back to the steer’s mad plunge, Down by the forks of the Dry Cheyenne. To hear the click of the countless hoofs, To hear those rattling horns again As the herd stampedes some wild, dark night, Down by the forks of the Dry Cheyenne. To see the grim, grey wolf at dawn, Sneak through the hills to his rocky den, To start the buck from his leafy bed, Down by the forks of the Dry Cheyenne. To others the faded life of town, “ For me a horse and a gun, and then The swelling plains and the pine-bound hills, Down by the forks of the Dry Cheyenne. ONE OF THOSE FLOWING BOWLES. Hw. P. GILLETTE I have long been an interested reader of your excellent magazine. Seldom have | experienced more genuine pleasure, how- ever, than in reading Mr. J. H. Bowles’ contribution, “The Tyee Salmon in Puget Sound,” which appeared in RECREATION. Coming as this does from my old home, it brings back the scenes, not to men- tion the smells, of my childhood. The Siwash pen picture of old Jack and his squaw are to me like the old oaken bucket that hung in the well. forthwith come visions of the oozy tide flats, and the calm-digging Siwashes. I hear again the Siwash jargon with its whistling notes like the squirting of those bivalves on the tide flats; but of those I did not start to write. My thoughts center rather on the wonderful changes that have come to pass in the few fleeting months since last I rubbed noses in long sad fare- well with my good old friend, Siwash Jack. I rejoice to hear that he still lives, and wonder whether he smells of clams as of yore, and—but I am again growing remin- escent. Old Jack is still there, but what a change has come, not only over the face of nature, but over her handiwork as well! I see, by Mr. Bowles’ pen picture, the bald headed eagle has at last migrated to Puget sound. When I was there this monarch of the sky still made his eyrie far up among the grand crags of the Rocky mountains, where roll the thunders and hear no sound save their own crashing. Now all is changed. The ‘bald eagle has come to Puget sound to battle for life with the crow. Yet strange as to me this all seems, ’tis stranger still to-read that Mr. Bowles “finally became ‘absorbéd in watching the onslaught of a flock of crows on a pair of bald eagles, whose nest was in one of the giant firs.” Wonder not at his absorption! As for me, I marvel; but rather that Mr. Bowles, the first human being who ever saw a bald eagle’s nest in a tree, that he, though he had gone to fish, did not remain to pray. These be strange days; and Mr. Bowles pauses not to write of commonplaces, when stranger things remain to be chronicled. Dragging his eyes from the eagle’s rocky eyrie in the “giant fir,” he finds that a tyee with a stomach like a reel has. swal- lowed everything but his rod. There fol- lows a battle royal between the reels of the tyee and of Bowles, until the latter wins. A moment later Bowles is again thrash- I see them, and. A BATTLE FOR LIFE. ing water into foam with a silver salmon; and hardly has he gaffed his prey than he finds himself struggling with a mammoth rock cod. So he goes from fish to fish, . never sighing, like Alexander of old, for 19 more worlds to conquer. I protest against the brevity of Bowles. When a scientist makes a discovery he owes it to himself and to the world to give in full the story of his struggles. Bowles is altogether too loose in his statements. Brevity may be the soul of wit, but Bowles is not giving us wit; he is describing things that no human eyes but his have ever seen; a bald eagle on Puget sound, an eagle’s nest in a fir tree, a silver salmon in an eddy, a tyee, or steelhead, salmon there also, and the time, February, 1902! Why February? Answer, the bald eagle nests only then. Why 1902? I was there myself in 1901, and before then with old Siwash Jack; and February, 1903, has not yet come.* Thus, like Sherlock Holmes, I find the exact date which Bowles neg- lects to name. I might e’en get down to the very day of the month, but what boots it? I pass on to other wonders chronicled by this worthy literary descendant of Dar- * This story came to me in 1902, but has been held over till now because of the quantity of mat- ter in hand when this came. Editor. 20 win. Again I quote: “For half an hour we rowed slowly along; watching the king- fishers retiring for the night to their holes in the cliffs.” Gone, gone, are the scenes of my child- hood! Clifis now tower where once the pine-clad slopes upreared their crests to the sky! And kingfishers—thieves always— have stolen the bank swallows’ nests, and rear their young in holes! Ah! Bowles, thou makest me sigh. No more may I go back to my clammy tide flats and rest my eyes on the verdured hills; hold forth my arms and cry, “Home TA — sill - £ ; ’ ENEMIES I enclose a photograph of 2 ferrets and 2 common house rats occupying the same cage and living happily together. Of course, the cage shown in the photograph is not their permanent home. They were placed RECREATION. am I come, and ye do smile a welcome sweet to me.” Ah, no! ’Tis all gone. The cruel, relentless hand of time hath hewn those rolling hills into cliffs, where the kingfisher burrows like the mole, and the eagle, tired of his craggy home, sleeps im the swaying top of the giant fir! The tyee, which once ran in the ides of March, and the silver salmon, which came only in July, now breathe the same water, and to- gether, like children in the song, “holler down the same rain barrel!’ But why re- pine, the world still moves! And Bowles? Who can doubt it? He hath spoken. AMAT CUR PHOTO BY FRANK E. PONTING AT PEACE. there to be photographed. They were brought up together from young and feed from the same troughs. Frank E. Ponting, ' Malmesbury, England. “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; spruce up.”—Princeton Tiger, BY THE HARDEST. AMOS GRAYSON. I’ve forgotten the make of gun and can’t recollect the brand of powder. Jim came and disturbed me at a time when no civilized man should disturb a civilized fellow man. It was so early that it must have been the day before. He shook me awake and said: “Squirrels ripe. Hustle out.” Squirrels were ripe and some fell to the ground. We picked them up and bagged them. I would not undertake to say how far we walked that morning, for I am afraid of a treacherous memory; but we made the rounds. There was the tall shell-bark over on the ridge; then the clump, back up in ‘Wind hollow. Over on the Molohorn place were more hunting grounds. Then we went to the big forked hickory at the foot of Dug hill. We had no dog. As we stole within range there was a flash of rusty red up in the branches. “Gee whittaker,” said I, know foxes climbed trees. squirrel ?” “Tt’s both,” said Jim, got to do is to get him.” We didn’t get him. Several times we saw him, or thought so. The peppering we gave the spot where he seemed to show preserved no meat. I can’t say that the hunt was conducted on strict sportsmanlike principles. I was new to the game and had a new double barreled, breech loader out for the first time. Jim was a good hunter of the backwoods type, 6 feet 2, but would have killed that squirrel with a fence rail if he could. I think we wore a runway around that tree. I had to lift my neck straight when I quit looking for the squirrel. “Let’s both start away,” said Jim. “I'll go on to where there’s another tree. You sneak back and hide in the brush and maybe we'll fool him.” The squirrel was no fool and he knew it. In half or three-quarters of an hour Jim came back. Maybe I was reading, or “a fox! Didn't Can't bea “and what we've meditating, or asleep. Jim says I was asleep, but I deny it. Anyway the old fox was safe. “Let’s lambast him,” said Jim. “We're going home, anyway.” We shot into every clump of leaves. I’m afraid we got rattled. We threw rocks. ji “Let’s scare him to death, anyway,” said im. 21 He didn’t scare worth an empty shell. I’m also afraid the squirrel was worth sev- eral dollars before we let up on the bom- bardment. “Let the gol darned critter go,” “l’m getting hungry.” : I remember he said that after all his ammunition was gone. I claim the merit of prudential restraint of the destructive instinct inherent in every son of Adam. I started for home with one shell left. I claim that merit, and be it noticed, ’tis all I do claim in this matter. What prompted me to stop when we had walked some distance, and request Jim to notice if my gun would carry back as far as the tree, I can’t say. Certainly all said Jim. thought of slaughter had left my mind. “Jim,” said I, “watch the Big Fork and see if this gun can reach from here. I'll aim at that clump of leaves half way up. See if any of the leaves are hit.” With that I cracked down on—my thumb. I shall not attempt to explain that, but ’tis so. I can show the scar in proof. I for- get now what Jim said, but I always main- tained that I had the most right to the say so at that time. I thought the gun burst when I tried again, for Jim let out a yell that scared me. As the smoke cleared I could see Jim going toward the tree. There was a 10-rail fence between it and us, also a brier patch behind the fence. Jim, you remember, was 6 feet 2. He was disappearing in the ’brier patch when I first saw him. He was whooping and I thought the briers were hurting. I think he jumped over that fence and never touched it. I know he touched the briers. I couldn’t understand this caper till my eye caught something rusty red dropping, rolling, clinging, dropping, rolling, slipping from fork to branch, from branch to leaf. It was the squirrel ! The recollection of what followed is vague. It was some time before I got the courage to visit that neighborhood again. You see the people there are religious, and we must have dsturbed them. I forgot to state the day was Sunday. I have not tried too hard to analyze the whole matter, but we must have exulted aloud and with motions. There was one pellet through the heart of the squirrel. The distance was 60 yards to the foot of the tree. That was my first hunt. I have since been reading RECREA- TION, and I don’t shoot squirrels now. KIT RAISED THE WHIP HIGH IN THE AIR, 22 KIT, THE TALE OF A MULE. FRANK 5S. ELLSWORTH. Without a doubt she was the worst mule I ever saw. Of course, Jack, having passed 10 long years in harness, was full of sense; but Kit, his worser half, was younger and more ambitious in her mulish way. A lady mule can not be ambitious and retain the respect of her betters. The couple was childless, and, as is sometimes the case with childless couples, they quar- reled. Kit was unquestionably the corporal When Jack would ask of their rancho. A MURDEROUS GLEAM IN HER EYE. permission to go to lodge, or to go out with the boys, Kit would curse like a pirate, kick him a time or 2 in the ribs, and effec- tually prevent his going out that night or for several nights thereafter. Living for months in close proximity to Kit and Jack, I learned a great deal about both of them. A natural taste for lan- guages enabled me to master the rudiments of mule grammar and language, thus get- ting an insight into mule thoughts and character denied my less fortunate com- panions. Later researches have convinced me that the mule language is a derivative of that of the asses, with a considerable admixture of words from the horse tongue. The mules have brought a few words in pristine purity from their original home beyond the Caspian, whence they emigrated with that branch of the Aryans which en- tered Europe near where Constantinople now stands. The most ancient word of the pure mule tongue which now occurs to me is “Yaw-he-haw,” meaning “oats ;” con- clusively proving that the Indo-Aryan tribes were farmers and raised the grain mentioned. However, it is not of mule philology and history that I wish to speak at this time. Rather of certain unladylike traits which Kit exhibited when on the desert, many leagues from home. I was not with Kit and Jack during the day, and I heard little of their conversation when they were at work; but when lying on my cot in the evening I have often over- heard their complaints, little caresses, and schemes. Together, but at her instigation, they had several times taken jaunts during the night, with no intention of returning in the morning, until Dick, the teamster, al- most as a last resort, had hobbled them. Late one afternoon we camped on the bank of El Chicon, a large water hole Southwest of Uvalde. That night, as the mules were being fed, I heard Kit remark: “You divide the corn to-night, Jack dear, and don’t forget I want to see you a few minutes after the moon sets.” About 3 hours later, as the teamster, topographer and rodmen were playing their everlasting euchre, Kit, who was standing ae my cot, was whispering to her better alf. “Jack,” she said, in an earnest tone, “I was frightfully abused by that teamster to- day, and I feel terribly cut up about it. Feel those long ridges just in front of my left hip.” He felt of them, and asked, “Well, what are you going to do about it?” “What am I going to do about it? You heartless brute! I shall leaye this place to-night and you must go with me. I heard the chief, that fellow with the black beard, tell Dick to-day that in less than a week we will be on rough roads again. If you think I intend to get my back and collar-bones all spotted with sores again, you are a mistaken mule!” “But, Kit,” Jack interrupted, “we were all through Burnet, Llano, and Mason counties last year, on the roughest roads either of us ever saw, and we both re- covered.” “There you go! Always satisfied! Never trying to push ahead unless Dick is after you with that blacksnake whip! I don’t believe you would leave a sure ear of corn for the possible chance of everlasting free- 24 RECREATION. dom. Now look you, Jack, do you remem- ber the shade, and sweet grass, and cool water at Olmos creek? To-night 1 shall strike out for that place, and if you have any mulehood about you, you will go with me. There we will be free, no work and all play for the rest of our lives.” “But, Kitty, what will they think of us?” “What will they think of us?” she re- peated slowly, and with that delicate scorn of which the mule is master. “What will who think of us? If you mean this gang of toughs that Dick is with, what do we care what they think of us? Should we stay here, and have our lives beaten out of us when the freedom of the prairies is be- fore us?” Jack was thoughtful, and as she stopped, he said, meekly, “Lead on, dear, I will follow you.” Three days later, after a fearful waste of profanity, 2 wobegone but hopeful look- ing mules were found 20 miles from camp, standing behind a mesquite bush in silent meditation. They had lost their way. As Dick, on horseback, galloped into sight around the bush Kit gave a scream.° “Good Lord! Jump, Jack, jump!” Whack! Whack! Whack! fell that ter- rible whip on her long sides until she cried for mercy. “Oh, Jack! Jack! Help me! Kick the brute! Kick him! Kick him!” But the blacksnake fell on her without pity. Kit was pigeon-toed in her left hind foot, and, as in the case of the crosseyed man, one could never tell where she would strike. As Dick dismounted on arriving at camp the whip slipped from his hand to the ground, not 2 feet from Kit’s left hind foot. In a second she had planned a fear- ful revenge, and there was a murderous gleam in her eye as she estimated the dis- tance from her hoof to the whip. As Dick lifted it from the ground, with a curse on her lips, Kit sent her left hind foot out like a catapult, and raised that whip high in the air. For an instant it hung above our heads, then fell into the watery depths of El Chicon, and was felt by Kit no more. Whatever else Kit might say about us she could not say we were ungrateful. Of course Dick occasionally applied the black- snake, but even a saint would have done that, and Dick was no saint. No, we had been good to Kit, and her rash act of eloping with Jack, if even a mule lady can elope with her own husband, followed by that of practically stealing our whip, ruined her reputation beyond repair. Never again did we pitch a camp, after her foolish, mulish escapade, that we did not fasten a rope about her neck and tie her securely to a. tree, while the hobbles were removed from Jack’s legs forever. Kit afterward told Jack that in providing him with a few days’ freedom and ridding him of the whip, she had brought on her- self a cruel persecution, $15,000 REWARD! This foreign lady suddenly appeared in Devon, Pa., near the Cathcart Home. She spoke only Spanish and Hawaiian, though she seemed to be from the North, to prefer A BOSTON GIRL? the coldest outdoor weather, and to be singularly independent of the comforts of friends in the Academy of Fine Arts. She was lonely, as she was far from her “ain countrie,” and had no living relatives, and, I am sorry to say, she was badly frozen, as she refused to come in out of the cold. She “would soon go to a warmer climate.” One night she vanished as suddenly as she had come. The Arabs never folded their tents and stole away more silently. modern civilization. She was Eastward bound, probably for the Hub, where there are kindred spirits, some of Carlyle’s “Snow and rose bloom maidens,” and where she had some old ! fear there has been some tragedy, but hope for the best. Fifteen hundred dollars reward will be paid to anyone who will return her to me. I feel a natural interest in her as I dis- covered her one cold, starlight night, alone in the woods near, and brought her out, hoping to save her for future usefulness ; but with the first breath of spring she fled. Thos. L. Gulick, Devon, Pa. A DEER ACCIDENT. B, BOULDER, No country of an equal area, easily acces- sible to Arizona sportsmen, fulfills so well as Loconino county the conditions neces- sary for mule deer hunting. The deer are there by the dozen, and mighty wild. So much the better, when one wishes real sport. One cold morning I started out from a little town in that county to take a deer hunt up in the mountains. The snow lay about 3 feet deep everywhere and there was a cold wind blowing from the North. We made camp 40 miles back in the moun- tains in a canyon. The morning after arriving we started for the highest mountain in the immediate vicinity. Reaching the foot of the moun- tain, we saw plenty of deer tracks, and formed our plan for the day’s hunt by them. My chum, Sam, was to go in a Westerly direction, and when half way around, start for the top, while I was to go around the other side, and when half way was to sit down and wait for Sam to come over the top and meet me. Sam was armed with a 40-60 Marlin repeater, while I had a 12- gauge Winchester shot gun with buckshot. I used the latter from necessity, not choice. Reaching my destination, I heard Sam shoot 4 times in quick succession, and I knew he had found deer. In another sec- ond I saw something go behind a pile of brush at the top of the hill, but could not make out what it was. I started toward the object, when Sam shot again, and a big buck lurched forward and fell, to rise no more. Three more came tearing down the hill, 50 feet at a jump, straight toward me. I raised on one knee, covered the big bunch of horns in the lead, pulled the trig- ger with a quick aim, and another buck jumped his last. Another buck, bigger than any I had seen that year, succeeded in jump- ing behind a pile of brush and thus escaped me, although I shot twice. About that time Sam came in view at the top of the hill, and was surprised to learn that his deer lay within 30 feet of where he stood, for he thought he had missed, as the deer made one jump after he fired, and then was over the hill, out of his sight. I told him I had another deer wounded and wished to give chase, and asked him to lend me his rifle, which he willingly did. Then I started to trail my deer. Of course, I knew better than to follow his track altogether, so I worked around in the canyons awhile and came out on a bit of hill ground which he had crossed. I had found no blood, but I would not give up. I worked till afternoon, and was just 25 ready to call it a bad job, when I saw through a gap in the pines my deer, stand- ing still, entirely unaware of my presence. I crawled within 90 yards, and sent a 40-60 on its way for the buck’s shoulder. He went down, but quick as lightning he was on his feet again. I was ready for him,. and to make sure, I raised the rifle to my face, took careful aim, and pressed the trigger. Then there was a deafening re- port, like a charge of dynamite. For a few minutes I was paralyzed. My right hand hung limp at my side, and felt as if it was over a hot blaze. I quickly raised it to see what could be the cause of this, and, to my horror, my hand was nothing but a lot of mangled flesh and bone, and was bleed- ing frightfully. I did not lose my presence of mind, but took a white silk handkerchief from my pocket and quickly bound it around my wrist to stop the flow of blood. I thought of Sam, but I knew he could do nothing for me, so I started for camp, which was over 4 miles away. I will not attempt to describe my suffering as I trav- eled that 4 miles, down deep canyons, over hills, through brush and deep snow. At last I came in sight of camp. I do not know when a camp looked better; it seemed to me the only place in the world. I was weak, black clouds passed before my eyes, my mind left me. After a time I could see Sam bending over me, trying to force some brandy be- tween my teeth. At last I was able to sit up and talk to him. He had heard me shoot, had gone to where I crossed a ravine, had seen the blood on the snow, mistrusted that something was wrong, and had followed my trail to camp. We made up our minds to leave. I shall never forget that night’s ride, but never was a team driven over that 40 miles in less time. We made it in 9 hours, and it was over as rough a road as any one would care to travel. After a week, against the orders of the doctor, I again pulled out with Sam for the scene of the accident. When we arrived there, I could see the cause of the rifle’s exploding. It occurred in the magazine. It was caused by the spring in the tube, the cap in the end of one of the shells, and a bullet in the one directly behind the former. Anyone well acquainted with the Marlin magazine rifle can understand. It was mere luck that I did not havé my head blown off. * The deer we had killed the week before were in good shape, being well frozen. 26 RECREATION. There were 2, but not enough for us. We were entitled to 4 by law, it was our last chance, and we wished to use it. My hand was by no means well. I still carried it in a sling. When I wished to use my rifle I slipped my hand out, laid the barrel across my elbow and could shoot fairly well. Sam. and I separated, intending to bring our game to camp before dark and in time to fix up the horses so we could start back to town in the morning. I had been gone from Sam about half an hour when I heard him shoot. He beat me again, but the same thing happened. He was driving the deer to me for I had not walked over 300 yards when I was aware that 2 deer were coming down a hill directly in front of me. When I first saw them they were too far away to shoot, so I waited and they came on. THE 1903 DR. J. A register was sent from Washington to me, It opened at the old Fifth Horse in a fam- iliar way, But were it not for a few things that woke a tender chord, I should have sworn that roster false and proved it with my sword. Those few remained, but higher up I no- ticed them to be Than when we last saw Skimezin in his rude rancheree. They’re higher up than in the days when Superstition Mount, And Slim Buttes by the subs were held as scraps on which to count. As I viewed this register, outgrown in shape and size, A kind of hazy atmosphere seemed settling fore my eyes; I was again upon the plains beside the treacherous Platte, And scouting on the Yellowstone led by the Little Bat. It seemed as if I jogged along, the way we used to go, Across the bad lands guided by Bill Cody and Old Joe. And o’er the Arizona trails through can- yons deep and grand, With noseless Cooley leading on the Aravi- pai band. With thoughts like these what wonder I should turn When they were within 100 yards of me they suddenly turned to the right. Now or never! I twisted a 30-30 soft nose through a good rifle barrel, and headed it for the same old place. The deer stepped out of the way and the bullet smashed against a big rock. He turned around and I| dropped another bullet in front of him. Then he wheeled and came straight for me. I think he was guessing hard. He came to a clump of brush and stopped within 50 yards. I made him a present of another 30-40, and he received it in the heart, dropping where he was. I went to him and found I had hit him through the shoulder. There was an old wound also, so I turned him over and found, to my own satisfaction, that he and I had met before. REGISTER. S. KENNEDY, To this new register, surprised and with no small concern. Or that I should exclaim aloud as if the walls had ears And tongue to free my mind of doubts and hopes and fears. “Where’s Emory, Duncan, Hart, and Crit? Where's Jaky Gordon? Where? Where’s Billy Royal? Do you dare to say they are not there? Where’s Mason, Burns and Gassy Brown? Where’s Sinbad, Prince and Payne? Where’s Charlie Rockwell, Rodgers, all brave knights without a stain? Where’s Almy of San Carlos Where’s Bobby London, say? You know t’was Bob that ‘Charlie King gave to the world in Ray. I—— But here a voice both shrill and strong broke in and sternly said: “Go mix yourself a toddy, Tubbs, those fel- lows are all dead.” A sadness fell upon me, I felt aggrieved, oppressed, And to the wraith that spoke to me I thus myself addressed: “T’is many moons since I have drained the bracing, -stirring cup, But come, my man, bring forth your grog and fill the beaker up; It must be that I’m getting old and ebbing with the tide, How? Here’s to it! I'll strike their camp beyond the Big Divide.” fame? then, ANTOINE’S CARIBOU. E. W. PARKER, Mos’ de beeg bug got de craze for catch a deer. T’ree, 4, 5, mebbe, go on Megantic 2, t’ree week an’ have bully tam shoot de pheasant and de duck an’ hunt de caribou. Ah’m lak dat mahse’f, an’ w’en Ah got finis’ dig mah pettetto Ah’m decide in mah min’ dat Ah’ll go tak’ some caribou for mah fambly, ’nough lass all winter. So Ah gon over cross ’bout 4 acres were 2 feller Ah know, Jo Garceau an’ Pete Go- neau, was mak’ slash. Ah ax heem come wit me lass week an’ hunt caribou. Pete ax me, “W’ere you gon’, Antoine?” Ah say we gon on Brompton lak, or Lak’ Scratch-roun’-to-meet-us. Jo say Bromp- ton bes’ plas an’ he go in for dat wit’ all hees heart an’ hees new gaun, too; so we ’gree for dat an’ Ah gon rat home for feex mah gaun. Mah fadder give me dat gaun mos’ 30 year ago, an’ hees fadder give it to heem more as 40 year fore dat; mah gre’t gran’- fadder tak’ heem from Capen Bung w’en he fight de Injuns below Quebec on Mont- morenci. Bah gosh, Ah’ll smash de target evertam wit’ dat gaun, he’s bes’ Ah never see. Nex’ mornin’ Ah’m got up hearly for ron down an’ buy hammunition an’ gon to butcher’s for piece meat las’ mah fambly wile Ah’m huntin’. Ah see dere 2, t’ree pooty leetle deer wat come down Megantic for sell it. One have awful pooty tail, an’ Ah’m tol’ de butcher will he give me dat tail; Ah want heem for mah leetle gran’son. He mak’ remark he ant see w’at mah gran- chil’ mak’ wid a tail. Ah tol’ heem Ah go ver’ of’en see dat leetle feller an’ we have bully tam play de sojer, an’ Ah’ll pin de tail on hees cap an’ mak’ heem feel beeg. So Ah’m gon home an’ load mah fusee. He tak’ t’ree finger paouder an’ han’ful buck shot an’ he’s ready for bus’ness. He mak’ some hexecution w’en he’s gon off, hem? We jomp on woggin an’ ’way we gon to Brompton. We mak’ joke an’ have good tam, an’ bimeby Jo ax me: “Antoine, were you gat dat ole gaun?” Ah’m tol’ heem de whole historee, an’ he offle bet hees dog Ah ant able hit de lak’. He show me hees rafle an’ brag gre’t deal. He say it repeataire an’ shoot 15 tam an’ load heem o’ny fust tam. We ’rive on de lak’ and Jo tie tree on hees ole hoss, an’ we plonge in de fores’, heverybody for heemse’f go hunt w’are he min’ to. Ah’m put on mah mogasin an’ go ver slow. Pooty soon de fores’ all close in an’ Ah ant see Jo an Pete. Bimeby Ah ’rive on one slash an’ Ah peek t’rough de bush. Rat dere, not 4 rod ’way, stan’ my caribou! He look lak he 8 foot high an’ on’y want for heat me. I turn roun’ an’ lay mah gaun on log an’ look for steek to hit heem. Bah gosh, Ah’m ’fraid he bite me. De col’ cheel ron up mah back an’ Ah tak’ mah cap an t’rough at heem an’ yell lak’ a dev’? Mah soul! he jomp more as 40 foot; jomp, jomp, an’ hees gon’! W’en Ah compose mahse’f de firs’ t’ing Ah’ll see is mah gaun an’ Ah say, - “Antoine, you condemn ole fool, you ant know not’in’.” Ah grab de gaun an’ tak’ good aim at de bush w’ere de caribou ron t’rough. Ah let heem go an’, sacree cochon, how he roar! Pooty soon Jo an’ Pete come ron on de slash an’ ax me, “W’at you kill, Antoine, w’at you kill?” “Ah’m shoot beeg caribou,” Ah say. “Ron, ron, los’ no tam an’ we’ll gat heem.” Dey laugh an’ ax w’ich way he’s gon’. Ah show de trail, sure ’nough, an’ Ah tak out de leetle deer’s tail ver’ sly and mak’ b’lieve Ah’ll foun’ it. “Here’s hees tail,” Ah say. “Ron, Jo; ron Pete, you’ll catch heem ’fore he’s gon’ 2 acre.” Dat las Ah’m see of Jo an’ Pete, an’ de caribou, too. MEN OF THE SUN AND RAIN. R. B,. NATTRASS. Men of the sun and rain for me, Men with the cheeks of tan, Who love all good things ardently But most, an honest man; Whose grip of comradeship is strong, Whose simple words are true, Men, if a multitude were wrong, Would battle for the few! Such are the men for me indeed, Men of the fresh turned soil, Whose rough hands preach the noblest creed, The creed of manly toil. They may be poor, as riches stand, Their manners crude and plain, But they’re the kings of any land; Men of the sun and rain. MOUNTAIN BADGER. ALLAN BROOKS. This badger was originally described from Fort Crook, Shasta county, California, but it also occurs through the mountains of the interior as far North as Southern British but unlike them, the badgers do not ascend the mountains to timber line. Their food consists of these squirrels and many other small mammals, as well as insects, fruit, rR oF, j a a a 4/7 P f / " v MOUNTAIN BADGER. TAXIDEA AMERICANA NEGLECTA (MEARNS). Columbia. The Nanagan district is the only locality where I have met it but it is prob- ably found locally throughout the semi-arid portions of Southern British Columbia. Nowhere have I found it numerous; one or 2 pairs being found at a time in wide stretches of country. A stray one occasion- ally turns up in unlooked for localities, Generally speaking they are found wher- ever there are colonies of ground squirrels, roots, etc. I do not know the period of badger hibernations and was surprised to find them traveling about last winter, through deep snow, from burrow to bur- row, often 4 of a mile apart. This was in December and the weather had been uni- formly cold. In a trap these badgers fight well; more so than any other animal except perhaps an otter. The weight of an adult badger is about 18 pounds, A. Fusser—What would you do if I should kiss you? Mary McLane—I should scream for help. A. Fusser—Why ? Don’t you think I could do it alone?—Pawtucket Gazette. el ie 8S, ni ee ee HIKING IN RIZAL. CHAS. H. STONE. I recently took a trip into the province of Rizal, and although I did not shoot any game I saw plenty of evidence that it was there in abundance. I took the boat from Manila up the Pasig river into the Laguna de Bay, a lake 70 miles long and 35 wide, and about 10 miles from Manila. I had the good fortune to meet a friend on the boat who lives at Tonay, and who insisted on my accompany- ing him home. While going along the shores of the La- guna de Bay we saw numerous snipe and large white cranes. The latter are some- times called caraboa cranes, on account of their often being seen in company with the caraboa, or water buffalo. The natives never molest these birds, though their eggs are gathered and sold in the markets as’ duck eggs, which they resemble, but are somewhat stronger in taste. We also saw thousands of ducks, which are little hunted as yet, the natives having no guns, while few shot guns are owned in the islands by Americans and Europeans. After reaching Tonay we endeavored to secure the services of several natives as packers for our provisions and camp outfit, and after considerable trouble we managed to hire 5. Generally we have no trouble in securing natives, but as the fiesta of the pueblo (holiday of the town) would com- mence in about 5 days, they did not want to risk the chance of missing it. The only way we managed to get them was by prom- ising we would be back the day before the fiesta. This particular town celebrates 217 fies- tas in a year, besides Sundays. The civil government has enacted laws regulating holidays, and most of the fiestas formerly observed have been discontinued in Manila; but in the provinces the old order still con- tinues. Each town is controlled by a presi- dente, corresponding to a mayor in the United States, and as they live an easy life and draw a good salary, they do not inter- fere with the pleasures of the people; and unless these mayors harbor ladrones the government does not interfere with them. We started on foot the next morning, each native carrying about 150 pounds, di- vided in 2 packs, which were slung one at each end of a short pole. They carry these loads without apparent effort, taking a kind of dog trot and keeping it up half a day ata time. We made 10 miles in 3 hours, going over a range of foothills about 500 feet high, and finally arrived at our destinatio in a deep valley at the foot of the main range of mountains. 29 On the way we flushed many quails and a wild chicken. The quails are no larger than robins, while the chickens are a little larger than bantams. The chicken we saw was a male, and as he flew across the trail he presented a most beautiful appearance, with his red plumage and long*tail. The hens are dull brown and smaller than the males. Every night and morning after we got in camp we heard these wild roosters crowing, and it seemed as if there must be a farm house not far away. In our trips in the mountains we saw many tracks of deer and wild hogs, and even saw roiled water that they had passed through only a few minutes before, but did not catch a glimpse of any of the animals. They are trailed with dogs, and where Americans or Europeans are hunting, are shot as they come out into the open; but as the natives have no guns, they either spear their game or drive it into nets. We saw several deer traps that the na- lives had set, and had to keep close watch that we did not get into them. They were generally on a trail between 2 close setting trees where a 2 inch sapling could be bent down for a spring. A stick lying across the path serves as a trigger, releasing the sapling, which drives a sharp stick through the deer’s body. Wildcats are numerous in the woods along the streams, but are seldom seen. Along the streams is found an animal closely resembling the alligator, except that it has a small head. Its diet is principally fish, though it is not averse to fruit, climb- ing good sized trees to get it. It frequently attains a length of ro feet, with a breadth of 12 inches across the back.* The streams contain some good fishes, but not an exten- sive variety. I saw numerous gars swim- ming near the top of the water, but they are not good to eat. Troops of monkeys are frequently seen, but they have been shot at so often that they soon make themselves scarce at sight of a man. Snakes are sometimes seen, though in our 5 days’ tramp we saw but one, and that was only a foot long. Boa constrictors are found in these islands, and sometimes measure more than 20 feet in length. About a year ago, as one of our ware- *This animal is undoubtedly a big monitor liz- ard, similar to the kabra goya of Ceylon. It be- longs to the genus Varanus. lives mostly on the ground, feeds on eggs, small mammals, birds and flesh of all kinds that it can catch and swallow. Ten feet is a great length for these creatures, but a particularly large and long tailed animal might attain it. This animal is active and strong and fierce in disposition.—W. T. H. 30 houses here in Manila was opened, a boa 14 feet long crawled from under the stairs near the door and was killed by the Chinos and Filipinos working in the warehouse. Its only desire seemed to be to escape, and it did not show fight. It must have crawled through a rear window from the canal that runs a few feet back of the warehouse. While in the mountains we often heard the cry of a large bird similar to the buz- zard of our Western plains. Its discordant WHO LOST IT? Herewith I enclose photo of a freak of nature, known as the Devil’s Chimney, which it well suggests. While going through the farming district of Green coun- ty, Wisconsin, a few miles north of New Glarus, one of the company sighted some- thing in the distance towering above the treetops, and after driving almost a full AMATEUR PHOTO BY WALTER WOHLWEND. THE DEVIL’S CHIMNEY, GREEN COUNTY, WIS. hour we came face to face with the object, as shown in the photograph. It proved to be a pile of solid rock reaching the height of about 45 feet. It is the only rock of any size for miles around. Have been reading Recreation for the last 2 years, and would not be without it. I enjoy your slashings of the game hogs. Give it to ‘em! Walter Wohlwend, Brackenridge, Pa. RECREATION. notes can be heard more than a mile. Crows can be seen at all times of the day. In my travels in the islands I have never seen any members of the squirrel or rabbit family. I should like to see squirrels in- troduced here; they would never become the pest that the rabbit has proved in countries foreign to it. The English sparrow is here, but does not multiply as in the States, and its pres- ence is more pleasant than otherwise, as there is a dearth of birds in the islands. A VALIANT WOODCHUCK. A few days ago my wife and I, with a friend, took a stroll through the woods near here. My wife is a Kodak enthusiast. One of my friends took his Llewellyn with him, and my wife, who had been on the lookout for desirable views, suddenly dis- covered the dog engaged in a combat with a half grown woodchuck. The sight was PREPARING FOR A RUSH. worth seeing. The little chuck was the scrappiest thing of its size I ever saw. There were a number of mixups but the little fellow came out unscathed every time. My wife caught him as he was preparing for one of his rushes at the dog and I thought you might deem the picture worth a place in REcREATION. Out of regard for the valor of the little chuck, we called the dog off and left Chuckie master of the situ- ation. S. M. Keenan, Eloise, Mich. - She—The milliner told me she had been down to the dentist’s to have a. nerve killed. He—Well, from the prices she asks for hats I should say the dentist must have killed the wrong one.—Stray Stories. Invitation is the sincerest flattery. THE NEW ARMY RIFLE. In response to many requests I take pleas- ure in presenting herewith a p.cture of the new 30 caliber army rifle, known as the New Springfield. For comparison, I also show a cut of the Krag-Jorgensen, which has been in use in the army several years, and which has now been discarded. ‘The new rifle embodies the best features of the old one and of the Mauser, and has been given exhaustive tests under such condi- tions as are likely to be met in active ser- vice. Most army officers, as well as expert riflemen in the ranks, who have used this new arm, are enthusiastic in its praise; but, of course, its real value can not be known until it shall be subjected to actual hard service ia the field and in battle. distant the bullet rises 20.67 feet; whereas the bullet of the Krag rises 25.8 feet. In shooting at a target 300 yards away, with the old smooth bore musket, used in our army before the Civil War, the bullet rose 129 feet at its turning point, which was 175 yards from the muzzle. The New Springfield has a killing range of 5 miles, though, of course, it is impossible to see a man at that distance with the naked eye. The rifle is sighted for 3,000 yards, and is capable of dropping a bullet into a line of troops or a camp with deadly efficiency, at that range. At 55 feet the New Springfield has penetrated 54 inches of pine boards, and 6 inches of pine boards at 1,500 yards. The new rifle is claimed to Upper The New Springfield is of the class known as the clip-loading magazine gun, and is provided with a cut-off which en- ables the soldier to use it as a single loader, with the contents of the magazine (5 car- tridges) held in reserve. The new rifle weighs 934 pounds, which is about one pound less than the Krag. The barrel of the new gun is 24 inches long, while that of the old is 32 inches. The entire length of the new rifle is 43 inches as against 49 inches for the Krag. The bul- lets of both rifles are of the same weight, 220 grains. The powder charge for the New Springfield is 43 grains, whereas the Krag used 37 grains. This increase of pow- der charge gives the New Springfield a muz- zle velocity of 2,300 feet a second, which is 300 feet greater than that of the Krag. The new rifle has a flatter trajectory than the old. In shooting at a target 1,000 yards How’s your wife, Rife—THE NEW Lower Rife—THE KRAG-JORGENSEN. SPRINGFIELD. give practically no recoil when fired, and this, of course, adds greatly to its possible accuracy at all ranges. The barrel of the new rifle is entirely encased in wood, which gives it a somewhat clumsy appearance, but it has been determined by a long series of tests in actual service that this plan of construction is necessary in order to give the arm the highest possible degree of dura- bility. With the new gun, experts have fired as high as 15 shots singly and 5 shots from the magazine, in 1534 seconds. It will require 60,000 of the new rifles to equip the army and navy, and the Spring- field armory is capable of turning them out at the rate of 250 a day. It is the intention to arm the militia of the various States with the new rifle, as soon as both branches of the regular service shall have been thus equipped. Blinks? Her head troubles her a good deal. Neuralgia? No; 31 she wants a new hat.—Selected. A. D. Austin, of Everett, Wash., writes a letter to Opportunity, a paper published in St. Paul, Minn., telling about the fishing trip which he and George Bakeman made to “bir Culch hid ipatke Sy 0 CHAMPION OF PUGET SOUND. picture shows something over 75 fish. Aus- tin says, “George Bakeman is the champion trout catcher of Puget Sound and I ven- ture to say he has few equals in the world.” nS > ti — L1A€ hom: fof Ge, i! las 4 iy See Baheman ; > A 6-HOUR CATCH OF Panther lake, Wash., last summer. He sends a photograph of their string of fish, which is reproduced here, and which he Says measured feet long. He also says the fish average 12 inches in length, and the GILBERT’S OTHER FAD. My gentle hours of a lifetime have been given to the breeding of white fantail pigeons. I began with them in 1855, and have reared them to a point as near per- fection as man can get them. In my opin- ion there is no handsomer bird. They are always in motion, and have a fascinating, coquettish style. They can be kept just like chickens in any kind of a coop that will keep rats and cats away. My pigeons are far more tame than chickens, for they fly all over me and my wife, and if we sit down a moment we are completely fes- tooned with the little dancing beauties. The bird of which I send you a photo is as handsome a little fellow as I ever raised. He has not yet been named, and I think “Coquina” would be about right. He is a revelation to those who have seen only the TROUT IN PANTHER LAKE, WASHINGTON, BY GEORGE BAKEMAN AND A. D. AUSTIN. I move to strike out the word “catcher” in the above sentence and substitute the word “hog.” Bakeman’s number in the fish hog book is 919 and Austin’s is 920.—Epiror. ordinary scrub fantails, of which there are SO many in all cities. F. M. Gilbert, Evansville, Ind. WHO’s IT? 32 OUR AND SOMEBODPY’S ELSE BUCK. FALCON, Probably there are but few hunters in Pennsylvania who have not heard of the beautiful Diamond valley, in Huntingdon county, famed for its many deer. Sports- men from afar visit the valley every year and few return empty handed. Of course deer are not so plentiful as in former years, but there are still enough to afford good sport. In that valley, several years ago, David L., who has been my hunting com- panion for many years, and I, enjoyed our first deer hunt. An invitation had been extended to us by relatives living at the head of the valley to stay with them during the hunting season, and we were assured game was unusually plentiful that year. We took our departure by train early one morning in December. Reaching Petersburg we got off and started to walk to. our destination, 10 miles away, over a rough road covered with 6 inches of snow. Encumbered by the weight of our guns and satchels. It was dinner time be- fore we came to the quaint, old farm house for which we were bound. Dinner over, we decided to go down the valley a short distance to shoot grouse. We _ tramped through the brush 2 hours and bagged 8 birds; and were on the point of returning to the house when 2 hunters came along dragging a large buck over the snow. The sight so transported us that we could not wait until the next day to go deer hunting; so having taken our birds to the house, we started out alone, in a strange country, in quest of deer. We had never hunted deer, but had read of the different methods employed, and de- cided to try still hunting. After wander- ing about the valley some time we heard the sound of a bell along the foot of the moun- tain. Knowing that a party of hunters near were belling for deer, we decided to keep moving along opposite the party, on the chance of their driving a deer toward us. We had double barrelled, muzzle load- ing shot guns, into which we had dropped a number of buckshot over the bird shot. That. was ‘a great mistake, as we afterward found. We were both partial to muzzle loaders at that time. We moved along until the sound of the bell became fainter, and finally died away, and it was apparent that the party had crossed the mountain. We were standing on an old logging road not far from the mountain, in a rather open tract, when I caught sight of something moving in the bushes about 300 yards distant, and called Dave’s attention to it. Suddenly an im- 33 mense buck emerged from the brush into the open timber, moving in a line parallel to us. We had given up all hope of getting a shot at him when he turned and came toward us. We crouched behind a small thorn bush and with guns cocked, anxiously awaited his coming. The animal moved forward in a leisurely way, ever and anon cropping the leaves in his path. We re- mained rooted to the spot, spellbound with admiration, but strange to say were not seized with buck ague. When the buck had advanced to within 30 yards of us he sud- denly threw his head high in the air with a loud snort. We were to windward of him, but nevertheless he scented us. Dave whispered, “Now!” We quickly brought our guns to our shoulders, took careful aim and fired. The monarch of the forest sprang high in air and fell, but regained his feet in an instant and rushed madly past us, taking immense leaps. I wheeled and gave him the other barrel broadside, just as he disappeared into a small ravine. Dave — behind me and could not ag another shot. Here we made the mistake of our lives by instantly starting in pursuit of the wounded animal. He had lain down after traveling a short distance, and had we wait- ed a while before starting on the trail, he would have been so stiffened as to be un- able to rise, and we could have made short work of him. His foot marks were covered with blood, and the irregular manner in which they were made showed that he was moving with an uncertain, staggering gait, badly wounded. The trail led down the ravine and along the foot of the moun- tain, through almost impenetrable thick- ets; then turned sharply to the left up the mountain side. Slowly we followed, now and then losing the track in the thick brush. Suddenly there was a crashing noise a short distance ahead. We rushed forward with all possible speed, and soon arrived at the place where the buck had fallen in the,snow; but hearing us coming, he had risen and started on again. We examined the place where he fell and found the snow covered with clotted blood. Expecting to find him at any moment, we moved quickly up the mountain, and after a laborious strug- gle arrived at the top. There we lost the trail. -We tried in vain to find it, and as it was getting late and we were in a strange country, we concludéd to give it up; so be- gan to retrace our steps down the moun- tain. Night soon overtook us, and not being 34 RECREATION. able to see the eutline ef the mountain, we became confused and could not tell which way to go. It was useless to think of camp- ing on the mountain for the night; fire wood could not be procured as the ground was covered with snow, and the weather was bitterly cold. We moved aimlessly about in the darkness to infuse warmth into our benumbed bodies. However, being seasoned hunters and warmly clad, we did not suffer; although, as we afterward learned, the ther- mometer fell to zero that night. At length the moon came up from behind the moun- tain and the landscape was flooded with light. Dave uttered an exclamation of joy and pointed to an immense pine tree that stood alone in an open space and that we had taken particular notice of early in the afternoon on account of its great size. Knowing the farm was not far distant, we pushed rapidly on, but had taken only a few steps when a low, snarling sound greeted our ears. Stopping suddenly, we saw 2 glowing eyes shining like balls of fire out of a clump of bushes. We immediately raised our guns and fired. With a savage growl a catamount sprang out of the brush, rolled over and expired almost instantly. We started for home again, taking turns in car- rying the big cat. We reached the house at last, and the family were greatly surprised to see the catamount. They had been much alarmed over our absence, and 2 of the boys were on the point of starting in search of us when we arrived. After dinner we related the details of our deer hunt. The boys were not hunters, but there was a neighbor at the house that even- ing who was considered one of the best deer hunters in that country. He said that no doubt the buck was lying dead on the moun- tain, and he would be glad to go with us in search of him in the morning. We arose early and started at daybreak; going di- rectly to the spot where the buck had been wounded. Our new friend, Bill Smith, took the lead and we started on the trail of the wounded deer, which was partially filled with snow that had fallen during the night. When the place was reached where the deer had bled so freely, Bill exclaimed, “That’s a dead buck and no mistake.” We pressed on, but it was slow work to follow the track, which led through the thickest cover on the mountain and was continually crossed by other trails. We were moving along the top of the mountain through a dense growth of laurel, briars, berry bushes and young cedars. One not acquainted with the habits of deer would say they could not go through such a place, yet our immense buck, with his magnificent antlers went through, apparently with the greatest ease. A buck when pene- trating thick places, lowers his head and throws his horns as far back as possible. Thus the points of the prongs do not become ’ was 50 yards to the right of me. entangled in the brush, but slip through easily. We soon came to a place where a herd of deer had spent the night. It was impossible to follow our buck farther, as the snow was covered with tracks which led in all directions. After an hour’s vain search, we gave it up in despair. We had described the buck to Bill, who told us the animal was an old timer, known far and near for his immense size. He had been wounded several times, but was so wary that few hunters were ever fortunate enough to get a shot at him. ; It was yet early in- the day, and Bill pro- posed go to a camp of deer hunters farther up the valley and spend a day or 2 hunting with them. When we arrived at the camp we found the men ready to start for the day’s hunt. They were all friends of Bill and gave us a hearty welcome, with an invi- tation to stay as long as we wished. It was a model camp. The cabin was built of heavy logs with a door in front, a small window at one side and a huge stone chim- ney at the other. The bunks were built along one side, one above the other, and were covered with spruce, a foot in thick- ness, to serve as mattresses. In the middle of the room stood a long, low table with benches on either side. All the cooking utensils were neatly arranged above the fire place, and in one corner of the room was a rack which contained the guns. A small door opened from the back part of the cabin into the larder, which was a small shed made of logs, through one end of which bubbled a stream of clear, crystal, spring water. In front of the cabin hung a full grown buck and a doe, also 2 wild tur- is the result of the previous day’s lunt. We went out with the hunters and soon struck a trail along the bottom of the moun- tain. The bellman, who carried a cow bell fastened by a strap thrown over his shoul- der, gave us 20 minutes to reach the nearest crossing. We clambered up the mountain, reached the crossing, and took our posi- tion. Soon the faint tinkling of the bell was heard far down the mountain. Deer are curious, and the ringing of the bell sometimes causes them to stand still until the bellman gets close enough for a shot; but they generally trot slowly along ahead of the bellman. I had taken my station about the middle of the crossing and Dave The bell sounded louder and louder, and I knew the game was not far distant. Suddenly there was a sound of wings, and I turned to see a large gobbler alight on a pine within easy range. What a temptation to fire! But, if I should, all our chances for deer would be destroyed, and I would be disgraced in the eyes of the other hunters; so I waved my hand and scared the tempter away. OUR AND SOMEBODY’S ELSE BUCK. 35 Scarcely had I done so when there was a slight, crackling noise directly ahead, and I saw a buck and a doe. They were stand- ing in a laurel thicket with only their heads visible and were out of range. As the bell- man came nearer they suddenly disappeared. I caught sight of a small patch of gray to my left, but did not fire as the distance was too great and the man below me would get a much better shot. In 2 few seconds I heard the crack of his rifle. We all gath- ered, and saw the man who had fired cut- ting the throat of the buck. On the way down the mountain we jumped a spike buck, which soon disappeared in the brush after having been fired at several times. We had reached the valley and were moving rapidly on toward the camp, when one of the party saw something moving in the brush. We could not see what it was, but followed its movements by the shaking of the bushes. We were soon rewarded by seeing the head of our spike buck appear above the under- brush. He was so far away as to seem out of range. All of the men carried shot guns, but one, who had a 44 rifle. So much of the shooting is done at close range in that sec- A NATURAL HISTORY SPECIMEN. One day Bill Nye happened on the sign of the late Major Pond, the lecturer man- ager, in a window of a New York hotel. He said to a friend who accompanied him: “Here’s the man who incites the lecturers. Let’s go in and see if we can’t induce him to lead a better life.” Entering, Nye removed his hat, ran his hand over the hairless expanse of his head, and, after staring about for a moment, said, “This is Major Pond, I believe.” “Yes, sir. What can I do for you?” an- swered the major. “T want to get a job on the platform,” returned Nye. “Ah—yes,” said the major, “Have you had experience?” “Well, I’ve been before the public for a couple of years.” “Yes. May I ask in what capacity?” “Tl’ve been with Barnum. Sat concealed in the bottom of a cabinet and exhibited my head as the largest ostrich egg in cap- tivity.”’—Argonaut, slowly. - a grouse, and squirrels; tion, that most deer hunters use shot guns. The man with the rifle raised the sight to 200 yards and pulled the trigger. Instantly the head of the buck disappeared and we knew he had been hit. On reaching the spot we found him dead. We took the two bucks into camp and were soon seated at supper. That night it rained and the snow be- came covered with a thick crust, so we could do no more still hunting. We re- turned to the farm house, remained there several days, shooting small game, and then went home carrying large strings of rabbits, but greatly disap- pointed at not getting our big buck. A few weeks later we received a letter saying our buck had been found dead on the mountain in a dense laurel thicket; so we had the satisfaction of knowing that on our first deer hunt we had killed the famous old buck that had baffled so many hunters. The man who found the buck has the magnifi- cent antlers hung up in his house, and when he shows them to visitors, he tells them how 2 strangers killed the noble old animal that bore them so proudly for many years. RECREATION. NED NATE. Some men will toil throughout their lives, From rise to set of sun, And take a lay-off only when Their work on earth is done. Some work 11 months a year, From youth till past their prime, And take their recreation in The good old summer time. Some men take Christmas for their rest, Some take St. Patrick’s day, While some who rest on Sundays Think theirs the better way. But I, for one, delight in fun, I play whene’er I can, And take my RECREATION on The monthly instalment plan. Orator: All Political men are born equal. Voice in Audience: Then why is it seme men get more for their vote than others ?— Life. BUD MOOSE BOGGED. H, B, BROWN. When years of maturity have been reached, it is, at times, but natural to hark back to the bygone days and recall some of the events which have made up the sum to- tal of life. Victories we have won serve to cheer by their recalling; at this distance the absurd situations in which on occasion we have been placed become amusing; the regrets which but naturally arise from neg- lected opportunities have been so tempered by time that their keen edge is lost, and personal reminiscence proves a most satis- factory employment. with which to pass cheerfully an otherwise lonely hour. Thus, here am I, Bud Moose, full of vigor and strength, keen of eye and ear, wonderfully- acute of scent, swift and tireless of foot, lying like some unweaned weakling, safely, hidden in a dense thicket, and passing the early afternoon with thought of the days when I was young. I first saw the light of day in Kibby town- ship, up in Franklin county, Maine, and al- though at times I have wandered far from my native place, never have I found such luxuriant feeding grounds, such tempting pools nor delightful haunts as those of Kibby, and it has always been with the greatest pleasure that I have returned to the old scenes. Of my babyhood my remem- brances are not distinct. I have a hazy recollection of being alone what seemed to me much of the time, and of lying in a shady place where nothing came to molest me but a few flies and mosquitoes. On those occasions I suffered more -or less from the cold and can clearly recall how nice it was when my mother was with me to snuggle up to her, and get the grate- ful warmth from her huge body. She spent much time when we were together in dress- ing my baby coat of hair with her strong, rough tongue. Even to this day I remem- ber with pleasure how warm and comfort- able it made my skin feel, and how it imparted new vitality and energy to my whole body. It was fearfully lonesome when she was away, and the various noises which reached my ears, even then acute to the slightest sound, caused me to tremble with apprehen- sion, though I knew not what made the sounds nor that they portended any harm te me. By nature I was suspicious and wary, and the passing years have added to this trait rather than detracted from it. Once some heavy animal came so near my hiding place that I could plainly ws soft footsteps, the gentle swish of bushes and low hanging branches as it passed along, and an occasional sniff as it inhaled the air for a clew to what- ever it was hunting. I was in a panic with fear, but fortunately kept motionless, and made no outcry, much as I wanted to summon my mother, were she in the vicin- ity. The animal passed without discover- ing me, but I did not move a muscle until Mother came to me, which she did soon af- terward, although the wait seemed almost interminable. My opinion is that all moose youngsters have considerable trouble in getting con- trol of their legs. Such, at least, was my experience. They were together too long to be in proper proportion to my short, light body, and when I stood I felt at a great height above the ground. My joints, though bulging and overgrown, were weak and had an uncontrollable tendency to wabble just when I most desired them to be steady, When trying to stand still it was necessary to keep my feet well apart, and when I moved, my progress was a succession of staggerings and totterings. By continued practice, however, I made great improve- ment and when I began to accompany Mother to the ponds and bogs where we went to escape the flies and in search of the succulent leaves and roots of the water lily, I discovered that were my legs any shorter it would have barred me entirely from this delightful recreation. As it was, I was cautioned not to venture too far. By watching how the others conducted themselves and by guiding myself accord- ingly I progressed well and was exceed- ingly proud of mv advancement. Before I was able to accompany her on these daily, delightful rambles, Mother had beguiled many an hour with extended de- scriptions of my father, of his strength and prowess and of his skill and adroitness. All this I was easily able to believe when I first saw him towering high at my mother’s side, and _ subsequent events proved that she in no degree had overes- timated his courage and daring when oc- casion arose to put them to the test. One story she related of him always held me spellbound with interest, and I mar- veled much that one naturally so shy and retreating could show the bravery he then displayed. It appeared that some years be- fore I was born, Father had made a sum- mer trip down into the Spencer stream country and his -adventure took place on the bank of that river one moonless, cloudy night, when not a breath of air was stir- ring. He had been at Fish pond wallowing BUD MOOSE BOGGED. 37 after lily pads and roots, and had started for Long Pond bog, to gain which he had to cross Spencer stream. He had just reached the river at a point where the edge of the bank, owing to a long drouth and the resulting lowness of the stream was shoulder high above the water, and was about to plunge in when a slight noise like a piece of wood rapping or scraping against another was heard directly in front of him. The darkness was so intense that he could distinguish nothing, but, true to his usual habits, he refrained from moving until sure his ears had not deceived him. He was standing on the alert when suddenly a daz- zling light appeared and was flashed directly into his eyes. For one instant he stood petrified with amazement; then calling to life his mome:t- tarily paralyzed muscles, but with no thought of fleeing from the uncanny light, he made a mighty bound directly toward the gleaming eye. As he jumped he noticed that the light suddenly swerved o one side, and he heard a loud exclamation from the darkness just beyond it. He rec- ognized the voice as that of a man and instantly concluded that the flashing light was one of the many peculiar appliances in man’s endless warfare against the other animals. Father struck the water with a loud splash and went in all over with one foot through the bottom of the frail craft in which the, men, of whom there proved to have been more than one, had been stealth- ily paddling down the stream. With a few energetic plunges and kicks he freed him- self from the encumbrance on his leg, and lost no time in gaining the other shore. There he paused an instant and listened to the unlucky men who were struggling and shouting to one another in the water, and who were still talking excitedly about their catastrophe when he passed out of hearing. He could remember of striking none of them when he made his mad leap and thinks they escaped with nothing worse than a bad scare. It has been told to me in later years that some animals suddenly situated facing a strong light as Father was, will stand as if turned to stone and allow those in the boat or canoe to approach within a few yards, but it is safe to say that particular party never again tried to charm a bull moose with nothing more powerful than a bright light. It took courage to make that leap toward the unknown glare, but I am confident that under similar circumstances I should do as my father did, provided, of course, my nerve should prove equal to the occasion. After joining my father we staid together some time and the season passed for me most delightfully. Of course nearly every- thing was new and strange, and it is diffi- cult to conceive the pleasure I derived daily from the many wonderful discoveries I made and the pride I took in each new achievement. Father, notwithstanding his great strength and power, was most consid- erate toward Mother and me; and with the sense of safety we experienced when he was near we were a most happy family. How well this confidence in his ability was placed an incident well illustrates. The principal inlet to Horseshoe pond is a stream of considerable size, and for some distance back from the pond proper the water is still and contains some excellent summer feeding places. Mother was at a bunch of lilies in the stream and close to the main shore, while I was in the water at the same side, but nearer the pond. Father had crossed over and was on the strip of land which made down between the pond and the inlet, still nearer the pond than I was. Not being particularly hun- gry I was simply passing the time in the cooling water with an occasional nibble at some tempting morsel when I noticed what I took to be a log floating slowly toward me. In a few minutes I was attracted again by it and was surprised that with no appreciable breeze stirring and with no current to aid it, the log had lessened the distance between us by half. Mother ap- peared to have seen nothing to cause ap- prehension, and, not wishing to give a false alarm, I persuaded myself that I had prob- ably been mistaken in regard to the log’s approach and turned my back on it to get it from my mind. Suddenly a sharp, low “hist” reached my ear, and I whirled to find my log right at hand. It was hollowed out and in it were 3 humps which seemed alive, although perfectly motionless. What they were or what their object was in thus approaching me I then had no idea, and as Mother continued her feeding I was at a loss what to do. How relieved I was when I saw my father stalk majestically from the bushes on the bank between the log and the pond. Here was a protector before whom not many could stand. Slowly and noiselessly’ the log retreat- ed until. past my _ father, when it quickly turned, the beings in it developed more active motions and it glided rapidly out into the pond with Father’s huge hulk advancing slowly, but menacinely, along the shore after it. We went back hurried- ly into the thicket, and there I was told that the beings were men and what I mis- took for a log was a contrivance in which they travel on the water. We concluded that they had been fishing and having seen me had approached until Father’s arrival, and his pugnacious attitude had frightened them away. What their object was we were left to conjecture. During the few 38 RECREATION. days we remained there, we saw them sev- eral times, but Father's tactics neyer failed to cause them to retreat whenever he con- cluded they were approaching too near. Each day he became more convinced of their cowardice and, in turn, became bolder, until finally the sight or sound of the approach- ing canoe would cause him to bellow fero- ciously and prepare to charge should they have the temerity to draw near. As I continued to gain in strength and ability, so did I begin to feel more indepen- dent, to chafe at the restraint put upon me while with my parents, and to long to ven- ture away by myself. In my foolish vanity I believed that 1 was perfectly able to take care of myself. These feelings became more prominent day by day, until finally an op- portunity came to steal away from the fam- ily undetected, of which I quickly availed myself. The locality in which we were when I made my break for independence was one little visited by men and through which many moose range during the summer. There were game trails running in all direc- tions, which to a stranger in the country were of great value in getting around by the easiest and most secluded ways. For a few days everything went well. Browse of various kinds was plentiful, and the country was well watered with numerous sparkling little brooks. However, the flies came to me by day in swarms, and I kept looking for a place where I could plunge in and rid myself of them. . The general direction of my travels had been toward the South, and one day I came out on a bog, barren except for a stunted growth of low bushes. On the far side of the bog was a large body of water, and toward it I at once made my. way. It proved an extensive pond, although at the shore nearest me the water was very shal- low. By wading out, however, I felt as- sured I could get the depth I desired, and as the pond seemed deserted of all life dan- gerous to my kind I qnickly resolved that here would I take the plunge for which I had been longing. On entering the water I was surprised at the instability of the bottom underneath. This was different from any mud in which I had before waded and, although it let my legs *down deep, notwithstanding my feet were expanded to their full width, yet it seemed to cling, and it was with great difficulty that I could make headway. I managed to get out until the mud and water were well up toward my body, when I waited to gain wind and strength for another advance. I had been slowly settling lower into the thick ooze while standing still, and on attempting to continue out I was horrified to discover that I could lift neither foot free from the tena- cious mud. How I struggled and strove to liberate my feet from the fettering bottom, what lunges and plunges I made, and what despair settled on me when, out of breath and thoroughly exhausted, I was forced to admit that it was impossible for me un- aided to get in deep enough to swim or to regain the solid shore behind. What a fool I had been to leave the protection and care of my fond parents, and how miserably should I perish did not they or someone come to my assistance. I gave a plaintive call, but no answering sound came to my anxious ears over the forsaken bog. Again and again I called with like result; again and again I struggled frantically for freedom, but my strength was going fast and each effort was more futile than the preceding. The sun was getting low toward the Western horizon when I was filled with consternation to observe a boat approaching. In it were men and they drew near swiftly, as if they had noticed my plight and were determined to take advantage of it. From babyhood I had been continually taught to avoid man. He, alone, kills for the mere lust of killing. With no young at home in want of food, with his own larder well supplied, and with no necessity for hunting, he often goes forth seeking that which he may slay. It was said there were excep- tions among them; that some had instincts and feelings as elevated as those common among ourselves, but that the indictment was true against so many that the only safe course was to shun all, it being impossible to determine until too late in whom the murderous traits were predominant. With these teachings recurring to me you can imagine with what feelings I saw the men in the boat come up to me. Whew! How they did smell of smoke and what a shiver of fear the odor caused me! They, however, made no move to do me any immediate harm, but after examin- ing me carefully from all sides, took their departure. My relief at seeing them go was but short_lived, as they returned soon after- ward, and with them came many more in other boats. They had brought ropes which they tied, some around my neck, others about my body. At a signal the cords were tightened and I was pulled toward deeper water. My tongue lolled from, my mouth, and my head was on the point of being sep- arated from my neck, when the mud gave way from my leg and I surged forward. I endeavored to regain my feet, but the boats kept advancing and I was pulled along, ignominously struggling, until deep water was reached. Then I was permitted to swim, but the restraining ropes allowed of no course except to follow the boats. I struck out for shore repeatedly, but imme- diately the neck ropes tightened,- under went my head, and to save myself from drowning I was forced to turn toward my “ a a " EE EE EE ae ° fie ALES BLIGHT, captors. I soon gave up these attempts and followed whither the boats led. I was extremely weak from my past exertions and it was only after an effort most pain- ful on my part that I was eventually towed alive to land. On shore my captors, holding the ropes at a distance on either side of me, con- ducted me to a small hamlet situated at the outlet of the pond. The entire popu- lace of the place turned out to view me, and the remarks they made concerning my figure and appearance were far from com- plimentary. After they had all looked their fill and discussed me to a disgusting length, I was tied up in a building where there were some other animals imprisoned. These creatures had feet something like mine, but had round horns growing from their heads, and seemed perfectly contented to be where they were. Some dried grass was given me to eat, such as the other animals there had, but I was too exhausted and too nervous over what the future held in store for me, to think of eating, even had they provided forage with which I was familiar. The next day I was again paraded on the only street of the settlement and my disposal appeared a topic much discussed. In the crowd of garrulous men, women and children, there was one woman with a little black box under her arm. She made the 39 crowd stand away from me and aimed it at ime repeatedly. I could hear a little click, but what nonsense it was or what she thought she was doing was beyond my comprehension. I was a prisoner among them’ many days and learned much concerning their ways which the longest life will never efface. They seemed solicitous that I should eat, and brought all kinds of impossible things to tempt my appetite. I did manage to consume enough to sustain life, but how I longed for the fare to which I had been accustomed. One day I was. led out and learned that the game commissioners, to whom my captors had written, had decided that I should be set at liberty. I was taken to the shore of the pond near where we had landed that eventful day, the hateful ropes were removed from my neck, one of the men gave me a parting switch with a withe, and I ambled joyfully away. At first I could with difficulty realize what a happy outcome my escapade had had, but soon I comprehended that I was free. Free to hunt for my parents and endeavor, by my future conduct, to atone for my past misdemeanors. Free to breathe the clean, untainted air of the forest. Free to live as it was intended I should. A weak, half starved, most forlorn little wretch, but free! THE OWLETS FLIGHT. Ss. H. M. An owlet sat in a towering pine And wisely gazed around; © The night lay darkly on the wood, Earth slept without a sound. “The moon and I alone are out,” He said, and heaved a sigh. His gaze intent was fixed upon The crescent hung on high. “I wonder,” and his eyes grew big, “Tf it really is green cheese, Or if it is a world like this With leafy trees like these.” “T plainly see the man up there, He’s looking straight at me. He’s all alone like me to-night; Where can the maiden be? “When last the moon was big and round She sat with tresses fair, And smiled upon the world beneath; How did she get up there?” “Too wit! too whoo!” in breathless voice The little owlet screamed As he lighted on fair Luna’s horn. Fair Luna only beamed. “Who, who are you?” the owlet asked; “Where is the maiden fair Who often waves her golden locks Till they shimmer in the air? “Where go you when at early dawn You sink behind the West? I sleep within a hollow tree; Where do you take your rest? “Some nights you hide your beaming face And then I look and call. Oh, those indeed are gloomy nights, The darkness is like a pall.” In vain the owlet questions asked, The moon made no reply; Day dawned and the owlet fell asleep With the moon in the morning sky. A SHARP FOREBODING. Cc. H. FURLONG. Alarming depletion in their ranks had prompted the wise and cunning old leaders of the various animal species to gather un- der the protecting branches of the big for- est trees. The time was come to make a resumé of Man’s doings for the season. Sons and daughters had been slain, brothers, sisters and other relatives had fallen vic- tims to the trapper, the city sportsman and the idle country boy. Appallifg slaughter was reported among the feathered tribes. New tracks had been beaten by Man’s foot in the great forest realms; he had penetrat- ed into what were hitherto considered safe and inaccessible retreats. “Only yesterday my eldest son, a fine, promising lad, with muscles as firm as steel aml supple as the willow branch, was laid low in death as he was peacefully browsing. He died before I could catch his last plain- tive groan,” mournfully remarked Monarch Moose to the assembled cohorts. “Last week one of those little pellets used by Man to exterminate us crashed through my mother’s brain, and with rage and sor- row struggling for the mastery in my breast, I was compelled to flee, lest I, too, fall at the next bark,” was the sad comment of a grizzly cub. “None of my family is left at all,” cried Father Rabbit; “fine shot has carried them all off, in some instances 2 and 3 at a time being killed.” “’ye given Man a run for his money,” proudly proclaimed Furtive Fox, “but with all my cunning and wily tricks, and I think everyone here will admit I’ve turned a few pretty ones in my day, I couldn’t save my wife’s life this season. I saw her pelt, I be- lieve that is what Man calls our coats, hanging from a hunter’s cabin door a few nights ago. I couldn’t repress my emotions, and would have wept my fill but for the grow! of a prowling hound reaching my ears.’ “Your sorrow is a hard one to bear,” said the bereaved Monarch in a condoling tone. “Tt’s dead tough, as I heard a hunter say in throwing away a piece of venison the other day.” “Your Honor always had a pleasant way of interspersing a bit of humor to relieve the lugubrious,” jollied the fox. “He’s going to ask for something,” snapped Caustic Catamount. “You mistake me, brother,” suavely re- plied the fox in an effort to be conciliatory, “for you know one of my greatest faults is an overappreciation of the humorous. Re- member how I laughed when we found that fat old rabbit in the trap? He looked so much like an apoplectic shoat I had pinched 4° the night before that the comparison over- came my sense of propriety.” “Never fine at any time,” retorted Cata- mount. F “I can see where Mr. Fox gets his if this repartee keeps up,” cautiously whispered Prickly Porcupine in Red Squirrel’s ear. “Now you 2 have had enough of this,” admonished the Monarch as he assumed a more stately and dignified air, preliminary to taking up the order of business. “Tt is the sole purpose of this gathering,” he resumed, “to inquire into and seek a sat- isfactory explanation of the terrible deple- tions in our ranks within the past few years. Grizzly has the floor. After that the first one who attracts my attention will be hon- ored with permission to harangue. Father Fox is limited to 5 minutes, for he is too garrulous ‘and fond of his wit. Grizzly will now address us in his characteristically forcible and pointed style.” : With swaying motion of his bullet- scarred head, and centering his penetrating eyes from time to time on each member of the assemblage, Grizzly began: “This question of the extermination of my own and the families of-my brethren has been occupying my thoughts for-——” “Your humble pardon, Monarch, but if Grizzly will take a pointer,” rudely inter- rupted Fox, “I beg to suggest that——” “Down with him!” cried the assemblage in thundering chorus. Grizzly bent over and gave Father Fox a belt in the snout. Father Fox attempted to apologize, but even that privilege was de- nied him, so indignant were all at his break- ing into Grizzly’s well worded introduction. He nursed a swollen jaw during the rest of Grizzly’s address, while Catamount twitted him in a cautious but none the less tantaliz- ing undertone. “As I said before this uncalled for in- terruption, much of my time has been given to a consideration of the means which have brought about such a heart-rending slaughter in our midst, and by the bristly tail of my grandfather I think I’ve solved the problem.” “If so, it will be a worthy testimonial to your already envied acumen,” commented the Monarch with a faint touch of defer- ence toward the formidable roamer of for- est and mountain. Grizzly bowed his head in grave acknowl- edgment of the Monarch’s agreeable compli- ment and became just a bit chesty. “The Old Un’s a peach at slinging the salve, isn’t he?” remarked Porcupine to Squirrel, A SHARP F°REBODING. 4t “And the solution is?” chimed in Wo. , - Catamount and Badger all together. “That smokeless powder is the cause of our undoing,” growled Grizzly, with a dramatic swing of his left paw that threat- ened disastrous contact with Doe’s shapely head. “Smokeless powder? What the d——” “One bushel of the choicest leaves you can gather in your jurisdiction is the fine imposed on you for profanity uttered in our presence,’ pronounced the Monarch, his angry eyes darting reproach at the impul- sive offender. “I can see my youngsters wearing out their fall allowance of clothing to sat- isfy that stunt,” chuckled Imperturbable Porcupine. “Ves, and I can see portions of your car- cass in the process of digestion in Wolf’s stomach if the fine isn’t forthcoming,” was the comforting retort of Squirrel. “It’s smokeless powder and nothing else,” resumed Grizzly, when the surprise which his discovery caused had subsided sufficient- ly to allow the assemblage to listen with its wonted unanimity of attention. “To convince you all that I’m right in my deductions, I will review the evolution of the sportivg arm, which I have learned is the name of the weapon used by Man in gratifying his thirst for blood. I will make it as brief as possible.” “If you spoke until Doomsday our inter- est would remain at fever heat,” said the Fox, seeing a diplomatic opening by which to regain favor in Grizzly’s eye. “Mr. Slick is throwing a bunch of con again. We ought to appoint him minister plenipotentiary to negotiate terms of peace with Man,” was Porcupine’s-envious com- ment. “To continue,” said Grizzly, “I wish to explain that much I am going to tell you was handed down by my ancestors, my great uncle in particular. He was a mighty scientist, having an investigating turn of mind from his early youth. His relatives, farther back than I can call to mind, had some great experiences with the French couriers des bois and the trappers of the Hudson Bay company. They were relent- less men, strong of limb, steady of aim and devilishly accurate with their damned long barreled guns. Those guns were muzzle loaders; that is, the powder was poured from a flask into the muzzle of the gun. Black powder was used exclusively in those days and even up to quite recent times. It was of a much coarser quality and not so sure of fire as it is to-day. A pinch of powder was placed in a pan at one side of the lock, connecting with a tube entering the barrel at the breach at a point where the powder lay. The gun’s hammer contained a flint, which, striking a piece of steel con- nected with the powder pan, emitted sparks and ignited the powder. Then the bullet flew out, but not with half the force or range of later day black powder guns. “Later came the percussion cap gun. Then the pin-fire weapon, which used a cartridge similar to those which to-day end the lives of our brethren. These old time smooth bore guns were sufficiently effective to kill our largest and most formidable people. Just think, though, what a cinch our ancestors hid compared to what we have to cope with. It took more than a minute to reload one of those old guns. In that time one of our forefathers could give a trapper the merry ha ha and even contem- plate a flank movement destructive alike of the pursuer’s mental equilibrium and bodily solidity. Even if wounded, our forefathers had time to make themselves scarce, unless they desired to mix things. “But powder and ball were new to our ancestors,” continued Grizzly, “and it took time for them to get next. After many years the rim fire breach loader came out. Then the slaughter increased. Not satis- fied with this, inventive Man (those 2 legged beasts must be very devils with their brains) brought out a repeating rifle, using various cartridges of all shapes and sizes. Up to a few years ago nothing new was doing in the gun line. All of a sudden some crank stumbled on the smokeless game to make more convenient and certain our slaughter. “My brethren, I fear we are undone. There is no escape for us. This new dis- covery gives increased range, makes no smoke, scarcely any noise, and steel jack- eted bullets with a portion of the lead ex- posed are used. They smash like a bowlder hurled from the mountain top. Now hav- ing told you all this, who present can fore- see the future?” “T can,” yelled out Porcupine. . “What is it?” gravely asked the Monarch. “Tt’s all to the mustard for us,” replied the assembly’s joyous spirit. This bit of levity so enraged the others that a riot ensued. Half an hour after Wolf came around and cleaned up the re- mains. “If all the meetings break up this wav it’ll be a good thing for me, now that food is somewhat scarce,” he said to himself. Willie—Pa, if a warship is called “she” why isn’t it a woman-of-war? Father—It’s your bed time, Willie——Bos- ton Post. A DAY IN THE ROCKIES. BRUCE LEMMON. According to previous arrangement, the Doctor and I arose at 4. We put on our oldest clothes and our heaviest shoes; and went to town for breakfast. The Doctor carried his long range .30-30, with its mag- azine full; I carried a .25, with magazine and a pocket full of cartridges. I also car- ried a field glass. At the restaurant we found our third partner, Ed B., a miner. After breakfast we possessed ourselves of 3 horses, mounted them, and in high spirits left town at 5.20 a. m. ; Our destination was the summit of Mount Shaveno; our purpose was the pleasure that lies in mountain climbing. Mount Shaveno lies in the Sangre de Christi range, some 10 miles West of Sal- ida, Colorado and is more than 100 feet higher than Pike’s Peak. It is not to be compared with Pike’s Peak for climbing purposes. Pike’s Peak has an established route to its summit, a good road all the way, ‘and, moreover, is not _excessively steep. Mount Shaveno is a wilderness on every side, has no road whatever, is very steep, and has, to cap it, 2 nearly perpen- dicular miles of loose granite boulders. At the foothills we struck abruptly off from the road and entered the timber by a cow trail. We followed some distance up a creek, made the horses jump a fence, crossed the creek, entered farther into the pine and cedar brush, climbed a long, low, grassy ridge, galloped its length and came down again into the dry bed of another creek that we followed up some 2 miles and again rode out on a brushy ridge. Al- ways our faces were toward the great, massive mountain towering above us, not- withstanding a great deal of zigzagging and cross windings. As we traveled lengthwise of the ridge, Ed first, the Doctor second and I in the rear, the Doctor said excitedly: “Stop! Get down quick!” Following his eyes I saw, on the crest of the next ridge to our left, 200 yards away, a deer, facing us, watching us. The Doctor dropped on one knee, raised his peep sights, and fired. The deer jumped and disappeared beyond the ridge. We gave chase, found abundant blood where he had stood, and carefully scrutinized the gulch below. Again we saw him, but he was at once gone. He was walking slowly. I saw him again, but had no time to shoot. Ed and I started off on his trail. like 2 dogs, while the Doc- tor watched. We trailed that deer 2 miles across ridges, through gulches, and he, as we saw from his trail, was bleeding and 42 moving slowly all the way. Once we scared a gray fox. After the 2 miles we gave up the chase and went back to the horses. Two hours lost, and nothing to show for it. We picked our way on up to timber line, drank long and deep from a clear, icy brook at our side and pushed on up. To the right of Shaveno is another peak, and be- tween the 2 is a low saddle, or ridge, at the head of a gulch which divides the 2 moun- tains from summit to base and which we had been following. We crossed a trans- verse ridge, and beheld one of the most beautiful scenes I ever saw. Directly in front of us was a deep, clear lake, 600 yards long, and about 200 wide, perfectly walled in on 3 sides. Mount Shaveno’s precipitous’ side rises abruptly from the water on the left; her sister mountain leaves 100 yards of lake shore on the right, then rises as sharply; while straight ahead is another precipice of jagged crags and numerous miniature peaks, surmounted by rounded buttes. The small basin about the lake is covered with flowers, a sort of dan- delion with rich purple leaves, and others, about 6 inches high, resembling sunflowers. There was but one way out of the basin for us. The buttes at the upper end of the lake were between us and the saddle, there- fore we had to scale them. It was the most difficult piece of climbing I have ever done. The angle is 80 or 85 degrees; the foot- holds are scarce and small. We rested half a dozen times on our way up and ate snow from a drift at our side. At one o’clock we reached the crest of the saddle and were at least 12,000 feet high. We could barely see Salida, far down the valley. On the other side is another valley, small and com- pletely shut in by high mountains. To the West beyond this small basin, as far as the eye can reach, rise the summits of innumer- able peaks. We found a spring of icy water and by it ate our sandwiches, shel- tering ourselves on the sunny side of a large boulder, for a cold gale was blowing. Shaveno still loomed above us. The saddle runs North and South, at its South- ern end intersecting another small ridge; and at the Eastern extremity of this smaller one is the highest peak of Shaveno, whither we were bound. We climbed up, not over rocks only, but granite boulders, 20 feet through. As we looked back we saw 5 ground hogs playing in the basin below us. We also saw several fresh sheep tracks and some wool on the sharp corner of a rock. A DAY IN THE ROCKIES. 43 Finally we reached the smaller ridge, and struck off to our left, toward the high- est point of Shaveno. We staid within touch of each other to lessen the danger of rock slides. Several times I grew dizzy an effect of the rare air, but I said nothing of it until the Doctor admitted that he, too, was dizzy. It was cold, and the wind was blowing a hurricane. We sat down on a sheltered rock-to rest, and at that in- stant Ed said in a tremulous voice, “Hush! Lie low!” and pointed out to us a moun- tain sheep, the first any of us had ever seen. It was a beautiful sight. The sheep was about 600 yards away, on a large boul- der, and directly between us and the sky. We saw merely his clear silhouette. We watched the magnificent animal as he turned and walked directly toward us. His head was held high in the air, and he picked his way over the rocks with won- derful nicety, never slipping, never mis- stepping. He traveled considerably faster than a man could have walked over the boulders. When about 200 yards from us he turned, walked across the crest of the mountain, and disappeared. That sheep probably does not know to this day how nearly he came to walking right into the 3 human beings who were visiting him at his home on old Shaveno. We climbed on toward the summit which was then not far away. At one time a flock of large, beautiful birds flew almost over our heads. They were about half as large again as full grown pigeons, were white marked with black, their wings were long and made a whirring noise, and as they flew they uttered unmusical squawks. There were at least 20 of them. They told me afterward that these were the rare ptarmigan. A few minutes more and we reached the summit. The view was superb, indescrib- able! The most prosaic nature would have been thrilled and awed. On 3 sides of us were mountains, as far into the blue dis- tance as we could see. To our East lay the Salida valley, 15 miles long, and at its farther end a red speck, Salida. West of Shaveno, far below us, was a small, cir- cular, marshy basin. With a good jump we could have bounded down the moun- tain side nearly to it, some 2 miles. It was so fearfully cold that we began the descent at once, without writing any poetry on the summit. In going down, we ignored all saddles and gentle slopes, and took directly down for the horses. We had s able to do the bathing. 2 miles, without a break, of loose granite to climb down, and the average slant must have been at least 45 degrees. We soon be- came widely separated, and before I was half down, no living thing, save a soaring eagle was in my sight. On all that moun- tain side, alone, I felt minute. I often paused to look and wonder and try to ap- preciate. By using hands and feet I made good time. I| soon heard a brook running under the rocks beneath me, and following the sound of it, I saw it emerge. On one of its banks there was a border of about 300 feet of grass. I clambered down to this green streak, feet and hands as_ brakes. Whenever I grew tired and thirsty, I lay on the rocks and drank from the icy brook. After awhile the brook again sank, and forced me to take to the rocks. When nearly down I came suddenly to a jumping-off place. I crept up and looked over, and, lo! I was on the ledge overhanging the beauti- ful, deep, clear lake we had discovered in the morning. I was afraid the ledge might break, so I did not linger. I climbed around the upper end of the lake, de- scended a short: distance, and was down out of the rocks. I followed the basin on down and found Ed, just arrived. He was bathing a skinned arm and side, but was thankful he was In coming down he had loosened a rock above him.: It was about the size of a foundation stone, and it loosened several others. Ed saw them coming straight at him. He jumped, and landed, he said, about 30 feet farther down. In catching himself he sprained his wrist and bruised his side. We walked on down to the horses, about half a mile away, and saddled them. The Doctor then appeared, and we took to-the trail down through the timber. Once my broncho became somewhat excited because the dog_ran between his legs. He began to buck with great vigor, to run down hill, and to scrape against all convenient pine trees. The other men laughed heartily, but from where I was I could not see the joke. ~ When we reached the trail of the wounded deer we stopped and followed it. The Doc- tor found it, dead, on a ridge not 100 yards away, whither it must have returned during the day. Its meat was unfit for use, hence, regretfully, we left it. Our ride to town was otherwise unevent- ful. We reached home at 10.30 p. m. Tired? Stranger—Why do you let that child cry so. He’s howling all the time. Bridget—Shure, sir, it’s the only way I kin kape him still—Exchange. ADVENTURE WITH A COYOTE. HOWARD CARL. I had known John from boyhood, had gone to school with him, and had hunted with him many times. He was a good shot, but sometimes missed, as. do some other good shots. He finally emigrated to California. One might have supposed from the record he had on rabbits that he would have had no trouble shooting coyotes. Just how much trouble he had, I learned a few years later when I visited him. His wife told me the following story: “The coyotes had been bothering us greatly, scaring and catching our chickens, and we would hear them howling around nearly every night. John got in the habit of looking out of the window the first thing on rising to see if there were any of the animals in the neighborhood. “One morning he looked out just in time to see one trot along the back fence and disappear behind the barn. Without stop- ping for ceremony, or clothes either, John rushed out the back door, grabbed his rifle, which was in the tank house near, and hurried to the barn, expecting to get a shot as the coyote came around the corner. However, it had been too quick for him and was trotting along the foot of the hill about 100 yards away. John threw the rifle to his shoulder and tried to take aim. The coyote stopped before John could fire and then started on again. This happened twice. Finally John rested the rifle over the top of a post and just as the coyote was going by his line of sight, pulled the trig- ger. “He hit him, but so far back that the poor animal sat down and began to howl. John turned his attention to another coyote which he had just seen making for the hills. He hurriedly turned up his Lyman sight to the 200 mark, but the coyote was so unsportsmanlike as to get behind a tree and make off with that completely covering his retreat. “John then started down to finish the brute he had wounded, intending to shoot it in the head. He got within 50 yards when the animal jumped up and ran. John fired, saw the dirt fly on the opposite side of the coyote and, as it dropped at the report, thought the bullet had gone clear through the mark. He walked a little closer, took aim at the coyote’s head and fired. Again the beast jumped and ran. A third time John fired and a third time the coyote fell. Determined to make a sure thing of it, John took aim at its head, in- tending to blow its brains out. He could not hold steady, but fired as the end sight in its movements wabbled by the coyote’s head. Up jumped the beast once more, and click went the hammer. The magazine was empty. “John came running back to the house, and as he was barefooted and was running through stubble, he touched the ground as lightly as possible; one would have thought him a ballet dancer; an inference borne out by the fantastic flutter of his nightgown about his legs. When he got to the house I gave him his slippers. He hurriedly grabbed his remaining cartridges and ran back. The coyote had obligingly waited for him, but when John drew near it start- ed off. John fired and down it dropped; he fired once more and the coyote again made off. John had thought he could shoot a little, but as he ran back to-the house the second time, he had about lost confi- dence in himself. “He hurriedly seized his loading tools, loaded 2 cartridges and started back, de- termined to end the massacre. When he got close to the coyote it wabbled to its feet, John stopped and, aiming low behind the shoulder, fired and dropped the brute to Stay. “John didn’t feel much elated but, never- theless, he examined his prize. Besides the first and the last 2 hits, he found 2 bullet holes through one ear, 3 through the other and 2 long lines across the top of the ani- mal’s head. “A few hours later, on picking up his rifle he noticed that the Lyman sight was elevated for 200 yards. When he goes hunting now he always hears a familiar voice saying, ‘Don’t forget to elevate your sights, John.’” Ascum—If “brethren” is a synonym for “brothers,” why not ters?” Henpeck—Nonsense. “sis - I’ve often heard of “sistern” for a cistern that would dry up occasionally.— Catholic Standard. = __ _——— FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman. GROUSE SNARERS CAUGHT. A. C. Ferguson and Stephen Horton, of West Sandlake, New York, went after some grouse snarers in October last and caught them. The detectives found several brush fences which the snarers had built and in which they had concealed numerous wire snares set with springs. Ferguson and Horton camped by one of these fences over night and just at daylight they caught Henry Wagner, of Alps, N. Y., in the act of taking a ruffed grouse from one of the snares. He had in his possession another grouse and a rabbit which he had taken from other snares. He was waltzed into the justice’s office and fined $88.95, which he paid. It doubtless took the proceeds of many weary days of trapping to clear the justice’s docket, and it is hoped Henry may find some more profitable Meantime his name goes down in the game hog book as number 921. Frank Cipperly and Charles Acknour co- operated with Ferguson and Horton in running this grouse snarer to cover. In reporting the case to me Mr. Ferguson Says: Wagner had about § niles of grouse fence. There were 2 mo.2 birds in his fence when we caught him, >vt as he came from the direction opposite that which we expected he had not been to the other birds, so saved himself a few dollars. You cannot hit these fellows too hard.- I can go on Sandlake mountains and in one day collect 5 pounds of snare wire, no one wire more than 15 inches long. Our club, of 200 members, is trying to drive these snarers out of business, and we will eventually suc- ceed if we have to pay the expenses out of our own pockets. We have to give them full doses or it does not count. Last Sat- urday I was on the farm of a woman whom we arrested and fined $44 last fall, and she now has 4 to 5 miles of fence on her place. She says she is considerably ahead of the game, at that. I am in hope of land- ing her soon. They are all as sly as foxes and as cunning as coons. We have to study their respective habits before we can catch them in the act. For instance, some look at their snares about midnight, others at 4 o’clock a. m., while others go just at twilight. Then, again, others will let birds lie on cool ground a week, until they go to market, as they run no risk of our find- ing birds at their houses provided a search is made. They also show their cunning in carrying birds to market. I have known birds carried under a load of charcoal; in false seats; in sacks; in butter jars, with an butter over top; in the lining occupation. | of an overcoat; in a new flour barrel headed up; under potatoes and apples; and in many other ways. Arthur C. Ferguson, West Sandlake, N. Y. COURAGEOUS WARDEN VINDICATED. I have been doing some hard work in Ashtabula county. I am a deputy State game warden. I became interested in birds and game by reading RECREATION, which I consider the most valuable journal of its kind. I try to enforce the laws regardless of who the violators may be. I have at times taken some of my friends into court and made them suffer. We have a compre- hensive law on song and _ insectivorous birds, covering every species except crows, English sparrows, etc. Last winter I re- ceived instructions from our chief to go after the milliners, and I brought cases against 10 different parties. The move- ment was not popular here, and the press quite generally roasted me. However, I knew my rights and maintained them. At the present time there is not an establish- ment in Ashtabula county handling illegal plumage or birds; and I have the satisfac- tion of knowing I am right. The public and the press are now coming our way. If “every warden would, in a straight- forward way, enforce the laws it would be a grand thing; but too many either use the office for their own ends or for the benefit of their friends. I enclose a clipping from one of our county papers which explains the case. The editor turned himself loose last winter when I caused the arrest of one of his town milliners in whose stock I found a lot of birds. I asked him to go down and look at the stock. The clipping is the result of his visit to the store. I wish everyone could read Recreation. It is one of the best educators of the young, and places an older person in such a light that if he has any manhood he can not help trying to be good. G. H. Ray, Rock Creek, Ohio. The clipping Mr. Ray sends is as follows: Last winter when Game Warden Ray, acting under instructions of the State warden, caused one of his deputies to make a raid on local millinery stores and confis- cate, for evidence only, such birds as were protected by law and whose sale was con- trary to the statutes, this official was the subject of some severe criticism by the peo- ple and the press. Mr. Ray is not the mean man that his position makes him appear. This morning he found it necessary to in- vestigate a Main street millinery store. No was. ou the - “= 46 RECREATION. : displayed, but when the reserve stock was inspected over 40 birds were found. Mr. Ray requested them to be burned and the owner promptly complied. I have heard from several other sources of the good work which Warden Ray 1s doing in his district, and heartily commend him for it—EDITor. NEW IDEA FOR CAMPERS. 732,733. Combined Cot and Tent. Ira L. Gleason, Hutchinson, Minn. Filed June 24, 1902, Serial No. 112,973. (No model.) — ' - : : : ! ir } : ' { : ' }. ' : il r ! il at ne Dba ete ‘hi " HME i fi Claim.—1. The combination with the cot frame having adjustable end rails, of a cot canvas f formed double and with longitudi- nal seams f', and the detachable center rail a’, insertible through the central fold of the canvas and detachably securable at its ends to the rails of said cot frame. 2. The combination with a cot frame or base support for a tent, of supporting ropes extending transversely across the head and foot of said cot or support; and a tent in- volving a tent cover or canvas, and tent poles, the side members of which poles work adjustably on the said supporting ropes. long chase. WHERE THE WOLF WAS CAUGHT. ~ JEANNETTA ZIMMERMAN. We had just laid old Uncle Matt in his last resting place, and as we rode away Art proposed as a fitting finale for Uncle Matt’s burial that we call the ater and have a big wolf hunt. The old darkey had never been happier than when we had al- lowed him to follow the hounds with us. The snow was melting and everything was perfect for a chase when we met that afternoon at Deep Creek farm. From there we went 3 or 4 miles to where wolves had been seen and heard in an extensive slough, consisting of small trees and dense brush. The hounds were running, but not on a trail, when out from the opposite side of the brush jumped a big wolf and headed for the long hill to the South. He left considerable territory behind him be- fore we could get the hounds bunched and Old Trim on the track. As soon as he be- gan to tongue the others followed. The wolf made for a road, then through an or- chard to the railroad track. He walked leisurely up the track, every now and then looking back to see how near the dogs were. Suddenly he made a dash to the right over an upland prairie. The younger hounds were thrown off and kept on up the track, but Trim never left the trail, and soon over the prairie went the wolf with all the hounds in hot pursuit. Trim made a good leader for any hound chorus. Especial- ly fine was he with the wolf in view, and the distance between becoming shorter. The wolf made for O’Brien’s cattle lots, evidently expecting to throw the hounds there. Then we knew we were up against the same wolf that a few weeks previous had escaped by running in among O’Brien’s cattle after we had given him a hard and This time he was doomed to disappointment as the cattle had been moved to another ranch. When he came to the feed lot and didn’t see a hoof he seemed to lose spirits. He looked around dejectedly and took a path leading to the church yard, the hounds close behind. Right on the newly made grave of Uncle Matt the wolf stopped, faced about, and showed fight. The hounds rushed in, and by dint of numbers bore the old fellow down and killed him. FINED FOR TRAPPING BIRDS. Dr. ole Kalbfus, Secretary of the State Game Commission, is making it expensive sport to violate the game laws, and a few more cap- tures. of the sort he made here yesterday will go far toward inspiring respect for the laws pro- tecting insect-eating and song-birds. Charles Brunhouse, a York shoe dealer, who has been making a specialty of catching gros- beaks, better known as redbirds or—corncrackers, with a clever contrivance of wire and silk threads baited with a live redbird as a decoy to lead FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 47 ethers into the trap, was neatly caught, with the oods on him, yesterday by Dr. Kalbfus and ame Warden Berrier, of Harrisburg, and heav- ily fined by Justice S. N. Eminger, of this place. Recently Dr. Kalbfus heard of Brunhouse sell- ing the birds and bought several from him at York. Warden Berrier was then put on the case. Coming to Mechanicsburg last Thursday evening Berrier made the acquaintance of Brunhouse and on Friday morning the 2 took a drive to the South in search of game. During the time they were together in the country Berrier witnessed the capture of 6 birds in Brunhouse’s trap. When they drove back to town in_the afternoon they had a total of 26 birds. Dr. Kalbfus was in town awaiting them with a warrant charging Brunhouse with violating the Act of Assembly of June 4, 1897, protecting insectivorous and song birds. He placed the man under arrest at once. Brunhouse was taken before Justice Eminger for a hearing, during which he appealed to Ber- rier for help, and was chagrined to learn that gentleman’s real business. On the evidence given, the justice imposed a fine of $10 for each of the 26 birds found in Brunhouse’s possession, and the costs, the total amounting to $263. Brun- house refused to pay, saying he would appeal the case. He was then placed under $550 bail, which he furnished. The captured birds were taken to the yard back of the Squire’s office and all but 5 were re- leased._ The remainder were taken to Harrisburg. During the past week Dr. Kalbfus has done considerable effective work in different parts of the State. Monday, at Lilly, Cambria county, he secured the conviction’ of 2 miners who had beaten down the nests of orioles and killed the young birds. Being unable to pay fines of $50 the miners went to jail for 50 days. At Wood- bury, Bedford county, a man who amused him- self shooting swallows paid a fine of» $30. Dr. Kalbfus will be busy again next week.—Pennsyl- vania Paper. Brunhouse will, no doubt, have to pay his fine eventually. He will probably decide to do so without paying out other good money to some lawyer to defend him. When Dr. Kalbfus gets after a law breaker, his name might just as well be Dennis as Brunhouse, or anything else. Brunhouse goes down in the game hog register as No. 922. RANGE OF THE GLACIER BEAR. At the foot of Mount St. Elias and reach- ing from the head of Disenchantment bay to the Copper river delta, a distance of over 150 miles, is the great Malsipena glacier. At one or 2 points it breaks into the Pa- cific ocean. The glacier is gradually reced- ing inland and has left a strip of land along the shore varying from a few yards to 15 miles in width. As a rule this strip of land slopes gently back from the sea. The formation is sandstone and this section is known as sand dunes. It has a scattered and stunted growth of spruce timber with plenty of grass and small berries. _ As soon as the snow goes off the dunes in spring and during the summer, this strip of land is the home of the gfaeier, or blue, bear. At intervals rapid rivers find their way under the glaciers and across this strip of land to the sea. They are difficult and dangerous te cross. The boulders in them are covered with fine glacial mud, slippexy as soft soap, the rivers are swift, cold and usually about 4 feet deep. Outfit required: Folding canvas canoe, small bore smokeless rifle, carbine style; small field glasses, com- pass, ice creepers, etc. Land at Kayak island from steamer, cross over to Auktalee sand spit, 3% miles, on the mainland, thence 25 miles down the coast past Cape Suckling to the Indian camp known as the Seal House. Go into camp there, and you will have one or 2 glacier bears within 2 weeks. Bears will be found feeding on the grass and berries on the dunes between the glaciers and the sea. It would be advisable to secure the services of an Indian guide, or of a white man who is familiar with the country. L. L. Bales, Seattle, Wash. EIGHTY FOXES CAUGHT WITH TERRIER. I read in September RECREATION a note from F. W. Stapleton in reply to an article published 7 or 8 months ago, signed by me, and which was written over 5 years ago. That was before the law was enacted in this State which prohibts the sale of game, and at that time 6 weeks more were allowed to hunting than are at present. I agree with Mr. Stapleton that game is more plentiful now than for years past; but at the time my letter to RECREATION was written game was scarcer than I ever knew it to be. Is it strange Mr. Stapleton never heard of a fox terrier being used in hunting foxes? Every hunter learns something new every year he hunts, or every time he reads RECREATION? It is never too late to learn, and here is Mr. Stapleton’s chance. In the spring of 1897 George Shaw did capture over 80 foxes with a fox terrier. Every farmer in that region who knew of a fox burrow sent word to Mr. Shaw. His fox terrier would go into the hole and drive out both old and young foxes. They would be either shot or caught, though most ef them were caught alive. Mr. Shaw sold over 50 live foxes that year, shipping them to the Seuthern States. ‘I should be glad to make an appointment with Mr. Stapleton next spring, so that he may see a fox terrier drive out foxes. Dr. S. B. Keith, Palmer, Mass. & BOY'S: LUCK. We had gone into the big woods of Maine for our annual hunt, and had taken up our quarters at one of the many com- fortable log camps of that country. Early on the morning after our arrival the guide and I started out to provide venison for the camp. We crossed the lake in the canoe, and took a short cut through the forest to another lake about 2 miles be- yond. We saw nething on the way out, 48 RECREATION. but on the return trip, as we came along an old rocky road, we caught a glimpse of a big buck; but he had already winded us and was making long leaps through a windfall, so I did rot shoot at him. Early the next morning we started out on another trail. We had gone about % mile from camp when a young spike buck sprang up, made a few jumps, and, like Lot’s wife, stopped to look back. That was where he made a mistake. The next in- stant a bullet from my rifle landed just back of his shoulder, and making 2 or 3 more leaps, he went down in a bunch. The guide dressed him and carried him to camp. When I tell you I am but 11 years old, you can imagine what a flurry of excitement there was, and what a shower of congrat- ulations descended on me. That was the first deer of the season killed at that camp, though several old hunters had been put- ting in full time in the woods for 3 or 4 days before I arrived. R. Goldschmidt, Jr., Augusta, Ga. MONTANA IN DISGRACE, I am a constant reader of your splendid magazine and much admire the stand you take against the people you have -very properly named game hogs. The last ses- sion of Mcntana’s Legislature passed a law that allowed the shooting of chickens on the 15th of August, instead of the Ist of September, as has been the law here for many years. In my opinion such a law is much at fault. Birds are not able to take care of themselves at such an early age, and, consequently, men with but little of the true sportsman’s instinct can ruthlessly slaughter many birds without giving them the least chance for their lives. I should like to learn your opinion on that subject. E. M. R., Butte, Montana. That clause in your game law is a long step backward. Nearly all the States in the Union are gradually shortening the open seasons for killing game and at the same time are placing limits on the number of birds or animals which each man may kill in a day or a season. Some States which provided bag limits a few years ago have recently reduced them. In spite of all such provisions, game of all kinds is constantly decreasing in numbers everywhere, and it is indeed unfortunate that Montana should have gone backward in the matter of pro- tecting her prairie chickens.—EnprrTor. IT WAS EXCESSIVE. In a few hours’ shooting City Marshal Smith and the Hon. John Butt. of Clarksdale, bagged over 60 teal ducks, Mr. Butt getting 42 out of the 51 shots.—Memphis, Miss., News. Replying to my inquiry as to the truth of the foregoing report, Mr. Butt says: But ffat I fear you would consider me a game hog I should enter a plea of guilty to the charge. I trust I can with safety, however, state that the shooting was the best I have ever seen: J. S. Butt, Clarksdale, Miss. The inference is, therefore, that the state- ment quoted above is correct. While your killing is not nearly so excessive as that of many others I have to report, yet it was excessive. I take it for granted that you and your friend are gentlemen, and as such you should have been satisfied with 15 or 20 ducks each. This is about the limit among all high class sportsmen of to- day. It is true that 2 States in the Union legally authorize the killing of a larger number, but that does not prove that it is right. I know plenty of men in the 2 States referred to who quit when they get 10 or a dozen, even though they have chances to kill many more; and I trust that you and Mr. Smith may hereafter be satished when you get enough.—EpIrTor. GAME NOTES. 735,314. Decoy. Robert H. Syms, New York, Y. Filed Oct. 28, 1901. Serial No. 80,225. Claim.—A sheet metal profile piece and a separate and independent flat sheet metal back piece, said profile piece having a slot at the tail end and the back piece having a slot fitting over the profile piece when the back piece is slid into the slot in the pro- file piece, etc. : August 6th and 7th, last, Andrew and Charles Schoonemaker, of this place, went | to Yellow creek to hunt prairie or sage chickens, killing 30 the 6th and 29 the 7th. The younger man is an engineer and spends his time at this end of the road, hunting. When he is at work, his father and the rest of the family go hunting, averaging 4 or 5 days a week. Prairie chickens are scarce here. Some sportsmen say the sheep tramp out the birds’ nests in the spring, but it seems to me the sheep are not entirely to blame. Florence L. A. Smith, Evanston, Wyo. Charging the disappearance of prairie FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 49 ehickens to sheep is new. Sheep are a curse to any big game country, and no doubt they do destroy many nests of birds; but it is due to such persistent and disrep- utable pot hunters as the Schoonemakers that the sage grouse, and all other game birds everywhere in the country, are grad- ually being exterminated. August Schoone- maker is game hog No. 923 and Charles is 924.—EDITOR. If your magazine was read more gener- ally in this State, there would be fewer side hunts, and you would have fewer pic- tures to print of the work of game hogs. You are doing a grand work and I hope you will keep on until the people have learned what constitutes a sportsman and discovered that there are nobler things in nature than can be found between brick walls in the everlasting fight for wealth. G. H. Priest, Waltham, Mass. ANSWER. RECREATION is very generally read by the decent sportsmen in your State, as well as in all the others; but, unfortunately, there are thousands of game butchers every- where who do not read it. These are the chaps I am trying to reach, and if sports- men will send me the names and addresses of any such I will gladly send them sample copies.—EDITOR. 735,290. Snow Shoe. Chandley E. Phelps, Boonville, N. Y. Filed Feb. -7, 1903. Serial No. 142,267. Claims —The combination of the bow frame, the cross bars and the hanger 4 hav- ing a wall extending down on the inside of the face of the bow and a socket therein to receive the end of the cross bars and having means for securing it to the top of the bow. The principal game hunted here by the true sportsmen is ducks and quails, and if we could read more about this kind of hunting in your journal, I believe it would interest many more in Ohio; but of course you have many readers to please, each of whom has likes and dislikes different from those of the others. I am glad to see the rapid advance our American people are making in their idea of recreation in the field. Doctors advise people in all walks of life to take vacations. If one has his busi- ness on his mind 50 weeks in the year, he is entitled to 2 weeks for recreation. He will live longer by taking them, feel happier, be of better service, and lose nothing but what ought to be lost. Geo. M. Clouse, M.D., Golumbus, Obio. 730,528. Animal Trap. Alanson D. Gas- ton, Washington, D. C. Filed Oct. 22, 1902. Serial No. 128,361. KA wai SS Fea Ni Se Claim.—An animal trap comprising a base member and a spring actuated bail member, a trigger, and a latch, and a trip- board pivotally secured to the base mem- ber and overhanging the end of the trigger member. Fergus Falls, Minn.—A young man named Paul Meyer was brought into the justice court in this city on complaint of Deputy Game War- den Jones, who charged him with shooting a grouse out of season in the town of Edna. He pleaded not guilty and was convicted after a stub- bornly fought trial. The costs in the case were $58.82, and the court fined him $10, making a total of $68.82. The above, from the St. Paul Dispatch, goes to show that all high priced hunting is not confined to big game. If we had more wardens like Mr. Jones we would have more game. M. E. Daniels, Monticello, Minn. _ Paul’s number in the game hog register is 925.—EDITOR. The game in this section is all shot off by fellows who find a covey of birds and follow them day after day till they are all gone. I promise you to do all I can in this matter, and always what | can toward pro- tection of game everywhere. W. S. Shaw, Blacksburg, Va. RECREATION will find a place in our home as long as we have one, and I tender you my thanks for the advocacy of the prin- ciples you are putting to the front—game protection and nature study. May there be much more of them in the world before it is too late. You have the heartiest well wishes of the vast army of sportsmen and nature lovers of this country. James A. Lawrie, Toledo, Ohio. A little girl thus described a dachshund she had-seen: “It was one of those funny ones, you know; the ones that are a dog and a half long and half a dog high. You must know the sort. It is a dog that only has 4 legs, but looks as if it ought to have 6.”—The Inglenook, FISH AND FISHING. MINNOW CASTING. In August Recreation J. P. Jaeger, of Independence, la., asks some angler to tell him how to cast flies and small minnows. I shall endeavor to answer, but want to be understood as making no pretense to ex- pertness in this art. Neither do I claim that the tackle and methods I| use are the best for the purpose, though they have proven satisfactory to me. I use a 6 foot Bristol steel rod with single grip, cork handle, Kalamazoo finger-hook attachment, agate guides and agate tip of extra large size. My rod is finished in oxidized silver throughout. My reel is the quadruple multiplier, known as Shakes- peare’s Professional, with jeweled bearings, and holds 80 yards of No. 5 silk line. I use 60 yards of Shakespeare’s Standard silk line, S. S. No. 2, for I prefer to have plenty of room on the reel. I use bass flies tied on No. 1 Sproat hooks, ringed; these I at- tach to a No. o P. and S. ball bearing spin- ner fastened to the line with a metal coup- ling. Having assembled these I wind up my line until the bait is near the end of the rod, place my thumb on reel spool, and throw off both brake and click. When the rod is at the proper point in casting, I release the spool of my reel, but keep my thumb touch- ing and, when I so desire, stop my bait by a slight pressure on the spool. This thumb- ing is the difficult feature of bait casting and requires practice to perform it nicely. It must be done to prevent the line from over running and back lashing. In casting, the motive power is born of the spring of the rod. ‘When baiting with minnows, I use No. 1 Sproat hooks on double gut snells and hook the bait through upper lip, except when I use spinners or spoons. With them I use No. 10 Sproat hooks attached to the spinner or spoon, and tie my minnow to the hook by passing a small wire through mouth and gills. Bait casting is an art requiring consider- able practice, some patience and a rod sup- plied with guides that offer the least resis- tance to the line. To practice on shore casting attach to line any small weight, run a tape line 100 feet or less over the ground and fasten at both ends. Stand at one end and cast down this line and note distance cast and accu- racy. Soon you will be able to place your bait where you desire. W. S. Hoke, Wadena, Ia. ME SHOULD READ RECREATION. The photograph which is reproduced en this page is the result of one day’s fishing in Indian river, Florida, by Mr. C. M. Hapgood, of Easton, Pa. The total weight of the catch was 105 pounds, the largest fish weighing 13 pounds, and 5 other fish weighing over 10 pounds each. These were all trout with one exception, a bass. Mr. Hap- ood fished 5 different days, 3 or 4 hours each day, and caught in all 192 trout, the total weight being 690 pounds.—Boot and Shoe Record. I wrote Mr. Hapgood, asking if this re- port was correct and he replied as follows: Your information is about correct. Feb- ruary 13th I caught, in Indian river, Flor- ide, 32 trout that weighed 95 pounds; larg- est one, 12 pounds; 14th, 36 trout and 4 bass that weighed 105 pounds, largest one II pounds; 15th, 18 trout that weighed 77 pounds; 17th, 12 trout that weighed 45 -ounds; 19th, 25 trout.that weighed 104 pounds, 5 of them 10 to 13 pounds each; 2Ist, 11 trout that weighed 50 pounds; 22d,. 24 trout that weighed 84 pounds; 23d, 30 trout that weighed 130 pounds, 9 of these weighing 95 pounds; total catch 188; total weight 600 pounds. These weights are ex- actly those allowed my guide when he sold the fish. C. M. Hapgood, Easton, Pa. Here is another case of a man making a hog of himself simply because he does not know any better. Evidently the trouble with this man is that he does not know anything of the modern advancement in sportsmanship. He knows that up to 10 or 15 years ago a man was justified in catch- ing all the fish or killing all the game pos- sible and then boasting of it. Hangood has innocently had himself photographed with 23 big sea trout. No modern, up-to-date angler would have taken more than 5 or 6 such fish in a day, but Hapgood does not know this. He simply followed the ex- ample of old-time fishermen, caught all he could and then had his picture taken with the fish. If he lives long enough to learn what gentlemen think of such work nowa- days he will be ashamed that he ever stood up in front of the camera with such an ar- ray of slaughter about him and that he ever confessed to having committed such an act of butchery. Hapgood’s number in the fish hog pen is 926.—EDITor, WHO CAN TELL THEIR NAMES? A good instance of the proper treatment of fish hogs came under my netice the other day. Six Chicago business men had been fishing at Bang’s lake, Wauconda, Lake county, Ill., and some farmers had caught them using a seine. The farmers ordered them to leave town and never be caught around there again; but to their breed the diversion was too tempting and worth the risk, so back they came, camp 50 FISH AND and baggage. The farmers soon spotted them and, watching results, saw they were at their old game. The next night, while the hogs were out on the lake, a crowd of farmers collected at their tent and_ set everything on fire. Being attracted by the flames, the fishermen returned to within talking distance of the shore. Words were exchanged, and 2 of the fellows drew re- volvers, discharging several shots, but the farmers did not scare. Instead, they opened up with some well loaded shot guns, rushed out, got the fellows, took them ashore and gave them a sound beat- ing. The Chicago men left town that night via the middle of the road and took a 12 mile walk to Parrington, the nearest rail- road station. From what I heard, a number of them will eat their meals off mantlepieces for several weeks, as they picked up a number of shot and stopped some large clubs in strong hands. The farmers burned every article the hogs had, from tent down. It would be well if a few more of the fish hog species were treated in a like manner, The names of the party were: Wallace. Graham, a young Chicago lawyer; John French, Arthur Briggs and his man, and Walter Holland. McK., Chicago. The Legislature of Illinois should pass, at its next session, a special act, exempting these farmers from taxation during the re- mainder of their lives. I heartily com- mend their example to all other farmers in this country. Can any reader of REcREA- TION in that vicinity tell me the names of these sturdy sons of toil in order that I may do them further honor ?—EDIror. THE SPAFFORD-McLEAN CASE. I am a reader of RECREATION, a sports- man and a lover of fair play. While I be- lieve in upholding our game laws-and in the punishment of violators of the same, I think one article in your September issue needs to be taken with salt. It was con- cerning the shooting of old man McLean last April by Game Warden Bert Spafford, of Cadillac. Public opinion in that section labels the act as a cold blooded murder. Fven the friends of Spafford do not claim he was pinned down to the ground by a spear, as stated in your article. There was not a scratch on Spafford’s body, though there was a torn place in his coat to help his story. Old man McLean was a game law viola- tor, and as such deserved the punishment the law provides for such offenses. Per- sonally, he was a kind hearted, harmless citizen and had hosts of friends. I don’t know what you think, but I think the life of one human being is worth more than all the game in Michigan. Lean’s was the second life that has heen blotted out by the crack of Spafford’s - * FISHING. 51 gun. The majority of the citizens of Mich- igan prefer men, not murderers, for officers of the law. We haven’t any promotion for Mr. Spafford. | W. A. White, Petoskey, Mich. ANSWER. I am not prepared to place any value on the life of McLean, but there are men in every community who are not worth the powder it would take to kill them, and a man who will sneak out at night and spear fish in violation of law can, as a rule, safely be placed in that class.—EbITor. NEW MINNOW TRAP. 731,398. Minnow Trap. O’Neal Watson, Crawfordsville, Ind., assignor of one- half to Charles E. Lacey, Crawfords- ville, Ind. Filed Dec. 2. 1902. No. 133,598. (No model.) Serial Claim.—A minnow trap comprising a bottom, triangular and plates hinged to the bottom, glass side panes closing the spaces between the end plates, and a ridge plate connecting the tops of the end plates and covering the upper edges of the glass side panes, etc. TONS OF FISH WASTED. Avalon, Cal., July 21.—The tons of fish landed in yesterday’s slaughter were nearly all hauled out to sea and dumped to-day. Most of the fish which were caught were yellowtail, and there being sufficient of the more edible varieties, such as barracuda and bass, to supply the local and shipping demands, the yellowtail were all thrown away. Probably 2 tons of this single variety were thus disposed of. Many of the launches which came in loaded yesterday did not stop to unload the fish, but steamed back out to sea and threw them overboard. Scores of fish brought in in rowboats were dumped on the beach, and thrown back into the water to-day. The wanton slaughter and the reckless waste of these edible varieties of fish was an old story to the local inhabitants, but to the big crowd of summer vis- itors, unused to such scenes, it appeared like a cruel sacrifice. Many of the fishermen as well as the visitors condemn these wholesale slaugh- ters. The above item, from a California pa- per, will give Eastern anglers an idea of the slaughter that is constantly going on at the West coast fishing resorts. Fish were never more plentiful and fishermen never 52 RECREATION. ‘ so numerous. A few copies of RECREATION distributed at Avalon and Redondo might have a good effect. B. C. Hinman, Long Beach, Cal. NIBBLES. 730,064. Trolling Spoon. son, San Francisco, Cal. 14, 1902. Serial No. 102,785. model.) Albert W. Wil- Filed April (No Claim.—A link for fishing gear, said link comprising a section of wire bent to form 2 eyes respectively at the ends of the link, the end portions of the wire being projected past each other and laid back alongside of the middle portion, a clamp fastening said end portions snugly against the middle portions, said end and middle portions of the wire forming the shank of the link, and a covering inclosing said shank and extending continuously from one eye to the other, etc. I enclose a clipping from the Battle Creek Journal, which I wish you would publish. Roast these bristlebacks brown. C. R. O., Climax,- Mich. Patrolmen Miller and Godsmark were fishing yesterday on Sherman lake. The report of their catch is 724 bluegills. I wrote these men for confirmation of this report and received the following re- ply: The report is correct except as to the number of fish, which was 725. Sidney Godsmark, Battle Creek, Mich. It is not necessary to waste valuable space in telling you what I think of you, any further than to say that I have en- tered your name in the fish hog book as No. 927, and Miller’s as No. 928. Thou- sands of decent men who read of your ex- ploit will form their own estimate of you. —EDITor. Mr. A. Judah reports the following catch of small mouth bass in Belgrade lakes, , Pap Fri- day, 75; Saturday, 68; Monday, 73; Tuesday, 72; Wednesday, 69; Thursday, 64. Mr. Judah says that this is the record on the lakes, except his own of last year, which was better. He goes after fish the same as another man would shoot birds, in a business way. a boat, starts at sunup, and stays till dark. The pide cooks the noon meal and Judah fishes.— ansas City Journal. On inquiry, Mr. Judah writes as follows: I caught 105 smai!l mouth bass in one answer: He takes a guide and - day in Belgrade lakes. For small mouth bass fishing there are no better lakes in Maine than Belgrade. A. Judah, Kansas City, Mo. If all the people who go to Belgrade lakes wore such bristles as you do the fish- ing there would not be worth Io cents a day in 2 years from now. Your number in the fish hog book is 929.—EDITOR, I have just heard that Will Thomas and a friend from Roxbury, Me., caught 800 brook trout yesterday. Kindly write them and find out if true; then see that they get advertised in good shape. E. S. J., Rumford Falls, Me. My inquiry brought the following Who reported the trout that a friend and I caught? We both caught 400 fish in oné day and their weight was about 50 pounds. William Thomas, Roxbury, Me. It matters not who made the report. Your own statement is sufficient to brand you and your friend as fish hogs with un- usually long bristles. Your number in the fish hog record is 930, and I only regret I have not the name of the rooter who ac- companied you.—EbiTor. In my capacity as justice of the peace I have had the pleasure of soaking it to persons for seining in Lake Shetek; one paid $s0 and costs, the other $100 and costs. There is a warrant out for anot!er fellow, and it will cost him $100 when he is brought in. This has driven from the lake several persons who have been seining fish for a living. I was also instrumental in getting the game warden here last year, when we caught the Walnut Grove crowd. It cost them $157 to square up matters, as reported to you by Rear Warden Morgan, of Albert Lea, Minn., last winter. Chas. E. Price, Currie, Minn. Here is another administrator of the law. who knows how to deal with game and fish pirates. I wish we had such mem in every township of the United States—_ EpiTor. POACHERS FINED. The Kennebec, Me., Journal says: Brown of Smyrna Mills, deput took county, Dr. Wellington o s: John A. sheriff of Aroos- ) Boston, and John Mitchell of Moro, were caught recently netting trout in Hope pond in Moro plantation. They were prosecuted by Warden Templeton and were convicted and paid a fine of $50. —Bangor, Me., Daily News. This is an astonishing report to be sent out about a deputy sheriff and a Boston doctor, especially. The report does not say anything as to John Mitchell, but I take it for granted his ideas of sport must be of a degraded sort, or he would not have bec : : 4 FISH AND found in such company. I am glad these men were tried before a judge who knows how to deal with such disreputable char- acters. Deputy Sheriff Brown’s number in the pig pen is 93i. Dr. Wellington’s is 932 and John Mitchell’s is 933.—Enitor. Can you tell me how to determine the age of brook trout? H. B. Thompson, Somersworth, N. H. ANSWER, If you refer to wild brook trout, it is practically impossible to tell their age with any degree of accuracy. The age must be estimated largely from the size, but that varies materially with their environment and the abundance and kind of food. In New Hampshire, wild brook trout ordinar- ily run 6 to 8 inches in length when 3 years old, although it is possible, under favorable conditions, for a 3-year-old brook trout to weigh half a pound. To be able to de- termine the age of brook trout in any particular stream, special observations would have to be made for a series of years.— EDITOR, 736,880. Fishing Reel. Edward D. Rock- well, Bristol, Conn. Filed March 7, : 1903. Serial No. 146,773. Claim.—In a fishline reel, the combina- tion, with a drag, of a knob controlling said drag, and an indicating point mounted on _ said knob and capable of movement with _ relation thereto, etc. Messrs. Frank Deno and E. J. Falkner re- turned from a 3 days’ fishing trip down on the _-Big Hole river near Twin Bridges, last Satur- day. Their catch for the 3 days numbered be- tween 1,000 and 1,200.—Dillon, Mont., Examiner. Regarding this report Falkner says: My fishing is not in the least overesti- _ mated in the report you mention. E. J. Falkner, Rochester, Mont. Your fish hog brand is No. 934 and Deno’s is 935.—EDIrTor. ye - Harrisburg, Pa.—In Centre county last week a _ fish warden of the Pennsylvania department of _ fisheries caught John Kosick and J. L. Millard fishing for trout. They resisted the efforts to _ @€xamine their baskets and the officers were com- elled to use force. Twenty-eight trout under 6 inches in length were found in their possession. or pleaded guilty to violating the fish law and paid $280 fine for the short trout and $100 each FISHING. 53 for resisting the officer, making a total of $480.— Altoona, Pa., Tribune. Kosick’s number in the pen is 936 and Millard’s is 937.—Ebtror. Ed Medbury and Lis brother Louis caught 400 trout in the river near Medburyville the other day.—Deerfield Valley, Vt., Times. To my inquiry Medbury replied: The number of trout caught by my brother and me in one day was 405 E. F. Medbury, Wilmington, Vt. Your name goes down to posterity in the fish hog book is No. 938 and that of your brother as 939.—EDITor. While dynamiting a stream to kill fish, at Walter, Okla., Professor E. Horn, a prominent educator of Alabama, was killed by the explosion of a cartridge in his hands.—Exchange. Here is another dynamiter who got what he deserved.—EbirTor. AN EXPEDITION. EFFIE L. EDLER, Jimmie went a fishin’ With his pa to-day; Carried bait and triggin’, Walkin’ all the way. Took a little lunch along, An’ some water, too; How th’ fish’l suffer ’Fore the evenin’ dew! If they come home loaded Jimmie will recite *Bout the little fishes ’*Fore he says good night. *Spect his little prayers’ll be Mixin’ in the brook, Tellin’ Jesus how he “Caught ’em with a hook.” But I think the Lord will Keep him ’till the morn, For he is the dearest Boy that e’er was born. Beginning about the 25th of each month, I haunt the news stands until RECREATION comes out. I consider it the best maga- zine published, and I have read all of them. The Gun and Ammunition department af- fords a great deal of information and con- siderable amusement. From the first to the last page you pound away at game hogs with great persistence and very plain lan- guage. They deserve it all and I hope it will do them good. A. C. Ludington, Marquette, Mich. “What was old Thornson grumbling to you about? His health, as usual?” “Ves. He complained that he was feel: ing somewhat better.”—Exchange. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman will quit when he gets enough. WINCHESTER SAYS YES AND NO. T.C. BENNETT, Pacsiocer CE HOOSON,V Pace &Taeas. H.S. LEONARD,Assr.Tacas Aj WARD, Secattaay. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF. RIFLES,SHOT GUNS & ALL KINDS OF AMMUNITION. ALL LETTERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED To THE COMPANY. A.65590 My. A. V. Huyler, New HAVEN, Conn.U.S.A. September 23, 1903. C/o N. H. Waite & Co., #21 Maiden Lane, New york, W.Y. Dear Sir:- Replying to your favor of the 22nd inst., would say we shall probably put an automatic shot gun upon the market, but we are not prepared at this time to give any information coneerning it and we can sey that it will not be done this year. Yours respectfully, New Haven, Conn. November 2, 1903. Mr. Charles Vitous, 522 W. 25th St., Chicago, III. Dear Sir: We note your protest against something which we do not happen to have. We regard the advertisement of the Browning gun in RECREATION as a skilful piece of work on the part of the editor. He set forth the good qualities of that gun with great distinctness; at the same time threw as much mud at the Winchester Company as he was able. A few people may be de- ceived. We feel that the editor was not acting in good faith. He started to adver- tise the Browning gun. He was afraid to do so openly. He would like to show the Winchester Company at fault. Nobody can be more interested in the preservation of game than the Winchester Company. Yours respectfully, Winchester Repeating Arms Co., (Signed) T. S. Bennett, President. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 55 9.6 BENNETT. Pacsiocnr. G.E.HOOSON.V.Pres&Treas. H.S.LEONARD,Ass1.Tacas A.| WARD, Secattsay. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. MANUFACTURERS OF RIFLES,SHOTGUNS & ALL KINDS OF AMMUNITION. LB LETTERS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. H.98263. New Haven. Conn.US.A. November 6, 1903. Mr. C. FP. Dill, Chief Warden, z Greenville, S.C. Dear Sir:e-- We have your valued favor of the 31st October, and would say in reply that we suppose that your letter is influenced by the article contained in RECREATION, which was a hit at us, = dishonestly we think. The Editor wanted to advertise a certain automatic shotgun, and did s0 describing in detail its excellencies and giving the name of the maker. He covered this by urging the readers to take a decided stand against the Winchester company. We regard it as unfortunate for our interests that we have not any gun of the kind. We feel, however, on the basis of the interest which has been excited by the magazine in question, that the people desiring automatic guns are very much greater in number than those who do not desire them. We believe in the preservation of game, but do not believe that game will be preserved by any delay in the estate of any art. People who want these guns are not "potehunters", but people who do not believe as you do, and have a different opinion of the Editor of RECREATION, Yours respectfully, Winchester Repeating Arms Co. resident. New Haven, Conn. In reply we would say that since we with- November 6, 1903. drew our advertisement from RECREATION Mr. Chas. H. Benthey, we have noticed that the editor’s position Hampden, Va. toward us has been somewhat more acri- Dear Sir: monious. We do not think he is acting We have your valued favor of the 4th honestly with you or with us. He put out a November, and note contents of the same. good ad for the Browning automatic gun, 56 RECREATION. describing its extreme efficiency and giving the name of the makers; and then by way of saving his face he started a campaign against the Winchester company. ‘We feel that it is unfortunate we have not a gun of the kind described at present. We are quite sure you will change your opinion about decent sportsmen, and we are just as anx- ious to preserve the game as you are. We are glad to know you have entertained a high regard of us, but are sorry to hear we are liable to lose it if we continue to perfect guns. ;< Yours respectfully, Winchester Repeating Arms Co., (Signed) T. S. Bennett, Presidertt. It will be seen that in the letter from the Winchester company reproduced herewith and dated September 23, they say: “We shall probably put an automatic shot gun on the market.” I know from other reliable sources that they have been busy several months build- ing machinery for the making of an auto- matic gun. . Then in the letter to Mr. Vitous they say, “We note your protest against something which we do not happen to have.” Not yet, of course, but they are making it. In the letter to Mr. Dill, dated Nov. 6, 1903; Mr. Bennett says: “We regard it as unfortunate for our interests that we have not any gun of the kind.” In the same letter Mr. Bennett says: “The editor wanted to advertise a certain automatic shot gun, and did = so, giving the name of the maker.” These statements are directly in conflict. Mr. Bennett accuses me of advertising a rival gun, and of naming the maker thereof, in my editorial in November REcREATION. I will give Mr. Bennett $1,000 if he will point out to me the name of the makers of the other automatic gun referred to in that article. As matters now stand Mr. Bennett himself has the honor of first hav- ing advertised the Browning gun in REcRE- ATION, and the makers of that gun are wel- come to whatever good this may do them. Under date of October 14 I wrote this to Browning Brothers: Dear Sirs: I am sorry to learn that you have put out an automatic gun. If I had known you con- templated this, I should have advised you against it long ago, though I do not imagine you care for any advice from me. It would seem that the small remnant of wild birds which now remains, of the mil- lions that were formerly on this continent, could be killed off fast enough with the double barrel guns and pump guns; and I regret that a still more destructive weapon should have been made and offered for sale. While not wishing to injure your legiti-— mate business, I shall oppose the use and sale of these guns to the best of my ability. Yours truly, G. O. Shields. Mr. M. S. Browning replied to this, under date of October 24, as follows: Dear Sir: Replying to your favor of 14th would say, if the only way to protect the game was to limit the efficiency of the gun you would have to advocate the flintlock; and even that arm, if unrestricted,,would be an awful game exterminator. There are general re- strictions that are properly made, limiting the season, the bag, the bore, marketing, etc., to amply protect the game, and as arms have been made more effective the lines have had to be drawn closer. pace Am sorry you have decided to oppose the arm, as we had expected to be able to make satisfactory arrangements for advertising with you when we were prepared to ad- vertise. Yours truly, M. S. Browning. If Mr. Bennett doubts the authenticity of these letters, I shall be glad to have him call, or senda man here, and I will show him my carbon copy of my letter to Brown- ing Brothers, and Mr. Browning’s original letter to me as quoted. I should further like to have Mr. Bennett point out to me any mud I have thrown at his company, or anything that has ap- peared in RECREATION since he withdrew his ad that is in the least “acrimonious” to- ward his company. On the contrary he can find on page 376 November RECREATION 2 articles defending the pump gun which Mr. Bennett makes. On page 377 of the same issue I printed an article entitled “The Ideal Gun,” which strongly recommends certain of the Winchester rifles. On page 380 is another article commending the Win- chester pump gun. -On page 384 the Winchester 25-35 rifle gets a good send off. Then on page 460 of December RECREATION the Winchester Company gets more free ad- vertising. Will Mr. Bennett please point out to me any instance in which I have treated him “acrimoniously” since he with- drew his ad? My protest against the automatic gun, in November REcREATION, is a straightforward, manly appeal to the sportsmen of the coun- try on behalf of the birds. I made no at- tempt whatever to injure the Winchester Company. They had announced in writing their intention of placing on the market an automatic gun, and I undertook to have my GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 57 readers convince them that such a gun should not be made and sold. Mr. Bennett has seen fit to force a fight on me; but what- ever I may do or say in this matter, here- after, will be entirely fair and unprejudiced. Inasmuch as the Winchester Company seems determined to go ahead and put out this automatic gun, and inasmuch as Brown- ing- Brothers have already put one out, I, in common with many other sportsmen, realize that the time has come to prevent by law the sale and use of all repeating shot guns. Hence I have drafted a bill to prevent the use of these weapons and have sent copies of it to all the Chief Wardens of the League, and to many other promi- nent sportsmen, with a recommendation that it be introduced in their respective legislatures at the earliest possible date and a for passage. Here is a copy of the bill: AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF REPEATING SHOT GUNS IN HUNTING BIRDS. The people of the State of rep- resented in Senate and Assembly, do en- act as follows Section 1. It shall be unlawful to use, in hunting birds or animals of any kind, any shot gun holding more than 2 cart- ridges at one time, or that may be fired more than twice without reloading. Section 2. The intent and meaning of this bili is to prohibit the use of. any so- called repeating shot gun or pump gun. _ Section 3. Any person found guilty of a violation of this statute shall be fined not more than $50 nor less than $25 for each offense; and the carrying of any such gun in the woods or in the fields or on any of the waters of this State shall be considered prima facie evidence of an attempt to vio- late Section 1 of this statute, and shall be punished as provided in this section. Will Mr. Bennett please point out to me any instance in which I have shown parti- ak to Browning Brothers in framing this ill: MORE PROTESTS AGAINST THE AUTO- MATIC GUN. Forsyth, Ga. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New, Haven, Conn. Dear Sirs: I have read in November REcREATION a protest against a wrong which you are about to commit against the game of this country, by manufacturing an automatic shot gun. This is a matter which has con- cerned me for some time past. My atten- tion was first called to it by a friend in Macon Georgia, who is a dealer in sporting goods, We were discussing the advent of the 20 guage double as a genteel, sports- manlike weapon which would cultivate a sportsmanlike spirit in any man who would use one. He remarked that there would soon be placed on the market an automatic gun, and that it would have to be manu- factured in either Belgium or Germany, as the Winchester people had refused to make it, on account of the general disapproval of such weapons, and the fact that its advent would result in the repeating guns being outlawed. He said he was opposed to selling an automatic gun, as he be- lieves in a man’s being a clean _ sports- man, and not a game butcher. I was glad to hear that no American concern would agree to make such an engine of destruc- tion, for the introduction of such a gun would mean the extermination of our game birds. I use a double gun, and so does my hunting companion. We have shot 7 years over the same ground, and to-day have as many birds as ever, because we are careful to leave a sufficient number out of each covey to provide breeders the fol- lowing season. If this automatic gun is made and placed in the hands of a game hogs, who will be the only ones to use it, the provident care of game by the sports- men will not amount to much. I notice that one automatic gun is now on the market and is doubtless being sold to men who are not satisfied with decent bags. This we can not prevent at once, but we can and do protest against another man- ufacturer’s taking up such a weapon. Let the protest of the men who want to hunt the game and yet keep it, be heard and heeded. Your repeater should satisfy you. The coming of the automatic will ultimately mean the outlawing of the pump gun, as well as the automatic, and I shall try to have a bill passed at the coming ses- sion of the Georgia Legislature, to prevent the use of the automatic shot gun in this State. Respectfully yours, G. O. Persons. Baltimore, Md. Mr. G. O. Shields, New York. Dear Sir: I heartily commend your editorial in November RECREATION on atitomatic guns. You will notice by the papers | sent you a day or 2 ago, containing a report of the annual meeting of our association, that I recommended the passage of such a law by the coming Legislature of Maryland, as will make unlawful the use of pump, or magazine guns. I expect to prepare such a bill to be presented to our Legislature, which will convene in January next. I shall be glad to unite with you in such manner as you may indicate to prevent the 58 RECREATION. use oF these slaughter guns, and you may rely on Maryland doing what it can to prevent their use. Kindly indicate to me any course you may propose to pursue in the matter, and I assure you of my hearty co-operation. Yours truly, Oregon M. Dennis. Secretary Maryland Game and Fish Protective Ass'n. My Dear Coquina—I strongly endorse your protest against the automatic gun. It is shocking to think of the continued development of sporting guns, though it was proved 20 years ago that we had al- ready reached the point where the destruc- tiveness of the weapons was greater than the recuperative power of the game. Among-water fowl we have stopped swivels and batteries, and I should be in favor of abolishing not only automatic guns but re- peating shot guns and repeating rifles in field sports. E. T. Seton, New York. THREE NEW EJECTORS. 732,891. Ejector for Firearms. Hermon L. Powell, Utica, N. Y., assignor to Remington Arms Company, Ilion, N. Y. Filed May 2, 1903. Serial No. 155,239. (No model.) Claim.—The combination in a breakdown firearm of the frame, barrel and barrel lug jointed to. the frame, a sliding ejector mounted in the barrel lug, a starting lever and an ejector hammer both pivoted in the barrel lug and adapted to operate on the ejector, a projection on the frame to en- gage and operate the starting lever, a sear operating to secure said hammer and adapt- ed to engage the frame adjacent to the joint pin and a spring for operating said ham- mer. 730,862. Ejector for Firearms. Charles Y. Bartholmes, Ilion, N. Y. Filed April 10, 1903. Serial No. 151,888. Claim,—The combination with a firearm having a frame and a barrel and lug _joint- ed to the frame to breakdown of the ejec- tor mounted on a longitudinal slide in the barrel lug and having a catch shoulder and a forcing spring of a catch and tripping lever having a shoulder to engage the shoul- der on the ejector slide and mounted on a vertical pivot in the barrel lug and a cam surface on the side of the frame to engage and operate said lever. 732,187. Ejector for Firearms. George E. Humphreys, Ilion, N. Y., assignor to Remington Arms Company, Ilion, N. Y. Filed April 13, 1903. Serial No. 152,352. (No model.) ce. As w= . Wo” po N LL Lf, ve 2 Claim.—In an ejector mechanism for fire- arms, the combination of the frame, the barrel, a barrel lug adapted to enter a re- cess in the frame, the ejector. slidingly mounted in the barrel lug, a fillip arranged to strike the ejector and having an arm, a spring having a tooth co-operating with a corner on the fillip and a projection on the ses adapted to engage the arm of the ip. THEY STILL WRITE PETERS. Grand Rapids, Mich. The Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sirs—I notice in a recent copy of RECREATION a letter indicating a controversy between yon and the editor of that publica- tion. I am surprised to learn that you make strong objections to a criticism such as was published, and, which, by the way, I noticed. I am personally a strong advocate of Pe- ters ammunition, and have been using it several seasons. A large number of mem- bers of our local clubs are using your am- munition. I have never heard- any com- plaints about it here, but I nave on one or 2 occasions known of complaints from per- sons in other localities. I do not think you are justified in making the kick you do against Mr. Shields. When I was advertising Clipper bicycles in his magazine, he did the same thing with me that he has done with you; it resulted in much good for the Clipper. I believe you will find that criticism has made friends for you or rather-has brought out your friends, I also believe you should not discontinue your advertisement with RECREATION. Mr. Shields is doing a great work in the game protection cause and he has Jots of GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 59 friends; his work will benefit every gun and ammunition maker in the country, and I think all such concerns should favor his magazine. It is not often that I write a letter in de- fense of a publisher, as I have been for years an advertiser, and in the same boat with you; but in this case I believe I am justified in writing you this letter, and be- lieve you will aprpeciate it and take it in the spirit in. which it is written. I do not deny that I am a strong friend of Mr. Shields and a friend of RECREATION, but I am also as strong a friend of Peters ammunition, and I do not wish to see the manufacturers of this ammunition antagon- ize the publication. Da RS he Ware, Mass. The Peters Cartridge Co., ; , Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sirs: “It is the hit bird that flut- ters.” Why not improve your shells? Every true sportsman will stand by Mr. Shields, because if it wasn’t for him there would be, in a few years, no use for your ammunition or any other, as game would be gone. Since you have discontinued your ad in REcREA- TION, every thorough sportsman ought to discontinue the use of Peters shells, and ad- vise his friends to do likewise. H. F. Moulton. Columbus, Ohio. The Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sirs: Being a sportsman and a user of King’s powders and Peters’ cartridges, I feel I have the privilege of expréssing my condemnation of your action in withdraw- ing your ad from ReEcrEATION. I shall cease to use your goods until your ad once more appears in RECREATION. Geo. O. Peters. LOADING THE 25. The 25-21 and the 25-20 cartridges are excellent for small game shooting and will make as good a target at 200 yards, under favorable circumstances, as many of the larger calibers. They are, moreover, much pleasanter to shoot. For target, use the shell full of semi-smokeless ffg. with a light card wad to hold it in, a common black powder primer and an 86 grain bullet. No. 25,720, tempered I to 20. Seat the bullet by hand in the barrel the depth of its own length or deep enough so the muzzle of the shell will reach the base of the bullet when the action is closed. For hunting, DuPont smokeless rifle No. ¥ can be used, with a nitro primer and a 75 grain hollow pointed bullet, 1 to 40. Enough of this powder should be used so the bullet will be seated snugly on it without pres- sure. Care should. be used in measuring each charge, for if it is compressed in the shell it will cause irregular shooting. This cartridge is death to woodchucks. A sharp pointed bullet can be used instead of the hollew point and small game can be shot through the body without mutilation. Black powder or semi-smokeless fouls badly when used in reduced charges. DuPont smokeless shot gun powder with a nitro primer is all right; but do not attempt to use a full charge of any shot gun smokeless in a rifle. The bullet should be seated the same as if the full charge was used and the powder left loose in the shell. For full charges semi-smokeless is clean- er and makes less smoke than black powder, ind good results can be obtained with black powder primers. Nitro primers or smoke- less powder or a combination of both, I do not-know which, is destructive to brass shells, rendering them brittle in a short time and causing the heads to blow off. This, however, can do no great harm if the shooter has been thoughtful enough to pro- vide himself with an Ideal broken shell ex- tractor. I never had the trouble that some claim to have experienced in keeping the quick twist, small bore smokeless rifle in good condition. My method is to use, as soon as I get through shooting, a tight fitting rag wet with strong soap suds. This, with the proper amount of elbow grease, will be sufficient for removing every particle of dirt. Then use dry rags until the bore is perfectly dry before oiling. The bore should always be slightly oiled after firing a metal patched bullet and before firing a lead one. E. O. Raynor, Meadville, Pa. ANSWERING MR. BECKWITH. Alvaie Beckwith, Lincoln, Neb., asks a question in April RecrEATION in regard to the Magniscope rifle sight. I have the only one in this part of the country, as far as I know. I consider it a suc- cess and a valuable addition to the equip- ment of any rifle. Mine is on a Stevens Favorite, 22 caliber, and magnifies 2 diame- ters. For a longer range gun I should choose the 4 power glass. The Magni- Scope is nothing more nor less than a telescope without the cumbersome and un- sightly tube. I use the Lyman No. 2 rear sight with the eyepiece of the Magniscope fitted in the disc. By screwing out the disc and folding down the lens which is fit- ted in the rear sight slot, I have the ordi- - nary Lyman sights for quick shooting. Turning up the lens and screwing in the disc, I have a first class telescope sight. Some improvements could, and doubtless will, be made in the manufacture and hand- ling of the Magniscope. My order was out about 6 weeks before it was filled, and when the sight finally came it was mounted on a base to fit the front sight slot instead 60 RECREATION. of the rear, which made necessary about an hour's careful filing. The lens was fitted into the ring of a Lyman No. 5 front sight, the pin seer been cut out. If the Savage people would buy the Mag- niscope and make it as well and advertise it as extensively as they do their other goods it would be only a matter of time when the tubular telescope sight would be a thing of the past, except for very long range target work, where a greater range of adjustment is required than can be had in the present form of the Magniscope. It would be easy, however, to improve the Magniscope in this respect. The gun and ammunition department of RECREATION is worth the price of the maga- zine. So is the fish and game hog depart- ment. Long may your banner wave. L. V. DeWitt, Paris, Tex. The men who made the Magniscope sight proved thoroughly unreliable, and I am glad to say have quit. Mr. Marble, presi- dent of the Marble Safety Axe Co., Glad- stone, Mich., is working on an improved form of this sight, and will probably put it on the market in the near future —EDITOR. IMPRACTICABLE TOOLS, That a tool fails to perform the work for which it was designed may be the fault of the user, but it is sometimes due to the im- practicability of the tool. The latter is certainly the case with the Marlin rifle. I have taken one apart and polished each separate piece of its mechanism in the en- deavor to make it work smoothly. The ex- . tractor, a wee bit of hook and spring, is particularly worthless. I suggested an im- provement to the company and got a snub for my pains. After trying all the new model rifles I consider the 32-20-105 the best for target work and for game up to turkeys. For deer I choose a 40-82, a 38-55 or a 38-56. The 30-30 makes too small a wound and does not draw blood enough to track by. My pet shot gun is an Ithaca. With Winchester high base shells it does extel- lent work. Some time ago I was persuad- ed to try Peters New Victor shells. My first attempt with them was on’ squirrels. I peppered several at ordinary range and they merely looked around to see what hit them. I did succeed in killing 2 or 3 with- in 25 yards, but I think they died from fricht. The load was 3% drams powder and 1% ounces No. 7 shot. W. B. Seavolt, Newhaven, Pa. SMALL SHOT. Would it not be well to give the liars a department of their own, instead of scat- tering their fancies promiscuously through RECREATION? We have heard from the man who kills deer with 22 shorts, the man who never fails to make a heart shot, the man who kills quails at 90 yards, and many others. Probably we shall hear from them again. We may, however, hope that the man is dead whom the cougar covered with leaves while she went after her cubs, since that occurrence was first reported soon after the expiration of Ananias’ copyright. If you can not spare them a department, it might answer to tag them as you do the hogs; for instance, “How I killed 4 Bear with a Puttyblower, By J. J. Jones, Liar No. 747.” Then we would know what to expect before reading. R. E. Peater, Mansfield, O. Do the Ideal people make a mould for a bullet, weighing 200 to 250 grains, that can be used in a Colt 44 caliber powder and ball pistol? 47, R Williams, Omaha, Neb. ANSWER. I do not know of any mould made by the Ideal people to cast a bullet to fit your re- volver and weigh as much as you require. Their No. 450,225, weighing 170 grains, will probably fit. The better way is to send the Ideal Com- pany a bullet that fits the barrel and takes the rifling well, and see if they cannot fur- nish you a mould to suit. Most of the 44 caliber Colt and Remington powder and ball revolvers of the Civil War period re- quired a ball with a diameter of .450 of an inch.—EDbITor. While I own and use a 22 rifle, I can not help thinking that the world would be better off without these destructive little weapons, They are too cheap and handy and tempt unthinking boys and men to wanton destruction of song birds and small animals. While connected with a saw mill in the woods last summer, I noticed that 3 of the crew carried cheap 22 rifles to and from their work for the purpose of shoot- ing any birds they might come across. These fellows became expert and seldom missed a shot. Either the price of small rifles should be raised sufficiently to keep them out of the reach of irresponsible per- sons or a tax should be put on their use. R. B. Stowers, Cupio, Ky. Please explain why 22 long U. M. C. cartridges stick in my rifle. They will not — go into the barrel. Would a 22 long kill a rabbit at 75 yards? Have had many mis- fires when using Peters shells. _A. C. Adams, Pitcairn, Pa. Will some one who has had experience with W W. Greener guns kindly give his — opinion of them? W, C. Garthwaite, St. Marys, Ont. 72 oo NATURAL HISTORY. When abird 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. SIX WOODPECKERS. FRANCES ANTHONY. A I have a tender spot in my heart for a flock of woodpeckers that live in our trees. Six of the 8, if not all, were born in a soft maple tree in our yard. This morning, just before getting up time, there was a series of rap-rap-rappity- Taps in the gable over my front window. All the opening and shutting of windows in my efforts to see which or how many of them were there seemed not to disturb the birds in the least; they kept it up just | the same, and judging by the number that _were flying around they may have taken “turns at it. Even above the noisy, chat- tering of blackbirds holding a mass meet- “ing in the evergreen thicket, it could be plainly heard. The difference between the 2 musical exercises was noticeable. While that of the blackbirds was noisy and con- fused, this of the woodpeckers seemed dig- ‘nified, purposeful and orderly; and, as I listened longer, it grew to seem like a Sun- , et morning salute to the rising sun. In the growing up of these woodpeckers ¥ have been much interested. It was by accident I found their home, though I had moticed in early spring a pair of wood- peckers hanging around that tree. There seemed to be considerable discussion and matters did not go to suit. After a while I forgot them; other trees hid the maple ‘from view and I was busy about other things. One day in May the cat brought a young owl from the corner of the yard. Following the clue, I found a living owl under the fence and a dead one under the “maple. In another tree sat the frightened mother owl, her horns standing straight up and her bright yellow eyes blinking as she ied to understand what we were doing. After some searching we found the hole in he maple and in it still another owl. The or little things felt and looked forlorn genough, being nearly naked, and they put on their stupidest air. We put them back in ithe hole that to them was nest and home; and several days passed before I solved the mystery of their having been out of the est before they were large enough to take care of themselves. I could not believe a os had pulled them out, so, putting a lad- der up to. the tree, I kept watch. A few days later I found 2 headless field “mice, a kangaroo mouse in like condition, and a dead titmouse under the tree where he owl’s nest was. One day I saw the ‘pair of woodpeckers making a great fuss in pe Ep pe 61 the tree, looking into the hole and flying about. Then | knew the whole story; they had intended to use that hole themselves, as they had probably done in other years, but Mrs. Owl got in first and kept posses- sion, either by force or simply by being present when other would-be occupants came prospecting. So there she brought her family up till they reached an age of pin feathers and plumpness suitable to the taste of cats. Food would not come to them; it must be sought, and the older they grew the more they took. In a luckless hour the mother went to seek it. Mrs. Woodpecker and perhaps Mr. Woodpecker, too, happened along just at the right time and made the most of one of those opportunities that are one bird’s gain at another’s expense. They dumped those precious little owls out on the ground. Then they were puzzled what to do next; they couldn’t use the nest, for Mrs. Owl would see to it that all their eggs were eaten. Well, if they must give up one thing they would try another, so out went all the food, all the choice little birds and mice that Mrs. Owl had left for the children to eat. It was these things lying under the tree that told the story. In spite of every- thing the owls grew. The woodpeckers showed impatience, and after a time grew so bold as to go right in when the mother was gone and cut and chisel the nest out to suit themselves. Several times I slipped quietly up the ladder and, as soon as I could reach, put my hand over the hole, held it there while I climbed the rest of the way, and then finding Mrs. Wood- pecker crouching flat above the owls, took her out in my hand and let her fly away. The young owls proved a pair; one being broad built and round of face, the other slimmer in body and face and having a pair of horns like the mother. After a while the little brown beauties flew away, and the next day a new home was begun in the hole in the maple tree. A creamy white woodpecker’s egg was laid there, the next day another, and so on till there were 6. Then after a while there were 5 naked squirming little woodpeckers and one egg; the next day the egg had disappeared and there were 6 ugly looking specimens that reminded me of nothing so much as diminu- tive plucked geese. Finally the birds flew away, claimed their title to the free- dom of their kind, and came back only to the tree tops and their drumming spot on the house. The puzzle to me is that now 62 RECREATION. I can not tell any of the 6 or their parents apart. BAND-TAILS; NOT PASSENGERS. I am sending you the head, wings and feet of what I believe was a real old time wild pigeon. This year there have been countless thousands of them in the moun- tains of this State. 1 know of I00 having been killed in a day by one gun. They are not protected here, but you bet they will be next year if they are the real thing. Lundy, Stanwood, Wash. ANSWER. The head, wing and feet which you sent are those of a band-tail pigeon, and not of a passenger pigeon. The former is fairly plentiful along the coast from British Co- lumbia to lower California, and it is a great pity the coast States do not enact laws for its rigid protection. It will be another national disgrace to have this beautiful and useful bird wiped off the earth, as its Eastern relatives have been. You and every thoughtful, careful sportsm*n should refrain from shooting these birds, and should begin an active campaign to induce your Western Legis- latures to pass laws placing a 10 years close season on the band-tail pigeon.—EbrTor. ANSWERING MR. BADGER. Answering L. M. Badger in August RECREATION, the tree was probably a buck oak, and the horn growing near the top was torn off by the wind, or fell when ripe, and lodged in the crotch, or it might have been a dropped horn carried upward on an acorn shoot. More likely I picked it up years ago and in an idle moment hung it in the forks; if so, I am sorry the points were gnawed. As the crotch was 8 feet from the ground, I think the gnawing was done by a giraffe; they will do it every time if not watched. Of course, a porcu- pine or a badger might have done it. Naturalist, Pittsburgh, Pa. The deer horn found by L. M. Badger imbedded in the trunk of a small tree was doubtless placed by some one in a crotch of the tree when it was a sapling. The wood gradually grew about and imbedded the horn, just as growing wood often im- beds fence wire. The gnawing of the horn was probably done by red squirrels. It is a common habit of theirs here in Min- nesota. Henry Joerg, Madelia, Minn. THESE ARE ALSO BAND-TAILS. I was surprised to see in REcrEATION the claim that the wild. pigeon has become ex- tinct. If the writer of that statement should ever visit the coast of Oregon in August - the mountains he would become convinced that there are plenty left. I was at Pillamook bay last August and the wild pigeons were there by thousands, feeding on elder berries, which grow in abundance on this coast. They also came into the Willamette valley in large numbers in May and June. There are not so many here, however, as there were a few years ago. I do not think thére is any law against shooting them at any season. N. W. Smith, Lebanon, Ore. ANSWER, The bird you refer to is not the Eastern wild pigeon, or passenger pigeon, which was once abundant all over the Eastern and middle States. Your bird is the band- tail pigeon, Columba fasciata.. It is a beau- tiful, interesting and innocent creature and its killing should be prohibited by law in all the coast States for at least 10 years.— EpITor. ; “NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. To-day I was watching an English spar- row trying to fly with a heavy load. It rose to an elevation of about 100 feet, and dropped its burden which, on examination, I found to be a live fledgling. The old bird did not again go near the young one. Is it customary for these birds to do this? J. G. Stewart, Cedar Rapids, Ia. This was probably the fledgling of some~ other bird. English sparrows eat the young of other birds, and possibly the young of their own kind from other nests; but it is not likely that they ever carry their own young about.—EDITor. I saw recently among a lot of English sparrows a bird which I at first thought was a canary. I shot it. Examination con- vinced me that it, too, was an English sparrow. Its back was light golden in color, the rest of its plumage was pure white. Has anyone else ever seen such a freak? A friend found a living crow blackbird stapled to a fence post, and hanging head downward. As he was unable to draw the staples and release the poor bird, he killed it to end its misery. Raymond Henshaw, Lyons, Kan. There are a great many wild pigeons in of Western Texas and Southern New Mexico, flocks of several hundreds being frequently seen. . D. M. P., El Paso, Texas. The bird vou refer to is not the American passenger pigeon. It is the band tail pigeon, Columbia fasciata.—EDITOor. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. 1st Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 80 West 4oth St., New York. 2d Vice-President, W. T. Se ae 2969 Decatur Ave., Bedford Pare NY, 3d Vice- President, Dr.) in! 8; Palmer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80 West goth St., New York. 5th Vice-President, Hon. W. A. Rich- we General Land Office, Washington, “Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York. STATE DIVISIONS ALASKA Dr. E. M. Rininger, Chief Warden, Nome. ARIZONA. M.J. Foley, Chief Warden, Jerome. ARKANSAS W. R. Blocksom, Chief Warden, Eureka Springs. CALIFORNIA. Dr. David Starr Jordan, Chief Warden, Leland Stanford University. COLORADO. -_A. Whitehead, Chief Warden, 303 Tabor Building, Denver. CONNECTICUT. Hon. F. P. Sherwood, Chief Warden, Southport; Dr. H. L. Ross, Vice-Warden, Canaan; H.C. Went, Sec. -Treas., Bridgeport. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. C. H. Townsend, Chief Warden, U. S. Fish Com- mission. FLORIDA, W. W.K. Decker, Chief Warden, Tarpon Springs. GEORGIA. J.J. Doughty, Chief Warden, Augusta. IDAHO. L. A. Kerr, Chief Warden, Kendrick. ILLINOIS. M. D. Ewell, M.D., Chief Warden, 59 Clark St., Chicago; F. M. Taber, Vice Warden, 144 Kinzie pt., C 1cago } G. C. Davis, Sec.-Treas., 123 S. Central ‘Ave., Austin. INDIANA. John J. Hildebrandt, Chief Warden, Logansport ; . J. Carter, Sec. -Treas., State House, Indianapolis. IOWA. Carl Quimby, Chief Warden, Des Moines; C. C. Proper, Sec.-l'reas., Des Moines. KANSAS. O. B. Stocker, Chief Warden, Wichita. KENTUCKY. Geo. C. Long, Chief Warden, Hopkinsville. MAINE. Col. E. C. Farrington, Chief Warden, Augusta. MARYLAND J. E. Tylor, Chief Warden, ( xford. MASSACHUSETTS. _ Heman S. 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Booth, Chief Warden, Spearfish; John C. Barber, Sec.-Treas., Lead. TENNESSEE. Hon. G. C. Martin, Chief Warden, Clarksville; Hon. Austin Peay, Jr., Sec.-Treas., Clarksville. TEXAS. Prof. S. W. Stanfield, Chief Warden, San Marcos; W. E. Heald, Sec.-Treas., San Angelo, UTAH. Hon. John Sharp, Chief Warden, Salt Lake City. VERMONT. S. C. White, Sec.-Treas., Woodstock. ; VIRGINIA. R. G. Bickford, Chief Warden, Newport News. C. O. Saville, Vice Warden, Kichmond; M. D. Hart, Sec.-Treas., 1217 East Main St., Richmond. WASHINGTON. F. Merri'l, Chief Warden, Spokane; F. A. Pon- tius, Seen l'reas., Seattle; Munro \ yckoff, Vice-War- den, Pt. Townsend. 64 RECREATION. “WEST VIRGINIA, County. Name of Warden. Address. E. F. Smith, Chief Warden, Hinton, Allegany, G. A. Thomas, Belvidere. : Broome, oo Sullivan, Sanitaria Springs WISCONSIN. R. Mathewson, ec eo fo Frank Kaufman, Chief Warden, Two Rivers; Dr. 2yaga, H. M. Haskell, eedspo A. Gropper, Sec.- [reas., Milwaukee. Chemung, aret eg Heany any bee os A. i mira. WYOMING. Columbia, A. B. Miller, ackson’s Corners H. E. Wadsworth, Chief Warden, Shoshone 0rtland, = James Edwards, Cortland, Agency; Frank Bond, Sec.-Treas., Cheyenne. Dutchess, ai, a Ee : resol s Corners. Applications for membership and oraers for badges “ RE, J AWEAS: sheuid be addressed to Arthur F, Rice, Secretary, 23 Vv. Erie. Epes ee es Bee s. 2gth St., New York. Essex, W. H i. er ouanOn Moriah. LOCAL WARDENS Franklin, oe Eccles, t. Kegis Falls reen-, oper. Windham CONNECTICUT. Hamilton, Davide Aird, Jx., Lake Pleasant. County. Name of Warden. Address. Herkimer, D. F. Sperry, | orge. Fairfield, George B. Bliss. 2 Park Kow, Stam- Jefferson, ' . Smith, Watertown. ford. re Ph yoe tok at Alexand.ia Bay, 4 Harvey C. Went, 11 Park St., Bridge- . s. Northrup, y port. ridge Livingston Is De La Vergne, Lakeville. es Samuel Waklee, Box 5. Stratford. ps K.S.Chamberlain, Mt. Morris. Litchfield, Dr. H.L. Ross, P. O. 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Richmond, Lewis Morris, Port Richmond. Norfolk, Orlando McKenzie, Norfolk. ot, Lawrence, et es W.Severance, Gouverneur. “ . J. Blick Wrentham. N. Clark, Sevey. " W. Fuller East Milton. Schenectady, iW. Furnside, Schenectady. Suffolk, Capt. W. J.Stone, 4 Tremont Row, Schoharie, . E. Eigen, Sharon Springs.. Boston. Schuyler, G. C. Fordham, Watkins. Worcester, B. H. Mosher, Athol. Suffolk, F. J. Fellows, Central Islip, L. I. MICHIGAN Xs P. F. Tabor, Orient, L. I. P 2 Tioga, Geo. Wood, Owego. Berrien, W. A. Palmer, Buchanan. Ulster, M. A. DeVall, ‘The Corners. Cass, Thomas Dewey, Dowagiac, a Wm. S. Mead, Woodstock. Hillsdale, C. A. stone, Hillsdale. Warren, Geo. McEchron, Glens Falls. Kalamazoo, C. E. Miller, Augusta. Washington, C.L. Allen, Sandy Hill. Lake, John Trieber, Peacock, “ E. Barber, Dresden. Ottawa, W. H. Dunham, Spencer. “ A.S. Temple, Whitehall. NEBRASKA. Westchester, iting Poth, sg or lst = : ° as. Seacor, 57 Pelham Ro Hall, E. C. Statler, Grand Island New Rorhells. NEW HAMPSHIRE. * M. W. Smith, Croton Falls. Cheshire, e C, Ellis, Keene. sad Ralph Gorham, Mt. Kisco. Sullivan, G. A. Blake, Lem pster. Yates, B. L. Wren, | Penn Yan. * J. W. Davidson, Charlestown. " Seymour Poineer, Branch Port. NEW JERSEY. OHIO. ? Hudson, A. W. Letts, 51 Newark St., Allen, S. W. Knisely Hoboken Clark, Fred C. Ross, a yw. Main St., Mercer. Edw. Vanderbilt, Dentzville, : Springfield. Trenton. Cuyahoga, A. W. Hitch, 161 Osborn St., . Roland Mitchell, 739 Centre St., ; Cleveland. Trenton Erie, David Sutton, saieJackson te = F. C. Wright, Trenton. andusky Monmouth. Dory-Hunt, Wanaque. Franklin, Brook L. Terry, 208 Woodward Av., Morris, Joseph Pellet, Pompton Plains. 2 Columbus. - Chas. W. Blake, lover. Fulton, L.C. Berry, Swanton = Francis E. Cook, Butler. Hamilton, W.C. Rippey, 4405 Eastern Ave., et Calone Orr, Hibernia, Cincinnati. Somerset, G. E. Morris, Somerville. _ Knox, Grant Phillips, Mt. Vernon. Sussex, Isaac D. Williams, Branchville. Lorain, T. J. Bates, Elyria. Union, Ae H. Miller, Cranford. Muskingum, Frank D. Abell, Zanesville. .: .M. Hawkins, _Koselle. Ottzwa, Frank B. Shirley, Lakeside. Warren, Jaco! Young, Phillipsburg. Scioto, J. F. Kelley. Portsmouth, - euben Warner, ; Stark, A. Dangeleisen, Massillon. NEW YORK. OKLAHOMA, Albany, . D. Johnson, Newtonville. Kiowa and Comanche Nation, / Weathers, .< New Bethlehem, Pa. .. Isaac Keener, ne Morgantown, W. Va ate Albany, Ind., Oklahoma City O.T., N. F. Gates, = Penn Yan, N. Y., r. H. R. Phillips, % Phillips, Wis. F. K. Randall, = Princeton, Ind., H. A. Yeager, <2 Reynoldsville, Pa., C. F. Hoffman, a3 Ridgway, Pa., T. J. Maxwell, zn Rochester, N. H., Gustave Andreas, - « .Y., C.H. McChesney a St. Paul, Minn., O. T. Denry, = St. Thomas, Ont., no Hall, Sp Schenectady, N. Y., ‘ F urnside, _ Seattle, Wash. . Kelly, = Syracuse, N. Y., C.C. Truesdell, 3 Terre Haute, Ind., C. F. Thiede, 7 . The Dalles, Ore. C.B. Cushing, ~ Two Harbors, Minn., T. D. Budd, Ss Walden, N. Y., 2 W. 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B., Saginaw, Mich. Miller, F. G., 108 Clinton St., Defiance, O. Morton, Hon. Levi P., 681 Fifth Ave., New York ity. 66 RECREATION. Nesbitt, A. G., Maple St., Kingston, Pa. : hor a Col Ff. .C., 24: EB. 33d St., New York ity. a Gen. J. F., 20 W. 52d St., New York sity. Prescott, A. L., 90 W. Broadway, New York City Rice, A. F., 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. Seton, E. T., 80 W. 4ota St., New York City. Seymour, J. H., 35 Wall St., New York City. Smith, E. B., Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Smith, W. H., Bryn Mawr, Pa. Thompson, J. Walter, Times Bldg., New York City. Towne, E. S., Care of National Blank Book Co., Holyoke, Mass. Underwood, W. L., 52 Fulton St., Boston, Mass. Valentine, Dr. W A., 5 W. 35th St., New York ity. H. Williams, Box 156, Butte, Mont. 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. 5S. number : Syracuse Arms Co.,Syracuse, N- Y, Guns. Davenport Fire Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. Shot guns, rifles. i eerstiech Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic goods. Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y.Photographic goods James Acheson, ‘Talbot St., St. Lhomas, Untario, Sporting goods. DON'T FAIL TO GO TO COLUMBUS. The 6th annual meeting of the League will be held in Columbus, Ohio, Wednes- day, February 10, 1904, and from present indications it will be the greatest and most successful gathering of any yet held. Chief Warden Gleason and Vice-Warden Thatch- er, of the Ohio Division, together with the Hon. J. C. Porterfield, Chief Warden of the State Game and Fish Commission, are working like Trojans toward that end. These men are known throughout Ohio as thorough sportsmen and enthusiastic work- ers in the cause of game protection, and there is abundant reason to believe that the sportsmen of Ohio will respond generously and liberally to their efforts in this matter. Every officer of the League should begin now to make arrangements to attend the 6th annual meeting. Th 4th and 5th an- nual gatherings were great events and the men who attended them will tell you that all who were not there missed rare treats. No officer should deprive himself of the pleasure and the benefit to be derived from attending this 6th annual meeting, and I hope to see a greater gathering this year than ever before. LEAGUE NOTES. Local Warden Isaiah Vosburg, of Sara- nac Lake, N. Y., has been making a great deal of trouble for game law violators dur- ing the past year. Here is a list of con- victions he has secured: August 26th, Willard P. Jessup, New York city, fined $85 and costs, Justice P. M. Freeman, Tupper Lake, N. Y. (Sec. 33); August 29th, J. D. Alexander, Tupper Lake, N. Y., fined $100 and costs, P. M. Freeman, Justice, Tupper Lake, N. Y. (Sec. 9); October 3d, Elmer Barton, Westville Center, N. Y., fined $200 and costs, Jus- tice R. J. Cunningham, Chasm Falls, N. Y. (Sec. 11) ; October 11th, John Soper, Ma- lone, N. Y., fined $100 and costs, Justice Emile La Rocque, Malone, N. Y. (Sec. 9). In October last, John Soper and J. F. Walsh, of Malone, N. Y., concluded they would like some fresh venison and in order to make it as easy as possible, they put out their dogs to run the deer. This in viola- tion of law. League Warden Vosburgh, of Saranac Lake, N. Y., was notified of the affair and went after the law _ breakers. He captured them both, and took them before Justice Larocque, whc fined them $100 each and trimmings. Soper and Walsh are probably still wishing they had done their hunting in a legal and sportsmanlike manner. Soper’s number in the swine book is 940 and Walsh’s is 941. Game Warden H. Reif, of Seattle, Wash., L. A. S., No. 9151, has been after the game and fish law breakers in and about that city - again and has latesy landed several of them in court, where they have been properly punished. Rief is a zealous worker and has made trouble for a lot of lawbreakers since he has been in office. More power to his elbow! ~ TO MY DOG. They sing of love, Virginia’s love for Paul; Hero’s for Greek Leander, whom the waves Brought to her feet lifeless beyond recall; Abelard’s love for Heloise, their graves The mark of it; and these are passions all Of which the sentimental poet raves. But yet another love, and not the least, Where Cupid plays no part, yet hearts confide, Firm as the Heathen’s worship for the East, Loyal and true it cometh to abide; A love that needeth neither oath nor priest, The love of beast for man and man for beast. —Jean Rushmore, in Life. Under a “sketchy little thing” exhibited by Jones there hangs a printed card which bears the words: “Do not touch with canes or umbrellas.” An appreciative small boy added the fol- lowing postscript: “Take A Axe.”—Tit-Bits. WHAT IS A FOREST? Repetition is the secret of education. Je must again and again present the same ibject from different points of view, if e will have it understood and appreci- ed in all its bearings; especially when ie people at large, the laymen, are to be ucated in a professional subject, and to s made generally intelligent about it. ence while the question of what forestry 1as often been answered in RECREATION various ways, there is still need of con- ing to explain, as long as so many roneous notions are afloat regarding this pular subject; as long as there are “city resters”; as long as an indiscriminate Joodman-spare-that-tree” sentiment dom- ates much of the writing in the public ss; as long as such things can happen the abolishment of our first forestry 1001, ostensibly because, forsooth, a com- ttee of legislators knows better what for- involves than the professional men f The word “forestry” is so modern that was not yet recorded in the dictionary a arter of a century ago. Even the word rest,’ in its present sense, is of quite usage. Originally the word was itten “voorst,” and was used by the Ger- n tribes to denote the property set aside the use of the king, or leader, of the e, the “Fuerst.” That this property was urally, to a great extent, woodlands had hing to do with the meaning of the ‘cd. The main value of this property ; the game, and as the owners could not it for any other purpose, they merely srved the right to the chase. Gradually right to the chase became a royal pre- ative, especially among the Normans; the word “forest” became a legal term denote a territory, including fields, ddlands, pastures, waters, settlements, the people themselves living within boundaries, on which the king had re- yed the right to hunt for himself or followers. In other words, a forest } what we would now call a game pre- Special laws governed the people ig within the preserve. The words “af- esting” and “disafforesting” were cor- onding legal terms, which denoted placing of districts under the forest ban forest laws declaring them game pre- fes, or their release from such restric- yhen we read, therefore, of the forests Dean, of Windsor, of Epping or of FORESTRY. EDITED BY DR. B. E, FERNOW. It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it, Sherwood, where Robin Hood, the forester bold, used to ply his trade, it is not the natural condition of being woodland, but the legal condition of being the king’s game preserves that is meant. Foresters were nothing but gamekeepers, or police officers, to enforce the forest laws; or else, as in the case of Robin Hood, a man living on the preserve. It was only gradually, and in England © very lately, that the word forest began to assume the meaning of woodland, probably as the right to the chase became restricted to the woodland portion of the forest in its original sense. Richardson’s New Dictionary of 1846 de- fines a forest still as “a great and privileged wood or woody wilderness. Frenchmen have generally interpreted it as a place whereto access and entry are forbidden by the owner unto others; hence it seems that privileged fishing, or large waters, wherein none but the lords thereof could fish, were also termed ‘forests.’ ” It is also interesting to note that this medieval conception and use of the term, which is naturally still recorded in our. dic- tionaries, was called into use as late as 1862, when one of the dukes of Athole, in Scotland, instituted a lawsuit against the laird of Luke, his neighbor, to restrain him from killing deer on his own lands and to establish for the duke the right to enter the laird’s lands for the purpose, in virtue of the duke’s family holding from ancient times the position of “forester.” The courts decided adversely on the ground of “in- nocuous dissuetude” of the forest lands. Now the word forest is generally accept- ed as denoting a natural condition and as synonymous with woodland, but the lexi- cographers seem to be uncertain as to the distinction between woodland and forest. In the German language there are also 2 words, namely, Wald and Forst. The first is the more general term, to denote merely the wooded condition, while the word Forst contains the idea that this woodland is placed under management or considered from the standpoint of its use- fulness to man. We will do well to accept the same distinction and, when we speak of forest, have in mind that we are considering woodlands with reference to economic ques- tions of man, an object of man’s care, no matter whether natural, or wild, or planted, large or small. Then it becomes easy to see that forestry is nothing but that care of the woodlands or forests, - . 68 RECREATION. There are, however, 2 other conceptions or points of view that force themselves on us when using the word forest, and dis- tinguish the forest from such woodlands as orchards, windbreaks, roadside plantings and parks. A forest looks different from those other kinds of plantations, and its object is dif- ferent. We recognize such a thing as for- est conditions and forest purposes. These are important distinctions. Not any collec- tion of trees, but a certain kind and char- acteristic form is a forest and certain ob- jects are involved. The first and foremost object of a forest is to supply us with wood material; it is the substance of the trees itself, not their fruit, as in the orchard; not their beauty, as in the park; not their shelter, as in the wind break; not their shade, as in the street trees, that constitute the primary object of this class of woodland, although inciden- tally all these other objects may also be served by it. Ultimately, then, a forest is nothing more nor less than a wood crop, just as a wheat field, while a beautiful ob- ject and perhaps a useful soil cover, is a food crop. Only when the trees are cut and made into useful wood articles is the final object of a forest fulfilled; no matter what other objects it may have incidentally satisfied until harvest. Hence, if the State of New York withdraws from such use a large woodland area in the Adirondacks to sub- serve solely these secondary or incidental purpose, it is an economic mistake, which time and intelligent conception of rational economy will correct. Sometimes and under certain conditions the shelter and soil cover which a forest furnishes may become more important than the wood material, namely, where steep slopes are to be protected against erosion and the water flow is to be regulated or the climate is to be ameliorated. These pur- poses can be attained without foregoing the main purpose of wood supply. Again, on limited areas a forest may be set aside, as by the kings of old, as a game preserve and for pleasure purposes. We may, therefore, recognize this last class as a luxury forest, the former as pro- tection forest; but ultimately, in a well- regulated economic, industrial nation they must all become supply forests. Only the manner of management will vary wherever the former 2 objects are to be kept promi- nent. While, then, the object of the wooded territory designates it as a forest, we also recognize forest conditions. The forest is not a mere collection of trees, but in order to fulfil its objects, the ideal conditions are a more or less exclusive occupancy with arborescent growth; a close stand of trees, resulting in individual tree development uti- like that produced in the open stand; and a more or less dense shading of the ground, which excludes largely the lower vegeta- tion. By so much as these conditions are deficient, by so much does the forest fail to fulfil its economic functions as a source of useful material and as a factor in influen- cing climatic and soil conditions. Only because of the absence of better ones, do the woodlands in open stand, which charac- terize the arid regions, deserve the name of forest. It is not merely wood which is required by man, but wood of certain description, certain qualities and sizes such as are fit to be cut into lumber, as boards, planks, joists, scantlings; into timber, as beams, sills and posts; or into bolts free from blem- ish, which can be advantageously manufac- tured into the thousand articles that are in- dispensable to human _ civilization. The trees which satisfy these requirements are those having a long, cylindrical shaft free of branches and of the resulting knots. Such trees are produced by the dense stand. The close neighbors deprive the lower branches early of sidelight, kill them, and rub off the dead branches. This forces the crown to reach up for light, and to put all growth energy into the bole instead of dissipating it into branch growth, such as is the proper thing for a shade tree or a lawn tree to develop. ‘ Many of our virgin woodlands fail in this respect to satisfy the economic requirement of furnishing.a suitable timber supply. Not only are large areas occupied by species of little usefulness, but they lack the ideal for- est conditions which it is the function of the forester to create. Visitor: So you were shipwrecked and came near starving? Mariner: Yes, mum, and I had to eat a whisk broom and the sawdust out of cushion. Visitor: It must have been a terribl dose. Mariner: Not so bad, mum. Yer see had been used to eating health foods. Chicago News. As a sportsman I could not get alon without RECREATION, as it gives so mu valuable information about — huntin grounds and sporting goods. I am muc pleased at the way you roast the gam hogs. E. A. Schwartz, Alewive, Me. A Philadelphia paper recently printe the following: “Wanted—A young unmarried womart without children, wants position as coo or housekeeper.” PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. Edited by C. F. LANGworTny, PuH.D. Author of ‘‘ On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,” ‘‘ Fish as Food,” etc. “ What a Man Eats He Js.”’ PORK AS FOOD. Statements are common to the effect that pork is not a fit food for man, various rea- sons being given, which in the majority of cases seem based more on prejudice than any scientific knowledge of the subject. Thus, it is often said that pork is indi- gestible. As it is comparatively rich in fat, it may take a little longer to digest than some other meats, but as far as diligent search shows there are no experiments on record which show it is less thoroughly di- gested than other flesh foods. Ham and bacon are accepted by many who do not believe in roast pork, yet the salt and smoke can do little except modify the flavor and keeping quality; so there is not much rea- son for such limitation. A careful review of the whole subject and of the experiments of different sorts which have been reported leads to the conclusion that pork is a val- uable and useful food for man, provided it is of satisfactory quality, though the liking for it, as for other foods, is a matter of the personal equation. Some statements recently made by Miss Emma J. Davenport, in a paper read before the Illinois Housekeepers’ Conference, are of interest: “There is a domestic animal which, in ~ view of the fact that he was represented by over 8% millions of his kind in Chicago last year, possibly does not need a cham- pion. This animal has developed with the Anglo-Saxon race, has enjoyed its pros- perity, and to-day is a clean, well bred, wholesome domestic creature. I refer to the modern hog. “There are people who claim that pork is not fit to eat because the hog is subject to some of the same diseases as man. What about tuberculous beef? The record, for too1, of the chief representative of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry for the Chicago live stock market, fur- nished by Mr. Horine, statistician of the Chicago Union Stock Yards, shows the fol- lowing results: “Of cattle there were 1,810,155 inspec- tions in the yard. Of these there were 2,202 rejections, or % of one per cent. There were 1,748,573 post mortem inspec- tions, of which 5,371 or 1-3 of one per cent of the carcasses were condemned. Of the inspected cattle, therefore, .42 of one per cent were condemned either on foot or after killing. Of hogs there were 6,547,370 in- spections, of which there were 15,424, or % of one per cent rejected on foot; and, of 7,121,509 post mortem inspections, 11,088, or 1-6 per cent rejected. “Of hogs inspected, therefore, .30 of one per cent were condemned against .42 of one per cent of cattle; near 1-3 less. Not only this, 4% of one per cent of cattle against 4 of one per cent hogs were condemned on foot; showing that disease in the hog is much more easily detected while alive, than in cattle; and this is further borne out by the fact that, of the post mortem examina- tions, but % as many carcasses of hogs were condemned as of cattle, or 1-6 of one per cent against 1-3 of one per cent. “Besides, the average dressed carcass of a hog weighs 150 pounds, and that of beef 470 pounds, or a little over 3 times as much. Now if the proportion of diseased cattle is 4 times as great as of hogs, when we buy one pound of inspected meat the chances are over 4 times greater that it will be healthy, if it be pork, than if it be beef; yet no one, except a vegetarian, would think of saying that we should not eat beef. “The tuberculin test and meat inspection have mitigated greatly the chances for dis- eased milk and meat being on the market; yet the only safety lies in insisting abso- lutely that milk shall come from herds which are frequently given the tuberculin test and where sanitary measures as to cleanliness and pure water are observed. Protection as to meat is always to cook it thoroughly, whatever it may be. “These statistics show that pork is as wholesome and safe as beef. “Comparing the composition of beef and pork, the following are averages of the whole carcass, not including the head: Beef: Waste, 17.6; water, 50.4; dry mat- ter, 32.0; protein, 14.6; fat, 16.6; ash, 0.7 per cent; fuel value, 975 calories. Pork: Waste, 24.0; water, 32.0; dry matter, 53.8; protein, 10.8; fats, 40.5; ash, 2.4 per cent; fuel value, 2,045 calories a pound. “Pork is particularly valuable as a food for energy, as it furnishes more than twice the amount that beef'does. The adult does not require food for building up the body, except to replace the small waste; but he needs that which will give energy. Pork also contains the greater quantity of dry matter, and it is not deficient in protein. Pork is also to be recommended as a cheap food. It is especially cheap to the pro- ducer, and costs less per pound to the man who buys it. From quotations of the Chi- 70 RECREATION. cago markets, prices for dressed pork range from 5 cents to 8 cents a pound, and for beef, from 8 cents to 12 cents. “In a list of dietaries furnishing approx- imately 0.28 pounds of protein and 3,500 calories of energy, the standard for a man at moderate muscular work. taken from the government bulletin on nutritive value and cost of foods, the cheapest diet given was bread and butter, pork and beans, at a cost of 1334 cents.” IN MONARCHS’ KITCHENS. According to a recent writer, the Ger- man Emperor is disposed to be officious in the supervision of his kitchen. been known to make a special tour of in- spection, under the guidance of a marshal of the court, and to harangue the scullions, or give them lessons in the art of making coffee. As a rule he gets his meals en pen- sion, a regular sum per head being allot- ted for the board of the imperial family, and within these limits the cooks have a free hand. The chief cook is a German, and under him are a German and a Frenchman, although the use of the French language on the menus is strictly forbidden. The chef has to get through about 4-hun- dredweight of butcher’s meat on _ ordi- nary days for the meals of the court. On great occasions he usually begins his prep- arations a week before, and calls in the services of the cooks at the other palaces, as well as the confectioners in Unter den Linden. William II. believes in dishes en masse. The joints appear in the dining sa- loon, and the cakes are frequently fash- ioned into the shape of temples, minarets and castles. The chef in the household of the Czar is an Alsatian, an ex-soldier, who is paid a very high salary. He is an adept in the fabrication of appetizing Russian soups, which are much liked by Nichclas II; and he has a regular dictionary of recipes for the treatment of caviare. He has to en- dure the nuisance of having 2 or 3 Circas- sians always hovering about the kitchen on the lookout for suspicious underlings, and these gentry apply themselves to the task of tasting the imperial viands with greater zeal than the occasion demands. The Empress often conveys to the kitchen a re- quest for a dainty dish to be prepared a lAnglais; and apart from the national dish:s, the composition of the imperial menu en famille is as much English as French. The Emperor Francis Joseph is said to spend about $250.000 a year on his table, although he himself is one of the most ab- stemious monarchs in Europe. The staff consists of half a hundred trained cooks, He has equally divided as to sex, and a committee of the heads of each department is held on the occasion of a state banquet. All the carving is done in an apartment reserved for the purpose, to which the comestibles are conveyed from the kitchen. The cus- tom of perquisites is more firmly estab. lished in the Austrian imperial kitchen than anywhere else in royal Europe. At some of the smaller courts nati chefs are preferred, as for example, in Rome, Madrid and Stockholm. At th Sublime Porte, Abdul Hamid formerly con. tented himself with French chefs, but after the visit of the German Emperor to Co stantinople he engaged 3 German cooks, who assist him in dispensing the enormous daily sum of about $5,000 on the pleasures of the table for his vast establishment. All the Sultan’s personal dishes are prepared in silver vessels, and are sealed by the grand vizier before they leave the kitchen. The seal is broken in the presence of th monarch, and it is the duty of the cham berlain to taste the first mouthful if so commanded. BOILED MEATS, POULTRY, FISH. be put into boiling water and allowed to boil rapidly about 10 minutes. Then the temperature should be lowered and the meat should be allowed to cook at simmer- ing point, when little bubbles appear around the edge of the kettle, until it is done. The same rule applies to all lightly salted or smoked meats. Meats that are heavily salted may be put into cold water and al- lowed to come to the boiling point slowly. By this method much of the nutritive ma- terial is extracted before the surface of the meat is covered or sealed with an impervi- ous layer of albumen, coagulated by the heat of the boiling water. Removing the excess of salt improves the flavor of the meat. When the boiling point is reached, the meats must only simmer or they will be grained and stringy. Fresh fish should al- ways be put into boiling water, and then allowed only to simmer, as rapid boiling breaks the skin and separates the flesh and much is wasted. If it is put into cold water, much of the nitrogenous extractives and salts, which give flavor, will be dissolved before the fish begins to cook. Very salt fish is sometimes soaked in cold water be- fore being cooked. . Nobody had any idea that germs were so good to eat until it was learned that more than 66 million of them are to be found in an adult oyster —Kansas City Star. BOOK NOTICES. THE ANTHONY & SCOVILL ANNUAL. The Anthony & Scovill Co., 122 Fifth Ave., New York, has issued the American Annual of Photography for 1904, and to per- sons who have been fortunate enough to see previous issues of this book, it is only necessary to say that the present one is fully up to the standard of the others. Peo- ple who have not been reading the annual have a treat in store for them. The table of contents of the present volume is of itself an interesting study. It enumerates such articles as “A Flash Light Help,’ “A Plea For Sunshine,’ “Bromide Enlarg- ing,” “Carbon Printing,” “Dark Room Lanterns,” “Focal Plane Shutters,’ “In- dian Photography,” “Originality in Pho- tography,” and many others. One scarcely knows where to begin or where to stop these interesting, useful and instructive ar- ticles. In addition to the text there are many reproductions of photographs that are gems of art, and any lover of photography who once picks up a copy of the annual for 1904 will regret to lay it down. Notwithstanding all the treasures contains this book sells for 75 cents. it MIGHTY INTERESTING BEARS, “Bears I Have Met and Others” is the title of a book written by Allen Kelly, of California, and published by Drexel Biddle, of Philadelphia. This book contains the most thrilling collection of bear stories that has been brought together in any one volume, to my knowledge. The author must have spent years in digging up old hunters, and he has certainly struck pay dirt in most cases. If all these stories were true, it would mean that the California hills must have been alive with big grizzlies, all of which were walking around with chips on their shoulders. The author pretends to believe that near- ly all these big yarns are true, but evident- ly means to be polite to the men who told the stories. He knows it is not always safe to question the veracity of a Western man as long as he is walking about with a gun strapped on his hip. It is not neces- sary that a bear story should be true in order to be interesting. Some of these may be true, but they are all well told and any one of them is worth the entire price of the book. It sells at 50 cents, paper, and $1, cloth. The New York Zoological Society has issued a beautiful little book entitled “The New York Zoological Park” which con- 7 tains exquisite Albertype plates of elk, mule, deer, wild sheep, zebras, lions, tigers, bears, monkeys, cranes, flamingoes, etc. The pictures are 4x 5% inches in size, and are made from the choicest work of Mr. E, e Sanborn, official photographer of the park. The book sells at 25 cents, and is worth 4 times the price to any lover of wild animals. You can get a copy by addressing W. T. Hornaday, Zoological Park, New York City. S. R. Stoddard, of Glens Falls, N. Y., has issued a new edition of his book, entitled “The Adirondacks, Illustrated.” This has been for many years a standard book of reference and study for people who visit the Adirondacks and it is scarcely necessary to speak of it at length here. It is brimful of valuable information and as interesting as ever. Every person who has ever been in the Adirondacks, or who expects to go there in future, should have a copy. It is pub- lished by the author and sells at 25 cents a copy paper bound, 50 cents cloth. Mr. A. H. O’Brien, editor of the Canada Law Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, has issued his yearly Digest of the Game and Fish Laws of Ontario. This is a neat little book of 44 pages, which must. certainly prove useful to every sportsman who may contemplate a hunting or fishing trip to that Province. The book sells at 25 cents in pa- per covers, and at 50 cents in cloth. In writing for it, please mention RECREATION. The Secretary of Agriculture, Washing- ton, D. C., has issued a bulletin giving the text of the new Alaskan game law and full instructions as to the regulations adopt- ed by the Agricultural Department for the enforcement of that law. Any person in- terested can get a copy of the bulletin by addressing Dr. T. S. Palmer, Department of Agriculture, Washington. The work you are doing will live after you, and no sportsman who once reads your magazine can ever cease to be grateful to you for your noble work. John T. Goolrick, Washington, D. C. I am a reader of REcREATION and think it the best magazine published. I admire the way in which you roast the game hogs and hope you will continue. Ray Pomont, Corona, S, Dak, PUBLISHER’S NOTES. HILDEBRANDT ADVERTISES. The Enterprise Manufacturing Com- pany, Akron, Ohio, has brought a suit against John J. Hildebrandt, of Logans- port, Indiana, charging him with infringe- ment of their patent on an artificial bait. They claim heavy damages and ask for an injunction restraining Hildebrandt from making and selling these baits in future. Hildebrandt secured a patent before be- ginning the manufacture of his bait, and this will no doubt stand good in the courts. The Enterprise people are not so enter- prising as Hildebrandt is, and there is the rub. The Akron outfit has always de- clined to advertise in ReEcrEATION. On the other hand, Hildebrandt used space in this magazine from the start, and naturally did a large business. In a recent letter to me he says, “I reaped large profits through advertising in your magazine; more than from all the others together.” If the Enterprise people had been as en- terprising as they claim to be they would have had the trade of this country all sup- plied with artificial baits long before Hil- debrandt got started. A CONVENIENT OUTFIT. Some 20 years ago I bought a heavy hunting knife, a thin bladed skinning knife and a steel to sharpen them on. Then I devised a scabbard in which to carry the 3 implements. I used this outfit until the scabbard was well nigh worn out, and then sent it to the Marble Safety Axe Co., Gladstone, Mich., with a request that they make me a new one like it. Mr. Marble liked the scheme, and asked permission to make up a line of outfits like this and put them on the market. I, of course, told him I should be glad to have him do so. Mr. Marble honored me by naming this the Co- quina Outfit, for which I make to him my most profound salaam. During all the years in which I hunted big game in the West, the South, and the Southwest, I found this combination of knives and steel most convenient and handy, and I think any sportsman who tries it will agree with me. Messrs. Spratt’s Patent benched, fed and fitted up the dogs at the Ladies’ Kennel Association’s Show held in Madison Square Garden, November 3-6; also the Long Isl- and Kennel Club’s Show, held in the Cler- mont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn, November 10-13; the Chicago Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Show, 1st Resiment Armory, Vabash and 16th streets, Chicago, IIl., No- 72 vember 28-4; the N. J. Fanciers’ Poul- try, Pigeon and Pet Stock Show, New Auditorium, Orange street, Newark, N. J., December 1-5; the Poultry Show at Ruther- ford, N. J., December 10-12; and the Poul- try Show at Hackensack, N. J., December 17-109. They have a contract to pen, feed and fit up the Poultry Show to be held in New York City, January 4-9, and a number of other contracts pending. The Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N. Y., kas published a Christmas booklet giving a full description of Hawk Eye cameras. The various models of these are artistically and effectively illustrated, and the text de- scribes them fully. A new Hawk Eye, No. 3, is described in this book for the first time. It makes 3% by 4% pictures and uses daylight loading films. The camera is neat, compact and handy, and is sure to prove popular. Another speciality of the Blair Camera Co. is the Stereo Hawk Eye, which is a light, handy camera, and which is provided with double lens and double rolls for making stereoscopic views. Every amateur photographer should have a copy of this book. Office of G. G. Clough, Lawyer, Corpus Christi, Texas. Messrs. Schoverling, Daly & Gales, New York City. Dear Sirs: Last summer I bought from F. Schorer, Galveston, 2 cans of New Green Walsrode that had gone through the Galveston storm of 1900. The cans were rusted to pieces, but the powder was O. K. I want 5 pounds New Green Walsrode. Where can I get it near here Yours truly, G. G. Clough. Prevention is better than cure. Pure food and fresh air are essentials to this end, but not everyone seems to know that right underclothing is practically as im- portant in our climate. The only right underclothing is wool, but the wool must be absolutely pure and the fabric of scien- tific weave, like Jaeger’s, or else half the benefit is lost. > ¥ Prescott, Arizona. West End Furniture Co., Williamsport, Pa. Dear Sirs: The sportsmen’s cabinet has arrived, in perfect condition, and I am much pleased with it. C. W. Manderfeld. EDITOR'S NOW FOR A MILLION. An editor’s life is not all grief. It does not consist wholly of roasting people and Leing roasted. Occasionally someone comes in and asks an editor out to have a smile. Then again he sometimes gets a smile at his own desk. Here is one that came in the mail a few days ago: Atlanta, Ga. RECREATION, Magazine, 23 West 24th St, New York, N. Y. Mr. G. O. Shields, Gen’] Mgr. and Editor. Dear Sir, 1 would like to write you a few lines in- forming you That i would like to write a Poem each month for your Magazine and let it go under the name as Poem’s from a Southern Author from Way Down South. as I have composed a emense of Ghost Storys and Fairy Tales as 1 have never seen any such Story’s of the Ye Olden Time writen in a Magazine yet and would say that i can make it interesting in your Magazine for your reders I want to write for you the year round funny stories and Ghost Poems of the Ye Olden Times, i can write stories very comical and can make any body laugh their self to death, i will write reasonable monthly or yearly. So not asi think that i can improve your Magazine in Editorals but i can gurantte that your readers will hunt for my stories every time. so give me a chance, i will write you a sample copy of my Southern pomes writen From a Southern Dramatic Author, i will send sample copy and my price by request by you by Return Mail. Yours very truly, Dramatic Ghost Story Author. I think I shall buy some of these poems and print them. I dislike to imagine a lot of my readers laughing themselves to death; but think of the gain to me! Let it be announced that a man in the Waldorf Castoria had died laughing at something he read in RecreEATION. In a minute all the other people in the house would fall over the corpse in a struggle to get to the news stand; and so it would be everywhere. I expect to see my circulation go up to a million within 2 days after the appearance of the first one of these ghost story poems. A BROTHER EDITOR APPROVES. IT am not fond of reprinting good things which brother writers may say of me, but I trust I may be pardoned for making a quo- tation from a recent issue of the Worcester, Mass., Gazette. The editor of that journal devotes a column to an ostensible defense of S. E. Hanson, of that city, whom I 73 CORNER. roasted some months ago for having caught 300 pounds of fish in one day. In the course of his soothing remarks on behalf of the wounded Swede, the editor pays me a compliment that I can not forego the privilege of printing, not only for the satis- faction of my friends, but for the further stirring up of some other game and fish hogs who are busy telling their friends that nothing good can come out of REcRE- ATION Office. The Gazette man, in speaking of Han- son’s fishing exploit, says: RECREATION is always lying in wait for things of this kind, and’ has a man in this city who informs the publisher of such cases as are deemed breaches of good breeding on the part of sportsmen. Mr. Shields, the editor and publisher, makes no bones of calling men hard names when they take an inordinate number of fish or kill more game than they can make use of. “Game hog” and “pot hunter” are among the terms which Mr. Shields marshals in a rhetoric so fiery that it is sufficient to scald the rivets off a steam boiler, to say nothing of starting the hirsute covering of his so-called “game hog.” : A JUSTICE GUILTY. Deputy Game Warden Phillips, of Du- luth, Minn., wen* hunting in the Bowstring country last summer and found in one shack 30 sacks of deer and moose hair weighing altogether more than a ton. He also found 9 tanned.deer skins and a half mounted head. He failed to find the wretches who killed the game, but it is hoped they may be apprehended later. The hair was burned and the hides confiscated. On another trip, Phillips discovered, in the vicinity of Jessie lake, 50 miles North of Duluth, a lot of deer hides, deer heads and fresh venison. These were stored in and about the homes of W. S. Brown, a justice of the peace; Samuel Targenson, a constable; and John McDougall, chairman of the town board. These men were ar- rested, jacked up before a real justice, and the so called Justice Brown was fined $50. The constable and the chairman of the town board were also found guilty, but for some reason their fines were remitted. It seems that Robert Christie, the town- ship treasurer, is a member of this band of law breakers, but it was impossible to get sufficient evidence against him at the time to convict him. Brown’s name goes down in the game hog register as No. 942, Targenson’s as 943, and McDougall’s as 944. Christie 74 should have a number, but I will postpone the registering of his name until Phillips gets a hook into him. COUNTRY PAPER EXAGGERATES. It was recently announced by a local paper that a judge of a certain court in Minnesota had killed 30 squirrels in a day. I wrote the judge for confirmation or de- nial of the report, and he replied that he and a friend were out 2 days and killed 26 squirrels, some 8 or 9 of which fell to the judge’s gun. This illustrates in a marked degree the chronic offense of the average country mewspaper editor of exaggerating reports of hunting and fishing trips. It is safe to say that half the statements of such trips sent to this office in the shape of newspaper clippings prove false on inves- tigation. In the course of the letter to me denying the report the judge says: “ The publication of the item was without my knowledge, and | regret that any publicity has been given the trip. The few days during the year when I can get away for fishing, and hunting are enjoyed more be- cause of the opportunity for healthful rec- reation than for the capture of game. While a well filled creel or game bag adds largely to the enjoyment of the trip, yet I am always thankful and content with the small portion that usually falls to my lot.” If country newspapers would only con- fine themselves to the truth in reporting the hunting and fishing trips of their read- ers it would save many a man the necessity of convicting the editor or the reporter of falsehood. THE SHEEP MEN ARE HOT. Certain stockmen and sheep owners in Wyoming, whose range has been curtailed by the creation of the Yellowstone Forest Reserve, have been working hard for sev- eral months past to induce President Roose- velt to rescind the order by which the re- serve was created and throw the land open again for grazing purposes. These sheep- men have also demanded of the president the removal of Mr. A. A. Anderson from the position of superintendent of this re- serve. They have made a great deal of noise themselves and have induced other people in the State to join them in howl- ing; but from present indications their de- mands are not likely to be complied with by the president, and they should not be. The territory comprised within the limits of the Yellowstone Reserve is the natural home of the elk, the antelope and the mule deer, all of which have been greatly re- duced in numbers and their feeding grounds seriously injured by the encroachments of the sheepmen. The limits of Yellowstone Park have proved insufficient for the pre- servation of these species of game and it RECKEATION. is just and proper that the United States Government should enlarge it. Pending such action by Congress, the president acted wisely in creating the Yellowstone Forest ~ Reserve and it is hoped he may see fit to maintain it in its present size and shape. A CHEAP EDITOR. Albert, Arthur and Lyman Cooper, of Corunna, and William Robins, of Owosso, Mich., “all prominent citizens,” according to a local newspaper, were arrested in August last by game warden Brewster, charged with dynamiting fish in the Schiwassaa river. ‘The principal witness for the prose- cution was J. Haines, of Schiwassaa. The dynamiters made him a present of a mess of fish, which he ate, and then reported the case to the game warden. After the evidence was all in, the jury went out at 10 o'clock at night and deliberated until 4 o’clock in the morning, when the members reported to the court that they would like to visit the scene of the dynamiting. They were driven 14 miles through a drenching rain, and on their return agreed on a verdict, finding the defendants guilty, whereupon Judge Patchel assessed a good, round fine against the “prominent citizens.” The people of Schiwassaa should feel heartily ashamed of an editor who calls dynamite fishermen “prominent citizens.” The price these “prominent citizens” paid for their complimentary notice was proba- bly a mess of fish. Verily, honors are cheap in Michigan. Albert Cooper’s number in the fish hog pen is 945, Arthur’s 946, Lyman’s 947, and William Robins’ is 948. MOVING THE PRAIRIE DOGS. When the antelope range was first estab. lished in the New York Zoological Park a few prairie dogs were planted among the pronghorns, simply to enliven the land- scape, but they enlivened it too much and became entirely too numerous in course of time; so Director Hornaday set his men to work to trap them and transfer them to the regular prairie dog village, which has a stone wall around it, running into the ground. The amateur trappers in the park exhausted their ingenuity on the little ro- dents without being able to capture many of them. Then a professional trapper was called in, and soon solved the problem. He got a lot of empty barrels, knocked both heads out, set them over the prairie dog holes and filled the holes with loose sand. The dogs soon got tired of being corked up, dug out and let the sand go down below. This process stopped up the entrance to the holes. In other words, when a dog came out he pulled the hole out after him, and found himself barreled up. Then the trapper simply took a land- EDITOR’S ing net, dipped up the dog, carried him to the prairie dog town, pitched him over the fence, and there they all are to-day. A RIGHTEOUS JUDGE. I have before had occasion to commend Judge J. S. Huson, of the Probate Court, Grand Rapids, Mich., for the sledgeham- mer blows he is dealing offenders against the game and fish laws. He has recently made some new entries on his docket which are worthy the attention of every judicial officer in this country. Here is the record: August 1, 1903, Judge Huson fined Hor- ace Lydick $100 and costs, amounting to $123.05, for killing a cow moose. August 4, Dell Linden was fined $1,000 and $15 costs for having in possession 50 deer skins, contrary to law. July 2, William H. Brown was fined $50 and costs, for killing 2 deer out of season. July 15, W. D. Leelman was fined $15 and costs for offering 3 black bass for sale. If all judges would deal with offenders who are brought before them as Judge Huson does, the game wardens, constables and deputy sheriffs would soon be able to take a rest. The Los Angeles Daily Herald gave an | account some weeks ago of an investigation that was being made by the local fish and game protective association, of charges against a resident of ‘that city to the effect that he was catching song birds in the trees about his house, with steel traps. The- reporter sent out to write up the case had, no doubt, given the name and street ad- dress of this man, but the editor had evi- dently blue penciled the name, lest he should lose a subscriber. Will some reader of RECREATION in Los Angeles please give me the name and ad- dress of this song bird trapper, and give me a full report as to what, if anything, was done with the case? The trapper may pos- sibly be a subscriber to RECREATION, but that matters not. If I can learn who he is, I shall-be glad to give him a scalding that will prevent him from renewing his sub- scription, The Park Commissioners of this city have scored a victory against the bill board nuisance. A former Park Commissioner granted a permit to a certain advertising man to deface the fence surrounding the New York Library building, at Fifth ave- nue and 42d street. When Commissioner Wilcox was appointed he revoked this per- mit, and the mutilator of public walls went into court for redress. The case has recently been passed on by the Court of Appeals at Albany, and the action of Commissioner \YWilcox is sustained. The unsightly and dis- CORNER. VA graceful advertisements that have defaced the public library fence for a year past must now come down. If the Legislatures of the various States would follow up this de- cision by passing laws prohibiting the erec- tion of these ridiculous advertising fakes all over the country, the public would be grateful. N. L. Hoyt, a wealthy grocer of Chicago, was arrested July 5th last, for shooting woodcock out of season, and 5 of the birds were found in his possession. He was taken before a justice of the peace in Evanston and fined $15, this being the minimum penalty as fixed by law for the killing of one woodcock. I am informed that State Game Commissioner A. J. Lovejoy tele- graphed the justice on the morning of the trial, asking that the fine be fixed at this small amount. The reason for this is sup- posed to be that Hoyt is a wealthy man and Lovejoy probably thought his influence might be valuable in some future election. If Hoyt had been a poor devil, the justice would no doubt have soaked him to the full limit and Lovejoy would have crowed over the victory. The law should not be twisted. Joseph Beiter and William Arthur, 2 Johnstown, Pa., lawyers, have been given a dose of their own medicine. They went trout fishing in the close season for these fish last summer, and caught 28 in one day. State Fish Commissioner Meehan heard of the exploit, had warrants issued for the offenders, and a justice of the peace fined them $10 for each fish, $200 in all. They paid the fine and costs. It is the business of a lawyer to expound the law to other people and collect pay for it. A lawyer is supposed to know all about game and fish laws, as well as others; and it is a great satisfaction.to know that when a pair of these legal lights violated a plain, simple statute like that against the taking of trout at certain times they should have been required to pay the penalty. In July last George Lucas, Britton Butler and Harry Vedeffer, of Winburne, Pa., were arrested by County Detective J. W. Rightnour, of Bellefonte, for dynamiting fish on Black Bear run. They were taken before Justice J. B. LaPorte, of Philips- burg, tried, found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $100 each and costs of $15.34, and to serve 100 days in jail. The dyna- miters appealed their case to the county court, where the sentence of the Justice bse confirmed and the pirates paid their nes. Thus Justice LaPorte, Detective Right- nour and Harry Simla have earned the gratitude of all good people. 76 RECREATION. Lucas’s number in the hog register is 949, Butler’s 950 and Vedeffer’s 951. Dr. Barton W. Evermann, assistant in charge of Scientific Inquiry, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, reports that he had excellent trout fishing in Alaska last summer, at sev- eral different places, particularly at Fresh- water bay, Sitka, Klawock and Hunter bay. The most abundant trout in Alaska is the Dolly Varden. It was so abundant at Pab- lof falls, Freshwater bay, that Dr. Ever- mann was able to catch a number of large specimens in a few hours! The cutthroat trout and a new species of rainbow trout are also common and exceedingly gamey. Dr. Evermann promises to give the read- ers of RECREATION a fuller account of his angling in Alaskan waters. July 23, 2 hunters, a short distance out of Wichita, Kan., were ostensibly hunt- ing plover along the public highway. The local constable, who is a member of the L. A. S., thought that plover did not light on telegraph wires, investigated, found some doves in the wagon, and promptly ar- rested the men. He took them before the justice of the peace, who fined them $25 apiece for their fun. They left 2 valuable guns as security. The State Secretary- Treasurer had caused the late changes in the game laws to be advertised extensively and the farmers were “next.” Let the good work go on. A hardware dealer in Dolgeville, N. Y., offered a prize in April last to the man who would take the biggest trout on the opening day of the season and deliver it at the hardware store. The prize was won by Joseph Kamps with a trout from Big Sprite creek that weighed 1034 ounces. A certain smart Aleck of Dolgeville entered another trout which weighed 14 ounces, but it was suggested by ‘some of the competi- tors that the fish was not big enough to register that weight. On examination the fish was found to contain 4 ounces of shot. It would have been a good scheme to have compelled Mr. Aleck to swallow those shot after they were taken from his trout. J. N. Brown, of Dover, N. J., killed 3 wild ducks in July last at one pot shot, as they sat on the water. He was greatly elated over the result of his imaginary skill as a shooter, carried the birds down all the main streets and gleefully showed them to his friends. Game Warden Anson Decker heard of the incident, called on Mr. Brown and escorted him to the office of Justice J. H. Brown, where the duck shooter was informed that the State needed 62 of his dollars for the game protective fund. J. N. plunked them down, and in future will probably wait until the legal season opens before he goes after ducks. His number in the game hog book is 952. Eblom Karom, of Hartford, Conn, was recently arrested for killing song and insec- tivorous birds. He had in his possession 5 golden wing woodpeckers, one blue jay and 2 robins. The culprit was taken before Judge Garvan, of the Hartford police court, who soaked him to the extent of $90 and trimmings—total, $118.77. Karom paid the fine, and it will probably be a long time before he will make another series of Karom shots like those he made that morning. Game warden John E. Foote made the ar- rest, and says he is now looking for other bird hunters. Karom is registered in the game hog book as No. 953. James H. Mandigo, of Ogdensburgh, N. Y., attempted to ship 2 barrels of coarse fish to a dealer in this city some weeks ago, and when the barrels were delivered at the express office in Ogdensburgh, Game War- den E. H. Hazen, who happened to be on deck, thought he smelled game fish. He opened the barrels and found, neatly con- cealed among the bullheads, suckers, ete., 6 black bass. Mr. Hazen took Mr. Man- digo into court, introduced him to the blind goddess and a fine of $50 and a sentence of 6 months’ imprisonment were prorhptly pro- nounced against the offender. | _ Mandigo’s number in the fish hog book is 054. “One J. L. MeNitt, of Milroy, Pa., aided by a pack of hounds, caught a deer in Au- gust last and sold it to a party of hunters. Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary. of the State Game Commission, heard of the affair, went after McNitt, rounded him up, and took him before Justice J. R. Longwell, of Milroy, who fined McNitt $125. Hereafter when anyone asks McNitt if he is found of hunting deer he will prob- ably just pronounce the last syllable of his name. . His full name is further recorded in the game hog book opposite the number 955. Rev. Robert E. L. Craig, an Episcopal . minister of Omaha, while out in Central Nebraska last spring holding religious services among the farmers, was arrested for shooting meadow larks and fined $110. He was at the time a candidate for the rectorship of Trinity Cathedral, Omaha, but the good people of that congregation became so disgusted with him when they learned of his bird slaughter that they de- cided not to appoint him, and I under- stand he has left Omaha for some other field of labor. His number in the pig pen ‘ is 956. RECREATION. 77 Beer Keeps One Well It is a noticeable fact that those who brew beer, and who drink what they want of it, are usually healthy men. You find no dys- peptics among them, no nervous wrecks, no wasted, fatless men. And so in those countries where beer 1s the national beverage. The reason 1s that beer 1s health- ful. ‘The malt and the hops are nerve foods. And the habit of drinking it keeps the body supplied with fluid to flush out the waste. The weak, the nervous and sleep- less must have it. Why isn’t it better to drink it now, and keep from becoming so? But drink pure beer — Schlitz Beer. There isn’t enough good in impure beer to balance the harm in it. Ask for the Brewery Bottling. THE BEER THAT MALE MILWALAZE FAMOUS * 78 RECREATION. 2 nnn MACE STONE AND THE BEAR. W. H. LIPPETTS. It was from Mace Stone himself that I heard the particulars of his famous wrestling match with a bear. It was an unpremedi- tated affair on the part of Mace. Although he emerged from the encounter consider- ably the worse for wear, he often remarked, “T larned that consarned critter a thing or 2 "bout back and squar holts that he didn’t know afore.” A Mace was so used to mixing truth with vivid imagination that it was sometimes hard to say just where the one began and the other ended. “It was all along of that cussed car- penter,” said Mace, when I had succeeded in loosening the floodgates of his_ elo- quence. “That ornery critter was always getting into scrapes and then howlin’ like a house afire for some one to get him out. You see it was this way: Me and the car- penter went out huntin’ one day. We didn't know what we was huntin’ for, but we was huntin’ and by gum, we found something we wasn’t lookin’ for. We got over to Baldwin in time to catch the steamer 71- conderoga, and made a bargain with Cap- tain Frank White to land us at what there was left of the old Horicon hotel pier at the foot of Black mountain. “We picked our way ashore over the rot- ten planks some way or other, and turned off to the South so as to come out on the rocks back of Paradise bay. The carpenter was ahead. Him and me was travlin’ slow- ly, not witchin’ for much of anythin’. All of a sudden the carpenter went out of sight; I heard a thundering big thump and then a thundering big yell. “That cuss had leather lungs I reckon. You could have heard him from one end of the lake to t’other. I knew there was trouble ahead, and not stopping to think I rushed forward and in 2 jerks of a lamb’s tail I come down in the middle of as pretty a muss as any one not a durned fool could hope to see. “There was the carpenter, flat on his back and over him a whoppin’ big black b’ar. The b’ar was a-settin’ on his haunches, lookin’ kinder surprised at the lot of noise that cum frum such a small man as that carpenter.. Well, I no sooner landed than that cussed skunk of a car- penter up and sloped, leavin’ me to tackle the critter alone. Before I could ketch my breath, the b’ar fetched my arm a clip that sent my rifle sailin’ out into the bay where the water was 20 foot deep. Then he caught me a slap aside of the head that made me see heavens’ full of stars. By that time I had got my dander up, and we went at it hammer and tongs. Meanwhile the car- penter had shinned up a tree and was givin’ me all sorts of advice. “‘Give it to him, Mace,’ he yelled; ‘soak him once for me.’ Soak him; Great Scott! I’d agiven half a dollar to have soaked the carpenter just once about then. Talk about soakin’ the b’ar; he had more science than Sullivan ever had. I managed to get out my knife, but before I could use it, it was knocked out of my hand and over the bushes to keep company with my rifle in the bay. “*Yer gol darned fool,’ I shouted to the carpenter, ‘come down out of that tree, pick up yer rifle and shoot the brute.’ “*Your all right,’ says the carpenter, ‘T’ll stay where I am and let you finish him.’ “He was a miserable sort of a cuss, that carpenter. He had no more pluck in him than a 7 day old kitten. There he set up in the air, clutchin’ the branch he was sit- tin’ on and lookin’ down on me and the b’ar as though it was a paid show and he had a reserved seat. “All that time me and the b’ar was a- havin’ it. We went round and round, and the dust flew. Sometimes I was on top and then the b’ar was. After cussin’ and rastlin’ awhile I got the critter where I wanted him, and by a sort of a double back-action twist I lifted and threw him clean over my head. He lit kinder stunned like. By the time he had got back his thinkin’ faculties I ketched hold of the carpenter’s rifle and sent a bali through the b’ar’s ugly head. “Then I looked at myself. I was a sight. When I started out in the mornin’ I wore tolorably good lookin’ clothers. Now my coat was clawed off my back and my pants was in ribbons. There wasn’t enough thread in Ticonderoga to have mended that suit. “The carpenter cum down from the tree and begun to make all sorts of comments about my appearance. He said I would make a good scarecrow and he’d hire me to stand in his corn lot the rest of the fall. He made me so consarned mad that I walked over to where he was standin’ and fetched him a clip on the jaw that laid him out apparently as dead as a nit. “T left, thinkin’ I’d killed him for sure, but when I got back to Ti., there he was before me, and had sworn out a warrant, chargin’ me with assault with intent to kill. I said he got the clip in the jaw from the b’ar in the beginnin’ of the trouble, and then up and told them all how he had acted dur- in’ the fight. The judge threw the case out of court. ; He—Why are some girls so fond of bath- ing that they are on the beach all day, while others can’t be induced to go near the water? She—Oh, it’s simply a matter of form.— Exchange. ae re eer es ee SO MIIIEE 3 es nos asa 0 ad eee 1 drunk, 1 drunk..... <4.0 5 Cine Saas Io days —Life RECREATION is the best of books. I do not know how any one who loves hunting, fishing, or camping can afford to be with- out it. -G. E. Kinsley, Lanesboro, Pa. RECREATION. 79 EQUITABLE HENRY B.HYDE FOUNDER VICE PRESIDENT / JANUARY Til Paw events is sure—death or old age. hint An adequate Endowment policy in the Equitable will make pro- vision against both. It will protect your family if you die - or yourself —if you live. Nowis the lime tomake such provision. To-morrow maybe toolale. it H i, ‘ rh ii}! SUR ‘ wd ys ii F I » HHI h Vacancies for men of character foact as representatives. Apply to GAGE E.TARBELL,2™ Vice President. For ful! information fil! out this coupon, or write THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY ot the United States 120 Broadway, New York Dept. No. 16 Please send me information regarding an Endowment for $ if issued at years of age. 80 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 shail, therefore, be glad to answer any questions and to print any ttems sent me by practical amateurs relating to their expert ence in photography. SOME TIPS ON REDUCTION. In October Recreation A. V. Wood- cock asks for a formula for reducing over developed negatives, and is told to soak them in a 10 per cent solution of red prus- siate of potash, and to examine the nega- tive every few minutes to note the process of reduction. I trust that Mr. Woodcock is blessed with more than the usual amount of patience, else his task must prove weari- some. I can well imagine the beginner at- tempting to make use of this information, and I can foretell the result he will ob- tain, or rather will not obtain; for red prussiate of potash in solution, used alone, has uo more effect as a reducer than so much water. Its only visible effect on the plate is to stain the film a deep yellow. The various reducing solutions common- ly in use may be divided into 3 classes, according to the manner in which they work. One class acts evenly all over the negative, removing density equally from the thick and the thin portions. The second class works unevenly, cutting deepest into the thin parts of the film and leaving the denser portions comparatively untouched, so that the result is to produce greater contrast in the negative. The third class produces exactly the opposite effect, thin- ning down the high lights and reducing the contrast. By keeping the idea of these 3 different classes in mind and using a so- lution of the proper sort when occasion arises, great improvement can be made in work. Take, for illustration, a plate which has had the proper exposure. It came up nice- ly in the developer, but the latter may have been stronger than needed, or through lack of experience, development may have been carried too far. The whole plate looks thick and heavy and many of the finer details are buried under the dense de- posit of silver. In order to make a print from this, a long exposure to light is re- quired, and as a means of improvement it should be reduced. Although the relative values of the different densities have been somewhat altered from the normal by over development, the most satisfactory results will probably be obtained by simply remov- ing an equal amount from the whole sur- face of the plate. To accomplish this, use a reducer of the first class, one which will act equally on both lights and shadows. For this I recommend the following, known as Bartlett’s reducer: - Dissolve 15 grains perchloride of iron and 30 grains of citric acid in 16 ounces of water. Soak ihe plate in this a few minutes, rinse well and immerse in a clean hypo bath of the usual strength for fixing plates. Then wash well. This reducer works well and evenly, the only objection to its use being that the re- duction is visible only after the plate has been placed in the hypo bath, and on this account it is somewhat difficult to tell just how much the density of the plate has been changed. A few trials with waste plates will give one an idea of how long to soak the negative in the iron solution. An over exposed plate needs a different treatment. I get the best results by de- veloping it until it is dense and then re- ducing it, using a reducer of the second class, which will give an increase of con- trast. In such cases I generally use the red prussiate of potash and hypo solution, commonly called Farmer’s solution. To prepare this, dissolve 20 grains of red piussiate of potash (potassium ferricyan- ide) in one ounce of water. Dissolve sep- arately 1% ounce of hypo in 4 ounces of water. Add enough of the potash solu- tion to the hypo to color the latter solution a pale yellow, and immerse the plate in this, having previously given it a thorough soaking. Rock the tray and watch the negative closely. If the action of the so- lution is slow, add a few drops more of the potash. After the solution has acted sufficiently wash the negative thoroughly. Reduction with this solution should be carricd on in weak light and the potash so- lution should be freshly mixed, as it un- dergoes a chemical change when exposed to light. This reducer sometimes works unevenly, reducing the plate in spots, and may also stain the film yellow if allowed to act too long; but by giving the plate a preliminary soaking and using a_ freshly mixed solution such trouble may _ be avoided. Last comes the negative with too much contrast; the under exposed, over devel- oped snapshot, the interior view or what not. For these it is best to use a solution of ammonium persulphate, freshly mixed, of a strength of, say, 15 grains to the ounce of water. Soak the negative well and apply the persulphate solution. A peculiarity in the action of this reducer is that it seems to work slowly at first, but gradually gathers headway and acts faster and faster; so the plate should be carefully watched, lest the reduction go too far. When — reduction is sufficient it may be stopped by immersing the plate, after rinsing it, in a solution of sodium sulphite, say about 15 grains to each ounce of water. The sul- phite solution checks the action of the re- ducer at once. After a few minutes’ im- mersion the plate should be well rinsed again, placed in an ordinary fixing bath a few moments and then well washed. By the intelligent use of these methods an amateur may vastly improve the quality of his work; but I emphasize the fact that a correctly exposed and developed negative is always to be preferred to one which has been doctored. C. M. Whitney, Bayonne, N. J. CARD TRIES TO BE FUNNY. I enclose a photo taken by Miss Pearl Cochran, at a distance of 150 feet. Miss Cochran lives at Wabana Lake, in Itaska County, Minn., 14 miles North of Grand Rayids. She and her father and some guests were on the lake in a launch when on turning a point of land they came in sight of these 2 moose, eating on a bog, and caught them just as they looked up. H. S. Huson, Grand Rapids, Minn. The photo you send is truly a remarkable picture. If it had been under the circum- stances you describe, it would have proved of interest to all sportsmen and natural- ists; but there is the rub. Please under- stand I am not questioning your statement in the least, nor any statement made by the young lady who took the picture; but it is possible that someone may be playing a joke on you, or on me. The photo looks as if it might have been made from a painting; but it may have been from life, as you say. If so, the young lady must have been at least 125 feet out in reckon- ing the distance; for at 150 feet from the camera the bull moose could not have been more than one inch high on the plate. I recently photographed my saddle horse at a distance of 12 feet, on a plate the same size as the one on which this moose picture was made, and he stands 434 inches high on the plate. The moose would be prob- ably 3 feet taller than the horse, meas- uring from the hoofs to the point of his horns, and he stands 5% inches on the plate; so if this picture is from life he could not have been more than 15 feet to 20 feet from the camera. If this picture was made from a paint- ing, as I am inclined to believe, then the man who made the painting is a master artist and I should like to know who he is. It looks like the work of Landseer, or Seton, or Rungius. Now, my dear sir, I trust you will accept these questions in the kindly spirit in which they are put to you. There are many people who think it fun to get a joke on an editor, and many an editor has been caught in such traps. Will you kindly enlighten me further? I beg pardon for having sent the photo- graph of the moose, or for having had anything to do with it. First, I am inno- cent of trying to practice any deception in AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. 81 the matter. The story as reported to me I wrote you, thinking it would be of in- terest to the readers of RecreEaTiIon.. That, only, was my motive. I believed the story true, and-the picture as true to nature. On receipt of your letter, thinking I had made a blunder, I immediately drove out to Cochran’s place and presented your letter to Miss Pearl Cochran. She was surprised that I did not know the origin of the pic- ture. She informed me that it was taken from a label which came on a package of goods. The young lady is in no way to blame for the circulation of this story. It rests entirely with one John H. Card, of this place, who was stopping there as a guest, and who thought it funny to deceive me in this matter. This man Card has in the past borne a bad reputation as to killing game out of season. I issued a warrant some time ago for his arrest, but the deputy sheriff, one Sawyer, who, by the way, has been dis- continued as deputy sheriff, failed to do His duty, so Card escaped punishment. He has in the past killed both moose and deer for lumber camps. H. S. Huson, Probate Judge, Grand Rapids, Minn. Since the foregoing was put in type I have learned that the drawing which Miss Cochran photographed was made by Carl Rungius.—EnIrTor. PLATE SOAKING. A correspondent writes in RECREATION in regard to pin holes and dust. I emphasize what he said about using only the best brands of plates, but be sure to find out which really are the best, choosing brands used by professional photographers of good standing. -After dusting the plate, which must be done carefully, dust the plate holder as well. When cleaning my camera the other day I was surprised to see the quantity of dust and dirt that had collected within a short time in the inside folds of the bellows. The movement of focusing sets all this dust in motion, to settle on the plate during ex- posure. It is not always advisable to soak the plates in water before developing; some brands of plates may stand it, but others, will not. The action of the developer is quite different if the plate is first soaked in water. The developer does not get down into the film in the same way as when poured over a dry plate. The water held in the film dilutes the developer and renders its action slower and less vigorous. I do not know of any plate makers who advise preliminary soaking. The many inquiries for formule of devel- opers of all kinds seen in the photographic 82 RECREATION. magazines indicate that many amateurs are hunting for the best developer. All the plate makers publish directions for hand- ling their plates, in which are various form- ule for developers, any one of which you may be sure is the best in its class for that particular brand of plate. If it were not the best it would not be advised. ‘vu get the best results with plates, papers or any photographic supplies, follow strictly the directions given by the manufacturers. R. L. Wadhams, Wilkesbarre, Pa. HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH A YACHT. The best position for the camera in re- lation to the yacht must be left to the judgment of the operator. A broadside view, or direct bow or stern, will not, as a rule, make a pleasing picture. What might be termed a three-quarter view will make the most pictorial photograph. Under or- dinary circumstances, especially in bright weather, the white sails are rendered in al- most the same tone gradation as the clouds. It is well, if possible, to secure some con- trast, in order that the sail shall stand out against the sky in the print. The greatest contrasts will be obtained by having the sun at the back of the sails or in front of them. The position the boat occupies in the print is important. Unless at anchor, the boat should not occupy the center, and on no ac- count should the position cause the cutting of the bowsprit, mizzen, or any part of the boat. The whole of the sails, rigging, spars, etc., should be included in the composition. This requires much care; but no picture of a yacht is worth taking unless it is com- plete. A quick exposure will give a hard, un- natural, and lifeless appearance; a slower exposure will give the effect of motion and energy. The spray breaking over the bows will give life and action to the picture — Exchange. SNAP SHOTS. n I have been using all kinds of printing out paper. When I tone and wash my prints I put them on a ferrotype, and they always stick to it, How can sticking be prevented? What solution is best for So- lio paper? Edward Krivanek, Chicago, IIl. ANSWER. The difficulty you have experienced with prints sticking to the ferrotype plate may be due to the plates having become gummy. Wash plates thoroughly 3 or 4 times in boiling water, and apply paraffin solution, formula for which may be found in the Solio direction sheet. The trouble might also be due to using too much pressure when squeegeeing prints into contact. If toning by separate toning bath add % ounce of Eastman Solio Hardener to each gallon of fixing bath. This would likely overcome the trouble encountered.—EbIrTor. In a recent issue of REcrEATION I asked all such of my readers as are amateur pho- tographers and who do their own develop- ing and printing, to write me postal cards, stating that fact. Some hundreds of my good friends have taken the trouble to write letters in which they have answered that question, and in most cases they have also discussed other subjects. These let- ters do not, therefore, answer the purpose, and I must again request all my photo- graphic readers who do their own chemical work to write me postal cards. I want these for a specific purpose and nothing-else will answer. Can you give me a good formula for a negative varnish? W. T. Lovell, Kaw, Wyo. ANSWER. A good retouching varnish is made as fol- lows: Shellac: sé .iisd. Use +2 gs (pence Saridarde so ities i ete 0.2I ounce Mastic. ctl Rxaoe sae 0.21 ounce Bther «4 i..3'is ws wan soue 2.7. fluid drams 2.7 fluid drams of pure benzole are added to the mixture after the resins have dissolved in the ether.—EbITor. I am a lover of the camera and through RECREATION have learned to be a good photographer. I have a trunk full of your magazines, and whenever I wish to find out any thing pertaining to photo work I know where to look for it. I have had many cameras. My favorite is the long focus Premo, 5x7. With it I do every kind of work and always get what I go after. I have never tried enlarging. Can it be done with my Premo? If so, how? Where can large sheets of developing paper be had for this work? W. Klinefelt, Ashland, Wis. The photograph printed on the front cover and again on page 339 of November RECREATION was made by Norman Pome- roy, of Lockport, New York. Unfortunate- ly his name was not: written on the back of the picture when he sent it to me, and accordingly when I came to publish it I had forgotten who made it. Friends who favor me with prints should invariably write their names and addresses on backs thereof, so that there may be no question as to giving proper credit. To mend celluloid articles, wet the edve with acetic acid and press the pieces to- gether for a short time——Exchange. RECREATION. ix Developing ~ by Machine. In a little more than a year of actual use the Kodak Developing Machine has demonstrated two facts—that the dark-room is unnecessary for film development—that better results can be obtained by machine than by hand. The old theory that a negative can be successfully manipulated in development after the image has begun to appear has been exploded. If the exposure is over or under the range of the film or plate, no amount of “coddling”? in the developer will save it. Its only hope lies in normal development to be followed after fixing by reduction or intensification. Owing to the wide latitude allowed in exposure by our films, perfect negatives result from development for a certain length of time in a fixed strength of developer if the exposure has been anywhere near correct. And to correctly expose is not so difficult as the beginner imagines, there being a latitude of fully five points. For instance, if the correct exposure for a given subject were three seconds, any exposure of from one to five seconds would give a perfect negative. Whether “snap-shot” or “time exposure” makes no difference to the machine, and it handles both kinds of exposure on the same strip of film with perfect results. Indeed, the superiority of machine developed negatives is so marked that a battery of Kodak Developing Machines operated by a water-motor, now does our work and does it better than could even the skilled and careful operators whom we have always employed. If the machine can give better average results than can be obtained by men who have done nothing for years except develop negatives, the amateur can certainly draw but one conclusion: that he must use it—not endeavor to compete with it. Development of an entire roll takes but four or five minutes. The developer is then poured off; the film is rinsed; taken out in daylight and fixed in a tray or any convenient dish. A year’s experience has brought to light the above very convenient method of fixing, cutting in half the time formerly required for operating the machine. Just mix powders with water. That’s your chemistry by the Kodak system. No weighing, no fussing, and every step by daylight. 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About a year ago I visited, with Dr. R. E. Stewart and Mr. Charles Newell, of this place, an old Indian village at the mouth of Rock creek, on the Columbia river, where there are yet a few lodges of the once great Klickitat tribe. Our purpose was to gather relics, arrow- heads, spearheads, stone pipes, mortars, pestles and other implements for the doc- tor’s collection. We reached the village at 10 a. m. and found the Indians engaged in removing the remains of their dead an- cestors from the cairns of rock on the mountainside, where they had rested for generations, to a little cemetery on a slope overlooking the broad Columbia. The usual row raised by the dogs drew their attention and they greeted us .cor- dially, for Mr. Newell, who has employed many of them on the range, was long since made a Tyee, or chief, and is often called on to act as judge. His decisions are final and always respected; though from some of his rulings, as he recounted them to us, I should most certainly have appealed. Some of the Indians were digging the new graves, 6 or 8 feet long and 2% to 3 feet wide, and nothing to go in them but pitiful little bundles of bones, mummified flesh and dust done up in rawhide. What Tyee Charlie says is law and gos- pel with the Klickitats, and after watching them a few minutes digging the tough gravel soil in the hot sun, he stopped them and said in Chinook, “This way is good and all right for Bos- ton men (Yankees) and King George men (English). They travel like the geese, ducks and cranes, all over the world. They die and one is buried here or there; but they are travelers, and when they come to Sah-a-le ty-ee ill-a-hee (heaven) they find each other easily. Klickatat Siwash are not so; they are born together, live to- gether, fish, hunt, fight and die together, and should be buried together. Then when they come to heaven, Sah-a-lee tyee Jesus will say, ‘Kla-how-ye Klickatat till-a-cums (How are you, my Klickatat people), and will give you a good wide range, where there is plenty of bunch grass and deep streams, and where salmon will run the year round.” Without a question they selected one of the largest graves and widening it into a long trench, were soon placing the bundles in side by side. In moving one of the bun- dles some of the small bones dropped out and with them a stone arrowhead of perfect shape and peculiar material. I helped re- place the bones, which I was told were those of Kam-ia-kan, a chief and an old time friend of Wa-ki-gas, one of the oldest men of the tribe, who was standing near I went to Wa-ki-gas and showing him the arrowhead asked if it had been buried for Kam-i-kan to use in heaven. He shook his: head and said: “Years ago, when I was a young man, Kam-ia-kan, who was much older and a — chief, led a band of young warriors to steal ponies from the Nez Perces, up on the Walla Walla. While hiding in the willows wait- ing to run off the pony band, a young Nez Perce squaw came to the river to comb her hair, using the placid surface of the water as a mirror. Before she was half done Kam-ia-kan decided that he needed another wife. He located the lodge where the squaw lived, and when his braves stampeded the pony herd that night, he rode to the door of the lodge, caught up the woman and swung her on his horse.. Then he fled with her toward the mountains, but making a wide detour came back to the river, where he had hidden another pony in the willows. He had little fear of being pursued, for the Nez Perces were following the pony herd, which was being run off by his band. “He stopped long enough to tie his cap- * tive on the led horse and to pull out the shaft of an arrow which had struck him in the short ribs as he turned from the lodge with his struggling captive. It was a medicine arrow, and using the painted and decorated shaft to urge on his horse he pushed down to the Columbia, which at that point is wide, but not rapid. He was feeling faint from loss of blood, but after untying the hands and feet of the squaw he forced his horses into the stream, and they swam for the other bank. The water, however, softened the blood-clot in his wound, and as they landed he fell faint- ing from his horse. His captive was a red skinned savage, but she was a woman; and like all her sisters, no matter of what color, she loved boldness in a wooer. Kam- ia-kan’s scalp, which her people had many times risked their lives trying to get, his bow, quiver, ornaments and _ ponies would have made her the envied of the Nez Perce nation; but she was a woman. She bound up his wound and bathed his temples until he partly revived. Then help- ing him on his pony, she climbed up behind and sustained him until they reached his village on Rock creek. “He is a brave warrior and I am a chief's daughter and proud of him,” was all she said as she stood there a stranger among a strange people. “Yes,” continued Wa-hi- gas, “this was the arrow that wounded him. It would not have hit him if he had made medicine for wife stealing, but he had made medicine only for horse stealing, and it was — a narrow escape.” Now Wa-hi-gas, like Kimiakan and his — captive bride, has gone to meet Sahale Tyee Jesus, who I sincerely trust has judged them mercifully and given them the range Tyee Charlie promised them. “The window was open, The curtain was drawn A microbe flew in, And our darling is gone.” —Chicago Record-Herald. IN ANSWERING ADS PLEASE. MENTION RECREATION. RECREATION. P NHERE are 40,000 members of the Commercial Travellers Accident Association, and each member carries an identifi- cation card, in case cf injury. On two pages of this card are printed “ Medical and Surgical Helps” by Dr. Terry, Surgeon-in-Chief of the Association. 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But when Postum is boiled for 15 minutes the Phosphates are extracted from the wheat fibres, just as soup is extracted from bone and meat, ready for prompt assimilation and Nerve support. It is easy to switch from Coffee, because “Postum” has the delicious flavor, and rich aroma of fine old Government Java. A ten days trial shows wonderful results and costs little. ~Postum XV XVi A DAY IN KINNEY COUNTY, TEXAS I am a teacher by profession, but spend much time camping in the woods. In this climate camping is at all times delightful, even in midwinter. The air is clear and bracing and the temperature moderate. Not long ago I went on a short trip to Blue Water hole. My outfit consisted of a horse and buggy, bedding and provisions for a 2 days’ trip. My companion was a boy, Aleck Wickham, about 14 years old. We left at 3.30 p. m. and arrived at Blue Water at 8 p. m,, after a drive of 22 miles. We struck camp on the banks of the hole, which is about 20 yards wide and 250 yards long, fringed with pecan and sycamore trees. Having eaten supper and fed our horse we walked up the dry bed of the stream to try to find turkeys on their roost. The moon was shining bright and the trees were bare of foliage. We had not proceeded over 300 yards when a sudden “put, put,” was heard 60 yards ahead, and out flew about 15 gobblers. I saw one still sitting in the tree; I fired and the turkey fell. We returned to camp and picked our gobbler. I was out again by daybreak, among the trees toward which the turkeys had flown the night before. I could not see nor hear anything of them for a long time. At last I saw, in a small live oak, what ap- peared a board lodged in the tree, but which had the general outlines of a turkey. I decided to hold my gun in readiness to shoot if the least motion was discernible. I stood motionless until what appeared to be the tail moved the least bit. In less than a second I had fired, and out fell an- other large turkey. Returning to camp I found Aleck had been fishing and had caught a few small perch and catfish, When the sun was about 2 hours high, I decided to try my luck at fishing. I put a trolling spoon on a small linen line and using an 18-foot cane rod, I made some spins across the water and found the silver trout* rising beautifully. The place was difficult to troll in on account of overhanging trees, but I kept Aleck busy stringing trout. I caught as many as he could well carry, one of the number being a 5% pounder. Others pulled the scales at 3 and 4 pounds. Leaving Aleck to stake this string near camp I walked ahead to a small lake 400 yards lower, taking along my shot gun loaded with buck shot. As I reached the edge of the woods opening on the lake a yearling deer jumped from the edge of the water where he had been drinking. Before I had time to think, my gun was at my shoulder and the deer was dead. It fell within 15 feet of where I first saw it. I made a few spins in the lower lake and landed more trout, making 16 in all. Car- rying my fish and deer to camp, we put them in the buggy and started for home at 2 p. m., arriving in time to supply several families with fish for supper. A. H. Horn, Brackettville, Texas. *Large mouth black bass.—EpiTor. RECREATION. . ' AROUND DOTSERO. I came to this place primarily to fin relief from asthma. In this I have bee successful, and, being an ardent lover o nature, have done nothing but hunt, fish and ramble over the hills and through th canyons. The friend with whom I am staying say deer, elk and other game animals, are scarce now; but I think we can accoun for his opinion from the fact that he came to this section 15 or 18 years ago, whe deer roamed at will over the river bot toms and elk could be seen in bands of 400 or 500. To my mind conditions are at present, more favorable for genuine sport than they would be were deer anc elk as plentiful as formerly, for in th case no skill at all would be required secure them. For elk one must now go 20 or 25 mile from Dotsero, though deer can be hac within a mile of the village. Only a fev days since 6 or 8 passed along a hill neo half a mile distant, and in full view of the place. There are mountain sheep withir 5 or 6 miles, but these the law protects 2a all times. Lions are scarce in the imme diate vicinity. Have seen but few tracks this winter, one being exceptionally larg Two lions were taken near Gypsum, miles above, some weeks ago. Bear, like elk, are some distance away. though tracks were seen this fall on Onior ridge, 4 or 5 miles from here. About Deep lake are several bear, and one in particule has attracted attention. Men who have seen his tracks say they are the larg est they have ever run across; indeed, bruin himself has been seen by severa persons, who say the tracks are not decep tive. Of smaller animals, wildcats and coy otes are numerous; beaver and otter scar Ducks, mostly mallards, are plentiful on Grand river, and a few geese were here a while. Grouse are abundant about Sweet water lake, Coffee Pot and other places. Trout abound in all the streams and lakes. Colorado has strict game laws, but they are broken frequently, as are those of othe States. To one desiring recreation and spo this part of the State offers special in ducements. Here is Glenwood Springs, the Baden of America, one of the most noted watering places of the West. Of lakes there are many. Deep, Sweetwater Marvine and Wappers are all typical mountain lakes, with clear, cold water, well stocked with trout, and comparatively easy of access. Then, too, there are many mountain streams, also filled with trout. L. D. 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No special wadding; one card and one ordinary black edge gave about the same results as 3 or more wads. This powder makes a little more smoke than E. C. or DuPont, though not enough to interfere with the second barrel. Those who complain of the sharp recoil of other smokeless powders in light guns will find this compound practically free from it with ordinary loads. The makers claim it is safe in any gun that will stand black powder and can be loaded the same as black. W. F. Jones, Marion, Ind. A Sportsman’s Encyclopedia THE 20th CENTURY BOOK———— | Nearly 500 pages—1000 Illustrations. | THE COMPLETE , “ Sportsman’s We have received a per- pa : sonal letter of commenda- tion from Theodore Roose- velt, Jr., White House, Washington, D. C. about this book. Hunter’s, Fisherman’s, Angler’s, Trapper’s and Camper’s Manual A veritable Mine or Epitome of In- formation. 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IO AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS Here is a Chance to Get a FINE CAMERA EASILY A 4x5 Weno 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 10 yearly subscrip- tions to RECREATION. These are both neat, compact, well-made and handsomely finished cameras, capable of doing high-class work. Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on request. Address RECREATION 23 West 24th St. NEW YORK. RECREATION. XXXili DRAWN BY ROY MASON, A Marble Safety Pocket Axe is the handiest tool a sportsman ever carried, and a life-saver and comfort-provider in the woods. Hunters, canoeists, yachtsmen, campers, fishermen, all need it and unite in praising its supreme utility. Has a guard which closes over the blade and allows it to slip into hip or breast pocket or hang safely at the belt. Made from the finest steel and superbly finished. No. 1, 16-0z., $2.50. No.2, 20-0Z., $2.50. Cheaper grade with wooden handle $1.50. From sporting goods dealers or direct from us. A fine catalogue of sporting necessities free for the asking. Ask for catalogue A MARBLE SAFETY AXE CO., GLADSTONE, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. A SPORTSMAN’S BOAT Mullins’ ‘‘Get There” Steel Duck Boat 14 ft. long, 36-inch beam. PRICE, $20 Crated on cars Salem. Endorsed by Thousands of Sportsmen. Air Chamber each end. Always ready. No repairs Send for handsome free book. Mention Recreation. W. H. MULLINS, 228 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio For Sale or Exchange:—Stevens Ideal, No. 45 Rifle, 34 iuch barrel, 25-25 caliber, special 12 inch twist, Lyman sights, Gun bore treatment, Ideal lubricating machine and complete set of tools, ammunition, etc. Cost over $60 Want Parker, Smith or Ith- aca hammerless 12 gauge gun of equal value, or will take $30 cash. Itemized list and particulars on request with stamp. C, O. Moseley, Limona, Florida. The “Perfect” Fishing & Hunting Motor Boat. Length, 17't. Beam, 4!it Weight 350 Ibs. Speed 6to7 miles. 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Here 7s something : worth looking into. Facts given in our = 7 FREE BOOK, ‘‘ Howto make money , with Squabs.”. PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 11 Friend St., Boston, Mass. SPORTSMEN Learn to Mount Birds, Animals, Heads. Antlers, Tan Furs, Etc. Weteachtheart of TAXIDERMY ly re- perfectly by mail. The game senson is open and you will secure some fine trophies. They deserve a place in your home or office. Why not BE YOUR OWN TAXIDERMIST? We teach the art easily and quickly to any one by Standard Methods. Expert instructors ; reasonable prices Endorsed by all leading sporting journals, and recommend- ed by the most eminent taxidermists. Our interesting catalog tells all about it, and it's yours for the asxing. Write for one to-day. The Northwestern School of Taxidermy, Inc. 411a Bee Buitoinc OMAHA, NEB. A NICKEL-STEEL 38-35. I have what I consider the best all around rifle. It is a 38-55 with nickel steel barrel. It shoots black, low pressure and high pressure powders with equally good results, and is thus adapted to any game from squirrels to bear. My gun is fitted with the new Savage micrometer sights as well as with Lyman_ sights. The 38-55 is a famous target rifle, and with the new barrel and. high pressure powder, should prove an unequaled game killer. To test its penetration, I placed a number of fence rails, I to 1% inches in thickness, side by side. High pressure pow- der drove a metal cased bullet through 40% inches; low pressure. through 214%. I should like to know if any other reader of RECREATION has a gun like the one de- scribed. F. N. Hack, Baltimore, Md. I prefer RECREATION to any sportsman’s periodical I have seen and I have seen many. Success to your every undertaking. I will do all I can to help protect our game and birds. T. Wilson Stiles, Merchantville, N. J. I heartily endorse RECREATION and will do all in my power to further its cause. J. H. Rule, Basin, Mont. **Pigeons and All About Them’”’ F. M. GILBERT'S latest work. 264 pages, illustrated— strictly up-to-date. The only complete Pigeon Book pub- lished in the last twenty years. Cuts of ail the best-known varieties. Standards of all varieties. Tells how to build loft, buy, mate, breed, feed, how to ship to customers, how to prepare for shows and ship to shows, how to prevent and cure disease, tells which are the best breeders and feeders, tells best varieties to breed in a city and which in small towns, tells how to mate for color—in fact, it tells just what it has taken the author forty-five years to learn by actual ex- perience. Endorsed by all the leading fanciers in America. Hundreds of letters praise it. Fourth edition now out. «To get it promptly send one dollar to Frank M. Gilbert, Evansville, Ind. INCREASE YOUR INCOME by learning profitable poultry raising. We successfully teach it in all its branches. Seven distinct courses by cor- respondence, also a residence course at our 60-acre poul- try farm. Our faculty are practical poultrymen, who can and will make you a successful poultry raiser. This fasci- nating and profitable business is still in its infancy and there are tremendous opportunities for those who begin NOW. Write to-day for illustrated booklet, fay describing our various courses of instruction, COLUMBIA SOHOO OF POULTRY CULTURE, Box 610, Waterville, N. ¥, JAMES P. BABBITT, Importer and Dealer in Taxidermists’ Supplies, Bird Skins, Eggs and Publications. Ink Well and Thermometer Pittings for Moose, Elk, Caribou and Deer Feet. Send sc. for Illustrated catalog. BABBITT’S TANNING FLUID Willtan anything from a squirrel to a deerskin with the hairon, Aboy can useit with success, §1.00 a bottle, by mail postpaid. 10-12 Hodges Ave., Taunton, Mass. Mention RECREATION. RECREATION. FAITHFUL DOGS AND TWO FAITHFUL REMEDIES You can’t expect lively activity and strength out of a wormy dog, any more than strength in a wormy piece of wood. Nausea, colic, pains, restlessness, fever, fits—these are all symp- toms of worms, all of which disappear with the administration of Sergeant’s Sure Shot 50c. per Bottle Or take a dog suffering with any ailment common to dogdom — Stomach out of order, Cold or Distemper, Fever, Mange and General Debility or Nervousness—he needs something that will cor- rect the trouble at once, and then built u’p all the enervated organs. The safe, sure thing that will do this are Sergeant’s Condition Pills 50c. and $1.00 per Box Ask your Druggist for these Dog Remedies, or your Sporting foods man; if he hasn’t them, send us the price, and we’ll deliver hem post-paid. Get our handsome Dog Book and a set of Pedigree Blanks free. Send address and 3 cents to cover postage. POLK MILLER DRUG CO., Richmond, Va. xii xii RECREATION. a \ FAKE TIME BY THE ~\ — FORELOCK * Order your hunting boots now. Dont wait till you > want them. Known My else will want ° oye i Y them then, Favorite 3 Nil and we can’t make them all at once. Thompson- Quimby Hunting Rocks ~ and Moccasins : Measurement blanks and prices on request. Mention RECREATION. T. H. GUTHRIE 33 William St. NEWARK, N. J. RECREATION, xliil How is your Muscle ? Would you like to build it up? How are your Lungs? Would you like to expand them? How is your Circulation P Would you like to improve that? If so,sendme 6 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION, accompanied by a money otder for $6, and I will send you a new PROFESSIONAL PUNCHING BAG made by H. D. CRIPPEN, No. 52 Broadway, New York and listed at $6.95. There is a frame with the bag that you can attach to a door casing, a window casing or a wall, or a board fence, or anywhere else you may see fit to put it, and ou will thus have a small gymnasium of your own. he Crippen bag is one of the liveliest ever devised, and if you will put 20 minutes a day on it, for a month, you will find a wonderful improvement in your muscle and your health. Sample copies of REcrREaTION, for use in canvassing, will be mailed free. We have a good many rabbits, a few squirrels, and fewer quails and_ grouse. Hunters hereabout use ferrets and kill ev- ery rabbit they start. I used a 30-30 last winter and got about 25. R. O. Chester, Climax, Mich. “Miss Spinster doesn’t grow old very fast; she’s been 30 for the past 3 years.” “Sort of a 30-30 repeater, eh?” For Sale:—Good Al Vista Camera. Also 6% x 814g View Camera. Exceedingly cheap. Frank Wilson, Box J, Elk Rapids, Mich. It’s in the Back Action The action that takes the strain off the shoul- ders—the buttons—the trousers—the pa- tience. Found only in PRESIDENT Suspenders Satisfactory to you or money back from the manufacturers. No leather to soil the shirt. Buckles cannot rust. At your dealer’s or by mail, 50c and $1.00. THE C. A. EDGARTON MFG. CO., Box 219 Shirley, Mass. Game is scarce in this part of the Cats- kills. We have a few rabbits, grouse, and red and gray squirrels, also some coons, but that is about all. My father owns land here on which he has over 60 tame Ger- ee and Tuxedo deer. They multiply rap- idly. . Jerry Zweighaft, Haines Falls, N. Y. Game is plentiful here. I go out when I have time and get 4 or 5 ducks or prairie chickens. There are lots of moose, elk, deér and bear in Duck mountains, North of here, and in Riding mountains, West. A. W. Brosseau, Grand View, Man. Eva DAE W el FOX 1123 BROADWAY Madison Square and 2sth Street TAILOR AND IMPORTER I refer by permission to the editor of RECREATION xliv RECREATION. Going ishing? Well fixed for rods? If not, send me 5 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and get a Bristol Steel Rod— any one listing at $6.00 or less. Everybody knows what a Bristol Steel Rod _ is, It is equal in strength, durability, suppleness, and all the other good qualities to a split bamboo rod costing $20. This is a great opportunity | Sample Copies of Recreation and holds good only SIXTY | for use in canvassing fur- days. nished on application. RECREATION. 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 latest IDEAL HAND BOOK, giving full information of all New Goods and much matter of interest xlv THE PHIL. B. BEKEART to shooters. ) IDEAL MANUF'G CO., 12 U St., NewHaven, omn.,U.S.A. CO., of San Francisco, Cal., Agents for Pacific Coast. Address, When you write please mention Recreation. I have found the Savage .303 accurate, safe and reliable. The smashing power of the .303, when using soft nose or expensive bullets, is wonderful. Game will not get away if struck in any vital spot, as the shock seems to paralyze a deer instantly. I have never had the slighest trouble in any way with either of the 2 Savage rifles I have owned, and would not wish anything better in any way. F. R. Barber, Warrens, Wis. “ Collan-Oil” preserves leather and tenders shoes and harness positively WATERPROOF Used by the VU. S, LEATHER the Army and Nav AND ~ and National Guar ry RUST Send 25c. for trial can. PREVENTER AGENTS WANTED Write for terms and circulars % J. R, BUCKELEW Dept. A. 311 Chambers St., N. Y. CiAN Cot oir Waterproof INDIAN CURIOS WHOLESALE & RETAIL CURIO DEALERS’ SUPPLY DEPOT. Bead Work, Baskets, Elk Teeth, Mexican Goods, Beads, Fossils, Minerals, Arrow- Heads, Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells, Agates, Photos, Great Stock, Biz Cata. 5c., stamps. Mention RECREATION. If a dealer sayso. = =6L, W. STILWELL, DEADWOOD . . .- . 80. DAE OTA Practical Common Sense CAMP a in6 Sizes. STOVE Either with or without oven. The lightest, strongest, most compact, prac- tical stove made. Cast combination a sheet steel] top, SE SS smooth outside, es. E 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 returned. For catalogue giving iull particulars, mention REo- REATION and address, D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill. Newhouse Traps = THE STANDARD FOR 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 SHELL EXTRACTOR. Every shooter should have one—carryit ina vest pocket, Fits any gauge shell. Koenig’s 10 Cts. Postpaid. Gun Catalogue, Free. E.G.KOENIG, NEW JERSEY S LARGEST GUN HOUSE SOUTH BROAD ST., Newark, N. Jd, ANTI-RUST WICK PLUCS AT REDUCED PRICES Arms fitted with Wick Plugs can not Pit or Rust REDUCED PRICES Shot Gun, per pair, $1.00 postpaid Shot Gee, Bes lug, .50 postpaid Rifles, per Plug, 50 postpaid Give gauge and length of barrel HEMM & WOODWARD, Sidney, 0. Write for Circulars. Mention RECREATION xlvi RECREATION, —memm it Still Leads seit Ho, Them All = “ for Light Recoil ie es Greal Penctration Smog act Even Pattern eless V* yw Fon Sw Snot y Guns Robin Hood Powder Shooting Jacket $ 3.00 UARANTEED all wool, seamless, elastic, (GG 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 appre- ciated. Made only in two colors—dead grass and Oxford Gray. Send us your address for one of our Gun Catalogs The H. H. KIFFE CO., 523 Broadway, N, Y. and ROBIN HOOD LOADED SHELLS MANUFACTURED By The Robin Hood Powder Co. Swanton, Vt. CEDAROLEUM ‘iiici The Ideal Lubticant and Rust-Preventive Keep up with the times and in this New-Year try something ‘‘ NEW” and ‘* BEST OF ALL.” It is colorless and you can use it anywhere on your gun or rifle. Manufactured of the purest chemicals, it meetsa demand and need. Far supevior to any oil or vaseline. It is specific for cleaning rifles and guns after using nitro-powder as well as black. Will prevent RUST. Its peculiar substance makes it the finest of LUBRICANTS for the mechanism. Put up in a neat tube with an injector, and is handy to carry in your pocket. Postpaid sample, 15 cents. CEDAROLEUM CoO. Mention REcREATION. PERKINSVILLE, VT: BRADLEY’S AN TI-RUST ROPES! For SHOT GUNS, RIFLES and REVOLVERS. They cannot rust or pit if these ropes are used, No more worrying to keep your fire arms in perfect condition. Sent postpaid, $1 per set for Shot Guns; soc. for Rifles; 25c. for Revolvers. Give gauge and length of barrel. Send for circular giving full particulars, BRADLEY’S SHOT GUN SIGHT Makes wing shooting easy and certain, Scores greatly increased KK <> 5 whe wea ~ y at trap and in field, Instantly attachable and detachable. Price, post-paid, socents. Send for circular. Address C. L. BRADLEY, CLarksvi__e, TeNnNgSSEE. Mention RECREATION. THE etice RIFLE TELESCOPE Modern Hunting and Target Scopes from 8-power With our improved mountings the Scope lies close to the barrel. Our ‘*Rough Rider” of 8-power is an ideal hunting glass. Our ‘Bulls Eye” at 5 to 8-power is perfection itself for both hunting and target purposes. SEND FOR 1907 CATALOGUE Mention RECREATION. THE MALCOLM RIFLE TELESCOPE MBG. Co. F. T. CORNISH, Mgr. up. Established 1857 SYRACUSE, N. Y., U. s. A. RECREATION. 1904 Art Catalog Photographs ana Descriptions Sixteen Guns ABOVE CUTS SHOW No. 3, List Price, $80.00 No. 2, List Price, 60.00 WRITE FOR SPECIAL PRICES MENTION RECREATION Ithaca Gun Company Pee ee ee ey IN ee WY OOR xl vii xl viii RECREATION. Winter Is Coming GET A PAIR OF SKATES For yourself, 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 _ BARNEY & BERRY For 5 Patty Subscriptions t tb , RECREATION I WILL SEND YOU A Pair of Lock Lever Skates A Pair of Ladies’ Bye! Lever Skates Grade 3, made by Barney & Berry, Springfield, Mass. LOCK LEVER As every skater knows, these are the vee skates made in the world. The winter season is approaching, and you could scarcely select a more appropriate present FOR A MAN, OR A WOMAN, A BOY OR A GIRL 3 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. xlix ONE oF THE 9 “SYRACUSE Built for Business. COPYRIGHTED 1903 SYRACUSE ARMS CO, This picture shows the result of a SINGLE SHOT from a SYRACUSE 16 GAUGE THREES OF THIS KIND ARE HARD TO BEAT ga SYRACUSE seated ARMS CoO. CAT. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Mention RECREATION. RECREATION. Wor SMOKELESS A New Semi-Bulk Powder On Receipt of 75 cents We will send a sample can, containing 120 loads, sent by express prepaid to any part of the United States East of the Rockies. SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES 302-304 Broadway NEW YORK Ghe Productions of over 5O VEARS of Practical E.xcperience. THE DAVENPORT 1904 MODELS. Mention RECREATION 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”’ es 30 Cents Not connected with Lefever Arms Co. SYRACUSE, N. Y. RECREATION. li 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 AND CONSTRUCTION SIMPLEST ‘TAKE DOWN ’’ GUN MADE mer; rebounding lock. ‘ Your dealer can supply, or we will Write for Catalog. sell to you direct. 12, 16 and 20 gauge; barrels 28, 30 and 32 inch, plain steel andtwist. Top snap; center ham- HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO. Dept. R, WORCESTER, MASS. Makers of H. ( BR, Revolvers RECREATION is not only the best sports- men’s magazine for the money, but covers fully 5 times the ground of any other I have been able to find. C. B. Shiffer, Tilton, N. H. Ice cream he bought his darling, And she ate, and ate, and ate; Till at last her heart she gave him, To make room for one more plate. —Harvard Lampoon. The grouse season opens August I5. Fine shooting is anticipated by the local sportsmen, as large numbers of grouse are to be seen on the mountains. The new game law requiring a license to hunt or fish is meeting with good success and proves a remarkable barrier to market hunters by its limitations. Taken altogether Idaho furnishes as fine fishing and _ shooting grounds as can be found anywhere. R. L. Brainard, Wardner, Idaho. Te PARKER AUTOMATIC EJECTOR 32 WARREN ST. New York Salesroom, Send for Catalogue. PARKER BROS., Mention Recrearion. . The Latest attachment to The “OLD RELIABLE” Meriden, Conn, hii RECREATION. A Holiday Present FOR YOUR WIFE YOUR MOTHER YOUR SISTER OR YOUR BEST GIRL For 25 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you a set of 1 DISH AND 12 TOMATO PLATES | made by HIGGINS & SEITER, 50 W. 22d St., N. Y. ‘LISTED AT - ~ $19.50 AND For 20 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you a set of 12 Watermelon Plates Listed at - - $16.50 [See Illustration] HESE are fine, thin, white china plates, beautifully hand painted, with pictures of tomatoes and tomato vines, or watermelons and watermelon vines, in natural colors, and each set of plates is enclosed in a case made in an exact imitation of a large tomato or a watermelon. No more beautiful or appro- priate present could possibly be found for a lady than one of these sets. You can earn one of them in a few hours, and at the same time earn the everlasting gratitude of the lady to whom you may give it. Send for package of sample copies for use in canvassing. RSS ee eee elle ee _ storative. eS RECREATION. liii Book 1 on Book 2 on the art Book 3 on the Kidneys Book 4 for Women Book 5 for Men (sealed) Book 6 on Rheumatism Six Books For The Sick Learn How to Get Well The book will tell you How to get well at my risk. Just ask me for the book. Don’t send a penny. As a physician—a specialist—I tempt you to try my prescription, Dr, Shoop’s Re- Isay ‘‘tempt’’ you, because to a sick oneit must be a temptation—the How could I better show my faith than offer Imake. You cannot well resist it. by saying ‘‘take the Restorative a month at my risk.’’? James Knowles, Wilmington, Delaware, writes: “Brights Disease laid me on my back Oct. 12,1902. Water flowed out through my slippers through a thousand breaks in the skin The tension from dropsy caused the skin to break every- where. All physicians pronounced my case hopeless. Girhel of Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. tofeel better. The swelling began to subside. bottles completely cured me. I have not been so well in twenty-five years. I am sixty-sixyears of age. I considered this medicine, coming into my hands, as a direct and over- ruling providence of that great God in whom I believe and lace my trust. My physicians were astonished. My pen is ever ready to urge the use of Dr. Shoop’s Restorative."’ Physicians ‘‘shake their heads” when called toa case like Mr, Knowles. Then I After six bottles I began Fifteen To-morrow never comes; write me to-day. Let me take the risk. Which Book Shall I Send ? My way to help is certain. Is so certain, at least,that the expense is mine, not yours, if it fails. Tell me in strictest confidence about your ailment. I will advise you. you who will let you have six bottles Dr. Shoop’s Restorative I will tell you of a druggist near A Month At My Risk. If I succeed you pay $5.50; If you say to the druggist ‘‘it did not help me,” he will bill the cost to me. But you will not say that. You will be glad to say what thousands are saying of Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. I will tell him to do so. J. N. Renfroe, 46 Granger St., Atlanta, Ga., writes; “New York specialists pumped my stomach. Called it acid catarrh of thestomach. Treated me two years and failed. I got six bottles Dr. Shoop’s Restorative at the Jacob Pharmacy, Atlanta. It was to cost me nothing if it failed. After four bottles, then came the change. After six bottles I was eating most anything I desired. I am well now. Dyspepsia nervousness gone. Use my letter privately or publicly, for I feel that this is as little as I can do to show my gratitude for the results you have brought in my case."’ He used my Restorative because I took the risk. I make this same offer to you. Say which book and address me Box 4214, Racine, Wis. liv RECREATION. are simple in construction, powerful in operation; they are built to run smoothly, to ride easily. Model «H,”’ here illustrated, 81 inch wheelbase, four elliptic springs, de- tachable tonneau, brass side lamps and horn, $850.00 at the factory. For a light Touring Car, Model “H” has no equal at the price, and few equals at double the price. Rambler Cars are made in six different models, $750.00 to $1350.00. Shall we mail you our new catalog, illustrating each style and showing why you should buy a Rambler? Thomas B. Jeffery & Co., Kenosha, Wis., U. S. A. Chicago Branch, £04 Wabash Ave. Boston Branch, 145 Columbus Ave. Left From Our FIRE SALE. A few High Grade Hammerless CUNS ScoTT, GREENER LANG and others 12, 16 and 20 Bores. Trap and some very light weights. 26, 28 and 30 inch which we are closing out at Greatly Reduced Prices—BARGAINS. 2 Descriptive List with full description mailed on receipt of 2 stamps. _ Also a lot of AMERICAN HAMMERLESS DOUBLE GUNS, pistol stock, through cross bolt, all improvements FAC twist barrels, 28 and 30 inch, 12 bore, closing out at These are entirely new, and bargains. ("Send 2 stamps for full list. Mention RECREATION “« Special Swedish Leather Jackets ‘\io2.: REDUCED PRICES IN A ° Double Breech Loading Hammer Guns 8 10 42 | WM. 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SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager. 23 WEST 24TH STREET, New YORK CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE, Imagine the Thrill of J umping Over Stumps, Rocks and Other Obstacles on a Narrow Trail! FRONTISPIECE Hunting White Goats in the Selkirks.... .....-..--..--.eeeceeeee eee cette eeeeee es ELEANOR SCHAVO.R 85 Photographing i iri 2G STIG TS TEMICIDE,\ VIUMSCTOUOU » sais sceis «Salen ace Sead e clare cisibegeindece G.O.SHIELDS 89 ue SEMA MERRY Of ENG Wem Ferde WAL. 6 nice. <2 52-5 esse ccc cees yap nniy Seng seeeseeess sees H.B.NoRTON 99 BIBMANG, POCM. coon oc cvs cece ceein cece ccccusmmscnseccssecseesvcrnseceseee ~cetceesscvcess EMMA G. CurRTIS 10: OE TERRE EP nist cles wo. nciWinlw e)dwil w'c's bsp Bae SPIN Vin iale Ou wiba on vatmere asain Meee eran s ..A,A. BRIGGS 103 ee SONS OL Git 515 re ie aula aii ap a Benia das had itss odéde od vee heemns cos GEORGE E. WINKLER 104 I DRM re Cece BO ucice duc tos win dk hc co doe anetteysndeeests F. W.PorRTER 105 Ee fae io ee oe oe eee a ae ee te oe ot wiacaaameaes penae s E.W. PARKER 107 ARS RIES CL rch ts cs at wae ckp mi bcnt checuvacacisebeec gvacde tenia JEANNETTECAMPBELL 18 eR REMMNPEL MRE URIUMIBCL ORME tse PO Ge dais cies ag oped xv can Bieta ones waded ae acta oma Sel nie a Miss M.L.SuTTON 1c9 NT MERU TN TR Mees ohn hoa os 0! (enw vines don Wes ce nig Wah ade hole cueese gcc Pept peancessaseoee: STUBB 111 The Haunted Mountain.................... fa wee sic ate Bae oe i SN a ee ae MoOsES THOMPSON, JR. 113 ANN SN Mie coc, ig eas. ce ERcineon A pha page's One t> nancns ob adsactccteses Hut sary G. A. MACK 125 From the Game Fields........................: ee: <3 RR Se ar eee Pee tore ISI PM IMMER isso shone asec es. pce ncceeees 133 Pure and Impure Foods........------------+++-: 154 Guns and Ammunition.......................6:. 137. Publisher’s Notes....-.----.----- YP OL DRMEMEME MEGMEOEWosececoccve decuesc--. +. ecancnice 143 Weir 6. COTROT oss oes 6 oa cet cas Scneec tae Ese > Oe The League of American Sportsmen........... 147. Amateur Photography---....- ee re Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post Office, Oct. 17, 1894. / ALL MEN WOULD USE WASHBURNE’S PATENT IMPROVED |Cuff Holders'| if they knew of their wonderful utility and comfort. Instantly attached or detached. The Little Fastener with a Bull- Dog Grip, as applied to Cuholdere oc iladecutes cs 20 cents Key chain and ring ......2 5 cents } Sent post paid | Scarfholders ...-eeescsee. 10 cents 5 P paid | Also 2 other useful novelties fully de- scribed in illustrated catalog. Sent free on request. Sold everywhere. 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 en- dorsed by leading physicians everywhere. It is absolutely Aarmless, yet a most powerful healing agent. 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Let us send our Catalogue R, or better still, call on us, if you contemplate ‘smelling burning wood” before an open tent in the shadow of the woods. ABERCROIMIBIE & FITCH 314-316 Broadway, New York RECREATION. ili rybeited m/POP MANUFACTURING COMPANY Famous Chainless Bicycles Equipped with two-speed gear, coaster brake, and cushion frame and All Standard Chain Models Eastern Department, Hartford, Conn. “Columbia” “‘Cleveland” | ‘“‘Crescent’” ‘‘Rambler” “Tribune” “Crawford” | ‘““Monarch” “Imperial” Catalogues free at our 10,000 dealers’ stores, or any one Catalogue mailed on receipt of a two-cent stamp. | | | | Western Department, Chicago, IIl. lV RECREATION. Fishing On line of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad For Trout, Togue, Landlocked Salmon, Pieckerel, Perch, and Gamey Black Bass You will fail to know what “good sport” really is until you fish in the waters of NORTHERN MAINE, Season opens early in May. Camping On line of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad In the Woods of MAINE. Take a CAMPING TRIP in the Maine woods and enjoy a new sensation. ’ Enjoy the fishing and canoeing as well, Through Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars from Boston during summer and fall. Canoeing On line of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad In Northern MAINE is IDEAL. West Branch Trip, 80 miles Allagash Trip, 203 miles East Branch Trip, 118 miles Van Buren Circuit, 141 miles Allagash Lake Trip, 99 miles Pine Ponds Trip, 27 miles 231 miles St. John Trip, Guide Book “In the Maine Woods,” Published by the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Entirely new for 1904. Ready in April. Book of 175 pages, finely illustrated by over 100 half-tone cuts of scenery, live game, etc., and with several pages in color. Describes the fishing, hunting,camping,canoe trips, and life in the Big Maine Woods. Copy Mailed for 10c. in Stamps. Address: GEO. M. HOUGHTON, Traffic Manager, Bangor, Maine. Mention REcREATION. RECREATION. Vv PINEHURST NORTH CAROLINA (FOUNDED BY JAMES W. TUFTS) The HEALTHIEST and MOST § PERFECT RESORT in the SOUTH © Four Splendid Two Excellent Hotels Fifty Cottages | Golf Courses PINEHURST is in the center of the sandy LONG-LEAF PINE REGION and enjoys a climate which offers a happy medium between the enervating qualities of the extreme South and the rigorous winter of the North. THE HOTELS OF PINEHURST are all under one management and vary in rates from $12.00 per week up. Cottages rented by the season. THE GOLF COURSES are, by common accord, the best in the South, the annual North and South Championship Tournament being held at Pinehurst every year. Golf, shooting and tennis tournaments weekly. 25,000-ACRE SHOOTING PRESERVE. Fine livery, equipped with saddle horses, horseback riding being one of the features of Pinehurst. PREPARATORY SCHOOL under direction of Prof. Aldice G. Warren. PINEHURST is a private estate about ten miles square, ranking among the leading properties in the South in size and attractiveness. It hasan altitude of about 1,000 feet above sea level. Among its many natural charms is the large percentage of bright, sunny days and its freedom from damp, pene- trating winds. PINEHURST is the only resort in America from which consumptives are absglutely excluded. Through Pullman service. One night out from New York, Boston and Cincinnati, via Seaboard Air Line or Southern Railway. Send for beautiful pam- phlet, ‘‘ Pinehurst,’’ or “The Game at Pine- hurst,”’ or both. Address PINEHURST GENERAL OFFICE Pinehurst, N.C LEONARD TUFTS Owner Boston, Mass vi 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, HY. SANDHAM. MALLARD SHOOTING, BLACK BASS FISHING, C. E. DENTON. TARPON FISHING, BLUE FISHING, FRED. S. COZZENS. ANTELOPE HUNTING, GOOSE SHOOTING, FRED. REMINGTON. GROUSE SHOOTING, WILD TURKEY HUNTING, 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 RECEEATION. Or will sell at $10 a set. Address, RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York City. RECREATION. From Puppyhood to Doghood A dog is subject to many ills, liable to various diseases. Sickness attacks the average dog as often and in much the same way as it attacks the average man. He contracts a cold from exposure or sudden changes in the weather, which, if not cured, is liable to develop distemper. Some- times, from over-eating or improper diet, his digestive organs become deranged, he suffers from indigestion, constipation and biliousness. The various ills that assail dogs, each has its counterpart in human maladies. The one great, over-towering remedy of the dog world, the medicine that cures nearly all canine ills, is Sergeant’s Condition Pills This remarkable medicine has been the means of saving more dogs’ lives than any other remedy on the market. It cures indigestion, nervous- ness, general debility, insomnia, meanness, mange, distemper, chills and fever, and other diseases common to dogs. It is a tonic and alterative, puts the entire system in good shape, creates appetite, gives strength, life, and vim. Large box, $1.00; small, $.50 On sale at druggists and sporting goods dealers, or sent postpaid to any address upon receipt of price. Sergeant’s Sure Shot Destroys Worms When you see a full grown dog with a dead-looking coat of hair, coagulated matter around the eyes, dull, sleepy look, lazy gait, and an appetite which no amount of feeding will satisfy —that dog is wormy. Worms in puppies produce nausea, colic, pains, restlessness, feverish- ness and fits, stunt the growth, and in the majority of cases, if not destroyed, soon kill the puppy. Sergeant’s Sure Shot is a sure destroyer of all canine worms. In thousands of cases it has been successful, and not once has it failed. It is quick, sure and harmless. Price, $.50, postpaid to any address Send 3 cents for postage and we will send you our handsome Dog Book and a Pedigree Blank, free. Write to-day. We will send any of our dog remedies on receipt of price, if your druggist cannot supply you. POLK MILLER DRUG CO., RICHMOND, VA. Viil RECREATION. For Hunters, Anglers, Prospectors, Ranchmen, The Press Button Knife IS THE THING. A single pressure of the button opens it. It locks open, cannot close on the fingers, saves the finger nails, has 2 blades hand-forged from Wardlow’s best English steel, and is in every respect as good a knife as can be made. Ladies’ and Gentlemen's sizes in Stag Shell or Ivory handles, including moisture-proof Chamois case securely mailed to any address for 75 CENTS, Send for catalogue K for description and prices of other styles. THE NOVELTY KNIFE CO. 426 East 52d Street, NEW YORK. “_™m To ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES AND RESORTS South, Southeast, Southwest, Florida, California, Cuba, Mexico and Central America. “The Land of the Sky” and “Sapphire Country” Pullman Draw- ing and State- room Sleeping Cars: Dining Library and Observation Cars of the Highest Standard. The Route of the Washington & Southwestern Limited and Sunset Limited New York and New Orleans, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, The Southern’s Palm Limited New York and St. Augustine. x Write for Descriptive Matter NEW YORK OFFICES:271& 1185 Broadw ALEX. &. THWEATT, Zastern Passenger Agt. W. A. TURK, - Passenger Traffic Manager 8, H. HARDWICK, General Passenger Agent WASHINGTON, D. 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SS SS > =. wd RECREATION. 1X HIGGINS &SEITER; Fine Rich Cut China Glass If you would like to be thoroughly well informed as to CHINA and GLASS with a view to obtaining it from the largest collection in the world, at “4 Less than Elsewhere’’ send for our Catalogue 14U, carrying more than a thousand illustrations. **Serving a Dinner,’’ an elegant bro- chure by “ Oscar,’’ of the Waldorf- Astoria, also sent free to those really interested. West 2Ilst and West 22d Streets Near Sixth Avenue NEW YORK CITY » No. 965 - = A mee ee - “ Buy China and Glass Right” ¢ ivory, dark background, $3.75 Paroid || coLUMBIA R O ofi n o Typewriter “TT LASTS” The most economical roofing made. Does not require a skilled roofer. Easy to apply with roofing kit in each roll. HE ideal machine for operators, be- cause aif its writing is at all times Visible, and because it is the Specialist in automatic movements. Many operations necessarily manual on other typewriters are entirely automatic on the Columbia. It is the labor saver among F. W. Bird & Son Typewriters. Makers THE COLUMBIA TYPEWRITER MFG. CO. EAST WALPOLE, MASS. 535 WEST 116th STREET NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. No repairs. No paint re- quired when first laid. New York Washington Chicago xii RECREATION. Rare and Valuable Books I have for sale a few bound copies of Vol. III of RecreEa- TION, July to December, inclusive 1895; also of Vols. IV and V. including the entire issues of 1896; Vols. VII, VIII, XII, XIII, XVI, XVII, and XVIII. All these are filled with interesting and valuable matter. The intervening volumes, are nearly all out of print, and can never be replaced at any time. Vol. III sells at $2. Vols. IV and V, one book, at $3. All others $2 each. Here are a few titles that will suggest the value of these rare books, to lovers of fields and sports: Dhe San. Jeeps celends «sss son dca aed endaees Maj. John Brooke, U.S.A. The Lord Eagle of the Storm.............5.... Chief Simon Pokagon. The Cowboy and the Wheel.................... James B. Adams Two Moose and Three Bear....................Dr. Hamilton Vreeland Hunting Big Game with a Camera.............. George Shiras, 3d The ‘Fight on-Soppa Creek. 3250.5, --2 neo ewes Capt. Wheeler, U.S.A. Biy: Beste motes, 5 obs «nic ae Sop es Ce eee Hon. W.A. Richards, ex-Gov. of Wyo. A: ‘Prasrief Pastoral .ci..;.2i7, a rinentendieetee are E. L. Kellogg Woodeock eeosthe. [slands. .“.n cccsuc aces: os pees F. W. G. Johnson Crossing the Rockies in ’61........ ..Major W. H. Schieffelin Salmon Fishing in Labrador: .atr? in. S Col. Charles E. Fuller Coursing with Greyhound.................-+++-+le F. Bartels A Bald-Faced Grizzly in Camp.................. M. W. Miner A Deer Drive with Spokane Indians............Lieut. W. R. Abercrombie Pheasant Shootitig. :. .. . is. dpseties os 1b at has Thomas G. Farrell Sitting Bull’s Last Medicine 2.206 055.6. ou’ Margaret G. Brooks A Mountain ‘Lion ‘Hint. 5 5 se 555449 pe Sl te Dr. Robert Meade Smith Trouting on Clark’s Fork.. ....Gen. F. W. Benteen, U.S.A. A Youthful Guide and a PAE Bighorn © ....-Hon. I. N. Hibbs The First Day of the Chicken Season............ A. B. Cowie Goose Shooting in Colorado...) 233.27. . sb.s02% oan. W. E. King The Cowboy’s Version of the Prodigal Son......Pony Bill frouting on the Thunder. 53. 2237.09) 2445 (cA DD. -Cartis A. Bad. Grizzly... <5, is seiads scp bgeetd ny aia SROLES a eee My Wiie’s Moose! oo: 22.479 P4A eee: W. E. Bemis Elkland Foxes in the Big Swamp....... ijn the -Chifkat Pate yi: x:.:. » TT a TELE = ina TTTTTTTIII LLL tt L ; = eee J SSA a CSc r— Ti 1 A Wing style—45 other styles to select from. SENT ON TRIAL WE PAY FREIGHT. NO MONEY IN ADVANCE. ; J ; _ 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 de- posit. If the piano is not satisfactory after twenty days’ trial in 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 exchanges BASY MONTHLY PAY/SIENTS. INSTRUMENTAL ATTACHMENT 4 ,22°3 fe" 2f Be perfectly the tones of the mandolin, guitar, harp, zither and banjo. : IN 34 YEARS, 33,000 PIANOS We,22r,"2 over 33.000 satisfied pur States. WING PIANOS are guaranteed for twelve years against any defect in tone, action workmanship or material. ; : WING ORGANS Are just as carefully made as Wing Pianos. They have a . sweet, powerful, lasting tone, easy action, very handsome appearance, need no tuning. Wing Organs are sold direct from the tactory, sent on trial; are sold om easy monthly payments. For catalogue and prices write to WING & SON, °° ev vont 1858 —36éth Year—1904, Time proves or disproves all theories. RECREATION. «1893 Fifty years is long enough to find out whether a mattress XV 1903 is good, bad or indifferent. Notwithstanding the attacks by makers of worthless imitations, the Ostermoor has stood the test, Patent Elastic Felt Mattress *15. i; Over one million (1,000,000) are in use to-day, lent competition has vainly tried to reach, It is the standard which fraudu- It’s not Fe/lZzif it’s not an Ostermoor. We honestly believe that nothing could be added to make it. better--nothing could be taken away without doing harm. 30 Nights’ Free Trial Sleep on the OsTeErR- MooR thirty nights free and if itisnot evenall you have hoped for, if you don’t believe it to be the equal in cleanliness, dur- ability and comfort of any $so. hair mattress ever made, you can get your money back by return mail —‘‘no questions asked.’’ 2 feet 6 inches wide, 25 lbs. $8.35 3 feet wide, 30 Ibs. 10.00 3 feet 6 inches wide, 35 lbs. l I 70 4 feet wide, 40 Ibs. 13.35 4 feet 6 inches wide, 45 lbs. 15.00 All 6 feet 3 inches long. Express Charges Prepaid, In two parts, so cents extra. Special sizes at special prices. Look Out! Dealers are trying to sell the “just as good kind.” 4 Show them you can’t and won't be fooled. expressed, prepaid by us, same day check is received. label, sewn on the end. It is no discredit to admit that we occasionally receive complaints; but our treatment of them is sufficient to warrant complete confidence. Only six people wanted their money back last year—but they got it without argument, Send for Book Mailed FREE Our 96-page illuminated book, ‘‘The Test of Time,” treats exhaustively the mattress question, and gives scores of letters as strong (or stronger) than the one we print here. It also describes and beautifully illustrates OsrERMooR Cushions and Pillows for Window Seats, Cozy Corners and Easy Chairs; 3oat Cushions, Church Cushions—we have cushioned 2,000 churches. It is an encyclopzxdia of comfort and good taste— may we send it? Your name on a postal will do. send for it to-day, lest you forget. Please Satisfied 47 Years BLACKSTONE, VA, , Dec. 14, 1903. MESSRS. OSTERMOOR & Co. Gentlemen :—The OSTERMOOR Mattress bought by my grand- father, T. Freeman Epis, of Blackstone, in June, 1856, forty- seven years ago, is still in use, and as good as new to-day, and has had no renovation of any kind, except that the tick has been taken off and washed. This Mattress hashad harder usage than many, for it has been lain upon at least twelve hours every day for the past Jorty-seven years. We had always spoken of it as an exceptionally fine hair mat- tress, and it was only when tick ing was taken off for washing, some four years ago, that your label was discovered. A new one I purchased at that time bas proven to be fully as good, if not better, than the original one, We are delighted with OSTER MOOR Mattresses. These many years’ experience have proved their everlasting comfort. Mrs. R. F. DILLARD. Ask to see the name “OstTERMooR™ and our trade-mark It’s not Fel/ if it’s not an Ostermoor. : Estimates on cushions and samples of coverings by return mail, OSTERMOOR & COMPANY, 114 Elizabeth Street, New York Canadian Agency: The Alaska Feather and Down Co., Ltd., Montreal Mattresses XV1 RECREATION. FS ERG NG A GG SB Bw Ee UNGLE SAM SAYS IT’S ALL RIGHT. Uncle Sam in the person of Ten Government Officials, has charge of every department of our distillery. During the entire process of distillation, after the whiskey is stored in barrels in our warehouses, during the seven years it remains there, from the very grain we buy to the ae ou get, Uncle Sam is constantly on the watch to see that everything is all right. We sive not take a gallon of our own whiskey out of our own warehouse unless he says it’s all right. And when he does say so, that whiskey goes direct to you, with all its original richness and flavor, carrying a UNITED STATES REGISTERED DISTILLER’S GUARANTEE of PURITY and AGE, and saving the dealers’ big profits. That's why HAYNER WHISKEY is the best for medicinal purposes. That's why it 1s preferred for other uses. That’s why we have half a million satisfied customers. That's why YOU should try it. Your money back if you're not satisfied. HAYNER = WHISKEY | QUART $1.00 4 QUARTS $3.20 WE PAY EXPRESS CHARGES IN EITHER CASE. Send us $1.00 for ONE QUART or $3.20 for FOUR QUARTS of HAYNER SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RYE, and we will pay the express charges. We shipina plain, sealed package; no marks toeven suggest contents, If you don’t find itall rightand better than you can buy from anybody else for double the money, ship it back to us at our expense and your money will be promptly refunded, e 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 PREFER TO HAVE YOU ORDER FOUR QUARTS FOR $3.20 RIGHT NOW FOR THEN WE WILL MAKE A LITTLE PROFIT AND YOU WILL ALSO SAVE MONEY. Trial orders for Ariz., Cal., Col., Idaho, Mont., Nev., N. Mex., Ure., Utah., Wash., or Wyo., must be I Quart for $1.25 by EXPRESS PREPAID. Subsequent orders on the basis of 4QUARTS for $4.00 by EXPRESS PREPAID or 20 Quarts for $16.00 by FREIGHT PREPAID. Remit by Check, Bank Draft, Express or Money Order. It is unsafe to send currency unless you register your letter. Write our nearest office and do it NOW. ESTABLISHED DISTILLERY is06. THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY, frorvowo, RS DAYTON, OHIO. ST. LOUIS, MO., ST. PAUL, MINN., ATLANTA, GA., f CG eee ht neat, pe sD rd ned ceDnd ted tea ern od Dod --eoro? del AF j We take Jt IMAGINE THE THRILL OF JUMPING OVER STUMPS, ROCKS, AND OTHER OBSTACLES ON A NARROW TRAIL! 84 RECREA TION Volume XX. FEBRUARY, 1904 Number 2 G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager HUNTING WHITE GOATS IN THE SELKIRKS. ELEANOR SCHAVOIR. In planning our annual hunting trip for the fall of 1902, my husband, Doc- tor Schavoir, and I decided to entrust matters to Mr. W. H. Wright, of Spokane, Wash., whose acquaintance we had made at the Sportsman’s Show in New York. An editorial in the September number of RECREATION de- scribes Mr. Wright’s qualifications, and we both endorse every word said in his praise. We started from New York City for British Columbia Au- gust 17 and reached New Denver, B. C., Friday, August 23. A prettier place can hardly be imagined, and it is properly called the Luzerne of America. Slocan lake is a magnifi- cent sheet of water, abounding in pic- turesque shore scenery. Fishing is excellent, trout of 5 different varieties being numerous and easily taken. At New Denver we made up our outfit, consisting of 6 pack and 4 sad- die horses. On striking the trail, the difficulties of hunting in the moun- tains were brought home to me at once, and I became convinced that it would be no child’s play to obtain game in such a wild region. The dwel- lers in a flat country can never imagine what traveling -in the moun- tains means. The trail was never more than 2 feet wide; in some places not half of that. On one side a steep cliff arose, while a bottomless pit yawned on the other, and a stout heart or long habit is required to retain calmness. If only the trail had been clear and unobstructed our hardships would have been less; but the storms of win- ter and the snow slides of spring had played havoc with it, and many a 85 weary wait did we have while Mr. Wright cleared away tree trunks lodged across our path. With his usual luck, my husband got the quieter horse, which stepped carefully over obstructions; while my mount, with probably a life's ambition to become a steeplechaser, persisted in clearing everything with a bound. Imagine the thrill of jumping over stumps, rocks and other obstacles on a nar- row trail! However, the brave little horse always landed on his feet and the trail at the same time, and as he seemed indifferent to my feelings I concluded I might as well let him have his own way. After a while I grew so accustomed to that style of locomotion that I began to notice the scenery, and it was grand, indeed. Glaciers and enormous mountains surrounded us in all directions, a wild, rushing torrent dashed at our feet, and beautiful wocds grew all around us. We covered 32 miles in that fash- ion, and arrived in the afternoon of the second day at a charming spot about 7,000 feet above sea level. Dur- ing the last 12 miles of our ascent the trail was conspicuous by its absence. In crossing a stream I tried to follow Mr. Wright, who descended the bank by clinging to some alder brush in order tc choose a place for us to cross. Feeling sure, after what I had seen, that a horse can go where a man has passed, I rode to the bank and slid down about 20 feet to the river bed. Mr. Wright was startled, and both he and I motioned to my husband not to follow. He, however, imagining that I had slid down the bank for a dare, 86 RECREATION. with characteristic masculine obsti- nacy forced his horse to the brink, and luckily got down without mishap. It did not take more than half an hour to pitch our camp, and we were com- fortably established in our tents, hard- ly realizing that we were settled for some time. Mr, Wright's contrivances to promote our comfort were a con- stant source of agreeable surprise to us. Our large tent took on an air of home which can not be appreciated by anyone who has not camped out in a howling wilderness, miles from any human habitation. Another factor to make our stay pleasant was our good cook, Casteel. He was a prize. How he concocted the many tempting dishes he served us, with the material at hand, was a never ending wonder to us, and right well did we enjoy our meals. Our first night in camp was rather startling, owing to the neighborliness of the porcupines which inhabit that country. A delegation of them waited on us in the small hours of the morn- ing, evidently bent on investigating our social status. None of my lady acquaintances was ever so inquisitive as these porcupines. Nothing belong- ing to us was overlooked, and as we had failed to leave the tent flaps open, our visitors gnawed holes in the sides of the tent. Attempts to drive these creatures off by shouting were use- less, and were taken simply as an invi- tation to closer intimacy. One big fel- low managed to effect an entrance, and the Doctor swore he would have his blood for such trespass. Grabbing a 22 caliber Winchester rifle, the Doc- tor gave an exhibition of marksman- ship most wonderful to behold, not- withstanding my constant encourage- ment and suggestions. The only im- pression on the porcupine was to make the animal sneeze, and I have since come to the conclusion that it was the brute’s way of expressing his opinion of that shooting. Exasperated, and at his wit’s end, the Doctor turned the gun around and clubbed Mr. Quilly on the head. There my brave de- fender’s aim proved more satisfactory, and the invader of our happy home was ejected as a corpse without fur- ther ceremony. Two fox terriers, which accompanied us, and which kindly consented to share our tents and beds, did their best thereafter to keep porcupines at a respectful dis- tance. Their efforts. were met by a blank refusal to keep off. When the dogs tried to back their arguments by attacking the unwelcome visitors, they got their hides full of quills, and it was my daily as well as nightly duty to extract the barbed torments from the faces, chests and flanks of our faithful canines. The second day Mr. Wright started on an exploring trip, and on his return late in the afternoon reported that he had seen a number of fresh bear signs and workings. He also brought in the cheering news that he had met a large number of porcupines, all headed for our camp. Not having more than a case of ammunition on hand, the Doctor concluded to try clubbing the invaders, and during a 2 weeks’ stay 27 victims were thus dispatched. There seems to be no other way, un- less one is willing to have all his be- longings chewed up. We were told the adventure of one hunter who had the brim of his hat chewed off by a porcupine while taking an afternoon nap in the sun. This tale we might have taken with a grain of salt had not our own experience convinced us of its probability. During the next few days we saw several small groups of mountain goats near the crests of the surround- ing mountains, and it was decided that we should try our luck on them. Ac- cordingly we started one fine morning, shortly after breakfast. Our estimat- ing of the distance which we would have to go and the time in which we thought we could do it elicited a know- ing wink between Mr. Wright and Casteel; and the climb took about 3 times as long as we had expected. It HUNTING WHITE GOATS IN THE SELKIRKS. 87 was a laborious undertaking and dan- gerous, for a misstep or a slip might have proved disastrous to life and limb. There was a crust of snow which made the going more risky, but we all reached the summit safe. Some strategy was necessary to ap- proach our quarry, but Mr. Wright was fully equal to the occasion. He posted us of goats, and after taking a needed breathing spell, we approached our game. When within about 250 yards we each selected a specimen, and fired at the same time. Both shots proved effective, and we watched the re- mainder of the flock flee in all direc- tions. The Doctor could not resist the temptation to try for another kill, and the way bullets flew around that mountain peak must have been a good imitation of the storming of San Juan hill. Another luckless goat became a victim of this fusillade, though if every shot had proven a hit not one goat would be left in that region. Mr. Wright and I watched the striking of the Doctor’s bullets, and both noticed that nearly every shot was low. When the Doctor’s nerves had quieted sufficiently for him to hear what was said, we called his attention to the low shots. He explained to us that he had read in Van Dyke’s works on deer hunting how shots fired from above would always pass over the ani- mal fired at. He had therefore fired low deliberately and in good faith. This was fortunate for the goats, but considerably shook the Doctor’s faith in hunting by the book. We dragged the carcasses to a con- venient spot, where we took off the heads and skins. Then began the hardest part of the day’s work, the descent. Going up was laborious and directly over a small troop dangerous; going down was twice as hard. Burdened as we were with our trophies, we had to proceed with the utmost caution. When within 1,000 yards from our camping ground, we had to pass through an alder thicket. Suddenly I heard a grunt, a snort and a breaking of sticks, not 20 feet to my left. My first impression was that the Doctor had lost his footing and was rolling down the hill. However, the grunt was in a lower key than I was used to, and presently Mr. Wright said I had jumped a grizzly. Un- fortunately the brush was so dense that I could not see the bear, which we could hear tearing through the bushes as if he had some pressing business in the next county. We reached our tents late in the afternoon and devoted our attention to a square meal, followed by a bliss- ful sleep, which not even a porcupine could disturb. There are many grizzlies in that country but the jungle is so dense and the land so absolutely on edge that it is simply impossible to stalk them. Another hunter, who was in there with Wright ahead of us, said, after a day of hard climbing and pros- pecting of the many signs, “Why, Wright, there will be bears here 100 years from to-day.” Our trophies are now ornamenting our house, together with moose, cari- bou and deer heads, which we have taken on former hunts. Never did I enjoy a hunting expedition more, and never did I bear hardships with great- er cheerfulness, for the finest sport is to be had in those glorious mountains, and well deserved is a trophy when obtained in that grand and rugged country. Before marriage men pay compliments; after marriage, bills.—Life. GLACIER CREEK CHASM. See page 97. 88 PHOTOGRAPHING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. G. O SHIELDS. A friend of mine who is an expert pho- tographer often comes to me, when about to start on a hunting or fishing or photo- graphing trip, and says: “Shields, if you will tell me what kind of pictures you would like for Recreation, I will make you a lot of them.” I tell him I want such pictures as sports- men and naturalists like to see in their fa- vorite magazine. Then this man makes his trip, comes home .and reports that he did not find anything he thought I would care for, and so did not make any pictures for RECREATION. The trouble is, he does not know how to select subjects. He travels with his eyes shut. He lacks the true artist’s instinct. He does not seem to see the thousands of things which he passes and which, if pho- tographed, would make interesting illustra- tions for this magazine. So it is with many other people. Fortunately, there are still others who do carry their eyes with them, as well as their cameras, and who send me the results of their photographic efforts. Thus I am enabled to present my readers each month with many interesting and valuable pictures. I always dislike to publish my own work, either literary or photographic, in REcrE- ATION; but in some instances it seems nec- essary to make exceptions to this rule. In my travels in British Columbia and AI- berta, last summer, I found hundreds of subjects that it seemed to me would inter- est readers of RECREATION, so I made a great number of pictures, a few of which appear in connection with this article, and some of which may appear in future issues of RECREATION. I could have made thousands of views of mountain scenery, but as a rule these are not what the general reader cares to see in a magazine. I was among the high peaks 3 months, and while I never tired of looking at them; while I never ceased to wonder at their grandeur; while every day and every change in the lights and shadows of the day or the night brought out new beauties in those giant seritinels, yet mere photographs of them would _ not inspire magazine readers as they do the traveler on the spot. A peak that tow- ers 4,000 or 5,000 feet above your camp; that pierces the clouds, and from which glacial ice may be tumbling at all hours of WHERE OLD FPHRAIM GOT HIS DINNER. 89 A DEAD SPRUCE AT TIMBER LINE, the day and night, looks tame when pic- tured on a printed page. A lake that sparkles in the noonday light and glimmers in the rays of a full moon, or that reflects the myriads of stars in the milky way, or that pictures in its silent depths the mighty walls of granite, and glaciers, and snow slides, and rock slides; or a river that runs white over big boulders, and that 99 is guarded on either shore by giant firs, spruces or pines, loses much of its grandeur and much of its beauty when transferred to the sensitive film. Yet there are thousands of smaller objects, and even many large ones, that can be caught on a 5x7 plate, and that may interest and in- struct millions of people when reproduced. I labored under great difficulties last PHOTOGRAPHING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. gt! summer. During the 90 days I was in the mountains there were 76 days on which it either rained or snowed, some part of the day. Frequently it rained all day, and there were only 4 days in the entire 3 months when the sun shone all day; yet there were many days when the sun would peep out for an hour at a time, between showers. There were gray days, when, though the clouds were thick, the light was even and steady. We had high winds a great deal of the time. There was fog hanging about us at least 60 of the 90 days; but by watching my opportunities, grab- bing the camera and running whenever the photographed, and written about, and lec- tured about for 50 years; so I need say lit- tle of them here. Still, a big glacier is a great institution. It is a grand subject for the amateur pho- tographer, and it is a good thing to have in the family, especially in summer. If I only had a few glaciers in New York I’d bust the ice trust wide open. One day in July I climbed a high peak, at the foot of which flows the North Fork of the Saskatchewan. Near the summit of this peak there is a level spot of land, cov- ered with moss and junipers. An old griz- SOURCE OF THE MACKENZIE RIVER. rain did cease, I was enabled to get many good pictures. I am no more ener- getic than other men; I simply watched for subjects and opportunities. I saw many things that had a picturesque, or a scientific interest, yet that many other men would pass over without really looking at or thinking of in connection with the camera. I flitted about more or less along timber line, that is, the belt around each high mountain where timber ceases to grow and where the bare, rocky walls begin to tower. There I found many strange things in the way of trees and shrubs which I pho- tographed, and a few of which are shown on these pages. More of them may be shown in a future article. I explored sev- eral glaciers and made a number of views of them, more as souvenirs of the trip, and for my own album, than for any other pur- pose. Glaciers have been explored, and zly had been there some months before me, probably in search of choice food, and had apparently discovered the den of a family of marmots. He had forthwith proceeded to dig them out and eat them. He cer- tainly earned his dinner before he got it. He had made the largest and most remark- able excavation I have ever known a bear to make. I measured the hole carefully and photographed it, and the picture is shown herewith; yet it does not convey to the eye or to the mind of the reader a proper appreciation of the great task this old plantigrade performed. The hole is 5% feet deep at the center, 10% feet wide and 12 feet 8 inches long. The earth is al- most as hard up there as concrete; but Old Ephraim had the courage of his con- victions and a big appetite. He had, there- fore, torn into the earth like a steam ex- cavator. He had thrown out probably a A STUDY IN CLOUDS. carload of earth and rocks, some of the latter more than a foot in diameter, and some that would weigh 200 to 300 pounds each. While it is impossible to photograph a hole in the ground satisfactorily, yet I would not have been without my camera that day for $100. ss ie ng a lose much of their grandeur in being re- duced to the narrow limits of the photo- graphic film; yet they are always interest- ing subjects for a fine lens. Readers of RECREATION know that the world has frequently been startled by re- A eH So heme Rae peat, . Saag - MS a te oe aes ee Rs ey We were treated to some of the grandest exhibitions of cloud building I have ever seen anywhere, and I made a dozen pic- tures of the great banks of fog as they came up over the mountains. These, in common with the mountains themselves, 92 . FS dos 5 ps < Bee os " weer ~h oe eae. A LAKE AMONG THE CLOUDS. ports of the discovery, in various places in the West, of an ibex. We found one near one of our camps, among the high tops. That is, we found what many a man would have called an ibex, without making a thorough investigation. Here is a pic- READY MADE TOMB STONES. ture of him. However, on close examina- tion he proved to be simply 2 sprouts that had grown up from the root of a fallen tree and died and shed their leaves. It happened that the root of the tree had been burned and a remaining bit of charcoal formed what appeared to be the animal’s right eye. A piece of another sprout that had been broken off furnished a good imi- tation of an ear, and, viewed through the brush, the outfit looked very like a real ibex. Many a so-called hunter would have plunked a bullet at such an apparition, and THE ONLY AMERICAN IBEX. then have gone to camp and told the boys how he had shot at an ibex, and hit it be- tween the eyes, but that when he went up to it, it proved to be only a root of an old tree. There are other hunters who would have plunked a bullet 4 feet to one side of it, or over it, or under it, and would still have told the other fellows how they hit it between the eyes. I know certain tender- feet who would have fled from so formid- able a looking beast, at sight, and rushed into camp wildly excited and told the boys between gasps, how they had seen an ibex, and that it dashed into the brush and es- caped before they could get a shot at it. IMAGINARY DEER HORNS. This picture shows about as good a speci- men of the real ibex as has probably ever been found on this continent; yet a well known British Columbia sportsman told me 2 months ago that he firmly believed there were plenty of ibexes in a certain remote ALL SNUG AT SPRAY LAKE. part of Alaska at that time. He said he had been assured of this fact by men who had seen them and whose word he could not doubt. I asked him how he accounted for the fact that though white men and In- dians had hunted in Alaska a hundred years, not a single head or skin of an ibex had ever been brought out? He shook his head, but said he still thought there must be living specimens of this animal up there. I saw on my travels several upturned roots that furnished excellent imitations of deer horns, elk horns, sheep horns or goat horns. We have all been fooled by such formations, and many of us have wasted cartridges on them. I photographed sev- eral of these imitation antlers, simply to show how easy it is for even an old hunter to be duped when he has his imagination with him. At our farthest point North we camped 94 on a high summit on which one branch of the Mackenzie river rises. There is a meadow of several hundred acres, which has in it a number of springs and these combining form one branch of what is known as the Sun Capta river. This flows into the Athabasca; the Athabasca into Great Slave lake, and the outlet of that into the Mackenzie. So, strictly speaking the little brook flawing out of the meadow on the margin on which we camped, and which is shown in the picture, eventually finds its way through the Mackenzie into the Arctic ocean. The altitude of this meadow is 9,000 feet, and some of the peaks in the immediate vicinity rise 4,000 to 5,000 feet higher. One can step across the little brook, shown in the picture, but 2 miles farther down it, a horse would have hard work to step across it in half an hour. The Sun Capta is fed by glaciers at frequent intervals. Consequently, it PHOTOGRAPHING IN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES. 95 spreads rapidly over vast deposits of gla- cial mud and gravel, and is one of the most treacherous streams to ford that may be found anywhere in the great North. Usually a picture of a camp contains lit- tle of general interest. It is only valuable to the people who shared in the luxury of it, who loitered within its shades, who sat- isfied their voracious appetites about its festal board. There are camps, however, which have something of general interest in them, and we made one such at Spray lake, 30 miles from Banff. Our tent was 10 feet wide and 20 feet long, with a 5 foot practical purposes, as you would find in the Waldorf Hyphen Castoria hotel. We built good substantial bedsteads out of poles. I built an easy chair, which is shown in front of the tent, and over which I spreal a piece of canvas that I carried along for the purpose. We built a frame for the tent, so as to dispense with the center poles at each end, and to make the tent so rigid and strong that it would re- sist the high winds. We had a stove in the tent, and when the cold rains came we closed the flap, built a fire and bade defi- ance to the other elements. MORE TOMB STONES. wall. We were to occupy this camp Io days, so we proceeded at once to make it comfortable. Wright built a table that was a masterpiece of construction, in its line. He cut down a pine tree about 8 inches in diameter, cut off 2 sections of it, each about 6 feet in length, split them, and dressed each face with an adze and a jack plane. Then he flattened the round sides at the ends, so as to nail them on 2 cross pieces. To these he attached legs. Thus he had a smooth, level surface for the top, about 30 inches wide and 6 feet long. We spread a sheet of black oil cloth over it and had as good a table, for I therefore thought it worth while to photograph this tent and to show a picture of it to the readers of RECREATION. On a high plateau, at an altitude of 9,050 feet, I found some bunches of limestone that had been pushed up through the soil in a most peculiar fashion. Some of the slabs were a foot wide and 3 to 4 feet long, with perfectly even edges, carrying their width and their thickness throughout, as accurately as if they had been carved by a marble cutter. Others were 3 to 4 inches wide, 2 to 3 inches thick and over 3 feet long. What the motive power was that THE REMAINS OF TWYFORD’S BONFIRE. forced them up in this peculiar fashion on this level ground, and which cut or split them so evenly, no one knows, but they are there and here you see images of them. We found on Wilcox’s pass a dead and blackened spruce tree to which hangs a tale. You can not see it yet, but I will un- fold it, so you may read it, thus: In 1899, one Henry Twyford, an English- man, camped within too feet of where this tree stands. He had visited that country for the purpose of hunting sheep. One day he went over the Divide, 4 or 5 miles from this point, found a bunch of sheep and killed 2 of them. He returned to camp feeling jubilant, and after dinner that night proceeded to celebrate by setting fire to the dead under branches of the fir tree. They were as dry as tinder and burned like a kerosene barrel. They created such a heat that the flames leaped up through the green branches and consumed the foliage as if it had been chaff. RECREATION. As soon as the fire got fairly started, Mr. Twyford and his guide discovered, to their horror, that the wind blew directly from the tree toward camp. ‘The air was filled with thousands of sparks, which descended on the camp like hail on a Dakota wheat- field. The dry grass and moss about the tree were at once ignited and the fire start- ed toward the tents; slowly, as good luck had it, but surely. The nearest water was a little creek some 200 yards away, and the only vessels the party had to carry water in were 3 little pails which held about 2 quarts each. They grabbed these and lit out for the creek, hitting only the high places. In the darkness these got in the way of their feet, and each man tumbled end over’end several times before reaching the creek. They took water and _ then walked slowly and carefully back to the conflagration. They sprinkled the water deftly and frugally about with their hands, checking the fire slightly, but the little pails were soon empty. Then each man had to make another dash for the creek. Meantime, though the fire was checked in one place, it’ spread in another, and time and again the beleaguered campers thought it was all off with them; that their outfit would be burned in spite of them and that the fire would destroy thousands of acres of adjacent forest besides. The laws of that country provided a fine of $300 for NATURAL PIPE WRENCHES. A CONVENTION OF FREAKS, starting a forest fire, intentionally or other- wise. The hard hearted, prosaic law mak- ers had not even made an exception in case of a man who kills a sheep and wants to celebrate the event. Visions of fire war- dens, sheriffs, policemen, judges and pvison bars lent the wings of Mercury to the feet of the water carriers, wherever and when- ever they could get a chance to run. The fight was kept up until 2 o’clock in the morning, when the fire was finally brought under control, before it reached the camp. Then an inventory was made of the damage. It was found that though the tent was still able to stand, there were over 200 holes in it and that blankets, pack covers and robes were more or less dam- aged by sparks; but the mighty Nimrod had saved his mutton and had celebrated the killing of his first and second mountain sheep. I might cover 20 pages of RECREATION with descriptions and pictures of odd things I found in our travels; but I must stop and leave room for better stuff which my friends have sent me. While in camp at Spray lake, we gath- ered up a lot of freak growths of timber, carried them to camp, set them up and photographed them. Two of these are al- most exactly alike. Each one shows the result of a tree 4 or 5 inches in diameter, having fallen on a young spruce that was 97 probably an inch thick and bent it down to the ground. The sprout grew up, finaily taking a half turn around the pole which lay across it, and forming almost an exact model of a plumber’s pipe wrench. These 2 spruces are each about 8 inches in diame- ter and the stratification of the wood shows they are at least 40 years old. The saplings must therefore have fallen across them 40 years ago and both are still in a good state of preservation. The creek that flows from the great Bow glacier into Bow lake, has cut a narrow chasm through a solid wall of limestone, nearly 50 feet deep, and yet so narrow that one can step across it at the top. I climbed down to the level of the creek at one point and got a picture looking up through it. I focussed at 30 feet and by stopping the lens down to 128 f. was able to get good de- tail in both foreground and background. The small spruce shrub on top of the rock, shown in the center of the picture, was at least 60 feet away, yet is perfectly sharp. An interesting feature of the photograph is the exquisite lighting. The picture was made when the sun was directly overhead. and the rays strike projecting points on the rock here and there, all through the chasm, thus showing the weird, rugged for- mation of the walls. I trust I have shown pictures enough here to give many of my readers valuable 98 RECREATION. tographers. It was placed on the market a year ago, and while thousands of amateurs are now enthusiastic in its praise, there are still some experts who claim that no one can do good work with it under all condi- tions; but this latest device of the East- man factory has knocked many of the old photographic theories sky high. For in- stance, it has always been supposed that snap shots should be given more time in development than time exposures ; that nega- tives made under certain conditions require entirely different treatment from those made STRANGE MOUNDS ON THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, hints as to what they may find if they go into the woods or the mountains or even on the prairies, carry their cameras with them and if they travel with their eyes open. You may not find exactly the same kind of things, but you may find a lot better things for pictures. You need not go to wild, in- accessible places to find novelties or ob- jects of artistic or scientific interest. I never walk a mile in Jersey or in New York or in Pennsylvania, or in any other State, without wishing I had my camera along, or without using it, if I have it. Many of you have no doubt been won- dering what camera and what lens I use. It is only fair to the makers of these instru- ments which did me such good service that their names should be made known to you. These names are household words through- out the civilized world. I use a 5x7 East- man Cartridge Kodak and Eastman films. This box is fitted with a Goerz double anastigmat lens and a Goerz shutter. The machine was mounted on a Goerz aluminum tripod, which weighs only 2 pounds. I also carried with me an Eastman de- veloping machine, and this proved one of the greatest luxuries that modern ingenuity has provided for the use of amateur pho- He: under other conditions. Theoretically, this may be true enough, but I developed sev- eral rolls of films that had on them some exposures made with the lens wide open and the shutter working at 1-100th of a second; others with the lens stopped down to 128 and in exposures timed at 10 to 20 seconds each. Such rolls, placed in the developing machine and ground out with careful attention to printed instructions, brought out all the negatives with equal fidelity to nature. Most of the pictures re- produced in this article are the result of time exposures, with the smallest stop; yet some of the others are from snap shots. The proof of the pudding is in eating it, and I frankly admit I could not have got better results on any of my plates if I had cut the films and developed each one separately and in accordance with old time methods. I have been making pictures more or less. for 26 years, and have used a num- ber of different cameras and lenses; and while I ami aware that many of my readers will disagree with me, I regard this as about the best outfit, all things considered, that can be made up for a photographic trip in a wild country. I believe you think more of that dog than you do of me. She: Exchange. But he’s worth so much more.— THE TRUE STORY OF THE NEZ PERCE WAR. H. B, NORTON. I find nothing to criticize in Major Brooke’s interesting article, “A Ride Through the Land of the Nez Perces,” save his assertion that Uncle Sam paid a round sum to recoup the losses sustained by settlers during the Nez Perce war. My- self a loser by that uprising, | know that not a cent has been paid for property de- stroyed by Joseph and his band. In the early days of what was then known as Camas prairie, the settlers for miles around were accustomed to gather each 4th of July at Mt. Idaho and cele- brate the day. On such occasions the In- dians were always invited to take part. At the time of the outbreak Chief Joseph had planned to assemble all his warriors ate Mt.2"Idaho.- July 4th “and massacre the entire white population of the prairie; but on the afternoon of June 13 3 young bucks, Mox Mox, Walltits, and another who is unknown, killed the first victim, an old man named Richard Devine. He was killed at his ranch, 8 miles above Slate creek. That night the same Indians went down the river to John Day’s creek, and early the following morning killed Henry Elfres and Henry Beckrodge. Then, mounting horses belonging to the mur- dered men, they rode on down the river. On their way they met Samuel Benedict, who was out looking for cattle. They wounded him, but he managed to escape. The Indians then left the river and went to Camas prairie. Returning the same day with 15 or 20 more Indians, they shot and wounded J. J. Manuel and his little girl, and killed James Barker. At Benedict’s place they murdered Bene- dict and a Frenchman named August Ba- con. On June 14 they killed Mrs. Manuel, whose body was never found; also Wm. Osborne and Harry Mason. It is claimed Joseph took part in these murders. The same day J. M. Crooks, of Grange- ville, rode to Joseph’s camp to ascertain whether the Indians intended to carry on war against the settlers. He was told the settlers would be let alone, providing they would not help the soldiers. By that time the whole country was aroused, and settlers came pouring into Mt. Idaho from all directions, Chief Joseph’s band, including his brother Ollicutt, were camped at the head of Rocky canyon when the massacre took place, but, fearing the approach of troops, they went over the White Bird mountains 99 and set up their lodges in White Bird val- ley, a short distance from Salmon river. There they were joined by Chief White Bird and his band. At sunrise on the morning of June 17th, a weary company of ogo soldiers under Colonel Perry, together with Io or 15 vol- unteers, reached the top of White Bird canyon, about 16 miles away. Indians and soldiers discovered each other about the same time. The Indian encampment was instantly aroused. Joseph, Ollicutt, and White Bird placed their warriors in posi- tion. As the soldiers moved down the can- yon they met Mrs. Benedict, a baby in her arms, and a little girl by her side. She had fled from her home after the murder of her husband, and was trying to reach a settlement 20 miles away. The soldiers continued their march down the canyon until they came to 2 small buttes. The Indians camped beyond these buttes were thought to be only a portion of those on the warpath, it being reported that the main body had crossed to Salmon river. As the troops approached the buttes Lieutenant Theller, with 8 men, was 100 yards in advance of the main force. Colo- nel Perry, with the volunteers and his Own company, came next. Thrimble with his squad brought up the rear, leaving an interval of about 50 yards between each company. All were in columns of fours. Suddenly the Indians popped their heads from behind rocks in the gulches and ra- vines, and took deliberate and deadly aim. Chief Joseph instructed White Bird to turn the cavalry at the upper buttes, while he went behind the rocks and lay in wait for them. Mox Mox was directed to take the women, children, and horses down White Bird creek and to be ready to send horses to the warriors as fast as those they had were shot down. All instructions were carried out to the letter. The battle had not been in progress 10 minutes before the cavalry was thrown into confusion. Their horses became unmanageable, and all hope of defeating the Indians was abandoned. There was nothing to do but retreat, striv- ing to reach the canyon from which they had come. Some were headed off by the Indians and fell, bravely fighting. Others escaped out of the canyon of death to the top of the mountain, where about 20 men were rallied by Colonel Perry and Parnell. The Indians pursued the retreating cavalry within sight of Grangeville. Lieutenant Theller was left dead on the field, and of 100 100 men who went into the battle not more than 60 returned. It was never known how many Indians were killed, but the number must have been comparatively small. The settlers and soldiers, then cooped up at Mt. Idaho and Grangeville, anxiously awaited reinforcements. But Joseph, in- stead of attacking them, remained several days encamped at W hite Bird. This delay on his part gave time for troops to reach the seat of war. Volunteers from Walla Walla, Dayton, Waitsburg, and Lewiston flocked to the res- cue of the settlers. On the 24th they ar- rived at Morton’s ranch on Camas prairie, 20 miles from Cottonwood, where there is now a prosperous town. Perry came there during the day and notified General How- ard of the position of the Indians. They were still at White Bird canyon. Howard advanced with his forces to recover and bury the bodies of those killed in the bat- tle. That accomplished he located Joseph across Salmon river, 5 or 6 miles distant from the battlefield. At that time Chief Looking Glass and his band were sup- posed to be scme 30 miles in Howard’s rear. Colonel Whipple was ordered to arrest Looking Glass and his Indians and turn them over for safe keeping to the volun- teers at Mt. Idaho. Looking Glass was given an opportunity to surrender, which at first he promised to do, but afterward defiantly refused. The result was that sev- eral Indians were killed, but Looking Glass and his band escaped. Whipple then re- joined Colonel Perry. On July 2d Scouts Foster and Blewett went in the direction of Craig’s mountain to reconnoiter. Toward evening Foster re- turned and reported the Indians at Saw- yer’s canyon, about 12 miles distant. Whip- ple sent Lieutenant S. M. Rains with 10 men to ascertain the strength of the enemy. Rains and his men were cut off and killed only 2 miles from the headquarters of the troops. It was afterwards learned that Blewett was thrown from his horse and killed by the Indians. On the morning of July 4th Perry’s de- tachment joined Whipple at Cottonwood. About noon of that day 17 men were crossing the prairie to Cottonwood. With- in 1% miles of the encampment and in RECREATION. plain view of the troops, they were sur- rounded by about 125 Indians. Though the fight lasted more than an hour, only one man went to the assistance of the sorely beset little band. Major George Sherer, a volunteer, watched the fight a few minutes. Then saying, “A man may be a damn fool if he goes down there, but he’s sure a damn coward if he doesn’t,” he mounted his horse and joined the 17. Afterward Colonel Whipple went down with about 24 men. Perry claimed, before a court of inquiry held at Lewiston, that there was a force of Indians in his rear, and he could not afford to lose his stronghold on the hill. In that fight Captain Randall, Ben Evans and D. H. Hauser were killed; Johnson and Allie Leeland wounded. The 17 men were all settlers, defending their homes and familics, and after the war was over many had not a home to go to. From that time until July 11th, skir- mishes took place here and there. On the latter day the Indians concentrated at the mouth of Cottonwood creek. There the final and decisive battle was fought. last- ing 2 days. The Indians were defeated and driven out of Idaho into Montana. I will not attempt to describe their flight nor the destruction they wrought before their capture at Bear Paw mountain, 1300 miles from their starting point. Since then Joseph has been féted in various parts of the country and held up to admiration as a great and good Indian. If his admirers had shared the troubles of the Camas prairie settlers they would have longed to hold him up with a rope. White Bird met his just deserts in the Assineboine country a few years ago. He was a medicine man, and, undertaking the cure of a sick Indian, who finally died, was killed by the sorrowing relatives on the ground that he had bewitched his pa- tient. Senator Mitchell introduced a bill pro- viding that each volunteer who joined the forces of the United States in Oregon, Washington, or Idaho, during the Nez Perce war should be paid $1 for each day of service; also the actual value of any horse, arms, etc., lost by him in such ser- vice. The pension laws were made ap- plicable to those who contracted wounds or disease during the war; but I have never heard of anyone’s recovering a cent. Clara—I knew by the tone of his voice that he was going to propose to me. Maud—Was there a ring in it ?—Detroit Free Press, vd AMATEUR PHOTO BY MRS. WM 8: LEE. ON A NEWFOUNDLAND MARSH. Winner of Special Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with No. 4 Eastman Cartridge Kodak. See page ré8. FISHING. EMMA G. CURTIS. A-restin’ on a grassy bank, Encumbered with a fishin’ pole, To-day I watched the muskrats prank And swallers skim the minner hole; I mused amongst the dragon flies, And young birds practisin’ their wings, And lily pads and pictered skies, How fishin’s like most other things! The chap that digs the fattest bait And picks the likeliest day and pool, That don’t poke round and start too late, That hustles sharp and yet keeps cool; And when he’s got things workin’ right Jest seitles, calm as heart can wish, And gives ’em time to bite, That man will get a string of fish. But that there sort that tears around, That first tries this pool and then that, As nervous as a rabbit hound, And on the fence ’twixt perch and cat; That thinks that spittin’ on his bait Makes up for bait that’s tough and pore, That never gets it through his pate That big is big, not luck and roar; That keeps a-jerkin’ up his hook And keeps his line a-goin’ swish, Before his catch is fairly took, He'll go home mighty short o’ fish. “ADINVIS 2 °f A® OLOHd BNBLVAY ‘uonHadwmoy ojoyd [enuay Ig S,NOILVaNIaAY UL 9ZIIg Pz JO JOUUIAN ‘adaud T11ld Gaid ‘SSHHSOU AHL NI ANOH LV A PIONEER’S ADVENTURE. A. A. BRIGGS. In the early 70’s the forests of the Mus- koka district abounded in game, including deer, bears, wolves, black and silver foxes, ctc. Game laws were almost unknown, and the gun of the early settler was in con- stant use. Our homestead was in the Parry sound district, and was surrounded by wild roses and creeping vines. At the foot of one of the many hills ran a trout stream, whose limpid, shaded waters attracted the wild animals and birds. While fishing for trout in this stream I saw a big deer running up the side of the hill. Behind it was a dog, howling and fast losing ground. As the dog _ ap- proached the top of the hill he gave out. The buck was the largest I had ever seen, and I was naturally anxious to get a shot at him. As he had been disturbed while drinking at the brook, I thought he would not return for some time. Accordingly, I wound up the line, went home and ate my supper. The next morning I saw what appeared to be cattle in the vicinity of the stream, but soon discovered they were deer. I reached for my rifle and pushed up the window, thinking I could get a shot, but the deer heard me, and in a moment they were off. Still I was sure the buck that dashed up the hill the day before was among them. Wild with excitement, I ran to the creek. There I tried to think of some ruse to entrap the buck. An idea occurred to me, and going to the house I hunted up the largest straw hat in the place, and, putting it on, returned to the stream. I followed a covey of grouse for a while, more to pass away time than to kill, as it would be an hour or so before the buck returned. Looking about for a hiding place, I saw some tall, thick grass among a lot of bushes, and there I concealed myself. Mak- ing sure my body and limbs were invisible, I pulled down the big hat and, with the rifle under my arm, waited for the stag. Nearly an hour passed before I heard a sound. Presently the buck appeared, and a grand and stately creature he was. must have been greatly unnerved, for my arm was shaking so much I feared the animal would see the movement in the grass and dart off. My view of him, too, was unsatisfactory, for I had to blink with one eye through a little hole I had made in the hat. What I saw was sufficient to show that he suspected danger, for he kept bellowing and tossing his head around as if infuriated. 103 While I was watching him 3 more heads came in sight a little distance behind the buck. These were the doe and 2 fawns, who, seeing the stag gazing around anxiously, were too timid to come near- er. Suddenly I saw the antlers of the buck moving in my direction and thought my end was near. My fingers, which in- stinctively sought the trigger, twitched nervously, though the idea of shooting never occurred to me. The buck sniffed around 3 or 4 seconds, with his eyes fixed on the hat, then began slowly to re- treat. Now, if ever, was the time to shoot; his head was raised and his breast toward me. But, no. I would wait and see what the stag would do. Presently he uttered a low, dismal sound and in an instant the other deer were beside him. At first they looked around perplexedly, but soon moved toward the brook and drank. The old buck never stirred. He was now within a few yards of me, still keeping his eyes in my direction. At length the deer, having finished drinking, went away. The buck, seeing this, retraced his steps to the edge of the stream, and for the first time took his eyes off the place where I was _ hidden. Seeing the doe and fawns were over the fence, he lowered his head, gulped a mouthful of water, was up in a second and off, leaping the old rail fence with the greatest ease. I lay for a moment wondering if I was dreaming, but the drumming of a grouse near me and the rippling of the brook soon dispelled the idea. Alas! had any of the settlers seen me? If so, my reputation as a marksman was ruined. I had been ac- knowledged the best shot for miles around, but if the story was told that I, with a rifle in my hand. allowed 4 deer to escape within a few yards of me I would be the laughing stock of the settlement. I left the stream with a strange feeling. My desire to hunt had vanished. When I told my experience at home they were rather touched by the incident. But to this day the people of the district never heard that the man who for years had never refused a shot at game had al- lowed sentiment to stay his hand on one occasion. To-day the scene is changed. The old log house has fallen to decay; civilization has driven the game Northward. Only the old pines still cast their shadows on the rippling brook, which flows on as ever. AMATEUR PHOTO BY S. L. BEEGLE BOB WHITE BY FLASHLIGHT. Winner of 3d Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with Goerz Lens. See page 168. THE ENCHANTRESS. GEO. E. WINKLER. A longing once again to view The distant, blue limned hills, To drink again with thirsty lips At ice-fed mountain rills; To wander echoing canyons through, Took me from you. A longing once again to see But each elusive cloud suggests The early sun rays strike Your changefulness and grace, Like fire upon the lifted crest And ev'ry dew-kissed rose commends Of snowy mountain height; The sweetness of your face; To stroke with lazy, loving oar The whisp’ring pines that roof my head The quiet waters, deep and blue, Bid me their lovely joys eschew, Took me from you. And turn to you, “Have you ever listened to that long Island sound ?” “No, but I have heard New York bay.”— Life. 104 DOWN THE ARBUCKLE RIVER. F. W. PORTER. We loaded my hunting boat on a wagon at my ranch one morning late in January, and drove 5 miles to Rocky creek, where we launched. I told the boys we shouldn’t see any game on the way over, but they thought quails, squirrels and rabbits were game, so we had camp meat at once. From Reedy lake to Arbuckle lake is 4 miles if you are bird- rigged, and climb a tree to start. By water, it is nearer 40 miles. We floated half way down the creek that afternoon, and camped where I had a turkey roost spotted. I made camp and sent the others where I thought the big birds would come in. They re- turned at dusk without any turkeys. Some had been seen, but Winchester said they looked just like those his mother had at home and he didn’t like to shoot. My other friend I’ll call Thunder, because he used a double 10 gauge loaded with black powder. Next morning we continued our journey down the creek. The lower end of the creek is through a heavy swamp which was dry a year ago for the first time, possibly, in centuries. Then fire swept it, throwing trees and vines of all sizes across the creek, so there was some fancy acrobatic work. Sometimes we would vault over a log which the boat went under, sometimes we would go under and lift the boat over, sometimes a dive through a tree top was the caper. Once, when we flattened out in the boat to squeeze under a big cypress, one chap left the slack of his trousers a trifle too high. The craft drifted placidly on and left him hanging, head to heels, from a branch. We rescued him before the cloth tore, and got to the mouth of the creek by dinner time. The creek had built itself a bank far into the lake and our camp was on a part of that, 20 yards wide, the creek on one side and lake on the other. We spent the after- noon there; the boys fished and discovered a 10 foot ’gator. Arbuckle lake is 8 miles long and 3 miles wide. It is usually wind-swept during the day, and, as our boat was small and over- loaded, we decided to cross at night. I woke about midnight, found it foggy but not dark, and perfectly quiet. I roused the camp and after we had made coffee we put to sea. A 2 hours’ row took us to the lower end of the lake and to what appeared a solid wall of cypress. The steersman was told to coast along it until he saw an opening. He did so and in a few minutes put us in the head of Arbuckle river. We ran alongside a bunch of bonnet and dropped anchor to wait for daylight. Thun- 105 der wanted to try for catfish. We were will- ing he should but had no bait. We got over the difficulty by shooting a water tur- key and using strips of its flesh. Our friend got lots of strikes, some of them strong enough to move the boat, anchor and all, but as he was not used to the fighting tac- tics of Florida catfish he did not land a n. When daylight appeared we started down stream through one of the prettiest bits of water in Florida. The river averages 100 feet in width, is deep, and for several miles runs through a big cypress swamp. A dozen species of lilies grow on its bor- ders, and the trees are covered with air plants and orchids. The swamp is inhabit- ed by many varieties of game birds and ani- mals. The dip of ducks and the whir of wings was constantly heard ahead of us, but as the foliage was dense and the stream tortuous, we got but few shots. A short run took us through the swamp and out into open water with Kissimee prairie on one side and high pine woods on the other. There, in a little hummock of cabbage palms and live oaks that gave us almost the shelter of a house and furnished us beds of Spanish moss, we made our per- manent camp. We caught bass with min- nows, and would not take out of water a fish under 8 pounds. We drifted down stream gawking at one bank while a gob- bler sat and gawked at us from the other. He gawked a little too long for his health, however. Winchester shot into a bunch of curlew, and as he waded about picking up his dead, a flock of canvasbacks almost knocked his hat off. We, in the boat, wondered why he did not shoot. He came back and said they were not ducks. On one occasion, as cur- lew and other birds were passing over us by thousands, somebody sat, eyes and mouth open in astonishment, until his gun went off, pointed nowhere in particular, and nearly knocked him out of the boat. Then came the last morning, which we had decided to devote to turkeys exclusive- ly. Two of us got up and had our break- fast, of course, long before daylight, and we had almost to drag No. 3 out of the blankets. Finally he came along and we got our turkeys, one of them a 25-pounder that Winchester knocked into the river. He was surprised to see it go paddling up stream, and said if any one had told him a turkey could swim, he would, if it was a small man, have called him a liar. AMATEUR PHOTO BY CHARI ES VANOcRVcLUE. THE FISHERMAN WHO IS ALWAYS LUCKY, Winner of 4th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with a Korona Camera. 106 ANTOINE’S CAT. E. W. Lass week bring me some sperience Ah’ll never have before, an’ me Ah’ll tol’ heem to heverybody so he can look out not make same mistak’. Ah’ll not spick de Angleesh ver’ wal, but Ah’m cut mah eye teet hevery day, an’ w’en he com’ night Ah’ say to me, “Well, ole man! eef you ole fool head don’t know better dan go poke you nose on de cat bees’- ness, den he serve you right for bring de trub on you. So nex’ tam look out, ole man.” Now, Ah’Il tol’ one leetle scrape dat over- tak’ me. S’pose you want try you’ han’ for dat same speculation affer you hear dat, Ah’ll offer no objecshun at all; an’ if you not lak dat, you may shun mah leetle mis- hap an’ not be ole fool lak Antoine. Two, t’ree week ago mah wife hax me will Ah go wit he an’ mak’ hevening visit to Zephrim Goshela. “Oui, Oui, Madame! Ah'll go.” Now Ah’m not lak ver’ wal for gon out on de evenin’. Me Ah caint see ver’ wal, an’ dis tam de moon he’s not ’~wake up ver’ herly. But Ah’ll lak please mah ole leddy sometam, so Ah go. Zeph- rim an’ hees wife was bote good feller an’ we been good neighbor many year, an’ Ah lak heem wal. ’Sides dat, he’s raise beeg famlee an’ many tam he com’ for mah ole leddy for assist dat, an’ for me, too, some tam. So we feex up an’ finish mah chore, an’ ’way we gone. Now he’s got "bout quarter mile over dar, ’cross de fiel’; hover 2, t’ree fence, jomp on de brook an’ go up on de hill, dar’s whar he leeve, and when we geet dar, we was ver’ welcome. Zeph and me too we sit down an’ tak’ some smoke, an’ Mam Zephrim an’ mah wife tak’ hees knit an’ mak’ stockin’. What tam we smoke we lay good many plan for gon on Black crick for catch muskrat, an’ dore, plentee monee on dat job. We ’gree for gon on dat plass nex’ week, an’ we ’gree for share de hex- pense an’ go snuk on de profeet. An’ we can carry plentee pork and pom- me de terre an’ bean, too. An’ me Ah’ll tak’ mah fusee, Ah got boss good one. We'll get plentee pa’tridge and cariboo for tickle our stomick an’ we can see no hobstruction for hav’ boss tam ever’ day we gon’, bah gosh! Bimeby Mam Zephrim get up an’ gon’ out on de kitchen, an’ soon Ah hear heem mak’ rattle on de stove, an’ Ah know he’s gon’ for get supper. Mah ole leddy ron after an’ beg heem not do dat for we not hongry at all. But Ah’m pull hees dress and whisper, “Hole you’ tong.” Pretty 107 PARKER, quick Ah’m smell de pork on de pan an’ de onion, too, an de tea kettle lid jingle an’ we be all jus’ so happy good many beeg bug who try for call heemsef de aristoc- racee. Nex’ Ah know, de clock strike one, 2, tree, ‘leven! Mah soul! whar is gon’ dat hevenin’? An, mah ole leddy rose for go home an’ roll up hees knitting -on hees pocket, an’ make all reddy. Many year ago w’en Ah’m small boy,° ver of’en Ah’m gon’ cross de same fields for huskin’ an’ pare apple bee. Ah’m go befor’ he’s dark an’ Ah’m feel bol’ lak a lion. But de tam w’en he’s finish an’ it come ‘leven ‘clock an’ dark lak a dev’, Ah’m com’ bol’ lak a sheep; ’twas a differ- ance, don’t it? Good many noise dar. One leetle frog can mak’ me ron more Io rod. One screech owl flop down close on top mah hed mak’ me squat down lak brickbat hit me. Dat tam Ah’m all ’lone. Dis tam mah ole leddy is wit me an’ not’ing can’t scare me. So w’en mah wife rose for gon’ home an’ Ah’m light mah pipe an’ shak’ han’ an’ ’way we go, over de hill to de poor house—dat was Antoine’s. Now Ah’m meditate good ’eal *bout de Black crick bus’ness, an’ fuss Ah know Ah’m leave mah ole leddy long way behind an’ soon Ah’m hear heem yell, “Antoine, what for you so hurry? You got no bus’- ness leeve me ‘lone, an’ Ah’m hear som’- ting chase me.” So Ah’m gon’ back to he, an’ Ah ax heem what he hear? He’s tell me som’- ting skip it ‘long behind heem on de snow an’ mak’ queer leetle noise lak he never see befor’; and w’en we go long ’gain we bote hear dat, an’ bahgosh! Ah can see dat too ‘bout 10 feets behin’. Now Ah’m tell heem walk ver’ slow an’ me Ah’ll feex dat. So Ah tak’ a pole on de fence and go ver’ heasy. Dat leetle chap, Ah see heem sure, he’s black, not ver’ beeg, prob’ly weasel. ’Tenny rate Ah’ll not “low heem scar mah ole leddy any more. No, seh, he’s draw hees las’ bret. So Ah raise mah pole high over dat an’ put in all mah strengt on heem an’ down he com’, whack! on hees back 4, 5 tam. Mah wife he’s ron an’ mak’ yell, but dat leetle feller’s not ron any mo’. Hees turn up on hees back an’ lay still. Den we proceed to examine dat and Ah’m cal’late hom much hees pelt will fetch on de mar- ket. So Ah’m light a match an’ look; an’ bahgosh, what you t’ink? ’Twas not’ing but mah ole leddy’s knittin’ work. De ball unwind in hees pocket an’ drag de rest be- 108 hind on de snow. Ah’m get de laugh on heem long tam for dat. But dat was not de lass mah sperience ‘fore Ah’m get home; oh dear, no! Som’ ver’ queer episode happen “fore Ah’m reach mah domicil. Ah’m mak’ hurry tor get home an’ feex mah fire, an’ so Ah’m leeve mah ole leddy for come on by heemse’f. Jost dat tam Ah’m hear som't'ing step, step, on de snow. Ah’m not scare ’t all, an’ w’at you tink dis tam? Dar was one pretty leetle kitty com’ rat up close an’ look hon mah face lak he want make ‘quaint wit Antoine. When Ah see dat Ah’m glad, for we got none, an’ lass week mah old leddy he’s find a mouse in de flour barrel. Now here he com’ mah_ chance for one boss leetle cat, no cos’ :not’ing only for catch heem. Dat leetle chap he come frisk roun’ mah leg lak he want play wit me. So Ah’m put ’way mah pipe an’ Ah’m go in for dat kitten an’ he will mak’ mah ole leddy nice Chris’mus present. “Now, mah leetle kitty, com’ to me; com, AMATEUR PHOTO BY JAMES H. MILLER, WHERE'S MY SHADOW? One of the 17th prize winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, RECREATION. see you Onc’. Com’ on mah house, it’s boss plass for leev.”” An’ Ah squat down an’ coax heem an’, bahgosh, he won't. He's kick up hees heel an’ caper roun’ me, an’ more Ah’ll see dat de more Ah’m ’termin’ for tak’ heem. So Ah’m ron for heem an’ he hop roun’ on de snow an’ swish hees tail, an’ Ah’m mak’ up mah min’ Ah’m got one Anglory cat wort’ more’n 5 dollor. Nex’ Ah know, he scoot rat in between my mogasin an’ Ah’m mak’ grab wit bote bote han’. Nex’ minit Ah’m gon’ rat hover on mah back. Oh, waugh, phew, ugh, waugh! Ah’m sick on mah stomick an’ Ah’m have ter’b’le time. Ah’m put som’ snow in mah mouth, he don do no good. Den Ah’m dig hopen mah eye an’ look for mah ole leddy, and he’s gon’ home. An’ Ah’m look for dat cat an’ he’s gon’ home; an’ Ah’m hole mah nose an’ Ah’m gon’ home, an’ w’en Ah get dar mah ole whoman he’s put de bar on de door an’ he’s holler on de chamber window, “Antoine! go sleep it on de barn!” TAKE US AFAR, JEANNETTE CAMPBELL. Take us afar; beyond the city’s clamor, Its din and dust and glare; Its grinding toil, its gilded pomp and power, Its stifling, fevered air! Afar; beyond the ceaseless tide of faces The endless throb of feet; The eager grasp for gold that men call living, The jargon of the street. Afar, afar, beside the dreaming waters, Deep in the forest glade, Where wind and wave commune, low- voiced, together, In sunshine and in shade! Where just to be, is gladness; where life’s trappings Drop off and disappear; And we can drink at Nature’s primal foun- tains Once in the rushing year! “I want to ask you something, gracie,” said the beautiful heiress. “What is it, duckie?” the duke inquired. “Would you object if I should request the minister to omit the word ‘obey’ from the service when we are married ?” “Certainly not. He can just make it ‘love, honor and supply.’”—Chicago Ree- ord-Herald, A PIONEER REMINISCENCE. MISS M. In the mountains of Jackson county, Oregon, lives an old man familiarly known through all the region as Uncle Bill. An excellent story teller, he speaks with such familiarity of Indians, panthers and bears that small boys of the present are jaun- diced with envy. His favorite tale is of the capture of the largest grizzly ever encountered in that section; and well illustrates the fortitude that made our pioneers the bulwark of the West. Near Uncle Bill’s home, is a rugged foot- hill, thickly wooded with scrub oak and crowned by an immense boulder known as Table rock. That hill once served as stag- ing for a little comedy, which came near being a tragedy in Bill’s life. Armed only with a light shot gun, he was one day wandering about the moun- tain in search of lost shoats. Enter- ing a small natural clearing, he came face to face with a huge grizzly feasting on wild berries. Both were surprised; but Uncle Bill was chiefly concerned. Without his rifle he felt his presence was an intrusion. There were no trees within 80 rods; and he saw with dismay that the grizzly seemed de- sirous of making his acquaintance. Taking counsel of his courage, Uncle Bill mounted a log in the middle of the clearing, and tried to stare the bear out of countenance. Satisfied from a close scru- tiny, that Uncle Bill was in a palatable condition, Bruin began circling about his intended victim. He tore up the earth, growled fiercely and made frequent little dashes, as if to provoke Uncle. Bill to flight. Failing in this, the circles gradually nar- rowed in, until Uncle Bill drew his hunt- ing knife and braced for the shock, deter- mined to sell life dearly. Suddenly the brute stopped. sniffed the air, and gazed intently down the mountain. A bristly crest arose along his enormous back; he seemed to waver between 2 opin- ions. Then with a roar of baffled rage he turned tail and lumbered up to the shelter of the overhanging rocks. Uncle Bill chose an opposite direction with even L. SUTTON. greater celerity and soon encountered 2 neighbors out for a hunt, which they promptly abandoned in that vicinity after hearing his story. Some weeks later, a dozen men with a pack of bear dogs gathered to hunt Bruin out. He must have had a premonition of danger which ne decided to anticipate by a prompt retreat to his winter quarters, several miles up Bear creek. The hunt followed. The men took stations in trees at intervals of about 60 rods along the trail, and the dogs were sent in to start the game. The occasional sharp yelping as they skirted the lair soon changed to a chorus of excited baying and warned all to be in readiness. With a rush, to which the undergrowth was no impediment, the bear passed direct- ly underneath the first sentinel, receiving a rifle ball between his shoulders, with no apparent result. His course was direct for the next stand, but all waited in vain for the report to tell that he had reached it. The baying dogs rushed by and became silent. The stillness grew oppressive. Call- ing to one another, all the hunters, save one, responded, and the posse cautiously gathered about his position, to find the bear’s dead body overlying a battered rifle and bits of bloody clothing. Their companion was nowhere to be seen, but a weak voice from a near manza- nita thicket was heard saying, “The bear’s dead, boys, and I am too;” which, in spite of the seeming inconsistency, came near the truth. The bullet from the first stand had pierced the bear’s heart, but the animal’s great momentum and vitality had enabled it to reach the next sentinel, drag him from his tree, literally scalp him and toss him aside, before it fell dead. An army surgeon from the barracks, 25 miles distant, saved the unfortunate hun- ter’s life, but left him disfigured by a stif- fened neck and a head permanently turned to one side. The bear’s carcass dressed 800 pounds net; and its fine pelt passed as a fee to the surgeon. _ Clara: I hope you don’t call yourself an invalid, with that appetite! Clarence: Why, Clara, it is this appetite that keeps me an invalid—Exchange. 109 AMATEUR PHOTO BY GEORGE WORTH THE GOLF GIRL. Winner of sth Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Ilo BUFFALO HUNTING IN KANSAS. STUBB, We had sown our fall wheat and having nothing further to do at home, Charles S., Bill K. and I started for meat. We trav- eled West about 100 miles and saw only old signs. I carried a 38 rim fire Remington, Bill a 44 rim fire, and Charles a 44 rim fire Ballard carbine. After getting above running water on the Pawnee river we turned South and crossed the Arkansas. In due time we ar- rived at Dodge City, a bad town at that time. There we saw hundreds of buffalo hides, all of which came from the South, so South we went. After traveling one day we reached Crooked creek, and there close to our camp, some one had killed 3 buffalo a day or so before. One day’s hunt revealed no game, however, but antelope and those were not tame, so we got none of them. That evening we held a council. Bill and Charley decided to go home, but I had made up my mind to see a live buf- falo. Next morning I went back with the boys to Dodge City for more provisions, and then started South. I spent the night at our old camping ground, and the next evening about sunset a party of Texans drove up. They said they had seen no buffalo for 3 weeks. They in- vited me to go with them as they wanted to go into Texas and some of the Reds were out from their reservation on a hunt. Early the next morning we were on our way. The day passed without incident and that night we camped at Lone Tree, a good camping ground on account of water, but more interesting to me on account of its being the scene of a disastrous fight be- tween 5 white men and a band of Reds only 3 or 4 months before. The graves of the 5 white men told the tale without words. The next morning just after starting I saw my first live wild buffalo, a cow and a calf. I wanted to kill them and go home, but the boys persuaded me to go farther and get a good load. We arrived at their camp that evening, and the next morning, which was Christmas, we started South- west. Before noon one of the men, who was in advance of the teams, killed a large buck. We took it aboard, also the hunter, and proceeded some distance when I saw another buck, standing in some _ small brush and looking at us. As I had no driver, I spoke to the man who had killed the first buck and pointed out the second. He started, but had not gone 200 yards when in going over a small ridge he ran almost on to a large buffalo, asleep. John soon woke him with his 50 caliber Sharps 11! frontier gun. The buffalo arose and ran but seemed dazed. The 50’s were going through him too fast for any kind of com- fort. Finally, getting tired of it, he turned on his enemy; but he had waited too long for he went only a few steps and fell, the victim of 8 50-caliber bullets. We soon had him skinned and the meat cut off. About a mile farther we came to a spring of water and camped for the day. We had buffalo tenderloin and venison for our Christmas dinner. As soon as it was over I took a run. I saw no buffalo but shot my first deer, also 3 coyotes, and thought it a wonderful Christmas for me. The next morning we again started Southwest, crossing the North Canadian river about % mile from camp and there I saw the coveted cattle. After getting to the high ground it was buffalo everywhere. John handed me his Sharps sighted for 100 yards, half way to the hump 150, and top of hump 200 yards, which he said was as far as I would wish to shoot. The game was feeding in a ravine, and we had no trouble to get within 50 yards. Bill was to shoot, as he knew just where, and I was to wait until told to fire. He shot, but did not strike within a foot of where he had in- tended to. The buffalo started, but stopped and looked back at about 150 yards. After some persuasion, Bill let me shoot and down went a cow. The others showed no signs of running, and Bill said we would get a closer stand. “Why not shoot from here?” “Too far. That hit was an accident.” I felt flattered, but moved around after Bill to the other side of the bunch and to about 60 yards distance. By that time the cow I had shot was on her feet and was blundering about. Bill told me to shoot her again, as she would lead the bunch away. “You shoot one, and I will drop her at the crack of your gun,” I said, so he shot again, but struck the ground between us and the buffalo, and the ball went scream- ing over them. That started them on a wild run. “Give it to them, they won’t stop again,” shouted Bill, and I obeyed, firing about 2 shots to his one. When I quit there were 6 buffalo on their feet, but 10 down. Seven fell at the crack of my gun and Bill knocked down another. Thus ended my first day among the buf- falo. We dressed the carcasses so the meat would be all right the next morning. Then we went to camp, tired and hungry, but happy. AMATEUR PHOTO BY E. F. POPE. A GOOD PAIR TO DRAW TO. Winner of 6th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with a Korona Camera. 112 THE HAUNTED MOUNTAIN. MOSES THOMPSON, JR. English as she is writ. In Ye Olden Times. Two (2) Irish- men’s first in America. In the north west- ern part of America, “A mountain near a large city about fitteen miles away, and only could be reached by the Southwestern part only by one way. that way was to cross a mighty high mountain. _ this mountain after about 100 years of age that before any one began to settle around same and the first family that had made it up in their minds to locate at the foot of this great mountain thus leading to the principal city. After they had made that place their homes for some years to past the way to this city over this mountain, traffic robbers had made the top of this large mountain a safe place to rob travel- ers and to take their lives if necessary. After such deeds had been committed so often that the top of this place became haunted and prevented traffic traveling of the traveler over the mountain. So after many people had been frightened by Ghost’s and Haunts they found that the traffic over the mountain was imposible to accomidate. So they had to reerect a road around this place twenty miles out of the way so that people could travel. after that road was completted a short while afterwards trafic began its regular travel without any trou- ble. So one evening two Irishmen’s had come to a hault at the foot of the mountain and had lost their guide of the City where they was bound for. this time they had traveled all day and night had fallen upon them at the foot of this Mountain. what next said pat we are lost be-jasus. but Mike says look Pat there is a light younder some one live there suppose we go and ask about the route. they went to the light where they seen deemly burning and stoped and called. So there was a Woman and Three Children appeared as if they had been deserted, the two Irishmen ask them how far was they from the City. the Woman in the door replied gentlemens Y’se about fif- teen miles from the City over the mountain and if you go around the road way that leads to the right you will make it about twenty five miles to go, as to the top of the mountain. have been posted no travelers are allowed to cross the mountain after dark as they would be frighten to death. the reply of the two irishmen we want to know the nearest way to the City we care nothing about haunts. so if the mountain is the nearest way we will take that route thank you mum as they bided her good night and went on their jurney across the mountain. my this time they had taken up time ask- ing the route to go it had fallen dark good. So up the mountain they went and soon reached the top where-upon they was at- tacked by a forward Dim Light. with a Voice never before had been heard. At the top they reached and after doing so it was so dark that you could not see your hands before you. nearer and rearer the Dim light approached towards the two men with a noise that could not be understood a dis- tance but when it come nearer to them they understood such words approaching them. with a little Dim red light saying. Were must I put it. Where must I put it where must I put it. dingerling-dingerling-dinger- ling the noise of a small bell was heard. but quickly stoped Pat & Mike, Pat says to Mike faith and be-jasus what is that Pat? Pat says to Mike, I don’t know per- haps that is one of them haunts trying frighten us, All at once the light seem to be upon them good enough to realize what it was but could not. but Mike quickly spoke and said to the little Dim Light which was near. in such Tones as Mike Repeated. haint that a nice word for you to ask a man stop him in the night like this and ask him where shall you Put it. Go Put It Where You Got It. Where did You Get It. Thats a h—Il of a word to ask a gentleman, where shall you put it go put it where you got it. at these words the light banhished away and was gone and nothing more seen that night as they crossed the mountain en-route to the City. After that night with Pat and Mike’s Experience no such Ghost ever ap- pearde again, Its is always said by Older people that if you speak to Ghost that they will never no more appear especialy in the right way words like this. What in the name of the lord you want in this poor Sin- full World. Pat and Mikes, Wasn’t that Way. She: Tell me, why do you love me? Why,—er—er—I suppose because fools rush in where angels fear to tread.—Life. 113 DON’T BOTHER ME. I’M BUSY. Winner of 7th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition, 114 AMATEUR PHOTO Br A, & GOSS. Made with a Poco Camera, THE PAWNEE UPRISING OF 18509. HOWARD W. BELL, In the summer of 1859 the entire tribe of Pawnees, braves, squaws, pappooses and dogs, left their 2 villages, 12 miles South of Fontenelle, Nebraska, on the South side of the Platte river, marched across the low- land between the Platte and Elkhorn rivers, and camped on the Western side of the Elk- horn, just across from Fontenelle. They claimed to be going on a grand buffalo hunt, to last several moons. The next day half a dozen bucks crossed the river about 12 miles above Fontenelle, and attacked an old bachelor who was living alone in a little log hut. The bucks showed emphatically their disapproval of celibacy by taking $136, a package of valuable papers and a yoke of oxen, and by drinking all the settler’s whis- key and locking him in his shanty. Three hours later the settler broke open to free- dom, and made his way to Fontenelle, where the alarm quickly spread. A company of a dozen men was organized, and an advance was made on the scene of the outrage. No Indians were discovered and the company returned to Fontenelle and disbanded. Two days afterward the people living at West Point came down to Fontenelle in a body, and reported that marauding bands of Pawnees had burned the homes of the settlers, ‘and ripped up their feather beds, scattering the contents to the winds, and re- serving the ticks to be used as blankets. Clocks had been torn to pieces in search of brass wheels to hang in the savages’ ears; cattle and horses had been freely confis- cated. Here was cause for war. The campaign opened the next morning. Thirty men, armed with rifles and revolvers, started for West Point in wagons.. When they reached there arrangements were made to capture the Indians. A few of the settlers took po- sitions in one room of a double log house, while the others kept out of sight. The peo- ple of the house were instructed to admit the Indians into the unoccupied room, and after they were all in, to fasten the outside door securely. The door between the rooms was then to be opened, the white men were to rush from the room in which they were concealed into that occupied by the In- dians, and the capture of the savages would be easy. The Indians, rr in number, approached the house, were invited to walk in, and ac- cepted. The outside door was fastened; the signal was given; the door between the 2 rooms was opened; the white men rushed with a yell into the room which was occu- pied by the Indians, and—captured the whole 115 posse? Not much. The greasy, slippery devils shed their blankets, dived down among the legs of the white men, slipped out like eels, burst open the door and were out of the room like a flash. All the white men had to show for their stratagem was a slug in the wrist of one of their own number. The whites followed the Indians out of the house and blazed away at them as they ran toward the river. Two or 3 of the Indians were killed and one was wounded. The whites captured him, having brought him down on the wing by a shot which should have been better aimed. The settlers then hastily assembled their wagons, put the wounded Indian in one of them, and started back to Fontenelle. They had not gone far when the Indian gave evi- dence of being dead. He was closely exam- ined by those in the wagon, who agreed that he was a goner. As it would not pay to haul dead Indians, the wagon was driven to the bank of the Elkhorn near which the road ran, and the corpse was pitched into the river. As soon as the Indian struck the water he dived down and swam under water for the opposite bank. Even an Indian can not stay under water all the time; and when that red rascal broke the surface of the stream as he came up to get a whiff of air, a load of buckshot was deposited in the back of his head. He never reached the other side. It was reported every day for a week that 10,000 Indians were approaching the town fully attired in the traditional war paint and feathers. The people were kept in excited suspense. At night each bush or shrub was transformed into a stealthily approaching redskin. This could not be borne long, so the hastily equipped militia soon took the offensive and marched in the direction of, the Pawnee camps. Late one night they halted on the outskirts of the lodge and struck camp. - At 3 o'clock in the morning they were aroused and in a short time were on the move. At daylight the Indian camp was seen, near the junction of a small stream with the river. A large extent of ground was covered by the lodges, and here and there Indians glided about, unconscious of the approach of an enemy. In a few mo- ments, however, they discovered the whites, the camp vanished like magic and in an m- credibly short time the wide river bot- tom was swarming with redskins, some mounted, some on foot, all shouting and yelling, striving to make their escape. They leveled their lodges to the ground but did 116 not attempt to take them away. They thought only to save themselves. The Oma- has encamped with the Pawnees did not run, neither did they strike their tents, but remained in them, knowing they had no reason to fear the whites. The mounted settlers crossed the stream at once and followed the flying Pawnees, but some time was lost in getting the wagons across the miry stream. Finally the entire force was safely landed on the Western side of the creek and moved up the river. The tall slough grass through which they passed concealed a good many of the weaker ones among the Indians, who, finding themselves unable to keep up with the others, had dropped down in the rank grass hoping to be passed by. On either side could be heard the cries and yells of pappooses thrown away by the frightened squaws in their endeavor to travel light. Small dogs, pet badgers, wolves and “sich” had also been left by their masters to shift for themselves, and they added their cries to the noise and con- fusion. In a short time not an Indian was to be seen where but half an hour before thousands had swarmed. They had taken shelter among the willows on the river bank and in the breaks along the bluffs on either side of it. They did not permanently escape. An un- der chief of the Pawnees, a fat old codger who was trying to get away on foot, was overtaken by a horseman who shot at him and missed him. Just as the horseman had secured a better aim for a second attempt the Indian threw up his hands and surren- dered. He was told to call his tribe togeth- er for a parley immediately or he would be killed. The Indian was glad of this chance for saving his life and at once set up a ser- ies of terrific yells, in answer to which red- skins lifted their heads and approached with caution, when the prisoner explained that a parley with the “Cherokee man” was necessary. By that time the scattered white forces had gathered, the wagons were corralled and a line of battle was formed with a 6 pound brass piece in front and the horsemen on the flanks. When the Indians who were looking about, discovered the weakness of the force they had been running from, they left their hiding places and approached read- ily. They were ordered to keep a respect- ful distance in front and only the chiefs were allowed to come to the wagons. The Indian force constantly received additions to its numbers, and before an hour had passed the whites were confronted by about 2,000 redskins. The Pawnee chiefs were told that they could have their choice of giving up the braves who had been engaged in the robbing and burning about West Point and paying the expenses of the expe- RECREATION. dition out of moneys due them from the government, or of fighting. It was finally arranged, after several hours’ discussion, that the terms propesed would be acceded to. Then began a hunt for the braves who had been raising Cain in the settlements. By the middle of the af- ternoon 7 young fellows were tied behind one of the wagons and the party was mov- ing toward a suitable place to camp for the night. When the young Indians were given up, a squaw belonging to one of them insisted on being allowed to go with her brave. When this request was denied, she screamed and cried, tore the hair out of her head by great handfuls, threw her arms around the young fellow’s neck and gave way to the most vio- lent grief. She was dragged away from him with difficulty, and the party proceeded, traveling but a few miles before going into camp. One of the prisoners seemed to be suffering greatly and one of the doctors made an examination.. He found that the brave had been shot through the body and that the wound was mortifying. The young fellow was one of the party of 11 who had been shut up in the room at West Point and he had been shot in running from the house. The doctor said he would not live to reach the settlements. He was there- fore set free and told to go back to his tribe. He was found dead the next morning a short distance from camp. Having struck camp, a supper of black coffee, fat bacon, molasses and a certain kind of hot bread. peculiar to the plains was prepared and eaten with relish. Early the next morning the march was re- sumed. Within a few miles the company reached a high point of ground from which a magnificent and picturesque scene burst on their view. At their feet was the Indian camp, then a scene of active com- motion, for the red men had just discovered the approach of the whites and were rapidly gathering their ponies from the neighboring hills. It was a mutual surprise. The whites had supposed the Indians would re- main for the night at the place where the powwow was held, and the Indians thought the settlers had turned back that morning intending to go home by the route they had come. It was decided to get everything ready to repel an attack, move along as if the Indians were not there and trust to Fate for the rest. The 6 prisoners were tied together and fastened by a rope to one of the wag- ons, behind which they trudged quietly, sur- rounded by a mounted guard. The com- pany did not go through the camp, but passed along one side of it. A few squaws and pappooses came out to see them as they moved past, but the Indians generally re- mained about their tents. Among the squaws HIAWATHA. ‘was the one who had exhibited such intense grief at the separation from her brave the day before. When the wagon behind which the prisoners were tied reached her she rushed among them and gave her Indian a knife, with which he stabbed himself in the breast. As he fell heavily to the ground the wagon stopped and the guards gave at- tention to the wounded Indian. No blood was to be seen about the wounds, but a red- dish substance resembling blood oozed from each corner of his mouth. As the guards were doing what they could to assist him, his faithful squaw seized the knife and cut the ropes which bound the prisoners to- gether. Away they sprang like a flash, all the guards but one running after them, fir- ing as they ran. Meanwhile the wounded Indian had stretched out, his eyes sank into his head and he gave every indication of be- ing dead, while his squaw hung over him in- dulging in wild expressions of grief. When she saw that the guards were busy in their pursuit of the liberated Pawnees, she gave her buck the signal and he leaped to his feet, as agile as a cat, and started to run. He did not go far. One guard had re- mained to keep an eye on the corpse and when that corpse attempted to run away the guard drew up his rifle and called “halt.” The Indian halted and it was then found 117 - that the wound he had given himself was only skin deep and that he had red ochre in his mouth. He was recaptured, tied behind the wagon and the procession moved on. The settlers proceeded about a mile and stopped on a high hill for consultation. The guards who had pursued the escaped pris- oners returned to the command and report- ed that they had killed or wounded all the prisoners except the one who had been re- captured. This was well enough, but in the excitement of the chase they had popped over an Omaha brave and had killed an Omaha pony. The result of this was a visit from a deputation of the Omahas, prepared for either war or peace as circumstances might dictate. After hours of talk they finally agreed that if the whites would leave medicine for the wounded Indians and pay for the pony they had killed, the Omahas would not fight. To these conditions the settlers assented cheerfully. On the homeward march the whites cele- brated freely. It was supposed that the Government would enforce the contract with the Indians and keep back enough funds to pay the expenses of the expedition, but the Government ignored the settlers, paid the Pawnees all that was due them, and the noble white men were left to whis- tle for their pay. They are whistling yet. HIAWATHA. JABOX. In history books we all may read, How bleeding Kansas used to bleed; How old John Brown and his shot gun Sent slavery scooting on a run; But now a something comes to Stay, A so-called tune, born in a day, Which, some think, adds to Kansas’ fame; This tune rejoices in the name Of Hiawatha. In Kansas, oratorical stunts Were done by John J. Ingalls once. He soared aloft, then sad to tell, Too much hot air, and down he fell. But Kansas, advertised by him, Was misty, vague, opaque and dim, When put beside this modern boast, This tinkling tune that rules the roost, This Hiawatha. Again, the populist came forth, Ravaged the land from South to North, His native heath, his natal lair Was Kansas, so they all declare; But what was he, done for so soon, Compared with this outrageous tune, This Hiawatha. The Nation’s Carrie, axe in hand, From Kansas swept across our land; Her antics and her grotesque face Gained far too much newspaper space; But Carrie’s glory dims and pales Before the jiggly, wiggly wails Of Hiawatha. Old Egypt’s seven plagues have vexed, Have tortured, harassed and perplexed The State of Kansas, blizzard swept, Grasshopper bitten, cyclone ripped, But now the worst of all descends; A cruel Fate on Kansas sends This Hiawatha. The multifarious cereal, A hundred tricks of Belial, The isms and the fads of earth Have mostly had a Kansas birth; But save us, men and angels, save, Lest we go down into the grave And shuffle off our earthly pains While listening to the maddening strains, The racking, pestering, sickening, blithering strains Of Hiawatha. THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY. S. A. PADDOCK. In 1670 a party of men bound together under the name of the Hudson Bay Com- pany, came to America for the purpose of carrying on a fur trade with the Indians, and immediately built a few forts along the cheerless shores of the vast, landlocked body of water from which their company derived its name. They were under the patronage of Prince Rupert, second cousin to Charles Il. Their charter gave them the grant of exclusive trade, besides full possession in perpetuity of all lands in the watershed of Hudson bay. A _ lucrative trade with the redskins was soon estab- lished, and large dividends were paid to the fortunate shareholders until near the close of the 18th century. Then the com- pany’s prosperity began to be seriously affected by the energetic competition of Canadian fur traders. While Canada was owned by the French, the Company, because of the monopoly which it enjoyed, carried on its business in anything but an enterprising way. It was content to wait on the coast for furs to be brought to it, instead of pushing into the interior and sending forth agents. The conquest of Canada by England in 1761 revolutionized the fur trade and, indeed, ruined it for several years. Then the Brit- ish began trading with the Western Indian tribes, and worked farther and farther into the forest until the Athabasca and Church- ill rivers were finally reached. The Hudson Bay Company was roused from its torpor by the competition of other traders and in 1774 established a fort on Sturgeon lake. Up to that time almost nothing had been done toward the explora- tion of its extensive territories. The same year an obstacle more serious than the opposition of a rival company arose in the shape of a conspiracy among the Indians to exterminate the traders. But it was the redskins who were exter- minated, or nearly so; not by the paleface, but by that dread disease, the smallpox. The scourge raged until only a few insur- gent natives remained alive. That con- spiracy was the direct cause of the con- solidation of the scattered Canadian fur traders into an association, consisting of 16 and later of 30 partners, under the name of the Northwest Company of Canada. It strove vigorously but vainly to force the Hudson Bay Company out of the field. Its agents busied themselves with exploring the vast territory of Canada, and estab- lished several trading posts. The most famous of their explorers was Alexander 118 Mackenzie who, in 1789, reached the Arctic ocean and discovered the mouth of the great river which now bears his name. Later he crossed the Rocky mountains and fol- lowed the Fraser river to its mouth in Georgian gulf. Thus it came about that the new com- pany in time ruled the country from the Canadian lakes to the Rockies. It even en- croached on its rival’s territory to the North and forced it to act or be wiped out of ex- istence. Accordingly the original com- pany pushed its posts farther into the in- terior, and in 1821 established a settlement on Red River, South of Lake Winnipeg, thus putting an obstacle in the way of its competitor. The Northwest Company was not inclined to tolerate this, and a mighty quarrel broke out, resulting in a war, last- ing 2 years and ending only when the Red River settlers were forced from their posi- tion after the murder of Semple, their goy- ernor, in 1816. Though that was the end of active warfare it was not-until 1821 that the terrible feud came to an end. It must be remembered that at that time law had little force in the trackless wilderness. The feud had a most demoralizing effect on the Indians, for both sides, each endeav- oring to swell the numbers of its allies, sup- plied whiskey in unlimited quantities to the Indians. As a consequence the whole re- gion became the scene of battle, and if it had long continued the most important tribes would probably have been extermi- nated. The income from the fur trade was rapid- ly diminished until both companies were forced to discontinue dividends. This state of affairs existed about 6 years. It was seen that if the feud did not soon end both parties would be ruined. There was but one thing to do, and that was to band to- gether into one company. This they did in 1821, under the old name of the Hudson Bay Company. After that, the former ene- mies, working for mutual benefit. pros- pered and were soon able to pay half yearly dividends of 5 per cent. The Indians also prospered, for whiskey was denied them by the Company. In fact, the savages had to go without fire water until 1873, when whiskey smugglers from the United States supplied them with it. The wily smugglers returned across the boundary with their wagons loaded with furs and in certain parts of the country the Company’s great warehouses remained empty throughout the year. The Canadian Government was called on THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY. for aid, and laws prohibiting the introduc- tion of malt and spirituous liquors into the Northwest Territories were immediate- ly passed. Moreover, the organization now known as the Northwest mounted po- lice was charged to enforce them. Soon after the formation of the new Hudson Bay Company, the British Gov- ernment granted it a license—terminable in 2I years, but renewed for a like term in 1838—of exclusive trade throughout the territory from Labrador to the Pacific, and from the Red river to the Polar ocean. Twenty-eight years later the Government granted a further license of exclusive trade and management over Vancouver Island to prevent its being annexed by the United States. The Company then held control of 4,000,000 square miles of territory and its yearly profits were immense, amounting to £81,000 with a paid up capital of £400,000. It was reconstructed in 1863 with a capital of £2,000,000 for the purpose of enlarging its field of operation. . Over that vast country about 200 trading posts have been established. These forts are without exception placed on the shore of some lake or river so furs may be easily transported. The business of the larger forts with the Indians is carried on by a chief trader and a general adminis- trator. About 3,500 clerks, postmasters, surgeons, etc. are employed, and nearly 100,000 hunters and trappers, both white and Indian, serve the great corporation. Many ocean vessels are employed on the Northwest coast to carry on trade with the natives. Forty years ago this trade alone employed 1,000 men, 5 armed sailing ves- sels and one armed steamer. During the short season when the North- ern lakes and rivers are navigable the ac- cumulated furs are transported in canoes to York or Moose Factory on Hudson bay, thence either to Montreal or Van- couver. Ultimately most of them go to London. It takes many months for furs to reach their destination from far points in the interior, on account of the numer- ous rapids and portages to be passed, and, above all, because of the long winter. 119 The Company annually exports £150,000 to £200,000 worth of peltries to England, besides exchanging many pelts for Russian and American furs; while a large number are exported direct to China. - The profits are immense. Money or goods from 5 to 75 cents in value is given to the Indian for a marten skin worth $10 to $30. For a $500 fox skin poor Lo receives but little more. The Company claims that its influence over its savage dependents has been ben- eficial. So it has, for itself, at least. Whether the conversion of a free, hardy, frugal and self reliant savage into a lazy, dependent, drunken and diseased being, practically enslaved by a vast monopoly, is a gain to the world at large, may well be questioned. Moose Factory is over 200 years old, and has for some time been the main port on James bay. There are situated the head offices for the region; and, as the vessel from England lands all supplies there, it -is the center of distribution for the whole bay. The population is about 200, con- sisting exclusively of Company employees and their famlies. Several hundred In- dians are connected with the post. A small saw mill manufactures lumber for all the posts in the region. A boat building shop is also maintained, which has turned out vessels capable of crossing the open bay. Moose Factory is also the headquarters of the missionary diocese of Mooseone. A substantial church has been erected, as well as a residence for the bishop. Out- lying stations have been established at Fort Hope, Fort Albany, York Fort, Rup- ert’s House, etc. The Indians are all nom- inally Christians; most of them are able to speak English and to read in their own language (Swampy Cree). They use a system of phonetic spelling well adapted to the language. South of New Post the Indians are Ojibways, and adherents of the Roman Catholic church: They do not use the phonetic writing, but can write in the ordinary characters as taught by the Cath- olic missionaries. The Guide: peak at last. The Tourist: Well, here we are on the Do you mean we can get no higher? Don’t say that I can ascend no farther! The Guide: alpenstock if you want to. —Chicago Tribune. Well, you can climb up this It’s 7 feet long. . VENEERED HUMAN NATURE. GRANT WALLACE, In the San Francisco Bulletin. All healthy and normal souls love the society of trees and mountains. What a relief to be away for a season from the crowded pavements and the marts of sordid men, where familiarity begets contempt and weariness of spirit, to the wilderness of crags and pines, fresh and inspiring as when spilled from the hand of the Creator, where familiarity begets only respect and tender- ness! , Forever, the highest wisdom springs from the tenderest feelings. Your laboratory scientist, coldly intellectual, unemotional, may observe external facts, and tabulate and compare; but he shall never lay hold on the big, eternal truths of life until he lets emotion play under intellect, even as the flame plays under the crucible of cold min- erals in his laboratory. Then the gold cometh. ; Your city man comes forth encrusted with materiality, functioning brilliantly enough on the mental plane, but lacking in that close sympathy with his brother men and his brother beasts and birds and that tender interest in and consideration for their lives and comfort whtich the quiet, observant rustic displays. The city for intellect, the country for genuine human feeling. The city for smug, refined hypocrisy in half the acts of life, the country for uncouth candor and un- manicured sincerity. For the most astounding examples of ironed and perfumed savagery, commend me to the urban product. The countryman, particularly the mountaineer, who has time for mediation, may wear clothes that do not fit him; he may mispronounce some of his words; but, as a rule, he is genuine and tender souled; but he never shoots a deer if he does not need it. The city either breaks or hardens the heart. It is ever the grave of innocence and wholesomeness and rest. The unnatural conditions of modern city life, the develop- ment of low cunning, the mad scramble for pelf and place, make brutes of men, and encase whatever of soul there may be left in them in a crust of heartless materiality, thick and impenetrable. Civilization has ever developed the physical amd the intel- lectual at the expense of the psychic, the humane and the spiritual. Such are a few of the reflections that crossed my mind as I lay, rolled in my blanket, on a luxurious and fragrant bed of yellow pine needles and blossoming wild buckwheat, in a gloomy rhus thicket on the lonely summit of the Sierra de la Liebre mountains. Range on range of sun-baked mountains, covering hundreds of square miles to the West and South, practically uninhabited save by the deer, the puma, the wildcat and the quail, had melted into hazy blue and had then merged into the general blackness. It was the heart of the deer country, and my duties as Government Ranger in the great forest reserve had been rendered doubly arduous for a month by the neces- sity of keeping a watchful eye on the bands of deer butchers from the cities, and in seeing that forest fires were not started from their camp fires. These conscienceless hunters seem, many times, to take a vicious pleasure in see- ing how rapidly and completely they can pull off their veneer of urban civilization and revert to their true characters of irresponsi- ble savages, as soon as they are out of the sight of the blue coated policemen. Time after time, in ranging up and down the mountain streams of Ventura, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Bernardino counties, I have found the outlets of the trout pools dammed up where these gentlemen sports- men from the city had waded in and thrown all the fish out on the banks, in order that they might carry into camp a great catch of 75 to 100 trout, and so make a record. It is these same gentry who boast of shooting 100 doves a day, whether nesting or not; who slaughter mother does and tiny milk-drinking, spotted fawns, when- ever the Ranger or the deputy game warden is not watching; who scatter leaden death among the mocking birds, the orioles and the little families of half grown quails, pip- ing behind their mothers around the water- holes in the canyons, and whose motto is “Kill, kill! No matter what it is, kill!” As I drowsed under the stars, I remem- bered how, a few hours before, in follow- ing the trail of a puma over the Liebre, it had led me to the recently abandoned camp of a party of 4 deer slayers, hard by the only water-hole in that region, I caught a glimpse of the tawny “terror of the mountains” as he slunk away, waving his long, black tipped tail with quick jerks as an angry house cat does. At the same time 2 coyotes and a family of silver foxes _scampered away into the buckthorn chapar- I2e ral at my approach. All had been devour- ing fragments of venison and gnawing at the half stripped carcases of deer surround- ing the abandoned camp. VENEERED HUMAN NATURE. _I counted portions of 14 deer, large and small. Two spoiled hides lying near were clearly those of does, which it is never lawful to kill here. I am told the campers admitted killing 20 deer, in 2 weeks, by the murderous method of lying in wait at night at the spring and shooting them down as they camé to quench their thirst. These sportsmen are the highest product of our alleged civilization. All these 4 veneered savages are professional men; 2 being physicians who, having broken down their own health in a mad scramble to build up the health and deplete the pock- etbooks of other people, had sought retire- ment in the wilderness to commune with nature with repeating rifles. and pump guns loaded with buckshot. Health to them spelled death to every wild thing within range. Yet, curious commentary on the helpless- ness of man, were these banal lead sling- ers to be deprived of their breech loaders and compelled to wrestle with the wilder- ness for an existence, they could not for a day compete with the chipmunk or the cot- tontail. Were we to dub such sportsmen beasts we would owe an apology to the 4 footed ones, for none, save the puma and the grizzly bear when angered, will kill more than it needs. Only man kills for the mere sake of killing. Only civilized man swings the besom of annihilation. It was not the Indians who annihilated the millions of bi- zon on our plains. It was sportsmen such as I am describing. One night I was awakened at 2 o’clock by the blood-chilling cry of a mountain lion. A little later, from a distance came the sound of squealing, and the “‘woof-woof!” of terrified pigs. On my way down the mountain next morning I passed the spot, an ancient hog corral built of chemisal brush, in which possibly 2 dozen wild hogs had taken refuge. There the lion had found them in the night, and with a savage feroc- ity almost equalling that of the college-bred deer butchers, he had struck dead 11 of the pigs. I found 5 or 6 others wandering about in the canyon, some with their throats or sides torn open, others with eyes scratched out; for the puma strikes with I2I extended, rigid claws, and the results are frightful. I have found does wounded and left to die by heartless gunners, and birds and fishes killed for the sake of killing, and thrown away. A friend, a mountaineer, had half a dozen pet does and fawns which fed with his cat- tle, and which he prized highly. While ab- sent one day some city sportsmen killed all of them. . All sounds are musical in the woods, save the crack of a rifle. There is nothing more terrible than case hardened, pavement civ- ilization with a gun. It is not the set- tlers, many of whom do not kill one deer apiece per year, but the kid glove type of hunter from the city who slaughters re- morselessly, and sweeps the California hills clear of every form of wild life. They are as senselessly destructive as the ravening kangaroo rats which carry off my spoons and pencils; objects entirely useless to them. These men are the pickpockets of Nature, nor have they the excuse of the wild justice of revenge, or the necessity of self protection. Ancestral blindness wraps them up. To remonstrate with such men is like feeding meat to a horse. Had they other eyes than those of corded fat and gristle they might get far greater pleasure out of hunting the wild creatures of the wood with a camera; and they would find it would require greater patience, knowledge and acumen to still hunt thus, than to make the ground wet with the blood of ,fawns and orioles. Year after year these cultivated vic- tims of the continuous calamity of blood- thirstiness are permitted to roam the woods and mountains, blind to all the real beauty about them, forever gripping a long range gun and groping about, like the puma or the giant in the nursery tale, with his “Fee-fo- fum,” smelling blood and prey. At this rate it is only a question of a few years when there will be left in California neither game nor songsters larger than the cicada. May the gods endow such Goths and Huns of the fields with a conscience, equal at least, to that of the wolf, which kills only what it needs! “Oh, yes, I’ve opened an office,” said the young lawyer; “you may remember that you saw me buying an alarm clock the other day.” “Yes,” replied his friend; “you have to get up early these mornings, eh?” “OC, no. I use it to wake me up, when it’s time to go home.”—Philadelphia Press, SEA TROUT GALORE. GOLD DUST. During a great blizzard which extended , over the entire country East of the Rock- ies, a friend and I were in camp on the banks of New river. New river is 40 miles North of Wilmington, North Carolina, and for 25 miles is a tide water stream varying in width from one to 5 miles, and in depth from one to 35 feet. The population of the surrounding coun- try is composed almost wholly of that class of whites known in the South as Crackers, and of a low type of negro. All the people living near the river are fishermen, but they also plant a little land with corn, cotton and sweet potatoes. The blizzard, which they term in the South a “freeze,” lasted from February oth to 15th. Snow fell to the depth of 8 inches, accompanied by a severe Northern gale, and the oldest inhabitants said it was the longest and most severe freeze they could remember. The temperature fell to zero during the night of the 11th, and ice formed in many places on the river to the depth of 4 inches. Though the people suf- fered extremely from eold they were jubi- lant over the prospect of a large catch of fish, as the freezing of the river killed the fish that were in shallow water. New river and White Oak river are known throughout the South as the best feeding grounds for mullet. Sea trout come ‘up both rivers with the tide to feed on mullet, their principal food. Matt and Ben Taylor, 2 old fishermen, suggested that we join forces with them and take part in the grand scramble for trout as soon as the river broke up. That occurred during the night of February 15th. The next morning we were astir bright and early. We set out for the river, tak- ing an axe to break our way to clear wa- ter. After a hard struggle we succeeded in floating the boats, and were the first fish- ermen on the scene. The sudden change from cold to warm weather broke the ice and caused heavy fog. After rowing a half mile or so up stream we saw dead trout floating on the surface; then the fun began. We had been out but a short time when the wind changed from South to Southwest and lifted the fog.. When we were seen at work gathering the harvest of trout, boats were pushed out from every point. In a few minutes it seemed as if the entire population was on the river. A general scramble ensued as to who should gather most of the harvest. These harvests of fish occur only once in 172 4 or 5 years, and then last only -a few hours; and all manner of craft are im- pressed into use. The women, both white and black, take a hand with the men. To add to the excitement and our great discomfort, a heavy Northwesterly wind sprang up, blowing almost a gale. By that time we had our boat full to the gun- wale. Being in the middle of the river, it was a question whether we could reach the shore with our cargo or would be obliged to throw it overboard to keep from swamp- ing. Each heavy sea broke over us and added a bucketful or more of water to that already in the boat. While Matt handled the oars I bailed in double quick time with an immense gourd. We succeeded after tremendous effort in reaching the float ice along the shore, but here our troubles really began. Our boat was so heavily loaded that the gunwhale was but little above the surface of the water. The waves dashed the heavy ice against.us until we expected the next swell would send us to the bottom. Matt, after great difficulty, brought the boat suffi- ciently near the shore to allow us to jump overboard; then taking hold of the gun- wale we drew the boat in to land. On counting our fish we found we had a few over 500, weighing 2'%4 to 13 pounds; averaging about 4 pounds each. My friend and his fishing partner, Ben, were not so fortunate as Matt and I. They secured only about half a boatload of trout, but they escaped the exciting experience we had in making land and came in dry and warm. Matt and I were soaked to the skin with icy salt water. We were just 5 hours filling our boat and making land. All trout caught in the river are iced, packed in barrels, and shipped to New York and Philadelphia where they usually bring 12 to 15 cents a pound; but owing to the thousands of fish caught during that “numb,” and to a combination between the fish buyers, fishermen on the river were obliged to sell their fish for almost nothing. Seven cents was the highest price paid for any; and we were fortunate in selling ours for that. A great many fish were sold for 3 and 4 cents, and some as low as 2 cents each. The salt water trout of the South resem- bles in form the landlocked salmon, and in color the California brown trout. The flesh before cooking has the pink color of the brook trout and is like it when cooked, being delicious in flavor, and ex- ceedingly rich. NS es —— AN IMPSON VALLEY FOX HUNT. R. J. LONG. A few nights ago some one on the edge of town wound a few blasts on a hunting horn; for what purpose I do not know. It may have been a recall to some errant dog or it may have been that the musician simply wanted to refresh his ear with the mellow notes. Whatever his object he did one thing, and that was oscillate the brain cell containing the memory of my first and last fox hunt. Before that hunt I had been a scoffer at the enthusiasm shown by devotees of the chase. “What sport,” I asked, “can be found riding across country frosty nights listening to the bawling of a lot of hounds?” Those to whom this question was addressed, knowing my love for all other forms of sport, would perhaps in- quire, “Did you ever run a fox?” On my admitting that I never had, they would ex- press their contempt for my ignorance. How I came to be converted was in this way: Ben Bedford, one of the wildest hunters that ever tore along in the wake of a bugling pack, won the love of a bright eyed Indian girl attending school in this city. After their marriage, Ben suffered the fire in his smithy to go out and moved to Indian Territory, setting up as a way- side Vulcan in the beautiful valley of Imp- son, 25 miles from the nearest railroad. Ben prospered. There was much horse shoeing and other work for a clever smith like Ben, and besides Choctaw marriage had given him the right to fence and cul- tivate, or rent to others, as much land as he cared to. Saxon like, Ben had a good eye for fertile soil. Game was abundant; the waters teemed with fish; his hounds were lean and hard and the gray foxes gave him the sport he loved best. When Ben wrote to his brother-in-law, Kinzie Pickard, and me, in the fall of 1900, to come and hunt, I was made glad. We took along the bird dogs, for I have ever been, in lawful season, a pesterer of whir- ring Robert White. Ben’s wife was away on a long visit, but as each man was a competent cook we fared well. I am not going to tell how the bass bit in Ten Mile, Buck and Cypress creeks; how Kinzie killed red squirrels in the bottoms: or how I fogged up the birds over old Faust and Pancho. It is enough to say that we feasted on bass, birds, and turkey breast. We had been there to days, and Kinzie announced one morning that he purposed running a fox that night. I told him he might run a fox if he wanted to, but that I did not propose to engage in any such 123 silliness. They worked on me that day with argument and threat until I reluc- tantly consented to go. Preparation began at nightfall. Tom Click, a neighbor, could not go, but contributed 7 lank, lean music boxes, while we had 6. Meanwhile a great and unpleasant suspicion had grown upon me. From certain glances I had inter- cepted and chuckles overheard I concluded that I was to be ridden to death or lost in the hills; so when we selected our horses I chose a black mare of racing strain, the fastest thing in those parts. They might ride me to a frazzle, but run away from me, never. It was a great white night, the 6th of November, when we started down the val- ley with the shadowy figures of the dogs trotting around and before us. Ben and Kinzie were joyous and elated, while I was silent and dubious. I was dissatisfied. Al- ways thin blooded, the frosty air was biting me; my dissatisfaction increased. My com- panions drew rein about 2 miles from home and sat listening. The dogs had been on forages on each side of the road, but with- out any decided results. Presently Ben remarked: “They ought to strike somewhere here.” “Yes,” I snarled, “and we ought to be at home in bed.” “Shut up!” retorted Pickard, and silence ensued. A few minutes we sat thus, when far to South of us sounded a cry that was like mellow wine to the blood. It was the voice of that good old campaigner, Drive; he who had thrashed and domi- nated every pack he ever ran with. The cry was answered from all sides. Two of Click’s dogs darted across the road. Kinzie and Ben were pounding the road 50 yards away, and the black mare was tugging to go. I loosed her rein and found myself tearing along in my first fox chase. It was easy sailing a while, but we soon turned off into a bottom road that was ugly and where the shadows lay deep. There was no slackening of what seemed to me a desperate pace. Emerging, a long ridge lay bare and white before us; gaining its crest every note of a wonderful chorus floated up to us. I was glad I came; my blood was popping hot; all else was for- gotten in the witchery of moonlight and riotous melody. I was at once a full fledged fox hunter. There was tacking a while in the scant brush, and then the chase led straightaway. Helter skelter we went down the ridge in in 124 RECREATION. pursuit. It seemed the fox was trying to outrun his pursuers in a straightaway dash. We struck a good road running our way, and what racing there was to catch up with the pack! We heard them tree, but before we got there the fox was killed. Jim Blackburn, living on the road, had heard the dogs and been unable to stay in bed; his dogs had joined ours, and when he rode to where they had treed, the fox sprang out and was killed. It was a large dog fox, and after some discussion it was decided to return and find its mate. This resulted in what the others de- clared one of the finest runs they ever par- ticipated in. My Lady Fox was soon dis- covered, and put up a run for life and liberty that for cunning, gameness and en- durance won my profound admiration. Once she passed us sitting still on our horses, in plain view, slipping like a fading shadow into the bushes that lined the little creek. Never getting out of hearing, seem- ingly loath to leave her accustomed walks, for nearly 3 hours she trailed, a deadly and musical choir in her wake. It was great! It was cruel and pitiful. It was magnifi- cent, but I thought of her lord and master tied to my saddle bow, self-sacrificed in a vain endeavor to lead those speedy devils away from the vicinity of his lady love. * Finally my lady began to dodge her way to a dense swamp far in the North, where in its tangled depths she might “gain refuge from her toil.” Again the rapid ride put the blood lust in me, and when we drew rein on a hill overlooking the swamp every cruel instinct was awake, and I said to Pickard, “I should like to see the kill.” “Come on,” and he was flying down the road. It was dark in those depths except where the moonlight fell in patches; branches slashed me in the face; the green briar brought blood, but in my ears a bed- lam of canine melody was ringing. It was . soon over. We were within 30 steps when they caught her. Dismounting, we ran up to the snarling, snapping mass of dogs, dust and flying leaves, into which Pickard plunged, kicking right and left. When he emerged he held the form of my clever little lady, already growing stiff with death. Then came the revulsion. While I said nothing, in my heart I hated a hound and grieved for the little lady done to death. I lay abed next morning and ached in every joint and tissue. I was congratulated on my conduct and change of heart, and I had to own that I had had magnificent sport. Magnificent it is; the wild riding in the moonlight, your pulses beating to the music of the pack; but when the dogs pile snapping and snarling on a little run down figure, and the leaves whirl and the dust rises it is cruel and pathetic. : TROUBLE WITH THE LAMBS. A Kansas farmer who employed a foot- ball player on his farm last summer had a herd of sheep that was causing him no little trouble. He called the college man out into the pen about 6 o'clock one morn- ing, and said that he wanted him to herd the sheep over to a certain place and then drive them slowly back, so as to have them in the pens by 7 o’clock that night. The new herder started out awkwardly, and the farmer returned to the stable. Supper time came and not a word had been heard from the sheep. Finally at 8 o'clock the farmer began to be alarmed, and was getting ready to go out on a hunt, when he heard someone come whistling through the yard, and in walked the new hand, all smiles and apparently not tired at all by his day’s work. “Kinder late. Hev any trouble?” “Not much, thank you. Got along very nicely. But those 3 lambs did keep me busy, I will admit.” “Lambs! Ain’t got a lamb in the hull bunch.” “Well, I guess you have, all right. They are in the pen now.” The farmer grabbed the young fellow by the arm, and they hurried to the pen. There, chasing about among the sheep, the farmer found 3 jack rabbits——Kansas City Journal. A MASTER OF THEORY. G. A. MACK, When first I met E. Mortimer Murta- goyd he was sitting in a grove of sugar maples, watching for grey squirrels. At least, he said he was watching for them and as he is big and aggressive looking, I took his word for it. His toggery was ir- reproachable. His corduroy jacket was neither too new nor too old. His leggings were briar scratched, yet not at all shabby. The forearm of his Savage showed a little wear, whether from his hand or a bit of emery cloth it was impossible to tell. Mur- tagoyd is a neighbor of mine and I had long been impressed by his exceedingly sportsmanlike air; therefore, with my most ingratiating smile, I inquired what success he had had. “T have just come out,” he replied. “Grey squirrels are most active from 4 to p.m. If we remain quiet they will soon make their appearance.” “Probably—” I said, glancing at the sur- rounding maples, “probably to get syrup for their morning wheat cakes.” My companion paid no attention to this puerility, and I tried again. Said I: “You have a Savage: I should have thought a .22 more suita——’ “Do you mean .22-3-30, .22-5-35, .22-5-40, .22-7-40, .22-7-45, .22-8-45 or .22-13-45?” “T had in mind the single shot,” I babbled. “Oh,” said he, “the .22-13-45; an excel- lent cartridge in its way. Its m. v. f. s. is 1481: trajectory at 100 yards, 2.71; at 200 yards, 12.63; at 300, 33.67. It is capable of penetrating 5 %-inch dry pine boards at 15 feet from muzzle; but the Savage min- iature, .303-5%4-100 is much better for small game, having more shocking power and a flatter trajectory. Its m. v. f. s. 1-—— - “Tsn’t that a squirrel?” I interrupted, pointing vaguely at a distant nothing. Murtagoyd produced a field glass and looked in the direction indicated. Then he lowered the binocular and glanced sus- piciously at me. Seeing no trace of guile in my countenance, he gazed again through the glass. “Ah!” he exclaimed, “I see it now. It is a female, however, and I make it a rule to shoot only bucks.” Then, and until dusk, a flood of inside information rolled over me again; the while I thanked Heaven I had not met him earlier in the day. As we left the grove I suggested that had he been alone he would probably have been more successful in get- ting game. “Yes,” he assented; “I think your noisy 125 approach to the woods frightened the squir- rels. A sportsman should above all culti- vate noiseless celerity of movement. In walking through the forest tread softly on the ball of the foot, not permitting the heel to touch the ground; and be careful to avoid dry twigs.” He showed me how the thing should be done, As an exhibition of airy grace by a 180 pounder, it was well enough; as a demonstration of silent celerity, it rivalled the happiest efforts of a rheumatic cow. Subsequently I called, by invitation, on Murtagoyd. He was, it appeared, at work in his study, and would I step up? I did so, and found him writing at a library table littered with MSS. and with gun cata- logues and other works of reference. “I’m glad to see you,” he cried. “Sit down a minute, dear boy, until I finish this treatise.” The room was large and well furnished. On racks hung a small but choice collec- tion of firearms, chiefly rifles of late de- sign and high power. Every available inch of a large book case was filled with pam- phlets and volumes relating to ballistics, guns and hunting. More literature of the same sort was heaped in corners. Photos and lithographs of game hung on the walls, interspersed with cartridge manufacturers’ calendars. Presently Murtagoyd looked up. “This writing is tedious work,” he re- marked, “but the public has such erroneous ideas about sport, and so much trash is written.” “Ah,” I returned, “then you write for publication ?” “Oh, yes,” he answered. “Here is a little thing of 12,000 words on ‘Some ex- periments with the .30-40 soft point on the equine cadaver.’ It is for the Dublin Sportsman. In it I illustrate, by anatom- ical diagrams, the fatal shots; also the prob- able course of bullets entering at given points. It is quite exhaustive.” “T can well believe it,” I interjected. “Yes,” he continued, “for instance; one bullet entered at crest of frontal bone, fol- lowed the vertebral column, and the bulk lodged at root of tail. Fragments of the ball pierced every vital organ except the appendix vermiformis. Following out the dissection I traced bits of the jacket down both posterior limbs as far as the gam- brels.” “Such a demonstration is of undoubted value to science,” I remarked politely. “And here,” added my friend, “is a bro- chure of 20,000 ems for the London Field. 126 It is entitled ‘Neurotic Lesions of Sports- men,’ and is in 3 parts. The first treats generally of hygiene from a sporting stand- point. It advocates daily cold _ tubbing, deep inhalations and avoidance of stimu- lants. The next is devoted to blinking, wincing, and other manifestations of gun- shyness in man. The last discusses hyster- ical superexaltation following a successful shot.” “T presume,” I said, “you write also for American publications.” “Well,” he returned, “not often. You see, English periodicals accept work only from acknowledged authorities; and the disgust- ing blue pencil habit is not prevalent there. I once sent a brief article of 14,000 words to the leading magazine in this country de- voted to sport. I mention no names, but it is published, I think, on West 24th Street. My contribution was on “The more remote toxic effects of the copper patch on the vaso-motor nerves of the moose.’ You will scarcely credit it, but my article appeared in print as an item of 247 words; and some of those were abbreviated !” I murmured inarticulate sympathy. Then, after waiting for his emotion to subside, I ventured : “You have a cosy den. I suppose you keep your trophies elsewhere, not caring to wager them on the efficiency of our fire department.” “Eh—yes,” said Murtagoyd, “that is it. By the way, this is a charming day; take one of my guns and we will go shoot something.” “Why, really,’ I answered, “I know of nothing to shoot now except chucks.” “Then we will shoot chucks,” he cried. “Take that Krag on the farther rack and come along.” “I’m a little shy of heavy artillery,” I replied, “but I will watch you shoot.” “All right; but wait a moment,” and he touched a bell. “Maggie,” he said, when the girl appeared,. “tea, ice, and lemons,” Jack: gown, Helen! Helen: This old thing! I can see my face in it. RECREATION. and. turning to me, “Let me offer you Some Russian tea; it’s the only drink for a sportsman.” “It’s too arctic for me,” I rejoined. “If you have anything from the temperate zone, say Scotch——” “My dear boy, I dare not give you such a nerve-racking concoction; at least, not until we return.” When the tea came, Murtagoyd drank one glass, then another. “I’m in fine fettle to-day,” he said, “I think I may venture on a third.” After he had consulted the thermometer and the barometer, we left the house, he carrying a Savage, and I, the field glass. We traversed a number of fields without finding game. At length, while peeping over a stone wall, I saw a woodchuck sit- ting on the little mound in front of his burrow, and pointed it out to my com- panion. He crouched behind the wall for some time, evidently calculating the dis- tance. Then“ he looked at his’ watch, glanced at the sun, wet a finger and held it up to test the wind. All this while the quarry sat bolt upright. Murtagoyd took off his coat, laid it on the wall, and rested his rifle on it. “T shall aim at the point of its shoulder,” he announced. “Watch the effect through the glass.” Then he took a long breath, a still longer aim, and fired. Whether it was my ima- gination or was due to a flaw in the glass, I don’t know, but I thought I saw the chuck wink at me. Anyway, with a deris- ive flourish of his narrative, he dived into the hole. I considerately kept my eyes averted from my companion. “My calculations were absolutely cor- rect,” I heard him mutter. “That brute’s name would have been Dennis, but for a spasmodic constriction of the muscles of my right eye. I must limit myself to 2 cups of tea.” That’s a mighty good looking It’s so shiny “That’s probably why it’s so good look- ing.” —Exchange. 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 YORK MAN WHO WEARS BRISTLES. We went to Bathurst, N. B., September 16th, last, and on arrival there were in- formed by the game warden that H. A. Jackson, of New York city, and his party had gone up the Nepisquit river a week or so previous; that all but Jackson had taken out licences, but that he had told the game warden, Henry Bishop, that as he intended to hunt bear only, he would not take out a license. The game warden asked us to keep a sharp lookout for Jackson, as he suspected Jackson meant to violate the law. We arrived September 21st at our hunt- ing grounds, and camped for the night. We intended to remain one week, but found there a Mr. Storm, a member of Jackson’s party, and learned from him that Jackson had fired at a bull moose the night before and had wounded him. This moose we found dead 5 days later. Instead of staying a week at the ponds we moved the next morning, having a suspicion that Jackson had sneaked in 2 or 3 days before us to some other small ponds, distant about 12 miles from the South Branch ponds. We reached this latter hunting ground the night of September 22d, and Wednesday morning, September 23d, we met Jackson coming out. We accosted him and saw strapped on one of his guides a caribou head. Jackson admitted the head was his and we told him what we thought of him in forcible terms. September 24th Mr. Smith was injured and had to come out of the ‘woods. He arrived in Bathurst September 29th. He went at once to Mr. Bishop, the game war- den, and preferred charges against Jack- son for killing caribou without a license. Mr. Tilt, on going to the place where Jack- son had killed his caribou, found 2 other carcases of caribou, untouched, except that they had been shot. They were not killed for the heads, for they were spring calves. They were not even killed for meat, for not a pound of this had been taken. It was simply a case of wanton slaughter. William Gray, Jackson’s guide, is a thor- oughly disreputable man, and is despised by nearly all his neighbors. He was, of course, a party to Jackson’s unlawful work. Yours truly, Benjamin B. Tilt, Abel I. Smith, Jr. The facts regarding H. A. Jackson are as follows: When he and his party ar- rived in Bathurst from the woods, we had Jackson arrested on 2 charges, one of shooting a caribou, another of hunting 127 moose without a license. The party took out only 3 licenses, Mr. Jackson taking none. Jackson employed a lawyer and pro- tested that he had not violated the law. He had some bear skins, which he claimed he shot, but said his friends had shot the 3 moose and one caribou, the heads of which they exposed here. You will note they showed only 3 moose heads here. When the trial came on we did not wish to be too severe on Jackson, and on his admitting the charge he was fined $50 and costs, for the moose episode, and the party left town. On their arrival at Bangor, the Daily Commercial: published an article which made Jackson out to be a great Nimrod. In Bangor they said the party had 4 large moose heads, the largest one a_ beauty, having been killed by Jackson, and gave _ full particulars of their trip. A friend sent me a copy of the newspaper and I wrote the editor exposing Jackson’s methods. My letter was published, and afterward copied into the St. John, N. B., Daily Tele- graph and other papers. I send you copies of the 2 articles. | Since then, a guide told me Jackson had previously taken moose heads from here by splitting the skull and concealing the skull and antlers in his luggage. I learned that Jackson or his party killed 3 more caribou on this last trip, and did not even skin them or take off the heads. They simply left the 3 carcasses to rot in the woods. To further show that this man has been always a poacher, a man named Hotchkins, of Lambert’s Lake, Me., who was here lately, tells me he had Jackson fined in Maine, some years ago, and that Jackson skipped out after putting up a deposit. There is also evidence to show that the Jackson party used their permit to catch a few trout at the Falls for catching salmon this year. We have taken steps to prevent Mr. Jackson from getting any license here in future, and he will probably find that crooked work does not pay among sports- men. Yours truly, H. Bishop, Game Warden, Bathurst, N. B. I wrote Mr. Jackson as follows: I understand you killed a moose in New Brunswick, September last, which had a fecord head. Will you kindly ‘tell"me whether this report is correct? To which he replied: New York City. I send you the enclosed from Bangor paper. A. H. Jackson. 128 Jackson does not confirm or deny the statement that he killed the moose, but the fact that he encloses a clipping from the Bangor Commercial which says he did, is equivalent to saying yes. Here is a case that should be covered by international law, or by treaty. In the first place it appears Jackson went into the woods without a license, stating to the game warden that he was not going to kill any other game than bear. The laws of New Brunswick do not require a license to hunt these animals. It is clearly shown in the correspondence and the evidence pro- duced in the New Brunswick courts, that Jackson killed 3 caribou and 2 moose, though he did not gather the first moose. It further appears that he sawed the skull of the big moose in 2 and secreted the head and horns in his trunk, bringing them out without letting the game warden know of his having them. William Gray, Jackson’s guide, was a party to this fraud. Then as soon as Jackson crossed the in- ternational boundary into Maine he com- menced to boast to the newspaper report- ers of having killed an unusually large moose. On his return to New York the Evening Telegram was furnished with 4 photographs, ostensibly made on this trip. One of these shows Jackson sitting behind a big moose head, which he claims to have killed. Another shows Frank Hays hold- ing up a big salmon, which he is supposed to have caught. Here is an extract from the Telegram’s report of an interview with Frank Hays, a member of the Jackson party: Jackson had a great adventure. He killed the biggest moose that has ever been taken out of New Brunswick. Don’t know how much it weighed, but it looked as big as an elephant, and you can tell the size of the antlers in the picture by comparing them with the size of Jackson’s head. It was a big bull. Jackson fell across him one day when he strayed away from us to get a record, and he got it. I got a couple of moose, and when- ever the gang wanted fish for break- fast it always fell to my lot to do the hooking. The picture would indicate that the fish I am holding is a salmon, but salmon were out of season while we were there; so it is not a salmon, but it was just as good as a salmon.” Jackson’s number in the swine record is 957. F It is unfortunate that we have not’a treaty with Canada which would allow an officer to come here, take Jackson across the line and try him in court for this fla- grant violation of the New Brunswick law. —Eprtor. RECREATION. KERR AND POOLE ARE CONVICTED. I hand you herewith a clipping from the St. Paul Globe, which details the finish of . the Lakefield case. The sportsmen of Min- nesota have been following this care- fully, as it means great things for the pres- ervation of game in this State. The war- den shall receive the encouragement and ap- probation that are due him when he makes a good haul like this. RECREATION, the sports- man’s best friend, will also be interested. I trust that, while you are getting all kinds of abuse handed out to you by the conscience-stricken game hogs, you will re- member that every right minded sportsman is with you, and that you will keep on roasting the hogs. Chas. E. Scofiesu, Ortonville, Minn. The clipping says: Twenty thousand dollars in fines is the most favorable outlook that con- fronts William Kerr and Robert Poole, of Lakefield, convicted of complicity in the recent attempt to smuggle 3,000 wild ducks from this State into Iowa. That estimate of the penalty assumes that the court will impose the minimum fine of $10 for each bird; but if the maximum fine, $25 for each bird, were to be exacted, the aggregate would be SSD000. wad The officers of the commission had known for some time that a wholesale business in smuggling game from this State was being carried on in the vicini- ty of Heron lake. Finally definite in- formation came of a proposed shipment, and Captain William Bird and other of- ficers of the commission located a large number of ducks and other game birds in warehouses at Lakefield controlled by Kerr, and watched them several nights, until final preparations for the removal of the birds were completed. Then the officers of the commission, with the sheriff of Jackson county, fol- lowed the wagons in which the birds were being conveyed, until they had nearly reached Montgomery, Iowa. At that point they halted the drivers of the wagons, who were induced to return across the State line into Minnesota, and then they were placed under arrest and the birds were seized. The con- fiscated game was shipped at once to this city and placed in cold storage. It was found that there were nearly 3,000 ducks in the lot. In the indictments returned against Kerr and Poole, they were charged with having tried to ship illegally from the State of Minnesota 2,000 wild ducks, although the number seized was more than 3,000. _The case was tried at Jackson in the district court. It was earnestly contested FROM THE GAME FIELDS. on both sides, and every point was hard fought. The jury found Kerr and Poole guilty as charged in the indictments, and a stay of sentence was granted pending a motion for a new trial, with the ultimate purpose of an appeal to the supreme court. The fine can not be less than $20,000 and may be $50,000. This is one of the most important game cases ever tried in this country, and it is earnestly hoped that the Supreme Court of Minnesota may sustain the decision of the Jackson Court. It is not likely that Kerr and Poole are well enough fixed to be able to pay a $20,000 fine. If not, they should be compelled to go to jail and serve out that portion of the sentence which they can not liquidate in cash. This might mean a long term of imprisonment, but they men deserve it. They knew the law and knew the risk they were taking. They are known to be intelligent men, and if they see fit to carry on such a disreputable and destructive piece of business as this, with their eyes wide open, it is only fair and right that they should suffer the extreme penalty.—Eb1Tor. SOME BRITISH COLUMBIA BUTCHERS. My duties as deputy returning officer for the electoral district of Richmond, B.C., took me, during the recent elections, up Howe sound, a stretch of water some 40 miles long, running in from Georgia, at the head of which the Squamish river en- ters. At its entrance from the gulf the river is wide and dotted with many islands, some settled and more still covered with heavy forests. The shores of all, as also those of the sound, are rocky and precipitous. The ‘channels between the islands and between them and the mainland vary from:a mile to several miles in width. Deer swim from one island to another or from the main- land to the islands or vice versa. I had chartered a good sized naphtha launch and my father-in-law, Mr. Den- mark, accompanied me on the trip. While passing up the channel between Gambier island and the mainland we saw a deer swimming with just its back and head above water. It was within 75 yards of shore and we put on all steam to head it off. We had no firearms and no rope but the anchor rope. There happened to be a spare oar aboard, Mr. Denmark grabbed this and stationed himself in the bow to deal the deer a blow on the head as the boat passed. Mr. D. did not get in ‘his work in good shape. The deer gained the shore and scrambled on a ledge of rock in the face of the cliff. Full speed astern soon took us 129 back to the place where the deer had land- ed and there, to our unbounded satisfac- tion, we found there was no way in which he could get out of his nook except by the way he went in. He backed into his corner and stood facing us about 30 feet away. Our rope was too short to lasso him and we dared not land and tackle him with the oar as he was a big buck and evidently meant business. Suddenly the deer jumped for a small ledge higher up, missed his footing, and went headlong into the water again. That was our chance. We forced the boat in between him and the _ shore, dropped a noose of the anchor rope over his head and secured him. When we tried to haul him aboard he struggled furiously. We finally hauled his head over the side of the boat and cut his throat with a small pocket knife. While resting after the capture we saw another deer swimming in mid channel. Having learned a thing or 2 while cap- turing the first, we knew how to go to work. We got our rope ready and steer- ing alongside, quickly dropped our noose over the deer’s head and despatched him in the same way as the first. They are both bucks in prime condition. J. Burton, Steveston, B. C. You are a disgrace to the Government that employs you. British Columbia is making or amending laws every year to protect its game, yet you, an employee of that Government, go out and butcher 2 deer in the most cold blooded, hideous, repulsive manner that could possibly be devised. You and your friend should go to Chicago or Kansas City and apply for work in a slaughter house. You would certainly be able to earn good wages there and could satiate your thirst for blood by butchering domestic animals which can be reproduced by the thousands each year. It would be much more manly and decent to hang up a steer by the heels and smash his skull with a sledge hammer than to rope a poor, defenceless deer that is swim- ming in the water, drag it aboard a launch and cut its throat. Your number in the game hog book is 958 and that of Wil- liam Denmark is 959.—EpIrTor. A CALL TO OHIO SPORTSMEN. The enclosed article from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune of December 11, 1903, gives the sportsmen of this State warning to prepare for a fight. _ The Ohio Hotel Men’s Association, in conven- tion, appointed a committee to work for the re- eal of the Ohio game laws. The present State sgislature will be asked to carry out this prop- osition. The hotel men state that the game laws are 130 RECREATION. absurd, hurtful to their business and of benefit only to the game warden. At the business meet- ing Nicholas A. Court, of Columbus, was elected President of the association. Nobody knows better than you how dif- ficult it is to get a good game law and one that will stand. The present law, which has stood the test of the supreme court, permits game to be in possession only dur- ing the time it may be hunted in this State (20 days), no matter where it came from, in or out of the State. Nobody but the hotel keepers and game dealers objects to this feature of the law. The sportsmen are satisfied to have and to hold for 20 days; but as the hotel men can not make enough money in so short a time to satisfy them, they will petition our Legislature to extend the season of possession; to allow them to handle, sell and serve game at any time in Ohio provided it comes from a State where it is legal at that time to kill game. The result would be that game would be on sale in Ohio during almost the entire year; also that game would be shot and snared in Ohio during the same period, as these sen- sitive citizens are not in business for their health, and would surely secure the quails with the least outlay of money, namely, at home. All quails look practically alike to you and to me, and it would be distressing to see a post mortem held on a quail by a hotel man or game dealer on one side and a game warden on the other, to establish its residence previous to its death. I understand the Ohio Game Dealers’ ’ Association is also interested with the ho- tel men in seeing that a long suffering traveling constituency is supplied with quail at so much per. The market and pot hunt- er has not openly appeared, although a shot in the direction of the surrounding brush would probably wing one. It would scarcely be possible for dealers to secure game from beyond the State with- out encouraging somebody to violate the law, so stringent are the laws of all States in the matter of the shipping of game out of the State. The arguments in favor of the present Ohio laws are so many and so forceful that it is unnecessary to refresh your or your readers’ memory with a review of them; but the fact that a powerful opposition to these laws is in the field and prepared for work requires more than discussion and expressions of regret; it requires work, now, and continued until the battle is won or lost. Let us all do our best to defeat this ef- fort and at the same time save our game from constant harassing and total exter- mination. Please press the button and start the machinery. F. G., Cincinnati, Ohio. AS TO BRANDING OF GAME AND FISH HOGS. I want to offer you a friendly suggestion. Your attacks on what you are pleased to term game hogs are, I think, frequently made in a way lowering to your dignity and to the dignity and effectiveness of ReEcREA- TION. You have a good magazine, and it is doing a great work, but I believe you would secure better results and greater sup- port from the better class of readers if your onslaughts against game hogs were couched in more temperate language. I know you mean well, but you ride too rough shod. W.H. Mullins, Salem, Ohio. ANSWER. I thank you for your frank letter. I always appreciate friendly criticisms of my work and you are not the first good friend who has given me the same advice. How- ever, I can not agree with you as to my methods of hunting game hogs. If you were to get into one of your duck- ing boats and go after a flock of geese, you would not use No. 12 shot. If you were go- ing after grizzlies, you would not use a 22 caliber rifle. If you were going after Sa- tan, you would not use a squirt gun. When I talk to gentlemen I always try to use polite English, but when I talk to blackguards and ruffians, the kind of men who slaughter game, and then boast of it, and have themselves photographed with it, I use such language as seems necessary to penetrate their epidermis. These men are usually thick skinned, and it takes a sharp weapon to pierce them. As you probably know, some of the other sportsmen’s journals have been talking mildly and politely to such men 30 years, and not one of them has ever been re- formed by it. On the contrary I have had letters from thousands of men saying they had never realized the enormity of their offences until I went after them with my branding iron. They say my words have cut deep, that they have now reformed, and that they now quit when they get enough. Furthermore, many of these reformed butchers are now counseling moderation and decency among their fellow men, in the matter of shooting and fishing. It is impossible for any man to under- ‘stand the many peculiar conditions that exist with regard to these matters, without being in such a position as I am in. You know how it strikes you and your friends, but you do not know how it strikes the men at whom it is aimed. Of course I have made enemies of thousands of these men, but I can afford to have their ill will. Many of them have, however, taken their medicine in good spirit and reformed. Meantime hundreds of thousands of other men and boys are fighting shy of my pig pen; and the game and fish are being saved.—Enrror. ea. ee ee FROM THE GAME FIELDS. TWO NEW ANIMAL TRAPS. 735.957. George F. Eberhard, San Francisco, Cal. Filed Oct. 9, 1902. No. Serial No. 126,561. Claim.— The combination in an animal trap of wire bent on itself to form spring arms, the ends of these arms terminating in oppositely curved jaws adapted to inter- lock,and provided with impaling teeth, of segmental shaped loops, on said arms in- closing and approximately in the same plane with said jaws, said loops adaptec to inter- lock each other when the trap is sprung, and a trigger whereby said arms are held in a compressed position. No. 729,786. Edward F. McDaniel, Otisco, Ind., assignor of one-half to Arnie C. Schlichter, Otisco, Ind. Filed Nov. 10, 1902. Serial No. 130,707. Claim.—An animal trap comprising a cage, an inwardly opening door leading to said cage, and means for attaching bait to the inner side of said door, whereby the animal can gain access to the bait only by operating the door and entering the cage. WISCONSIN BUTCHERS. November 20th, 1902, Leonard Morrison, a farmer living 15 miles South of Madison, Wis., was hauling corn to his cattle. While driving through a small wood lot he was astonished to see a 5-prong buck jump up and stand watching him. Morrison drove to his house, got his rifle, and with his brother-in-law set out after the deer. They ‘tracked him across cornfields 2 miles to where he entered a patch of timber. Mean- while another man had seen the buck enter the woods and pursued him with a shot gun; he jumped the buck and shot twice without effect. The 2 men who had rifles fired at 131 the deer as it was disappearing in another clump of woods. The buck went on and from the last reports he was headed West and still going, creating more excitement wherever he was seen than an old time Indian uprising. Where he came from is a mystery, as there have been no wild deer in this section for 35 or 40 years, and I know of no park in the vicinity from which he could have escaped. Henri Leo, Madison, Wis. Of course the deer must be hunted and killed. It would never occur to any of these men to let a live deer settle down and make his home among them. No; every farmer and every farmer’s boy who could muster a gun of any kind must turn out, join the hunt, follow the poor creature and some of them would of course get a bullet or more likely a charge of buckshot into him. Then all the human hyenas would celebrate their victory.—EDITor. AN ATTRACTIVE GAME FIELD. The altitude here is nearly 9,000 feet and the climate is temperate. All the Southern fruits and vegetables are grown here, including many of the sub-tropical varieties. From April till the first of July the weather is pleasant. The days are warm or hot, but the nights are cool. There has not been a night since I have been here when I did not need at least 2 blank- ets. The rains start in July and continue daily till the last of August. That is the most unpleasant part of the year. The days between I1 and 3 o'clock are warm during June and July, but the rest of the day is fine. The deer are poor and tough in spring, but bear and cats are in good con- dition. The bear are not fat, but their skins are all right for rugs. Most people associate Mexico with hot weather, snakes, insects and all kindred pests, not to mention Indians and bad white men. There are no Indians in these parts, and bad men, snakes, insects and other pests are confined to the lowland regions, near the coast and to the South. This is a great country, and is fast becoming popu- lar with sportsmen. An all the year sea- son, no non-resident license laws and plenty of game make it attractive, not to mention the interesting Aztec ruins and the beau- tiful scenery. J. H. White. Colonia Pacheco, Chihauhau, Mex. GAME NOTES. Since writing you before, T have arrested 3 salesmen of wholesale millinery houses. who travel in this countys Two pleaded guilty and paid $50 and costs each. The other called for a jury trial. As I have 132 never lost a case yet, and have evidence that will keep, without ice, I am not wor- rying about the outcome. Recently one of my deputies and I went out after 2 Italians. We drew a charge of shot from one of them; no damage done, They had 21 song and insectivorous birds. Cost them $100 and costs. Since I have begun on the whole- sale fellows, they are trying through the Wholesale Jobbers’ Protective Association to make it uncomfortable for me. However, as long as I hold the commission, I shall continue, in a fair, conservative way, to en- force the laws, no matter how much money the lawbreakers may have. I have never discriminated between violators of the law. G. H. Ray, Rock Creek, Ohio. None of our sportsmen who went after prairie chickens at the opening of the sea- son reported large bags. Those who went North into Wood and Adams counties say the marshes were so wet that the birds sought the brush on higher ground, making shooting difficult. Our game wardens are busy patrolling the game regions with the view of strictly enforcing the laws. If they keep on as they have started, the prospects are good that there will be less violation of the game laws than ever before. Clerk Goff, of Dane county, has issued over 1,300 hunting licenses, many being for non-residents. Leo Bird, Madison, Wis. Reading July Recreation I learn that one Charles Gass, of Paoli, Indiana, and a friend unnamed, went on a wild turkey hunt in this State last Christmas, fired 4 loads of shot into a big gobbler and failed to get him. For the information of your other Indiana readers permit me to state that the pursuit, shooting ‘or destruction of wild turkeys in this State is prohibited by statute which provides a penalty of $50 and 30 days’ imprisonment for a viola- tion thereof. I hope Charles will observe this law a good deal better than he shoots. James D. Ermston, Anderson, Ind. Game hogs are thick here. I caught one July 3 with 2 little fawns in his possession. I arrested him and Justice Sandel, of Eas- ton, fined him $50 and costs. That was the first arrest made in this part of the country for violation of the game law. The other hogs are grunting a whole lot, but I’ll get more of them before I am through. J. C., Easton, Wash. I am glad you soaked one of these fel- lows and trust you may be successful in getting the others in due course.—EbirTor. RECREATION. Hunters pay no attention to the game laws in this county. Chickens were scarce because of wet weather during the hatching season. They have been slaughtered re- gardless of scarcity and close season. It makes me feel like going on a still hunt for some of the butchers and giving them a taste of their own medicine. R. E. Daniels, Orrack, Minn. That is just what sportsmen should do in all cases where pot hunters go out and kill off game before the open season.—Epiror. I read in August RECREATION an amusing article by Jean Allison, entitled “Give them Marlins.” In it he says that when the party arrived at their hunting station they went to bed and dreamed of juicy buck steaks and liver. Did he ever eat a deer’s liver? How many of your readers have eaten a deer’s liver? E. B. Brigham, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind. Our game laws are strict, especially those for the protection of quail. We have a local law much more stringent than our State law. One man was fined $45 for killing 3 quails out of season. R. A. Thomas, Del Rio, Texas. The shooting season opened on Cape Ann with slender bags of game. Shooters report few birds of any kind. Our mainstay is the coot, of which there seems the usual flight. B. F. Batchelder, Rockport, Mass. Deer are plentiful in this vicinity, with bear enough to make it interesting. We have a few ducks, snipe and plover. Grouse are scarce. R. M. Shutts, Upper Chateaugay Lake, N. Y Deer, turkeys and quails are numerous here. . B. D. Harris, Quitsna, N. C. Never shoot until you have a fair chance of killing. First Missionary: Well, brother, how did you get on in your field? Did you convert many heathens? Second Missionary: Yes, but just as I made converts of them, they all became hopeless drunkards.—Life. He: Was that you I kissed in the con- servatory last night? “About what time was it ?”’—Life. FISH AND FISHING. NOTES OF A RUSSIAN ANGLER. BARON PAUL TCHERKASSOV, The following notes have accumulated during more than 30 years’ experience as an angler and amateur tackle maker. Notwithstanding the great improve- ments in rod making in the last 25 years, there are some points about the average rod of the present day which are not alto- gether satisfactory. The first of these is the manner in which ferrules are secured to the joints. This is done by means of pins, which, in the majority of rods, are 6, iat in the wrong places; too high in the male, or counter ferrule, and too low in the fe- male ferrule ; i. e., in both cases, too near the rim of the ferrule where it overlaps the. wood. The result is that the wood is weakened at the point where it is subjected to the greatest strain, its elasticity being interrupted by the rigid metal ferrule; and if there is a smash, it is bound to occur just at that point. A further source of weakness lies in the exaggerated length of tenons, tongues, or dowels, with corre- sponding depth of sockets for them. In the accompanying tracing (1) a-b indicates the usual position of the pins in the aver- age rod, while A-B shows the position in which they would prove just as efficient and much less objectionable. In rods with flush ferrules, without tenons or dowels, the pin of the female ferrule could be shifted higher still, to the position indicated by B’. Taking into consideration that all mate- rials, except steel, used in the construction of rods, shrink under the action of dry air, that a ferrule-sick rod is an abom- ination, and that it is important to make it possible for the angler to cure his rod of 133 that sickness without having to send it to the rod maker, all pins ought to be put through so as to enable one to push them out when necessary, with the assis- tance of the simplest tools; a piece of knit- ting needle and something like a hammer. This is important, as it is unpleasant and dificult to worm out a ferrule pin in order to tighten the ferrule itself. Elastic rubber cement, melting at a low heat, ought to be used for fixing the fer- rules on to the wood. The cements used formerly to secure the solid rubber tires to ; the metal rims of cycles ought to fill the bill exactly. The cement I have used con- sists of gutta percha, such as used in the manufacture of artificial baits, with or without the addition of powdered shellac. I have lately come into possession of a 14 foot split cane grilse rod in which the position of the through pins in the male ferrules corresponds exactly with the posi- tion shown in the accompanying tracing. Then there is the old question of flush versus dowelled joints. I decidedly pre- fer the former, and never have had the slightest difficulty in getting a perfect, smooth, suction fit with them, making all kinds of locking devices superfluous. If there is such a demand for dowelled joints as to compel the makers to continue their manufacture, the length of the dowel or tenon ought to be reduced. The following ratio is satisfactory: length of dowel stands to length of that part of male ferrule which engages with female ferrule as 1 to 3. In England of late years, the loose rings and keepers, which were formerly consid- ered best for fly rods, whether intended for trout or for salmon, have been sup- 134 planted by light standing guides. Snake shape seems the most popular, though it undoubtedly has some disadvantages. In American fly rods the old loose ring still appears. The worst part of the ringing of the American fly rod is the end ring, which I have had to alter in all my own rods, as well as in those of my friends. The fly rod is used rings downward, in casting as well as in playing a fish, by the great majority of anglers. Under these conditions the one ring arrangement, as it appears on nearly all American fly rods which I have handled, is not satisfactory, causing an undue amount of friction. The accompanying tracing will help me to il- lustrate my meaning (II, Figs. 1, 2, and 3). Fig. 1 shows the way in which the line is twisted when working through the one ring tip as it is sent out, and Figs. 2 and 3 show the alteration made by me; Fig. 3 showing shape given to ring previous to bending it as shown in Fig. 2. It is a trifling one, and can be effected in a min- ute with a pair of ordinary pliers; but the advantages gained by it are not trifling, as anyone may ascertain for himself. The grip pieces, or handles, of split cane rods are often put on to the lower joint without sufficient care. Several cases have come under my observation where the end of the lower joint was let into the handle 1¥4 inches, with the natural result of break- age in that place. Breakages of that, kind affect the reputation of the article and of its makers. I remember when eyed hooks of the im- proved modern patterns were introduced, the brilliant future prognosticated for them. Many of the authorities on this branch of angling held that the fly on eyed hook was sure to supplant altogether the fly on snelled hook, but this expectation has not been realized. The absence of space between the head of the fly and the eye of the hwvok is a serious defect. I found it finical work to tie the flies on to the gut in many cases. I have experimented, since then, with flies tied with a free space, 1-32 to 1-16 of an inch, between the head of the fly and the eye of the hook, and find that they are much more easily and conveniently tied to the gut, while not in any way more clumsy in appearance. For large bass, grilse and salmon flies I recommend return, or loop- eyed, hooks, in which the end of the shank, after having formed the eye, is laid back along the shank of the hook, toward the bend. There is another item about eyed hooks which I do not find satisfactory. The eye is somewhat small, especially in the larger hooks. It might be made larger, so as to accommodate even a twisted gut snell, without in any way making it heavier or more clumsy, by reducing correspondingly RECREATION. that part of the shank which forms the loop and the returned end of the shank. Rust proof or brown enameled hooks are less obtrusive than the japanned ones. I strongly recommend rust proofing for double and treble hooks to be kept in stock. It may increase their cost, but will certainly save more in the long run. THE KILLIE AS A BAIT FISH. I am told that a few years ago one could buy what were called salt water minnows in cities on the sea coast. These could be packed in sea weed or moss and expressed to any part of the country. They could be carried in the pocket, apparently dead, but when put on a hook and dropped into the water would hustle away just like a fresh water minnow. Are there such fish and can wa! be bought now? If so, of whom? C. J. Brower, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ANSWER, The salt water minnow, or killie, is extremely tenacious of life, and _ bears absence from water wonderfully well. Under favorable conditions it is poss- ible to keep killies alive in an ordinary box for hours. If they are packed carefully in wet sea weed they can be transported with ease and may reasonably be expected to remain alive 36 hours and possibly longer. The packing of killies for shipment must, however, be done by an expert if this result is to be achieved. In the first place, the bottle green killies should be selected in pre- ference. There is a common striped killie known variously as night killie and bass killie, that is absolutely worthless; it dies within a few hours after being caught. Only the most lively killies should’ be used for shipment. The best weed for packing them is the ulva, or sea lettuce, and the pieces that are used must be bright green and living. If poor weed is used it will die and decay, killing the fish instead of preserving them. Great care must be taken not to pack tightly. A flat tray is best, if it can be handled by the transportation company. The weed must be thrown in loosely, and in such a manner that each killie is sepa- rated from the rest. If the packing is at all tight, the wet weed will heat and kill the fish. If a flat tray is too clumsy for shipment, a basket of open wicker work will prove the best receptacle. No salt water minnows could be carried around in the pocket and survive such treatment. The angler must carry them in a bait pail like fresh water minnows and treat them with as much care. These salt water killies will live for weeks in small pools of fresh water and be as hardy when taken out as they were on the day of their capture. In ordering, lay stress on the fact that the killies wanted are FISH AND the bottle green ones with white bellies. Captain De Nyse, Bath Beach, Long Island, can probably supply them.—Ebiror, ¢ SLAUGHTER NOT JUSTIFIED. G. C. Gridley returned home yesterday from Du Rivier, in the Nippissing district in Canada, where he has been trout fishing a week or more. He caught an abundance of fish, sending out about 200 pounds and bringing 100 pounds with him.—Utica, N. Y., Observer. Regarding this report Mr. Gridley writes: Whoever informed you of the number of pounds of trout recently caught by me in a week rather exaggerated it. Six or 7 ‘of us went into a club preserve about 180 miles North of Ottawa, on the Canadian Pacific Railroad, crossing the Ottawa river at Deux Rivieres, and the entire party esti- mated that our catch during the 8 days would amount to nearly 400 pounds. We had to confine our fishing to about 2 hours each day, as we caught more trout than we knew what to do with. We sent them liberally to our friends and the club. G. C. Gridley, Watertown, N. Y. Well, what if it is a private preserve? Why slaughter fish, even if you do have the opportunity and own the land? That does not justify you in committing a slaugh- ter of fine game fishes. You and your friends could not have eaten 25 per cent. of the trout you say you caught in the time you were there. You may have shipped all the others home, but as the trout sea- son comes only in the hot weather, fhe chances are that a large number of those fish spoiled and were thrown away. You seem to have been fishing for a record. This ambition that haunts many men to make big records, go home and tell the local editor about it and. get their names in the paper is one of the causes of the trout streams all over the country having been cleaned out. If a man wants good trout fishing he must now go to Canada for it. That is probably the reason you and your friends bought or leased that land in Canada, and if you keep up the pace you have already started, you will soon clean that out, too—Ep1ror. PRISON TOO GOOD FOR THEM. Glen Morse, clerk of the Circuit Court of Outagamie county, Wis., and 5 or 6 other men were fishing in Evergreen brook, Shawano county, and caught 1,200 trout, ranging from 6 ounces to 2% pounds each, so these men told me, in 4 days’ fishing. Don’t you think they got more than their share? You might write Glen Morse or George Ames, of this city, for verification of this story. F. U. R., Appleton, Wis. I wrote as suggested and Mr. Ames replied: FISHING. 135 I was trout fishing with a party of 7 on the Evergreen river, 20 miles North of Shawano. We fished 3 days and caught 1,258 trout. Of that number about 125 weighed a pound each and some a few ounces over a poung. George E. Ames, Appleton, Wis. It is a constant source of wonder to me that decent, Taw-abiding sportsmen allow such swine as you and your friends to raid their streams and clean them out every year. I wish you had run up against a bunch of farmers like those in Illinois, who turned out, burned the tents and the camp outfits of a lot of fish hogs who were raiding one of their lakes, and then ran the aforesaid out of the country. An ordi- nary prison is too good for any such outfit as you and your pals. You should be locked in a box car and dumped into the Milwaukee river. Your number in the fish hog register is 960; Glen Morse’s is 961, and if I knew the name of the swine who were with you, I would gladly label them also.—EDITorR. MAY BE A FISH LIE, While. in our county seat the other day met several local sportsmen. They seemed to have done more hunting and fishing than most business men find time for and I was impressed with their stories. One of them may be of interest to the read- ers Of RECREATION. Some time in June, 4 of the fellows, Frank Treat, Walter Hanscom and Lester Price, of San Andreas, and Alex. Smyth, of West Point, went to Blue creek on a fishing trip. Blue creek is one of the best trout streams in the Sierra Nevadas; not only is it full of fish, but they are of good size. The fishing was good from the start, and as the boys are all experts they had no trouble in catching all the fish they could use. The day before their return, as each had a circle of friends hungry for trout, they determined to get fish enough for everybody. It.must have been a great day, because at night 4 tired fishermen counted out 600 trout, of an average size of 10 inches. When the townspeople saw this immense catch and were told it had been made in a day, many were incredulous, and openly accused the boys of netting the fish or of killing them with dynamite When shown the hook marks in every fish, their doubts vanished, and they could but congratulate the lucky ones E. B. Schaiffle, Valley Springs, Cal. If this story is true, these 4 men deserve to be sent to jail for at least 6 months each. —EDITor. 136 RECREATION. UNSPORTSMANLIKE. caught 180 in one day’s fishing.—Yarmouth, The fishing party that went up to Big Bend N. 5S., Light. caught 150 bass, 14 catfish, and one eel. The arty was composed of Jim Mitchell, Tom Sharp, Maxiect Whorley, Bill Maupin and Alphonse Ep- pler. They are much elated over the catch.— Hinton, W. V., Mail. To my inquiry regarding the truth of this report I received the following reply: Four friends and I went on a fishing trip around Big Bend tunnel and were gone 4 days. Two of these days the water was too muddy for us to fish. We only fished 4 hours the first day and 7 hours the last day. We caught about 100 bass, and a few catfish on trot lines at night. We used live minnows for bait and fished 15 miles of Greenbrier river. W. R. Maupin, Hinton, W. Va. It does not appear that you and your friends caught more than a_ reasonable number of fish, but you should all be hear- tily ashamed of the manner in which you took them. o real sportsman ever uses a trot line in these days. Neither does he set his rod over night. He fishes only in daylight, with a rod and line, and if he can not get fish in that way, he lets them stay in the water until some other time— EpiTor. MR. FEE PLEASE NOTE. David Cotton and Daniel Roy, in the employ of the Northern Pacific Railway, went to Battle lake Sunday on a fishing trip. They caught 138 pike within 2 hours.—St. Paul Dispatch. Concerning this Mr. Roy writes: You have been correctly informed as to the number of fish caught and the length of time consumed in catching them by Mr. David Cotton and me in Otter Tail lake, near Battle lake, Minnesota. Daniel Roy, Northern Pacific Railway Co., St. Paul, Minn. It is fair to assume that the fish would average 2 pounds each and that you caught in all 278 pounds of pike in 2 hours.. Truly you have earned a place in RECREATION’S fish hog pen and you shall have it. Your brands read as follows: Daniel Roy, No. 962; David Cotton, No. 963. Mr. Fee, General Passenger Agent of vour road, is a firm friend of the cause of game and fish protection, and I trust that ‘when he reads this he will give you a month off in midwinter, in order that you may have plenty of time to think over your cussedness.—EpITor. A SWINISH GUIDE. _ George W. Butler is satisfied that Nova Scotia is good enough for him at present. He with his brother, T. V. Butler, and James Goucher are trying to rid the streams of this country of trout, having caught 103 in an afternoon. Laves they I wrote Butler, asking if this was true, and he replied: The report is perfectly true. S. V. Butler, Hebron, N. S. It appears from portions of Butler’s let- ter which I have not printed that he poses as a. guide, and, like many others of his calling, he believes in making all he can out of the trout streams to-day, letting to- morrow take care of itself. At the rate at which he and his companions are hooking the trout, the supply will soon be ex- hausted. It may as well be so, for men of such swinish proclivities should be com- pelled to earn their living by plowing, dig- ging potatoes or some other equally hard work. S. V. Butler’s number in the fish hog book is 964; George W. Butler’s js 965, and James Goucher’s is 966.—EpITor. ALL THEY WANTED. The enclosed clipping is from the White Hall, Ill., Register. What is the use of the Government’s distributing game fishes as long as such brutes are running at large. Fishing in White Hall, Ill., West of Pegram, has been excellent. Mytinger and if E. Wyatt caught about roo black bass, weighing a pound to a pound and a half. Mytinger’s confession is: Mr. John Wyatt and I caught 100 black bass in 3 hours. We could have taken as many more, but we had all the bass we wanted for ourselves and friends. F. M. Mytinger, White Hall, Ill. I am surprised at your statement that you had all the bass you wanted. Men with such bristles as you and your friend seem to wear rarely quit until compelled by darkness, or the exhaustion of the supply, or some similar condition. Any gentleman who goes after bass quits when he gets Io or 15, but it seems to require about 50 to satisfy you and the other chap. Your number in the fish hog book is 967, and John Wyatt’s is 968.—EprTor. DYNAMITER FINED. Surday, June 21, a gang of Italians was discovered dynamiting fish in Big Sandy creek. Marshal Gruber was informed and went for them. He succeeded in getting 5. Mayor Stands called on them for $25 and costs a man, or $148 for the bunch. They paid the fine. It was a good haul for Sun- day, but the wish is generally expressed that the whole gang, about a dozen, had been caught and fined $50 each. We once had good black bass fishing here and many a fine catch I have made, but dyna- mite has heen getting in its deadly work jor several years and, I am sorry to say, with no loss of life, except to the fish. Sandy, Waynesburg, O. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman always quits when he gets enough. THEY WRITE WINCHESTER, Chicago, IIl. The Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Dear Sirs—I have before me a copy of November Recreation, which I regard ,as a real sportsmen’s magazine and good auth- ority regarding our outdoor life. In it I see an article about automatic shot guns which interests me much.* I am a true lover of nature, American wild animals and game birds, and I enjoy seeking the wild creatures in their native haunts. I regret to learn that you contemplate making a shot gun which will discharge 6 shells in 2 seconds. You will agree with me that there are already too many game hogs at large slaughtering birds and game with the shot guns of the present day, and should an automatic gun be put on the market, it would mean that the birds and game will soon disappear as the buffalo has gone. For instance, a game hog encounters a covey of quail; if he gets a pot shot that means a decrease of about half their num- ber. When they rise he has 5 shells left, and will clean out the whole covey, as most of these fellows are good shots and go for the game, not the sport. With a double barrel gun the birds have a show. This is a suggestion to protect our game. I shall do all in my power to discourage the use of an automatic shot gun among my many field friends. That such a gun is not intended for real sportsmen is recognized by all. Mr. Shields has the right idea regarding automatic shot guns, and may success fol- low him in his endeavor to protect our American game. An automatic gun may be more modern in construction than others and perhaps equally as powerful, but just place a fire arm of this nature in the hands of a game hog and all the game laws in the Union will be of little use. I sincerely hope that this gun will not be manufactured, but that you will see this important fact before it is too late, as I think there must be a few sportsmen in your company. Truly yours, A. S. Miller. Hampton, Va. The Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Dear Sirs—I call your attention to an editorial in RecrEATION for November re- garding the manufacture of automatic - shot guns. I wish to go on record as en- dorsing everything contained in that ar- ticle, and sincerely trust that you are not 137 contemplating the manufacture of any such gun, which you would never sell to decent sportsmen. Only the lowest class of pot hunters would use such a weapon, and as a rapid exterminator of game it would sur- pass anything ever known. This, it appears to me, would in the long run injure your business greatly, for if there is no game what chance have you of disposing of shot guns? A man has no use for a mousetrap after the mice are all caught. I have al- ways entertained the highest regard both for your firm and the goods you manufac- ture, and each year use numbers of your shells; but should you make the mistake of putting such a weapon as an automatic shot gun on the market I should not only condemn it in the strongest terms, but should never again use anything made by you. I believe you would be made the subject of the most scathing condemna- tion by the L. A. S. and by all who deserve the name of sportsmen. You surely wish to cater to the majority, and the feeling in regard to game protection is growing rap- idly. If you have had any serious intention of manufacturing this arm you will do well to abandon it. Yours truly, Chas. H. Bentley, L. A. S., 3610. New Market, N. J. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Dear Sirs—I have noticed recently that you are about to place on the mar- ket a new Winchester gun, an automatic weapon, calculated to be more destructive than anything now in general use, and I write you to protest against this gun. My individual protest may not carry any weight with you, but you should and probably do know that the sentiments expressed in this letter are the sentiments of every real sportsman in the country. It is a notable fact that the game of this country is fast being killed off, and any in- vention that tends to destroy game more rapidly is nothing short of a public calami- ty. The guns of the Winchester Arms Company are sold almost exclusively to hunters, and you should be able to see that if this new gun of yours’gets in the hands of pot hunters it will only be a few years until there will be no sale for your guns of any description. As I have owned and sworn by Win- chester rifles and ammunition for the past Io years, I feel fully justified in making this protest, and sincerely hope you will not cause your admirers and customers to 138 blush for you because of your lack of re- gard for our animal and bird life. Truly yours, Joseph E. Kelly. Richmond, Va. The Winchester Arms Company, Dear Sirs—The members of our gun club having read in RECREATION a statement to the effect that you intend to put on the market an automatic gun, have instructed me to write you and ask you not to do so. I am also instructed to advise you that they will do all in their power to discourage the sale and use of such a gun. Hoping you may decide not to ae any such n, I am, yours respectfully, =~ ety: “ Jj. H. Pugh. DEFENDS THE SMOKELESS. I noticed in REcREATION an article by E. H. Kern, wherein he condemns the smoke- less rifle for its wounding of game, and mentions 500 yards as being as far as one can kill deer except by chance. Not more than one man in 10 who goes to Colorado to hunt can guess the distance, and hit one deer in 3 shots at 500 yards. Were it pos- sible to enforce such a law, there should be a fine imposed on any man who shot at deer at any such distance, unless it might be an animal that had been wounded at a shorter range. It is not necessary to try long shots in the country North of Rifle. I have hunted there and found no trouble in getting short shots. Mr. Kern says 50 does are killed to one buck; that nearly every deer killed bears marks of previous wounds; and that more deer are crippled with smokeless powder than are killed. What particular mark does smokeless powder make, that he can distinguish it from a black powder wound? He also mentions the crippled and dead deer he saw North of Rifle. There never has been and never will be a gun that cripples no game, unless built on the Mar- lin line, for any gun that shoots may be misaimed. Still, if long guesswork shots were stopped it would prevent much crip- pling. In all my hunting in Colorado I did not see one dead deer that had been wounded and got away to die. I like smokeless pow- der, for I wish to see if I hit a deer and not have to wait for the clouds to roll away. The law of Colorado was much im- proved last winter in making the open deer season September 15 to September 30, and in limiting each hunter to one deer and that a buck. I can easily see how that buck clause might mean a dead deer left to rot. RECREATION. Anyone not used to hunting big game might kill a doe in cover, mistaking it for a buck. In that case, as the law stands now, the doe would probably be left to rot where it fell. I think too much is expected of the game wardens, The hills were full of hunters and if there were wardens enough to see that the law was lived up to in every case, the woods would be so full of men that game would go to the open country. Smokeless guns heretofore have been too light in weight and too small in bore. The last objection has been met to a great ex- tent in the new 35 and 38. Like T. S. Van Dyke, I prefer a deer killed stone dead by a 3 or 4 inch wound, to a deer that gets away and dies a slow death from a wound that might have been made with a fence wire. I have had no trouble with deer getting away, but last fall I lost a silvertip that perhaps would have remained down had I used the 35 instead of the .303. Stubb, Orwell, Ohio. RESULTS WITH A 50 CALIBER. I have been an enthusiastic reader of RECREATION over 5 years. Guns and am- munition have my first attention and I can neither eat nor do anything else until I have absorbed all that department contains. I am in accord with the policy of roasting game hogs and will help all I may. On the subject of the best all around rifle I must say a word. At the risk of be- ing called an old fossil I will say my favor- ites are 50 calibers. I have owned a 23 Remington-Lee, a 30-40 Winchester, a 30-40 Marlin, a 303 Savage, a 25-36 and several other high power guns. Their chief points of excellence seem to be the power to kill a squirrel without tearing or kill a bear in- stantly; also to shoot less than 300 yards or more than 3 miles simply by using different ammunition. All this I find can be done with the 50 as well or better. I give results which can be proven: Gun, an old style Sharps carbine; shell loaded with a hollow base ball with a bear- ing of % inch and weighing 97 grains; pow- der, 7 grains Gold Dust shot gun. At 200 yards this load put 10 shots in a 2% inch circle, and with it I have killed squirrels without mangling; 200 yard trajectory, 7.31 inches at 100 yards. Gun, 50-110 Winchester single shot; shell loaded with 215 grains hollow base ball; 30 grains Gold Dust powder; 300 yard trajectory, 23.75 inches at 150 yards. Same gun: shell loaded with 450 grain ball and 50 grains powder gave a penetra- tion of 31 inches in pine boards, and I have . shot with it through a telephone pole 17 inches in diameter. This caliber, especially GUNS AND AMMUNITION. if using a hollow point ball, would not be llikely to let a deer or even a bear run far. When an amateur attempts reloading he should know about dense and bulk pow- ders, and the initial or breech pressure dif- ference between nitro and picric acid pow- ders. I think it would be an excellent thing if everyone reloaded his shells, but until the average shooter learns these points it would be folly for him to do so. Reloader, Batavia, N. Y. RECREATION FAIR. Regarding your editorial remarks in De- cember, 1902, RECREATION, I read the arti- cle you mention and received the impres- sion that you intended to pay the Winches- ter people a compliment by conveying the idea that, in view of the character of RE- CREATION and the fair play observed toward all parties, they would not be so narrow as to take offense and withdraw their ad in consequence of such an article. A re-read- ing of the article does not alter my impres- sion. As to the criticism that the Gun and Ammunition department of RECREATION is “comparatively obscure,” it seems that the contrary is true, at least so far as rifle, re- volver and shot gun shooters are con- cerned. Neither can I see anything unfair in submitting questions which arise con- cerning guns or ammunition to acknowl- edged experts on those subjects. As to the Winchester people having good reason for withdrawing their advertising from RecrEATION from anything that has appeared in its pages, I do not think such grounds exist. I have always been proud of such splendid companies as the Win- chester and the U. M. C., and have used a great deal of ammunition, and I confess to considerable disappointment at missing their reading matter in the only sportsmen’s mag- azine which I see regularly. Nothing that has been printed in RecrEATION has influ- enced me against their goods, although as an ardent advocate of greater game pro- tection, I do share some of the opinions which have been expressed concerning the pump gun, no matter by whom manufac- tured. These views are in no way due to anything that has appeared in RECREATION or any other magazine. It would seem that a sportsmen’s magazine which permits the honest criticism of its readers to be pub- lished must expect to get along without the support of the gun and ammunition makers. Howard W. Carter, Norfolk, Conn. ANSWER STANLEY WATERLOO. In repiy to Stanley Waterloo’s letter in September Recreation I tender my mite of advice. Living in New York City and fi- 139 nancially unable to go on any kind of a hunting trip, 1 do the next best thing. There is a 100-yard range near my home where I shoot every Sunday, and where I meet all kinds of cranks. 1 was surprised one day to see a man there using a tele- scope sight. It seems he had lost the use of one eye. After studying catalogues and having different rifles made, he settled on this gun I saw him use, which he says com- pletely meets his requirements. The drop of the stock is 4 inches and the telescope is a Malcolm with side mountings. The glass is the wide angle pattern of 2 power. I think such an outfit as this would be just what Mr. Waterloo wants, as it brings the eyes in natural position for shooting. I use a 22-7-45 for all shooting up to 200 yards. A more accurate little rifle is hard to imagine. Is there any way of letting the hammer of a Savage down without discharging the gun, so that the action may be opened? I should like to hear from some readers of RECREATION who are interested in target shooting for the sport there is in it and who live near New York. Wm. J. Marshall, New York. The inquiry made by Stanley Waterloo, who wished suggestions as to how to shoot well when deprived of the use of his right eye, reminds me of Captain Robert, a re- tired French officer, who formerly lived here. The Captain had lost his right eye, and had had a special stock made for his gun, with a proper twist known to gun makers, which brought the barrels easily in line with his left eye, enabling him to shoot with remarkable speed and accuracy. Joen Doux, Utica, N. Y. PETERS CARTRIDGES CALLED IN. HEADQUARTERS, DIVISION OF THE PHILIPPINES. Mania, P. I., November 11, 1903. Circular No. 49. The following is published for the infor- mation and guidance of all concerned: “War DEPARTMENT, “ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, “WASHINGTON, October 2, 1903. “The Commanding General, “Division of the Philippines, “Manila, P. I. “Str: The Chief of Staff having been advised by the Chief of Ordnance that the calibre .38 revolver cartridges manufac- tured by the Peters Cartridge Company are loaded with black powder which has dete- riorated since its purchase, he directs that all Post Commanders in your Department be required to turn in all such ammunition to the nearest arsenal, reporting date of a 140 shipment promptly to the Chief of Ord- nance of the Army. “Very respectfully, SW. ©. eiALIy “Acting Adjutant-General.” In the Division of the Philippines the de- fective ammunition will be turned in to the Manila Ordnance Depot and the reports of shipment sent through the Chief Ordnance Officer of the Division. By Command of Major-General Wade. W. A. Simpson, Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General, GAS OPERATED FIREARM. 735,131. Gas Operated Firearm. Samuel N. McClean, Washington, Iowa. Filed Jan. 20, 1898. Serial No. 667,361. e & ee ee SR BEBRE RE SEE SS SS eo AVVUVIANVNN (| \ WS SRAM OAHOH Da kann Wh an WAT ry wo § r\ N ON oe AW MMQnani SAQHY ANY AMANO AAV Vg 2 > = et» wx = SNES SY M9 a ms Secs 2 Claim.—In a breech loading gun, the combination of a barrel and a receiver, with a reciprocatory and rotary breech block, a slide operatively engaging said block to re- ciprocate and rotate said block to lock and unlock it, and means actuated by the gases of explosion and imparting movement to said slide, etc. ANSWERING HENRY WIGGIN. I have had a 25-20 carbine, and have used it constantly more than a year with no trou- ble whatever. I made over the carbine RECREATION. stock and put on a Swiss plate, removed carbine rear sight and put on a Lyman No. 2 with cup, also removed carbine front sight and put on a windgauge, with aperture pinched and ivory bead. I cut off forearm and magazine; took off the strap holding magazine and fastened it to the barrel with a dowel. Have eased up trigger pull to about 3% pound. This made considerable slashing, but the result ob- tained is gratifying. I have used this gun for woodchucks, and had no trouble getting them, within reasonable range. Have also shot it over 200 yard range, loading bullet in barrel separately, using 22 or 23 grains semi- smokeless, with 75 or 86 grain bullet, with good results, taking into consideration that st a light weight gun and not a target rifle. For a gallery load I use 1%, 3 or 4 grains Laflin & Rand Infallible, with 65, 75 or 86 grain bullet, preferably 75 grain, made fairly hard. This powder should be weighed, as a slight variation will raise or lower the bullet accordingly. I also use nitro primer and crimp bullet well in shell. Altogether it makes a fine all around gun and a good caliber to experiment with. H. B. Johnson, Syracuse, N. Y. ADJUSTABLE GUN STOCK. Adjustable Gun Stock. Joe C. Filed Jan. 9, 138,374. (No 729,030. Yount, Thayer, Iowa. 1903. Serial No. model. ) Claim.—In a gun, the combination with the stock having a semicircular concavity in its outer end, of a lock chamber having a semicircular shaped end adapted to en- gage the semicircular concavity in the end of said stock, circular depressions formed in the sides of the end of said lock cham- ber, plates having one end fixed to said stock, their cpposite ends being adapted to engage the circular depressions formed in said lock chamber, serrations formed in the faces of said depressions and similar serrations formed on the contiguous faces of said plates, whereby said parts are pre- vented from slipping, and means for clamp- ing said plates in said depressions. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. SMALL SHOT. I greatly enjoy the friendly discussions in RECREATION’S gun and ammunition de- partment. To discuss a subject with a view to bringing up new points or studying de- tails is a good and practical way to diffuse knowledge. The way Dr. J. A. Elliott, of Northumberland, Pa., has of settling some of the mooted questions is the most scien- tific. His report is clear, decisive and I believe unprejudiced; and is the only one that has completely satisfied me on just those points I wished to know. Such ef- forts should be encouraged and should be accepted without debate. If there were more of such investigations and less natu- ral gas explosions on other debatable ques- tions, we should arrive at perfection much sooner. It has a discouraging effect on scientific investigators to receive idle, base- less criticism when they have given their time, talent, money and reputation to learn facts. demonstartors, and a higher standard of sportsmanship. Geo. M. Clouse, M. D., Columbus, O. Please give dimensions of the German ring target. Does it differ from the target used by the American rifle team? O. J. Axtell, Hambletville, N. Y. ANSWER. The dimensions of the German ring tar- get are as follows: Diameter of bulls eye 12 inches, embracing the 18 ring; highest circle of count, 25, 14% inches diameter in center of bulls eye. Concentric circles %4 inch apart counting from 25 down to tf. This target is used for offhand 200 yard shooting. The military targets, such as used by the U. S. Army and Militia in the interna- tional contests, are as follows: Third class for 200 and 300 yard shooting; Outside di- mensions, 4x6 feet, bulls eye 8 inches, counting 5. Second class target for 500 and 600 yard shooting; Outside dimensions, 6x6 feet, bulls eye 22 inches in diameter, counting 5. First class: Outside dimen- sions 6x12 feet for 800, 900 and 1,000 yard shooting; bulls eye 36 inches in diameter, counting 5.—EnpIrTor. Will some one interested in revolver shooting tell me of some brand of clean smokeless powder that will give good results in a 44 cartridge? L. H. L., Hackberry, Kans. ANSWER. Good results are obtained with the Haz- ard smokeless rifle powder No. 2. In using this powder the same charge cup as is used for black powder will give the proper quan- I long to see more investigators and I4I tities, that is, using the same bulk. The shells should be well crimped on the bul- lets to get good results. This will involve opening the mouth of the shells each time they are reloaded. The Ideal reloading tool is suitable for this work. Good re- sults can also be obtained with Laflin & Rand Bulls-eye powder, using a shell with a crease near the mouth to prevent the bul- let from slipping too far into the shell. The proper charge of this powder for the regu- lation 44 is 3% grains by weight. The shells should also be crimped when using this powder.—Ebiror. Will a shot gun with a 4o inch barrel shoot farther than one of 32 inches? Has the larger barrel any advantage? Adrian Valdos, Ambler, Pa. ANSWER. There is no advantage in any shot gun having a 40 inch barrel. By common con- sent large gauges are made with longer barrels than smaller ones. Guns of 28, 24 and 20 gauges are best 26 to 28 inches long; 16 and 14 gauge, about 28 inches; 12 gauge, either 28 or 30 inches. Some 12 gauge brush guns are built with 26 inch barrels, and when properly bored give surprisingly good patterns. Ten and 8 gauge seem pre- ferable in 32 to 36 inch barrels. Assuming that all barrels must be long enough to properly consume the powder gases, the quantity of metal in the barrel and its dis- tribution, coupled with the method of bor- ing, have much more to do with the ef- ficiency of the gun than the length of bar- rel has.—Ep1rTor. Four years ago I was on a bridge over the middle branch of Root river in this State. The bridge is 22 feet above the water. I was shooting suckers with a 38 caliber. A water snake about 4 feet long came swimming up stream; when he was about 20 feet above the bridge I lined up on his neck and cut loose. To my utter astonishment, considerable water flew 10 or 15 feet above the bridge and with it came the snake’s head, cut off as clean as with an axe. The water was about 12 inches deep, with solid rock bottom. Can any one explain what brought the snake’s head up there? I use a 22-7%4-45 and think it far superior to the common 22. I have just seen the first 22 Savage rifle that has been brought here. It is the neatest arm of that caliber on the marget. Marlin is now beat- en on the only gun he had on the market that was any good, namely his 22 caliber. W. S. Jones, Albert Lea. Minn. The Grand Haven Gun Club was or- ganized in this city September roth, 1903, 142 and has since built a comfortable and commodious club house on the banks of Stearns bayou, in Robinson township, 5 miles from Grand Haven, ‘The officers of the club are, Conrad Vanden Bosch, President; Wm. Pelleyrom, Vice-Presi- dent; William Thielman, Secretary and Treasurer; Peter Wieringer, Martin Van- den Bosch, and Henry Hubert, Directors. We have, adjacent to the club house, a large tract of open ground, which is shad- ed by several large trees, and which we shall use for trap shooting. We already have 20 members and hope to add largely to the number in the near future. Nearly all our members are regular readers of RECREATION. Sportsmen who may visit Grand Haven are cordially invited to call on us. Peter Wieringer, Grand Haven, Mich. 732,406. Firearm. Matt Goss, Duluth, Minn. Filed July 24, 1901. Serial No. 69,561. (No model.) Claim.—A firearm, comprising a barrel and a stock, the stock having a recess and channel formed therein for receiving car- tridges, a cartridge case adapted to be in- serted in the recess, and means carried by the stock and projecting into the case, for forcing the cartridges into the channelway, together with means for presenting the car- tridges to the barrel and firing mechanism of the piece. Will some reader of RECREATION who has had experience give me some information, which may also be useful to many others. How can Mauser shells of German make be decapped ? What primers will suit 7.65 mm. Mauser shells ? How can a good surface be put on a gun stock without the glossy finish produced by varnish? What will restore the blue finish on the barrel of a rifle, or be a fair substitute? How is it done at the factory? Will someone write an illustrated article for RECREATION describing the different kinds of twist in gun barrels, how they are made, and how they may be recognized? Which is the more popular method of at- taching a telescope to a rifle, by top or side mount? . F. A. G., Woodstock, N. B. _ RECREATION. I am greatly pleased with Mr. Savage’s letter in Recreation. He certainly looks on the comments made in your’ magazine about his arms in the right light. He would no doubt take advantage of any good ideas advanced for the improvement of the Sav- age arms. Mr. Savage has certainly made many friends by his kindly reply. There is a great difference between his point of view and that of the Peters Cartridge Co. Jno. H. Dawson, Joplin, Mo. My experience with the 30-30 has not been satisfactory; I have sold out and am going back to the old black powder rifle, which I believe is far ahead of the high power guns for accuracy. ; _ There is not a page in RecrEATION that is not interesting, and I do not see how any lover of the gun can get along without it. M. W. Hodge, Dayton, Ore. What is regarded as good penetration for a 12 gauge shot gun when loaded with one ounce No. 8 shot and the appropriate charge of smokeless powder? How, with- out complicated apparatus, can penetration be fairly determined? Penetration, Pottsville, Pa. Will some reader please answer.—Ep1rTor. The shells put on the market by the Robin Hood Powder Co. are the best I ever used. The members of our camping club all use and praise them. Robin Hood is a particularly clean powder. Dan Rifenburgh, Bennington, Vt. Doctor—Ah! out for a constitutional ? She—Yes; I walk 2 miles before break- fast every morning for my complexion. “Is the drug store so far as that?”— London Tattler. I am a printer and like to see good, neat work. Typographical appearance counts for a great deal in a magazine, and yours is Al. Edw. Bush, Buffalo, N. Y. “Papa, what is a coquette?” “Any girl, my son, that a man wants but can’t get.”—Exchange. RECREATION is the best sportsmen’s guide W. N. Green, Kearny, N. J. In family hotels they sing it .“Home, suite home.”—Life. NATURAL HISTORY. When abird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. SHOULD THE ROBIN BE KILLED OFF? I am in receipt of your letter of 24th, and am in full sympathy with your work for the protection of game and birds, excepting the English sparrow and the thieving and destructive robin. When the association will advocate and influence the sentimental women, and the men as well, to allow the penalty for killing a robin removed, I will contribute toward the funds of the asso- ciation. The robin is a marauder and a thief, as well as the boy or man who would invade your orchard, garden or lawn and destroy or steal your berries, cherries, etc. The robin you protect, but the man you would arrest and punish. The man or boy might come once, but the robin is not satis- fied until he has completed the destruction of the fruit. I own a farm and am fond of raising every luxury in the way of fruit. I share it with my neighbors and friends. It costs money and labor. After all this, the pes- tiferous robin comes and destroys it, and the owner dare not protect his own prop- erty. This is not in keeping with good sense, much less sentiment. The robin is not an insect-destroying bird. His food is the glow or ground worm, one of nature’s provisions to perforate the soil, so the moisture can penetrate to the roots of the growing plant. This is an estab- lished fact and corroborated by all horti- culturists. I say raise a fund to exterminate the sparrow and kill the robin, so as to dimin- ish the chances of losing an entire fruit crop by his marauding, thieving propensity. Every farmer in New Jersey will support and corroborate my statement. Kill the robin and the sparrow and I am with you. J. A. Krunkel, Pennington, N. J. Here is an extract from Farmers’ Bul- letin, No. 54, issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, which should convince Mr. Krunkel that he is wrong in Sie aie the wholesale destruction of the robin: _ The food habits of the robin some- times cause apprehension to fruit growers, for he is fond of cherries and other small fruits, especially the earlier varieties. For this reason many com- plaints have been lodged against him, and some persons have gone so far as to condemn the bird. The robin is, however, too valuable to be extermi- nated, and choice fruit can be readily protected from his depredations. 143 An examination of 330 stomachs shows that over 42 per cent of the robin’s food is animal matter, princi- pally insects, while the remainder is made up largely of small fruits and berries. Over 19 per cent consists of beetles, about 1-3 of which are ground beetles, taken mostly in spring and fall, when other insects are scarce. Grass- hoppers make up about I-10 of the whole food, but in August comprise over 30 per cent. Caterpillars form about 6 per cent, while the rest of the animal food, about 7 per cent, consists of various insects, with a few spiders, snails and angleworms. All the grass- hoppers, caterpillars and bugs, with a large portion of the beetles, are injuri- ous, and it is safe to say that noxious insects comprise more than 1-3 of the robin’s food. Vegetable food forms nearly 58 per cent of the stomach contents, over 47 being wild fruits, and only a little more than 4 per cent being possibly cultivated varieties. Cultivated fruit amounting to about 25 per cent was found in the stomachs in June and July, but only a trifle in August. Wild fruit, on the contrary, is eaten in every month, and constitutes a staple food during half the year. No less than 41 species were identified in the stomachs. Of these, the most important were 4 species of dog- wood, 3 of wild cherries, 3 of wild grapes, 4 of greenbrier, 2 of holly, 2 of elder; and cranberries, huckleberries, blueberries, barberries, service berries, hackberries, and persimmons, with 4 species of sumac, and various other seeds not strictly fruit. The depredations of the robin seem to be confined to the smaller and earlier fruits, and few, if any, complaints have been made against it on the score of eating apples, peaches, pears, grapes, or even late cherries. By the time these are ripe the forests and hedges are teeming with wild fruits, which the bird evidently finds more to its taste. The cherry, unfortunately, ripens so early that it is almost the only fruit access- ible at a time when the bird’s appetite has been sharpened by a long contin- ued diet of insects, earthworms, and dried berries, and it is no wonder that at first the rich, juicy morsels are greedily eaten. In view of the fact that the robin takes 10 times as much wild as cultivated fruit, it seems unwise to If photographed, it may still live and 144 RECREATION. destroy the birds to save so little. Nor is this necessary, for by a little care both may be preserved. Where much fruit is grown, it is no great loss to give up one tree to the birds; and in some cases the crop can be protected by scarecrows. Where wild fruit is not abundant, a few fruit-bearing shrubs and vines judiciously planted will serve for ornament and provide food for the birds. The Russian mulberry is a vig- orous grower and a profuse bearer, ripening at the same time as the cherry, and, so far as observation has gone, most birds seem to prefer its fruit to any other. It is believed that a num- ber of these trees planted around the garden or orchard would fully protect the more valuable fruits. Many persons have written about the delicate discrimination of birds for choice fruit, asserting that only the fin- est and costliest varieties are selected. This is contrary to all careful scientific observation. Birds, unlike human _ be- ings, seem to prefer fruit like the mul- berry, that is sweetly insipid, or that has some astringent or bitter quality like the chokeberry or holly. The so- called black alder (Jlex verticillata), which is a species of holly, has bright scarlet berries, as bitter as quinine, that ripen late in October, and remain on the bushes through November; and though frost grapes, the fruit of the Virginia creeper, and several species of dogwood are abundant at the same time, the birds eat the berries of the holly to a considerable extent, as shown by the seeds found in the stomachs. It 1s, moreover, a remarkable fact that the wild fruits on which the birds feed largely are those which man neither gathers for his own use nor adopts for cultivation. MIKE AND BEELZEBUB. G. E. KASTENGREN. Mike was only a monkey, it is true, but as full of concentrated deviltry, race preju- dice, and loyalty to his many masters as are usually allotted to a dozen of -his human relatives. He was a member of the 14th U. S. Infantry and particularly of Company F, in whose corner of the cuartel he was compelled to make his headquarters. A light, 8-foot chain made fast to the corner fence post allowed him to skip into an old sentry box, but while in there he had to hang on to sundry nails and pegs, for he could not reach the floor. As to his race prejudice, he would no more dream of making friends with a Fil- ipino than of taking a bath in boiling oil. As long as he was securely fastened, they would tease him until, in sheer disgust, he would slip into his sentry box. A few yanks on the chain would bring him out on his fence post, where he would swear fear- ful oaths in simian volapuk. On one such occasion | happened along the fence, and when Mike spotted me he yelled in his own lingo that he was in sore trouble. No one could have failed to understand that ap- peal, for he was gesticulating like a wild Frenchman. I hurried up, and gave Mike a chance to take revenge into his own hands, by letting him loose. In about 5 sec- onds Mike had all the Filipinos in the vicin- ity shut up in their shacks; and then he tried the impossible task of doing sentry duty at every door at the same time. He almost succeeded, for I could only see a brown streak in the air. After a while he came back thoroughly exhausted, but he had gained the respect of the Filipinos. Mike had many relatives in the cuartel, but they all belonged to a smaller species, while Mike was the size of a terrier. One of these little ones, Baby by name, had se- lected Mike as his protector, a task the lat- ter accepted with much dignity. While he was engaged in picking over his ward he would allow no one to interfere, but if I let him understand that I had peanuts in my pocket he would drag Baby along and search me for edibles. He would never treat Baby until his own paunch and cheek pouches were filled to bursting. Beelzebub belonged to the small species, but for deviltry he could hold his own against an African elephant. He escaped soon after his adoption by a misguided American soldier, who made a chain fast to the monkey but failed to make it fast to anything else. At the approach of anyone Beelzebub would skin up the water spout in no time and dance a can can on the hot corrugated iron; the rattling chain mean- while preventing enjoyment of the siesta. Even at night he would suddenly remember that there was a better place to roost at the other end of the cuarte?, and he would im- partially distribute his rattling chain sere- nade to the whole regiment. Regulations and taps were nothing to him, and he seemed to enjoy being the cause of many a muttered midnight curse. Beelzebub was the cause of the downfall of the whole Cuartel de Malate monkey col- ony. One day he invited the tribe to join him in a predatory expedition to the com- manding officer’s room. A pile of official papers on the desk was awaiting signa- ture to become effective, including the pa- pers of 2 court martials. Beelzebub led the raid through the open windows. On the desk were red and black ink in bright cut glass ink wells. With these 2 colors the monkeys painted a gorgeous tropical sun- set on the court martial papers, and quietly departed. Their tracks were clearly out- NATURAL HISTORY. lined in black, carmine, and intermediate tints on floor and window sills. Their guilt was so evident that a blanket death sentence was pronounced. Now comes the peculiar part of the yarn, No one had the heart to kill Mike, but somebody turned him loose and told him to find a safer place for permanent residence. He took the hint, and made his headquar- ters with the First Idahos, about 3 blocks away. Mike would always recognize his old friends, but a carload of peanuts would not induce him to return to Cuartel de Malate. OUR TENANTS. The first year they were a pair of song sparrows which built a nest in a tussock of grass by the brook. There was not a tree nor shrub on the place, and but little grass; but in the fall, after our land was graded, we put a hedge of good sized hem- locks in front of the house, and planted maples, elms and other rapid growing trees. Behind the house we made a small orchard, and set out berry bushes. We kept neither cat nor dog, and before the end of this first summer, robins and other birds were in the habit of flying across to our lot to pick up the crumbs and seeds we scattered about the door. After the young sparrows became large enough to fly they frequently joined their neighbors in these morning visits to the house. The second year there were several spar- rows nests along the brook, presumably the pair of the previous year and their chil- dren, now gone to housekeeping for them- selves. In the hemlocks were 2 robins’ nests, a catbird’s nest, and a cedar bird’s. Besides these, a purple martin had shown her confidence in us by building a nest on one of the rafters of our porch. At first the birds showed considerable shyness. When we were out of sight they would fly boldly about the door and on the porch, but as soon as we appeared would beat a precipitate retreat. Gradually this suspicion wore off, and by the time our strawberries were ripe the birds would eat from one end of the bed while we picked at the other. This year more birds flew across to us from neighboring yards and from the woods, seeming to have communicated to each other the fact that seeds were to be found about our door, and that there were no dogs nor cats to molest them. Occasion- ally an oriole or a wood thrush would ap- pear among them, and once a scarlet tanager flew from the woods, and, after a sharp scrutiny of the house, made a hasty meal from the seeds. When food became scarce, the birds grew bolder, and would even hop inquiringly into our kitchen. During the winter several sparrows and a pair of blue 145 jays took our hospitality for granted, and came regularly each morning for breakfast. Among our visitors was always a good sprinkling of snow buntings and stragglers that had failed to go South. As our maples, and elms, and apple trees grew, other birds came and took pos- session of them, and before long we found ourselves in the midst of a select commu- nity of rare songsters. It is now our fourth year in the country, and we have only to open our windows in the morning to be treated to sweeter music than any trained orchestra could furnish. F. H. Sweet, Palm Beach, Fla. PROBABLY MR. PARK’S BEAVER. I was interested to see in the December issue of RECREATION an account of a beaver which Mr. Park had seen traces of on a recent trip to Indian river. In September, in company with a friend, I explored much of the same territory, and during our stay at Kennell’s old camp, on the Little Moose, our guide, Frank Baker, told me of a bea- ver dam which he had seen on a tribu- tary not more than 2 miles from our camp. Baker is a careful observer of animal life, and he told us in such a way that I have every reason to believe it is the same beaver Mr. Park speaks of, and the one that gnawed through the wire grating and es- caped from Governor Woodruff’s place about 2 years ago. Baker had noted cut- tings at several points along the Sumner stream, and on the still water above the old dam of Little Moose, near where the trail leads over to Beaver lake. He had also seen cuttings on Indian river and on Beaver lake itself. He found one tree 10 inches in thickness which was all but gnawed through. Whether it was the beaver’s desire to find a remote region where he could live out his days unmolested by man, or whether he was seeking vainly a companion, I do not know; but at any rate I visited the dam the next morning and am convinced he had found the former. We spent most of the morning in care- fully going over his work. He certainly was a busy little fellow, and it was evident from numerous trees and chips we examined that he had done all this work unaided. I feel sure there was but one beaver, because we observed no other tooth marks. The leaves of a large poplar tree, which he had felled near one of the skidding trails, were still fresh, and I judge the cutting had been done the night before. Not having a boat we were unable to discover his house. The dam raised the water 2 feet, and was strong enough to enable us to walk across. This lone worker is what is commonly termed by trappers and woodsmen a bache- lor beaver, although in this case he had not been ostracized by his kinsmen, as those 146 familiar with the habits of the animal assert is often the case. On my return from the woods I saw Mr. Middleton, the commis- sioner, and I trust that at the next meeting of the board they will decide to put in some more beavers. Kensett Rossiter, Cambridge, Mass. ANSWER BUCK SHOT. Buck Shot, Milnor, N. Dak., asks how to . poison coyotes. As a boy in the valley of the South Platte, in Colorado, I poisoned many in the following manner: [I would take say a quarter of the carcass | wished to poison and drag it in a circle 2 or 3 miles across, and every few hundred yards would drop a small piece of meat with a killing dose of strychnine inserted in a gash, so the animal would not taste it. The drag always ended at the carcass. We would sometimes get 6 or 8 coyotes, some foxes, skunks, and occasionally a wolf. D. M. P., El Paso, Tex. Buck Shot, of Milnor, N. Dak., can poison coyotes in this way: Take fresh eggs, drill a small hole in the end of each and through the hole work strychnine into the contents of the shell. Then, after dip- ping the poisoned eggs in the white of an- other egg to seal the holes, leave them where a coyote will find them. You will surely get him. W. A. Stoner, Priest River, Idaho. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. Are there 2 kinds or species of mallard ducks? What work on natural history would you advise me to get, to set myself and others right on questions of this kind? J. V. Myers, Larned, Kan. ANSWER. There is but one kind of mallard duck. The drake is marked by a conspicuous me- tallic-green head and neck and a gray body. The female is brown with black lines run- ning lengthwise of the body. In appear- ance, the male and female differ widely; just as many other ducks do. The best natural history will appear about February first, written by W. T. Hornaday, and published by Charles Scrib- ner’s Sons. Its title will be “The American Natural History,” and it will be advertised in RECREATION.—EDITOR. Please tell me if the whip-poor-will and the night hawk are the same bird. E. E. Aplanalp, Hancock, N. Y. ANSWER. The whip-poor-will and the night hawk are birds of different species, but they belong to the same family and their habits are much alike. In flight, the night hawk may always be recognized, in the daytime, by the RECREATION. large white spot underneath each wing. At — night, the whip-poor-will is of course re- cognized by its cry. The night hawk is much more given to flying by day for the purpose of catching insects in the air than is the whip-poor-will. The scientific name of the whip-poor-will is Antrostomus vo- ciferous; that of the night hawk is Chor- deiles virginianus.—EbITor. I recently saw, in low bushes at the edge of a wood, a bird with grayish black back and tail, grayish white under parts, light brown throat, and a brown spot on top of head. Can you tell me its name? I took a shot at it with a camera, but have not de- ‘veloped the plate. F. M. J., Gloucester, Mass. It is impossible to identify the bird from the description you give. If you have suc- ceeded in getting a good picture of it, please send me the print, and I shall then no doubt be able to tell you what the bird is.— EpITor. I notice in August RECREATION an in- quiry from L. M. Badger about deer horns found in a crotch of an oak. Most likely the horns were placed there by some In- dian hunter. It is common among some tribes to hang up horns of deer, elk and moose, and the paws of bear in this man- ner. I once found a set of moose horns embedded in a poplar tree. Red squirrels, chipmunks, wood rats, weasels, and, in fact, almost any of the smaller forest animals, will gnaw deer and moose horns. F. L. Wilson, McEwen, Ore. ‘Don’t you suppose it is possible for a man to go through the world without tell- ing a lie?” “T doubt it. Almost every man has been in love at some time in his life.”—Life. I like RECREATION more than any maga- zine I have ever taken, and like it all the more because you place the rooters where they belong—in the pen. A. E. Dabney, Staunton, Va. The melancholy days have come, The saddest of the year, When man goes out and shoots a friend, And thinks he is a deer. —Yonkers Statesman. I cannot do without Recreation. My sisters take as much interest in it as I do, and that is saying considerable. E. L. Cole, Pelican Rapids, Minn. I never read a magazine that pleased me better than RECREATION. ’ Arthur E. Gage, Schenectady, N. Y. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 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 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. * 3d 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- ee General Land Office, Washington, Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York. STATE DIVISIONS ALASKA Dr. E. M. Rininger, Chief Warden, Nome. ARIZONA. M.J. Foley, Chief Warden, Jerome. ARKANSAS W. R. Blocksom, Chief Warden, Eureka Springs. CALIFORNIA. Dr. David Starr Jordan, Chief Warden, Leland Stanford University. COLORADO. A. Whitehead, Chief Warden, 303 Tabor Building, Denver. CONNECTICUT, Hon. F. P. Sherwood, Chief Warden, Southport; Dr. H. L. Ross, Vice-Warden, Canaan; H. C. Went, Sec.-Treas., Bridgeport. > DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. C. H. Townsend, Chief Warden, U. S. Fish Com- mission. FLORIDA, W. W.K. Decker, Chief Warden, Tarpon Springs. GEORGIA. J.J. Doughty, Chief Warden, Augusta. IDAHO, L. A. Kerr, Chief Warden, Kendrick. _ ILLINOIS. 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. John J. Hildebrandt, Chief Warden, a ag ek O. RK. Moore, Vice-Warden, Anderson; Dr. M. L. Humston, Sec.-Treas., Goodiand. IOWA. Carl Quimby, Chief Warden, Des Moines; C. C. Proper, Sec.-l'reas., Des Moines. KANSAS. O. B. Stocker, Chief Warden, Wichita. KENTUCKY. Geo. C. Long, Chief Warden, Hopkinsville. MAINE. Col. E. C. Farrington, Chief Warden, Augusta. MARYLAND. J. E. Tylor, Chief Warden, Cxford. MASSACHUSETTS. Heman S. Fay, Chief Warden, Hazleton Block, Marlboro; d: E. Tweedy, Vice-Warden, North Attle- boro; A. C. Lamson, Sec.-Treas., 194 Maan St., Marlboro. I MICHIGAN. J. Elmer Pratt, Chief Warden, Grand Rapids; k.S. Woodliffe, Vice-Warden, Jackson; A. B. Richmond, Sec.-Treas., Grand Kapids. MINNESOTA. 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. Ree Snyder, Chief Warden, 726 Central Bldg., . Louis. MONTANA. Professor M. J. Elrod, Chief Warden, Missoula; Sidney M. Logan, Vice-Warden, Kalispell; R. A. Waagner, Sec.-Treas., Bozeman. NEBRASKA. Fred. E. Mockett, Chief Warden, Lincoln; P. O’ Mahony, Sec.-Treas., Lincoln. NEVADA. Dr. W. H. Cavell, Chief Warden, Carson; Geo. W. Cowing, Sec,-Treas., Carson. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Dr. A. F. Barrett, Sentinel Bldg., Keene; Sidney Conant, Sec.-Treas., Keene. NEW JERSEY. Percy Johnson, Chief Warden, Bloomfield; Dr. . 5S. Colfax, Vice-Warden, Pompton Lakes; I. V. Dorland, Sec.-Treas., Arlington. NEW MEXICO. P. B. Otero, Chief Warden, Santa Fe. NEW YORK. John R. Fanning, Chief Warden, Powers’ Bidg., 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, Dr. W. D. Jones, Chief Warden, Devil’s Lake. OHIO. W.E. Gleason, Chief Warden, Mitchell Bldg., Cincinnati; A. C. Thatcher, Vice-Warden, Urbana. OKLAHOMA. W. M. Grant, Chief Warden, Oklahoma City. ONTARIO. C. A. Hammond, Chief Warden, Box 7o1, St. Thomas; D. L. Mells, Sec.-Treas., St. Thomas. OREGON. Robert F. Kelly, Chief Warden, Box 188, The Dalles; C. B. Cushing, Sec.- Treas., The Dalles. PENNSYLVANIA. C. F. Emerson, Chief Warden, 189 N. Perry St., Titusville; Hon. C. B. Penrose, Vice-Warden, 1720 Spruce St., Philadelphia. RHODE ISLAND, Zenas W. Bliss, Chief Warden, 49 Westminster St., Providence. SOUTH CAROLINA. C. F. Dill, Chief Warden, Greenviile. SOUTH DAKOTA. D. C. Booth, Chief Warden, Spearfish; John C. Barber, Sec.-Treas., Lead. TENNESSEE. Hon. G. C. Martin, Chief Warden, Clarksville Hon. Austin Peay, Jr., Sec.-Treas., Clarksville. TEXAS. Prof. S. W. Stanfield, Chief Warden, San Marcos; W. E. Heald, Sec.-Treas., San Angelo. UTAH. Hon. John Sharp, Chief Warden, Salt Lake City. VERMONT. S. C. White, Sec.-Treas., Woodstock. VIRGINIA. R. G. Bickford, Chief Warden, Newport News. C. O. Saville, Vice-Warden, Richmond; M.D. Hart, Sec.-Treas., 1217 East Main St., Richmond. WASHINGTON. F. S. Merrill, Chief Warden, Spokane; F. A. Pon- tius, Sec.-Treas., Seattle; Munro Wyckoff, Vice-War- den, Pt. Townsend. 147 148 RECREATION. WEST VIRGINIA, County. E. F, Smith, Chief Warden, Hinton, Allegany, roome, WISCONSIN. Name of Warden. G. A. Thomas, ohn Sullivan, - R. Mathewson yp neg Frank Kaufman, Chief Warden, Two Rivers;Dr. Cayuga, .M.H ” Weedsport. — A. Gropper, Sec.-Treas., Milwaukee. Chemung, Fred.Uhles Hendy Cre Creek, = tenes Columbia X 7 “Mlle % et Cc H. E. Wadsworth, Chief Warden, Shoshone Cortland, James Edwards, penn pees Agency; Frank Bond, Sec.-Treas., Cheyenne. Dutchess, A. B. Miller Pawling. Applications for membership acid orders for badges M as. H. DeLong aw shouid be addressed to Arthur F. Rice, Secretary, 23 W. . bane Tompkins, Bi + pe 24th St., New York. Hen Marvin BS utle r, M ssex, : LOCAL WARDENS Franklin, as. Eccles, Pe ora Falls. CONNECTICUT. Fenton Daan rd. Jr hog County. Name of Warden. Address. Herkimer, D. FS ry, x d Forge. P Fairfield, George B. Bliss, 2 Park = Stam- Jefferson, a Smith, Watertown. ord. “sp “ Harvey C. Went, 11 Park Si., Bridge- Ts ‘Northrup, Alexandria Bay, port. ivingst r; Samuel Waklee, Box 373, Stratford. sae K.-S. De La Vergne, rg tae Litchfield, Dr. H. L. Ross, - Box 100, Ca- ~~ Henry a, Springwater. Middlesex, Sandford Brainerd, Ivdryton: M bok Re an pt me Oo New Haven, Wilbur E. Beach, 318 Me Se Street, ae lok oe Nee uk City. Ps aven. Oneida, . M. Scoville, Clinton. . D. J. Ryan, 188 Elizabeth St.. Onondaga, ames Lush Memphis. Derby. Orange, . Hampton Kidd, ees FLORIDA, % “homas Harris, aoe Jervis. Brevard, C. H. Racey, Waveland. Orleans, i:# . Fearby, E. Shelby. ILLINOIS. Oswego, . E. Manning, 154 wet "Utica St. Iroquois . L. Peacock, Sheldon. Swego. : Putnam, H. L. Brady, Mahopac Falls. Rock Island, - M, Slottard, — ae 17th Queens, Gerard Van Nostrand Flushing, L.I. IOWA. = om: W.S. Mygrant, 40 Elton Street, Clinton, D.L.Pascol, Grand Mound. “ chore par Pottawattamie, Dr. C. Engel, Crescent. Pit ARO he a yy — KANSAS. pine L. B. Drowne, 119 Somers Street, Ness, Frank Lake, Ransom. a Lewis C. Att, Broad Chaska Ho- MASSACHUSETTS. tel, Rockaway,L.I. Norfolk, Orlando McKenzie, Norfolk, Richmond, Lewis Morris, Port Richmond. a 21s a Wrentham. St. Lawrence, Dr. B.W.Severance, Gouverneur. . W. Fuller East Milton. A.N. Clar Sevey. Suffolk, Capt. W. J. Stone, 4 Tremont Row, Schenectady, J. W. Furns Schenectady. Boston. Schoharie, . E. Eigen, Sharon Springs. Worcester, B. H. Mosher, Athol. Schuyler, G.C. Fordham, Watkins uffolk, F. J. Fellows, Central Islip, s OH seep P. F. Tabor Orient Berrien, W. A. Palmer, Buchanan. Tioga, Geo. Wood, wego. ass, Thomas Dewey, Dowagiac. Ulster, M.A. DeVall, The Corners. Hillsdale, C. A. Stone, Hillsdale, m. S. Mead, Woodstock. ore Ton, Powel] pent Warren, £m McEchron, Glens Fait. Ottawa, mf Dunham, Spencer . = vy, gton, J. a ponent aa B paypneray: Westchaiter, “Geotga Fuk i= Pieaanten : estchester, George Po easantville. Hall, E. C. Statler, Grand Island - Chas. Baartie: sy Pelham Road, NEW HAMPSHIRE, New Rochelle. Cheshire, S.C. Ellis, Keene. a M. W. Smith, Croton Falls, Sullivan, G. A. Blake Lempster. Sed re Gorham, Mt. Kisco. ashe Davidson, Charlestown. Yates, B. L. Wren, Penn Yan, NEW JERSEY. Seymour Poineer, Branch Port. Hudson, A. W. Letts, 51 Newark St., OHIO. . ken Allen, S. W. Knisely Lima. Mercer. Edw. Vanderbilt, Dentzville, Clark, Fred C. Ross, 169 W. Main St., renton. Springfield . Roland Mitchell, 739 Centre St., Cuyahoga, A. W. Hitch, 161 Osborn St., Trenton f Cleveland. ne F. C. Wright, Trenton, Erie, David Sutton, 418 hase St., Monmouth. Dory-Hunt, Wanaque. . andusky. orris, Joseph Pellet Pompton Plains. Franklin, Brook L. Terry, 208 Woodward Av., < Chas. W. Blake, Dover. Columbus. 5 Francis E. Cook, Butler. Fulton, L.C. Berry, Swanton. S Calone Orr, Hibernia. Hamilton, W.C. Rippey, 4465 Eastern Ave., Somerset, G. E. Morris Somerville. Cincinnati. Sussex, Isaac D. W illiams, Branchville. Knox, Grant Phillips, Mt. Vernon. Union, A. H. Miller, Cranford. Lorain, T. J. Bates, Elyria. C. M. Hawkins, Roselle. Muskingum, Frank D. Abell, Teneeviltle. Warren, om Young, Phillipsburg. Ottawa, Frank B. Shirley, Lakeside. as euben Warner, ‘ Scioto, J. F. Kelley, Portsmouth, NEW YORK. Stark, _A. Dangeleisen, Massillon. Albany, C.D.Johnson, Newtonville. OKLAHOMA, ~ Kenneth E. Bender,Albany Kiowa and be se Nation, : ° W.S. Swift, ‘Voorheesville. . Cooper, Ft. Sill. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. PENNSYLVANIA, County. Name of Warden. Address. Allegheny, S. H. Allen, Natrona. Beaver, N. H. Covert, Beaver Falls. W.R. Keefer, Bradford, Geo. B. Loop, Sayre. Butler, F, J. Forquer, Mistinadiie. ye - McGill, Harrisville. Cambria, H. Lambert, 720 Coleman Ave., Johnstown, Cameron, pany Hemphill, Emporium. Carbon, As Hontz, East Mauch Chunk. Clarion, aes ) Sasol New Bethlehem. Clinton, epler, Renovo. Geo. i Repler, Tae: = Antes, Pine Station Crawford, is pes Tillotson, Tillotson. > T. Meyers, ‘Titusville, * . Lamb, Buel. Cumberland, J. c Gill, Mechanicsburg. — alter Lusson, Ardmore. a B.. Lobaugh, Ridgway. ate, as Cope Cadwallader. Fayette, ohn Noli, Sykesville. uniata, lifford Singer, Oakland Mills. Ezra Phillips, McAlesterville. Lackawanna, Wm. Weir, Moosic. Wm. Major, ¥ Frank A. Saris, Wimmers. Lycoming, as. J.Brennan, Oval. a - D. Kurtz, Cammal. McKean, C. A. Duke, Duke Center. a L. P. Fessenden, Granere. cs Wm. Holsinger, Stickney. Montgomery, L.C. Parsons, Academy. Northumber- , W. Roher, land, §05 Anthracite Sth Shamokin. Perry, Samuel Sundy, Potter, Ira Murphy, Giealiewpert: _ Wiley Barrows, Austin. * Chas. Barrows, _ Austin. Tioga, E. B. Beaumont, Jr., Lawrenceville ae G. Hie Simmons, Westfield Venango, G. D. Benedict, Pleasantville. Warren. F. P. Sweet, Goodwill Hill. ne Nelson Holmes, Cornplanter. Wyoming, Cyrus Walter, Tunkhannoc’ , TENNESSEE. Madison, H.T. Rushing, ackson. Montgomery, ak Humphrey, Clarksville. Robertson, C. Bell, Springfield. Stewart, Yoba H. Lory, Bear Spring. Sumner, G. Harris, Gallatin. UTAH, Washington, S.C. Goddard, New Harmony. cs J. A. Thornton, Pinto. VERMONT. Essex, H, S. Lund, Granby. Orleans, E.G. Moulton, Derby Line. Rutland, Wm. J. Liddle, Box 281, Fair Haven Windsor, F. A. Tarbell, West Bridgewater. VIRGINIA, Henrico, W. J. Lynham, 412 W. Marshall, Richmond. King & Queen, R. D. Bates, Newtown. King William, N. ag fA Samy Palls. Louisa, i Harris, Applegrove. ees ee tap South Hill. Smythe, ughes, Chatham Hill. pes sone Okanogan, ames West, Methow. Stevens, acob Martin, Newport. bdgvs Lee, Northport. Yakima, iF “Brachmann, N. Yakima. WYOMING. Carbon. Kirk Dyer, Medicine Bow. Fremont, Nelson Yarnall, Dubois. Laramie, eae Ce aaa Cheyenne. Uinta, {e. t. Pekaaal. } Jackson. LOCAL CHAPTE Albert Lea, eo - Anadarka, O. T., Bert Smith, Angelica, N. Y., C.A H. A. Morgan, RS. Rear Warden. A. Lathrop, tT Augusta, Mont., Austin, Minn., Austin, Pa., Boston, Mass., Buffalo N.Y., Cammail, Pa.,’ H. Sherman, G. F. Baird, W.S. Warner, Capt. W. I. Stone, Hi; .. Gardiner, . Ovenshire, BR} Champaign Ca: 0; Hy. i. Mi MacCracken nat ecte we, N.H., W. M. “Hanwell, v2 at beans Nd hoteau, Mont: Cin Ohio, Couders ort, re... Cresco, lowa, Es Hennessy, G. A. Gorham, B.W. Morris, & - Murphy, Li Piatt, Cross Village, Mich., “Job Rohr, Davis, W. Va., Dowagiac, Mich., . Heltzen, . F. Hoyt, East Mauch Chunk, Pade okt, Evansville, Ind., Fontanet, I nd., Ft. bide Sa Ind., Great Falls, Mont., Heron Lake, Minn., 1 Soames A Pa., ee orm tee Ky., anapolis, Ind., prea Ariz., ohnsonburg, Pa., alispell, Mont., Keene, N. H.. Kingfisher, Okla. ig Lake Co., Ind., Lawton, O. = Lincoln, Neb., ogansport, Ind., udington, Mich., a eee aus Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dr ts Minturn, Colo., - Morgantown, W. V New Albany, Ind., F. "M. Gilbert, - H. Perry, W.L. Waltemarth _M. Gaunt, , Buckeye ‘Es Js ‘Hemphill Hunter Wood oseph E. Bell, ae L.A A. Hawkins, W. J. Stebbins, john Eakright, Beedle, A. C, Ambrose, Dr. R.C. Mackey, Marion Miller, A. J. Sawyer E. B. McConnell, G. R. Cartier, A.B. bs raemcereih . Swartz, . Walter, atin T% White, Dr. 12 F. Weathers, New Bethlehem, Pa. .. Isaac Keener, Oklahoma “ -. Penn Yan, N Phillips, Wis. Princeton, Ind., Reynoldsville, Pa., Ridgway, Pa., Roc ester, N. H., N.Y St. Paul, Minn., St. Thomas, Cake Schenectady, N Seattle, Was Syracuse, N. Y,, Terre Haute, Ind., The Dalles, Ore., af a Gates, H. R. Phillips, . Randall, ee. .Denpy, .Ha ll, . Furnside, : Kelly, - Truesdell, . Thiede, . Cushing, Zonk FO Two Harbors, Minn., Ca Budd, Walden, N.Y., Wichita, Kas., Winona, Minn., LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. Anderson, A. A., 80 W. goth St., 204 Amity St., Blackstone, Lorenzo, Norwich, Beard, D. C., . W. Reid, erald Volk, C. M. Morse, Conn. Buzzacott, "Francis F. , Chicago, Ill. Brown, J. Stanford, "489 Fifth Ave., New York City: Butler, C. Carey, Hon., H. Carnegie, Andrew, 2d, Carnegie, George, Carnegie, Morris, Corbin, Austin, Dickinson, E. H., Edgell, Ellis, W. D., E., Jerome, Ariz. W., Eastlake, Mich. Fernandina, Fl Fernandina, Fla. Fernandina, Fla. Fearing, D. B., Newport, R. 4% Perry, ©... Hi; Ferry, Mansfield, Chicago, Ill. Fraser, A. V., 478 Greenwich St., 2 Wall St.. Figdson, E. J... 34 Es 158 State St., Gilbert, Clinton, McClure, A. J., Flushing, 149 Rear Warden. New York City. | Fae & 192 Broadway, New York City. Moosehead Lake, } G. S., 192 Broadway, New York City. 136 W. 72d St., New York City. 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, Ill. 183 Lincoln Park Boulevard, AEtH te, Mershon, W. B., Saginaw, Mich. Miller, F. G., 108 Clinton St., Defiance, O. New York City. New York City. Bayonne, N. J. Albany, N. Y. 150 Morton, Hon. Levi P., 681 Fifth Ave., New York ity. Nesbitt, A. G., Maple St., Kingston, Pa. O’Conor, Col. J. C., 24 E. 33d St., New York City. Pierson, Gen. J. F., 20 W. s2d St., New York City. Prescott, A. L., 90 W. Broadway, New York City Rice, A. F., 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J. Seton, E. T., 80 W. goth St., New York City. Seymour, J. H., 35 Wall St., New York City. Smith, E. B., Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Smith, W. H., Bryn Mawr, Pa. Thompson, J. Walter, Times Bldg., New York City. Towne, E. S., Care of National Blank Book Co., Holyoke, Mass. Underwood, W. L., 52 Fulton St., Boston, Mass. vo Dr. W. A., 5 W. 35th St., New York ity. H. Williams, Box 156, Butte, Mont. 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 ns, rifles Gundlach Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic oods. Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y.Photographic goods James Acheson, ‘lalbot St., St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. THE ANNUAL MEETING. At this writing there is an excellent prospect that the annual meeting in Colum- bus, O., February roth, will be a great event. We already have assurance from the fol- lowing League officers and delegates that they will be present: Dr. T. S. Palmer, Vice-President, Washington, D.C, W. W. K. Decker, Chief Warden, Tarpon Springs, Fla. Col. Geo, C. Long, Chief Warden, Hopkinson- ville, Ky. G. C. Martin, Delegate, Brooksville, Fla. W. Van Irons, Delegate, Bliss, Idaho. Dr. F. Schavoir, Delegate, Stamford, Ct. W. H. Duncan, Delegate, Barnwell, S. C. C. H. Chapman, State Fish and Game Warden, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. C. E. Brewster, Deputy Fish Warden, Grand Rap- ids, Mich. Homer Sheridan, Delegate, Mount Clemens, Mich. C. A. Cooper, Rear Warden, Fort Sill, O. T. T. E. Dawson, Delegate, Midvale, Mont. W. F. Scott, State Fish and Game Warden, Helena, Mont. M. J. Elrod, Chief Warden, Missoula, Mont. Hon T. R. Kershaw, State Game Commissioner, Whatcom, Wash. E. P. Dorr, Delegate, Chicago, Ill. S. L. N. Ellis, Chief’ Warden, Visalia, Cal. Sam Fullerton, Executive Agent, State Fish and Game Commission, St. Paul, Minn. Hon. L. T. Christian, Delegate, Richmond, Va. C. W. Robinson, Delegate, Newport News, Va. H. G. Smith. Treasurer State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners. Winona, Minn. W. E. Gleason, Chief Warden, Cincinnati, O. A. C. Thatcher, Secretary-Treasurer, Urbana, O. George Lilienthal. Delegate, Zanesville, O. Hon. J. C. Porterfield, State Game Warden, Colum- bus, Ohio. ; C. F. Emerson, Chief Warden, Titusville, Pa. W. H. Gardner, Delegate, Hollidaysburg, Pa. RECREATION. C. H. Pond, Delegate, Scranton, Pa. Dr. Jos. Kalbfus, Secretary State Game Commis. sion, Harrisburg, Pa. A. F. Rice, Secretary, Passaic, N. J. ~ P. H. Johnson, Chief Warden, Bloomfield, N. J. W. T. Hornaday, Vice-President, New York. Wm. Benton, Delegate, Holmes, Wyoming. F. C. Wright, Delegate, Trenton, N. J. G. A. Lincoln, State Fish and Game Warden, Cedar Rapids, lowa. Hon. P. B. Otero, Chief Warden, Santa Fe, N. M. Dr. E. M, Rininger, Chief Warden, Nome, Alaska. D. C. Nowlin, State Game Warden, Lander, Wyo. j W. Baker, State Game Warden, Portland, Ore. 7. J. Hildebrandt, Chief Warden, Logansport, nd. Hon. Frank Littleton, Ex-Chief Warden, Indian- apolis, Ind. . EB ig wet Chief Warden, Baltimore, Md. rnest Russell, Delegate, Worcester, Mass. Dr. A. Gropper, Secretary-Treasurer, Milwaukee, is. Valentine Raeth, Delegate, Milwaukee, Wis. Officers in several other States are plan- ning to attend, but have not yet completed arrangements. The Ohio officers and mem- bers are making elaborate preparations to entertain visitors, and there is every indi- cation that this meeting will surpass all its predecessors in numbers and in interest. BALLADS OF BAD BABIES. Harry P. Taser, sf the Saturday Evening ost. Rodolph Mortimer McPhee Chopped his papa’s apple tree; Took it to the shed and hid it. When his papa asked who did it, “T don’t know,” said Rodolph, “I Ain’t afraid to tell a lie. I won’t tell you what I’ve done. I ain’t no George Washin’ton.” Little Heinie Hassenpfeffer Saw a gentle Jersey heifer Eating up her noonday fodder. “Ha!” he said, “I’ll go an’ prod ’er With a pitchfork, so’s to show ’er She can’t do so any more.” But the gentle Jersey heifer Prodded Heinie Hassenpfeffer. Once when little Jimmy Binner Had some custard pie for dinner, He saw Uncle Joseph Tate Coming through the garden gate. Jimmy threw his custard pie And hit his uncle in the eye. “Gee!” said little Jimmy Binner, “Pretty good for a beginner!” Wilhelmina Mergenthaler Had a lovely ermine collar Made of just the nicest fur, That her mamma bought for her, Once, when mamma was away, Out a-shopping for the day, Wilhelmina Mergenthaler Ate her lovely ermine collar. FORESTRY. EDITED BY DR. B. E, FERNOW. It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. WHAT IS FORESTRY? In a former issue of REcREATION I defined a forest as a piece of woodland placed under man’s care for the purpose of producing wood crops and incidentally serving the fur- ther purposes of soil protection, regulating of waterflow, and pleasure. The care of such woodlands is forestry. Forestry has to deal with aggregates of trees, stands, acres, all devoted to one end, namely, the production of a wood crop. It "does not, therefore, deal with the individual trees, except as they are components of a crop, any more than the farmer deals with the single potato plant. It is a misnomer to speak of “city foresters,’ unless a _ city really own a forest and have a manager employed; a commendable thing to have. To apply to the guardians of the park and street trees, the tree wardens, the appellation of “forester” is, to say the least, unfortunate. Indeed, it has been mischiev- ous; it has misled the public, befogged its intellect as to the real meaning of forestry and foresters. It has, like the misused arbor days, introduced the esthetic and the senti- mental side into the discussions of forestry, and has clouded the economic, much more important, questions of forestry in the minds of newspaper writers and the public. The beauty and shade of trees are good things to take care of, and the tree warden is a laudable institution, but his work has nothing to do with forestry, which is after the substance of the tree, and, like the lum- berman, after logs. . Even those who realize that forestry has to do with the forest as a crop, have still in mind that their duty as citizens is to insist on forest preservation, and they be- lieve this is obtained by preventing the bad lumberman from cutting altogether, or, at least, cutting below certain sizes. Some years ago a group of gentlemen in New York proposed to secure the passage of legislation restricting the lumbermen in the State of New York from cutting below a certain diameter, and they called on me, ‘d an expert, to tell them what, under proper forestry principles, would be the right diameter to lay down as a law. Great was _ their astonishment when I declared that any diameter which paid best, even down to the size of the little finger, would satis- fy the demands of forestry. There is only one obligation which distinguishes the for- ester from the lumberman, and that one makes all the difference in method between the 2, namely, the obligation or reproduc- 151 tion; replacing the harvested crop. Both forester and lumberman are in the business of supplying the industries with wood ma- terial, only the lumberman does it by har- vesting the accumulations of the past with- out reference to the future. The logger is merely a converter into useful shape of what nature unattended has grown. He works for the present only. The forester prepares himself to do the same thing, namely, to convert nature’s accumulations for man’s use; but he con- ceives that the need for this material will continue, and he provides for that continu- ance by securing a new crop of serviceable timber to replace the harvested one. Finan- cially the 2 forest managers—lumberman and forester—are also to a certain extent in the same boat. Both carry on their business for profit, and not for zxsthetic purposes; but the lumberman is handling only “call money.” He seeks only present profit. The forester treats his forest as an investment; he calculates his profits from and for the long run. Continuity is the keynote of aa est management by the forester. There is absolutely no difference Rawies rorester and farmer except as to the kind of crop each raises on his soil, and the manner in which he treats his crop. The forester, like the farmer, raises a crop, the wood crop; but, of course, he also harvests the crop. Hence, when a legislative committee found fault with the Cornell Forest demonstration, because the old, over-mature crop of nature was harvested to be replaced by a better crop, the committee simply exhibited its ig- norance as to what forestry implies. The forester preserves the forest not by abstain- ing from cutting it, but, as all life is pre- served, by reproducing it. There are various methods of doing this, and only an expert can decide which, under given conditions, is the best. These meth- ods of producing a wood crop and of tend- ing it after it is produced until harvest time, are called silviculture. from the Latin words silva, forest, and cultura, cultivation. Why should we apply cultivation to a crop which evidently can be grown by na- ture alone in satisfactory quality? For the same reason that the farmer applies cultiva- tion to his crop, namely, to secure a better result than nature alone can produce; bigger potatoes, more of them to the acre: larger apples of better taste, and just so, more and better wood per acre in a shorter time! If Nature were left alone she would re- produce all the forests we have cut, provid- 152 ed she had time allowed her, and she would produce as much wood per acre as she can; but she would not make a selection of the useful kinds alone. She would give the tree weeds just as much chance as the valuable trees, and she would not care whether it took I00 years or 1,000 years to pro- duce a desirable log. It is this time ele- ment which is of moment toman. Economy of time and economy of space are his re- quirements in all production. To grow the most useful, the most valuable wood in largest quantity in the shortest time is what the forester sets out to do, and thus he improves on Nature’s wasteful way. As long as there are virgin stores to draw from his art may be despised, for it is not needed; only when these stores are exhausted or nearly so, and when the realization comes that a serviceable log can not be grown by Nature in less than 150 or by man in less than 60 to 120 years, does the care of the forester appear desirable. Forestry is a child of necessity. FORESTRY TESTS AT ST. LOUIS. The following, which has been making the rounds of the newspapers, this particu- lar clipping to be credited to the New York Times, is worth reprinting to show what utter nonsense regarding forestry matters is being served to the gullible public. If this statement had been printed in the comic columns, and, especially, if it had had the benefit of Mr. Dooley’s inimitable method of presentation, it would probably have done immense service in showing the absurdities of certain alleged friends of forestry. But no, this is given as a piece of news in sober seriousness! The United States Government will participate in a competitive exhibit at the St. Louis Fair, and will have for a rival the German Empire. Which nation’s method of forest management 1s best and most practical is the problem to be solved. This competitive exhibit will have especial in- terest for the State of New York on account of the experiments in forestry which New York has been making with a view to the preservation of the forests of the Adirondacks. The New York experiments have been made under the auspices of the Cornell University, to which State lands were ceded for the purpose. : The experiments have been so unsatisfactory that they are now the subject of investigation by the Legislature of New York. It is expected by those who will be in charge of the United States’ forestry exhibit at St. Louis that the Legislature of New York at the coming session may see fit to appoint an expert on forestry to go to St. Louis to study the experiments in forestry methods to be made there. with a view to affording the Legis- lature light on a problem which has been vexing the officials of New York for several years past. Two tracts of land, each about 5 acres in ex- tent, have been assigned to each Government as the laboratory for the tests to be made in St. Louis. The 2 lie side by side, so that the visitor may walk through what the Americans call an “arboretum” and observe all American methods of forestry, and then step across into what the Germans designate as a “forest garden” and learn the German method. RECREATION. No trees will be cut from either tract. Rather transplanting will be resorted to, and when the exposition opens miniature forests, perfect in every detail, with narrow gravel walks winding in and out, may be seen. Every tree that thrives in the latitude of St. Louis will be represented, and the specimens can be easily designated. At- tached to each tree will be a label on which will be stamped the botanical and common names. Each display will embrace the same number of trees, and they will be practically of the same varieties. Here all similarity ceases. The treat- ment will accord with the practices in vogue in the Tespective countries. In the American arboretum the trees will be treated according to the Amer- ican idea. In the German forest garden will be reproduced, in miniature, the effects that obtain in the forests of the Fatherland, and the story of how the wonderful forests of that country have been preserved through ages, and renewed from time to time, will be told by practical demonstra- tion. ? The exhibits will be in charge of the most ex- pert foresters to be found in the 2 countries. Interest will not centre in the exhibits merely because they represent all that is best in the for- estry of these countries, but because of the prac- tical demonstrations and tests that will be made every day of the exposition. Trees will be trans- planted, and the most approved apparatus for this work will be shown in actual operation; trees also will be pruned and trained, and all imple- ments used will be part of the exhibit. Furthermore, trees will be inoculated with dis- ease, and when the disease is fully developed the most approved treatment will be accorded. Care- ful data will be kept on all such experiments, and the results will be made known, together with a full description of the treatment, in order that the preservation of the forests may be accom- plished. Forests have deadly foes in the insect world. Collections of the insect enemies will be gathered and kept carefully isolated. On occasions best adapted to experiments that will reveal all the ef- fects of the destroying powers of the insect, and the efficacy of the treatment to be given, the in- sects will be released and permitted to attack the trees. Then sprays, washes, and other treatments will be resorted to. Some valuable experiments will be made every day, and full details may be had of the process and results. Much rivalry exists between the German and American foresters, and each class will do all in its power to prove that its methods are the best. The intelligent readers of RECREATION will readily perceive the ridiculousness of the proposition, knowing that forestry, or tree growing, is a matter of time, which can in no way be compressed into weeks or months.—Ebiror. PRESERVE ADIRONDACK FORESTS. The public in general understands that the forests are being rapidly depleted, and the sentiment in favor of preserving the Adirondack forests is strong throughout the State. In fact the 5 governors preceding Odell were all in favor of protecting the forests and acquiring lands for the State; and his action in taking issue against the Sentiment of a majority of the people of this State is not endearing him to them, es- pecially the sportsmen, for it is generally conceded that the true sportsman has a bet- ter idea of and more regard for the forests than politicians have. It is to be hoped that FORESTRY. \ without much further delay, authority will be given to buy for the State all the land -available in the Adirondacks before more of it is secured by the lumbermen. To give an idea of the destruction that is going on, I will note that a gentleman from this city is reported to have recently bought 60,000 cords of pulp wood for one papermaking company, 10,000 cords of which are to be delivered for Watertown paper mills. If this wood were in a pile one cord high, this quantity would extend 16 miles. I am informed that there are 50,- ooo cords now at Dexter, Jefferson county, both in the stream and on the bank, and that one pile on the bank represents 13,000 cords. It is reported that 9 successful novels recently published in the United States had a total sale of 1,600,000 copies. Since the average weight of each book sold was prob- ably 20 ounces, calculation will prove that these 1,600,000 books contained 2,000,000 pounds of paper. As trees 4 inches in diameter are cut for pulp, a paper manufacturer observes that the average spruce tree yields a little less than half a cord of wood, which is equiva- lent to about 500 pounds of paper. In other words, these 9 novels required 4,000 trees, and they form but a small portion of the fiction so eagerly read by the American public. S. E. Stanton, This is only one of several instances in which Governor Odell has shown a hos- tile attitude toward the game and the for- ests of this State. The sportsmen, and that means the friends of the Adirondack for- ests, will have another reckoning with Odell at the ballot box, if he should ever run for office again.—Eniror. Watertown, N. Y. SOME PHILADELPHIA TREE HOGS. Frightened at the prospect of an overstocked market and a serious financial loss, the Christmas tree syndicate here late this afternoon decided on the destruction of 30 carloads of spruces and pines that were lying in the West Philadelphia yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad, thereby cut- ting the supply in half. At dusk this evening a locomotive started out of the switchyard with 15 cars. These were run to a dump some distance from the city, where the 15 loads of trees were saturated with oil and a torch was put to them. A second string of cars loaded with trees, was afterward taken to the same place. Altogether 4,000 trees were burned between dusk and midnight. There are now in Philadel- phia about 3,000 trees to supply a normal de- mand for 5,o00.—Philadelphia paper. I should like to call the attention of all true sportsmen to this outrage. Such ruth- less waste of pine and spruce trees, which are among our most beautiful conifers, is scandalous. These syndicate men are worse than game hogs. 153 RECREATION is doing a great good by roasting such brutes. J. N. Farson, Plainfield, N. J. The object in burning these trees was, of course, to compel people to pay 3 or 4 times as much for their Christmas trees as they would have had to pay if this generous sup- ply had remained in the market. In other words this Christmas tree syndicate de- stroyed 4,000 young trees in order to get a chance to rob their customers, This is the soft of thing that makes anar- chists and socialists. The proper medicine for the tree burners would be a good large dose of whipping post.—EpITor. FOREST MANAGEMENT. Under the direction of A. F. Potter, the United States Bureau of Forestry has begun an exam- ination of the lands withdrawn from public sale in the Northern and Central parts of the State of California, the object being to determine what proportion should be included within permanent forest reserves and what portions excluded; and, in connection with other work to be done by the Bureau of Forestry, in co-operation with the State, to outline a State forest policy. The fol- lowing points will be especially investigated: The distribution and character of the forest, with a description of the varieties of trees and brush covers; the condition of the forest, to what extent devastated areas are being again for- ested by natural production, what protection is needed and where planting will e necessary to reforest the lands; the extent of damages by fire, its usual causes and the season at which fires are most likely to occur; the extent of lum- bering in the past and at present and its effect on the forest; the effect which the creation of forest reserves will have on lumbering; the quan- tity of merchantable timber and its accessibility to market; the nature and relative importance of industries in the proposed forest reserves and adjacent regions and their dependence on the tim- ber lands and water supply; the effect of the forest and brush cover on the water flow; the lecation, size, importance and industries of towns and settlements within or near the proposed for- est reserves; the means of transportation, roads and railroads; the extent of mineral lands and mining and the demand on the timber by this industry; the demand on the range for pastur- ing live stock; to what extent the prosperity of local residents depends on the live stock industry; the number and kind of live stock being pas- tured; the length of season; the condition of range; where grazing should be allowed and where restricted.—Exchange. My business prevents my taking many trips; but RECREATION well read is almost as good as really getting into the woods. Karl O. Balch, Lunenburg, Vt. In 18 years I have taken a great many papers and magazines, but find none equal to RECREATION. en S. S. Dice, Ligonier, Pa. I take several other magazines, but Rec- REATION beats them all. ; Geo. F. Norris, Torrington, Conn. PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. Edited by C. F. Lancworrny, Pu.D. Author of “On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,’”’ “‘Fish as Food,” ete, “What a Man Eats He Is.” DIET FOR THE AGED. In his recently published “ Diet in Rela- tion to Age and Activity,’ Sir Henry Thompson, who at the time of writing it was in his 82d year, gives, on the basis of experience, excellent advice regarding the food best suited to old age. Some of his statements follow: “I advise -more emphatically than ever, simplicity in diet. Not only should the quantity of food taken be gradually dimin- ished in proportion to decreased activity of body and mind, but not more than 2 or 3 different forms of food should be served at any one meal. There is no objection to variety in the choice of provisions. On the contrary, it is neither necessary or desira- ble to make use of the same kinds of ali- ment every day. Moreover, these neces- sarily vary with the season of the year, both in the animal and vegetable kingdoms. From the profusion which nature gives should be selected those which each individ- ual, at the time of life supposed, has dis- covered, by personal experience or other- wise, to agree best with his constitution. I say advisedly ‘with his constitution,’ rather than with his stomach. There are notable examples of the stomach easily di- gesting material§ which are highly injurious to the constitution. For instance, many per- sons readily digest and assimilate fatty or fat-forming elements in their food and be- come unduly corpulent in consequence. Such a condition should be avoided as most undesirable in advancing years, and as one of the most certain to prevent long- evity, and give rise to complaints which entail discomfort and even suffering during later life. No one should permit himself to become the subject of obesity in ad- vancing years; and almost invariably it is his own fault if he does. The pre- vention may be insured by largely re- ducing the use of fatty foods, as fat of meat, bacon, ham, etc.; by renouncing all pastry which contains that element largely; also cream, and much milk, as well as all starchy matter, which abounds in the po- tato and other farinaceous products of the vegetable kingdom; and especially in those combinations so popular and so universally — met with at the family table, as rice, sago, tapioca and corn-flour puddings, made with milk and eggs, of which the yolks contain much fat, the whole being sweetened with sugar and making a combination of carbo- hydrates of the most fattening kind. Ad- mirable for childhood and middle life, and afterward, during the years of maximum activity, they must ‘be completely _re- nounced if corpulence appears in later life. In this condition also large quantities of liquid are undesirable at meals; indeed, no liquid should be taken during the meal, and only in moderate quantity soon after it. If any wine is taken it should be a light Moselle, while ale or beer in any form is wholly inadmissible. Pure water alone is probably the best, or as used in tea, coffee, and cocoa-nibs. “Respecting the act of eating, itself, it is desirable to add a few words. The pro- cess of masticating affects the food in 2 ways during the period it is retained in the mouth, before the act of swallowing it takes place. “First, it is essential that ,all food whether formed of meat, fish, bread, or vegetables, should be thoroughly divided into minute fragments by the teeth, so that — the animal portion may be _ properly subjected to the action of the gastric juice when it arrives at the stomach; also because for all starchy foods already spok- en of as the carbohydrates, complete and prolonged mastication is, if possible, even more necessary, although they are gener- — ally soft and easily swallowed. The act of mastication excites a constant flow of — saliva into the mouth. This fluid contains a specific chemical agent known as “ptya- lin,’ by means of which the actual diges- tion of all the starchy products is per- formed in the mouth. These starchy prod- ucts are completely insoluble in water, but saliva converts them into glucose, which is quite soluble; and on being swal- lowed they can therefore be absorbed as soon as they reach the stomach. This fact should never be forgotten; that the mouth is the cavity in which that large portion of our food which consists of bread, far- inaceous foods and vegetable tubers ought to be digested by means of mastication and insalivation, that is, thorough mixing with the saliva. If, however, this process be neglected, as unhappily is too often the case, the stomach, which is capable of di- gesting animal food only, of course includ- ing milk and eggs, and has no power what- ever to digest starchy matters, is liable te PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. be deranged by the presence of much un- digested bread and pudding. ‘These, if not well masticated, must be detained there until the animal products are dissolved, when the entire contents reach the small intestine (duodenum), where digestion of the starchy matters is effected by contact with the pancreatic juice which renders them soluble and capable of being absorbed as nourishment to the system.” SOME COOKING EXPERIMENTS. Scientific studies of the changes brought about in food by cooking, the effect of dif- ferent methods of cooking on the composi- tion and digestibility of food, the losses in ‘weight in cooking, and similar topics, are not numerous, and especial interest attaches therefore to the recent work of Richter, a German investigator. He was himself the subject of digestion experiments, each of 2 days’ duration, in which about 600 grams of cooked peas were eaten each day. In the first test the peas were cooked to a purée in distilled water, and in the second in hard water, and in both cases the material was passed through a sieve. The peas cooked in distilled water were better borne and caused less digestive disturbance than the others. When cooked in distilled water the peas had the following coefficients of digestibility: Dry matter, 92.86; protein, 89.84; fat, 87.56; and ash, 81.09. When the peas were cooked in hard water the coefficients were as follows: Dry matter, 91.08; protein, 83.40; fat, 58.92; and ash, 51.78. The observed inferior as- similation of peas cooked in hard water was attributed in part to the formation of alka- line earth albuminates and alkaline earth soaps which are not broken down by cook- ing or by the digestive juices, and in part to digestive disturbances caused by the alka- line earth salts, especially magnesium chlo- rid present in the hard water used. In an article recently published in a Bel- gian journal, Carpiaux reports some studies of the composition of eggs and the losses in weight in cooking, selecting for his tests the eggs of a number of breeds of hens. In every case the eggs were cooked for an hour in a steam bath. It is stated that the loss in weight during cooking was insig- nificant, ranging from 0.03 to O.I gram per egg. As was to be expected, the weight of the eggs varied within rather wide lim- its, the Braekel eggs weighing on an aver- age 66.45 grams each, being the -heaviest, and the eggs of bantams (Barbu d’Anvers), weighing 209.55 grams, being the smallest. It was found that the proportion of yolk is greatest with the eggs of bantams and, generally speaking, with the eggs of the breeds best suited for fattening. Both the ~ 155 yolk and the white of the eggs of the dif- ferent breeds varied somewhat in compo- sition, and the author discusses the differ- ences at some length, attention being called especially to the lecithin content of the yolk and its importance in nutrition. ADAPTING FOOD TO BODILY NEEDS. All persons are alike in that they must have protein for the building and repair of the bodily machine and fuel ingredients for warmth and work, but individuals dif- fer in the quantities and proportions they re- quire, and even among those in good health there are many who are obliged to avoid certain kinds of food, while invalids and people with weak digestion must often have special diet. For people in good health and with good digestion 2 important rules are to be ob- served in the regulation of the diet. The first is to choose the things which agree with them, and to avoid those which they can not digest and assimilate without harm. The second is to use such kinds and quan- tities of food as will supply all the nutri- ents the body needs and at the same iime will not burden it with superfluous mate- rial to be disposed of at the cost of health and strength. For guidance in this selection, Nature provides us with instinct, taste and experi- ence. Physiological chemistry adds to these the knowledge, still new and far from adequate, of the composition of food and the laws of nutrition. In our actual prac- tice of eating we are apt to be influenced too much by taste; that is, by the dictates of the palate. We are prone to let natural instinct be overruled by acquired appetite, and we neglect the teachings of experience. We need to observe our diet and its effects more carefully and to regulate appetite by reason. In doing this we may be greatly aided by the knowledge of what our food contains and how it serves its purpose in nutrition. Though there may be differences among abnormal persons, for the great majority of people in good health the ordinary food materials—meats, fish, eggs, milk, butter, cheese, sugar, flour, meal, and vegetables— make a fitting diet, and the main question is to use them in the kids and proportions fitted to the actual needs of the body. When more food is eaten than is needed, or when articles difficult of digestion are taken, the digestive organs are overtaxed, if not positively injured, and much energy is thus wasted which might have been turned to better account. The evils of over- eating may not be felt at once, but sooner or later they are sure to appear; perhaps in excessive fatty tissue, perhaps in general debility, perhaps in actual disease. BOOK NOTICES. PIONEER DAYS IN OHIO, Dr. Zane Grey has written what I regard as one of the strongest and most thrilling historical novels of the day. It deals with the history of the first settlement on the Ohio river, where Wheeling now stands, and recounts vividly the perils, the hard- ships and the privations of the sturdy pio- neers who hewed out a hole in the forest, built a block house and defended it, time and again, with their lives. The last battle of the Revolution was fought on _ that ground, and had it proved a victory instead of a defeat for the British arms, the strug- gle would no doubt have lasted several years longer. Dr. Grey is a direct descendant of Col- onel Zane who built Fort Henry, and who for several years commanded the troops stationed there. The heroine of the story is Betty Zane, a sister of Colonel Zane, and the author tells in a most stirring way how that young girl ran through a hail storm of British bullets and Indian arrows, a distance of some 200 yards, to the maga- zine, and brought a keg of powder to the defenders of the Fort, reaching them at a moment when the last charges they had were being fired from their guns. But for the heroic bravery of this girl, the Fort would have been compelled to capitulate within another hour, and a victory for the British at that point would have meant an entire change in the tide of the war. There is just enough of a love story run- ning through the book to hold the sym- pathy and to rivet the attention of the reader to the more serious and_ tragic phases of the drama. Among the other historical characters who figure in this story are Simon and James Girty, Jonathan and Isaac Zane, Lew Wetzel, and Wingenund, Thunder Cloud, Logan, and other Indian chiefs. Wetzel was a friend and companion of Daniel Boone, and next to him was probably the greatest and most successful Indian hunter that ever trod the virgin soil of the middle West. Dr. Grey is himself a big game hunter and a careful student of the science of rifle shooting, and is thus enabled to analyze the charactaers of such men and to describe in detail their wonderful feats of marks- manship in a manner that few other writers of this day could. There is not a man liv- ing, who knows the power and _ the deadly accuracy of the old Kentucky rifle, who will not hold his breath while reading some of the accounts of Wetzel’s wonderful - feats of marksmanship. 156 Here is an extract that will give the reader an idea of the treat in store for pe when he gets a copy of Dr. Grey’s ook: Wetzel’s keen gaze, as he looked from left to right, took in every detail of the camp. He was almost in the village. A tepee stood not 20 feet from his hiding place. He could have tossed a stone in the midst of squaws, and braves, and chiefs. The main body of Indians was in the cen- ter of the camp. The British were lined up farther on. Both Indians and soldiers were resting on their arms and waiting. Suddenly Wetzel started and his heart leaped. Under a maple tree not more than 150 yards’ distant, stood 4 men in earnest consultation. One was an Indian. Wet- zel recognized the fierce, stern face, the haughty, erect figure. He knew that long, trailing war bonnet. It could have adorned the head of but one chief—Wingenund, the sachem of the Delawares. A British offi- cer, girdled and epauletted, stood next to Wingenund. Simon Girty, the renegade, and Miller, the traitor, completed the group. Wetzel sank to his knees. The perspi- ration poured from his face. The mighty hunter trembled, but it was from eager- ness. Was not Girty, the white savage, the bane of the poor settlers, within range of a weapon that never failed? Was not the murderous chieftain, who had once whipped and tortured Wetzel, and who had burned Crawford alive, there in plain sight? Wet- zel reveled a moment in fiendish glee. He passed his hands tenderly over the long barrel of his rifle. In that moment as never before he gloried in his power—a power which enabled him to put a bullet in the eye of a squirrel at the distance these men were from him. But only for an in- stant did the hunter yield to this feeling. He knew too well the value of time and opportunity. He rose again to his feet and peered out from under the shading laurel branches. As he did so the dark face of Miller turned full toward him. A tremor, like the in- tense thrill of a tiger when about to spring, ran over Wetzel’s frame. In his mad de- light at being within rifle shot of his great Indian foe, Wetzel had forgotten the man he had trailed for 2 days. He had forgot- ten Miller. He had only one shot, and Betty was to be avenged. He gritted his teeth. The Delaware chief was as safe as though he were a thousand miles away. This opportunity for which Wetzel had PUBLISHER’S NOTES. waited so many years, and the successful issue of which would have gone so far _ toward the fulfillment of a life’s purpose, was worse than useless. A great tempta- tion assailed the hunter. Wetzel’s face was white when he raised the rifle; his dark eye, gleaming venge- fully, glanced along the barrel. The little bead on the front sight first covered the British officer, and then the broad breast of Girty. It moved reluctantly and searched out the heart of Wingenund, where it lin- gered for a fleeting instant. At last it rested on the swarthy face of Miller. “For Betty,’ muttered the hunter, be- tween his clenched teeth as he pressed the trigger. The spiteful report awoke a thousand echoes. When the shot broke the stillness Miller was talking and gesticulating. His hand dropped inertly; he stood a second, his head slowly bowing and his body sway- ing perceptibly. Then he plunged forward like a log, his face striking the sand. He never moved again. He was dead even before he struck the ground. Blank silence followed this tragic shock. Wingenund, a cruel.and relentless Indian, but never a traitor, pointed to the small bloody hole in the middle of Miller’s fore- — 157 head, and then nodded his head solemnly. The wondering Indians stood aghast. Then with loud yells the braves went for the cornfield; they searched the laurel bushes; but they discovered only moccasin prints in the sand, and a puff of white smoke drifting away on the summer breeze. I predict for this book a sale of 100,000 copies. “Betty Zane” is published by the Charles Francis Press, of 30 West 13th Street, New York, and sells at $1.50. In ordering please mention RECREATION. Charles A. Sterling, Broadwater, Vir- ginia, has published a small book, giving a history of Hog island, on the coast of Vir- ginia. The object of the book is to inter- est sportsmen in a plan to organize a club and lease the shooting privileges on this island. It is said to be a popular resort for ducks, geese and brant, and I am in- formed the settlers on the island are near- ly all willing to lease the shooting rights on their lands, at nominal prices. Anyone interested in such a proposition would do well to communicate with Mr. Sterling. The book sells at 25 cents. PUBLISHER’S NOTES. EXPERT ENDORSEMENT. U. S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries, Station at Viento, Oregon. J. R. Buckelew, 111 Chambers St., N. Y. Dear Sir: I have tried the Collan Oil on 2 pairs of shoes, with better results than I expected. On my heavy hunting shoes, which I wear when engaged on work along the rivers and in the wet, I put a heavy coat of the oil, or rather 3 heavy coats. First I applied it to them’ thoroughly, then allowed them to dry; after which I coated them in the same manner twice again. On all occasions I was careful to get the oil well into all the seams, along the top and sides of the sole and on the bottom of the sole. Since its application 2 weeks ago I have had oc- casion to wade almost to the tops of the shoes in the Columbia and Little White Salmon rivers, and have worn the shoes through mud while it was raining hard. During this time they have not leaked at all, and have remained soft and pliable; so I can say the use of the oil is gratifying, for I have hitherto been forced to wear rub- ber boots on almost every occasion. Truly yours, (Signed) J. N. Wisner. TWO HANDSOME CALENDARS. The Horton Manufacturing Company, Bristol, Conn., is sending out a beautiful calendar for 1904. It represents a 20th cen- tury girl in the act of stepping out of a birch bark canoe on the shore of a river, holding in one hand a 5 pound black bass, which she is supposed to have just taken from the water, and in the other hand one of the famous Bristol steel rods. The work is beautifully lithographed in natural col- ors, and a glance at the picture will set the nerves of any angler tingling. Every lover of the woods and the waters should have a copy of this calendar. Another beautiful work of art in the cal- endar line comes from the Harrington & Richardson Arms Co., makers of the well known revolvers and shot guns, Worcester, Mass. The picture in this case represents a typical American beauty, with golden hair, 158 RECREATION. arrayed in evening costume and lavishly dec- orated with violets. The color scheme is superb, and there is sure to be a great de- mand for this calendar. Any reader of RECREATION who will write the company, mentioning this magazine, can get a copy of the calendar free—while the supply lasts. GAME ALONG THE GRAND TRUNK. In a recent conversation with an officer of the Grand Trunk Railway, he stated that the deer and moose hunting sea- son in the Province of Ontario for No- vember last was even better than previous seasons, as returns from the express com- panies and other channels demonstrate. The Canadian Express company carried a total of 2,950 deer, weighing 309,101 pounds. This number shows an increase of 682 car- casses over last season. These figures, of course, do not give any idea of the total number of animals killed, as the major por- tion of them are carried home by other conveyances, and many of the hunters bring home the heads only as trophies. It is esti- mated that about 10,000 deer and 100 moose were killed during the 15 days open season in the Highlands of Ontario. It has also been noticed that many more sportsmen from the United States have gone into the hunting regions this year. The grouse and duck shooting has also been good through- out the Highlands, but quail have been more scarce than in past years. A NEW BUZZACOTT BOOK. Buzzacott, Racine Junction, Wiscon- sin, has recéntly issued a book entitled “The Anglers’ Manual.” It is scarcely necessary to say more of this than that it is on a par with his Campers’ Manual. That is, it gives more information, for a smaller price, than any book I have ever seen. This Anglers’ Manual sells at 10 cents a copy, and contains $10 worth of information, at a conservative estimate. The text is terse and is condensed to a minimum of space. The illustrations, over 200 in number, show nearly every device that fishermen ever have occasion to use. Among these illustrations are accurate por- traits of most of the species of game fishes found in this country. There are many other valuable features in the book, but it is scarcely necessary to enumerate them here. No man or woman who is interested in fishing would ever hesitate to pay 10 cents for a book that tells all about it, and this one does that. In writing for it please mention RECREA- TION. HISTORY OF GREAT FLOOD. The Passenger Department of the Chi- cago & Alton railway has issued a book, entitled “The Flood of 1903,” which is one of the most remarkable publications that has ever come to me from any railway company. The book is a pictorial history of the great Mississippi flood, which, as everyone knows, carried away millions of dollars’ worth of property, and inflicted un- told misery and suffering on thousands of people. Several of the cuts in this book are made on the panoramic plan. They are 4% inches high by 25 inches long, and show the terrible expanse of water and the fearful loss of property in the most graphic way that these could possibly be portrayed by the camera. Mr. Charlton is entitled to great credit for the ingenuity and enterprise displayed in this matter, for “The Flood of 1903” is a great book. Any reader of RECREATION can get a copy of the book by enclosing 25 cents in postage to Mr. George J. Charl- ton, G. P. A., C. & A. Railway, Chicago, II. A LESSON IN ADVERTISING In their 1904 calendar just received, N. W. Ayer & Son have adhered to their popular conception of a business calendar, but have changed the design and coloring. The size is the same, about 14 by 28 inches, with large readable dates, but the clay modeling design printed in sepia tints, gives more prominence to their well known motto, ,, Keeping everlastingly at it brings success”; not a bad idea for people to have before them throughout the year. The blank spaces occurring each month contain suggestions on business getting, ad- vertising in general, and N. W. Ayer & Son’s methods of advertising in particular, the whole forming an interesting and in- structive lesson in productive publicity. Requests for this calendar addressed to their Philadelphia office, accompanied by 25 cents to cover cost and postage, will be taken care of for the present. Last year the supply lasted barely to days. ONLY ONE CLUB BRAND. Judge Colt, of the Circuit Court of thr United States, District of Massachusetts, deserves the congratulations and thanks of the American people for the broad and sweeping decision rendered Nov. 9, 1903, restraining Adams, Taylor Co., of Boston, Mass., from using the word “Club” in connection with bottled Cocktails. The complainants, G. F. Heublein & Bro., have spent much time and money in introducing the celebrated Club Cocktails, which like all well known and staple articles have been more or less-imitated. This decision means not only protection to the maker of the goods, but affords equal protection to the purchaser, and simplifies the matter of ee a se ee PUBLISHER’S NOTES. ' getting what you want and pay for. We trust the courts will continue this good work and protect known and established brands from the piracy to which they so long have been subject. DISEASES OF DOGS The Sergeant dog remedies, made by the Polk Miller Drug Co., Richmond, Va., are compounded by a veteran, who all his life has been an owner and lover of fine dogs. He believes in treating ‘these faithful ani- mals as members of the human family; has studied their diseases in every phase; has experimented until now his remedies are known all over the United States as the best on the market. Veterinary sur- geons everywhere use them and say of them: “It is no experiment to use Ser- geant’s dog remedies, for they have become the standard medicines in our practice.” If anybody wishes to know anything about dogs,. their varieties, their ailments, their treatment, 3 cents postage and a request to Polk Miller Drug Co., Richmond, Va., will bring a handsome free book on dogs. REVIVAL OF BICYCLE INDUSTRY The re-issue of the Pope bicycle daily leaf calendar may be considered the open- ing gun proclaiming the natural and health- ful return of bicycling. Col. Albert A. Pope, the founder of our bicycle industries and the pioneer in the good roads move- ment, is again at the head of the bicycle industry. On the 366 calendar leaves are freshly written lines from the pens of our greatest college presidents, doctors, clergy- men, statesmen, and other eminent men and women, all of them enthusiastically sup- porting bicycling. Half of each leaf is blank for memoranda. This calendar is free at the Pope Manufacturing Company’s stores, or any RECREATION reader can ob- tain it by sending 5 2-cent stamps to the Pope Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Conn., or 143 Sigel Street, Chicago, Ill. The Malcolm Rifle Telescope Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Dear Sirs: Great credit is due your Company for putting on the market such an excellent telescope rifle sight as the lit- tle Rough Rider. I have carried one to the woods 2 seasons for a month each trip. I have used rifles, both large and small bore, since I could hold one, and the use of your hunting ’scope of 3 powers much more than doubles the pleasure I get out of my rifles. Your A side mounts are all anyone could wish, compact and neat, up and down and sidewise. The Rough Rider ’scope simply makes a rifle of any size complete. J. D, Berdan, Roselle, N. J, 159 Benton Robbins, Cassville, Mo., has se- cured Patent No. 728,302 on a gun barrel protector. This is described as an absor- bent sheath, open at one end and closed at the other, with a tightly fitting, closely coiled spring arranged within the sheath, and a plug adapted to screw into the open end of the sheath. A ring is attached to this plug so that a string may be fastened to it and dropped into the barrel. Then the sheath is to be drawn into the barrel and left there. With all the cleaning devices being man- ufactured, in the way of wick plugs, oils, sheathes, &c., there will be no excuse here- after for any man who may carry a dirty gun. Watkins, N. Y. D. M. Tuttle Co., Canastota, N. Y. Sirs: I am much pleased to say that the 18 foot launch, 1% H. P. motor, bought of you in July last, has proved entirely satis- factory. We often have rough water at this end of Seneca lake, and I have had her in big waves. Was out to-day with a party of 8, and she rode the swells like a duck. The motor works perfectly. In short, we are well pleased and satisfied with the investment and made no mistake in se- lecting a Tuttle boat. Respectfully yours, Edward Hanner. ‘Sportsmen and others will be interested in the November issue of the Baker Gun Quarterly, published by Baker Gun and Forging Co., Batavia, N. Y. It contains articles on the subject of buck shot and its use in choke bore guns, a system of bookkeeping for the Rose system at tour- naments, essays on duck shooting, and other instructive matter, besides full de- scriptions and prices of the Baker Guns. The Quarterly will be sent free to any ad- dress on request. In writing for it please mention RECREATION. Reading, Pa. West End Furniture Co., Williamsport, Pa. Dear Sirs: The gun cabinet you sent arrived safe and it more than meets my expectations. I do not see how any sportsman can be without one. E. R. Schaeffer. A. W. Phillips, of Providence, R. I., has received Patent No. 724,931 for an animal trap, intended for the trapping of rats, mice and other small rodents, and which has some good points, EDITOR’S CORNER. WHAT AN INDIANA EDITOR SAYS. Here is more hot stuff “ferninst” the game hogs and the automatic gun. It is from the facile pen of the Editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel. With these frosty October mornings there comes to the dweller in town and city a desire to get out in the stubble fields with dog and gun; that instinct reasserts itself which centuries of civ- ilization have yet been unable to erad- icate; the “call of the wild,” the wish to go out and kill something. In all the shooting districts is heard the bang of the shot gun, and soon we shall have the sportsmen back in_ town, boasting of their prowess and enumer- ating with gusto the immense number of birds they have been able to slaugh- ter. Among them will, of course, sing loud that most self satisfied and shame- less of brutes, the game hog. e It is to protect our birds and animals against this species of swine that all game laws have been enacted, but the game laws only serve to make him more alert and to reduce the competi- tion. He shoots for the pleasure of slaughtering, and his pleasure is in- creased in direct ratio to the size of his bag. He argues that if a dozen birds make a good day’s sport, a hun- dred would make a better, and a thou- - sand would constitute perfect happi- ness. His brother, the fish hog, has done his best during the summer to rid our lakes of bass and trout; those he could not use he has thrown away, not back in the water, and now the game hog will emulate his example. A sturdy crusade against the Sus americanus venator has been taken up and is being vigorously prosecuted by G. O. Shields, better known as Co- quina, the veteran editor of REcREA- TIon. Those who turn sport into slaughter and the hunting fields into shambles he arraigns by name, and whenever he can he publishes their pictures, a veritable rogues’ gallery. Coquina’s latest kick is against the au- tomatic gun which is now being intro- duced by one of the big arms com- panies. The arm he refers to has al- ready been seen in the form of a revol- ver, which fires 7 to 10 cartridges in about 2 seconds. The mechanism as applied to a shot gun bids fair to pro- duce a deadly machine for the use of the pot hunter. Mr. Shields describes it as “a gun with a magazine holding a number of cartridges which may be discharged as fast as a man can pull the trigger. The shooter jumps a bunch of quails, ducks or geese, cocks his gun and fires. The recoil of the first shot throws out the empty shell, throws a new one into the chamber and cocks the gun ready for another shot. From that on, all the shooter has to do is to swing the muzzle of his gun from one bird to another and pull the trigger until the last shot is fired. Pistols built on this plan hold 7 to 10 car- tridges, and it is possible to fire all of them in less than 2 seconds. The mag- azine of an automatic shot gun, holding 6 cartridges, could be emptied as quick- ly, and if the shooter were an expert, as many of the game butchers are, it would be possible to kill 10 or more birds out of a covey before they could get out of reach.” All the game laws in the world can not hold the game hog, for brutes know no law but that of their own swinish nature; but decent people and true lovers of sport may do their share toward creating such a_ sentiment against game butchers that their trade will be followed with ever increasing difficulties. It is hardly to be expected that the company which has paid a large amount for a new engine of de- struction will be moved by principle to withdraw the gun from the market. It is the brute instinct that must be conquered. No doubt Mr. Bennett, of the Winches- ter Co., will also accuse the Editor of the Sentinel of mud slinging, even as he accuses me. But the impartial reader, the real friend of game protection, will hail the Editor of the Sentinel as a stalwart ally in our good work AN IOWA EDITOR’S OPINION. Here is a red hot editorial from the Sioux City, Iowa, Journal, of Sunday, November Ist. The man who writes this article is a sportsman and, of course, a gentleman. I commend this wholesome advice to brother editors throughout the country: November REcrEATION directs atten- tion to a new automatic shot gun which has just been placed on the market, and which, if generally adopted by sportsmen, is likely to neutralize all the good effects which have come from re- cent legislation for protection and pres- ervation of game birds. The new weapon works on the same principle as : : : : : EDITOR’S CORNER. the automatic guns used in modern warfare. It is provided with a maga- zine amd is equipped with a contrivance by which the recoil of one shot throws out the first cartridge and automatically replaces it with another. In this way the gun may be fired as rapidly as the holder can pull the trigger, 6 shots in 2 seconds being made possible. Armed with such a weapon a hunter could turn loose on a flock of birds and slaughter the game at will. RECREATION appeals to all true sportsmen to refuse to use the automatic gun and to try to induce the manufacturers to withdraw it from the market. Men who have the best interests of real sport at heart will be - quick to see the force of the appeal. There used to be an idea that the only test of a sportsman’s ability was the size of the bag he secured. It was in consequence of this idea that the repeating rifle and repeating shot gun came into vogue. The use of these more destructive weapons brought about 2 important results. They greatly in- creased the handicap under which the game birds were competing, and they taught the sportsman that big bags were no longer a test Of sportsman- ship. Generosity and selfishness both played a part in the learning of this lesson. The shooter ascertained that the element of difficulty cut a large share in the enjoyment of game shoot- ing. He found that ease of killing did not furnish an excuse for wholesale slaughter. Moreover, he discovered that, with all sportsmen taking all the birds they could secure, the supply was being so depleted that there was immi- nent danger of total extinction. Thus it was that a new code of ethics was established. The better class of sportsment no longer consider it good form to take everything in sight merely because opportunity is presented. After securing a reasonable quantity of game they prefer to leave some for others. Also they are found in hearty co-opera- tion with the authorities in the enforc- ment of laws for the protection of game. The game hog and the pot hunter are now equally in disfavor among legitimate sportsmen. It is to this policy of enlightened self- ishness that the argument against the automatic shot gun will appeal. If the new weapon shall come into general use not many open seasons of the pres- ent length will be required for the ex- tinction of the limited number of game birds now remaining. If necessary the use of such destructive weapons could be prohibited by law, just as the use of devices for the wholesale slaughter of 161 game fishes is prohibited. It would be more creditable to sportsmanship, how- ever, if its devotees would of their own accord refuse to countenance the use of the weapon and compel the manu- facturers to cease making it because of lack of demand. The automatic gun should be tabooed by every organiza- tion of self-respecting sportsmen. TO PROHIBIT AUTOMATIC AND PUMP GUNS. When there were no other guns than muzzle loaders in use game was abundant all over this continent. The wild pigeon swarmed through the Southern and Middle States; buffalo and antelope covered the Western plains; the elk and the mule deer were almost congested in the Rocky moun- tains and in the Cascades; and the river valleys were alive with them far out on the plains. Then came the breech loading rifle. This made it possible to kill game so fast that it paid men to kill and skin buffalo and other large animals for the market. Soon after the beginning of this commercial slaughter game of all kinds began to de- crease in numbers. Closely following the single shot breech loader came the repeat- ing rifle and the breech loading shot gun. Later the repeating shot gun followed, and every man and woman who reads knows the sequel. The wild pigeon and the buf- falo are gone. The antelope is nearly ex- tinct. The elk is entirely wiped out of Arizona and New Mexico. There are scarcely more than 50 remaining in Col- orado, where Io years ago they could be counted by thousands. They are cleaned out of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, ex- cept in the vicinity of Yellowstone Park. They are practically extinct in Oregon, though a few stragglers may still be found in the high mountains of that State. The mule deer is also being rapidly killed off. Twenty years ago the Virginia deer was abundant in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas, but not a single wild deer could be found in any one of these States to-day. There are not 10 per cent of the deer in Pennsylvania that were there 20 years ago. All this is due to the so- called improvement in hunting rifles. Birds of all kinds have disappeared rap- idly and several important species of game birds are verging on extinction. In spite of this tragic condition of af- fairs, we are now confronted with an au- tomatic repeating shot gun. It is generally conceded that no decent sportsman will use one, but there are thousands of game hogs who will use them if permitted. Near- ly all the market hunters now use pump guns. They will discard them and buy auto- matic guns, because they can kill more game 162 with them. These men used swivel guns, and 4 bore and 8 bore shoulder guns until stopped by law. Let us now bring them back again by law, to the double barrel gun of 10 bore or smaller. GAME LAW BREAKERS CONVICTED. State Game Protector. J. E. Overton, Port Jefferson, N. Y., has just completed a successful year’s work in the enforcement of the game and fish laws, and in punishing law breakers. I have had occasion to re- port several cases to him during the year, which have been brought to my attention, and which for various reasons the League could not prosecute. Mr. Overton has fol- lowed all these to a finish, and has bétn successful in convicting several of the men in question. Here are some extracts from his report to the Commission at Albany: Rufus Morris, netting in Pelham Bay, fed ie 5s BAS SUE ae ee $25 Andrew Joslin and Frank Cegal, kill- ing deer out of season...........--- 100 H. V. Schmeelk, taking oysters illegal- By. Sis ts tare. ote ies es ee guessed 50 Haight and Wright, offering gulls for S018 Us PEAR! Ce ORE I 25 John Minugh & Co., selling pike and pickerel out of season and without ewaae Woes c ee eek oie ea ee. 125 Carl J. Recknagle, having Bald Eagle ith. POSHOBRIG oo eres ys 3 FT. eet 35 Flint Smith, killing bittern, sentence suspended 2c. ng. tes sha wewces — John F. Nagel, Ed. Bedell, Benj. Churchill and Clifford Clark, shoot- ing ducks from launch.............. 20 Arthur Nolan, Geo. Nolan and Frank Bennett, same offense ............. 45 Wm. L. Young and Albert Wend, same Obemae {Ak aceon ds sakes kim Ort 6 30 Ferdinand Downs, same offense ...... 25 Max Single, shooting at a deer on pro- tected grounds, «sis >-muuen poe seeee 10 Mr. Overton has several other cases pending in the courts, and altogether he has made an excellent record for himself— EpITor. ANOTHER WESTERN EDITOR CONDEMNS IT. An automatic shot gun is the latest alleged im- provement in the way of fire arms. The Win- chester Arms company is about to manufacture a shot gun which any decent and self respecting sportsman ought to be ashamed to use. RECREA- tion, for November, describes this automatic gun as follows: “A gun with a magazine holding a number of cartridges which may be discharged as fast as a man can pull the trigger. The shooter jumps a bunch ms quails, ducks or geese, cocks his gun and fires. The recoil of the first shot throws out the empty shell, and throws a new one into the chamber and cocks the gun, ready for another RECREATION. shot. From that on, all the shooter has to do is to swing the muzzle of his gun from one bird to another and pull the trigger until the last shot is fired. Pistols built on this plan hold 7 to 10 cartridges, and it is possible to fire all of them in less than 2 seconds. The magazine of an auto- matic shot gun, holding 6 cartridges, could be emptied as quickly, and if the shooter were an expert, as many of the game butchers are, it would be possible to kill 10 or more birds out of a covey before they could get out of reach.” Laws have been passed in all the States and in all parts of the civilized world for the protection of game. The Winchester automatic shot gun is designed to work unwarranted butchery among birds and small game. A sportsman could not pride - himself on his ability as a gunner if he went duck hunting with one of these repeaters. The most stringent game laws in the world would be ineffective to preserve the species of wild birds that remain in this country if the use of these automatic guns became general. A sentiment ought to be aroused against the use of such a gun strong enough to discourage the gun makers from placing it on the market. No sell seboedae hun- = would ever use one.—Tacoma, Wash., Daily ews. The practice of using postage stamps for small remittances in the mails has grown to enormous proportions. The result is that the Department loses heavily, not only because of improper sales by postmasters for that purpose, thereby increasing their compensation wrongfully, but in imposing on postoffices, especially in the large cities, the labor of handling mail matter the rev- enues from which are derived by other postoffices. It encourages trafficking in postage stamps, and this encourages the robbery of postoffices. Many plans have been proposed for obviating this evil, but none which have come to my attention equal in simplicity, effectiveness and eff- ciency, the post check proposition. With such a simple means of making remit- tances, merchants would soon be compelled. to refuse postage stamps as currency. The postage stamp would then lose its value for the purpose of remittance. This system of transmitting money in the mails should be authorized, at least in an experimental way. I hope readers of RECREATION may see fit to write their Congressman urging this. I frequently get a partial description of some bird, with a request for identification. I am always glad to give information of any kind. to any reader of RECREATION ; but it is difficult to identify a bird without a complete description of it. In fact it is better to have the skin of the bird; or at least the head, wings and tail. I do not mean by this to encourage the killing of birds for the mere sake of finding out what they are; but if you kill a bird and then want to know what it is, it would be well to skin it carefully, so it can be mounted, and then if no one in your vicinity can identify it send me the skin and I will re- turn it to you with the information desired. RECREATION. Schlitz Beer Receives World’s Highest Endorsement European government scientist awards Schlitz the highest honor. From Weihenstephan, Bavaria, the most renowned school of brewing in the wotid, comes this triumph for Schlitz. The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famo-is pronounced best American Beer by the Bava- rian Government’s famous scientist, Prof. Dr. Hans Vogel, Director of the Scientific Station for the Art of Brewing, subventioned by tle Royal Bavarian Government. Bavaria is the cradle of the art of brewing. ScientiFic STATION For THE ART]OF BREWING WEIHENSTEPHAN, NEAR FREISING (Subventioned by the Royal Bavarian Gov't) PROF. DR. HANS VOGEL, ACADEMICAL DIRECTOR WEIHENSTEPHAN, Nov. 22, 1903. Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, U. S. A. Through the courtesy of Commerzeinrath (Counsellor of Commerce) Dr. Datterer, I have received several bottles of your beer. I have not only partaken of same, but have also made a searching chemical analysis, the result of which I enclose. ‘The analysis, as a matter of course, can give no idea of an important feature—the flavor of the beer. I frequently receive samples of American beers for analyzation, but I can truthfully say without flattering that I never drank a better American beer than yours. The beer tasted full (round) and fresh, and no trace. of the usual dis- agreeable pasteurization flavor was discern- ible. Once more permit me to express my recognition, Very respectfully, HANS VOGEL, Sele Made Milwaukee Famous: 164 RECREATION. LIVER-EATING JOHNSON. R. H. John Johnson, of Montana, is the modest name of the man who is better known to fame as Liver-Eating Johnson. | first met him in the ’60’s. He gained his san- guinary title in the stockades on the Mus- selshell, where for many weeks he, in com- pany with Crow Davis, Jesse Mabbitt and a few others, kept the Indians at bay and almost every day sent one or more of them to join the other good Indians. Even be- fore that time Johnson was known as a fearless scout and Indian fighter, a good hunter and a skilful trapper. He was invaria- bly cool, even in the greatest danger; and though fearless he was never reckless. Even in his old age Johnson had a wonderful phy- sique. He was gray haired, over 6 feet tall, weighed about 270 pounds, wore number I2 shoes and had hands the size of average hams. His voice gave forth fog horn tones, and over his expressionless face no smile was ever seen to flit, but in his eyes the close observer could notice an almost per- petual twinkle. It was nis delight to have around him a circle of tenderfeet who hung spellbound on his blood curdling tales. On these occasions he showed a strong aver- sion to the truth, and seldom allowed it to obtrude. A few years ago I heard him tell the following: “It makes me tired to hear people say there is any danger or excitement on the ocean. I sailed all over the world when I was a kid, just looking for tough times, and couldn't find them. I was shipwrecked 6 times, but there wasn’t any excitement about that. I only floated around a little for a few weeks on a leaky raft, seeing nothing but sky and water. The only lively time I had was when I jumped into the loop of a lariat and towed a raft with 7 men and 8 women aboard into Charleston harbor, a little swim of about 385 miles. “But I never could find any real excite- ment on the ocean, so I came out to the mountains to see if I could kick up some among the Indians. Now, you folks might not believe it, but I did find some with the Indians, wounded bears, cloud bursts, snow slides and that kind of cattle. After pros- pecting 10 years, Wild Cat Bill, Flap- Jack Dick, Sour Dough Ike and I made a big cleanup in Boomerang gulch and dis- solved partnership. Bill struck out for the Whoop Up country, Dick and Ike loafed around until they were taken in by the In- dians, while I ran down the trail to Bos- ton, to take another look at the ocean and see if it was all there. I tried to put up at a place they call Harvard, but the boys were sassy and wouldn’t let me camp there. Guess old man Harvard was out at the time. I went down to Mr. Parker’s tavern and hadn’t taken a dozen cocktails when I met a man who had sailed with me when he was a kid. His name was Ebenezer Higin- botham. I had taught him all about navi- gating the trails and he kept right on until he became captain of a whaler. He told me the ship was hitched somewhere outside and begged me to go with him hunting whales. I studied over this through 20 cocktails, and then made up my mind to go. “We struck up North, rubbed out all the lines of longitude and shortitude, and many a whale did we sight. I wanted to set a bear trap or 2 for them, but Eb laughed at me, One day the fellow that was roosting up among the lariats yelled out, “A whale, a whale!” as if it was going up there to bite him. The men got 2 boats over the side, and rowed away as if a lot of Apaches were hot on their trail. The captain watched them through a glass. I never use a glass except for whiskey and then only when I can’t get at the bottle. The fellows rowed out and stuck 2 pike poles into that whale. He just swung his rudder round, sort of careless like, and smashed one boat into splinters. Then he opened his mouth and chawed the other boat up in one chaw. The men swam around a little and finally got into a boat the captain sent out to them. At last I says, “Lower the biggest Mack- inaw you have, put in your stoutest and longest lariat, my express rifle, and the whiskey bottle. Lively now!” They jumped to obey orders. I got into the boat, struck. out for that whale, and got up pretty close to him. You ought to have seen the look on that critter’s face! He acted as if he had never been in a school of whales. I swung the lariat a time or 2 about my head and let drive. It caught him in the upper jaw and tight over the nose. I hauled in the slack and fastened the end to my belt. Why didn’t he dive? How could he? Didn't I just tell you I was rowing? I kept up a lively gait and the whale just laid back on the lariat; but at last he saw it was all up with him, so he came along as gentle as a calf. I got ashore and snubbed him to a tree. Then I rowed out, and putting up my rifle, shot him through the brain. I didn’t want to risk a shoulder shot, as he was so deep in the water. Then the captain and crew came to tow the varmint to the ship. The captain cried when I told him I was not going back with him, but was going to row down to Boston, some 4,500 miles by the nearest cut off. Then he knew what I wanted the whiskey and crackers for. He said anyway I must share in the proceeds. I told him I only wanted as much as the other men got; no more. Three weeks af- ter I got to Boston a banker sent me word I had to my credit in gold, $30,000—my share of the whale’s lard. Big whale? Say, Mister! Do I look like a man who would tackle a little one?” “Miss Passé was kissed in a dark hall- way the other night.” “Is that so?” ; “Yes, and there hasn’t been a light in her house since.”’—Life. ee ee ee ee ee eee ee Soe RECREATION, JWALEXANDER Di JHHYDE PRESIDENT Povade a VICE PRESIDENT HENRY B HYDE FOUNDER. ONLY A | FEW FLAKES at a time — but what an accumulation all together. Only a few dollars at a time invested in an Endowment Policy in the Equitable — but what an accumulation for your maturer years. And while the money is ac- cumulating for you your family 1s protected. Vacancies for men of character to act as representatives Apply to GAGE E. TARBELL, 2nd Vice President Dept. No. 16 Please send me information regarding an Endowment for years of age. 166 AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. © “For sport the lens is better than the gun.” J 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. THE WINNERS. REcREATION’s 8th annual photo competi- tion closed November 30, and is now a matter of history. Nearly 500 entries were made, and among these were over 100 high class pictures. As usual, the judges had great difficulty in deciding which of these . should be awarded the first prize, which should have second, third, ete.; but after careful deliberation they finally placed the prizes as follows: Ist prize, Rail Shooting on the Susque- hanna, U. C. Wanner. 2d prize, At Home in the Rushes, J. E. Stanley. x. 3d, Bob White by Flashlight, S. L. Bee- gle. Lucky, Chas. Vandervelde. 5th, The Golf Girl, George Worth. 6th, A Good Pair to Draw to, E. F. Pope. c 7th, Don’t Bother Me, I’m Busy, A. SS. ss. 8th, I’m Trying to Look Pleasant, Flor- ence Molique. ; oth, Saved, by Gum! G. Wilbur Wood. 1oth, Three Black Crows Sat on a Tree, R. H. Beebe. Special prize for best photo of a live wild animal, On a Newfoundland Marsh, Mrs. W. B. Lee. 11th, The Skater, Rud Engelmann. 12th, The Army and Navy, Chester A. Reed. “sf 13th, At Breakfast, John H. Fisher, Jr. 14th, Yes, Sir, S. G. Jameson.- 15th, A Good Catch, George Hartmann. 16th, A Morning Snooze, J. E. Tylor. 17th, Pin Cushions, Wallace J. Bundy. 18th, Good Bye to Trains for 30 Days, Thos. C. Martindale. 19th, Right on Them, Wm. H.: Fisher. 2oth, Defiance, Geo. W.. Fisk. Fr. ) 21st, Humming Bird, Geo. J. Newgarden. 22d, Caught Once More,’ B. T. Boies. 23d, A Flying Leap, Chas. F. Tess. 24th, American Goshawk, C. V. Oden. 25th, A Cozy Retreat, name of photog- rapher unknown. 26th, The Foster Mother, F. Spittal. 27th, The Eagle’s Gibraltar, A. J. Brun- quist. 28th, Canada Edward A. French. 29th, Antelope in the Bad Lands, Mrs. T. F. Roberts. 30th, Stepping High, E, F, Cowgill, Goose, Dr. 4th, The Fisherman Who is Always. RECREATION. - 31st, A Corking Good Story, R. C. W. Lett. 32d, Goose Shooting on the Big Sioux, E. W. Edgington. - 33d, Blue Heron in His Favorite Haunt, ’ J. P. Hambly. 34th, Young Night Hawk, W. Stark. 35th, Ruffed Grouse, Fred L. Libby. 30th, Pine Grosbeaks, Robert Stevenson. 37th, Honeysuckle Camp, W. D. Gay. 38th, Family of Screech Owls, O. J. Ste- venson. 39th, Young Robins, H. C. Markman. ’ goth, Chicken Thief, A. J. Lewis. 41st, Feeding the Baby, J. B. Parker. 42d, A Sun Bath, F. S. Andrus. 43d, Great Blue Heron, Frank C. Nash. 44th, Making Friends, G. N. Waterbury, Jr 4sth, Coon, Homer W. Squier. 40th, Hawk Eggs, Geo. C. H. Warner. _ 47th, Patching the Canoe, W. E. Lurchin. 48th, Round the Camp Fire, Leonard F. Weston. 49th, The Angler, S. G. Jameson. soth, Grouse, F. J. Angier. sist, A Moonlight Sail, Albert Haanstad. 52d, I’m Busy, C. M. Whitney. 53d, Nest and Eggs of Ruffed Grouse, H. ~H. Fraser. . 54th, Midwinter Recreation, Chas. Mars- den. The following were highly commended : The Coon. Wins; Snake in Full Retreat ; Something Doing: Stick a Tater in His Mouth; Rescued; The Reptile Strikes; A Black Climber prepares an Attack; Mutton Up and Mutton Down, and a River Shore Feast, J. E. Tylor. Posing and Top Line Work, U. C. Wanner. The Early Bird; Trying Their Muscle; Who Wants Me? R. H. Beebe. At Bay and Fly Casting on Williamson River, Oregon, E. C. Cross. Confidence and a High Jump, Chester A. Reed. a . A Sour Old Customer, Wm. H. Fisher. A Good Start and the Turkey Hunters, Frank H. Shaw... Defending His Castle, A. J. Brunquist. The Ski Girl, George Worth. Turtles, James E. Stanley, Jr. A Faithful Mother, J. B. Parker. Woodchuck Prospecting, F. S. Andrus. A Bad Case of Snakes, C. L. Fulstone. The Skaters and the Old Oaken Bucket, C. Vandervelde. The judges were Joseph T. Keiley, © lawyer and expert amateur photographer, and Frank P. Dwyer, General Eastern agent of the Grand Trunk Railway. Both these gentlemen are well equipped in every way ~ for the performance of the difficult task AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. assigned them, and both did what they considered right and fair to all concerned. Many readers will be disappointed at not finding their names in the list, and others at not finding theirs as far up as they had expected; but all such should re- member the peculiar conditions that enter into a contest of this kind. No man or woman can possibly appreciate the difh- culty under which the judges labor, without being themselves placed in such a position. I trust that all who were successful in this competition may be even more so in the next, and that those who did not win prizes this time may get good ones the next time. Only 40 prizes were offered in this com- petition, and, of course, only this number were awarded by the judges. I have, however, decided to send RECREATION one year to each of the persons named on the list and numbered 41 to 54 inclusive. PSEUDO STEREOSCOPIC PICTURES. BARON PAUL TCHERKASSOV. Anyone who has looked at a photograph through a magnifying lens must have no- hs 1 eRe gaals! — ee Oe ee a Ye decrm.— Em, ticed how much more lifelike it tooks ; how all the objects stand out in strong relief ; how much more natural the perspective ap- pears. It must be obvious that if one pic- ture, seen through one magnifying lens, gains so much, a binocular contemplation of 2 identical pictures through 2 lenses is bound to produce a still more striking effect. This is shown to the utmost perfection at- tainable with pictures in monochrome, in stereoscopic pictures, taken with a properly constructed stereoscopic camera. It seems strange, therefore, that, as nearly as I can judge by my personal experience, hardly 20 per cent of amateur photographers do 167 stereoscopic work. I have taken it up re- cently and during this brief time it has af- forded me much more enjoyment than I formerly got out of photographic work with a half plate stand camera and a quarter plate hand camera, with which I have taken many pictures in the last 12 years. One day in 1go1, while going through some old prints, the idea came to me that it might be possible to get a stereoscopic effect with some of them. After a few trials, I learned how to dispose the 2 separate prints, and ‘what sizes to give them, as well as a few minor points the knowledge of which facil- itates the work. The results having proved satisfactory, a brief outline of my methods may interest other photographers. Two conditions must be fulfilled in or- der to attain good results: The focal dis- tance of the lens should be between 4 and 5 inches; and prominent objects in close proximity to the camera should be avoided. This may require some explanation. In genuine stereoscopic work, it is o.1 the ut- most advantage to get some prominent ob- jects in as close proximity to the lens as the latter’s construction permits, for such objects, appearing on the 2 separate prints | Rigat B ee et ee et x [ I | contort ar ge siome< CPS 362, A BS —-7 ! in different positions relative to objects sit- uated farther from the lens, are of great value in bringing out the stereoscopic ef- fect; but, in pseudo stereoscopic work, where they necessarily stand in the same relation to other objects, in both prints, they are not of such value in enhancing the effect of the stereoscopic iamge, while they reveal to the careful observer the imitation. It is strange how differently people re- gard the same picture when they think it is genuinely stereoscopic and after they learn that it is what they call faked. I - once showed my collection to some friends. 168 who admired them greatly and did not criticize those views among the lot which were imitations. Afterward I said that some of the pictures were made up from photos taken with an ordinary hand cam- era; and they went over the whole collec- tion again, but could not find out which were which till I pointed them out. Then it was a case of: “Well, it is wonderful we did not notice it before! Now we see the difference clearly.” After that, they seemed not to care for my made up stereo- scopic pictures, though some of them are exceedingly beautiful. Given a pair of perfectly matched prints, that is, identical in depth and in tone, the next question is what size to cut them, how to trim and how to mount them so as to obtain the desired stereoscopic effect. I take 3 inches wide by 3% high as about the standard. Selecting some point in the picture from which to take the necessary measurements for the width, trim one print so as to get that point 3-16 of an inch farther from the left edge than in the second print. In the second print, add this space of 3-16 inch to the right margin, measuring, of course, from the same fixed point. That is, designating the different parts of the print thus: A, the strip to the left of the arbitrarily chosen starting point X; B, the strip to the right of that point; and C, the 3-16 inch wide strip; the right hand image has the following for- mula: C -+ A +B; and the left hand image, A + B+ C. See diagram. Mount the 2 prints on the stereoscopic blank. To do this properly requires but average care and ability. The most impor- tant operation is to get the base lines of both prints perfectly true. Next comes the trimming of those edges which will come into juxtaposition in the center of the blank. A _ space a trifle over 1-16 inch wide may be left here, but I usually mount the edges close together. There is, perhaps, no novelty in this style of making up stereoscopic prints from single ones. If this should happen to be the case, I can only say that I never have come across a description of it, or heard of it. All there was to learn about it I have worked out by myself, “rule of thumb” fashion. The deductions came afterward. MAKING THE PRIZE WINNERS. Regarding the winner of 3d prize, Bob White by Flashlight, reproduced on page 104 of this issue, I wrote Mr. Beegle as follows: Will you kindly tell me all about the conditions under which the quail picture was made? Was the photo made from a live bird or from a mounted specimen? RECREATION. , It appears to me to be from a live bird, but if you have been reading RECREATION, you will know that as soon as the picture 1s published some critics may bob up and claim it is from a mounted specimen. The second question is, if the bird was alive, was he in his wild state or in domes- tication, or in confinement. If at large, you have been exceedingly fortunate in get- ting so fine a picture of him. The judges, in awarding the prizes, would immediately raise all these questions, and it will be well to have a full statement from you with the picture. To this, Mr. Beegle replied. My photo of a quail was made from a live wild bird, not domesticated, although it was a captive several days, and after the photo was made flew away, perhaps to be- come the prey of some gunner. To assert or imply that it was a snap shot of a quail in the grass, taken by going afield with a camera, would be more than ridiculous; but it is exactly what it represents, a live wild bird, free and unhampered, released and photographed in a tuft of grass, without any strings or other contrivances to keep it confined. It seems to me that any man who ever saw a quail can tell from the nat- ural expression of the bird, the alertness, etc., that no taxidermist could duplicate it. Those who might think it a photo of a mounted specimen I should under no cir- cumstances try to convince. They would not have the intelligence to know a live quail from a stuffed one, and they deserve no consideration whatever. To those who have done any of this work I stand ready to demonstrate that possibly even better pic- tures may be made than the one submitted. This photo was taken with a Goerz lens, I-10 second exposure, and printed on Velox paper. S. L. Beegle, Orange, N. J. The photo of the caribou stag on the bar- rens of Newfoundland was taken October 24, 1903, at 50 feet, as the animal was com- ing slowly toward me. The camera used was an Eastman Cartridge Kodak, No. 4. Mrs. William B. Lee, Rochester, N. Y. This photo is reproduced on page ror of this issue. —-Eprror. Ernie: No, shé€ isn’t going to marry Claude, after all. Ida: But they say he can quote Emerson and Browning. Yes, but the other young man can quote Sugar and Steel—Chicago Daily News. RECREATION is the best magazine pub- lished. J. M. Kyle, Cedarville, O. RECREATION. 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The hollow was too small for him to turn around in and too deep to back out of. We grabbed the dog by the tail and hind legs and pulled him out. He brought the coon with him and never let go until it was dead. Farther up the branch Trueman struck another trail and ran it about half a mile. He finally lost the scent, either because of the thick brush and wet ground or, more probably, as I have since learned, through my bad handling. On the way back to where we had tied the horse the dog com- menced to bark. We found he had another coon in a hollow log. It took about an hour of hard chopping, punching and pry- ing to get the rascal out. He is now living in my coon cage, as contented as can be. W. L. Barnes, Seaford, Del. Mrs. Noorich—That picture’s one of the old masters. Norah (the new. maid)—Well, it can’t be of any value, ma’am, or sure he’d ’av’ took it wid him whin he moved.—Harper’s Mag- azine. 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Bottom Boards rest on the frame, not on the canvas, ribbed longitu- dinally and diagonally. They are stiffer and safer than a Wooden 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. RECREATION. T0 AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS Here is a Chance to Get a FINE CAMERA EASILY ~ A 4x5 Weno 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 10 yearly subscrip- tions to RECREATION. . Xxxvl These are both neat, compact, well-made and handsomely finished cameras, capable of doing high-class work. Sample copies for use in canvassing Surnished on request. Address RECREATION 23 West 24th St. NEW YORK. RECREATION. XXXVil i DRAWN BY ROY MASON, A Marble Safety Pocket is the handiest tool a sportsman ever carried, and a life-saver and comfort-provider in the woods. 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These are no cheap second quality cards but first quality, of extra selected stock, highly enameled and polished, fancy set pattern backs, each pack wrapped in handsome glazed wrapper and packed in strong tele- : scope case. . L. J. Tooley, 141 Burr Oak St., Kalamazoo, Mich. Visitor—You must have a remarkably efficient board of health in this town. Shrewd Native—You are right about that. “Composed of scientists, I presume?” “No, sir. Scientists are too theoretical.” “Physicians, perhaps?” “Not much. We don’t allow doctors on our board of health; nor undertakers, either.” “cc T Hum! What sort of men have you Designed for use in any kind of a boat requiring from 1% H.P. chosen ?” to ee bs P. Either single or double cylinder. Simple, mechanical, ee ae : ” handsome, durable, positive, economical, and moderate priced. Life insurance agents. —New York Our speed control, propeller equipment, and many other features Weekly. should be investigated. OUR NEW PLANT is the largest in the world devoted exclusively to the manufacture of Marine Gasoline Engines. We operate our own pattern, foundry, forge, and machine departments. We manufacture every part of our engines, from fly wheel to propeller, I am glad to see your magazine increas- Every engine is connected to its propeller and given an actual ing in circulation. It is the only real water test before placed in purchaser’s hands. sportsmen’s magazine published SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. ADDRESS DEPT. C s ‘ gaz ; Percy McGhee, El Paso, Tex. Smalley Motor Co., Ltd., Bay City, Mich.,U.S.A. Is what we offer you. A Boat built on modern lines that will prove a pleasure to own and use. Selected materials used through- out, and it comes to you guaranteed the best. A handy and safe boat for fishing and shooting. Send 4 cents in stamps for catalogue and reliable testimony. Mention RECREATION. LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. Kalamazoo, Mioh. Latest patent and improved Canvas Folding Boat on the market. Puncture proof; Tempered steel frame, No bolts to removes Folds most compact of any boat made. xl rit BRIS TOL’STEEL ROD Dib IT WITH THE YOUNG LADYS AID ) 26 27 28 Motors and~- Launches Operated by Gasoline Vapor The Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a revelation to those who have used others. Reliable, safe, durable and easy to operate. emarkable speed cont ol. Best of al it starts when you start it. No handle or crank is used. Our patent igniter is absolutely unique and alway ntant and positive in action. It is really the only per- fect and satisfac- tory igniter. Motors complete from 1% to 25 ac- tual Horse Power ready for installa- tion. We also build a line of the finest launches afloat, com- plete and with our motor installed and all ready to run. We make these in either the usual round stern model or our flat stern torpedo model in lengths from 18 to 35 feet. We can furnish large cabin launches on special order. For excellence of workmanship and beauty of finish and design our boats are ur! surpassed. Ask for description of our fast torpedo outfits Send for Catalogue and live customers. Our custome? testimonials from satisfied are our best advertisers. Fay & Bowen, 28 [ill St.,Auburn,N.Y. RECREATION. Ghe “Bristol’”’ Calendar THIS illustration gives but a faint idea of our beautiful calendar, which is printed in ten colors, making it a handsome and striking design, Hang one in your office, den or home, and when you wanta fishing rod be sure to geta‘* BRISTOL.” Sold by all dealers. Calendar sent to any address on receipt of ten cents (stamps or silver) to cover cost of mailing provided you mention this magazine. Ask for Catalog ‘‘D,’’ describing 25 stylesof ‘‘ Bristol’’ Steel Fishing Rods —it is free. Ghe Horton Mfg. Co. 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Micrometer powder and shot measure, adjustable, and for both black and smoke- less powder, sells for 65 cents. U. S. Government rifle cleaner, any cali- ber, 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. O. Shields. H. S. Hill, 815 11th Street, N. E., Washington, D. C. HAVE YOU A FRIEND ANYWHERE IN THE WOODS, IN THE MOUNTAINS OR ON THE FARM, WHO LONGS FOR SOMETHING TO READ IN THE LONG WINTER EVENINGS, OR IN THE LONG SUMMER DAYS? SEND HIM RECREATION. IT WILL PLEASE HIM A WHOLE YEAR AND HE WILL RISE UP AND CALL YOU BLESSED. AND IT ONLY COSTS YOU $1. Bridgeport, Conn. The Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sirs: Your action with regard to RECREATION would certainly convince the average reader that the criticism complained of must have hit hard; in fact, was true. Harvey C. Went. RECREATION has given me many pleasant hours. Its views and principles are in direct line with my ideas. Sportsmen the country over should be grateful for your earnest, fearless work to save the game. C. Tinker, Moniteau, Pa, Body is bent, so are PRESIDENT Suspenders inclined. Fit the wearers every movement. Metal trimmings cannot rust—no leather to soil theshirt. Satisfaction, a new pair or your money back. Price 50c and $1.00 at deal- ers or by mail. THE C. A. EDGARTON MFG. CO.,, Box 219, Shirley, Mass. Famous Navajo Weavings eagerly sought by collectors, and bought at $50 to $250, are not equal in brilliance of coloring or harmony of design to our Indian Blankets. 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Price each, $6.50 Webber’s Hand-Knit Hunting Jacket, Medium heavy weight, - : - - - each $4.00 Webber’s Hand-knit Alaska Jacket, made with strap across throat, lined pockets pa extra heavy, each $5.00 Portland, Maine, Dec. 28, 1 : Mr. Geo. F. Webber, Detroit, Mich. sah Dear Sir:—Referring to the hunting Jackets purchased from you this Fall, we beg to say that the sportsmen are delighted with them. They certainly fill a long felt want. We expect to have astill larger sale on them next season than we did this year. Yours truly, T. B. DAVIS ARMS CO. ; ; Portland, Oregon, Dec. 16, 1903. Mr. Geo. F. Webber, Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir:—We have just wired you to duplicate our order for 9 dozen shooting jackets and concerning this. would say we wish them made in the same colors and sizes as our order No. 4201. We have found these jackets to be most excellent sellers and in fact they are the best of the kind we have ever sold. They are practically indispensable for atrapshooter and are also used exclusively by local duckshooters here as a warm garment worn under the ordinary hunting coat. They not only afford protection from the cold but the pockets are a great feature as the shooter always has sufficient quantity of shells at his command. Yours truly, HONEYMAN HARDWARE CO., per A.J. Winters. If your dealer does not handle them send me the price and I will send you a jacket, express prepaid, and if not satisfactory, return the jacket and I will return your money. GEO. F. WEBBER “™Nifioa’® DETROIT, MICH. The Harrington & Richardson single gun received. It is a fine specimen, and I feel & almost guilty in accepting it from one who devotes so much time and energy to pro- r tecting our game. If we had: had a few Shields years ago buffalo would still roam our Western plains. promptly obtained OR NO FEE. ‘Trade-Marks, J. D. Snyder, Lowell, Ohio. Caveats, Copyrights’ and Labels registered. TWENTY YEARS’ PRACTICE. Highest references. Send model, sketch or photo. for free report me on eteatabitity, Al business contdgntlaL I have been reading RECREATION but 8 HAND-BOOK FREE. Explainseverything. Tells months, nevertheless I have become more How to Obtain and Sell Patents, What Inventions : Will Pay, How to Get a Partner, explains best firmly attached to it than I have to any mechanical movements, and contains 300 other other publication. subjects ofimportance to inventors. Address, yy C Bradley, Northville, Mich. H. B. WILLSON & CO. attine)s 786 F Street, N.W., | WASHINGTON, D.C. IF YOU WOULD LIVE NEXT TO NATURE READ RECREATION, RECREATION. xliii When You Get Up In the Night The Ever Ready Pocket Flash Light will enable you to find the match box without breaking your My neck. A luxury to every one who camps out, | or who lives in the No Wires No Chemicals No Oil, Smoke nor Odor No Danger country. Price complete, $3. Extra battery (No. 10), 30 cents. The Ever Ready House Lamp Is a luxury for man, woman or child. It obviates all hunting for matches in the = dark. It saves you from falling over the fur- - niture when searching for the water pitcher ~ the other door, or whatever you may seek. ~ ; Fine Lens, Highly Polished Price complete, $3. Reflector, Finely Finished Extra battery (No. 610) 30 cents. Extra bulb, 5oc. Nickel Trimmings. The Ever Ready Ruby Electric Lamp will save the eyes, the patience and the con- science of the amateur photographer who may be fortunate enough to own one, It is provided with patent catch, so that ruby glass slide can be raised and a strong white light can be had. One dry battery will last 3 months and costs only 30 cents. Price of lamp complete, with one battery $2.50. a A ee B. i SCOTT 23 West 24th Street, NEW YORK. I refer, by permission, to the Editor of RECREATION, xliv RECREATION. Date, 190 G. O. SHIELDS, Editor and Manager of RECREATION, 23 West 24th St. New York. 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COPYRIGHTED 1903 SYRACUSE ARMS CO, This picture shows the result of a SINGLE SHOT from a SYRACUSE 16 GAUGE THREES OF THIS KIND ARE HARD TO BEAT — SYRACUSE igthtane: ARMS CoO. CAT. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Mention RECREATION. lity liv RECREATION. No better OWDER in the world for winter shooting than ALSRODE Not affected by any CLIMATE. If you can not get shells in your neighborhood, write to us. SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES 302-304 Broadway, New York Send 5 cents for Specialty Catalogue Mention RECREATION AN IMPORTANT OFFER For 2 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you A RIFLE WICK PLUG Made by Hemm & Woopwarp, Sidney, Ohio, 3e caliber up to so caliber. OR A SHOT GUN WICK PLUG 20 gauge up to ro gauge For 3 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION A Pair of Shot Gun Wick Plugs 20 to ro gauge. Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on application. Address RECREATION, 23W. 24th St., N.Y. 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Where there was a lack of vitality, that the vital nerves lacked power. Where weak organs were found, I always found weak nerves. Not the nerves commonly thought of, but the vital organs’ nerves. The inside—the invisible nerves. This was a revelation. Then my real success began. Then I combined ingredients that would strengthen— that would vitalize these nerves. That prescription I called a restorative. It is known the world over now as Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. After that I did not fail to cure one in each hundred. In the extremely difficult cases, my failures for five years were only one in each forty treated. I found cancer incurable. Cancer is for surgery, not medicine.. Then how to get this prescription to the sick ones everywhere, was my thought. I must announce it in the public press. But, thought I, will they realize the real truth of my discovery—the real power of Dr. Shoop’s Restorative? 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THE NEW WAY po SEP ea > = whan? ~~ ee lf a — | | At last an honest sou! has put a 15% foot launch with gasoline engine re © Sf 3. Kae ‘ A | oe te] £7 | | ‘t— Fa —— () ly ly RECREATION Copyright, December, 1903, by G. O. Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies $1.00 A YEAR. G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 WEST 24TH STREET, 10 CENTS A Copy. Editor and Manager. New Yorxk CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER 3 EP, ee eC MNOS 2S, a. fates dob alo wees eo lo ekbeedecdeuucacactiader FRONTISPIECE OE MOONE SEMUNIGUNEIDS dd52 nas os oseseescnste cham, adansdnce's eapeeccdndecdanscsecencesesseeeccces W.J. 171 Where the White Goats Get Their Salt. Illustrated.... ....-....2.2. cececececveeeeeeees G.O.SHIELDs 175 cM Ak ale sits. 0 oy cota ais ac tay Ge vnans <> aos ecasacdee se CHARLES S. Moopy 177 sles oll RU a ain’ 5 sneer hc eeey = ae teat Es AE Akan ser anes ened chase vee FRANK MossMAN 179 An Eye for An Eye. Illustrated . 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Foca a ES a MOM ah Mie tee ye RO CANDICE A, BRAMBLE 208 A Pilfering Grizz]y...-....2.2-.--ccesccccccccccscccccccnscccceccccceccccecccssesscseees FRANK R. GROVER 209 From the Game Fields............-.-.--.ss00+. BART ot PIOMEINE winls fin 05d ap iny seen to Owe cain ddan sn woncee ce 236 MINE AMPERES Niwas cn van 520s vagy vee sar Be. (V Illustrated Catalogue of other novelties on request. i Sold Everywhere, u AMERICAN RING CO, F—59 Prince Street, Q) Dept. 44, Waterbury, Conn. Y FREE.—Valuable Booklet on How to Treat Diseases._ — WY ~~ — L—> —— >. > — — — — Kt —— — ee = =, i = Se oS RECREATION. For Hunters, Anglers, Prospectors, Ranchmen, The Press Button Knife A single pressure ofthe button opens it. It locks open, cannot close on the fingers, saves the finger nails, has 2 blades hand-forged from Wardlow’s best English steel, and is in every respect as good a knife as can be made. 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McPhee, of Winnipeg, Roy Moffatt, of Pembroke, Ontario, Philip Billneau, of Duluth, and Alec Holmes, of Fres- no, California, found themselves at the headwaters of the Porcupine river in the season of 1898, too late to attempt its descent by boat. With no other guide than one of Ogilvie’s charts, they started, some time after winter had set in, to make a Southward cross- country trip of about 200 miles, to reach the Yukon. Holmes froze both feet at the out- set, though not seriously. Believing himself unequal to the long trip, he de- cided to turn back and trust to getting enough salmon at a previously found hole in the ice to keep off starvation until help should come, Holmes and Billneau were partners, independent of the other 3 men, but the 2 parties had joined for the trip up the Porcupine and overland. Moffatt and Billneau decided to remain with Holmes, Mof- fatt being the best hunter of the party, while Ritchie and McPhee continued the journey as already planned. They were to return with help as soon as it could be secured. Holmes, Moffatt and Billneau went into camp at Fish branch on the upper Porcupine. Holmes fished while Mof- fatt and Billneau hunted. They had 7 dogs ; the other 2 men pushed on with 4. All the party were poorly provided with clothing for cold weather, but they were stout young fellows, 25 to 35 years old. Ritchie and McPhee left the others October 31. They crossed the 3 lakes 17! We at the head of the Porcupine, crossed a mountain range, with snow 2 feet deep, traversed a wide, uneven valley drained by 3 tributaries of the Ogilvie river, crossed another low range, and found themselves on the head of the left fork of Big Sheep creek, which pours into the Yukon a few miles below 7o-mile river, and 130 miles below Dawson. They reached a cabin at the mouth of Big Sheep a few days later, having been 10 days on the trip, about half of that time without food except some beaver hides. They had lost one dog and were on the point: of killing one of the survivors for food. They had seen some game on the way, but were unable to get any. The young men _ found good friends at the cabin. It was occupied by 4 old timers: Al and Lee Pate, George Stiller and Julius Sternberg. These men at once volunteered to re- turn and help the others of the party out of their predicament. McPhee had an incipient attack of scurvy and a frost-bitten toe. Ritchie, who, despite the hardships he had undergone, was in good shape to travel again, acted as guide for the rescue party, his compan- ions being Lee Pate and Julius Stern- berg. With several extra pairs of snow shoes they set forth November, 13, with 30 days’ food supply. As the young men had come through in Io days, the relief party expected to make the round trip in a month. Over 6 weeks passed and no word was heard from them, The people of 70-mile began to talk of sending after them. Finally, December 19, they re- 172 turned, exhausted, having been 6 days practically without food. Un- fortunately they had not found the men whom they had gone to relieve. They had found the camp at the sal- mon hole, near Fish branch, and a note left by Moffatt, saying his party had been unable to replenish their supply of game or fish, and, fearing assistance might be delayed in reaching them, had decided to attempt the return trip to La Pierre house, 200 miles down the Porcupine. La Pierre house is an abandoned trading post, but a few Indians usually winter in that vicinity, and from them the men might get help. Otherwise, they might be able to make the portage to Fort McPherson, 80 miles farther, where some of the party had a large stock of provisions cached. Though the note did not so state, it was evident that Holmes was able to travel, doubt- less with some aid from the dogs. “It is to be regretted,” said Mr. ‘Pate, “that they did not come on our way, instead of turning back. Had they done so, they would have met us half way and both parties would have probably been saved considerable hard- ship. However, they knew their way back over the trail they had come and were ignorant of the country this way. They had no means of knowing if their partners had reached the Yukon.” The members of the relief party were reluctant to go into details of their experiences; they had no desire to pose as heroes and made light of their hardships, remarking that they had discovered the needlessness of car- rying provisions on an Alaskan winter trip. “You don’t feel hungry after the second or third day,” said Pate, “though you do feel yourself getting weaker all the time. A little tea and tobacco we had helped out won- derfully. The worst feature about going without food is that it makes you more susceptible to cold. We were unable to sleep the last 2 nights; had RECREATION. to stay up and keep a roaring fire going. Yes, of course, we had the dogs, and had we not known that we should probably hold out, one or 2 of the animals might have gone the way of all flesh.” That the men had gone without food almost too long was made plain when they attempted to eat. Sternberg faint- ed outright and considerable effort was required to bring him around. The others experienced more or less nau- sea, vertigo, etc., but with a little cau- tion were soon able to eat heartily, On the trip they had had but one chance at game. A moose was seen, and Sternberg, a man of considerable repu- tation as a hunter, attempted to secure the animal but failed. Sleds and snow shoes were in bad shape. The snow shoe lacings and all spare bits of hide, even to the dog whip, had been fed to the dogs on the return trip. Narrating his experience, Ritchie said : “We left Edmonton early in Sep- tember, 1897, having been induced to try that route largely by the advertis- ing of Edmonton merchants and by an article written by A. A. Hemming, of Hamilton, Ont., who had never made the trip. Hemming called it the “poor man’s route.” We found it anything but that. It is not only an intolerably roundabout way of getting into the country, but is extremely expensive and difficult. “Our party wintered on the Macken- zie below Great Slave lake. We pushed on to Peel river in the spring. At Granite Rapids a pistol costs $50. At Smith’s Rapids it cost $15 to $100 to have a boat taken through. At Fort McPherson, on Peel river, we had to take the 80 mile portage to Por- cupine waters. There Indians are in- dispensable if you wish to get an outfit over; the packing charge is $7 a hun- dredweight. . “It was July before McPhee, Mof- fatt and I finally arrived on the Porcu- pine, with but a few hundred pounds of food. We were joined by Holmes A TALE OF ALASKAN HARDSHIPS. and Billneau, who, like ourselves, had decided to try the extreme headwaters. We prospected all summer, but found no gold; I believe there is no pay dirt on the headwaters of the Porcupine. During the summer there was plenty of game and we got along well. It was not until both flour and tobacco had given out that things began to look blue; yet we were making good progress toward the Yukon, and all would have got out of the country had not Holmes frozen his feet.” Mr. Ritchie told in detail the story of the trip out by McPhee and himself; that their food gave out in 4 or 5 days; that they were threatened by a band of wolves, which were finally driven off ; that bad luck followed 2 efforts to shoot game they saw, and that they were finally reduced to the necessity 173 of eating in succession 5 beaver hides. “How did we manage to eat them? Oh, we singed off-all the hair, then toasted pieces of the hide to a crisp and chewed.” Both McPhee and Ritchie had little doubt that Moffatt, Billneau and Holmes were able to reach La Pierre house, though it was a long, hard trip to make inside the Arctic circle, in midwinter, on short rations. | It was not the case, however. The 3 men were never again seen alive. The next summer Indians found 2 skele- tons on the Porcupine, 80 miles from Belle river, and showed them to the N. W. mounted police. The bones were supposed to be those of 2 of the missing men. Where the third one met his death is unknown. AMATEUR PHOTO BY ©, C. SPEIGH1. SCREECH OWL. One of the 20th Prize Winners in Recreation’s 7th Annual Photo Competition, A MOUNTAIN GOAT TRAIL, 174 WHERE THE WHITE GOATS GET THEIR SALT. G. O. SHIELDS. Photos by the Author. There is in the Canadian Rockies one of the greatest goat licks to be found any- where. It appears to have been used hun- dreds of years, and in that time many tons of earth have been eaten and carried away by these strange animals. The formation is a light, chalky clay, and appears to contain a large percentage of some form of salt that the animals require in the summer, when eating young grass or other plants. This clay was deposited by the river ages ago, when it was a much larger stream than now, and when the normal stage of water was probably 20 or 30 feet above where it is at the present day. The bank has an average height of 30 or 40 feet above the present water line and is about 200 feet long. It is covered with spruce and pine trees, some of which are a foot in di- ameter, and among them is a heavy growth of grass and weeds. There are trails leading into the lick from the surrounding mountains, which average a foot to 2 feet in width, and which are in places worn a foot deep in the hard earth. As we traveled up the river on which this lick is situated, we saw goat tracks any- where from a week to a month old, 20, 30 and even 40 miles away, all headed up stream. These indicated that the goats were making their spring migrations to their Saratoga, so to speak. It is not un- reasonable to suppose that goats living 100 miles distant gather about this lick and spend the summer there, ranging back each day 5 to 10 miles to get their food. Their trails can be followed 4 or 5 miles back before the animals seem to scatter out to feed. One of these trails leads up the river about a mile, to where a big drift has formed, which extends entirely across the stream. Trees of all sizes have jammed in there and piled up, one on another, form- ing a complete bridge across the stream, and the goats walk these foot logs night and morning, as they go to and from their salt feast. We were seriously in need of fresh meat when we arrived at our camp near the lick, and Wright went up there to get a young goat. There was nothing doing at the lick at that time, so he followed the trail up the river, crossed the drift on the same logs the goats used, picked up the trail on the opposite side and followed it up a mountain 2 or 3 miles away. There the animals habitually scattered out and roamed in search of the food they needed to carry on their business. 175 Wright climbed to an altitude of about 1,200 feet above the river, when he landed on a sharp ridge, and looking up, saw a band of 22 goats, old, young and middle aged, big, little and middle sized. He slipped up to them, picked out a goat that would make a few square meals for us, killed him and brought him to camp. Wright said he could have loaded the pack train in 5 minutes if he had been disposed to use his opportunity. At the first shot, some of the goats trotted away, but most of them stayed about, or walked toward him and tried to find out if the thing was still loaded. He was within 40 feet of some of the big old Billies, but had meat enough for present purposes, so did not disturb them. Unfortunately, he did not take his camera with him that day. The goats have eaten into the side of the hill in places, so far that the roots of the trees hang down over the excavation. The eager and hungry animals keep on dig- ging and eating clay until now and then a large chunk of the overhanging bank falls on them, crumbles and tumbles down into the river. They have loosened some large rocks which have rolled down part way. Many standing trees and several old logs that had lain on this hill for years have been undermined and have slid down into the river. The cupidity of these poor brutes has proved the destruction of most of them. The time has evidently been when thou sands of goats used the lick, where but a few, perhaps 100, use it now. All about there on the river banks are remains of old Indian camps, and in each of these is a veri- table bone yard. The Indians have evi- dently made a practice of going there every summer, for perhaps too years past, killing goats and drying the meat for winter use; yet the poor brutes crave the salt so eagerly that they keep on going back every summer to get more, just as an old toper will keep going back to a saloon for more whiskey, even though he may have been kicked out of it a dozen times. There are unprincipled pot hunters who go to these licks now, and kill 10 or 20 goats, where each man should be satisfied with one. It requires no hunting whatever. If a man is too lazy to climb the hills, he can simply sit down anywhere within rifle range of the cut bank an hour before sun- set, or at daybreak, and pot his goats when they come in to get their supper or break- fast of salt mud. A GOAT LICK. 176 THE SAGE GROUSE. There are several other goat licks or sheep licks in the Canadian Rockies, but none I have heard of are so large, nor have any been used to such an extent as this 177 one has. The Canadian Government should enact a law prohibiting the killing of any goat or sheep, elk or deer within 2 miles of any salt lick. THE-SAGE ‘GROUSE. CHARLES My first acquaintance with the sage grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus, was in the early spring of 83, when on a visit to the Big Bend of the Columbia. In my youthful verdancy I mistook these birds for turkeys strayed from some _ farmhouse. Where the farmhouse was, I had not paused to ask myself. In all that immense plateau there was only one human habitation. Wild Goose Bill, a squaw man, held dominion over the whole country, a region that is now one great wheat field. The grouse were sitting beneath the sage brush lining the dim wagon trail, and with my new Fox gun I slew one, congratulating myself that we should have fresh meat for supper. We had it, but somehow we did not enjoy it as I had expected. They say it is all right when you get used to it, but it takes any- body except a Siwash a long time to get used to it. When the spring sun has brought new life to the sleeping vegetation, Mr. Sage Grouse dons his courting garments, tunes his lyre, and goes forth to seek a mate. He usually finds one, for it has been my obser- vation that the softer sex are within hail- ing distance whenever there is any wooing on hand. Having made his advances and been accepted, the twain repair to some ele- vated spot, bare of vegetation, that, during the nesting season, is used as a trysting place. There, at early morning, and late evening, the ardent swain, with wings spread, tail and head erect, struts to and fro before his demure dame, all the while giving vent to a series of gutturals that may be particularly fetching to the object of his amours, but are anything but har- mony judged by human standards. How long this performance is continued I am un- able to say; probably, however, throughout the laying time and until the mother bird takes up the task of incubation. The nesting site is some swale grown with rye grass, or some hillside underneath a large sage. There are laid 8 to 10 beau- tiful, dark brown eggs, deeply mottled and streaked with black. The nest is a mere depression in the light, alkali soil. The S. MOODY. period of incubation corresponds to that of the other Galline, that is, about 21 days. When the little downy, cream colored chicks first make their appearance they re- semble those of the domestic hen; and like the hen, the mother bird is extremely solici- tous for their welfare. So intrepid is she in their defense that she has been known to beat off a great barred owl which was seeking a young grouse for dinner. It has been suggested, owing to the fact that these birds inhabit the dry, arid plains of our Northwest, that they do not drink. Such is not the case. When the country was new and unsettled, at evening the hunter could see thousands of them wing- ing their way to some distant spring. Visit the springs, of which there were a few, and the noise of the wings was as distant thun- der, as the birds rose in myriads. Late in the fall, after the winter winds have begun to blow, the male bird who has spent the summer with some of his cronies boasting about the size and excellency of his brood, a habit he probably learned from some human fathers I know, rejoins his flock. Together they seek a sheltered val- ley, where their winter food of sage grows, and there pass the cold months. It is the sage that gives them a taste like concen- trated sausage seasoning. The sage grouse is an unwary bird. It can be approached within a few rods. These birds possess a curiosity akin to that of the antelope, which impels them to investi- gate anything new. Once on the wing, however, their flight is graceful and swift, much like that of an English pheasant. When a sage grouse starts for the next county it takes a good marksman to bring him down. I deeply regret that pot hunt- ers have been permitted to slaughter this magnificent bird, so little fit for the table yet so picturesque a figure in the landscape. In a few more years the lover of Nature will be compelled to visit some museum of natural history or some zoological garden for a sight of the birds that were once door- yard visitors at every ranch on the Western plains. AMATEUR PHOTO BY G. W. WOOD. SAVED, BY GUM! Winner of goth Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with Bausch & Lomb Lens AMATEUR PHOTO BY R, H. BEEBE. THREE BLACK CROWS SAT ON A TREE. Winner of roth Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with Goerz Lens. 178 BEARS AND THINGS. FRANK MOSSMAN, A black bear will eat anything, from a honey bee to a well greased sawmill. He is an epicure on honey. He will knock over a hive and fight off bees with one hand while he helps himself to tenderloin honey steaks with the other. He is also fond of pork. He will gather a hog in his arms as mamma does her baby, and cuff it into silence if it yells. When he has reached timber with it, he will sit on his haunches and cuff it till Porkie is converted into chops, spare ribs, sausages and other convenient deli- cacies. I remember some fun I once had with a bear which was trying to carry off my winter’s supply of spareribs. I had danced all night at a country hop and on my return at daybreak to my palatial resi- dence, half wickyup, half cyclone remains, I found Bruin at his work. I had neither a gun nor son of a gun, so grabbing the first thing within reach, a pitchfork, I went after him and poked him in the dining car. I was handicapped by my swallowtail coat, though it eventually proved useful. The bear paid no heed to me till I poked him; then he turned on me. We both sparred cautiously for an opening. Think- ing he had caught one the bear made a swipe at me, and caught me on the hash machine. Feeling that I could fight freer in my working clothes, I started to the house for them. The bear removed all those little difficulties, and my _ clothes. Five to one on Bruin and no takers, when 2 young ladies happened along. The sight of a bear chasing a wild eyed man, whose only raiment was a pair of poorly matched side whiskers was too much for their nerves, and they unbuckled a few yells, which caused my pursuer to break for the timber. I did likewise, having always been noted for modesty when my wardrobe was not handy. My clawhammer coat undoubtedly saved my life. When the fight was the hottest the tails of that garment displayed almost human intelligence. I could see_ better fighting grounds on a tree a mile away and started for it. That’s where the coat tails got in their work. They flapped up and down so fast in the bear’s face that he could see nothing but coat tails and the dust I kicked up. I finally reached the tree but the bear had lost hope of lunching on me and dropped out of the race. On one occasion my dog ran a bear into a big hollow cedar. Coming up, I sent one of my dogs into the hole at the ground. 179 As he did not get hurt I went in. Peering up into the darkness above me and seeing nothing, hearing no sound, | concluded the dog had been fooled. Just then something slipped, and_ it wasn’t the bark. It was the bear. I made for the hole; so cid the bear. The fellow was so delighted at the meeting that he took me in his arms and folded me to his bosom. He hugged me so close, and with- al was so awkward with his claws, that for a moment I contemplated sending for a suit of clothes. At last, through a slight inadvertence on the bear’s part I got out and with a lucky shot laid him low. I was so changed in appearance that my dogs didn’t know me at first. I was a second Rip Van Winkle, as far as clothes and rips were concerned. If you wish to know how the tail end of a cyclone feels just get fast in the hollow of a tree in company with a healthy bear and 4 or 5 dogs. 3 In my youthful days it was my dearest ambition to own a menagerie. ‘The great lack was for material. One fortunate day | I chanced on 2 bear cubs, gathered them , in my arms and started joyfully homeward. Unluckily the old lady bear came on the ™ scene and.asked to be included in the col- lection. As my project did not embrace a 3 ring attachment I dropped the cubs, also the menagerie scheme, and fled for life, making more noise and tracks than 2 menageries. I reached my long legs in front of me, pulled the distance under me, and kicked it out behind, like a streak of small boys 100 yards long. I once set a trap for a bear: several traps, in fact. A stout pen was made in the timber and a hog put in. This bait was fed once in 2 days, and the way he yelled for rations was a caution. The bear heard the rumpus, came up to pay the hog a visit, and began by taking a walk around the pen. In that way he put his foot in it, a No. 5 Newhouse. There was another trap, but the bear seemed satisfied; didn’t care to look up any more; so he tarried there till I went out and called on him socially, Late in the fall the bears here fill up on salmon, then crawl into a hole and pull it in after them. I found a bear hole once, and crawled in. The bear had hired a family of skunks to ’tend door. As I had no ticket they refused me admittance, but generously presented me a bouquet. I re- tired. I may get old and gray, but the scent of that bouquet will linger in my whiskers forever. Geo A King = THE FOX, STRAINING EVERY MUSCLE, FLEW OVER THE WHITE SOFTNESS. 180 AN EYE FOR AN EYE. MELEAGRO. It was a clear cold night late in Janvary. A full moon, shining on the fields of snow, unbroken save by patches of evergreen and maple forest, made the night almost as light as day. A hardly perceptible wind drifted from the North, causing the tall tree tops to sway lazily to the accompaniment of a gentle moaning. In a hollow among some young hemlocks, with the large, dark woods on both sides, sat a rabbit, attentively lis- ATTENTIVELY LISTENING. tening to something moving in the depths of the gloomy forest. The spot was a na- tural enclosure. everything was in another world, for all that human senses could detect. The rab- bit, however, was greatly interested in something there in the woods, and signi- fied his curiosity by his fixed position. Sit- ting on his haunches with his ears inclined slightly forward, he looked much like the stump near which he was stationed. He remained thus several minutes, and then quietly resumed his feeding, digging holes in the snow wherever his nose told him there lay some delicate morsel. Still he Beyond its hemlock wall ' seemed ever on his guard, keeping one ear in a listening attitude. On the other side of the border of ever- greens, in the dark woods, crouched a larger form. It lay at full length on the snow, its whole attitude showing intense excitement. Slowly and with utmost pre- caution it glided forward. So steady were its movements that they were almost im- perceptible. It raised one dark fore foot, placed it before the other, keeping its head pointed in the same direction and its tail and back on a level. It was a fox, witha dinner in sight, or, more correctly, in scent. Never did animal take more pains, and never was there a more beautiful crea- ture than this fox, stalking his dinner; every line of his body a natural curve, and the whole the emblem of crafty grace. Slowly he approached the border of the moonlit glade. Carefully he placed his feet, that they might make no sound; for the slightest misstep would mean the loss of his dinner, and he was hungry. the pine clad slopes of the high right bank. The scenes of destruction, the reek of the fires, were forgotten till we neared the mouth of the White river, Belava. There the air was laden to such an extent with the smoke of distant forest fires that the sun stood out like aé_ dull, orange disc; so dull, in fact, that one could look at it with little inconvenience, as at the moon. AMATEUR PHOTO BY WM, H FISHER. RIGHT ON THEM. Winner of 19th Prize in Recreation’s 8th An- nual Competition. Made with Eastman Kodak. PAUL TCHERKASSOV. AS IN A LOOKING GLASS. The surface of the river was perfectly calm; not a ripple, not a breath of air; not a sound beyond the throbbing of the steamer’s engines and the churning of her powerful wheels. Of a sudden, from be- hind a bend of the bluff on the left bank, another steamer appeared, going up stream and keeping close to the left bank. Her reflection in the water struck me as excep- tionally clear and fine, and I risked a snap shot at her, while our steamer was tearing along, full speed, toward her in her course down stream. A small boy in a Pennsylvania school produced the following as his contribution to the closing exercises in English com- position: “King Henry VIII. was the greatest widower that ever lived. He was born at a place called Annie Domino, and had 51 wives, besides children and things. The first was beheaded and after- ward executed, and the second was re- voked. Henry the eighth was succeeded to the throne by his great grandmother, the beautiful Mary Queen of Scot, sometimes called the Lady of the lake, or the Lay of the last Minstrel.”—The Pilot. An optimist falling from a toth story window, called out cheerfully as he passed each story, going down, “All right so far!” —Exchange. 199 BRISTLEBACKS IN THE YOSEMITE VALLEY. It remained for a trio of anglers, Claude Shafer, Gus Gobel and Harry Edell, the Jatter a well known sportsman of this city, to shatter one of the traditions woven about the trout fishing in the Yosemite Valley. For years sportsmen have seldom caught more than one or 2 trout a day in the valley, but Messrs. Shafer, Gobel and Edell were equipped with a knowledge of woodcraft and with skill as ang- lers. The trout were not rising to the fly during their recent visit, but they soon found what bait would tempt the shy fish from the deep pools. For 2 weeks their daily catch averaged more than 8o0 fish. These ranged in weight from half a pound to 2 pounds. After supplying their own table the remainder was distributed among friends who caught, as the streams were whipped to death by anglers for miles all through the valley. The water was clear, which made the fish shy. The enclosed picture shows you our last day’s catch. Harry Edell, San Francisco. It would be interesting to know just how these men really did get their fish. If the stream in question was whipped to death, as Edell states, and if other men were get- ting only 2 or 3 trout a day, how could these chaps possibly make an average, in any GUS. GOBEL, HARRY were enjoying a visit to the valley.—San Fran- cisco Call. To my inquiry regarding the truth of this report I received the following letter: San Francisco, Cal. We had great sport in the Yose- mite valley and it is true that we caught an abundance of trout, although we met any number of anglers with not over 2 or 3 fish as the result of a day’s work. We fished about 6 of the 10 days we spent in the val- ley and averaged over 80 a day, or over 500 in all. We had to work for every one we EDELL, CLAUDE SHAFER, SAN FRANCISCO. legitimate way, of 80 fish to each man for the 6 days? I have no doubt they got the fish, but every honest man who reads Edell’s letter will wonder how they got them. Men who will slaughter fish at such a rate and then string them up and be photographed with them, would not hesitate to use a net or even a stick of dynamite occasionally ; and although these men parade their fly rods and their fish baskets. in the picture, suspicion will lurk in the mind of every reader of RECREATION. Shafer’s number in the fish hog pen is 969, Edell’s 970, and Gobel’s 971. Aspiration + perspiration = inspiration.— Life. 200 ae MY TRIP TO WOOD'S CANYON. {(Report of Edward Cashman to Captain Abercrombie, U. S. A.) I left Valdez October 18th with 4 com- panions, to recover 13 horses left in Wood’s canyon. One of these men, Charles An- derson, made the trip from Sawmill camp, on Klutena river, to the soldiers’ camp on Low river in 1% days. We had 2 days’ supplies. Our first stop was at Dutch camp on Low river. The second day we camped with the soldiers who were cutting trail. The trail from Valdez to their camp was good. The third day we left camp at 8 o’clock and at 10:30 were on top of the divide. The trail up the divide was clear of brush, and on the top was level. On our left was a bluff and a small lake. We were about half way around the lake when we saw a bear. Going through the pass we saw another bear sitting on a rock. We arrived at the banks of a large river at one o’clock, and camped the rest of the day. We looked for some flour which the sol- diers: told us was there, but found none. The next day we broke camp at 8 a. m., went down the valley 2 miles and started through a small canyon to our left. We broke through the ice several times, my boots getting full of water. Beyond the canyon we found a small glacier. It took us from 11 until 4 to cross it, traveling through 2 feet of snow, which was falling all the time. Beyond the glacier we entered a small valley, all rocks. We could go no farther, as it was dark. We walked around a large rock all night. At daylight we started out and at to o’clock found some wood. We built a fire to thaw out. It took half an hour to get my boots off, and I found all the toes of my left foot and the great toe of my right foot frozen. rubbed them with snow and went on down the valley. It began to snow, and we could not see Io yards. We traveled 4% hours, then came back to our camp fire again. About that time we concluded we were lost. In the morning we climbed the moun- tain, but could not see because of the thick weather. Several days were lost in that way. One clear day while I was on the mountain I saw a large lake. I suggested that we go to the lake and find out where we were. We started down a stream which came from the glacier, crossed it and fol- lowed it several days, walking on the ice, struck what I recognized as the Quartz creek trail. We were so weak by that time we could hardly travel. When I told the boys we could get to the rapids in a day, it braced them up; but it took us 1% days to get there. When we arrived at the camp the people could not do enough for us. Through the kindness of Dr. Townsend, who treated my toes, and Mr. Fishline, who gave us pro- visions, we were soon on our feet again. “ My companions stopped there and I left We > * 2 miles wide. as the stream was freezing. The streams. freeze from the bottom, then from the side. In going down we saw tracks of bears and wolverines in the snow, and found where a bear had been fishing for salmon. Both stream and lake were full of large salmon. We saw 9 bears in the woods. It took us a day to oe ‘around the lake, when we for Copper Center. We had been 8 days without eating. It had taken us 11 days to make the trip, but I could do it again in 4. We kept too far to the Northwest. In my opinion a good trail can be made to Copper river via Low river. I left Copper Center November Ist with Jack Stewart and Joe Ham. We were 2 days getting to Nicolai No. 2 wigwam, and stopped there 2 hours. We left Copper Center Monday. The river was full of mush ice. Wednesday we stopped at the mouth of Tonsena river to deliver a Jetter to Mr. Fritts, who was win- tering 12 horses there. We had a hard time on account of cold and ice. Friday we were caught in the ice jam, and our boat was lifted 8 feet in the air. We had to use the seats of the boat for snow shoes to reach a shoal 100 yards from us, as the ice was not solid enough to hold us. We camped on the shoal and at 3 the next morning were awakened by the ice moving. We were like rats in a trap. Our boat was gone and the ice was moving all around us. It piled up, cake on cake, 15 feet high in the middle of the river. It was forced up on the shoal and stopped within 3 feet of our tent. At daylight the ice stopped moving and was solid enough to walk on. Some Indians came over and helped us pack what was left of our stuff to the bank of the river, which there was about We were almost opposite Kotsena river. It took us till Monday morning to pack our goods to where we found the horses. Nine were alive and 3 dead, and one was missing. We found him later on the river flats. One leg was broken and his tongue hung from his mouth, which was _ frozen _ shut. We shot him. Stewart and I left Ham to watch the horses and went down to Wood’s canyon to find a crossing to Taral. The Chittyna river was about one mile above and was open as far as we _ could see. We found a place where the ice had jammed, crossed to Taral and found the old squaw of whom you bought fish when — 202 . RECREATION. — we went down the river. She remembered me. There was also a buck who had iust come up from Algonick. We could scarcely make them understand what we wanted. When we asked for the saddles they thought we meant Seattle. They could sabe San Francisco and Seattle, but not saddles. The Indian whose cache they occupied lived at the mouth of the Chittyna, and as he had the cabin locked and was away, we had to wait. We took the Indian who was at Taral, and tried to cross to the horses, but the ice was gone and there was no way to get across. The Indian invited us into his shack and we were glad to go, as it was extremely cold and we had left our blank- ets on the other side. This Indian could talk good English, as he had worked at Eyack in the summer. The Indians treated us well. They brought out their chinaware and gave us beans, fruit. bacon, tea, sugar, lard for butter, and baking powder bread. They also had boiled salmon. The old squaw, in honor of having white men in her shack, put on her best sack, made of a red handkerchief. She was prouder of it and her chinaware than white women are of their sealskins and silver. We slept that night on the floor, rolled in a moose skin. For breakfast we had beans, tea, berries, and their last piece of bacon. After break- fast the old woman took the platter from which we had eaten beans and licked it clean. She then boiled some salmon and had her own breakfast. She offered us some, but we declined. When we were ready to start she fell over herself trying to thank us for sleeping in her house. She said, “Tanks, tanks! White man hi-yu; you good white man sleep here,” etc. She would not let us thank her or give her anything. We had to go down about 3 miles from Taral in Wood’s canyon before finding a crossing. The Indian with us had never seen a horse. He saw the one we shot and wanted to know if we would “pot catch hima” the skin. We did so, I letting him have my knife to skin it with. He stopped with us that night, unwillingly, as, for some reason, they do not like to visit this side of the river. We helped him pack the horse skin and by the time we reached Taral the other Indian had returned from Chittyna. He gave us 4 pack saddles, 2 riding saddles, 14 halters, one saddle bag, 2 bridles and a lot of rope. They helped us pack them to the other bank, but would not go up where the horses were. When we bade the Indians good bye, they asked whither we were going. We told them up to the Tasnuna. They said we could not, as it was “hi-yu rock and 5 sleep.” They would take nothing from us, because we had so little ourselves. They told us to come back to them if we were short of grub and they would supply us. They said, “White mati ha-lo muck-a-muck. Indian hi-yu muck-a- muck. One moon hi-yu cold white man no muck-a-muck. Indian potlatch hi-yu muck- a-muck. One moon hi-yu cold, hi-yu wind, white man die’; which we found nearly right, We had hard work to catch the horses, as they were half wild. Built a rope cor- ral and got them in it, but they broke through 3 times. We then felled trees and built a log corral and drove them in. We had to pen them in a corner and pile logs around them before we could get the halt- ers on. We then started down the river, but the horses could not walk on the ice. They kept breaking through and slipping. We started over the hills, but after 10 days hard traveling had to turn back, as the country was full of canyons running at right angles to Wood’s canyon. By that time all our supplies were gone, except one pot of beans. We used to stay up at night to do our cooking, as the days were so short we did not have time to cook. It became dark about 2:30 p. m. and light about 8:30 a. m. Every night we would secure a rope between 2 trees and then tie the horses on each side near the fire. When we pulled the halter of one of the horses he would pull back. Once a horse pulled back and fell on the fire and our last pot of beans. We could not get him up and had to pull the fire out from under him. He was badly burned around the legs. We lost our beans and had to go hungry that day and the next until we came to an Indian shack where they gave us salmon and tea. They did not have anything else. We slept in the shack. In going up the hill at Wood’s canyon a horse caught his pack in the roots of a falien tree and fell. He rolled over and over like a rubber ball. We heard him coming and had to hustle to keep out of his way. He went by us like a shot, heels over head. We thought he would be badly injured and took a gun down to shoot him, but when we arrived at the foot of the hill he was standing drinking at a hole in the ice, his pack in place and not a scratch on him. The weather at that time was ex- ceedingly cold and growing colder. Our fingers and faces were frost-bitten. Then the horses began to give out. They would lie down and not get up. We lifted one up 4 times, but he could not go over 50 yards before he would drop again. We were compelled-to shoot 4 horses in one day. One broke through the ice and we had to go back to an Indian shack to get an axe to cut the ice around him. We hitched 2 horses to him and pulled him out. As soon as he got out he froze hard as a rock. As the Indians up this part of the river were short of grub we cut this horse up EE eS MY TRIP TO WOOD’S CANYON. 203 “ and lived on him for 4 days till we arrived at the Tonsena, where Mr. Fritts made us stop 2 days to rest and thaw out. He told us it was 35 and 40 degrees below zero. We had 3 horses and a mule, but had to shoot one horse there, as it could go no farther. Mr. Fritts treated us very kindly, giving us all the flour he could spare. He was short himself’ and as his cache was at Copper Center he could not give us much. We had lost all track of time. He told us it was about a week before Thanksgiving. We left there with 2 horses and the mule. We packed our grub on one horse and our bedding on the other horse and the mule. The first day in going down a hill from the Tonsena, Stewart led a horse half way down, when the mule slipped and rolled down on him, knocking him and the horse over. All 3 ‘went to the bottom together, but without damage. . The other horse turned and ran back on the trail, scatter- ing our grub and what was left of the. horse meat. I headed him off 3 times, but he dodged me and got away. We found the most of our grub. The horse meat we could not find. It was a very cold day and the night was much colder. We made Nicolai No. 2’s house at dark and were glad enough to sleep there. The next night we camped at an abandoned Indian shack. When we stopped we were so cold we could hardly light a fire’ My moustache and whiskers were frozen solid and as my mouth was open I could not speak until we started a fire and thawed out. The next day we had nothing to eat ex- cept 2 flapjacks, made of flour and water. At night we built a big fire. It was so cold we did not go to sleep, being afraid we would freeze. We had 8 large trees ablaze. Stewart froze his legs sitting on a log, and my heels froze. The next day we had half a flapjack each, and only flour enough left for another in the morning. The night was colder than the previous one. We built 2 fires and stood between them. About 4 o'clock in the morning we were half asleep when we heard a noise among the camp outfit and looked out just in time to see the mule eating the last of our flour. We got nothing to eat for the next 2 days un- til we came to Stickman’s house. The In- dians at that shack could not do enough for us. All they had was dried salmon and tea. They gave us all we could eat. They even tried to get the horses into the shack. We asked them how far it was to Copper Center. They said “halo sleep,’ meaning we could make it in less than a day. We were glad, as we were knocked out and the horses were in poor condition. We arrived opposite Copper Center Thanksgiving eve, and were obliged to leave the horses, as the Klutena river ice would not bear them. As it was, when we crossed, we broke through several times. When we got to Mr. Amy’s cabin they told us it had been 65 degrees below zero the last 3 nights. We ate supper at Mr. Amy’s, then went to Mr. Fisher’s cabin and had another good sup- per. Then we went to the hotel and had another supper. ‘Notwithstanding this, we still felt hungry. The next day, Thanks- giving (and we felt thankful, too,) we took the horses over and left them in charge of Mr. Flynn. We then started for the Rapids camp, arriving at 5:30 p. m. As our cache was at the Rapids, we stopped 4 days and filled up on all the good things they had to eat. We then started over the glacier after some grain. It took us 2 days to get to Twelve Mile camp at the foot of the glacier. Klutena lake was frozen over. From the upper end of the lake we broke trail on snow shoes, the snow being one to 12 feet deep. When we arrived at Twelve Mile camp the snow was so soft we would sink to our hips at every step. We stopped at Saw Mill camp for dinner and to thaw our moccasins. In going from Saw Mill to Twelve Mile camp, 3 miles, Stewart froze his feet so badly he could not move the next day. The people at the camp were glad to see us. They heard we had gone down for the horses, and, as the weather was so cold and stormy, they did not expect to see us again. I stopped with Mr. Nolan, of Jefferson City, Missouri, who treated me kindly and cautioned us not to go over the glacier. He showed us a Norwegian named Evyan, who had frozen his feet try- ing to cross and whom Dr. Logan, who afterward lost his life trying to get 2 sick men out in February, was treating. Dr. Logan came in that evening and I.helped him dress the frozen feet. He advised us not to try to go over the glacier. The doctor also treated Stewart’s feet. The next day, while Stewart was resting, I started to go to the foot of the glacier, a distance of 4 miles. It took me 4 hours to go 200 yards. The snow was 14 feet deep, and was light and dry. I would sink to my waist at every step. When I returned to camp, Dr. Logan told me that he would not allow us to make the attempt if he had to stop and watch us. That night Evyan died. The next day Stewart and I hit the back trail, as we were afraid of getting caught in a snow storm. Every snowfall averaged 3 or 4 feet up there. It was well we started at the time, as the next day it began snowing and it was a week before anyone could get from Saw Mill to Twelve Mile. We went back to the Rapids and we moved our cache to Copper Center. Christmas day I parted with Stewart, who went up the river to Forty Mile. I stopped at Copper Center for a time and helped a friend up as far as Gakona river with his outfit. The weather at Christmas averaged 35 degrees below zero at Copper Center. 204 RECREATION. While I was up the river in January it dropped to 55 to 60 degrees. I froze my fingers and feet again. When I left Cop- per Center February Ist, there were a num- ber of men sick in the hospitals and cabins. It took me 5 days to get to Valdez. I spent one night on the glacier at the fourth bench. The next morning I left there at 8 o’clock in a snow storm. It was 6 when I arrived at Valdez. I reported to Charlie - Brown, the Quartermaster, the next morn: ing. I left a mule and a horse at Copper Cen- ter. I also left 2 pack harnesses and 2 halt- ers. The mule died January 16th. The horse came over the glacier and is now at Valdez. I left all the other gear at Mr. Fritt’s place on the Tonsena, as we were not able to carry it. Joe Ham, who went down with me, also stopped at that place. All the Indians whom we met down the river treated us most kindly. They would come 3 or 4 miles to meet us and invite us to their houses, where they would share their food with us. They make excellent tea by mixing a native leaf with English breakfast ‘tea. They make their tobacco by rolling a piece of gunny sack in wood ashes. They prefer this to our tobacco. When- ever we went to their houses, they would seat us Close to the fire and look us over. If our mittens or moccasins were torn, they would take them from us and repair them. Stewart’s moccasins, which were worn out, were replaced by a new pair, made of moose hide in half an hour by a woman, who would take no pay from him. She seemed happy, however, when I gave her a large safety pin, such as we use in fastening horse blankets. Another night, after thev had repaired our stockings and mittens, I showed one of the Klutches where Ste- wart’s trousers were torn. She wanted him to take them off so she could fix them, but he was bashful and would not do so. Before he realized it, 3 Klutches caught ' Stewart by the arms and held him while one pulled off his trousers. He yelled to me for help, but it was such a funny sight I could do nothing but laugh. The Klutch fixed the trousers in good shape and was well pleased when I presented her with 3 old red handkerchiefs. We found them very pleasant and sociable. We would sing and they would sing. The Indians knew such songs as John Brown’s Body, Marching Through Georgia, and A Hot Time in the Old Town. They had some cheap accordeons. Some of them had cast iron cook stoves, which they did not use, preferring the camp fire. The wo- men do all the work. No matter how often a buck goes out, he must have a cup of tea. When he returns, he eats first; then the women. What is left is flung to the chil- dren and the dogs. I saw a child about 4 years old fighting with a dog for a piece of dried salmon. One of the bucks got mad because I took the salmon from the dog and gave it to the child. They think more of their dogs than of their children. In cold weather the bucks live in stone houses, about 8x1o, dug out and covered with logs and earth. You have to go in feet first, and once in with 10 or 12 naked Indians you are glad to get out. Their women sleep in the living room with the dogs and chil- dren. We always slept on top of the bench- es over the Klutches. The only Indian we found living like a white man was the one at Taral. All have their own chinaware anda box to keep it in. There are 8 or 10 families in each shack. The Indian whose bench is on the right side of the camp fire as you enter, considers you his guest, and will feed you, but the one on the other side will not. All the bucks look like consumptives. The women, as a rule, look healthy. They wear but one garment, a long skirt, open at the breast or as far down as the waist, extending a little below the knees, and a pair of mocca- sins reaching above the knees. This is the dress of the women and children. The bucks dress in various styles, some with mackinaw cloths, picked out of the river, others with what white men give them. One buck had on 3 hats, one on top of the other. They all have 45-90 rifles and cheap 32 caliber revolvers, but no cartridges for the latter. The uniform you sent with me was as good as a pass for us. All we did was to show it and ask for Nicolai, and they could not do enough for us. They wanted to know if McKinley was hi-yu white chief. Nicolai was 25 miles up the Chittyna river when I arrived at Taral. I gave the uni- form to the Indian who helped us over the river with the pack saddles. It was about 4 sizes too small for him, but he managed to squeeze into it. The Indians at the mouth of Katsina river had some good pieces of copper, which they told me they got on the Katsina and Chittyna rivers. The country traveled through at Wood’s canyon was rough, but well wooded, with large quantities of grass in places. When I left Copper Center, for Valdez, the snow was 39 inches deep. At the lake it was 5 feet deep, at Twelve Mile camp 15 feet, and at the foot of the glacier I could not reach bottom. It must have been 20 feet deep. Compared with last winter, I found little snow on the glacier when I crossed it. Coming over the-fourth bench the ice bridge was not covered. I broke through in one place between 2 ridges and found only 2 to 3 inches of snow bridging the crevasse. I came out to Valdez with the same rig I had on at the Center, and felt the cold more than I did on the inside, yet they told me the lowest temperature at Valdez was 8 de- grees below zero. saries —- > : ; : 4 —_—_ ai ~ ak, ti something less tame to transpire. THE REGENERATION OF WINDY. CHARLES A, HARMON, Windy was the original Mr. Prevaricator from Deceptionville. Nature had built him for a literary genius, but a rudimentary education jammed his cogs; so, instead of committing his dreams to paper and taking the print line to fame, he became a mere vocal hot air jammer, without honor in his own community and habitually without the price. Concerning the usual affairs of life he was as truthful as the average; that is, whenever he found a lie convenient, ex- pedient or necessary he told it circum- spectly and discreetly. His voluntary ef- forts at misrepresentation were confined to stories of hunting scrapes and tales of his own fearlessness. That was his specialty; and, when pursuing it, he wore the prob- able to a frazzle and was a systematic, elaborate and enthusiastic liar. About 1885 there were more brindle wolves to the square mile in Oscoda coun- ty, Michigan, than on any other like area exposed to the weather. From sunset to sunrise, especially in the fall, the night was one long, hair-raising horror. The brutes nearly drove the deer out, sheep were a losing investment for the settlers, tree- roosting poultry never attained pot-pie ma- turity, and many a good hound fell a vic- tim to his wild brethren. More than one lonely land-looker and belated hunter dis- appeared in the dead of winter to be found the next spring, a mere heap of gnawed bones and shredded rags. Windy came up one fall with a party of hunters. They were met at Beaver lake by a settler who drove them across the pine barrens to the Ausable where they were to camp. It was Windy’s first hunt in the wilderness, and his ¢ompanions conspired with the settler to the end that the vital machinery of a defunct hog and a little bag of asafetida were tied by a long string to the reach of the wagon when they halted, at sundown, at Loon lake, to water the team. Windy was in his finest mood. He sat between the rear wheels on the grub box, his hat cocked up behind and pulled rakish- ly over his eyes. He absorbed quantities of red pepper whiskey. He took pot shots at squirrels and porkies and yearned for In the course of things, it did. Away off to the right, a mile or more, a wail as of a lost soul shuddered over the landscape. Hank Root grabbed the settler by the arm and demanded, in the name of an extra geographical locality, to know what cussed thing was yowling. Windy butted in and said that it was only a measly wolf amusing himself. Back toward Loon lake the stillness was convulsed by a hideously blended reply. The settler glanced uneasily along the back track and urged his team. The wheels chucked on their worn skeins, the sand screamed softly off the tires and the men glanced sharply into the closing darkness. There is a great loneliness of long standing invest- ing those Northern wastes. The plaintive cry of a melancholy fox came to the men with a softened distinctness which seemed somehow to fit into the rest of the big lone- someness. The narrow surrounding hori- zon, enclosing squat little pines and dis- couraged scrub oaks, seemed capable of pe- culiar atrocities. These men, with the exception of Windy, had hunted this country for many falls and, to them, objects and sounds would soon slip into their rightful places; but that night guns were held in hand, nerves tingled and the long dormant alertness of a savage ancestry manifested itself in gleaming eyes, and quick, shifty move- ments. Howling ringed them in. It came from every point of the compass, but often- est and most fiercely from the rear. A rab- bit sprang from a bunch of dried grass, making racket out of all proportion to his size and importance; the men rose as one and stood leaning and peering. They con- versed in laconic gutterals. The driver ental his team up, and taking 2 lanterns rom beneath the seat, hung one on each horse’s hame. “Don’t s’pose ther’s any danger of ’em tacklin’ us at this time o’ year, but I ain’t takin’ no chances,” he said, as he climbed back in. He swung the lash and drove on. “Feller used to drive tote team fer Loud’s 2 years ago, wus comin’ in on runners with a load of beef fer the camps. He allus car- ried a light on the end board, one on each side 0’ the seat and one on each hoss; but he forgot to fill ’em an’ they went out an him jest as he got along by Lost crick. The wolves lit on to him an’ killed him an’ the hosses, an’ chawed things up gen’ly. Course that was in the dead of winter, but —g’long thar; git out 0’ here!” “Well, they’r follerin’ us, all right;” said one of the party. Windy moved un where there was more company. Judging by the sound there were anyway 7 to 17 wolves snuffling at the scent between the wheel tracks behind them. They were so close that the undertone of protest at be- 995 206 RECREATION. ing jostled and snapped at could be plainly heard. The infernally cruel howling was incessant. When they reached Damon, Windy com- plained of feeling sick. He laid it to the whiskey. When they crossed the county line and the pack had again picked up the scent after swinging wide of the settle- ment, he lay down in the bottom of the wagon, explaining that he felt as if he would heave up his boots. He frequently assured the others, however, that there was no danger. “Don’t you s’pose you'd feel better to git out and walk a little, Windy?” asked Hank Root compassionately. “Naw, I'll be all right after a spell ;” re- plied Windy. The hills and gully thickets South of Big Creek swamp were wolf headquarters in those days. When the team wound in among them with the winking lanterns, they were greeted by a large and demon- strative mob which kept always at an in- distinct distance, swirling like phantoms, threatening, taunting, playing Indian tricks of fiendish humor. “Helofa tight job gittin’ through that swamp,” said the settler as he cracked the blacksnake over the wheezing horses. “You fellers had better git lined up where you kin do the most good in case they try to pull the hosses down.” Every body fired and yelled. They ploughed down the last sandy hill and crashed through the narrow rift in the cedars with the horses on the dead run. The pursuing pack took grand stand seats at the entrance and screeched bloody terror after them. There was another settlement within a mile, and Windy said he felt quite a lot better. He said the bumping over the crossway had kind of shook the sickness all out of him. “Aw, hell! Sick yer grannie!” sneered . Hank. “You're skairt; that’s all’s the mat- ter with you!” Windy ridiculed the idea. “Why didn’t you git out ’n kick a few of ’em in the ribs then?” Hank demanded. “He dassent git out of the wagon now,” taunted another; “an’ ther ain’t a wolf this side the swamp.” Windy hesitated, then jumped out and ran along beside the team. “Git out into the brush, why don’t you?” they yelled at him. He veered off and skulked along through the widely scattered trees. There were 2 hounds in the wagon, and Hank put a painful kink in the tail of one, while Bob Stevens operated on the other. Charley Arand and the settler tucked the stocks of their Winchesters beneath their arms and worked the levers for dear life. All yelled at the top of their voices. The horses broke into a mad gallop. “Git into a tree, fer Gawd’s_ sake, Windy!” roared Hank; “they’r tryin’ to climb the wagon.” Windy shed his rifle, then his coat, and lit indiscriminately into the side of the most promising jack pine. The ki-yi-ing, shooting, cursing load went reeling around a crook in the road and pulled up breathless at the settlement. Windy roosted all right in that ridiculously inadequate tree. . When they came out in the morning to rescue him he slid sheepishly out of the branches and said: “That’s all right. I’m one of the damn- dest liars on Gawd’s footstool; but if you fellers "11 promise not to say anything about this when we git home, I’ll swear off right now an’ do all the cookin’ while we're here.” They all swore never to tell, and, from that time, Windy was a changed man. Phrenologist—Here is a man out of his proper sphere. His head betokens high intellectual and spiritual qualities, yet he is spending his time behind a_ grocer’s counter. Sir (to the grocer), I wish to ask you a question. tions Have you any aspira- Grocer (calling to clerk)—John, have we any aspirations ? Clerk—All out, sir. Have some in the last of the week.—Kansas City Journal. : 1 FISHING AFTER DARK. MAY MC HENRY, There are several kinds of cowards, but if Uncle Elias was a coward, of which I have never felt sure, he belonged in a class of his own; in that, as in everything else, he was utterly and entirely original. He used to say that not to be afraid of the dark was to lack imagination. No one ever ac- cused Uncle Elias of lacking imagination. It was because of his generous endowment of this ability that when he went fishing for trout in the dusk of the evening, he al- ways took Aunt Sally Ann along. Aunt Sally Ann’s daughters, married and important, protested that it was bad for their mother’s rheumatism, and that it did not seem proper for an elderly lady to be wandering along the creek at night. Aunt Sally Ann smiled calmly at the protests. She liked to be taken along; it made her feel young, er rather it reminded her of her youth to be out under the dim sky of night ; it reminded her of her youth to walk home across the firefly-bedecked meadows and own the straggling village street, with Uncle Elias, because of that imagination of his, keeping very near to her. On account of the tanneries and the big sawmills and the lumbermen who strip the mountains of their forests, Fishing creek bids fair to have only an Irish reason for its name. A few years ago there were plenty of fish. In the lower reaches of the stream in deep, shaded pools, there were big trout, wise, reserved old aristocrats that were not for the common angler, not for any one, in fact, but the initiated. “Brother Elias, what kind of bait do you use that makes you so successful a catcher of fish?” the Methodist preacher asked. “The kind of bait, Parson, that might make you a successful fisher of men—un- ee ane and sympathy,” Uncle Elias re- plied. It was in the balmy dusk of a June evening that Uncle Elias caught his big trout. Last summer at the close of a sultry day Uncle Elias and Aunt Sally Ann went up to Swartwout’s dam with the fish bas- ket, the birch pole and the little bag of grasshoppers. A New Yorker who edits a paper about hunting and fishing and things was getting out of the stage in front of Boyd’s hotel. He laughed as he saw the chubby old sportsman with the big fish basket strapped over the long and ample linen duster, little knowing that he would soon be begging that same hayseed fisher- man to teach a New York expert how to catch trout. Swartwout’s dam is the spookiest place along the creek, It is in something of a 9°7 pocket at an angle of the steep, hemlock- covered hills, and only the sun at midday and a few ambitious stars climb high enough to look down into the deep, dark pool. On one side there is a row of dead sycamores, gaunt, naked, white as chalk, like a proces- sion of stark ghosts knee deep in the water. Back of the trees is a swamp, where the fox-fire glows and jack-o’-lanterns flicker when it is dark. The big trout linger there at the base of the hill where springs bubble between rocks. Aunt Sally Ann sat on a log near the dead sycamores. Uncle Elias tied the tails of his linen duster about his Santa Claus stomach and waded in his high rubber boots across the broken comb of the old dam. There is a narrow, slippery ledge of rock at the bottom of the hill. Uncle Elias stepped silently, carefully ; no abrupt moves, no rat- tling stones to jar the nerves of those serene big fellows down below. He threw out a grasshopper or 2 to test the temper and appetite of the fish. They took food eagerly. There was no hurry; infinte patience, infin- ite care in selecting and arranging the bait. After a wait meant to pique the curiosity of the fish, the grasshopper at the end of the line sailed out to exactly the right spot, dropped lightly, and almost before it touched the water was seized with a swish and a rush. The thrill passed through the birch pole to every fiber of Uncle Elias’ being. The trout bit well that evening. When Uncle Elias had as many fish as he needed for immediate use it was his custom to stop, as he deprecated greediness; but up in the little eddy beyond the pile of driftwood a trout turned a somersault for sheer joy and deviltry. No angler could resist the invitation of that mighty splash, that gleam of big white belly. “He’s an old resident- er,” Uncle Elias commented as he climbed over the driftwood. The old residenter was coy. Uncle Elias tried all his tricks and wiles, his choicest bait, his most practiced throws. In the ab- sorption of the true sportsman he took no note of time. The roll of distant thunder aroused him. Darkness had closed in swift- ly; the outlines of the opposite shore were lost and the tall sycamore ghosts seemed to be wading across toward him. A sinis- ter silence hung over the black pool. “Sally Ann! Sally Ann!” Uncle Elias raised his voice to his faithful wife. There was no answer. The roots of his hair turned cold. “Sa-a-lly! Sa-a-l-ly !” There was not even an echo; nothing but 208 that awful stillness of the universe holding its breath in suspense. “‘Wo-o-0-0-00!” went a hoot owl on the hill. Souse! went Uncle Elias, 6 feet out into the middle of the deep hole. The water closed over his head and the spray sprinkled the tall hemlocks. The old residenter bur- rowed under a stone, where for 3 days and nights he did not venture to wave a fin. Uncle Elias rose to the surface and struck out for the shore. Snorting and blowing like a porpoise, he waded in under the dead sycamores. There on her log he found the partner of his joys, his sorrows and his fishing, writh- ing in merriment, doubling in convulsions of unholy and unconjugal laughter. “Woman! Woman!” sputtered Uncle Elias feelingly. RECREATION. They went home at a little trot. Even in June the night air has a chill for one who has been drenched with spring water. Aunt Sally Ann tied her little shoulder cape over Uncle Elias’ head that he might not take ear ache. The attention was received in grim silence. As they entered their gate in the light that shone through the big window of the post office across the way, Aunt Sally Ann stuffed her apron in her mouth. She was not quick enough. Uncle Elias heard the smothered sound and tore off the little shoulder cape. “Woman,” he said: with dignity, as he un- tied the clinging duster, “woman, a few more such light minded pranks and I will be justified in applying for a legal separa- tion.’ HIS CHANGE OF VIEW. CANDICE A, There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise. The things that man knew how to do would fill you with surprise. He said his wife should be ashamed to talk of overwork; She had scarce anything to do, and only wished to shirk. *Twas men, he said, who toiled and moiled, from rise to set of sun; Their wives just bustled round a bit and all their work was done. One day this man, in pleasant mood, de- clared his wife should go Upon a visit to a friend and stay a week or so. And when she spoke about the work, he’d do it all, he said; It wouldn’t take a man all day to sweep and make a bed. And so the wife went on her way and left her spouse alone; The story of the next two days would melt a heart of stone. BRAMBLE, He tried to wash the dishes first; oh, yes, he truly tried! He burned his hand and spoiled his coat before the cups were dried. To tell of all that followed then, would be, I think, unkind; But long before the day had passed that wise man changed his mind. And ere the second day went by, a weary, jaded man, He sent this message to his wife: “Come home, soon as you can.” And when she came. Oh, me! Oh, my! What chaos met her sight! Her tidy house was all upset and in a dreadful plight. Her husband, wilted and unstrung, met her with visage grim, And she—I think I’ll have to skip the things, she said to him. But now he never brags at all about his wisdom rare, And says he thinks of toil and care a woman has her share. Mother—What are you crying for, child? “Johnny hurt me.” “How ?” “IT was going to hit him with my fist, when he ducked his head and I struck the wall.” —Exchange, real =“ A PILFERING GRIZZLY. FRANK R. GROVER. John Gilbert, of Cooke City, Montana, is a bear hunter. In the fall of 1902 he intro- duced 2 Chicago lawyers to a family of 5 sil- vertips and a job lot of blacks and cinna- mons. The lawyers, true to the instincts of their profession, carried home the hides of the whole silvertip family and of 2 or 3 of their black and brown cousins, and the feat was the talk of all Northern Wyoming. I heard of it in Chicago and engaged Mr. Gilbert to duplicate the job. In the early part of September my friend, Carl Leopold, of Burlington, Iowa, and our 2 young sons, with Gilbert as guide, were camping in Yellowstone park, seeing the sights and waiting for the open season in Wyoming, September 15th. If all the true bear stories that have been told around camp fires in Yellowstone park could be put in a book, the readers would all agree that the author had lost the intellectual partition between memory and imagina- tion. The reminiscences of our camp fires would make one chapter in such a book. The evening of September 2d, 1903, we were camped in a canyon about 2 miles from the great falls of the Yellowstone, and the discussion of Bruin in all his aspects was the evening’s entertainment; the feroc- ity of the grizzly, the shyness, slyness and swiftness of foot of the black bear, the docility of the Yellowstone-park-garbage- pile-hotel bear, the nonsense of the lying stories about bears coming tnto camp and stealing provisions, were all argued pro and con. Gilbert was a modest, unassum- ing man, and we were never annoyed by the usual guide tales of his own exploits ; but on that occasion, we were much inter- ested regarding a patriarch of the grizzly tribe, weighing some 800 pounds, which the season before, near the park line and but a few miles from our camp, had left about 6 inches square of his right front foot in one of Gilbert’s traps. Gilbert’s re- mark, “TI’d like to get within 10 rods of him and I’d fix him,” was given but pass- ing notice at that time. Bedtime arrived and after a fina! look at the saddle and pack horses and a peering into the darkness in the direction of the coyote chorus that had been rehearsing all the evening on the mountain side, we were ready to crawl into the sleeping bags. Gilbert declared he had heard so much fiction that evening about camp-robbing bears that he and his son Clarence would sleep on the ground around the wagon and he “should like to see the bear that could climb over him and get the bacon out of that wagon.” About one to 2 o'clock a. m. I awoke twice, aroused once by the clatter of a tin plate on the dinner table and again by the neighing of one of the horses, “A bear in camp,” I suggested, but I was lulled to sleep by some sarcastic references of Mr. L. regarding a similar midnight alarm a year before in a Michigan forest, when a common wood hare, or snowshoe rabbit, was found to be the intruder. “Can’t ycu hear Gilbert snore,” said Leo- pold. “He is a bear hunter. Do you sup- pose a live bear would catch him with his eyes shut? Don’t bother me.” What was known as the alarm clock in camp, namely Gilbert chopping wood for the breakfast fire, was usually heard at day- break or at latest 6.30 a.m. That morning the first sound was the exclamations of the Gilbert family, with intervals between deé- voted to investigation. “The bacon is gone!” “The prunes are gone!” “Took the sugar!” “See his tracks!” “Say, he took that loaf of bread, too!” “He made 5 trips!” “And there I was snorin’ like a tenderfoot !” The investigation that ensued showed be- yond question that Mr. Bear, with his velvet feet, had come softly into camp, stepped lightly over Gilbert and son and had com- mitted 5 distinct burglaries, taking out of the wagon and the-panniers and from our camp table, and carrying off in turn a sack of bacon, a bag of prunes, a loaf of bread, baked in camp for breakfast, 1o pounds of sugar and a yard or 2 of summer sausage. The few uneaten remnants of these supplies, found in a heap a few rods from camp, as well as the deep prints of Bruin’s teeth in the sausage, which did not seem to suit his taste, would have convicted him of the robbery even before a Chicago jury; and the tracks plainly told us he was no dwarf. This account of stock had just been com- pleted when Gilbert began to examine with greater care the tracks which this ancient marauder had left behind. Both the tracks and the expression on Gilbert’s face, to say nothing of his exclamations, indicated that he had found an old acquaintance, for about 1% of the tracks were made by a club foot that would just make good that part of a bear which Gilbert’s trap failed to hold the year before. Someone was unkind enough to remark: “Say, Gilbert! did you get within to rods of him?” To which our pilot replied: “No, but that durned bear got within 10 inches of me.” FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a rea] sportsman. COL. DUNN’S TRIP TO TIA JUANA. Colonel Dunn, of San Bernardino, has returned from a hunting trip at Tia Juana. The trip lasted 3 days and there were 5 in the party. The Times- Vadex assures its readers that ‘‘in that short time they killed 2,480 quails, 150 doves and 100 cot- tontails, and made meat a drug on the market among the Mexicans and cholos. As a result of their liberality the village meat market closed during their stay. It was all wing shooting, too, barring the cottontails—San Diego (Cal.) Union. I wrote to Mr. F. W. Dunn, as follows: I am informed you and 4 friends recently killed 2,480 quails in 3 days. Will you kindly let me know if this report is cor- rect, giving full particulars. Here is his answer in part: Your inquiry I will answer as _ intelli- gently as possible. The shooters in the party were Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Black, Mes- srs. D. P. Doke, Fred Doke, E. A. Fano, George Garretson and I. With us, but not shooting, were Mrs. Garretson, the 2 Mrs. Dokes and Mrs. Fano. There were 7 shooters the first day and 5 the other 2 days, Fred Doke and Mr. Fano and their wives having to return to San Diego. The result of the first day’s shoot was 824 quails, 165 doves and 42 rabbits. The other 2 days filled out the gross bag of 2,480 quails, 423 doves and 192 rabbits. I am aware you want the information in order to roast us as game hogs. Being conversant with all the conditions from New York to California and from Washing- ton to Florida, I have some conception of the justice of your efforts. No man is more of a gentleman than any one of the several in our party and none would go farther to uphold the laws; but there are places where even law is in error as to game seasons. Still our party assists in upholding them. T. A. Brown, of Mafivel, Calif., S. H. Black and | took another trip into Mexico 2 weeks after the one above mentioned, partly to shoot and partly to examine a gold mine. We shot the first day, bagging 418 quails, 65 doves and 18 rabbits. The ‘next day we drove 20 miles, looked over the mine and left that camp to go back to Tia Juana Hotel, 30 miles. We carried to the hotel on our return trip 402 quails, 31 doves and 19 rabbits. Now don’t think this is pot shooting. There was scarcely a chance in a day when we could get a pot shot on the ground. California quails flush easily and they run light, to high brush. A covey scatters in ail directions, and it is single bird flight shooting entirely, the birds resembling more the jack snipe than the Eastern quail in flight; so it is no pot hunter that can make a bag, and no common cold blooded dog that has nose enough to point. The country on both sides of the line is a rugged one, covered with brush. All our game was given away to poor people in Tia Juana, where the butcher was charging 60 cents a pound for beef. We have made an eternal enemy of the butcher, as we threw the game out on the porch and told everyone to help himself. You should have seen the little half-clad ur- chins taking away as many quails as their hands would hold. In 5 minutes there was not a head’ of game in sight. Being 54 years old and having shot thou- sands of head of game in nearly every State, and spent 30 years helping hew out the American frontier I believe I am not really required to apologize to any one on this subject and shall not do so. F. W. Dunn, San Diego, Cal. Mr. Dunn writes a 9 page letter, all of which I should have been glad to print if I could spare the room for it, as it is really interesting. It will be noticed that Mr. Dunn says in conclusion he will not apologize for his act, yet at least 7 pages of his letter are devoted to making what could only be properly termed an apology for this reckless killing.. He undertakes to show that the pcor little quail of Mexico is a pest to the ranchmen and fruit growers _of that country, and not only a pest but a 210 pestilence as serious and as destructive in its nature as the grasshopper ever was in Kansas, and he classes himself and friends as philanthropists who went down to Mex- ico and helped clean out the quails purely in the interest of the aforesaid ranchmen and fruit growers. He says in effect that he and ‘’s companions deserve the grati- tude of the people whom they benefited, as much as auy grasshopper fighters ever de- served the gratitude of Kansas farmers. He recounts to me as he did to the newspaper reporter the fact that the quails were given to the starving, suffering inhabitants of Tia Juana and tells how these people thanked the donors with tearful eyes for the strings of birds which they carried away. Mr. Dunn furthermore says that he and his party incurred the everlasting hatred of the butcher in that town, who was unable to sell any meat for a week after each of the 2 visits made by these quail butchers. If this story was new, it might have mitigated the offenses of these quail butch- et De FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 211 ers to some extent, but unfortunately it is not. Men who have killed wagon loads of geese in California and ducks in Ore- gon and deer in other States have, when called to account for their wickedness, put up the plea that they gave the game away to poor half starved babes in infant hos- pitals, or to lung sufferers in other hospi- tals, or to some other charitable institutions. It is a mystery to me that the so called cloak of charity has not been torn into shreds long ago by being stretched to cover the crimes of so many thousands of game butchers. Mr. Dunn and his friends may be charitable men, but I would bet Io to 1 that if any man asked them to go down to Mexico and kill 1,000 or 2,000 birds to feed the suffering children of any town there, the aforesaid hunters would decline the invitation with thanks. Still, these same men go down there, kill 2,480 quails in 3 days and then in order to try to square themselves with their consciences and with possible accusers at home, distribute their birds among these poor people; but it does not go. No decent man will be hoodwinked into forgiving them for such disgraceful slaughter, simply because they could not eat all these birds and because, therefore, they gave them away. . It was simply the love of slaughter and the vanity these men felt in being able to make great records, that prompted this merciless destruction of bird life. Here is a copy of an entry I have just made in the game hog register. F. W. Dunn, No. 972; S. H. Black, No, 073; D. P. Doke, No. 974; Fred Doke, No. 975; E. A. Fano, No. 976; Geo. Gar- retson, No, 977; T. A. Brown, No. 978.— _ EDITOR. SUGGESTIONS FOR QUAIL HUNTERS. When you are ready to go quail shooting, drive around to the corner saloon and load up 2 or 3 kegs of beer, depending on the room you have in your conveyance. Ask all the loafers you run across to go with you. They will be useful for advertising purposes, if you like to advertise that way. They will also help to make noise, but do not put them in the end of the wagon con- taining the beer. Better take a bottle of bug juice, too, as the good old farmer may like it better than beer. Take at least 300 loaded shells for each man, not forgetting the loafers. They are not men, of course, but will probably want to shoot. Don’t buy anything smaller than No. 2 shot. The birds are wild these days, and have to be persuaded with heavy shot. Besides, with large shot you may be able to shoot the eyes out of a cow or a horse over in the next county. As soon as you get clear of the police, do as you damn please. Law and order are all right for the city, but everything goes in the country. Shoot at all the chickens you see, and sing and yell all you want to. Country people enjoy noise and riot. hen you arrive at the home of the far- mer with whom you have made arrange- ments for dinner, drive into his yard and yell some more. This will please and im- press the worthy agriculturist, and make him glad to entertain you. Then tumble out of your wagon. Of course, the farmer did not expect such a crowd, but never mind that. He may appear a trifle gruff, _ but pay no attention to him. He probably hasn’t been up long, and feels cross and sleepy. His gruffness will wear off before noon. Don’t forget to turn your dogs loose as soon as you reach the barn. They can limber up on the poultry and stock while you are putting out your horses and get- ting the beer out of the wagon. This is good for the dogs, and they will be in shape to work as soon as the hunting grounds are reached. Pay no attention to the fuss made by the poultry; they will set- tle down in a week or two; those that are not killed. When you get down to business, shoot. No matter what you see, shoot. It doesn’t pay to take chances of losing game when you are hunting. No matter if you do kill a hog or a sheep. It might have been a rabbit, you know, and the more you shoot the more you may expect to kill. If you chance on a farmer gathering corn, go up close to him and fire 2 or 3 shots as fast as you can. He will not mind it. His horses may run away, but they will soon stop. If he asks you to go over on the other side of his farm, fearing you may shoot him, don’t go. There is no use of it. Farmers must get over being so timid. About an hour after you begin hunting, your loafers will want to.go back and look after the beer keg. Let them go, and tell them to enjoy themselves. Tell them not to be afraid to make a noise around the farmhouse. The sight of a few well jagged bums will afford much amusement to the farmer’s wife and her daughters. At noon come in and see how your partners are getting on. At this time interview the bug juice bottle. This will give you an appetite for dinner. Don’t pay for your dinners if you can avoid it. See if the farmer won’t accept 3 or 4 rabbits, those that are shot up the worst. Bird hunters generally bag plenty of rabbits, though in town they will tell you they never shoot at anything but birds. When hunting, al- ways throw down all the fences you can. This gives the worthy farmer something to do the next day, and the work helps his 212 digestion. Leave all gates open, and do everything you can to show that you are at home on the farm. Many other pleasan- tries besides those enumerated will suggest themselves to the thoughtful hunter, help- ing him to put in a glorious day afield. Fi- nally, start for home about dark, and spend the next 3 days beguiling your town friends with stories about the uncouth hayseed and his amusing ways. Farmer, Markleville, Ind. SOME BEAR FACTS. M. S. Whitney, of this place, visited his bear traps recently and found that one was gone. He took the trail, which led up under Tumbledown mountain and soon saw by the signs that he had a large bear to deal with. It was hard trailing among the rocks and ledges, and in the afternoon it rained. Whitney had to leave the trail and go home. The next day he enlisted the service of a neighbor and started again to look after his traps, as he had others set in that section. He soon found that an- other had been sprung and carried away, but could not find much sign. Both men went home and reported 2 bears in traps somewhere in Township number 6, Frank- lin county. The next morning Mr. Whitney started with A. S. Yorm and his son, Clifton, with rifles in hand and lunch in their sack, deter- mined that the bears must come down that day. About 9 a. m. they came to where one bear had taken a trap from his bed. After looking about carefully they struck the trail, but the showers of the previous week had blotted it some. They succeeded in trailing the bear about half a mile and found the trap with a bear’s toe in it. They took the trap and started for the other trail. In about an hour they found where the bear was dragging another trap. We had no trouble in following him as his tracks showed he was no cub. In a short time we found fresh tracks and the word was passed along the line to be ready to drop the bear when they found him hitched up. Clifton was ahead, with his rifle in hand, the others following up the side of the mountain. Suddenly up sprang the bear from behind a rock. Clifton gave him one from his 44, Whitney came in with his 44 and Add with his 45-70 Sharps. All were snap shots and the boys did not need any one to say shoot. Every time the bear showed himself among the rocks and trees a ball went for him. Did you ever see a black bear run? This bear did run, with trap and chain, which weighed about 40 pounds. Clifton took after him and the woods fairly rang with rifle shots and the jingle of the trap and chain. Whitney and Add followed as fast as they could. They RECREATION. soon found that the bear was bleeding fast. The bushes and trees were spattered with blood, but on the party went. The bear ran along a vulevice in the ledge where, if he had made a false step, he would have slid off 100 feet; but he ran it all right. At the end of half an hour they heard Clifton shout. They answered him and followed the trail, picking up his hat and lunch bag, which they took along with them. They found him seated on a rock with the perspiration rolling off his face. He said the bear was too much for him on a long run and he could not get up to him. They then followed about half a mile farther and came to a little brook where they stopped to lunch, but the water smelt a little of bear tracks so they started on again. That time the word was “keep still and make good time.” They trailed him an hour and not a word was spoken. The bear had stopped running and was making a good trail to follow. They found an- other brook. Clifton stepped up stream to drink. Whitney and Young crossed the brook and as they reached the opposite side the water was roiled. A few more long strides and the bear was sighted. Then there was some sharp shooting. Six ‘shots were fired and all took effect. The bear ran into the brook and stretched out. He was a big one and would have weighed 400 or 500 pounds. Out of the 14 shots fired 10 had taken effect. The chain had been broken and the clog was gone; the pan and crossbar were off the trap. The men were 10 miles from home but they took off the pelt and one of the fore- paws, knocked out 2 of the tusks and left the bear to his haunts, to go back to dust. His skin is on Whitney’s barn. It stretched in length 7% feet and 6% feet from arm to arm, without his gloves on. A. S. Young, Byron, Me. THE DUCK HOGS OF PORTLAND. If the L. A. S. has a representative at Portland, Ore., it might be well to investi- gate conditions reported by 2 business men of this city, recently returned from there. From their story and from information from other sources I infer that an ex- tremely low standard of sportsmanship ex- ists in Portland. The large and influential clubs, owning private shooting marshes, and having members supposedly representa- tive of the latter element, seem to be the worst offenders. One man here says he was recently in- vited to the marshes of one of the big clubs in Portland and gladly accepted. There were 7 or 8 present, including him- self. Between 700 and 800 ducks were killed in the morning’s shoot, of which 34 FROM THE GAME FIELDS. fell to his gun. He said he was heartily ashamed of his kill, but the others laughed at him for not getting more. When about to take his 34 ducks to distribute to friends, he was informed that no birds could be taken away, but that all must go to the Portland market and be sold for the benefit of the club treasury. Upon expressing’ mild surprise, he was told that this is the com- mon practice of all the clubs in Portland, and on investigation, found it true. I have since talked with a man who trav- els for a large gun house and who would not wish to be quoted by name. He con- firmed the report that such conditions exist in Portland and, to some extent in Seattle also, I confess I have not been guiltless my- self in years gone by, but since readinz RECREATION, and especially since joining the L. A. S. several years ago, I am con- tent with the legal limit or with less. I think any community should be shown up . that permits wholesale slaughter of game by clubs of so-called sportsmen, which, if done by a market hunter, would doubtless land him in jail and would be called a crime. » P. D. W., Spokane, Wash. There are 2 cities on this continent that are especially notorious for the large num- ber of game hogs who root in their streets. These ase Denver and Portland, and while there are many respectable sportsmen in both places, the bristleback element is so largely predominant that it would really be a blessing to the game protective inter- ests of the country at large if both cities should be swallowed up by earthquakes. You should not mention the members of the Portland ducking clubs as sportsmen. By so doing you degrade the term. A gang of men who will club together and kill ducks at the rate of 100 a day each, and then sell them, are beneath the notice of any true sportsman, and your friend who associated with these men for one day should be ashamed of the fact as long as he lives. I have been invited to shoot with these dirty loafers at Portland, but I would rather go into a genuine hog corral, anywhere, and eat shucks with the 4 footed beasts than be found in the club house with such disrepu- table and disgraceful 2 legged brutes as these who comprise the Portland club you tell about.—Enbrror. SPORT OR MEAT? There is no question as to whether or not game should be protected; the question is, for what purpose? In days gone by we were taught that game was created for ’ table use. If that be true, then I favor still hunting of deer and ground shooting of birds, in order that we may secure the mést meat with the least labor. Killing an 213 animal for meat is only butchering; and when we want to kill a beef do we put dogs after it in order to make the task longer and more exciting? When we want a ae for dinner do we scare it to make it Ped readers on seeing this may say I am not a sportsman and can not feel the thrill of triumph that a successful shot brings to the hunter. If they call still hunt- ing deer or ground shooting birds sport, then°I am not a sportsman. I have killed but 2 deer in my life, and only for their meat. I still hunted both, and there was no more sport about it than about butchering a beef. It seems to me that game was created to furnish sport as well as meat, and in that belief I heartily endorse the article by J. D. Morley in July Recreation. I am not so tender hearted as Mr. Morley, and might hunt another deer if I needed his flesh, but will never still hunt one for sport. Mr. Rodney West, with many other anti-hound- ing men, contends that one can kill more deer by still hunting than with hounds; as if the quantity of venison secured was the only object in view. If he is right, hound- ing should be a measure of protection to the deer. If he is wrong, it will still be instructive to compare the 2 methods. The still hunter noiselessly treads the forest until, warned by the cracking of twigs that he is in the vicinity of game, he hides to wait for a shot. Presently a deer comes in sight. The hunter pulls trigger and his mania to kill is, for the moment, gratified. The rest of his experi- ence is labor. What little sport there was he enjoyed alone and it lasted but a mo- ment. The hounding man, having learned where a deer is ranging, invites a number of friends to share the sport and enjoy the music of the chase. A dozen hounds sweep over the trail, a dozen steeds pull furious- ly on their bits and as many human hearts beat gayly, relieved for the present of all worldly care. The chase continues for miles and hours until the deer is bayed and killed. Then the hunters share the venison as they have shared the sport. The still hunter has a whole carcass hanging in his smokehouse and if he want- ed only meat, is doubtless satisfied. The hounded deer yields as much meat and, in addition, furnished a day’s recreation to a whole neighborhood. I should like to hear from more RECREA- TION readers in regard to what our wild game is for. H. S. Ferrell, Weiser, Idaho. AFFAIRS IN THE TETON RESERVE. Having been a guide and trapper on the Teton forest preserve in Wyoming since 214 96, I am able to give a fairly accurate ac- count of the conditions obtaining here since the establishment of the reserve. Interest in game protection has increased yearly until we now have a well organized force of deputy wardens patrolling the hunting grounds and rigidly enforcing the law; but the question of a winter range for game remains to be settled. In extend- ing the reserve last spring, withdrawing from settlement a large area of land, it was the intention to provide safe and suff- cient winter range for the different kinds of game. Yet in all the country reserved there is no locality in which a large herd of elk can safely winter. Old hunters remember that in the win- ter of ’88, when there were only 2 or 3 ranches and not a fence post in Jackson’s Hole, elk had free access to all the range, including the large swamps where slough grass grows tall and rank. The crusting of the heavy fall of snow that winter pre- vented the elk from pawing down to the grass and thousands perished from hunger. Should there come another such winter, now that the winter range is grazed all summer by cattle and the large swamps have been fenced, it would result in the death of all elk in the reserve. The atten- tion of all advocates of game protection seems to have been fixed on the country South of Yellowstone park; but for winter range one township the width of the park on the North boundary would be worth the whole Teton reserve. In the discussion of protection of wild animals there must arise the question of the rights of another animal called man. Before the setting aside of the original reserve there had come into the country a considerable number of settlers, some of whom squatted on unsurveyed land with the intention of building homes. In ’98 the reserve was finally withdrawn from set- tlement with the land still unsurveyed and the squatters without filed claims. Some have homes and barns, and farms fenced and ditched. To take from these people their hard earned property seems extreme- ly unjust and contrary to the intention of the government. The many inspectors and supervisors who have been sent to report on the condition of land, timber, game and people in this country have been too much influenced by their desire to retain their jobs. They have seized on every pretext to justify to their superiors the wronging of the settlers on the reserve. I have a personal interest in this matter, and, facing the loss of lands and buildings that have been my home for years, I can not restrain a feeling of bitterness against those directly responsible for this state of affairs.. Albert Collins, Moran, Wyo. RECREATION. AN ADIRONDACK EPISODE, J. W. FURNSIDE, When John and I decided on a hunt in the Adirondacks, we wrote Bill, the guide, that if his services could be obtained he would see us November 8th. On receiving a favorable reply we looked the 2 Savages over, and spent our spare time in getting things ready. This was John’s first trip after deer and although I had hunted 3 different seasons fortune had never fav- ored me with a shot at a deer. ‘ Arrived at S— we met Bill, who gave us a hearty welcome. After purchasing our provisions we retired in order to get an early start for camp in the morning. Sunday morning broke clear and cold. Everything was covered with a mantle of white frost as we started with our packs for Bill’s camp, 9 miles up the Conganinck. At camp we found that all people who live in’ the woods are honest. Bill had left a bushel of potatoes and some other provis- ions there. Someone had used the camp; also the potatoes. Monday morning Bill cooked flapjacks, for camping without flapjacks is out of the question. The way we waded into them rather surprised Bill. After break- fast we set out. Coming to a good loca- tion Bill said he and John would get on the runways while I beat out that piece of woods. I drove out a doe and a fawn. John saw them, but did not get a shot. We then separated and while going over a knoll I heard a deer bleat. I was cau- tiously working my way toward the top of the knoll when I heard the deer, and swinging around I sent a shot after him as he disappeared about 150 yards away. Bill saw 2 or 3 deer that day and shot at one, but missed. We traveled until we were so tired we could hardly walk, and we did not get in until after dark. Next morning John’s feet were so sore that we promptly named him Tenderfoot. On his account we took only a short hunt. We saw one deer but did not get a shot. Wednesday Bill shot a large buck. That deer was 5 miles from camp and we want- ed to get him out without cutting him up. He weighed nearly 200 pounds, and there was no road by which to get him out. We dressed him, and, fastening a rope to his head, pulled him in the direction of camp. Going down hill he slid along all right, but it wasn’t all down hill and then he didn’t slide so easy. It took us that afternoon, all the next day and the forenoon after to get the deer to a place where we could drive in and get him. John and I were tired, and Bill,— but you can’t tire those guides. Yet Bill said it was hard work. It is the kind, however, that makes a man want to try it again at the first opportunity. FROM THE GAME FIELDS. ~ THE LAKE CHELAN REGION. - During the latter part of last June, while on a trip to the Northwest, I paid a short visit to Lake Chelan, Washington, and I advise all who may have the opportunity to do so to visit that interesting region. Few places that I know of offer so many attractions to the lover of nature or the seeker after health and recreation. The lake lies about 40 miles North of Wenat- chee, and is reached by daily steamer on the Columbia river, or stage if preferred, from that point. The lake is a beautiful sheet of remark- ably clear, cold water. extending from near the Columbia river about 60 miles North- west into the heart of the Cascade moun- tains, and averaging perhaps a mile and a half in width. Small steamers run to the head of the lake daily and the trip is most fascinating, the scenery becoming more grand and -picturesque at each turn in its gently curving shores. At the head of the lake the mountains rise from the water’s edge to 7,000 or 8,ooo feet. There are beautiful waterfalls and large glaciers in the mountains. Horseshoe basin, about 24 miles above the head of the lake, in the main range of the Cascades, is said to rival Yosemite in grandeur. There was still much snow on the mountains the last of June. Deer, bear, goats and grouse comprise the principal species of game, and trout of 2 or 3 species abound in all the streams and in the lake. A State fish hatchery is now being located at the head of the lake to keep it and ad- jacent waters stocked, and the mountains are in a government forest reserve, so the ' region bids fair to be an attractive one to the tourist and sportsman for a long time to come. To one interested in natural his- tory and geology, or fond of camp life and mountain climbing, there is no more de- sirable place. The elevation is moderate, the lake being about 1,000 feet above sea level and the climate in consequence is mild and pleasant throughout the greater part of the year, the long summers being delightful, with dry, pure and _ bracing mountain air, and nights always cool enough to sleep in comfort. The foot hiils and open country around the foot of the lake are a paradise for the fruit grower, and are beginning to be utilized for that purpose, so berries, cherries, peaches, ap- ples, etc., can be obtained in abundance in season. S. E. F., Chicago, Il. A VETERAN MOOSE HUNTER. I received your letter regarding the re- cently published statement that I have killed a moose every year for 53 years, and in some seasons aS many as 5 or 6. The ac- 215 count was written by my friend, George Leaman, who doubtless thought he was doing me a favor. From 1850 to 1870, when I was a young man and there was no game law, I, as well as my neighbors, hunted moose with dogs when the snow was deep and hard. Some seasons I got 4 to 6, and in the spring of ’56 I helped kill 9. About that time I be- came disgusted with hounding, and was one of the first to demand a game law. Such a law was passed in 774, making a close season for 3 years. .The Province was divided into 6 game districts, each having a commissioner, and, to my surprise, I was appointed commissioner for Dis- trict No. I, comprising the 5 Western counties. I have held the office ever since, and my last annual report was the 29th I have written. Under the working of the law moose have rapidly increased. Since the passage of the law, my hunting has been confined to calling and still hunt- ing. During the last 5 years I have called 6 moose, getting all but one the first morn- ing on the ground. I can not say how many IT have killed altogether, probably nearly 100. I have been fortunate in living in a game country and in being able to hunt throughout a long life. If I have killed many moose, I have worked hard to pro- tect them, and the game of the Province -has no better friend than I. W. S. Crooker, S. Brookfield, N. S. WOULD NOT DO IT NOW. Your esteemed favor in’ which you ask me to tell you if the report is true that 5 friends and I recently killed over 1,000 birds in less than a day and a half, is re- ceived. I am sorry you have been misled in the way I see you have. The facts of the case are these: One of our daily papers is publishing each morning a number of extracts from its local pages of 20 yerrs ago, entitling it “ Twenty Years Ago To- day.” In October, 1883, 5 friends and I killed, in a day and a half, at Long lake. North of Letcher, about 8 miles West of here, nearly 1,500 ducks, and brought nearly 1,000 of them here to Sioux Falls and distributed them. During the years after the great flood of ’80, this whole country was practically alive with wild fowl, and it was no trick at all to shoot until one absolutely got tired. This item has evidently been circulated without regard to the time it referred to. There was then no limit on the number of birds that could be killed, and practically no game law. I do not wonder at your being startled, and no one condemns such slaughter as this more than I do at present. However, it has given me the pleasure of receiving s 216 | RECREATION. : a letter from you; and like many other youthful follies, it happened so long ago, that I can only smile at it. C. H. Wincor, Sioux Falls, S. D. GAME NOTES. There is usually plenty of game here and in Indian Territory, only 4 miles South; there are also plenty of hunters, game hogs, and fellows who hunt game out of season. The latter are already at work, a month be- fore the open season. How can this be stopped? We have no game warden. Quails are more plentiful than for several years, and lots of them are not half grown yet. Ducks are beginning to come in fast, mostly blue wing teal, with a few pintails and mal- lards. They no more than alight before there is a volley fired into them by fellows who do nothing but hunt for the market. We have a few jack snipe and rail, but they do not stay long. I like Recreation better than any other magazine. I wish you could put the hogs in a real pen; then there would be some chance for the sportsman who is a gentleman. J. L. Hitchcock, Coffeyville, Kan. I read with disgust the letter, in October RECREATION, from the 3 shoats of Ashland, Ojegon—Casey, Hogan and Dunn—who “shot 193 ducks in 5 hours; mostly big ducks.” The game law of their State says: “It shall be unlawful for any per- son to kill more than 100 of the herein- before enumerated ducks in one week, or more than 50 in any one day.” Looks to me like a case for the warden, if they have any in Oregon. Anyway, I'll bet the bristles on that trio are so stiff you could stick them through an oak plank. G. S. Edmunds, Waterville, Me. I am much interested in RECREATION, and am glad to see the vigor with which you roast the game hog. We have our share of them here; perhaps more of them than the East, as this is a new country where game abounds. In spite of the hogs, large game is on the increase. The Mongolian pheasant does not gain ground and grouse are giving way, but deer, elk, bear and trout are on the increase, in spite of the dirty work carried on in some localities. I hope game protection may be firmly established here before it is too late. Elbert Watt, Salem, Ore. A friend said he knew where the woods were full of grouse and that they were so saucy they would make faces at us as we passed; so this friend and I drove out there, accomnanied by my English setter, Dick. We managed to find 2 grouse just before it got dark. One was dropped by that Syracuse you gave me last January. The-other is still going. Dick found him 3 times for my friend, but somehow his gun was stubborn. Dick is now interviewing the bones of the grouse I killed. L, N. Van Duzer, Grand Haven, Mich. Is there any authentic case on record of finding bull moose dead with locked horns? I did not suppose it to be possible and never heard of it before, but such a case now ex- ists. The moose were found near our camp, soon after the tragedy had been en- acted and the moose were still warm. This may be a common occurrence, but is new to me and none of our party had ever heard of such a thing. H. A. Morgan, Albert Lea, Minn. Does any reader of RECREATION know of such a case ?—EpITor. We have excellent duck, goose and chick- en shooting here, also some game hogs, though not so many as one would expect in a country where small game is so plentiful. I use a lever action pump gun, and probably always shall, but I know. enough to quit with a decent bag. A pump gun will not make a hog of a gentleman any more than a double or single gun will make a gentle- man of a game hog. . M. C. Johnston, M. D., Hope, N. D. Our duck and goose shooting was excel- lent last fall. Our flights of ducks and geese grow larger every year. The marshes are full of mallards and geese about 6 weeks in the fall. > Norman Miller, Virden, Man. We have many game and fish hogs around here. I was one myself before I read RECREATION. They need the L. A. S. to pull their bristles. G. F. Whitmore, Martinsburg, W. Va. Grouse were plentiful here last fall, br ’ they were wild and few were killed. I wi \ you success in your war against the gary hog. Lyman Brooks, Charlestown, N. H. Does any reader of RECREATION know } good way to trap sparrows? If so, will te kindly describe same for the benefit of RECREATION readers ?—EDITOR. Quails are abundant here, also rabbits and ground squirrels. I understand that deer are plentiful back in the hills. E. A. Wright, Los Angeles, Cal. => OO — FISH AND FISHING. RICKEREL VERSUS SNAKE, , We had been fishing, with varied success, for some time, and were resting, when the still surface of the lake was broken by the appearance of a large water snake, its head raised about a foot above the water line. “A regular Coney Island sea serpent!” said Charley, as he calied my attention to it. We watched it a few moments as it moved swiftly toward a neighboring marsh. Suddenly there was a swirl, the water fairly boiled and the golden sides of a pickerel shone for an instant, then disappeared, to- gether with his snakeship. While we were wondering at the occur- rence, the snake again came to the surface and started frantically shoreward. Again the water lashed into fury. This time Mr- Pickerel missed and the snake seemed to re- double his efforts; but it was only a mo- mentary respite, and the snake was again in the jaws of his foe. He shot out his forked tongue and struck viciously at his captor. A second disappearance and that time the water snake, minus half his length came to view and struggled feebly. Then, like a crowd of human vampires who watch for a victim in distress, a school of small perch attacked the mangled remains and pulled them hither and thither. “Guess those fellows trust,” said Charley. The foregoing is just another example of the voraciousness of the pickerel, of which every desciple of the rod is fully aware. The snake was over 4 feet in length while the fish would probably have weighed 4 pounds. The instinct of self preservation told us to go home before his lordship tackled the boat, and we did. Gorden Wrighter, Kingston, N. Y. On receipt of the foregoing I wrote Mr, Wrighter as follows: Do you really mean your snake story is true, or are you only jollying the other fellows? It sounds straight enough up to the point where you say the pickerel bit the snake in 2. Even that part of it might be true, but I scarcely believe a small pick- erel could bite a 4 foot snake in 2. His teeth are not set for cutting. They straggle about in his mouth, ‘and scarcely any 2 of them come together so they could cut. We often hear stories of pickerel cutting a snell or a line as if it had been cut with a knife, but that is all rot. The fish breaks the snell or line, but does not cut it. The second part of your story, about the perch attacking the front half of the snake, would also be questioned, and even ridi- culed by many people. It might be true, have formed a 217 but I should like to know more aboutit be- fore printing. Will you kindly tell me the full name and address of your friend who was in the boat with you? Here is his reply to my letter: I do not blame you for questioning the veracity of my fish-snake story as | was fully aware when I sent it in, that it would be generally doubted. I have been a con- stant reader of RECREATION since its early issues, and appreciate the fact that its ob- ject is not to fill its pages with any Jules Verne flights of imagination. The story is positively true and | am willing to make a sworn statement to that effect. The man in the boat with me was Chas. L. Wrighter, of Thompson, Pa., a brother of mine, and as this is all in the family I request you to write the postmaster or any well known business man of that place, if you see fit, as to the reputation we both bear for truth- fulness. I have been a close student of fish and their habits and I sent the story just as an example of the voraciousness of the pickerel. Mind you I do not say the pickerel consumed the other half of the snake. As to that I do not know. I do know that the front half came to the sur- face and was immediately surrounded by an army of small perch. I heartily endorse your care in investi- gating the truth of what you publish and _ wish all editors of sportsmen’s publications were as careful. Gordon Wrighter, Thompson, Pa. RAILROADING A TROUT. There is scarcely an angler. in New Brunswick who does not know Mr. John Stewart, the genial and loquacious travel- ing freight agent of the Canadian Pacific railway. Mr. Stewart makes his home at Woodstock, and there is not a trout stream or a salmon pool between Temiscouata lake and the St. Croix river that he has not soundly whipped. He is without a doubt one of the most enthusiastic and successful anglers in Eastern Canada, which does not imply that he possesses any of the instincts of that unpleasant creature so aften de- picted in REcrEATION, the fish hog. Mr. Stewart’s duties take him to different parts of the Province, and not long ago he was present at an informal meeting of the Fredericton Tourist Association, a wide awake organization composed of leading business men of the city, who do a great deal to assist American sportsmen and tour- ists. During the evening the conversation 218 RECREATION. turned to trout fishing, and one of the mem- bers told of having read somewhere how a trout had been kept 6 months in a tank of water as an experiment, and when taken out at the end of that period weighed ex- actly the same as when put into the tank. The remarkable thing about it was that the trout had not been fed during that time, and an analytical test showed that there was nothing in the water on which it could subsist. te Mr. Stewart was naturally much inter- ested in the story and proceeded to tell of a remarkable experience of his own with a pet trout. Here is the story in his own words as nearly as I can remember them: “I once kept a trout in captivity a whole year,” said he, “and where, do you think ? In the water tank of a locomotive! I think it was in the summer of 1869 that I caught the fish, I was then a con- ductor on the New Brunswick Rail- way. We had stopped near a standpipe one day to take water, and while the boys were loading the engine I dropped a line into a brook near and landed a trout, which I should judge weighed about half a pound. It was the only fish I caught at the time, and as the train was getting ready to pull out one of the crew jokingly suggested that I put my catch into the locomotive tank, se it would have a chance to grow. I was fa- vorably impressed with the novel idea, and raising the cover dropped the fish into the water. You may not believe it, but the trout flourished and grew fat in that tank. It had a fresh supply of water at least half a dozen times a day, and during its 12 months in captivity it increased in weight from half a pound to 2% pounds. We fished it out once in a while merely to see how it was getting along. It was always full of life and whenever the cover was removed from its prison it would come to the surface with a rush and play and splash about on top of the water. On one occa- sion it splashed water into the face of a new fireman, not on to the game, and al- most frightened him out of his wits. The train hands took a great liking to the fish and frequently dropped food to it from their dinner pails. No doubt their kindness was to a large extent responsible for the trout’s phenomenal growth. “Well,” said Mr. Stewart in conclusion, “the trout remained in the tank until some- thing happened to the locomotive, which ne- cessitated its being sent to the repair shop. The water was then drawn off, and one of the workmen, finding the trout, took it home and made a meal of it. During the trout’s captivity the locomotive was nearly always in use, averaging perhaps 150 miles a day, so the trout must have traveled nearly 5o,- ooo miles. R. P. A., Fredericton, N. B. THE PERCH OF THE GREAT LAKES. F, M. GREENLEAF, I have read with much interest many able articles written in praise of that most hunt- ed of God’s wild creatures, the game fish, and it seems to me that something equally interesting could be said concerning the less combative habitants of the water. Waukegan, Illinois, is a bustling little port on the shores of Lake Michigan. Al- though it now devotes most of its energies to manufacturing, in the days of old, when I regarded it as my own burgh, fishing was the chief industry. Well it might be, for the clean, pure water of old Michigan, cooled by breezes from the Northland, gave up healthy, firm fish such as we of the West seldom taste. To rise at 4 in the cool mornings of a hot summer, to grope through the wood- shed until your hand finally touched the old pole, to take the can of worms you dug the night before and scurry down the road to the lake, all this was pleasant in- deed; for out at the end of the long pier were the perch. A plain bamboo pole, big and long, 10 feet of strong white line, a sinker, a hook and a wriggling worm. That was all; no reel, no flies, no landing net. You picked out an especially inviting pile for a seat and quietly dropped your line into the dark green water. Then there was a tug, a jerk. You gave a mighty heave upward, and with a last, despairing, resisting pull, out he came! A great lake perch! A big, clean fellow, with immaculate golden sides, a_ bristling array of fins, a beautiful silvery underside, and a firm feeling to the touch. Noth- ing dirty or slimy about him. He comes from the cold clear water of Lake Michi- gan. Below him is pure white sand, above him is God’s own air and sky. He breathes what we drink. He drinks what we breath. He is not “game” because it is his nature to be gentle, submissive. He lacks the defiant braggadocio of many of his brothers because of his personal character, not from the absence of strength or spirit. Tell me, you Nimrod, is the trout or bass a daintier or more toothsome morsel than a fried perch? Is the trout prettier? Is the bass cleaner? You think because you are’ fighting that trout, that he has a fair chance for his life. Why, Ill bet I lose as many fish with my yellow pole off that old pile pier as you do with your blue hackle fly and automatic reel when pitted against the despairing struggle of a lithe, strong brook trout! Here’s to the great lake perch! I honor him, I respect him, I might say I love him. I am no fish hog, yet I have caught : FISH AND FISHING. a string of 40 in a morning, and the family ate them every one. It was right, too, for Providence provided them for our use. If, indeed, “Cleanliness is next to godli- ness,” I feel safe in saying there is a fish heaven somewhere ahead tor my friend, the great lake perch. HOW TO STRING FISH. When we were boys we secured our fish by poking a string through the gills and out at the mouth; a process which fin- ally ended the life of the little sufferers. There are thousands of anglers to-day who inflict the. same proloned agony on their captives. Some sever the vertebra just back of the head, some cut the throat, which, in both cases, makes a bloody mess. I have fished with comrades who stuffed their fish into a sack and kept them quiet by rolling them tight. While all these methods are capable of producing death, they are not thoroughly satisfactory, because in many instances the angler is desirous of keeping his catch alive 3 or 4 days until his departure for home. Many, perhaps the majority of that class, push the stringer needle through both jaws and thus effectually close the mouth of the fish, which, they argue, keeps it from filling with water and drowning. If the stringer is pushed only through the thin portion of the under jaw the fish is subjected to no pain, the jaw is sufficiently strong to hold the fish, and it can open and close its mouth naturally. When the boat is moved this natural action is interfered with, but artificial respiration is set up. Wa- ter flows in at the mouth and out through the gills and the fish breathes artificially. I have caught bass in the early part of the day, strung them through the lower jaw only, and they were as lively when the day’s sport was over as the last ones caught. I have kept perch alive in the same way. One great source of loss to the angler is the constant shuffling of feet on the bottom of the boat. Fish, as we all know, are wary, unless excited, when there is no rule governing their actions.’ I once had a strike from a dogfish on a frog too large for him to swallow. Fancy- ing that I knew what the fish was, I reeled him in cautiously, until he was directly un- der the boat. Partner and I had been can- vassing the question of noise. During our conversation doggy was worrying at the frog, on the bottom in about 10 feet of wa- ter, which was so clear we could both see his every motion. Then I said, “If I am right, I will make my tackle-box lid snap, and he will skip.” The box lay on the bot- tom, on the running board. The tinkle of the tin, so light as hardly to be heard at the bow of the boat, made him drop the 219 frog and dart away as if he had been shot Folks who can’t keep their feet still in a boat should either go barefoot or wear moccasins. C. C. Haskins, Chicago, IIl. IS THIS A RECORD BREAKER? Last week Bellefonte clamed the record for big trout. This week Oleona disputes the claim, The Oleona fish was caught by Edward Bachman in Phelps pond, near Sand Spring brook, a tributary of the Lehigh river, near Thornhurst, Lack- awanna county. The fish measured 28% inches in length;-depth 8 inches; and weighed, dressed, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. The fish was taken with an 11-ounce Bristol steel rod, and a light line, by a boy 15 years old- He was 40 minutes landing his catch. Lving in an isolated region young Bachman did not realize the value of his trout. Scores of men can be found who will verify the above. Young Bachman’s trout is easily at the head of any ever taken in Pennsylvania waters.— Grit, Oleona, Pa. On receipt of the clipping I wrote Ed- ward Bachman as follows: I am deeply interested in the story of your big trout, and should like to have you get me letters from 2 or more well known business men who saw the fish measured and weighed, verifying the newspaper re- port. If’you could get at least one man to make an affidavit of the fact it would be all the better. I have no record at hand as to the biggest trout ever taken in Pennsyl- vania, but have no doubt this one is it. W. J. Bachman replied as below: I herewith enclose a letter of verification regarding the trout my brother Edward caught in May last. The names appended to same should be sufficient authority as to the absolute truth of the measurement and weight of the fish. I hope to see the mat- ter published in RecrEATION and thank you for your kind interest. Walter J. Bachman, Olonea, Pa. Thornhurst, Pa. To whom it may concern: We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that the trout caught, out of a branch of the Lehigh river, by Edward Bachman, in the spring of 1903, was 28 inches long and weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces. Clinton Heller, J. P. R. C. Drum, P. M. WORTH FULL CREDIT. Will you kindly decide through REcREA- TION an argument on the reply which was written to the following question by a schoolgirl : Name the 3 kinds of life forms that are found in the ocean? The answer was, the warm blooded class that come to the surface to breathe, like the whale; the true fish class, as, shark, 220 codfish, salmon and trout; and the lowest form, as coral, sponge, etc. The answer was marked correct, with the exception of the salmon and trout, which had been crossed off; and the whole answer was given a mark of 8. What I want to know is, what class do the trout and. salmon belong to? I get most valuable information and news from your magazine. Jas. P. Besse, Hartford, Conn. ANSWER. In the first place, the question is without point. Even the most elementary knowl- edge of zoology should have kept any teach- er from asking such a question. Whatever the person asking the question may have had in mind, it is evident that the answer is as good as any that could be given. If shark and codfish are accepted as right, sal- mon and trout should also be accepted, for they are equally right. Salmon and trout _ are found in the ocean, just as ‘sharks and codfish are. I should say that the answer is much better than the question, and worth the full number of credits ——EDITor. i FISHING ROD \ No. 735,471. Elliott H. Crane, Kalamazoo, ‘Mich., assignor to O. Le Grand Allen, Benton Harbor, Mich. Filed May 18,; 1903. Serial No. 157,630, Claim.—The combination of a suitable grip-section A; section B, each section con- sisting of a central tapered steel rod‘e; a plurality of tapered steel rods e spirally ar- ranged about the same; ferrules bb into which the ends of said rods are rigidly se- cured; ferrules b centrally arranged on said sections; and a tip section C formed of a tapered steel rod, the taper of said rods forming each section being uniform with that of the rods of the adjacent sections, etc. NIBBLES, I have just run up from Catalina where the fishing is beyond belief, and so, like- wise, is the waste of good fish. Tons on tons of yellow tail, albicore, black sea bass, etc. are killed and thrown back into the ocean. I tried to organize a movement to- ward tagging the fish with a small alumi- num tag, bearing name and date, and then releasing them uninjured, thus increasing - where my folks have a cottage. RECREATION. the interest in future fishing as well as pre- serving the fish; but at present the desire to be photographed alongside a ton or so of 25 pound yellow tail is too strong to over- come. When people learn to be ashamed, in- stead of proud, of such slaughter we may hope for something better. Herbert Earlscliffe, Santa Barbara, Cal. We have a few bass, but nearly all are infested with worms. What is the cause? Carl Clark, Brownsburg, Ind. ANSWER. You do not state the nature of the worms nor their position, whether in the intestines, free in the abdominal cavity, or in the muscular tissues. Worms of various kinds are common in trout, bass, and other fishes, and in the case of some bodies of water, like Yellowstone lake and Lake Tahoe, practically every fish of a given species will be infested: These worms, however, ordi- narily do no harm, and the fishes affected may be eaten with impunity.—EbiTor. } A newspaper clipping sent me some time ago stated that Thomas Voorhees and James Mulhall, of St. Louis, Mo., had caught 55 pike, weighing over 225 pounds, in 2 days. I wrote these men and Voorhees replies as follows: We caught the fish, and could have caught more if we had worked harder. Tom Voorhees, St. Louis, Mo. These 2 men are recorded in the fish hog book thus: Voorhees, number 979, and Mulhall, number 980.—Eniror. I spent last July at Lake Massabesic, Having © learned the haunts of the fish during pre- vious visits, I was able to keep our table supplied with pickerel and bass. The lake is well stocked and the fish are of fair size. The lake covers I,100 acres and its greatest depth is 60 feet. I caught the largest bass taken from it last summer, a 4% pounder. H. G. Sanford, Manchester, N. H. The biggest trout ever caught in Pennsylvania was taken from the waters of Spring creek, with- in Bellefonte borough limits, by Al Hoffman, a local fisherman. The trout was of the rainbow variety and measured 25 inches in length, was 5% inches deep across the side, 3% inches across the back and weighed 6% pounds. It was caught on an eel set line. In its mouth were found 6 fish- hooks and pieces of line. The fish is to be mount- ed and sent to State Fish Commissioner Meehan. ~Philadelphia Ledger. Can any reader of RECREATION tell me where there is a good place for trout fish- ing on Beaverkill creek? Is there a good boarding house in the vicinity? Is a fee required from non-residents for fishing in Maine? F. H. L., Monticello, N. Y. ; ; ere eh Oe ee Se Se rc errhC rl eee eee ee a ae ee eee a ee ee ee eee eel GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman always quits when he gets enough. HOT SHOT FOR THE AUTOMATIC. I appeal to the sportsmen of America in the name of sportsmanship, in the name of common decency, to take a stand against that infamous bird exterminator, the auto- matic shot gun. This gun is being sold _ at a price that places it within the reach of every market hunter and farmer’s boy in the United States. Its introduction sim- ply means the extermination of our quails and ducks in a few years. How many quails would there be to-day if the quail net and the quail trap had not been legis- lated out of existence? Do you not know, can you not see, that this deadly automatic gun, in the hands of market hunters and farmers’ boys all over the United States, will prove even more of an exterminator than the quail net? You will admit the quails are scarce enough now. Do you think this deadly gun, firing 6 shots before the covey can get out of range, will make the birds more plentiful? Market hunters and game hogs may tell you they will kill no more birds with an automatic gun than with a double barrel. One market hunter said he used a pump and always picked out a bird on the outskirts of the covey, and, if he missed, kept on firing at that same bird. Another said that the majority of market hunters use double barrel guns in preference to pumps because they do not want to kill too many birds. Any man who has brains enough to com- mit the alphabet to memory knows such talk is rot. All market hunters and game hogs are built on the same lines. With this automatic gun such a man will fire 2 shots on the ground. He will take aim, pull the trigger twice instantly, and 4 more times before the covey is out of range. Five birds on the ground with the first 2 shots and 3 out of the covey with the next 4, total 8 out of a covey of 15, before the birds can get out of range! Suppose he only gets 3 on the ground and 2 on the rise; what do you think he will do to the others when they begin flushing under his feet, one or 2 at a time? What do you think will be left for you the next day when you look for this covey and other coveys which have had the misfor- tune to come within his range? Sportsmen all over the country are cry- ing for better game protection. “Shorten the open season”; “Prohibit the removal of game from the State”; “Make a limit of 20 birds to the gun for a day’s shoot”; “Prohibit the sale of game altogether”; “Feed the birds during the winter”; “Tax the gun”; “Tax the shooter.” These ee te 3 oo are topics constantly being discussed. In the face of all this are you going to stand idly by and see a gun introduced that will exterminate the quails and ducks so fast you will not need any game laws? This is not cheerful reading for the lovers of quail shooting, but they can console themselves with the market hunters’ statement that when the birds are gone there will always be plenty of clay birds. Consoling, isn’t it? Here is one way of heading off the auto- matic gun. Let 2 or 3 prominent sports- men in every town request their friends and associates to sign a notice like the one printed below, then present it to the more prominent dealers. If any sportsman should refuse to sign, make it clear to him that his presence is not desired at future trap events. NOTICE. To Dealers in Sportsmen’s Supplies: We, the undersigned, respectfully inform you that if the automatic shot gun is of- fered for sale in your establishment we shall feel obliged to withdraw our patron- age. I trust there are in every town a few high minded sportsmen who will take up this matter and serve these notices on their gun dealers. If any dealer should decline to accede to this appeal for the protection and preservation of our game, then never buy another dollar’s worth of him till he sends those automatic guns back to the fac- tory. I further suggest that in case the Winchester Arms Company puts out such a gun, every true sportsman should decline to use any shells, ammunition or firearms made by this company. Any company that has no more regard for the preservation of our birds, or for the future pleasure of sportsmen than to introduce such a bird exterminator does not deserve the patron- age of any sportsman. Such people are on a par with those who wanted to manufac- ture quail nets, and should receive the same treatment. A few days ago I took one of these auto- matic guns out and shot it, just to see if it is as deadly as ReEcrEATION has pro- nounced it. I was simply amazed at the execution, the awful destruction that could be wrought with this machine. The quail net or the quail trap is a gentleman’s im- plement compared with it. W. J., Philadelphia, Pa. I read your article on automatic guns with deep interest and feel that every man, woman and child in the country should raise their voices in protest against the manu- 222 RECREATION. facture of such murderous’ weapons. Neither should any sportsman use the so- called pump gun in pursuit of game, as slaughter is condemned by all men of sound reasoning. When I think of the vast army of shoot- ers with modern weapons, and the rapid depletion of the game supply, owing to lax laws or the non-enforcement of existing ones, I really long for the old muzzle loader to re-appear, and with it the covers teem- ing with game as in olden days. Let sportsmen use the pump gun at the trap if they so desire, but let us make every endeavor to prevent its use, both by law and public sentiment, when game is to be pursued. All can foresee the inevitable result as regards our game supply, unless such action be taken. There is absolutely no reason for the existence of pump guns, and the placing of automatic guns on the market is noth- ing short of crime. Let us work for laws that will allow any officer to arrest all per- sons found with an automatic gun in their possession, or better still, laws to prevent the manufacture of such weapons, Even the former course would stop this nefarious business. After public sentiment became thoroughly aroused the repeating gun would meet the same fate. There should also be laws preventing spring shoot- ing everywhere, and shortening the open seasons in fully half the States in the Union. Down with the automatic gun; down with the repeating gun; down with every- thing everywhere that does not savor of gentlemanly sport. Edward H. Goodnough, Allston, Mass. I heartily approve your protest against the manufacture and use of automatic shot guns, and earnestly hope that every Ameri- can naturalist and every lover of wild life will do likewise. I intend doing everything in my power to help secure the passage of laws to prevent the manufacture, sale and use of such engines of destruction as you have described. Automatic shot guns be- long in the same class as the punt gun for ducks and dynamite for fishing. This is no time to mince matters. Peo- ple who are not in favor of the protection of the few wild creatures now remaining are, necessarily, against it! I believe in decent sport; but not in wholesale slaugh- ter. The American people are not so hard up for something to eat that every hunter should need to annihilate every covey of birds that rises before him. Surely, every true sportsman and every person, young or old, who is interested in American birds, will be in sympathy with your warfare against automatic guns, and I hope the most of them will rally to your support. W. T. Hornaday, New York City. I am glad you have entered a crusade against the manufacture and use of auto- matic shot guns for killing game. It can not be possible that any real sportsman will look with favor on this attempt to gain so great an advantage over the birds, which now are put to their extremities to avoid death at every turn. It seems too bad that men will be so unmindful, not to say cruel, in their efforts to slay these fast disappear- ing beauties of creation. It is bad enough that men kill as they do, but to add weap- . ons that are so destructive, just for slaugh- ter, is barbarous. Our Legislature does not meet until 1905, but this matter will be brought before our association in January, and we will work actively to keep such guns out of this State at least. E. C. Farrington, Sec’y, Maine Sportsmen’s Fish and Game Ass’n. Augusta, Me. I note that the Winchester Company in- tends to manufacture an automatic gun. We do not want it. We have plenty of murderous weapons now, though they are not so deadly as the automatic gun would be. Following is copy of a letter I sent the Winchester Company: I hear you are mak- ing preparations to manufacture an auto- matic gun. No sportsmen who are inter- ested in the protection of our fast diminish- ing game will use any such gun. We have repeating, double and single guns by the thousands, yet you wish to make a weapon that is far more murderous. If you man- ufacture such a gun you are doing an un- fair business, and all real sportsmen know it. I would not use such an arm if you would give me one. Albert Shelley, Madelia, Minn. I have read your editorial in RECREATION against the use of automatic and magazine guns; also draft of. bill to be enacted against their use. I find here a strong sen- timent among the better class of sportsmen against the use of these 2 murderous inven- tions, considering the condition of the game at the present day. Some of the duck- shooting clubs are beginning to taboo the use of these slaughter machines in hunting game, and I do not think there will be much opposition to the enactment of a law prohibiting their use. John Sharp, State Fish and Game Com’r., Salt Lake, Utah. . THEY ADVISE WINCHESTER. r Spokane, Wash. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Dear Sirs—I noticed recently a news item in one of our foremost progressive sports- men’s magazines to the effect that you are about to begin the manufacture of an auto- matic shot gun. While it is not my pur- —————eO ee i i i i — - condemnation from GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 223 pose to attempt to dictate the future busi- ness policy of your firm, yet I protest against your taking chances of ruining the good reputation the Winchester Com- pany has enjoyed these many years by put- ting on the market such a destructive wea- pon as this new shot gun promises to be. The game in the country is being killed off rapidly. Many States have prohibited the sale of game entirely, and other States will follow their example. I predict that if this new gun is put on the market there will be a whirlwind of disapproval among all true sportsmen and a quick and deter- mined move toward legislation to prohibit its use. I have now 2 of your guns, a rifle and a shot gun; but if this new engine of destruction which you contemplate mak- ing is ever marketed you may count me in as fighting in every way possible against its sale and use. jE. Bates. Aldan, Pa. The Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Dear Sirs—I am informed that you are about to manufacture and place on the market an automatic shot gun. If you will listen to one who has used Win- chester goods for years, you will confer a favor on multitudes of sportsmen, who feel regarding the manufacture of the pro- posed death engine as I do. Such a wea- pon would only be sold to boys and men who are in reality pot hunters, who shoot at anything and everything that wears fur or feathers, and as long as it remains in sight, and who are not sportsmen. A true sportsman would not seek to reduce the number of our game birds or game. The scarcity of game to-day is due chiefly to the use of the repeating shot gun in the hands of indiscriminate persons. The production of an arm more rapid in its manipulation for hunting purposes would bring forth thousands of true sportsmen who have made the Winchester company what it is to-day. T. H. Seavey. Franklin, O. Winchester Arms Co. Dear Sirs: _ [learn through Recreation that you are intending to manufacture automatic guns. Permit.me to raise my voice against your doing so. Already our fields and forests are nearly tenantless. Few of our beau- tiful birds are left and .the little crea- tures of the fields and woods have gone with them. I plainly see that in a few short years we shall have none. The automatic gun, devised through greed, will rob all alike, the sportsman, the lover of nature and the farmer, who is benefited directly through the birds. It seems the chief delight of many people to destroy the most essential, the most use- ful of our birds. The flintlock, the muzzle loader, the breech loader, the repeater, have been used to depopulate our fields; and now comes a gun that will make destruction com- plete. In the cause of God’s creatures, ap- pealing as one who loves them all, I entreat you not to place this deadly arm on the market. ' C. H. Morningstar. , Morgantown, W. Va. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Dear Sirs: I have learned through ReEcrEATIOoN that you contemplate the manufacture of an au- tomatic shot gin. : You probably figure that by catering to market hunters, pot hunters and game hogs you could make a good interest on the money put into the special equipment required to manufacture the gun. Pos- siby this is true, but your action would cer- tainly meet with the stern disapproval of every true sportsman in this and every other country. I assure you I would never use an automatic shot gun or associate with any person who would use one. In thus stating my position in the matter I know I express the sentiment of at least 50 sports- men in this little city and of thousands of other sportsmen throughout the country whose names and addresses I could furnish. Hoping you will not see fit to add to the already too great effectiveness of game ex- terminating weapons, especially the shot gun, I am, Bennett S. White. Enid, Oklahoma. Winchester Arms Company, Dear Sirs: I understand that you are preparing to build an automatic shot gun. Such a weapon should not go on the market for general use, as I have heard a number of lovers of shooting remark. There is a strong movement on foot for the protec- tion of our birds and it will be my duty to discourage the use of an automatic shot gun in every legitimate way, as will be the case with hundreds of our citizens. I sin- cerely hope you will not manufacture any guns of this kind. H. D. White, Recreation Rod and Gun Club, ; Setauket, N. Y. Winchester Arms Co., Dear Sirs :— I learn that you intend to manufacture an automatic shot gun. A gun of this kind can not be necessary for, nor desired by, any true sportsman. It can only be of use to pot hunters and duffers. I do not think it is for your interest to manufacture arms for either of those classes. The destruction of game is going on too fast in this country, and any who minister to the wholesale slaughter of game are doing injury to true 224 RECREATION. sportsmen, while the wiping out of game will certainly injure those engaged in the manufacture of firearms for sportsmen. Selah B. Strong. Trenton, N. J. Winchester Repeating Arms Co., Dear Sirs: I am informed you intend to manufac- ture an automatic shot gun. The placing of such a weapon on the market would hasten the extinction of the wild game of America, and this would be a national calamity. None but pot hunters and game butchers will ever use such guns; and if you cater to these classes you are no friend of sportsmen; I strongly protest against the manufacture of any such weapon. L. W. Johnson A CHAMPION FOR ROBIN HOOD. I noticed a letter in REcREATION from . W. Crampton regarding Robin Hood loaded shells, and a reply to it from C. H. Bentley. I have used several thousand of these shells the past 2 seasons, and am sat- ised from reading Mr. Bentley’s letter that he has not done much experimenting with Robin Hood loads. He may have shot a few, but the shells must have been of the cheapest class. I want to ask him to give them another trial, not on game, for the best of us blame the ammunition when we are out of form, but on penetration sheets. I took regular stock loads of Robin Hood, 3% drams powder and 1% ounces No. 7% chilled shot. With these went Winchester Leader shells loaded with the same load of Du Pont smokeless and another batch loaded with 24 grains of Infallible. I made targets with each at 60 yards. There was little perceptible difference in penetration, but the distribution with Robin Hood was perfect, while both other loads clumped shot and left spaces in a 30 inch circle that a duck could have gone through. At 75 yards Robin Hood distribution was I00 per cent. better than either of the other loads, while the penetration was 12 sheets better than Infallible; but Robin Hood, after pass- Pont. I made 5 targets with each load at this distance, and that was the average. I then made 5 targets at 85 yards and 5 at 1oo yards. The farther I shot the more pronounced was the difference. Every tar- get showed Robin Hood to have the greatest penetration and to give the best pattern. At 100 yards Infallible would not stick the shot in the sheets, and on 2 of the targets not one shot struck the sheet. Du Pont showed better all the way through than Infallible, but Robin Hood, after pass- ing the 50 yard mark, was greater in pene- tration and not only put more shot into the targets but distributed them far better. Mr. Bentley will get the same results if he will target these powders and not take snap 'there is no loosening of the gun. _ loads: judgment becattse he happens to miss a few birds with the Robin Hood. I know at least 50 good field shots here who will use nothing but Robin Hood, and all pronounce it stronger than any other smokeless. Robin Hood gives a little more smoke than Infallible or Du Pont, but even on damp days it is not great enough to interfere in the least with second or third shots. Recently I killed 5 -ducks, one with each shot, with Robin Hood and No. 7% shot, and the last kill was as clean as the first. The recoil from 3% drams is not so great as that from 24 grains Infallible and I shoot a Parker $100 grade in the field, and it is impossible to keep it tight many weeks when using Infallible powder. Robin Hood does not seem to loosen a gun any more than black powder. My opinion of Infallible powder is that the factory advises over- 24 grains of it give fearful recoil, and 26 are simply unbearable. I advise readers of RECREATION to test Robin Hood carefully for 2 reasons; it is cheaper, and, I believe, better than any other. In addition, it is advertised liberally in RECREATION, and we ought certainly to favor those who favor us by advertising in our magazine. John E. Clincher, Austin, Tex. IT ES. THE “MAN! Several of your correspondents say there should be laws in all the States prohibiting the use of repeating shot guns. I claim that the gun a man uses has nothing to do with his being a butcher. If a man wants to be a game hog he will be one no mat- ter what gun he may use. Some of the biggest hogs I have ever known used muzzle loaders. I have seen another man take a repeater and a brace of dogs and go after birds. He would watch the dogs work, and when a bird got up would bring the repeater around, take time to shoot straight, would kill his bird, seldom shoot- ing a second shot. I have known such a man to hunt all day and get 4 or 5 birds where he could have killed 50. He had as much enjoyment out of watching the dogs work as another would in shooting. It is all right to allow such a man to use a re- peater and dogs. What we need is a law to send a man to jail who kills more than a reasonable number of birds in a day. I have known a game butcher to take a muzzle loader and go to the woods and shoot everything that moved: chipmunks, phoebe birds, grouse, squirrels, rabbits, any- thing. It is natural for such men and it is only the fear of the law that keeps them from shooting any kind of stock, and even human beings. Such a man will sneak up behind a grouse, take a rest over a stump o_- ww a Ws a i Me i Bt at ie ae, ie ee i) Te rR yO Ref OE Ly, at ee ee ne ae ee —* oJ i ae GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 225 or a log and murder it for the mere satis- faction of seeing it die. Such men should be singled out in all communities and watched. Decent men should not associate with them, but should have them arrested every time they break a law. Good work was done here along this line last season in regard to the fishing. I ex- pect the same thing here in regard to game next fall. Our law allows each man 10 grouse a day, but this is too many. The limit should be cut to 6. ‘If I get 4 in a day I am satisfied. Before starting out for game I always run the shells I intend to use through the gun, then I know they will go. through when I want them to. It is a wonder to me that so few shells stick when you take into consideration the fact that they must be absolutely perfect in diameter. Take a 30-30 and a .303 cartridge, measure them with a pair of calipers and see the small difference. Then try to run them through the same rifle and you will learn something at once. The human eye will detect a small difference that is hard to measure. Think of the millions of cartridges made and re- member how unreasonable to kick because you happen to get a poor fit out of a pos- sible 2,000. Those who expect perfection in this world should go back to the old muzzle loader, black powder, and shingle nails. E. L. Mason, Emporium, Pa. If the game butcher you mention had had a pump gun he would have killed a great many more birds than he did or could kill with his muzzle loader. That’s why all game butchers should be prohibited from using pump guns.—EDITOoR. WHY NOT ATTACK THE REAL OFFENDER? Paddy Marlin is again at his old trick of bluffing. He has begun suits against 2 re- tail gun dealers in New Haven, alleging that they are selling Savage rifles which in- fringe Marlin patents. As in the case of his famous suit against RECREATION, he is dumping into the mails hundreds of thou- sands of circulars, which go to’gun dealers all over the United States. Here is a quo- tation from the circular: “Under the patent laws of the United States any person who makes or sells or uses a patented article, without permission of the owner of the patent, is an infringer.” Strange to say Paddy has not brought any action against the Savage Arms Co., the makers of the rifle which he says infringes his patents. Instead of doing this he jumps on these small retail dealers, each of whom it is said has sold one of these rifles. Why does not Paddy attack someone of his size? Why does he not sue the Savage Arms Co,? ‘~ jn yarious lines. Here is Savage’s reply to Paddy’s hot air explosion: Our attention has been called to a eircu- lar issued by the Marlin Fire Arms Co., with reference to a claim of infringement of patents made against the Savage 22 caliber rifle. It is a significant fact that we have not been sued for the alleged infringement, but suits have been brought against 2 of our customers in New Haven, Conn. We have already assumed all responsibility of these suits and are able to take care of them and intend to do so. We have the services of able counsel and experts, who assure us that our 22 caliber rifle is not an infringe- ment of the Marlin patents, and, indeed, this must be apparent to all who are famil- iar with ,or will take the trouble to compare the Savage and Marlin rifles. Marlin was not, by any means, the first to produce or make a take down rifle. Our rifle is not like Marlin’s, we are pleased to say. We assure you that we are able to and will protect all dealers and users of the Savage 22 caliber rifles against all claims of infringement. We shall continue to main- tain the high standard of excellence of our arms, and rely, as we have relied hereto- fore, on the trade and public to recognize real merit. Yours truly, Savage Arms Co. Arthur W. Savage, Managing Director. IN THE CLASS WITH DYNAMITE. I am going to stop buying your magazine because I do not approve of your stand re- garding the automatic shot gun and rifle. I like the latest improvements always, and I think you are trying to hold back inven- tive genius. Rufus H. Skeel, Newburgh, N. Y. I knew when I attacked the automatic gun that I should antagonize many men, but I am glad to know that where one man disagrees with me on this subject, thousands of others agree with me. One man sent me a check for $25 for the L. A. S. game protection fund, and said that if I could head off the automatic gun, or even if I could materially check its sale, he would send me another check for an equal amount. I have assurances from prominent sportsmen in a number of States. that they will be able to pass our bill to prohibit the use of both the automatic and the pump guns in their respective States during the present winter, and I have not the slightest doubt that we shall procure the passage of such laws in all the States dur- ing the next 2 years. Generally speaking, I am in favor of ad- vancement in all the arts and sciences, but there is a limit to what should be allowed For instance, if a reyolver 226 RECREATION. should be invented and placed on the mar- ket that would fire a cartridge making no noise whatever, thus enabling a_ foot- pad to shoot down a man at night on a lonely street or road, without any possible danger of being caught in the act, I should be in favor of prohibiting the use of such weapon by law. Dynamite is one of the most impor- tant inventions of the 19th century, and has proved of great’ value to commerce in many ways; yet when a man uses it to fish with, we say he should be punished by law, and nearly all the States have laws prohibiting the use of dynamite in that way. I regard the man who would hunt game with an automatic gun. in the same light as I regard the man who fishes for trout or black bass with dynamite. Many thousands of the best sportsmen in this country agree with me in this—-En1Tor. LOADS FOR THE 32-40. Would say to S. B. that I have a 32-40, with nickel steel barrel. I think it is about as near an all around rifle as there is on the market. It is a matter of choice be- tween that and the 38-55 with nickel steel barrel. The velocity of the 32-40 is about 1,400 feet a second at muzzle, with black powder; with high pressure smokeless, about 2,050 feet. The 32-40 high pressure is a little more powerful than the 30-30, about the same as the Savage .303 and the 32 Win- chester special, and about 34 as powerful as the 30-40. It is as accurate as any cart- ridge, whether black or smokeless. The Savage rifle is made for the 32-40-165. The other 32-40s mentioned are practically out of use. I use Laflin & Rand’s Sharpshooter smokeless. Twelve grains by weight will give the same power as 40 grains black and costs about the same. This may be used with lead bullet. For high power load with metal cased bullet use 20 to 23 grains of the same powder, giving velocities from 1,925 to 2,050 feet. For the miniature, I use the 99-grain sharp pointed bullet, of No. 31,049 in Ideal Hand Book, and 5 or 6 grains of any shot gun smokeless. This does not tear small game. Use short range shells with groove. For the medium load, 12 grains, I use Ideal bullet No. 321,232. It will seat with regular 32-40 tool and has a groove for shell to crimp into. Make bul- lets I part tin to 16 or 18 parts lead. The butt stock is a matter of choice; I prefer the shot gun butt for a hunting rifle. Do not use wadding or any method of fill- ing the shell in the medium loads; leave the powder loose in the shell. Never ailow bullet to rest on smokeless powder in shell. If black powder is desired for miniature loads, 13 to 15 grains is correct, These loads are all accurate and cheap. Always use great care in cleaning any rifle after using smokeless powder with metal cased bullets. Ernest A. Dunn, Boston, Mass. DEFENDS THE PUMP GUN. (Printed verbatim.) I have been a subscriber to Recreation since Nov o1 and my subscription is paid up to NOV o$1 read all of the stories there in with much pleasure and in fact read a;1 there in there is many things that make me tired. now lam about 30 years old and have hunted Bob Whites more than half of that time in season and have used most oll kinds of guns, this fall I sold $40 00 I.C. Smth and bought a Win- chester pump gun. I have killed ‘‘203 Quails since NOV 1 6 to Jan 1/. I find on page 57 in Jan number of Recreation your crazy bill to pro- hibit the use of all magazine guns, If a man ever lerns to shoot a Winchesyer pump gun he cah never be satisfied with any thing else? It is more than foolish for a man to pay from $50e00 to $500 for a Parker I.C. Smith or any other make of gun when for $20 oo or 25 oo he can buy Winchester pump gun that will out last and out shoot any of all of them. Now as I have said my subscription is paid upto Noc 04 it would please me verry much to have mt money refunded taling out pay for what cop- pies I have recd , ?I will, not help even ever so little to support a magazine that is or is going to take steps to prohibit the use of the best cheapest and handist shooting gun on resord espe- cialy one that I prefer above all others you are verry strong in using your pet name of Gamf Hog and I in this letter am saying just what I think I am not-a game hog never sold a quail in my life am not taking offence at your game goh on my account. : Please print this letter and do as you say you do every body and give the Winchester people what they so justly deserve I am going to send them a coppynof this letter As you must klnow Mr. Shields I have nothing against you or Rec- reation only you are against the bestn gun in the world and a shoot that gun A Winchester Repeating Shot Gun fl. Plet me heare that you have taken a moer sensible view of this subjevt and burned all of the matter pretaining ti this crazy bill or please drop merfoomrom your list Yours Respt Clifford.S. Atkinson ANSWER. Here is my check for $1. It affords me great pleasure to drop your name from my subscription list. All such illiterate, un- washed, unkempt critters as your letter shows you to be may be safely counted as defenders of the pump and automatic guns. The educated, cultivated people are all op- posed to such weapons. The Winchester people will of course feel proud of you as a champion.—EpIror. THE ELTERICH SHELL. In your November issue G. D. Earll asks for a report from some one who has used the Elterich patent rifle shell. I can give him a little light on its possibilities. Two years ago, when on a vacation, I made an exhaustive test of one. It was one of the first made, and I used it solely in a repeating shot gun, so that Mr. Earll’s question as to whether it can be used in such a gun may GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 227 be answered in the affirmative. In fact, a distinct form of the shell for use in repeat- ing guns is now on the market. I tested the appliance at all ranges be- tween Io and 100 yards, inclusive, firing 500 32-caliber short smokeless cartridges in it. Its work may be described as being about equal to what a good revolver would do. At 75 yards I was able to get about one- third of its shots into a 12-inch circle, and by using an improvised detachable rear sight V-shaped, it did a little better. At shorter ranges its accuracy was, of course, greater in proportion. That its accuracy is no greater than this is due to the fact that it does not fit the gun barrel perfectly, and if it did fit any tighter than it does it would play havoc with the extractor. A surprising thing about the work of this shell is the penetration secured with the above named cartridge. At 75 yards the bullets penetrated an inch of oak, which is cer- tainly good for so short a piece of barrel as it offers. I never had any trouble with kelholing. For an occasional shot at short ranges this shell would prove satisfactory, but I warn Mr. Earll that in its use there is a sidewise blast of gas at its muzzle when the bullet leaves it, that is destructive to the ~ inside of the barrel in which it is used. P. B. Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo. AN EXPERT ON DRIFT. In November RECREATION are some re- marks on drift which are slightly in error. Until a few years ago it was believed by expert artillerists that the axis of a pro- jectile remained throughout its flight par- allel to its original position in the gun; and this would indeed be the case but for the resistance of the air. When sea coast mortars were first pro- posed to throw elongated projectiles just as rifled guns do, the objection was made that such projectiles would fall on their bases instead of on their points. Experi- ment has shown, however, that such is not the case. We have many 12-inch mortars now mounted along our coast, which throw projectiles 3 to 4 feet long. These may be plainly seen during flight and they invari- ably fly like arrows, point first, changing direction by as much as 90 degrees from their original position to that of impact. But while the old theory has fallen to the ground the theory of drift is still undis- puted and is borne out by actual results. Projectiles having right hand rotation gen-, erally drift to the right. I say generally because it has been found that projectiles thrown with extreme velocity sometimes drift to the left, although they rotate in a right hand direction. It is easier to theo- rize regarding this phenomenon than to satisfactorily explain it, The sights of the army rifle are experimentally adjusted for drift. R. R. Raymond, Capt. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., Fort Riley, Kans. SMALL SHOT. C. B. H.’s comment in October Recrea- TION concerning pump guns is amusing. I have used a pump gun many years, have hunted with others using pump guns, and I know that it takes a man of exceptional skill and quickness to kill 3 birds out of a flushed covey. Mr. H. evidently be- lieves a man with a pump gun can get in 5 or 6 shots at a covey, a feat I have never seen accomplished. Birds are crippled by poor marksmanship at short range as well as at long range. In a scattered covey, occasionally 2 birds will rise in quick suc- cession, and if, a few moments later, a third bird should rise, the man with a re- peater is ready to shoot it, thus having a distinct advantage over the man with a double barrel, whose gun was emptied in shooting at the first 2. The principal ad- vantage, therefore, of the pump gun is in being ready to shoot at 3 or more birds which unexpectedly rise at quick intervals in a scattered covey. C. W. Murphy, Salem, Ind. It seems to me that in November REcreE- ATION a great injustice is done to Robin Hood powder. I have used shells loaded by that company for 3 years and find they compare favorably with other smokeless ammunition. C. H. Bentley hints that the powder should be called semi-smokeless. Anybody who has ever used Peters so-called semi-smokeless ammunition would look on this as an insult to the Robin Hood Com- pany. H. W. B. complains of the shells splitting and of the heads blowing off. Prob- ably his gun has an expanded chamber. Another man says that the crimp is bulged, so as to make the shell stick in the chamber. This may have been true of a small lot of shells, but why state it as a general fact? I have had the same trouble with Winches- ter ammunition, but I do not make the charge that all Winchester shells have a de- fective crimp. H. S. Hill, Washington, D. C. I am a regular reader of your valuable magazine and note with interest the dif- ferent opinions on guns and ammunition. I own a 30-30 Savage and succeeded in getting a large buck last fall in the upper peninsula of Michigan. There were 32 hunters camped within a radius of 2 acres where we were, and most of them had 30-30 rifles of different makes. I saw many deer killed by them. In almost every case the hunter had no trouble in finding his 228 game, notwithstanding there was no track- ing snow. One fellow, however, followed a deer 2% miles by the blood after he had shot it 3 times with a 45-70 express. . I think the 30-30 and the 32-40 the best deer guns for this country. S. L. Bennett, Alma, Mich. Does the Savage Arms Company manu- facture ammunition for its 25-35 rifle? If so, can the shells be reloaded as often as those made for the .303? What is the ex- treme killing range of the 25-35? W. E. R., Victor, Colo. ANSWER. It is the intention of the Savage Arms Company to put on the market 25-35 ammu- nition in the near future. It is impossible to give the exact killing range of the 25-35, as this has never been determined by ex- periments, but I should judge it to be in the neighborhood of 1,200 to 1,300 yards. The 25-35 ammunition of the bottle-neck type can be reloaded as many times as the .303 -shell.—EbirTor. Please tell me how to keep shot gun barrels from rusting; also whether shot gun wick plugs can be used successfully. W. H. Pringle, McIvor, Mich. ANSWER. The wick plugs are the best device I have ever seen for keeping gun barrels from rusting inside. In order to keep the barrels from rusting outside you should cover them thorouchly with Cedaroleum, or with any good gun grease, and-then wrap the gun in heavy paper. It is possible to keep rust from attacking the gun without wrapping it, but if it is not wrapped it should be examined frequently and re-oiled. Cedaroleum is made by The Cedaroleum Co., of Perkinsville, Vt.—EnrTor. I have used nearly all makes of rifles and thought the Winchester 25-35 the best, but now I think the Savage is far better. The Marlin is as good as no gun at all and far more dangerous. G. L. Manor, Post Falls, Idaho. I should like to hear from some sports- man who has used the 44-40 on deer and other big game. I have one which I intend to take on a hunting trip next fall. Arthur A. Borck, Rocklyn, Wash. It is a fact that the repeating shot gun is killing or crippling all the game we have here. It is strictly a game hog’s gun. Give me a double barrel every time. C. B. Colt, St. Joseph, Mo. I see that 2 readers of RECREATION ask about Magniscope rifle sights. As I un- RECREATION. derstand the Magniscope, it is a cheap telescope sight. L. A. S., 8942, Pittsburg, Pa. If .30-30, Westmount, Canada, would like to see a Magniscope rifle sight he can do so by looking me up. E. G. Brewer, Montreal, Can. Which is the better gun to take into the Maine woods—the 38-55 or the Winchester 32 special ? “Farming? I know what it is,” declared the Congressman from Indiana; “father and 5 of us boys used to work all the year round | to raise stuff to feed 5 horses. Finally 2 of the horses died, and that enabled Charley and me to get away from the farm and come to Congress.”—Argonaut. “Young man,” said the stern parent, “do you know what is the greatest aim in life?” “Sure!” said the unregenerate. “That feller on th’ Indianny wot smashed th’ bull’s-eye 5 straight at 4 miles wid a 13- incher.”—Baltimore News. RECREATION is a necessary part of the outfit of every user of gun and rod, a boon to the sportsman; and a word in season to the game hog. S. S. Mulford, New York City. Of all sad words of tongue or pen I think the saddest ones are when Your gasoline has run its course And small boys chorus—Gittahorse ! —Buffalo News. It is almost as good as a day in the woods when RECREATION comes, the “al- most” in this case implying great pleasure. Hale H. Richardson, Boston, Mass. Nell—She has an automobile tongue. Belle—What do you mean? Nell—Oh, she’s always running other people down.—Philadelphia Record. I have taken RECREATION for the past year and a half, and think it the best magazine on the market. Bernard Verbeck, Alameda, Cal. Bertie (at a concert)—What are those 2 people singing at once for? Cissy (aged 6)—Why, to get it over all the quicker, of course !—Exchange. RECREATION is a perfect magazine. 7 Harry Baker, Blockhouse, Wash. Uncle Ezra says that kissing will remove paint,—Schoolmaster, NATURAL HISTORY. When abird 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. SNAKE BITE ANI ITS TREATMENT. I read in September Recreation, A. K. Stetson’s article on “Treatment of Snake Bite,” and was surprised to notice several errors therein. He advises one bitten by a poisonous snake to use permangate of soda. There is such a drug, but it is not used as an antidote for snake bite. I sup- pose he means permanganate of potassium, from his saying it is the only known agent that will fully destroy the venom without also destroying the tissues. Even that is not so. Permanganate of po- tassium is apt to produce ulceration, and in consequence, healing may be long de- layed. Still, it is a good remedy to use, if none better be at hand. Chromic acid has been found superior, as its action is quicker and no destruction of tissue is likely to occur after its use If employing perman- ganate of potassium, use a I to 2 per cent. solution hypodermically in and around the wound. In making use of chromic acid, Professor Kaufmann, of France, -who instituted a series of experiments with it, and obtained from it the best results, ad- vises 2 or 3 drops of an aqueous solution, I to 100, of chromic acid, injected to the extreme depth of the puncture of each fang. Then several similar injections to be made around the wound. The infected part to be kneaded, to bring the acid more thor- oughly in contact with the venom, after which the wound to be punctured with the point of a knife to allow the escape of serum, continuing the kneading to facilitate the discharge. With the treatment I advise hypodermic injections, not in the wound, of strych- nine until its effect can be noticed, shown by slight muscular spasms. The patient should not be allowed to sleep, except for short intervals, for the first 24 hours. Mr. Stetson advises whiskey to be given “copiously, not fearing intoxication.” It should be remembered that a large quantity of whiskey acts as a heart depressant, while a small quantity is a stimulant, and as the heart is to be supported by stimulation, under no circumstances should the person bitten be made intoxicated. Many persons believe that nearly all snakes are poisonous and should be de- stroyed. Such belief is largely the result of ignorance combined with prejudice. Man, as a rule, in his savage desire to kill some- thing, loses no opportunity to destroy the life of every creature whose usefulness he does not understand. Snakes are useful ani- 229 mals, destroying millions of such pests as mice, rats, moles, poisonous insects, etc., and in consequence ought to be allowed to live. Poisonous snakes, of which there are but few varieties in this country, should, of course, be destroyed. The only poisonous snakes in the United States, whose bite can cause death, are the rattlesnake, copperhead, cottonmouth, water moccasin and coral snake. The last named, however, is found only in the far Southern States, and there, as a rule, living under ground. The poisonous snakes of this coun- try can be easily distinguished from the non-poisonous ones by a pit or hole, located on each side of the face, between the nos- tril and the eye. These are called “pit- vipers,’ and have a vertical pupil; the only exception being the coral snake, which has no such pit and has a round pupil. An- other distinguishing feature in poisonous snakes is the presence of 2 or more fangs, located on the anterior part of the upper jaw. The spreading adder, that so many believe to be poisonous, is as harmless as a kitten; still thousands are killed every year by persons ignorant of its usefulness, and who mistake it for the deadly copperhead, which it somewhat resembles. G. E. Roehrig, M. D., Chicago, III. In the August number of your splendid magazine I find a description of traps and snares to catch snakes, also mention of the best antidote to the venom of the poisonous snakes of North America. I desire to say a word against the con- demnation of ammonia as an antidote to snake venom. I do not undervalue the au- thority quoted, but during 35 years of prac- tice I have treated patients suffering from bites from most, if not all, varieties of pois- onous reptiles in Texas, Arkansas, Indian Territory and other Southwestern States. I treated my patients conscientiously and suc- cessfully, and I used ammonia: It is well known to the profession that poisons like that under consideration pro- duce an acid condition of the blood of the victim. We also know that ammonia is an alkali and a diffusible stimulant. To neutralize the acid produced by the venom and at the same time stimulate the heart's action seems to me a rational treatment. I have yet to see any destruction of the veins from its use. I suppose that deplorable con- dition might occur from its abuse. As to permanganate of potash, I deem it an excellent after-treatment, as it abounds in oxygen and therefore and thereby elim- 230 * RECREATION. od inates organic salts and possibly other “the song of love, joy and praise. They morbific agents. Permanganate of potash must have time to disorganize and give off free oxygen, leaving the potash to neutral- ize the acid in the blood, as ammonia does. Thus both drugs stimulate the heart and destroy acid; ammonia acts most promptly and is therefore preferable. I read a statement recently that house spiders were not poisonous. At that time I had 3 cases dangerously sick from spider’s venom. C. E. Frost, M. D., Ranger, Tex. LET THEM STAY WHERE GOD PUT THEM. The following editorial, which recently appeared in the Cleveland Press, was read aloud in every school room in that city, by order of the Cleveland Board of Education: The song birds of Ohio are to stay where God put them—in the woods and fields He who notes even a sparrow in its fall has not forgotten the little troubadours of the sunny skies. He has raised an agency for their defense in their virgin sweetness, in their primal beauty and in that which gives them their beauty and sweetness both, their native liberty. There is at least one statutory law in which the hand of God is surely visible, and it is being righteously enforced. No longer, in Northern Ohio, at least, will the hedges, trees and sky be robbed of their richest treasures to adorn human vanity. It is a baffling physiological question why a woman wants a bird on her hat. It is a confession carried aloft like a banner, that she needs unnatural aid to make her beau- tiful. For the bird adorns the woman; no woman adorns a bird. To refined minds the woman is prettier without the bird; to all minds the bird is prettier without the woman. The bird on a woman’s hat is a mark of murder, the most cruel and useless that the mind can conceive. It is even a mark of more than that. It is a constant reminder that the vanity of woman can ruthlessly throttle the sweetest music that ever kissed the soul, enslave the most per- fect type of freedom, mar the purest thing of beauty in the world, and then place the evidence of her heartless crimes above her brow and ask us to look and think her more peautiful. Is it then to be wondered at that hu- manity has sickened of it and has said through the law and game wardens, that the song birds shall stay where God put them—in the fields and woods? There in their native element the song birds are man’s first and holiest inspiration. hey taught him his first note in music, and gave him his first dream of liberty. They are the greatest optimists in the world, teaching always cheer and hope. They croak no melancholy dirges, but sing only bring into the heart of man naught but brightness and take from it naught but gloom. Near to Nature’s heart, where men and women have souls, the song birds suggest all that is best in life or to be longed for in eternity. They whisper to the child its first message from the Infinite, and carol to old age the glories beyond the vale. From dawn to night, from birth to death, they flood our days and lives with melody, and cheer with inspiration. Let them stay where God put them—in the fields, in the woods, and in human souls. THE GREEN PIGEONS OF INDIA. The feathered game of India is as numer- ous as it is varied. While many of the spe- cies are.those found in much higher lati- tudes, there are several peculiar to the country. Partridges, quails, pheasants, grouse and turkeys, together with various water birds, are found well distributed over the jungle land. Few of the many game birds, however, excel the green pigeon in delicacy of flavor and other edible qualities. This bird is found chiefly in the Northern and Western parts of the country, inhabit- ing the large tracts of jungle land or places where tall trees such as the mango or ban- yan flourish. It is always met in great numbers, 200 frequently being counted in a single flock. Its plumage is dull green, though the feathers on the neck and breast are gray. Its habits are identical with those of the ordinary blue rock, but its extreme wariness renders it exceedingly dificult of approach and the sportsman who can show a dozen brace as the result of a day’s work may well congratulate himself. If one is lucky enough to ap- proach a feeding flock, a single shot will frequently drop 5 to 10 birds, so closely do they perch together. The best method is to first find one of their feeding places, which is usually a large banyan, or pipal, tree, go there before sunrise and await the arrival of the birds. They invariably select the Eastern branch- es and settle there sit quietly in the sun half an hour before feeding. While thus engaged not a bird stirs, and so closely does their plumage resemble the color of the surrounding foliage that it requires a sharp eye to detect them. About daybreak the birds begin to arrive in groups of 5 or 6 and soon the branches are fairly alive with them. Then it is that the sportsman must exercise the greatest care; not a twig must be broken nor a change made in his position. Slowly the pigeons arrange themselves and by sunrise some of the boughs are bent almost to breaking with their weight. Then with a quick move the gun is brought to the shoulder, one barrel NATURAL discharged at some well laden limb, the other into the flock as they leave the tree; usually securing from 10 to 20 birds. On an all day chase for them such a bag is seldom obtained. These birds are specially fine for the table during the cold weather, from November to February, when their favorite fruits are in season. The green pigeon is a much larger bird than the com- mon blue rock, and while having many of the latter’s characteristics, it does not fre- quent the vicinity of human _ habitations. With the natives the green pigeons are great pets, as when taken young they be- come-domesticated without much trouble. Geo. T. Forbes, Harrisburg, Pa. IMPORT SKYLARKS. The skylark, Alauda arxensis, is a Euro- Dean songster which we have in America. The skylark is renowned in song and story all over the old world. It would be thought incredible in any country of which he is a native that we would not welcome his coming, and do all in our power to bring him to every part of this land. The skylark was brought to New York many years ago. I do not know how he has prospered or in how many Eastern States he is now found. The lark was brought to Portland, Oregon, about 1883, and has rapidly increased. I believe they have penetrated East of the Cascade range. ReEcREATION has corre- spondents in every State of the Union, and Canada. They could give us some inter- esting items as to where the skylark is now found. If all the lovers of good music who live in the vast plain that stretches from the Arctic ocean to the Gulf of Mexico would contribute each a few cents and turn loose a few hundred larks, the glorious song of this’ bird would soon be heard, at one sea- son or other, from Brownsville on the Rio Grande, to Edmondston on the North Sas- katchewan. Of course, these Oregon birds are born citizens of the United States and have a right to sing wherever the stars and stripes float. The lark loves a prairie country. Hasten the day when we shall have more of these birds. E. K. C., Kenville, Texas. DO NOT IMPORT BIRDS. In your September number, E. K. Carr says that we ought to have the nightin- gale, black cap, white throat, and sev- eral other European birds. Can it be that we have lost all appreciation for our own birds, that we are willing to crowd them out with aliens? I have never heard any of his birds sing, and I never wish to as long as the wood thrush, our own black cap, and white throat, HISTORY. 231 and the cat bird visit our thickets and groves. The fact that the habits of European birds named are known, avails nothing. Under different environment they may change. They would be patronized, our own birds neglected, and consequently driven from around our buildings. There is no guar- antee that foreign birds would not acquire the evil propensities of the English spar- row. It would be a cause for rejoicing among nature lovers of this country if Congress would forbid the importation of alien birds, quadruple the punishment for slaughtering our own birds, and fill the country with wardens to enforce the law. W. E. Hammon, Buena Vista, Colo. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. I bought Som2 rabbits in Ulster coun- ty, N. Y., and in 3 weeks they all had big worms in their backs. The worms were white and about 1% inches long. They could be pressed out by the fingers, and in the holes large scabs would form. Each rabbit had 2 or 3 of these worms in his back. Can you tell me through RECREATION what was the matter? Down with the hogs. Jess Roland, Brooklyn, N. Y. ANSWER. Nearly all rabbits are affected with grubs, such as you describe, during hot weather. I receive such reports as that you send from all parts of the country, and your sur- prise is not different from that of nearly every man who has attempted to handle domestic rabbits of any kind.—EnbrTor. A grey squirrel has a nest in one of our trees and is very tame. He often comes to our window to fed, and it is easy to entice him into the house, if the proper bait is used. It is a source of infinite delight to my 2 small people to hold nuts in their laps and have him climb up to get them. Of course the squirrel is timid, and the slightest movement on our part will send him flying; yet as long as we keep our seats he will move freely all about the room, and will even go from one room to another. There are several of these little fellows in the neighborhood, and the residents take great pleasure in feeding and protecting them through the cold weather. Frank P. Lord, Burlington, Vt. The porcupine may have his quills, The elephant his trunk; But when it comes to common scents, My money’s on the skunk. —Cornell Widow. ‘THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN, GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 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 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. 3d Vice-President, Dr. T. S. Palmer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80 West goth St., New York. 5th Vice-President, Hon. W. A. Rich- ir: General Land Office, Washington, Secretary, A. F. Rice, Ave., Passaic, N. J. Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York. STATE DIVISIONS ALASKA Dr. E. M. Rininger, Chief Warden, Nome. ARIZONA. M.J. Foley, Chief Warden, Jerome. ARKANSAS W. R. Blocksom, Chief Warden, Eureka Springs. CALIFORNIA. Dr. David Starr Jordan, Chief Warden, Leland Stanford University. COLORADO. A. Whitehead, Chief Warden, 303 Tabor Building, Denver. 155 Pennington CONNECTICUT. ‘ Hon. F. P. Sherwood, Chief Warden ame ort; Dr. H. L. Ross, Vice-Warden, Canaan; H.C ent, Sec.-Treas., Bridgeport. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. C. H. Townsend, Chief Warden, U. S. Fish Com- mission. FLORIDA, W. W.K. Decker, Chief Warden, Tarpon Springs. GEORGIA. J.J. Doughty, Chief Warden, Augusta. IDAHO, L. A. Kerr, Chief Warden, Kendrick. {LLINOIS. 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. ae J. Hildebrandt, Chief Warden, Logansport ; Moore, Vice-Warden, Anderson; Dr. a Pe ony Sec.-Treas., Good/and. IOWA. Carl Quimby, Chief Warden, Des Moines; C. C. Proper, Sec.-l'reas., Des Moines. KANSAS, O. B. Stocker, Chief Warden, Wichita. KENTUCKY. Geo. C. Long, Chief Warden, Hopkinsville. MAINE, Col. E. C. Farrington, Chief Warden, Augusta. MARYLAND. J. E. Tylor, Chief Warden, ( xford. MASSACHUSETTS. Heman S. Fay. Chief Warden, Hazleton Block, == i: E. weedy, Vice-Warden, North Attle- boro ; Lamson, Sec.-Treas., 194 Main St., +e Sl MICHIGAN. Jj. Elmer Pratt, Chief Warden, Grand Rapids; k.S. 232 Woodliffe, Vice-Warden, Jackson; A. B. Richmond, Sec.-Treas., Grand Rapids. MINNESOTA. Dietrich Lange, Chief Warden, 2294 Commonwealth Ave., St Paul; H. A Morgan, Vice- Warden Albert Lea; Prof. O. iE: iesce Sec.-Treas., St. Paul. MISSOURI. Bryan Snyder, Chief Warden, 726 Central Bldg., St. Louis. MONTANA, Professor M. J. Elrod, Chief Warden, Missoula; Sidney M. Logan, Vice- Warden, Kalispell; R. A. Waagner, Sec.-Treas., Bozeman. NEBRASKA. Fred. E. Mockett, Chief Warden, Lincoln; P. O’Mahony, Sec.- l reas., Lincoln, NEVADA. Dr. W. H. Cavell, Chief Warden, Carson; Geo. W. Cowing, Sec, -Treas., Carson. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Dr. A. F. Barrett, Sentinel Bldg., Keene; Sidney Conant, Sec.-Treas., Keene. NEW JERSEY. Reg Johnson, Chief Warden, Bloomfield; Dr. W..S. Colfax, Vice-Warden, Pompton Lakes; I. V. Dorland, Sec.-Treas., Arlington. NEW MEXICO. P. B. Otero, Chief Warden, Santa Fe. NEW YORK. John R. Fanning, Chief Warden, Powers’ Bldg. Rochester; Col. Kk. E. Moss, Vice-Warden, Wallac § Theatre, New York City; "De. C.-C; Curtis, Sec.- Treas., Columbia College, New Y ork City. NORTH DAKOTA, Dr. W. D. Jones, Chief Warden, Devil’s Lake. OHIO. W. E. Gleason, Chief Warden, Mitchell Bldg., Cincinnati; A. C. Thatcher, Vice-Warden, Urbana. OKLAHOMA. W.M. Grant. Chief Warden, Oklahoma City. ONTARIO. C. A. Hammond, Chief Warden, Box 7o1, St. Thomas; D. L. Mells, Sec.-Treas., St. Thomas. OREGON. tk Robert F. Kelly, Chief Warden, Box 188, The Dalles; C. B. Cushing, Sec.- Treas., The Dalles. PENNSYLVANIA. C. F. Emerson, Chief Warden, 189 N. Perry St., Titusville ; Hon. C. B. Penrose, Vice-Warden, 1720 S pruce Sti, Philadelphia. RHODE ISLAND. Zenas W. Bliss, Chief Warden, 49 Westailaaser St. Providence. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA. C. F. Dill, Chief Warden, Greenville. SOUTH DAKOTA. D. C. Booth, Chief Warden, Spearfish; John C. Barber, Sec.-Treas., Lead. TENNESSEE. Hon, G. C. Martin, Chief Warden, Clarksville Hon. Austin Peay, Jr., Sec.-Treas., Clarksville. TEXAS. Prof. S. W. Stanfield, Chief Warden, San Marcos; W. E. Heald, Sec.-Treas., San Angelo. UTAH. Hon. John Sharp, Chief Warden, Salt Lake City. VERMONT. S. C. White, Sec.-Treas., Woodstock. — VIRGINIA. R. G. Bickford, Chief Warden, Newport News. C. O. Saville, Vice Warden, Richmond; M. D. Hart, Sec.-Treas., 1217 East Main St., Richmond. WASHINGTON. Merri'l, Chief Warden, Spokane; F. A. Pon- Munro yckoff, Vice-War- ro tius, Sec.-Treas., Seattle; den, Pt. Townsend. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. WEST VIRGINIA, E. F. Smith, Chief Warden, Hinton, WISCONSIN. Frank Kaufman, Chief Warden, Two Rivers; Dr. A. Gropper, Sec.-Treas., Milwaukee. WYOMING. -H. E. Wadsworth, Chief Warden, Shoshone Agency; Frank Bond, Sec.-Treas., Cheyenne. Applications for membership and orders for badges shoutd be addressed to Arthur F. Rice, Secretary, 237 W. 24th St., New York, LOCAL WARDENS CONNECTICUT. County. Name of Warden. Address. Fairfield, George B. Bliss, 2 Park ee Stam- ord. « Harvey C. Went, 11 a Bridge- port. — Samuel Waklee, Box ey> Stratford. Litchfield, Dr. H.L. Ross, P. O. Box 100, Ca- naan. Middlesex, Sandford Brainerd, Ivoryton. New Haven, Wilbur E. Beach, 318 Chapel Street, New Haven. ze D. J. Ryan, 188 Elizabeth St.. Derby. FLORIDA, Brevard, C.H. Racey, Waveland. . ILLINOIS. Iroquois, J. L. Peacock, Sheldon. Rock Island, D.M.Slottard, 12th Ave. and 17th St., Moline. IOWA. Clinton, D.L. Pascol, Grand Mound. Pottawattamie, Dr. C. Engel, Crescent. KANSAS. Ness, Frank Lake, Ransom. MASSACHUSETTS. Norfolk, Orlando McKenzie, Norfolk. ig - J. Blick Wrentham. = /W. Fuller East Milton. Suffolk, Cut. W. 7. Stone, 4 Tremont Row, Boston. Worcester, B. H. Mosher, Athol. 3 MICHIGAN. Berrien, W. A. Palmer, Buchanan. Cass, Thomas Dewey, Dowagiac. Hillsdale, C. A. Stone, Hillsdale. Kalamazoo, C. E. Miller, Augusta. Lake, John Trieber, Peacock, Ottawa, W. H. Dunham, Spencer. F NEBRASKA. Hall, E. C. Statler, Grand Island NEW HAMPSHIRE, Cheshire, S.C, ma, . Keene. Sullivan, G. A. Blake Lempster. " j. W. Davidson, Charlestown. NEW JERSEY. Hudson, A. W. Letts, 51 Newark St., Hoboken Mercer. Edw. Vanderbilt, Dentzville, Trenton. S Roland Mitchell, 739 Centre St., Trenton 7" F. C. Wright, Trenton Monmouth. Dory-Hunt, Wanaque. Morris, joseph Peliet, Pompton Plains. ng has. W. Blake, Dover. ss Francis E. Cook, Butler. , Calone Orr, Hibernia. Somerset, G. E. Morris Somerville. Sussex, Isaac D. Williams, Branchville. Union, A. H. Miller, Cranford. = C. M. Hawkins, Roselle. Warren, acob Young, Phillipsburg. “B- euben Warner, : NEW YORK. Albany, C. D. Johnson, Newtonville. 4 Kenneth E. Bender,Albany. | ” W.S. Swift, Voorheesville. County. Allegany, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Columbia, Cortland, Dutchess, oe Erie, Essex, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, ce Livingston “ee ce Montgomery, New York, Oneida. Onondaga, O range, Orleans, Oswego, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, St: Lawrence, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Suffo k, Tioga, U ster, Warren, Washi ngton, Westchester, 77 ¥ ates, Allen, Clark, Cuyahoga, Erie, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Knox, Lorain, Muskingum, Ottawa, Scioto, Stark, Name of Warden. G. A. Thomas, John Sullivan, 233 Address. Belvidere. Sanitaria Springs R. R. Mathewson, Binghamton. H. M. Haskell, Weedsport. Fred. Uhle, Hendy Creek, M. A. Baker, Elmira. A. B. Miller, Jackson’s Corners James Edwards, Cortland, A. B. Miller, ir, ead Corners. Chas. H.DeLong, Pawling. W. H. Broughton, Moriah. oi sco . J. Soper. David Alrd, Jr. D. F. Sperry, C. J. Smith, A. C. Cornwall, ag Northrup, St. Regis Fails. Windham. Lake Pleasant. Old Forge. Watertown. Alexandria Bay, . De La Vergne, Lakeville. K.S.Chamberlain, Mt. Morris. Henry Skinner, Dr. J. W. Cowan, S pringwater. neseo. Charles W. Scharf, Canajoharie. C. L. Meyer Me: Scoville, ames Lush, 46 W. B’way,N.Y. City. Clinton. Memphis. J. Hampton Kidd, Newburgh. Thomas Harris, }: = Fearby, Port Jervis. E. Shelby. . Manning, 154 West Utica St. Oswego. H. L. Brady, ee Falls. Gerard Van Nostrand lushing, L.I. W.S. Mygrant, 40 Elton Street, Brooklyn. P. A. Geepel, 473 Grand Ave., Astoria, L. I. L. B. Drowne, 119 Somers Street, Brooklyn. Lewis C. Att, Lewis Morris, Broad Channel Ho- tel, Rockaway,L.l. Port Richmond. Dr. B.W.Severance, Gouverneur. A.N. Clark, . W. Furnside, . E. Eigen, G. C. Fordham, F. J. Fellows, P. F. Tabor, Geo. Wood, M.A. DeVall, Wm. 5S. Mead, Geo. McEchron, C.L. Allen, J. E. Barber, A.S. Temple, George Poth, Chas. Seacor, M. W. Smith, Ralph Gorham, B. L. Wren, Seymour Poineer, OHIO. S. W. Knisely Fred C. Ross, A. W. Hitch, David Sutton, Brook L. Terry, L.C. Berry, W.C. Rippey, Grant Phillips, T. J. Bates, Frank D. Abell, Frank B. Shirley, J. F. Kelley, A. Dangeleisen, OKLAHOMA, Kiowa and Comanche Nation, A. G. Cooper, Sevey. Schenectady. Sharon Springs. Watkins. Central Islip, L. I. Orient, L. I. Owego. The Corners. Woodstock. Glens Falls. Sandy Hill. Dresden. Whitehall. Pleasantville. 57 Pelham Road, New Rochelle. Croton Falls. Mt. Kisco. Penn Yan, Branch Port. Lima. 169 W. Main St., Springfield. 161 Osborn St., Cleveland. ef bee oe, andusky. 208 Woodward Av., Columbus. Swanton. 4465 Eastern Ave., ‘incinnati. Mt. Vernon. Elyria. Zanesville. Lakeside. Portsmouth. Massillon. Ft. Sill, 234 PENNSYLVANIA. County. Name of Warden. Address. Allegheny, S. H. Allen, Natrona. Beaver, N. H. Covert, Beaver Falls. = W.R. Keefer, os Bradford, Geo. Bb. Loop, Sayre. Butler, F. J. Forquer, Murrinsville. - Xk . McGill, Harrisville. Cambria, -H. Lambert, 720 Coleman Ave., crea Cameron, Harry Hemphill, Em Carbon, Asa LD. Hontz, East } Mauch Chunk. Clarion, a Keener, New Bethlehem. Clinton, M.C aa er, Renovo. “ Geo. epler, te se k, T. Antes, Pine Station Crawford, jasper Tillotson, ‘Tillotson. * VS 4 fn care tbe anes: Cumberland, k c Gar Mechanicsburg. oo V — Lusson, Ardmore. Lobaugh, kKidgway. En ette, Ely ¢ Cope, Cadwallader. erson, ohn Noll, Sykesville. parse slifford Singer, Oakland Mills. as Ezra Philhps, McAlesterville. Lackawanna, Wm. Weir, Moosic. = Wm. Major, be Frank A. a Tarlos, Wimmers. Lycoming, fot J. Brennan, Oval. o D. Kurtz, Cammal. McKean, C. A. Duke, Duke Center. Mi L. P. Fessenden, Granere. “ Wm. Holsinger, Stickney. Montgomery, L.C. Parsons, Academy. Northumber- im W. Roher, land, 505 Anthracite St., Shamokin. Perry, Samuel Sundy, Lebo Potter, Ira Murphy, Gamtaranck. * Wiley Barrows, Austin. Hollidaysb’g, Pa., ?, J. Hemphill ae Hopkinsville, Ky., Hunter Wood : Indianapolis, Ind., bri. Ee. Beli, . erome, Ariz., A. Hawkins, 7 ohnsonburg, Pa., W. J. Stebbins, S government is showing so keen an interest in this subject. Will Cave, of Missoula, Montana, who says he is county assessor, though the coun- ty letter head on which he writes does not bear his name, admits having caught 110 trout in 2 days, and adds, “I assure you that if I could have caught 200 trout in 2 days I would have done so.” © He is registered in the fish hog book as number 1,000. Joseph Parry and Arthur and Louis Loucie were arrested at Pawtucket, R. I., by Game Warden E. J. Burlingame for kill- ing birds in violation of law and of hunt- ing rabbits with a ferret. Each of the 3 vandals was fined $85 and costs. They know more about game laws now than some men do who never violated one. 4 man in Williamsport, Penn., has writ- ten me an interesting letter on the sub- ject of game protection, which I should be glad to print if possible, but unfortunately the writer does not sign his real name, and so, under the rules of this office, his communication cannot be given any further attention. Dr. Hugh M. Smith, deputy commission er of Fish and Fisheries, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, has returned to Washington af- ter an absence of several months in Japan, where he went to study the methods em- ployed by the Japanese in preparing fishery products. A Western sportsmen’s magazine comes to me with a half page ad of an automatic shot gun, and without a word of editorial condemnation of that infernal machine. There is a difference between some pub- lishers. Readers of RECREATION are cautioned against sending money to Dr. Morris Gibbs, of Kalamazoo, Mich. I have reason to be- lieve that he is thoroughly dishonest. Will Mr. C. H. Barksdull, who sent me a story entitled “A Day’s Sport in Alaska,” please give me his address. Little Girl—Do you stutter all the time? Little Boy—N-n-n-n-no; only when I talk.—Mail and Express. RECREATION. 247 We Double the Cost of Our Brewing to Give You Pure Beer We spend fortunes on cleanliness. For instance, we wash every bottle four times, when one washing—done, as it is, by machinery—seems more than sufficient. We clean every tub, every boiling vat, tank or barrel, every pipe and pump, every time we use it. We bore wells down 1400 feet to rock for pure water. We cool the beer in filtered air. We filter the beer by machinery. We store Schlitz beer for months in refrigerating rooms until it is well fer- mented—until it cannot cause biliousness. We sterilize every bottle after it is sealed. All this doubles our necessary cost—an enormous item on our output—over one million barrels annually. Yet we pay it all —yjust to have Schlitz beer pure—just to have it healthful for you. Those who enjoy it pay none of this extra cost, for the price is the same as standard beers anywhere. Ask for the Brewery Bottling. 248 RECREATION. A DEER, A WOLF AND A COUGAR. Joseph Schlee, of this city, is one of those old timers who came to Oregon when it was a wilderness and the Indian held full sway. He was a noted hunter and trapper, but of late years he has been living quietly. Recently Mr. Schlee was visiting a son- in-law on Mosby creek, a tributary of Row river. One day, while fishing, he was surprised to hearethe bleat of a deer. In a few minutes he saw a large buck stagger into the water, almost immediately fol- lowed to the water’s edge by a large gray wolf. Mr. Schlee held his peace and watched for developments. Evidently the wolf had been chasing the deer and the latter, hard pressed, had taken to the water. He had no time to seek deep water, but plunged in the nearest place, which proved only about 18 inches deep. The channel was narrow and whenever the deer made an attempt to pass down stream the wolf showed almost human _ intelligence in thwarting his prey and confining him to shallow water, waiting an opportunity that would mean the downfall of the buck. Several times the wolf plunged in and worried the poor animal. Finally the wolf made a desperate effort, and succeeded in catching the buck ’on the top of the neck and forcing his head into the water, drown- ing him in a few minutes. 3 The victor was dragging the buck to shore when Mr. Schlee decided to take a hand in the matter and drove the wolf away by stoning him. The buck was a fine 4 pronged specimen. Mr. Schlee se- cured assistance and removed the carcass. An after thought impelled him to take his rifle and return to the spot, where he thought it possible the wolf would return. All was quiet, and he was in the act of returning to the cabin,-when he heard the scream of a cougar. By that time the old gentleman’s hunting blood was up and he was out for game if any came along. The sound was near, and before long he saw a mountain lion crossing the creek a short distance up stream. He took a hasty shot, but missed, and the cougar made into the bushes. Mr. Schlee started his dog up the creek. They had no trouble in striking the trail and only a few minutes were ne- cessary for them to tree the animal. At that point the timber was large and dense, but no time was lost in coming to the tree in which the dog had located the cougar. Mr. Schlee carelessly approached the tree thinking the animal had climbed to probably the highest point to be reached. He came near the trunk of the tree, try- ing to locate the animal. Not seeing him he was in the act of changing his position when he saw, within 10 feet of him, the cougar crouched on one of the lower limbs. Schlee leveled the rifle and pulled the trig- ger. The shot went home and the cougar fell dead at the root of the tree. J. S., College Grove, Ore. A doctor’s wealth: change. ill-gotten gains. —Ex- IN YEARS GONE BY. Thirty-five years ago the woods of Alle- gany county, N. Y., were full. of game, consisting of foxes, rabbits, squirrels, ruffed grouse, wild pigeons and coons. The streams were teeming with trout, and it was a paradise for the boy who loved gun and rod. Well I remember one bright morning in late October; a light snow had fallen the night before and several of us boys, accompanied by Andrew, an old hunter and trapper, started out for a coone hunt. After ascending a hill a mile and a halt from a small village, we struck into an old chestnut grove, and found by the numerous tracks in the light snow, that coons had been abroad the night before. Old Andrew made a careful inspection of the tracks,.and soon located the coons in a chestnut stub. He cut ironwood poles about 6 feet long, and 3% of an inch in diameter at the butt for each of the boys, and said they were to be the only weapons used in despatching the game. He told us that if we could hit a coon on the nose just below -the eyes a slight blow would kill it, but if hit elsewhere their fur would protect them. We stripped off our coats and made the chips fly cutting down that old stub. When the stub began to lean and crack we dropped our axes and grabbed the poles. As the stub struck the ground it broke at the bottom of the hollow, and 6 coons made lively work trying to reach other trees. It was the first time most of the boys had. hunted in this manner, and they whacked one another nearly as often as they did the coons, but we syc- ceeded in killing 3 coons before they reached other trees, Two ascended a large red oak,~3 feet in diameter; the other climbed a small basswood stub. We soon felled the tree and secured the coon. We dared not cut the other tree without per- mission from its owner, so one of the boys went to him and got his consent. We went at that tree as only boys after a coon can work, but by the time we had it down we were a tired and hungry lot. When it fell, we soon despatched the 2 coons, and then forgot out hunger, blistered hands, and fa- tigue. With 6 coons we returned to the . little village, proud and happy. Yesterday I passed the spot where I spent that happy morning 35 years ago. Not a tree crowns the mountain top, the spring is dry, the soil barren and worth- less and a deserted house where the grove ended in a meadow, shows that man can not survive the ruin he himself has wrought. Not even the lone phoebe can brook to build her nest and rear her young amid this desolation. The chestnut grove has disappeared, and with it all that made the mountain top so beautiful. W. J. W.,, Wellsville, i WER fe Cannot eae get along without ReEc- REATION. John R a a 4 4 i] ‘ j ; F . Taylor, Freeport, Pa. — RECREATION. ss > QUITA NRY B.Hy FOUNDER J.W.ALEXANDER - a:8 PRESIDENT see ~~ Re, «= VICE PRESIDENT MARCH WEATHER Is uncertain—so is your future. You can't control the weather, but you can control your own future. An adequate Endowment _ policy in the Equitable will take away all un- certainty from your -future—and from that of your family. Opportunt ties for men of character to act as representatives. Apply to GAGE E.TARBELL, 2™° Vice President. For full information fill out this coupon, or write THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES | 120 Broadway, New York Dept. No. 16 years of age. 250 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. CLOUD PHOTOGRAPHY. Judging from the number of bald headed sky pictures in most collections of land- scape photographs, a few practical sugges- tions may not come amiss. I will confine myself to the subject of photographing the clouds on the same plate with the fore- ground at one exposure, and will not touch on the printing in methods, The chief difficulty lies in the fact that by the time the foreground has had ample exposure the sky and clouds are much over- timed and all detail in the sky is lost. To- gether with this there is always some hala- tion. Many clouds are so thin that the blue light of the sky shines through them and acts on the plate almost as strongly as the light from the unclouded portions of the sky, rendering the clouds faint in the nega- tive. To overcome the halation we can use the non-halation or double coated plates, or we can back our plates. Those who use films are not troubled with halation. Fairly good cloud pictures can be made on the ordinary plate by giving a short exposure, 1-6 to 1-10 of the normal time, for the aver- age landscape, and then developing slowly in a much diluted developer; starting with about % normal strength and as the detail comes up adding more strong developer for densitv, being careful not to overde- velop. A color screen may be used with the ordinary plate, but as the plate is only slightly sensitive to yellow light the expo- sure must be much increased; from 60 to 75 times for the Bausch & Lomb bichromate ray filter, for instance. For the best results we must use ortho- chromatic, or color sensitive, plates, with or without a color screen. Some of the color sensitive plates on the market do not re- quire a color screen. When using a color screen with an orthochromatic plate the ex- posure must be increased according to the screen used. With the Bausch & Lomb ray filter multiply the exposure by 3 to 5, When making negatives chiefly for cloud effects and in which the foreground is of little or no importance, using the color sen- sitive plate with or without the color screen, eut down the exposure as with the ordi- nary plate, though probably not so much. When detail is wanted in the foreground give sufficient exposure to get the fore- ground, and if the screen is suited to the RECREATION. plate the clouds can be taken care of in development. The secret of developing cloud negatives successfully is to develop slowly in weak solutions and not over develop. With short development in a solution of not over % normal strength, when the sky portion be- comes a little more dense than the fore- ground the white clouds will have full den- sity and the foreground should be suffi- ciently developed. That is the time to stop. However, if the foreground is still _~weak when the sky is dense enough, stop development anyway; as the resulting nega- tive will be better than if-development were carried on until the foreground had gained sufficient density. A weak foreground may often be coaxed up by local development. If the sky ap- pears to be gathering density much more quickly than the foreground, remove the negative from the developer before the sky is fully developed and rinse in water. Then soak a piece of cotton in full strength de- veloper, sponge out the excess so that it will not drip and carefully go over the fore- ground. It will gradually gather strength. Keep this up until the foreground is more dense than the sky. Then put the negative back in the original solution and continue development until the sky is sufficiently strong. Remove from the developer, rinse and fix. ~ ‘ R. L. Wadhams, M. D., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. IMPROVING NEGATIVES. II. I believe velox to have been the first gaslight printing to appear in the Ameri- can market, and it is probably the best known. The amateur is apt to make all his prints on one grade of paper, never stopping to consider whether he might not obtain a better result from a certain negative by a change of printing medium. We have all read, and I trust practiced, the time-worn advice to choose one plate, developer, etc., and stick to it until its manipulation is mastered. This is good advice, but there is such a thing as following a rule too closely. To judge what paper will be best to use, sort the negatives and make 3 classes. Put in one pile all those that are extremely dense and contrary; all those that are ap- proximately correct in exposure and de- velopment in a second pile; while the thin, flat printing ones will form the third group. In this last lot place also those negatives that are over exposed, but dense, over de- veloped; for these, though slow printers, will give poor, flat prints, like the others in this class. Having made these 3 groups, the ques- tion arises whether to use a grade of paper which will bring out the best there is in AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. 251 the negative, or to modify the faulty nega- tive to suit a certain grade of paper. Either course is open to the worker, but for the present we will consider the first sugges- tion. The slower a plate the more quickly it will develop and the more contrast it will give. This also holds true with gaslight paper, as does the opposite statement that a quick plate or paper will develop slowly and give less contrast, relatively speaking. For dense, contrasting negatives a quick pa- per is indicated. For the second lot of negatives, those that are probably fair as printers, special velox will give good results. In fact, it can be used for 80 per cent of all negatives. For some landscapes and portrait work try rough velox. It will produce prints which are the equal of platinotypes in appearance. It is better to choose the faster grade when a choice of speeds is offered, as most of the papers now in use tend toward con- trasty results. Having considered the dense and the me- dium classes of negatives, there remains the third and, to my mind, most unsatis- factory class, comprising those that are too thin to give good prints. These negatives need a paper that will give the maximum contrast, and for that purpose carbon velox is best. There is trouble at first in handling it quickly enough and over development often results. To avoid that, arrange trays in a row, remove the print from the tray as soon as it is thoroughly wet with devel- oper, dip it in the rinsing tray and put it in Fs hypo before it has time to develop too ar. Besides carbon velox try cyco. It is good paper and is adapted to thin negatives. In fact it is possible to select a paper that will give a good print from almost any negative, but do not get into the habit of slighting the exposure and development with the idea that it can all be made right in the printing. Nothing can equal a print from a correctly exposed and developed negative. C. M. Whitney, Bayonne, N. J. USE OF FERROTYPE PLATES. Arthur Roth asks for a recipe for paste and a method of applying it to prints while on a ferrotype plate. It is obvious that his object is to find some method of pasting ferrotyped prints to mounts without de- stroying the high gloss. I advise him to try the following method: Apply to edge of print mucilage, not too thick, mak- ing a border about % inch wide; place print on mount, lay thin sheet of white pa- per over it and ‘carefully rub down; remove paper and run finger tip around "edge of print. Next paste a piece of paper of the size and thickness of print to back of mount to prevent cockling. If mucilage is evenly applied to print and allowed to dry about Y% minute, none will exude to smear print when rubbing down on mount. Care should be exercised in selecting plates when purchasing. Some time ago in selecting ferrotypes it was necessary for me to reject over 2 dozen in order to find 5 perfect plates. Nearly all presented a por- ous surface when viewed on the side in a good light. These pores, although small, no doubt account for the difficulty many ex- perience in removing dried prints from ferrotype plates. If your plate has a per- fect finish and you keep it so, it will not be necessary to use paraffine. Manufactur- ers of ferrotype plates should turn out bet- ter goods, and if necessary charge more for them. H. A. Kalkman, Newport, R. I. SNAP SHOTS. Almost every amateur knows that his printing out paper will not keep fresh a great length of time, neither will his chemi- cals after mixing, but it is not known just how long a dry plate can be kept without depreciating to such an extent that it will fail to produce a good negative if care is taken in development. Two years ago I was on a hunting, fish- ing and camera shooting trip on the St. Francis river, Cross county, Arkansas, and ran across 4 boxes of dry plates that had been left by an itinerant photographer, who had departed between suns, owing a board bill, 5 years before. Having used all the plates I had taken with me I de- cided to give the find plates a trial. In Memphis, September 29th, about 4 o’clock in the afternoon of a cloudy day, I gave the plates an exposure of % of a second, using a ray filter for cloud effects. Subsequent development and printing gave me pictures that surprised me, for I did not expect much, Considering the time of year and day, briefness of exposure and ray filter it was a fair showing for plates 7 or 8 years old. Jas. G. Wheat, Louisville, Ky. On page 82 of the January, 1904, issue of RECREATION I see that Edward Krivanek, Chicago, Ill, asks how to prevent prints sticking to the ferrotype plate. I suggest that he thoroughly clean the surface of his plate, using ammonia or washing soda in the water. Before using the plate dust on a little powdered tale or French chalk, re- moving any excess. Then wax the surface of the plate with the following solution: Yellow resin.....90 grains. Beeswax ..cccess I5 grains. Turpentine ...... 4 ounces, To apply the wax coating, put a little of 252 the solution on a piece of flannel and rub the wax lightly over the surface of the plate. Allow it to stand a few minutes and then polish with a clean, dry piece of flan- nel. This waxing must be repeated before each time the plate is used. R. L. Wadhams, M.D., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. I notice M. B. More’s letter in regard to pyro staining his films. I am a constant user of, and a firm adherent to pyro, but have always used plates. Recently, how- ever, I was called on to develop a few rolls of 4x5 films for a friend and found they were all stained, some badly, and some only to a slight extent. Some I had to correct in development, but others that required no correction were as_ badly stained as any. Will some one who uses hypo on films please explain for Mr. More and me why the films stained? I should add, perhaps, that with one ex- ception, this has been my only experience with films. Once before I developed one roll, and on them there was no evidence of . stain. The developer used on them had been prepared a month or more, while that used the last time was freshly prepared. Harry E. Momyer, Klamath Agency, Ore. Occasionally one scratches or tears the - film of a negative during the process of de- veloping or fixing. It does not always hap- pen that one is equipped with necessary material for filling the hole thus made; and even if so, it is a delicate operation, requiring practice and skill. I recently had a case of this kind and in looking about for some convenient method of doctoring the negative, I could think of nothing bet- ter than a box of ordinary shoe blacking. I got a small brush, such as is used for oil paints, dipped it in water, rubbed it over the blacking and applied it to the back of the negative over the defect, working it out to about the same density as the nega- tive and being careful to blend the edges. One good feature of this plan is that it does not involve a risk of spoiling an other- wise good negative. O. T. Kirtley, Hannibal, Mo. I do not like fuzzy pictures. I have pecome disgusted with the so-called art pictures that appear from time to time in photo publications. I think I voice the sentiment of the majority of your sub- scribers when I say that I want to look at good photographs such as RECREATION usually publishes; clear, plain, comprehen- sive and full of detail. I do not admire such blotches as appear on page 345 of No- vember ReEcrEATION. They may be art, but I venture the assertion that your read- ers, as a lot, will not rave over them. Bet- RECREATION. ter cut that kind and let us have more good hunting and fishing yarns. J. E. Bates, Spokane, Wash. On page 32 of the January issue of Rec- REATION there is a good picture of a fantail pigeon which to me is rendered unattractive by the 2 large inscriptions. One cuts off part of the bird’s right foot, the other crosses one corner of the tail. If photog- raphers must have their names and other reading matter on prints, let them put the inscriptions where they will be least ob- jectionable. In this picture there is plenty of room at the bottom without interfering with the subject. A number of pictures I have seen lately have had this disagreeable feature. R. L. Wadhams, M.D., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. What can I use to make inscriptions on negatives so the letters will print white or nearly so? E. Bartholomew, Ravenna, Mich. ANSWER. Use India ink. Higgins’ liquid India ink is convenient. A good opaque, such as Gibson’s, will answer the same purpose. To print sharply, the lettering must be made on the film side; then it is necessary to write backward. Or the lettering may be done on transparent tissue and placed be- tween the negative and the paper—EDbiTor. Please give a formula for sensitizing linen. Also directions for printing and de- veloping pictures on that material. Can celluloid be sensitized? If so, how? S. Busch, New York City. Will explain ?— EpiTor. some reader please If the readers of RECREATION will write me I will send them formulae for develop- ing paper and for toning gelatine paper which will not fade. E. E. Strock, 529 State street, Conneaut, O. “Well, Snowball,” said the patron to the dusky waiter, “how did you ever come by a name like that ?” “Well, sah, I-was born in Chicago. Reck- on you never seed a Chicago snowball, sah !’—Yonkers Statesman. _ REcREATION is the best hunting and fish- ing periodical in the market. Howard D. Taylor, Buckley, Wash. _RECREATION is the best publication of its kind I ever read. Wm, Bates, West Plains, Mo. RECREATION. xVil EASTMAN NC FILM Lies Flat, Dries Flat. No bothersome curling in develop- ment—no rolling up of the negatives afterward. It has other advantages too—ortho- chromatism (i. e., a correct rendering of color values) speed—latitude. Your Kodak dealer has it. No ad- vance over the prices you have always paid for Kastman film. $4,850,00 in Cash Prizes for Hodak Pictures. Send for Circular, EASTMAN KODAK CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. xviii RECREATION. The Century Catalogue for 1904 is now in press, and will be issued at an early date. Century Cameras this year will be just as far in the lead as ever. If you want to know all about the finest line of Cameras in the market, get a copy of the Century Catalogue from your dealer, or we will’ mail it direct, upon request. . CENTURY CAMERA COMPANY, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. Do you want a Good, Reliable, Substantial, Well Made Single Barrel Shot Gun If so, send me 10 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS and I will send you such a Gun as a premium It is made by the DAVENPORT ARMS CO., and this means it is made of good material and that only good workmanship is put on it. 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 Purnished on Application. RECREATION 23 W. 24th St., New York City Free: If you send your subscription to RECREATION through me or direct to the office 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 10-12 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 cali- ber, 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. O. Shields. H. S. Hill, 815 11th Street, N. E., Washington, D. CG. Please accept my thanks for the pair of wick plugs made by Hemm- & Woodward that you sent me for 3 subscriptions. The plugs are perfect. Wm. A. Nyce, Jr., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ec RECREATION has taken all the game hog out of me. I try to induce others to read your excellent magazine. R. E. Bassett, Bassett, N. J. RECREATION. PREMOS and POCOS ~~ 2 F] bs By means of Premo Film Pack Adapter any 3}x 4} or 4x 5:+Premo or Poco becomes a daylight loading film camera, and you may Focus on the Ground Glass Just as with Glass Plates The Film Pack (12 exposures) loads into Adapter in simplest possible way, After exposure, a single motion presents next film. 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This would cost you $1.25 at the least. For 5 yearly subscriptions to ReEcrEA- TION I will give either a round stool 14 inches high with round upholstered top or a square stool same height with square upholstered top. These would probably “cost you $7 or $8 finished as I finish them with designs burned in the wood and leather. E. A. King, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Amateur Photographers! Hundreds of subscribers tell us we are publishing the best magazine contests with over for amateurs. You must see a recent number—send 2-cent stamp. Current issue, with 1904 Prize Announcements for roc. stamps or coin. $20.00 IN PRIZES Send at once and get our new Clubbing Offers and big Premium List under which you get A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION FREE Western Camera Notes, (joie Mins xxii RECREATION. HUNTING IN THE SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS. ERNEST E. RUSSELL, The completion, in 1897, of the first di- vision of the Rio Grande, Sierra Madre & Pacific railroad from El Paso, Texas, 150 miles Southwest to Casas Grandes, Mexico, opened a new field for American sportsmen. Blacktail deer can be found within 10 or 15 miles of the railroad along the great- er part of its line. From spring to autumn one can hardly make a trip over the road without seeing one or more herds of ante- lope. Thirty to is miles West and South- west of Casas Grandes whitetail deer and turkeys abound, with occasionally a sil- vertip, cinnamon, or black bear, a moun- tain lion, and a few wolves. Ducks are plentiful along the larger streams; chiefly teals, but some mallards. The climate is superb, The best time for hunting is from the middle of October to the first of January. In the latter part of that season the nights are cold, and a snowstorm may be encountered; but usually the days are sunny and so warm that a coat is burdensome: The moun- tains are covered with grass and a sparse growth of pine and live oak. Numerous brooks afford the best of drinking water. I hunted deer 75 miles Southwest of Casas Grandes in December, ’97, and Janu- ary, 98; each time in company with A. M. Tenney, Jr., of Colonia Diaz, and George Lunt, of Colonia Pacheco, Chihuahua. I killed 2 deer on my first trip, which wa3 also my first deer hunt. Tenney is by long odds the most suc- cessful deer hunter in that region, and Lunt is generally rated as second to Ten- ney. In the past, deer have been so plen- tiful and. hunters from outside so few that the residents have killed deer in large numbers, not only for their own use but for the market. However, the time has come, as is generally admitted down there, for checking this wholesale slaugh- ter. It is expected that before another hunting season opens the Mexican Goy- ernment will put in force an adequate game law. I haye heard Tenney express himself in favor of it. It does not seem fair to condemn these people for killing deer in such large numbers in the past, however much the sportsman is justified in condemning like action in the Adiron- dacks or in Maine, where the extermination of game is imminent; so I venture to give some figures to show what one man can do in the Sierra Madre mountains. Tenney is 29 years old. He was born in Utah, but spent most of his life in Apache county, Arizona, and the adjoining county in New Mexico. He moved to Mexico 6 or 7 years ago. His life on the frontier brought him into the company of the best hunters of that region of big game and plenty of it. He says he has been a hunter since he was 13 years old. His highest record for one day’s deer hunting was made in December, ’95, when he killed 13 deer. The next day he killed 5 more. The meat was dried for home use. On a more recent occasion he went out on a 6 days’ hunt with 3 other men. The party killed 57 deer, of which Tenney dropped 37. He killed 4 on the way to the hunting grounds and 33 in the 5 days de- voted to hunting. Even if a hog about kill- ling deer, he can not be called a hog about keeping them for on this occasion he offered to share alike with the rest of the party, and they gratefully accepted the offer. These figures show how his work in the woods compares with that of other men thereabout. When Tenney and Lunt are out together, Lunt gets about half as many as Tenney. It must not be inferred, however, that Tenney devotes himself en- tirely to hunting. He is a farmer and like most of the people in that region does a good deal of freighting. Ducks and turkeys fare as badly when he gets after them. On one occasion he and a companion went duck shooting on the Palatada marsh, West of Colonia Diaz. They wanted mallards, but the teals kept swarming down in their way. At last they got disgusted and turned loose on the teals as well. In an hour they brought down 15 teals and mallards with about 30 shots. With the hollow bone of a turkey wing or a piece of reed Tenney imitates the tur- key’s call with great success; so well, in- deed, that he once inveigled an uncle of his into crawling half a mile through the grass to get a shot at “that turkey.” On an- other occasion Tenney had chopped down a big pine tree, and while resting pulled out his turkey bone and gave the call. A gobbler answered. Again Tenney called, and again the gobbler gobbled. Tenney kept calling and the gobbler kept coming and gobbling, his tail spread and his wings scraping the ground. When he got to the tree Tenney had cut down he hopped up among the branches and picked his way along the trunk to within 6 feet of the stump. Then Tenney rose from where he had been crouching behind the stump. The gobbler gave a squawk of disgust and left. Why didn’t Tenney shoot him? Because he had no gun. Tenney has used many guns, and thinks any one of the standard small caliber smokeless powder guns will do good work in the hands of a man who knows how to use it. He killed the 37 deer with a Savage .303 caliber. Then he sold it to Lunt and bought a 25-35. He fitted it with Lyman peep, bead, and leaf sights, and thinks it is all right for deer. Mr. Millyuns—Now, Tommy, you must go to school and work hard. Why, look at me! I started without a cent, and now I’m a millionaire. Tommy—Yes, I know; but you can’t do it any more. They all have cash registers now.—Mail and Express. RECREATION. exili ©) wld MM se — ee — Ar A Domt trifle witha whe eal — ¥ valve ‘150 LBS ES | SE I Ml This is how it stimulates, and why such stimulation is dangerous. Over-work weakens, and “runs down,” a Heart, just as it would a horse. A Heart that is “run down” continually cries out for more Coffee and generally gets it,—till the abnormal condition results in MHeart-failure, or Nervous-prostration. Nature sets the pace at which the Heart should beat, just as the Government Inspector sets the safety- valve on a steam Boiler,—at the highest pressure which it can safely carry. Tampering with the “safety-valve” is risky. “Coffee-heart” is the penalty for forcing, (with Coffee,) more work from Heartand Nerves than food supports them in doing. And,—Coffee-heart now debars many people from getting Life Insurance,—an ominous fact worth pondering over. Postum cures “Coffee-heart” and re-builds Nerve tissue, while having the rich flavor, of fine old Government Java. Because,—Postum is made from the outer coats of Wheat, in which are located the Phosphate of Potash that feed Brain and Nerve up to normal condition, so that they feel as good all day, as Coffee makes them feel for a few minutes in the day. These outer coats do not give up their rich contents of Phosphate, except by thorough boiling,—as in Postum. “Coffee - heart,” Dyspepsia, and Nervousness, generally disappear when “ Postum” has displaced Coffee six weeks. A ten day trial will show marked improvement. =o PostuMm== ‘Saas accelerates, and over-works, the Heart! XXIV RECREATI ON ~ LLL THE MARKET HUNTER’S STORY. KLATTAWAU. “Well,” said the old market hunter who had run across our campfire and invited himself to dinner, and who now felt called on to pay his shot with a story. “It must have been well toward January, 3 years ago, when one day I picked up a little 22 caliber center fire, single shot rifle that was a fast favorite of mine, and went up the river, where I often picked up a few grouse and rabbits. These brought 6 bits each, and I sometimes made big wages. This day, about 2 o’clock, as I was wallow- ing through soft snow knee deep, half carrying, half dragging a bag of small game, I came on the fresh trail of what I concluded was an elk. He was going up hill toward the Southwest, and if he con- tinued in that direction would come out at an open point overlooking Missoula and the Bitter Root valley. That being the case, he would probably return along the ridge going back into the timber. _“I thought of going for a heavier gun, but gave up the idea, deciding to go straight up the hill, and if I found the trail there, to follow it carefully and take my chance of getting a favorable shot. I was not much in doubt as to what the result would be in that event. “T found the trail, but it was well down on the Southern slope, near the edge of the timber. The track led down through a little cove, and there the elk had loitered a while. Then he came out and went quartering down toward a copse through which an old logging load lay. There I ex- pected to put him up. “The track led direct to the wood. With my feet wrapped to smother the snapping of twigs and crunching snow, I followed noiselessly. The trail crossed the old wagon road and led up a slight knoll, then turned abruptly. I had not gone far on this knoll when I heard bushes moving on my right. I settled down on my knees right where I was, but try as I would nothing could be seen of the elk. I thought of waiting until he moved, as there were openings in which he might appear, but I was too impatient to wait, and be- sides he might have gone straightaway. I worked toward him as carefully as if he had been a weasel that I hoped to catch asleep. As I drew nearer, the un- certainty of the sequal because of the dis- proportion between the game and my gun gave me some little apprehension and my heart was hitting my slats pretty hard. “I know I opened the gun once to be sure it was loaded and I held the usual supply of cartridges in my mouth. I must have got within 4o yards of that fellow; I could make out a leg and had him cov- ered, ready to shoot the instant I could distinguish a vital spot. He was moving when I fired. Down he went in a heap, but was up and off instantly. I fired again where I had last seen him. There was blood where he fell. I hurried along on his trail, and in places the snow was crimson with blood that spurted at each bound from his left side. Down the slope he ran, straight ahead, a sure sign of a speedily fatal wound. Presently I came up to my game and found—a female mule deer ! “Investigation proved that I was on an elk’s trail when the doe attracted my atten- tion. My expectation of seeing an elk was so fixed that I would probably have fired at a horse or cow. I remembered having heard a crash or 2 behind me at the time I fired. Going back, I found that the elk was really as near as the deer at the time I left the trail. 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Pain ceases almostinstantly. 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 taintsin the system. Varicocele and Hydrocele, if neg- H. J. TILLOTS M. D lected will undermine physical strength, depress the mental Th ea ON, Sec faculties, derange the nervous system, and ultimately pro- e¢ Master Specialist of Chicago, who Cures coceley duce 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 (CorraiantEp ) so I can 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. Hf is what you want. I give a legal guaranty to cure or refund your money. Certainty of Cure What I have done for others I cau do for you. Ican cure you at home a, Hy 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 DO YOU WISH TO IMPROVE YOUR — SHOOTING? IF IT IS AS GOOD AS yh IT CAN BE, DO YOU WISH TO KEEP — . IT SO? IN EITHER CASE, THE J. C. 3 Cocktails HAND TRAP WILL BRING WITHIN 4 ; Famous the world YOUR REACH THE FULL ADVAN- over for purity. TAGE OF A SHOOTING RANGE. a] They never vary. ko (ln The secret of their THESE TRAPS WILL SUCCESS- , SS perfect blend is that FULLY THROW ANY OF THE CLAY | arses Soot TALI! months before being TARGETS NOW IN USE, GIVING A loge 7 "2,\, drawn off and bot- ris warroo 4 tled. Be sure you LIFE LIKE REPRESENTATION OF A ® SME have them in your BIRD IN FLIGHT. I WILL SEND | ie ge hp ee sb i a and on your outing YOU A J. C. HAND TRAP FOR 5 i trips wherever you go. They are ready and require no mixing. Simply pour over cracked ice. YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO REC- REATION. SEND IN YOUR CLUB NOW, AND IMPROVE ON YOUR For Sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. SHOOTING. 29 BROADWAY, N.Y. HARTFORD, CONN. - XXXIV RECREATION. F OR Solid Comfort tarot SUMMER or WINTER Th Get a pair of aii Thompson- est : | "3 Quimby the Hunting Cheapest Boots Il Make the Best All work guaranteed, I refer by per- mission to the Editor of RECREATION. Measurement blanks and prices on ap- plication. Mention RECREATION. T. H. GUTHRIE 33 William St. NEWARK. N. J. Sportsmens Show MADISON SQUARE GARDEN New York City Te ES Feb. 19 to March5 1904. NII IIIS For further information, floor plans, etc., address _ Sportsmen’s Exhibition Co. 1123 Broadway, New York City Roofing “IT LASTS” The most economical roofing made. Does not require a skilled roofer. Easy to apply with roofing kit in each roll. No repairs. No paint re- quired when first laid. F. W. Bird & Son Makers ; EAST WALPOLE, MASS, | New York Washington Chicago 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 movin objects ? THE SWING LENS DOES IT. Ohe AL VISTA Is the thing One of the greatest inventions of the age. I will give you a No. 5-B as a premium for 12 subscriptions. For particulars address Recreation, Ae S Tock cite RECREATION. XXXV MARGERY DAW (TRUE VERSION) ey, FThe bed she sold was made of hair Germs and dirt abounded ten 29 “e So Margy with great wisdom saw ath: That hair /or beds was worse than straw! | —— <= a HHUJIKWW, Ui WSS ——= 7 : A s ‘1 : ¥ é Bice i 4 oa i Ash dst ae v7) . sa ce ashe ts, * ) Lath a aes toni ee does Please remember that no one can make mattresses of ‘‘felt,” ‘‘elastic felt,” or “patent elastic felt” but Ostermoor & Co. Our name and guarantee on every genuine mattress. It’s not /e// if it’s not an Osfermoor. ‘The | “Ostermoor : Mattress $15. never has to be made over—being made right in the beginning it stays right to the end. It will last so long that you will forget the price but not the quality. It isin every way unique— its comfort, its cleanliness, its economy. Even the most pronounced pessimist cannot find an objection to this peerless bed. Surely no one can find fault with our offer of Thirty Nights’ Free Trial STANDARD SIZES AND PRICES: . > ‘ae i i 2 Ray” 1g ; Sleep on it 30 nights, and if it is not even all you have ; og E igghes pape +4 ibe” ee Bae hoped for, if you don't believe it to be the equal in clean- 3 feet 6 apphes wide, 35 lbs., - «+ = 11.70 liness, durability and comfort of any $so. hair mattress 4 feet wide, - 40 lbs., - - - 13 35 ever made, you can get your money back by return 4 feet 6 car be oa 15.00 aie 2 7 é ches long. mail—‘no questions asked. There will be no un- In two parts soc. extra Special sizes, special prices. ’ pleasantness about it at all. Express charges prepaid to any place. SEND FOR OUR FREE BOOK It will be worth your while—your name on a postal will do. It is conceded one of the hand- somest advertising books ever made; 96 pages; cover in colors; beautifully illt trated. We want you to look it through even if you may ever buy from us, Mattresses shipped, express prepaid, same day check is received. We have cushioned 25,000 Churches. Send for free book, ‘Church Cushions.” Vi OSTERMOOR & COMPANY, 114 Elizabeth St., New York. { The Alaska Feather and Down Co., Ltd., Montreal Canadian Agents. RECREATION. SN Western Recreation Launch ABSOLUTE LAUNCH SATISFACTION Is contained in the ‘‘Western Recreation.’’ It possesses those essential points Grace, Beauty of Outline, Symmetry, Simplicity and Safety. Speed is there too if you wantit. Most reasonable in first cost, most economical to maintain. THE BEST FINISHED, HANDSOMEST, MOST RELIABLE. We build them with either Torpedo or Semi-Elliptic Hulls, and in completeness, it is the ideal and dependable craft for both pleasure and security. ° ° Will please those who build their The Western Marine Engine yi) pif poxuiu’a Catslos describing our Launches and Marine Engines sent upon receipt of 10c, Catalog L. Western Launch and Engine Works, usx sr., Mishawaka, Ind, A SPORTSIMAN’S BOAT Mullins’ ‘‘ Get There” Steel Duck Boat 14 ft. long, 36-inch beam. PRICE, $20 Crated on cars Salem, Endorsed by Thousands of Sportsmen. Air Chamber each end. Always ready. No repair Send for handsome free book. Mention RECREATION. Ww. H. MULLINS, 228 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio A Press Button Hunting Knife Is one of the best articles a hunter ever carried — NS eee es fe —-_ —— “a od » ae et ee => ie — om a “— — — he 4 A Ee - a ye - a It has a 4 Inch Blade made of the Best Silver Steel The knife cannot come open in your pocket. It cannot close on your hand when in use. It opens and closes only when YOU PRESS THE BUTTON If you once use one of these knives you will never use any other. You can get one as a premium for 3 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RECREATION Sample Copies furnished on request, RECREATION. XXXVii If you want both style and durability get a Matthews _ Torpedo = | Launch Built after the most approved models. / Any power or . motor desired installed, Send for our free booklet of / Marine Laws AND TABLES. ; Designed for use in any kind of a boat requiring from 1% H. P. to 20H. P. Either single or double cylinder. Simple, mechanical, handsome, durable, positive, economical, and moderate priced. Mention whee) Ping control, propeller equipment, and many other features should be investigated. OUR NEW PLANT is the largest RECREATION in the world devoted exclusively to the manufacture of Marine Gasoline Engines. We operate our own pattern, foundry, forge, and machine departments. We manufacture every part of our engines, from fly wheel to propeller, Every engine is connected to its propeller and given an actual a ews Oa O water test before placed in purchaser's hands. ° SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, ADDRESS DEPT. C BASCOM, OHIO, U.S. A. Smalley Motor Co., Ltd., Bay City, Mich.,U.S.A. Folding Canvas Boats were not satisfactory until the RmIiN G was produced. It’s a revelation in boat construction, nothing like it ever made. onstnkable Can't tip over. Puncture Proof, wear longer than a wooden boat. Norepairs. No cost for storage, always ready, folds into a small neat package, carry by hand, used by the U. S. Navy. They are simple, wonderful. A thoroughly patented article. Beware of imitations. Made only by ourselves. A ca? alog of 100 engravings and 400 testimonials sent on recetpt of O cents. Bottom Boards rest on the frame, not on the canvas, ribbed longitu- dinally and diagonally. They are stiffer and safer than a Wooden 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 ¥Xxviii RECREATION. D. M. TUTTLE CO. 2o H. P, Serr StartTiInG Motor GASOLINE MOTORS AND LAUNCHES the cylinders once charged with the explosive mixture, the motor may be left for hours, after which it can be sfarted, in either direction, by simply moving the lever attached to the com- mutator at top of front cylinder in the direction desired. The motor always comes to rest with one piston at the bottom of its stroke, with the other two on opposite side of crank shaft, with fresh charge partly compressed. The firing of either of these charges will start the motor, the direction being under control of the operator. The moving of the lever in either direction brings the segment in face of commutator in contact with brush in eccentric arm so as to ignite either charge, independently of moving the balance wheel, This lever also controls the time of ignition, which can be increased or retarded at the operator’s will, allowing the motor to be slowed down to its minimum speed without use of throttles, The two cylinder motors with this attachment are also self starting aid, a crank is not neces- sary as both can be started when cold by simply priming with gasoline and rocking the balance wheel to mix up charge and then making connection by means of the lever. Motors from 1% H. P. to 20 H. P., one, two, three and four cylinders. LAUNCHES gb HE above is a cut of our 3 cylinder self starting and reversible jump spark motor. With From 15 to 50 ft., Open, Half and Full Cabin. Any model. Send for lllustrated Catalogue. D. M. TUTTLE CO.., 10 Pine St., CANASTOTA, N. Y. RECREATION. XXXIX Be « == a OPERATED BY GASOLINE VAPOR The Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a revelation to those who have used others. Reliable, 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 always instant and positive in action. It is really the only perfect and satisfactory igniter. Motors complete from 1% to 25 actual Horse Power ready for installation. We also build a line of the finest launches afloat, complete and with our motor installed and all ready to run. We make these in either the usual round stern model or our flat stern torpedo model in lengths from 18 to 35 feet. We can furnish large cabin launches on special order. For excellence of workmanship and beauty of finish and design our boats are unsurpassed. Ask for description of our fast torpedo outfits. Send for Catalogue and live testimonials from satisfied customers. Our customers are our best advertisers. FAY & BOWEN, 28 Mill Street, Auburn, New York He—Yes, I remembered you at once as the girl I was engaged to in the mountains some seasons ago. “What a remarkable memory for faces you have, haven’t you?” “No—for rings.” —Exchange. THREE SPLENDID BOOKS 500 PAGES, 1,000 ILLUSTRATIONS r “COMPLETE @MPERS MANUAL F ettetieentdilin onal Li my ag y LEP: ivy hie Tn ie. 2 Received hunting gloves from the Luther people. Please accept thanks for them; they are O. K. in fit and quality. M. L. Lavey, North Manchester, Ind. “A new automobile, Mr. Rush! You must be busy dodging your creditors.” “My creditors! Ha! they keep dodging me now.’—Exchange. The VIKING FOLDING CANVAS Ag Pak i a | A PERFECT BOAT For —_Trl EEE sth a One of the many testimonials we have received A REMARKABLE OFFER “A SURPRISE” Fegee sa rhe three books, in all 500 pages, m4 ready. ‘‘A Complete Sportsman’ s Library.”” Send roc. in coin or stamps for either book. or30c. for the three. Address, * BUZZACOTT,” Racine Junction, Wis. LL HAS NO EQUAL FOR LIGHTNESS AND STRENGTH STRONG AND STEADY ON THE WATER The 12-foot Viking received. I put it together in a few minutes and must confess that I was surprised to find the boat so much better in its material, design and workmanship than I had e xpected. For three years I have been looking fur a suitable folding sportsman’s boat. Yours is the only one I have found that fills the bill. The solid wood bottom, the round, graceful, strong gunwales and the plan of taking up th e wlack with rawhide straps, supplies a defect I found in other boats. I took it with me on my vacation trip into the wilds of Nova Sex ti where it was greatly admired. It enabled me to fish in lakes where no boat had ever been used, It fs a gem on the water ] had it out a Lake Keejun Koo Jic, N. 8., in a big blow, with two ladies in it. It rode the _waves like a duck and did not ship a drop of water. I am ple and anticipate some pleasant trips. a WRITE ¥ mB at Yours YOR OUR BOOKLET (Write for the name of user of this boat. GLASCOCK BROS. MANUFACTURING CO. Box 90, Muncie, Indiana xl RECREATION. We've Made Good Boats and Ma- 3 chinery for Many Years. ] THE KIND THE PUBLIC WANT - You will see » | TRUSCOTT \ | BOATS used exclusively at the World’s | Fair because investigation con- | vinced the most exacting officials 1 of their superiority. Look the matter up for yourself. Automobile Boats and Engines Everything from a canoe to the 100 foot cruiser, Our quarterly publication ‘*The Launch,” is full of matter inter- esting to boat owners and pros- pectives. It’s free for the asking. Catalog mailed, for postage, 10c. Truscott Boat Mig. Co ST. JOSEPH, MICH., U.S.A. Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been — —— adopted by Governments of United States, ACME FOLDING BOAT 00, MIAMISBUZS.@ Canada and England. Just filled an order for 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. The “Perfect” Fishing | THE HILDEBRANDT SPINNER & Hunting Motor Boat. For Fly Fishermea, A Length, 17't. Beam, 4it Weight 350 spinner which spins, and lbs. Speed 6to7 miles. Price $125 also catches fish. Strictly The above equipped with The ‘‘Valveless’’ hand made and of the Gasoline Marine Motor, the most simple Mo- best material. Noswivel tor on the market. Small weight. Large : > sontrol r Co required, Made with sh Perfect control. Price Moteur Compiete iT india it Mlaathor and F. W. SHERMAN, 16-18 Exchange Street, | Buck-tail flies. For sale by dealers. Sent on receipt of 25c Write for catalon ” **™* scents Wanted | Je Je HILDEBRANDT, Logansport, Ind. THE LATEST, SAFEST AND BEST CANVAS BOAT Is what we offer you. A Boat built on modern lines that will prove a pleasure to own and use. Selected materials used through- out, and it comes to you guaranteed the best. A handy and safe boat for fishing and shooting. Send 4 cents in stamps for catalogue and reliable testimony. Mention RECREATION. LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. 757 Portage St., Kalamazoo, Mich. OaTaLoeus SEND FOR ey oF Fat he Latest patent and improved Canvas Folding Boat on the market. Puncture proof; Tempered steel frame. No bolts to remove, Folds most compact of any boat made. RECREATION. Fine Fishing Tackle Free The Famous Shakespeare Reels and Baits that Catch Fish, Free to any Enthusiastic Angler who Sends Name and Address. I want every enthusiastic fisherman, whether amateur, beginner or professional to have a per- sonal knowledge of the fine points of the Shake- speare Reels and the marvelous catching quali- ties 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 =V Whowill ; catch the $100.00 Prize Bass this year? 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 sport- ing goods dealer of your city to Wm. Shake- speare, Jr., 379 Shakespeare Bldg., Kalamazoo, Mich. The Shakespeare Reel is especially de- signed 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 perfect accuracy in every detail. In beauty of design, and simplicity of construc- tion it is unequaled. Its easy, silent running sug- gests 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 deal- ers and I want you to see them and try them for yourself and if you will write me personally I will be glad to arrange it so you can have them 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, Shake- speare makes the bait that makes them strike. And Shakespeare offers $100 in prizes for the photograph and authentic dimensions of the big- gest large or small mouth bass caught this year. Write to-day for fine illustrated catalogue and his little booklet, “The Art of Bait Casting.” They are free to every angler. Write to-day and eend your name and address, Why not? money next summer in_ hiring canoes, but get one for yourself so that you and your friends may enjoy it every minute of the time. For pleasure there is nothing to equal it; for health and exercise nothing surpasses it. I have been making all kinds of pleasure boats for 30 years. 1 know how to make the best that can be furnished for the money—and I do. Send for my catalogue and select your canoe before it is too late in the season. Don’t spend your ideas as to style and price. My complete catalogue of pleasure boats, canoes and fittings sent free J. H. RUSHTON, 817 Water St., Canton, N. Y. Small Profits—Quick Sales — —— — _ TROUT = wy ip FLIES for trial—send us Quality B Flies Quality C Flies Bass Flies 15¢ for an assorted sample doz. Regular price, 24 cents. 30 for an assorted sample doz. C Regular price, 60 cents. 60c 60 for an assorted dozen C Regular price 84 cents. SPLIT BAMBOO RODS Fly Rods 57 cents Bait Rods 10 feet, 6 ounces 9 feet, 8 ounces With cork grip and extra tip, in wood form for an assorted sample doz. Regular price, 84 cents. THE H. H. KIFFE CO. 523 Broadway, New York City Catalogs of any of above goods free on application. Mention Recreation. fy models are all popular, and one of them will certainly meet your RECREATION. Start the trout season right, which means start with the “BRISTOL.” Use a “‘Bristol’’ Steel Fishing Rod on your first trip to the trout stream, and you will want to use it for all trips —always. The faintest nibble is in- stantly felt by the fisherman using a “Bristol,” and the delicate spring of the ‘‘Bristol’’ hooks the trout before he discovers that the bait has ‘‘a string to it.”’ Prices reduced. Ask your dealer about it. Ask US for Catalog D. The Horton Mfg. Co., Bristol, Conn., U.S.A. ANCLERS, LOOK HERE! AN IMPORTANT OFFER ; complete graduated open ring “ry 8 pleces guides, reel seat and rod tip. For 2 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you Self-adjusting, nickeled, spring steel. You can trim a cane pole ready for reel in 30 A RIFLE WICK PLUG seconds.. Of your dealer or by mail, 75C | Made by Hemm & Woopwarp, Sidney, Ohio, 3e caliber aset. $7.20 dozen sets. up to 50 caliber, se NOVELCRAFT MFG. CO. A SHOT GUN WICK PLUG Spring and Superior Sts. Cleveland, O. epee oe promptly. It is a first class article, well J made and was easily earned. shop or a hospital ?—Motor. L. A. Hubacek, Milwaukee, Wis. No Rifle complete unless mounted with one of our Automobilist—Say, where can I get some We make them from 8-power up. With our side mountings the Scope lies close to the rifle barrel and the open sights are left entirely clear and unobscured. ‘/ SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE ; Mention RECREATION. THE MALCOLM RIFLE TELESCOPE MFG. CO. F, T, CORNISH, -Mgr. i Established 1857 ot SYRACUSE, N. Y., U. S. A. RECREATION. : xlix “’ Collan-Oil ” preserves leather and tenders shoes and harness positively WATERPROOF Used by the U. S LEATHER DRESSING the Army and Navy and National Guard. Send 2sc. for trial can, PREVENTER AGENTS WANTED Write for terms and circulars J. R. BUCKELEW Dept. A. 111 Chambers St., N.Y. Practical Common Sense Cc in 6 Sizes. AMP STOVE Either with or without oven. The lightest, strongest, most compact, prac- tical stove made. Cast combination sheet steel top, smooth outside, : an k heavy lining in fi boxandaround oven, holds its shape, telescopic pipe Carriedinside 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 full particulars, mention REc- REATION and address D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill. Wanted: Names and addresses of travelling men in sporting goods lines. Address C. L. Weinstock, Perkinsville, Vt. How is your Muscle ? Would you like to build it up? How are your Lungs ? Would you like to expand them? How is your Circulation P Would you like to improve that? If so,sendme 6 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION, accompanied by a money order for $6, and I will send you a new PROFESSIONAL PUNCHING BAG made by H. D. CRIPPEN, No. 52 Broadway, New York and listed at $6.95. There is a frame with the bag that you can attach to a door casing, a window casing or a wall, or a board fence, or anywhere else you may see fit to put it, and ou will thus have a small gymnasium of your own. he Crippen bag is one of the liveliest ever devised, and if you will put 20 minutes a day on it, for a month, you will find a wonderful improvement in your muscle and your health. Sample copies of Recreation, for use in canvassing, will be mailed free, NEWHOUSE STEEL TRAPS Made since 1848 by ONEIDA COMMUNITY S. NEWHOUSE (The Old Trapper and Trapmaker) Fifty years ago this famous old Trapmaker of the Oneida Community would not let a trap leave his hand till he KNEW that it would hold any animal that got intoits jaws. Even greater pains are taken now than then in selecting the finest steel and rigidly testing every part. This is why all experienced Trappers insist on having the ““ NEWHOUSE ” ‘‘T have seen an Indian trade his pony for one dozen Newhouse Traps.’’—Popular Magasine Writer. Eleven Sizes for Catching Every Fur Bearing Animal Every Trap Cuaranteed lilustrated Catalogue Mailed fgg op Se and how to trap them, together with interesting nar- ratives and practical directions for life in the woods, ONEIDA COMMUNITY ONEIDA NEW YORK A SE eee SLEEP IS TIRED NATURE’S SWEET RESTORER After a hard day’s tramp, you must have A iach: Night’s Rest in order to fit you for the eect oe. work, Better to sleep n a good bed without your dinner, than sip at a banquet and dion sleep on the cold, bar d, wee ground. You can get A Recreation Camp Mattress of rubber, with valve for inflating, made by the Pneumatic Mattress Co., and listed at $1 For 10 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION —_—_— 7 Send for Sample Copies Address RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York RECREATION. li Robin hood Smokeless Fe y S aN yf 4 _~ , Up-to-date Dealers opin HOOD POWDER | tj Pattern | Sell them. 23) fee 7 Ca) Penetration Manufactured by 7 che Robin Hood “e | Powder Zo, Swanton, RECREATION. HERE IS ANOTHER! If you will send me 30 Ycarly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you A No. 10 Trieder = Binocular Field Glass Listed at $38. 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. Therefore, if you want one START IMMEDIATELY Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application RECREATION. li 1904 Art Catalog Photographs and Descriptions Sixteen Guns ABOVE CUTS SHOW No.1 Special, Sold last year $25, this year $21 No. A Grade, Sold last year $21, this year $19 WRITE FOR SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL GRADES GUNS MENTION RECREATION Ithaca Gun Company ITHACA, NEW YORK a ee RECREATION. DO YOU WANT A FOLDING CANVAS BOAT? If So, Send Me 35 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREA TION AND I WILL SEND YOU A 14 ft. King Folding Canvas Boat LISTED AT $48 capable of carrying 2 men and an ordinary camp outfit. There are thousands of these boats in use, and nearly every man who is Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing will be Address 23 West 24th St., New York RECREATION. ‘ ONE oF THe 9 “SYRACUSE’ Built for Business. COPYRIGHTED 1903 SYRACUSE ARMS CO, This picture shows the result of a SINGLE SHOT from a SYRACUSE 16 GAUGE THREES OF THIS KIND ARE HARD TO BEAT Se SYRACUSE Semmes. ARMS CoO. CAT. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Mention RECREATION. RECREATION. GUN BARGAIN We have purchased 46 high-grade Hollenbeck Hammerless Guns Which retailed at $80. net $100. net $125. net Will sell at $38. S45. $50. Send for special list with specifications. SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES 302-304 Broadway, New York Mention RECREATION THE BAKER Oe THE GUN LIFETIME THAT’S SAFE If you_want to be right up in the front rank “3 style and effici ory sept Rane of our ave 0 Special Paragons with Whitworth or Paid rupp fluid ste hey! ha sea Ya tw cuit pices e you r erly tells abou them and other matters that Our “Qua would i stares st you. We wil eandki yor yrs a yea if you This is is the New NEW LEFEVER It i is a plain gun, and sells ata popular price, but has all our latest improvements. Send for 1904 Catalogue and = Discounts D. M. Lefever, Sons & Co. | Mention Not connected with . Lefever Arms Company, Syracuse, N, , RECREATION RECREATION. lvii Discriminating sportsmen are enthusiastic over the many novel features of the SAVAGE 22 CALIBE R REPEATER. hammerless, shoots the short, long and long rifle cartridges all in the same arm, and its accuracy alone has placed it in a class by itself. WRITE TO-DAY FOR CATALOGUE G— FREE Our 1904 Calendar sent on receipt of ten cents in stamps SAVAGE ARMS COMPANY UTICA, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BAKER & HAMILTON, San Francisco and Sacramento, Cal., PACIFIC COAST AGENTS It is I am in receipt of the Korona camera you sent me as a premium for subscriptions. It is a beauty and does fine work. I can recommend the Koronas to any one looking for a 4 So camera A, & Gorham, East Pembroke, N. Y. Says a rural editor: “Owing to the overcrowded condition of our columns a number of births and deaths are unavoid- ably postponed this week.”—The Pathfinder. Free:—I will give anybody sending me articles named below: ; Se Shell Closer, 10-12-16 gauge, sells or teak Shell 10-12-16 gauge, sells for 5oc. Perfection Gun Oiler, can not spill when not in use, worth Soc. Web Shot Shell Belt, 10-12-16 gauge, sells for 75c. Henry B. Floyd, 723 Eighth St., N. W. Washington, D. C. Loader, tHe PARKER AUTOMATIC EJECTOR 32 WARREDE ST. New York Sulesreem, Send for Catalogue PARKER BROS., Mention RecxzaTion. Meriden, Coma, The Latest attachment to The “OLD RELIABLE” Going Fishing? Well fixed for rodsr If not, send me 5 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and get a Bristol Steel Rod— any one listing at $6.00 or less. Everybody knows what a Bristol Steel Rod is. It is equal in strength, durability, suppleness, and all the other good qualities to a split bamboo rod costing $20. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application — RECREATION. lix The Sick One Decides Not the druggist. Not I. He sends not one penny. Simply asks for my book. And if helped pays the cost of the medicine—gladly. Will you write me to-day ? Let me tell you the name of a druggist near by, so that you may take six bottles of Dr. Shoop’s Restorative On a month’s trial. $5.50. Think What This Means You may be discouraged, almost without hope. Even then I take the risk—not you. I furnish the treatment, give you my best advice, answer all your letters. If I suc- ceed the cost is only $5.50. If I fail, my efforts and my medicine are free. Can’t you see that I must know how to cure? Else this offer would be impossible. Come to my office. Consult my records. Learn that 39 out of each 40 who take my Restorative pay for the medicine. They need not if it failed, Read letters like this; “T was suffering with nervous debility, biliousness anda run down constitution, Your Restorative restored my health and I now feel as I did when I was in my ‘teens, going to school, although I am now past my 66th birthday. I shall always keep a bottle of Dr. Shoop's Restorative in the house, as it has been worth many times the cost to me."’ S. A. Jones, Anvil, Okla. And this: “Dr. Shoop's Restorative has done me more good tnap all the medicine I have ever taken. I am using it for Ca- tarrh of the head and nervous debility. My wife is also using the Restorative for indigestion with good results. I am talking my friends into using your remedy."’ J. J. McDonald, Palos, Ala, And this: ze “T had not eaten breakfast in the morning for over 20 years until I took your Restorative. It-appears that it is not only a Kidney medicine, but equally good for the stomach. I am recommending it to my fellow Railroad Men, for I feel that Dr. Shoop’s Restorative can cure any Kidney disease that is curable. I will gladly write to any of your patients and tell them how it restored me to health.” M. J. Mannx, 46 Thomas St., Buffalo, N. Y. Isn’t this evidence enough? If it succeeds, the cost to you is If it fails, the druggist will bill the cost to me. Tell Your Friend Who Is Sick Tell him of my discovery. How I alone treat the inside nerves. Not the nerves you feel with, the nerves you know about, but the inside nerves that operate the vital organs—that give them strength and power and health. Other physicians, other specialists even, are still treating the organs themselves— mere repairing. That is why no other physician—not even your home physician —makes terms to you like mine. Tell your friend to-day, for my way may be his only way to get well. And eve hour that you wait adds an hour to his suf- fering. The medicine can not harm him. If it fails he, at least, is as well as he was. And not one penny poorer. There’s no ex- cuse—no reason for delaying. The book I send him is clear. Almost any sick one who reads it will know that he can get well. Your friend may never see the book unless you write me. Ask for it to-day. Were you the sick one, he would have written before this. Be as good a friend to him as he would be to you. Write me to-day. Book 1 on Dys Book 2 on the Book 3 on the Kidneys Book 4 for Women Book 5 for Men (sealed) Book 6 on Rheumatism psia Simply state which Jeart book you want and ad- dress Dr. Shoop. Box 6214, Racine, Wis. Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured with one or two bottles. At druggists. = RECREATION. 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. (2 ®R, Revolvers For Sale: Fine Moose Head; 12 points I received the Mullins steel boat. It is a on one side and 14 on the other; 49 | dandy and the easiest rowing boat on our inches between the widest points; webb | river. Had 9 people in it one day, which 12 inches wide; bell 12 inches long. Price | is pretty good for a 15-foot boat. It did $250. Photo mailed upon request. G. A. | not row any harder than witb only 3 in. Henry, Jr., Hibbing, Minn. E. K. Airey, Binghamton, N. Y. ee ee A IR BRADLEY’ S AN TI-RUST ROPES! For SHOT GUNS, RIFLES and REVOLVERS. They cannot : ZED ‘ rust or pit it these ropes are used, No more worrying to keep your a ae Thad, : stibigge fire arms in perfect condition. Sent postpaid, $1 per set for Shot >> Guns; soc. for Rifles; 25c. for Revolvers. Give gauge and length of barrel, Send for circular giving full particulars, BRADLEY’S SHOT GUN SIGHT Ss Makes wing shooting easy and certain, Scores greatly increased e5 gg aa mee Bs g Le 2 ‘ at trap and in field. Instantly attachable and detachable. Price, = post-paid, socents. Send for circular. Address C. L. BRADLEY, CLarksviLitz, TENNESSEE. ee ON LENE SRO EM EE RL seo so armamen chime Ss oa RECREATION, at the trap is largely a problem of equipment. Ge Problem of Success is generally conceded and once you have ied ; DAVENPORT HAMMERLESS No. 2 GUN with Full Length Matted Top Rib or our Heavy Hammer Trap Gun, you will agree that better results are obtained with a single than with a double gun. The Single is positively the Trap Gun of the Future, so get in line and procure the best for the purpose. Catalogue Free. Mention Rzcrzatiem, The W. H. DAVENPORT FIRE ABMS O0O., Norwich, Conn. Se Hong SS ——— ee ] The renaissance of bicycling brings with it one of the finest mechanical devices } invented since the beginning of this industry. iy” | THE TWO-SPEED GEAR | CHAINLESS BICYC >, _ Enables the rider, by a slight pressure of foot on pedal, to change from high to low , gear for hill climbing and difficult roads, Eastern Department, Hartford, Conn. : Western Department, Chicago, Ill. § ** Columbia” ** Cleveland” ** Tribune”’ | **Crescent”? *“*Rambler”’ “ Monarch” { | ** Crawford” ** Fay Juveniles ”” | ** Imperial ”’ ** Crescent Juveniles”’ J Catalogues free at our 10,000 dealers’ stores, or any one Catalogue mailed on receipt of a two-cent stamp. a a ee ee ee "ee 8, : CHARLES FRANCIS PRESS, NEW YORK HOUR TRAIN TO CHICAGO YORK CENTRAL AND LAKE SHORE Ww 20th CENTURY LIMITED 2° Preto < ahha alia teat a al Blo ali aa ip el tc alti | : a a i Ht have been established over 50 YEARS. & S tem of payments every family in mode stances can own a VOSE pian e ments in exchange and deliver the new piano in Oe; ede Write for catalogue D and explanations, : VOSE & SONS PIANO CO., 160 Boylston ‘St, BOS Left from our FIRE SALE a few High-Grade Ha ome less Scott GU N S7 Lane Greener onl ot tt her: 12, 16 and 20 Bores 26, 28 and 30 Inch : a a Trap and some very light weights : : Which we are closing out at greatly REDUCED PRICES—BARGAINS ed SS Descriptive List with full description mailed on receipt of 2 es bee = Also a Lot ot American 9: 5 O Pistol Stock, Th Th Hammerless Double Guns ] ® a wid Closing out at EACH Reduced Prices in a lot DOUBLE BREECH - LOADING “ANE $8.00, $10. oo, $12.00, etc. > Wm. Read & Sons Waibhaonen Street Bo: Established 1826 Send 2 stamps for lists What thinking (NOURISHING! \SUSTAINING! taKes out | a, (/ of | AY: q . Brains DELI icic Js MILK CHOCOLA aust be THE BEST MADE Put Back by Food Grape-Nuts OF BY,FIRSTCLASS DRUGGISTS = There’s a reason /~ AND GROCERS EVEN avy & UME XX. MBER 4 7 b «? ea RECE % vo _-.. ’ T Poe a I im —_ — se = ers oe . 3 Shed Show ss eS \ of Se *\ — A _ ' : pty Sear £582. | vy << Seat patente neh lads alien Lite, —_—_ a. i a> Pe bird | * 7 > " rT —_—_ Tere Pk yt ’ meee ‘ 7 ’ ; a al . <—*, =< le ee A pose Peale tated ; . 4 1 s | s q » © J N .| co } Ss | | ’ ai; tT HE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TI ss _ a aeiaenall AMATEUR PHOTO SY H. H, FRASER A PHOTO OF MYSELF BY MYSELF. PUBLISHED BY G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA) 23 WEST 241s ST., NEW YORK a= = _ Some Adventures of Minnie Mustelle, the Mink: &!s*sicows'wite in"pagt ity ane hae i oe, — x — AN -ANGLER'S: CAMP, Never are the streams of he: Northland more alluring © than when the buds are bursting, : all Nature awakening and the trout trying to make up for their long winter's fast. 4 ae If you would cast your line in pleasant places, don't - forget that the trout fishing season opens in British Col- | umbia on March 16th, in New Brunswick on April Ist: and in Quebec and Ontario on May Ist. fe °s - ie é a = ee, eon a For further information wa to any ¢ the Sollowing : Ge ae ria ty 4 E. vz SKINNER, Ass’t Traffic Manager, 458 Broadway, NEW YORK. tae" = : —- ow eae: VIN, Dist. Passenger Agent, 362 Washington St., BOSTON. > eo “ 3 4 A. C. SHAW, Gen. : A hee Dept., 228 So. Clark ‘St, CHICAGO. ae i Soneer. aati is Passenger Traffic Manager, | aeanee RECREATION Copyright; December, 1903, by G. O. Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies $1.00 A YEAR. G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 WEST 24TH STREET, 1o CENTS A Copy. Editor and Manager. New Yor«k CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE. The Mustelle Family Pe SA tet Le Sob aa cane cad £0s diab munbwoteacupes évsbus as ber FRONTISPIECE Some Adventures of Minnie Mustelle, the Mink. Illustrated...........-.....- cece eeeeeee H.B. BROWN 255 The Praxis of Salmon Angling............. Ad Sd Piel dnc dna's thao dasa vhs fidd cdadbdatcnends E,J.MyYErRS 260 Red Breasted Merganser, Illustrated..............seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Sav op melt ok ALLAN BRooKs 270 Wild Animals and Birds in the Northwest. Illustrated............... 2... see cece eee ees G.O.SHIELDs 27: I INNER ER DRT DOO oe CLS a sie iso ode os ses epabinewdgans cee nescnveccceas Dr. B.W. EVERMANN 277 Whip-Poor-Will. Poem......-.......... Patt ietate+ cekeindabepaed avenge ocionueaaeepes F, A. JOHNSON 279 re eet Gee EEO tt ETE SSR od 0. oc pad ac oW ES da Sess vu ceouescace cslenecerss H.W. BRADLEY 281 BU COMB PEO a nnn 3 88 ooo eines no weseresecen ns seer ccere sees scecsenceccccecsevcose D.E. WYNKOOP 282 How to Build a Mackinac Boat. Illustrated ............0....2. 200 cceccescccccsecsceees Frep A,HuntT 285 i Eee hen sth + aSNS ps Modat ttnnes ben see avas ddnqenguaeun ots» KLATTOWA 287 Brom the Game Fields............-.....:-.:5-. 289 FOrestry ...... 0220. sccee sees cence cccncccscecess 312 Bee Ome Fishing... .-- 052. 0500 oe... wees eee ee: 293 Pure and Impure Foods............--..-.-.-+++-- 314 Guns and Ammunition........-........-..-..--. 297 Publisher’s Notes.................-.e-+-e-:- ik ae Natural History So EG panes Be RP owdss dese 303 ee Peet Pree ere S etmain a ee The League of American Sportsmen.........-. 307. Amateur Photography...............-----..-.-. 32 Entered as Second-Class Matter at New York Post Office, Oct. 17, 1894. sore Throat Hoarseness, Quinsy, Tonsillitis Laryngitis and other throat troubles quickly relieved and promptly cured Sal in Py i Si <= by the use of to ars a eee « Dnsanzcase iydrozone | is y + | - This scientific germicide is used and en- ‘: G8: dorsed by leading physicians everywhere. It is absolutely harmless, yet a most R THE LITTLE FASTENE powerful healing agent. a WITH A BULL DOG GRIP. nak > fi By killing the germs that cause these dis- H inskently attached. Never lets eee! cident. eases, without injury to the tissue, Hydro- ¢ Ws 10¢ zone cures the patient. Sold by leading & Sthnr HOLOER ae DRAWER SUPPO Rs 10° druggists. Ifnot at yours, will send bottle, o*” Des KEY CHAIN &RING 25% prepaid, on receipt of 25 cents. Nee At, ill dealers, or sent prepaid on receip “ ic al af Ilustr eae Catalogue on re * toh. Chard Hamctamts f a oa meres! CAN RING. CO, a “y= ae See ibs oP F—59 Prince Street, NEW YORK as: : FREE.—Valuable Booklet on How to Treat Diseases. 2 sat li RECREATION. April Suggestions B et is the time of the year to look over the rods, polish up the guns, test the used lines, replenish the fly books and generally examine the various imple- ments of the outdoor life. It is also a splendid time to plan outings for the coming season, to study guide books, maps and perhaps correspond with native ex- perts on the spot. In all these things we can help you. Our establishment is a Permanent Sportsmen’s Show Here you will find everything that the sportsman needs, from the big canoe to the tiny trout fly. We have guide books, maps, names of famous native and Indian guides, and, perhaps better than all, we have abundant personal acquaintance with the life in the woods and with scores of interesting places and trips. Our experience and information is at your service, If you can not call at our shop send us your name, with 10 cents, and we will forward our Catalogue “ R,’ which fairly smells of the forest and is full of the joys of the trail and camp fire. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH MANUFACTURERS OF COMPLETE Outfits for Explorers, Campers and Prospectors 314-316 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, U. S. A. RECREATION. iii Marble’s | Automatic Gaff is as certain as death and taxes. You merely reach out, gently touch the fish and the gaff automatically and in- stantly closes upon him with a grip which HOLDS. This means the sav- ing of the big ones which have got away year after year. A knurled pro- jection on each side of hinge enables the gaff to be opened with the foot. No. 1, For Fish from 1 to 20 lbs., $1.50 No. 2, s = 10 to 60 lbs., 2.00 No 2 Gaff Nickled 50c extra, handles 30 in. long. Slokion No. s Gall Gpes. Closed Buy of your dealer, or direct, prepaid. : Marble’s Handy Fish Knives No. 2, S5e postpaid. No. 3, $1.00 postpaid. These have a thumb rest which enables you to put the pressure over your work when cutting off head and tail. Specially designed for cleaning and scaling. The blades are of tempered tool steel, handles of Rosewood inlaid with German silver. We give a sheath free with each knife. WHEN YOU GO FISHING YOU WILL NEED A Waterproof Matchbox and Waterproof Compass for it is sure to rain and you may slip off from a wet log into the water. Every sportsman knows the value of dry matches. They’re always a comfort and some- times they save lives. Marble’s Waterproof Matchbox is substantially made from brass, heavily nickel plated, and holds enough matches to keep a man in smokes and fires for several days. We guarantee it to be air and moisture proof. &@Oc postpaid. Marble’s Waterproof Compass at- taches to coat or vest. Sometimes people get lost be- cause they do not consult their compass often enough. This one is always in plain sight. You don’t have to hunt in every pocket before you find it and then try to settle it while the mosquitoes are eating you up. With revolving dial,agate bearing 81.50 ) Post ‘* stationary ‘“ = - 1.25 aid _ = tee 5 BR 1.00 ) For sale by dealers everywhere or from us, prepaid. Send for catalog of ‘‘ Life preservers for the Woods and Plains.” Marble Safety Axe Co., Dest. A Gladstone, Mich. lV RECREATION... Racine Boat Mfg. Co. Muskegon, Michigan The above illustration shows our new plant at Muskegon, Mich., which we have been busy completing since our fire last May, which had destroyed our entire plant at Racine, and not being able to secure sufficient water frontage at that place, we were forced to look elsewhere for a suit- able location. We have a magnificent location here right on the lake, with three docks 800 feet long, and 104 acres of water front property. We have built an up-to-date plant and have equipped the same with the latest machinery and tools, and are now prepared to offer our customers the very best results that can be obtained in the following: Steam and Sail Yachts in Steel or Wood, Engines and Boilers, 20th Century Motors, Automobile Boats, Racing Machines, Turbine Propeller Motor Boats, Working Boats, Cabin Motor Boats, Launches and Tenders, Row Boats, Hunting Boats, Sail Boats and Canoes. Our 64-page Catalog describing our 1904 product will be ready for distribution April 1st, and it will give the truth in detail about the best boats built. It is yours for the asking. Agencies in all the principal cities. Address Racine Boat Mig. Co. (Riverside) Muskegon, Mich. New York Office: 318 Broadway Mention RECREATION RECREATION. HE BOAT as pictured below in every detail—length 15% feet, beam 4 feet, with % h. p. Blomstrom gasoline engine, $100 So simple a child can operate with entire safety Catalogue D, including Marine Gasoline Engines of from % to 80 horse-power at corresponding prices, free on request. THE C. H. BLOMSTROM MOTOR CO. 1284-1294 River Street Detroit, Mich. [From the Chicago Journal, May 7th, 1903) . At last an honest soul has put a15% foot launch with gasoline engine ~, —4 foot beam—within the reach of the masses. THE NEW WAY vi RECREATION. A CABIN CRUISER Using Our New Design, the “SPEEDWAY" GASOLENE MOTOR We also build THE ONLY NAPHTHA LAUNCH. Electric Launches, Alco Vapor Launches, Steam and Sail Yachts OUR SHOWROOMS CONTAIN 100 FINISHED LAUNCHES TO SELECT FROM * Send 10 cents in stamps for new catalogue of Small ics Cabin Cruisers, Naphtha or Alco Vapor Launches ee) GAS ENGINE & POWER CO. & CHARLES L. SEABURY CO. CONSOLIDATED Largest Builders of Pleasure Craft in the World MORRIS HEICHTS, NEW YORK CITY Down-Town Office, 1 Broadway Chicago Office, 1409 Michigan Avenue RECREATION. vil Model A, With Detachable Tonneau, $850.00. | Model B, Touring Car $900.00. Without Tonneau, $800.00. Our Cars and Our Record—Do You Know Them? The first Cadillac was put on the market early in 1903. “‘Can’t be sold profitably for the money,’’ competitors said, and prophesied an early rise in price or decline in quality. The end of the year saw the country full of satisfaction-giving Cadillacs, and our sales exceeded by those of only one manufacturer. In the recent contest a stock Cadillac went up Eagle Rock Hill on the high gear in 3.19, winning first prize for vehicles of its class and defeating all machines under double its rated horse-power. At all the big auto shows this season, where the most discriminating purchasers are found, the Cadillac exhibits have been centers of attraction to an extent that speaks volumes both for the reputation of the Cadillac and forthe mechanical excellence of the machines ex- hibited. More Cadillacs were sold during the New York sholv than any other make. Model B, embodies more novel and exclusive features of merit than can be found in any other automobile, no matter what the price. Frame is of pressed steel; running gear and suspension system an absolutely unique and unrivaled combination of strength and flexibility that makes the car ride over the roughest roads as safely and smoothly as a Pullman coach. In points of speed, design, = construction, luxury of appointments, ease of control and quietness of run- ning, it is all that the name Cadillac stands for—greatest results; fewest complications. All 1904 Cadillacs are equipped With clincher tires. Model A carries several improvements, otherwise it is the same safe, speedy, reliable machine as last year, and is sold at the same prices—$750 as a. runabout; $850 complete with detachable tonneau. Our handsome new booklet K explains and illustrates both models in detail, and gives address of agency nearest you where they may be seen and tried. Free on request. CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE CO., Detroit, Mich. Member Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. Vill RECREATION. pS: ss “i ie a a e-=5 As: ren Ere Pike's Peak from the Garden of the Gods. Colorado— That’s the title of a handsome new book of seventy-two pages, beautifully printed, bound and illustrated; fifty-six pictures of Colorado’s matchless mountains, valleys, streams, lakes and forests. The book is written in a most delightful vein and gives pleasing glimpses of a mountain world whose colossal beauty never wearies or changes or grows old. A splendid map of Colorado is appended. It is not a guide book but contains a few paragraphs about the best way to reach Colorado from everywhere east and southeast via Chicago or St. Louis (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) and the Burlington Route, with its splendidly equipped one-night-on-the-road fast express trains. P. S. EUSTIS, Passenger Traffic Manager, A ; 209 Adams Street, CHICAGO. li] fl on Enclosed is ten cents, for which send me a copy of the Burlington’s 1904 Colorado Book. Houte papers Address RECREATION. ix The culmination of progressive enterprise CHAINLESS BICYCLES WeChicage, 1. TWO=Speed Gear, Coaster Brake “‘Sartorc’com:” Catalogues free at our 10,000 dealers’ stores, or any one catalogue mailed on receipt of 2-cent stamp. PODIE "ASHE x RECREATION. DELAWARE WATER Gap ER errr An ideal spring and summer resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains has. of Pennsylvania, with Stroudsburg and the beautiful Delaware Railroad Valley near by; 24 hours from New York; golf, boating, bath- ing, fishing. A handsomely illustrated book of 128 pages, with full information about hotels and boarding houses, and a fascinating love story, ‘‘A Chance Courtship,’’ will be sent for 10 cents in stamps. Address, T. W. LEE, General Passenger Agent, Lackawanna Railroad, New York City. RECREATION. xi ‘ a € oS > Sy: Sad . OF ’ 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 ANQ FRENCH RIVER 27) Pw" >_> fo? vy or Acces Pecarecr Immunity fro Gobo HeFer Accomm Aric Rares ro Suir Avi P ts THe ROYAL MUSKOKA"’ i a bie mextehe FINEST SUMMER HOTEL IN CANADA > “an SE 4, Miia | t +2 ye a 67 Fe Fit : g- xe ; "T 3G : ie, my « “ . ~~. _— s me ILLUSTRATED PUBLICATIONS CAN BE HAD FROM GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM ADDRESS NEAREST OFFICE - eae ef ees “N74. SF y y ¢ = ‘3. ! vaahd, 7 V Ryd 7 Ww we a ¥ Orn TO G. T. BELL GENERAL PASSENGER AND TICKET MONTREAL, CANADA. MENTION THIRD MAGAZINE RECREATION. California SPECIAL TRAIN FOR YOU The Santa Fe will run two personally-escorted special trains to Los Angeles via Grand Canyon, leaving Chicago Apnil 27 and 28, account General Conference, M. E. Church. Stops made at Albuquerque and Laguna in New Mexico, the Grand Canyon of Arizona, also Redlands and Riverside in California. racks ‘and eburing engines in Azone and California The rate is low— why don’t you go? @Also $353 from Chicago to California one way, second- class, daily, Marchand April. SET LSE @Write to-day for particulars. Gen. Pass. Office Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. ROUND-TRIP FROM CHICAGO CHICAGO ALL THE WAY “A great deal in a little space.” —The Press “THE | FOUR-TRACK SERIES” This is the title of a series of books of travel and education issued by the Passenger Department of the NEW YORK CENTRAL & HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. These small books are filled with information regarding the best modes of travel and the education that can best be obtained by travel. They relate specifically to the great resorts of America—to trips to the islands of the sea and around the world They also contain numerous illus- trations and new and accurate maps of the country described. A copy of the 52-page Illustrated Catalogue of the ‘‘Four-Track Series’’ will be sent free, upon receipt of a two-cent stamp by George H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent, New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, Grand Central Station, New York. EVER BEEN MEXICO? Have you ever thought what an easy trip it really is? And how inexpensive? Modern methods are rapidly being adopted and in a few years much of its picturesque- ness will be gone. GO NOW and see it at its best. Don't forget the Camera. You will have no trouble in finding things to take. Your trouble will be in deciding what not to take. CAN’T TAKE THE TIME? Then go to Eureka Springs. Not like Mexico, but a charm- ing spot for a rest. You’ll need your camera there too. Write for particulars of trip ‘ ie? HAL S. RAY. G.E.P.A., 401 B’way,N.Y. ee “A te eS ee su SD nl = eS ne RECREATION. X1il HIGGINS &SEITER; Fine Rich Cut China Glass We illustrate our “‘'4 Less than Elsewhere’’ policy by pricing this extra fine specimen of genuine American Cut Class (see illustration) For thousands of other offerings equally attractive send for Catalogue No. 14°°U”’ having delicately tinted pictures of choice china. Free to all interested in purchasing. pepe OPES West 2Ilst and West 22d Streets “‘Lakeland” Near Sixth Avenue NEW YORK CITY Sterling Silver Mounted 1 Quart - - - - each, $12 “ Buy China and Glass Right” 3 Pints - - - - each. 18 SOMETHING ENTIRELY NE ““ Hammock Is made Comfort for those That’s Made Right and very who want Handsome, something -~ Holds 8 persons i ; sitting or 2 Inside lying down Will or wear for Outside. EN ys years. © Fine Cotton Filled Mattress and Handsome Cover Queen Hammock Company 174 W. North St., Kalamazoo, Mich. XiV RECREATION. “FOR 36 YEARS A STANDARD PIANO.” THe Wina PIANO YQu NEED THIS BOO IF YOU INTEND TO BUY A, PIANO. A book—not a catalogue—that gives you all the information possessed by experts. It makes the selection of a piano easy. If read .care- fully, it will make you a judge of tone, action, workmanship and finish; will tell you how to know good from bad. It describes the materials used; gives pictures of all the different parts, and tells how they should be made and put together. It is the only book of its kind ever published. It contains 116 large pages and is named The Book of Complete Informa- tion about Pianos, We send it free to anyone wishing to buy a piano. Write for it. SAVE FROM $100 TO $200 We make the WING PIANO and sell it ourselves. It goes direct from our factory to your home. We do not employ any agents or salesmen. 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Now, my dear children, you have reached an age when you will soon have to go forth into the world to earn your own livings, and I naturally wish to prepare you for the struggle for ex- istence in every way I can. Most of your knowledge must be gained by personal experience, a costly school, sometimes bitter, yet often most pleas- ant; but it may be that from some of the events which have befallen me you will obtain ideas that in the future may be of benefit to you. You must know that I, Minnie Mus- telle, was once like you, my dears, a helpless, woolly youngster, weak and unsteady on my limbs, and as unso- phisticated as you now are. As | be- came older and stronger my mother took me out each night, together with my brothers and sisters, and taught me secrets of the chase, as I shall soon teach you. Finally I became so skilled and had such confidence in my own ability that I severed family ties and roamed into strange territory, contin- ually searching for a more favorable hunting ground and never finding one that was entirely satisfactory. During one of these pilgrimages I first saw your father, whom you have never seen, but whose name I bear. He was born and raised North of the Can- ada line, as you might gather from the manner in which he spells his family name, and it was up in that direction he and I first met. I never shall forget how handsome, lithe and strong he was when I first saw him. I had caught glimpses before of others of my kind, yet he was a revelation to me B. BROWN. of the perfect development of the race, and I felt assured he was the most magnificent individual in all minkdom. Strive as I might, though the truth is I did not try, I could but fall heeis over head in love with him. You will understand when you are older that even although IJ at once ad- mitted this state of affairs to myself, it is not seemly to show too soon how you bestow your affections, lest the re- cipient fail to appraise them at their true value and t» esteem them as high- ly as he otherwise would. Therefore, I was coy and shy, yet his ardent ad- vances and impetuous wooing none could long withstand, and we soon _were happily wedded. 255 In time I learned that his disposition was far from perfect. When I warned him of your near arrival he expressed himself in such violent terms and made such dire threats that it seemed only prudent to seek this cosy nook and ar- range to live the life of a grass widow until such time as you were able to shift for yourselves, To accomplish this I selected a night when the rain was falling swiftly enough to wash away all traces of my footsteps, de- serted your father, came to this shel- tered place and prepared the comforta- ble little home you have always known. The roof is a great boulder piled on others of its kind; and but a few feet from our low and narrow door flows Black brook, which, when you ap- proach the opening, you can hear tum- bling merrily over the rocks on its way to Dead river. This is an exceptionally easy country 256 in which to pick up a living, and this point recommended itself to me strongly when I made my choice. The boggy shores of the pond which lies a little above our house and of which this brook is the outlet, are the haunts of numerous frogs; some little ponds still farther above, as well as the big river below, are the homes of untold mus- quash. Both ponds and brook teem with delicious trout, while there are numerous grouse and other things good to eat in the surrounding forest. These fish on which you have been trying your new teeth during the last few days are called brook trout, the finest flavored and most delectable of any fish that swims. We will all go out together in the near future, and | will show you how to dive into a pool and catch them. How | obtained these and the other good things on which we have feasted of late, I will tell be- fore my story is finished. Men, whom, by the way, you should always avoid, as many of them kill from an unholy delight in killing, have often called us thieves and gluttons and have pointed the finger of scorn at us, being in their ignorance entirely misled as to the causes and reasons for what we do. To the charge of being thieves I have nothing to say, because all know that whatever we take is that to which we originally had a better title than any subsequent possessor has. The falsity of the other charge in the indictment is well illustrated by some- thing your father tells of a lucky find he made on Kennebago stream, one summer, near where a party of men were camping. The campers had con- structed in a neighboring brook a cir- cular wall of stones, and within this cagelike affair had imprisoned about a score of their choicest trout to keep alive against the time of the party’s going home, Your father happened along there one night, and, although one of the men came out to see what caused the splashing in the cage, and failed to understand it, Mr. Mus- RECREATION. telle succeeded in capturing and killing every one of the imprisoned fish. He had carried away but a few when the men were astir, and he was obliged to desist. They were angry and said many hard things about your pa, even to calling him a “fish hog,” the most odious term that can be applied to anyone who goes into the woods. No- tice how they mistook him. He would have eaten every one of those fish, but that the men buried them where he could not find them, even after several diligent searches. His only object in killing all at once was that they might have time to age and reach their full flavor and delicacy. Men hang their game to ripen. before they think of eat- ing it, yet fail to comprehend that we most relish our fish when it has been given the same treatment. I once overheard a fisherman on Spencer stream tell his companion that they would kill only such fish as could be eaten at the next meal, because the quicker a trout reached the fry- ing pan after leaving the water the better it tasted. Poor man! He no doubt thought his statement true, but people have peculiar ideas about their food! Not only are fish much easier to eat and much more delicious when allowed to age after being killed, but musquash, grouse and nearly every- thing else improves by the same treat- ment. A week ago to-day, while I was coming home from an_ unsuccessful night’s forage, I had a peculiar expe- rience. It explains how we have been able of late to fare so sumptuously. I had been the whole length of the brook on each bank, up one shore of the pond, had encircled one of the little upper ponds, and was searching back on the pond’s other shore with- out success when I reached the spruce erove where the little log cabin is situated. As soon as I arrived op- posite the camp my nose told me men had been there recently, and that was corroborated by something which was SOME ADVENTURES OF MINNIE MUSTELLE, THE MINK. 257 pulled out on the shore near the wa- ter’s edge. At first I was shy of in- vestigating this contrivance, as the sky had begun to grow bright and in a short time the sun would rise, but I eventually mustered up courage to do so, thereby making an unusually lucky move. fashioned from thin strips of spruce wood and was covered with a ma- terial like that of a bag I once found sunk in the brook and containing a big chunk of deer meat. What caught my immediate attention was the par- ticularly strong odor of trout which ascended from over the edges of this object. I could not withstand the temptation, so in I jumped, and found 8 handsome trout laid out on the spruce strips with which the thing was lined. I at once seized the largest of the fish and lost no time in bringing it here. I continued making trips back and forth until I had the trout all stored safely in our house. In com- ing home I would make most of the journey by land, running along all fallen logs which lay in my course, but would always take to the water for part of the distance to throw off any marauder who might happen along while my tracks were still fresh. When returning to my find I would go about half way on land and then jump into the pond and swim the re- mainder of the distance. The water was perfectly still and by slipping in with- out any splash, which I could do even although the water was far below the edge of the bank, I was able to ap- proach the place where the fish were, without a sound, and in so doing to assure myself that nothing threatened me harm. After I had carried all the trout home it occurred to me that it was possible I had overlooked one in my haste, so back I went. I landed at the usual place and was standing on my hind legs with my front feet resting on the covered spruce shell prepara- tory to jumping when I received a The contrivance was. start which for a while set me trem- bling all over. Right in front of the camp and not 50 feet from me a move- ment caught my eye and I had a nar- row escape from giving a jump and scream. Before I go on let me tell you some- thing which you must be sure always to remember, and that is: When you are anywhere outside of your home and see or hear anything you fail to understand or which seems to threaten harm, never make a noise and never make the smallest motion, not even so much as to wink, until you have become absolutely sure that your only safety is in flight. All who are forest residents understand this way of do- ing, and this trick has often been the salvation of its performer. It may be that nothing threatens you, or it may be that some enemy is near but has failed to see you. In the former case, as you know not from what you are running, you, of course, have no idea which way to go, and in the lat- ter, to move will probably be to be- tray yourself. So remember, little ones, when startled to stand so still that you become as part of the land- scape until you are satisfied that it is advisable and safe to move. It was in this fashion I acted when I thought I saw a movement in front of the camp, but I finally concluded, as everything remained perfectly mo- tionless in that direction, that I had been mistaken, although there was a 6 foot stump in front of the shanty which I had never before noticed. I had taken all the fish, but a search of the shore was rewarded by finding several heads, These also I carried home, concluding my labors with the sun more than an hour high. The following day—or to be more exact, the following night, for it was dark when I began, although broad daylight before I finished—I visited the camp landing, and again found some trout and trout heads. This time, however, they were all on the 258 ground and had been fastened down by sticks driven through them into the earth. Some twigs had been left on the sticks, and only after tugging and pulling with might and main for some time at each fish or head was I able to get it loose and carry it off. The stump which had frightened me the morning previous had disap- peared, but right in front of a big rock had appeared a squat stump of most peculiar shape and appearance. During all my trips there, which were many, and extended over a_ week’s time, this stump occasioned me con- siderable worry. It looked much like a man sitting there with his back to the rock, a man with big, round, glassy eyes, growing out of his head at the end of twin black tubes. How- ever, as it never seemed to move, much less to make any attempt at approach- ing me, I endeavored to profit by my finds and to provide you with a store of good things, knowing from long experience how persistent one’s ap- petite is and how futile it seems to be to satisfy it. The next morning I again made the camp a visit and was pleasantly sur- prised to find a variety of eatables laid out, but as on the day before, each piece was pegged down and was re- moved only after a tussle. The supply included a quarter of musquash, a frog, a piece of bird meat, some whole trout and some heads. The musquash meat I took away first, and then the whole trout; after these the frog, then the heads, and last the bird. Every morning since there has been a variety of kinds of food there, and if ever a mink struck a veritable bonanza it would appear that I have. The idea has come into my head RECREATION, that possibly the camper there has been trying to find out my favorite food, and, if he has, he probably thinks it is musquash, If, however, he should offer me trout when I had eaten none for a long time and had a satiety of musquash, he might change his mind. I hope he will refrain from falling into the common error of making the actions of one member of a race char- acteristic of the whole, and in the mat- ter of food I could tell him that at dif- ferent seasons different things most appeal to us. One morning some of the fish heads were in a little house near the water with one end open, After removing everything else I ventured in, taking the precaution to jump over what might be called the threshold. I re- called that one of my brothers had met an untimely end by investigating a similarly attractive nook and was careful to avoid the spot where there would be a trap if one had been set. Nevertheless in my struggles to release the heads from those exasperating pegs I entirely forgot my fears, and was only recalled to them by hearing a sharp click and feeling something give way beneath a hind foot. My heart went pit-a-pat, but no cruel jaws closed on my leg, and I concluded it was a false alarm. Could it have been that my friendly camper had set a trap with the springs tied to see if he could entice me into it? If he did I forgive him freely for the liberty, the more so because had my now worthless pelt been his object he would undoubt- edly have obtained it. Now, children, you are getting sleepy and I am too; so let us cuddle up together and save the rest of my adventures for another time. ——_—__— ’Tommy—Say, paw, why do men get bald sooner than women? Mr. Figg—Because they don’t wear their hair so long.—Exchange. AMATEUR PHOTO BY FLORENCE MOLIQUE I’M TRYING TO LOOK PLEASANT. Winner of 8th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition, Made with a Korona Camera. 259 THE PRAXIS OF SALMON ANGLING. 7 There is no dry fly fishing in sal- mon angling. Neither weigh, nor measure, nor dispose of your fish while the battle is waging. There is no fishing up the stream in fly angling for salmon. Delude not yourself with the thought that the killing fly of to-day will avail to-morrow! If you cast for exercise, or on idle bent, keep away from the pool. Suggestion for Fable No. 1: Rising, hooking and playing for hours, and then without net or gaff landing a 30 pound salmon on a 6 ounce fly rod and trout cast! My chief pleasures are: To see the salmon surge for the fly and to feel the thrill that accompanies the first rush. To see the fly drop from the sal- mon’s mouth as the gaffsman lifts the fish from the water. To detach the fly, first noting how it held the fish. No guide of mine performs this office! Use only one fly on your leader. Suggestions for Fable No. 2: Special patterns of flies for certain months, Exclusive patterns of flies for given rivers. Success in salmon angling hang's on every whim, humor or vagary that imagination can attribute to the sal- mon, plus the x quantities of water and weather. Verity it hath, and obtains in sal- mon angling, that the tyro’s first at- tempt often putteth the expert to shame and causeth much chagrin till time brings humiliation to the boast- ful novice. Where salmon usually lie is called the pool or cast. At the first visit to a river an old inhabitant, or better still an old poach- MYERS. 269 er, is more valuable than all your ex- perience acquired on’ other rivers. Luck may and does accomplish won- drous feats and plays all manner of pranks, but after all, the angler who knows the river best and throws the longest line well, will raise the most fish; and knowledge of the river and of the pool is beyond and above even skill and tackle! There are 3 ultimates in salmon angling: Knowledge of the river in general and an understanding of the mood, humor and condition of the pool in particular; skill in angling that ac- companies the temperament of an ang- ler according to Izaak Walton; pos- session of adequate angling tackle. Yet all these oft resolve into naught in the presence of the novice who pos- sesses the killing fly. Grey says: “Then cometh the hour when the angler, wearied, hopeless, looks at the unsuccessful fly, wonders and ponders whether the fly was too big or too lit- tle; whether the color was right or wrong; whether some other fly would not do the turn; whether the cast was too light or too dark; and then won- ders whether there are any salmon in the pool; nay, in the river!” It is a most singular error that the farther stretch of the pool, hardest to cover with the cast, is taken to be the best water, while the salmon may be lying within a few yards. Rise of water only will solve the problem when the salmon refuse to take the fly in falling or steady low water. These be the characteristics of sal- mon pools: . Early, mid-season or late fishing. High. normal, rising or low water. Fish boiling (rising without show- ing themselves) at the foot of the pool THE PRAXIS OF SALMON ANGLING. are supposed to be just entering the pool, and it is advisable to cast imme- diately, as they are likely to take the fly. Salmon ascend the river at night, lying motionless by day; and, if un- molested, remain in the pool often for weeks until a rainfall raises the river, when they will take the fly; hence, suffer not the pool to be disquieted nor linger in inaction when the rain slackens ! It is said that salmon rest at head o’ tide, where the salt water dams up the fresh, awaiting the taste that down-pouring rain raising the river gives, ere ascending to the pools; wherefore, the best fishing follows the rain and brings fresh run fish from the sea. Carry all your knowledge to a strange river—it is but a closed book —and there begin anew, for only ob- servation and close study will avail; verily, years are required to master the mysteries of the river whose pools baffle and perplex the newcomer from day to day, setting at naught the les- sons of the day before. Study the eddies and currents of the pool, its shades, shadows and depths, that you may determine the sweep and movement of the fly, its color, appearance and movement all vitally important; for often salmon only rise to the fly at a given point. Hence it is necessary to be able so to cast that the fly shall sweep in arc over that point. You will learn that knowledge of even the shadows of cloud, mountain or tree may bring the successful solu- tion of the mystery of the pool; that at given time and circumstance, the cast from a given point, given direc- tion and of determined length will produce the only rise, though there be scores of salmon in the pool. Use bright flies on dark days, and dark flies on bright days. Query you the names and sizes of flies? Francis gives some names and Stewart a few more! _ No limits have been set to the freak- 261 ish fancy of the factory girl tying the flies, or the conscience of the dealer outfitting you! However, among many possessions, these I use, but recommend none: Normal water. Jock Scott, Wilkin- son, Silver Doctor, Grey Doctor, Dur- ham Ranger, Silver Grey, Butcher, Smith, tied in red and yellow, Dandy, Cock Robin, Dusty Miller, White Winged Admiral, Sir Herbert, sizes 2 and 4. Low water. Black Dose, Curtis, Dark Fairy, Black Ranger, Dark Ad- miral, Fiery Brown, sizes 6, 8 and Io. Rising, moily or high water. Fancy free be your choice; rainbow-hued and huge barbed as a gaff, so they be sized 3-0, 5-O or 7-0. On deep, dark, rapid and rough waters employ a large, bright fly. On shallow, clear and bright waters, use a small, dark fly. Save yourself much labor and vexa- tion by thinking that a mere change of flies will tempt the fish to rise. Size of the fly has more to do with success in salmon angling than all the combinations of feather and tin- sel that fancy has devised. The proper size, once discovered, seldom varies on pool or river, except in freshets or rapidly falling water. When beginning to angle, carefully note the pattern, color and size, until you discover the successful fly; for pattern, however skill and art may have lent their aid, is least in import- ance and likewise value. It yields to color, which gives away to size, the most difficult to ascertain, since suc- cess usually follows as soon as the proper size is determined. The larger the collection of flies the angler has with him, the greater the chance that he will have the right fly, but far greater is the improbability of its being selected at the required moment, often entailing great loss of time, and likewise the salmon. Never attach a fly to the cast until you have tried the loop of the fly by strongly pulling, for if that be defec- ‘LOIMLSIA AVA NVIOUOASD “AATATA NINOAS “AVM VE YNOUL ONYHD JO ASILYNOD AB THE PRAXIS OF SALMON ANGLING. tive, it is worse than useless. Try the temper of the hook by inserting the point in a piece of soft wood and giv- ing it a steady, moderate pull. If it be weak it will break at the neck. Try your flies when you buy them; it saveth vexation of spirit and humil- ity that abases itself. Hold the bend of the hook firmly in one hand and then see if you can move the head and wings ; if they shift, the fly is not well tied, and thereon suffer not yourself to be persuaded, There be single and double hooked flies. The former permit delicate cast- ing and finer pitching; the latter are surer in holding and not so easily ex- pelled by the salmon. When fishing with large flies, em- ploy single hooks ; in small flies, double hooks are more advantageous. This is the Canon of the Cast: The line must straighten without slack, curve or loop from reel to fly, and the fly, ephemerally hovering, pitch to the water the briefest instant ere the line falls. Some anglers prevent the recoil and doubling up of the line as it lengthens out on the cast, by holding a short length between the reel and the hand, which is freed at the instant the line pitches, thereby shooting the line out _ straight. Some anglers shoot a considerable length of line, and consequently em- ploy that method for casting long dis- tance. Always move the rod up stream so that the line is kept taut and activity maintained in the movement of the fly. Always begin. above the pool and fish down stream so that the fly is put over every inch of good water. The fly should always swim beneath the surface; therefore waste no time in dry casting, skittering, skipping, or other surface movement. Salmon lie immediately above the bottom of the river, and the fly should swim well beneath the surface. The dip-dip (wriggle) of the rod causes the fly to dart forward and sag 263 backward, the wings and hackle open- ing outward, giving the idea of a liv- ing thing, sensing the food instinct. The quiet, swift passing of the fly around the arc, carried downward by the current without life other than pointing ‘gainst the tide—the mere passing before—tends to aggravation, play, ete. Which is the better? both! The former motion violently waged (which also permits the fly to sink) will sometimes foul-hook the salmon and that, indeed, warrants the use, for then is a sagacious wit wanted. Yet quoth Francis: “That the angler should make the fly work so that the fiber-like pinions open and shut like a living thing is all chips and porridge!” If the line is thrown directly across the stream it tends to bag, thereby making slack and giving the fly a draggled, dead appearance. Consistently with a taut line, the fly can not move too slowly through the water. The more down stream the cast is made, the slower the fly travels on the arc; hence, the greater the oppor- tunity for the salmon to see the fly; the greater the ability of the salmon to seize the fly; the greater facility the angler has of gauging the line of travel and knowing where the salmon lies; the more power the angler has to maintain a straight, taut line and avoid bagging. The fly must move actively to arouse the attention of the fish; have the appearance of endeavoring to es- cape, and so excite the passion of the salmon; therefore, in heavy water it is best not to wriggle the rod, or vio- lently jerk the fly, but to trust to the stream to give motion and let the fly travel slowly and actively across the vision of the salmon. When angling in quiet water, where, owing to the absence of swift current, the line doubles quickly, take in short lengths, with one hand holding it firm- Be apt in 264 ly, so as to control the salmon, if he rise; meanwhile, wriggle the rod to give life to the fly. When the salmon rises and misses the fly, hold the rod stationary, and draw the fly toward you by pulling the line through the guides by hand, without employing the reel, and before raising the rod for the cast. This has often provoked a rise, but its prac- tice has caused many a mishap. When you cast, in shore fishing, hold your position until you are about to withdraw the line for the next throw, then move downward and cast. Do not move until the cast is finished, as it will cause slack or bagging in the line. Mark the exact spot where you stand when the salmon rises and misses, and if you are unsuccessful in re-raising the fish, return in half an hour or so and try the fly that induced the rise. When the salmon rises and misses the fly, maintain your place, shorten the line by withdrawing it through the guides without reeling, hold it firmly and cast, gradually letting out line un- til you cover the water where the rise was. Thus you safely meet the contention that the salmon lurches for- ward when it rises and misses, and the other, that the salmon sags back to the former position whence the rise was made. This indeed requires a skilled angler, since it is fundamental that there shall be no slack, or line not in immediate use between the reel and the fly, when the cast is made. Angling from the canoe disturbs the salmon in their resting place, as the boat passes over them; while wading along the margin, and thence casting, scarce sends a ripple across the pool. Whether you angle from the canoe or from the shore, move quietly and deliberately, with the least possible noise and disturbance of the water. In casting for salmon above or be- low rocks let this rule obtain: The angler must make due allowance for the fish lying above the cut-water of RECREATION. the rock. The angler should assume that the fish is not lying in the eddy, boil or neutral water below the rock. After you have unsuccessfully cast down the pool, try backing up before you leave. Cast diagonally across the pool, and immediately, but with great deliberation, take 2 or 3 steps up the pool, carefully noting the fly as it sweeps across, and continue until you have reached the head of the water. When all expedients have failed to provoke a rise, try a dragging fly, slowly drifting down the stream or suffered to sink from line freed by the hand; but recover forcefully, not yielding an inch when the straighten- ing line shows that the salmon has taken the fly deep under water with- out a roll or ripple to betray the rise. Another resort of the desperate, clinging to the hope of one more last cast, is to cast straight across the pool and slowly reel in the line; but quickly must you release the winch when you feel the pluck or see the rise. Have a care against this awkward moment: The swift movement of the fly as it is withdrawn for the cast often brings a savage rise, but the rod tears the fly from the salmon’s mouth. This theory have I tested to prac- tical results: When the salmon makes false rises, note well the resting place of the sal- mon, the angle of the cast as it lines out, and the point the fly reaches when the rise is seen, A strike then, similar to trout work, will often hook the salmon. You will perceive from the last prac- tice, ground for the supposition that the salmon takes the fly and expels it in play in the so-called false rises. If salmon repeatedly rise at, play around, follow or are pricked or rug- ged by the fly without being hooked, it is not unreasonable to assume that the fly is too big, and a smaller one should be tried. Often carefully, while casting, ex- amine your barbs, for when you have lost a fish, you then may note a fang- THE PRAXIS OF SALMON ANGLING. less fly, broken by being hurled against the rod, caught against the reef or rock in the pool ; or sometimes, broken inexplicably, from simply falling on the shingle. 3 Consider not that sunshine or dark- ness, calm, cloud or storm make the propitious hour for salmon angling; try them all in turn and season. The masters accord in saying that the best hour for getting a rise is that of sunset; the half hour before and the half hour after. If certainty for rising salmon exist at all, it is either on the first rising of the water, when it may not last be- yond a quarter or a half an hour; or on the immediate subsiding of the water. Then it is exceedingly brief and as difficult to seize. These be good angling hours: Leisurely breakfast and cast from Q a. m. to 12.30 p. m. Lunch with restful comfort and angle from 3 p. m. to 6.30 p. m. Also as humor and whim seize. When the water is low, casting is most likely to be effective at sunrise - and at dusk. When the water is high, the best hours for angling will be found be- tween 10 a. m. and 5 p. m. Lengthful casting rives the cane rod, warps the wood rod, makes knots in the cast, breaks the flies or whips them off on the back cast, makes dif- ficult control of the fly and often pricks the salmon. Manifestly of little utility in practical angling, it was con- ceived for vainglorious display and the exaltation of prize winning at tournament casting. Proper length limit of beneficial casting is reached at about 70 feet, making sure that neither twist, double nor slack happens from reel to fly. When angling from the boat, anchor on the dead water side of the pool and avoid traveling down the center, or crossing the water. This prevents disturbing the pool and leaves the salmon unmolested for backing up or a return visit. 265 Mind, when casting from the shin- gle, that the long. backward throw often breaks the point of the hook on the rocks and stones. Among methods of casting are the overhead, underhand, switch and spey. In its sphere, the switch cast is un- rivalled, Remember the backward sweep in the overhand cast should be returned by a movement of the tip describing a narrow oval on the return throw, or “smash down” as it is often called. Direct return in casting will whip off flies. Delay in return is liable to smash the barbs off the hooks on the back- ward throw. This sums up playing the salmon: Hold the rod well up and _ back- ward inclined, well bowed. Strike not the salmon, nor snub nor twitch the line. Maintain a taut line, suffering no slack nor bagging. Lower the tip the instant the sal- mon leaps and instantly recover. Patiently wait until the fish is ex- hausted before touching the gaff. Permit naught to divert your atten- tion from the rise to weighing. From the moment the boil, roll or rise is seen until the salmon is felt, the rod should be held as motionless as possible. “Never strike the salmon,’ was wisely said, but there is one exception —when the fish furiously leaps at the fly as it touches the water on the first cast; and even then do not strike. The struggles of the salmon which embarb the fly should not be called striking. If striking the salmon is ever per- missible, it is only when the fish is rushing away from, and with his tail toward the angler. Now, out of much contention, this may be taken without fear of contra- diction : Some anglers affirm that only strik- ing from the reel should be done; that Cod « oe, ‘yg he ~, . SR... by % 2 Yan. j R, LAKE NIPISSING DISTRICT, q aa” . BY COURTESY OF GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, 4 NCH RIVE 4 4 FRI THE PRAXIS OF SALMON ANGLING. is, hooking the fish by the resistance of the reel in giving off line. Others maintain that — striking should be judiciously done at least and always when the fish is running away from the angler. Still others declare that the index finger should always be kept on the line so as to give a modified strike when the salmon takes the fly. But all unite in maintaining that there should be no strike until the sal- mon is plainly felt and known to be on the line. Manifestly the salmon in rising and taking the fly moves toward and in the direction of the angler; therefore to strike at the sign of the rise and the feel of the pluck is_ to risk pulling the fly out of the salmon’s jaw. It is bad, nay, vicious, to strike or even raise the rod sharply at the sign of the boil or roll, and unpardonable at the open rise or splurge of the sal- mon, for you may pull the fly out of the sight of the salmon and disappoint the fish. It is affirmed on authority that it is more difficult to raise a disappointed salmon than one that has been pricked or rugged. When the salmon lashes or rolls on the surface, hold him as tenderly as possible, and without lowering the tip over much, with line as near slack as expediency will permit; for if the line be held firmly taut the salmon may hit it with his tail and then—! While the salmon sulks it is known that the fish occupies a vertical and not a horizontal position, and hard straining or pulling in a direct line is not likely to move him. Change your position to get the sidewise pull and then try to move him, but first ex- haust the pebbles. It is not untimely to quote: “Tf your gillie can dexterously man- age to hit the line where it enters the water with a sharp, heavy flint, he will certainly spare you further trouble.” Some say a common split steel key ring put on the line, or a piece of pa- 207 per in the fashion of a kite messenger, will start the sulkiest brute of a sal- mon. Do not hastily conclude that the fly is fastened to the bottom or a sub- merged branch, because you can not move or release the line, and you fear you will break the cast. A 16 pound salmon can hold to the bottom with a deathly stillness. When you feel the salmon boring and jigging, that is, rubbing his jaws against the bottom to grind out the fly, hold the rod bowed until the vibrant shivering thrills up the tense line and down the rod into your marrow; but be ready to throw the rod forward with free reel when the salmon starts for the seaward run. Success lies in holding the salmon within the pool. When the fish starts down the stream, hold hard to safety’s verge, for in the rapids the expert deems it no slight feat to land the fish. Giving the butt does not mean that the rod is to be held backward over the shoulder with the butt thrust toward the fish, but with the butt held against the groin and pulled strongly upward so as to put the strain on the middle joint and extending downward toward the butt. Ease the strain on the rod without suffering slack when the fish rushes or makes toward you, and hold hard- est, to embarb the hook, when the sal- mon rushes away from you. When angling from the boat, neither raise the anchor nor move un- til the fish is well hooked; then the euide should closely get the canoe ashore. If fishing from the shore, be sure to look around and take careful bear- ings of your surroundings as soon as you think the salmon has the fly, for a stumble is a fatal mishap. Many anglers like to have the fish gaffed through the gills, If your salmon get into the rapids when you are fishing from the shore, the gaffsman should wade out in the stream in readiness to free the line if 268 it should be caught by boulder or branch, Never let the gaffsman strike at the salmon when the sun is shining in his eyes. In truth, a good gaffsman will not attempt it. Never try to gaff a fish that is deep down, nor until it is fairly exhausted, which you will know when the silvery belly rolls up to the sky. . Salmon may be gaffed from the canoe, but landing the fish from the shore yields far better sport. Shun the gaffsman who is slow or loth to get wet. Truly is the landing net an impedi- ment, and more fish have been lost by it than by the gaff. In rainy and stormy weather, em- ploy a heavy, 18-foot wood rod; on bright, sunshiny days, use a delicate, 16-foot cane rod. The spliced rod is more pliant and willowy than the ferruled rod, has an even yielding give from butt to tip, and is not so apt to tear out the fly the moment the salmon seizes the lure. On windy, stormy days, it is easy to cast a heavy tapered line on a stiff rod, while light lines will be blown against the rod in futile attempts to cast. In boat fishing, the short, whippy rod is to be preferred to the long, heavy, stiff tool. In casting from the shore with a long, heavy rod and in employing it in broken water, the line may be lifted over rocks and the fish held under better control than by a light, whippy rod. Weight and thickness of lines must be proportioned to the rod; that is, a stiff rod requires a heavy. line, a whippy rod requires a light, thin line. Always take a spare or second rod with you to guard against accident while away from the camp, lest regret forever abide with you. Avoid carrying your leaders on your hat. Gut will quickly rot when exposed to bright, hot sunshine. RECREATION, Drawn gut is that which is scraped or filed down until it is of a uniform size, so as to be pulled through a hole to determine its uniformity, Lines should be waterproofed and tapered, of a substantial size and not under 100 yards in length. See that your line is absolutely smooth, and beware of rough places, breaks or kinls; you can find them by drawing the line through your fingers. The best way of drying waders is to fill with dry warm bran, oats or barley, which should be shaken out as soon as it begins to cool. Use old woolen clothing and a soft hat ; avoid bright colors in your attire. If you ask for the one thing in sal- mon angling that brings sorest disap- pointment and deepest chagrin, it is slack line between the fly and the reel, unguarded and uncontrolled; for who has not learned that salmon possess a satanic instinct for rising and taking the fly at that instant when the angler is utterly helpless. Do not disquiet the salmon, disgust your guides and tire yourself by whip- ping the pool until your last chance of raising the salmon is gone. At least make some endeavor to discover the propitious moment by intervals of rest beneficial to the salmon, your guides and yourself by studying the condi- tions of water, weather and flies. Remember there are miles of live and active water in the river where the salmon do not lie. Multitudinous are the reasons and 2 good methods exist to ascertain the pools: Get an old guide well acquainted with the river. Go over the water until you learn the pools. Where the river is in freshet the salmon will leave the normal pools and then for the time being you must seek them in strange places; with the sub- sidence of water you will be sure to find them in the accustomed places. AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. J. BUNDY. PIN CUSHIONS. Winner of 17th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition, RED BREASTED MERGANSER. — ALLAN BROOKS. The mergansers, more generally known as sawbills, or shelldrakes, are represented on the North American continent by 3 spe- cies, the goosander, or American merganser, the red breasted merganser, and the hooded merganser; with a 4th, the smew, as ‘an occasional straggler from Europe. - The males of the goosander and red breasted merganser are easily distinguished, the latter having a spotted breast band, and handsomely marked flanks, against the im- spring, when the larger species has already laid its eggs. I have never found the red breasted species breeding in Southern Brit- ish Columbia. Both the larger species feed almost ex- clusively on fish, and do more damage than any other fish-eating bird. Where they fre- quent salmon or trout streams they should be killed whenever possible. I know of numbers of streams that are ruined for fish- ing by the depredations of sawbills and RED BREASTED maculate lower surface of the ander. The females of the 2 species are much alike, those of the red breasted species be- ing the smaller with proportionately longer bills. The red breasted merganser seems to be a much more maritime bird than its congener. In British Columbia the red breasted merganser is seldom seen on the fresh water rivers and lakes until the breeding season is at hand. It has a more Northerly breeding range than the goosan- der, and migrates Northward late in the goos- MERGANSER. MERGANSER SERRATOR, herons. The number of small fry a mergan- ser can consume is almost incredible, and where fish are plentiful these birds do not cease feeding until full to the throat. As might be expected from their diet, their flesh is at all times uneatable, unlike that of the hooded merganser, which, feed- ing as it does mostly on water insects, is generally a fair table bird. In the red breasted merganser the iris is brown in the male and yellow in the fe- male; bill carmine to-reddish, with the cul- men dusky; feet bright red. Indiscretion is the better part of love. —-Life. 270 WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS IN THE NORTHWEST G. O. SHIELDS. It is a fact well known to all naturalists that wild animals and birds adapt them- selves to their environment and that the habits of a given species in one locality can not be taken as a guide to what indi- - > > ‘ a b> < “" cially a meat eater, and his depredations on live stock have resulted in large boun- ties being offered for his destruction in the cattle States. In Western Canada _ the grizzly can rarely be induced to eat meat. vi “et WINNER OF MANY BATTLES. viduals of the same species may do in an- other section. I saw many evidences of this in my sojourn in the Canadian Rockies last summer. The various species of bear found in the Western States are fond of meat of any kind. The grizzly is espe- Trappers kill goats, sheep, moose, caribou and smaller animals to bait their bear traps with, but they seldom succeed in taking a bear with any such bait. The grizzly of that region subsists almost entirely on vegetable food. He is fond of bulbous and 272 tuberous roots and of grass. He occasion- ally eats berries, though he does not seem to care so much for them as his cousins in Wyoming, Montana, Utah and other Western States do. On these latter ranges the grizzly, as well as the black bear, eats great quantities of berries in the late sum- mer and autumn. Even there they will always pass a fat berry patch to lunch on a steer, or on the carcass of an elk; but if they do not find meat, then they fill up on berries. On the other hand, the grizzly of the Western States does little digging for roots. In the Canadian Northwest we found thousands of small excavations where the grizzlies and the black bears had dug for their food, and we frequently saw evi- dences of their having torn up rotten logs to get worms. While hunting grizzlies in the Selkirks, in the spring of 1902, we found that in the early spring they live almost entirely on the roots of certain lilies and other bulbous plants. On the Continental divide, in British Columbia and Alberta, we found the same species of plants growing, but the bears there pay little or no attention to them. They did, however, feed on other roots. At one place on the Bow river we found a flat which is overflowed every spring, and on which grows profusely a small vine that has a starchy, bulbous root. This flat had been dug over by bears until it looked like a potato patch after the farm- er has gathered his crop. The Northwestern bears are also fond of grass, and the black bear, especially, in that region, grazes like a cow. We found small meadows where the grass was eaten off close to the ground, over considerable areas, and the tracks in the soft earth showed that the work had been done by bruin. While, as I have said, the grizzly in the Canadian Northwest does not seem to hanker after meat in general, he does prey on the Columbian ground squirrel, which is abundant there. We saw numerous small excavations in which we could read the signs of miniature tragedies. This ground squirrel rarely burrows to a depth of more than 18 inches to 2 feet, and it is comparatively easy for a bear to dig out one of them. A_ ground squirrel would only make a bite for a big grizzly, but inas- much as old Ephraim lives almost wholly on vegetable food, a squirrel now and then, by way of dessert, would seem to answer all his requirements. I have told in another place about find- ing where a grizzly had apparently dug out a whole family of marmots, on top of a mountain. That old chap must have been meat hungry, for he went 5 feet into the solid earth to get his dinner, and the ex- RECREATION, cavation at the top measured 9 by 12 feet. In Eastern Canada and in Newfound- land the caribou inhabits the lowlands al- most exclusively. On the island he lives mainly in the marshes and becomes in fact a semi-aquatic animal. In British Columbia he is found in sum- mer and autumn at altitudes of 5,000 to 9,000 feet. Of course he goes down into the valleys and canyons in winter; but as soon as the snow begins to melt in the spring he begins to climb. There is one mountain near the line of the Canadian Pa- cific railroad which has on its summit a tableland, at an altitude of 7,500 feet, which is the summer home of large numbers of caribou. The lowest altitudes in that re- gion where the caribou winter are at least 5,000 feet. The winter food of these ani- mals consists chiefly of moss which grows on the dead branches of spruce trees, and I am told the caribou also eat brush. The mountain sheep seems to reach his greatest development in Southern and East- ern British Columbia and in Western AI- berta. I bought at Banff the head of a sheep, supposed to have been killed on the head waters of the Saskatchewan river, that is one of the finest specimens I have ever seen. Photographs of this head are shown herewith. The horns measure 16% inches in circumference at the base, and 16 inches out from the base they still register 16 inches, having tapered only 4 inch in that distance. The length of the horns is 39 inches and the spread is 17. The horns make nearly a complete turn, and if they had been allowed to grow without interrup- tion the points would undoubtedly have passed the starting point; but the old patriarch who carried this head was a valiant fighter. He evidently spent his life looking for trouble, for the ‘horns are worn and battered from base to tip, and at least 6 inches have been broken from the points of both horns. The horns and skull weighed, before mounting, 39 pounds. There are longer horns in existence, but I have seen none that carried their massive size so far out from the skull. The pugnacious disposition of the moun- tain ram is well illustrated in this speci- men. A heavy blow with a hammer makes little or no impression on one of these horns, and from this a faint idea may be obtained of the terrific battles these rams wage, on their native hills. The head of the big sheep was mount- ed by John Murgatroyd, 18 North Will- iam Street, New York City, who, as the picture shows, has done an admirable piece of work on it, and it is only fair and just to him to make this statement here. There was another’ head, in the WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS IN THE NORTHWEST. same collection from which I got. this, that I was strongly tempted to buy on ac- count of its condition. The horns were not so large as those | bought, but the vet- eran who bore them must have spent his life in waging war. Large pieces of: the flinty substance of which the horns were made had been broken away by fighting, and apparently 4 or 5 inches had been bat- tered off the tip of each horn. Many col- lectors do not want sheep horns that are broken in any way, but to me one of the most interesting features of this pair, as 27 3 same kinds of vegetation that grow in the Canadian Northwest. The few deer we saw signs of were solitary. We never found tracks of more than one in a place, and we often remarked on _ the strange disposition of a deer that would choose to live in that great wilderness en- tirely alone. We saw a few rabbits, a few whistling marmots, now and then a red squirrel, and an occasional track of a fox or a coyote; and we were serenaded by small bands of the latter on 2 or 3 occasions, BEFORE TAKING well as the 2 other pairs I have, is that they show the indomitable courage and valor of the animal. Several of the largest sheep heads in existence are known to have come from the Kootenai country, the Saskatchewan or the Sun Wapta regions. There are a few mule deer on the Con- tinental divide. We saw tracks during the summer of perhaps a dozen, but did not get a glimpse of one of the animals. Whether the winters are too severe there for the mule deer to flourish, or whether the right kind of food does not grow, I am unable to say; but he is found in high- er altitudes elsewhere, and lives on the THE TREATMENT. SCALP We saw numerous signs of marten, but none of beaver or otter, except some old workings of the former. Years ago the beaver was plentiful in that country, but the accursed trappers have cleaned them out. William Brewster told me an_ inter- esting story of a beaver he saw on the Big Smoky river, a tributary of the Peace river, some years ago. The beaver had evidently been disturbed by a man, or some other animal, at his home, and had lit out for some point down the river. He was swimming rapidly with the current, but occasionally would stop, turn his head up stream, look and listen a few minutes, as 274 if trying to find out whether he was being followed. Then he would turn suddenly again, slap the water with his tail and paddle off down stream as if trying to catch an express train. Brewster said he found black bear and moose abundant in that section of the country. He had started with a party of prospectors for the Klondike, by way of the so-called Edmonton trail. They trav- eled all summer, and a day rarely passed in which they did not see one or more bear or moose. He said that occasionally when tramping alone he would meet a bear face to face in the trail, and would get within a few feet of him before the animal would see or smell him. Then the bear would rise, look at the intruder a few seconds, utter his familiar “woof!” drop on all fours and go for cover. Brewster said that apparently he was the first man most of these bears had ever met. A flock of 11 wild geese summered on the Bow river and the Bow lakes. We saw and heard them several times in June and July, while camping or traveling on those waters. All other waterfowl, as well as smaller birds, were supposed to have been divided up into pairs, and to have been busy raising families at that season of the year; but for some strange reason this colony of geese were neglect- ing their domestic duties. We found a number of female mallards and a few of other species of ducks on the small lakes along the trail, with broods of young. We frequently crept up within a few feet of these families before they dis- covered our presence, and it was most in- teresting to see the mother duck start for the middle of the lake, calling her chil- dren, and to see the fluffy little balls form into a V and follow her. They seemed to rest as lightly on the water as if they had been made of dandelion fuzz, yet they had great propelling power in their little feet and legs, for they made good speed over the water. The fish hawk is up there, too; and he lives high in more than one sense. AI- most the only fish to be found in those Northern waters is the trout, and we frequently saw an osprey sailing over us with a good sized trout in his talons, which we would have been glad to have for our own breakfast. We saw 3 distinct species of frogs and 4 of toads. The latter were especially numerous, everywhere along the trail. A taxidermist in Banff told me he had gone up the river some miles from there to see a forest fire that was raging in the mountains. When he got within a mile of the fire line he saw large numbers of hum- ming birds coming from near the burnt dis- trict. He said he counted 40 of these little RECREATION. refugees within a few feet of him, at one time. We found the willow ptarmigan on top of nearly every mountain we climbed. These birds live almost entirely above tim- ber line, though occasionally they descend into the scrubby timber that grows high up on the mountain side. The blue grouse was also frequently met on the high mountain sides, well up toward timber line. Wright made a number of photographs of ptarmigan and fool hens, also one of a blue grouse and 2 of her chicks. He caught a young sanderling one day, which was not larger than a.good sized hazlenut. He put it in his pocket, intend- ing to take it to camp and photograph it; but when he reached camp and went down in his pocket, he found the little prisoner had escaped. One day after pitching our camp and starting our fire we saw a ground sparrow flitting about the camp and appearing un- easy. We watched her a few minutes, and saw her hovering over a certain spot. We went there and found her nest, which con- tained 4 babies that were apparently not more than a week old. The nest was with- in 10 feet of our camp fire, and we were tempted to move the fire in order that the mother bird might not be disturbed in her home. We concluded, however, this would entail too much work, and were glad to find that after a few minutes she became en- tirely reconciled to our presence. She went away and came back in a few minutes with a tiny bug, which she placed in the gaping mouth of one of her young. Then she went on about her domestic duties as if nothing had happened. In the course of the afternoon she visited her nest perhaps a dozen times with food. At sundown she settled over her babies, and sheltered them through the night. We went to her nest several times after dark, and though the light of the camp fire glistened in her tiny eyes, she would let us come within a foot of her without appearing in the least fright- ened. We pulled out the next day and left her in quiet possession of her home, and x trust she may have succeeded in rearing her babies safely. Soon after leaving that camp a moose bird joined us, and followed us over 2 hours, during which we covered 5 or 6 miles. He would fly along toward the head of the pack train, alight within a foot or 2 of the trail, either on a log or on the ground, watch us and the horses as we passed, and as soon-as the tail end of the procession had passed him he would make another flight; and keep repeating this per- formance. Once he lit on Buck’s back, and another time on one of Tom’s ' stir- rups. I tried several times to catch him, WILD ANIMALS AND BIRDS IN THE NORTHWEST. 275 and though he would let me put my hand within 6 inches of him, he would slip out just in time to prevent my getting hold of him. I had some crackers in my pocket and offered him some crumbs from them, but he did not seem to care for them. He occasionally picked up a bug as we went along, but had no taste for manufactured food. On another part of the trip one of these birds joined us and followed us over an hour. At the end of that time we made camp, and he visited with us and the horses all the afternoon. We hoped he would join us on the march again the next morning, but before we pulled out he quit us. Although we saw in the aggregate many interesting birds and animals, yet that country is a lonely one. Sometimes we would travel a whole day without seeing a living creature of any kind; yet the coun- A PHOTO OF MYSELF try is so thoroughly wild and so entirely uninhabited by human beings that it would seem wild creatures of all kinds should abound there. Game was plentiful there years ago, but the vandal, man, has well nigh cleaned it out. There are plenty of goats left, and in limited districts a good many sheep; but the Indians and the white trap- pers, who encourage the red men in their skin hunting and head hunting, have marked the doom of all big game in that country. Alberta has a law prohibiting white men from buying heads or skins of game ani- mals from the Indians; and if the Govern- ment would only enforce it there would be sheep, goats, caribou and bear in that coun- try a hundred years hence; but the Gov- ernment officers seem to feel no interest in the protection of these animals and allow certain traders to carry on their unlawful work openly, without even being warned. Ss AMATEUR PHOTO BY H. HM, FRASER, BY MYSELF. . ty Ce, a ane pe hs Eat Ore EN cin be ial — THE TOWHEES SEARCHED THE OPEN PLACES. 276 THE BROWN TOWHEE. DR. BARTON W. EVERMANN. Near the mouth of the canyon is a copsy tangle of prickly pear, sage brush and live oak. From March until October to these is added a rich mass of chilacote vines, which run riot over and among the bushes and cactus to which they cling. The dark waxy green of the live oak, the paler, shin- ing green of the cactus, the still paler green of the chilacote, and the dull, white-dusted green of the sage blend most harmoniously. Near the center of the.copse a wood rat had built his unnecessarily ample home of sticks, dirt and leaves. The ground under- neath was dry and dusty and full of holes. Some of these the wood rat doubtless used on occasion, but most belonged to a family of spermophiles, curious rodents with fiat, bushy tails and resembling gray squirrels. Many other animals visited this copse, some every day, some rarely. Little gray rab- bits would run in now and then to escape the too persistent dog, or to look in on the wood rat and their other friends; and their big cousin, the jack rabbit, with the kanga- roo’s legs and the donkey’s ears, would drop in when he wished to rest in the shade. Lopho and Orty-x, the quails, would some- times bring their families and clean up the small seeds on the ground. Old Sicklebill, the thrasher, was a permanent resident, for was not his nest carefully hidden among the chilacote vines? There, too, Modesty It- self, the brown towhee, had her home. It was in the first days of early spring that she came to this copse. With her was another equally brown and just as modest. So alike were they in appearance and behavior that I was not always sure I knew one from the other. They were each a soft, olive brown above, a little richer on the head and rump, while beneath was a cleaner, paler brown. Never did colors of bird blend more com- pletely with those about it or furnish a bet- ter example of protective coloration. When the towhees had any suspicion that an en- emy was near, they had a habit of re- maining perfectly still among the dead leaves and sticks, and it then required sharp eyes to see just where they were. As to behavior, they were, indeed, modesty itself; never noisy nor unseemly in their ways. Their every movement was with a quiet dignity rarely seen among birds or men. Every word that either spoke was decorous and proper in the extreme; in marked con- trast with the California jay, that is always talking and always using words not fit to - print. Though quiet, they were always happy; that could be seen as plain as day. Un- 277 like the jay and old Sicklebill, they were not given to moods. They Satis hae noticeably excited or angry, and only for sufficient cause. The spring was one long honeymoon, and the summer and fall full of the joys of a happy home and a growing family. When they first came to this copse they were quick to see its advantages. Its closely interlacing branches at the ground afforded them a safe retreat if Accipiter, he of the sharp shin and cruel eye, should attempt their destruction. On the matted branches among the intertwining vines of the chilacote they were secure at night from the attacks of Strix, the barn owl. In the pool beneath the huge rock in the ar- royo near was water to slake their thirst during the terrible drought which from May to October comes to this Southland of California. In the canyon and on the foothills were wild oats and many kinds of weeds whose seeds are good for towhees. Beneath the dead leaves which formed great beds under every clump of bushes in the canyon were insect larve, small beetles, bugs and worms, of which young towhees are so fond. Near the base of a spreading sage brush in the edge of the copse they found an ideal place for the nest they wished to build, a spot well pro- tected from the sun and from the many enemies of the ground-nesting birds of that land. So there, in early April, they built a shapely nest of twigs, grass and fine strips of bark, and lined it inside with delicate root fibers and soft sheeps’ wool. Not an elab- orate nest, nor extreme in artistic beauty, but large and substantial; and its colors had been selected with excellent taste so well they matched the surroundings. The building of the nest was a matter of but a short time, and when I looked in on them a few days later there were in it § as handsome eggs as any towhee would care to have. Until then the cares of life had been few; but with the building of the nest and the filling of it with eggs, life be- came more serious. Along with ambition and hope came anxiety and fear. Still they remained the same quiet, respectful birds they had always been. They never quarreled with other birds nor bothered the least with their affairs; their own duties and simple pleasures were enough to keep them employed. Old Sicklebill, the thrasher, was at the copse every day, sometimes hop. ping awkwardly about and _= scratching among the sticks and dead leaves; some- times moving about among the branches 278 and vines for no reason at all, as far as any- one could see. At other times, especially early in the morning, and again late in the afternoon, when his mate would be sitting on the nest down among the chilacote vines, he would mount to the topmost limb of the live oak of the copse and pour forth his soul in song. True, it was not a great song, such as his relative, the mocking bird, sings day and night in that land; nor was it so fine as another relative, the brown thrasher of the East, often sings on similar occasions; nor was it ever so sweet as a more distant relation, the catbird, favors us with when he has discovered the poetry of everyday life. For old Sicklebill is a modest bird and rarely sings for the public; his hope is that she who sits among the chilacote vines may hear his song and be pleased. He never molested the brown towhee. Each seemed to understand the other per- fectly, and each respected the other's rights. They talked to each other a bit now and then, but so sedately that one could never guess what they really said. Very different it is with the California jay, who is a Frenchman, kis motions most profuse and quite as expressive as his | words. If he could not jerk his tail, nod his head and shrug his shoulders, he might not be able to talk at all. But Modesty Itself and old Sicklebill paid little attention to him, and the jay had no influence in the community; in which respect he is not unlike other people who talk more than they should. P Modesty Itself never wandered far from the copse in which she had her nest. Two or 3 times every day she would go to the pool in the usually dry bed of Santa Paula creek, for even towhees will take some chances in order to get water to drink; but it was only a few rods away and the danger was not great. She and her mate had their regular hunting grounds, all within a few yards of the copse. They usually went over the entire area every day, turning over the sticks and leaves and scratching in the dirt each day just as if they had never hunted in that region before. They would search every nook and corner of the copse, then they would examine with equal care the more open spaces where the peonies and burr clover grow in early spring, and in the evening they might be seen playing in the dust of the public road which ran near. Often while taking their dust bath they would be disturbed by some passer-by, when, with a quick flirt of the tail they would fly hurriedly into the deepest recesses of the copse, where they would remain until all danger was past . They soon came to know their friends. One who passed every day and often stopped to observe their ways never treated them ill, and they felt that RECREATION, no harm could come from being sociable with ‘him; so they came near when he tarried long and told him things which he was glad to know. But there were those who passed by on the road who never failed to give the birds a scare. Some were boys who would throw stones or sticks at them, or frighten them with noises which they could never under- stand; but nature has a way of caring for her own, and our brown towhees were usually under cover before these passers got a glimpse of them. The plain modest brown of their simple dress blended so ad- ‘mirably with the color of the ground. and dead leaves that it was not easy to see that any bird was there. Then they were quiet birds, moving but little and slowly, which assisted in obscuring them. Thus the spring passed. When after a little, the eggs had been hatched and 5 lusty young had to be fed, the question of food supply became a serious one. The old birds were kept busy and had to go farther from the copse than they had gone before; for small grubs, worms and insect larve that were soft enough and not too large for the young birds were not so common that they could be found anywhere. Both old birds never left the copse at the same time. If Modesty Itself went to search for special food among the leaves and sticks down by the irrigating ditch, her mate al- ways remained within calling distance of the little ones. The young birds grew rapidly. When the mother brought them food all were eager to seize it, stretching their necks and opening their mouths in a way that was not at all polite, modesty not being a trait of young birds of any kind; but they fared well, and long before the end of June all were lusty and brave. So large had they grown that the nest could no longer hold them all, and the larger, stronger ones, not enjoying a crowded home, began to crawl up on the border of the nest, where it was so nice and cool. At first they found it no easy matter to balance themselves; but soon they were able to stand with their pale little legs straight and their heads held up jauntily. Then they would stretch their legs and necks and try their wings, and gradually many sets of tiny muscles came to work together as they should. Soon the birds began to venture cautiously out on the limbs, and proud lit- tle birds they were when able to balance on so slender a support. If the young birds seemed over timid the mother would encourage them by moving out slowly on the limb. Then she would coax them to try their little wings by taking short flights herself from branch to branch. This seemed, to their inexperience, a daring THE BROWN TOWHEE. thing to do; but once done, how simple and easy it proved! It was not long after these first short flights until the 5 young towhees could fly up and away with the best of their kind. Modesty Itself and her mate kept with them during most of the summer, for so successful had they been with this brood that no second nest was built that year. When the young birds had grown as large as their parents, and their coats had be- come the same soft brown, the family did not always remain together; but at night they would come together again among the ANONYMOUS, A COZY RETREAT. Winner of 25th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. 279 thick foliage of the big live oak by the ir- rigating ditch. Thus they lived through the long, dry fall and rainy winter. Spring came again. The alfillarilla and the dark brown peonies were in bloom and the chilacote vines again ran riot over the clump of chaparral. Then the towhees paired again and new homes were made. Modesty Itself and her mate built again in the copsy tangle where we first saw them. Let us hope that this and the years to follow proved no less happy than was aa one during which we knew them sc well, WHIP-POOR-WILL. F. A, JOHNSON. When the old stone walls are gray in the shadow, And the campus is lonely and still, Then I seem to hear from my window, As at home on the brush-grown hill, That lingering, dolorous, wavering cry That rises and pleads till the echoes die In gloomy vale and evening sky — The heart-thrilling call of the Whip-Poor- Will. If you’d heard it once in the mountain land, And knew how it lures and thrills, It might be then you could understand The power of a love for the hills! You might understand how memory clings! You might understand what a fond note brings, How sweetly sad the whole strain rings— The lingerying cry of the Whip-Poor-Will. Estate Agent (to Laborer’s Son)—Here, my boy, where can I find your father? Boy—In the pig sty. sir. Youll know im by ‘is brown ’at.—Punch. A FLYING: LEAP. LA AK a s ~ GETTING UP IN THE WORLD. Winners of 23d Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with a Korona Camera, 280 AMATEUR PHOTOS BY CHAS, E. TESS, JOE BEDORE OF ce Ws Heverybody know heem, ole Joe Bedore; Hany mans can tell you dat. "E keep de bes’ place laike you see before Hon top hof de San Clair Flat. "Es waife he cook eet, de boss pea soup, You say jus’ de same wen you straike eet ; But dose leetle wite bean make de bes’ pea soup ; Dat’s de bes’ kin’ of soup wat Ah laike eer. Joe Bedore halways got eet, de 4 kin’ of feesh, Le tritt an’ de big lake trout; De poisson blanc an’ de fat wite feesh, She's so fat dat she'll melt on mout. An’ dere’s wan more t’ing dat’s de bes’ hof eet h’all, An’ dat ees de gran’ mushrat. Joe po be got hall hon hees tab, hevery a bs Hon top hof de San Clair Flat. your ST. CLAIR FLATS. BRADLEY. Wen de wintaire taime come, an’ de hice ees fine, Han’ you stan’ hon de door some day, You see a beeg smoke, laike dey burn eet, de pine, *Bout 3 or 2 mile away; Wen she come along close, you see eet ees Joe, Drav so fas’ dat hees loos hees hat; E’s drav eet hees pony, de little Tebo, Hon top hof de San Clair Flat. Some of dose feller come hup an’ tell Joe “Wot’s de rizzon you stay hon de h’ woods? Wat for you don’ go down to hole Buffalo. Dat’s de place you, for sure, make eet good.” Den Bedore he'll say, “Ah look eet dees way, W’en Ah’m here Ah know w’ere Ah’m at. Ah jus’ t’ink Ah stay an’ Ah’'l spend hall my day’ Hon top hof de San Clair Flat.” AMATEUR PHOTO BY S. G. JAMESON, YES, SIR! : Winner of 14th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. IN THE COAST RANGE. D, E. WYNKOOP. From Puget sound South nearly to the Northern boundary of California lies a strip of territory not often invaded by the sportsman tourist; yet its endless variety of mountains, gorges and dashing streams, broad fertile valleys, vast timber and game reserves and its superb climate combine to make it a land of delight for the traveling pleasure seeker. One can see objects 20 to 30 feet below the surface of the clear, cold waters of lakes or still pools in the rivers, while the depth does not seem half so great as it really is. Here at Salem, looking East from the dome of the Capitol building one can see the snow capped peaks of Hood, Wilson and Jefferson mountains. To the Westward at about an equal distance is the broad Pacific. I realize that the name Pacific is most appropriate to that vast expanse of water, for I went out several miles on its placid bosom in a row boat. I caught several fish, among them cod, bass and a bright yellow fish called a grouper. The water teemed with life. I saw 2 whales and many seals and sea lions, besides numberless fish, in my sojourn of 5 days at Ocean Park. The beautiful Chinook salmon were just running up the Nestachee river to spawn, and I saw a farmer with a load of 35, which he said weighed nearly 700 pounds. Game of nearly all kinds is abundant, especially deer, black and brown bear, California quails and Mongolian pheasants. I heard so much about hunting bear that | I visited the region where the animals are said to be most numerous; namely, the coast range of Southwestern Oregon. Ar- riving July 13th at the place recommended to me, the ranch of a guide named Fetter, I made arrangements for a 3 days’ trip in the mountains, Leaving the ranch early on the morning of the 14th we went with our pack ponies and bear dogs to a certain slide, or washout, in the mountains. My guide said he seldom visited that place with- out securing deer, mountain lions, bear, or elk. The open season for deer begins July 15th, which I consider much too early, and as elk killing is prohibited, the only game I cared to see was a bear or a cougar. Nearly all day we trailed along a narrow canyon leading up a mountain 7,000 feet above sea level. About 5 o’clock we reached the slide, which was nearly a mile long. There we camped for the night. During our trip up the mountain the guide had loosed the dogs. One, the best bear dog, had gone off on the trail of some animal and we did not see him again until we re- turned to the ranch. The next morning we started down the slide through an almost impenetrable thicket of fern, maple and alder. We had not been out more than an hour when I became sepa- rated from my guide. The tangle of brush and chapperal seemed to grow more dense and I looked with apprehension at the hol- lows made through the fern by bear in quest of skunk cabbage. Perhaps an hour had passed since I saw the guide when I heard a shot far over on the other side of the slide. Waiting a few moments and not hearing any further noise I made my way in the direction whence I had heard the shot. After a struggle through the tangle I came to where the guide had shot and wounded a large bear. Together we trailed the wounded animal for the greater part of the day, until the guide said we would bet- ter give up fhe chase if we wanted to réach camp before sundown. After resting our tired bodies for the night beneath the overhanging boughs of a yellow fir, we set out in the morning of the third day in a new direction to the top of the mountain. We crawled through fern 7 feet high, along ledges, over fallen timber and down rocky runs. Occasionally we saw footprints of deer or bear crossing some mossy mound or open spot. About 3 p. m. we came to a trail which led to camp and were slowly picking our way along when, not more than 50 yards away, I heard a sharp crackling of twigs as if some heavy animal had started to run. In- stinctively I tightened the grasp on my rifle and retracing a few steps I saw a bear bounding along about 80 yards away. I quickly sent a bullet from my Savage flying after him and he disappeared from view. Where I had last seen the bear I found a trail of blood and had not followed it far until I saw the animal’s head peeping from between 2 rocks. I gave him another bullet, this time through the head, and killed my first Dear. I later visited the Grande Ronde Indian reservation and saw old Fort Yamhill still standing, a monument to the red man’s love for his home. No wonder the Indian loved and fought for this grand old hazy summer- land of indolence and repose, Mamie-~What is biology? Gladys—I suppose shopping.—Chicago Daily News. 282 it’s the science of AMATEUR PHO10 BY G, 4. NEWGARDEN, HUMMING BIRD. Winner of 21st Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual “RCN BE Photo Competition. os , tae A : , Sa arte HuSTEORy GE ws ME tae: Made with a Cycle Poco Camera, Zeiss Lens. DEFIANCE. Winner of 2oth Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with a Wizard Camera. AMATEUR PHOTO BY C. V. ODEN? AMATEUR PHOTO BY De, EB A, FRENC., AMERICAN GOSHAWK, CANADA GOOSE, Winner of 24th Prize in Recreatron’s 8th Annual Winner of 28th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Photo Competition. Made with a Cycle Wizard Sr. Camera. Made with a Cartridge Kodak, 283 MINNESOTA RAZORBACKS. C. E. Smith, S. V. Hanft, and J. B. Donnelly came into Minneapolis loaded with bass, pike and pickerel, the result of 4 hours’ sport at Fish and Trap lake, Lincoln, Minn. The entire catch weighed 148 pounds, and con- 10 bass and pike The the sisted of 18 pike, weight of the largest 10 pickerel. was 8 pounds, did not reply. Donnelly answered, confirm- ing. He seems to be the only pig in the herd who is devoid of all sense of decency. They are all degenerate reprobates or they would never have stood up in front of a Ci. i. SMYIB.- S.)-Y. largest bass about 6 pounds, pickerel tipped the scales at apolis Times. I wrote all 3 of these razorbacks and asked them for confirmation of the above report, but Hanft and Smith had evidently become ashamed of their butchery and so HANI T, while the heaviest 12 pounds.—Minne- 284l ? a. J. B. DONNELLY, camera with a string of dead fish. It would have been a blessing to the community in which they live if some one of the fish they ate had been diseased to such an extent as to poison all 3 of them. Smith’s num- ber in the pen is 1.001, Hanft’s I.002 and Donnelly’s 1,003.—EbITor. HOW TO BUILD A MACKINAC BOAT. FRED A. HUNT. In any place where ponds, lakes and sluggish streams occur most anglers like to use a boat adapted for fishing and yet not exorbitant in price. A mackinac costs little and any ingenious boy can build one. These boats are durable and safe. In rice swamps or the Detroit flats a canoe or punt is more desirable, as the draft of either is small. A mackinac draws more than a canoe, but the oarsman can sit com- fortably in a mackinac and does not necd to be an acrobat to remain in the boat, as he does in a canoe. To commence the construction of a mackinac:' Draw a straight line or the sand, the ground or a barn floor, remem- bering that the mackinac is a flat bottomed boat. This line should be a little longer than you desire the boat to be. Six feet is a handy length for one person. On this line (B A) construct a skeleton diagram as follows: lines from B to A, will determine the size . of the floor stanchions, of course, by tak- ing the distance on each side of the cen- tral line, and 12 or 14 inches being the height of the side stanchions. Commence the framework by making the floor beams and stanchions, taking B1 as a specimen. This is made of 2 inch x 4 inch clear scantling, the 4 inch part be- ing placed toward the floor and bulwarks and firmly nailed, and the upper crosspiece being 2 inches below the upper ends. B2 is made the same way. B3 is without any upper crosspiece, B4 with one, B5 without and B6 with. The. planks for the floor should be of good, wide, clear pine. Use one plank for the center, the center line B A taking the middle of the plank. Put the other planks on the sides of the center and-turn the ends and edges to conform to the diagram, the edges being cut perfectly SCALE 1: INCH TO THE FOOT In this skeleton the transverse lines Br to Bo are the floor braces and stanch- ions. A, the stem, is made of a 3x3 inch timber of sound pine, 2 inches higher than the gunwale, and shaped something like a blunt nosed V, to accommodate the ends of the planks and the arcs om the sides of the projected boat. For a 6 foot boat the line from B to A will be 6 feet long and the line at Br should be 20 inches, Io inches on either side of the center line. From the extremities of this line the curved lines to the stem are drawn, and the distances between the stern line and the stem, as shown by the transverse lines of the diagram, are as follows: Br to B2, 12 inches; B2 to B3, B3 to B4, B4 to Bs, 14 inches each; Bs to B6, to inches; and B6 to the stem takes the remaining dimension, The swell of the bulwarks, the curved 40 Surfs CC 285 square and the edges of the planks being made 2 ess 2 square and true, as the | space ee ve 4." Surface 4° Surface ys 2 286 there is in the jointure the better will be the watertight quality of the boat. Having the floor of the boat thus ad- justed place the stanchions on it on their relative positions, Bri, B2, etc., and nail them firmly on from the outside of the: floor, which can be readily done by driving a few nails to hold the stanchion to the floor and then lifting the entire construc- tion on 2 or 3 horses. The floor tran- soms, beams or whatever you may term them should be placed so that 1 inch of the width will be on either side of the line corresponding to that stanchion as marked in the diagram. Nail on the bulwarks, which should be 12 or 14 inches for a 6 foot boat, as deter- Cross-Section ab B.3. mined by the height of the stanchions in the framework; or, still better, use good screws and countersink the heads a little. If you use nails sink the heads also. After fastening on the bulwarks, or sides of the craft as far forward as Bs, go to the stern and nail boards across the stanchion Br for the stern of the boat; then nail the sternpiece (A) in its place, from the out- side of the floor like the _ stanchions. Clamp and nail the side planks into place on stanchion B6 and the sternpiece. Then paint the seams and nail holes thoroughly inside and out with white lead; or, still better, if you are sufficient of a shipyard mechanic, caulk the seams from the outside with spur-oakum and pitch them well, painting the nail holes with white lead. After they are either leaded or caulked, nail slats over each seam in the sides and bottom and pitch or lead all the joints of the slats. Make a seat 9 inches wide and adjust it on the sunken crosspiece or stanchion B4; also to the sides of the boat. Affix the rowlocks at a _ conven- ient distance between stanchions B3 and 4. RECREATION. Do not bother about fancy rowlocks. Make them out of stout wood and nail them to the side of the boat. Block out the oars and spokeshave off the square part down to the blade. Insert a screw ring into the head of the stem (A) and splice a rope on to it for the painter. Nail fitted boards from stanchion B6 to the stem’ A, which can be utilized for a seat and which will be found handy for stowing a cable for the anchor, etc., or for bait cans. Screw a few large hooks along the sides of the stanchions to hang fishing rods, &c., on, being careful to file to bluntness the ends of the hooks so they will not pierce your clothing or leg when you are moving about in the boat. Exercise your joiner ability in making a lid for the 2 stanchions’ sunken crosspieces Bri, B2, one piece of the lid being one inch from the stern, and to this attach the remainder by a pair of butts. The 2 inch stanchion will then support the lid, which can be used as the stern sheets of the yawl. Nail boards across the forepart of stanchion B2 and you have an admirable locker, which, by means of a staple, hasp and padlock can be made your nautical strong box, as well. If, after putting the dory in the water, any of the seams leak, persistently pitch or lead them until they are tight. This will be an excellent boat which can be rowed or poled along, and which is good for any purpose except rough water or to ascend a rapid current. This last can be over- come by the navigator’s making a towpath out of the bank and a mule out of him- self, and hauling on the painter. By carrying a frying pan in the well (B6 to A) and a little salt and pepper, a few matches and some bacon in the locker, you can fry your fish just after they are caught and thus appreciate, as never before, the delicacy and delicious- ness of fresh fish. In a mackinac not so elaborately con- structed as the foregoing I journeyed many hundred miles and shot many a rapid. In the early times of Western voyageurs from the upper villages would build large boats of this plan, load them with vegetables, etc., and glide down to the inchoate settlements, where they would sell their truck and, knocking their mack inacs apart, sell the material for lumber. She—Why did you propose to me the first time you met me? He—Because I never expected to see you again.— Exchange. settlement — THE TROUBLES OF 2 TENDERFEET. KLATTOWA, In the spring of ’88 the little town of Conconnelly, then known as Solomon City. well up among the hills between the Meéthow and Okanogon rivers, in Northern Washington, was enjoying the sensation of a mining, or, more correctly speaking, a prospecting excitement. The camp lay cosily at the head of a little valley, wedged into the narrow coulee out of which tumbles Salmon creek. A short distance below this coulee, where the valley begins to broaden and the sunlight lies on the riffles, a number of us prospectors had set our tents. Camp life there was chosen by many in preference to such accommodations as the hotels could offer. At that time stumps stood in the street, sidewalks were unknown and landlords showed their guests to bunks in an attic over a barroom where celebrat- ing prospectors and cow chasers were rampant. The‘camps along the creek were pleasantly located, and the creek supplied us with fish. At almost any time, one could stand on the bank and shoot a salmon that was working its way up through the shallow places. Shooting was the popular way of taking these fish; in fact, the only way we knew. Shooting had but one dis- advantage, the plunge, hip deep, into icy water to retrieve. One day a bright new tent was set up near our own and was occupied by 2 young men. One was a sort of prospector and mineral expert, and the other a newspaper correspondent, both sent out by a Salt Lake syndicate. The new camp was _ supplied with all modern conveniences, which made our camp look like the deuce of spades in a euchre deck. I consoled myself with the reflection that it is characteristic of tender- feet to burden themselves with camp equip- age and mentally gave old Frank credit for keeping our camp within the limit of sen-. sible appointment. few weeks passed. Chaparral and sarvis bushes were bursting into foliage and the great pine tree that stood as a shelter over our tent was taking on a fresher green. Each day someone could be seen, rifle in hand, walking slowly along the bank of the creek looking for salmon; and the odor of fried fish and bacon grease at meal time had become familiar. Our new friends took no part in this, though making some pretensions to being sportsmen. Indeed, they spoke disparag- ingly of the practice and said that in time they would show us a 19th century way of killing fish. Old Frank remarked one morning that - nearly put him out. 287 the roth century way of doing things was surely due. “Those fellers got an idea that what they don’t know they ain’t goin’ to learn here,” he said. “Worst pair of tenderfeet I ever see. Bet if that long pilgrim found a cool cinder .he would assay it. I happened ’round just in time t’other day to prevent that 4-eyed idiot from blowin’ Mineral hill all over this district. He had pinned a paper target on the powder house and was about to shoot when I happened to see what he was aiming at. He said he didn’t s’pose any one would store 2 tons of dynamite in a wooden box like that. I told him people out here didn’t s’pose any one would shoot into a wooden box unless they knowed what was in it. “Tries to make me believe he is an old timer. Saw him trying to get on a Si- wash’s cayuse t’other day and he couldn’t get near enough to reach its neck. Cayuse was on to him in a minit, and I guess he doesn’t savee the cayuse yet. “Know what they did? Some one told "em that ducks flew from this lake to the upper lakes and they stood there in the coulee with scatter guns till night waitin’ for ducks. Don’t s’pose a duck ever saw any of these lakes. “Saw that pinto they had t’other day? He’s gone now. Give an Injun $8 for him. Knowed durn well they couldn’t keep him, or the Injun wouldn’t have sold him for no $8. That Siwash camped below Ruby City and knowed that the first time that cayuse got loose he would go that way and stop with his old tillicums. When these fellers offer a reward for their pinto some other Injun will bring it back and in a short time it will be gone agin. “Don’t think they have had fish sigce they been here. Told ’em to come over once and I would divide with ’em, but they didn’t come. Wonder if they thought I would bring it to ’em. “S’pose you heered about their reception at Wynetchie? The boys over there framed up a gambling row and worked one of these fellows into being stake holder. I think it was the expert. They made out he was in the deal to do a rancher what went against their game. Lights all went out first shot, and there was a stampede to get out. There was hoarse yells and guns cracked and chairs crashed, and the room was full of powder smoke in no time. A saw mill hand fired a wad that missed this feller and hit Sunrise Pete in the gob and They got the expert 288 out the back door, where he stumbled over a feller what groaned, ‘Oh, God, fellers, I’m all in. They hid the stake-holder and kept him there by telling him he would be accused of killing that man at the door; the vigilanters would be looking for him, and it wouldn’t be wise to show up. “Next mornin’ a feller sauntered down by the creek where the trail crosses on a log. He tacked a card on an old barrel that stood by a bench of brush and sez, ‘Now, Dick, I'll count off 30 paces and we'll shoot fer $1 a shot. He counted about 3 when the barrel rose up, with a man’s legs under it, and tipped over, and there was our neigh- bor, the whole gang howling about him and ready to take what was comin’ to ’em.” Soon after the water in the creek became clear the newspaper man was seen on the bank with a whip, slashing at something in the stream. Suddenly the whip was seen to bend to nearly a half circle, then the shimmer of a silken line could be seen running from the end of it to the water. _ The fellow was fishing and had evidently fastened to a big one. He was a picture of wild excitement. “I’ve got ’im; got ’im,” he cried; “he’s a moose!” The fish was darting here and there, now in deep water, then in shallow, now splashing on the riffles, then doubling on his trail like a hunted whitetail. The bank rose some 6 feet almost straight above the water and how the fish was to be landed was a problem. The newspaper man was looking for a way down the bank when the soft loam gave way and he slipped knee deep into the creek. At the same instant the rod whipped out strait and there was a tremendous splash. He held the rod well up and wound desperately at the crank. A look of disappointment came over his face when he saw only a tuft of gaudy feathers fluttering at the end of his line. He said not a word, but climbing up the RECREATION. bank, looked about for his hat. It could not be found. Down stream a light gray ob- ject glanced over the riffles. He said he didn’t mind losing a hat, but that fish was the biggest thing that ever wore scales, and he regretted that the scales could not show how much it weighed. . He was preparing for another cast when his attention was attracted to a cow that stood with her head in the entrance of his tent. Our friend picked up a club and running up dealt the unsuspecting cow a sound blow and simultaneously gave a war whoop or college yell. The cow started and ran into the tent. There was a bulg- ing on one side, stakes started from the ground, lines snapped and the tent started for the creek. The camp stove rattled and crockery crashed. Our friend caught the trailing lines and digging his heels in the earth kept the cow from going over the bank into the creek. Assistance arrived and the mess of lines, canvas and cow was untangled. Old Frank remarked that he had seen cattle roped in all sorts of ways, but ““never seed a feller rope one with a tent before.” He wanted to know “if that wasn’t a Ioth century stunt.” The expert arrived, and as he drew near walked slowly as if he half expected another explosion. He stood like a statue of despair over the scene of disaster. Assaying utensils and mater- ials, photographic apparatus, groceries, tin- ware and camp stools were badly mixed. He must have known that all he could say would not do justice to the occasion, for all he said was: “That’s a d—— pretty mess, now isn’t it?” * The sun came up over the Wonaca lake district, peeped into the valley of Solomon creek and lay on the riffles where the camp wedged its self into the hills. One tent was missing from our group. The tender- feet had taken an early start for Spokane. “Father,” remarked little Johnny Beanpod, as he glanced over his glasses from the perusal of his favorite Boston paper, “you have ever inculcated the principle, in your arduous training of my intellectual being, that males are more punctual in keeping ap- pointments than females.” “Yes, my son.” “Then, father, how can you explain the, fact that, in my perusal of the select obit: ’ uary notices, I find most of them refer to, ‘the late Mr. News. So-and-So?’ ”—Four-Track ~ FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman. BEARS, WOLVES AND DEER. When ReEcrREATION reaches me I am not long in getting from it an elaborate mental menu which certainly is a healthier pastime than the reading of novels. You will remember me by recalling some of the times when, years ago, you occasion- ally came to Northern Wisconsin and dropped off at Florence to take a tramp somewhere or anywhere with me, in order that we might steal a march on a deer, or hook a few of those 2-pound trout that made some of those Northern streams such charming retreats for us in the long ago. One of our trips from Florence was to Lake Patten, 15 miles Southwest, where the primitive solitude still reigned, and for the time being we were lords of all we surveyed. Our castle was the Penrose cabin, in a small clearing on the romantic bank of that picturesque lake. One of my later trips to the same lake was so full of adventure that I am going to tell you about it. With my 38 caliber rifle I started to the Southwest of the lake, through an old chop- ping, and was sauntering along leisurely. When about half a mile from the cabin 2 big black objects leaped suddenly from cover and ran in a bee line away from me. They had probably been sitting upright watching my movements as I walked through an old chopping in which were many charred stumps. I saw at a glance that the fugitives were bears, and they must have been so deeply interested in my approach as to forget the danger there is in a gun, for they kept mum until I was so near they could have seen me wink; but then the gap of 3 or 4 rods between us was quickly strung out. It is amusing to see how agile a big, waddling bear can be when he gets scared. My surprise was even greater than that of the bears. My first impression was that they were 2 big black hogs. This impres- sion was soon dissipated when I realized there were no hogs running wild in that section, and then the idea of bear came to my mind. In an instant I was follow- ing them on the run. Though far ahead of me, I could easily keep their trail by the crashing of brush and bumping of logs over which they passed. After following them a hundred yards or more and while passing a pot hole where there was some water and a rank growth of grass, I caught sight of a deer. He was quietly taking observa- tions, and the sight was too tempting to be resisted. I forgot all about the larger game and took a quick shot at the deer, but 280 missed. He was off in an instant and then I had the country all to myself. You know how it is. When a fellow chases 2 bear a while he gets out of form for shooting at them or anything else. I tramped on to the South, soon left be- hind me the old chopping, that was weird and enchanting, passed over a ridge and entered a ‘dense forest of hemlock. Coming to an old logging road, I stopped to look up and down. I could see 200 or 300 yards. Night was approaching, and | knew it was just the time to keep still, to look and to listen. I stepped to one side of the road and leaned against a tree. No one who has not experienced the still- ness and solitude of a Northern wilderness at sunset can imagine how suspicious and lonely one becomes in the midst of such surroundings. I had stood beside the tree, watched and listened until I had nearly exhausted my patience, when suddenly, a hundred feet away, I saw a large, shaggy animal cross the road, with nose in the air, and as stiff as if pointing game. Be- hind him came another, and following this one still another, making 3. Then shortly 3 more crossed the road in the same man- ner, and after a minute or 2 still 3 more followed. Finally the last trio came and passed, making 12 in all. They were big timber wolves who had passed with military precision before me. Here was one of the strangest maneuvers of wild animals I have ever seen, and it proved to me the sagacity and cunning of the wolf. They were evidently on a hunt- ing expedition. The strongest were in the lead and the leader was the largest and bravest of them all. These characteristics became less and less marked as the tail end of the line appeared and the last 2 or 3 animals seemed to be following along be- cause they had to. The contrast between the 2 ends of the line was singularly strik- ing. The leader, with head aloft, was watching and waiting for some coveted ob- ject on which to prey, and he would then give the signal for breaking line of march, when the whole pack would make the for- est resound with their inimical yells. A person hearing them would doubtless say there were 100 in the pack. Another strik- ing circumstance about these wolves is the fact that I neither heard them before they approached the road nor after they left it. Neither did I see them before or after, as both sides of the road were thickly grown with brush. Why did I not shoot? Because I was 290 too deeply interested in watching and study- ing the animals. It is not all of hunting to kill game. It is often more fun to study a wild creature’s movements than to kill it. To have fired at one of these wolves would have broken up their hunting party in an instant and that would have ended the most interesting show I ever saw. And now comes the most thrilling epi- sode of that remarkable day’s hunt. Im- mediately after these wolves had crossed the road I heard crashing of brush on the opposite side of the road, and the animal that was making the disturbance was com- ing directly toward me. At first I thought it was the pack of wolves returning. Then I said “a bear.” I shuddered till you could almost have heard me, and looked for limbs on the tree by which I was standing, but there were none. Finally relief came when close to me, on the opposite side of the road a large porcu- pine waddled to a tree and clambered up it. I regained my composure in a moment and made strides toward camp, which I reached long after the day had merged into night. C. O. Coleman, Croton, Ohio. ONE RAINY MORNING. F. W. PARKHURST, Near my home in central New York is a sheet of water termed by courtesy a lake, though covering scarcely 150 acres. It is almost ‘round, and is bordered on one side by a few scraggly hemlocks and by a high- way on the other. It affords, in season, ex- cellent duck shooting; and the sport is made more exciting by its risk, for it is an even chance that the shooter will himself stop a stray charge of 4’s. One rainy evening in April, ’96, my brother and I wheeled to our little cottage on the shore of the lake and made prep- aration for the fun we expected in the morning. We awoke at 4 to the music of an alarm clock; soon had a fire burning merrily, and an appetizing breakfast pre- pared. At the first peep of dawn we were in our boats and ready for the ducks. The light came fast, and a glimpse of 2 dark shadows on the water working toward a large flock of ducks in the middle of the lake, warned us that we must hasten or lose our share of shooting. It became a race to determine which boat should have first shot. Finding myself handi- capped, I compromised with fate and took an advantageous position for a chance when the birds flew. Bang! bang! bang! and fun began. Up went the birds with a sharp swish of wings, headed straight for my boat. I let them come within 30 yards and then sprang up. They RECREATION. hesitated, turned and were lost, for they received both barrels in rapid succession. Four fell with a resounding splash. The banging became general and ducks flew in all directions in bunches, pairs and singles, with an occasional large flock. One beauty came flying along at a 60 mile clip, and I drew on him; but a hasty glance be- yond convinced me that my place was in the bottom of the boat. I dropped like a log, and just in time, for my neighbor across the way, apparently unconscious of my proximity, let drive with both barrels, and played a merry staccato on the sides of my boat. It was a humiliating position. I rose with offended dignity and poured forth a most convincing presentment of the case; but the man was an old hand and knew a charge of 4’s could not hurt much at 100 yards. He calmly remarked, “I hope I didn’t hurt you much.” admit that I was uninjured, and the only reply I received was: “You ought to be thankful for my consideration in al- lowing you time to drop.” I have learned since that the only sure preventive of such accidents is to shoot first. Shifiting my position to a less dangerous neighborhood, I lay back for business. First a pair of teal came swiftly on. When in range the old Wilkesbarre spoke and down went the leader. My second barrel drew a blank. Then birds came so fast I was kept busy attending to them. It was marvelous how the ducks shifted from one location to another, receiving volley after volley as they swung round the fatal circle. They apparently lost their wits, and if they passed one string of boats in safety, they were sure to fall victims at the next. Frequently 25 or 30 boats dot the lake, so close together that it is a wonder a single duck escapes. I never knew ducks to act elsewhere as they do on this par- ticular lake. I have seen flocks of 30 or more fly round and round until not over 2 or 3 were left alive, and smaller flocks are frequently annihilated. Do not gather the impression that it is pot shooting, for it is not. After the first shot in the water, every bird is killed on the wing. . CAMPING IN THE HILLS. H, F. HACKETT, In the spring of ’83 Jack Foster, John Dunkin, familiarly called “Dunk,” and I concluded to put in a summer in the moun- tains between Dillon, Montana, and Yel- lowstone park, so we procured pack and saddle horses, and bought our grub, camp outfit, traps, tent and everything we needed for a 3 months’ stay in the hills. Besides, we took along a pick, shovel and gold pan, for we intended to prospect. We took only 2 guns, an old muzzle loading shot gun and I was forced to © ee 4. TS FROM THE GAME FIELDS. a 45-60 rifle, for we intended to kill only what meat we needed. We left Dillon April 3, going up Black- tail Deer creek, and by 4 o’clock we were up to the forks, about 25 miles from Dillon. There we found a family of beavers, so we made camp. That night it rained and then snowed and at last cleared, cool and frosty before morning. The next day we moved camp about 7 miles and left our traps set so one of us had to come back in the morning. We made camp at the mouth of the canyon, on the right fork of the creek. On each side were mountains towering several thousand feet above us. In the morning Jack said he would visit the traps and we could put in the day in the hills. Dunk and I started at sunrise for the top of a high, irregular mountain between the 2 creeks, about 7 miles away. We rode 4 miles and then had to go afoot because of the snow. Just after we left the horses we saw 3 antelope on a ridge, and crawled up close enough to see that one was a young buck. We had agreed to kill only males, animal or bird. This came within our lines. Dunk made a splendid shot and killed the buck. We dressed it and hung it up, to be picked up on our return. That was before the days of game laws or scarcity of game, so we could kill for our daily meet without fear of game wardens or of being roasted by RECREATION. .Crossing a deep canyon, over snow which frequently broke through, -we climbed a high mountain on whose side we found a bunch of mountain sheep, and from whose summit we had a magnificent view for many miles. While gazing on the scene we saw, in a deep valley 2,000 feet below us, a silver- tip mother and her cubs, sporting in the sun. It was too far to shoot and too dan- gerous climbing to go to her, so we left at in safety and ignorance with her chil- ren. Turning about, we sought camp, picking up our antelope on the way. camp tired and hungry, ready for Jack’s trout and a sleep. Jack had caught 3 beavers, and was skin- ning them when I went to sleep. The record of the next 90 days, if writ- ten, would read much like that of our first in camp, so I need not spin the whole yarn. We had dead loads of fun, plenty of trout, venison and hard work, and returned in the fall with faces like those of the native red man and with muscles like steel. THE GOBBLING SEASON. Have you ever been in a good turkey woods in April? Have you ever got up before daylight and started out, after get- We reached. 291 ting a hasty breakfast or cup of coffee, and listened for the first gobbler to commence ? Do you know how to imitate the whoop of an owl so as to start something for the gobbler to get mad at? If not, you have missed the grandest sport of all, and have a great deal to live for. Many people, some of whom have hunted turkeys, do not know that the best way to find them in the gob- bling season is to imitate the whoop of an owl just at daylight, or to listen first for the whoop of a real owl. Turkeys sometimes gobble a little earlier in the season, in this section, than April Ist. When the dogwood trees are in blos- som, and it is a clear, beautiful morning, you may be sure that if you are within a mile of a gobbler you will hear him. Then comes the most exciting time of turkey hunting. He may answer the call at once, and come within easy range; but you must not get excited and think he is in range be- fore he is, or you will miss the chance. Then again, especially if your call is the least defective, he may be one of the smart- est of all wild game, and come only just beyond range. There he may walk up and down and say, “Now you come to me,” which is practically an impossibility. The uncertainty is, of course, the interesting ‘part; but I know one place where you can go and feel reasonably certain of getting a shot at a 22 pounder; a place where you can hear over 50 turkeys gobble in one morning; a place where deer are thicker than rabbits, with no scarcity of rabbits; but, of course, you must not shoot a deer or a hen turkey in April, even if I tell you where the place is. Pax, Memphis,Tenn. FROM BOSTON, TOO! Vincenzo Tasanarri, the well known North street merchant, lived up to his reputaticn with gun and rifle at Milford the other day by_ shoot- ing 35 squirrels in an hour. This record, it is said, has never been eclipsed among Milford’s sharp- shooters. All of Mr. Tassanarri’s friends are now complimenting him for his prowess with the gun. This clipping is from the Boston Post. The fellow mentioned lives on North street, Boston. He needs a little advice from you. Am sorry I haven’t a picture of him to put with the other hogs in your rack. Richard D. Jacob, Dorchester, Mass. In answer to a letter of inquiry, I re- ceived the following: I received your short letter inquiring for a true statement of what you have written and am very glad to say to you that every word of it is true as I am quite a mark at shooting or gunning as I should say, and also am very fond of it, too. I did not think it would not go outside 292 of my few friends, but I see and also read about it in the Boston papers. V. Tasseriani, Boston, Mass. Your friends who are congratulating you on your beastly, brutal slaughter are as scurvy a lot as you are. If any of them were decent sportsmen, they would tell you to your face how contemptible you are. You ought to be locked up in the cellar of the county jail, instead of being patted on the back. Your number in the game hog book is 1,004.—EDITOoR. ONE ROBIN COST $95. Justice M. E. Sell, of Windber, had 3 Italians, Benjamin Benmarte, John Pisoni, and Charles Minote, before him Saturday morning, charged with 3 separate violations of the game laws and with breaking a borough statute. Constable 5S. McMullen caught the men Friday evening. They had killed a robin and had it with them when arrested. Before the Justice they denied the charges, but having the goods on them, each man was fined $25 and costs, the whole amounting to about $95. The defend- ants were charged with hunting out of season, hunting without a license, as they were un- naturalized foreigners, killing a song bird, and shooting within the borough limits.—Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune. If the unnaturalized foreigners in Penn- sylvania should all learn to read and then put in some time each month reading RECREATION, they would save themselves a lot of money, but as long as they can be induced to pay money into the State Game Protective Fund at the rate of $25 to $35 each, and that for killing only one bird to 3 men, it is at least more profitable for the State.—Enbrror. GAME NOTES. Answering your inquiry, will say that. R. H. Montcastle and I killed 81 quails and II doves in one day. Cary F. Spence, Knoxville, Tenn. You and your friend killed at least twice as many quails as you should have killed, and I trust that by the time you have read RECREATION a year you will agree with me. The time was when a man might reason- ably kill 40 or 50 quails in a day, but that time is long since past, and all good sports- men are content nowadays to quit when they get Io to 15 each. The dove should not be considered a game bird at all and should never be killed. It is protected at all times in many North- ern States, and the time will come when all Southern sportsmen wil agree with us in this matter.—Ebrror. TI am sending you a copy of the new game law of Georgia. Richmond county is in the van for game protection. I never miss a copy of RECREATION. A. H. Mieqel, Augusta, Ga. Why don’t you and your friends join the , RECREATION. L. A. S.? Then you would be in touch and co-operation with the other sportsmen of your State, and with those of the entire United States. As everyone knows who has investigated, this League is the greatest game protective agency ever organized, and all friends of the cause should be members of it—Ebrror. Game is plentiful in this region. Ruffed grouse, prairie chickens, ducks and rabbits are numerous. Quails are increasing and in a few years will afford good sport. Our game laws are being rigidly enforced and many arrests have been made. We have plenty of bass, pickerel, suckers and sun- fish in our lakes, and good fishing can be had almost any time. Wolves are numerous, but as a bounty of $7 has been placed on them, they will no doubt decrease in num- ber. Of fur bearing animals we have coons, muskrats, and mink. A. E. Flint, Norden, Minn. You remember the entertainment we pre- pared for you at the L. A. S. meeting in St. Paul in the shape of a seizure of 11 saddles _ of venison and over 600 ruffed grouse? Well, the grand jury failed to indict, the first term, but we brought the matter up again and got 2 indictments. Mr. Ertz has just been tried on the first indictment and paid a fine of $500 in cash. The other in- dictment still hangs over until next term. Such fines as these will make some of the law breakers think the business is not all profit. . S. F. Fullerton, St. Paul, Minn. I have always taken REcREATION, and like it ever so much. I like the way you pound the game hogs, and I like the lovely pic- tures you print. The other day it rained hard and as that is the only time one can kill ducks here on Washoe lake, I thought I would try to get some. I went out with my brother. He killed 3 ducks. I killed 2 at 2 shots with my single barrel gun. I am not yet Io years old. I used to shoot a Remington rifle when I was only 8, and killed lots of rabbits. Johnnie Bath, Franktown, Nev. A neighbor of mine, Tom Boettget, at Callicoon Depot, found a dead carrier pigeon near his barn the 5th of February, 1904. There was an aluminum ring on its leg numbered, N. H., 3,424; also an in- scription reading “Patter’ or “Potten.” The ring will be returned to the owner if he can be found. Charles St. John, Callicoon Depot, N. Y. —— FISH AND FISHING. ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. The following will be found accurate and val- mable 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. JBaits: 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: Pivers 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 Mackerel. 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. SOME FLY FISHING WRINKLES. E, E, HICKOK, In view of the vast amount that has been written about fly fishing, it is surprising to find so few anglers who know even the first principles of the art. While my lim- ited experience does not qualify me as an instructor in expert work, I have found in practice much that is at variance with the books. Many imagine that to practice fly casting one must have expensive tackle and an instructor; also that no fish except trout, bass or salmon will rise to a fly. That is all a mistake. An outlay of $2 will procure the needful outfit; any one of average intel- game fishes will take a fly as well as or better than they will take live baits. The art may be practiced in any small lake or stream in the country, wherever the water is not too muddy. I have often wondered why fish take an artificial fly. The natural answer would be, because of its resemblance to the insects on which the fish is accustomed to feed; and on that theory thousands of patterns have been devised to suit any and all fancies. Most writers, however, assert that a dozen or so different flies may suit all cases. I think the fish does not take the fly be- cause it thinks it is something good to eat, but because it sees something moving, and wants to know what it is, and it can find out only by taking it in its mouth. Many advocate the use of colors in the make of flies, from white through pink to red, yellow, blue, purple, green and black. My experience is that what best attracts the fish is the best killer. Therefore, in clear water, on a bright day, I use altogether dark flies, of small size. On a cloudy day, in clear water, a lighter shade, and the same on a clear day in dark water. If both day and water be dark, or if it be nearing dark on a clear day, I use a light colored fly ona larger hook. On clear days a dash of red may prove attractive, but beyond this I have no fancy for colors; nor have I much of an opinion of feathers in the make up of flies, for the reason that they are harder to make, easier to destroy, and no more attractive than those made of hair. It is in every way desirable that the ang- ler should learn to tie his own flies, as he will find in this much of that anticipatory preparation which is only a slight degree removed from actual participation. I once saw.a gentleman stop and pick up a bit of black fur or hair, which had evidently fal- len from the fur cloak of some lady. May- be it was a bit of the tail of a marten, but whatever it was, he put it in his pocket. The proceeding seemed a bit undignified, but by it I recognized him as a brother chip, and I imagined that this little scrap would fill a nook in his tackle box, and at some time or other would be worked up into a fly. In my own box I have wisps of black horse hair, white horse hair, goat hair, dog hair, gray squirrel tail, fox squirrel tail, red cow’s hair, a buck tail, a bit of old sisal rope, a bit of tin foil, some quail feathers, blackbird, blue jay, some hackles from the necks of white, red, black and dun roosters, besides other stuff. A scrap of red flannel, some wax, black thread, white thread and silk, complete the kit. From it I construct some outlandish looking things, but they catch fish. 203 204 In making a fly I first attach the gut to the hook with a half hitch and 2 loops of waxed silk, then lay on a bit of hair twice as long as I want the finished fly to be. If I want a body, I use more hair, and double it for the body. The hair is fastened to the hook near the end of the shank with a few loops of the silk, working the hair with the fingers so that it is even around the hook. Then I fold the hair back over the loops already made, and loop it on with the silk, trim off the ends, and it is done. If I want the thing to have wings, I trim them on with the scissors. The softer the hair, the neater the job can be made. This kind of a fly is practically indestructible by fish and will last longer than the gut, while its cost is practically nothing. Of black horse hair, in this manner, I make an imitation house fly, or blue bottle, and I really believe that this kind of a fly is the only one a fish takes that it tries to swallow. I have often seen moths, millers and bugs floating on the water, but never saw a fish take one; but I have laid my fiy, unlike anything living, among the insects, and had fish take it. My partner is a crank, and spends lots of time in making regulation flies, and new patterns of his own devising; but my hair flies do equally as good if not better work. The books all say, never use any but the best quality of hooks. The hooks I use can be had for 10 cents a hundred, and I have never yet lost a fish by a hook breaking or through any fault of the hook, so I see no use of paying $1.50 when Io cents answers the same purpose. The books say, never buy a cheap rod. That advice is good enough for those who have money to burn; and, of course, a rod that costs $15 will be more valuable and better cared for than one that can be bought for 60 cents. My partner has one of the latter price which he has used for 3 seasons, being out probably 30 days each season. Time and again has he landed bass of 3 pounds weight with it, and for all that I can see it is as good as at first. After 2 seasons’ use he took off all the guides and wrappings, sandpapered off the old varnish, put on new guides and wrappings, and with a double coat of coach varnish made it really better than when new. With it he can cast far and accurately, and land any- thing he strikes; so what more can be asked of a rod? The books say, always have your leaders 6 to 8 feet long, and the flies 3 feet apart if using more than one. What’s the use? The purpose of the leader is to make the connection between line and fly invisible. To this end many advocate stained leaders, which, really, when seen in the water are as plainly visible as the line; but granting that they are not, surely a fish will not no- tice the difference when only a 3 foot leader RECREATION. * is used, and if the flies are only a foot apart they will have a better chance of getting a fish than if 3 feet apart. The most impor- tant thing in catching fish is first to find the fish. Then the flies should be laid on the water near the fish. If 3 flies of different shades are then near together, it stands to reason that the fish has choice, and may take either of the 3; but if the flies are 3 feet apart only one fly has a chance. True, one of the others may get a fish by being where the fish was not expected to be, but that will be. a scratch catch. The books say that before going fishing one should practice casting on shore with- out leader or flies, until the art is learned. I do not agree in this, for the difference between casting on land and on water is so great that after learning on land it will be necessary to learn again on water. A dry line will work entirely different from a wet line, and the slight resistance which is made by having the flies attached will entirely change the cast. I'll agree that there need not be any fish in the water cast over, but the water should be there, and all the trim- mings. If the learner knows there are no fish where he is casting, it will require more than ordinary- perseverance to keep at prac- tice long enough to get the hang of it. My partner was self-taught, and so was I; or rather, we taught each other, one paddling the boat while the other cast, and when one of us caught a fish he lost his turn. Some- times we changed often, and then again we did not change until both of us were more than willing; but I don’t know of any bet- ter way to learn, unless some one who knows the art is willing to act as teacher. If I had to learn over, and by my- self, I should take the bank, and selecting a place where there were no bushes or trees, would stand with my right side to the water and draw from the reel about 15 feet of line. Holding the line in my left hand and ex- tending the rod over the water a little back of me, I would bring the point forward 3 or 4 feet and stop with a little bit of a jerk, somewhat like cracking a whip. By so doing the spring of the rod would carry the line forward, so the flies would strike the water at the extreme length of the line, and close to the shore. I should then let the flies settle in the water while I could count 5, and would then, with my left hand, draw in 3 or 4 feet with a jerky motion. I should expect a strike, but if I got none, should give a backward swing to the rod rather upward, and stop with a jerk as I did when sending it forward. This motion would send the flies to the full length of the line back of me, but above the water. As I could not look back to tell when the line was fully extended, I should give about the same length of time as it took it to go for- FISH AND FISHING. ward, say while I was counting 2, before I brought it forward again. If I heard a little snap, I should know I was a little too quick, and next cast would allow more time. When I brought the line for- ward again, I should pay out the surplus line I had drawn in with my left hand, do- ing so just as the flies had reached the full length, and this would cause them to drop lightly on the water, that is, if I had aimed at a spot about 3 feet beyond where I want- ed them to alight. I should stand in the same spot, and prac- tice this motion maybe a dozen times, or until I could do it to my satisfaction, and should then take a step or 2 forward while the flies settled on the water. This time I should draw more of the line back with the left hand, and as I raised the line for the back cast I should give it out and draw off 3 feet more to give out on the forward cast ; and so on, keeping a constant whipping until I got a strike or until I saw a “boil” in the water near where I knew the flies to be. Feeling or seeing this, a slight turn of the wrist would set the hook, and playing and landing would follow. In playing the fish I should not take time to reel the line, but should draw it in with the left hand. After landing the fish I should start with 15 feet, extending the cast as before. In all casting along shore I should not attempt overhead work; but after I had gone as far as I cared to I should change the rod to my left hand, and with my left side to the water -go back over the same ground. All the time I should keep my upper arm close to my side, letting the muscles of the forearm and wrist do all the work. Often the wrist alone will do all that is required, especially in casting under low bushes or overhanging trees where in- viting spots are constantly being presented. I have had no experience in casting when wading; it’s too mussy to suit me. Casting from a boat is my preference, as I then have a place for the duffle and have nothing to carry. Besides, the fish can be better cared for, and there is usually room for the back cast without the flies alighting in the limbs of trees where they are likely to be lost. Then, too, the flies often snagged under water, and with a boat I can get to them better. _ It is seldom that 4o feet of line are needed; more fish are caught within 25 feet than over that distance. Still, it is well to be able to cast accurately as far as even 50 or 60 feet. I recall an incident when my partner and I, at opposite ends of the boat, were both — casting, while a third man rowed us slowly about 40 feet from shore. From a bunch of weeds on the shore there flew out a coot, which, circling round, alighted out in the lake about 60 feet from us. Hurriedly drawing off what we thought 295 was the right length of line, both of us cast for the bird. My line alighted on its back, the nearest fly 3 feet beyond it. My part- ner laid his tail fly a few inches in front of it, and, as tail flies will often do, it gave a kind of a turn, so when my companion drew it back, which he did instantly, the hook drew under the coot and caught it by the leg. The bird tried to fly, but could not get start enough to rise; then it dived, but the strain on the leg rolled it over; then it tried to swim, using both legs and wings. That was a pretty hard strain for the 60 cent rod, still it held in good shape; and after I5 minutes my friend landed the coot, to his satisfaction and that of 15 or 20 other anglers, who were looking on. A useful accomplishment in casting from a boat is to be able to row the boat with one hand while casting with the other, either right or left handed. This can easily be done by using loose oars, a little longer than ordinary, so one can be laid down while a stroke is being made with the other. I say this can be done easily; at least it looks easy when my partner is doing it, but some- how I can’t get the exact hang of it. Still, it is a good thing to learn, for sometimes one may wish to go alone in a boat. I am going to learn it, if it takes me all summer. GREEDY WASHINCTONIANS. Herewith I enclose chipping from the Shelton Weekly Tribune, about 2 game hogs who wear both bristles and scales. A. T. P., Shelton, Wash. O. A. Bailey and W. B. Forbes fished Golds- borough creek last Tuesday making a catch of 118 trout 8 to 18 inches in length. This is ‘the largest catch of the season, and the boys only fished 2 hours. I wrote these men as follows: I am informed you and a friend recently caught 118 trout in 2 hours. Will you kind- ly let me know if the report is correct? Following is the reply I received: That is true. O. A. Bailey and I left here at 5 o'clock in the morning, driving 6 miles up Goldsborough creek, there taking a canoe, or dugout, and working our way up stream through dense underbrush which it is impossible to get through any other way. After going up one mile we fished down to where we started from. Only one of us could fish at a time, as there was not room enough to turn our dugout sideways. It took us 2 hours to come down, and we had caught 118 brook trout varying from 10 to 18 inches. W. D. Forbes, Shelton, Wash. If it be true that your 118 fish measured 8 to 18 inches in length, we may safely as- sume that they averaged one pound each in weight or a total of 118 pounds, so that 206 you deserve a place in the fish hog book and shall have it. Your number is 1,005, and Bailey’s is 1,006.—EDITor. TOO MANY TROUT. Your letter of the 19th has been re- ceived. The report to which you refer is in the main correct. There were 3 friends with me. We left Chipman July 14th for the Gaspareau river, and began fishing Wednesday morning, July 15th. By Sat- urday noon, when our team returned for us, we had secured 70 dozen trout. We were fortunate in having a guide who could prepare them for the table, and who also understood curing trout as I never had seen them cured before. I am sure they would keep for weeks. The longest fish we took were about 13 inches; the great bulk of those we kept were probably Io inches. ‘Frank Baird, Sussex, N. B. You say 4 of you caught 70 dozen trout in 3 days. This is an average of 70 trout a day to each man and, as I understand your statement, it is fair to assume that the trout would average % pound each or more; so it seems each of you caught over 35 pounds of trout a day for the 3 days. This is clearly excessive and falls little short of slaughter. Any gentleman should be satisfied with 10 pounds of trout a day, no matter how abundant they may be; and the best type of the true sports- man quits when he gets enough, no matter how many fish or how much game may still be in sight——EbiTor. TROLLING HOOK. No. 720,435. Allen H. Smith, Tremont, La. Filed March 18, 1903. Serial No. 148,387. Claim.—The combination with a tubular body having openings therein and slots cor-. responding to said openings, and a stem mounted to slide in the said tubular body, of a cup secured to the stem and located within the apertured and slotted portion of the body, the said cup being provided with slots at its open end, a cap for the open end of the cup, also secured to the stem and having corresponding slots therein, and RECREATION. fishhooks the shanks of vhich pass through the slots in the said tubular body, the inner ends of the shanks being pivoted within the said cup, extending out through the registering slots in the cup and its cap. NIBBLES. Do any fishes, when in their native haunts, make guttural noises? How can one tell the age of muskalonge ? A. W. Gregg, St. Paul, Minn. ANSWER, Many fishes give forth grunting sounds. It is impossible to name all that do so. All fishes of the genus Diabsis, commonly known as grunts, give forth grunting sounds when taken from the water. Of other fishes that do so, the following are a few: sea robin, Dactylopterus volitans; croaker, Micropogon undulatus; and drum, Pogonias. No observations have been made on the rate of growth of muskalonge.—EniTor. I was much interested in Dr. Adkins’ letter in October REcREATION, and I should like to add this. I have fully 20 different kinds of artificial baits, but I have dis- carded all of them for the Hildebrandt spinner. The spinners will catch bass when everything else fails. I was induced by a friend to try a Hildebrandt. The first day I landed a small mouth bass which weighed nearly 6 pounds, and a number of smaller ones. I ordeted one dozen spinners the same evening, and have used them all sea- son, always with success. I heartily rec- ommend them to every angler. RECREATION is the best magazine ever published. It is worth a dollar a copy. T. R. Navarre, Monroe, Mich. Trout fishing in the rivers and bass fish- ing in the lakes in North Idaho was never better than at the present time. Some large catches are being made in the Coeur d’ Alene river, where trout thrive. R. L. Brainard, Wardner, Idaho. We had good fishing here all last summer and quite a number of large bass and pike were caught. L. A. Jaeger, Independence, Iowa. A fishy old fisher named Fischer Fished fish from the edge of a fissure; A cod, with a grin, Pulled the fisherman in— _ Now they’re fishing the fissure for Fischer. —Cincinnati Tribune. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman always quits when he gets enough. MORO GUNS AND AMMUNITION. GEO. D. RICE, \ Of all the warlike peoples of the Sou- thern seas, the Moro tribes of Mindanao— next to Luzon the largest of the Philippine islands—possess the strangest and most fantastic weapons. As a member of the punitive expedition under Colonel Baldwin of the 27th Infan- try, I had ample opportunity to study the extraordinary equipments of the Moro tribesmen. Numerous murders and depre- dations committed by Mohammedan na- tives of the lake country made necessary an invasion of that region. From the beginning of our march from Malabang to the lakes we met with determined opposi- tion. Engagements were of daily occur- rance. At Fort Pandapatan and in various subsequent actions we captured the wea- pons shown in the accompanying cuts. The pistol is a favorite arm with the Moros. Those used by the Sultans or Dat- tos are often intrinsically valuable because of their ornamentation, pearls and other gems being used for that purpose. Fig. 1 shows one of these carved pistols of ancient pattern, yet effective at short range. I saw pistols consisting of a mere tube affixed to a wood handle, as in Fig. 2. Only weak ammunition is used, and the missiles employed are ordinarily peb- bles, bits of glass, etc. I saw one gun like that in Fig. 3, in which the cap was exploded by allowing the string of a bow to strike suddenly against the hammer. The idea was doubt- less derived from the medieval bow-gun. Fig. 4 is the most common pattern of Moro gun. It is an old design and made in Spain. The Moros used in almost every engagement a few Remingtons, Mausers, Springfields, Winchesters and now and then a Krag. The chiefs usually have con- siderable carved work on the stocks of their guns. Fig. 6 shows a favorite style of ornamentation, the stock carved in elab- orate floral effects and inlaid with rare gems. Fig. 5 represents one of the powder and ball bags carried by the Moro sol- diers. Sometimes natives in the line are pro- vided only with spears like that in Fig. 6, a bamboo shaft with an old Spanish bayonet attached. In the trenches at Pan- dapatan many Moros fought with these bayonet-spears. The Moro is knife and weapon. : sensitive concerning his is exceedingly proud of that He spends hours cleaning and 297 polishing it, an attention he by no means pays to himself. Fig. 7 is a drawing of the sort of knife commonly used in the trench- es during the lake campaign. It must be understood that in capturing these Moro ez Sie RS CERES, A hy forts, the soldiers first have to destroy the select jurementados who occupy the deep trenches about the fort. They may be few in number, but they have taken oath to die killing the enemy and by so doing ob- tain assured entrance into the Mohamme- dan heaven. At Pandapatan, Maciu, and a dozen other engagements, I saw these fel- lows attack our men hand to hand with knives like that in Fig. 7 and fight to the death. We lost brave officers and men this way. Fig. 8 is one of the shields for this kind of knife, 298 The Moros call their cannon “lantacars” and one of these, as swung for use just in- side the walls of a Moro fort is exhibited in Fig. 9. The -Lantacar is of brass or bronze and has a small bore. Usually a round ball of iron or brass is fired. Some- times, the projectiles are stones, bits of metal, glass and the like. Moro gunners have to swing the point of the gun to get the required aim and steady the arm while it is discharged. The aim is seldom sure, but in every action some one would get hit by discharges from these guns. The Moros use our shells, Spanish shells and shells of all kinds over and over. Fig. 10 is one of our cartridges. If the Moro finds one too small to fit his piece he winds the cylinder with cordage, and this serves to hold the cartridge in place in his RECREATION. shot gun barrel. Most of the homemade slugs of the Moro are stubby, as shown in Fig. 11. All are bad things to get hit with. One of the moulds that I found in Fort Binidlan after it was captured is shown in Fig, 12. One of the bronze-like balls cast in it is shown in Fig. 14. There is a prom- inent ridge about it, where the sides of the mould join. Fig. 15 is one of the tube bamboo ammunition cartridges. The na- tives use our shrapnel against us in a fight. They did that at Pandapatan and at Poalus. The cut shows the cartridge di- vided: the powder, held in by _ grass wads. Then the metal balls are put in, and wadded with grass as shown. This makes the missile ready for use in the lan- tacar. The Moros are great on armor. Fig. 16 is one of the styles of metal helmets used by Sultans or Dattos. Wood helmets are also seen. The shoulders, chest and much of the body are protected by armor of deer horn or leather, made by linking pieces, as in Fig, 17. This of course pro- tects only against knives and spears. Chain armor is used, claimed to be bullet proof, though I do not believe it is. AUTOMATIC GUNMAKERS. Wherever I have been since October last, I have encountered the man with dog and gun. I bumped up against brother sports- men until they drove me plumb crazy and until at the first opportunity I, too, slid out for a vacation. I got mighty few birds, but had a few glorious days out of doors, and, after all, that is the chief pleasure and benefit de- rived from such trips. Incidentally I tacked up some L. A. S. posters and picked up 2 applications for membership. Whenever and wherever I meet a man, or a party of men carrying guns and wearing shooting jackets, I proceed at once to get next. I can’t help it, I am built that way. We talk about birds, guns and ammunition, each man defending his own preference and possibly all hands getting some benefit from the discussion. Among other topics, we have talked about the newfangled automatic shot gun. Me- chanically, this gun may be a success; com- mercially, I doubt if it will be. Certainly it ought not to be; and if comments forcibly expressed by numerous sportsmen may be taken as samples of opinion in general the automatic will not be a seller to any great extent. I do not remember having heard anything else so universally condemned, and I have not heard one word in its defense. No real sportsman would be guilty of using such a gun, and its sale or use ought to be prohibited by statute throughout the United States. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. I am in the habit of reading RecrEATION from cover to cover. It is no disparage- ment to its other departments for me to say - that Guns and Ammunition always interests, frequently instructs, and sometimes amuses me. I have read a number of letters con- ~ demning a certain rifle and a certain, or per- haps I should say uncertain, brand of am- munition. If what I have read and heard spoken is true—if half be true—you ought to be glad that these goods are not adver- tised in RecrEATION. You will pardon me if I say that you ought not under any cir- cumstances to publish advertisements of such inferior articles. Readers of REcREA- TION are, as a rule, gentlemen sportsmen. Should there be any who are not such your aim is to educate them up to that standard, and I contend that the advertisement of an article in RECREATION should be a guaran- tee of its honest worth and quality. I have never used either the rifle or the ammunition referred to and, therefore, am not qualified to pass judgment on them. It seems to me, however, that the with- drawal of their ad by the manufacturers was an admission of guilt. If they were the objects of criticism which was unfair and unjust, why did they not put up a defence ? I have been many years engaged in manu- facturing. We advertise in trade journals in common with our competitors, and com- petition is strong. If the style or quality of our goods is criticised do I pout and withdraw my advertisement? Not on your life! I defend my own, which is not only my right but my duty. This reminds me of the Winchester inci- dent as detailed in Recreation. At the close of your statement you inquire, “What do the readers of REcREATION think of such business methods?” Answering for myself, and speaking from an experience of more than 30 years, I never saw or heard of any- thing so silly from a business point of view. It was childishly foolish and petulant; no business about it. I am amazed at such conduct. I cannot comprehend it. How many people could have followed Dr. Conyngham’s suggestions that they “load their own shells”? Not one in a 1,000. Suppose some old time gunsmith should say, in print, “Don’t buy factory made rifles or shot guns.” I suppose the Winchester people would immediately go out of busi- ness. Such action would be in logical se- quence to the precedent they established when they withdrew their ad from REcRE- ATION. There is one thing, however, for which you should give the Winchester people credit. When Mr. Bennett wrote you that the printing of the objectionable 5 lines in Doctor Conyngham’s letter, would “work serious detriment to their business,” he 299 paid a magnificent tribute to RECREATION as an advertising medium. L. A. S., No. 3614, Scranton, Pa. HIGH POWER RIFLES FOR HUNTING. In the delightful stories of the woods by J. Fenimore Cooper, there is a world of information of value to anyone who will read between the lines. Nattie Bumpo, the scout and hunter, was a myth; but his fa- vorite rifle, “Killdeer,” stood for a type of excellence that had been acknowledged and adopted by men whose names are familiar and whose deeds are part of our country’s history. The crafty red man and the wild beasts gradually fell back before these pio- neer hunters, such as Kit Carson and Davy Crockett. In days gone by the settler carried his life in his hand. Examine one of these old pieces, for they are yet to be found in col- lections. Only recently one was exhibited in the store of a prominent merchant in this city, with bullet pouch, powder horn, charg- er and bullet mold. The barrel is 33 inches long, the bore about .40 caliber, the bullet spherical. This gun, which came from the West Virginia backwoods, had been in one family several generations, and is now in the hands of a gentleman here who is an enthusiast in protecting game. He says the accurate range of the weapon is about 140 yards, and its penetration at 75 yards about 3 inches of dry pine. This gun was good enough years ago, and now, with no savages in the woods, and few dangerous animals, the hunter of to-day plunges into the forest to slam bang the lead all over the scenery with a murderous high power small bore repeating rifle. It will take years to abate this condition by law, but can not the sportsmen of to-day be brought to their senses before all the game has been killed? It is certainly time for the floodtide of common sense to set in and show him the error of his ways. Let us stop and think. There is not an animal in the woods East of the Mississippi river that at a distance of 75 yards can not be killed with a 25 caliber rifle. Some may say 75 yards is a short distance. As to this I quote from “The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon,” by Sir Samuel Baker, a sportsman known the world over. He says: “T consider the man a good shot who can bag a deer, running, at 50 yards and stand- ing sat 80 yards. Not hit, mind you, but ag.” That is, kill; and this is indeed a con- servative statement. It may be truthfully said that there are many 22 caliber rim fire rifles extant which if properly held would conform to the standard of Sir Samuel. Let us reason together, fellow sportsmen, along the lines of Lord Bacon’s famous 300 suggestion, “Not to doubt or to disbelieve or to dispute, but to weigh and consider.” Do we go to the woods for slaughter? I trust not; for there stands the divine com- mand. We go to breathe nature’s pure air, to see the delicate tints of the trees, to hear the music of the waters, to sleep sound, to get strong and as appetite comes to kill the venison to satisfy it. Let us leave to the armies the science of the small bore smokeless rifle. It is a soldier’s gun and its use in warfare is honorable; but let us get back to the days of our grandfathers and take up once again the single shot sporting rifle, with its black powder and short range. It is the companionship of the woods we want, and not to slaughter the wild animals. Ex-Ordnance Sergeant, Baltimore, Md. OFFICIAL CONDEMNATION OF THE AUTO- MATIC AND PUMP GUNS. Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, Secretary of the Pennsylvania State Game Commission, in his annual report to the Board says: A law should be passed prohibiting the use of the pump gun, and of the automatic gun, recently introduced. Our law forbids the use of the swivel gun, which, in my opinion, is not to be compared for destruc- tiveness with the guns above named, espe- cially on the water, where there is no limit to the kill. These guns are also destructive in the field, for experience teaches that the great majority of men who carry pump guns continue to shoot at flying game long after there is any probability of killing it, fre- quently after even the possibility is passed. Thus many a bird and animal is seriously , wounded; yet, because of distance, is not knocked down and is lost to the hunter. I have a letter from a reliable man hunting in Pike county, who tells of the wounding of 4 deer within half a minute, by a man who carried a Winchester pump gun, loaded with buck shot. A buck, a doe and 2 fawns, came in sight, nearly I00 yards away. The man opened fire, shooting at each one in succession, wounding all, and getting none. This is entirely wrong, and should be prevented by law. Here is another: Madison Grant, Secretary of the New York Zoological Society, writes in the society’s official bulletin: A new engine of great destructive power has appeared in the field to aid the forces at work in the extermination of our game. This time it is the birds that are to suffer. A shot gun which fires, ejects the dead shell and reloads in response to one pull of the trigger has been placed on the mar- ket. With it the skilful market hunter can wipe out an entire covey in the same RECREATION. number of Seconds that are now required for the discharge of the right and left. It may be difficult to prevent by law the use of these new automatic shot guns, al- though swivels and large bore shot guns have been interdicted in duck shooting, and pitfalls and snares barred in the chase of large game. A _ public sentiment can be aroused, and decent sportsmen can declare against the use of these new weapons; but only the law can reach the pot hunters. There is a crumb of comfort, however, in the fact that all these deadly devices in fire- arms bring rapidly closer the day when this State and all the other States will prohibit the use of lethal weapons, exactly as carry- ing of pistols; common throughout the country 50 years ago, has been stopped, with the entire approval of the public. In less than a generation the day will have passed when the American can wan- der at large over the landscape slaying all living things at will. Then, perhaps, some remnant of our game may be allowed to live in peace. _ Mr. Bennett, of the Winchester company, is busy trying to convince the public that my opposition to the automatic and pump guns is due to the fact that he withdrew his ad. from Recreation.. Has he also withdrawn his ad from the Pennsylvania Game Commission, and from the New York Zoological Society? If not why should these great institutions oppose the use of the slaughter machines P—Ep1tTor. THE POWDER HE LIKES. I have shot over 1,000 Robin Hood shells, loaded with that powder, and have loaded a large number in experimental trials. I greatly prefer the factory loads, however, and especially like the new Comet shell loaded with 34% drams Robin Hood and 1% ounces No. 7% chilled shot. I have tested Comet shells at the trap, and during a duck hunt. It surprised me to be able to kill ducks with No. 7% shot, that size being considered too small for duck shooting in these parts. I have had not a single misfire with Robin Hood shells, and the execution was all I could wish for. I killed a prairie chicken last fall at a stepped distance of 90 yards with one of the Comet shells mentioned. Five shot struck the bird and 3 went through it. I admit it was a scratch, for my skill will not enable me to make such shots often, but I after- ward tested the gun at go steps and it made a pattern that no prairie chicken could fly through and live. I am not bothered much by recoil, for I use a gun pad, but Robin Hood does not make the quick, jarring re- port of E. C. and L. & R. smokeless. The latter powder disgusted me after making 150 shots with it. I noticed that the L. & R, powder burnt out through the primers, and I was only using a 24-grain load in the U. M. C. Nitro Club factory-loaded shell. L. & R. is too tumultous for me. Robin Hood is clean. It only takes a wipe through the barrel with an oiled rag, and one rub with the Tomlinson cleaner with a drop of oil on it, and the gun is ready to put away. It is quick, and as nearly smoke- less as they make bulk smokeless powders. L. & R. is the only true smokeless on the market. An indication of the vast spread of Rec- _REATION over the United States was called to my attention in a singular manner. Last summer you published a letter written by me in which some mention was made of Robin Hood. Since then I have received many letters from all points of the com- pass referring to the article and asking, or giving, advice about that powder. The ‘writers of these letters all praised Robin Hood and were unstinted in their admira- tion of your magazine. I gladly gave the writer of each letter what small informa- tion my experience had revealed and it pleased me to know that the brotherhood of the gun is so frank and so ready to help one another. Referring to duck shooting with small shot: I find, by actual tests, that my 3% dram Robin Hood loads will give much bet- ter penetration than factory loads of 3 other smokeless powders with Nos. 5 and 6 shot. The latter shells were only 3 dram loads, however, but I should have thought the heavier shot would tend to equalize things, considering No. 7% shot was used against the larger’ sizes. Robin Hood, Topeka, Kan. HARKING BACK. I have been using rifles of all kinds and calibers 30 years, on all kinds of game found West of the Mississippi. Probably I have killed enough to warrant the sus- picion that there are bristles on my back. I wish some of the high pressure cranks would explain why they want a gun to shoot 2 or 3 miles after it has passed through the game. Of course they have a better chance to kill an unsuspecting native by shooting a long distance. One says: , “Tt would not be safe to tackle a grizzly bear with a 30-30.” Yet he wants to be classed as a hunter. Perhaps he is right as far as he is indi- vidually concerned; the chances are it would not be safe for him to tackle a griz- zly with a 13 inch cannon. I would give up a gold piece to meet a bear too big for me to tackle with any gun or revolver using even a 44 caliber Winchester cart- ridge. There should be a law to prohibit the use in any rifle of over 40 grains of black powder, or its smokeless equivalent. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. . buckshot. 301 A deer shot through the shoulders, head, heart, or backbone, will go down just as quickly when struck by a 32-20 ball as if struck by the highest pressure gun. Shot guns are an invention of the devil, and are used by double barrel and pump hogs. Use a 22 rifle and give the game some show. I am surprised that a leader of the L. A. S., like our editor, would publish directions for loading shot gun shells with I am not hog enough to murder a deer with a shot gun. Out here we use shot guns and buckshot for road agents. I hunted deer for market, years ago, using the 44 caliber, ’73 model, Winchester and killed more deer than any 2 hunters on the same range using heavy rifles. Of course readers will say it is all very well for a good rifle shot to favor doing away with shot guns. I will anticipate their saying so and inform them that I have eyes which forever debar me from being an expert shot. There are 20 makes of rifles more reliable than any man who shoots them; the main point is to know that they will work surely and swiftly. W. C. Brass, Gold Hill, Ore. READERS PLEASE ANSWER. Please give me some information in re- gard to the comparative merits of the fol- lowing arms: What are the range and penetration of the 32 caliber Colt single ac- tion revolver, using the 32 Winchester smokeless shell? What is the best length of barrel for gen- eral use on targets, to be carried in a hols- ter? How does it compare with the same model in 38-40 and 45 calibers? Can ‘accurate shooting be done with the 32 at 100 yards? How does the Colt automatic compare with the above? What is the best gauge shot gun for all around hunting? / Albert Glenn, Pueblo, Col. I referred your questions regarding re- volver shooting to the Colt people, who re- ply as follows: We do not recommend the use of the 32-20 smokeless cartridge in our single action Army revolver, although we know this ammunition is used; therefore, we are not prepared to give the informa- tion desired regarding this ammunition. When this style of cartridge is used in this revolver, we advise the 32-20 black powder ammunition. We recommend 5% inch barrel on the single action Army re- volver when it is desired to carry it in hols- ter, also for target work. The 32-20 cart- ridge has less penetration and range than the 38-40, as the latter is a heavier cartridge, 302 having 40 grains powder as against 20 grains in the former. Excellent targets have been made with the 32-20 cartridge at 100 yards. This depends, of course, on the ability of the man behind the gun. The cartridges used in our automatic pistols are loaded with smokeless powder, and ex- ceed both in penetration and range, the black powder cartridges named above. In my judgment there is no shot gun that is suitable for all around shooting. For snipe, quails and shore birds a 16 or 20 gauge gun with 26 inch barrels is right. For prairie chickens, ducks and geese I should use a 12 gauge with 30 inch barrels, weighing 8% to 9 pounds.—EDITor. SMALL SHOT. I should like to have some accurate data about rifles from any of your readers. I carried a .303 Savage in Canada last year but did not shoot any big game. My com- panion carried a 33 Winchester with which a caribou was killed with 2 shots. Both bullets went clean through and did not mushroom. These bullets are not so blunt as the ordinary small bore bullets, and I see that the weight is reduced to about 183 grains. The last cartridges which I got for my Savage were from the Savage Arms com- pany and were said to be loaded with a 190 grain bullet. If this load is right and the charge of powder is heavy enough, it should be better than the 33. This last gun and the 35 Winchester have their reputation to prove. as against all other American rifles. I do not understand why it is generally classed with the 30-30. It must be a far better kill- ing gun since the bullet weighs .30 per cent. more. It is, however, strange that the pene- tration should be so nearly the same as given in your table in November REcrEA- TIon. Since you speak of a 180 grain bullet I presume you mean Winchester company loaded shells, which are not the same as the Savage. W. M. E., Baltimore, Md. Can you tell me how to reload 25-30 rifle shells without a full charge of powder? At present I am using about 8 grains of semi-smokeless, wadded with sawdust to _ keep the bullet from falling into the shell. Am using an Ideal No. 4 reloading tool. Louis Lyens, Coldbrook, Ill. ANSWER, Good results are not often obtained by filling vacant space in the shell with saw- dust. This increases the recoil and some- times causes fouling difficult to remove. I suggest using some of the new high power rifle shells made by the Win- chester Repeating Arms Co. These have a I am a believer in the Savage .303. RECREATION. crease at the base of the bullet, which pre- vents the bullet from being pushed into the shell. If black powder is used in these shells a wad could be placed over the pow- der to keep it in the base of the shell in contact with the primer.—Epiror. I have taken RECREATION 3 years and am much pleased with the way it handles ques- tions asked by its readers. They are an- swered better than in any other sportsmen’s periodical that I see, and I take 5. Will you or your readers kindly answer the fol- lowing. Of the Parker, Ithaca, Remington, Baker and Lefever guns, which is the best? Will shot spreaders make a full choked gun equal a cylinder bore for close range wing shooting? Would the use of shot spreaders wear away the choke? Would you choose a 12 or a 16 bore for shooting rabbits and grouse? Which is best at the trap? Would a I2 or a 15 inch beagle be most service- able to a man hunting rabbits on foot? Small Game, W. Lebanon, N. H. Will some of my readers please answer? —EbIrTor. The gauge, or bore, of shot gun barrels was originally designated by che number of solid spherical lead balls to a pound, one of which would exactly fit the bore. Thus the 12 gauge runs 12 balls to the pound, the 16 gauge 16 to the pound, and so on. Hence the numbers of the different bores run in- versely to their diameters, The ball fitting the I2 gauge is .729 inches in diameter, and that fitting the 16 gauge .662 inches. While this system of measurement seems crude and awkward as compared to the caliber meas- urement of rifle bores, like other archaic systems of weights and measures, long es- tablished custom continues its use.—Baker Gun Quarterly. I have hunted all through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Canada and have used all kinds of rifles on deer, bear and moose. At present I am using a .303 Sav- age. I see some complaints about the stock of this gun being too short; I am over 6 feet tall and a 13 inch stock fits me to. per- fection. A .303 will stop anything that a 45-90 will and make just as big a hole. Why use such a heavy caliber as 35 when a .303 will do the work? My favorite shot gun is an Ithaca hammerless. G. E. Van Alstine, Rockford, III. I wish some of your good wing shots would give me a few pointers on holding on chickens and grouse in their different lines of flight. Where can I get a good book on dog training? J. E. Bates, Spokane, Wash. NATURAL HISTORY. When abird 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. A BIRD LOVER IN THE NORTHWEST. It was with a feeling of deep pleasure that I learned of an unexpected oppor- tunity to go up into Minnesota for 2 weeks in July. In my bow and arrow days I had lived in the Land of the Blue Waters, and among the most treasured of all those early recollections was that of a multitude of birds which in its valleys and on its hillsides live and move and play their little drama anew each recurring season. . Mid-July is a hard time for the birds of the Mississippi valley. A large ma- jority of those whose singing enlivened May and June have folded up their music and retired without responding to the encore we were so glad to give. Only a few hardy singers, members of the finch family chiefly, seem able to resist the shimmering, all per- vading heat. As I lie in the woods among the stalks of fragrant pennyroyal and watch the branches and tree tops above for bird life I consider myself lucky if I can catch glimpses of any besides the petulant pewee and the aggressive blue jay. The splendid Pioneer Limited put me down at a junction in Wabasha county, Minnesota, about 5 o’clock one gray morn- ing at the beginning of dog days. Noon of the following day found me 4o miles West, in the valley of the Zumbro river. Zumbro! What a boom and a roar the old Indian name has; like the voice of its own waters in flood time. Once in the valley it was evident what a difference 3 or 4 degrees of latitude make with our feathered friends. Back in Ohio a few soloists are still giving us bits of music, reveries and nocturnes principally, but they lack the thrill and fire of the bridal choruses of spring. Here in the valley the whole chorus, from treble of indigo bunting to bass of His Highness, the owl, is still in full song without a quaver or a listless note to indicate the approaching end of the season’s revel. Spring has elbowed midsummer out of the way and come back to give us a taste of the days when the cup of the senses is filled to the brim. In the thickets of willow, box elder, and scrub oak, that clothe the lower, middle, and upper slopes of the Zumbro hills, there is every opportunity for the birds to enjoy life. Fertile bottom lands with their rank growth of weeds breed worms and larve in profusion; red raspberry bushes a few yards higher on the hillside furnish the best of fruit; while shade and water are to 3°93 be had for the asking. From the bird student’s standpoint there is a marked and acceptable difference between these haunts and those of the Maumee or the Central Mississippi valley, namely, the accessibility of the birds. To be sure, these Minnesota woods look scrawny and stubby to a man from the forests of elm or cypress, but here comes in what Emerson calls the law of compensation. Where trees are short there need be no straining or twisting of the neck to distinguish the hues of a Helmin- thophila or a Dendroica 80 or 100 feet above one’s head. Down near the water the catbirds were especially numerous, Sometimes as many as 4 were in sight at once on the telegraph wires; while others, hidden in the foliage, told of their presence in no uncertain way. A catbird, like a woman, can be charming when he tries, but when he chooses to scold he is a most uninteresting creature. In the Ozarks, in the Cumberlands, on the prairies of Illinois and along the historic Maumee, I had often observed Galeoscoptes caro- linensis, but in none of these sections have I found them so conspicuous either for numbers or music as in Southern Minne- sota. Our little friend of the Ohio berry fields, the indigo bunting, was also much in evi- dence. Instead of taking the dark, leafy recesses or the telegraph wires, like the cat- bird, he chooses for his perch the topmost twig. There he sits and swings, piping to himself in the manner of a person well sat- isfied with himself and the world. His wife dresses plainly; dull brown with a wash of blue seems to be the brightest she can afford. At any rate, he puts on the style for the whole family. I doubt not that in the nice economy of Nature things are evened; that the male gets: his bright suit to compensate him for some serious lack, perhaps some stratum of improvidence or thoughtlessness in his make-up. One Sunday afternoon found me wander- ing up the valley of the most interesting tributary of the Zumbro, an ice-cold trout stream only a mile long, yet large and pow- erful enough to run a mill. Alternating stretches of pasture and woodland, of noisy shallows and quiet pools, make it an ideal place for our feathered friends. The birds and the brook were such good company that the afternoon was almost gone before I realized it was time to start back if I expected any supper that evening. Sud- denly there fell on my ear the note of the 304 bunting. I looked about and finally located him in the top of a scrub oak. Below him, 6 or 8 feet, sat a scarlet tanager, as brilliant as black and scarlet could make him, in his bower of dark green. Talk of the bright colored birds of the tropics! Who- ever saw, even in the forests of Honduras, a more brilliant combination of vivid colors than this of blue, black, and scarlet, set off against the green of the oak. A few rods past this tree I heard the old familiar chirp that greeted my ears on my rambles in Central Illinois, and there flew out of a bushy haw, straight to the top wire of the fence in front, a rose breasted grosbeak, an exponent of the beauty of the milder hues of rose, white, and black. Minnesota birds are not color demonstra- tors only; they sing with the best of any latitude. The evening before I left the Zumbro valley I was sitting on the upper verandah of the hotel, reading letters and looking over my notes for the day, when in the woods across the river, without an- nouncement or prelude, a wood thrush be- gan to sing. After a few of bars of purest fluting he ceased. A moment’s hush, and then, a quarter of a mile up the stream, came a response, in tones as pure and liquid as his own. Soon a third joined in, and for the next half hour of that brilliant Northern twilight the concert continued. May be it was a contest. If it was, those birds were on a higher plane than human beings at such times, for through it all there was not one harsh note of envy or jealousy to mar the perfect expression of full veined, midsummer life in the North. Who knows but what these birds were holding a round table conference or some- * thing of that sort and were telling one another the superior advantages of Minne- sota as a health resort? As the orange and red faded out of the West, to be re- placed by waves of crimson and purple, and finally passed into the soft.grey of early night, the trio lapsed into reveries; at last in one particularly rich chorus, in which all 3 participated, the music ended for the night. ° James S. Compton, Hazel Green, Ky. A SPRING TRIP TO PUSLINCH LAKE. In this locality Puslinch lake is the only body of water of any extent. It is 10 miles from the city, and is about a mile and a half long by a mile wide. The depth, counting only water, is about 6 to 15 feet; but counting mud, apparently 4to5 miles. The district surrounding Pus- linch lake has by far the richest fauna and flora of any place in this locality, and many are the visits I pay to this delightful spot. April 30th of last year the air was full of the revivifying influence of spring, the tender green was showing on the black RECREATION. willow and trembling aspen, and the leaves of the red berried elder were well expanded, Five thirty a. m. found me mounting my wheel with a day’s provisions in my fish basket, which serves me as a provision bag, specimen case, egg box, and vasculum, and which also serves to get me into many an argument with the ultra religious when carried Sundays. These same individuals often seem much disappointed when I show them the contents and they find I am not breaking the laws of the land. When out on such a morning as this, one feels great compassion for people who prefer to snore between the sheets until the freshness of the day has worn off. As I wheel along, bird notes from all sides proclaim the identity of their ownets. From every hand comes the carol of the robin, always the first musician of the morning; from the fields the clear whistle of the meadow lark, the sweet song of the ves- per sparrow, on this occasion singing matins; the peculiar little ditty of the Sa- vanna sparrow, with its grasshopper-like ending; and from the plowed land the notes of the prairie horned lark, which resemble the squeak of an unoiled caster. As I pass a piece of damp woodland the minor whistle of the white throated spar- row, the fine music of the winter wren, the exquisite melody of the Wilson’s thrush, and the song of the ruby crowned kinglet, so powerful for the size of the bird, sound through the clear air. All these I recog- nize; but a new note strikes my ear, a sound like the sharpening of a fine saw. am off in a twinkling, not even waiting for the wheel to lose its momentum, and en- tering the bush quickly but quietly I behold the first warbler of the season, the black and white. He is creeping up the trunk of a white elm, picking out insects and their eggs from the crevices of the bark, and be- tween every mouthful or 2 uttering | his sharp “cee-sweee-cee-sweee-cee-sweee.” To the first appearance of anything for the season, great interest is always attached, but in the case of the first warbler this in- terest is augmented by the fact that for the next month our woods will be gay with the brilliant songs and bright plumages of these beautiful migrants. While watching this black and white warbler I hear another song, that of the black throated green warbler; a song dis- tinct from that of any other bird, hard to describe, difficult to imitate, but once heard always recognized. After renewing my ac- quaintance with this latter warbler, I mount and proceed, but while crossing the bridge over the river Speed, a fresh bird voice causes another hasty dismount, and I enter the thicket bordering the river to have a look at the water thrush, which has just arrived from the South. Up on a NATURAL HISTORY. branch of a dead cedar he sits and gives vent to his hurried “Witch-chew-chack- chack-chack-chew,” of which the 4 middie notes are emphasized. On I go again and from many bf the woods passed come the songs of their new arrivals mingled with those of the musi- cians who have preceded them by some time; and as an accompaniment the ruffed grouse sounds his drum, a piece of instru- mental music without which our spring or- chestra would be incomplete. When near the lake I leave the road and ride down a cow track to the shore. Out on the lake are flocks of American golden- eyes, and lesser scaup ducks. I cache the wheel and start on_a tramp around the lake, which, on account of bogs reach- ing in from it, is a distance of some 7 miles. Passing through a piece of rich woodland I find the large white trillium just coming into bloom, the graceful bells of the yellow adder’s tongue hanging from their semi transparent stalks, which rise here and there from the dense bed of blotched leaves. The Canada violet is much in evidence here, its large white petals tinged, in a varying degree in different specimens, with purple. The spring beauty, purple trillium, early meadow rue, small flowered crowfoot, and downy yellow violet are here also. As I cross an open, swampy piece of land I pass over many beautiful clumps of the common blue violet; and entering a thin pine wood on the South bank I find one of the hepaticas (H. tri- loba) in full flower. The ground for some distance is covered with magnificent blos- soms, in all shades of mauve, blue and pink. In the thicket around the edge of the lake the shadbush is most attractive in its clothing of white blossoms, and the fly honeysuckle hangs out its pale yellow bells, 2 to a stalk. ._ When I reach the West end of the lake I conclude it is about dinner time. While I am supplying fuel to the fire of life a swamp sparrow hops, twig by twig, to the top of a dogwood bush (C. stolonifera) and delivers his liquid, thrilling “twee-twee- twee-twee.” Resuming my tramp I pass through a bog where I find the leatherleaf in bloom, and entering the white pine forest at the other side I notice the delicate white flow- ers of the goldthread showing among its 3-cleft shining leaves. After having circumambulated the lake, I regain my wheel and proceed homeward, listening to the evening songs of the birds. A. B. Klugh, Guelph, Ont. WHAT THE BIRDS DO. It has been said that a bird would eat 25 insects a day, which is a low estimate. ‘owl had killed that season. 395 There are 170,000,000 acres in Texas, and allowing one bird to every acre, and 25 insects to every bird we find 4,250,000,000 insects, or 35,500 bushels are eaten by birds every day. Persons who study birds have killed different kinds to see how much they eat. In the crop of a quail 1o1 potato bugs were found. In another quail were 500 chinch bugs. In a yellow billed cuckoo, at 6 o’clock in the morning, 43 tent caterpillars were found. In another, were 217 web worms. In a robin were found 175 caterpillars; in 4 chickadees 1,028 eggs of the canker worm. One chickadee eats 5,000 eggs of the canker worm in one day. The barn swallow: eats 5,000 to 10,000 flies and other insects in a week. The dove eats 7,500 weed seeds in a _ week. Nearly all birds, espécially hawks, eat lo- custs. There are 73 species of hawks. of which only 6 are injurious to man. The Fae herons and bitterns feed cn craw- sh. Birds carry tood to their young, whose mouths are always ready. One family ot jays ete one half million caterpillars a season, Someone caught a young robin, to see how much it would eat, and said its hunger was not satisfied with less than 60 earth worms a day. One man watched a wren and he said it fed its young IIo insects in 1% hours. Near the nest of a martin was found a quart of wings of the cucumber beetle. This shows what a great number of beetles | were destroyed. Chipping sparrows each eat 200 worms a day. Near the nest of a horned owl were found the remains of 113 house rats, which the The barn owls destroy meadow mice, which are extremely destructive to young fruit trees. If every man and boy who shoots would read this and consider the good the birds do, I am sure there would be much less thoughtless killing of the innocent birds. Hattie Hill, La Porte, Texas. DEER DO SHED THEIR HORNS. In RecrEATION I have read accounts of deer shedding their horns and I recently noticed pictures of a head with antlers measuring 9 feet 3 inches from tip to tip across the skull, spread 53%, beam lengths 55 and 56% inches. I have also seen in RECREATION photos of some larger antlers. Will you settle an argument on this sub- ject? If a deer sheds his horns in, say February, and has 9 months to produce a pair as large as those shown in RECREATION, what causes them to grow so fast? Some say they do not shed every year. Is it true that a buck is a year old before he gets a spike; then in 2 years he gets a prong, sheds 306 it in February and in 9 months he has a set of horns with 3 prongs. J. H. Berry, L. A. S. 4451, Newberry, Pa. ANSWER. .The antlers you saw illustrated and de- scribed in RECREATION are not those of a deer, strictly speaking, but of an elk. It is difficult to answer your question as to what makes horns grow. so fast, but they do all the same. If you cut off a horse’s tail, close to the bone, it will grow out again to the length of 3 feet within 2 or 3 months. The same law of nature which causes the hair to grow so fast as this causes elk horns and deer horns to grow to their full length in 7 or 8 months. The same law of nature that regulates these growths on ani- mals causes a corn stalk to grow to the height of 6 to 12 feet in 3 months. The men who say deer, elk and moose do not shed their horns every year do not know what they are talking about. If you will go in any zoological garden in January and again in February, you will find that probably all the deer and elk there have dropped their horns. If you go there again in April and May you will see new horns in course of growth with velvet or short hair all over them. Undoubtedly some of your people visit New York occasionally, and it would be well to ask them to go to the Bronx Zoological Park and examine the deer and elk, so they can report to you per- sonally.—EpITor. WHO CAN NAME IT? The other day, at noon, I noticed a strange bird light in a tree, and stopped to watch it. What most attracted my attention was the brilliant reddish pur- ° ple color under the wings, conspicuous while the bird was flying. It was exactly the shape of a dove. The breast and un- der part of the body were a shade lighter than those of the dove. On the sides and thighs were a few bars of black, and the upper parts of the wings were black pen- ciled. I should have thought it a young dove had it not been for the red under the wings. It had the same alert, quick motions as the dove when _ disturbed. Though it kept bobbing its head and act- ing as if it intended to fly, it allowed me to approach within 15 feet. When it flew, it alighted again in the same tree, and began cooing like a dove, but lower in tone and not so clear. It was evidently a grown bird, but was only about 2-3 the size of a dove. Will some reader of RECREATION tell me what it was? J. E. P., Round Rock, Tex. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. Some 4 years ago Mr. Cuppy, of Avoca, Iowa, owned a beautiful herd of deer, num- RECREATION. bering over 20. During the summer they escaped and since that time have been at large. It is a pretty sight to see them in the pastures and fields. Since they escaped from confinement the herd has largely increased. Efforts will be made this winter to recapture them. One morning last July a resident of Avoca on going into his yard in the morn- ing found the ground under a tree liter- ally covered with dead sparrows. Some of them were still hanging in the branches of the tree. During the night there had been a heavy rain with some lightning. There were 150 dead birds under the tree What killed them? There were no wires near the tree, and the tree was uninjured either by wind or lightning. I shall be glad to hear some explanation from read- ers of RECREATION. Dr. Chas. W. Hardman, Laton, Cal. A family of wrens built their nest and reared their young in a ball of manila binder twine suspended by a wire from the rafters in an old workshop on our place last summer. It formed a snug home, and the paternal pair would vigorously resent any intrusion on what they considered their lawful domain. A pair of wrens were also observed inspecting the inside of a wooden _ pump, in search of a suitable nesting site. Their attempt at home making was baffled by the frequent use made of the pump. Sev- eral pairs of wrens occupied houses put up for that purpose. H. H. Birkeland, Roland, Ia. In September REcREATION there is an ar- ticle on the fish hawk which says that a family consists of 3 birds, 2 males and one female. Do you know this to be a fact? I have consulted 2 or 3 local ornithologists and they all question the statement. I can find no mention of this habit in either Coues, Chapman or Samuels. The Natural History department of your magazine is exceedingly interesting. I wish you could have more in it on bird life. Arthur R. Hanks, Needham, Mass. Will readers of RECREATION please ans- wer ?—EDITor. The Women’s Club of the 6th district of Iowa in convention here, passed _ res- olutions and signed a pledge never to wear any millinery or hats trimmed with birds, or feathers from song birds or sea gulls J. E. Fleener, Oskaloosa, Ia. This is Congressman Lacey’s district, and Oskaloosa is_ his home. Who says a prophet is without honor in his own coun- try ?—EDITor. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 23 W. 24th St., New York. tst Vice-President, E. T. Seton, 80 West 4oth St., New York. 2d Vice-President, W. T. Hornaday, 2969 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. 3d 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- ae General Land Office, Washington, Secretary, A. F. Rice, Ave., Passaic, N. J. Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York. 155 Pennington PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LEAGUE. The 6th annual meeting of the League of American Sportsmen was held at Colum- bus, Ohio, February Io and 11, 1904, the following officers and delegates being pres- ent: Se T. Hornaday, Vice President, New York. “ap ee Palmer, “Wash ington, D. C. F. Rice, Secretary, New Jersey. EL Hildebrandt, Chief Warden, Indiana Division. E. Tylor, Chief Warden, Maryland Division. E. Gleason, Chief Warden, Ohio Division. ae Porterfield, Delegate, Ohio Division. e0. Lilienthal, Delegate, Zanesville. iy Emerson, Chief Warden, Pennsylvania Di- vision. H. Pond, Delegate, Pa. Dr. Jos. Kalbfus, Delegate, Pa. S. White, Chief Warden, W. Va. Division. Hon. M. A. Bates, Delegate, Idaho Division. W. Van Iorns, >) me alg ae Ernest Russell, Delegate, Massachusetts Division. Hon, C. Brewster, Delegate, Michigan ‘“ Hon. Sam Fullerton, Delegate, Minnesota Ww. Hon. H. G. Smith, % Hon. H. A. Morgan, wr " ss August Reese, Delegate, Missouri $ T. F. Dawson. Delegate, Montana ti Hon. W. F. Scott, Delegate, “ = F. C. Wright, Delegate, New Jersey = C. A. Cooper, Delegate, Oklahoma s Hon. J. W. Baker, Delegate, Oregon ar ny Pearson, Delegate, North Carolina Capt. Goodrich, Delegate, Texas Hon. L e Christian, Delegate, Virginia Hon. T. P. Kershaw, Delegate, Washington “ Valentine Raeth, Del egate, Wisconsin 6 B. Watrous, Delegate, - Wm, Benton, Delegate, Wyoming In addition to these, about 80 local mem- bers attended the meeting. The Governors of the following States appointed delegates to this, the sixth, meet- ing: Alaska. California. Connecticut. Indiana. Illinois. 307 Massachusetts. Maryland. Michigan. Montana. Minnesota. New Mexico. New Jersey. Oregon. Ohio. Oklahoma. Pennsylvania. Virginia. Washington. Wisconsin. ' Wyoming. This indicates a growing feeling of con- fidence in the League on the part of the various State Governments which is ex- tremely gratifying to all League workers. The officers and delegates all gave com- plete, comprehensive and encouraging re- ports of the progress of the game, fish and forest protection work in their respective states, which will be published in succeed- ing issues of RECREATION. The following resolution was offered by Vice-President Hornaday: Whereas, The records of the Chief War- dens of the League of American Sportsmen show an alarming increase in the killing of song and insectivorous birds, for food purposes, by Italian laborers and other un- naturalized foreign born persons seeking a Bvelbood in the United States; now, there- ore, Resolved, That all officers and members of the League, and all State Game Wardens of the United States, be hereby warned of the urgent necessity of a vigilant, vigorous, and continuous warfare against the entire oe of offenders named above. And, fur- ther, Resolved, That all State Legislatures be and they are hereby urged to enact and in- corporate in their game laws the section of the Pennsylvania law which prohibits hunt- ing by unnaturalized foreign born persons without first having taken out a license costing $10 a year. Mr. Hornaday moved the adoption of this resolution, and Mr. Wright, of New Jersey, seconded the motion, whereupon same was unanimously adopted. Chief Warden W. A. Gleason offered the following resolution : hereas, There is now pending before the Legislature of the State of Iowa a measure having for its object the prohibi- tion of spring shooting on ducks and other aquatic fowls; and, Whereas, The State of Iowa is directly in the line of flight of ducks and other 308 water fowls in passing from their winter home to their nesting grounds in the North; and, Whereas, Said State of Iowa is trav- ersed by many important streams, rivers and water courses in which the ducks and other aquatic fowls stop to feed and rest in their Northern flight, thereby inviting their wholesale destruction; and, Whereas, It is the common judgment of all thoughtful men that spring shoot- ing should be universally prohibited; there- re, Resolved, By the League of American Sportsmen, in National Convention assem- bled, at Columbus, Ohio, on the roth day of February, 1904, that it is the earnest de- sire of the League that said measure should 7 immediately enacted into law. And fur- ther Resolved, That we respectfully urge the Legislature of said State of Iowa to pass said bill. And further Resolved, That duly authenticated cop- ies of this resolution be forwarded to the presiding officers of both branches of the Legislature of the State of Iowa. Mr. Porterfield moved the adoption of the foregoing and Mr. Morgan, of Minnesota, seconded the motion. Unanimously adopted. Mr. Tylor, of Maryland, offered the fol- lowing which, on motion duly seconded, was unanimously adopted: Whereas, Governor Myron T. Herrick, of the State of Ohio, Mayor Jeffrey, of Columbus, the press of the city, the mem- bers of the Ohio Fish and Game Commis- sion, the Ohio officers of the L. A. S., and the Olentangy club have shown the visiting delegates to the 6th annual convention of the League every courtesy, every consider- ation, every welcome, together with a spe- cial entertainment and banquet, thereby contributing greatly to the pleasure and in- terest of the convention; therefore be it Resolved, That the League of American Sportsmen, in annual meeting assembled, hereby expresses its hearty appreciation of all these courtesies, together with the ex- pressions of good-will and encouragement which have so materially assisted in making this meeting so entertaining, so pleasing, and so eminently successful. Mr. Sam Fullerton, of Minnesota, offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption : Resolved, That the League of American Sportsmen, in annual meeting assembled, at Columbus, Ohio, desires to go on record as emphatically and unalterably opposed to spring shooting of all kinds of game, be- cause we deem it a crime against the laws of nature to kill any bird or animal in the mating season; and further, because game killed in spring is unfit for food and should not be eaten. RECREATION. Dr. T. S. Palmer moved the adoption of the resolution, and it was thereupon unani- mously adopted. Mr. W. E. Gleason offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Whereas, The present laws for the pro- tection of fish, game and insectivorous birds in the State of Ohio are in a measure in- consistent and easily evaded; and, Whereas, The Ohio State Fish and Game Commission has prepared a bill to create a fish and game commission, prescribing its duties and powers, providing for the pro- tection, preservation and propagation of fish and game in the State of Ohio, and for the enforcement of the provisions of said act, and prescribing proper penalties for vio- lations thereof; and, Whereas, Said bill has been introduced in the Legislature of the State of Ohio, therefore, Resolved, By the League of American Sportsmen, in convention assembled, that in our judgment the enactment of said bill into law would nlace the State of Ohio in the foremost rank in the matter of game and fish protection, and the Legislature of the State of Ohio is hereby petitioned to enact said bill into law. Senator H. A. Morgan, of Minnesota, moved the adoption of the resolution, and this motion was seconded by W. T. Horna- day, whereupon the same was unanimously adopted. Dr. T. S. Palmer offered the following resolution, which, on motion of Mr. Horna- day, seconded by Mr. Rice, was unanimous- ly adopted. « Resolved, That section 4 of Article 4 of the constitution be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: The annual meeting of the League shall be held at such place and on such date as the executive committee may determine. Mr. B. S. White offered the following: Whereas, The cities of Seattle, Wash., Portland, Oregon, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Oklahoma have, through their repre- sentatives in this meeting, extended to this League most cordial and courteous invita- tions to us to hold our 7th annual meeting within their respective cities, therefore, Resolved, That the officers and delegates here convened do express to the people of these several cities and States our hearty appreciation of the hospitality thus offered, and we regret our inability to accept all of these invitations. We hereby express the hope that in succeeding years we may have the pleasure of holding meetings in each of the cities who have thus honored us. Mr. C. H. Pond moved the adoption of this resolution, and Mr. T. G. Pearson sec- onded the motion, whereupon it was unani- mously adopted. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. Mr. A. C. Cooper, of Oklahoma, offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Whereas, The Hon. John F. Lacey has introduced in Congress a bill known as House Bill 11,584, and entitled “A Bill for the Protection of Wild Animals and Birds in the Wichita Forest Reserve,’ which bill authorizes the President of the United States to designate such areas in said for- est reserve as should, in his opinion, be set aside for the protection of game animals and birds for a breeding place therefor, and that when such areas shall have been des- ignated, all hunting, trapping, killing or cap- turing of game animals and birds within such areas shall be prohibited; therefore, Resolved, That the League of American Sportsmen, in annual meeting assembled, does hereby endorse and approve the said bill, and does hereby urge and implore the Congress of the United States to pass said bill at the earliest possible date. Mr. Ernest Russell seconded the. resolu- tion and the same was_ unanimously adopted. A banquet was tendered the visiting offi- cers and delegates, by the officers and mem- bers of the Ohio Division, which was at- tended by 140 men, including the Governor _of the State, a number of members of the Ohio Legislature, and the Mayor of the city of Columbus. Governor Herrick and Mayor Jeffries de- livered eloquent addresses in which they welcomed the visitors to Columbus on be- half of the people of the State and of the city, and tendered us every courtesy at their disposal. : The dinner was thoroughly enjoyed by all present, and addresses were made by several members of the Legislature and by other prominent citizens, as well as by League officers and delegates. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT. The League of American Sportsmen was organized in February, 1808, with 147 mem- bers. To-day it has 9,815 members, dis- tributed throughout all the States and Ter- ritories of the Union and all the Provinces of Canada. We have also members in Mexico, in Cuba, in Porto Rico and in the Philippine islands. he past year has been one of the most eventful in the history of this great body. We have made substantial gains in mem- bership, in State organizations and in the work of securing good game laws for the various States. In no single year of our existence have we made more gratifying progress in this last named work than dur- ing 1903. A brief resumé of our work on these lines must certaily prove of deep in- terest to all League members and all other friends of game protection. 309 Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, Minnesota, Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Texas have completely reconstructed their game laws. Some of these States have repealed existing statutes for the pro- tection of game and of song birds, and have enacted completely new codes from beginning to end, built on thoroughly mod- ern lines. New York has lined up with Vermont, New Hampshire, Ohio, Michi- gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Utah, Alaska, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland in prohibiting spring shoot- ing of wild fowl. Nebraska, Texas and Idaho have passed the League bill to prohibit the killing of antelope at any time, thus leaving Colo- rado, Wyoming and Washington as the only States. in which any antelope are to be found and which have an open season on these animals. Arkansas now prohib- its the sale of game of all kinds; Illinois that of wild fowl; Washington that of rail and plover, and of water fowl with certain restrictions. New York has prohibited the sale of ruffed grouse and woodcock killed within the State. ; Texas and Arkansas have cut off the ex- port of wild fowl, and Indiana, Montana and Texas have established additional re- striction on the export of game. Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Tennessee, North Carolina and New Hampshire have passed laws requiring non-resident hunters to take out licenses, and Arkansas now de- nies non-residents the privilege of hunting there at any time. Several States have fixed limitations to the number of birds and animals that may be killed in a day or a season, and others have materially reduced the bag limit. Virginia has for years had on its statute books a so-called game law, but its pro- visions varied as to the different counties in the State, so that scarcely any 2 coun- ties had identical game laws. Many coun- ties were excepted entirely from all pro- visions of the general State law, and so had no restrictions against the killing of game - of any kind. During the past winter the Hon. L. T. Christian, a member of the Vir- ginia Senate and a member of this League, prepared a modern, up-to-date game law, introduced it in the Senate and pushed it through both Houses. It was approved by the Governor, and so the Old Dominion now has as good a game law as those of most of the other States. The members of this League may well feel proud of the result of their year’s work in the securing of good laws. The sweeping changes and improvements in these State laws are wholly due to the edu- cational work carried on by the League, the Audubon Societies and the American Orni- thologists’ Union. The same great wave of public sentiment on behalf of the wild 310 life of this country, which has enabled us to secure the enactment of so many good laws in so many States, greatly aids us in enforcing these laws. I believe it is possible for us so to strengthen this public sentiment, this whole- some respect for game, fish and forest laws and this interest in the preservation of all wild life, that violations of such laws will practically cease. We have an immense amount of work to do before we can bring about this condition, but we are doing it every day; and the number of people who favor good game protective laws, and who respect them when enacted, .is growing more rapidly than most people are aware of. Sometimes when we learn of large num- bers of depredations against game and fish laws in various parts of the country we are led to fear that in time all the wild animals and birds will be swept off the con- tinent, except such as may be confined in private or State preserves. On the other hand when the mails and the daily papers bring us glowing reports from every cor- ner of the land as to the thousands of people who are daily becoming interested in our work, we are inspired to hope and to believe that we shall be able in time to exterminate the game and fish destroyers, and to leave to posterity a country inhab- ited by millions of wild animals and birds. The membership of this League does not grow so fast as it should, but it grows. In my last annual report I told you we had 9,210 members. To-day we have 9,947 members, a gain of 737 during the year 1903. A year ago we had 45 State divisions. To-day we have 48. A year ago we had 54 local chapters, and we have organized 9 since. At the last an- nual meeting I reported 176 local wardens commissioned and in the field. We have appointed 12 since then, making a total of 188. A year ago we had 35 life members. We have enrolled 4 during the past year, so that we now have 39. From these figures it will be seen that the wheels of progress still move, and as we grow stronger they will move more rap- idly. For several years we kept an accurate account of the number of prosecutions and convictions of law breakers, in which League members were directly or wholly concerned. I am glad to be able to tell you that during the last year our members were more active on these lines than ever before, and it is no exaggeration to say that during 1903 members of this League prosecuted and secured the conviction of over 600 men for violating game, fish or forest laws. The value of this work is simply beyond computation. We all know RECREATION. that when a man in any town or village or farming community is convicted or fined for violating a game or a fish law every man and woman within 20 miles of him hears of it. More fear of and respect for the law is inspired by one conviction than by all the reasoning and preaching that could be done in a month. A burnt child dreads the fire, and when one gets burned the others learn to dread the fire, also. Even the Indians of the far West have learned that game laws are dangerous things to tamper with, and there have been fewer instances of wholesale killing of big game by Indians in the past year than in any previous year since the first game laws were made. I reported last year the sending out of a circular letter to wealthy men, asking for contributions to the game protective fund of the League. As a result we collected $770. A second appeal was sent to these same men, and to many others during 1903, but I regret to say the responses were not so generous. About $460 has been collect- ed thus far, as a result of this second re- quest. This is no doubt due largely to the shrinkage in stock values last fall. The distribution of printed matter from the general office of the League has gone on during the year as regularly and as ex- tensively as heretofore.. Our cloth posters, ~ offering a reward of $10 for each convic- tion of a violation of a game or fish law, are still being distributed wherever we can find men willing to put them up, and many thousands of them have gone out during the year. The daily newspapers are giv- ing more and more attention to the League every year, and most of them have now learned that this organization is the source from which nearly all the practical and aggressive game protective work of this country emanates. A single quotation from the Tacoma, Washington, Ledger will serve to illustrate the general trend of newspaper comment on our work: “A game bill has passed both houses of the Legislature that is believed to be as nearly perfect as it is possible to make a game law. It was prepared by the League of American Sportsmen; and F. A. Pontius, of Seattle, Secretary-Treasurer of the Washington Division of that body, has been at the capital during the entire ses sion working for the passage of this bill. Chief Warden F. S. Merrill, of Spokane, and H. Reif, of Seattle. also a League member, have worked diligently with Mr. Pontius for the passage of the measure, and the League is entitled to all the credit for having secured the passage of this law.” The work carried on by the League and kindred societies has practically abolished the millinery traffic in bird skins. There are few women in this country to-day who THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. have the courage to decorate their head- gear with the skin of a song or an insect- ivorous bird. A few of them still wear gulls, terns, owls or other birds on their hats, but even this number is- decreasing, and I believe that in another year all bird skins will have so completely gone out of fashion that a woman would as soon think of being seen in public with the skin of a fish tacked on her hat as that of a bird. Many.of the local chapters of the League are doing effective work in their respective localities, independent of and auxiliary to that of the parent organization. These chapters hold regular meetings, enact their own by-laws, get out their own posters, which are distributed in common with ours, maintain special wardens to patrol the sur- rounding country, and in this way have a marked influence on would-be law breakers. A number of gun clubs have been organ- ized in the United States within the past year, which provide in their by-laws that no man who is not a member of the L. A. S. is eligible to membership in such gun clubs. The United States Fish Commission and the various State Fish Commissions have long since recognized the League as an in- stitution which should be rewarded in their work. Several local chapters have made applications to their State Fish Commis- sions for small fry for stocking local wa- ters, and all such have been promptly granted; while many of those sent in by “jndividuals have not been filled for lack of the necessary supply. For instance, Local Warden A. C. Coop- er, of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, applied to the United States Fish Commission for 28,000 crappies, and the request was promptly granted. The fish were shipped to Fort Sill and planted in a local stream. Every angler in that section of country appre- ciates the good work thus done by the Fort Sill Chapter, and in consequence most of the sportsmen in that region are members of the League. As an instance of the energy and per- sistence with which certain members go after law breakers, I quote from the report of Local Warden Isaiah Vosburg, of Sara- nac Lake, New York: August 26th, Willard J. Jessup, New York City, fined $85 and costs. August 29th, J. D. Alexander, Tupper Lake, N. Y., fined $100 and costs. October 3d, Elmer Barton, Westville Center, N. Y., fined $200 and costs. October rth, John Soper, Malone, N. Y., fiued $100 and costs. The Georgia Legislature, at its past ses- sion, enacted an up-to-date game, fish and bird law. Governor Terrell at first de- clined to approve it, because of a provision therein that the complaining witness in 311 cases of violation might receive one-half the fines collected. - On learning of the Governor’s objection to the bill, I immediately wrote a personal letter to each member of the League in Georgia, asking him to take up the matter with the Governor and to urge him to ap- prove the bill. Our Georgia members act- ed promptly on this suggestion. Not only did they write and telegraph the Governor themselves, but each man induced many other sportsmen to do so. As a result the Governor promptly approved the bill. So Georgia is in line with a good game, fish and bird law. There are so-called sportsmen, in nearly all the States, who for various reasons are fighting this League. They are advising their friends not to join it; or if already members, to withdraw from it and to con- nect themselves with certain local game protective organizations. The League has no desire to compete with any local body working along the same lines. On the other hand it is our aim to co-operate with all such; and by reason of our broader and more general field of work and of our great influence with law makers and with the public at large, we can be of great genefit to the cause in any locality, as well as in the country at large. It is, therefore, a source of keen regret that any man should deem it necessary to oppose this League in its great philanthropic work. Each member of the League should make it a part of his duty to explain to all such misguided men the error of their ways, and to induce them not only to cease their op- position, but to join the League and to work with it. The President also regrets that indepen- dent game and fish protective clubs are occasionally being organized, that should instead be local chapters of this League. As such they could do their local work more effectively than they can possibly do it as independent bodies. At the same time they would be a part of this great National League, would have the advantage of its power and its prestige, and would serve to make it still stronger and greater. The great need of the League is a larger membership and a larger working fund. Let every member make it his business dur- ing the next year to make better known the principles and precepts of this great organ- ization, and to do everything in its power to build up its membership and thus in- crease its usefulness. Little Amzi (who has an inquiring mind) —Uncle Timrod, what’s a bonanza? Farmer Neckwhiskers (painfully experi- enced)—A bonanza, durn it, is a hole in the ground, owned by a liar! That’s what a bonanza is !—Exchange. FORESTRY. It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. METHODS OF SILVICULTURE. That part of the forester’s business which concerns itself with the reproduction of the harvested crop is called silviculture or forest culture. This reproduction can be secured in various ways. The simplest, easiest, surest and, in the end, probably the cheapest way, is that which the farmer uses with his crops: harvest the ripe crop and sow or plant the new crop. The Ger- mans, having for more than I00 years fooled around with other, the so-called nat- ural regeneration methods, have come to the conclusion that after all this simple, if ar- tificial, method is in most cases the hest. The main objection raised against it is that it is more expensive, but of late it has been found that in the long run it turns out the other way. Nevertheless, it must be consid- ered, first, that the majority of mankind does not appreciate. the long run; and second, that as in the paying of taxes, we are all will- ing enough to be mulcted indirectly, while we object to paying directly. If we plant or sow, there is a definite direct outlay of $5 or $10, or $15 an acre; if we secure a new crop by natural regeneration, we do not know that we have paid for it in in- creased logging expenses, in waste of space and time. It is only the next harvester who finds out that it would have been better for the result if direct tax had been paid in- stead of indirect. - The natural regeneration of a wood crop presupposes the existence of a forest which it is worth while to reproduce. Of course, only the kind of trees which are already present can be so reproduced, by the seeds falling from them, or by the sprouts issu- ing from the stumps of the cut trees. The capacity for reproduction by sprouts is possessed by all deciduous trees, the so called hardwoods. The conifers, with the exception of the redwood, practically do not possess this capacity. Hence, the most important species, which furnish '¥, of our lumber consumption, can not be reproduced in this way. Moreover, the sprouts from the stump, or stool shoots, while growing much more rapidly at first than trees grown from seed, stop growing sooner; they do not make lumber trees, but only sizes fit for telegraph poles, railroad ties, fence ma- terial and firewood. The stumps are apt to rot and, unless new blood comes in nat- urally or is secured by the forester, the coppice, as such sproutlands are called, gradually deteriorates. For the farmer’s wood lot, which“is for other reasons fit only to produce firewood and small dimensions, this coppice system has many advantages and is mostly the one to develop. By cutting the stumps low, with a smooth, slanting cut, he can make them last longer and produce better sprouts, cutting the crop every 20 or 30 years, re- planting where stumps die out, and, by cut- ting the less desirable kinds in the sap, thus killing them out, he can gradually improve the composition of his crop. For timber purposes, only trees grown from seed will answer. In the so called natural regeneration, the philosophy is that the seeds falling from the trees which are standing on the ground or in the neighbor- hood, will sprout and grow into new trees when the old trees are removed. This is Nature’s way of maintaining and perpetu- ating the forest. The difference between Nature and the silviculturist is, that Na- ture does not care which trees reproduce themselves nor how slowly. or quickly or usefully the mew crop grows; the silviculturist makes distinction between tree weeds and useful species, which he fa- vors, and which he wishes to have develop as rapidly and as satisfactorily in form as possible. Where it happens that only one, and that a useful species, covers the ground exclusively, or nearly so, as for instance in the pineries of the South, such reproduc- . tion is readily secured. Two condi- tions only are necessary to start the new crop, namely, that just before cutting the old crop a seed year occur, as trees mostly bear seed only periodically; and that the soil be receptive, namely, in such condition that the seed falling to the ground can germinate. After the young seedlings are established, a further condition must be se- cured, namely, enough and not too much light for their development. This is se- cured by the gradual removal of the old trees. Various species require different de- grees of light or shade, hence the removal of the shade must be more or less: rapid. According to the manner and rapidity of removing the mother trees the silviculturist recognizes different methods by different names; as the strip system, when a narrow strip is cut and the seeding comes from the marginal timber; the group system, when smaller or larger openings are made here and there for new groups of young crop to develop; the nurse tree system, which is the best, when seed trees are left in even dis- tribution over the whole area and are grad- ually removed as light is needed by the young crop; and finally the poorest, the se- lection system. This last is similar to the method of our lumberman in the mixed forest when he «312 while } ; E 2 FORESTRY. culls the stoutest trees here and there, as they are or become merchantable, leaving Nature to fill the openings thus made with young growth and the young crop to de- velop as best it can. The silviculturist pro- poses to introduce the following improve- ments on this rough method, which in the lumberman’s hands is not even intended to secure a new crop. If, as is usual, tree weeds occur mixed with valuable kinds, it is proper first to get rid of them, so they will not reproduce in preference to the val- uable trees. If the market does not war- rant cutting out the tree weeds, they may _ be girdled and killed. This is a dangerous proceeding, to be sure on account of pos- sible fires. Where the good kinds are poorly represented, it is necessary to leave seed trees even though they are merchant- able. Finally, not to leave the develop- ment of the young crop entirely to the haphazard of Nature, removal of old trees, at the proper time for the sake of benefiting the young crop, may become necessary, be- cause otherwise the young trees may again die out. In addition, it may be desirable to scratch the ground so as to secure a good seed bed. The absence of young spruces in our wild woods is often due to the ab- sence of a good seed bed. This system, which in Germany is practiced on less than to per cent of its forest area, here and there in small patches, is, as anyone can see, least certain of results. Only in game preserves, where the main object is not wood production, or in Alpine regions, where protection of soil and water condi- tions requires a continuous forest cover, in- terrupted as little as possible, is this system to be recommended; and wherever better methods can not be introduced on account of the unwillingness of the owner to sub- mit to direct taxation for the benefit of the ‘future. To reduce the cutting in the virgin -woods to a given diameter is not silvicul- ture, but a financial proposition and a de- vice to save something for the future. By not culling all of a given valuable species, the possibility is at least kept open of re- producing that species by natural regenera- tion later, if there be any virtue in such natural regeneration. Where the lumberman has culled out all that is valuable, but valuable species are still sufficiently represented in the remain- ing growth so that seed may be produced by them, it may under some circumstances be possible to recuperate the slash by clean- ing up and subduing the weed trees and brush weeds; but in most cases the only rational way to treat such slashes, if timber production is the purpose, is to clear, by fire if need be, and plant. The clearing need not be thorough or complete, but it will only rarely be an advantage to leave any of the existing growth. _ In restocking such areas, as well as aban- “313 doned pastures and fields, planting is pref- erable to sowing in most cases, unless seed can be had cheap and a seed bed can be secured readily. Proper planting is more successful and cheaper, because the plants can be nursed through the first 2 or 3 years of their delicate seedling life. At least, with conifers, which are almost exclusive- ly to be considered in lumber production, this is the preferable method. The plants should rarely be more than 3 years old, grown in nurseries, and should be set out at the rate of 1,500 to 2,500 an acre, according to soil and species. By choosing a proper mixture of species better progress of the plantation can be effected, as well as a considerable cheapening of the planting cost, which at present prices, when growing one’s own plant material, can be kept considerably below $10 an acre. There is, of course, no finesse, no manu- ring, no cultivation practicable. After the plantation is set out, or possibly after re- planting the first year’s losses if in excess of 20 per cent, the plantation must be left to its fate, except to protect it against fire and possibly against insects. When it is 20 or 25 years old, hardly before, it may become desirable to thin out the dead and dying material. By that time it should be a thicket of slender poles with the branches in the interior dead and mostly broken off. Up to that time the object was to force the height growth by preventing as much as possible branch growth, and crowding the trees to reach upward for light; also to kill off the lower branches in order to secure clear shafts. When this has been accom- plished, sooner or later, according to spe- cies, soil, climate and other conditions, working for diameter begins. This is se- cured by judicious thinnings, repeated every 5 or 10 years as the case may be, giving to a selected number, the final harvest crop, 200 more or less to the acre, special chance for development by cutting away those which interfere. These selected ones will then grow rapidly in diameter and by the 60th or 7oth year will be fit for sawlogs, while without such treatment I00 to 120 years may be consumed to secure satisfac- tory sizes. The realization that to secure inferior materials not less than 20 to 30 years must elapse, that to grow saw timber 60 to 80 years and more are required, breeds the ‘natural desire to manage the virgin woods so as to lengthen out their supplies and to secure by conservative lumbering our ._present needs without curtailing the future over much. “You doubtless expect to marry for love?” “Oh, now and then!” exclaimed the young girl, romantically.—Life. PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. Edited by C. F. Lancwortuy, Pu.D. Author of “On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,” *‘Fish as Food,” etc, “What a Man Eats He Is.’ PEACHES IN COLD CLIMATES. Though peach trees will stand quite se- vere winters, late spring frosts are fatal to a crop. The flower buds open in the warm sunshine of early spring, only to be killed by the frost which in colder regions is almost sure to follow. Various devices have been tried to pre- vent early flowering or to protect the trees until danger is past. Peach growing from a commercial standpoint in Colorado is largely confined to the Western slope of the mountains where conditions are favor- able. The trees find a congenial home in many localities in several counties, conse- quently large areas are devoted to the cul- tivation of this fruit. In the Eastern part of the State the crop was almost always ruined by spring frosts although the tree grew well. In 1896, some experiments were begun in the protection of trees which were so successful that the method fol- lowed is now practised on a large scale. This consists in laying down the trees and covering the tops. The process is des- cribed in a recent bulletin of the Colorado Experiment Station, in effect as follows: As soon as the trees have shed their leaves and the wood is well ripened, they are ready for winter quarters. This is usually in the early part of November. The first step in the operation consists in re- moving the earth from a circle about 4 feet in diameter about the tree. When suf- ficient trees have been treated in this man- ner to make the work progress advanta- geously, water is turned into the hollows. After the ground has become saturated, the trees are worked back and forth and the water follows the roots, loosening the soil around them so they are pushed over in the direction that offers the least resis- tance. When treated in this manner the trees go over easily and with comparative- _ ly little injury to the root system, provid- ing they have been laid down each year. It is difficult to handle old trees in this manner, if they have never been laid down - and usually it will not pay to try. After the trees are on the ground, fur- ther work should be delayed until the ground has dried sufficiently to admit of ease in the handling of the dirt. The limbs may then be brought together with a cord and so lessen the work of covering. After experimenting with many kinds of coverings, burlap held in place with earth has proved the most satisfactory. The burlap is spread out over the prostrate tree top, taking special pains to protect the blossom buds from coming in direct con- tact with the earth covering. A light layer of earth is then thrown over the tree and the protection is complete. The critical time in growing peaches by this method is in the spring when growing weather begins. Close watch must be’ kept to see that the blossoms do not open pre- maturely, or that the branch buds are not forced into tender white growth. When the blossom buds begin to open, the cov- ering should be loosened so as to admit light and air, but it should not all be re- moved. More of the covering should be removed as the weather gets warmer, but the blossoms must be exposed to the sun gradually. Air and light are, of course, necessary for proper fertilization of the flowers, but after this process is complete and the fruit is set, all danger from the weather is con- sidered over. The trees are usually raised about the middle of May. Raising the trees is, of course, a simple task. The ground is again watered and when wet enough the trees are raised. To be sure, trees that have been treated in this manner will not usually stand upright un- supported. Consequently, they are propped up at an angle, usually 2 props being re- quired to keep the wind from swaying them. When this method of growing peaches was first presented before the Colorado State Horticultural Society, it was received with not a little sarcasm by some of the members, but the practicability of laying down the trees is now no longer ques- tioned. The constantly increasing acreage of peaches proves that it pays. The actual expense is, of course, difficult to estimate, because of the attention required in the spring. The cost of the fall work can be estimated, however, as it has been found that 2 men will lay down and cover 25 of the largest trees in a day. This process seems to be in no way det- rimental to the health of the trees, since they live as long and bear as much fruit according to the size of the top as those grown in peach sections. It is, of course, necessary to cut out the wide spreading branches and thus reduce the size of the top in order to lessen the work of cover- ing. 314 PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. SUBSTITUTES FOR TEA. Many substitutes for tea can be found in any ordinary woods. The idea is not a new one, for many country folks made use of the substitutes in the days when the luxury of Chinese tea was not so easily afforded as now. Before the Revolution when the colonists were in a turmoil over the stamp taxes, it was considered unpa- triotic to drink tea that had paid tribute to the government, and the so-called Liberty tea was the popular drink. The four leaved, loose strife was, no doubt, the herb from which this beverage was made, possibly with the aid of various other herbs. It is common to almost every woodland. In some districts of the Southern United - States, pennyroyal tea is a common beverage and seems to take the place of real tea. The leaves of the New Jersey tea, a low bush which grows everywhere in dry wood- lands, and bears in June and July a profu- sion of delicate white blooms, were also extensively used during the Revolution. An infusion of the leaves has a bright amber color, and in looks is as attractive as the real beverage; but the taste, though astring- ent, is by no means lively. Some effort has recently been made in commercial circles to revive the use of this plant as a substitute for tea. The leaves are said to contain about 10 per cent. of tannin. Hemlock leaves and those of the arbor vitae have played an important part in the making of rustic tea. The arbor vitae is a tree that grows wild in great abundance in Northern woods, and the old time Maine lumbermen used frequently to resort to its leaves for tea when other herbage failed them for the purpose. It is thought to be invigorating. The leaves of the. wintergreen, a small plant, whose bright red berries, about the ‘size of peas, are sold on the streets under the name of teaberry, have long been used for tea. The foliage is aromatic, and people who like a dash of spiciness in their drink have sometimes added its flavor to real tea. It is near of kin and similar in taste to the creeping snow berry, a small, delicate vine, abundant in the great bogs and mossy woods of the North and Alleghany regions, and this is also approved by mountain pal- ates as a substitute for tea. Thoreau, in “The Maine Woods,” tells of his Indian guide bringing it into camp one night and recommending it as the best of all substi- tutes for tea. “It has a slight checkerberry flavor,” Thoreau records, “and we agreed that it was better than the black tea we had brought. We thought it a discovery and that it might be dried and sold in the shops.” Better known as a tea plant is the Lab- rador tea, Ledum latifolia, which grows in cold bogs and mountain woods from Penn- 315 sylvania Northward. The leaves, which emit a slight, not unpleasant fragrance when bruised, are tough and leathery, and covered with a rusty brown wool. Steeped, they give a wild, gamy flavor to hot water, and the drink resulting suggests a poor grade of black tea. Sweet fern which is such an abundant growth everywhere on sterile hillside and by mountain roads, is another famous tea plant often known as “mountain tea.” Dur- ing the War of the Rebellion its use for tea was particularly prevalent in the Southern States, and many a Southern lady who was reared in luxury was reduced to drinking this poor substitute for her favorite Oolong or flowery Pekoe. - The foliage and flowers of all the golden- rods contain an astringent principle, and are moderately stimulating so that their suit- ability for the manufacture of a domestic tea was recognized by the American colon- ists as long ago as when George III. was king over them. One species, the fragrant leaved goldenrod, known sometimes as Blue Mountain tea, possesses, in addition, the flavor of licorice. Drunk piping hot in the wilderness, it makes a pleasant feature in the camper’s limited menu. This especial kind of goldenrod begins to bloom early in the summer and is easy of recognition, even by the non-botanical, because of the licorice perfume which the leaves give out when rubbed. It is a common species in the pine barrens of New Jersey. The astringent quality, in a greater or less degree, is pos- sessed by nearly all these plants. They also contain considerable tannic acid. These 2 properties go far to make tea the popular beverage it is. As an ardent admirer of RECREATION, permit me to compliment you on the No- vember issue and to join with you in the hope that we shall see the day when the game hog will be consigned to utter oblivion. Your war is as righteous as the Crusades, and you may well realize that you have the support of every true sports- man. Bronte A. Reynolds, Englewood, III. “The reason I can’t get along with my wife is that she wants to submit all our dif- ferences to arbitration.” “To arbitration?” “Yes. She always wants to refer disputes to her mother.”—Four-Track News. I have bought your magazine from my newsdealer 2 years, and find it deeply inter- esting. The way you handle pot hunters and game hogs is refreshing. Let the good work go on. . C. Musser, Yeagertown, Pa. PUBLISHER’S NOTES. NEW STYLES OF MARBLE KNIVES. The illustrations herewith show Marble’s 6-inch Ideal hunting knife in 3 styles, blade Nos. I, 2 and 3. The blade as at present made is a modification of the 2 shapes of blades formerly made, known as sticking and skinning points, and is claimed by many expert hunters and woodsmen to combine more of the essential qualities for all- around use than are usually found in one style knife. The new blades are slightly thinner than the old pattern, and carry a more gradual bevel back of the edge. The bone chopper at back of point is a valuable feature for rough work. The solid hard rubber handle, No. 3, is considered by some superior to any other ES material for the purpose. The heavy tang, threaded at the end, just fits the mortise in handle, and a half inch brass nut counter- sunk in end of handle, engaging with threaded tang, makes the strongest fasten- ing it is possible to produce. The stripes or trimmings at each end of the No. 1 and No. 2 handles are made of alternate washers of colored hard fiber and brass or German silver, that are a driving fit on the tang. The center of the No. 1 handle is composed of leather washers put on under heavy pressure and held in place by the nut countersunk into the end of stag tip. The No. 2 is the same construc- tion except that the center is composed of 316 2 grooved slabs of selected stag riveted to- gether and driven on the tang the same as the washers. The popularity of the Marble knives is proven by the fact that the sales are con- siderably more than doubling each year. NEW GOODS FOR SPORTSMEN. Three patents have been issued within the last month on fishing reels. One of these is 742,680, to H. E. Vanalstyne, Ilion, N. Y., and 2 others, Nos. 442,568 and 742,587 to H. B. Carleton, Rochester, N. Y. Two of these reels are built on the automatic plan, and the other is on the crank plan with some improvements, which are fully de- scribed in the specifications filed with the application. Copies of these patents can be had by writing the Commissioner of Pat- ents, Washington, D. C. Patent No. 743,856, for a fishing reel has been issued to E.’ M. Funk, Wytheville, Va. This reel is so constructed that it will work either automatically or by a hand crank. Description of this patent may be had by writing the Commissioner of Pat- ents, Washington, D. C. E. C. Boren, of Sandwich, Mass., has in- vented a combination minnow pail and ship- ping can, on which Patent No. 724,539 has been issued. E. Sturgill, Eolia,.Ky., has secured Patent Na. 728,326 on a new locking device for fire arms. Patent No. 743,420 has been issued to Andrew Arnesen, of Des Moines, Iowa, for an animal trap constructed with an oscil- lating cylinder. Full description and copies of the patent can be obtained by writing “oe Pin cer seach of Patents, Washington, R. L. Hunter, of Minneapolis, Minn,, has been granted Patent No. 728,717. on a fishing reel, for which some important improve- ments over other reels are claimed. ENDORSES COLLAN OIL. New York Zoological Park, New York. Mr. J. R. Buckelew, No. 111 Chambers street, New York City. Dear Sir :— We have made~-a careful test of your Collan oil in comparison with another oil which we have been using for softening and waterproofing the shoes of some of our men. For 6 weeks we had one of our men grease one shoe with Collan oil and the PUBLISHER’S NOTES. 317 other with oil of another kind, such as we had previously been using, on the supposi- tion that it was the best obtainable. At the end of the 6 weeks the leather that had been treated with your oil was soft and pliable; while the other was stiff and hard, from the action of water which had, appar- ently, dissolved out the oil. This leaves no question in my mind as to the superior quality of Collan oil, both for waterproofing leather and for keeping it soft under the most adverse circumstances. I send you herewith an order for a6 months’ supply. Yours truly, W. T. Hornaday, Director. LEARN HOW TO MAKE MONEY The Plymouth Rock Squab Co. has moved its Boston office and is now es- tablished at 289 Atlantic avenue, that city. They have the second floor of a new build- ing never before occupied. There is a pas- senger elevator, freight elevator, steam heat, electric - lights, and every convenience. * The company has 3,000 square feet of ship- ping floor, which is more than double what they had ‘at Friend street. The new office is half way between the North and South stations, within 6 minutes’ walk of the post- office, and half way between the State street and Rowe’s wharf stations of the ele- vated road. During the past year this company has made important additions to its plant at Melrose, Mass., 8 miles North of Boston, and now has a large amount of money in- vested there. This year the outlook is for about double the business they did last year. Raising squabs for market is a money- making business, and can often be carried on as a side line. Anyone who is interested should write the Plymouth Rock Squab Co., at their new address, for a copy of their free book, “How to Make Money with Squabs.” In writing please mention REc- REATION, ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF OLD IVORY. The buildings of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which will open at St. Louis April 30, 1904, resemble old ivory, and they present the most marvelous spectacle of its kind ever seen on the earth. It is not likely that anything approaching this will be seen again for many a year. The buildings themselves occupy 131 acres. Those of the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, the next greatest, occupied only 82 acres. The entire space covered by the World’s Fair at St. Louis is 1,240 acres, which is twice as large as that of any previous exposition. A large folder containing much interest- ing information, a map of the grounds, and pictures of many of the buildings, has just been issued by the New York Central Rail- road, and will be found of immense interest to every person who thinks of attending this last and greatest of the World’s Fairs. A copy will be sent free post-paid on re- ceipt of 2 2-cent stamps, by George H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent, Grand Central Station, New York. AS TO MANCHURIA. The eyes of all the world are on Man- churia. It is a country of which we know practically nothing, and war time is the right time to study unfamiliar territory. A correct map and other information of a specific character regarding that country are given in folder No. 28 of the New York Central’s “Four-Track Ser- ies,” issued by George H. Daniels. As - a rule, not much reliance can be placed on railroad maps, but Daniels’ map of Man- churia is the best in print. It certainly is cheap enough for the poorest of us. It should be stuck up in every public school, and Manchuria should be the geographical objective for some months. A copy of No. 28, “A New Map of Asia and the Chinese Empire,” sent free, on re- ceipt of 7 cents in stamps by George H. Daniels, General Passenger Agent, New York Central Railroad, Grand Central Sta- tion, New York. Star Island, Mich. A. W. Bishop & Son, Racine, Wis. Dear Sirs: June 23, 1902, I bought one of your Independent Even Spooling Reels and am much pleased with it. In casting off the dock here General Shattock and Doctor Boyer, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Dr. Gremmill, of Forest, Ohio, and Attorney Jordan, of Findlay, Ohio, cast 150 feet with it, and had I had any more line on the reel they would have cast farther. Attorney Kidder also cast all but 2 turns off the reel. Mr. Nat. C. Goodhue, of Aurora, Ohio, of- fered to bet $100 he could cast 200 feet with it. In fact, you will hear from all of them, for they are enthusiastic over it. I told them I paid $5.50 for my reel and that you had a similar reel with jeweled bearings for $6.50 or $7. Yours truly, Geo. W. Bouse, Cleveland, Ohio. 3 Mile Bay, N. Y. The Passenger Department of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway has issued a small map, showing a section of country between the C. P. R. and Lake Huron, including the Mississaga river and its tributaries, which will prove of deep interest to all canoeists 318 and nature lovers. With the aid of this map a man can go West on the main line of the C. P. R. to Bisco Station, put his canoe into one of the many small lakes in that vicinity, run down into Mississaga river and down that to Desbarats Station on the Southern line of the C. P. R. Men who have been over this course describe it as one of the most interesting and fascinat- ing regions in Canada. The country is en- tirely wild and game and fish are abundant. If you are interested in finding such a place, write C. E. E. Ussher, G. P. A., Montreal, Can., for a copy of the map, and mention RECREATION. The Cedaroleum Co., Perkinsville, Vt. Dear Sirs: Some time ago I ordered a sample of Cedaroleum, and have given it a thorough test. Am highly pleased with it, and believe it will do everything claimed for it. It is especially good for the 22 cal- iber rifle, which is one of the hardest guns +9 keep clean. Cedaroleum does the work perfectly, and if used according to direc- tions there need be no fear of the rifle turn- ing black or pitting after being cleaned. As you say, oil is too thin and vaseline too heavy. Cedaroleum is put up in such a convenient manner that it is a pleasure to use it, and it has a pleasant odor. C. W. Ditsworth, Lanark, Illinois. Mullins, of Salem, Ohio, has issued a new catalogue of his stamped sheet metal boats, which is a novelty in many respects. It is full of pictures and information that must prove deeply interesting to all anglers, duck shooters, canoeists and others who are fond of dabbling in the water. If vou are going to have a boat you will find it a great satisfaction to have one that will not shrink or leak every time you leave it out of the water a few days; hence the metal boat is the thing. Write Mullins for a copy of his catalogue. Study it carefully, and see if you do not agree with me. Please mention RECREATION when you write. The Ideal Manufacturing Company, of New Haven, Conn., has made up and put on the market a smelting furnace for the use of rifle clubs or militia companies desiring to cast their own bullets in large numbers. This furnace holds 50 to 75 pounds of lead, and is intended to be operated by gas. Persons interested in this announcement can get a circular giving cuts and full in- formation by sending a postal card to Mr. J. H. Barlow, Manager of the Ideal Manu- facturing Company, and mentioning RECcRE- ATION, RECREATION. D. M. Tuttle Co., Canastota, N. Y. Dear Sirs: The 18 foot launch which I bought of you in June, 1903, has given me perfect satis- faction. I have tested the engine under all conditions and I have not been disappointed in a single instance. I believe there is no better motor made nor any so simple to run. I remain, Yours gratefully, H. D. Empie. Portland, Maine. Mr. Geo. F. Webber, Detroit, Mich. Dear Sir—I beg to acknowledge receipt of the knit hunting jacket No. 4, and thank you much for it. I am greatly pleased with the jacket. It is a beauty; the best yet. Truly yours, T. B. Davis. The Baker Gun and Forging Company, Batavia, N. Y., has employed W. H. More as a salesman. Mr. More has been in the gun business a long time, and is well known to the trade as a pleasant and agreeable gentleman and a master of his profession. I bespeak for him the careful and courteous consideration of gun men everywhere. Spratts Patent, Newark, N. J., makers of the famous dog and poultry foods and medicines, has issued its’ 1904 catalogue, which is equally as interesting and valuable as those of previous years, and every own- er of a dog, or a bunch of poultry or pig- eons should have a copy. When writing for it, please mention RECREATION. Schoverling, Daly & Gales have bought 46 high grade Hollenbeck hammerless guns, and are selling them at less than half the factory price. Any person wishing to buy a high grade gun at a low price, can secure a bargain by getting one of these Hollenbecks. I received the Harrington & Richardson gun yesterday and it is much better than I expected. Fred H. Mann, Evansville, Ind. The Harrington & Richardson gun you gave me is more than satisfactory. C. E. Stanford, Worcester, Mass. The Harrington & Richardson revolver is great. I thank you for it. L. B. Sayers, Mattawana, Pa. EDITOR’S CORNER. SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE: L,- AS. Each annual meeting of the League of American Sportsmen has _ been more successful than any of its pred- ecessors, and the one held at Colum- bus, Ohio, February toth and 11th, was greater than any of the others. Twenty-five States were represented by League officers or delegates, some States having 3 to 4 each, making an aggregate of 70 rie ike represen- tatives. The Gata of 20 States ap- pointed our officers as official sponsors for the States as well as for the League. We have always heretofore been aLle to transact all the business that came before the meeting in one day, but this time it took 2 days of close, systematic work to clear the docket. The visiting delegates without ex- ception reported greater progress in the work of securing laws, of enforc- ing them and of creating public sen- . tment during the last year, than their predecessors had ever given at any of our previous meetings. The number - of prosecutions has increased in most of the States, showing a growing ac- tivity on the part of the League mem- bers and other sportsmen in reporting violations of the law; and it is safe to say that the aggregate of fines collect- ed in all the States during the past year is at least 3 times that of any previ- ous year in the history of the game protective movement. This shows a growing feeling of respect for game and fish laws and a growing con- tempt for game and fish destroyers, on the part of judicial officers and of men who are drawn as jurors. Every man familiar with the work of game protection knows that up to within 2 or 3 years it was difficult to get a jury anywhere in the rural districts that would convict a man for a viola- 319 tion of a game or fish law, even though he might plead guilty. The same may be said of justices of the peace. We all know of many cases where men have been taken into a justice’s court, charged with the unlawful taking of game or fish, have pleaded guilty and have been discharged by the Justice without punishment. That. time has passed. There is scarcely a judicial officer in the land to-day who does not know that the public at large expects and demands that men who break the laws regard- ing the protection of fish and game must be dealt with just as severely as men who violate any section of the penal code, and there are thousands .of such officers who now give such offenders the maximum penalty when proven guilty. It is no exaggeration to say that this change of sentiment on the part of the justices, the judges of the high- er courts and of the general public, is due to the educational work carried on by the League of American Sports- men during the past 7 years. We have had a great deal of help in this from kindred societies, but the League has been on the firing line all the time. It has borne the brunt of the battle and has swept away one line after another of the enemy. The other and more conservative socicties have helped to hold the ground gained by the League. The Governor of Ohio and the Mayor of Columbus attended the League banquet and welcomed the visitors in speeches that stirred the souls of all within hearing, and con- vinced every one that these gentlemen felt deeply the importance and value of our work. Many members of the Ohio Legis- lature were present, and several of these gentlemen told me, personally, that they were astounded at the mag- nitude of the gathering; at the earn-, 320 RECREATION. estness, the strength and the ability of the men who compose the work- ing force of the League. There were at least 100 Ohio men at the dinner tables, in addition to the visiting delegates, and I heard nearly every one of these men say that the important game protective measures now pending before the Ohio Legis- lature would go through almost with- out opposition, and this largely on ac- count of the great influence exerted by the annual gathering of the League. The Columbus daily papers with- out exception were most earnest and generous in their treatment of the con- vention. They gave it column after column, and in some instances half page articles, before, during and after the meeting. The first 3 annual meetings of the League were held in this city, and’ during that time no one suggested any other place of meeting. Finally an invitation came from Indiana that we hold our 4th annual meeting in that State. We did so, and at the Indian- apolis meeting a delegation came from St. Paul to invite us to hold the next in that city. We went there and on that occasion we had invitations from 2 different States for the 6th annual meeting. We decided on Cojumbus, and one of the most gratifying fea- tures of the recent meeting was that 5 urgent invitations were presented to us there, to hold our 7th annual meet- ing in the respective States from which these came. These communications came _ not only from League members, but from the Governors of States, boards of trade, Audubon Societies, and other strong organizations. It is a great misfortune that all friends of game protection could not have been in sight and hearing of the earnest body of men who assembled at Columbus, and have heard the en- couraging reports made there from all over the land. If certain men who ‘still continue to belittle the work of this organization could have been there, they would have changed their tactics promptly. The problem of saving the wild ani- mals and birds of this country is well nigh solved. The laws of many States are practically perfect, and those that still need amending will be made good in the near future. It remains now only to stop, absolutely and at all times, the sale of game in a few East- ern States, such as New York, Penn- sylvania and Massachusetts. When this shall have been done we may con- fidently expect to see game increase rapidly everywhere, — KILL THE POT HUNTERS’ GUNS. The war against the automatic and pump guns goes bravely on. The best sports- men are almost a unit in condemning these weapons and in seeking the enactment of laws to prohibit their use. There are a few good, clean sportsmen who yet believe the old pump gun is all right, but this number is growing smaller every day. I have let- ters from a number of such men, saying they are trying to sell their pump guns, and thus get out from under the prohibitory law before it comes. Others say they have hung these guns up on the hooks. and that they will remain there as curios, never again to be used in the field. One of the most gratifying features of ° this campaign is the fact that the Audubon women in all the States have taken up the crusade and are bringing all possible in- fluence to bear on their law makers, to in- duce them to enact our prohibitory measure. The makers of the pump guns are busy too; but their efforts are directed mainly to the market hunters and other thought- less game destroyers. The Winchester Company is sending out thousands of copies of a decision rendered by a country judge in California some years ago, in favor of the pump gun and against the good people who are trying to preserve the birds. There is no question that this decision will be re- versed whenever a similar case is taken to any of the higher courts, Here are extracts from a few decisions that will furnish food for reflection, bitter food though it may be, for the champions of the automatic and pump guns: 1. Supreme Court of Minnesota.* State v. Rodman (58 Minn., 393, 400). “ “The preservation of such animals as are *Note.—Quoted with approval by the Supreme Court of the United States in Geer vy. Conn., 161 U. S., 519, 533. CO OO OO _ _ ait App eis EDITOR’S CORNER. adapted to consumption as food or to any other useful purpose, is a matter of public interest, and it is within the police power of the ’State, as the representative of the people in their united sovereignty, to make such laws as will best preserve such game, and secure its beneficial use in the future to the citizens, and to that end it may adopt any reasonable regulations, not only as to time and manner in which such game may be taken and killed, but also imposing limi- tations on the right of property in such game -after it has been reduced to posses- sion. Such limitations deprive no person of his property, because he who takes or kills game had no previous right of prop- erty in it, and when he acquires such right by reducing it to possession he does so subject to such conditions and limitations as the Legislature has seen fit to impose.” 2. Supreme Court of United qn, are v. State of Maryland, (59 U. “That part of the law in en con- taining the prohibition and inflicting the penalty, which appears to have been applied by the State court to this case, is as follows: (1833, ch. 254). ‘AN ACT TO PREVENT THE DESTRUCTION OF OYSTERS IN THE WATERS OF THIS STATE. ‘Whereas, the destruction of oysters in the waters of this State is seriously appre- hended, from the destructive instrument used in taking them, therefore “Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That it shall be unlawful to take or catch oysters in any of the waters of this State with a scoop or drag, or any other instrument than such tongs and rakes as are now in use, and authorized by law; and all persons what- ever are hereby forbid the use of such in- struments in taking or catching oysters in the waters of this State, on pain of for- feiting to the State the boat or vessel em- ployed for the purpose, together with her papers, furniture, tackle, and apparel, and all things on board the same.’ “The State holds the propriety of this soil for the conservation of the public rights of fishery thereon, and may regulate the modes of that enjoyment so as to pre- vent the destruction of the fishery. In other words, it may forbid all such acts as would render the public right less valuable, or de- stroy it altogether. This power results from the ownership of the soil, from the legislative jurisdiction of the State over it, and from its duty to preserve unimpaired those public uses for which the soil is held. “So much of this law as is above cited may be correctly said to be not in con- flict with, but in furtherance of, any and all public rights of taking oysters, whatever they may be.” c 321 3. Supreme Court of United States, (Law- ton v. Steele, 152, U. S., 133). “The preservation of game and fish, how- ever, has always been treated as within the proper domain of the police power, and laws limiting the season within which birds and wild animals may be killed or exposed for sale, and prescribing the time and man- ner in which fish may be caught, have been repeatedly upheld by the courts.” GIVE IT YOUR AID, H. R. 11584. A bill for the protection of wild animals and birds in the Wichita Forest Reserve. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to designate such areas in the Wichita Forest Reserve as should, in his opinion, be set aside for the protection of game animals and birds and be recognized as a breeding place therefor. Sec. 2. That when such areas have been designated as provided for in section one of this Act, hunting, trapping, killing, or capturing of game animals and birds upon the lands of the United States within the limits of said areas shall be unlawful, ex- cept under such regulations as may be pre- scribed, from time to time, by the Secre- tary of Agriculture; and any persons vio- lating such regulations or the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and shall, upon conviction in any United States court of competent jurisdic- tion, be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year, or shall suf- fer both fine and imprisonment, in the dis- cretion of the court. Sec. 3. That it is the purpose of this Act to protect from trespass the public lands of the United States and the game animals and birds which may be thereon, and not to interfere with the operation of the local game laws as affecting private, State, or Territorial lands. Every sportsman in the land should write his Congressman and Senator at once urg- ing prompt and favorable action on this bill. Our object is eventually to induce Congress to inclose a portion of this tract with a high wire fence and make a quail breeding farm of it. The government would then buy several thousand live birds, amputate the first joint of one wing of each and turn them into this field to breed. Then as fast as the young birds mature they could be netted and shipped to the Northern States for restocking depleted areas. Please act promptly in this matter and have as many as possible of your friends do so, 322 BRADFORD’S TWADDLE. One Bradford, of Masenna, N. Y., has written an article in favor of spring shoot- ing, in which he makes this ridiculous state- ment ! “One has but to see the immense yearly flight of ducks Northward to be convinced that there is no fear of exterminating the duck family.” Anyone who knows has but to read the foregoing statement in order to be con- vinced that Mr. Bradford knows practically nothing of the subject he talks about or else that he is deliberately misrepresenting the facts. Every careful observer of the bird lite of this country is well aware that all species of ducks have been steadily decreasing in numbers, for 20 years past. No better evi- dence of this fact is needed than a compari- son of the market quotations of to-day with those of a few years ago. Within the mem- ory of young men of to-day .canvasback ducks sold in the markets of this city, dur- ing the fall and winter, as low as $4.a dozen; redheads at $3 a dozen; mallards, black ducks, widgeon and other common va- rieties as low as $2 a dozen. To-day canvasbacks bring $45 to $60 a dozen; redheads, $30 to $36; black ducks, ruddy ducks, mallards, widgeon, etc., $12 to $15 a dozen. This, notwithstanding the fact that there are 10 times as many men shooting for the market to-day as there were 20 years ago. It is unfortunate that such idiots as Brad- ford should be allowed to talk through the newspapers, for while no intelligent sports- man or naturalist would be misled by his twaddle, there are thousands of other peo- ple who do not know the facts and who are likely to take for granted what he savs. Colonel Kingsbury, commanding Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, has shown a most earnest and commendable interest in the cause of game and fish protection. The Ft. Sill military preservation covers 52,000 acres of land, and is thoroughly patrolled every day. Colonel Kingsbury has issued orders that no shooting or fishing shall be allowed on the reservation, either by soldiers or civil- jans, except during the open season for the taking of fish and game, and he has even prohibited shooting and fishing during a portion of that time. That reservation is large enough to be made a most valuable fish and game preserve, and as a result of. Colonel Kingsbury’s wise course we may reasonably expect that game and fish will increase rapidly on that tract. I wish the commanders of all the Western army posts could be induced to take similar action. RECREATION. Game Warden P. W. Shaffer, of Okla- homa, seized 16,000 quails and prairie chick- ens in the Rock Island yards at that city. some weeks ago, that were consigned to the Okeene Produce Co., of Okeene, and the Chester Produce Co., of St. Louis. The birds were packed in 7o barrels, boxes and egg cases, and while the report before me does not say so, it is safe to assume that these cases were not properly labeled as to their contents. Oklahoma has a non-export game law, and in attempting to violate this the shipper undoubtedly violated the Lacey law as well; so it is interesting to figure out the penalty to which the offender is liable. My readers: will be advised of the ultimate outcome of this case. Buffalo Jones, special game warden for the Yellowstone National Park, reports that he has bought and confined under wire fence, 21 head of buffalo. He has also caught 14 calves from among the wild buf- falo running at large in the Park. He re- ports that there are now 33 of these wild bison outside of the enclosure. I used to find fault with your attitude toward the violators of the game and fish laws, but I now realize that you can not do full justice to these shoats, on account of the postal regulations. Joseph Thorn, Elgin, Oregon. She—I will never marry a man whose fortune has not at least 5 ciphers in it. He—Oh, darling! Then we will be mar- ried to-morrow; mine is all ciphers.—Chi- cago News. The Harrington & Richardson gun ar- rived in due time. It more than pays me for the little work I did for you. J. T. Carr, Victor, Colo. The Harrington & Richardson revolver is all right and alone worth the money I sent in for 5 subscriptions. J. W. Bales, Wester, Ia. Oh, Tom! This brown hair on your coat shows where you have been. On the contrary, my dear, it shows where you have been.—E.rchange. The Harrington & Richardson gun came to hand. I consider it a present and thank you accordingly. William Miner, North Billerica, Mass. Have received the Harrington & Rich- ardson revolver and more than like it. Geo. Steubenrauch, Collinsville, Conn. RECREATION. 323 There is Long Life, Health and Happiness in the Tablet Behind the Gun. 7 USE ‘The Andrews Only Dyspepsia Cu The day you begin using it YOU CAN EAT ANYTHING YOU LIKE AND ALL YOU LIKE, asit willboth CURE and PREVENT every form of indigestion or stomach trouble, and correct all ailments incident to Dyspepsia. GUARANTEED TO CURE OR MUNEY RETURNED. Not a patent medicine but a secret compound of genuine remedies, endorsed by physicians. Contains nothing harmful in any respect, and PP WILL CURE. Tis masiciee tae Seog wet tn years and has never failed to give immediate relief in any case of Dyspepsia, and it will cure all ailments arising from indigestion, and so build up and strengthen one’s system as to help it naturally in throwing off any ailment other than those arising from Dyspepsia. AS a Safeguard ¢gainst impairing one’s di- gestive organs, and for preventing ill effects of all sorts, every person, (ill or well,) should take one of these tab- lets after heavy eating or drinking, particularly if the food eaten is of an indigestible nature, or if eaten at night. It does not partly digest food like pepsin, but acts directly upon the stomach, strengthening and regulating it so that it is able to perform its natural functions and correct all sorts of troubles that are incident- to indi- gestion. to cure all forms of Dyspepsia or GUARAN TEED money returned, DIREC TIONS— For any form of Dyspepsia, Sour or Acid Stomach, Heartburn, Gas- tritis, Canker, Nausea, Sleeplessness, Bowel Troubles or anything arising from indigestion, chew up and swallow one tablet after each meal, or at any time when needed. Tablets do net contain opiates or narcotics or anything harmful, and dose will not have to be increased after one has used it awhile. PRICE, 25c postpaid. As few druggists yet keep it, or know of it, we will sup- ply it by mail on receipt of price. Address all orders, etc., to the ABSOLUTE REMEDY COMPANY Hon. J. Lewis Cuitps, Pres. Floral Park Hon. Crarence Lexow, Vice Pres. H. H. Davis, Sec’y and Treas, New York SAMPLE FREE.—On receipt of a 2c. stamp for post- age we will send free a small sample of this wonderful remedy if you mention Recreation. Try it and be con- vinced of its value. Unsolicited Testimonials Dr. CHas. W. Taytor, Lowell, Mass., says: “I have used ‘The Andrews Only Dyspepsia Cure’ in my private practice, and it has cured when all other remedies failed.” Dr. Taylor is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, late Medical Examiner of Mass. Medical Society, and Physician of Mass. General Hospital, and City Hospital of Lowell. Dr. H. B. Eaton, 23 Oak St., Rockland, Me., says: “I have used your Dyspepsia Cure in my practice for the past five years. I use it for Sour Stomach, Heartburn and Water Brash, also spitting food after eating, and distress with pain and nausea. I find that it works very quickly.” : Mr. CnHas, L. Furnt, of Standard Oil Co., East Cam- bridge, Mass., says: “Dr. Chas. F. Roberts has recom- mended to me ‘The Andrews Only Dyspepsia Cure,’ and I herewith enclose an order for it.” FRANK MeEtvitie, 138 E. 14th St., N. Y. City, says: “Having used one box of ‘Andrews Only Dyspepsia Cure,’ I can with pleasure say that I have been greatly relieved from a case of Dyspepsia and Sour Stomach of several years’ standing. Your remedy is indeed a great one.” Rev. CuHas, H. Hickox, Dept. Chaplain G. A. R., Wake- field, Mass., says: “For more than 30 years I have been troubled with Dyspepsia in its most acute forms, accom- panied by Nausea, Water Brash. Heartburn, Acidity of stomach, and all its attendant evils. All remedies would only give temporary relief. Three months ago I tried ‘The Andrews Only,’ which worked like a charm. It has relieved me very largely from all suffering, having only occasional attacks of brief duration, and feel that in the end it will cure me entirely. I heartily recommend your cure.” G. L. Gress, Concord, N. H., says: “I have been troubled very much with dyspepsia and weak stomach, and was not able to eat anything hearty without distress. By using your Dyspepsia Cure I can now eat anything.” Hon. W. H .I. Hayes, Lowell, Mass., says: (Mr. Hayes is serving his r4th term in the Mass. Legislature.) “‘l use your remedy and write that people who suffer from indigestion may know that there ts a cure. I carry the ‘Andrews Only Dyspepsia Cure’ in one pocket, my watch in the other. I can live without the watch, but not with- out the Cure.” Mrs, C. A. Vuster, Delaware, N. J., writes: “I re ceived the tablets of ‘Andrews Only Dyspepsia Cure.’ It was really a godsend to me. I never had anything give me such relief in so short a time. I enclose one dollar for more.” 324 RECREATION. A REMARKABLE SHOT. WILLIAM HODGSON. I had hunted deer in the Adirondacks several seasons, and wanted to try for bear. When I reached the station I was met by my guide, and having provided what I had been told was tempting bait for bear, such as codfish and Limberger cheese, we started for the woods. We carried with us 2 bear traps and had set one when, going farther up the trail to set the other, we came to a meadow. We stopped to rest and look over the situation. While we were waiting, a big buck walked slowly out of the woods, crossed an open- ing, and disappeared behind some spruces. I had taken aim at him while he was in the opening, but he looked so large and had such immense antlers that I mistook him for an elk, imagining he had escaped from some game preserve. After he passed out of sight I made up my mind I was mistaken and that the ani- mal was a deer. He was walking straight away from me when he entered the bushes. Aiming about 6 inches higher than I thought the line of his back would be, and lining up on the direction he had taken when he entered the bushes, I pulled. The guide had not seen the deer, but now we both saw him jump from the thicket into the standing timber. The guide said he thought I had hit the deer. We went into the thicket, and found blood on the leaves. Following the trail, we soon found big clots of blood. We sat down and waited about 15 minutes, hoping the deer would lie down. Then we took up the trail again and followed it by the blood about 300 yards, when we found the animal, lying on the ground, breathing hard, as if he were dying. I wanted to make sure of him that time, and as I could not get a good aim from where I stood, I stepped carefully to one side, but when I reached a point whence I could get a good look at him, I confess my heart failed me. The deer raised his head, looked at me with his big brown eyes, and was such a beautiful creature that I simply had not the courage to shoot him as he lay, probably on his death bed. While I stood there studying the unfortunate creature, he jumped. I took a quick aim at his neck and pulled again, but there was no report. For years I had been using a hammerless shot gun, and so had forgotten to cock my rifle. The guide laughed at me, and I would have sold out cheap at that moment; but few words were exchanged between us. We waited another half hour, when the guide said it was time to go; that the deer would either be dead by that time, or clear out of the country. We started again on the trail, and at that juncture it began to rain. This was indeed discouraging, for we realized that it would soon wash the blood from the leaves, and we should be unable to follow the trail. We walked as fast as we could, but were forced to depend on the impression of the deer’s hoofs on the soft _ the first shot. ground, as the blood had entirely disap- peared. We were 8 or Io miles from camp, night was approaching, and the rain was increasing in volume. The guide proposed going to camp at once and coming back in the morning, but I said that would be entirely useless; that we could not find the track at all by that time; so I insisted on following the trail a little farther. We pressed on, but soon lost the trail again and made a wide circuit in order to pick it up. After a while we found the track of a big buck, but were not sure it was the one we had been following. Still, we followed. It seemed as if this deer were perfectly healthy, for he was making big, long jumps. I said to myself as we walked along that I would give $5 to see only one drop of blood. After following the trail about half a mile we again came up to the deer, and found him lying on a little knoll. I felt sure he was dead, but thought it best to put another bullet in him. This I did, but when we walked up to him we found that was useless, as he was already dead when we reached him. He was truly a magnificent animal, and we estimated he would weigh 250 pounds. My first shot had gone through one rib and through his lungs. We went back to the starting point the- next day, and paced the distance from where I stood to where the deer was when I fired It proved to be 144 yards. I offered the guide $10 to get the entire carcass to the railway station, but he said it could not be done, as we were 12 miles from there, so I had to content myself with the saddles and the head. The latter I have ‘mounted, and it is indeed a beauty. That lucky shot broke up my bear trap- ping, for the weather was warm and I had to bring the venison out at once, in order to save it. I considered a deer in the ice box worth more than 2 bear in the woods. “There,” said the tailor, “that suit cer- certainly ‘fits you perfectly.” “Yes, indeed, you may justly feel proud of that, *: replied the customer. “It’s a credit to you.” “Well—er—I hope you won’t forget it’s a debit to you.”—Philadelphia Press. I have 3 sons. One is in Congress, one is a yellow journalist, and one is in jail. Oh, well, don’t despair; some day they may all be in jail—Mail and Express. Will J. L. Lancaster, who wrote the article entitled “Juno, the Retriever,” pub- lished in January, 1904, RECREATION, please let me know his address? J. A. Martin, Box 356, Austin, Tex. “They tell me Skinnem is out for all there is in it.” “No; his customers are out for all they put in it,’—Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. RECREATION. 229 ? ? ? ? THE ) Y B. | ENE’, N oF De Lo J.H.HY DE VICE PRESIDENT JWALEXANDER ~ & PRESIDENT DO YOU KNOW e that you can buy 5% Gold Bonds on instalments — and have them insured while you | © are paying for them? A good investment for you — if you live.A splendid protection for your family— if you die. Opportunities for men of character to act as representatives. 2 Apply to GAGE E.TARBELL, 2 Vice President. Send this coupon, or write, for particulars. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the United States 120 Broadway, New York I would like to receive information regarding a Gold Bond for $ issued to a person aged 326 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. THE ANNUAL COMPETITION RecREATION has conducted 8 amateur photographic competitions, all of which have been eminently successful. The gth opens April ist, 1904, and will close No- vember 30th, 1904. Following is a list of prizes to be awarded: First prize: A Long Focus Korona Camera, § x 7, made by the Gundlach Optical Co. Roch- ester, N. Y., fitted with a Turner-Reich Anastig- mat Lens, and listed at $85. ; 3 Second prize: A No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak, made by the Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N. Y., fitted with a Bausch & Lomnib 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-; listed at $36. Fourth prize: A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12 x 16 made by Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, and listed at $32. : Fifth prize: An AlI-Vista-Panoramic Camera, made by the Multiscope and Film Co., Burlington, Wis., and listed at $3o. Sixth prize: A No. 3 Focusing Weno Hawk- eye Camera, made by the Blair Camera Co., Roch- ester, N. Y., and listed at $27.50. Seventh prize: A high grade Fishing Reel, made by W. H. Talbot, Nevada, Mo., and listed at $20. Eighth prize: A Tourist Hawkeye Camera, 4 x 5, atid made by the Blair Camera Co., Roch- ester, N. Y., and listed at $15. 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 best pictures will each be awarded one dozen 8 x 10 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 § x 7 Carbutt Plates. The ito 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 picttire of a live wild animal, Subjects are limited to wild animals, birds, fishes, camp sceries, and to figtires or groups of persons, or afiimals, fepre- seriting in a truthful manner shooting, fish- ing, amateur photography, bicycling, sail- ing of other form of outdoor or indoor sport of recreation. Awafds to be made by 3 judges, none of whom shall be com- petitors. Conditions: Contestants must submit 2 motinted 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- RECREATION. ply your full name and address on the back of each, and nittmber such prints as you may send, I, 2, 3, etc. Then in a letter ad- dressed Photographie Editor, RECREATION, say, for instance: ; No. f 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 amateur photographers. Same as to Nos. 2, 3, ete. 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. PHOTOGRAPHIC POST CARDS. The use of souvenir post cards has be- come almost universal. In some localities the revenue derived from post cards during some seasons of the year exceeds the rev- enue from the sale of stamps for letters, and the Post Office Department has adopt- ed liberal rules, so that almost a mailable can now be sent as a post card. It is only necessary that the card should bear, on the address side, the words “Post card,’ and in addition only the address should be on that side. | The opportunity for the amateur photo- gtapher to make his own post cards be- comes easily within the reach of all. There are many possibilities in this direction, The negatives already on hand may be used, and the artistic ideas expfessed may add a great interest to the message sent an ab- sent friend. If the amateur is the possessor of a small printing press, the printing of a number of post cards will occupy only a short time. If not, a rubber stamp, containing the words “Post Card,” in large clear type, can be used. A good quality of bristolboard will answer the purpose, and can be easilv cut to the desired size, 314x5™%, by the ordinary print trimmer. <*> ee Oe ee ae eee eee SS —=L eee & if ~"" oe AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. 327 It is then necessary to sensitize the cards for printing. The simplest form of sensi- tizer is the ordinary blue print solution. Formulas for thé solution can be found in any of the annuals devoted to photography. For those who do not care to compound the blue print solution there are sensitizing powders on the market which are readily dissolved and easily manipulated. I can not urge_too strongly the careful selection of the negative for the small print which ig to be used to decoraté the post card. It ofteti happens that a choice view may be found in some corner of a nega- tive which taken as a whole would be utter- ly lacking in interest. The close study of the négatives on hand is recommended. These should bé €xamined not only as a whole but with reference to tiny portions which might be selected and used as an en- largement or a reduction, as their size may require. ’ The choice of the best portion of the negative may be aided and time saved by the use of several differently formed masks, the opening of which is to represent the size of the picture. The masks exclude other portions of the negative from con- sideration. This enables the mind to se- lect with much greater readiness stich por- tions of the negative as may seem of the greatest interest. _ In sensitizing the cards cover with a piece of blotter such portions of the card as are not to be included in the picture. Apply the sensitizer with a wad of absorb- ent cotton, remembering that a thin coat- ing of the sensitizér is all that will be fe- quired. The fingers should always be pro- tected from contact with the sénsitizer by rubber finger tips. With the blue print picture card a thor- ough washing is all that is needed to com- plete the picture after it has been printed. With other sensitizing solutions some chem- ical method of fixation is usually required. For that ample directions are contained with the sensitizing powders. If the words “Post Card” are to be printed by the use of a rubber stamp, Omit such printing until the picfure has been printed and fixéd and washed. Otherwise the ink used for the Stamp might become so much washed out and mingled with the picture, that an un- desired effect would be obtained. For that class of néeatives which seem to be so well composed that a small portion ¢an not be used without destroying the best effect of the picftire it will be well fo make a reduced transparén¢y on a lantern slidé platé, and from this make a small negative by contact. To those who own an enlare- ing and reducing camera this will be easy. but for fhosé who are obliged to depend on homemade apparatus, the reducing of negatives will entail no small labor. A board will be needed, of sufficient length to represent the distance required from the negative to the camera, in order to reduce the negative to the size of a lan- tern plate or smaller. At one end of this board fasten rigidly a box large enough to admit the largest negative to be reduced. In the bottom of the box cut an opening slightly smaller than the negatives from which the reductions are made, and fur- nish the box with parallel cleats so that the negatives can be placed in the grooves thus formed. At the other end of the board nail parallel strips of 34 inch board so that the view camera will slide between these strips with just enough friction to keep it in proper position. A groove should also be cut through the board to admit the tripod screw, by which the cam- era can be secured at any point after the correct size of the reduction has been found. The distance between the camera and the box containing the negative can be covered by the focussing cloth laid on strips of wood resting at one end on the camera, and at the other end on the box in which the negative is secured. This appar- atus can be easily prepared by any one from the usual articles found about the home; and the flat-dweller can utilize the family ironing board for the camera stand if other boards are not available. It will naturally suggest itself to the camera worker that the box containing the negative will have to be placed so it may receive the light from a window, and that the light should be diffused by the use of tracing cloth or tissue paper. It will also be known to all that a kit to contain the lantern slide plate can be made from card board so it can be used in the ordi- nary plate holder in the same manner as the usual negative plate. When it seems necessary to enlarge a portion of the nega- ative a similar apparatus will answer the purposé, provided the camera is furnished with a sufficient length of bellows. It may be, however, that some of thé téaders of this article have little time dur- ing the day that can be devoted to photo- graphy. For this class there is abundant opportunity to prepare the post cards from papers which are designed for use by ar- tificial light. Several manufacturers of bro- mide or gaslight papers have placed on the market post cards ready for exposure. These goods are easily manipulated and the results are all that the most exacting could wish. In this kind of work use printing frame of liberal size, so that all sizes of negatives can be accommodated with one frame. Cover the inner portion of the glass of the printing frame with a heavy nonéactinic paper. In the lower right corner of the paper mark off a space of the exact side of the post cards to be used, and 328 RECREATION. frame the right angle line thus formed with strips of cardboard, forming in this man- ner an angle in which the post cards may be placed. Each card will then be in accurate register. Cut an opening through the thick paper of sufficient size to accommodate the largest picture to be used, and by the use of masks on the negatives it will be possi- ble to bring each picture in proper position on the card. In making a series of exposures from dif- ferent negatives, select either a negative of the greatest or the least density of the col- lection, and from this make a standard of exposures, varying the exposure as the dif- ferent negatives are denser or thinner than the standard selected. It is also advisable to have a fixed distance for exposure be- tween the lamp or gas jet and the printing frame. Adopting such a distance gives one known condition, and the only remaining condition to be considered is the length of exposure, which should be governed by the condition of the negative used as related to the standard. Concerning the manipulation of the sensi- tized post cards it will usually be sufficient if the directions which accompany the pa- per are intelligently followed. Much of the success in the technical side of photo- graphy consists in following implicitly the formulas given. There will doubtless be found many friends who will wish to have post cards made from favorite negatives, and in such a case a means of money-making is at once afforded—Chas. E. Fairman, in The Cam- era and Dark Room. TO MAKE PYRO DEVELOPER. I should like to inquire through REcCREA- TION of R. Wadhams, M.D., Wilkes- Barre, Pa., what formula he would rec- ommend for making pyro developer, and how to size such developer. I read his article in November REcREA- TION entitled, “Why the Amateur Should Use Pyro,” and was much interested in it. I have been using Stanley plates of late, but I have trouble from pin holes in them. I dust the plates with a soft camel’s hair brush before and after exposure, as recom- mended by the plate company, but I get pin holes just the same. Can you suggest any way of preventing them? W. D. Lewis, Lynn, Mass. ANSWER. My developing solutions are as follows: A.—Pyro, I ounce. Saturated solution of oxalic acid, 2 drachms. Water, 16 ounces. B.—Sodium sulphite, T 80; or : Crystals, 10 ounces, or dry, 5 ounces. Water, 30 ounces. C.—Sodium carbonate, T 40; or Crystals, 6 ounces or dry 2% ounces. Water, 30 ounces. Use 1 ounce of each,-A. B. C. Water, 7 to I2 Ounces; or use: A.—6™% drachms, water, 7% to 12% ounces. B.—6_ drachms. C.—1 ounce. v By using this 3-solution developer, I can make up any mixture to correspond to the formula given by any plate maker for his individual plate; always remembering the following rules: Too much pyro chokes up the whites and gives too much contrast; too little pyro gives slow development and lack of contrast. Too much sulphite gives blue negative; too little, a brown negative and stain. Too much soda makes fog, and dense, flat negatives; too little makes con- trast and slow development. Addition of water mares negative in high lights and gives detail; less water gives contrast. Hence I vary the preparations according to the kind of negative I want. In regard to bubbles, I never wet the plate before developing. I try to pour the developer over the whole plate with one motion. I have few air bubbles. As regards pin holes, I doubt if dust plays so important a role as is supposed. It is an easy excuse for those manufactur- ers who make dirty plates. Try dusting % of the plate and see if you can tell, after development, which half was dusted. I suggest that Mr. Lewis try another make of plates. R. L. Wadhams, M.D., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. After my exposed plates have been laid away some time the film side becomes frosty looking. This appearance can be readily corrected by soaking the film in pure water, and while immersed using a camel’s hair brush gently over the emul- sion. Will you please state cause of this appearance and remedy? Have always ta- ken great care with original washing. A. N. Wolff, St. Paul, Minn. ANSWER. In all probability the white deposit you find on your negatives is sodium hyposul- phite which was not completely washed out. To test it make a stock solution of potas- sium permanganate 20 grains, sulphuric acid I drop, water 2 ounces. Dilute a small quantity of this solution with water until the color is light. Add to this the water in which the negatives were washed to re- move the white deposit; if it is hypo the solution will lose its color. The remedy would be to wash the negatives longer in running water. If the negatives were stored in a damp place it is possible the deposit is a mould. —EpIror. Eo RECREATION. XV \ VELVET VELOX A new Velox paper with a semi-gloss surface that adds lustre and life to the shadows. Its breadth of gradation adapts it to use with almost any negative. Furnished in single or double weight and as Post Cards. ALL DEALERS. Nepera Division, EASTMAN KODAK CoO., Rochester, N. Y. XVlli RECREATION, : | 4 “99% of Camera value is in the lens” eee EOE The "Style B" Goerz lens lets light through with the least possible resistance— this is necessary for instantaneous photog- raphy. Our new formula for the Goerz Style B has produced a lens which enables the amateur to make pictures under conditions which have heretofore been considered unfavorable. When you buy a camera tell the man you want a Goerz Lens. Sample Photographs sent on request C? Pe@eGO baz. 52 E. Union Square, New York City I received the boots. They are cCer- Cholly—Cawn’t imagine what’s the mattah tainly fine, and I so appreciate your gen- | with Gussie. 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The BEST rec- ords are made with COLLINEAR LENSES The fastest and truest lenses; fit any camera. Send for Booklets to Voigtlaender & Son Optical Co. 137 West 23d St. Dept. E New York RECREATION, PREMOS and POCOS Iilm By means of Premo Film Pack Adapter any 3}x i} or 4X5 Premo or Poco becomes a daylight loading film camera, and you may Focus on the Ground Glass Just as with Glass Plates The Film Pack (12 exposures ) loads into Adapter in simplest possible way. After exposure, a single motion presents next film ADAPTER—size of ordinary plate holder 34%x4% Premo Film Pack Adapter : : , : : $1.00 Premo Film Pack, 12 exposures 3% x 44 : -70 4x 5 Premo Film Pack Adapter : : : : : 1.50 Premo Film Pack, I2 exposures,4 x5 _ - - : : : 90 For use with Film Pack only PREMO FOLDING FILM CAMERA PREMO BOX FILM CAMERA ROCHESTER Rochester Optical Co., sew York Send for 1904 catalogue, which is now ready Xix XX RECREATION. COMBINATION HAWK-EYE A New Film Camera which allows the operator to focus on ground glass. May also be used with glass plates. Fitted with Extra Rapid Rectilinear lens, B. & L. rising and falling front con- Automatic Shutter, trolled by rack and pinion. No. 3 Combination Hawk-Eye, pictures 3% x 4¥, $27.50 BLAIR CAMERA COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N. Y. equipped for film and plates, - - Send for Catalogue. Something Special — Playing Cards Free:—To each person sending me $1 for one year’s subscription to RECREATION, or sending it direct to be placed to my credit, I will forward, all charges prepaid, a pack of elegant gold edge playing cards. ‘These are no cheap second quality cards but first quality of extra selected stock, highly enameled and polished, fancy set pattern backs, each pack wrapped in handsome glazed wrapper and packed in strong tele- scope case. L. J. Tooley, 141 Burr Oak St., Kalamazoo, Mich. >) yoy ®, 1 ® 7% }9°2 BE SG» Yor Golf &Tennis Players ¢& . “PRESTO! — CHANGE!" Gt ATTACHABLE EYEGLASS TEMPLES® Eye Glasses into Spectacles, Spectacles into Eye Glasses PROTECTED! I received the Webber knit jacket you had sent to me for 3 subscriptions. It is just the thing for wearing around the house and for hunting or fishing. I thank you for sending it so promptly. F, W. Latz, Minneapolis, Minn. I have received the Davenport gun that I earned as premium, and find it entirely sat- isfactory in every way. I have shown it to lots of my friends and they are surprised to know that a gun can be got with so little expense and labor. J. A. Barnea, Exetér, N. H. LQ UES ~ J epee 2 Nn Z DON’T RREAK OR LOSE YOUR GLASSES IN EXERCISE, WIND AND STORM Can be attached by anyone Price in Nickel 50Oc. a pair. Gilt 75c. a pair. Gold Filled 81 a pair. l Established 1842 GALL & LEMBKE, Dept.C, 1 W. 42d St. 21 Union Sq., New York Send for Circula See SSS === Send thickness of lens when ordering by mail Solid Gold $2.50 a pair. Foregg Batepls. RECREATION. xxl astoithe quality of pictures nade with a KORONA. Camera GUNDLACH- MANRATTAN OPTICAL CO., 730, Cnt Ave,, Rochester, N.Y, YOU CANNOT BUY A KORONA CAMERA from the Photographic Dealer nowadays because the Pee Ong hina PP EEE .C a OS ce prohibits it, in effect, by making him forfeit a large part of his profit on ¢hezr goods, if he dares to buy and sell ours. If your dealer is one of these, or if no dealer in your town handles our products, we'll let you keep the profit the dealer formerly made. Write for catalogue and discounts. This is an unprecedented opportunity to buy the peerless KORONA CAMERA at wholesale price. We manufacture also BINOCULARS, TELE- SCOPES, MICROSCOPES and other optical goods Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co 730 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. Xxil RECREATION. CANAUEMIL GIT anh Se Those same qualities of ex- cellence in ‘¢Centurys” which appeal to expert photographers, make these Cameras also the best for beginners. The Revolving Back gives “ Century Quality” the consummating feature to make Century Cameras a thoroughly distinctive line. ‘¢Centurys’* use Film Packs, Film Cartridges, or Glass Plates, FREE 65-page 1904 Art Catalogue. Write to-day. Century Camera Co,, Rocuester, N. Y, OIL PORTRAITS ON APPROVAL | LANTERN SLIDES COLORED ; SKILLFULLY AND ARTISTICALLY If you will send me a photo of yourself or a FOR friend and state color of hair, eyes and com- Lecturers, Teachers and others plexion, I will paint and send you on approval | 7 ;efer by permission to the Editor of REcREATION an oil or pastel portrait, miniature or life size. Canvas, 6x8 or 8xro inches, $10 MRS. C, B. SMITH Canvas 1rox12 or 12x14 inches, $15 The Ansonia, 74th St., & Broadway, Three-quarters life size, - - $25 New York City. Full life size, - - - - - - $35 Free: To anyone sending through me Z. EMMONS. 38 West 104th Street $1 for 1 yearly subscription to Recrea- ° > ———————— | tion, 1 will give a sportsman’s pocket Refesence- Mr. G. O, Shicide. New York | medicine case. For 2 subscriptions, a physician’s pocket medicine case. Walter Accept my hearty thanks for the Daven- Lusson, Ardmore, Pa. port gun. it ig a béeatsty. and the best of eg QQ CaaS kind around here. IN ANSWERING ADS _ PLEASE C. M. Hartwell, Waukesha, Wis. MENTION RECREATION. Amateur Photographers: Hundreds of subscribers tell us we are publishing the best magazine contests with over for amateurs. You must see a recent number—send 2-cent stamp. Current issue, with 1904 Prize Announcements for roc. stamps or coin. We conduct monthly Send at once and get our new Clubbing Offers and big Premium List . under which you get IN PRIZE S A YEAR’S SUBSCRIPTION ate | Western Camera Notes, 97 eee Mine. RECREATION. Xxili Buying a Camera? What ff depend on the Lens and Shutter used, \ fg Cameras are usually fitted with the ordi- \ # nary RR Lenses simply because many have / not yet learned the value of Bausch & Lomb Plastigmat Lens | which when fitted with the VOLUTE Shutter | makes the camera ready for every kind of picture | from a portrait to an express train, fromadraw- | ing room to a mountain peak. (We willsend | you the saa! upon request. ALL MAKERS {f ‘ supply Plastigmat and Volute on theirCam- / \. eras If You Specify Them When Ordering , Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. / Rochester, N.Y, S New York Boston Chicago . JY NOT GAME. Early on the morning of August 8th, last, I shouldered my Parker and struck out for a hickory grove South of my house and near the old sugar camp where, in my boy- hood, I used to tote the sugar water. I made my way to the top, which is pretty steep for old legs to climb, Getting there I stopped to listen. I soon heard grays cut- ting and presently a fine fellow ran from one hickory to another to get a nut. Just then a load of No. 6’s brought him down in good shape, a clean kill. Standing still a few minutes, I got in an- other shot; a clean kill was the result. Soon another gray made a rush off a hick- ory on to a small tree near, stopping on a limb. He did not offer a very good mark. { dropped him, however, but seeing he was about to get into a tree with a hollow near the ground, I sent the second load of 6's after him. I would rather score a clean miss than cripple my game. Having 3, I gathered them up and went home. I always make it a rule to stop shooting when | have a reasonable bag of any kind of game. I think’ 3 or 4 squirrels or rabbits should satisfy any one. R. B. Stowers, Cupio, Ky. I regret to learn that you still hunt gray squirrels. I fear you have not been read- ing RECREATION as closely as you should, or you would certainly have concluded before now that the gray squirrel should not be killed at any time.—Ebitor. KODAK Progress. Whatever is new and desir- able in picture taKing is found in the Kodak System —Non- Curling film, daylight develop- ment—absolute simplicity. Ask your dealer, or write us for the 1904 Kodak Catalogue. It's an illustrated photographic news letter from Rochester, the Home of the Kodak, EASTMAN KODAK CO, Rochester, N. Y. Kodaks £5.00 to $97.00 XXiV CAMPING IN COLORADO. A. L. COLE, We outfitted at Leadville, a way-up min- ing town. The organizer, paymaster, guide, scout, angler, game smeller and physician in charge of the party was Dr. J. H. Cole. The other members were his wife and son, and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cole, of DuBois, Pa. The doctor provided a good team and wagon, mattresses, a large wall tent, stove and cooking utensils, plenty of provisions and fishing tackle, guns and ammunition. We headed for Bear river, Routt county. The route lay over Tennessee Pass, down she Eagle river, across the divide of the waters of the Grand, then over another divide to Bear river, and down the Bear nearly to Hayden. From the first night out, which was spent on the Eagle, to the return, covering nearly 4 weeks, we had trout in abundance. If Nature had intended to provide an al- most perfect country for such a trip she could not have succeeded better, The cli- mate is superb, game abundant and scenery sublime. The whole distance presents one grand and wonderful sight, but so varied and changing that there is no monotony in the scene. Before leaving the railroad line, we spent Sunday at Red Cliff, a small mining town on a narrow strip of land along the Eagle river, with mountains so high that the sun appears late and disappears early in the day. We selected the only level spot to be found for a camp site, and discovered Sun- day morning that we were within 20 feet of the home plate on what was used as a base ball ground. We were entertained Sun- day by a game between Red Cliff and Leadville, which was witnessed by almost the entire population of the town. They could not be charged with sacrilege, con- sidering the life they had to lead the other 6 days of the week. Near this town, on the mountain top al- most directly above it, is the little town of Gillman, built so near to the precipice of Eagle River canyon that it makes one’s head swim to walk the main street, with the roaring river 2,000 feet below and almost~ squarely underneath. One daredevil has built his house on a projecting cliff so it can only be approached from one way, and if he should happen to step out the back door, he would be dashed to the rocks, hundreds of feet below. On this great peak, known as Battle mountain, by reason of some traditional Indian battle, there are rich gold mines, driven in the sides in places almost inaccessible. After leaving the line of the railroad at Wolcott, the road leads through a succes- sion of cedar hills where the soil and rocks are as red as paint, and the cedars as blue as the sky. Just before reaching the Grand river, we camped 3 days at Leary’s ranch on Piney creek. This is the first trout stream RECREATION. ee ee ee ee Een I ever had the pleasure of casting a fly on. An hour’s fishing at any time would give us 10 pounds of the finest trout anyone ever saw. The Doctor caught one that measured 17% inches in length. After reaching the head waters of the Bear river, one is in a beautiful grassy valley, the home of the cattle grower and the hay farmer. This valley seems to be natural timothy land. Wherever a little water can be run on the soil it produces a wonderful growth of clean timothy. The next stop was at Steamboat Springs, a little town with a big name, and a long way from a steamboat. Here are several hundred springs, of all varieties one can imagine; hot, warm, cold, soda springs, sul- phur springs, milk springs, iron springs, and several other kinds, all in close prox- imity to one another, and of all sizes and smells. There is a large building used as a bath house, with several vats or pools, 16 by 20 feet in size and 3 to 6 feet deep, supplied with hot water direct from the earth. For 25 cents one can enjoy the most delicious bath that can be wished for. At the end of the journey, 20 miles below, we found an old Pennsylvanian in a log hut, alone except for a dog that danced to the music of his violin. We felt at home there, with a man not only from our own State, but one who was graduated in the same class in a Pennsylvania school with our present Governor. Thus are demonstrated the favors fortune bestows; but when one considers all, is it not hard to tell which one she has favored, the one whom she has made Governor of a great State, or the one whose lot has been cast in the heart of the great Rocky mountain wilderness, in the midst of all nature’s primitive bless- ings? In a week’s stay at this place, we saw deer every afternoon from our tent door, and in a short trip up any one of the many canyons or gulches a dozen could be seen any evening. Of course they did not all get away. From there we retraced our route, and reached Leadville in the midst of an August snow squall, having had a most delightful and profitable trip. Its delight and its suc- cess were due first.to Doctor and Mrs. Cole, and second to the good people along the way, all of whom seemed waiting to do some act of kindness for the camper, of whom there are many in that country. Pleasant associates, a delightful cli- mate, enchanting and wonderful scenery, plenty of fish, grouse, sage hens, and an occasional deer! What more could we ask for to make a camping trip complete? Then you admit having killed deer and grouse in violation of the State law. need not tell you this is wrong. You know it as well as I do. You have laid yourself liable to arrest and prosecution, and in case you return to Colorado at any future time, the State game warden should prosecute you to the full extent of the law.—Eb1ror, RECREATION. XXV + Thinking Made An underfed Brain that has gone tired is a poor tool and can’t do good work. For Brain is physical—wears away under the daily grind just like flesh or muscle and MUST BE REBUILT by selected food. When the proper food GRAPE-NUTS is selected the greatest brain maker in the world is put to work in you, rich in the Phosphates that fill the delicate little gray cells in the Nerves and Brain, and in a short time you will feel a vigor and renewed mental strength that can come only to the properly nourished Brain. A strong, keen, money-making set of brains CAN BE BUILT ON GRAPE-NUTS and anyone who wants such a set of thinkers’’ should try the food, following the suggestions laid down in the book, “The Road to Wellville,’’ found in every package. GRAPE-NUTS 10 days will show. Fact. There’s a reason. RECREATION. Underwood's Original DEVILED HAM LOOK ON THE CAN For jo The pure and delicate Deviled Ham which roy been 7 = market for years and J = es an hace pe! ound wantin r-cured ham a THE emer RED DEVIL and fine, _ spices is ail hit ee use. Itis r 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 send it FREE. UN DERWOOD’S ORIGINAL DEVILED HAM Free: If you send a new subscription to RECREATION through me of direct to the office 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 in I0-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 cali- ber, 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. O. Shields. H. S. Hill, 815 11th Street, N. ~., Washington, D. C. cents, Rubbing down with methylated spirits is a most useful means of reducing harsh and over dense negatives. Cut the end of a bot- tle cork flat, spread wash leather or flannel on this, moisten with spirit, and rub evenly, backward and forward, the whole of the negative. The high lights will be evenly planed down and the shadows not reduced. —The Camera and Dark Room. The Mitchell hand trap has just arrived O.K., and am sure it will be the means of my spending many a pleasant hour. [ shall always feel grateful to you for giving me so much for so little. A. A. Aukency, Hagerstown, Md. : AN. Dru Smoke without potsionons nicotine to injure > NN health,or old-pipeodor to cling to clothing we MAY BELLE cx"e-= PIPE. What The fire is almost First Shade (in Hades)—Br-r-h! makes it so cold to-day? out ! Second Shade—That is because they have decided to use for fuel only those publish- ers who didn’t lie about the sale of their books. But I didn’t know there were any here. There aren’t.—Life. I am in receipt of the Laughlin fountain pen sent me as a premium for 2 subscrip- tions to your most interesting magazine. It is a handsome pen in every respect, and I am highly pleased with it. Please accept my sincere thanks for it. E. W. Stevenson, Govanstown, Md. Do you want a Good, Reliable, Substantial, Well Made Single Barrel Shot Gi If so, send me {0 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS and I will send you such a Gun as a premium It is made by the DAVENPORT ARMS CO., and this means it is made of good material and that only good workmanship is put on it. ‘This is one of the many remarkable op- portunities RECREATJON 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. Address may be bought at any 's, but be sure you see on the can fie | Lf ic RED DEVIL, ; Wm. Underwood Co.,Boston,Mass.,U.S.A. 1s SO made that it removes the n'cotine and collects ‘t in an absorhent. Easily cleaned, always sweet and healthful. 1.00 by mail. With amber stem $2.50. Money cheerfull+ refunded if not entirely satisfactory. Free Booklet A-12, NEW ERA PIPE CO., Norristown, Pa, RECREATION 23 W. 24th St., New York City. RECREATION. XxVii Ape : q td) CRYSTAL Domino x" Y Nok es eal Z Sold only in d|b. sealed boxes! — Convenient in form, perfect in quality, brilliant in appearance, no sugar made can equal it in excellence. Every piece sparkles like a cluster of diamonds, the result of its perfect crystallization. You will pte) mene moment you open a box. YOU WILL BE BETTER PLEASED WHEN YOU HAVE TRIED IT IN YOUR TEA, COFFEE, ETC. SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE. Remember that each package bears the design of a ‘‘ DOMINO’’ MASK, ‘‘ DOMINO ’’ STONES and the names of the manufacturers (HAVEMEYERS & ELDER, New York). INSIST UPON HAVING THE GENUINE. A VENANGO COUNTY DEER HUNT. One Friday, late in November, it snowed, and 3 tenderfeet decided to hunt for deer the next day. Saturday morning found us starting for a 6 mile tramp-to the deer woods of. Venango county, Pennsylvania. We were tempted to take hounds along for their ‘“ow-w-w, wow-w-wow-w-w” on a trail is certainly music; but hunting deer with dogs is against our law and a live gf dog in the deer woods here is a dead dog , \ . Famous the world before he goes far. In fact, any of our 7 «6 WAM over for purity. hunters would let a deer pass unharmed in u! ‘ Th order to make sure of the dog behind it: CFE ey Orcas: On our way to the woods we picked up The secret of their a guide who knew the runs and crossings. | € perfect blend is that Soon after we reached the hunting ground : they are kept six we came across the track of a deer. We followed the trail 2 hours and came to where the animal had lain down and then months before being drawn off and bot- back tracked. There we separated. I had not tled. Be sure you gone far before I heard the crack of a rifle. | b | || have them in your I jumped on a stump expecting to see a deer i camp, on the yacht, bounding through the brush, but all was and on your outing quiet. Hastening in the direction of the tri " shot, I soon found my partner bleeding his ds pts ae you game—a 4-pronged buck that weighed a go. They are ready and require no few pounds over 100 when dressed. mixing. Simply pour over cracked ice. We hung our deer up and hunted all day a with never a sight of another except one For Sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers ¢ which fell to the guns of other hunters. —————————— We had a hard time carrying our prize] ] GE. HEUBLEIN & BRO. through the wood and over a hill before we Ny Se take dies 29 BROADWAY, N.¥. HARTFORD, CONN. F. A. Ross, So. Oil City, Pa. XXVili RECREATION. Saves Time and Money No Stropping No Honing Stopping Stropping Is where you save time, pother, danger and work, The Gillette Safety Razor Always sharp, always ready to use. Guaranteed to shave all faces, under all conditions. Nothing to adjust, nothing to learn—simply shave. Twenty double-edged blades furnished with each razor, each one will give an average of twenty smooth, satisfactory shaves. When one gets dul] put in another, when all are dul) we sharpen and return them all ready to use for fifty cents. health risks. Write f satisfied after thirty days’ trial. GILLETTE SALES COMPANY, -_ - or free MOJAVE INDIAN BEAD WORK. For each new yearly subscription to REcRE- ATION Sent us we will send by mail, postpaid, a Beaded Watch Fob, made by the Mojave Indians. For 3 new yearly subscriptions we will send a fine Beaded Belt, 24 inches or more in length and made in beautiful design with mild color combinations. We also have other Indian work to offer for subscrip- tions. State color desired; can furnish almost anything from large stock. Mojave Indian Trading Co., Mellen, Mohave Co., Arizona. Lady—How dirty your face is, little boy! Boy—Yes’m; we ain’t had no company for more’n a week.—Illustrated Bits. TRADE MARK .REGISTERED / WATERPROOF * COURT - PLASTER Heals Cuts, Abrasions, Hang-Nails, Chapped and Split Lips or Fingers, Burns, Blisters, Ete. Instantly Relieves Chilblains, Frosted Ears, Stings of Insects, Chafed or Blistered Feet, Callous Spots, Ete., Ete. —_ iW Sh A coating on the sensitive parts will protect the feet from being chafed or blistered by new or heavy shoes. Applied with a brush and immedi- ately dries, forming a tough, trans- parent, colorless waterproof coating. Sportsmen, Motorists, Golfers, Mechanics, Etc. are all liable to bruise, scratch or scrape their skin. **“NEW-SKIN” will heal these injuries, will not wash off, and after it is applied the injury is forgotten, as **“NEW-SKIN’ makes a temporary new skin until the broken skin is healed under it. EACH Pocket Size (Size of Nlustration), 106¢. Family Size, - - - - 25e. 2 oz. Bottles (for Surgeons and , Hospitals), - - - - 506¢. } DOUGLAS MFCCO i WORM. At the Druggists, or we |_NEW WOR} a will mail a package any- cs a \xp55=8 where in the United States on receipt of price. 3 Douglas Mig. Co. My Y 96-102 Chureh St. - Dept. W, New York. Forty edges ready to shave with and no work to get the four hundred shaves, ards to fasten, no pulling, noscraping. You can shave yourself in the time used to reach the barber shoy descriptive booklet. Sold direct if not carried by yourdealer. Money refunded if you are not References: Continental National Bank, Chicago; un and Bradstreet Agencies. 1211 MANHATTAN BUILDING, CHICAGO. To renovate worn leather, dissolve a lit- tle nigrosin aniline dye in alcohol, and mix it with a thin shellac varnish. Apply this with a soft brush to the leather, and, when dry, polish it lightly with beeswax and tur- pentine—Photo News. Success to ReEcREATION. Keep after the hogs. You are doing a world of good, and all good men are with you in spite of the Marlins, the Peters, the Winchesters, and the game and fish hogs. W. W. Gallaher, Mound City, Mo. I received the Harrington & Richardson gun, and find it is even better than you claim it to be. F. E. Alter, Fort Wayne, Ind. A Fountain Pen has become a necessity with every busi- ness man. You can get a Laughlin Fountain Pen Made by the Laughlin Manufacturing Co. Detroit, Michigan For 2 Yearly Subscrip- tions to RECREATION And you can get these 2 subscriptions in 20 minutes, any day. The Laughlin is one of the best pens in the market, and thousands of them are in daily use. There is no reason why you should be without one. Sample Copies of Recreation for Use in Canvassing Furnished on Application », and you take no RECREATION. XX1x AN EXTRAORDINARY BARGAIN 609 Special Ostermoor Mattresses XTRA WEIGHT AND THICKNESS—the exceptionally luxur- ious kind—recently completed by us under contract’ for a large apartment hotel at $25.00 each—will be sold at a sacrifice. Sudden destruction of hotel by fire delays delivery indefinitely—we need the room for regular stock—necessity, therefore, compels us to dispose of them at once, and we offer them, while they last, at the extraordinary price of $18.50 each. : Y <7 = ~ 4 = a ee ———I — ee ee ee The mattresses are all full double bed size, 4 feet 6 inches wide, 6 feet 4 inches long, in two parts, with round corners. They are full five-inch border, with Imperial Double Rolled Edges, exactly like photo- graphic illustration. The filling is especially selected sheets of Ostermoor Patent Elastic Felt, all hand laid, and closed within ticking entirely by hand sewing. Mattresses weigh 60 lbs. each, 15 lbs. more than regular, and are naturally far softer and more luxuriously comfortable. The covering is of the beautiful Mercerized French Art Twills, in pink, blue or yellow (or stripes in linen effect); also plain, narrow blue and white. The mattresses are made up in the daintiest possible manner by our most expert specialists. They represent, in the very highest degree, the celebrated OSTERMOOR merit of excellence, and are a rare bargain both in price and quality. Price $18.50 Each _....., 4 ut & Cc" oF ah FR We pay Transportation Charges anywhere in the United States, Only while they last; first come, first served. The opportunity to secure same is lhmited. Terms of sale: Cash in advance; none sent C. O. D. Notr:—Ostermoor Mattresses, regular stock, same size, two parts, cost $15.50 each. They have four inch border, weigh 45 lbs., and are covered with A.C. A. Ticking. These special Mattresses cost $30.00 each, finish nearly two inches thicker, weigh 15 lbs. more, have round corners—Imperial Stitched Edges—ciose diamond tufts—and beautiful Mer- cerized Art Twill covering—and are far softer, and much more resilient. If you wish to know more about the “‘Ostermoor,” send your name on a postal card for our free book, “*The Test of Time’” whether you intend to purchase or not. OSTERMOOR & CO., 114 Elizabeth Street, New ‘ork. When ordering, please state first, second, and even third choice of color of covering, in case all you like are already sold, as there will be no time for correspondence, Canadian Agency: The Alaska Feather and Down Co., Ltd., Montreal, XXX RECREATION. A VALUABLE PRESENT For Your Wife, Your Mother, Your Sister or Your Best Girl For 25 Yearly Subscriptions to Recreation, I will send you a set of 1 DISH AND 12 TOMATO PLATES made by Higgins & Seiter, 50 West 22d Street N. Y. Listed at $19.50. And, for 20 Yearly Subscrip- tions to REcREATION, I will send you a set of 12 WATERMELON PLATES listed at $16.50. (See illustration) “~HESE are fine, thin, white china plates, beautifully hand painted, with pictures of tomatoes and tomato vines, or watermelons and watermelon vines, in natural colors, and each set of plates is enclosed in acase made in an exact imitation of a large tomato or a , watermelon. No more beautiful or appropriate present could possibly be found for a lady than one of these sets. You can earn one of them in a few hours, and at the same time earn the everlasting gratitude of the lady to whom you may give it. SEND FOR PACKAGE OF SAMPLE COPIES FOR USE IN CANVASSING RECREATION. XXXi Here is the brush that will cure all scalp disorders, from dan= druff to baldness, if conscientiously used. We have hundreds of unsolicited testimonials to that effect. The entle electric current imparted by the brush will abso- utely cure nervous headaches and neuralgia. My brush has been on the market for 26 years and has stood the test of time. Made from selected bristles—no wires— in five sizes and sent postpaid to any address. No. t, $1.00 No. 2,$1.50 No.3,$2.00 No. 4,$2.50 No. 5, $3.00 Prices differ only aig to size and power. If not satisfactory your money will be refunded. Dr. GEO. A. SCOTT, 870 Broadway, NEW YORK. Agents Wanted Everywhere EN E "Ss BORATED N N TALCUM Tooth iy the Internationa! Dentifrice Beautifies the teeth, hard- ens the gums,sweetens the BAP ‘ brence Preserves as well OSitive Rey; _ a3 eautifies the teeth : ste e ° . ~ 7~ For —*° Relief =<» ™ | Comes in neat, handy metal PRICKLY HEAT, : ge ) boxes. No powder to CHAFING, and “3 ~~ sgscatter, no liquid to SUNBURN, AND 4 ALL. AFFLICTIONS: et od ;. spill or to stain gar- “A little higher in price, perhaps, than worthless sobs : ration. Delightful after Shaving. Soldeverywhere, or mailed on receipt of 25c. Get Mennen’s (the original), Sample Freee Cee NEN SO NT PN COS8 YH ©. H. STRONG & CO., Proprietors, ” Chicago, U. S. A. An Irish woman went to a photographer’s and after stating that her husband was dead, requested a picture of him. On being Brown paper is an excellent mount for asked for a likeness, she said: warm toned matt prints. If the print is “Shure, if I had w an picture of him, wat | first mounted on a piece of white paper, wud I come here for? and the edges cut to leave a white margin The photographer, always ready for fun, | of about % inch, the effect is good—Ex- replied: change. “If you give me $5 and a description of — your husband, I think I can accommodate The poor, benighted Hindoo, you.” He does the best he kindo; “Well,” answered the woman, “he had red He sticks to his caste hair, gray eyes, was tall an ‘thin an’ rather From first to last, narvus.” And for pants he makes his skindo. On receiving the picture, she said, with — tears streaming from her eyes, The Suitor—They say that Love is blind. “Oh, Dennis, how you have changed !"— The Heiress—But nowadays he. has a Master Printer. marvelous sense of touch.—Luife. ERVOUSNESS Eziausted or debilitated Nerve Force from any Cause Cured by WINCHESTER’S SPECIFIC PILL. It contains no Mercury, Lron, Cantharides or any injurious ingredient whatever. This Pill is purely vegetable, has been tested and prescribed by physicians, and has proven to be the best, safest, and most effective treatment known to medical science for restoring Vitality, no matter how originally impaired, as it reaches the re of the ailment, Our remedies are the best of their kind, and contain only the best and purest ingredie nte that money can buy and science pre = Neo therefore we cannot offer free sample et teed et INO ng ag Treatment or C. O. D. Scheme PERSONAL OPINIONS: Dear Sirs: 1 have used a bottle of your Hypophosphites of Manganese for liver and kidney compla 8 OWn person and received much benefit, so I will enclose five dollars and will ask von to send me as n ay As you can by express prepaid for that amount, until we can cet it through the regular channels J am confident it ix just what I have Leen fn search of for many years. Iam prescribing your Banctibvephites of Lime and Soda, and am pleased with the preparation Yours sincerely, Da. T. J. Weer I know of no remedy tn the whole Materia Medica equal to your Specific Pill for Nervous Debility ApoLrH Breure, M. D., Professor of Organic Chemistry and Physiology, New York. sere caren aa Winchester & Co., Chemists, 5-717 Beekman Bldg., New York. securely sealed. For Weak Lungs use Winchester’s Hypophosphites, —Astabsished 1858 XXXil RECREATION. Deafness Can Be Cured I Have Made the Most Marvelous Dis- covery for the Positive Cure of Deafness and Head Noises and I Give the Secret Free. With This Wonderful, Mysterious Power 1 Have Made People Deaf for Years Hear the Tick of a Watch in a Few Minutes. Send Me No Money—Simply Write Me About Your Case and I Send You the Secret by Return Mail Absolutely Free. After years of research along the lines of the deeper scientific mysteries of the occult and in- visible of Nature-forces I have found the cause and cure of deafness and head noises, and I am enabled by this same mysterious knowledge and power to give to every unfortunate and suffering : c SS I Have Demonstrated That Deafness Can Be Cured —Dr. Guy Clifford Pewell. person perfect hearing again; and I say to those who have thrown away their money on cheap apparatus, salves, air pumps, washes, douches, and the list of innumerable trash that is offered the public through flaming advertisements, I can and will cure you and cure you to stay cured. I ask no money. My treatment method is one that is so simple it can be used in your own home. You can investigate fully, absolutely free and you pay for it only after you are thoroughly convinced that it will cure you, as it has thou- sands of others. It makes no difference with this marvelous new method how long you have been deaf nor what caused your deafness, this new treatment will restore your hearing quickly and permanently. No matter how many _ remedies have failed you—-no matter how many doctors have pronounced your case hopeless, this new magic method of treatment will cure you. I prove this to, you before you pay a cent for it. Write to-day and I will send you full information absolutely free by return mail. Address Dr. Guy Clifford Powell, 730 Auditorium Building, Peoria, Ill. Remember, send no money—simply your name and address. You will receive an immediate “answer and full information by re- turn mail. MEN, BE MANLY! Nature intended you to be so—to be strong in mind and body, full of confidence, vim and happiness. But if you are not. and have wasted your st: ength caus- ing drains, loss_=, varicocele, impotency, etc., nature also has a remedy for you. It is Electricity, and in my forty years’ experience I have assisted nearly 100,000 weak men to regain the happy, bubbling vigor and strength that makes us men among men. Let me do so for you. My world-famed E.vectric Bevralsocures rheumatism, lame back, kidney, stomach and liver troubles, etc. Standard for forty years. Book for men, full of information, sent free, sealed. Address DR. G. B. SANDEN 1155 Broadway New York Pupil—Professor, your mnemonic system is wonderful, and I am sure that any one after mastering the rules, can learn to re- member anything. But I am handicapped by one difficulty. Professor—What is it? Pupil—I can’t remember the rules. / DO YOU WISH TO IMPROVE YOUR SHOOTING? IF IT IS AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE, DO YOU WISH TO KEEP IT SO? IN EITHER CASE, THE J. C. HAND TRAP WILL BRING WITHIN YOUR REACH THE FULL ADVAN- TAGE OF A SHOOTING RANGE. THESE TRAPS WILL SUCCESS- FULLY THROW ANY OF THE CLAY TARGETS NOW IN USE, GIVING A LIFE LIKE REPRESENTATION OF A BIRD IN FLIGHT. I WILL SEND YOU A J. C. HAND TRAP FOR 5 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO REC- REATION. SEND IN YOUR CLUB NOW, AND IMPROVE ON YOUR SHOOTING, XXXIil RECREATION. Varicocele Hydrocele Cured to Stay Cured in 5 Days. No Cutting or Pain. Guaranteed Cure or Money Refunded. Under my treatment this insidi- VARICOCELE. 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- gale ; ous taintsin the system. Varicocele and Hydrocele, if neg- H. J. TI M. D lected will undermine physical strength, depress the mental . J. TILLOTSON, M. D. faculties, derange the nervous system, and ultimately pro- The Master Specialist of Chicago, who Cures Varicocelé, Guce 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 (CorraicHtEp ) so I can 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. H is what you want. I give a legal guaranty to cure or refund your money. Certainty of Cure What I have done for others I can do for you. Ican cure you at home 2, 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 A Washington hostess invited an attaché | He killed the noble Mudjokivis; of one of the foreign legations to dine with . her. The invitation was formally accepted, but on the morning of the appointed day a note, written by the foreigner’s valet, was received, which read: “Mr. Blank regrets that he will not be able to be present at Mrs. Swift’s dinner to- night, as he is dead.”—Philadelphia Ledger. The Savage rifle arrived safe. I am well pleased and can not thank you enough for it. It is a perfect beauty and every one who has seen it thinks so. Who would not work for RECREATION ? William Burgess, Bryn Mawr, Pa. With the skin he made him mittens, Made them with the fur side inside, Made them with the skin side outside; He, to get the warm side inside, Put the inside skin side outside; He, to get the cold side outside, Put the warm side, fur side inside; That’s why he put the fur side inside; Why he put the skin side outside, Why he turned them inside outside. —Exchange. I am a REcREATION fiend, and there are plenty of others here. Whatever you do, soak it to the game hogs. Otto Turner, Pendleton, Ore. dy is worse than the disease. improved, and in heaith you will benefited. Here is what I will do for you: wevenng pills, vately. according to - \HENRY_C TO FAT PEOPLE: I know you want to reduce your weight, but prob” oy you think it impossible or are afraid the reme- 8 Now, let me tell you that not only can the obesity be reduced in a short time, but your face, form and complexion will be wonderfully Tama regular practicing phy- sician, having made a iy | of this subject. irst, Isend you a/| obesity are remedied speedily. All patients receive blank to fill out; when it comes, I forwa weeks’ treatment. You make no radical change in our food, but eat as much or as often as o bandages or tight lacing. No harmfu he treatment can be taken pri-| difference, ouwill lose from 8 to S pounds weekly, | new book on obesity; its cause and cure;—it w and condition of body. At t end of five wee TB RADFORI and I will » BRA FORD, M, D., 24 East 23d Street, N, Y, ou please. | fidential. drugs nor | envelopes and packages sent. send further treatment if necessary. When you have reduced your flesh to the desired weight, you can retain it, You will not become stout again. Your face and figure will be well shaped, your skin will be clear and handsome, you will feel years younger. Ailment of the heart and other vital or- gans will becured, Double chin, heavy abdomen, flabby cheeks and other disagreeable evidences of rd a five | my personal attention, whether being treated by mail or in person; all correspondence is strictly con- Treatment for either sex. Plain sealed Distance makes no Satisfaction guaranteed, Send for m convince you. Address RECREATION. XXXIV Sent on Approval TO RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE es We save you from 25% to 40% on fine Office and Library Furniture. We manufacture the goods we sell. We guarantee quality and prices satisfactory. Fountain Pen Guaranteed Finest Grade 14k. SOLID GOLD PEN. To test the merits of RECREATION as an advertising medium we make this grand spe- em cial offer, your choice of = These Two No. 10 H Office Desk 48 in. long by 30 in. wide; with we ee model Ses com- Sectional Bookcase plete as illustrate uarter- ‘ d ‘, sawed oak front; balance of tp en Es pip lag desk plain oak golden ¢. 9. 80 sawed oak, art glass $18, 5 polish finish. Price doors, drawer base, ao Other roll top desks up to Plain glass, no drawer— Styles 00 pi a Ask 4 yes cata-| $13.50, Ask for catalogue For Only to any ogue NO. 2—malled tree. No.1 —mailed free. Address We prepay freight east of Mississippi River and north : ; of Tennessee (points beyond on equa! basis). (By Registered mail 8 cents extra) , Holder is made of finest THE FRED WIAGEY CO.,Ltd. reise, occes2o virion sc quality hard rubber, in four simple parts, fitted with very highest grade, large size 14k, gcld pen, any flex- \\ ibility desired—in feeding device perfect. Either. Style—RICHLY jf GOLD MOUNTED for pre- [f sentation purposes, $1.00 |§ extra. » Grand Special Offer i . BTA DBD yrs ~ | aes oak: if y you A not find it as represented, fully as fins a value as you can secure for three times the price in any other make, if not satisfactory in every | respect, return it and we | will promptly refund your money. Illustration on left is full | size of Ladies’ style; on | right, Gentlemen’s style. ff Lay this RECREATION Down| and Write NOW. ' Safety Pocket Pen Hold- |7aaa er sent free of charge with At each Pen, oo A bee eee a ADDRESS ; Laughlin [lfg. Co. 424 Griswold St., DETROIT, MICH, DO YOU WANT ALLENS) Ifso, 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 havea fine lens to make a fine picture. You can get A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, Series No. I, Made by the Rochester Lens Co., Roches- ter; New York, And listed at $45, | For 20 yearly subscrip- tions to RECREATION. Youcan get any other lens made by this Company on a basis of one subscription to $2. of the list price of the lens, Sample copies of RECREATION for -use in soliciting furnished on applicatien, RECREATION. XXXV FRENCH — GERMAN —SPANISH ASTER LANCUACE-PHONE METHOD Combined with DR. RICHARD S, ROSENTHAL’S METHOD OF PRACTICAL LINGUISTRY No longer unnecessary memorizing of verbs, declensions or rules. thousands of times if you like. French, German or Spanish, system of teaching languages. You hear the exact pronunciation of each word and phrase It requires but a few minutes’ practice in spare moments to acquire a thorough mastery of conversational College professors all over this and other countries, and the press generally, endorse this perfect and natural Send for testimonials, booklet, and letter telling all about this 20-century selentifie marvel, INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE-PHONE METHOD, HI6 Metropolis Bldg., Boway & 16th St, N.Y. NOW DEPOSITED IN THE BANK $79,000.00 IN CASH CIVEN AWAY. To arouse interest in, and to advertise the GREAT ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR, this enormous sum will be distributed. Full information will be sent you ABSO- LUTELY FREE. Just send your name and address on a postal card and we will send you full particulars, World’s Fair Contest Co., 108 N. 8th Street St. Louis, Mo. New Jersey Military Academy Freehold, New Jersey $400 per year. For Catalogue, address the Principals Col. C. J. WricuT, A. M., WALTER HEWETSON, A. B. Free :—I will give anybody sending me I subscription or renewal, any one of the articles named below: Ideal Shell Closer, 10-12-16 gauge, sells for 50c. Ideal Shell Loader, 10-12-16 gauge, sells for 5o0c. Perfection Gun Oiler, can not spill when not in use, worth 50c. Web Shot Shell Belt, ro-12-16 gauge, sells for 75c. Henry B. Floyd, Washington, D. 723 Eighth St., N. W. IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MENTION RECREATION. WOULD YOU ACQUIRE Manly Bearing Erect Carriage Grace and Elegance of Movement Perfect Muscular Development If so take a course of training in THE NEW METHOD OF FENCING as taught by LIEUT, J. MARCZI DE ZOLDY Late of the 25th Regiment, Austro-Hungarian Army. STUDIO: 489 Fifth Avenue, New York City Write for terms and full information aE ;. Copies of Societe Master Paintings AN OFFER SAVING OVER HALF After supplying our members and patrons we have left on hand a few sets of our superb copies of famous paintings done in carbon-tint. We have decided to use these sets of ten pictures as a means of bringing us in touch with art-lovers and persons who appreciate artistic things generally. The complete set, at once, will be Sent on Approval After the pictures are received and found satisfactory send A en and $:r a month thereafter for 5 months. Each subject is prepared for framing on mounts especially made for them or can be used as they are, un- framed, a custom now much in vogue, They make splendid gifts for weddings or List of Titles and Artists Each, mounted, 20 x 25 ins. 1 THE MILL ., . « Ruysdale SSPRING ..« «e+ » Corot 8 PLOUGHING. . Rosa Bonheur 4 THE GLEANERS . . « Millet 5 REMURANDE . . Rembrandt 6 DIVINE SURPHERD. Murillo 7 SHEEP IN SNOW St On MSchenck 8 BRI\GING INTHE COWS Dupre 9 DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIKE Gainsborouch 10 GIRL WITH THE MUFF Le Bran Lovers’ Society 1135 Broadway New York birthdays In- ferior copies sell in art shops for $s each : copy. Send on approval FREE If you mail us Set of Ten Copies of the blan k «¢ p- Master P Lintings and posite promptly, we will in- Five Pasto-C arbo : clude in your pack ge free of Proc.s. If satisfacts ry. s Addi 1 Pj igre to pay §r within expense,5 itiona 1c- five days, and $1 a month tures, the gems of the Pasto- Carbon set issued last fall Each mounted eee © inches. Formerly sold for $2.50 each. thereafter for five months. If not satisfactory, will return the sets within five days. XXXVI RECREATION. GOING into CAMP? If so, you will need A TENT You can get one big enough for 4 men and their camp outfit, by sending me 8 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION at $1 each. You can get another tent big enough for 6 men by sending me 10 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS at $1 each. Why pay out money for a tent when you can make your friends pay for it? Sail in and fit yourself for your summer vacation. ; This is a great opportunity, and will hold good for only a few weeks. Sample copies of Recreation for use in can- vassing furnished on application. RECREATION. XXXVil 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 Made by W. H. Talbot, Nevada, Ilo. 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 a few of these reels in stock and this offer will be withdrawn as soon as the present supply is exhausted. Sample copies of RecrEaTion for use in canvassing furnished on application. Marks was an Irish setter dog, raised and owned at Grand Haven, Mich. Marks was a general; no man could tell him any- thing about hunting that he had not known for years. A wounded bird never got away, on land or water, when Marks was sent for him. He was good on quails, woodcock, snipe, and ruffed grouse. On one occasion while climbing over a rail fence he stiff- ened on the top rail, with the birds just on the other side. Another time he pointed at the end of a hollow log. We kicked the log and out came one bird, which was dropped. Marks brought it in, then point- ed at the same place as before. We kicked again, and out came bird No. 2, closely fol- lowed by bird No. 3. No. 2 was shot, while Marks caught No. 3 and still pointed the log with a live bird in his mouth. We at more from that log, making 5 birds in all. Marks was 13 years old when he died. He will never be forgotten by those who have followed him in the field. L. N. Van Duzer, Grand Haven, Mich. “Miss Angeline,” began the poor but proud young man, “if I were in a position to ask you to be my wife ; “Good gracious, Mr. Throgson! In a position! The idea! Do you think I would want you to get down on your knees ?”—Chicago Tribune. W hen you think of the incandescent Electric Light youthink of Edison. When you think of Beer as a product of the per~ fected science of modern brewing you think of PABST. Only the choicest hops, the richest malt and the most scru- pulous care could produce such a brew as ) Pabst 2 a = eS an = Clear as crystal, mellow in taste, and exquisite in flavor, every drop of it is filtered and every bottle sterilized. It is by com-~ mon acknowledgment of experts and laymen the standard brew of America XXXViii RECREATION. 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 A Reel, a Tent, Subscriptions need notall be sent at once. They may be sent in installments as taken andcredit will be given on account. When the required number is obtained the premium earned will be shipped. FREE OF COST TO ANY PERSON SENDING ME TWO new yearly. subscriptions to RECRE- ATION at $1 each, 1 will send a copy of Hunting in the Great West, cloth; or an Ingersoll Watch or Cyclometer, listed at $1; or a Recreation Waterproof Match Box, made by W. L. Marble and listed at 5Uc; or a Shakespeare Revolution Bait listed at 75c; or a Laughlin Fountain Pen; or a dozen Trout Flies, assorted, listed at $1; or a pair of Attachable Eye- glass Temples, gold-plated, made by Gall & Lembke; or one Rifle Wick Plug, made by Hemm & Woodward, Sidney, Ohio, 30 caliber to 50 caliber, or Shotgun Wick Plug, 20 gauge up to 10 gauge, or a pair of chrome tanned horsehide hunting and driving gloves, listed at $1.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co. THREE new 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 a pair of Shot- gun Wick Plugs made by Hemm & Wood- ward, Sidney, Ohio, 20 gauge to 10 gauge; or a Polished Buffalo Horn Gun Rack, made by E. W. Stiles; or a pair of gaunt- lets, for hunting and driving, ladies’ size, listed at $2.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co., or a Press Button Jack Knife, made by The Novelty Knife Co., and listed at $1. FOUR new subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunting Knife, made by W. L. Maxhle and listed at $2.50: or a 32 eali- @&tomatic double action revolver, made by Harrington & Richardson Arms oO FIVE_new subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of Cruisings in the Cascades, cloth; or an Ideal Hunting Knife made by Ww. L. Marble, and listed at $3: or a pair of lock lever skates, made by Barney & Berry, listed at $4.50: or a J. C. Hand trap made by the Mitchell Mfg. Co., listed at $4: or a Bristol Steel Fishing Rod; listed at $6, or less: or a Yawman & Erbe Automatic Reel, listed at $6 to $9. SIX new subscriptions at $1 each, a Hawk- eye Refrigerating Basket made by the Bur- lington Basket Co., or one dozen Eureka golf balls listed at $4; or a Pocket Poco B 314%4,x44, male by the Rochester Op- tical Co., listed at $9. SEVEN new subscriptions at’ $1 each, a copy of The Big Game of North America, or of The American Book of the Dog, cloth, or one set Lakewood golf clubs, 5 in number, listing at $5; or a series 11F Korona ‘Camera, made by the Gund- lach Optical Co., listed at $10. EIGHT new subscriptions at $1 each. A series 1, 4x5 Korona Camera, made by the Gundlach Optical Co., listed at $12, or an Acme single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $8. TEN new subscriptions at $1 each, a Cut- Glass Salad Bowl,: made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $4. DO; or a Water- proof Wall Tent 7x7, made by Aber- crombie & Fitch, and listed at S38; or a Rough Rider rifle telescope, made by The Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co., and listed at $12; or a Pneumatic Camp Mattress, listed at $18; or a pair of Opera Glasses made by Gall & Lembke and listed at $10. TWELVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a Davenport Ejector Gun, listed at $10, or a Cycle Poco No. 3, 4x5, made by the Rochester Optical Co., listed at $15; or an 8 ft. folding canvas boat, made by the PN Saving Canvas Boat Co., listed at FIFTEEN new subscriptions, $1 each, a Shakespeare Reel, Silver Plated, listed at $15: or a set of rabbit plates made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at SS: o a Field Glass made by Gall & Lembke;: or a Kenwood Sleeping Bag, complete, with canvas cover, listed at $16; or a Bulls-Eye rifle telescope, made by The Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co., and listed at $16; or a 10 ft. special canvas boat, made by the Life Saving Canvas Boat Co., and listed at $35: or a pair of horse- hide hunting boots, listed at $10; or a Queen Hammock, made by the King Fold- ing Canvas Boat Co., and listed at $15. TWENTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-karat Gold Hunting-case Watch, with Waltham Movement, listed at $20; or an Elita single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $18; or an Acme Folding Canvas Boat, No. 1, Grade A, listed at $27; or a Mullins Duck Boat, listed at $20: or a Queen Ham- mock, made by the King Foiding Canvas Boat Co., and listed at $20. TWENTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, A 4x5 Planatic lems, made by the Rochester Lens Co., and listed at $45: or a 11-foot King Folding Canvas Boat, listed at $38. THIRTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Waterproof Tent, 1444x177, made _ by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $25. THIRTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-ft. King Folding Canvas Boat listed at $48. FORTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Savage .308 Repeating Rifle: or a No. 10 Gun Cabinet, made by the West End Fur. niture Co., and listed at $32. FIFTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a No. 20 Gun Cabinet, made by the West End Furniture Co., and listed at $38; or a Colt Automatic Pistol, made by the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co., and listed at $25. Address, Recreation iy You —— RECREATION. XX XIX \ ‘ys Fortune Knocks ONCE AT EVERY MAN’S DOOR Only of late has Idaho become known. as a great mining state. There has been no sudden rush of gold-seekers like there was to the Klondike, but itis a fact recognized by min- ing experts that nowhere are greater possibilities than in the sections where the properties of the Mammoth and: Great Eastern Milling and Mining Company heat othe set IDAHO COLD FIELDS from which has been taken over $160,000,000.00 of placer gold alone. The rich ledges of the Mammotk and Great Eastern and Union Gruups are now being developed, and the ore is strictly free-milling. The company owns these two great groups of claims, a total of 14 claims each 600x1500 ft., with every requisite for the cheap mining and milling of ore. Shafts have been sunk and several tunnels made, Assays made range from $43.87 to $518.22 per ton. The lowest mil) run averages $8.65 per ton on the plates (concentrates $124.34). A new 50-ton mill will reduce the total cost of reduction to less than $2 per ton, leaving a sure net profit of over $300.00 per day —$100,000.00 per year—which* will be vastly increased by progressive development when the shafts and tunnels are extended to the richer ore bodies. The possibilities of the Mammoth and Great Eastern properties are almost boundless. It is now proposed to sink a shaft on the new property 500 feet, and drift both ways on the ore shoots every 100 feet, blocking out as large a body as possible ; also to inetalla mill at the earliest possible date with at least 50 tous per day capacity and to commence to produce bullion before January 1, 1905. OUR PROPOSITION We have 500,000 shares of non-assessable Treasury Stock. We are ready for the installation of a mill and anxious to produce bullion to be paid out in dividends. To ol- « tain without delay the necessary capital for this purpose and for further development, the Board of Directors now offer a block of 100,000 shares of their Treasury Stock at TEN GENTS PER SHARE If subscribed and paid for on or before April ist, 12 o’clock noon. 10 Shares $1 100 Shares 310 1,000 Shares 3100 After Aprfl Ist the price will be 15 eents per share : after May Ist 20 cents ; after June Ist 25 cents., and after July lst no stock will be offered at any price. The experimenting is over ; the bard work is done ; the golden harvest is in sight. The prompt investor will reap the benefit. A few dollars invested now in Mammoth & Great Eastern may mean financial Independence when you most need money. The investment will prove better than the best Insurance Policy. You pay but once—dividends once begun will keep on forever—and: you have the use of the money while you live. This is not a visionary scheme or a “ wildcat’ speculation. The pay dirt is in sight in practically unlimited quantity. There are no middle men—no commissions paid to agents—no Wall street connections—all orders for stock go direct to the company and not one dollar is paid to the officers. All money received for stock is used to develop the mine. When the mill is installed and bullion produced all the stockholders will share In the dividends. The Directors of the Company are the best known men in one of the leading towns of the Dominion of Canada, safe and conservative men of affairs: Charles E, Monteith, President, a long time resident of Idaho and interested in several mining companies; William Gordon, Vice-President, the largest dry goods merchant in Chatham; George B, Douglas, Secretary, solicitor for The Sutherland Innix Co., Ltd., the largest Cooperage manufacturing coucern in Canada; Dr. J. R. Battisby, Treasurer, the leading Presbyterian divine of Chatham. ‘The Directory also includes James Innis, Managing Director of the Sutherland Innis Co., Ltd.;G. A. Witherspoon, proprietor of the largest drug business In Chatham, and N. H. Stevens, President of the Canada Flour Mil Co,, Ltd. None of these men are professional promoters or speculators rhe Superintendent, Andrew Prader, is a practical miner of fourteen years’ experience and of established reputation, and has been interested in this enterprise from the beginning These men have engaged in a legitimate enterprise—to work the mine, not the investor. This makes non-assessable stock, the proceeds of which go Into development, an absolutely Safe Investment. Not One Chanee to Lose—A Million Chances to Win. But prompt action is necessary to get in on the ground floor, The stock will positively advance on APRIL Ist. Orders for stock accompanied by cash may be sent direct to the company, or to the Bank of Montreal, Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Full particulars free. Write at once for handsomely illustrated booklet giving photographic views and maps and valuable facts and figures, which will be mailed FREE on request. DO. IT TODAY (‘ar vour™boor aGaint Mammoth & Great Eastern Milling & Mining Company Chatham, Ontario, Canada ee ee ee xl RECREATION. For Hunters, Anglers, Prospectors, Ranchmen, The Press Bulton Knife And all others who go «1S THE THING. into the Woods or Hills A single pressure ofthe button opens it. It locks open, cannot : close on the fingers, saves the finger nails, has 2 blades hand-forged Our 5-inch Press Button Hunt- from Wardlow’s best English steel, andis in every respect as good iINg Knife can not be excelled. aknifeas can be made. Ladies’ and Gentlemen's sizes in Stag Can be opened with one hand, Shell or Ivory handles, including moisture-proof Chamois case and will not open or close acci- securely mailed to any address for 75 CENTS, dentally. Handsome Stag Handle Price, One Dollar Send for catalogue K for description and prices of other styles. THE NOVELTY KNIFE CO. SSS ~ & — ~ n \ ) , x“. a a SS —~ - A a ——! > eo —_—- as > —s —. ——s ie AIS js 4,6 @ * o ? Going Fishing? Well fixed for rods? If not, send me 5 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION and get a Bristol Steel Rod— any one listing at $6.00 or less. Everybody knows what a Bristol Steel Rod is. It is equal in strength, durability, suppleness, and all the other good qualities to a split bamboo rod costing $20. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application RECREATION. xli P. D. ARMOUR, 1 if i THE Head of the great Armour Packing Company, Chicago, IIL, .—— (in a personal letter to Dr. Keeley) said: I have sent about two hundred of cf o> my employees, from butchers to fore- { fj men, and all have been permanently y cured. I do not think there is any Alcohol, having debcite panes, one thing, or any one man, who Opium, = %,,, "= es vies ff ever did the good to humanity that easily to the Treatment Tobacco % 22 stered at the} you are doing with your cure. following Keeley Insti- tutes : ds Using i os Details of treatment and proofs of its success sent free on application. ALWAYS ADDRESS THE INSTITUTE NEAREST TO YOU. Birmingham, Ala. Crab Orchard, Ky. Fargo, N. D. Columbia, S. C. Hot Springs, ‘ark. New Orleans, La., North Conway, N. H. Dallas, Tex., Los Angeles, Cal. 1628-38 Felicity St. White Plains, N. Y. Bellevue Place. San Francisco, Cal., Portland, Me. Columbus, 0. Richmond, Va. 1170 Market St. Lexington, Mass., Cor. 3rd and Seattle, Wash. West Haven, Conn. Grand Rapids, Mich, Dennison Aves, Huntington, W. Va. Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Mo. Portland, Ore. Waukesha. Wis. all . Capitol St. 2803 Locust St, Harrisburg, Pa. Toronto, Ont. a t, ll. Boulder Hot Springs, Philadelphia, Pa., Winnipeg Man. Charlestown, Ind. Boulder, Mont. 812 N. Broad St. pondon Eng. Marion, Ind. Omaha, Neb. Pittsburgh, Pa., Cape Town, S. A. Des “samt Ia. 724 8. 19th St 4246 Fifth Ave, : Buffalo, a..Y: Providence, R. I. } iN ] At present, July, October, November and December are open season for woodcock in New Jersey. The open season for rabbits, quail, grouse and squirrels is November 10 to December 1. Without exaggeration, aan there are almost as many rabbits, squirrels . s— and birds killed during October as during EE ES the legal season, by persons ostensibly hunt- ing woodcock. I have heard guns dis- charged in places where I am certain no ‘IF fo ZG woodcock existed, and have seen a man nay 4/77 _. oe a shooting quails in August. This condition ll. VME YY of things is generally known, but because of the open season for woodcock it is next ‘Mi il vl to impossible to catch violators of the law. (ei ey 2 I wish someone would suggest a practical mg S T =* remedy. I promise to do my part. Perhaps : ull ‘ll ‘] ‘ne IAAI =~ a letter to our representatives at the State Ia = ] rt ) ‘ea = te MEXICAN OPAL AND SOMBRERO ; Capital would do some good. i I: i= a FREE WITH EACH SUBSCRIP- = = Jos. E. Kelly, New Market, N. J. TION TO RECREATION. i To anyone sending a new subscription for Ai Stallman Dresser Crunk .s ial ais KEEPS YOUR pie Ag she RECREATION through me, I will send free a FLAT AND SMOOTH beautiful, genuine Mexican Opal as large as Everything in reach. No heavy trays, but light, easy run- . p . ee eis ning drawers. Holds as much and costs no more than a good a pea, together W ith a miniature Mexican box trunk. Hand riveted, almost ae structible. Once tried, Sombrero, made of silver and horsehair | always. recommended. Sent C. O. D., privilege examina- 7 = tion. 2c stamp for catalogu Ment RECREATION, beautifully dyed. Arthur Thomson, Box a at ee re F, A. STALLMAN 332, San Antonio, Texas. 87 W. Spring St, Columbus, O, xlii RECREATION. “BRIS TOL RODS SL Or Brook .Trout HE Bristol Steel Fishing Rod has all the good points of other rods, with many valuable and exclusive features of its own. It is all nerve and backbone. Casts a fly with fluency and preeision and controls at will the course of the struggling fish.- We believe the “ Bristol’ can stand more use or abuse than any other rod made and is unequalled for all kinds of fishing. Ask your dealer about the reduced pricec. FREE fer the asking—our descriplive catalogue “J™ THE HORTON MFG. CO. BRISTOL, CONN., U. S. A- Small Profits—Quick Sales TROUT FLIES for trial—send us 15¢ &, 306 ii euter ps re we me 60C i. 60C 2. a — ap eg Are You an Amateur Photographer ? 1 rie 4 ent “= Quality A Flies Quality B Flies Quality C Flies Bass Flies ed sample doz ice, 84 cents 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. Ghe AL VISTA Is the thing One of the greatest inventions of the age. SPLIT BAMBOO RODS My oink const Od SCRIS + wal te With cork grip and extra tip, in wood form THE H. H. KIFFE CO. 523 Broadway, New York City Catalogs of any of above goods free on application. Mention REcKEATION, I will give you a No. 5-B as a premium for For particulars address \v Recreation, 272.7974‘, 12 subscriptions. RECREATION. xlili Fisk’s Aerating Minnow Pail gay The only Minnow Pail in which minnows can be kept shi indefinite- y | Ml cM Has an air chamber at the bottom holding 26ocubicinches of _ condénsed air forced in by the Air Pump attached, and a simple rubber attach- ment the air is allowed to es- cape into the watergradually supplying the fish with ‘the oxygen con- sumed by them. One pumping is sufficient for tén hours. Height, 1 foot; diameter 10 inches; weight, 7% lbs.; water, 2% galloas; keenvs 50° to 150 minnows, according to their size. IT KEEPS THEM ALIVE. Price, $5 Net. Sold direct Send forcircular. Mention RECREATION. J.M. KENYON G&G CO. 214 Twelfth St., Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. 11-foot used by the U. S. Navy. They are simple, wonderful. Beware of imitations. patented article. The Comfort Back adjusts itself with the rise and fall of the shoulders. Gives ease—takes strain. PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS Satisfaction, a new pair or your money back. . Metal. trim- mings cannot rust —no leather to soil the shirt. For summer com- fortask for the LIGHTWEIGHT «PRESIDENT Price 50c and $1.00 anystore or mailed. THE C. A. EDGARTON MFG. CO., Box 311, Shirley, Mass. Folding Canvas Boats were not satisfactory until the iH IT N G was produced. It’s a revelation in boat construction, nothing like it ever made. onsinkadble Can't tip over. Puncture Proof, wear longer than a wooden boat. No cost for storage, No repairs. always ready, folds. into a small neat package, carry by hand; A thoroughly Made only by ourselves. A cat- alog of I00 engravings-and 400 testimonials sent on recetpt of 6 cents. Bottom Boards rest on the frame, not on the canvas, ribbed longitu- dinally and diagonally. They are stffer and safer than a Wooden Boat because the lines are fuller, and are much easier to row or paddle. KING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. Mentiun RECREATION, KALAMAZOO, MICH., U.S. A xliv RECREATION. UP TO GASOLINE ENGINES and LAUNCHES 5p4Te Self-Starting Jump or Break Spark Catalog Free D. M. Tuttle Co. ENS Fe Canastota, N. Y. A Press Button Hunting Knife Is one of the best articles a hunter ever carried -Y —— — ss <<-— £4, @ It has a 4 Inch Blade made of the Best Silver Steel The knife cannot come open in your pocket. It cannot close on your hand when in use. only when It opens and closes YOU PRESS THE BUTTON If you once use one of these knives you will never use any other. You can get one as a premium for 3 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RECREATION Sample Copies furnished on request, RECREATION. If you want both style and durability geta Matthews Torpedo Launch Built after the most approved models. Any power or motor desired _ installed, ’ Send for our free booklet of MARINE LAws AND TABLES. Send roc for catalogue. Designed for use in any kind of a boat requiring from 1% H. P. to 20H. P. Either single or double cylinder. Simple, mechanical, handsome, durable, positive, economical, and moderate priced. Mention Our speed control, propeller equipment, and many other features RECREATION should be investigated. OUR NEW PLANT is the largest in the world devoted exclusively to the manufacture of Marine Gasoline Engines. We operate our own pattern, foundry, forge, and machine departments. We manufacture every part of our engines, from tly wheel to propeller, Every engine is connected to its propeller and given an actual water test before placed in purchaser’s hands. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. ADDRESS DEPT. C Smalley Motor Co., Ltd., Bay City, Mich.,U.S.A. Matthews Boat Co. BASCOM, OHIO, U.S.A. “We will never give up,’ said the South American military leader. “Give up what?” asked the coldly practi- cal man. After a moment of reflection, the military leader candidly replied: “Anything we can get our hands on.”—Washington Star. I enjoy reading RECREATION more than any other magazine I ever saw. Geo. Hayden, Jacksonville, II. CANOES and ROW BOATS Canvas-covered, built of cedar, light, staunch, grace- ful. Made of best materials by skilful workmen. Styies for all purposes; wide range of sizes and prices. Send Now for free illustrated catalogue. OLD TOWN CANOE CO., 28 Middle St., Old Town, Me. TO OWNERS OF GASOLINE ENGINES, She—You’d better sit by this open win- dow, dearest, in case papa should come into the room suddenly. He—But there’s a fierce bulldog outside, darling. “T know it. the lesser.” —Exchange. But of 2 evils, always choose Wanted—First-class rod maker who understands the business thoroughly. Ad- dress Wm. Shakespeare, Jr., Kalamazoo, Mich. &.. THE TEST OF TIME has proven the superiority of the Towa Marine Envi OVER ALL OTHERS Has record of 86,400 miles AUTOMOBILES, LAUNCHES, Ete. in fourseasons andstillin The : > 2 Auto-Sparker service. Send 8 cents for does away entirely with all starting and descriptive catalogue. running batteries, their annoyance and Mention RECREATION, expense, No belt—no switch—no bat- teries. Can be attached to any engine $ now using batteries. Fully guaranteed; Iowa Marine Engine write for descriptive catalog. Works Motsinger Device Mfg. Co. 75 Main St., Pendleton, Ind. BELLEVUE, IOWA . Mullins Galvanized Steel Pleasure Boats Made of steel. Practically indestructible. Air chamber each catalogue end. Cannot sink. Cannot leak. Require no caulking. Ideal boat for family use, summer resorts, parks. Guaranteed. Will seat five a5 foot 29 00 Especially valuable at summer persons in comfort. The modern row-boat for pleasure, safety and durability. boat, crated . resorts, for family boating. W. H. MULLINS, 228 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio xlvi RECREATION. * The Western Recreation Launch Absolute Launch Satisfaction Is contained in the ‘*‘Western Recreation.’’ It pos- sesses those essential points, Grace, Beauty of Outline, Symmetry, Simplicity and Safety. Speed is there too if you want it. Most reasonable in first cost, most economical to maintain. The Best Finished, Handsomest, Most Reliable. We build them with either Torpedo or Semi-Elliptic Hulls, and, in completeness, it is the ideal and de- pendable craft for pleasure and security. THE WESTERN MARINE ENGINE WILL PLEASE THOSE WHO BUILD THEIR OWN HULLS. Beautiful Art Catalog describing our Launches and Marine Engines will be sent upon receipt of Tencents. Write for Catalog L, Western Launch and Engine Works, = No. 12 Linn St. ——— MISHAWAKA, IND. Om oa WARM BLACK TONES ON VELOX. The color of the silver precipitate with the various developers is the ‘same whether one uses sodium sulphite or potassium metabisulphite as preservatives, but the em- ployment of acetone sulphite in large quan- tities influences it. This is principally due to the fact that an addition of soda, potash, caustics, tribasic sodium phosphate or other alkali liberates acetone from acetone sul- phite. Such developers are specially suited for Velox and Rotox, and produce varied tones, black to sepia. The following devel- oper gives a soft, warm black with Velox, while the ordinary metolquinone formula, otherwise good, gives a cold black: Selected for exclusive use at Rdigol 7559-081 .cvo bee eae I grain Hydroquinodne. ; 02.64. oe ee eae Acetone sulphite ............--- 3 grains Tribasic sodium phosphate GASOLINE OR E.ectric Power ; (Onre) -o 508 wrk pod dek nc cele ad Water «fined vhelssaiele thc ort th eee Ten per cent. bromide solution..10 drops AUTO BOATS —Photog. AND ENGINES PALMER Send for a copy of our Quarterly Publication ‘*The Launch.’”’ Catalog for the postage roc. merits TRUSCOTT BOAT MFG. CO. Sst. Joseph, Mich., U. s. A. Automobiie Motors Staifonary and Gasoline motors for working and pleasure boats, 144 to 25 h. p. Launches in stock, Send for Catalog. PALMER BROS,, Cos Cob, Conan. ; RECREATION. xl vii wo : : RS m4 pi La = uy 7 “x ee o +- . , , vy, Re . ’ os 4 | “sa t > « Yi c ne .. er < “, P : oe i. . ~ . ..% 4 « —_ EA ~ 19. f : se - _ ’ : + ~ ~~ — OPERATED BY GASOLINE VAPOR The Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a revelation to those who have used others. Reliable, safe, durable and easy to operate. Remarkable speed contro]. Best of all, it starts when you start it. No handle or crank is used. Our patent igniter is absolutely unique and always instant and positive in action. It is really the only perfect and satisfactory igniter. Motors complete from 14 to 25 actual Horse Power ready for installation. We also build a line of the finest launches afloat, complete and with our motor installed and all ready to run. We make these in either the usual round stern model or our flat stern torpedo model in lengths from 18 to 35 feet. We-can furnish large cabin launches on special order. For excellence of workmanship and beauty of finish and design our boats are unsurpassed. Ask for description of our fast torpedo outfits. Send for Catalogue and live testimonials from satisfied customers. Our customers are our best advertisers. FAY & BOWEN ENGINE CO. min Zico, Auburn, N. Y. af The 3% x 4% pocket Poco, given by ReEc- : REATION as a premium for 6 new subscrib- ers, arrived all safe. I wish to thank you very much for your promptness in sending it, and I am well pleased with the camera. CANOES - Po Yad , I have no doubt it will prove as good as it looks. I had no difficulty in securing the required number of subscribers, and hope to be able to secure more. ;. Harry Messenger, Danville, Que. Mrs. Buggins—I don’t feel at all com fortable in these new shoes, Mr. Buggins—What’s the matter; don’t they hurt ?—Philadelphia Record. Buy a Canoe This Year and then at the end of the sum- mer’s vacation you will have some- thing to show for it. You'll get far more pleasure and benefit from paddling on lake or river than from expensive livery teams. Next year you will be already equipped for another season, For quality of materials, strength of con- Struction and beauty of design—for speed, lightness and durability, I can give you best value for your money. All styles and sizes, either al) cedar or canvas-covered cedar, Fitted with powerful Auto- mobile, four cycle marine engine, cannot sink, cannot rust. Ca- pacity ten to twelve people. a / Nonsinkable Stee! Launches, Row Boats, Sail Boats, Canoes, Duck Boats, etc. Made from the best quality Apollo Steel—will last a lifetime Send for catalogue. Write for agents’ discount. MICHIGAN STEEL BOAT CO., 1275 Jefferson Ave, DETROIT, MICH., U. S. A. Send for my Catalogue of pleasure boats, all-cedar and canvas-covered canoes, oars, paddies, sails and fittings—free for the asking. J. H. RUSHTON, 817 Water St., Canton, xl vili RECREATION. THE LATEST, SAFEST AND BEST CANVAS BOAT p eS __ Is what we offer you. A Boat built on modern lines that will , $ : Prove a pleasure to own and use. Selected materials used through- out, and it comes to you guaranteed the best. A handy and safe boat for fishing and shooting. Send 4 cents in stamps for catalogue and reliable testimony. Mention RECREATION. LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. 757 Portage St., Kalamazoo, Mich. Latest patent and improved Canvas Folding Boat on the market. Puncture proof; Tempered steel frame. 0 bolts to remove, Folds most compact of any boat made. Detachable Even Spoclers & Hook=Shields {\ are the real thing. A boon to anglers. For proof ask any of the 7,000 users. In every case, as far as we know, they have given perfect satisfaction. In future buy only reels fitted with spooler or reels spooler will fit, preventing regrets later on. Our free catalogue (B) gives names of reels spooler will fit, price and descrip- tion of Spoolers, Hook-Shields, Gun-Cleaners, Fish- Scalers, Ball-Bearing, Jeweled and _ Steel-Pivot- Bearing Reels fitted with even Spooler, also New Rubber Hook-Shield. We exchange goods with Dealers any time to keep them in line with requirements in their locality. A. W. BISHOP & SON, "RACE Wis. USA. Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding j Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been R adopted by Governments of United States, Can- ada and England. Just filled an order for 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. MULLINS “Get There” Steel Duck Boat’ Price $20—crated on cars Salem, | Endorsed by Thousands of { Sportsmen, Air Chamber each | end. Always’ ready. No Trepairs. > Send for handsome free book, Mention) Recreation. = | W. H. MULLINS 228 Depot Street Salem, Ohio’: { ” FS 6 Fs CaTALOGUs AOME FOLDING BOA +» MIAMISBURG, 0, Mt yp IPOE NAAM 3. A Sportsman’s Boat 14 feet | long, 36-inch beam. RECREATION. xlix RELIANCE MARINE MOTORS Ga: LIGHT POWERFUL ECONOMICAL 1 to 6 Cylinders 4 to 150 horse power Special Design for Auto Boats Write for information and prices RELIANCE MFG. CO. City Island, N. Y. City te Eeeine Reems Mention RECREATION. : BU OUR OWN BOAT Watch this space ou oe plead in May : RECREATION BROOKS BOAT MFG.CO. sta. B - BAY CIT Y-MIC For cut of a Husband (of popular author)—Do you N ew Fishin ¢g mean to tell me, Doctor, that my wife is in- sane? T a Cc k ] e B oO x ! is rare 20, bee as that, but she is hope- essly foolish. Decidedly the most Novel “Well, that’s a relief. I was afraid her and Practical Box ever de- usefulness as a writer was impaired.’’—Life. signed. An_ enthusiastic Novelcra ft Trimmed artist and sportsman says: “It is a revelation anda revolution’”’ For Advance Circular and particulars address Merriam Mfg. Co. Durham, Conn. Mention ReEcREATION, Bamboo Cane Poles and other untrimmed rods are made ready for reel fishing in one-half minute, Are reliable, practical, sen- sible, economical and con- venient. Complete set trimmings, mail or dealer, 75 Cents, Dozen $7.20 Patented, United States and Canada, 1902 The Novelcra ft Mfg. Co. Spring and Superior Streets, Cleveland, O l RECREATION. vf Sa Ss he eS Se ; ‘ TLsruet ania yaiiie i a sis, “AR Plsing ir! ) aug ‘ y wip Wi : ~ MV 4 \ ; ak -* a TT | owe ‘if ’ ‘1 | , q A ARN wt Oi e AW AA aii 1 | ROUND TRIP Chicago to San Francisco and Los Angeles for strictly first-class tickets, with choice of routes going and returning, tickets on sale daily April 23 to May 1, with return limit June 30, 1904. Correspondingly low rates from all points. Admirable double daily train service includes the famous electric-lighted OVERLAND LIMITED Solid through train, less than three days to the coast, over the only double-track railway between Chicago and the Missouri River, and The California Express, with through service to San Francisco and Los Angeles. UNION The Best of Everything. PACI FI C All Agents sell tickets reading via the 7 CHICAGO, UNION PACIFIC AND NORTH-WESTERN LINE Send 4-cent stamp for booklet on California and pamphlet describing The Overland Limited and its route. W. B. KNISKERN, N W220 P. T. M., CO & N.-W. RY. CHICAGO, ILL. THE TOURIST ROUTE Pe New Orleans, Texas, Mexico and California. THE NORFOLK & WESTERN RY. FFERS THF CHOICE OF THE WS promptly obtained OR NO FEE. Trade-Marks, New Y c & New Orlez Ss zine orks ew Orleans Short Line Caveats, Copyrights and Labels registered. ; . satin,» ee TWENTY YEARS’ PRACTICE. Highest references. Famous Shenandoah Valley Route Send model, sketch or photo. for free report ; wr ; on patentability. All business confidential. Excursion tickets now on sale at greatly reduced rates. HAND-BOOK FREE, Explainseverything. Tells deen stop-overs at Washington, Luray Caverns, How to Obtain and Sell Patents, What Inventions Natural Bridge, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Bir- Will Pay, How to Get a Partner, explains best mingham, New Orleans and other interesting points. mechanical movements, and contains 300 other Address. subjects ofimportance to inventors, Address, W, B. BEVILL, G. P. A, L. J, ELLIS, E, P. A. 4 B WILLSON & C0 Patent Roanoke, Va. 39S Brondway, N.Y, 786 F Street, N.W « Attorneys , ‘ . : ree ; C, P, GAITHER, N, E, A. pN.Ms, WASHINGTON, D. 6. 112 Summer Street, Boston, Mass, gix : RECREATION. hi ine Fishing Tackle Free I want every enthusiastic fisherman, whe- ther amateur, beginner or professional, to have a personal knowledge of the-fine points of the Shakespeare Reels and the marvel- ous 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 fish- ing 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., 398 Shake- speare Bldg., Kalamazoo, Mich. The Shake- speare Reel is especially designed for accu- rate and long-distance casting, and it is with- out doubt the best reel in the world, and you will say so when you see it. The metal used in the Shakespeare Reel is hard-drawn brass and the finest English Stubb steel. Painstaking care is used to sécure perfect accuracy- in every detail. In beauty of de- sign, and simplicity of construction it is un- equaled. 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 use- fulness, nor 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 pre- paid, for a free trial. The Shakespeare Baits are really marvelous. With them the fish- erman 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 Shake- speare offers $100 in prizes for the photo- graph and authentic dimensions of the big- gest large or small mouth bass caught this year. Write to-day for particulars. His little booklets, “How to Catch Bass” and “The Art of Bait Casting,” are free to every angler, Write to-day. SPORTSMAN’S FAVORITE vr s ‘ 4 4 % - ‘4 ‘ 4 . " ‘ ‘ 4 .) ‘ ‘ 4 ‘ ‘ 4 " ‘ peepee spre OPPS L OPE SPOS SOLO LSS ' Get it from the Factory This will save you one-third — the middleman’s profit. A Sportsman’s Cabinet is a right place for the guns, the ammunition, the boots, the fishing rods and tackle — everything. We make cabinets from $17.50 to $48. West End Furniture Co., Williamsport, Pa.: Enclosed find 2c stamp for which send me your complete catalogue of Sportsmen’ s Cabinets. Write plainly. Mention Recreation, Name Street City. ae lii RECREATION. : Be your own Taxidermist LEARN TO MOUNT ALL KINDS OF BIRDS, ANIMALS, HEADS, ETC. We teach Taxidermy perfectly by mall. Easily and quick] learned. STANDARD MET ODS, Expert instructors, ae sonable price. Our S HOOL FOR SPORTSM EN, BY SPORTSMEN, is endorsed by all leading taxidermists and sporting magazines. The spring shooting season is at hand. You will secure some beautiful speci- mens. They deserve a place in your home, den, or office. Are you interested? Our new illustrated catalog is just ready and IT’S FREE TO EVERY READER OF RECREATION. WRITE FOR ONE TODAY. The Northwestern School of Taxidermy, Inc. 411a Bee Buitodinc OMAHA, NEB. 9 Glass Eyes for Stuffed Birds, and Animals Materials Send §c. in stamps for catalogue FRED. KAEMPFER, **$TA7",§7- Taxidermy work done in all its branches Mention RECREATION INDIAN CURIOS WHOLESALE & RETAIL CURIO DEALERS’ SUPPLY DEPOT. Bead Work, Baskets, Elk Teeth, Mexican Goods, Beads, Fossils, Minerals, Arrow- Heads. Pottery, Aliska Ivories, Shells, Agates, Photos, Great Stock, Big Cata. 5c., stamps. Mention RECREATION. If a dealer aay 9. | OS = mlneghi/ es DEADWO)D . . &. DAKOTA Squabs are raised 1n 1 month, bring dig prices. Eager market. Astonishing rofits. Easy for women and invalids. se your Spare time profitably, Small space and capital. Here zs something worth looking into. Facts given in our = Sears BOOK, ‘ Howto make mone th Squabs. > PLYMOUTH ROC SOUAE CO., 289 Atlantic Ave,, Boston, Mass. RAPPER Send 2 ‘glad MUSKRAT SKINS mail or so cents for 10 different numbers 1903 pay NTER-TRADER- TRAPPER, regular price 10 cents a copy, Taxidermists Oologists’and Entomologists’ Supplies a year; for x skin, or 25 cents, 5 numbers. ffer good until May «. A. R. Harpinc, Gallipolis, Ohio. FOR SALE t Pig! E jack rabbits, prairie dogs, squirrels, deer, mandarin, wood and other wild ducks, geese. swan, and other game birds and animals. CHAS. PAYNE, Wichita, Kansas; INE MOUNTED GAME HEADS, BIRDS, ETC.., for sale at unheard-of prices, Send 10 cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MENTION RECREATION. The Best Collection in existence 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, Minn. BIG INDIAN TROUT AND GAME PRESERVE Big Indian Ulster Co., New York Brook Trout Fry, Yearlings and all sizes of large trout for stocking purposes and the table on hand. All inquiries cheerfully answ ered, Mention RECREATION. Burnt Work — Something Great. To persons sending new subscriptions to REc- REATION through me, or sending them direct to the office to my credit, I will send the following prizes: For I new yearly subscription to RECREA- TION I will give a neat barrel match safe mounted on an oval back, both burned and decorated, equal in value to 75 cents. For 2 new. yearly subscriptions to REc- REATION I will give a 6-inch round picture frame burned and decorated with beauti- ful old fashioned poppies tinted with water colors. This would cost you $1.25 at the least. For 5 new yearly subscriptions to REc- REATION I will give either a round stool 14 inches high with round upholstered top or a square stool same height with square upholstered top. These would probably cost you $7 or $8 finished as I finish them with designs burned in the wood and leather. E. A. King, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. RECREATION. lili Sportsman’s Coat Sheds Water like a Duck’s Back An absolutely rain-proof coat. Water will positively re . not soak through tt or adhere to it. Made of soft, a smooth, pliable cloth that will not rustle or <@) crack. Lined throughout with same ma- e terial; reinforced by gun cap on shoul- a der and flap over shoulder seams. Patent bellows under arms permits free arm movements and affords perfect ventilation. Ample and roomy pockets for every pur- pose, protected by large flaps. Full cut—well tailored and trimmed. Material in light tan or dead grass colors. A perfect coat For Fishermen as well as the hunter. Rain-proof qualities, fit and satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Price $5.00, express prepaid, to all points east of the Mis- sissippi River. In ordering send snug breast meas- ure close up under the arms, stating color desired. Samples on request. BIRD, JONES & KENYON, No.1 Blandina St., Utica, N.Y. DEVELOPER TESTS. A few simple tests by which to recognize F OR the main constituent in a developer, or the developing agent in a solution, are as fol- t lows: Pyrogallic Acid.—Nitric acid gives a deep red color. Ferric chloride gives a blue, becoming brown. Ferrous sulphate gives no reaction. Ferricyanide of potash gives deep red. ax any SUMMER or WINTER Hydroquinone.—Nitric acid gives dark red, changing to yellow if excess. Ferric chloride gives dark brown, gradually be- Gat aitake a0 coming paler. Ferrous sulphate gives light The yellow. Ferricyanide of potash gives no re- Thom Son- action. B t p Metol.—Nitric acid gives deep red, grad- es ually becoming light yellow. Ferric chlo- P Quimby oH gives deep red brown. Ferrous sul- 1S ES phate gives nothing. Ferricyanide of potash H | gives dark reddish yellow. . the un Ing Eikonogen.—Nitric acid gives reddish color. Ferric chloride gives reddish brown. Cheapest Ferrous sulphate gives violet red color if alkaline. Ferricyanide of potash gives noth- ing. Glycin.—Nitric acid gives yellow red 9g Iz ~ color. Ferric chloride gives reddish brown. I M a k € t h ec B es t becoming green and then violet. Ferrous Boots sulphate gives nothing. Ferricyanide of All work guaranteed, I refer by per- potash gives light yellow. mission to the Editor of RECREATION. Pyrocatechin.—Nitric acid gives reddish Measurement blanks and prices on ap- yellow color. Ferric chloride gives deep plication. Mention RECREATION, green. Ferrous sulphate, if floated where T. H. GUTHRIE solutions meet, gives a crimson ring. Fer- ricyanide of potash gives nothing—The | 33 William St. NEWARK, N. J. Camera and Dark Room. liv RECREATION. THE | | 1902 Model LEATHER-COVERED Pneu- matic Recoil Pad is now per- fect. No pump. no valve, no recoil, no flinch, no headache, no bruised shoulders, no money if not satisfactory and returned at once. PRICE, $1.50. J.R. WINTERS Clinton, Mo. KOENIG’'S SHELL EXTRACTOR, Every shooter should have one—carryit ina vest pocket, Fits any auge shell. Koenig’s Gun Catalogue, Free. 10 Cts. Postpaid. E.G. KOENIG, NEW JERSEY & LARGEST GUN House SOUTH BROAD ST., Newarn, N. J, For Sale: L. C. Smith 12 gauge Shot Gun with 26 inch barrels, weight 6 lbs. 12 oz.;. $115.00 grade with automatic ejectors, hammerless, fine English wal- nut stock, engraving and checking. Has not been shot over a dozen times. Price $50 cash. $4 Leg of Mutton Case and Marble cleaning rod included. Address _ T. P. Peckham, care Savage Arms Co., Utica, N. Y. Mark all communications “Personal.” “Young Faddlethwaite doesn’t seem to have any moral courage,” said her father. “I don’t know anything about that,” she answered, “but he wears stunning clothes and has 3 automobiles.”—Chicago Herald. Free: To any one sending me § new yearly subscriptions to REcrEATION, I will give I pair Snowshoe Rabbits or will sell for $4a pair. Stanley L. Trees, Tie Siding, Wyoming. For Exchange: 2 years RECREATION, 1902-1903; 3 years Sports Afield, 1901-1902- 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: FLORIDA. 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. Eugene Hale, Medway, ditto. MONTANA. A. R. Hague, Fridley, elk, deer, mountain sheep, bear, grouse and trout. Chas. Marble, Chestnut, ditto. WASHINGTON. Munro Wyckoff, Port Townsend, deer, bear and grouse. WYOMING. S. N. Leek, Jackson, elk, bear, deer, mountain sheep, antelope, grouse and trout. CANADA, rhs Carl Bersing, Newcastle, N. B., moose, caribou, deer, bear and grouse. NEWFOUNDLAND. John C. LeMoine, Birchy Cove, Bay of Islands, caribou, salmon and trout. For Sale: 71% lb. 12 gauge W. W. Greener, Forester grade, hammer gun; 30 in. choke barrels; 14 in. P. grip stock; 2%, in. drop; in excellent condition; cost $85.00; will take $30.00 cash; no trades. John Spencer, Blacksburg, Va. For Sale or Exchange: Guitar, Type- writer, Bicycle, Cameras, 2-22’s, 30-30, 25-35 rifles; Baker Gun, Steer Horns. 1903, for best offer. Frank R, Seaver, Enclose stamps.. Josiah Winants, Little Darien, Walworth Co., Wis. Falls, N. Y. Date,_ 190 G. O. SHIELDS, 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, 0. or Express Money Order, or New York Draft. DETACH THIS, FILL OUT, AND SEND IN *. RECREATION. lv Tq POWDER! POWDER! UNIVERSAL All kinds of powder for Rifles, i FASURE | Pistols axi Shot Guns, measured accurately {rom 1 to145 grains. 4 different measures ini. The latest and best tool. Ask your dealer for it. 2s 3s Every shooter should have 1. Send 3 5% 5% stamps for Ideal Hand Book, 146 pages 68 ©§ of information to shooters. =2 22 IDEAL MFG. CO.,12USt., New Haven, Conn, U. S.A. The PHIL B BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal., Agents for Pacific Coast When you write kindly mention Rrcre\TIon CEDAROLEUOM [hic The Ideal Lubricant and Rust-Preventive Keep up with the times and in this New-Year try something ‘‘ NEW” and ‘‘BEST OF ALL.” It is colorless and you can use it anywhere on your gun or rifle. Manufactured of the purest chemicals, it meets a demand and need, Far superivr to any oil or vaseline. It is specific for cleaning rifles and guns after using nitro-powder as well as black. Will prevent RUST. Its peculiar substance makes it the finest of LUBRICANTS for the mechanism. Put up in a neat tube with an injector, and is handy to carry in your pccket. Postpaid sampie, 15 cents. CEDAROLEUM Co. Mention Recreation. PERKINSVILLE, VT. : haan ahs teary tt S AN TI-RUST ROPES! For SHOT GUNS, RIFLES and REVOLVERS. They cannot rust or pit if these ropes are used, No more worrying to keep your fire arms in perfect condition. Sent postpaid, $1 per set for Shot Guns; soc. for Rifles; 25c. tor Revolvers. Give gauge and length of barrel. Send for circular giving full particulars. i < —— ia BRADLEY'S SHOT GUN SIGHT = = mx \ a Sa, Makes wing shooting easy and certain. Scores greatly increased at trap and in field. Instantly attachable and detachable. Price, post-paid, 50 cents. mene for circular. Address C. BRADLEY, CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE, one RECREATION. A coon spelt his name with.a “Mc.” There was a young fellow named Rill, Said a friend, “You're not Irish—you’re Who was taken exceedingly ill, ‘ Blc! But he said, “I’m ar. ass if I No one knows,” he replied, Think I can pacify “For in daylight I hide— This pain in my lungs with a pill. I goes out after dark in a He!”—Life. It is easily seen that wherever REcREA- For Sale or Exchange: A Boat to sell TION is taken the friends of game protection | or exchange for a .30-.30, 32-40, .303 or increase amazingly. 32 Special Rifle. W. G. Pollock, Little J. J. Mather, Springboro, Pa. Falls, N. Y. No Rifle complete unless mounted with one of our IMPROVED TELESCOPIC OUTFITS We make them from 3-power up. With our side mountings the Scope lies close to the rifle barrel and the open sights are left entirely clear and unobscured, SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE Mention RECREATION. THE MALCOLM RIFLE TELESCOPE MFG. CO. F, T. CORNISH, Mgr. Established 1857 s SYRACUSE, N, Y., U. S, A. RECREATION. SLEEP IS TIRED NATURE'S SWEET RESTORER After a hard day’s tramp, you must have A Good Night’s Rest in order to fit you for the next day’s work. Better to sleep ona good bed without your dinner, than sip at a banquet and then sleep on the cold, hard, wet ground. You can get A Recreation Camp [lattress of rubber, with valve for inflating, made by the Pneumatic Mattress Co., and listed at $1.8. For 10 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION Send for Sample Coptes Address RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York. RECREATION. lvii “ Collan-Oil ” pteserves leather and tenders shoes and harness positively WATERPROOF Used by the U. S Waterproof LEATHER the Army and Navy DRESSING ‘ AND and National Guard. RUST Send asc. for trial can, PREVENTER AGENTS WANTED Write for terms and circulars ' J. R. BUCKELEW Dept. A. 111 Chambers St., N. Y. ) Practical Common Sense CAMP in 6 Sizes. STOVE Either with or with- out oven. The light- est, strongest, most compact, practical stove made. Cast combination sheet steel top, smooth out- § : side, heavy lining in Eo As ’ fire box and around oven, holds its shape, telescopic pipe carried inside the stove. Burns large wood and keeps fire longer than any other. Used by over 9,ooo campers and only one stove returned, For catalogue giving full particulars, mention RECREA- TION and address D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill. THE BRADLEY SHOT GUN SIGHT! Wing Shooting is made easy and certain by using this gun sight. ‘Scores at trap z z and in field greatly increased byits use. Right and left birds are bagged as easily as straight-away birds. Price 50 Cents, Postpaid. C.L. BRADLEY, Inventor, CLARKSVILLE TENN, An office-seeker who wanted to repre- sent the United States at Yokohama was asked, “Do you speak Japanese?” The applicant faltered; then said he did. “Well, let me hear you speak it.” “All right! Ask me something in Japan- ese.”’—Argonaut. _ I can not too highly praise our old friend and companion, ReEcrEATION. It is a good cure for all sorts of indigestion, a good tonic and tissue builder. If you feel melancholy read it, follow its advice; but do not take too much fat off the land and become a game hog. Dr. C. A. Peterson, Hoboken, N. J. I received the 14 foot King canvas boat you sent me for subscriptions for RECREA- TION. I have tried it and found it all and more than the King Company represents. H. A. Trotter, Buffalo, N. Y. “To feather your nest you must have money.” “Yes; nothing is so delightful as cash down !”—Exchange. NEWHOUSE STEEL TRAPS Made since 1848 by ONEIDA COMMUNITY S. NEWHOUSE (The Old Trapper and Trapmaker) Fifty years ago this famous old Trapmaker of the Oneida Community would not let a trap leave his hand till he KNEW that it would hold any animal that got intoits jaws. Even greater pains are taken now than then in selecting the finest steel and rigidly testing every part. This is why all experienced Trappers insist on having the “* NEWHOUSE ” ‘‘T have seen an Indian trade his pony for one dozen Newhouse Traps.’’—Pofular Magazine Writer. Eleven Sizes for Catching Every Fur Bearing Animal Every Trap Cuaranteed Illustrated Catalogue Mailed 2" Send twenty-five cents for “The Trapper’s Guide,” by S. Newhouse, telling all about fur bearing animals and how to trap them, together with interesting nar- ratives and practical directions for life in the woods, Mention RECREATION. ONEIDA COMMUNITY ONEIDA NEW YORK lvili RECREATION. H. & R. SINGLE SHOT GUN) Automatic and Non-Ejecting The cheapest abso.utely safe gun, with improve- ments found heretofore only in the highest priced. PERFECT IN MODEL AND CONSTRUCTION mer; rebounding lock. Your dealer can supply, or we will Write for Catalog. sell to you direct. 12, 16 and 20 gauge; barrels 28, 30 and 32 inch, plain steel and twist. Top snap; center ham- SIMPLEST ‘TAKE DOWN ’’ GUN MADE HARRINGTON. & RICHARDSON ARMS CO. Dept. R, WORCESTER, MASS. Makers of H. ( R, Revolvers GOOD READING CHEAP 16 vols. of RECREATION in fine condition, 1895, ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00, ’oI, ’02, 03. Price $5.00. M. S. HutcHinecs. 44 Mt. Vernon St., Dover, N. H. Miss Roseate—Fred says he admires me because I am the picture of health. Miss Pallid—Yes, the silly fellow was always crazy for anything hand-painted !— Life. I received the Bristol steel rod you sent meas a premium. It is the finest rod I ever had in my hands. I have shown it to sev- eral friends and they are stuck on it. J. A. Lewis, Fruitvale, Cal. Prosecuting Attorney—Was the prisoner in the habit of singing when he was alone? Pat McGuire (witness)—Shure, an’ I can’t say, for Oi was niver with him when he was alone.—Chicago Journal. THE BAKER THE GUN THAT’S SAFE also that would please you, SO DURABLE TOO IT LASTS A LIFETIME Corre ~ 2 z 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 Our “Quarterly” tells about them and other matters that would interest you. We will send it you free a year if you want it. Mention RECREATION. BAKER GUN & FORGING CO., 42 Liberty Street, Batavia, N. Y. RECREATION, ; lix | ci MNT if} wilh i er Ww, —S= rer 7; "i Pe NY iW, ‘ UY. @A-. y en ita) Y 4 ZF > Mp y, sp) 2 iy | ea Zs Empty Shells or Loaded Shells at your pleasure. Up-to-date dealers sell them. a =x j " MEN WHO USE ba Robin Hood ¢ Ninh “! Smokeless Powder Make doubles right along. Clean, Quick, Hard-hitting. Manufactured by The Robin Hood Powder Co. Swanton, Vt. Send for Powder Facts. Mention RECREATION. lx RECREATION. HERE IS ANOTHER! If you will send me 30 Ycarly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you A No. 10 Trieder = Binocular Field Glass Listed at $38. 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. Therefore, if you want one START IMMEDIATELY Sample copies of RECREATION for use in canvassing furnished on application RECREATION. a il % t*fs 7 - * KS pe ft eee? SPECIAL $9]. BIG REDUCTION IN PRICE Retailed Last Year $25. WRITE FOR Art Catalog SPECIAL PRICES ON 16 GRADES GUNS $17.75 TO $300.00 MENTION RECREATION ITHACA GUN COMPANY Ithaca, New York Ixii RECREATION. DO YOU WANT A FOLDING CANVAS BOAT? If So, Send Me 35 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION AND I WILL SEND YOU A 14 ft. King Folding Canvas Boat LISTED AT $48 capable of carrying 2 men and an ordinary camp outfit. There th ds of these boat nd nearly ym ho is eg f them praises it y occas Sample copies of RE on f sing will b f hed application, Address 23 West 24th St., New York RECREATION. Ixiii Syracuse Hammer Guns Carry the same guarantee as our Hammerless Guns. e Built for Nitro Powder. Bored the Syracuse way. Made of the best material. . Are, without doubt, the strongest built and hardest shooting Hammer guns made. ‘Each gun targeted with Nitro Powder.”’ Roller Bearing c Double Wedge-Fast Bolt Tumbler Through Extension Rib List Price $24. 12 gauge, 30 in. High quality steel barrels. Left barrel full, Right barrel modified choke. Weight 7% to 7% Ibs. DESCRIPTION : Top lever action. High quality hammered steel barrels. Particularly adapted to Nitro Powders. Interchangeable locks. Roller bearing tumbler; this roller bears on mainspring, and gives an extremely easy and smooth cocking motion. Low circular hammers. Imported walnut stock, handsomely checkered grip and fore-end. Full pistol grip with oinamental caps. Double scored butt plate. One-piece lug with extra wide hinge bearing. Double wedge-fast bolt through extension rib. N. B.—But a limited number to be marketed this year. Write for further par- ticulars. Mention RECREATION. SYRACUSE ARMS CO. SYRACUSE, N, Y, lxiv RECREATION. In Winter, there is no powder like WALS RUD E Send $2.50 for 100 1 2-gauge shells loaded with this powder, Mention size shot wanted. Schoverling, Daly & Gales 302-304 Broadway, New York 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 10 gauge For 3 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION A Pair of Shot Gun Wick Plugs 20 to ro gauge, Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on application. Address RECREATION, 23W. 24th St., N.Y. City This is she New . Grade Look out for Flohr. Readers of RECREATION are cautioned against doing business with Henry Flohr, who claims to be a representative of REC- REATION, He is a swindler and should be arrested and locked up _ wherever found. He has taken a number of sub- scriptions to RECREATION and has failed to send in any of the money collected for same. RECREATION is up to date, and better than some much more expensive journals of its class. Dr: J.-P. Horie, Cato-NiY. NEW LEFEVER It is a plain gun, and sells at a popular price, but has all our latest improvements. Send for 1904 Catalogue and Discounts D. M. ee le Sons & Co. Not connected with Lefever Arms Company, Syracuse, N, Y. Mention RECREATION RECREATION. lxv A glance at a 22-caliber Savage Repeating Rifle will convince you that it is different from any other rifle you ever saw. Its beauty of outline and finish will always be a source of pleasure. Besides being the best gun for small game and target practice, it is the safest and simplest to handle and is sold to you under an honest guarantee. It will not jam or stick when you are in a hurry for a second shot, since accuracy and reliability are two of its particularly strong features. Write to-day for catalogue G. We have a special department entirely devoted to correspondence with sportsmen. It is always at your service. Write us, we can help you in the correct choice of a rifle and give some practical suggestions. SAVAGE ARMS COMPANY UTICA, NEW YORK, VU. S.A. Baker & Hamilton Pacific Coast Agents San Francisco and Sac- ramento, California Papa—See here, Willie, you mustn't bother me. When I was a little boy, I didn’t bother my papa with questions. Willie—Maybe if you had, pa, you'd be able to answer mine.—Philadelphia Ledger. “Mr. Smith had a hard time to get his daughters off his hands.” “Yes, and now I hear he has to keep their husbands on their feet.”—Mail and Express. Mrs. Smiler—Are you going to swear off drinking, New Year’s, John? Mr. Smiler—Why, certainly. every year ?>—Exchange. Don’t I I received the Harrington & Richardson revolver you sent me as a premium. It is the best and most accurate pistol I ever owned. The Mullins metal boat you gave me for 27 subscriptions is the safest, fastest and best boat that ever rode a wave. I shall be glad to answer any inquiries about my premiums or the way I got them. Charles Sargent, Manchester, N. H. Tommy—Say, ma, what made the baby holler so much last night? Mrs. Cutting Hintz—I guess he heard me say he looked like his father—Mail and Express. THe PARKER AUTOMATIC EJECTOR 32 WARREN ST. New York Salesroom, Send for Catalogue. PARKER BROS., Mention RecrgaTion. The Latest attachment to "The “OLD RELIABLE” Meriden, Conn, Ixvi RECREATION. [IO AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS Here is a Chance to Get a FINE CAMERA EASILY — A 4x5 Weno 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 10 yearly subscrip- tions to RECREATION. These are both neat, compact, well-made and handsomely finished cameras, capable of doing high-class work. Sample coples for use in canvassing furnished on request. Address RECREATION — 23 West 24th St. NEW YORK, RECREATION. xvii Get My Book, if Sick Don't send a penny. Wait until you see what I can do. Let me take all the risk. Simply write. I ask no more 1 will send you my book. I will arrange with a druggist near-by so that you may take six bottles. Dr. Shoop’s Restorative A month on trial. I will absolutely stand-all the ‘ cost if it fails. If you say “It did not help me,” that ends it as far as cost to you is concerned. Do You Understand Me? - I am telling it as plainly, as clearly as I can. I want you to know absolutely and without doubt that this offer is made on honor. I have the prescription that cures. My only problem is to convince you that Dr. Shoop’s Restorative will cure—that it is an uncommon remedy. A common remedy could not stand a test like this. It would bankrupt the physician making the offer. And I am succeeding every- where and here is the secret of my success: I found invariably that where there was a weakness, the inside nerves were weak. Where there was a lack of vitality the vital nerves lacked power. Where weak organs were found, L always found weak nerves. Not the nerves commonly thought of, but the vital organs’ nerves. The inside—the invisible nerves. This was a revelation. Then my real suc- cess began. Then I combined ingiedients that would strengthen, that would vitalize, these nerves. That prescription I called a restorative. It is known the world over now as Dr. Shoop’s Restorative. But do not misunderstand my offer. This is not philanthropy. Not free treatment, mind you, with nothing ever to pay. Such an offer would be misleading, would belittle the physician who made it. But I believe in a sick one’s honesty, his gratitude. That when he is helped he will pay the cost of the treatment—$5.50—and gladly. And I make the offer so that those who might doubt may leagn at my risk. Thousands Have Written Thousands are accepting this offer. And only one in each forty writes me that my remedy failed. Just think of it! 39 out of 40 get well—difficult cases, too. And the fortieth has nothing to pay. That is a record I am proud of. It is wrong to stay sick when a chance like this is open. For I have made all the experi- ments that you can make. And the methods which failed me will fail with you. But the treatment that helped 600,000 others will just as surely help you. So send for my book to-day. My way is probably your only, way to get well. Every day that you wait will add a day to your suf- fering. Write a postal now to learn why. If well, you sick, of my offer. should tell others who are Don’t let a sick friend stay sick because he knows not of it. Tell him. Get my book for him. Do your duty. You may be sick yourself sometime. Sick people need help. They appreciate sympathy and aid. Tell me of some sick friend. Let me cure him. Then he will show his grati tude to both of us. What greater reward can you have than that—a sick one’s grati- tude, his everlasting friendship. Send for the book now. Do not delay. Book 1 on Dyspepsia Book 2 on the Heart Book 3 on the Kidneys Book 4 for Women Book 5 for Men (sealed Book 6 on Rheumatism Simply state which book you want and ad- dress Dr. Shoop. Box 7214, Racine, Wis. Mild cases, not chronic, are often cured with one or two bottles. At druggists. Ixvili These Colt Pistols are same as shown by the electrotype. only have not the Shell Ejector, being made for powder and ball. RECREATION. sa ms Just received from Government Arsenal, Original cost, $25.00 A Genvine “COLT ” Pistol for $2.75 100 Genuine Colt old style, Powder and Ball, Cavalry Revol- Price vers, 74-inch, round barrel, 44 Caliber, Brass Mounted, $2.75 Also 300 Remington ditto, same size, and in nice brown refinished condition, . Y Also Leather Holsters for above Pistols, . p Bullet Moulds (round and elongated ball) . 50 These Pistols are in nice second condition, almost as good as new. At the time of our Civil War were the most famous weapons of all. Are valuable, not only as relics of our Civil War, but as accurate shooting pistols for target or defense, and all right for use to-day. Orders accompanied w cash will be filled, and if goods e are not satisfactory on receipt, they can be returned and money refunded, JOB LOT OF Ss cost of expressage. 200 “American Make” Hammerless Double Guns Closing out at $18.50 to $25.00 each To any one wanting a thoroughly reliable, good shooting gun (not a cheap article got up to sell, but made by an old established American fae 8 1 occurs. pistol grip, English Sizes 28, 30 and 32 in., 12 bores, 634 to 7% lb. The guns at $25.00 are makers’ regular $40.00 grades and have auto- these offer a chance that rarely They are sig hh action, Greener style cross bolt. alnut stocks, best shooting powers, matic ejector. Send $5.00 with order, and if gun is not satisfactory on receipt, it can be returned, and mone refunded, less cost of expressage. If whole amount is sent with order, a nice Our Specialty, Fine Guns, Scott’s, Greener’s Lang, and all makes, and list of second-hands, Some high cost bargains, We take second-hands in trade. ictoria canvas case is included. Send stamps for full Catalogues Mention RECREATION, WILLIAM READ & SONS, 107 Washington St., Boston Montana Copper Mines: I _ have some very promising prospects in North- western Montana carrying gold, silver and copper values. Would sell outright, bond or give an interest to secure capital to de- velop property. If you are interested, it would pay you to write me. Sidney M. Logan, Kalispell, Montana. Satisfactory references furnished, Received the Shakespeare reel sent me and after having given it a thorough trial am more than pleased with it. J. H. Primrose, Tecumseh, Mich. Sir Charles bought a horse for a guinea, And the brute was so dreadfully skuinea, That a friend said, “Of course It was meant for a horse, But he hasn’t got room for a whuinea!” F —Life. “This is where the duke was assassi- nated.” “Indeed? But last year you showed us another room for that story.” — “So we did, but that room is now being repaired.”’—Argonaut. RECREATION is far ahead of any sports- men’s periodical I have yet seen. E. L. Powers, Marlboro, Mass. at the trap is largely a problem of equipment. It is generally conceded and once you have tried a DAVENPORT HAMMERLESS No. = GUN with Full Length Matted Top Rib or our Heavy Hammer Trap Gun, you will agree that better results are obtained with a single than with a double gun. The Single is positively the Trap Gun of the Future, so get in line and procure the best for the purpose. Catalogue Free. Mention RECREATION. The W. H. 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APR 27 1904 = may, 1904 ‘ . EA : a" P _s *. a e > » GAN OF TH OR (ATEUA PHOTOS BY 6. G. JAMESON AND W. D. GAY en x*,° OFFICIAL Dusiisnep BY G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 WEST 24th STREET, NEW YORK a SS ~ xritl s . A Story of a Novel Experience; with ace wi th a Grizzly; full page drawing by DAN SMITH. es “ig! “Orginal q fa Yeviled The Little Red Devil Brand : _ and fine, pure spices. It is delicious for sa lunch, picnic, or tea, and i in the chafing-dish. at any ‘good | grocers, but be sure you see on LITTLE RED DEVIL, “There is only ONE Deviled 1 wood’s Red Devil Brand. Allothers are imitations, "but. _* name only, as the goods commonly labeled and sold as potted | ham, made as they are from the odds and ends of the packing house, are no mor UNDERWOOD’S ORIGINAL HAM than chalk is like cheese, Our Book contains a lot of unique and practical receipts. Ww e will send it FRE, BE. oe 7 WM. UND ERWOOD ae Ne! ince ae BOSTON, MASS., ve RECREATION Copyright, December, 1903, by G. O. 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If you can not call at our shop send us your name, with 10 cents, and we will forward our Catalogue “R,” which fairly smells of the forest and is full of the joys of the trail and camp fire. Mention RECREATION. ABERCROMBIE & FITCH MANUFACTURERS OF COMPLETE Outfits for Explorers, Campers and Prospectors 314-316 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, U. S. A. RECREATION. HE BOAT as pictured below in every detail—length 15% feet, beam 4 feet, with % h. p. Blomstrom gasoline engine, $100 So simple a child can operate with entire safety Catalogue D, including Marine Gasoline Engines of from % to 80 horse-power at corresponding prices, free on request. THE C. H. BLOMSTROM MOTOR CO. 1284-1294 River Street Detroit, Mich. [From the Chicago Journal, May 7th, 1903) At last an honest soul has put a15‘s foot launch with gasoline engine ~ —4 foot beam—within the reach of the masses. THE NEW WAY RECREATION. RACINE BOAT MANUFACTURING COMPANY MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN Yes, this is the same concern that builds for the same price. The Steel Steamei the Hunting and Fishing Boats, Row Boats, shown below we built for the U.S. Canoes, Motor Boats, Government Corps of En- Working Boats, Barges, gineers. Yes, we built Tugs, Engines and Boil- two for Uncle Sam’s En- ers. We have _ been gineering department at in this business for different times and hepaid twenty-two years and are/ | aS al us $5,000 each for them. paying RECREATION ) 2. 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Comsolidated LARGEST BUILDERS OF PLEASURE CRAFT IN THE WORLD Morris Heights, New York City Down-Town Office, 11 Broadway Chicago Office, 1409 Michigan Ave. i= RECREATION. Vii Without Tonneau, $750 Model B Touring Car, $900 Without Tonneau, $800 For a delightful spin in the country; for sie or pleasure; for quick and pleasant transit over long distances or shorf; there’s nothing equals | a Yeliable automobile. “*. No reliable automobile is so easy to buy, to operate, or to maintain, as a Cadillac. No automobile at double the money is so strongly constructed, so speedy on good roads, so deysendable on bad, so capable in the matter of hill-climbing, as the Cadillac, Model A Tonneau (shown above) will carry four peaple safely, smoothly and comfortably at 30'miles per hotr on the level stretches, and will go up a ASargrade. Model B Touring car. is identical in accomplishment, but ‘Has larger wheels, longer wheel- base, more roomy body. Both models are equipped with Goodrich 3+inch detachable tires. Full appreciation of Cadillac superiority in design, construction and pe rformance is possible only by personal inspection and trial. CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE CO., Detroit, Mich. Member Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. _ - We'll be glad to send you Booklet K for the asking. It explains and illustrates ! r be seen and tried modés in detail, and gives address of Agency nearest you where they may viii RECREATION. **Fishing on the Picturesque Erie,”’ A Beautifully Illustrated Booklet containing valu- able articles on fresh water fishes and fishing, TROUT STREAM written by veteran anglers, and a complete and reliable directory to the lakes and streams along the lines of the Erie, where the best sport may be found. New and enlarged edition for 1904 will be ready for distribution about April 15th, and can be obtained from any Erie ticket agent in New York City and Brooklyn, or by sending four cents in stamps to the undersigned. The Black Bass te x > 7 ». Fishing in the Upper Del- 4A \ aware is unsurpassed. The Erie follows the course of this beautiful river for over sixty miles. Trout Streams too numerous to mention, but the Erie Fishing Book will tell all about them. ** Rural Summer Homes.’’ An illustrated directory to the Hotels and Boarding Houses in the beau- tiful Summer Land along the Erie, will be ready.about April 1st. Free, on application to Erie ticket agents, or by send- ing eight cents in stamps, for postage, to DELAWARE RIVER VIEW D. W. Cooke, Gen. Pass’r Agent, New York Mention RECREATION RECREATION. 1x \ ig tna POPE MANUFACTURING COMPANY BICYCLE INNOVATIONS TWO-SPEED GEAR amd NEW COASTER BRAKE | Greatest Improvements since the coming of the Chainless area QUA Lib Y TN BVA Ye WwaAE SE L a © 4 EASTERN DEPT., HARTFORD, CONN. WESTERN DEPT., CHICAGO. ILL. c . ce ” U ” ” * Columbia ” Cleveland ‘Rambler “Monarch “ce . ‘ ” +s ” “ : ” Tribune” “ Crawford Crescent Imperial Catalogues free at our 10,000 dealers’ stores, or any one Catalogue mailed on receipt of a two-cent stamp x RECREATION. ne ee nn ERR POCONO MOUNTAINS For an ideal outing this Summer. The region is Lackawanna high, the climate invigorating and the trip comfortably made in three and one-half hours from New York. A Railroad handsomely illustrated book of 128 pages, containing complete information about hotels and boarding-houses, together with a delightful love story entitled ‘‘A Chance Courtship,” will be mailed on receipt of 10 cents in stamps. Address T. W. LEE, General Passenger Agent, New York City. RECREATION. Xi Mngling Days On the esac Once again the Angler is going forth with “rod and reel and traces” and a eood many are heading toward the Blue Laurentians. By the way, have you tried that fisherman’s para- dise? If you have not, you should not fail to do so this year. Full information will be furnished by any agent of the Canadian Pacific Ry Robert Kerr, Passenger Traffic Manager, Montreal, Can. xl RECREATION. Vacation Questions Answered When planning your summer vacation, questions will arise which you can not answer readily. We can tell you what you want to know about Colorado, Utah or California, the wonderful Yellowstone Park, the picturesque Black Hills of South Dakota, or the marvelous Puget Sound country. It will be our pleasure, if you give us the opportunity, to tell you how to reach any of these points, how long it will take, what it will cost, what you can do-and see when you get there, the cost of living, etc. All these places are quickly and comfortably reached by the Burlington’s thro’ train and car service from Chicago and St. Louis. If you want to go somewhere for rest and recreation after visiting the World’s Fair, write us. Address the nearest representative of the Burlington Route, or use the following coupon, and the answer will reach you by return mail. P. S. EUSTIS, Passenge- Traffic Manager, CHICAGO, ILL. Burlin fon I want to go to— : Please send me information about the place, the way to get there, the cost, etc. Houte Name — Address RECREATION. 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During the entire process of distillation, after the whiskey is stored in barrels in our warehouses, during the seven years it remains there, from the very grain we buy to the whiskey you get, Uncle Sam is constantly on the watch. We dare not take a gallon of our own whiskey out of our own warehouse unless he says it’s all right. And when he does say so, that whiskey goes direct to you, with all its original strength, richness and flavor, carrying a UNITED STATES REGISTERED DISTILLER’S GUARANTEE of PURITY and AGE, and saving the dealers’ enormous profits, That’s why HAYNER WHISKEY is so good and yet sc cheap. That's why we have half a million satisfied customers, That’s why you should try it. Your money back if you’re not satisfied. AYNER WHISKEY FULL QUARTS $4.20 — EXPRESS CHARGES PAID BY US. ; OUR OFFER We will send you FOUR FULL QUART BOTTLES of HAYNER SEVEN- YEAR-OLD RYE for $3.20. and we will pay the express charges. Try it and if you don’t find itall rightand as good as you ever 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 a cent, We ship in a plain sealed case, no marks to show what’s inside. Orders for Ariz., Cal., Col., Idaho, Mont., Nev..N. Mex..Ore., Utah., Wash.,or Wyo. must be on the basis of 4 QUARTS for $4.00 by EXPRESS PREPAID or 20 Quarts for $16.00 by FREIGHT PREPAID. DISTILLERY ESTABI/SHED THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY, —rnoy. ono. DAYTON, OHIO. ST. LOUIS, MO., ST. PAUL, MINN., ATLANTA, GA., HIS IMAGINARY BUFFALO FACED ABOUT AND RAISED UP, FULLY 8 FEET HIGH. 330 RECREATION. Volume XX, MAY, 1904 Number 5. G. 0. SHIELDS (COQUINA), Editor and Manager A RACE. | Wir A GRIZZLY, M. C, H. The mention of Shot Gun valley in my old friend Rea’s story in a former number of RECREATION, calls vividly to mind an exciting chase I had in that section 20 years ago, while on a hunting and trapping trip early in the spring. My brother Frank and I were riding leisurely up the valley, with pack animals and a few loose horses following, when directly ahead we saw a huge bear some half mile distant. To stalk him was out of the question as the ground intervening was as level as a barn floor, with the new grass but a few inches above the ground. This fact did not bother us, for, as is well known by men familiar with Bruin and his habits, he is sel- dom on the lookout, doubtless know- ing he is not liable to be pounced on unaware by any of his neighbors who may be in quest of a square meal. His nose is all right; but as a light wind accompanied by a drizzling rain was in our favor, we hoped to ride within gun shot range before flushing him. Being armed with 44 caliber Ballard carbines, shooting distance meant not to exceed 150 yards. When still 400 yards distant the huge brute paused in his search for ground moles and, ac- cidentally no doubt, glanced in our direction. Two mounts, 4 packs and a few loose horses meeting his gaze brought him at once in an upright po- sition. One square look was _ suffi- cient. Dropping on all fours he broke for the nearest hills like a frightened horse. Having been out of winter quarters long enough to work off his surplus 33t fat, he led us a lively chase. I had the better horse, soon distanced Frank and rapidly gained on the big fellow, who in the meantime turned more to the right and took the water of Shot Gun river like a duck. We crossed the stream, 40 yards wide and about 3 feet deep, with a rush and without my pulling rein. On reaching the farther bank we soon struck a higher bench, the rim of which was an ugly mass of large broken lava rock. That, too, was made without slowing down and then came the race in earnest across the wide, low bench, covered with scrub sage and buck brush. A mile farther and I was within 50 yards and commenced slinging lead. My war horse, Old Sport, had, the fall before, packed me alongside of more than one buffalo and was ex- erting all his strength to add another to the string; but after 2 or 3 shots, none of which counted, and when within 30 steps, his imaginary buffalo stopped suddenly, faced about and raised up fully 8 feet high. Old Sport spiked, plowing up the mud with his feet and nearly landing me over his head, as I had dropped the reins and at that moment had raised the gun to my shoulder. Before I could catch sight the race was on again and more powder and lead were wasted. Old Grizzly repeated his tactics, bringing us to several sudden halts; but would not face the music long enough to give me a steady shot. As the chase had covered several miles, my horse began to show signs of weakening. His heaving sides were 332 covered with foam and were working like a bellows. Some change in the programme was necessary, so I dis- mounted at the next halt. Sport by that time was thoroughly frightened as well as nearly played. Not caring to part with him under the circum- stances, I threw the reins over his head as I went out of the saddle, slip- ping my leg through them, dropped on one knee just as the bear settled THE EAGLE’S GIBRALTAR. RECREATION. down for another spurt, and there was no more lead wasted. With his fore- paw the bear marked the spot on his rear where the first shot stung him and continued to notify me where each succeeding bullet landed until, ex- hausted with his repeated efforts in that line, he quit for good, furnishing me with a beautiful silvertip robe, larger than any buffalo robe in our packs. AMATEUR PHOTO BY A. J, BRUNQUIST. Winner of 27th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Willie—Mamma, can I go to bed half an hour earlier to-night ? Lewison—What for? Mrs. “T want to say my prayers ahead for a. week.” CASTING IN SLUGGISH WATERS E. J. MYERS. On many rivers the water empties into deep dark holes that deaden the current into a sluggish stream barely able to more than move the drift to the bar where the shallowing water pours over the shingle. The Quat-a-wam-kedgwick’ is fa- mous for its holes, the like of which do not éxist even on the Grande Cod- roy. There the great salmon lie, but whether at the lower bar or in the mid- dle of the pool you do not know, for you can not see 3 feet below the dark- ness that blackens up to the surface. If the salmon take your fly it 1s never with a rise, nor swell nor roll, but with a straightening of the line as if the fish was intent on going to the anti- podes or running up the bank and climbing the mountain side. Many a time that is all you know, for never a sign is vouchsafed beyond motion. Usuaily there is so much slack that the line seems as if it were uncoiling on the surface of the water, for the rod never bends but trembles and shiv- ers ina shily-shally way. The reel-is dumb until it gives a frantic wail, and well it may, for that salmon never re- turns. Then you will wonder why your guides did not back water or use some other one of a thousand expedients to get a taut line, but unless you have cast on the big holes and learned to handle slack, you will lose salmon, pa- tience and guides. The latter, in that case, are likely to start back for the village; with you, if you are wise, and otherwise without you, as happened to an old friend of mine. Now stop the canoe in the rapids so as to cast with a lengthening line where the heavy water stops, cast as long as you can to the uttermost length, for the partial stretch of heavy water will keep a line taut for some distance into the sluggish water 333 Though you may not see it, you will appreciate as you raise the rod for the backward throw. Then move the canoe to the beginning of the heavy water into which the rapid seems lost in the dead stillness of the hole, and continue until you reach the middle of the hole, pulling your fly across it from current to current. Now cast, and as you cast wriggle the rod with the right hand which also holds the line which you draw through the fingers of the right hand with the left, so as to avoid any doubling and slack in the water, letting the line fall in the canoe as you reach for another draw. Constantly wriggle and maintain the dip-dip of the rod which gives life to the fly while the drawing-in is done. The right hand will keep as taut a line as possible, and will serve to hold the line if the salmon should take the fly. Be sure to have a free place in the bot- tom of the canoe where the slack line falls, and that there is naught to en- tangle the line, because in the big holes you angle for great salmon, aye, 30 to 40 pounds and more, especially the Restigouche fish away up the main river. Remember the danger of the slack between the hand and the reel, and if the salmon takes the fly hold the line with the right hand with a grim firm- ness that yields not a fraction of an inch as you deliberately raise the rod until it lowly bends and bows await- ing the salmon’s rush, which must take out the line through fingers that slowly yield to a friction that burns to the bone. Never mind that, for you will save the salmon if you are so far ad- vanced as to get burned, Fail not to raise the rod slowly until it is well bowed but suffer not an inch of the line to pass through your fin- gers. If you have been wise and thereto- 334 fore instructed your guides, though you stand or sit, you will find the canoe slowly moving away to the farthest distance of the pool, but always with the line projecting down into the water as if the salmon were running away from you. That is the secret of the battle, for that is holding the Hy in the salmon’s mouth and giv- ing him the freedom of the river for his first rush, which will be up the river. Then and not till then, let the RECREATION. line ooze through your fingers until the slack is gone and you hear the reel. Then all the chances against you have disappeared and all the hazards of the battle are evened. I do especially believe in fighting the salmon from the shore when you are fishing in big holes. Have your guides assist you in getting ashore and place the canoe at the lower end of the hole, so as to be ready for you to follow the salmon if it start to rush down stream. A CORKING GOOD AMATEUR PHCTO BY R. C. W. LETT. SLORY, Winner of 31st Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition, Made with a Premo Camera, Pleasant Old Gentleman—Have you lived here all your life, my little man? Arthur (aged 6)—Not yet.—Lippincott’s Magazine. HOW TO G. 0. It sometimes becomes necessary for men traveling in a wild country to dig out a log canoe. There are various circumstances that may overtake a man in the woods or in the mountains, and that may lead to this necessity. In other cases a man may just simply want a canoe without being compelled to have it; and if all frequenters of the forest knew how easy it to build one, more canoes would have been made and used is BUILD SHIELDS. A LOG CANOE. I always seek the hardest work I can find when I go into the wilds, and I do as much of it each day as I can stand without collapsing. Some doctors will tell you that in exercising you should stop just short of fatigue. I do not agree with them. I make it a rule to stop just short of where I should drop dead if I kept on. I believe this is right. At any rate, a cam- paign of that kind, of a month, 2 months, FINISHING OFF THE BOTTOM. The picture was not light struck, as you may imagine. a ; = The white spot is caused by a smudge, which we had to build to keep the mosquitoes from eating us. than ever have been. When I say easy I do not mean that a canoe can be made without shedding several buckets of perspiration; but that is good for any man. In fact, it is just what every man who has been shut up in an office needs. It is good for his soul as well as his body to go into the woods, swing an axe, pull oars, climb hills, or do some other kind of manual labor which will cause him to sweat out the accumulation of impurities in his system. or 3 months, always puts me in trim for any other kind of hard work or trouble that may come to an ordinary mortal. Therefore, I say that any able bodied man who may find himself in a forest, near a body of water, and who may want a canoe, will find it easy to build one. Wright and I went to Spray lakes, 30 miles from Banff, in August last and camped near a tract of green timber. Most of the forests in that region have been STARTING IN TO EXCAVATE 335 HULI. THE THE killed by fire, but fortunately there is a small patch of green spruce at the upper end of the upper lake in which a few good sized trees are to be found. We looked these over the second day after arriving there, and picked out a tree that was 26 inches in diameter at the butt, straight as an arrow and free from branches up to about 30 feet. The next morning at 5:30 we sailed into this tree and in 20 minutes had it down. We cut off a log 16 feet long. Then we hewed off one side of this and made a flat, smooth surface 18 inches wide. This was PROCESS OF BLOCKING OUT. larger quantity of wood. We left about 2 feet of solid timber at each end of the log for bulkheads. This left us an open deck- way of 12 feet. We then proceeded to cut notches about 2 feet apart, from the top of the log down to the charcoal lines on the sides. When these notches were all sunk the next thing was to split out this surplus wood. For this we made. a number of wedges from a small, dead spruce we found in the vicinity. Standing on opposite sides of the log, Wright and I drove our axes into the end of the block, at intervals from the STARTING to be the bottom of the canoe, and begin- ning about 2 feet back at each end, we rounded off the ends from this bottom surface to the bark on the opposite side. This gave us the curves for the bow and stern of the canoe. Then we turned the log over, trimmed off the bark on either side, at a line that would give us a depth of 16 inches for the canoe. Then with a chalk line, which we chalked with charcoal instead of chalk, we lined these sides and proceeded to notch down to them. This was a more serious undertaking than that of hewing and facing the bottom; for it meant the removal of a FOR THE LAKE. charcoal line down to the deepest. point of the notch, until the block had started to split slightly. Then we placed 2 wedges in cither side of each block, and with the poles of our axes we drove the wedges carefully and steadily into the spiits which they made. Thus we were able to split out and remove most of each block. When the entire top portion of the log was thus removed we began excavating and removing the wood from what was to be the interior of the canoe. This required careful work, in order to avoid cutting through the shell and causing the boat to leak. We were able to remove most of 336 SHE FLOATS. the timber with our axes, but occasionally resorted to the use of an adz, which Wright had taken with him for such work. We gradually dug out*all the surplus wood, until we thinned the sides of the canoe down to % of an inch, and the bottom to 1% inches. We gauged the thickness of each side, and the bottom, by using a brad-awl with a file mark on it. This we drove occasion- ally from the outside until the mark came flush with the outer portion of the log. If the point showed through to the inside, we knew we were down to the proper thick- ness. It was an easy mattcr to plug these awl holes so they never leaked. We dressed the inside as well as the outside of the boat with a jack plane, and then cut 3 dry sticks, each a little longer than the width of the boat, which we inserted at in- tervals, springing out the sides so they would take these thwarts. When each of these was placed we drove a 20 penny wire nail through the gunwale and into cach end of the stick. These were intended to pre- vent the sides of the boat from warping in- ward as the timber should season. While resting, so to speak, we cut down a dead bull pine about 6 inches in diameter, and hewed out a neat, handy paddle. When the boat was finished it was an easy matter to slide it over the wet moss, a distance of about 50 yards, to the lake. As I said, we struck the first blow on the tree at 5.30 in the morning, and at 10.30 the next morning the finished canoe was in the water. The pictures herewith show the work in process, and these, in connection with the description I have given, should enable any man who is handy with an axe to build a log canoe wherever he may need one. We found the work really enjoyable. It is genuine fun to sink an axe to the eye in a pine log, and to throw out a chip as big as a dinner plate at each blow. Even if I could only get one day’s use of a canoe, I should take pleasure in building one every time I go into the woods. You should pull your canoe out of the water when through with it; turn it bottom side up on the bank and cover it with a good, heavy roof of either bark or brush, to pro- tcct it from the sun, and in order that some other sportsman may have the benefit of it when he comes along. We used our canoe about a week and had many a delightful cruise in it, about the upper Spray lake. We covered it with boughs and left it on the lake shore, where I trust some reader of RECREATION may find it and may have as much fun with it as we had. RONDEAU. WEBSTER. ) a The first of May! the day, methought, On which the festive trout are sought. With rod of steel, and feathered hook, I hastened to a limpid brook, As every loyal sportsman ought, The first of May. A rustic lad, of books untaught, With birchen pole by jackknife wrought, To that same stream himself betook, And baiting up his cast iron hook, Began to fish without a thought, The first of May. A string of fish the lad soon caught; My efforts all availed me naught; Yet, when the townsmen came to look Within my basket, out I took The wondrous trout—that I had bought, 337 The first of May. AMATEUR PHOTO BY FRED L, LIBBY. RUFFED GROUSE ON HIS DRUMMING LOG. Winner of 35th Prize in RecreaTIon’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with a Poco Camera. , om, 7 dl AMATEUR PHCTO BY H. C. MARKHAM YOUNG ROBINS. Winner of 39th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. 338 HOW GEORGE W.. Ss My nearest neighbor at my home in Oregon is George Quinn. He is extremely fond of hunting and keeps a number of dogs for the sole purpose of catching what he calls varmints, meaning thereby bear, cougar, coyotes, wild cats and foxes. Chief among the dogs is the veteran Jack, sup- posedly a bloodhound, but whose ancestral escutcheon bears, I hear, more than one bar sinister. Then there are 2 younger dogs known collectively as the pups, and KILLED BRITT. THE BEAR. ing him to bring his dogs and run a large black bear which had been seen in that vicinity. Nothing loath, George saddled his horse and leading Jack and the pups in leash, started off. About 12 miles from home, in what we call the Middle Creek country, he saw several deer, but would not shoot them. He was out for bear and nothing but bear. Soon after passing the deer he saw a large bear cross a ridge a short distance THE BEAR LANDED SQUARELY AMONG THE WAITING DOGS AND WAS WARMLY WELCOMED. differentiated on occasion as this pup and that pup. Though short on names, George is ex- ceedingly proud of his dogs and takes great pains in their training. He deems no time wasted and no sacrifice too great that ends in the capture of any animal they will run or bay. At the approach of cold weather, with its salutary effect on pelts, he is sure to remark that “varmints are getting ripe and it’s most time to pick ’em.” One day last fall he received a letter from a friend living 25 miles distant, ask- 339 ahead of him. The dogs scented the ani- mal almost as soon as George saw it, and strained desperately at the leash. Hastily dismounting, George loosed the dogs and instantly they were off, yelping like a score. The bear ran as only a bear can run; and in spite of his clumsy and deliberate ap- pearance a bear can put on a hot gait for a short distance. However, the dogs rap- idly overhauled him and nipped him so sharply that he took to a tree within 400 yards of the starting point. Without wait- ing to fill the magazine of his rifle, George 340 sprang from his horse and hastened to the assistance of his canine allies. The bear, a big fellow in fine condition and glossy coat, sat high in the tree, look- ing down on the yelping dogs. The first bullet from George’s rifle struck the bear’s skull and glanced, doing no material dam- age. The second shot broke his lower jaw. The remainder of the bullets in the maga- zine were either misdirected by the shooter or dodged by the shootee, for they could not be located at the inquest. Just as the last shot was fired the bear suddenly concluded to come down. Down he slid in a shower of bark and twigs, and George says making the most lonesome sound he ever heard. The bear landed squarely among the waiting dogs and was warmly welcomed. First a dog would nip him on one side and when he turned to strike his assailant another dog would bite the other side. This continued several minutes. George was in a dilemma. He could not kill the bear with an empty gun, yet feared to go back to the horse to get more shells lest the bear should kill the dogs before he could return. At length the bear suc- ceeded in catching and holding old Jack, but his efforts to bite him were less fortun- ate. His jaw was not in good order and the jaws of the pups prevented his giving proper attention to the work in _ hand. RECREATION. George, seeing his favorite in danger, rushed in and, grabbing the dog, pulled him out of the bear’s clutches. The veteran’s injuries were trifling, and aided by the valorous pups he attacked the bear so fiercely that the latter retreated to a big stump. Backed against that he was able to stand off the dogs. By that time George’s fighting blood was thoroughly aroused. Having no_ better weapon he opened his jackknife, which was of generous size, slipped behind the stump and jabbed the blade under the bear’s fore leg. Narrowly escaping a re- turn blow, he beat a retreat, in the execu- tion of which he received cordial encour- agement from the bear until the dogs stopped the pursuit. The bear returned to the stump and re- sumed his argument with Jack and the pups. George took advantage of that to get in another good jab with the knife. His subsequent retreat came near being disastrous, for he fell over a log and but for the interference of his faithful dogs would probably have ended his hunts then and there. However, that was the bear’s last rally; he weakened rapidly and George and the dogs soon made an end of him. He was exceedingly fat and was estimated to weigh 400 pounds. THE OZARKS. L.- C, ELERICK. There’s a place fond memory turns to, Where the mildest zephyrs play, *Mid the undulating Ozarks, ; Where all Nature’s blithe and gay; Where an almost endless forest Waves its arms in joyous glee, Bidding weary city dwellers To its glades so wild and free. There the air is ever laden With a fragrance all its own, With the odors of the pine woods, With the strengthening, pure ozone; And there nature lovers linger, Loth to leave those tree-clad hills For the city store and office And the many city ills. ’"Mid those Ozark hills and valleys, Kindly Nature smiles and rules; There no artificial bondage Binds the man, but Nature’s schools Brace the weary mind and body, Rest the brain and please the eyes, With an ever changing landscape, ’"Neath the deepest azure skies. There the rivers, full grown, bursting From the caverns in the hills, Rush and roar and flash and sparkle, Cool and pure as snow-fed rills; And the fishes, never frighted, By the man with rod and line, Leap and play in countless numbers, In the shadows of the pine. There on many a rocky hillside, Turkeys call and ruffed grouse drum; Myriad voices from the tree tops _- Bid the nature lover come. Bid him come, e’en though ’tis winter And the oaks are brown and sere, For the song birds there will greet him Every day throughout the year. A VISIT TO BANQUET MOUNTAINS. JOHN W. BRYAN, In May, just before the wet season, I started from Dagupan in a caramata drawn by an Australian ox, for the Banquet moun- tains. Reaching my destination at 7.p. m., I found awaiting me my friend Mr. M., who had invited me to stay a while on his coffee plantation. The 35 mile ride in a rude cart was exceedingly tiresome, though the road was fairly good. The following morning after breakfast we paid a visit to the hot springs, and tried the famous baths. On the way we looked for traces of game, in order to be able to hunt it in the evening, as during the middle of the day game generally stays in heavy thickets. About 4 o'clock’ we. set out, but our hunt was not successful. We heard the crowing of a wild cock, but at our approach he was quick to take the hint and kept his mouth shut and we could not trace him. All we got was a few wild pigeons. After supper my friend suggested that we take a moonlight walk to a creek near, where we could perhaps find game. This we did, and followed the stream up 300 yards or so when my companion suddenly exclaimed, “There they are! shoot!” At first I saw nothing, but soon perceived 8 or 9 hogs of various sizes standing in the middle of the stream where the water was shallow. Singling out the largest, which was attempting to escape, my first shot broke both his hind legs. The second shot, more carefully directed, ended his career. He was a monster with extra large tusks, which I kept as trophies. We left him lying there and went farther on, got a shot at another hog as he was making for the thicket, but my aim was bad and he es- caped. We came back to the one we had killed, tied his feet together, slipped a stout pole between them in Chino fashion and proceeded to camp. The _ hide served, but only enough of the flesh to sup- ply us and a neighboring camp a day, as meat soon spoils in this climate. we pre- I spent enough time in those mountains to verify to my satisfaction the statement that wherever man goes the crow is sure to be present. One day, while sitting beside a mountain trail, my attention was called to a number of crows flying here and there and from tree to tree. At first I thought they were following me. All at once one darted swiftly to the ground, rising im- mediately, with a wild hen after him. The hen flew back to where she came from, leaving the crow apparently much excited. The crow soon darted down again and when he flew out he had something in his claws. I shot him, and found he had a small wild chicken. Even here in the enchanting re- gion of Banquet, the paradise of Luzon, the crow persists in his barborous habits. Wild chickens are the most plentiful game in this province; they are found every- where in the woods. Once, while slowly walking through the woods, I heard the familiar clucking of a hen to her chicks. I stood still and found they were coming toward me. As it was getting dark and I was partly hidden by bushes, they did not take fright until with- in 3 feet of me. Then the hen flew over my head back in the thicket and the chicks dis- appeared as if by magic. They are wild birds in every sense of the word and it often takes a wild man to get them. The same evening I crossed the creek where I had killed the hog, and, to my sur- prise, 2 large mallard ducks flew up and alighted only a short distance away. I followed them and fired, killing one on the water and the other with my second barrel as it rose, During my stay I killed 2 hogs, one wild cat, 16 ducks, 7 chickens and a few quails and pigeons. I also killed one large snake and one lizard, or gecko, 5 feet long. After a visit of 20 days I returned to my army duties, much improved in spirits and health. During a recent session of the House of Representatives a member intimated that the gentleman who had the floor was trans- gressing the limit of debate. “I thought it was understood,” said the offending member, “that the gentleman di- vided his time with me.” “True,” responded the objector grimly, “but I did not divide eternity with you!” —New York Tribune. 34 AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. STARK. YOUNG NIGHT HAWK. Winner of 34th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. AMATEUR © OTO BY A. J, LEWIS. CHICKEN THIEF. Winner of goth Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. Made with a Homemade Camera. 342 THE CAPTURE OF A BOSS TROUT. DON CAMERON. Probably no fish that ever disported it- self in the clear, cool headwaters of the Susquehanna ever attained greater notor- iety or displayed more contempt for man and his piscatorial devices than did Squire Leggett’s big brown trout. This superb specimen ot Salmo _ fario, the most vicious and gamy of all the trout family, was the sole occupant of the largest and best pool in Big creek. This pool was an ideal spot for brown trout, loving as they do to be well hid in some dark recess under a projecting bank, with swift water above and a clear pool below. Two huge old elms towered high over the pool. The water boiling over the big stones above washed far under the trees, leaving thousands of their string-like roots awash and forming a perfect hiding place. The rest of the big hole was deep, quiet and perfectly clear. Strictly speaking, this particular trout belonged to no one, but the Squire had first claim on him by right of discovery and he was spoken of as the “The Squire's big trout.” It was 3 seasons before this that the Squire returned from. a half day’s fishing with his rod in pieces and a vivid story of a terrific struggle with a monster trout which ended in the destruction of the tackle and a victory for the fish. He showed the remnants of his rod and declared the fish would go a good 5 pounds. The listening disciples of Isaac only shook their heads and remarked that the first man to tell a fish story nowadays doesn’t have a ghost of a show. Nevertheless no one doubted the story, though they caviled at the alleged weight. In the next few days all the local anglers were busy planning a campaign against the trout that was certain to prove success- ful, and, over their pipes, could almost hear the big fish rattling in their baskets. During the next week many stealthy trips were made to Elm pool at all hours of day and night, with the result that another vet- eran angler fastened a Coachman in the fish’s jaw only to lose him among the roots; and Merti saw him basking in the sun one day and established his identity as a brown trout; probably one of several big breeders planted in the creek miles below. Thus it became a well established fact that Elm pool was the home of one of the big- gest and gamiest trout that ever rose to a fly. The next season he grew more wily, was hooked only a few times and got loose immediately as usual, always taking more 343 or less tackle with him and sometimes leav- ing a badly shattered rod behind. Never- theless he was seen many times by anglers who wriggled carefully through the grass on the high bank far enough to peep into the pool. He could easily have been shot, or perhaps snared when the water was low, but like true sportsmen we did not want the fish unless we could capture him in a fair fight. Apparently with increasing age came loss of appetite, or if he had an appetite it was satisficd with some unknown matter, as nothing in the line of bait seemed to tempt him. To us the day when the Squire’s big trout would threaten the destruction of one of our baskets in his dying struggles as seemed far off as the millennium. More than one Sunday afternoon I have lain sprawled in the shade on the grassy bank above the hole and waited patiently for a glimpse of the fish. I remember well the first time my patience was rewarded. The sun had just vanished behind the West- ern hills, leaving behind a clear, mellow light which penetrated every nook and crevice in the bottom of the creek, when, with a graceful, easy motion the big trout swung out from behind the roots into the middle of the pool and lay motionless within a foot of the surface. I was too surprised to move. Well hid behind a bunch of rushes I could only stare and take in every detail of his symmetrical body. His big jaws were warped with age; the lower one protruding. His mottled back had grown dark with continual hiding; his brown tinged sides were spotted with crimson and gold. The bright fins were broad and powerful and his thick shoulders spoke of great strength. A shadow darted he was gone and I lay staring at the empty pool. As I !ooked, I _ noticed that not another trout, big or little, was to be seen, although the rest of the creek’ was well stocked with them. Now this was nothing unusual, for it is well known among anglers that there is always a boss fish in every pool along a trout stream, who always occupies the best hiding place and has first choice of whatever food may wash into the pool. Frequently, if the boss happens to be an unusually large fish or an old and grouty one, he drives out all the other occupants, knowing well that there will be all the more provender for him. As I sat wondering whether this was due to a strange preference for solitude across the _ water, 344 or to an instinctive greediness in the fish, I thought of a plan to catch the famous denizen of Elm pool. I would take ad- vantage of this peculiar characteristic of big trout and bait my hook with another and smaller trout, and thus get him to bite from jealousy if he wouldn't from hunger. Anyway, I meant to give the idea a good test. Next day’s sunset found me nearing Elm pool. Besides the usual fishing parapher- nalia, I carried a small pail containing a lively 6-inch trout. I waded the stream down to within easy throw of the hole and deposited my pail on a flat rock. Then I gave my tackle a final examination and baited on the little trout. I must confess that I doubted the success of the experiment as I hooked the youngster through just behind the dorsal fin and watching him go wriggling down the cur- rent into the pool. The poor fellow seemed to understand his danger, for he made fran- tic efforts to swim back up stream. For a minute I watched the line as the bait dragged it about. Suddenly it swept toward the high bank with a strong, easy motion and I knew that something had taken the bait. A minute passed and during that short RECREATION. interval I convinced myself that the big trout had actually taken the bait but that I would never land him. Reluctantly I tightened the line and it seemed fast. gave it a quick yank and a muffled splash answered under the bank; then with a strong pull I dragged the fish clear of the roots almost before he realized he was hooked and the fight was on. Three times in quick succession the big trout rushed madly for the root-filled bank and as often I gave him the butt. Then came a series of terrific yanks; but the faithful old rod stood the test. The fight in such a small pool was ne- cessarily a close one. There was no deli- cate maneuvering. Neither of us gained an inch of line. I knew the fish must be well hooked and that the tackle was extra strong, so with main strength I dragged him foot by foot into shallower water and away from the dangerous roots. Again and again he buried his head in the gravelly bottom in his frantic efforts to rub out the hook. The shallowing water hampered him in his struggles and I dragged him flopping far up the pebbly shore. His jealousy had been his undoing, and Squire Leggett’s big brown trout fin- ished his career in my creel, SONG.OF THE ANGLER BENSON B. MOORE, The darkness is ended For day has descended, And light is extended To every small nook; The sunlight is glowing, Soft breezes are blowing, And I am a going Away to the brook. Through the green fragrant pine With my flies and my line And my Bristol rod fine, Lighthearted I stray; *"Mong the yellow broom sedge, Through the briar and hedge, And by precipice edge, I go on my way. The happy birds fitter, They sing and they twitter, The bright dewdrops glitter Like gems in the grass; The lark doth arise From its nest to the skies, And the hare, in surprise Bounds away as I pass. And my heart fast doth beat When my dazzled eyes meet With a bright sparkling sheet Among the green trees; ‘Tis the clear brooklet’s breast Which the angler loves best, For ’tis here he may rest In comfort and ease. Here the gamy trout leap From the clear water deep, And the carp and bass sleep In cavern of stones; While the bright water plays, In the cool shady bays Where it mtirmurs its lays In low peaceful tones, Here the kingfishers scream. O’er the breast of the stream, And the dark turtles gleam On rocks white with foam; While the wandering mink Glides along on the brink, And the muskrat doth sink To his watery home, BUSHED. T. J. CUNNINGHAM. Six of the niggers had been to the camp that afternoon, headed by their chief, ‘Paddy, and with many grimaces and ges- tures had made known the fact that “plenty fellah turkey set down long a’ libber” near their camp. Hugh Smith was not sur- prised, therefore, when about 4 o'clock his mate, Charlie Ficld, tossed his pick on the bank and remarked that he would try to pick up a few turkeys, as their supply of meat was low. The camp was pitched a short stone’s throw from their claim, and securing his gun and a few cartridges, Field was soon picking his way through the dense bush toward the river. Hugh continued working about an hour; then, filling the billy can with water he put it over the fire to boil for tea. Hugh had given Field’s absence scarcely a thought, but when supper was ready his mate had not returned and he became anx- ious. The sun had gone down, and this, in Australia, is of great moment to the traveler, for with the setting of the sun complete darkness reigns. There is no twi- light in this most peculiar of countries. Placing his hands to his mouth to form a megaphone, Hugh sent the Australian coo-ee ringing through the bush. Several times he repeated it, but received no an- swering call. He therefore ate his lonely meal, and when bedtime arrived, rcceiving no answer to his repeated calls, went to sleep. The sun had already filtered through the thick bush the next morning when Hugh started in search of his partner, climbing the track which led up from the creek over steep and dangerous pinches to the main diggings 7 miles away. After leaving camp, Field had followed the track which led to the river. Numerous cockatoos and parrots clattered along the way, but always remained out of gunshot. In about an hour he thought he must be near the river, and was preparing to de- scend an unusually steep slope, when, right below him, he saw a turkey dart across the track. Another, and several more followed and disappeared in a thick growth of sting- ing tree. To get down the slope quietly required care, but Field accomplished it, although several times he narrowly escaped dislodging loose stones which only needed the slightest touch to send them rolling among the game below. The turkeys, ignorant of danger, were feeding on lawyer berries, which were plentiful at that season. A plump hen had just hopped on the trunk of a fallen tree and offered a tempting target. The first 345 shot brought her to the ground, and as the other turkeys rose with a great fluttering of wings to the trees overhead, Field shot an immense gobbler, slightly wounding him. Disregarding the other turkeys, he lined the gobbler until he saw him alight in a large gum tree some distance in the bush. Quick- ly reloading both barrels, Field followed on the trail of the wounded bird, taking the dead hen with him. The bush was particularly dense in that locality, and while it completely screened him from the game, he had great difficulty in getting through it. He finally reached a point favorable for a shot, and cautiously raised his gun to take aim, but his foot caught in a creeping vine, throwing him to the ground and discharging his gun. He regained his feet in time to see the turkey fluttering into another tree several hundred feet away. The remaining shell in his gun was his last, and not wishing to lose the bird, which he knew he had already wound- ed, he continued the chase. When he next got within range he was at a disadvantage, as the tree grew on the side of a steep spur and the turkey had perched in the topmost branches. Taking careful aim, Field fired, bringing the bird to the ground badly wounded but still able to hop away into the bush. Had the un- dergrowth been only moderately dense, the chase would have quickly ended, but fa- vored by the tangled mass of vines, the turkey led Field a long chase before it finally became exhausted and allowed him to catch and kill it. Field then started to retrace his steps. So engrossed had he been in the chase that he had not heeded the lateness of the hour, and night was rapidly coming on. Before he had gone far it had become so dark that he could not discern objects a few feet away. Realizing that he could not return to camp until daylight, he set about hunting a spot where he could lie down for the night. At the moment he was standing in a thick patch of swordbush, prickly lawyer and stinging tree, which precluded lying down. Advancing cautiously in search of a clearing, he had gone but a few steps, when the ground crumbled away suddenly and Field plunged headlong into space. When Hugh arrived at the main diggings, he had no difficulty in getting a party of the miners to join him in a search for his lost mate. Taking with them a native, known as a “black-tracker,” they started back over the trail to Hugh’s camp. There, “Sunday,” the native, was given the lead. Taking the trail where Field left the camp, he was off é| | ~ ’ Ne teh a AMATEUR PHOTO BY U. C. WANNER. AIL SHOOTING ON THE SUSQUEHANNA. R Winner of 1st Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. BUSHED. like a bloodhound on the scent. Up to the point where Field had first sighted the tur- key, the aborigine followed the regular track unhesitatingly, only once or twice stopping a second where Field had wan- dered from the track. As the party reached the summit of the slope which Fie‘d had descended the previous evening, the native dropped on his hands and knees and care- fully examined the ground. Suddenly he straightened up, and holding out the palm of his hand, displayed a little roll of partly burned tobacco. “One fellah Charlie no finish smok’. Empty pipe clos’ up here, quick fellah.” That was the native’s way of telling the others that Field had; on first sight of the game, stopped smoking and possibly shaken out the contents of his pipe. The tracker descended the slope, care- fully watching the ground and the bush on either hand. Coming to the point whence Field had first fired, he plunged directly into the bush. It was then plain sailing for the native. One can not pass through the thick bush of tropical Queensland without bending or breaking numerous vines or bushes that impede his progress. To the native this disturbed undergrowth was as plain as so many tracks in the snow. Making his way directly to the fallen tree where Field had shot the first turkey, he pointed to where the scattering shots had ripped up the bark; then examining the grass closely a moment, jerked out, “Catch him one fellah turkey here.” He jumped over the prostrate tree, and led the way deeper into the bush, the min- ers having difficulty in keeping him in sight, so rapidly did he pass through the tangled brush. For about half an hour they trav- eled in that manner, the trail, toward the end, twisting and turning in every direction. Suddenly the nigger stopped and held up his hand with the exclamation, “What name!” This is the native English for “What is that?’ None of the party had heard any sound to arrest their attention while breaking through the bush, but then all listened intently. A faint cry for help reached their ears, coming from a point immediately to the left. With one accord they rushed in the direction of the sound, in their excitement tearing their hands and clothing, with the sharp sword grass and lawyer vines. A cry from Hugh, who was in the lead, checked them in their headlong rush. He had barely escaped falling over a steep bluff, the brink of which had been hidden from view by the thick bush. Part- 347 ing the bushes, the searchers peered down on a most unusual sight. The sides of the bluff went straight down to a depth of 30 feet, ending in a fairly level terrace, thickly covered with lawyer and _ stinging tree. Tightly imprisoned in a giant lawyer bush, its thorn-covered vines wound round and round him, was Hugh’s lost mate. The tracker was not long in finding a point at which they could descend to the terrace below. Five minutes later, sturdy arms had cut the wirelike vines and ex- tricated Field from his terrible position. He had fainted before they could release him, and little wonder, as it was an hour past noon, and he had lain in that position since the previous evening, with his arm broken by the fall. The rough miner of Australia has many times had to act the part of surgeon, and when Field opened his eyes it was not so much the effect of the whisky which Hugh had forced down his throat, as the pain caused by 2 of the diggers in roughly set- ting his broken arm. In a_ remarkably short time they had the injured member bound with splints. Although weak and still suffering intense pain, Field was able to give the party an account of his accident, while the native started a fire and boiled the billy. When Field fell over the bluff, his foot had caught in some vines, throwing him head foremost, and he had landed on his left shoulder in the center of the lawyer bush, breaking his arm and frightfully lac- erating his face and hands. With his right hand he attempted to free himself, but at every move the octopus-like vines wound tighter and tighter about him, until he was pinioned fast. In this way he passed the night, twice fainting from the pain and hor- ror of his position. When daylight came, he meade frantic calls for help, but with lit- tle hope of being heard, as the position in which he lay prevented his voice penetrat- ing far, even should anyone be in that lo- cality. Had not his faithful mate been so prompt in making a search, the dangerous vine would surely have held a corpse before the sun had set. After all hands had eaten their lunch of damper and tea, they rigged a rude stretch- er of saplings and carried the injured miner back over the long. tedious trail to the main camp. A week later he was taken on horseback to Geraldton, where, at the hos- pital, he received proper medical attend- ance, until he was able to return to the bush. Our dearest friends are those who en- tertain us unawares. AMATEUR PHOTO BY O. J. STEVENSON FAMILY-OF .SCREECH : OWLS: Winner cf 38th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition, Made with a Poco Camera, AMATEUR FHOTO BY E, W, EDGINGTON. GOOSE SHOOTING ON THE BIG SIOUX, Winner of 32d Prize in RecreEaTIon’s 8th Annual Photo Competition, 348 THE GREAT Nee me TROUT. HENRY CROCKER, A versification of the trout story, entitled “Crocker’s Hole,” by R. D. Blackmore, by the Doones.”’ The trout stream, winding through the mead, With shallow current flows, A ribbon blue, with broidered cdge Of fern and crimson rese; Till, deepening where the banks approach, Above a ledgy slide, It runs,-a laughing, foaming flood, A swift, tumultuous tide. Then where an ancient alder tree Inclines above the stream It turns, and lapses into calm, As placid as a dream. There in a pool, secluded, deep, A cool and shady nook, Once lived the largest, lustiest trout That ever scorned a hook. Where first the noisy current meets The quiet from below, He held position dignified, With motion calm and slow. But only angler’s vision keen Could see the tempting prize; The moving, bending waters blind All unaccustomed eyes. A little younker I was then, Too small to cast a fly; I fished with pins for little fins Not large enough to fry. John Pike, a burly, blue eyed boy, I followed all about; He went a-fishing every day And Sundays thought of trout. “Come .now and look into the brook,” One day John said to me; “Don’t hurry, stupid child, kneel down And tell me what you see.” The sparkling waters blind my sight; The wavelets twinkle so, I see the flashing crystals dance, But nothing down below. When suddenly a May fly comes, A gray drake, rich and gay, With dart and leap above the pool Begins a game of play; Rising and falling like a gnat, Thrilling her gauzy wing, And arching her pellucid frame, A truly luscious thing. “He sees! He'll have her sure’s a gun!” Cries John, with gulp of glee; “Now can’t you see him, simple one,” “If not what can you see?” “Crickety Crocums!” I exclaim, With classic language free, 349 “I’ve seen that thing a long time back,” “But thought it was a tree.” “You little gump! Don’t stir a peg” And see him take that fly.” Swoop comes a swallow as we gaze, But missing, glances by: By wind of flight, or skirr of wing He struck the dancer brave, And falling, for an instant brief It flutters on the wave. Then swallow—swift, but far more true, The great trout makes one spring, And quick as lightning, out of sight Has snapped the shining thing. Sound deeper than a tinkling stroke But silvery as a bell, Rings through the leafy arches now ‘The poor ephemerid’s knell! The waters scarcely show a break, Save a bubble sailing nice; And softly echoing woods prolong The music of a rise. “He’s shown me how he takes a fly,” Says John, “and he shall rue it.” Have him I must and will, and now The question’s how to do it. John Pike, a genuine fisherman, Can think of nothing now Except that mammoth handsome trout Beneath the alder bough. With calm absorption of high minds, Intent on timely flies, With cobbler’s wax, and flossy silk, Creation’s art he tries. As poet labors at his lines, Compressing thoughts of joy Into the compass of few words, So toils the patient boy About the fabric of a fly, Comprising all the grace That ever sprang from maggot foul Into a fairy race. When of the spring and summer fair The honeymoon draws near, Marked by the budding of the rose, The burst of bright wheat ear. The feathering of the plantain plume, And flowers in meadows sweet, And, foremost, for the angler’s joy, The waltzing May flies meet, The rivers should be warm and mild, Skies blue and fleecy white, The west wind blowing soft and low, Trout hungry for a bite. in “Slain 350 RECREATION: On such a day, with thumping heart, John ventured near the brook, A Yellow Sally, true to life, A-dangling at his hook. It fluttered gaily on the breeze In such a lifelike guise A sister Sally came to see, And went away more wise. Up through the branches on the brink With Zulu skill John trod, To where a yard-wide opening gave Just room for spring of rod. Below John saw the friendly fish Swaying his tail about, As men who, dining with a lord, Their restless coat tails flout. With dextrous twirl, untaught by books, John laid his pretty fly As lightly as a gossamer Before the great trout’s eye. Without a pause, as quick as thought, The thing that happened came: A heavy plunge, a fearful rush And then began the game. The river’s current ridged as if A plow was driven below; The reel set up a lively song; The rod bent like a bow; Twanging like a harp string tense The strong line cut the brook. Snap goes the foolish hollow rod! The trout is cff the hook! “Bad luck,” cries disappointed John; “But never mind, old trout, Just take it easy for awhile, Next time I'll have you out.” The genuine angler’s mind is large: *Tis steadfast, finely poised; It heeds no more a vapid taunt Than wind or idle noise. In mocking tones the people cried, “Pike, have you caught him yet?” And Pike but answered patiently: “O you just wait a bit.” He made himself a splice rod, short, Well seasoned, stout and handy, With tapering tip of fine bamboo, Well balanced, just a dandy. - “Now break it if you can,” said he, “By any sort of trick, “Whatever other game you play, You cannot break this stick.” He made besides a landing net, Of stick, a wire ring, A netted bag with meshes fine, Of strongest cotton string. About the second week in June, May flies had danced their day, The wounded trout had ceased to pout, And ventured out to play. Then came a gentle rain by night With pleasant tinkling sound, Pattering among the tender leaves, And moistening all the ground. Then John come whispering to me, Hard panting from a run, “Now when the water’s clear, my boy, There’s going to be some fun.” All lovers of the rose know well A beetle bright and gay, That joys among the petals deep To hide himself away, Until some breezy waft reveals His back of emerald hue, And all his front, red Indian gold, And white spots peeping through. John with his finger and his thumb The sparkling vandal took, And offered him a change of joys Upon a limerick hook. He liked it not, but pawed the air, His bright wings vainly flew. Said John, “If he but works like that When in the brook, he’ll do.” Then calm, deliberate, self-possessed, And free from trembling nerve, John stepped upon an alder bough His tempting bait to serve. The pretty beetle on the waves Conunenced a lively tread, More active far than when ensconsed Within the roseleaf bed. To hungry fish it seemed quite sad To see the fair thing drown, And mercy, if not appetite, Suggested, “Gulp him down.” “lve hooked him in the gullet, sure!” Cried John, in accents plain. “Now then, if I don’t land you, sir, T’ll never fish again.” With rod in bowlike springel rise, And line like viol string, Winch galloping like harpoon wheel; Brave John rules everything. He dashes in through thick and thin, Now in the stream, now out; Towed by the fish from pool to pool, A desperate, scrambling rout. I tell you, for it comes again, As if ’twere yesterday, I was so scared it seemed my wits Were everyone away. I hollaed; but this thing I did, As if my nerves were steady; I followed close on John Pike’s heels And held that scoop net ready. “He’s well nigh spent, I do believe,” Said John, with voice like balm. We'd reached the meadow, far below, On Farmer Annings’ farm. “Now take it coolly, my dear boy, And bring the landing net. If he gets on another rush, I fear we'll lose him yet.” THE GREAT TROUT. 35 How one should use a landing net I'd not the slightest notion; But John, a mighty general, Directed every motion. “O, don’t, don’t let him see it, Dick,” Go under, stupid one. Just bring it up his back now; good! You have him, boy, well done! Now hold the rod, I'll lift him out,” My happy master cries. I willingly resign the net, And let him take the prize. With open mouth and straining arms He makes one mighty sweep, And flapping down between us falls The giant of the deep. We fall beside him in the grass And laugh and shout for joy; The happiest lads in all the land John Pike, and this small boy. The beauty of that mammoth trout I never shall forget. As if it were but yesterday I seem to see him yet. His head was small, his shoulders vast, His back was gently bowed; His belly’s deep, elastic sweep His generous nurture showed. His eyes with vibrant vigilance Seemed watching for surprise; His every movement seemed to say That he was strong and wise. His latter end was shapely built. His counters tapered true, To where, like spreading swallow tail, His huge propeller grew. His color words can scarce describe : It seemed to tone away From green and brown with crimson stars To gold and silver grey, All mantled with a subtle flush Of opal, fawn, and rose, And all the iridescent tints That pearly shells disclose. Its length, its weight you want to know Spare me, my loving friends; I know just where your doubts begin. And here my story ends. AMATEUR PHOTO BY JOHN H. FISHER, JR. AT BREAKFAST. Winner of 13th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition, “Mamie got a diamond ring Christmas.” “How did she get it?’ “Hung up her stocking. “Jack, of course? get it?” But how did Jack “Hung up his watch.”—Illustrated Bits. > THE HUNTER'’S DUEL STANLEY Cultus Jack and Klondike Jim were ri- vals in more ways than one. Cultus means no good, and Klondike means a lot that is» bad. Nevertheless, both men, tall, sin- ewy, handsome and fearless, had much in them that even Western boomers found time to admire and at least one Western woman heart enough to appreciate. Fire Gulch was an aggregation of weather beat- en shacks which had sprung into existence in a day in consequence of a placer digging rush. It had been later sustained by dis- covery of mineral in place, and was now having a third period of prosperity, owing to construction of a railroad and conse- quent disbursement of money to the men employed. Cultus Jack was one of its oldest inhab- itants; Klondike Jim, an _ unsuccessful Alaskan digger, was a newcomer. They were trappers and prospectors. Cultus used a 45-90 and had once killed 8 bears in one week. The afternoon Klondike Jim arrived in town he had pointed his 30-30 skyward at a flock of traveling geese and with 3 con- secutive shots dropped the bugleman and both his flankers. The street loafers stared. Cultus Jack, who had hitherto held pre- eminence as a marksman, muttered much strong language beneath his breath, and from that moment looked on Klondike as a personal cnemy. It did not improve matters when Klon- dike commenced to pay particular atten- tion to Kitty Connor, the daughter of the lumber mill owner. She was a handsome girl, sloppily dressed, perhaps, and badly brought up, but she was straight and had for months been considered Cultus Jack’s special property. When he saw Klondike Jim taking mountain grouse to her father’s house he did not like it. He liked it much less when he discovered that each of those grouse had been most scientifically behead- ed. Jack hardly knew whether he hated Jim most for liking Kitty, or for shooting the grouse in such faultless fashion. He was becoming vaguely aware that Klondike might eventually prove both a better marks- man and a more successful wooer than himself. In a one-horse town like Fire Gulch that would be intolerable; everybody would know it, and all who dared would remind him of it. Week by week things got worse. Kitty seemed to take pride in playing the 2 men off against each other. Klondike’s distrust of Cultus turned to dislike, dis- MAYALL, like to hatred and hatred to suppressed fury. One day the storm burst. The town was celebrating the return of a _ noted schemer who had just floated a group of wildcats in the European market. Horse races, rock drilling and rifle shooting con- tests had been held. Cultus had backed the wrong pair of rock drillers, his horse had been easily outrun and then, to his in- tense disgust, he had bcen beaten in the rifle match; beaten by Klondike Jim, be- fore the whole city and Kitty Connor. He was for a time speechless with rage; then although he had already drunk enough he imbibed some more 40 rod _ whiskey, which loosened his tongue and fired his mind. He was heard to declare he would be durned if he believed that popgun shooter ever hit any thing bigger than bull’s eyes or grouse’s heads. Jim who had just entered the saloon heard him. “Guess I hev,”’ was his quick retort, “and may hev to again.” “Was they jack rabbits or gophers?” “No! They was men, and Indians, and sich.” It was a direct challenge, there was no mistaking it. A sudden silence fell over the saloon. A man who was bucking a slot machine, with the usual bad _ luck, turned uneasily and looked for _ the best way out. The card dealing and dice throwing ceased and the gamblers shifted their feet nervously on the bare floor. Those at the bar lowered their glasses si- lently as if to draw no attention their way; and the barman stepped opposite the spot where his trusty Colt lay handy on a beer-stained shelf. Cultus Jack felt himself the cynosure of all eyes; his lips twitched. Ripping out an oath, he retorted: “There’s one man you'll never face on that kind of proposition, you Siwash!” “An’ who’s thet?” “Me, you interlopin’ skunk.” “Look here, Cultus,” Jim replied, moving closer, “I’ll face you on that kind of prop- osition whenever you please, an’ the soon- er the better fer me—an’ enuther party concerned.” Cultus Jack’s face whitened at this pub- lic and confident reference to the other party concerned—Kitty undoubtedly. He contented himself by nodding affirmatively. Klondike’s face lit up with a glare, as when in the hills, with rifle extended, his eye glancing through back sight distinguished the bead in line with his quarry’s heart or head. 352 THE HUNTER’S DUEL. “T’ll meet you,” he said slowly, “to-mor- row morning at 4 o’clock at the unfinished bridge. You take one bank, I'll take the other; you use your old cannon and I'll use my popgun with 3 shots inside and no more. At pistol fire we start toward each other on the top plank. If either fires before he reaches the end, the spectators is at liberty to blow hell inter him, Missouri Bill and Roughlock Harry will stand by to see fair play, an’ invite everybody to be prescnt and keep their mouths shut.” The challenge was as direct as the test was appalling. The bridge was over 150 feet high and 1,500 feet long, a huge skel- ‘eton-like trestle needing several weeks’ la- bor before completion. Right in the center was a gap of 300 feet awaiting the arrival of stringers from the coast before it could be filled in. To reach the gap the rivals would have to walk an elevated pathway of 8 inch planks laid end on, not too securely, and which, at the height of 150 feet would prove impassable to 99 men out of Ioo. All eyes turned on Cultus Jack. He braced himself, but with all his pluck he had not pluck enough to refuse the chal- lenger. “Let her go at that,’ he said. “It’s a deal. I pass the bill as read.” At that moment an old prospector, who had mined from Mexico to Alaska and made and lost fortunes entered the room. He was known as Crazy Jones. “Boys,” he said, “I’ve had the durndest searin’.. I left my cabin up the hills at daybreak, intendin’ fer to come here an’ celebrate, an’ pears ter me I’ve been cele- bratin’ ever since. 1 found all the cricks up and all the trail bridges gone out. Doc, my old hoss, is dead in to-mile creek. On 7-mile I lost my rifle; my grub had gone already. I come on as far as Silver creek and was a sittin’ dryin’ myself and thinkin’ gen’rally and swearin’ particularly, when I heern some slow heavy movin’ brute crashin’ through the scrub below. Thinks I, that’s a b’ar; I'll chuck ‘im a rock. So I picks up a nice bit of quartz, gives a yell and lets him have it. Bar? Waal, I should say, an’ a grizzly at that; the biggest, ug- liest brute I ever seen. He sailed up that hill like a big brown whirlwind; he was mad an’ he was hungry an’ I guess he was celebratin’ too. I run, boys, run till I tore my clothes, lost my hat and got scratched worse than a Derby favorite. But I left him all right. Just wait till to-morrow, I'll borrow Klondike’s dog and Cultus Jack’s gun, an’ let lead an’ light an’ larn- in’ into that dog-gone brute.” Late that night Klondike Jim and Cultus Jack happened to meet. The former hesi- tatingly made a strange suggestion. “Jim,” he said, almost blandly, “ef it’s just the 353 same to you, we'll hev’ that shootin’ scrap a day later, instead of to-morrow; for one thing, I’ve got some important business, an’ for another’—hesitatingly—“you'll be fitter yourself.” Cultus Jack looked straight into his op- ponent’s eyes. He saw no sign of cowar- dice there and guessed the important busi- ness; well, he had some himself. “All right, darn yer,” he replied, “let Roughlock Harry know, and ye needn't think I can’t hold my liquor.” Nevertheless before tumbling into their bunks that night, each of them cleaned his rifle, and Klondike scribbled a note to Roughlock Harry announcing the postpone- ment. Unfortunately owing to continued cele- brating by the messenger, the letter was not delivered, and for a like reason Crazy Jones did not set out to hunt the grizzly. Early next morning, a small crowd gath- ered near the bridge. Four a. m. came and passed, and no combatants. Five o’ciock and still the rivals were absent. The crowd waxed impatient; a horseman galloped off, and returning, reported: “Neither one nor ’tother kin be found. They’ve both funked it, I s’pose, and skinned out. Let’s go home, rot ’em.” Old man Connor took it badly; his daughter took it worse. The fall to her pride confined her to her home a week. Crazy Jones came once more to town, looking more scared and worn and hag- gard than before. He had with him the biggest grizzly hide ever seen and a shocking tale to tell. He had seen bear sign and followed it; to his intense sur- prise had come on a gigantic bear lying. stone dead. It had been dead some days and the pelt was worth but little. In the skinning, he found bullet wounds in 2 places; one through the thorax and an- other through the heart. He thought it strange the hunter had not bagged his quarry. Later, on going for a drink at a neighboring creek hetilearned why. There he found Klondike Jim lying lifeless and an examination showed, he had been dead some days. A rifle ball had smashed his left hip; the had dragged himself to the stream and there died. In his clenched hand lay a note. “It was a accident. We heard Crazy Jones tell of a bear. Jack mus’ have krep’ up the other side of the creek is I kem this. I never knowed he was thar. We both fired symultanyus. He mus’ be down to; he yelled once and aint moved since. The bear’s O. K. too. Love to Kitty. It’s better this way than on the bridge, it aint—™ The scrawl, evidently written with great difficulty, gradually flickered away as the 354 hand that traced it and the brain that dictated ceased forever their life’s work. The note set Crazy Jones moving. He heard a dog whine, and a few minutes la- ter found the body of Cultus Jack guarded by his hound. He had been shot through the head, and death must have been in- stantaneous. Here was a strange medlcy of fatalities. Two shots only had been fired; the hun- ters had both hit their quarry and killed RECREATION. one another. The bear had probably wind- ed his enemies on either side, adopted an exposed intermediate position and fallen at once fatally wounded. Then Klondike Jim’s messenger remem- bered the forgotten note, and its produc- tion saved the dead men’s honor. Later, Crazy Jones had another piece of mining luck. He staked a claim, called it the Grizzly Bear, got it bonded and within 6 months married Kitty Connor. AMATEUR PHOTO BY THOS. C. MARTINDALE. GOOD-BYE TO TRAINS FOR 30 DAYS. Winner of 18th Prize in Recreatron’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. BABY POLLIWOG. FRANK H. SWEET. Splashing about in a pool in the bog Is a gay and happy young polliwog, His young frog heart full of joy and doubt Of all the wonderful things about; But biding his time Till his "wogdom be past, His nursery left And his funny tail cast, His knowledge enlarged, And his legs uncurled, And he can go hopping out into the world. ALPINE ANIMALS IN COLORADO. W. H. NELSON, The Easterner who, in quest of health or pleasure, becomes a resident of the Col- orada Alps will find many new and inter- esting forms of animal life whose habits he may study, and whose friend he is sure to become if he have in him the spirit of the woods. It is my lot in these latter days to oc- cupy a cabin amid the peaks of the Rock- ies, where, if one be a worshipper of Na- ture, he finds himself in her temple, indeed. Northward the lofty peak to which Lieu- tenant Long gave his name rears itself a sovereign among giant subjects, its ‘silver crown sometimes glistening under the rays of the sun, sometimes hidden within a cloud. Hidden, however, or revealed, the peak is always sublime. Westward Ara- paho towers, almost as lofty as Long, while to the South stand Chief, Squaw and Pap- poose, grim sentinels, unchanged and un- changing when those whose wigwams once’ held the people who named them have passed away forever. The animals that choose their home in such a region must be unlike their cousins farther East and on lower land. When the first level beams of the sun set the frost a-glittering, out from beneath my cabin comes a tiny chipmunk. He is a lightning streak for 5 or 6 feet, then stops and up-ends himself, jerking his funny little scraggly tail and cocking his weather eye at me, as much as to say: “Well, old fellow! How do you find yourself this fine morning?” He is about the same size as the similar animal in the East, but dif- ferently colored. The ground color of his coat is cream, the stripes quite dark. He has much the same disposition as his East- ern cousin, curious, timid, venturesome. If I remain still he will sit as if carved from a striped stone. If I move but a_ hand, however, he is back to his den, from which I soon see the dainty nose protrude. He is scouting, and will coine on or go back as I stand still or move. No amount of sur- reptitious feeding seems to overcome his suspicious timidity, no number of alarms to drive him from his home. Where a massive rock projects above the level of the cone not far from the cabin a rock squirrel has his tabernacle. Tiny and quick, nimble and inquisitive, he is like a little boy of the family of squirrels, but chain lightning would have to get a wiggle on it to catch him in a square race. Every- thing about him is in miniature and _ his diminutiveness is grotesque. The earth in the little parks is as full of holes as a pepper-box lid. Little gopher 35 wt mounds are everywhere, while the ground under the surface seems a labyrinth of gal- leries and dens. In the cliffs not far off, the coyotes have their dens. Every night, when the business of the ranch has been suspended, and the passing of the domestic animals to and fro has ceased, the father and mother coyotes put their babies to sleep, slip out softly and steal away to the cadaver of an unfor- tunate cow not far from the cabin. She has grown ripe, too ripe, indeed, when the wind is in that quarter. Other couples come from other coyote castles, and as they wind their various ways toward the feast, each couple in turn sits down and sounds a call which is answered from all around. One of these serenaders will sound her call no more, and her children, doubtless, have died for lack of food. As the ranch- man, whom I shall call Leon, passed through part of his land, a favorite spaniel came yelping and running for dear life to the wagon and took refuge under it, with a coyote nipping at his heels. Had he been farther away when the race began poor Nigg’s book had been closed, for he was much too small and too silky to with- stand his rugged antagonist. With the next load the boy Aden was sent to invite me to take the Remington and go along. I did so, trusting No. 3 to Aden to carry, the asthma claiming all my attention. We went out on a 4-horse wagon, Leon and I on a seat at front, Aden and No. 3 stand- ing farther back. All at once Leon pulled up the team, saying, “Gim me the gun! There she is!’ Glancing to the left amongst the pines I saw, sure enough, the flitting gray shadow. It stopped facing us, its fiery eyes fixed on poor Nigg, who trembled in his refuge beneath the wagon. The range was short—not over 25 yards, the shot easy, the trees open, and in an instant 250 grains of lead bored a hole through the glaring beast—endways. It entered in the right breast, passing slantwise through the inter- nal machinery, and out in the left flank. She turned a back somersault and ran about 290 yards. When Leon reached her she was dead. I have, in my time, shot many rifles, and some of them favorites at the time, among others the old English Enfield, in the inter- esting shindy kicked up by our unruly brethren of the sunny Southland. The Win- chester, the Stevens and the Ballard I have used, and I hope to be forgiven by the breth- ren of the trigger, if I say that the Reming- ton satisfies my longings as nothing else can 350 do. I got it for target use, but it gets there on game just the same. I am in correspondence with the Malcolm telescope people, advertisers in RECREATION, and shall presently get them to mount me a scope on my faithful Hepburn. This will give me a new lease on my eyes. I have talked also with the Remington people and shall have them put me up a supplementary barrel, 25-20 Stevens, which, on occasion I PRESQUE ISLE RIFLE CLUB, ERIE, PA. AMATEUR PHOTOS Br w. A. PAnKER. 200-YARD LGUTTS, PRESQUE ISLE RIFLE CLUB. RECREATION. shall substitute for my 38-40 Remington. Then I can shoot in the Maryland woods without danger of killing some man’s cow in the next county. -If I ever come to Colo- rado again | hope to bring for use in the woods a Remington-Lee sporting. It is the truest, smoothest shooter, and the hardest hitter among the modern high power guns, and withal is shapely to the eye and light to the carrier. BARREN GROUND CARIBOU. : aan eA a (Rangifer Arcticus, Rich.) From Circle City, Alaska. Length of main heam on curve, 54% inches; greatest spread 36 inches; total points, 16. Owned by G. R. Anchors, Wash., Pa. Editor (of magazine)—What’s the delay about my getting in? St. Peter—You paid on publication, didn’t you? “Ves.” “Well, some of your contributors are in- side and I’ve agreed to let you wait until all their stories have appeared.” —Exchange. A COCONINA SQUAW ALICE R, CRANE. One day while my son Fred and I were traveling through the Indian country of Arizona, we stopped at a trader’s store at Fort A for supplies. While waiting on the long porch of the store, I noticed a miserably dressed, hungry looking squaw, having in her arms a pappoose about 10 months’ old, which was wrapped in a dirty, ragged blanket. The squaw was crooning a song to her child in her own language. I did not know to what tribe she belonged, and spoke to Fred about it. His curiosity was also aroused, and his heart went out to the woman in her pitiable condition. “Mama, I am going to ask the trader to The rough trader came to the door, and on seeing the woman, started toward her, as if to kick her off the porch. Addressing her in Spanish, he told her to be gone. When she started to go, we interfered. “These creatures,’ he said, “are hanging around here all the time. I didn’t know she was here, or I should have driven her off. At last we made him understand that we wanted him to let the squaw stay, and asked him to call her back. He did as we wished, but scowled while doing so. The poor wretch came slowly and suspiciously up to her old seat. “What tribe does she asked. “She is a Coconina, a small tribe above Flagstaff. During their hunting trips they straggle in here. They are many miles from home, the miserable wretches, and I wish they were all in the Kingdom Come or some other place.” The squaw again began to sing to her child, rocking herself back and forth. “What does she say in her song?” asked Fred, with tears in his innocent eyes. .. “Do you really want to know?” he asked, smiling at the boy’s earnestness. “Yes, please translate her song, won’t you,’ said Fred. I joined in the request, and as he translated the lullaby, I wrote it down. belong to?” I “Your papa’s away on the mountains, To hunt food for baby and me. Mother and baby go hungry Since the white man has come here to stay. The game that once was your papa’s, The white man now claims as his own. The Indian is robbed of his pleasures, The deer and the antelope gone. Papa's wife and pappoose must go hungry, Though between moons be ever so long. The buffalo, too, has been slaughtered; Our people’s been awfully wronged. May the egrcat Spirit that now watches o’er us Take the white man away from our home.” Fred could stand it no longer. Wiping the tears from his eyes, he took the trader, who was laughing at the boy's tender- heartedness, by the arm and went into the store. He soon reappeared with a sack of food, which he gave to the Indian woman. I felt that something was wrong about the Indian question, and some one would have to account some time for all the mistakes made. The Coconinas are a self supporting tribe of about 150, and have never asked nor had Government aid. They live in a timbered country, not far from the Grand canyon. They are seldom heard of unless some one stumbles on them, as we did. An old pioneer told me that some 30 years ago he ran across this tribe, numbering about the same as now. He had with him some small mirrors, for trading. The Coco- ninas received him kindly. He told them he wished to give every babe in the tribe a glass. Babies galore were taken to him, one at a time, until he became convinced that every man as well as squaw, owned a pap- poose. By watching,«he found that when one pappoose received a mirror, the child was at once transferred to another squaw, who produced it again as a new applicant for a glass. So did the wily red people out- wit the trader. Tommy—Ma, may I have Jimmy Briggs over to play on Saturday? Mrs. noise. to play.—Exchange. Fogg—No, 357 you You'd better go down to his house make too much CAMPING AT INDIAN LAKE. THOMAS A. BENNETT. Our idea of camping on Indian lake, 2 miles from Millerton and 100 miles from New York City, was born 3 years ago when my fishing chum, John Campbell, set out to look into catalogues and camp cook books. During most of one winter he lay awake half the night making up a list of articles needed. Abercrombie & Fitch were se- lected to outfit the now famous Camp Edna. John is a systematic and thrifty chap, and nothing was too good for him, so in due course of time our temporary headquarters on a farm near Millerton was packed with waterproof tents, aluminum kitchenware, sheet iron stove, collapsible cots, chairs and tables, blankets, etc. I left New York a few days ahead of schedule time to select a spot near the lake where we could pitch our tents for one week. I found a little eminence in the woods partly cleared, with a spring of ex- cellent water near. With the help of an ax brigade, I soon had the stumps leveled, and by cutting a trail to the lake was enabled to save many steps for our party. As Saturday, August 30, 1902, approached everything was on edge pending the arrival of John, Winnie Smith, Bob Walker and Dick Pate from New York. Orders were given for a side of bacon, to pounds of salt pork, % barrel of beans, 6 packages of pre- pared flour, 5 hams and unnumbered sun- dries. Our friends’ arrival was a signal for a genuine war whoop. Proceeding to our storage warehouse, the hard, but pleas- ant work of going into seclusion and camp began. Loading our stuff on a large lum- ber wagon, and our new skiff on an extra wagon, we set out amid cheers and well wishes. Reaching the site about 3 p .m., we got the sleeping and kitchen tents ready and gathered a quantity of wood. John in- sisted on having coffee at once. Following our attack on the larder, lights were ex- tinguished and all slept except the mos- quitoes, our first visitors in camp. I am in- clined to think Winnie Smith, who came from New Jersey, unloaded them on us. At dawn I arose, dressed, gave 3 long blasts on the horn and the boys were wide awake. It was Sunday, but we resolved to lay in a good supply of wood to feed 2 fires and cook enough to satisfy our ap- petites, which increased alarmingly. It re- quired 3 cooks to keep the pot boiling. The rest of the camp chased after wood and water. It seemed as if that day we did nothing but eat, drink and wash dishes. Monday morning we prepared to do some tall fishing. Soon after breakfast we put our rods in shape, gathered a quart of crick- ets and went down to the lake. We had no sooner left our anchorage, having con- cluded to troll a few minutes, than Winnie struck a 2-pounder. The water was just right for bass fishing, having a gentle ripple. We were favored with good sport and landed enough bass for our table that day with a few perch thrown in, the bass weigh- ing one to 2 pounds each. Tuesday morn- ing we again tried the bass grounds in the lake. I soon had a tremendous tug with not over 15 feet of line out and began to reel in my short slack, calling to Smith to eet the net. The bass came in sight once and was gone, a 5-pounder at least. We tried another spot and in an hour had land- ed 7 good sized bass. This took us to dinner time. We rowed back to camp and found lady visitors in possession, John’s better half and friends. They volunteered to do the cooking and wash the dishes. As they were unable to go home so late, we gave them our sleeping tent, and impro- vised a blanket shelter for ourselves. Promptly at 5 a. m. the horn biew and with a hastily made toilet the ladies showed themselves true campers. After breakfast we invited them to go bass fishing and their efforts were rewarded with 6 one and 2 pound bass. We were loath to have the ladies leave, and for 2 days we entertained them. Poor Bob Walker had to go back to the city and lamented the fact. Visitors came and inspected our camp daily. During intervals we managed to go swimming and fishing to our heart’s content, not forgetting to pan broil our bass. Saturday came al- together too soon, and, our week being up, we pulled up stakes, resolved to come again another year. Mrs. Suburban—There goes Mrs. Tough-_ man. Is she in mourning for her late hus- band ? Mrs. Knowit—No; only wearing black for him.—Cincinnati Times-Star. 358 A HUNT IN THE BIG HOLE. CLARENCE JAY. In the fall of 1882 a party of 5—Colwel, Decker, Lockrey, father and I—pulled out of Barratt’s and took the hill road around Pointdexter’s ranch to Rattlesnake creek. There we turned West and passed Road Agent’s rock, the scene of many a hold-up by Plummer, Slade and others in days when that region was an El Dorado. A few miles farther on we came to Bannock City, shrunken to one street and about 60 inhabitants, though once the richest gold camp in Montana. Thousands of acres sur- rounding it had been torn up and washed in search of gold, and the banks of the creek were so honey-combed with tunnels as to resemble a gigantic hornet’s nest. We drove through the town and camped for dinner on the creek a little way be- yond. Then we journeyed on up the valley of the Grasshopper, passing a few stock ranches. Late in the afternoon we ran into a bunch of sage hens, and Decker, father and I piled out, armed for war. We could muster but 3 weapons in the crowd, 2 needle guns and an old 45 repeater. With them we managed to pick up one or 2 birds and waste a lot of ammunition. At Bald Mountain we crossed the bench land to the divide at Big Hole basin, and, turning from the road to the timber a mile or so back, went into camp under a big pine. Having no tent, we used a wagon sheet to keep off the dew. About bed time we were treated to a concert by a band of coyotes. They made noise enough for a score, but Colwel said there were only 3 or 4. _ After breakfast next morning Colwel, father and I struck into the timber, separ- ating as we advanced. I had not gone far and was tiptoeing along with the needle gun at full cock, when a deer broke cover. Just as I fired the animal passed out of sight behind a tree. However, I found its track and a few drops of blood on the pine needles that covered the ground. I fol- lowed the trail some distance but finding no evidence that the deer was badly hurt, I turned back toward camp. Farther on I came to an old fire slash, thickly grown with young pine. In the middle of it I came face to face with a large black bear. It was a case of mutual re- pulsion; Bruin ran one way and I the other. I lost my hens, tore my clothes and scratched my face and hands, never paus- ing in my flight until I reached a ledge of rock. On that I perched until I heard several shots near. Presently a deer flashed through the brush and a few min- 359 utes later Colwel came in sight. He laughed heartily at my forlorn appearance and asked what had happened. I kept the bear story to myself and merely said I was resting on the ledge. I went with Colwel to help carry in a deer he had killed. It was a big buck mule deer, and the first dead deer I had seen. We slung it on a pole and reached camp with it about nightfall. The following morning we crawled up the .divide toward Big Hole. Reaching Bull creek, we turned to the foothills and crossed a low mountain that juts into the valley. Then came a gradual descent to the hot springs and a jog down the valley until it was time to camp for the night. We continued our journey and by noon reached Noovis’, the only ranch on Big Hole at that time. There we forded the river and turned West, camping on Trail creek. , Heading South we went on to the tim- ber and camped in a small opening. There was a spring on one side and on the other a creek that beaver had dammed, making a small pond. A well beaten game trail ran through the clearing, and all around we could see where bear had been digging skunk cabbage roots. We turned in after supper, leaving the fire burning brightly. About to o'clock there was a commotion. The horses, which were tied to the wagon, snorted and plunged furiously. They upset the wagon but did not get away. We all heard 2 bears rush across the creek, and the next morning we found tracks wider than my hand and 14 inches long. I remained in camp the next day while the others went hunting. About 9 someone began shooting, back in the timber, and kept at it until I counted tr shots. Pretty soon I heard another shot from a different gun. An hour later Colwel came in and said father had killed a moose. We put the harness on the horses, and, with the whif- fle-trees and a rope, went after the moose. We passed Decker sitting on a log, the sickest looking man I ever saw.. He had been the first to see the moose and had fired at it as long as he was able to load the gun. Father came up in time to see the animal making off leisurely and Decker standing with mouth open and knees knock- ing together, both hands full of cartridges and his gun on the ground. Before we came home I shot an ante- lope and a mountain sheep. The others were also fortunate, and we pulled out with meat enough to last far into the winter. 360 A YOUNG PORKER Here is a picture of another fish hog. His other name is L. R. Austin, and he lives at Van Wert, O. The picture is labeled “Three Hours’ Fishing on Crystal Lake.” It should have been tagged “Three Hours’ Slaughter.” 1 am informed that Aus- .P_ Sait” as ke bs an Ps 2 i -- - H. C. AUSTIN, VAN. WERT, O, tin is only 19 years old. I trust that before he is 20 he will know he has disgraced him- self in the eyes of all decent men, and that in future he may quit when he gets enough. His number in the fish hog book 1s _ 1,007. —EpIiTor. RECREATION, DUG UP AGAIN. In Philadelphia, they inquire, “Who was your sire and his sire’s sire?” In Boston, you must make it plain You have an intellectual brain. In New York you must show the ’mount Of cash upon your bank account. In Baltimore, you must proclaim The women queens, in beauty’s name. In Washington, they give you place According to your rank and grace. In Denver, they are so polite That you must either drink or fight. Down in St. Louis, they exclaim “Where is it from where you have came!” In Chicago, when you walk the street, Chey always step upon your feet. In San Francisco, they demand That, being called, you show your hand. In Omaha, they merely grin And murmur, “When did you roll in?” In Albany, it’s “Hello, Will, What’s that you’ve got, another bill? In Brooklyn, you will find a friend If only you his church attend. But in Milwaukee, you will hear ‘ ” “We make dat famous Cherman beer. In Cincinnati, they all say, “How long do you expect to stay?” In New Orleans you can’t be tony Unless vou always play a pony. In Key West, you must smoke cigars Or line along the hotel bars. But Yonkers lets you cut no ice, _ Unless, by Jove, you’ve got the price. —Yonkers Herald. “Pa, what’s a pessimist ?” “A man who always thinks when he gets up in the morning that it’s going to be the hottest day of the season.”—Chicago Rec- ord-Herald. © Bobby—Grandma, do your glasses mag- nify? Grandma—Yes, dear. “Well, when you cut my cake will you please take them off ?”—Harper’s Bazar. HOW TO USE A POCKET COMPASS. W. L. MARBLE, No doubt most readers of RECREATION know how to use a compass, but probably there are others who do not, and I trust the suggestions I shall offer may be of service to them. First in importance is the selection of a compass. This does not necessarily mean an expensive one. I once owned one that cost only 30 cents, and that was accurate and reliable for more than Io years, in nearly constant use. The needle, or pointer, should have an agate bearing or jewel, firmly set in a brass cap, and should be accurately balanced on a finely tempered and pointed pivot. The needle should be thoroughly magnetized and should vibrate sensitively at the least change in position of the compass box. A needle that vibrates rapidly and easily al-* ways points right when it settles; whereas, one that vibrates slowly and settles quickly is liable to be off a few degrees when it settles and consequently to be inaccurate: Compasses vary so much in this respect that you may have to test a number before find- ing one that is perfect in every way. You want one that will tell the truth every time. Then you should believe it and trust it even if it does seem to point the wrong way. Don’t argue with your compass. It is al- ways a waste of time, for the compass is bound to win out. It is always best to select a compass with an arrow shaped needle. Some are made with both ends of the needle alike, except that the North end is colored blue and the South end is polished. Some people have - been known to forget which end was North. The size of the compass does not cut much of a figure. One anywhere from % to 1% inches in diameter is large enough for a sportsman’s use. Timber cruisers, who have to run accurate parallel lines, usually carry compasses with 2% to 3 inch needles with raised and graduated dial and with folding sights. Some people prefer a stop on a pocket compass. This is a little lever which presses the needle against the crystal when the cover is on. I consider the stop not only unnecessary, but detrimental, as it al- lows particles of dust to get inside the box, which eventually work their way into the pivot cavity of the needle mounting, and in- terfere with the free working of the needle. Most compasses are made so that thev can not be taken apart for adjustment without injuring the crystal, or the flange that holds it in place. This is a bad feature and should be avoided in the selection of a 361 compass. It often happens that the; ex- treme point of the post becomes dulled, or broken, or slightly bent over. If you can readily take the box apart the point may be sharpened with a fine whetstone and made as good as new. This is important when you are not where you can step into a store and buy a new compass. If you are going into the woods alone and where you must depend on the compass, always take along an extra one, or still better, 2 extra ones, so that if one should become dam- aged your business or pleasure may not be interfered with. The compass box should te waterproof, as the least moisture under the glass will cause the needle to stick to the crystal, and until this has been thoroughly dried out your compass is worse than none. to stop once in a driving snow storm, late in the afternoon, miles from camp, build a fire and dry out all 3 of mv compasses, which had collected moisture under the glass to the extent of being entirely use- less. They were not waterproof. If you are going hunting in unfamiliar territory, where you are to depend on your compass to get you out, a map showing the topography of the country is of great bene- fit and may usually be secured at the State land office, the county seat or at the United States land office. These maps are com- piled from the field notes of the surveyors and indicate the location of streams, lakes, roads, mountain ranges, hills, swamps, etc. Locate your camp on the map. You will usually camp on a stream, lake or road. If.the general course of the road or stream is East and West and you are to hunt North, you will only have to travel South to get back to your base line or camp. If your course varies to the East of North you should make the same distance West of South to get back to your starting point. Consult your compass often. Otherwise you may swing so far from your course in going only a short distance that you wiil be inclined to doubt the accuracy of the instrument. If you get bewildered and forget which way to go, always remember that a straight course in any direction will take you somewhere. A lost man once came to my camp who had walked con- tinuously 6 days and nights, and was only about 6 miles from his starting point. Five hours of travel in any one direction would have taken him out of the woods and saved him the loss of both feet by freezing. If you wish to lay a fairly accurate course and have both hands at liberty hold your I had 362 compass in both hands, at half arm’s length from the body, with the elbows resting against your sides and so as to bring the compass in direct line with center of your body. To settle the needle quickly tip the compass until the end of the needle touches the glass thus checking the vibration. Re- peat this quickly 2 or 3 times as the needle is passing the center of the arc it is making, Then carefully level the box and as soon as the needle stops vibrating take a sight on some object in exact alignment with your course and as far ahead as you can see. Walk to it and repeat the operation. RECREATION. A little practice will enable you to run an accurate line. Your confidence in the utility of the com- pass will increase rapidly as you become more familiar with it. It adds greatly to the pleasure and success of a trip “in the woods to feel that you are not altogether dependent on a more experienced fellow sportsman, or a guide, to enable you to get back to camp; and it is a source of great satisfaction to know that you can strike out and explore new territory alone and find your way back to camp with the aid of the most absolutely reliable guide you ‘could possib'y have, a pocket compass. MY FIRST DAY’S WORK. ARTHUR S. PHELPS. The reddening dawn in the twilight gray, Before the rising sun Has kindled his fires on whirling tires, Behold my day’s begun! A tiring spin on a spinning tire. A league between the pines, The foot hill’s slope is swallowed up Ere Winter’s sunlight shines. The ice king’s sceptre has never controlled These hills of the Sunset State; The climate how rare! How balmy the air That streams through the Golden Gate! Robbed of my coat by the overbold sun, I am armed with mattock and hoe, My thousands to slay, that weary day, Where the weeds their faces show. My first day’s work! How slowly it dragged Its infinite length along! When the motor at 1o whistled loud in the glen, The conductor’s wrong! watch surely was My curses on Adam, who left us these weeds To hoe by the sweat of our brow! This mattock is dull, my shoes are half full, It must be noon-time now! At length up through the hills came a note, Never so sweet before; At the whistle from town, the tools are laid down, . And I lunch on the porch by the door. My first day’s work! Words fail to describe The taste of that cold meat and pie! The hunger of health, forbidden to wealth, Is the workingman’s proud legacy. In the afternoon, on the sunny slope, Through the orchard’s leafless trees Blew sweet below, from th’ eternal snow, Sierra’s cooling breeze. Before the eyes, a wondrous view, The fruitful valley lies; Earth’s workday vision, fields Elysian, Beyond toil, Paradise. My first day’s work! A drudge’s day, - Spent grubbing in the soil? 7 In hand-wrought earth rich fruits have birth ; Life’s problem’s saved by toil! HALCYON In January, 1892, 2 friends and I made a hunting trip to Gomez peak, in the Davis - mountains, West Texas. We carried rifles for deer and bear, and shot guns for quails. In the way of grub we had flour, bacon, frijoles, coffee, sugar, dried apples, chile, baking powder, salt and rice. DAYS IN WEST TEXAS. _ Mexicano, by boiling and frying with chile. They are nourishing and a good standby. At the section house whence we were to start to the peak, we piled off the train, unrolled our blankets and slept till morn- ing. Then we got a Mr. Smith to haul us and our outfit to his ranch, where we _ passed the night. The next day we got another man to take us to the foothills. On our way up there we shot a lot of quails. _ We camped near a cool spring of water, put up our 7x7 tent, cooked our birds and ate supper. The next morning we started out to look for deer. We soon found plenty of signs and I saw a deer. I told S. to shoot, but he said he could not see it; so I took a crack at it and missed. E. saw a buck but failed to get a shot. The next morning we went out again and _ jumped a fat doe. I got in the first shot and she stopped, hit in the loin. E. turned loose with the cannon and we had veni- son. ; A few days later I broke the foreleg of a _ deer near the shoulder and I failed to get it, though I traced it a long way. After losing the trail of it I started for camp, not _ knowing exactly where I was. _ down a narrow canyon I heard stones rattle, and on looking up saw a big buck trotting t slowly down the canyon. I took a shot as : he ran, and missed. He ran up on a little _ ridge where he was-sharply outlined against the sky. ~ left, I dropped on one knee and drew a bead on his shoulder. At the crack of the rifle _he gave one jump, dropped his flag and came rolling down, shot through the heart. It was nearly sunset, so I hurriedly dressed him, saving the head and horns to _be mounted. I doped the entrails and blood with poison, took one ham and, hanging the balance of the carcass in a tree, started _ again for camp. I followed on down the canyon and soon struck the main one, which ran just back of camp. As I neared home I heard the _ pattering of feet, and on looking just across the ravine saw 2 yearling deer. They stopped and looked at me in surprise, and The frijoles, or red beans, we cooked a la As I came > As I had but one rifle cartridge. FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman. apparently could not make out how the buck’s head happened to be on my back. I drew my 6 shooter, held it with both hands, drew a bead on one of the deer and let go. I heard the ball strike the rocks with an angry pi—ng—and the deer scam- pered away. I was not sorry, for’ we had meat enough. The next day I met a cowboy who said he had shot a young deer that morning and that there were 2 together. When I got to camp I found E. had killed a deer, making one for each of us, which was enough. We went out the next morning, brought in the rest of my buck, and found near the poisoned entrails a dead civet cat, which looked much like a domestic cat. Its tail was ringed like that of a coon, and it had a peculiar odor. We saw panther and bear tracks, but failed to meet either, though we searched diligently for Ephraim. We saw plenty of Messina quails, hand- some little creatures, the head being marked something like that of the male Bob White. They made a chirping noise when we came near them and would rise in a bunch, take their flight together and alight the same way. We did not kill any of them, as they were near the deer feeding grounds and we did not carry our shot guns to that section. We remained in camp 2 weeks and I never enjoyed a hunt more in my life. , Can anyone tell me how a deer gets along without a gall? And of what use are the 2 little openings at the inner corner of each eye? What is the best way to take the grease out of bear skins, or those of other animals? David F. Crowell, New Haven, Conn. ANSWER, Hornaday’s Taxidermy, and his Amer- ican Natural History, published by Chas. Scribner’s Sons, New York, will tell you “all these and many other useful things.— EpDITOor. A HELLROARING BEAR. October 11th, 1899, while hunting alone on a mountain side near the head waters of Hellroaring creek, Montana, and after tracking for several hours what I supposed was a black bear, I took a chance shot at a moving object about 60 feet distant and probably 20 feet above me, nearly concealed by snow-laden scrub pines. At the crack of the rifle the bear made a spring over and through tht small trees directly toward me. That spring measured 7 long paces. 364 RECREATION. Before the bear could make another spring I planted a ball in the middle of his neck, knocking him flat to the ground. He in- stantly raised on his front legs, his hind legs not appearing able to hold up his body. His head was much nearer the ground than before. He made another Tunge directly toward me, covering about his length. All the work of lifting his body and carrying it forward seemed done by his front legs alone. He landed the second time in a sitting position. That instant he received another ball about an inch back of the first, which flattened him out, but he as quickly regained his front feet and dupli- cated the last jump, only to receive a third ball within an inch of the second, with a result of again bringing him to the ground. Again he quickly gathered him- self, using his fore legs only, as before, and made a final short lunge. At the same time he received a fourth bullet in his neck. His last charge brought him up against a scrub pine 3 I-2 inches in diameter, which he seized near the ground and tore up by the roots. He tore up other small shrubs, then gradually crawled to the left about his length and up an embankment some 4 feet high, where he died. After skinning the beast with hatchet and knife, I carefully examined the wounds and found that the 4 bullets had entered his neck about 8 inches back of his ears and directly in line with the center of his spi- ne; had torn through it and entered his lungs, tearing them into small fragments. His heart and liver were not injured. About 5 inches of his neck bone was broken into fragments. The marrow and spinal cord were undoubtedly severed by the first bullet. All the blood in his body seemed to have gathered in his lungs. None of these bullets could have missed the spine, and I am posi- tive the second bullet was the one that did the greatest damage to his spine. The first shot, which merely crippled him, struck him through the fleshy part of a hind leg, and did no injury. At each shot the animal gave an ugly roar. I used smokeless powder, 30- 40 soft-nosed bullets. None of these bullets went farther than the lungs, and they seemed to convert the tissue into a projec- tile, for tissue, cords, nerves and all had taken a rotary motion. The wound in the animal’s neck was so large I had no trouble in thrusting my arm through it into his lungs before using the hatchet or knife. My hunting partner on that trip was C. F. Loudon, of Cincinnati. Our guides pronounce the beast the finest specimen of grizzly bear he has seen in his 34 years in the mountains. The taxidermist who mounted the skin for a rug, says it is the finest specimen he has ever seen and that I will never get another like it. 1. am often asked why I did not run or climb a tree when this bear charged me. I can only say there were no trees near and time was too limited for thought. Geo. A. West, Helena, Mont. HOW WE GOT HIM. Early in October, a jolly crowd rolled out of the village of Drain, Douglas county, Oregon, for a trip to Bradd’s creek and a go at the deer. The canyons and ridges around Bradd’s creek are famous hunting grounds. Our party was under the direc- tion of Capt. John Woods, a veteran hunter from old Virginia and his right bower, Joe Lyons. Pete Mattoon was our driver and a better one never pulled a line. We were joined at Elkton by Pat Beckley, as rollicking a lad as ever lived. When he and Pete started down the line there was all kinds of fun going. One bright, warm afternoon Pete took the hounds, old Pedro and Jack, up on the burn above camp to see, as he expressed it, if he could “raise suthin,” while Joe, Pat and I went down on the river to await events. My position was under a clump of willows about.200 yards below the mouth of the creek, Pat hid under a bunch of river maples 300 yards above me, and Joe, still higher, was on a point of rock near the lower end of the big slide. We had watched and waited nearly an _ hour when I fell into a doze. How long I en- joyed the nap I cannot say, but my slumber was suddenly broken by the rush of a bounc- ing old buck. He came smashing through the brush directly above me. I sprang to my feet and threw my 30-30 to my face just in time to see the sunlight glimmer on his white flag as he disappeared in the thimble- berry bushes which skirted the bank. Ringing down the ridge and echoing through the canyons came the cries of old Pedro and Jack. They came down the trail to where the deer turned, and were soon hot after him again. They took him up the ridge above camp, crossed the canyon, up on the divide and down the long ridge straight for the slide. Joe evidently heard them coming, for we could see him shifting . his position and getting ready for business. Soon the buck burst from cover and came tearing down the slide with Jack not 50 feet behind him. Pedro, game to the last, was making music some 500 yards behind them, up on the ridge. With a mighty bound the old forked horn jumped into the water with Jack a close second, and then began the prettiest race. I ever saw. The’ buck was the fastest, however, and was soon wading out on the bar across the river. As I was thinking we should lose him after all, Joe cut loose with his 40-82. His first shot hit the bank above the deer and started him down the bar. The old rifle barked again and the buck went on his FROM THE GAME FIELDS. knees. Pat and I yelled a hole in the air, but the echo had scarcely died away when Jack and the deer got into rough and tumble and were soon coming like the wind straight down the bar, nearly opposite where Joe was standing. Once more Joe’s gun _ belched forth and the forked horn went all heels up, that time for good. . We got a long rope from the camp and after an hour’s hard work had him hung up. The first shot had struck him in the fleshy part of the neck; the one that did the business landed just behind the shoulders. He was a 4 point buck and the fat on his back was as thick as my hand. = F. C. Godley, Drain, Ore. FOUR SHOTS, FOUR BEARS. EDWARD BARNEY, I am a farmer living near Hubbard’s lake in Alpena county, Michigan. I set out May roth to go to Alpena on business and when 4 miles from home was startled by a noise in the bushes by the roadside, which I supposed might be caused by deer. Al- though unarmed, I stopped. Presently I saw 4 bears, a mother and 3 cubs, not more than to feet distant. The mother instantly rose to her hind feet, prepared for battle, growling ferociously to frighten me away. The cubs scampered up a large hemlock. - I backed off about 6 rods. Then the mother started away, calling her children to follow. At this I advanced to the tree. She charged me and I retreated. So, be- tween advance and retreat in alternation, we kept busy an hour, both never being in the advancing mood at the same mo- ment. At last I heard a team passing on a road 80 rods distant, and ran rapidly to inter- cept it. I succeeded in doing so, sent for a rifle and then hurried back to the tree.’ Much to my gratification I was in time. The cubs were still among the branches. Many times the old bear tried to drive me away, but I returned to sentry duty as ‘soon as she retired to resume her calling tactics. When 2 hours of this charge and re- treat had passed, Alf Robbins came with a rifle and 3 companions. They scared the mother away. Alf and I shot one of the cubs, which cried out, bringing the mother back instantly to its relief. Alf's compan- ions climbed trees at this juncture. The mother climbed into the tree with her cubs. We tried to get a shot at her but’ failed, and she presently came down and went away. We shot another cub and she came back, but again retired unhurt. It was then too dark to see to shoot the last cub, so we built a fire at the root of the tree and Alf and I stayed there all night; the others came down from their trees and 365 went home. We kept plunging around, re- plenishing the fire, and were from time to time visited by the unhappy mother, but not attacked. We intended to keep watch all night, but at last we lay down, just to stretch our limbs and rest, and, as might have been foreseen, both fell fast asleep. The fire was almost dead when Alf, star- tled by a crash in the brush near, sprang to his feet and yelled to me: “The fire is dying and the bear is here! Start a blaze quick!” I did as directed, and as the flames sprang up the mother bear fled once more. At daybreak we killed the remaining cub. ‘In an instant the mother was upon us, and, getting a chance, we finished her, too. ON A CALIFORNIA SLIDE. As the deer season opened July 15th, our company of 5, all expert riflemen, started up the San Gabriel canyon early in the morn- ing of July 14th. When about half way up the canyon we discovered that the moun- tains were on fire not far ahead. Soon we met a Government ranger from Rincon who furnished us tools and took us to the top of the mountain where we went to work to help put out the fire. It covered about I00 acres, but in 4 hours we succeeded in check- ing the flames. After there was no more danger of the fire’s breaking out again we started on, reaching our camp-ground late in the evening. The next morning we saw plenty af signs of deer. I became separated from my friends and forced to cross a dangerous slide about 200 feet high. Being a tender- foot, I was unable to get either way. I struggled hard to get a foothold and tried to brace myself with my gun. For a while it seemed as if I would surely be carried down over the precipice below. I was al- most ready to drop my gun and canteen when I saw, not far ahead, a rock embedded in the gravel, so I made a desperate effort to reach it, in the hope that should it give way it would leave a cavity where I could brace myself long enough to reconnoiter. It proved to be firm, so I remained braced against it until I could make a lunge for another rock and some brush a few feet farther on. My legs were trembling and so fatigued they would scarcely hold my weight, when my friends came back to hunt for me. They helped me out and we started to reach the river. We scrambled down a steep precipice and through thick brush, sometimes crawling over and sometimes creeping under. It was not long until we came to a little canyon, which we followed until we reached the falls. At first it seemed dangerous to attempt to make the descent, but it was too late to go back and we finally succeeded in climbing down by 366 the aid of a tree. Our way back to camp was then comparatively easy. Soon after we reached camp, Neet and Roll came in, sore in body and heart. After leaving us they had started a large buck and given him several bullets. He dropped and rolled into a clump of brush. It took them some time to reach the place where he fell, and the deer could not be found. After hunting the ground far and near they were obliged to give up. L. O. Newcomer, Glendora, California. MUSKRAT TRAPPING, Notwithstanding the fact that trapping is considered a cruel sport and all trappers in Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales are held in contempt, there is a branch of the craft which probably affords more enjoyment to boys who live in the country than any other amusement they could choose, and at the same time it brings in a good supply of pocket money, This is muskrat trapping, which is the least cruel sport of the kind, as in 9 cases out of Io the victim is drowned soon after being caught, by jumping into the deep water and being pulled under by the weight of the trap. The outfit should consist of Io to 15 sin- gle spring steel traps, a good jackknife, a pair of rubber boots, and, if the trapper be of sufficient years, a shot gun; for although the little denizens of the marshes and streams are generally out during the night, they are also often seen in the day time. If one can not have the use of a boat, one may be successful by following the small brooks and when~-a narrow place is found building a dam with sticks or rocks, leav- ing a space in the middle at the surface of the water just wide enough for the musk- rat to go through, and step in the trap, which should be about half an inch below the surface. It often happens that nests on the out- skirts of ponds can be reached by land, and as the ponds are usually surrounded by paths, the occupants can easily be caught. The most successful method, however, is using a boat in some small fresh water pond and its inlets, where the so-called “haul-ups” can be reached, as well as the greater number of the nests, which are often surrounded entirely by water. A haul- -up is simply, as the name implies, a tangle of weeds and grasses hauled together and matted down, so that the rat can crawl up on it. A haul- -up, therefore, makes an ex- cellent place to put a trap, while good luck nearly always results from setting on a good new nest. Many use bait of some sort, either ap- ple or any garden vegetable, putting it on the end of a stick over the trencher of the trap. H. L. Bailey, Byfield, “Mass. ' game. RECREATION. WHAT BECAME OF THE FOX? The following incident of a fox hunt was told me by an old friend, and owing to its myterious ending, may be of interest to many, especially those acquainted with the tricks and turns of Reynard. “While spending the Christmas holidays, in 187—, with an uncle, who lived on the old homestead, some miles from New Haven, Conn., my attention was attracted one morning by the baying of 3 hounds, on the trail of a fox. Knowing the lay of the country and the course usually taken by foxes in that vicinity, I called the hired man, and securing our guns, we hurried to a neighboring hill, taking positions be- hind an old stone fence. We were not kept long in suspense, for the fox came over the fence about 30 yards from us. “T gave him a charge of B B’s which dropped him in his tracks, apparently dead. I hurried toward him, at the same time try- ing to remove the empty shell which had stuck in the chamber of the gun. “To my surprise, before I reached the fox or could reload, he got up and lit out as though nothing had happened. The fact that I was directly between the fox and Sam prevented him from getting a shot. In the meantime, the dogs came up, and see- ing strangers, turned back. We followed the track of the fox and every jump was plainly marked by a small stream of blood on the snow, from either side. “After some 300 yards the bleeding stopped, but the trail still led us into the woods and to a small opening, in the middle of which it abruptly ended. An hour's care- ful search, beginning in a small circle, and continued in larger ones, failed to bring to light the faintest sign of fox or track. “While we were not called liars outright, our story caused no end of discussion through those winter evenings around the big stove in the village store, and I have never been able to explain satisfactorily to myself or others what became of the fox. Can anyone explain the mystery?” S. W. Stanley, Weiner, Ark. Possibly the holes made by the shot re- leased his wings and he flew away.—EbITor. NEW BRUNSWICK GUIDES’ ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the New Bruns- wick Guides’ Association was held at Fred- ericton, March 2d. The retiring president, George E. Armstrong, occupied the chair, The attendance was large and the proceed- ings most harmonious. The president re- ported that about 500 non-resident sports- men had visited the Province last season, and few were unsuccessful in securing There were also an unusually large number of canoeing and fishing parties, and they had invariably returned home well FROM THE GAME FIELDS. pleased. The election of officers for the en- suing year resulted as follows: Honorary president, L. B. Knight, chief game com- missioner of New Brunswick; president, Arthur Pringle, Stanley; vice-president, W. Harry Allen, Penniac; secretary-treasurer, Robert P. Allen, Fredericton; executive committee, Sydney Thomas, Charles Crem- in, G. E. Armstrong, with the president and vice-president ; committee on member- ship, Adam Moore, Thomas Pringle and Fred H. Reid. A resolution was passed reducing the membership fee from $5 to $2, and it was decided to admit honorary members on the same terms as ordinary members. A num- ber of applications for membership were re- ceived and favorably reported on by the membership committee, It is hoped to have every competent guide in the Province en- rolled in the association within a short time. There was some discussion over the game law, and the members agreed that it would be inadvisable to recommend any changes this year. The hope was expressed, how- ever, that the’ government would adopt more stringent measures to prevent the slaughter of big game during the winter. The members of the association are nearly all readers of RECREATION, and took occa- sion before separating to express their ap- proval of the trouncing which that excel- lent publication lately administered to an alleged sportsman from New York, named Jackson, for crooked work on the Nepi- siguit river, in this Province. IN A TEXAS CANEBRAKE, A ride of 20 miles took 5 sportsmen to the Big Thicket, an immense swamp in Jas- per county, Texas, where we were to hunt. Canebrakes miles long and wide shelter deer, bear, bob cats, foxes and many other animals, The manner of hunting deer is the same all through the Southern States; they are driven with hounds to stands where the hunters lie concealed. Three of the party used shot guns, anoth- er used a 38-55 rifle and I a 30-30. Break of day found us on our stands while our guide uncoupled 4 hounds in the thicket facing us. In less than 25 minutes the dogs found game in young cane at the ‘edge of a creek. Above the deep throated baying of my Cuban bloodhound I could hear the crashing and cracking of brush caused by the stampede of deer. My posi- tion covered an open glade, near the center of which I lay in wait by my saddled horse. Suddénly out of the swamp dashed a buck. My first shot only served to ac- celerate his speed. A second caused him to stagger and a third killed him instantly. When dressing him I found that the sec- ond bullet had struck the right foreleg 367 just below the brisket, completely shatter- ing flesh and bone. My last shot struck fair on the right hind quarter, the mush- roomed bullet ranging upward and perfora- ting the liver and heart. Later in the day I missed a doe with: 2 shots. In the evening I saw a spike buck drinking at a water hole. At 15 yards, my first bullet struck him in the left shoulder and, .mushrooming, passed out on the oppo- site side. The soft nosed ammunition has no equal for smashing power. When hunting tur- keys and wild geese I use the full mantled bullet with great success. La Paloma, Beaumont, Tex. IS DEER LIVER GOOD TO EAT? I see in February RECREATION, page 132, that E. B. Brigham, M.D., of Indianapolis, Ind., credits me with writing an amusing article entitled “Give Them Marlins,” and asks, “Did he ever eat a deer’s liver and how many of your readers ever did?” Possibly he has heard someone talk who killed a buck late in the fall. That is their running time, when the neck is swollen, and the liver would be worthless, being strong, as also the meat. This would also be true were the deer diseased, as is true in the hog family; but nearly all hog liv- ers are diseased, while disease is exceed- ingly rare in venison liver. Any old time Western hunter will cor- roborate my statement that a deer, killed in season and in good healthy condition, has a liver that, when properly cooked, will make every man around the camp’ fire smile, be he Fish Commissioner or an M.D. When the hunter, trapper, prospector or cowboy kills a deer he hangs the carcass high and makes tracks for camp, his gun on his shoulder and the liver securely tied on his saddle or in an old red handkerchief. Ever notice the smile he wears on reaching camp with this trophy? Only one smile beats it, and that is the one a man wears when getting into camp with about 20 rain- bow trout, 8 or 9 inches in length. Yes, sir, I have eaten venison, or deer, liver many, many times. It is tender, juicy. decidedly fine in flavor. It is superior to any veal liver. What will you say, Brother Brigham, when I invite you to produce a deer’s liver and show the gall? I hope to go hunting next fall, and if you will pay express charges I will send you the liver from a 2-year-old buck and let you tell RecrREATION readers about it. Couldn't get a .303 Savage and join me, could you? Jean Allison, Jerome, Ariz. WARNING TO FISH AND GAME HOGS. Mr. E. W. Wild, editor of the Erie, Pa., Dispatch, endorses. RECREATION’s crusade 368 against game and fish hogs. Here is what Mr. Wild says editorially: Fish and game hogs everywhere will do well to take warning from the fate of Harry Winters, of Helena, Mont., who recently was fined $400 by Judge Henry C. Smith, in the district court, for dynamiting fish, Judge Smith said: ‘“‘A man who wiil dynamite fish must be absolutely devoid of sportsmanlike qualities. People who dynamite fish have been~characterized in journals relating to cutdoor sports as hogs; and that is an appropriate designation. One man is limited by law to catch- ing fish with a hook and line; another man comes a.ong, clandestinely drops a stick of dynamite into a hole and kills not only the large fishes thot are good to eat but every fish that is in the hoie, and the fish food besides. Not only that, but the fish are mutilated and some of them ren- dered unfit for food. I am surprised that a man of your intelligence and standing in this com- munity should do such a thing. You knew it was ‘against the law; it is the worst possible infringe- ment of the game law, in my judgment. There is no excise for it whatever.” The foregoing is a splendid endorsement of the relentless campaign being waged against fish and game law violators and hogs by Recreation, the magazine edited by G. O. Shields, President of the League of American Sportsmen, and is evidence that the real sportsmen of the country recognize the necessity for the strictest possible enforcement of all written laws and the enactment of im- proved legislation, if the preservation of fish and of the game, song and insectivorous birds is to be effective. Furthermore, there is an increasing sentiment in favor of the observance of certain unwritten laws, chief of which are those reason- ably limiting the number of fish caught or game birds or animals killed, irrespective of greater privileges permitted by statute. The day has passed when a man may capture more fish or slay more game than meets the consensus ap- proval of true sportsmen, without danger of being branded by Mr. Shields as one of the hogs, with a special number attached to his name and perhaps his likeness published. The pen now contains a full one thousand men, who are thus held up to the ridicule and contempt of the many thousands of the magazine’s readers. 43 SNIPE IN 3 SHOTS. For a week past thousands of frost, or gray- back, snipe have been arriving on. the beaches of Cape May county. The birds are feeding in flocks ef a score to several hundred, and they are tamer now than they will be later in the month, The birds are as fat as butter. They together and the sportsman who fly close uses shells loaded with 3% drams of smoke- less powder and 1% ounces of No. 7 shot will find it easy to bring down 6 to 1o birds at a shot. Former Councilman Crawford Buck, of Sea Isle City, did some good _ shooting Tuesday morning. He went up the beach 2 miles from town and killed 43 snipe in 3 shots.—New Jersey paper. Your letter of inquiry received. The truth of the matter is as follows: I came up to a flock of what we call frost snipe, and with the first 2 barrels picked up 17. With the second 2, I secured 20; so with 4 shells I bagged 37 birds. Crawford Buck, Sea Isle City, N. J. You are entitled to a place in the game hog register if ever a man was, and your name goes down opposite the number 1,008. —EDiTor, RECREATION. OREGON WARDENS DO GOOD WORK. A. W. Nye, a deputy game warden of Eastern Oregon, recently captured 17 of the notorious game butchers who for several years have been killing deer in that State for the market. In many cases these men have taken only the hides of the animals they have slain and have left the carcasses to rot. Mr. Nye succeeded in convicting 16 of the men, who were fined $25 each. This is a paltry sum, and an inadequate punishment when the enormity of the of- fense is considered; but the lesson will no doubt prove valuable to these men and to. their neighbors. Mr. L. S. Fritz, of The Dalles, Ore., who is a member of the L. A. S., captured an- other man and convicted him of having killed an elk in close season. Hon. J. W. Baker, the Oregon State Game Warden, has determined to break up the gang of market hunters who have been slaughtering deer and elk in Eastern Ore- gon, and every good sportsman in the land will wish him Godspeed.—EnbrrTor. ANOTHER EDITOR ON MY SIDE. In a recent article entitled “Down With _ the Game Hog,” the editor of the Canyon City, Ore., Eagle, says: “A law against the use of the deadly and destructive pump gun is necessary for the game interests of the State. There is no excuse for the use of a weapon of this char- acter. It results in wanton destruction of game and is of no possible advantage to anyone. It should be borne in mind that adherence to wisely enacted law for the protection of game is essential, if in the course of a few years there is to be any place in the State where the sportsman can find recreation. It should not be the aim of the law to interfere with the hunter whose methods will not work the extermi- nation of game, but for hoggishness there should be no toleration.” GAME NOTE. Hon. H. S. Huson, Probate Judge, Grand Rapids, Minn., whom I have before had oc- casion to commend for his sturdy and fear- less enforcement of the game laws, writes me that one Christ Biggerstoff was recently ‘brought before him charged with having th: meat and hide of a deer in his possession in close season. The judge fined the de- fendant $55.90, and being unable to draw a check for the amount the culprit is serving a 60 days’ term in jail. Biggerstoff is an old market hunter and the wardens have been after him for several months. He will now have ample time in which to think it over and I trust he may make up his mind to adopt some legitimate means of making a living. —EDITOoR, ' y : i ALMANAC FOR SALT WATER FISHERMEN. The following will be found accurate and val- table 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: Fldod, 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, ais 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. aunts: Deep chan- nels of bays. Baits: Shedder crabs, mussels. Time and tide: Day; flood. i Snapper—Young of Blue Fish August to No- vember. Haunts: Pivers and all tide ways. Baits: Spearing and menhaden; trolling pearl squid. Time and tide: Day, all tides. Sheepshead—June to October and bays, vicinity of old wrecks. 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 Mackerel. June to November 1st. Haunts: Surf, open sea and large bays. Baits: Menhaden, surf mullet ard trolling squid. Time and tide: Daytime; not affected by tides. Haunts: Surf Baits: Clams,’ A DAY WITH THE BLUE FISHERMEN. CHESAPEAKE, How few persons who enjoy eating the delicious bluefish know how they are caught by the market fishermen! For the benefit of those who do not I will tell of a day’s fishing I had in Chesapeake bay early in September last. The fishermen go out for business and their boats are built to accommodate 2 men. If a third man goes along, a city dude, without experience in such a boat, he is an incubus; an undesirable and unwelcome piece of ballast. I know several of the fishermen, and as a boat has been -one of 369 FISH AND FISHING. my hobbies for years an invitation was ex- tended to me. l-accepted eagerly and as we left the beach in our skiff another fish- erman was offered $5 by a hotel boarder to take him out; but the offer was refused. Our craft was the ideal round bottom sea skiff, fitted with a light sail which could be quickly furled on the mast. The oars were laid across the bow of the boat when fishing, so as to be out of the way. You want a free hand and a clear field when the business begins. After an hour’s sail we reached the fish- ing grounds, where a fleet of probably 4o boats were already at work. Running through and beyond them we dropped an- chor on the outer edge of the fleet, where our skipper thought the tide would be more favorable for good fishing. The sail was taken in and across the boat was laid a sau- sage grinder with which to grind our 2% bushels of alewives, which we had taken in before starting. One man of our crew sat by the grinder and ground out bait as fine as sausage meat, This was thrown over the side a handful at a time, and floated away with the tide, to attract the bluefish. The man who grinds also keeps the fisherman supplied with bait for his hook by cutting from the back of the alewives 2 baits, each about 2 inches long. . Presently our lines went over, being thrown in the wash bait and allowed to drift with it on the tide. In a few minutes after our wash bait had begun to go over we had a school of fish after it and the fun, or rather. work, commenced. Catching bluefish with a troll line, from a yacht, is fun; but pulling them into a skiff with a short line, 16 to 20 feet long, is the greatest sport I ever experienced. One of the necessaries in a bluefish skiff is called a bootjack. -It is a board shaped like that old fashioned article, and stands up- right in the boat, close to the fisherman. Bent across the jaws is a heavy iron wire, nearly as large in diameter as a lead pen- cil. As the fish is pulled into the boat he is swung over the bootjack and the hook is caught under the wire. Then with a down- ward turn of your hand holding the line, the point of the hook is brought down around the wire, when the fish slips off and falls into the after end of the boat. The barbs are always broken off the hooks by the fishermen, to allow of unhook- ing the fish quickly. We fished about 3 hours and were never under the necessity of putting our hands on the fish to take them from the hook. Our ‘fish varied in weight from 1 to 3 pounds. 370 At one time they came so close we could see them take the bait, and it was pull in, unhook, bait and throw out. Often before the bait had gone under the surface of the water the line would whiz out with an- other fish on the hook. We all wore finger stalls of wool or can- vas on our forefingers, for without this protection the skin would soon be worn off. The wash bait had to be kept going over the side by handfuls, and if the grinder had stopped 5 minutes the fish would have left us. When our last handful of bait washed away with the tide we pulled in our lines and made ready to get our fish to the pack- ing house. The skipper estimated that we had 600 pounds in the boat, a profitable day’s work for him and his mate. I took g fish home with me and they made me a good load. Bluefishing has become an important in- dustry on lower Chesapeake bay. Up to recent years the natives knew nothing of it but the Yankee fishermen began following the fish down the coast and fishing from their smacks in the bay. Now each sum- mer sees an increased number of native fishermen employed. The fish do not usually stay Jong in one place but are con- tinually moving. A few years ago I spent an hour in the same locality early in the season. A squall chased us home before our fishing was done, but in that one hour 3 of us caught 64 bluefish, ranging in weight from 0 to 12 pounds each. After pulling in 18 of them I began to have that tired feeling the doc- tors talk about. A POUND TROUT. F. M. Three long months I had been shut in with a severe attack of rheumatism, and it was the first of May before I could hob- ble around the yard. During the first part of my confinement every motion added to my misery, but when the pain was gone I longed to get out, to go somewhere far from the sickroom. As spring advanced, and the weather improved I grew more uneasy and the first warm days nearly drove me wild. The coming of robins and black- birds, too, told of approaching summer, and still I was a cripple. A wet, cold spring we had, and for days the brook back of the house was a raging torrent, while the meadows looked like a lake. Our house is in a fertile valley be- tween ranges of hills, and back of the house some 50 rods is the brook. This little stream, after running miles in and through woods and meadows, widens as it nears the sea, into a navigable river. All my life has been spent on this stream, and each year I have fished the length of it. Every bend LEETE. RECREATION. and rock, every tree and bush, is as famil- iar to me as my kitchen garden. It was as natural for me to fish as it was to eat. My father was an angler, and well I remember the baskets of trout he used to bring home. My grandfather, too, had a love for the sport, and fished as long as he was able to tramp the brook, and my son has inherited the family weakness. One morning along in May, I hobbled out to the barn, and sat in the South door, completely disgusted with everything and everybody. The weather was perfect, but my bodily ills kept me from enjoying it. While I sat in the doorway moodily gazing at the sunny landscape, 2 neighbors came down the road, Deacon Brown and Henry Smith, and seeing me, came in to chat. After the usual commonplaces the good old Deacon, knowing my weakness, said: “We saw something just now that would have done your heart good. As we were crossing the bridge a trout jumped out of that deep hole by the buttonball tree. He must have weighed a pound.” Left alone again, I did some thinking about that fish. A pound trout! Trout that weighed a pound were scarce therea- bout. Once I had caught one that weighed 13%4 pounds, but that was years ago. I meas- ured on my cane about how long the fish would be, and with the point of it scratched in the soft dirt an outline of the big trout by the buttonball tree. I knew just where the fish would probably be, just back of 2 big stones in the pool, where many of his kin had met their fate in years that were past. How I did long to have a try at him! I could see the tree from the barn, down across the meadow just below the bridge. A long way off it looked to me that morning. Just then there crawled out of the dirt at my feet a fat angleworm. That worm did the business for me. I caught him, and then poked around until I had 6 more. My rod, thank fortune, together with my line and hooks, was in the barn. With a furtive look at the house, I slipped into the building, and out at another door in the rear with my tackle and headed for the brook, keeping the barn between me and the house. I did not move fast. It was not easy for me to walk with my crutches on the soft ground, but I kept at it, and after a long passage brought up at the brook, just above where I wanted to fish. Sitting on a convenient rock I jointed my rod, rigged my line, hooked on a worm and, limping painfully along, came to the little rapid that stopped in the pool by the but- tonball tree. The squirming lure floated in the swift water to the still depths below. Not a strike. Again, and as it passed the sunken stones it stopped. I felt a gentle pull and the line began to run out, while I helped the . ee -— ee c . I AOI << oe - _ently results from bodily injury. FISH AND FISHING. matter all I could by paying out as the fish moved. Letting him have all he would take, I waited for him to thoroughly hook himself. At last I recovered the slack, gave a little yank and the trout was hooked. Oh, what a time I had then all alone, and on one leg at that! Back and forth, over and across; then to vary the per- formance the fish would jump clear out of water and do the whole thing all over; but the little steel rod, the silken thread, and the needle-like hook were too much for him. He yielded, but with poor grace. Full 30 minutes elapsed from the time he first struck the hook until he floated into the shoal water and was hauled up on the grass, Then it was a matter of getting home and how I ever did it I don’t know. What my wife said I shall not tell, but the trout weighed a pound and a half. You should never plunk for a noble fish like a trout. Take him on a fly or let him stay in the water. Carve him as a dish fit for the gods, not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds.—Ep1rTor. SALMON KILLED* BY BLACK BASS. Tacoma (Wash.)—Black bass are killing land- locked salmon by tens of thousands in American lake, South of Tacoma, With rows of dead fish making a white streak almost entirely around the lake, more fish are continuously swimming wear- ily ‘up to the beach to die. Their death appar- In every case their tails are missing, and often their sides have been gouged out. These fish are 12 to 15 inches long, being species of salmon. This being their spawning time, it is believed that the vicious black bass, plentiful in American lake, take ad- vantage of their weakened condition after spawn- ing to attack them. The salmon being too large to be swallowed whole, the black bass chop off their tails and as much of their bodies as they can manage. The mangled fish, suffering from their injuries and unable to hunt food, weaken and finally make for the beach. where they perish miserably while trying to escape their enemy. Residents near American lake say this remarkable occurrence been noticeable during December for 4 years past, . I referred the foregoing to Dr. B. W. Evermann, of the Bureau of Fisheries, eee D. C., and he replies as fol- ows: I do not think there can be much in the story told in the enclosed clipping. It is more likely that the fish referred to, if really salmon, are simply dying, as all West coast salmon do, after spawning. These are mentioned as landlocked salmon, but as there are no landlocked salmon on that coast, as far as I know, that part of the story is probably mixed. There is a great deal of evidence to show that the black bass introduced into trout and salmon wa- ters of the Northwest do great damage to the young of the different Salmonide@ native to those waters; but that black bass would muskalonge 472". seriously injure salmon or trout 12 to 15 inches long is a little too fishy a story. I am not familiar with American lake, but I should not be surprised if the fish referred to are the small form of the blue- back salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). This species reaches a length of about a foot and spawns ordinarily in the small streams trib- utary to lakes in that region, late in the fall or early in the winter. - ON THE WEBER. My brother and I had long contemplated a fishing trip. We at last decided to go on the Weber river, and with 5 friends set out July 11. We were in camp the day after leaving Salt lake. Joe Vernon caught a mess of trout for supper, while the others pitched camp. After breakfast next morning we went to J. E. San, living just above where we were camped, to ask him to supply us with eggs and milk during our stay. The 3 boys in the party decided that night to be up early for the morning fishing. Get- ting out at 5 a. m., we walked a mile up stream and caught 20 fair sized mountain trout. Two days thereafter we just laid around camp and enjoyed ourselves. We fished off and on during the follow- ing week, keeping the camp supplied with fish enough for our needs. We could have caught hundreds of pounds if we had tried. One party, camped near us, caught and salt- ed down over 500 trout, about 150 pounds. One morning my brother and I got up and had breakfast about 4 a. m., and then went fishing. We returned with 30 trout, and we did not fish any more for 3 days. Game is abundant where we were; bear, deer, cougar, chickens, quails, trout and herring. F. H. Strickley, Salt Lake, Utah. SEND ME MEASUREMENTS. Professor H. M. Kinsley, of Hoboken, N. J., superintendent of schools of Hudson county, has sent me 2 photos of muskalonge which bear on their reverse sides these memoranda: “4 feet 1 inch long, 27 pounds weight, captured in the St. Lawrence river August 15, 1903, at 11 a. m.; 4 feet 8 inches long, 37. pounds weight, captured in the St. Lawrence river August 24, 1903, at 5.30 I should be glad if anglers in general would send me careful and complete data as to length, girth and weight of all large fishes they may take. It is not usually ne- cessary to have photographs of such fishes, but such data as the foregoing are valuable and interesting. I am often asked what a will weigh which measures 4 feet 6 inches in length, for instance. If those who are fortunate in landing big 372 muskalonge, bass, trout, or other game fishes, would send in accurate measurements and weights this would enable each angler to judge for himself, when he measures a fish, as to what it would weigh. It often happens that a man gets a big fish when he does not have scales with him, but he can always carry a tape measure in his pocket. —EDITor. DOES ANYONE KNOW THEM? I send you a clipping from one of our local papers. One of its owners and pub- lishers has been up North, where he did some fishing. I admire the way you go after the game hogs and hope you will roast this fellow to a turn. RECREATION is the best magazine I know of and I can hardly lay it down until I have read it through. H. G. M., Essex, Ia. The clipping referred to contains an ar- ticle, occupying nearly a page of the Shen- andoah, Ia., Sentinel, recounting the fish- slaughtering exploits of the mewspaper man and 4 Nebraska swine. ’ Reininger says in reply to my inquiry re- garding this report, “The best 3 hours’ fish- ing in the Crow Wing lakes gave 2 of us 21 big mouth black bass that averaged a trifle over 4 pounds.” This means over 90 pounds of fish for 2. men in 3 hours. Reininger goes down in the fish hog reg- ister as No. 1,009, and I regret that he did not give the full names and addresses of his 3 fellow rooters, so that I might have numbered them.—EDirTor. FISHING CLUB VINDICATED. Local anglers have been awaiting with great interest developments in the case of the Bellwood Rod and Gun Club against J. H. Sheehan, of Johnstown, who, claiming authority as deputy fish warden, recently invaded this county and summarily tore down printed notices which had been posted along Bell’s run proclaiming it a stocked and closed stream under the act of 1go1. The local officials of the Blair county branch of the League of American Sportsmen, at the re- quest of the Bellwood club, at once reported the matter to the State Fish Commission, and asked for a thorough investigation of the matter, in- cluding the insinuation made by Sheehan that Bellwood people had themselves fished in the stream, a fact indignantly denied by the latter, who claim to have held the prohibition absolutely inviolate. The requested investigation was at once set on foot by Hon. Meehan, president of the State Commission of Fisheries. After an ex- haustive inquiry into all the circumstances of the case, including the reported high handed and alto- gether indefensible actions of the Johnstown off- cer, the decision of the commission was announced this week. Deputy fish warden Sheehan’ was summarily removed from office, and the com- mission announced that they would send as soon as possible 20,000 trout fry to Bellwood free of charge to restock the stream, which had become depleted through the public action of the officer.— Exchange. I wonder if Sheehan does not think he was slightly previous in his action.—Ebiror, RECREATION. NIBBLES. A subscriber sent me a newspaper ac- count of the taking of 69 black bass in one day by W. A. Withmar, of Buffalo, N. Y., and C. J. Bellinger, of Watertown, N. Y. The clipping in question shows a _ repro- duction of a photograph of 69 black bass. The caption of the photograph reads thus: “Catch of bass made July 18, 1903, by W. A. Withmar, of Buffalo, and a Watertown newspaper friend.” Replying to my request for confirmation or denial of the report, Mr. Withmar says: Your information regarding the catch of bass is correct as far as I remember. Mr. Bellinger says: The fellow who informed you that a friend and I caught 69 black bass in one day is a fish liar without a conscience. The reader can draw his own conclusions. —EDITOR. The Des Moines river has been for years a muddy stream when at flood, becoming clear at low water. For 2 years past there have been extraordinary floods, and at no time has the water been clear; but the high water in the stream, muddy though it has been, has served to dam the little rivulets and creeks flowing into it, and these form so many ponds of clear water. Having ob- served bass lying in some of them I took a few live minnows and went to a place where I have always had good luck with channel cats. I took out a dozen bass in a little over an hour, the smallest weighing 34 of a pound and the largest 3 pounds. Next morning I tried again, catching 15. Then a hard shower muddied the creeks’ and ended my fishing. Can any reader of RECREATION tell how to get bass to bite when the water is muddy? E. R. Harlan, Keosauqua, Iowa. I am captain of a 5,000 ton boat plying on the great lakes. While at Huron Har- bor, Lake Erie, one day last spring, Henry Damon and I fished from East pier, Be- tween 7.30 and II a. m. we caught 115 sand pike, 3 perch, 2 rock bass and a 15-pound German carp. The combined catch of 12 other men, fishing within 50 feet of us, was less than ours. Our fish were 8 to 12 inches in length. As they furnished 2 meals for 25 hungry men, we do not think we were hoggish in taking them. ~ The real fish hogs of Lake Erie are the market fishermen. Their pound nets ex- tend from both sides of the pier 5 miles out in the lake. It is said they skin their fish at the nets and by so doing are able to market black bass as perch. FARMER’S BOY NOT GUILTY. The article in March Recreation by W. J., of Philadelphia, Pa., moves me to reply. As an advertisement of the killing power and deadly effect of the automatic gun, this article is a distinct success; but the picture he draws shows a lamentable lack of knowledge concerning the small game conditions throughout the more set- tled portions of the country. I speak from personal observation and in behalf of the farmer’s boy, whom W. J. and some other sportsmen would deprive of owning a modern gun, if they could make the price. To the man who has hunted all day in this country, walking up his birds and taking occasional snap shots at long range in heavy cover, the picture of the farmer's boys going forth with the auto- matic_gun, “Firing 2 shots, killing 5 birds on the ground and 3 more on the rise, making 8 out of a covey of I 5,” is amusing. The thing more likely to occur is this: murderous farmer boy, who, by the way, owns the land on which the gentleman sportsman usually goes forth, during his work about the farm in the summer and early autumn marks a brood of quails, which he watches with jealous care, and waits impatiently for the opening of the season when the law is off that he may have a few days’ hunt, after the summer’s work. This game butcher owns no trained bird dogs and seldom has a modern gun. If by any luck he gets a brace of birds in a day’s hunt he is proud and satisfied. But, supposing he defers his hunt a few days after the opening of the season. What are his chances for exterminating the game then? Just visit the city stations, during the first of the shooting season. There you will see the man, bound for the country, who will use the automatic gun, the 2 or 3 dogs and every known facility that money can buy, for bringing home the required number of birds for his game dinner. If these fail he pays liberally to local hunters for assistance; but he gets the birds, and any local game warden having the presump- tion to ask the number, gets little satisfac- tion. I am not a champion of the automatic gun or the repeater. In fact, I do nearly all my shooting with a single shot rifle; but the man who so often contributes the idea to REcREATION that a shooter has only to go into the brush with his automatic or pump, swing his gun around, shooting the 6 rapid shots, and pick up the remains of a covey of birds, has only to try it to be convinced that all is not “dead bird” which gets up before a repeater. Moreover, this The ° 373 GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman always quits when he gets enwugh. same engine of destruction is seldom found in the hands of the country sportsman or the despised farmer’s boy. F. B., Lisle, N. Y. ANOTHER VOTE FOR ROBIN HOOD. About 25 years ago I commenced shooting with black powder, of course, and since that time have shot nearly all the well known brands of black, bulk and dense smoke- less. Still I am always looking for some- thing better, hence I always carefully read the Gun and Ammunition department of RECREATION. Of all brands of powder used by me to date, Robin Hood, in my opinion, is the best. For cleanliness, penetration and uni- formity of pattern, especially at long range, it excels any bulk powder I have ever seen; while considering the high velocity given by it, the. recoil is much lighter than any of the dense powders with a load that gives equal velocity. It is, as its manufacturers claim, a slow burning pow- der, starting the shot slowly but reaching great velocity by the time it leaves the muz- zle, giving remarkable killing power. Since shooting Robin Hood I have had fewer crippled birds than ever before. The best brands of dense powder give about the same velocity as Robin Hood, but they explode so quickly that the recoil is much greater and the pattern not so good. The only fault I can find with Robin Hood, and I have shot a lot of it, is that is makes enough smoke in thick woods and on damp, still days to interfere slightly with the use of the second barrel. On such days I have made a practice of taking along a few dense powder shells for the right bar- rel; then if I miss with that the bird scaree- ly ever fails to fall to the left if T hold true. a As a rule I load my own sills for T have experimented at target tin P have found what will give the? Best: resiilts with my guns. No set ‘fofmiila'”’ can, in’ my opinion, be given to ‘apply f° AI ating and conditions; in sss ok et * sa bést results out of a given gui ents must be made with it at- sina My favorite loadfor-tta vet brush Shoot- ing is 3 dramsoRobin! Hood! inow@sqidnch Leader shellj:one! Bi show wad) j¢black) edie wads cappedy by: idnathér!Bs shot ‘wad, OTe ounces chillethishotiaridea»G shot! wad; with % inch round crimp. For duck shootin; T increabesthei!powder: tg draniso!o With that load obi get omy! !bied 146 cit list avithin 66 yards and I can hold true, and I do not 374 come home at night with a lame shoulder or a headache either. Try it and let RecreaTIon tell us the re- sults. Quilp, Boston, Mass, CONDEMNS THE AUTOMATIC. I have. read in RECREATION several pro- tests against the automatic gun, and I heartily approve the sentiment expressed in those letters. It seems that the game hogs and some of the gun makers are determined to wipe out the remnant of our game birds. Not being satisfied with double guns and repeating shot guns, these men want still more murderous and destructive weapons so they can finish up the birds still faster than they have been doing. I am heartily in favor of the enactment of laws in all the States to prohibit the use of both automatic and pump guns, and I should be glad if all such laws provided long terms of imprisonment for men who violated them. I have lived in the West 35 years, and most of that time on the frontier, where game of various kinds was abundant, yet I never killed more than was necessary for subsistence and never killed an animal un- til the meat supply in camp was practically exhausted. One deer or antelope was al- ways enough for me* at a time. Many a day I have watched dozens of these ani- mals and buffalo feeding within rifle shot and never disturbed them as long as I had 2 or 3 days’ supply of meat on hand. I was always content with 2 or 3 prairie chickens or one turkey for a day’s shoot- ing. In Routt county, Colorado, in 1891, while on a 5 weeks’ hunting trip with W. A. Giles, we killed 3 deer and one of them we gave to a ranchman who asked us to kill one for him because his sight was so poor he could not shoot successfully. During that time we saw as many as 50 deer in a day, but no such number could be seen there now. The game hogs, head hunters and buckskin hunters have thinned them out until it would be difficult to find half a dozen deer in a dav on the same ground. The same is true of grouse in that country; yet certain gun makers are anx- ious to make it possible for the butchers to exterminate in short order the few coveys that remain. F. W. Hambledon, Pueblo, Colo. AN EXPERIENCE WITH NITRO. For some time I have followed up the reloading of my own shot gun shells, and have been rewarded by highly satisfactory results with the exception which I am about to state. I selected a number of solid and firm Winchester Leader shells, 234 inches long, RECREATION. 12 gauge. These I carefully resized and primed with the long Winchester No. 4 primer. I then charged them with 3 drams of Dupont nitro powder and seated firmly on the powder charge a Winchester grease- proof 12 gauge wad. Next a % and an &% inch black edge It gauge wad and 1% ounces of shot covered with a cardboard wad. The shells were then firmly crimped and I went rabbit hunting. I fired several shots which were effective in proportion to the accuracy of my aim and then came ‘a miss fire. It was the first one I had ever known the gun to make. When I examined the shell I found that the primer had exploded and that the crimp in the shell was nearly straightened out. As I had heard that a strong primer was necessary to ignite nitro powder, I concluded that was a weak one and had failed to explode the powder, but when I unloaded the shell I found the pow- der entirely burned up and the inside of the shell and the first wad badly charred and blackened. How this powder could have burned when so closely confined and not even expel the charge from the shell I do not understand. - Neither do I attribute it to any defect in the Winchester or Dupont goods, but to my own lack of experience in loading nitro powders. ; -If some brother sportsman could eluci- date this point and suggest a remedy for similar occurrences in the future, I should. like to hear from him through this maga- zine. G. L. Hale, Chardon, O. ‘TOO MANY GUNS. During a recent stroll through the woods near this city it occurred to me that the supply of guns greatly exceeds all legiti- mate demand. The woods I speak of have long been stripped of every variety of game, yet firearms were being discharged on all sides. Most of the shooting was done by young fellows from the city, representa- tives of the great class of would-be sports- men who delight in killing anything, no matter how small, that wears fur or feath- ers. To this class may be charged the de- predations that are forcing all land owners near towns and cities to post their property against trespass. The posting of land has become so universal in some localities that the conscientious sportsman is entirely de- prived of privileges he formerly enjoyed and appreciated, but the hoodlum gunner respects no prohibition unless it is backed by physical force. Michigan’s law is framed to protect all song birds and insectivorous birds. But the forests do not teem with game wardens, hence all birds, migrate and resident, fall victims to the chap who carries a gun. GUNS AND AMMUNITION. During my walk I saw several redhead and speckled woodpeckers lying in different stages of decay, slain by those whose all absorbing ambition is to kill. What a silent void is the wood where the forest carpenter no longer beats his energetic tattoo on some dry tree! At the rate this extermination is pro- ceeding, soon there will be no gray squirrels and few birds near the towns. What will he who carries a gun do then, and what will gun manufacturers do? Will guns con- tinue to be turned out at the same, or an increased rate, and the rising generation continue to purchase while trees and stumps hold out fot targets or is the time approach- ing when guns will go a-begging? J. A. Newton, Grand Rapids, Mich. THEY DO NOT FORGET PETERS. Asbury Park, N. J. The Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sirs: Your letter in RECREATION is beyond comprehension, and has caused considerable comment among our sports- men. I can substantiate C. W. Radcliffe’s state- ment that Peters shot gun shells will jam in the Winchester pump gun. A friend and I were shooting, he using your shells and the Winchester gun. He could not get them to work and we finally exchanged shells. He took mine, after which he had no trouble; I, having a Packard, could use your cartridges. Since then, J. D. Newlin & Co., of this place, have never carried your shells in stock. I do not condemn your ammunition, but simply say that your cartridges will jam in the Winchester shot gun. What Mr. Shields has done for sports- men is, beyond words to express, and it is the bounden duty of every true sportsman to stand by him in such matters. It is the least return we can give him. _ Unless we again see. your advertisement in RECREATION we shall pass resolutions in the 4 large gun and rifle clubs in this vi- cinity, with a membership of over 500, not! to use any of your ammunition. We, to a man, believe you have treated Mr. Shields unfairly and trust you will see your mistake. E. B. Reed, M. D. HOW TO CLEAN RIFLES. After using nearly all the leading makes and calibers of rifles, I was foolish enough to try a second Marlin. I have at last settled on a 25-35 Savage. For such game as deer, turkeys, geese, etc., it is perfection. By reloading shells with 86 grain bullets 375 and a few grains of powder, it is as good as I want for small game. As a target rifle it is equaled by few, if any, and excelled by none. Have made a better score with it at 200 yards than I was ever able to make with the 32-40 or 38-55. This was a great surprise to me. - Have tried all kinds of devices for clean- ing small bore, smckeless powder rifles and have found nothing which suits me so well as a brass rod with head and absorbent cotton. Pinch off a small piece of cotton, wet it and force through bore. Repeat this till cotton comes through unsoiled. Finish with a few dry pieces, then draw through a well oiled wick plug. You can then rest assured that your rifle will not rust. Sportsmen who are always complaining about the fine red rust produced in their rifle barrels by smokeless powder, simply fail to remove the residue of powder be- fore oiling rifle. They think they get it all out, but do not. To all who are thus - troubled I would say, work on your rifle with rags till they come through clean. Then get some absorbent cotton and you will be surprised to see what you can get out after you think your rifle is clean. E. F. Pope, Colmesneil, Tex. DISAPPROVES WINCHESTER’S COURSE. I have been a reader of RECREATION near- ly 2 years. I see statements of people who say they could not get along without it. I am like the man who, after eating his first olive, was asked if he could eat them. He said he could, but he did not see why he should. I could get along without ReEcre- ATION, but I do not see why I should. I see that many sportsmen condemn the pump gun and request the Winchester peo- ple not to put an automatic shot gun on the market. I have never seen an automatic shot gun, but from what I have seen of the pump gun, I find only one redeeming fea- ture in it, namely, the frequent accidental discharge, which will tend to make a few less bird dogs and game hogs. I use a 16: gauge Lefever, and it is either a clean miss or a clean kill every time. I would rather miss a bird than have to shoot it again or have it get away wounded. I would rather make 2 or 3 good hard shots and score clean kills in a day than to pot all the game I could carry. I have used Winches- ter shells and wads and have always found them good; but if the Winchester people put that awful game destroyer and game hogs’ weapon called an automatic shot gun on the market, other ammunition will be good enough for me. I hope that at the next session of the legislature of Pennsyl- vania a law will be passed prohibiting the use of any repeating shot gun other than ‘a double barrel. R. B. Edmiston, Milan, Pa. 376 THE .308 SAVAGE FOR DEER. In March Recreation, Arthur A. Brock asks to hear from someone who has used the 44-40 on deer. I used a 44 Winchester several years, and killed many a fine buck with it. I considered it a fine gun, and so it was for its time, but it has outlived its usefulness. It is no comparison to the more modern small bore smokeless rifles for big game. If Mr. Brock really wants a good deer gun, I advise him to get a 303 Savage. They cost a little more than some of the other makes, but they are worth the differ- ence. If he believes in the preservation of game, I advise him to get a Marlin. I car- ried one 2 or 3 years, and I know of sev- eral big bucks still at large that would not be if I had had a Savage. I have used nearly all makes of sporting rifles, commencing nearly 30 years ago with a muzzle loader, and I consider the 303 Sav- age superior to them all. I buy RECREATION every month from our dealer, and it is a great magazine. If it was not for ReEcREATION the game hogs would never get roasted. I like the fight it is making against the automatic shot gun. I used to be a game hog myself, before I got hold of. RECREATION, but it has made a de- cent sportsman of me. I hand it around to my friends, knowing that it will do good. F. S. Carter, Gilroy, California. SMALL SHOT. Your action against the manufacture, sale and use of automatic guns is certainly in the interest of game protection, and as such should be approved and aided by all sportsmen. Repeating guns are to a great extent responsible for the rapid destruction of the game. They are built for that pur- pose and are fast fulfilling their object. The plea of the manufacturers that the game can be protected by law by prohibit- ing its sale, limiting the season and amount of game to be killed, would be all right if the law was thoroughly enforced and re- spected; but such is not the case. Everyone knows how game is smuggled in to dealers and how they dispose of it to private cus- tomers ; difficult it is to police large game districts and that where one offender is convicted and punished a hundred equally guilty es- cape even suspicion. It is evident that the manufacturers be- lieve the game: is doomed and that it is a case of making the most of a good thing while it lasts. Geo. A. Tremper, Helena, Mont. READERS PLEASE ANSWER. I should like to have your readers tell what they think of a 16 gauge gun, for all and every sportsman knows how — RECREATION. R kinds of shooting, including ducks occa- sionally. I should also like to know if a gun bored for nitro powder will make equally as close a pattern when black pow- der is used. I have owned a cheap gun 10 years, stamped on frame “Prize Machine Gun.” It is a 16 gauge, with 36-inch bar- rels. Don’t laugh at the length. Before I strained the choke out of this gun by usinz buck shot I could outshoot any other gun I ever saw. I once killed a duck with my 16 gauge at the longest distance I ever saw game killed with a shot gun. Two years ago I went to Great South bay to shoot ducks. I borrowed a 10 bore gun that weighed 11 pounds and killed as many as I expected to, but before I finished shoot- ing I wished for my old 16 bore. I could have done as well, and my own gun is so much lighter. I always use No. 4 shot and black powder in my 16. Smokeless powder scatters the shot in this gun. E. Kelly, Arkville, N. Y. I own a Winchester pump gun and like it, but will not defend it, for | see the point you are trying to impress on sportsmen. A man may use a repeating or an automatic shot gun and quit when he has a fair bag, but a game butcher may also use one and will not quit as long as there is game in sight. Anyone who has used both the repeating and the double gun knows the former is more destructive in the hands of a game hog. I sincerely hope you may be the means of inducing the manufacturers of automatic shot guns to stop making and putting them on the market. I now own a .303 Savage, and after try- ing and comparing it with other rifles I find it leads them all. The short, strong action and the hammerless feature are among its many good points. It is in a class by itself, and anyone who is in doubt what kind of a rifle to buy wilt make no mistake if he gets a .303 Savage for a high power or a 38-55 Savage if he prefer one not quite so et, . S. Ferm, Hurley, Wis. As a constant reader and a sincere ad- mirer of your magazine, and of. your work, I wish you would tell me, through REcrEa- TION, the advantage or disadvantage of the square nosed cartridge. As an illustration, take the old and well known 44 C. F., bot- tled necked and square nose. Has the square nosed bullet any advantage over the round or sharp pointed bullet? Has the bottled necked cartridge any qualities over the straight shell? I am a stranger in this great city of GUNS AND AMMUNITION. bricks, mortar and iron, and my heart often becomes sick with longing for the woods in which I was reared. RECREATION is my solace and delight, and at the’ same time my sorrow; for when I read of some of the glorious trips to the woods described in your magazine, it makes me wish I had never left my native heath. Long life to both you and REcREATION. J. M. P., New York City. In looking over. RECREATION, I see that Mc. W. H. Pringle wishes to know how to keep a gun from rusting. I have found the following method effective: After the hrnt- ing season is over, fill the gun barrels with lard oil, plug up the ends and set the gun away until the next season. The inside of the barrels will look more like silver than steel after such treatment, and the same oil can be used again. If the barrels have con- tained any rust the oil will remove it in a few days. I hunt in Florida, all along the coast from Tampa to Key West. I once sold a fine Parker gun on account of its being slightly rusted, but since I have tried lard oil my Ithaca, after 5 years’ use, is as clean as it was the day I bought it. John W. Steil, Sidney, Ohio. Will you kindly inform me if, among hunters, it is generally known that a 30-30 shoots higher in a high altitude than in a low one? I have never seen mention made of it in any of: the magazines. My expe- rience is that a 30-30 will shoot 5 to 6 inches higher at a distance of 125 to 150 yards and in an altitude of 7,000 feet, than it will at the same distance in an altitude of 1,200 ‘feet. I have wondered if a black nowder gun of low velocity will follow the same rule. Persons. in the low altitudes of the East, anticipating a hunt in the Rockies, may save themselves the disappointment of scoring a miss on some fine trophy, as was my experience, if they bear the above fact in mind. Dr. A. C. Wheeler, Roswell, N. Mex. Will RecrEATION readers please answer? —EpITor. I enjoy every word in RECREATION, espe- cially the gun and ammunition department. I am glad to see you take the stand you do in regard to the automatic shot gun, and I trust it will not be put on the market. f it is, we must say good-bye to a large portion of our game. I live in one of the best game portions of Manitoba. Ducks and geese are plentiful here in the spring and fall, and a large number are shot while resting here on their way North and South. If the automatic is sold a great many more 377 of them will be killed. The repeater is bad enough on the game, as it is. Norman T. Miller, Virden, Man. Your Legislature has recently passed a law prohibiting the use of the automatic gun. Long live the men who voted for that measure.—Epiror. I want a 12 gauge shot gun, principally for squirreis 1nd chickens, and would like ihe opinion of readers of RECREATION as to the best gun to buy. What length, weight and bore shail I choose? What is con- sidered the best American made gun? How can | determine the length for a stock? G. E. Cecil, M.D., Flat Lick, Ky. Have any of ReEcrEATION’s readers had experience with a Savage 32-40? I think the 32-40, with high power cartridges, is as near the all around gun as one can get. To subscribe to, RECREATION is the best thing a man can do with a dollar. It is the best magazine of the lot. E. R. Fellows, Brooklyn, N. Y. I think of buying a single barrel gun, on account of its superior sighting, and an El- terich rifled bullet shell, 6 inch barrel, to , use in it. Is the combination practical? Is there a possibility of damaging the choke or otherwise injuring the gun by using the rifled bullet shell ? J. P. Tilson, Wales, Mass. What do you consider the best long range rifle? What do Lee-Mitford:and Martini rifles cost in this country? Lee Covell, Charlevoix, Mich. Will some reader. of RECREATION please answer ?>—EDITor. I endorse your sentiments in regard to the automatic shot gun, though I have a 22 rifle on that plan with which I have a lot of fun; but few men can shoot ducks on the wing with a rifle. I shall do all I can to discourage the use of the automatic gun. M. Kelly, Seattle, Wash. Please inform Subscriber, Los Angeles, Cal., that I was using Winchester metal patched soft point bullets with a full charge of 30 caliber Dupont powder in a U. M. C. shell when I shot the deer 5 times as printed in September RECREATION. E. G. Dewey, Hanover, N. H. He (at the theater): “Would you mind keeping that hat on?” “Keep it on! Why, I was just about to take it off.” “T know it. But I don’t want to see any more of this play than I can help.”—Life. NATURAL HISTORY. When abird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. If photographed, it may still live an its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. BIRDS AT THE FLORIDA KEYS. Flamingo is at the extreme Southern end of Florida. The people here are truck growers, using the rich, shallow soil to raise onions, tomatoes, sugar cane, bananas and other staples. They are intelligent, and law abiding, including the game laws. We have curlew, teal, ducks, pelicans, cormor- ants, herons, cranes and many other water- fowl in the marshes; while deer, bear, pan- thers, lynxes, raccoons, opossums and small- er burrowing animals are numerous. Our rabbits are shy and I have never seen one yet, though signs prove them to be plentiful. Vegetation is peculiar; black and red mangos, palmetto, buttonwood and dog- wood cover the hummock land. The dog- wood is not like that of our Middle States. Cacti and vines grow thickly in these hum- mocks, while air plants that resemble pine- apples live on the trees. This island is about 20 miles long and 6 miles wide. On the South, Florida bay splashes, and Whitewater bay is on the North. To the West we see the Gulf. The island is composed of a series of keys, or patches of ‘hummock land, surrounded by salt prairie. Most of this prairie is over- flowed in summer, but comparatively dry in winter. The long saw grass hides many creatures. We have a bird that these peo- ple call prairie chicken, a waterfowl that I believe to be a kind of darter. It has a coarse, cracking, squawk and greenish yel- low legs and is colored brownish; some- thing like a brown leghorn hen. The “man-’o-war hawk” is a big bird that sails over the bays and occasionally over these marshes. He has a big stretch of wing and a long neck. I have never been close enough to one to give a good descrip- tion, but he has a neat appearance, rather angular, and is a fishing bird. There is a “gull hawk” here that looks much like a white gull, but has a shorter neck, a heavier beak, and shorter, stiffer looking wings. He stays over the salt water. Our post-office is named for a bird that is seldom seen and is considered the wild- est, shiest bird in existence. He has some- times been seen here. Near here is a rook- ery where curlew roost by thousands. Every evening big flocks come in from the day’s work of finding food. The young ones are a slate blue color, which vanishes in old age, leaving them almost white. We have plenty of meadow larks, but no quails nor grouse. Doves are abundant and are not wild. Hawks are too numerous; fish hawks, blue hawks, gray hawks, red hawks and some that I do not know. The smaller sparrow hawk also exists. We see the butcher bird everywhere. He is a brave little warrior and I have seen them chase even the largest hawks away. The butcher bird has been frequently ac- cused of wrongdoing that can not be proved against him. Because a sparrow happens to be impaled on some thorn, or a grass- hopper or a beetle meets with such an acci- dent, it does not follow that a butcher bird did the cruel deed. When someone tells me he has actually seen the bird in the act of filing meat for future reference, I shall believe; not until then. The butcher bird is my friend, and should be everybody’s friend, because he is all the time working for us human beings. The following facts will, I hope, put truth be- fore some readers of RECREATION. The true name of this bird is unknown to me. I believe he is the Carolina shrike. He is small, with a general slate blue color, a black, stocky beak, with a black line run- ning from bill to eyes. His head is rather flat and broad. A black strip runs across each wing and his tail is of medium length. He is a neat, military looking bird. Two of these birds spend most of their time on the end of our ridgepoles. We have 2 shacks and these birds flit from one to the other, always alert. With remark- ably keen eyesight they scan the ground and woe to the worm which comes out within 50 feet of our butcher bird! With a quick “stoop” the bird is on his prey and back on his perch. The butcher bird is belligerent, fighting hawks and large birds more eagerly than smaller ones. Mine (I claim these 2) do not molest the only mockingbird I see in this neighborhood, nor do they trouble the mosquito bird, which is tiny. The truth is, the brave little fellow appears to feel responsible for the safety of his helpless neighbors, and keeps a lookout for hawks. The air of responsibility sometimes makes him seem worried. When annoyed, or when night comes and he is still hungry, he utters a plaintive cry, not unlike the long drawn chirp of a young chick after the old hen has turned it loose on the world and it is troubled about some- thing. : One evening the corn bin. I killed a small mule rat in Taking the pitchfork, I put _ the rat on the gable end, where my friend 278 was generally found. Soon he came, and -_- NATURAL HISTORY. noticing the strange object, he was wary, jumping around the rat in nervous haste. Before many minutes he realized that it was dead. Then be caught it in his little talons and flew out into the weeds. I failed to find him after that, though I tried, in order to see if he would put the rat away for future use. I believe some game laws give hunters a right to kill this bird; why, I do not know. I have lived in several localities, under varying conditions, and have yet to see any real harm in this little warrior. If he eats a grape now and then, he eats a hundred or so worms to pay. If he impales spar- rows on thorns, he drives away .hawks to atone. Watch him, and condemn him when he proves his guilt. One of the most common birds in the United States is the meadow lark, frequent- ly called the field lark. His habits vary, I suppose, under varying circumstances. In Alabama, they live much like quails, in grain and stubble fields; thus earning the name of field lark. This is in the winter, when they go in flocks. In summer they seek the shady places on creeks, where they warble sweetly and call to each other. They are mated then; no more flocks. Down here on Cape Sable we have them in considerable numbers on the prairie. The quail does not live here, only 2 having been seen for some time. In fact, there is no ‘record of any for over 7 years, except those 2. Some mean spirited man shot those. Therefore the lark must find other modes of life than imitating quail. Every day I see meadow larks on some tall weed or log end or anthill or clump of tall grass, warbling their joyous songs. One seems idle but happy. Wait! He darts down, is busy a minute or 2 and returns to his perch on the weed. He has eaten a worm. All day they answer. one another ‘across the prairie. We seldom see more than 3 together. Larks eat almost as varied a diet as Eng-° lish sparrows. One man here, living alone, has them so tame that they come to his feet to eat oats he scatters for them. The lark is a gentle, innocent, helpless bird and is not a fighter. Another common bird here is the kildeer plover, generally called kildee. His habits here are not different than elsewhere. He is always fond of swampy ground, prefer- ring open fields. He is a pretty bird, shaped not unlike a dove. His feet are light colored, appearing clean, from much wading. The marking on kildeers is not easily described. When flying he shows a good deal of white; when walking he looks gray. He has a wild, shy expression, which he lives up to. Few birds seem so inca- pable of fight when attacked. A few weeks ago I heard a kildeer crying in great dis- 379 tress. A small, red sparrow hawk, scarcely larger than the kildeer, was carrying him away. I tried to frighten the hawk, but he simply refused to drop his prey and flew heavily into the hummock. There is one bird that I wish someone would identify for me. This is the “mos- quito bird,” aS we call hir:.. He is small, has a greenish gray back, a yellow gray breast and is not unlike what some people call a “lettuce bird” in Virginia. He is not the bird we see around sunflowers, looking like the Baltimore oriole. This mosquito bird flits around, apparently living entirely on mosquitoes. He comes within 2 or 3 feet of men, having learned not to fear them. In the mornings he can be seen hang- ing on the window screen, catching the skeeters as they try to get through. _Among my friends in Florida are crows, lizards, hawks, and others. Hawks here do not seem anxious for feathered prey, preferring rats and moles. f course, we know tragedies occur be- yond our human circles, but are not often led to believe scandals do, too. Among my Florida friends are a rice bird, a mocking- bird, several meadow larks, and, now, one butcher bird. There were 3 of this last kind. ; The first tragedy occurred about a month before I write. We have a barrel sunk in the earth to use beneath a lye hopper. The hopper has been destroyed, but the barrel is there, half full of water. My friend the butcher bird evidently tried to get a drink in this and was drowned. For several days I missed him; then I happened to glance in the barrel and saw him. THe second tragedly occurred a day or 2 ago, also to a butcher bird. We have been putting out a phosphorus roach poison, and I am afraid the little fellow ate some roaches. He had a habit of staying on the roof, of our shacks. We had also been using Paris green in the cabbage patch. Whatever the cause,,I found him one day on the gable end, looking unhappy; not alert as was his custom, but sitting on his feet. Two hours later he was dead. The scandal is deeply interesting. The old romance of “Cock Robin” has been equaled, if not surpassed by my friend, the rice bird. He is about the size of a crow blackbird, and nearly as black, except for 2 red spots, one.on each wing. Each spot is bordered by an orange band. The larks and other birds come to our shack to drink out of our water barrels, the dry season being unusually dry this year. About a month ago I heard what | supposed was a lark warbling very hoarse- ly. Wondering if it could be ill, I looked out of the window and saw my rice bird. He was doing his best to imitate the meadow lark. 380 Now, I like to reason out these things, and I find few of our wild creatures given to idle talk. Accordingly, I watched, each morning. When a jay mocks a hawk, he wishes to scare smaller birds from their nests. He likes eggs. It is not wit, nor hu- mor. What made my rice bird talk lark language? Thus far I have not answered the ques- tion, but the same lark comes each morn- ing with the same rice bird, and they an- swer each other regularly. Frequently the rice bird blunders and ends with an awk- ward squeak. One of my guesses is that both of these birds have lost their mates and have been driven together. I will not go so far as to say they will mate, but evidences are in fa- vor of such a theory. Over in the East we see the distant Ever- glades. Many stories are told me about these mysterious regions. Gangs of out- laws are reported hiding in there : wild ani- mals are numerous and Indians can be met, too. How true some of these stories may be, I can not say. We know that the Sem- inoles hunt through the swamps, we can be confident as to game and fish; but the outlaw tales are unproved, to me. Sportsmen would find our place a good one for hunting or fishing. Thos. H. Williamson, Flamingo, Fla. PROTECT THESE WANDERERS. March 3d was warm and we had a heavy thunder storm. It grew calm rapidly and the next morning was only 4 degrees above zero. As I was going down Main street I saw a duck on the sidewalk and when I drew near I found it to be a redhead. I was within 6 feet before it flew and then it only went 50 feet. I again tried to catch it, when it flew 100 yards where it was caught by a boy, who is now keeping it. The duck acted dazed and was almost starved to death. Can‘you explain how it came here? We have had no warm weather. The ice on the river is 3 feet thick and all the small streams are frozen. It has been the hardest winter in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Lyman Brooks, Charlestown, N. H. This duck, like thousands of others, had, of course, been flying North to its summer breeding grounds and was probably in com- pany with a large flock. It was doubtless a young bird and being’ weaker than its companions it gradually became exhausted and had to drop out of the flock. It had probably wandered about the fields or the village some hours before you found it, without being able to get food and was consequently exhausted. It was, however, little worse off than the average duck which alights in ponds and rivers from RECREATION. which the ice has lately moved, while the flocks are on their way to their breeding grounds in the North, yet many American shooters disgrace themselves by killing these poor birds while in this half starved condition. In all the States which have laws prohibiting spring shooting there are men, claiming to be sportsmen, who are clamoring for the repeal of these laws and who state that such laws deprive them of an inalienable right’ which they should be allowed to exercise.—EDpITor. PROTECTING RUFFED GROUSE, The time has come when the ruffed grouse should be protected entirely for a period of years, in those parts of the coun- try where they have become exceedingly scarce. In this section, and as far as I can learn in every other well populated section throughout New England, at least, their numbers afford only the faintest semblance of sport. Increase of hunters, modern arms and cutting off the forests have combined to thin them down nearly to the point of extermination. Shall we let the work go on until this noble bird is forever lost to us? Who would not enjoy seeing the grouse as plentiful as in former years? If that were so, could we not get more pleas- ure in hunting them with the camera, or even watching them and listening to their spirited tattoo echoing among the hills than can be derived from continued de- struction ? Let us hear what brother sportsmen think of this scheme of protection. - John L. Woodbury, Cornish, Me. A PET WOODCHUCK.,. In May last a woodchuck was caught by a hunter and brought to this city, when apparently only about 4 weeks old. He soon grew too large to keep in captivity, so we let him have his freedom, but he would not leave the locality. He took refuge un- der the barn, and made his appearance every day for his bread and molasses. Last October he failed to appear, and thinking it was too early for him to hibernate, we gave him up for lost. The 5th of March he put in his appearance again. He is very tame with people he is accustomed to be- ing fed by. If they walk to the lawn and return without his daily rations he will follow them to the house and even pull at their clothes. I am a lover of nature, and spent my younger days almost continually in the woods. George Mallett, Defiance, Ohio. WAS THE CROW GUILTY? December 6th, J. C. O’Brien, of this place, was driving in a sleigh not far from this village, when he noticed in the road- NATURAL _way in front of him, where no other track of man or animal appeared, the footprints of a rabbit evidently traveling at a high rate of speed. Not far ahead he presently saw _in the road a crow in the act of devouring the freshly killed carcass of a full-grown rabbit. As he approached, the crow seized the rabbit, dragged it several feet to one side of the road, and flew away. Examina- tion showed that the tracks of the rabbit ended just where the crow was first seen with it. From the appearance of the blood and the body of the animal, the rabbit had been but lately killed. Circumstantial evi- dence would seem to convict the crow. Is this an unusual experience? | H. W. Carter, Norfolk, Conn. PROBABLY A BULL SNAKE. A friend describes a snake which he found in the mountains near here, a kind that I have never seen in this country. It was much like the Idaho rattlesnake ex- cept that it was longer, slimmer and had a black, sharp pointed spike about 1%4 inches long at the end of its tail. It was found among rocks, coiled up, with the spike or tail pointing upward, and was spotted gray in color. Killed and stretched out it meas- ured 52 inches in length. Can you tell me what snake this is and what is its range? Martin Erickson, Grand Valley, Ida. ANSWER. You have given a fairly good description of the bull snake. It has a horn on top of the tail and is known to inhabit Idaho.— EpITor. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES. You ask in RECREATION if anyone knows. of another instance where’ moose have locked horns in fight and consequently diediipa' 2 On the shores of the Madawaska river, about 3 miles from here, a grand battle took place 8 years ago between 2 moose. The battleground was on the top of a steep bank, overlooking the river, and when the fight was finished the 2 warriors ‘lay drowned in the water beneath with locked horns. They were found by some of the park rangers who brought the heads” and horns in just as they were and had them shipped to Toronto, where they are at present mounted in the Parliament building. R. C. W. Lett, Mowat, Ont. According to H. P. Gillette, no human eyes have ever seen a bald eagle on Puget sound, an eagle’s nest in a fir tree, a tyee or steelhead salmon in an eddy or a king- fisher nesting in banks, like bank swallows. The tyee and the steelhead salmon are dif- ferent fishes, Onchorhynchus chonicha and HISTORY. 381 Salmo gairdnerti. All the ‘other things you have probably seen yourself; so why do you let such palpable truths be contra- dicted? C. M. J., Portland, Ore. As I have before stated, I like to give a man a chance occasionally to put his foot in a trap in order to give some other man an opportunity to lambast him as he may deserve.— EpitTor. I read in Recreation that permanganate of potash, when used in a _ hypodermic syringe, was a cure for snake bites. Please tell me what strength to make solution. C. E. Arnold, Lewisburg, Pa. ANSWER. The dose of permanganate of potash is one or 2 grains and it is soluble in 20 parts of cold water or 3 parts of hot water. How- ever, if bitten do not wait for hot water. Inject a cold water solution near the wound. Then dissolve a second grain and inject that. Hypodermic syringes only hold, as a rule, 20 or 30 drops. Thirty drops equals about ¥% teaspoonful.—EpIrTor. Can you help me identify a species of bird which I often see here? It is not quite so large as a robin, is plump, has a small head, a short beak, a long forked tail and small, well formed feet. Its back is a dirty gray color, which gets browner near the head, which is a sort of reddish brown. Its breast is buff. It stays around the apple trees and bushes and has a nervous way of shaking itself. J. A. A., Jackson, Mich. ANSWER. . The bird you describe is probably: a fe- male pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator leucurva.—EnItTor. Regarding locked moose horns: In the fall of 1877 I saw 2 monster pairs locked. The trophy was owned by Colonel Dewitt, a lumberman, of Maine. He told us that one of his men had found them in that position. The horns showed signs of hav- ing been in the woods a long time before they were found. A taxidermist named Miller told me that Mr. Cornell, of St. Johns, who is also a taxidermist, had one or 2 such specimens. W. S. Crooker, Brookfield, N. S. RECREATION is the most interesting sportsmen’s journal published. A. H. Mason, Murray Hill, N. J. RECREATION is a splendid magazine. C. A. Tubbs, Waukesha, Wis. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 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 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. 3d Vice-President, Dr. T. S. Palmer, Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 4th Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 80 West goth St., New York. 5th Vice-President, Hon. W. A. Rich- ards, General Land Office, Washington, DG Secretary, A. F. Rice, 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New’ York. 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A, S. number : ‘ Syracuse Arms Co. , Syracuse, N.Y. Guns Devenpes, she Arms Cos Norwich, Conk: Shot guns, r ae Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic oods Blair Camera Co., Rochester,N.Y.Photographic goods James Acheson, Lalbot St.. St. Thomas, Ontario, Sei dorae goods. A MESSAGE FROM THE CITY ON THE SOUND. Speech of the Hon. T, E. Kershaw, delivered at the Annual Meeting of the L. A. S. at Colum- bus, Ohio. The Department of Fisheries and Game, which I at present represent in the far-off State of Washington, has, until the last year, been looked on more as a business proposition than from the _ sportsman’s peint of view. The office of Fish Commis- sioner.and Game Warden was established in my State 14 years ago, and at that time there were but a few thousand people there, but they were all struggling for commer- cial supremacy. All the States of the Union were represented by hardy pioneers, who dared to brave the hardships of an undeveloped country for the betterment of their financial condition. These pio- neers, many of whom have since attained commercial prominence in the West, were active and aiert to their own interests, and thoroughly. imbued with patriotism and loyalty to their adopted State; men of keen discernment who saw that the fishér- ies of the North Pacific could, if properly fostered and protected, be made the lead- ing industry of the State. Considering that the early development of the West was brought about by true men and women of scant, or at least moderate means, ever having in view the advancement of their own, as well as their State’s interest, you can readily see why the Department of Fisheries and Game of the State of Washington has exerted its influence in building up its commercial in- terests with apparent indifference to the interests of the sportsman. Our first commercial hatchery was es- tablished in 1895, when 5,000,000 young salmon were turned into the Columbia river. From that time on, we have con- tinued to build hatcheries, both on the Co- lumbia and on Puget sound, until to-day we have 18 hatcheries owned and operated by the State of Washington, and since 1895 we have increased the output of salmon fry from 5,000,000 to 84,000,000 in 1902. In addition to this, the Federai Government maintains 2 hatcheries within our State, 382 ” _— 2+ THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 383 making the annual output over 100,000,000 in salmon fry that are liberated from the hatcheries in streams of our State. These salmon fry in a few months find their way to the great ocean, where they mingle with the unknown elements of the Pacific. There they thrive and grow until, in the course of nature, instinct directs them back to the streams from which they descended, to re- produce their kind, when they are inter- rupted by all the late appliances known to men, and converted into one of the great- est industries of the Pacific coast. No State in the Union has more varied resources than Washington. Mining is an important industry, yet in rgor the fishing industry exceeded the mining by $3,300,000. Notwithstanding we have forests so dense that the sunlight never penetrates them, yet in Igor the fishing industry of the State of Washington exceeded the lumber output, both foreign and domestic, by over $1,200,- 000. In the Eastern part of the State we have the finest wheat farms in the world, yet in 1901 the fishing industry was in ex- cess of our wheat crop in cash value. When you consider that this fishing in- dustry has been built up in the short space of g years from a few thousand dollars to a commercial factor aggregating $10,000,- 000 annually, you can easily understand why a conservative Legislature last year voted for the use of my department the liberal appropriation of $153,000. The pioneer who blazed his way through the forest, built his log hut on the hill- side and cleared his garden spot, has given way to the advance of civilization, and in place of his cabin’ appear the palatial resi- dence, the undulating waves of cultivated grain. The primitive merchant, with only a few hundred dollars invested in his busi- ness, has increased his resources a thou- sandfold, or given way to greater aggrega- tion of capital. The lonely fisherman who netted or speared fish while his family was warmed by the campfire and sheltered from the storm by the walls of his ‘tepee, has given way by means of modern appliances to large commercial enterprises. Statisticians will bear me out when I say that no other locality has made such rapid strides in civilization during the past few years as the State of Washington. Within the last decade, we have advanced from a struggling, straggling, impoverished com- munity, without money, developed resources or influence, until to-day our resources are the wonder of the world, and our money finds market in the avenues of the metropo- lis. We have prestige in every State in the Union, and are recognized as a factor in both the political and the commercial world. Our citizens are fast reaching that finan- cial condition where they can share with their Eastern neighbors the joys and pleas- ures of outdoor life. About 2 years ago, when I took charge of the Department of Fisheries and Game, my attention was first called to the rapid in- roads being made on Our game, and the depletion of our mountain streams of their finny tribes. The great prosperity of our State during the last few years has brought within her borders men of wealth, men of leisure, men who do not view life entirely rom a commercial standpoint; men who believe the serious side of life should be brightened by outdoor sports; men to whom the whisp of a fish and the ripple of water are aS music; to whom wild game in the forest, the majestic trees, the placid lakes and the babbling brook in which fish abound, appeal in all their grandeur and beauty. As we looked with pride on this great influx of wealth, prosperity and civilization within our State, we yet realized, with misgivings, that it would be the cause of the d:sappearance of the rainbow and the cut- throat from our mountain streams, and the deer and the elk from our wooded hills. We realized that if our game was not to become extinct within a few years, heroic measures must be adopted, and this led to a conference between a few true sportsmen of the West and myself. The result was that last year we placed a code of laws on our statute books for the preservation of our game; and, while they are not perfect nor so radical as we would have then, still they work well for a beginning, and we expect within a few years to make the State of Washington one of the grandest game preserves on this continent. The law prohibits the killing at any time of any spotted fawn, or more than 4 deer during the season when it is lawful to kill the same. It prohibits the killing at any time of any female elk, moose, antelope, mountain sheep or goat, and, during the season when it is lawful to kill any of these animals, only one male of each species may be killed. No person shall, during the season when it is lawful to hunt, kill more than 10 prairie chickens, IO grouse, sage hens, native pheasants, ptarmigan, Chinese or Mongolian pheas- ants, nor more than 15 quail of any variety, 25 snipe, ducks, geese or brant, in one day, Deer must not be run with dogs nor fire- hunted; ducks and geese shall not be hunt: ed from launches nor sink boxes. This is the general law, but in many counties some of the game is entirely protected until 1906 and 1908. The sale of all game is prohibited except during No- vember of each year, when ducks, geese, brant and snipe may be sold to the number permitted to be killed in any one day. Hotel keepers, boarding houses, markets, 384 cold storage houses, ete., are prohibited from offering for sale or keeping, or hav- ing in their possession any of the afore- mentioned game, except geese, brant, ducks and snipe during November. ‘Transporta- tion companies are prohibited from trans- porting any of the aforementioned game into, out of, or through our State, and the same law applies to ail of our game fishes. Fishes in certain lakes are protected until the year 1908. Song birds and their nests are also protected. Every person who hunts in the State of Washington during the season when it 1S lawful to hunt, must first procure a license from the county auditor in the county in which he wishes to hunt, and if he desires to hunt in more than one county, he must obtain a license in eacli*county in which he hunts. The annual license fee is $1, and there is no discrimination between resident and non-resident applicants. The fee is piaced in the hands of the County Treas- urer, goes into the game protection fund, and is used for the purpose of employing county game wardens. In any case where the county commissioners fail to appoint a game warden, the State game warden has the right to appoint one. I have, during the past year, correspond- ed with or personally seen the Board of County Commissioners in most of the coun- ties of my State, and urged the necessity of building up our game preserves. This year I am building the first trout hatchery in our State. It is located on the beautiful Lake Chelan, far up in the Cas- cade mountains, and is an ideal spot for the enterprise as well as a pleasant resort for the tourist. ‘The hatchery will be modern in all its details, and will be supplied with a complete system of ponds and basins for rearing all the choice varieties of game fishes. At the convening of the next Legis- lature I shall ask for an appropriation for the construction of 2 more game fish hatch- eries. One will probably be located in the prairie country, on the Little Spokane river, about 9 miles from Spokane, in the Eastern part of our State. The other will probably be located in the Western part of the State, on Lake Crescent, a most picturesaue body of water high up in the Olympic range, and one of the most beautiful places known to man. These hatcheries will likewise be modern in all their equipments, and when completed and in operation, my State will be as well equipped for supplying our streams and lakes with game fishes as any States in the Union. Before I return home, there is one mat- ter to which I wish to call your attention. In 1905, the Lewis and Clarke Exposition will be held in Portland, Oregon, just across the Columbia river from the borders of my State, and a few hours’ ride from RECREATION. the beautiful city of Seattle. Transporta- tion will be furnished so cheaply as to in- duce visitors to attend the exhibition from the remotest corners of the continent. Ata meeting of the Game Protective Associa- tion of my State, which I attended at Se- attle a few days before leaving home, it was unanimously decided to use all honor- able means to induce this association to hold its Seventh annual convention in Seattle, during the summer of 1905. If you accept our ‘invitation we promise you a hearty welcome. You will meet, on the shores of the Pacific, a whole souled class of people; men who have had the courage to leave the luxuries of life behind them and by their energy and enterprise help to raise an empire out of the wilderness of the West. You will meet men who are build- ing up the great West, generous men, cour- ageous, enterprising, broad minded men, true and brave, who know what is right and who dare to do it. We will show you the great wheat farms of our State, the home of the grouse and the prairie hen. We will show you the mighty rivers of the West, the Columbia and the Fraser; the spawn- ing grounds of the Chinook and the sock- eye; the magic cities of the West that are the wonder of the commercial world; the grandest mountains in the world, enclosing the most beautiful inland lakes. We will show you the wooded hills, the range of the deer and the elk, and will let you listen to the sweet music of our mountain streams, the paradise of the rainbow, the Mediter- ranean of the ‘West, and will let you breathe the pure air from the placid Pacific. We will show you the eternal snow-capped peaks of Mt. Tacoma, Mt. Baker and Mt. Hood, standing as sentinel guards over this great empire of the West. You can gaze on mountain streams and cataracts tossing their spray far into the heavens, glistening in the rays of the sun with prismatic tints that would cause the rainbow in all her glory to blush with shame. You can see the threatening smoke ascending skyward from volcanic erup- tions, and then turn your vision to the peaceful harbors of the Pacific, and beho! the great ocean steamers rocking as quietly to their anchors as sleeping babes in. their cradles. We will show you on our bench- lands the finest timber in the world, gigan- tic trees of fir, hemlock, cedar and spruce, measuring 14 feet in diameter, and climbing heavenward 200 feet before shooting forth their first limbs. We will show you val- leys of wild flowers, sending forth such fragrance and perfume as to discourage all the sweets-of Arabia, and which will give you eternal dreams of paradise; we will dine and wine you to the queen’s taste, and will entertain you with songs and stories by the most beautiful women on earth. PURE’ AND IMPURE FOODS. Edited by C. F. Lancwortny, Pu.D, Author of “On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,” “‘Fish as Food,” ete. “What a Man Eats He Is.” THE IMPORTANCE OF POULTRY. ‘ Poultry of various kinds has for many centuries supplied a large proportion of the food of civilized man, and in almost every country of the world the poultry in- dustry is an important branch of agricul- ture. According to the returns of the cen- sus for 1900 the total number of chickens, including guinea fowls, on farms in the United States was 233,598,085; the total number of turkeys, 6,599,367; geese, 5,676,- 863; and ducks, 4,807,358. From the statis- tics gathered it appeared that poultry was kept on 888 per cent of the farms in this country and that the total value of the poultry raised on farms in 1899 was $136,- 891,877. Although many of the hens and chickens are bred for their eggs rather than their flesh, a good proportion of the birds finally appear in the meat market and al- most*all the other varieties of poultry are bred primarily for the table. It is safe to say that 125,000,000 chickens and other kinds of poultry are consumed in this coun- try each year. In its strictly technical sense the word poultry is used to describe birds domesti- cated for their eggs or flesh. Game birds, that is, wild birds killed for sport or food, are often used on the table and, as in the case of some wild ducks, may be closely related to domestic varieties; but as long as they are in their wild state they can not be classed with poultry. Not all domesti- cated birds are necessarily poultry. Pig- eons bred for ornament or as carriers would not come under that head although they do belong there when bred for their flesh. Pea fowls were formerly often bred for the table and were an important variety of poultry, but now they are bred mainly for ornament, and form only an almost negli- gable part of the poultry industry. Thus the kinds of birds included under the term poultry may differ in different places and at different times. Here and in Europe, however, it now commonly in- _ cludes common fowls, or chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea fowls, pigeons and, less commonly, pea fowls, pheasants and swans. Ducks, geese and swans belong to the order Natatores, or swimmers, character- ized by their web feet and long thick bills. Chickens, turkeys, guineafowls, peafowls and pheasants belong to the same scien- tific order of birds, the Gallinace@, or comb bearers, and resemble one another more or less closely in structure and _ habits. They are distinguished from other birds in that the flesh on the breast and wings is lighter in color than on the rest of the body. This difference in the flesh in dif- ferent parts of the birds is not fully un- derstood; it is generally supposed that the light flesh has less muscular power; at any rate those birds, whose chief means of locomotion is walking and who conse- quently do not need as strong wings and breasts as flying or swimming birds, have paler. breast and wing flesh. The differ- ence in color is apparently due to vari- ations in the quantity of hemoglobin (the principal red substance of blood) present in the flesh. Investigations carried on in France a number of years ago showed that the red color was a product of mus- cular activity. In other words when mus- cles work as actively as those of the breast of flying birds, hemoglobin is produced. Geese have been known as table birds at least since the days of Ancient Egypt. In all probability, chickens were domesticated in Burmah, in early times, from the jungle fowl, native in Southwestern Asia and Oceanica. No one knows when they were first tamed by man, but they were surely used in China in 800 B. C., if not earlier. The ancient Babylonian monuments men- tion them, and it was probably from Persia that they were introduced into Greece at the time of Alexander the Great. Since then they have spread all over the world in the track of European settlement. As regards the size of chickens for tabie birds, the live weight of standard bred cocks ranges from Io to 12 pounds, hens from 7 to 9.5, cockerels from 8 to I0 pounds, pullets from 6 to 8 pounds and broilers about 2.5 pounds. A good table bird should have a large proportion cf flesh to the size of its bones, and a large, full breast, on which is found the delicate white meat. Long, thin legs and wings are undesirable, as they contain much bene and little meat. In England dark legged chickens are considered better than those which have legs and body of the same color, but in this country the preference is for the latter, though the reason for either choice is not clear. Light colored birds perhaps pluck cleaner than dark ones and are easier to make attractive for the mar- ket, which demands a skin free from vis- ible pin feathers. Almost any of the stan- SE Sa 386 dard breeds, except some of the fancy va- rieties, can be made into good table birds. However, some of this class, notably games, are thought-especially desirable for the table. THE VALUE OF OATMEAL AS FOOD. An English physician recently asserted in the London Daily Mail that instead of being a wholesome and nutritious food oat- meal porridge is rapidly attaining the pro- portions of a national curse. According to the New York Times, “This characterization of a food staple which has attained a recognized place in the contem- poraneous dietary, as a curse from any point of view, would seem to involve some exag- geration. Very likely more has been claimed for porridge as the equivalent of beef than its real value for dietetic purposes would warrant, but it undoubtedly has its place in the domestic economy, and has become im- portant. It seems to be the one breakfast cereal which wears well, and while perhaps too hearty for large consumption in sum- mer, it could not well be spared as a food for either horses or men.” That the view expressed by the writer in the Daily Mail is not shared by all who have studied the problem is shown by the fact that one of the best known authorities on dietetics in Scotland attributes the poor condition of many laborers’ families at the present time to the substitution of bread and tea for the old fashioned oatmeal por- ridge and milk diet. Unsanitary surround- ings and poverty, so great that it prevents the use of meat and other foods with por- ridge or bread, are factors which must be considered in discussing at all accurately the bad health noticed among the poor in Scotland. The truth of the matter is that both bread and oatmeal are good foods when well prepared and reasonably used. Oat- meal is a starchy food and should not be overloaded with sugar when eaten, a cus- tom which is responsible for much of the indigestion attributed by many Americans to its use. Milk contains considerable ni- trogenous material and may appropriately accompany oatmeal; these 2 foods in com- bination being probably more nutritious than bread and tea_if the diet were to be limited practically to either of these combi- nations. It is important that oatmeal should be thoroughly cooked at a temperature high enough to insure the proper changes in the starch molecule. Oatmeal, such as we are all familiar with, cooked so that it is more like a poultice than a food, is enough to bring any article of diet into disrepute. Well cooked and eaten without too much “sugar, oatmeal is undoubtedly a wholesome food of abcut the same nutritive value as wheat bread. RECREATION, TILES IN GERMAN MEAT SHOPS. Perfect cleanliness in handling food prod- ucts should be insisted on by purchasers. The use of tiles, marble and metal, which may be easily cleaned, in place of wood, in fitting up markets, etc., is growing and should be encouraged. Apparently more at- tention is paid to such matters in Europe than in this country and many will recall the attractive shops in Paris and other con- tinental cities, for the sale of bread, cooked meat, and other provisions. On this subject the American Consul at Manheim, Germany, writes as follows: “Americans visiting Manheim frequently comment on the attractive meat shops to be seen here. This attractiveness is secured largely by ‘the use of ornamental tiles for floors, walls and even ceilings and counters. The tiles on the walls are similar to those used in bathrooms in the United States. They are generally of light shades, arranged in patterns of artistic design. The floors are also laid with tiles of different colors. These tiles, however, are unglazed and are heavier and of cheaper quality than those on the walls. “In one of the most attractive of these stores, the walls are of ivory-colored tiles, with panels of flowers and other designs. The counter, which runs along 2 sides of the room, is of the same ivory-colored ma- terial, ornamented in gold. It presents a rich, handsome appearance. Even the book- holders, scales, and gas fixtures are tiled. The general effect of the room is sugges- tive, above all, of cleanliness. “Stoneware furniture for stores is a nov- elty in Germany and seems to be applicable especially to meat shops, fish and other markets, kitchens, sculleries, etc. The most important center for its manufacture in this country is Mettlach, where there are several large factories.” A lawyer had as client a negro who was accused of stealing chickens. Things were going in the darkey’s favor, until he was placed on the stand. “Are you the defendant in this case?” asked the judge. “No, sir,’ replied the negro, with an amazed look on his face, and pointing to his counsel; “I’se the gen’leman that stole the chickens; there’s the defendant.”—Ar- gonaut. “Mr. Mills,” said the spokesman of the workingmen’s committee, “we have come to tell you, sir, that we want shorter hours and——” “Very well,” interrupted the busy manu- facturer, “we'll begin right off with shorter dinner hours.”—Exchange. ~ -PUBLISHER’S NOTES. BEST VALUE FOR LEAST MONEY. A question which every household con- siders at some time or other is how to get the best piano possible at the lowest pos- sible price.. It is well known that the prof- its on pianos sold in retail stores or by pi- ano dealers are very large, usually not less than $75 or $100, and often as much as $250. To enable buyers to save this amount, Wing & Son, a firm of piano manufactur- ers in New York, make a specialty of sell- ing their pianos direct from their factory at wholesale price. They do not supply their pianos to dealers or retail stores, and do not employ salesmen or agents. Their factory and offices are at 9th Ave., corner of 13th St., New York City, and are among the oldest in the United States, having been established over 36 years ago. In that time Messis. Wing & Son have manufactured and sold over 38,000 pianos. Their cata- logue contains thousands of testimonials. They also publish a Book of Information About Pianos, which they state contains as much information as is possessed by the most experienced piano expert, and which is therefore of. great value to any one wish- ing to buy a piano. They send it free to any one who will write them and mention RECREATION. Address, Wing & Son, Wing Building, oth Ave., corner 13th St., New York City. These are the days when sportsmen’s wants are supplied before they really exist. For years there have been tin tackle boxes on the market that seemed to answer every purpose, but now the Merriam Mfg. Co., of Durham, Conn., has put ont a new one that makes the old ones look like 2 bits and a nickel. This new box has the call on the others for the reason that there are no trays in it to be lifted out and in and packed from time to time. All the interior space of the box can be utilized for tackle of various kinds, and when through assorting and placing the goods you simply shut down a trap door, close the lid of the box, Jock it and there you are. Everything is securely held in place and when wanted any article in the box can be reached in an instant, This new contrivance is fully described and illustrated in a circular issued by the Merriam Mfg. Co., and every angler in the land should have a copy of it. In writing for it please mention RECREATION. Bird, Jones & Kenyon have devised and 387 are making a hunting coat that is a de- cided improvement on anything of the kind I have ever seen. It is made of brown duck canvas, of various shades, which is treated by a chemical process that ren- ders it entirely waterproof and that at the same time leaves the cloth soft and pliable. The trouble with such goods here- tofore has been that the waterproofing process has made them stiff and noisy when worn in the woods. This new pro- cess duck is almost as flexible and pleasant to the touch as buckskin, yet is absolutely waterproof. The coat is known as the Duxbak, be- cause it sheds water like that well known watershed. Write for a circular and a sample of the ‘cloth, and be sure to mention RECREATION. The Blair Camera Co. has issued a beautiful little book describing and illus- trating certain new features in cameras, shutters, etc., which this house is put- ting out. The book is full of valuable in- formation and the cuts are of so high an order that they show you exactly what each camera is. Full details are given as to prices of all cameras and the various other goods which the Hawk-Eye people supply. Write for a copy ot the book and please mention RECREATION. The Ithaca Gun Co., which has been conducted as a copartnership for the past 22 years, has recently incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. The officers are Geo. Livermore, Pres.; -L. P. Smith, Vice-Pres.; C. H. Smith, Sec.; Paul Smith Livermore, Treas. The management remains unchanged and the incorporation is the result of an increase in business from year to year until the Ithaca Gun Co. became too large to be run under a copartnership. Readers of RECREATION are cautioned against doing business with Henry Flohr, who claims to be a representative of Rec- REATION. He is a swindler and should be arrested and locked up wherever found. He has taken a number of subscriptions to RECREATION, and has failed to send in any of the money collected for them. The Sunny South Handicap Amateur Average was won by M. E. Atchison with his Parker gun. EDITOR'S CORNER. The Tacoma, Washington, Lodge of Elks has passed a resolution which, after reciting the reckless and wicked slaughter of. elk in the Olympic mountains for their teeth, de- clares that the members of the Tacoma lodge will not buy nor wear elk teeth in fu- ture, unless they can be assured that elk are not being killed for the purpose of pro- curing such teeth. The resolution also advises other lodges of Elks throughout the country to take. sim- ilar action. It is high time all members of that order should take this important step. The real badge of the Order of Elks is a gold or bronze elk head, and the wearing of elk teeth is a custom which certain mem- bers of the order have copied from sports- men. Many a man who hunts and kills an elk feels inclined to wear one of its teeth on his watch chain; but a man who has never hunted elk and who simply happens to belong to an organization named after that animal has no excuse for wearing a tooth or any other part of an elk. _Further- more, it seems ridiculous that any organiza- tion should contribute so largely as this one has to the extermination of the animal for which it is named. Two Chicago game hogs, whose names, unfortunately, I have not been able to learn, went to Arkansas last fall to shoot ducks. They openly disregarded the game law of that State, one section of which provides that no non-resident of the State shall be allowed to hunt therein at any time. These Chicago chaps, however, seemed to imagine they would not be disturbed in violating the law. They reckoned without their host. When the men returned to For- est City from their 2 weeks’ trip to De Roach lake they had with them over 500 ducks. Sheriff J. D. McKnight, of St. Francis county, confiscated the birds and strangely enough allowed the men to leave town on the next train without being pros- ecuted. They should have been fined to the full extent of the law, but they prob- ably got a lesson that will keep them out of Arkansas in the future. The Manitoba Legislature has passed the League bill prohibiting the use of the auto- matic gun in that Province. This is the first legislative body in the world to take such action. important game bird Provinces in Canada. Its vast wheat fields are the breeding and feeding grounds of more prairie chickens Manitoba is one of the most’ 388 than can be found in any other Province, or in any State of the Union, and the Northern portions of that Province are great breeding grounds for ducks and geese. It is gratifying to know that the law makers of Manitoba have a proper appre- ciation of the value of these birds, and that they should have been the leaders in the movement against this modern slaughtering machine. _ Leon Kurtes, of Bellville, Ill., saw a deer in the woods near his father’s house and immediately seized his gun, went after it and _ killed it. It proved to be a doe and to have belonged to little Mamie Bauer, the daughter of a man living a few miles from Kurtes, and it had a string of bells around its neck. Kurtes was arrested, taken into court, and fined $50 and costs. The boy said he did not know the deer was a pet, and that he did not know there was any law in Illinois to prohibit the killing of deer. He said he saw the animal and was seized with a desire to bring down his first pair of antlers, but he probably mistook the string of bells for horns. He will be able to judge better of markings hereafter. Gus Ottevere, of Whatcom, Wash., has been for some time smuggling game into that town and selling it to restaurants in violation of law. Game Warden F. D. Ad- ams got a tip that Ottevere was returning from one of his rural tours with a number of ruffed grouse concealed in a nail keg. The warden laid for Smart Aleck Ottevere, caught him and took him into the justice’s court, where he was fined $100 and costs. I regret I have not the name of the justice who tried the case, in order that I might do him proper honor; but whoever he may be, he is a brick. A bill was introduced in the New Jersey Legislature last winter, at the instance of certain fruit growers, allowing the killing of robins whenever, in the opinion of a farmer or a fruit grower, the birds deserved ‘ killing; but the Senate killed the bill by a vote of 46 to 8. The Senate is all right. Otto Hofstead, of Butte, Mont., was ar- rested and fined $25 and costs for merely offering venison for sale. 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I enclose one dollar for more.” RECREATION. 399 AN UNEXPLORED ALASKAN RE- GION. E. K. HILL. In the exploitation of Alaska and its gold fields, it seems strange that the world has overlooked a section of that country destined, I think, to become a center of attraction to the gold hunter, and to the tourist. In the summer of ‘96, seeking a respite from the drudgery of teaching, I planned a vacation trip Northward from Seattle, Washington. In company with Professor Bailey and other teachers I found my way to the strawberry carpeted sand beaches of Yakutat bay. To stretch one’s self on the mossy mounds; to bask in the sunshine; to look up to the still, white summits of the lofty St. Elias range: that was sufficient relaxa- tion for a tired schoolmaster. But we were there for exploration as well as for rest. .With boats and camping outfit, we were soon venturing out on Dis- enchantment bay, which forces its sinuous length 40 miles into the heart of the loft- iest and grandest range in North America. No one can describe the impression pro- duced by that culmination of Arctic gran- deur and desolation. The spruce forests shrink back as if in horror at the life- destroying breath of stupendous glacial torrents which, with constant thunder, pour into the troubled waters of the bay. After camping along the beach, rowing amid the icebergs, exploring the dead gla- ciers and the accessible mountain slopes, for a few weeks, we determined to seek a passage Eastward to the Alsek river. Jack Dalton had come over from the White river and passed down the East branch of the Alsek to the coast, some years before; but neither white man nor native had ex- plored the West branch, arising North of Mt. St. Elias. After trying several im- passable dead glaciers, both with packs and with sled, and spending a month floun- dering in the snow among high peaks and ridges, we finally discovered a low pass. Through it we drew a large load over to the river in 4 days, and returned in 3. When snow is on the ice, from January to June, the passage is easy, even with a large load on your sled. There is no steep climb- ing and no narrow gorge. The river country abounds in game. I killed 2 bear the first day after reaching timber and saw tracks of many other fur and game animals. The West branch of the Alsek is a large stream, and will probably furnish an easy passage to its head waters. Thence it is but a short distance to the tributaries of the White, the Tanana and the Copper tivers. It would seem that the Northeast side of the St. Elias range should be a rich field for the prospector. I shall guide a party into that country in the early spring. AN OCULAR DEMONSTRATION. . M. WHITFIELD, __ “Yes,” said the old man with the glass eye, as he removed that vitreous substitute from its usual place and carefully polished it with a ragged handkerchief—“yes, its likely I’ve had more surprisin’ adventures | than any o’ you fellers.” The loungers in the village store winked at one another, and the old man continued:. “Once while I wuz a herdin’ sheep up in Judith Basin, I went out with my old 8-bore to see if I could get a shot at a coyote that had. been killin’ my lambs. As I turned a bend in a coulee on my way back to camp, thar sat an old black bear not Io yeards ahead of me. Soon’s my hair had laid sufficient, I backed off a few steps an’ blazed away. The b’ar stood a minute as if he’d forgot sunthin, then started off through the sage brush like he wuz goin’ to hunt fer it. “Meantime I rammed a load of powder into th’ old gun an’ wuz a-feelin’ fer my buck shot when Mr. B’ar come out o’ th’ | brush a-pintin’ right my way. I see he wuz somewhat riled, an’ not wishin’ to have no fuss with him I lit fer th’ nighest tree. Mr. B’ar made fer th’ same one. i managed to git up it fust, though none too soon, fer th’ b’ar wan’t move’n a len’th behind. I wound one leg around a limb an’ fired that load o’ powder right in his face. At that, he slid down th’ tree and went to pawin’ dirt an’ sneezin. I loaded with powder ag’in the best I could under th’ circumstances, but when I felt fer mv shot pouch, I found I’d lost it while makin’ fer th’ tree. ~ “Well, th’ b’ar kep’ a gittin’ madder all th’ time an’ wuz comin’ up th’ tree again. Th’ hair wuz all burned off his head whar I’d shot th’ powder in his face an’ it made him look like one o’ them ’Gyptian mum- mies, but he want nigh so dead! I drawed my legs up as far as I could an’ wuz a-tryin’ to think of a prayer, when all to once this old glass eye o’ mine be- gun to twitch. Quicker’n it takes to tell it, I out with it, rammed it into th’ old gun an’ took a snap shot at th’ b’ar just as he wuz pullin’ off one o’ my boots. Down he went all in a heap an’ he Jaid so durn still I thought mebbe he wuz a- playin’ possum on me, an’ I sot right where I wuz fer some little time. Finally, I clim down out of th’ tree an’ took a circle around the b’ar, an’ I'll treat the house if I didn’t catch sight of the old glass eye just as it winked at me. It had gone through the b’ar and jest pricked through the skin on the other side. This is th’ same old eye, an’ a fine time I had rubbin the powder marks off'n it.” A woman may think her husband a fail- ure, but marriage; never. RECREATION. * J.W.ALEXANDER PRESIDENT J.H.HYDE VICE PRESIDENT HENRY B.HYDE FOUNDER LIKE A RAINBOW in it’s assurance for the future is an adequate Endowment Policy in the Equitable. It assures your own future— and the future of your family. Opportunities for men of character to act as representatives Apply to GAGE E.TARBELL, 2nd. Vice President For full information fill out this coupon, 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 $.............if issued at........ ee ee ee eee eee eee ee ee ee 392 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. THE ANNUAL COMPETITION RECREATION has conducted 8 amateur photographic competitions, all of which have been eminently successful. The gth opens April Ist, 1904, and will close No- vember 30th, 1904. 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. Second prize: A 4 x 5 Petite Century Camera, with Goerz Anastigmat Lens and Century Shutter, listed at $73. Third prize: made by the Rochester Lens Co., listed at $36. Fourth prize: A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12 x 16, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, and listed at $32. Fifth prize: An Al-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., Roch- ester, N. Y., and listed at $27.50. Seventh prize: A 12 x 12 Waterproof Wall Tent, listed at $16.30. Eighth prize: A Tourist Hawkeye Camera, 4 X 5, and made by the Blair Camera Co., Roch- A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4 x 5, Rochester, N. Y.; ester, N. Y., and listed at $15. 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 best pictures will each be awarded a pair of chrome tanned leather driving or hunt- ing gloves made by the Luther Glove Co., and listed at $1.50. The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded a Laughlin Fountain Pen, listed at $1. 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 in a letter ad- RECREATION, dressed Photographic Editor, RECREATION, say, for instance: No. I 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 amateur photographers. Same as to Nos. 2, 3,¢tc. 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. IMPROVING NEGATIVES. III. Faulty negatives may be much improved by a judicious choice of printing paper, but some negatives fail to give satisfactory prints, even when used with whet is appar- ently the correct, paper. Often these may be modified and improved in other ways. Take, for instance, an over exposed nega- tive. It is full of detail but thin. The sky prints a dirty gray and there are no high lights. Although a slow printing paper like carbon velox, or even slow cyco, gives a fair print, a vastly better one can be made by intensifying the negative. This is a simple operation and the newest recruit in the art need not hesitate to try it. There are various formule for intensification, but probably the one most used is that which employs bichloride of mercury as the active agent. Intensification by this meth- od consists in first bleaching the negative in a solution of bichloride of mercury and then blackening it in a weak solution of — sodium sulphite or ammonia. To prepare the bleaching solution, take 4 ounces of-water and to it add 40 grains each of bichloride of mercury (corrosive sublimate) and ammonium chloride (sal ammonic). While these are dissolving, which takes some time with the bichloride. put the negative to soak in a tray of cold we oe AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. 393 water, as it is important to free it from hypo before attempting to intensify it. Let it wash for half an hour, by which time the bleaching solution will have dissolved ready for use. Place the negative in this solution, and it will at once begin to turn milky white. Leave it in the solution until it is white clear through to the back. There is no danger of overdoing this part of the opera- tion, and a few minutes more or less will make little difference in the result. When the plate is thoroughly bleached pour off the bleaching solution and keep it for fu- ture use. Wash the bleached negative thor- oughly for half an hour at least, and in the meantime make up a solution of sodium sulphite, about 20 grains to an ounce of water. Having given the bleached negative a thorough washing, place it in the sulphite solution, and it will immediately begin to turn brownish black. As soon as the black- ening process is complete pour off the soda solution and give the negative another half hour’s wash. The whole negative will have become thicker and the color changed to a warm brown black, and the negative will print much slower than before. The print will show decidedly more snap and con- trast than those previously made. The whole process may be repeated if the first trial fails to give satisfactory results, al- ways being careful to give the negative a thorough washing between the operations. There are other methods of intensification which may easily be tried, but the foregoing is probably as satisfactory as any for the amateur. Intensification is of value only when there is detail in the negative to work on. On under exposed negatives which are thin but which lack detail in the shadows it is disappointing, for it only adds con- trast, but can not bring out detail which does not exist. It really makes the nega- tive worse instead of showing improve- ment. It is almost impossible to make any improvement in badly under exposed nega- tives, and the best course is to throw them away. For negatives which are thin from over exposure simple intensification is probably the best means of improvement. Some over exposed negatives, in which development has been prolonged in the attempt to gain contrast, are thick and heavy looking, slow in printing, and yield flat, washed out prints. On these it is best to perform a sort of compound operation, first removing some of the extra. density with a suitable reducing agent, and then, if the prints still lack con- trast, intensifying the negative as previ- ously described. As with intensification there are various methods for reducing a negative, but the best one is that known as Farmer’s method, which makes use of a solution of red prus- siate of potash and hypo. To prepare it weigh out 4% ounce of hypo and dissolve it in 4 ounces of water. In another bottle or graduate dissolve ferricyanide of potash (red prussiate of potash), 40 grains in one ounce of water. This should be done in a weak light, as light causes a chemical change to take place in the ferricyanide. For the same reason the operation of reducing should be performed in a dim light. To use the solution, add a few drops of the ferricyanide solution to the hypo and pour it over the negative, which has previously been well soaked to soften the film. It is advisable to give the negative this preliminary soaking before subjecting it to the action of any chemical solution, in order that the action of the solution may be uniform. The negative should be watched closely, and if it does not begin to lose density in a few minutes, add a few more drops of the ferricyanide solution, the rapidity of action depending on the quantity of this chemical in the solution. It is bet- ter to use a rather weak solution, as its ac- tion is more likely to be even and can be more easily controlled, but at the same time too long soaking in the bath may stain the negative yellow. After a few trials you will learn how the operation should proceed, and will mix your solutions accordingly. Keep a close watch on the negative, and as soon as it appears thin enough give it a thorough washing, for half an hour at least. If, on making a trial print after the negative has dried, it still lacks contrast, intensify it as already explained, and in all probability it will show great improvement. The action of Farmer’s reducer on a plate is like that of a carpenter's plane on a board. It takes off an even layer from the whole sur- face, changing the relative densities of the different parts little, but slightly increasing the contrast. For harsh, under exposed and contrasty negatives a reducer of the oppo- site sort is needed, one that will take hold of the dense portions, while acting slightly on the thin parts. It is only within the last few years that a reducer of this character has been known, but at the present time we have an excellent article for this purpose, known as ammonium persulphate. It can be bought at any photographic supply store for about 20 cents an ounce, an ounce being sufficient for dozens of negatives. To use it, dissolve 30 grains in 3 ounces of water. Prepare also a solution of sodium sulphate, say 75 grains to an ounce of water, which is practically a 10 per cent solution. Give the faulty negative a good preliminary wash- ing and then place it in the reducer. Re- duction begins at once and must be care- fully watched. Just before the right point 304 | RECREATION. is reached rinse the négative and place it in the sulphite solution, which at once checks all reducing action. After 5 minutes in this bath give the negative a 2 minute wash and place it in the fixing bath for 10 minutes. After this, wash for half an hour. This process is useful, and I advise every amateur to keep a supply of persulphate on hand, as by its use one may produce a won- derful improvement in many faulty nega- tives. ; Local reduction or intensification may be tried with the foregoing solutions in case a small portion of the negative needs treat- ment. For instance, a window in an in- terior view which is badly blurred may be reduced by careful work with a soft brush wet with Farmer's solution, which has been mixed with a few drops of gum arabic so- lution to prevent it from spreading. This reducing solution soon loses its power and should be mixed just before use. This brush work is slow and requires great care, but the results often repay one for the time and labor involved. In case of a landscape negative having a sky which. has good clouds, but which is too dense to allow the clouds to print out, this method is useful. Give the negative a good soaking, then hold it in a slanting po- sition, sky down, over a tray containing 2 or 3 ounces of the reducer. With a tuft of cotton go over the sky, spreading the reducer evenly and working close to the horizon line. Rinse off the reducer fre- quently, as this prevents a sharp line at the horizon, where the action of the reducer stops. Both bichloride of mercury and potassium ferricyanide’ are poisons and should be handled carefully or serious results may follow. C. M. Whitney, Bayonne, N. J. HALATION. The chief cause of halation is that strong light penetrates the film, passes through the glass, strikes the back surface of the plate and is reflected back into the film, thus giving a double light action where the light has acted too strong- ly already. For example, notice the halo about the windows in interiors, and the edges of dark objects taken against a bright sky. In photographing snow scenes and clouds halation is exceedingly troublesome and generally present. To prevent halation we must either prevent the light passing through the plate or else absorb it when it does pass through, so it will not be re- flected back again. The first method is to use a double coated plate. These plates have first a slow emul- sion and then a quick emulsion on top. So much of the light is absorbed before pene- trating this double coating that there is little if any to be reflected back again. The chief objection to the double coated plate is that development must take place in a much diluted developer, which prolongs de: velopment; and in addition these negatives are so dense that it is often difficult to judge when development should be stopped. Fix- ing takes place slowly and the negatives must be washed twice as long as the ordi- nary plate. To absorb the light when it has once , passed through the plate, coat the back of the plate with some opaque substance. Some plate makers have backed plates on the market. For those who desire to back their own plates numerous preparations are on the market. Another good method is to coat the back of the plate with a sheet of black paper. Care must be taken that the paper is in actual contact over the whole surface of the plate. Paper cut to the proper sizes can be bought of the supply dealers. When developing plates which are liable to show more or less halation it is well to develop tentatively, never overdeveloping and often stopping as soon as detail is com- plete, even though density is lacking. Such negatives will show much less halation than if fully developed and can be intensified sufficiently to make good prints. R. L. Wadhams, M.D., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. SNAP SHOTS. -Some time ago I saw a formula in REc- REATION for an instantaneous toning bath. I. have tried it. several times and have found it satisfactory in every re- spect except one. About every third print tones with metallic brown spots on it. Whether that is my fault or not I have not been able to determine. Will you advise me what the matter is? L. R. Anderson, Oxford, Iowa. ANSWER. Metallic spots appearing on printing out paper in the toning bath, are often caused by using metal forms for trimming prints, either oval or square. Small particles of the metal adhere to the paper. The spots may also be due to defective paper. I sug- gest referring the matter to the manufac- turer of the paper.—EDITorR. A negative might often be improved by intensifying. Before intensitying, a nega- tive should be placed in a weak reducer a few seconds, then washed thoroughly, after which it should be intensified. Give this a trial and you will be surprised at the su- perior results obtained over the old method. C., Bethlehem, Pa. EE RECREATION. XVli Vacation Days Are Kodak Days The Kodaker has all the vacation delights that others have—and has pictures besides. And there’s pleasure in the making as well as in the possessing of Kodak pictures. Every step is simple now. No dark-room at any stage of the work, and better results than ever. KODAKS, from $5.00 to $97.00. he 1904 Catalogue ts an EASTMAN KODAK CO. Pheer Se news letter from age the Home of the Rochester, N. Y. Free at the dealers or by mati, xviii RECREATION. (Ganat A New Idea— Century Cameras With Revolving Back MIGHT ack The most valuable improvement made in the construction of Hand Cameras’ in recent years. Ask your Dealer or write us to-day for new Catalog, describing complete line of 1904 Centurys—from the dainty little Petite to the King of all Cameras, the Century Grand. | | CENTURY CAMERA CO., Rochester, N.Y. Do you want a Good, Reliable, Substantial, Well Made Single Barrel Sot Gu If so, send me a {0 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS and I will send you such a Gun as a premium It is made by the DAVENPORT ARMS CO., and this means it is made of good material and that only good workmanship is put on it. 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. Address RECREATION 23 W. 24th St., New York City. To bring up wunderprinted platinotypes during development, remove them from the developer and hold them in front of a fire or over a smokeless gas stove. The heat acts on the developer remaining in the prints, and so strengthens the image.—Ex-. change. I received the rifle wick plug from Hemm & Woodward and pronounce it the best rust and pitting preventive I have seen. Please accept my thanks. I soaked the wick in gun oil and expect no rust in the rifle barrel. W. J. Trebilcock, Ishpeming, Mich. To cover the top of the developing table a remnant of good linoleum has served me excellently a year or more. Ordinary floor polish both cleans and protects it well; and it is sufficiently soft to prevent break- ages.—Photography. I am in receipt of the Marble safety pocket ax sent me as premium, and am pleased to say it is very satisfactory. It is certainly a work of art and is put up in shape that reflects great credit on the maker. L. D. Crandall, Truxton, N. Y. Sb eee i Oe er Ee ee ee me ee +—r a, te Pride CAI re ® “tt teeze- I received the Davenport gun you sent as a premium, and am well pleased with it. J. P. Williams, Kingston, Wis. RECREATION. xix Folding Film PREMO_ It’s done in daylight with the PREMO FILM PACK The Folding Film Premo is pocket size; fitted with a lens and shutter capable of the most delicate photographic work. The 3% x 5% size is particularly adapted to making post card pictures. PRICES PREMO FOLDING FILM 34x44 3x5 4X5 CAMERA, No.1 $10.00 $12.50 $12.50 PREMO FILM PACK, 12 Exposures, .70 .80 .g0 ASK THE DEALER OR WRITE US FOR PREMO CATALOGUE Mention RECREATION, ROCHESTER OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK RECREATION. DO YOU WANT A FOLDING CANVAS BOAT? If So, Send Me 35 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION AND I WILL SEND YOU A 14 ft. King Folding Canvas Boat LISTED AT $48 capable «f carrying 2 men and an ordinary camp outfit. There are thousands of these boats in use, and nearly every man who is using one of them praises it on every occasion. Sample copies of RecReaATION for use in canvassing will be furnished on application, Address 23 West 24th St., New York RECREATION. xxi Natt « a lasts rh 3 diokhe quality of pictures nade with a KO) MOMAY (Onvont Mate ise ipsa cs trai ae Bi GUNDLACH-MANHATTAN OPTICAL GO., 730 So. Clinton Ave., Rochester, N.Y. YOU CANNOT BUY A KORONA CAMERA from the Photographic Dealer nowadays because the : Satta in Wa DB aad ge © Sys cae 27 Se So? se See ak d Wey | 2 8 Be She prohibits it, in effect, by making him forfeit a large part of his profit on ¢hezy goods, if he dares to buy and sell ours. If your dealer is one of these, or if no dealer in your town handles our products, we'll let you keep the profit the dealer formerly made. Write for catalogue and discounts. This is an unprecedented opportunity to buy the peerless KORONA CAMERA at wholesale price. We manufacture also BINOCULARS, TELE- SCOPES, MICROSCOPES and other optical goods Guundlach-Manhattan Optical Co. 730 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, N. Y. Mention RECREATION. RECREATION. Xxll The reputation, skill and accuracy which stand behind the Goerz lens are offered with the "Sector" Shutter. “It’s a Goerz Product’”’ The mechanism of the "Sector" Shutter is beautifully simple yet combines those necessary qualities which will be appreciated by all photographers. We want you to know all about the "Sector.". Send your name and address and an interesting booklet will be mailed free by return mail. Cath «Abe. Tia fi, 32 E. Union Square, - - - New York City Room 27 Something Special — Playing Cards Free:—To each person sending me $1 for one year’s subscription to RECREATION, or sending it direct to be placed to my credit, I will forward, all charges prepaid, a pack of elegant gold edge playing cards. ‘These are no cheap second quality cards but first quality of extra selected stock, highly LANTERN SLIDES COLORED SKILLFULLY AND ARTISTICALLY FOR Lecturers, Teachers and others I refer by permission to the Editor of RECREATION MRS. C. B. 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Fitted with Extra Rapid Rectilinear lens, B. & L. Automatic Shutter, rising and falling front con- trolled by rack and pinion. No. 3 Combination Hawk-Eye, pictures 34% x 4%, equipped for film and plates, - + $27.50 BLAIR CAMERA COMPANY, Send for Catalogue. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Condensation of moisture on the window OIL PORTRAITS ON APPROVAL or negative when printing is done in frosty weather may be prevented by cleaning and If you will send me a photo of yourself ora polishing the glass of each with a cloth mois- | fiend and state color of hair eyes and com- tened with glycerine—Photography, ; 3 : . plexion, I will paint and send you on approval an oil or pastel portrait, miniature or life size. The double, hammerless Syracuse gun reached me all right. It greatly exceeds my Canvas, 6x8 or 8xro inches, $10 expectation and is a most liberal premium. Canvas 10x12 or 12x14 inches, $15 L. R. Cogswell, Somerville, Mass. ‘Three-quartets life size, - -° $28 I “+l , Full life size, - - - - - - $35 c j1 1 - Paco A tertase. belt ie ssn Z. EMMONS, 535 West 104th Street Robert Charlie, Kent, O. iskonence «Mx. G, Gi-Siieide: New York A RECORD of all the happenings and incidents of your trips enables you to enjoy them over and over. The BEST rec- ords are made with COLLINEAR LENSES The fastest and truest lenses; fit any camera. Send for Booklets to Voigtlaender & Son Optical Co. 137 West 23d St. Dept. E New York XXIV a - 1” ! te MY FIRST RIFLE. Bs ahh When about 11 years of age, my cousin, who was about the same age, put it into my head to ask my father to buy a gun, his father promising him one providing my father should agree to get me one. My uncle no doubt imagined the matter would end there. The mere mention of gun was sufficient to arouse my ambition to own one, as that had long been my fondest dream; so I im- mediately set to work, on the ground that my cousin was going to have a gun and that I was as good a boy as he was. | argued that by getting 2 guns together we could get a discount on them. After several days of coaxing and good behavior, my father gave me $6.40, which was the price of a 22 caliber rifle and 1,000 cartridges. I held my breath for joy. I pinched my- self to see if I was awake, for it seemed too good to be true. I lost no time in rushing over to my cou- sin’s house, which was 2% miles across farms, to deposit the money with him, as they were to send for the rifles. Between gasps I stated my errand. Then my cousin pinched himself to see if he was awake. I produced the cash, carefully knotted in one corner of my handkerchief. This was con- vincing, and without saying another word we both struck out at top speed to a large tree by the roadside, fell in the shade, rolled over, laughed and kicked each other. After our spasms were over, we began to speculate on how long it would take the guns to come. We thought that if we could get the money off that night we would surely get the guns early Monday morning. But the money did not go until Saturday. We watched the clock and counted the days 2 whole weeks, and never in my life did school days seem so long. On Tuesday morning over 2 weeks after the guns were ordered, my parents sent me to town to my grandmother’s on an er- rand. She imparted the joyful news that my uncle had been in the evening before, had taken the guns out, and that my cousin would bring my gun over the following Saturday. I wanted to take a day off and see the guns, but was told that it would not be long until Saturday. This did not seem to shorten the days. Every night I went to bed early, that I might pass as much of my time in sleep as possible. Finally Saturday morning arrived, cold and clear. After doing my morning chores about the farm, my thoughts not being en- tirely on my work, I stationed myself where I could command a good view of the road. I had not long to wait, for I soon saw the 2 boys coming. That was enough. I climbed down from my perch and started across the orchard. On seeing me they gave a wild yell, and I returned the salute ‘without stopping. I could sée the bright barrels and the varnished stocks "RECREATION. ee flash in the sunlight, and oh! what a sight it was! Over 20 years have passed since then, but I can never forget that brilliant spectacle. Another moment and I was reaching for the nearest gun. What a beautiful piece of workmanship it was! Nickel-plated mount- ings, octagon barrel, just the right size and a breech loader. My cousin promptly told me which one he would like to have, but added that I might have my choice, as he had sent in the order. I granted him choice, as both guns to me seemed immaculate. The next thing to be done was to shoot at something. A cartridge was promptly placed in the breech and almost as quickly fired at the well curb less than 20 feet away. In my excitement I almost missed it; but this did not discourage me. I loaded and fired again, with better success, placing a ball within 2 inches of my first. If a grizzly had appeared at that moment he would have received 2 balls from our deadly weapons. . After shooting all day at real and imag- inary animals, some of the latter the largest that had ever been seen in those parts, my cousins returned home and I cleaned my gun, oiled it, rubbing some of the browning off the barrel in my effort, and put the gun in a corner near to my bed where I could reach out in the night and get it should burglars enter the house. I awoke several times that night and reached for the gun, although no burglars were in sight or hear- ing. I carefully took aim where one might have been standing and pulled the trigger. The next day being Sunday. I took an inventory of stock, and found that I had shot away 120 cartridges. Although I have owned a dozen guns since, some of which were high priced ones, none ever gave me the delight and the sat- isfaction I had in the possession of my first little 22 rifle. Pretend to love your enemies. There’s more money in it than in showing them your hatred. If you rob a man of his coat try to get his cloak also. If your right eye offend you, go to a specialist. Don’t let your right hand know what your left hand is doing. There is no use in being too much ashamed of yourself. Take no thought for to-morrow. Look out for the day after to-morrow, and to- morrow will take care of itself. Consider not your raiment. Pay your dressmaker or your tailor enough so you will not have tow Amateur—This is my latest attempt at a landscape. What do you think of the per- spective? Artist—The perspective is its strong point. The farther away you stand the bet- ter it looks ——Chicago Tribune. RECREATION. XXV Young Man If you intend to win out in life you will need a clearer head and steadier nerves than the coffee drinker usually has. ; Science tells us plainly that coffee contains elements which directly at- .tack the heart, kidneys, nerves, and cause indigestion and many other ails. You can have a hot beverage with the coffee flavor and rich color without any of the bad effects of coffee if you will shift to well boiled POSTUM COFFEE, the food drink, delicious when properly made (that’s easy), and absolutely free from the Caffein and other nerve-killing elements of coffee. Read the little book, ‘““The Road to Wellville,’’ you will find in every “=. DOSTUM. P.S. Discuss this coffee question in- the family and observe the experi- ence of each. RECREATION. Here is the brush that will cure all scalp disorders, from dan= druff to baldness, if conscientiously used. We have hundreds of unsolicited testimonials to that effect. The gentle electric current imparted by the brush will abso- Tately cure a headaches and neuralgia. has My brush yeen on the market for 26 years and has stood the test of time. Made from selected bristles—no wires— in five sizes and sent postpaid to any address. No. 1, $1.00 No. 2, $1.50 ay My book sent free ahh S5 75 PAID FOR RARE 1853 QUARTERS; $ paid . for 1804 dimes; $15 paid for 1858 dollars; big prices paid for hundreds of other dates; keep all money coined before 1879 and send ten cents at once for a set of two coin and stamp value books. It may meana fortune to you. Address C. F. Clarke, Agent, Le Roy, N. Y., Dept. 3. Free: To any one sending me 5 new yearly subscriptions to Recreation, I will give I pair Snowshoe Rabbits or will sell for $4 a pair. Stanley L. Trees, Tie Siding, Wyoming. For Sale:—Columbia Graphophone with 17 Band Disk Records, all perfect and warranted. Cash $45; will take $22. R. G. S., 280 Putnam Ave., Detroit, Mich. IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MENTION RECREATION. TRADE MARK REGISTERED WATERPROOF COURT PLASTER Heals Cuts, Abrasions, Hang-Nails, Chapped and Split Lips or Fingers, Burns, Blisters, Ete. Instantly Relieves Chilblains, Frosted Ears, Stings of Inseets, Chafed or Blistered Feet, Callous Spots, Ete., Ete. A coating on the sensitive parts will protect the feet from being chafed or blistered by new or heavy shoes. Applied with a brush and immedi- ately dries, forming a tough, trans- parent, colorless waterproof coating. Sportsmen, Motorists, Golfers, Mechanics, Ete. are all liable to bruise, scratch or scrape their skin. “NEW-SKIN”™ will heal these injuries, will not wash off, aud after it is applied the injury is forgotten, as **NEW-SKIN’’ makes a temporary new skin until the broken skin is healed under it. EACH Pocket Size (Size of Nlustration), 10¢. Family Size, - - - 25e. 2 oz. Bottles (for Surgeons and Hospitals), - - - - 50¢ At the Druecists, or we will mail a package any- ZZ : where in the United States i on receipt of price. SS 2 “\S Donglas Mig. Co. } LA 96-102 Church St. i Dept. W, New York, No. 3, $2.00 No. 4,$2.50 No. 5, $3.00 Prices differ only according to size and power satisfactory your money will be refunded. Dr. GEO, A. SCOTT, 870 Broadway, NEW YORK. Agents Wanted Everywhere If not Los Angeles and San Francisco and Re- turn, $67., via Southern Railway and New Orleans. Berth rate in through tourist sleepers from Washington $8.50 in each direction. 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XXVii Thousands Pity Y ou gee If You Don’t Know The Sure Relief, Prevention, Cure Now Dispensed the World Over by Orangeine Powders. 2 **Easy to Carry,’’ ‘‘ Easy to Take,’’ ‘‘Never Harms,”’ **Produces Quickly the Desired Effect’’ on Colds, Headache, Grippe, Neuralgia, Fatigue, Stomach Upsets and ‘‘Those Every Day Ills of Life,” ‘‘Saves time and money from worse than waste,” Increases life’s energy and produc- tiveness. Assures ability to meet life’s labors and engagements free from pain ‘and suffering. Expressions from Experience. Mr. Wm. Hughes, a prominent banker, of } Fg mole R.I., Mr. C. A. Henderson, Auvstinburg, O., writes: “I would not says: ‘‘I can substantiate all claims you make for Orangeine, be without Orangeine foraday. It is all and more than you for I have seen it, do wonderful work in my own family and claim for it.’ ong my friends.” ee Mr. J. W. Tillinghast, Buffalo. N. Y., writes: ‘‘Daring the Mr, Albert C. 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It is only justice that you are meting out to the destroyer of the game, and if he will break the laws of decency and of statute then let the law punish him. However much the sportsman may enjoy the chase, he is willing to stake his judgment against the instinct of the wild animal, and is satisfied with enough. His motto is “fair play or go hungry.” However, let us hope that through the com- bined efforts of RECREATION and the intelli- gent and fair minded hunters, even the game destroyer may be educated to be fair, and to do the right thing by the animals and by his fellow men. Geo. W. Lacea, M.D., Brooklyn, N. Y. ENN EN’S icin PRICKLY HEAT, CHAFING, aad SUNBURN, Aisne" “A little higher in price, perhaps, than worthless oabett, Stitutes, but a reason for it.’’ Removes all odor of perspi- ration. Delightful after Shaving. Sold everywhere, or - ed 00 receipt of 25c. Get Mennen’s (the original). Sonol Free. A clothing dealer in an Ohio town print- ed this announcement in a local paper last spring. to the hunter who kills the Ducks in one day, be- We will give, free, largest number of Wild tween March 15th and April 15th, a first class Hunting Jacket guaranteed to fit. The only con- dition is that you must show us the ducks. No question about the bristles there— Epiror. Andrew Ellsworth, of Fairmont, Ind., killed 2 rabbits in violation of the State law. Game Warden Bravy took Ellsworth before the judge, who fined him $42.50, a mighty stiff price to pay for rabbit stew. Tooth Soap the International Dentifrice Beautifies the teeth, hard- ens the gums,sweetens the breath. Preserves as well as beautifies the teeth, Comes in neat, handy metal boxes. No powder to yscatter, no liquid to spill or to stain gar- \ At all Druggists. @ C.H. STRONG & CO., Proprietors, Chicago, U. S. A. XXVill RECREATION. The Cure of Morphine, Laudanum and other Drug Habits. A CURE PERMANENT AND COMPLETE is made with an absolute certainty by the St. James Society of New York. By the use of a clean, pure and scientific preparation the insidious drug habit is promptly driven away, and health, strength and joy in life comes in its place. Frequently only a ten days’ trial treatment, which is entirely free of cost, will bring about a thor- ough cure. The effect of the treatment is simple. It first removes absolutely the irresistible craving for the drug. Then it places all the functions of the body in a normal condition, so that the former sufferer gets back his vigor; his health, happiness and confidence return. . There is absolutely no question about this. We could fill this whole magazine with letters from those who, with a sincere and intense gratitude, have thanked the Society for its cures. Here is one of them, from a prominent resident of Homer, N. Y.:— “A trial bottle of your remedy came duly to hand, and with that alone a perfect cure was effected, for I have not used the drug after beginning your treatment, and am now a free man. I begin to eat well and sleep well. Thanking you for your kindness and hoping you are enjoying God’s choicest blessings, I am your grateful friend forever.” For the protection of those who seek our relief, we keep in strictest confidence all correspondence. The names of all those who write to us are locked securely in a steel vault and never under any cir- cumstances disclosed to any one. If you desire, your letter will be returned to you with our answer. We keep in closest secrecy the affairs of those who come to us, .for we give encouragement and com- fort to those who are bitterly unfortunate. Our medical director may be seen privately at any time with the positive knowledge and assurance that he keeps all confidences, and an effective system of rec- ords enables us to follow the progress of each patient daily. No matter how long the habit has been fastened upon you, no matter how large the quantity of the drug you habitually consume, no matter if physicians and your friends haye told you that your case was hopeless, we know that our treatment will completely cure you, for we have already cured many thousands during the last six years. We are now shipping our antidote to all parts of the world. It is used by 84 large sanitariumg and by 4,000 physicians in their private practice. ; Write to us about your case today; you will receive help without a cent of cost to you. Freely address in strictest confidence the St. James Society at its general offices, Suite 118, 1,183 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Varicocele Hydrocele Cured to Stay Cured in 5 Days. No Cutting or Pain. Guaranteed Gure or Money Refunded. Under my treatment this insidi- VARICOCELE. 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 taintsin the system. Varicocele ee if neg- lected will undermine physical strength, depress the mental H. J. TILLOTSON, M. D. faculties, derange the aerabus system, mai witten faky pro- The Master Specialist of Chicago, who Cures Varicocele, qi,ce complicated results. In treating diseases of men I Hydroceic, and treats patients personally. always cure the effect as well as the cause. I desire that Established 1580. every person afflicted with these or allied diseases write me (CorrsiourEn ) 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. Certainty of Gur is what you want. I give a legal guaranty to cure or refund your money. What I have done for others I can do for you. Ican cure you at home Correspondence Confidential. One personal visit at my office is preferred, but if 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 x — RECREATION. XXIX and other health and effects a cure. Used and recommended by leading STOMACH TROUBLES physicians everywhere for the last ten years The Old quidkly relieved and positively cured by the use ’ Sold by leading druggists, or sent pre- ; Family : an absolutely harmless germicide. Sub- dues inflammation, and, by cleansing the membrane of the stomach of ab- normal secretions, restores it to perfect of paid on receipt of $1.00. t None genuine without my signature on label. — 6, ud Catia Doctor Dept. F-59 Prince St., New York FREE =Valuable Booklet on How to Treat Diseases CURES Certain California game and fish wardens Burns, scalds, bruises, cuts, sprains, have been especially busy.of late. Here are ~ reports of a few cases they have run down: wounds, lameness, soreness, neural- Mrs. Ellen Crow was arrested yesterday for : ‘ , offering quail for sale and having a larger num- $14, theumatism, sunburn, bites, ber in her possession than the law permits. She had 85 birds in a hamper when apprehended, while the law limits the number to 25. The Fish Commissioners regard her arrest as an important capture, because she disposed of the Capa pooe by her husband and other hunters with head- ws soil in the hills back of Hayward. The men STOPS made a regular practice of shooting quail in vio- lation of the game laws and sent their wives to N bl d dispose of the contraband birds, in order to es- ose ceca, cape detection. The women brought the quail in , hampers and baskets. Mrs, Crow was released on bleeding lungs, hem- depositing $50 cash bail. Deputy Fish Commissioner W. P. Huestis ar- rested Walter Karnnon at Forest Home, Hum- mS otrhages and all boldt county, with about 1oo pounds of deer meat in his smoke house. Justice Deigham, of Rio Dell, fined Kannon $25 for the offense, saying that he imposed the minimum fine out of consid- eration for the prisoner’s family. ; : Deputy Fish Commissioner Thomas Rhodes ar- ‘ ‘ Sold in sealed rested Ben Jarvis near Fort Bragg, Mendocino : county, with fresh deer meat in his possession, bottles with Justice Whipple of Fort Bragg fined Jarvis $30. ’ . Deputy Rhodes also arrested E. O. Sallinen and eter buff wrappers OM. C. Sallinen for using set nets in the Noyo river, near Fort Bragg. Justice Whipple, before whom they were taken, held them te answer he- fore the Superior Court at Ukiah.. The minimum ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE penalty for the offense is $100. Deputy Fish Commissioner A. F. Lea arrested C, Farratti and A. Marchotti near Hopland, Men- docino county, for having the head and hide of a female deer in their possession. They pleaded guilty before Justice Armstrong, of Hopland, of having killed a doe and were fined $so. stings. toothache, earache, pain. ” XXX RECREATION. “HIGGINS &SEITER; Take good care of your hands Rich Cut Glass Fine China . You may need them next year iii AAA =a) Send me 2 yearly subscriptions to Recreation and I will send you a pair of Leather Hunting Gloves made to your measure, by the Luther Glove Company Berlin, Wisconsin Sample copies for use tn canvass- ine furnished on request Flemish Punch Bowl No. 8635 Free:—To any person sending a new : 7 - : yk _| yearly subscription to RecrEATIoN through Ir in. high, 13 in. opening, plain ivory hg me I will send a-fine Nickel Folding Drink- ures, background, dark green ing Cup and Dog Whistle, listed at 60 cents, and brown, $5.65. or a hard rubber, water proof Match Safe, listed at 50 cents, or a Canvas Belt with loops, listed at 60 cents, or a Revolver Leather Holster’ Belt, listed at 50 cents, or a choice of a Horn Whistle or Star Vest Pocket Whistle, or a Duck, Snipe, ‘Turkey or Echo Call, each listed at 50 cents, or a Near Sixth Avenue We illustrate our ““"4 Less than Elsewhere’’ policy by pricing this extra fine Flemish Punch Bowl (see illustration) For thousands of other offerings equally attractive send for Catalogue No. 14°'U"’ having delicately tinted pictures of choice china. Free to all interested in purchasing. West 2lst and West 22d Streets NEW YORK CITY “ Buy China and Glass Right”’ Rifle Cleaning Rod, 22 or 32, with scratch and bristol brush, listed at 50 cents, or a choice of a Dandy, Star or Perfect Oiler, very fine and handy, and each guaranteed not to leak, listed at 50 cents each, or a Powder or Shot Measure, listed at 35 cents, or a coin Money Purse, genuine soft kid, three compartments, listed at 50 cents, or a Money Pouch, made of fine sheep skin, with draw string, very fine, listed at 75 cents, or a self-closing rubber Tobacco Pouch, listed at 50 cents, or a high grade French Brier Pipe, listed at 75 cents, or a Fountain Pen, listed at 75-cents, or a lightning Fish Scaler, or a spring lock Hook Shield, or a Spring Gun Cleaner, or a Rubber Hook Shield, or a Little Giant Small bore Rifle Cleaner. Edward Jacobs, 227 Mulberry St., Coshoc- ton, O - I buy no sporting goods that are not ad- vertised in RECREATION. | - §,. W. Peregrine, Portland, Me. RECREATION. - ssid LITTLE HELPS FOR THE AMATEUR. A good method of toning bromides brown is with copper ferricyanide, as every degree of tone, from blackish brown to brilliant red, is obtainable, according to the length of time the solution acts. Immerse the fixed and well washed prints in the following: Dissolve 140 grains of neutral potassium in 8 fluid ounces of water, then add 20 grains of crystallized copper sul- phate, and finally 9 grains of potassium ferricyanide. Keep the prints in motion, and allow the bath to act until the desired tone is produced; then wash thoroughly. The solution must be used while fresh. When negatives take a long time to print on account of being too yellow, as is some- times the case when developed with pyro, they can be toned to a suitable color in the following bath: Sulphocyanide of ammonium, 8 grains. Chloride of gold, 1 grain. Water, 2 ounces, M. What is commonly called green fog or iridescent stain, caused by the use of old plates, forcing under timed plates in devel- opment, or the use of plates that have not been properly stored, may be removed by bleaching the image in a solution of: oy io RRA Sa nae ea 5 ounces Ferrichloride OY eee? Go -@rains Bromide of potassium......120 grains When bleached, wash the plate well and re-develop in old iron oxalite devel- oper. This process is usually effective, if the stains are not too old. Very light stains may sometimes be removed by rubbing them with a tuft of absorbent cotton satu- rated with methylated spirit. In local reduction it is often. well to mix the reducer with glycerine to prevent it from spreading over portions of the nega- tive where it is not wanted. When fine lines or portions of the negative are to be reduced the solution should be applied with a fine camels’-hair brush, while the film is dry, but when large portions are to be re- duced the film should be wet. Excellent results may often be accomplished by local reduction, but some skill and great care are required to make the process a success. —Exchange. I thank you for the pair of shot gun wick plugs, manufactured by Hemm & Woodward, of Sidney, O., which were sent to me for subscriptions for RECREATION. They are the right thing, without a doubt, for proper care of barrels. C. N. Ong, Lacon, III. There is something about RECREATION that always appeals to a true sportsman, and makes those who are not sportsmen wish to be such. J. C. Wise, 2d Lieut. oth Infantry, Madison Barracks, N. Y. Perfect alt and Choicest Hops make Pabst Blue Ribbon the premier product of modern scientific brewing. The malting process invented and per- fected by Pabst takes twice as long as the process in common use. But malt is the soul of beer. It is what makes Pabst Blue Ribbon the Beer of Quality, rich, mellow, palatable and wholesome —the very life of the barley-grain caught and blended with the choicest hops in a brewery where purity and cleanliness are supreme from brewing vat to bottle. Pabst Blue Ribbon is the brew of all brews for the home and the club. Pabst Blue Ribbon is a malty beer, exquisite in flavor and full of health and strength. It is RECREATION. AN OLD E,NGLISH CANDY Let me tell you if you want to get all the sweets of life you cannot afford to ignore or overlook —__ MACKINTOSH’S EXTRA CREAM TOFFEE an old English candy that I am introducing intathis country. Its exquis- ite flavor has made it popular in Great Britain, and the same quality is cre- ating a demand ‘*¢ it in this country. I have put it on the American market because I know American people like good things. Ask your dealer to supply you with MAC KIN TOSH’S TOFFEE. Try him first. You can, how- ever, buy a hand- some family tin weighing four Ibs. for $1.60 by mail. Large sample pack- age sent for 10c. in stamps. LAMONT, CORLISS & CO., Im- porters, 78 Hudson St., New York City. Dealers supplied everywhere ., \ through them, 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. _ For Sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. 29 BROADWAY,N.Y. HARTFORD, CONN. New Hampton, Iowa. The Peters Cartridge Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sirs: I note the withdrawal of your ad and support from RECREATION with sur- prise and regret. When you inserted your advertisement you doubtless knew the scope and circula- tion of the magazine; also that Mr. Shields edited a department known as Guns and Ammunition. It is now apparent that you intended to continue your ad only as long as you were exempt from criticism, as on its first appearance you withdrew your patronage. Other makes of guns and am- munition have been criticised more severe- ly than you, though, as in the case of every- thing good, their friends outnumber the critics 100 to one. The pages of RECREATION were open to your defence and if you or your friends had offered any it would un- doubtedly have appeared. The more “mani- festly unjust” the criticism and more ignor- ant the critic, the more easily is he refuted and disproved. The experience of my friends and myself with Peters’ 22 short ammunition in Mar- lin and Winchester repeaters and Stevens rifles, also in a Stevens pistol, has been un- satisfactory. About 3 out of 5 cartridges fired split lengthwise, some blowing the neck of the shell completely off. The Stev- ens pistol referred to was finally burst by your ammunition, and was repaired by its makers without question or charge. From this experience I am satisfied that that par- ticular batch of ammunition, at least, was defective; such being the case, might not the criticism to which you objected have had equally good foundation? By reference to your files you will Gnd that I sent a criticism to Mr. Shields, which he forwarded for your inspection, and to give you a chance to explain. He wrote me that he extremely disliked to publish it without further enlightenment, and I did not press the matter. I believe many criti- cisms of your goods have been withheld by his readers, out of respect to the fact that you were supporting him by your ad. Hon- est criticism of any line can do no harm, and just as long as you are apparently afraid of it, just so long will sportsmen be afraid of your goods. Any line of ammu- nition is dependent for its success not on the expert with shot gun or rifle, but on the great body of sportsmen at large, who’ will stand by Mr. Shields in case the line is drawn. The only inference possible from your action is, that~when a firm contracts for advertising space, and gets value for its money, it expects to have the editor thrown in, body and soul. Fortunately, “it can’t be did,” in the case of RECREATION. I trust that future issues of RECREATION will contain your ad and thus prove that your withdrawal was an error of the head and not of the heart, John Lawrence, RECREATION. XXXIli We will make it easy for you to buy an OstEermMoor Mattress, To overcome the possible fears of any doubter We Will Send C. O. 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Church Send for Book ao 1h Mailed FREE We have 25,000 Churches. make and renovate quicker and cheaper 30 Nights’ Free Trial Sleep on the OsTEr- mooR thirty nights free and if it isnot evenall you have hoped for, if you don’t believe it to be the equal in cleanliness, dur- ability and comfort of any $so. hair mattress ever made, you can get your money back by return mail cushioned We Our 96-page illuminated book, ‘‘The Test of —‘no questions aske 2 feet 6 inches wide, & 25 lbs $8.35 3 feet wide, 30 Ibs. 10.00 3 feet 6 inches wide, py 11.70 4 feet wide, 40 Ibs. 13.35 4 feet 6 inches wide, 15 bg 15.00 All 6 feet 3 inches long. Express Charges Prepaid. In two parts, so cents extra Special sizes at special prices Look Out! label, sewn on the end expressed, prepaid by us, same day check is received. Time,” treats exhaustively the mattress question, and gives scores of letters giving unanswerable statements of praise from prominent persons fully describes and qualified to make them. 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If so, you will need A TENT You can get one big enough for 4 men and their camp outfit, by sending me 8 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION at $1 each. You can get another tent big enough for 6 men by sending me 10 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS at $1 each. Why pay out money for a tent when you can make your friends pay for it? Sail in and fit yourself for your summer vacation. This is a great opportunity, and will hold good for only a few weeks. Sample copies of Recreation for use in can- vassing furnished on application. : ( : | RECREATION. XXXV No. 13.—CANOPY SEAT, from 4 to 8 feet long, seats on both sides. Can be shipped in sections and easily adjusted by a carpenter. Anything that can be built of natural wood RUSTIC Architect and Builder I build Rustic Work of all kinds from D.P VAN GOR DEN 4 the best seasoned red cedar, including CRAM OE W.0, Automobile Houses Well Houses No. 9.—RUSTIC SUMMERHOUSE (9 feet). 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TRAPS ‘WILL =SUCCES>- FULLY THROW ANY OF THE CLAY TARGETS NOW IN USE, GIVING A LIFE LIKE REPRESENTATION OF A BIRD IN FLIGHT. I YOU AJ... -C. YEARLY WILL SEND HAND TRAP FOR 5 SUBSCRIPTIONS TO REC- SEND IN YOUR CLUB IMPROVE ON YOUR REATION. NOW, AND SHOOTING. : . — - Spring field Moulding Works SPRINGFIELD, MASS. The Poco “C” camera, from the Roches- ter Optical and Camera Company, arrived a short time ago. It is the best made and most compact camera I ever saw, and I can take better pictures with it than I can with my large one. I sincerely thank you for such a valuable premium. Charles A. Rector, Scotia, N. Y. 1 received the Bristol steel rod as a pre- mium for 5 subscribers to RECREATION. Tried it yesterday. Caught 4 salmon. It handled them nicely and i8 O.K. in every respect. A. F. Greiff, Milton, Pa. Received the Brownie rifle and find it a beauty in every respect. Am much pleased with its accurate shooting qualities. Newton L. Clark, Brookfield, N. Y. The Laughlin fountain pen arrived O.K. It is a fine premium for only 2 subscriptions. I am much pleased with it. R. Kershaw, Hebronville, Mass. _ I have been taking your magazine 2 years, and find it the best book on field and stream: I have ever read. - Milton F. Long, W. Philadelphia, Pa. RECREATION is the best magazine that was ever published. Ralph H. Oliver, Glenns Ferry, Idaho. RECREATION is the best thing of the kind I ever read. H. D. Stevens, Tioga, Pa. RECREATION. XXXVll Bandmen Attention! DO YOU KNOW that we are selling high grade band instruments at prices one-third to one-half lower than other dealers can make you P CORNETS from $5.80 to $23.95 and our splendid line of Imperial Band Instru- ments at prices 30 per cent lower than any other dealer can make. SEND FOR OUR NEW SPECIAL BAND ———= CATALOGUE OW” which illustrates a full line of drums, clarionets, flutes and saxophones, as well as our three large lines of brass instruments and fully explains how WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE SUCH ——————— LOW PRICES. Our booklet, “ How to Buy Band Instruments” is full of valuable pointers. Sendforit. It is free. SEARS, ROEBUCK @® Co., Dept. B2. CHICAGO. SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW A Solid iH a m m Oo C k Is made Comfort for those That’s Made Right or PORCH SHADES| are made of Linden Fibre, in different colors to match the woodwork of your house, and in various sizes to fit your porch. They shut out the sun and at the same time let in the air, making the porch a cool, cozy and comfortable room on warm summer days. They screen the porch from the gaze of pass- ers-by, while allowing you an unob- structed view. Cost $2.00 and upwards. Write today for our booklet, ‘‘Cosy Nooks.”’ Hough Shade Corporation, 24 McKey Blvd., Janesville, Wis. and very who want Handsome. something ¥ | Holds 8 persons ., aes sitting or 2 nsiae lying down Will of wear for Outside. years. Fine Cotton Filled Mattress and Handsome Cover Queen Hammock Company 174 W. North St., Kalamazoo, Mich, XXXVili ——+ Banner Rubber Coat Pattern No. 28 ‘‘Just what I want, @, and the only coat I ever 4 found that would really : shed rain.” — F. A. Knicuts, M.D. « Absolutely waterproof, weight 434 lbs. Sent express paid in U.S. on receipt of $5. Sizes 36 to 46 inches (breast). Length 52 inches BANNER Hunting Shoes Good quality ribbed rub- ber with top of best leather or water-proof wool lined brown duck. ? Excellent for wet grass, marsh or snow hits express mall in U.S. on receipt of $3.50. NorthernRubberCo, 23% St.Paul, Minn, Avoid Wrinkles by Using 7 Sead te A t fal HE TST ul lin al Mh si | MA Ai Stallman Dresser’ Crunk KEEPS YOUR CLOTHING FLAT AND SMOOTH Everything in reach. No heavy trays, but light, easy run- ning drawers. Holds as much and costs no more than a good box trunk. Hand riveted, almost indestructible. Once tried, always recommended. Sent C. O. D. , privilege examina- tion. 2c stamp for catalogue, Mention RECREATION, F, A. STALLMAN 87 W. Spring St. Columbus, O. RECREATION. -THE STORY OF A DOG. yc eS eee At my feet it lies, quiet, cosy, warm. All ‘see in it a mere tanned dog skin, but to me it holds many a golden memory of happy days. My friend, Chas. York. wrote me, “I send you to-day a dog that I believe will -_prove a good one.” Pres- ently a box was brought to. my door by the American Express man, who said. “There, Mr. E——, I have brought you a nice, new dog.” He had brought me one a few months before from Philadelphia, an Irish setter, that had all the faults of his race and none of its virtues. I felt relieved when at last he went the way of all the earth. I tore the slats from the new box and took out the prettiest Llewel- lyn I had seen for many a year. I named him Turk, and he became part of the household and grew in our affece tions. At 6 months he stood his first woodcock; at 8, his first grouse; at 13, his first quail. From that time until death came to him he never neglected duty. One morning we started out for wood- cock, and when we came to the chaparral the dog.went and soon froze. I flushed my bird. Bang! went my gun, and on flew the bird. Soon another point was made, another flush, another shot and miss. Ten such chances, 10 misses, and Turk came out of the brush, dropped on his haunches be- fore me and looked up into my face, as if to say, “You cannot shoot.” Then he turned and started for home. I whistled, I called, but he kept right on. I tried to tramp up the birds, but found I could not, and, finally thinking the deg “had more sense than I had, I returnea home. As I entered the house the dog came out from under the porch wagging his tail, as if to say, “You won’t whip me, will you?” I spoke to him kindly, and he danced around. Early next morning we went to the same ground and soon the dog came to a point. “Steady, steady!” Whir! Bang! “Go. fetch.” In came the dog wagging his tail with a timber-doodle in his mouth. So on through the day, anywhere, everywhere the dog would go, so delighted was he. That day there was no sneaking home ashamed of his master. When old and blind, and one of his sons had taken his father’s place, Turk would, when he heard us making preparations to hunt, raise his sightless eyes to our faces and beg to go with us. I would some- times take him along. He would set off on a trot, only to bump his head against a tree or stump. Then I would take him to the carriage and lay him there, and if I took a bird and put-it near his nose he seemed content. Poor old fellow, I sit to-night with my feet on your glossy hair and think of you somewhere enjoying your well earned rest Peace to you! @ To-night I ‘see again the hill and dell, the marsh and field and the old dog mak- ing game and standing at point. I close my eyes and hear the whir-r-r of wings. RECREATION. Xxxix _/ “Lightweight” \ \ ig Only 2 Oz. ee For Summer Wear and Particular \Z&\ Dressers. TA Same comfort, style and service. Same guarantee of ‘‘A bsolute satisfaction, a new pair or your money back.’’ 50c. and $1.00, at stores or by mail, postpaid. 7] b, \ “a THE C. A. EDGARTON MPG. CO, Box 3II, Shirley, Mass. THE TRUCEKY. “Pray pardon hysterevitch,” Said Russy, “my routsk When the Jap and the Russian Lay all through my Siberevitch, Arranged a discussion, I froze my earkoutsk.” s To settle on terms of peace, The language they uttered “T gladly ex-Kiushiu’”— Was sputtered and spluttered, "Twas the Jappy who said so, In words that resembled these: “Though you're not in Jap ‘Who’s Who,’ At least you’re not Yezo.” “My hatsky I doffsky,” Said the Russ, “Shall we take just one The Russian began, drinksi ?”’ “I takesky it offsky And the Jap asked, “What will you To greetsky Japan.” takaki ?” So the Russ had a vodka of inski “I'm glad Yokohama,” And the Jap took an egg Nagasaki, The Jap said, “to Tokio, Then each of them smoked a cigarski, And I re-Fusiyama Then there, my friends, you are areski. To cover my kokio.” —Boston Traveler. xl RECREATION. 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 One of the greatest inventions of the age. Given as a premium for 12 subscriptions. For particulars address RECREATION 23 West 24th Street NEW YORK CITY RECREATION. xli ‘Southwestern Limited” WICHIGAN oy The most popular train over the most a!” SouttEh Rayan popular and comfortable route to the Y World’s Fair- St. Louis ¢ each way daily, between New York, Boston, Buffalo‘and St. Louis, over the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway In connection with the New York Central and Boston & Albany roads east of Buftalo and the Big Four Route west of Cleveland, O, Splendidly equipped with latest Pullman Sleeping Cars, Buffet Library Cars, Dining Car serving all meals enroute, and latest improved Day Car Service. IMPORTANT.—To assist in arranging your trip get a copy of our book about the World’s Fair, con- taining a complete colored map of grounds and other useful matter; also book entitled “‘ List of Hotels, Boarding and Rooming Houses in St. Louis,”’ with tates, etc., and “Book of Trains,’ Above sent to any address for four cents postage to cover cost mailing. A. J. SMITH, Gen, passenger and Ticket Agent, Cleveland, O. A. —S. ‘The Nation's pleasure ground and sanitarium.”’ —David Bennett Hill. Guide Book aoe “In the ADIRONDACK Maine Woods” MOUNTAINS PUBLISHED BY THE ra | Bangor (® Aroostook The lakes and stream in the Adi- a rondack Mountains are full of fish; Rail Road the woods are inviting, the air is filled with health, and the nights are cool and restful. If you visit this region once, you will go there of the fishing, camping, canoeing, etc., again. An answer to almost any to be enjoyed in the great northern Maine question in regard to the Adiron- woods, Profusely illustrated in half-tone dacks will be found in No. 20 of the ‘“Four-Track Series,’ “The and colors. Adirondack Mountains and How to Reach Them,” issued by the Copy mailed for 10¢ in stamps, Mention RECREATION, BOOK of nearly 200 pages, descriptive NEW YORK CENTRAL A copy will be mailed free on receipt of a two-cent stamp "ee Cc. Brown, G. D. & T. A. by George H. 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The hotel is located ideally on the shores of LAKE PLACID, which is one of the finest spots in the ADIRONDACKS. T. Edmund Krumbholz, Lake Placid, N. Y. BIG INDIAN TROUT AND GAME PRESERVE Big Indian Ulster Co., New York Brook Trout Fry, Yearlings and all sizes of large trout for stocking purposes and the table on hand. All inquiries cheerfully answered, Mention RECREATION. ADIRONDACKS CAMP MOHAWK and Cottages Fourth Lake of the Fulton Chain. Patronized largely by families and parties of friends. Two handsome new cottages have been added this spring, which have very large rooms, fireplaces and baths, Write for booklet. Mention RECREATION. MRS. H. H. LONGSTAFF, Old Forge, N.Y. court Passey demanded a jury trial and the jury was impaneled. After the evidence was heard, these solid men brought ‘in a verdict fixing Passey’s punishment at 60 days in jail. It is probable that Passey wishes now he had left the question to the tender mercies of the court. I received the Poco camera in good con- dition, and thank you for it. It is a fine machine and well worth the subscriptions. I’m glad to find one magazine that gives the game hogs the roasting they need. R. S. Davis, Manitou, Colo. I received the Bristol steel rod. Thank you tor it. It is the finest rod I ever owned. W. T. Parsons, Debray, Mich. Montana Copper Mines: [ have some very promising prospects in North- western Montana carrying gold, silver and copper values. Would sell outright, bond Or give an interest to secure capital to de- velop property. If you are interested, it would pay you to write me. Sidney M. Logan, Kalispell, Montana. Satisfactory references furnished, RECREATION. xiv IN THE ADIRONDACKS—The New Hermitage At Lake Bonaparte, New York, Once the property of King Joseph Bonaparte, and named in his honor, The hotel has all the modern improvements and accessories, Broad verandas, wide roomy halls, large open fire-places, reading rooms, billiard rooms, telephone, daily mail. Guests have the opportunity of enjoying delightful rowing, canoeing, bathing. The finest fishing in the Adirondacks, Croquet, Tennis. A park containing 800 acres; beautiful walks and drives. Handsomely illustrated book, giving full information, sent on request. Mention Recreation. DAVID SCANLIN, Proprietor, Bonaparte, New York. ‘At the Gateway of the Adirondacks.” ow. - p=? a aed Be tS a ae iS see = iN : ae ; é me bi rieeu ie 1a ues gins yh er THE NEW Fort William Henry Hotel One hour north of Saratoga Springs Lake George, New York Owned by the Hudson Valley Railroad Company. Hourly trol- ley service between Lake George and Sarvatoga. Situatedina WwW. Ww i B R oO WwW N = delightful wooded park on the shores of the most beautiful of me pew lakes. Every modern improvement; hotel elaborately MANAGER refitted and refurnished; perfect fire safety equipment; modern « vears with Sagamore Hote ake plumbing; boating; bathing; golf; fishing; charming drives. ag years with Sagemore Motel, Lake George OPEN JUNE TO OCTOBER xlvi RECREATION. We save you from 25% to 40% on fine Office and Library Furniture. We manufacture the goods we sell. We guarantee quality and prices satisfactory. ti} 1 mis| i a ' a es rs No. 10 H Office Desk 48 in. long by 30 in. wide; with | | tile boxes and letter files com- Sectional Bookcase lete as illustrated. Quarter- in. high: in. wide: o! sawed oak rane 3 balance of ar try atte Gum eSk plain oak golden sawed oak. art glass polish finish. Price $19.80 doors, drawerbase S1Oc2> Other roll cor desks up to| Plain glass, no drawer— re) $300.00. 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Illustrated in India Tint P. ZANE GREY A TRUE STORY 3] 50 By 7) OPINIONS OF THE PRESS New York Sun—‘‘The incidents of pioneer life would excite interest even if they were less well handled.” New York Times-—“Entertaining reading.” Syracuse Herald—‘‘Has handled his subject well.’ Southern Star (Atlanta)—‘“It has the life, the col- oring, the very breath of those pioneer days.” Recreation—“Recounts vividly the perils, the hard- ships and the privations of the sturdy pioneers.” Public Opinion—‘‘Written primarily for the benefit of the Revolutionary Daughters Societies, will interest others equally.” Brooklyn Daily Eagle—‘One welcomes most cor- dially the appearance of a Fenimore Cooper fron- tier story which is told without melodramatic exaggeration, without tiresome prolixity (Cooper’s fatal fault), and with a just and well poised ad- mixture of history and romance.”’ Zanesville Daily Courier—‘‘Every school girl knows and loves Betty Zane, the heroine of the be- leaguered garrison at Wheeling, long, long ago. Dr. Grey has portrayed the real Betty Zane; and has given us the real thing in pioneer life.” FORT HENRY PUBLISHED BY CHARLES FRANCIS PRESS 30-32 WEST THIRTEENTH STREET, NEW YORK CITY xviii RECREATION. 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 A Reel, a Tent, Subscriptions need notall be sent at once. They may be sent in installments as taken andcredit will be given on account. When the required number is obtained the premium carned will be shipped. FREE OF COST TO ANY PERSON SENDING ME TWO new yearly subscriptions to RECRE- ATION at $1 each, 1 will send a copy of liunting in the Great West, cloth; or an ingersoil Watch or Cyclometer, listed at $1; or a Recreation Waterproof Match Box, made by W. L. Marble and listed at 50c; or a Shakespeare Revolution Bait listed at 75c; or a Laughlin Fountain Pen; or a dozen Trout Flies, assorted, listed at $1; or a pair of Attachable Eye- glass Temples, gold-plated, made by Gall & Lembke; or one Rifle Wick Plug, made by Hemm & Woodward, Sidney, Ohio, 30 caliber to 50 caliber, or Shotgun Wick Plug, 20 gauge up to 10 gauge; or a pair of chrome tanned horsehide hunting and driving gloves, listed at $1.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co. THREE new 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 a pair of Shot- gun Wick Plugs made by Hemm & Wood- ward, Sidney, Ohio, 20 gauge to 10 gauge; or a Polished Buffalo Horn Gun Rack, made by E. W. Stiles; or a pair of gaunt- lets, for hunting and driving, ladies’ size, listed at $2.50, made by J. Luther Glove Co., or a Press Button Jack Knife, made by The Novelty Knife Co., and listed at $1. 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SEVEN new subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of The Big Game of North America, or of The American Book of the Dog, cloth, or one set Lakewood golf clubs, 5 in number, listing at $5; or a series 11F Korona Camera, made by the Gund- lach Optical Co., listed at $10. EIGHT new subscriptions at $1 each. A series 1, 4x5 Korona Camera, made by the- Gundlach Optical Co., listed at $12, or an Acme single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $8. TEN new subscriptions at $1 each, a Cut- Glass Salad Bowl, made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $4.50; or a Water- proof Wall Tent 7x7, made by Aber- crombie & Fitch, and listed at $8; or a Rough Rider rifle telescope, made by The Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co., and listed at $12; or a Pneumatic Camp Mattress, listed at $18; or a pair of Opera Glasses made by Gall & Lembke and listed at $10. TWELVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a Davenport Ejector Gun, listed at $10, or a Cycle Poco No. 3, 4x5, made by the Rochester Optical Co., listed at $15; or an § ft. folding canvas boat, made by the soo, Saving Canvas Boat Co., listed at ») FIFTEEN new subscriptions, $1 each, a Shakespeare Reel, Silver Plated, listed at $15; or a set of rabbit plates made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $8; or a Field Glass made by Gall & Lembke; or a Kenwood Sleeping Bag, complete, with canvas cover, listed at $16; or a Bulls-Eye rifle telescope, made by The Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co., and listed at $16; or a 10 ft. special canvas boat, made by the Life Saving Canvas Boat Co., and listed at $35; or a pair of horse- hide hunting boots, listed at $10; or a Queen Hammock, made by the King Fold- ing Canvas Boat Co., and listed at $15. or a Mullins Duck Boat, listed at $20. TWENTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-karat Gold Hunting-case Watch, with Waltham Movement, listed at $20; or an Elita single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $18; or an Aeme Folding Canvas Boat, No. 1, irade A, listed at $27; or a Queen Ham- mock, made by the King Folding Canvas Boat Co., and listed at $20; or a Mul- lins’ Bustle Ducking Boat, listed at $27. TWENTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, an 11-foot King Folding Canvas Boat, listed at $38. THIRTY néw subscriptions at $1 each, a Waterproof Tent, 14144x17, made _ by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $25. THIRTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-ft. King Folding Canvas Boat listed at $48. FORTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Savage .303 Repeating Rifle; or a No. 10 Gun Cabinet, made by the West. End Fur. niture Co., and listed at $32. FIFTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a No. 20 Gun Cabinet, made by the West End Furniture Co., and listed at $38; or a Colt Automatic Pistol, made by the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co., and listed at $25. Address ; West 24th St. ess; Recreation 7.5 Yor RECREATION. xlix FAITHFUL DOGS AND TWO FAITHFUL REMEDIES You can’t expect lively activity and strength out of a wormy dog, any more than strength in a wormy piece of wood. Nausea, colic, pains, restlessness, fever, fits—these are all symp- toms of worms, all of which disappear with the administration of Sergeant’s Sure Shot 50c. per Bottle Or take a dog suffering with any ailment common to dogdom — Stomach out of order, Cold or Distemper, Fever, Mange and General Debility or Nervousness—he needs something that will cor- rect the trouble at once, and then built up all the enervated organs. The safe, sure thing that will do this are Sergeant’s Condition Pills 50c. and $1.00 per Box Ask your Druggist for these Dog Remedies, or your Sporting Goods man; if he hasn’t them, send us the price, and we’ll deliver them post-paid. Get our handsome Dog Book and a set of Pedigree Blanks free. Send address and 3 cents to cover postage. POLK MILLER DRUG CO., Richmond, Va. l RECREATION. Folding Canvas Boats were not satisfactory until the FA ITN G was produced. It’s a revelation in boat construction, nothing like it ever made. onsinkable Can't tip over. Puncture Proof, wear longer than a wooden boat. No repairs. No cost for storage, always ready, folds into a small. neat package, carry by hand; used by the U. S. Navy. They are simple, wonderful. A thoroughly patented article. Beware of imitations. Made only by ourselves. A cat- alog of I00 engravings and 400 testimonials sent on receipt of O cents. Bottom Boards rest on the frame, not on the canvas, ribbed longitu- dinally and diagonally. They are stiffer and safer than a Wooden Boat because the lines are fuller, and are much easier to row or paddle. KING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. 11-foot Special Mention RECREATION. rs YOUR OWN BOAT BY THE BROOKS SYSTEM" Exact size PATTERNS of every piece.Complete IN= rep Each “— pail ILLUSTRATED. Experi= nnecessary. Hundreds have built this boat. eer working Spare time,at a total cost of $14.00 - Boat oy of all kinds a an we to ae at prices from $3.00 up. We also build comple WT TLLUIA ted boats and knock down frames. ‘ Wt) fd EYL PARTICULARS FREE-25 ¢ brings 64 p. illustrated catalogue. 10) bm Set Of working instructions and illustrations. Apple Automatic Gants For Gas Engines, Automobiles, las Ete, HAS FEATURES FOUND ON NO OTHER, No batteries, : no belt, no switch, no com- mutator troubles. Entirely enclosed, making it dirt and water proof. Easily attached. y Send for complete descrip- tion of this and other ignition apparatus. The Dayton Electrical Mfg.Co. 126 RrEBOLD BLpG.,DaytTon,O Morris Canvas oe Canoes Special Indian model for safety, Catalog on request. Mention RECREATION. B. N. TIORRIS, Veazie, [Maine EASIER TO ROW _ oe, Write today SLALOM for free catalogue. 15 foot $ 29 ecg | valuable at summer boat.crated resorts, for family boating. _y ABSOLU » TELY SAFE KALAMAZOO, MICH., U.S. A The No. 1 Korona camera you sent me as a premium for securing subscribers to RECREATION arrived yesterday. Am I pleased? Well, I guess yes! The camera is so much better than I expected that I shall try for another premium. P. L. Bock, Highspise, Pa. Funny! how we love our friends, And what we’d give for them; We sigh for them, We'd die for them, Until—we live with them. —Exchange. RECREATION is a great magazine, and you are waging a noble fight. All true sports- men are with you, heart and soul, in your work. L. W. Johnson, Trenton, N. J. I am in receipt of the Laughlin fountain pen you sent me. It writes beautifully and I am much pleased with it. Richard Dillehunt, Decatur, Ill. Mullins Galvanized Steel Pleasure Boats Made of steel. Practical indestructible. Air chamber each end. Cannot leak. Require no caulking. Ideal boat for family use, summer resorts, parks. Guaranteed. Will seat five persons in com- fort. The modern row boat for pleasure, safety and durability. W. H. MULLINS, 228 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio RECREATION. ii bone, éd ” bees rrneavcrrsrmtcanratocansnnatee “aia Pos . oe At every summer resort, on lake or river,;nowadays you will find these most graceful craft gliding back and forth. Don’t waste your time envying your friends who have been wise enough to invest in a canoe, but get one for yourself, and pass your summer days on the water where it’s cvol, restful and refreshing. I make scores of sizes and styles of canoes, and one of them will surely meet your require- ments. Before ‘buying any kind of a pleasure boat or canoe, investigate what I have to offer. ly experience of 30 years, and my large establish- ment will give you the very best service. , Send for my complete Catalogue of pleasure boats, all-cedar and canvas-covered canoes, oars, paddles, sails and fittings—free for the asking. J. H. RUSHTON, 817 Water St., Canton, N. Y. Generally acknowledged to be the most scientifically con- structed, most handsomely designed and finished marine gas engine on the market. Suitable for any kind of a boat requiring from 1% to 20H: P. Either single or double cylinder. Our speed control, propeller equipment, igniter mechanism, lubricat- ing arrangement and other features deserve your attention. We have the largest exclusive marine gas engine plant in the world; operating our own pattern, foundry, forge, and machine departments. Our guarantee carries with it a weight that means something. : Every engine is connected to its propeller and given an actual water test before placed in purchaser’s hands. Send 4c in stamps for 1904 catalogue. ADDRESS DEPT. C Smalley Motor Co., Ltd., Bay City, Mich.,U.S.A. noe Blumer—What play shall we see to- Dr. Robert Reyburn, Dean of the Med- ee! Von BI I hj ical Department at Howard University, pier on Blumer—Is there anything de- | and the attendant physician to the late ex-President Garfield, believes in bicycling ‘oNT ’ 2 53 ’ : ; J g “No. We've seen all the decent plays. | first, last, and all the ¢ime. In a recent We've already been one night this sea- be article he said: “Bicycling has done more son.” —Exchange. for the physical benefit of women than all —— other exercises put together, and I cor- Get a Stick Pin Free:—To any per- | dially recommend it.” son sending a new subscription for ReEc- REATION, through me, I will send free, as a premium, a genuine Mexican Opal “Pop, is Greenwood Cemetery a part of mounted in a gold filled stick pin. Don 3rooklyn ?” M. Harris, 43 Elberon St., E. Cleveland, “No, my boy, Brooklyn is a part of Ohio. Greenwood Cemetery.”—Life. == = S\ 7 an} ABSOLUTE LAUNCH SATISFACTION Is contained in the ‘‘Western Recreation.’’ It possesses those essential points Grace, Beauty of Outline, Symmetry, Simplicity and Safety. Speed is there too if you wantit. Most reasonable in first cost, most economical to maintain. THE BEST FINISHED, HANDSOMEST, MOST RELIABLE. We build them with either Torpedo or Semi-Elliptic Hulls, and in completeness, it is the ideal and dependable craft for both pleasure and security. : ° Will please those who build their The Western Marine Engine own hulls. Beautiful Art Catalog describing our Launches and Marine Engines sent upon receipt of 10c, Catalog L. Western Launch and Engine Works, No. 12 Linn St.. Mishawaka. Ind. lit RECREATION. GASOLINE ENGINES and LAUNCHES $578 Self-Starting . Jump or Break Spark Catalog Free D. M. Tuttle Co. Pid Suge Canastota, N. Ys A Press Button Hunting Knife Is one of the best articles a hunter ever carried It has a 4 Inch Blade made of the Best Silver Steel he knife cannot come open in your pocket. It cannot close on your hand when in use. It opens and closes only when If you once use one of these knives you will never use any other. You can get one as a premium for 3 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RECREATION Sample Copies furnished on request. RECREATION. liii RELIANCE MARINE MOTORS Ga: LIGHT POWERFUL ECONOMICAL 1 to 6 Cylinders 4 to 150 horse power Special Design for Auto Boats Write for information and prices RELIANCE MFG. CO. City Island, N. Y. City ao Peabo Moana Mention RECREATION. A stage villain was supposed, at the end of the sth act, to plunge a knife in his heart THE TEST OF TIME and to die hard, rolling and kicking all THR over the stage. When his cue came he i! did plunge in the knife, but instead of dying, he lay down on the floor, crossed his legs and burst into loud, long laughter, the dagger still sticking in his breast. The audience was amazed at such conduct. The actors were stupefied. The manager, nearly beside himself, hissed from the wings in a loud whisper: “You fool, what are you laughing at? This is your death scene.” “Death scene?” said the recumbent vil- lain. “T know it is, and with such a salary as you give me death comes as a happy re- has proven the superiority of the lowa Marine Ene Tne OVER ALL OTHERS Has record of 86,400 miles in fourseasons andstill in service. Send § cents for descriptive catalogue Mention RECREATION, . a Vy Iowa Marine Engine 4 ‘he Works lease.’—New York Tribune. BELLEVUE, 10WA. : Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding + Canvas Boats and Canoes, which have been 3 adopted by Governments of United States, Can- ada and England. Just filled an order for 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. A Sportman’s MULLINS “Get There” Steel Duck Boat Boat Price $20—Crated on cars Salem Endorsed by Thousands of Sports- , men. Air Chamber each end a ready No repairs. Send for handsome free book. Ww. H. UL. LINS 228 Depot Street, . - Salem, VOhio AOME FOLDING BOAT ©O., MIAMISBUKG, 0, 14 ft. long, 36-inch beam. liv RECREATION. HE LATEST, SAFEST AND BEST CANVAS BOAT Is what we offer you. A Boat built on modern lines that will prove a pleasure to own and use. Selected materials used through- out, and it comes to you guaranteed the best. A handy and safe boat for fishing and shooting. Send 4 cents in stamps for catalogue and reliable testimony. Mention RECREATION. LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. 757 Portage St., Kalamazoo, Mich. o. aa? 3 a] da oS ne: Latest patent and improved Canvas Folding Boat on the market. Puncture proof; Tempered steel frame. No bolts to remove, Folds most compact of any boat made. MOJAVE INDIAN BEAD WORK. NOTICE! For each new yearly'subscription to RECRE- 7 a ATION sent tis we will send by mail, postpaid, | Readers of Recreation are a Beaded Watch Fob, made by the Mojave ° Indians. For 3 new yearly subscriptions we Cautioned will send a fine Beaded Belt, 24 inches or : : more in length and made in beautiful design against sending any money to with mild color combinations. Wealsohave | @ A. Henry, Jr., Hibbing, Minn. other Indian work to offer for subscrip- | I have reason to believe he is a fraud. tions. State color desired; can furnish almost anything from large stock. My hunting boots have arrived safe. I Mojave Indian Trading Co., am much surprised and pleased with them. Mellen, Mohave Co., Arizona. Every time I wear them this next season I . adits =k ae will think of you and Recreation. Thank IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE | you much for such a fine premium. MENTION RECREATION. H. V. Potruff, M.D., Munhall, Pa. A FEATURE OF THE WORLD'S FAIR promptly obtamed OR NO FEE. Trade-Marks, Caveats, Copyrights and Labels registered. TWENTY YEARS’ PRACTICE. Highest references. Send model, sketch or photo. for free report on patentability. All business confidential. HAND-BOOK FREE. Explainseverything. Tells How to Obtain and Sell Patents, What Inventions Will Pay, How to Get a Partner, explains best mechanical movements, and contains 300 other subjects ofimportance to inventors. Address, — H. B, WILLSON & CO. attire). TRUSCOTT BOAT MFG. CO. 786 F Street,N.W., | WASHINGTON, D.C. Agents in the principal cities. ST. JOSEPH, MICH. RECREATION. ly g ." ~e eS owen Motors & + ' 7 | * : a " « 4 OPERATED BY GASOLINE VAPOR The Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a revelation to those who have used others. Reliable, 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 always instant and positive in action. It is really the only perfect and satisfactory igniter. Motors complete from 14 to 25 actual Horse Power ready for installation. We also build a line of the finest launches afloat, complete and with our motor installed and all ready to run. We make these in either the usual round stern model or our flat stern torpedo model in lengths from 18 to 35 feet. We can furnish large cabin launches on special order. For excellence of workmanship and beauty of finish and design our boats are unsurpassed. Ask for description of our fast torpedo outfits. Send for Catalogue and live testimonials from satisfied customers. Our customers are our best advertisers. FAY & BOWEN ENGINE CO..,,7! <,,Geneva, N. Y. af Black Squirrels:—Will send a pair of Arthur R. Reynolds, M.D., Commis- these rare and beautiful pets to any one } sioner of Health for the City of Chicago, who will send me 12 new yearly sub-]| gives bicycling the credit for the great scriptions to Recreation. Will send a | American movement toward outdoor life pair of Fox Squirrels for 6 new sub-]| and open air recreation. In a _ published scriptions, or a pair of Flying Squirrels | article he says: “Bicycling taught the for only 2 new subscriptions. Safe de- | American people the advantage of out of livery of squirrels guaranteed to any | door life and rational exercise. Rational part of U. S. or Canada. E. F. Pope, ] exercise in the open air is the best method Colmesneil, Tex. of preventing disease by fortifying the sys- —— tem to resist its attack.” RECREATION is the best magazine ever rare: published. The girl we all like knows nothing of Frank H. Chase, Danbury, Conn. love, but is willing to learn. mn Wfesog-#:/M4!” wan. Sinkable Steel, 9 a be | $ ah CANOES and ROW BOATS x tp ' \\) Canvas-covered, built of cedar, light, staunch, grace- ful. Made of best materials by skilful workmen. Fitted with powerful Automobile, Styles for all purposes ; wide range of sizes and prices. - four cycle marine engine, cannot sink, Send Now for free illustrated catalogue. Cannot rust. Capacity ten to twelve IN CANOE € : : —— reople. OLD TOWN CANOE CO., 28 Middle St., Old Town, Me — poopi TO OWNERS OF GASOLINE, ENGINES, Nonsinkable Stee! Launches, AUTOMOBILES, LAUNCHES, Ete. Row Boats, Sail Boats, Canoes, Duck Boats, etc. The Made from the best quality Apollo Steel—will last a life- os Ni best quaiity AT iO Stee Vv Liasta Auto Sparker ) time Send for catalogue Write for agents’ discount. does ein, Aerie here ‘e “* — : er . MICHIGAN STEEL OAT CO.. 1275 Jefferson Ave. running batteries, their annoyance anc Y expense. No belt—no switch—no bat- DETROIT, MICH., U.S. A. teries. Can be attached to any engine now using batteries. Fully cuaranteed; write for descriptive catalog, Motsinger Device Mig. Co. 75 Main St., Pendleton, Ind. lvi | RECREATION. Ghe JOHNSON Trayless Tackle Box A paragon of capacity and Practical Convenience Patent applied for. No trays to spread out and spill about. Our box opens out flat like a suitcase, and there is everything for Fishing literally at your finger ends. Retail Price, $2.00 For further information address the sole maker and mention RECREATION Merriam Mfg. Co. DURHAM, CONN. Small Profits—Quick Sales TROUT FLIES for trial—send Us for an assorted sample doz. 15 C Regular price, 24 cents. 30 ea rer s, camels 4°" Quality B Flies 60C %: eros waple = Quality C Flies assorted 60C for an STL. can (eee Quality A Flies SPLIT BAMBOO RODS Fly Rods 57 cents Bait Rods 10 feet, 6 ounces 9 feet, 8 ounces in wood form With cork grip and extra tip, THE H. H. KIFFE CO. 523 Broadway, New York City Catalogs of any of above goods free on application. Mention RECREATION. ine Fishing Tackle Free I want every enthusiastic fisherman, whe- ther amateur, beginner or professional, to have a personal knowledge of the fine points of the Shakespeare Reels and the marvel- ous 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 fish- ing 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., 4083 Shake- speare Bldg., Kalamazoo, Mich. The Shake- speare Reel is especially designed for accu- rate and long-distance casting, and it is with- out doubt the best reel in the world. and you will say so when you see it. The metal used in the Shakespeare Reel is_ hard- drawn brass and the finest English Stubbs steel. Painstaking care is used to secure per- fect accuracy in every detail. In beauty of de- sign, and simplicity of construction it is un- equaled. 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 use- fulness, nor 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 pre- paid, for a free trial. The Shakespeare Baits are really marvelous. With them the fish- erman 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 catehes them. If they are hidden in the lily pads or moss, Shakespeare makes the bait that makes them strike. And Shake- speare offers $100 in prizes for the photo- graph and authentic dimensions of the big- gest large or small mouth bass caught this vear. Write to-day for particulars. Fis little booklets. ‘How to Catch Bass,” “Shake- speare Fine Fishing Tackle” and “The Art of Bait Casting,” are free to every angler. Write to-day. RECREATION. lvii Don’t suffocate yourself with fly- nets. Don’t use ill-smelling pastes and heavy oils which make your face feel like sticky fly-paper. USE PRESTO It is colorless, hasa pleasant odor, is non-poisonous and LEAVES NO STAIN PRESTO is guaranteed to keep mosquitoes, black flies, midges, and punkies from biting. ; Presto Kills all Insects and is invaluable as a kennel requisite, eradicates unpleasant odors and kills fleas and their larvae. No sportsman’s camp is complete without a bottle of PRESTO. Make your dealer send for it, for if you use Presto once, you will want more. Sample Can will be sent by mail for 20e postpaid. - Presto Manufacturing Co. Lock Box 1248 When writing mention RECREATION. OSSINING, N, Y. Balboa Gane Poles and other untrimmed rods are Novel- craft mounted for reel fishing in one- half minute. Complete set trimmings mailed 75c, dozen $7.20, Patented in United States and Canada, 1903. When writing, mention RECREATION NOVELCRAFT MFG. CO. Cleveland, - Ohio A well known actor was telling his 16 year old son, whom he considers immature for his age, that he ought to be doing something for his glory and his country. “Why, when George Washington was your age, my son, he was surveying the estate of Lord Fairfax.” “Well, when he was as old as you, pa, he was President of the United States.” Argonaut. 2 I received the Korona camera sent me for securing subscribers to your unrivaled mag- ; azine, and I thank you sincerely for it. I Free: To anyone sending through me have been slow in writing you, but mean- | $! for 1 yearly subscription to Recrea- time have given the camera a most severe | tion, I will give a sportsman’s pocket test, which has proved it to be a perfect medicine case. For 2 subscriptions, a instrument. physician’s pocket medicine case. Walter C..W. Hanson, Lake City, Minn. Lusson, Ardmore, Pa. Our «& Y Detachable Even Spoolers HEN attached to a good reel make the best casting and fishing outfit on earth at about half the price of old style. They give perfect satisfaction in every case. To prevent regret later on, don’t buy the wrong reel. Our free catalog (B) names reels spooler will fit. Price and description of spoolers, gun cleaners, fish scalers, ball bearing, jeweled, and steel pivot bearing reels fitted with even spooler. Our new rubber hook-shield binds hook and line securely to rod when not in use. All sorts of trouble and profanity prevented in an instant, A. W. BISHOP & SON, “RGR WSUS lviil RECREATION. Marble’s * Ideal Hunting Knives ee ad — Are hand - made SW throughout by ex- © SG) perienced workmen skilled in the art of knife making. They are forged irom the best razor steel, are hand tested, and fully guaranteed. Each blade is tempered with the single idea of securing an edge that will hold its keenness and which will not nick or turn when subjected to hard usage. Back of point is brought to an edge for chopping bone. The knife slides into its sheath so far that it cannot fall out. Blades, 4% to8 inches. Prices, $2.25 to $3.50. For sale by dealers everywhere, or direct, prepaid. Send for new 32-page catalogue, showing 18 new special- ties, and mention Recreation. Marble Safety Axe Company Burnt Work — Something Great. To persons sending new subscriptions to ReEc- REATION through me, or sending them direct to the office to my credit, I will send the following prizes: For 1 new yearly subscription to RECREA- TION I will give a neat barrel match safe mounted on an oval back, both burned and decorated, equal in value to 75 cents. For 2 new yearly subscriptions to REc- REATION I will give a 6-inch round picture frame burned and decorated with beauti- ful old fashioned poppies tinted with water colors. This would cost you $1.25 at the least. For 5 new yearly subscriptions to REc- REATJON I will give either a round stool 14 inches high with round upholstered top or a square stool same height with square upholstered top. These would probably cost you $7 or $8 finished as I finish them with designs burned in the wood and leather. E. A. King, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Free: For 1 year’s subscription of ReEc- 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. Dept. A. LOVE A LA MODE. 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BLACK BASS—“ He is a fish that lurks close all win- ter, but is very pleasant and jolly after mid-April and May and in the hot months.’’—IzaAak WALTON. Get your bite—the ‘‘Bristol’’ will do al- most all the rest. It has the necessary spring, snap, and stiffish back required ina Black Bass Rod.The most resilient material used in rod making is Steel, which makes them tough and elastic, with a rebound found in no other rod but the “ Bristol.” Sold by all dealers: they will give you the benefit of reduced prices Free Our handsome catalog “D"’ describing all the “ Bristol’’ steel rods. THE HORTON MFG. CO., Bristol, Conn. - BRISTOL k : Sor Brook Trout HE Bristol Steel Fishing Rod has all the good points of other rods, with many valuable and exclusive features of its own. at is all nerve and backbone. Casts a fly with fluency and precision and controls ‘at will the course of the struggling Ssh.; We believe the s* Bristol’’ can stand more use or abuse than anyother. “rod made “and is unequalled for all kinds ‘of_ fishing; Ask your, dealer, about the reduced prices. FREE) yy the 1 ee descriptive catalogue ude THE,.HORTON MFG) CO, ‘BRISTOL, CONN., UYS.7A), 5 eS PE ec RO To lix Ix RECREATION, Established 1840 Geo. RB. Carpenter & Co. % Makers of High Grade Tents, Sails, Camp FUrmIture Sie gepec: The Largest and most Complete Stock in the U.S. Send 4c in stamps for Tent and Camp Cata- logue, or 6c in stamps for Marine Hardware Catalogue, Mention RECREATION 200, 202, 204, 206, 208 S. Water St. CHICAGO, ILL, PROSPECTING | == FISHING Bie A Do you want Nolid Comfort a Tots SUMMER or WINTER If so, send me The Geapsrel 115 yearly subscrip= Best Thompsoh- | tions to Recreation ts Quimby and get a the Hunting | Mullins’ Get There Ducking Boat Cheapest Boots or send mé 20 yearly subscriptions for RECREA- I Make the Best TION and get a All work guaranteed, refer by ve | Mullins’ Bustle Ducking Boat mission to the Editor of RECREATION. Measurement blanks and prices on ap- Spee copies for use in canvassing plication. Mention RECREATION. furnished on request, address T. H. GUTHRIE RECREATION 33 William St. NEWARK, N. J. 23 W. 24th St., New York City RECREATION. Lxi Sportsman’s Coat Sheds Water like a Duck’s Back Positively waterproof and rain defying, Will not rustle. Made of cloth as soft and pliable as chamois. Lined throughout with same material. Treated by a process that resists a driving rain or an all day drizzle and yet permits perfect ventilation. Waterproof qualities guaranteed through- out the life of garment. It’s nearly all pockets. Double stitched throughout; re-in- forced shoulder cap. Patent bellows under arm allows free arm movement with gun or rod. Full cut, well tailored and trimmed, Light tan or dead grass color. Easy as a Sweater Price $5.00 express prepaid to all points east of Mississippi River. Send snug breast measure under arms. State color desired, Cloth samples free. BIRD, JONES & KENYON, No. 1 Blandina St., Utica, N.Y. Private Secretary: There’s a Duke out- side waiting to see you, sir. American Magnate: I can’t see him just now; there’s a directors’ meeting. “If you keep him waiting, he may not like it.” “Well, give him half a million to keep him quiet.”—Exchange. Willie: Mamma, as I was walkin’ down the road to-day, I saw 2 boys ridin’ on ponies and they were havin’ a fine time. Mother: Willie, are there no g’s in your vocabulary ? “Yes, ma’am, 2: Hully Gee and Gee Whiz.”’—Life. Practical Common Sense CAMP i in 6 Sizes. STOVE Either with or with- out oven. The light” est, strongest, most compact, practical stove made. Cast combination sheet steel top, smooth out- “ side, heavy lining in fire box and around oven, holds its shape, telescopic pipe carried inside the stove. Burns large wood and keeps fire longer than any other, Used by over 9,000 campers and only one stove returned. For catalogue giving full particulars, mention RECREA TION and address DW. GREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill * Collan-Oil ” preserves leather and tenders shoes and harness positively Waterproof WA TERPR OOF LEATHER Used by the U. S the Army and Navy ce eee and National Guard. RUST Send 2sc. for trial can, PREVENTER AGENTS WANTED Write for terms and circulars J. R. BUCKELEW Dept. A. 131 Chambers St., N. Y. The pleasure of ont door life and Sports is Otten marred by the dis- comfort of mosquitoes, black flies, and other insects, which make life a burden. There is nothing so ef- fective in ridding one’s self of these Lerrors as | YAPSTICK 9: 20045 sor} hour: | DRIVES AWAY tains 12 atic : MOSQUITOES * 0s sent postnaia on receipt of 2 THE GULECIDE CO., 1705 Summer St., Boston, Mass. Ixii RECREATION. A VALUABLE PRESENT For Your Wife, Your Mother, Your Sister or Your Best Girl * For 25 Yearly Subscriptions to Recreation, I will send you a set of 1 DISH AND 12 TOMATO PLATES made by Higgins & Seiter, 50 West 22d Street N. Y. Listed at $19.50. And, for 2O Yearly Subscrip- tions to RecrEATIoN, I will send you a set of 12 WATERMELON PLATES listed at $16.50. (See illustration) HESE are fine, thin, white china plates, beautifully hand painted; with pictures of tomatoes and tomato vines, or watermelons and watermelon vines, in natural colors, and each set of plates is enclosed in acase made in an exact imitation of a large tomato or a watermelon. No more beautiful or appropriate present could possibly be found for a lady than one of these sets. You can earn one of them in a few hours, and at the sametime earn the everlasting gratitude of the lady to whom you may give it. SEND FOR PACKAGE OF SAMPLE COPIES FOR USE IN CANVASSING RECREATION. xiii A New Star has arisen, Not new in principle. There is nothing superior to the self regulating, % self ventilating Star that has proven so § popular for years, We hold on to the principle. Its hatching genius has given f% itagreatname, But we have takenan- other step to popularize it and bring it within reach of poultry raisers every- § where. We have reduced the price, Poultry raisers may now have the ad- } vantages of all the genius and perfected appliances of the famous Star Incubators At $6.00, $12.00, $20.00. Wo These prices for 50, 100 and 200 Egg Incuba- 4 tors are not duplicated by any other machine that stands in the first rank. No necessity longer to experiment or tamper with unknown appliances. All may have the machine of proverbial high per cent hatches of strong chicks. Write today for the new Star Cata- log and see the special offers. We will mail copy free. It willsave you half your | money, while you get the surest hatching incubator in the world. ? Star Incubator @ Brooder Co., Box 25, Bound Brook, N. J. 9 Glass Eyes for roaee Birds, and Animals Materials Send sc. in stamps for catalogue FRED, KAEMPFER, **cfitago. 1.” Taxidermy work done in all its branches Mention RECREATION INDIAN CURIOS WHOLESALE & RETAIL CURIO DEALERS’ SUPPLY DEPOT. Bead Work, Baskets, Elk Teeth, Mexican Goods, Beads, Fossils, Miverals, Arrow, Heads. Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells, Agates, Photos, Great Stock, Big Cata. 5c., stamps. Mention RECREATION. If a deale1 say 80. iy Le W. STILWELL, DEADWOOD. * . 80. DAKOTA Squé ibs are raised in 1 month, bring d/g prices. Eager market. Astonishing oo Easy for women and invalids, se your spare time profitably. Small space and capital, Here 7s something worth looking into. Facts given in our ag: BOOK, ‘“ Howto make money th Squabs. * PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 289 Atlantic Ave,, Boston, Mass, Taxidermists Oologists’and Entomologists’ Supplies Spratt’s Patent (America) Limited Aquarium Fish Fo0d HIS food is the result of several years’ careful ex- perimenting atour laboratury on various kinds of fresh-water fish in balanced and other aquariums, It contains the precise combination of vegetable and ani- mal matter most suitable for the maintenance in good health of aquarium fish, in which are included tadpoles and shell-fish, Most beginners with aquariums over-feed their fish with disastrous results, especially where a sufficient number of scavengers (tadpoles, snails) is not kept, This food of all known products is less harmful when fed in unnecessarily large quantities. A small amognt should be sprinkled on the surtace of the water each day, and under no circumstances should the daily meal be given unless every vestige of the last meal has disappeared, These remarks, of course, refer especially to balanced aquariums, Price per Tin 10c, by mail 15c, 25c, and $1.00, postpaid. We also manufacture a specially prepared food for dogs, puppies, rabbits, cats, poultry, game, pigeons, fish, birds, etc, Write tor our /ree catalogue “Dog C ulture,” with practical chapters on the feeding, kenneliag and management of dogs, with a chapter oncats, Mention RECREATION. Spratt’s Patent (Am.) Ltd. 450 Market St. 714So0,4th St. 1324 Valencia St. Newark,N.J. St.Louis,Mo. SanFrancisco,Cal. There had been a change of curates in the parish, and Larry Doolin was asked how he liked the new man. “Middlin’,” replied Larry; “but he can’t come up to Father James. “Iwas he could tell you all about hell. Shure, to hear him describin’ it, you’d think he was bred, born atid reared there.”—Sporting Times. “T wasn’t always in this condition,” said the ossified man in the dime museum. “How did it happen?” asked the obese lady. “A girl once gave me the marble heart, and it spread,” explained the hardened freak.—Chicago News. To Sportsmen. Our new Illustrated Catalog. It tells how we can teach you to Be Your Own Taxidermist Learn to save your fine trophies. They are magnificent for your home, or den. Taxidermy is easily and quickly learned under our instruction. Complete course of 15 lessons and personal instruction. Standard methods, reasonable coat. The spring shooting season is open. You will cet some fine birds. Mount them for yourself. Our echool fs endorsed ty all leading sportsmen in the country. May we send you our catalog? It tella you all about the school, and it's ve for the asking Write for one today and mention RECREATION The tertivwestern School of Taxidermy, Suite A., Com, Nat. Bank Omaha, Neb. The only School of Taxidermy in the world. Ixiv RECREATION. GUIDE TO TAXIDERMY. Full of valuable information, with complete instructions how to pre- pare and mount "Ss BIRDS, ANIMALS and FISHES, Also a complete list of all North American Birds, with Prices of q# theis Eggs, Skins, and mounted hi Specimens, an Exhaustive Line of Ornithologists’, Oologists’ and | Taxidermists’ Supplies; valuable information for the amateur. Recipes, etc., etc. | } Cloth Bound, 35c., postpaid. CHAS. K. REED, 102 UNION ST., WORCESTER, MASS. For Sale.—Winchester 12 bore, 30 inch full choke, with extra 28 inch cylinder bar- rel, drop 3% inches, straight stock, made at factory; gun used 4 months. With box leather case, if sold at once, $30; cost $57. Frank Erxleben, 605 North 18th street, Omaha, Neb. For Sale: Beaver Fur Lined Coat with cuffs and collar to match. Cost $400; in fine condition; will exchange or sell at a bargain. R. G. S., 280 Putnam Ave., Detroit, Mich. For Exchange:—A Lyman _ sighted 25-35 Winchester Carbine, practically new, for a 45-70 Extra Light weight model ’86. W. D. Church, Republic, Wash. For Sale:—Fine mounted moose head. Also deer head. For details and photo address Box 26, Ely, Minnesota. For Sale or Exchange -—5 x 7 Eastman Kodak in good condition. rens, Grand Forks, N. Dakota. hand 5x7 Film Box 221, Silver- Wanted:—A_ second Stereoscopic Camera. ton, Colo. RECREATION sells for itself. to do much talking. T. W. Clumpner, Kenton, Mich. Don’t have George Ah- : 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, | will be grateful if he will report the fact to me: OREGON. Charles H. Sherman, Audrey, bear, deer, grouse and trout. FLORIDA. C. H. Stokes, Mohawk, deer, alligators, turkey, quail, and snipe, IDAHO. John Ching, Kilgore, elk, bear, deer, mountain sheep, trout and grouse. Chas. Petty’s, Kilgore, ditto. MAINE. H. R. Horton, Flagstaff, deer, bear, moose, cari- bou, fox, grause and trout. Eugene Hale, Medway, ditto. MONTANA. A. R. Hague, Fridley, elk, deer, mountain sheep, _ bear, grouse and trout. Chas, Marble, Chestnut, ditto. antelope, WASHINGTON. Munro Wyckoff, Port Townsend, deer, bear and grouse. WYOMING. S. N. Leek, Jackson, elk, bear, deer, mountain sheep, antelope, grouse and trout. CANADA. Carl Bersing, Newcastle, N. B., moose, caribou, deer, bear and grouse. NEWFOUNDLAND. John C. LeMoine, Birchy Cove, Bay of Islands, caribou, salmon and trout. A. M. Pike, bear, caribou, salmon trout. FOR SALE Fine Alaskan Moose. Caribou, and Elk Heads. Price for group $350. Photos and descriptions furnished. C. A. Bartlett, Leadville, Colo. My doctor orders that I take RECREATION regularly. Chas. F. Hickok, Grand Marais, Mich. 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 Express Money Order, or New York Draft. DETACH THIS, FILL OUT, AND SEND IN ar, RECREATION, Ixv gq POWDER! POWDER! UNIVERSAL POWDER MEASURE All kinds of powder for Rifles, Pistols a.nd Shot Guns, measured accurately from 1 to145 grains. 4 different measures in I. The latest and best tool. Ask your dealer for it. 2s 3s Every shooter should have 1. Send 3 55 5% stamps for Ideal Hand Book, 146 pages 6 2 © of information to shooters. =2 22 IDEAL MFG. CO., 12U St., New Haven, Conn., U. S.A. The PHIL B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal., Agents for Pacific Coast When you write kindly mention RECREATION Trade CEDAR OLEUM Mark THE IDEAL CLEANER, LUBRICANT and RUST PREVENTIVE It is colorless, impervious to atmosphere and salt- water.. Will not grow rancid nor evaporate. It has all the qualities of an uf-¢o date firearm lubri- cant. Once used, always used. Oneounce tubes retail at I5c. and two ounce tubes at 25c.; both sizes have injecting points. Will be sent you by mail, if your dealer does not carry 11. Mention REcREATION. CEDAROLEUM COMPANY, Perkinsville, Vt. ies isiemahes Bae ual S ANTI-RUST ROPES! For SHOT GUNS, RIFLES and REVOLVERS. They cannot rust or pit it these ropes are used. No more worrying to keep your fire arms in perfect condition. Sent postpaid, $1 per set for Shot Guns; soc. for Rifles; 25c. for Revolvers. Give gauge and length of barrel. Send for circular giving full particulars. BRADLEY’S SHOT GUN SIGHT S Makes wing shooting easy and certain, Scores greatly increased Yat trap and in field. Instantly attachable and detachable. Price, post-paid, 50 cents. Send for circular. Address C. L. BRADLEY, CLarksvit_e, TENNESSEE. Mention RECREATION. TAD: YOUR OWN? iss ete, sent on anetien of money order for seventy- FOR SALE SEVERAL ware’ ES rex Also a pair or two—male and female. Fine specimens J. W. GILBERT, Friend, Neb. RECREATION is a literary gem. G. Dent, Savannah, Ga. Trophies one A. E. B., 3920 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. I di R li —Prehistoric Specimens. NGIAN IeMCS ries eens N, E, CARTER, ELKBHORN, WIS. INE MOUNTED GAME HEADS, BIRDS, ETC.., for sale at unheard-of prices. Send 1o cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maina No Rifle complete unless mounted with one of our IMPROVED TELESCOPIC OUTFITS left entirely clear and unobscured. We make them from 38-power up. mountings the Scope lies close to the rifle barrel and the open sights are With our side SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE Mention RECREATION. THE MALCOLM RIFLE TELESCOPE MFG. CO. F. T. CORNISH, Mgr. Established 1857 SYRACUSE, N. Y., U. S. A, [xvi RECREATION. NEWHOUSE STEEL TRAPS Made since 1848 by ONEIDA COMMUNITY S. NEWHOUSE (The Old Trapper and Trapmaker) Fifty years ago this famous old Trapmaker of the Oneida Community would not let a trap leave his hand till he KNEW that it would hold any animal that got intoits jaws. Even greater pains are taken now than then in selecting the finest steel and rigidly testing every part. This is why all experienced Trappers insist on having the ““ NEWHOUSE ” ‘¢T have seen an Indian trade his pony for one dozen Newhouse Traps.’’—Popular Magazine Writer. Eleven Sizes for Catching Every Fur Bearing Animal ——_—— Every Trap Cuaranteed Illustrated Catalogue Mailed (2 Send twenty-five cents for “The Trapper’s Guide,” by S. Newhouse, telling all about fur bearing animals and how to trap them, together with interesting nar- ratives and practical directions for life in the woods. Mention RECREATION. ONEIDA COMMUNITY ONEIDA NEW YORK THE 1904 Model LEATHER-COVERED = Pneu- matic Recoil Pad is now per- fect. No pump. no valve, no recoil, no flinch, no headache, no bruised shoulders, no money if not satisfactory and returned at once. : PRICE, $1.50. J. R. WINTERS Clinton, Mo. KOENIG’S SHELL EXTRACTOR. . Every shooter should have one—carryit ina vest pocket, Fits any gauge shell. Koenig’s Gun Catalogue, Free. 10 Cts. Postpaid. E.G.KOENIG, NEW JERSEY S LARGEST GUN HOUSE SOUTH BROAD ST., Newark, N. J, AN ADVENTUROUS WOMAN. ELIZABETH A. VORE, One of the most remarkable women of the West is Alice Rollins Crane. Probably no other woman has risked so much, en- dured such privation, and triumphed so royally over obstacles that the majority of people would consider insurmountable. Alice Rollins Crane is the wife of Colonel L. P. Crane, of Los Angeles, California, a gentleman who earned his title by faithful service in the war of the rebellion. Mrs, Crane is better known to the public as Alice Rollins, the newspaper and story writer. Some years ago she had a studio in New York, where she made many friends in art, musical, and literary circles. As a vocal- ist she studied under Emma Abbott’s tenor, Professor Apmatock. For the last 5 years Mrs. Crane has been making a study of the Indian tribes of the Northwest, and has lived with the Moquis, Taquis, Cocopahs, and Apaches, studying their traditions and customs, and gathering material for forthcoming books. She was accompanied by her courageous young son, and has probably had more hair- breadth escapes than any other woman in America. Her recent perilous trip to the Cochise stronghold in Arizona, where she had her adventure with Kid’s band of rene- gade Apaches, has attracted much interested attention. Mrs. Crane’s home is a quaint house after the Mexican style, situated in a pretty court of tropical bloom and overrun with vines. She calls it her “wicky-up,” and it is over- flowing with Indian and Mexican curios, valuable old books, and paintings. Mrs. Crane herself is a genial, pleasant faced woman, thoroughly generous, and deeply interested in her work. Although in no sense a “new woman,” she wore a bloomer suit during her remarkable expedi- tion among the Apaches. Keep at the game hogs; they don’t get more than they deserve. Charles Nelson, Los Angeles, Cal. RECREATION. lxvii xf yy aa at if er 2 —— LE ——$<—$—nr eer J oer ie ase aera N = img ce: van : 72 |! : ‘ Wi g iz. z yo ~ ; ‘ — i.’ ; y ‘Pe 5— : ; a ¥ Viel) a 7 Se Sma £2 ————— —e = ~ . litt My V/, GS or ‘ ~ == = — { j 4 ee | , : ~ ————— 3 AVE 1 = — ren ie fi} — es SF ——S==————SSSSSSSSSES Seyi) | 37 j - ' —————— [Sasa el /% (772 FS Wh Hf, = —— — ae ot Bopty f ha ae Lee? | SEN aT ~ , mn < ‘c bo =-* 2 iB Fy f ty 7 : 7 a ff SS - : ”, Vid / Le Mali so 4 thi a V} . H } pty de Wl!) + Ag Aa . = WZ ah ) f wit @! ste y } f } hi at ZA i NT ! RB hi 24 Mi ye } “> eo ji s GH 4 wv whe: 4 AZ 4044 Penetration Slight Recoil Low Breech Pressure ROBIN HOOD SMOKELESS POWDER and FACTORY LOADED AMMUNITION Manufactured by ve he Robin Hood Powder Co. Swanton, Vt. Write for Powder Facts. Mention RECREATION, RECREATION. SLEEP IS TIRED NATURE'S SWEET RESTORER After a hard day’s tramp, you must have A Good Night’s Rest in order to fit you for the next day’s work. Better to sleep ona good bed without your dinner, than sip at abanquet and then sleep on the cold, hard, wet ground. You can get A Recreation Camp [lattress of rubber, with valve for inflating, made by the Pneumatic Mattress Co., and listed at $ 8. For 10 Yearly Subscriptions (0 RECREATION Send for Sample Coptes Address RECREATION, 23 West 24th Street, New York. LL LE EE EE EE EEE OE EE EE a RECREATION. Ixix Svracuse Hammer Guns Carry the same guarantee as our Hammerless Guns. Built for Nitro Powder. Bored the Syracuse way. Made of the best material. Are, without doubt, the strongest built and hardest shooting Hammer guns made. “Each gun targeted with Nitro Powder.”’ Roller Bearing u> Double Wedge-Fast Bolt Tumbler oe. NG Through Extension Rib List Price $24. 12 gauge, 30 in. High quality steel barrels. Left barrel full, Right barrel modified choke. Weight 7% to 7% Ibs. DESCRIPTION : Top lever action. High quality hammered steel barrels. Particularly adapted to Nitro Powders. Interchangeable locks. Roller bearing tumbler; this roller bears on mainspring, and gives an extremely easy and smooth cocking motion. Low circular hammers. Imported walnut stock, handsomely checkered grip and fore-end. Full pistol grip with ornamental caps. Double scored butt plate. One-piece lug with extra wide hinge bearing. Double wedge-fast bolt through extension rib. . N. B.—But a limited number to be marketed this year. Write for further par- ticulars. Mention RECREATION. SYRACUSE ARMS CO. SYRACUSE, N. Y. Ixx RECREATION. IO AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS Here is a Chance to Get a FINE CAMERA EASILY A 4x5 Weno 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 10 yearly subscrip- tions to RECREATION. These are both neat, compact, well-made and handsomely finished cameras, capable of doing high-class work. Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on request. Address RECREATION 23 West 24th St. NEW YORK. RECREATION. xxi BIG REDUCTION IN PRICE Retailed Last Year $25. WRITE FOR Art Catalog SPECIAL PRICES ON 16 GRADES GUNS $17.75 TO $300.00 MENTION RECREATION ITHACA GUN COMPANY ithaca, New York Ixxii RECREATION. 1) O If so, why not get a good one 2? Y Ou And why not get it free of charge? Want This is easy. Any old box will answer a the purpose if it does not leak hght; but you must Lens? have a fine lens to make a a fine picture. YOU CAN GET A Roval Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, Series No. 1, Made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester, New York And listed at $45, for 15 yearly sub= scriptions to RECREATION You can get any other lens made by this Com- pany on a basis of one subscription to $3 of the list price of the lens. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in solicit- ing furnished on application, — RECREATION. Ixxiil ~ , m*\ = J od ~~ vad, — yw G8 ‘ hod FEY & . Ay. en y , ¥ Ce eneagl A GLANCE at the 22-caliber Savage Repeating Rifle will convince you that it “” is different from any other arm you ever saw. for small game and target work, it is the simplest and safest to handle. Besides being the best gun Its par- ticularly strong points are accuracy and reliability,and the finish and beauty of outline will always be a source of pleasure. It will never stick or jam when you are ina hurry for a second shot, but will always work smoothly and easily. Savage Rifles are made in a variety of sizes for all different kinds of shooting and are sold to you under an honest guarantee. A London playgoer, who had drunk deep- ly at his dinner, appeared at the box office of one of the principal theatres, and put down a sovereign, asking for the best seat in the house. His condition was so evi- dent that the man in the box office declined to sell him a ticket. ‘“What’s matter?” de- manded the applicant, “what’s matter with me?” “Well, if you really want to know,” .re- sponded the ticket seller, “you’re drunk.” The frankness of this reply had a sobering influence on the playgoer. He gathered up the sovereign with dignity. “Of course I’m drunk,” he said, cheer- fully, as he turned to go; “I wouldn’t come to see this play if I were sober, would I?” —Argonaut. Savage Arms Company UTICA, N. Y., U.S.A. BAKER & HAMILTON, San Francisco and Sacramento, Cal., Write to-day for catalogue G Pacific Coast Agents. Your Job Printing Free:—To any person sending a new subscription to RECREATION, through me I will give free 100 visiting cards or 100 envelopes; or for 2 new subscriptions I will give free of charge 250 cards or 250 envelopes or any other kind of printed matter of equal value. Write for samples. Henry J. Kling, Fultonville, N. Y. The Bristol rod you gave me for § sub- scriptions arrived safely. Y am more than pleased with it. Walter H. Bowman, Chicago, III. RECREATION is O. K. Goes like hot cakes with the sportsmen. Geo. D. Breed. Chilton, Wis. OVER 40 YEARS You will always find The Parker among the winners. Fred Gilbert with his PARKER GUN has won the championship of 1902 and 1903, and look at his 1904 record, rom January 26, 1904, to February 6, 1904, shooting in (9) nine events at 1000 targets broke 96.2%. Our experience is valuable to you. you in selecting a gun. Let us aid Send for catalogue and mention RECREATION. PARKER BROS., Meriden, Ct. New York Salesrooms: 32 Warren St, Ixxiv RECREATION. Saucr-Mauser Rifles 8 m/m or .315 caliber. Point Blank Range 300 yards. .236 grain Bullet. Range 4,500 yards, Killing Range 3,000 yards. Shooting 39 grains H. P. Walsrode Powder These Rifles and other guns made by Messrs. Sauer & Son and Charles Daly—described in our specialty catalogue. Mention RECREATION when writing. SCHOVERLING, DALY & GALES 302-304 Broadway, New York AN IMPORTANT OFFER For 2 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION I will send you A RIFLE WICK PLUG Made by Hemm & Woopwarp, Sidney, Ohio, 3e caliber up to so caliber. a A SHOT GUN WICK PLUG 20 gauge up to 1o gauge For 8 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION A Pair of Shot Gun Wick Plugs 20 to Io gauge. Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on application. Address RECREATION, 23W. 24th St., N.Y. City This is the New 9 F. Grade D. M. Lefever, Not connected with Lefever Arms Company, Look out for Flohr, Readers of RECREATION are cautioned against doing business with Henry Flohr, who claims to be a representative of REC- REATION, He is a swindler and should be arrested and locked up _ wherever found. He has taken a number of sub- scriptions to RECREATION and has failed to send in any of the money collected for same, ‘3 I would rather do without all other mag- azines than give up RECREATION. Dr. G. C. Fordham, Watkins, N. Y. NEW LEFEVER It is a plain gun, and sells at a popular price, but has all our latest improvements. Send for 1904 Catalogue Discounts ons & Co Syracuse, N, Y. Mention RECREATION RECREATION. Ixxv; 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. (2 BR, Revolvers MEXICAN OPAL AND SOMBRERO| WOULD YOU ACQUIRE FREE WITH EACH SUBSCRIP- Manly Bearing TION TO RECREATION. Erect Carriage . 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Another Great Offer to Amateur PHOTOGRAPHERS A 4x5 SERIES 1 KORONA Listed at $12.50, for 8 yearly subscriptions to RECREATION. A 5x7 SERIES 1 KORONA Listed at $18, for 12 yearly subscriptions, A 4x5 SERIES 2 KORONA Listed at $18.50 for 14 yearly subscriptions. A 4x5 SERIES 3 KORONA Listed at $21 for 18 yearly subscriptions. A 4x5 SERIES 4 KORONA Listed at $25, for 20 yearly subscriptions, A 4x5 SERIES 5 KORONA Listed at $36, for 30 yearly subscriptions. A 4x5 CYCLE POCO, No. 3 Listed at $15, for 12 yearly subscriptions. A 4x5 CYCLE POCO, No. 6 Listed at $12.52, for 8 yearly subscriptions. A 4x5 POCKET POCO B Listed at $10.50, for 6 yearly subscriptions. A 4x5 PONY PREMO, No. 4 Listed at $24, for 20 yearly subscriptions. Sample Copies for use in Canvassing Furnished Free == RECREATION 23 W. 24th St.. New York City RECREATION. Ixxvii THE OLD NOTED ~ Forehand, also Harrington & Richardson For $3420 We offer for a time at retail, owing to a break among the Manufacturers, 7,0¢ GUNS of ‘ese Standard Make Shot Guns at the following unprecedented prices: Steel Barrel, 12 or 16 Bore, plain Ejector, $3.50 Steel Barrel, 12 or 16 Bore, Automatic “‘ Twist Barrel, plain Eje or $4.25 4.00 Twist Barrel, Auton ic 4.75 These Guns are not a cheap, low cost article got up for sale, but frst class ,,00 », of genuine make, such as have always sold at $6.50 to $3.00, and the reputation of the makers is a sufficient guarantee. They are in fine case hardened Mountings, best machine made and Pist No such bargain for a safe, reliable Gun for man or boy has ever been offerc . Grip Stocks. Send cash with order and if gun is not satisfactory on receipt, send it back and money will be ~efunded less cost of expressage. Also 200 Standard Make BREECH LOADING HAMMERLESS DOUBLE GUNS Fine Twist Barrels, Cross Bolt Extension Rib, Pistol Grip and Automatic Ejector, made for Nitro as well as black powder, will be closed out at the low price of $25.00. SEND STAMPS FOR CIRCULARS WILLIAM READ & SON Mention RECREATION. 107 Washington Street BOSTON, MASS. Gotham contains 500,000 novelists, divid- ed into men, women and children. Gotham offers innumerable different ways of starving to death, a powerful ap- peal to our passionate love of variety. Although everyone in Gotham has in- somnia, the price of lodgings rules firm. There are said to be places in Gotham ‘ where wholesome food can be got, but so cheaply that self respecting people never go there. Gotham is constantly wronged by tour- ists, who come to see J. Pierpont Morgan lunch off a glass of milk and a piece of pie; the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World without laughing; and other won- ders. The Battery is a mere name. 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Shields A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies $1.00 A YEAR. G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 WEST 24TH STREET, 10 CENTs A Copy. Editor and Manager. New York CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE. x An Evening Flight of eT Ey Ra ee Pee Be ciel ee alerts pie SG as = FRONTISPIECE 396 ne i Crs MNES ete ides suit nab tes eawy casks pepe) +s L0RREr rt wes obtescce ac AuGUST BUSCK 7397 The New Method of — Renate = tee eA kode’ Soak oes wena ce sno F. ScHavoir, M.D. gor Hard Eggs. FPOem. -..5< SAA does Kote ie ADA win 6 ad Sanglcie. Cusine’ ns mae Rik tates wi was Gro. A. WILLIAMS, M.D. 411 PSE ian cadinescs Lge emetdaduiat seo conpoiss (meoceasarw és chehieign Weil s Gace aes Unvs demene E. J. MYERS 412 Among the Islands of Georgian Bay. itiaitrated SE an Ua cae ae UL ane naWse ese sodawes MAY BRAGDON 413 I Go A-fishing. Poem............-..0:scecsseee ce cee e cence ceeeeceecewearces - -R.S.STRINGFELLOW 419 Pranks of Porcupines.. .-.- --..-- 5-12. -cccc-cnnessncn-cevccccccncccess teancecersccccoasees G. O. SHIELDS 420 An Apostrophe to My Canoe. Poem ............... ccs seencncrcctroaccssscceerescesccsvens R. R. Kirk 422 On Top of California ....--- .-...-----ees.e sees. Be Page ae AN DRE EA ee ge ee D.M.Lapp 423 Summer. Poem...... neat taka hi lercne sds apn.s uch LuWehbas « eaaw ack eon tele mee WILLIAM R. BERRY 424 A Day on Lake Owen. ......-----....ceeeeceeceeeeeee eens weeneeecceeeeeen cette teee ees sinvideios Co LLAMRERE 208 SE AREY Sa ee ee oe re See Pe ro rir F. H. 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I had found 2 of these and had tried to gain an entrance to the caverns below; but both had been narrow and shallow and I had crawled on hands and knees through muddy galleries only to meet some obstacle which prevented further progress and forced me to retrace my crawling, backwards. One evening, just after sunset, we were riding along an elevated, nar- row path toward the charmingly situ- ated sea town, Baracoa, when I saw, about a mile from us, what, to my uninitiated companion, appeared a mighty column of black smoke, which gradually spread out like a cloud and dispersed in the evening shadows. From having previously observed similar phenomena, though never be- fore of such magnitude, I knew it was innumerable bats, which had is- sued from their quarters under ground for their nightly flight. To investigate such a bat cave was a par- - ticularly desired object for me, for entomological reasons. That evening we found in the neighborhood a na- tive who was willing and able, for a consideration, to conduct us to the entrance of that cave the following day. Early next morning a friend and I rode out to the native’s primitive palm hut, where we left our horses. 397 Then, led by our guide, who cut our way through the dense underbrush with a dextrous swinging of his ma- chete, we moved in under the humid shade of the tropical forest. After more than an hour’s difficult travel we reached a small clearing in which appeared the mouth of the cave, a large, nearly square, hole in the ground, some 30 feet in diameter and about 25 feet deep, with perpendicu- lar walls full of large and small cre- vices. At one side of this excavation was the real entrance to the cave pro- per, a deep, black, apparently bottom- less opening, about 15 feet square. I crawled down in the antechamber, which was comparatively easy on ac- count of the numerous holes, making good steps to descend by; but I stopped short and regained the sur- face quickly as my hand_ touched something moving, which, without taking time to look, I realized was a large snake. Then we took a closer look and found that every hole in the wall was the home of a beautiful, but not quite reassuring, large snake. There were hundreds of them in that half dark chamber. This was sufficient for my compan- ion, who hitherto had been anxious to follow me and help me explore the cave. He concluded he could see all he wished from above. The guide, however, was more courageous and, as I knew that no poisonous snakes are found in Cuba, he and I soon went down in the chamber, snakes or no snakes. They proved harmless, lazy fellows in spite of their size of 4 to 10 feet. With some difficulty 398 we pulled a few of them out, and half a dozen accompanied me home in a box. They are now enjoying more civilized quarters in the National Zoological Park in Washington. It was a unique situation to stand there in the center of the antecham- ber, while the guide felled a tall tree, with which to enable me to proceed down in the real cave. Around me these strikingly marked reptiles moved about in the recesses of the wall, disturbed by the unusual pres- ence of man, and a dozen or more small owls glided noiselessly through the air from side to side to find safer and darker resting places. The floor of the cavity was a soft black soil, ac- cumulation of decayed leaves; and the turning over of a few loose rocks revealed some large centipedes, a scorpion and several cockroaches and spiders. The guide returned with a tall, slim, branchless, trunk, 30 feet long, on which I was to clamber down in the real cave; but when we sent it down the opening it disappeared en- tirely and without any sound. I be- gan to dispair of being able to inves- tigate farther down. To tell the truth I had some feeling of relief in thus escaping, with honor saved. that uninviting darkness. However, the guide had more sense of responsi- bility, having contracted to enable me to go down in the cave itself. He was already engaged in felling an- other taller tree; and he did not rest until he had fastened 2 together and plunged them down the aperture. That time they reached bottom leav- ing some 5 feet of the trunk exposed, which meant that the hole was _ be- tween 40 and 50 feet deep. Then he indicated with what I thought a ma- licious smile, that he had done his part and it was up to me. [I could find no excuse to escape, so down I went, candle, matches and revolver in my pockets and my insect net between my teeth. Once down I found myself in a RECREATION. huge chamber into the depths of which the light from my candle only penetrated slightly. However, I could realize that I stood on the highest part of the floor, and that this de- clined on all sides. Far away to the right I saw the sparkle of water. The floor consisted of tons of guano, the accumulated excrements of centuries from the millions of bats inhabitating the cave and now clinging in immense clusters under the roof. The guano was covered, more than an inch deep, with red mites; a strug- gling, moving mass of animal life. which soon covered my shoes and leggings. The fermentation of this enormous mass of guano created an almost unbearable heat and _ stench, which- made a prolonged stay impos- sible. Besides I dared not walk many steps for fear of falling into some bottomless hole or being buried in some soft part of the manure. It is essential on such an exploration that there be 2, tied together, so that if one slips in the unknown darkness, the other can haul him up again. That part of his mission my friend above had not realized. I had to content myself with what I could ob- serve near my tree trunk, which lI had no desire to leave under the cir- cumstances. The wall next to which I stood — was covered with pupariums of flies, — the larvze of which fed in the manure. — Countless little black gnats swarmed around my candle and other flies were caught in my net. I fired a shot from my revolver, to disturb the bats, and the result was startling. As the large flocks dislodged and flew to deeper, distant galleries, an astonishing multitude of their parasites fell from them and their roosting place and came down over me like a thick rain, extinguish- ing my candle and darkening the light from the entrance above me. Large and minute, winged and unwinged, they lodged in my hair and mustache and clothing. Being an entomologist. __E_—_ ANIMAL LIFE IN A CUBAN CAVE. these parasites were the principal ob- ject of my visit, and under other cir- cumstances | should have delighted in seeing so many of these interest- ing insects. In fact, there is a re- markable new form of bat louse, col- lected on another memorable cave ex- pedition in Porto Rico, named in my honor; an honor which it may be difficult for non-scientists to appreci- ate! I was most anxious to obtain a collection from the Cuban cave; but at the time I felt altogether too buggy. I at once began the climb upward, rather more than half suffocated by heat, stench and lice. Again I breathed pure air! After securing my snakes, and filling my cyanid bottles with the contents of my net and the scrapings from my clothes, we made for our horses and galloped to the river for a refreshing clean up and a swim. We had arranged with our native to return to the cave in the evening in order to witness the sight of the outflying bats, some of which I also wanted to secure for identification, and for the smaller, more tenacious species of parasites, not so easily dis- lodged; so the bath over, we pro- cured, in a country store, some chicken and rice in curry, the national dish. That, with good bread, fried bananas, good wine and excellent coffee fully satished our hunger. Afterward we lounged away the hottest part of the day in the dense shade of a mango tree with a real Havana, and just be- fore the sun went down were we with our guide at the cave. We found others waiting for those bats. From each hole in the walls of the antechamber reached out the head of a snake, with its tongue play- ing, ready for a meal. These snakes evidently subsisted exclusively on bats and led as ideal, lazy a life asa snake could wish, merely opening 399 their mouth at mealtime and closing it again over a bat; a veritable snake paradise at the entrance to inferno. A few single bats flew up from below, made a circuit in the ante- chamber and disappeared down again; probably scouts, sent to see whether the advance of the army would be safe. Presently a roar, as of a storm, was heard from the cave as the mil- lions of small animals loosened them- selves and made for their exit. For a full half hour we had a sight sel- dom witnessed. Ina dense black col- umn rose the multitudes of bats out of that hole. A single stroke with my butterfly net would bring 30 te 50 whining, biting, fluttering fellows into my large collecting box and a sack brought along for the purpose. Both were soon filled and I contented myself with looking at the strange spectacle. Darkness had come and the guide kindled a brush fire, which illuminated the weird scene. The up- ward stream seemed never to cease; but as suddenly as it had begun it ended. A few stray bats, kept back probably by the unusual light, circled about and away, and the hole was empty darkness again, in which the snakes digested their late dinner in peace. To quiet the protest of Mr. Co- quina, whose propaganda against wanton killing I most heartily en- dorse, I report that the bats we col- lected were examined the same night and with the exception of a few, which had been bitten and killed by their comrades, were liberated to find their old or other quarters, none the worse for the experience, except that they did not get any supper that night and that they were relieved of some parasites now treasured in the col- lection of the United States National Museum. “Drink, and the world drinks with you.” “True; but you settle with the waiter alone.” —Life. AMATEUR PHOTO BY W. E, LURCHIN. PATCHING THE CANOE, Winner of 47th Prize in Recreation’s 8th Annual Photo Competition. owAlcUR FMUTO Bt FRANK G NASH. GREAT BLUE HERON. Winner of 43rd Prize in Recreation’s 8th Anntal Photo Competition. 4co0 THE NEW METHOD OF FENCING, F. SCHAVOIR, M.D, President Stamford Fencer’s Club. From prehistoric times, when our hairy ancestors playfully let daylight into one another by means of stone knives and axes, the art of attack and defense has been of vital importance to the male half of the human race for the preservation of a whole skin and a more or less precious life. The other and more beautiful half of humanity has also been highly in- terested in the art, not so much in an natural, then, that during all ages the play of the sword should have formed an important part of every man’s edu- cation, more especially if either by choice or general conscription he had to serve his country as a soldier, The earliest swords of which we have any positive knowledge are bronze, though the Mexicans used wooden swords when the Spaniards first invaded their country. When the Dr. F. Schavoir. active way, but rather as an interested spectator for whose benefit or favors the lords of creation would cut, slash or split one another with the most reckness enthusiasm. Aside from these praiseworthy en- deavors to cut one another’s throat pour les beaux yeux of woman, the time is not far past when a man was frequently called upon to defend his property and his life against the gen- ‘try who made their living by whatever they could take by force. It is but SALUTE 401 Lieut. J. M. de Zoldy. art of tempering steel was discovered, that material at once superseded all others, and it has maintained its su- premacy ever since. In spite of all modern inventions nothing better has yet been produced, and a rightly tem- pered blade is a thing of such high quality that poets and prose writers have sung its praise, and extolled its virtues in innumerable instances. Ro- mantic writers attribute to their he- roes a love and affection for their sword which can only rank second to FENCING POSITION. the impassioned feelings they experi- ence for their heroine. It is but natu- ral that man should conceive an affec- tion for an object which has stood by him in his hour of danger and trial. Have you ever noticed the affection- ate, caressing way in which a fencer takes up his sword? It is not merely a piece of steel to him, but a dear friend, on whom he relies, and whose intimate qualities he appreciates and understands. The form of the sword has been varied from time to time, and accord- ing to the way in which it was intend- ed to be used. -The sword of the ancient HEAD CUT (PARRY QUINTE.) FLANK CUT Greeks was about 2 feet long, either leaf shaped or straight, with 2 edges and a sharp point. It was a most use- ful arm, as it availed for either cut or thrust. The ancient Roman sword was of about the same length as that of the Greeks, but the blade was always straight and the point shorter. As far as known, neither of these 2 great na- tions of antiquity carried the art of STOMACH CUT (PARRY SECONDE.) fencing to perfection, but rather de- pended for success on shock tactics, and the hope of getting in the first blow. Every soldier was provided with a shield, and that in itself would preclude any fine sword play, which can only be developed by the meeting of blade with blade. During the middle ages warriors seem to have depended more on the force of the blow than on the artistic (PARKY PKIME.,) 403 404 way of placing it. Swords were 4, 5. or even 6 feet long, with almost round- ed points, and so heavy that 2 hands were required to wield them. That the strongest arm must win in such a contest is evident, and the art of fencing could not make any great strides forward. During the 16th’cen- tury, however, the sword was nar- rowed and finer pointed, a better hand protection was provided, and the ra- pier was born. Up to that time whenever a single handed sword was used, the other hand and arm were provided with RECREATION. in time it was used only for the thrust. From the East came the curved swords, such as the scimitar, yataghan and talwar, which proved most effec- tive as cutting weapons. The advan- tage of a curved arm in a hand to hand skirmish was soon appreciated and made use of by Western peoples, and during the Napoleonic wars a much curved sword was used. How- ever, as the point of the weapon was so much deflected from a straight line, it was almost useless for a thrust, and accordingly the curve has been gradu- FLANK CUT (PARRY LOW TERZE.) either a shield or a buckler. The shield was generally oblong or oval, 3 to 5 feet long, while the buckler was round and rarely over 2 feet in diam- eter. These parts of a combatant’s armament were used to ward off blows and thrusts, and they were made of wood, hide or metal, or several of these materials combined. With the advent of the lighter sword and the rapier, parrying blows and stabs could be given with the weapon itself, and there the true art of fencing began. The rapier is a straight weapon, with sharp edge and point, and though at first used for cutting and thrusting, ally diminished, so that but a slight deviation from the straight line is now noticeable. The modern weapon has one sharp edge, and a sharp, long point. This modern sabre is still fur- ther characterized by its lightness; in spite of which it is a most formidable weapon, and when handled by an ex- pert a deadly implement. It can be used for cut, thrust or slash. It is a most convenient guard against either of these, and the dexterity which some acquire in its manipulations is nothing short of marvelous. The home of scientific fencing in the earlier periods was undoubtedly se ad THE NEW METHOD OF FENCING. 405 Italy. During the 17th and 18th cen- turies numerous schools flourished in that country, and almost every one of the larger cities had its own style of fencing, which was sometimes much at variance with other methods ; some- times only differed in minor details. Of course the weapon used was the rapier, or small sword, and only the thrust was attempted. Parrying was done with the blade or hilt of the sword, and sometimes a cloak or coat rolled around the left arm was used to parry or deflect thrusts. It is that method of fencing which inspired and continued to be held in that coun- try for a long period. England, Ger- many and other European countries took up the small sword reluctantly, considering it the arm of a weakling, but in recent times they have all at- tained marked proficiency. Since the beginning of the nineteenth century the broad sword was taken up, and its use spread rapidly, as it appealed to more energetic and aggressive natures. This weapon is about 3 feet long and the blade is 34 to an inch in width, with one sharp edge and a mod- erately sharp point. It is used for cut- STOMACH CUT (PARRY LOW QUARTE.) Alexander Dumas, the father, to write those fascinating descriptions of the heroic exploits of Bussy, D’Artagnan, and numerous other characters in his unparalleled romances. Another and more recent epic on fencing was written by Conan Doyle in “The White Company,” of which Sir Nigel Loring is the hero, always ready to enter a sword contest, sug- gesting to his opponent that they might gain much honor and advancement from the encounter. In Spain Don Cesar de Basan is the hero of swords- manship. During the 17th and 18th centuries the supremacy in the art of fencing passed from Italy to France, ting only, and the principles of this stvle of fencing are simple and few. Up to within the last 10 years there were thee 2 methods of fencing: the small sword, or rapier, which was practised with the foil, and in which the thrust only was employed; and the broad sword, which confined itself to cutting. The German student, in or- der to satisfy his craving for gore and glory, employs a hybrid arm, called the Schlager, which has the shape of the rapier, or straight sword,- but is used like the broad sword for cutting. Its field of usefulness is limited to the head and face only, probably because that part of their anatomy is the hard- CORPS A CORPS. est to penetrate; for, mind you, they do not wish to inflict any harm on each other! They are generally the best of friends, before and after their mew- sur, and except for a few drops of blood and a few gashes in the skin their encounters would be as harmless as a modern French duel. Within a decade a new style of fenc- ing has been introduced from Italy, which once more takes back to that country the supremacy in the art. It is called the Italian sabre, and its mer- its and superiority were so readily rec- ognized in Europe that every country which takes any serious interest in the art has adopted this method. The governments have introduced it»into their military academies and regi- mental fencing schools. This method is as much superior to the older ones as the electric light is to the old tallow dip candle. It combines everything that was useful and practical in the several older methods, and adds to this a variety of combinations and scien- tific calculations, which were out of the question with the older styles. It seems remarkable that it should have taken centuries to evolve a meth- od which appears so obviously better, when once understood, yet it is with (FILO IN TERZE.) this as with as many other things, “like the egg of Columbus.” Chev- alier Luigi Barbasetti was one of the first to introduce the new art abroad. He opened a fencing school in Vienna and soon he was busy from morning till night teaching the new method to officers, cavaliers and representatives of the upper classes. The new school jumped into vogue and renown at once, and it became the proper thing to go to Barbasetti for tuition. Mr. J. Marczi de Zoldy was one of the most promising pupils of the now famous master, and the numerous medals he has won attest the benefit which he derived from the instruc- tion. In this new method, the position which the fencer takes is derived from both the older styles. While in small sword or foil the knees were bent, and an almost sitting position assumed, with the left arm raised back of the head, in the broadsword and cutlass exercise the knees and legs were al- most straight, though separated, and the left arm was held behind the back, eripping the belt in the center. In the new method the knees are bent and the left hand held behind the back, hooked in the belt, combining thereby 406 THE NEW METHOD OF FENCING. the useful points of both the old styles and eliminating the awkwardness of the left hand over the head and the stiffness of the legs. Another important distinction be- tween the old and the new method of sabre fencing is the use in the latter of a remarkably light weapon, avoiding thereby the fatigue which results from even a short bout with the old style sabre. The modern blade is hardly one-third the weight of the older kind, the hilt is proportionately lighter and a fencer, after a little training, will be able to manipulate his weapon a long time without fatigue. Aside from the reduction in weight, there is an in- conceivable advantage of more subtle manipulation, permitting a much more accurate direction of cuts and thrusts. The grip on the sabre is not in the palm of the hand, as with the old clumsy weapon, but between the index finger and the thumb, the other 3 fingers simply steadying the hilt against the palm of the hand. In this way the fencer has the point of his blade under perfect control. He can feel it, so to speak, and can direct it with an accuracy unattainable with the old style grip This sensation of accu- 407 racy is called the doigté, and when once acquired will allow of the most subtle sword play. As a blow with the flat of the blade would count for nothing in an actual contest it should be the fencer’s endeavor to prevent the flat blows with the sword, but with the old style grip it is almost impos- sible to avoid them, while with the modern weapon they occur but seldom and are considered a disgrace to the fencer who perpetrates them. The true art in fencing is the placing of a cut or thrust accurately and in cor- rect form. The clumsy tyro will hit as hard as he can, while the master of the art will touch gracefully and with just sufficient force to inflict a serious wound were the affair in good earnest. The points of the body to be at- tacked are 5 cardinal and 7 minor ones. The top of the head is the first point, and is reached by the straight downward cut; the sides of the face on the right and left are the next 2 important points of attack; then the flank, that is, the right side of the body, and last the front of the body, which is turned to the left, down to the waist. The minor points to be reached are THRUST. 408 the neck on either side, the flank and body, high and low, and the right arm. for each cut there is a parry. Everything aimed at the left side of the body is parried in “Prime” at the right side of the body in “Seconde ;” at the right side of the face, when the sabre points upward, the parry is in hehe, ” and if aimed at the left side “Ouarte.’ The parry for head cut is in “Quinte,” and the sabre is held high, pointing forward. There are several auxiliary parries, sometimes called emergency parries, such as low Terze, low Quarte, or the Seaxta and Septime, which latter 2 pro- tect the head and face. After each parry there is a riposte, that is to say, a return cut, and in this way cuts and thrusts are exchanged until one of the contestants is hit, which he announces with the word “Touché.” The thrusts are essentially the same as those of the foil, besides the combinationse with cuts which en- large their application to an infinite variety. To place a simple cut or thrust and make it reach its objective point is the most perfect art, but this is so difficult that feints are resorted to: that is to say, the attack is initi- ated with several cuts or thrusts which are not finished, but induce the oppo- nent to lay himself open at a certain point; and to see that point and send home the edge of the blade is the final object. One of the finest points of this new method of fencing is the possibility of making calculations in such a way as to place a touché after 2 or 3 par- ries and ripostes. After the second riposte the attack is called in second intention ; after the third, in third in- tention, etc., to any length, according to the skill of the fencers. A number of physiological as well as psychological facts have been made use of in this method, such as tempo attacks, that is, the choice of the right moment to execute certain motions; and fractions of a second are impor- tant factors, RECREATION. To describe adequately this method would require a book, and a good exposé of it has been written by Mr. J. M. de Zoldy, which is now in press. The question arises, Of what benefit can be the acquiring of an art, when nobody but a military man carries a sword, and when duelling has become obsolete, at least in Anglo-Saxon countries. : . In continental Europe even to-day the sword is the final arbiter of dif- ferences between men of the upper classes, especially among officers of -the armies and navies. Whenever one man feels so aggrieved by another that a simple explanation or apology can not be accepted, or is not offered, he has a right to challenge that per- son, and such a challenge is a formal affair, indeed. In the first place, the agerieved party chooses from among his friends or acquaintances 2 men to act as his seconds. These visit the person to be challenged, make him ac- quainted with their errand, and ask him to designate his seconds. After this the affair is entirely in the hands of these 4 men, and it is their first duty to try to adjust matters in an amicable way. Should this prove un- feasible or undesirable, the details of the duel are arranged, weapons chos- en, time and place for the encounter appointed, and preparations made for the care of the wounded. In military circles a court of honor is appointed by the commanding off- cer, and its decisions are final. Should a person decline to fight, after his seconds have decided that he should, or in case of an officer after the court of honor has authorized the duel, he would be declared without honor and shunned and ostracized by people of his usual surroundings If an officer, he would be asked for his resignation, and should that not be forthcoming he would be cashiered, as every other officer of his regiment would decline to serve with him. We may think these usages barbar- THE NEW METHOD OF FENCING. ous, and not in keeping with the ad- vance of civilization, and some of their features certainly savor of medizval times; but there are some good points also in this custom. With the equaliza- tion that is given by the sword be- tween men of different build and phy- sique, the weaker man has, if skillful, an even chance with a man of more powerful build, and the big, brutal bully has no advantage from his greater strength. HEAD CUT As any act of boorishness, coarse- ness or unprovoked insult is bound to see its perpetrator called to account, men become most careful in their deal- ings with one another, as sometimes even a sneer is sufficient cause for a challenge According to statistics published November 14th, 1903, there were 6,000 duels fought in Germany dur- ing the preceding 12 months, 22 of which resulted fatally Fencing is, therefore, conducive to good manners, not only as a restrain- 409 ing factor, but because it is a chivalrous sport in which every con- sideration is shown the opponent. Never would a fencer think of taking an unfair advantage of his adversary. Should one by mischance drop his sword, or make a misstep, the oppo- nent at once lowers his weapon until his antagonist has regained his proper position. An unfair blow is a dis- grace, unless a proper apology is at once offered. Courtesy and fair play (PARRY SEXTA.) are sine qua non conditions of fenc- ing. That this sport tends to make its adepts graceful and self possessed has often been observed, and there is no better exercise to overcome awk- ward self consciousness or clumsi- ness. As a means of self defense, fencing is important. A fencer armed with an ordinary walking stick can easily keep at bay one or 2 assailants, even if similarly armed; and it is out of the question that if attacked with fists only a moderately skillful fencer should not come out victorious from GY Sere ae OUTSIDE CHEEK CUT an encounter with 2, or even 3, men not conversant with the art. It has been noticed in all times that men who devoted much of their time to fencing were usually healthy and robust, their muscles were strongly developed, and they were hardy and capable of enduring great fatigue. 3odily health and vigor are what we are looking for at all times, and it is the opinion of those well qualified to speak with authority, that fencing 1s the exercise par excellence which in- vigorates and produces a stalwart frame. It gives to its devotees a car- riage which no other exercise will produce, coupled with gracefulness of movement and self reliance expressed in every attitude The eye is trained and quick decision is learned. Every muscle of the body is brought into play, and the blood circulation is stim- ulated to a maximum. Chest ex- pansion is improved to a remarkable degree, and every normal function of the body is brought to its best stand- ard. A good appetite, good sleep and general good health are some of the 410 (PARRY SEPTIME.) rewards which can be obtained from fencing. As a sport, fencing can bear the most critical comparison with other exercises. There are a number of FINALE. THE NEW METHOD OF FENCING methods of physical training, which, if faithfully and persistently carried out, will produce great bodily advan- tages; but the trouble with them is that not one in a hundred persons will persevere with them. Though faith- fully performed for a short time after they are taken up, they soon become burdensome and are consequently ne- glected. The reason for this is that they do not appeal to the mind; they are simply and purely physical, and the mind has absolutely no part or in- terest in them. Not so with fencing. Here is an exercise which, thovgh requiring the most strenuous physical effort, has to be guided by the mind, and guided with intelligence, acumen and decision. Not one moment of indifference or in- attention is permissible. That is what makes fencing the sport of brainy men, and fascinates its followers. It is a mental relaxation because it de- mands concentrated attention, and thereby diverts the mind from the or- dinary worries and thoughts of hum- drum existence. The sport is refined, because it precludes roughness or bru- tality; it equalizes between the most diverse personalities. The short man is a match for the tall one, the slight for the strong; and skill is the only factor which bears weigha in sword play. 4Il The stimulus of personal contest between man and man is one of the most attractive features, and a bout between evenly matched fencers is a sight worth seeing. With it all, there is an entire absence of danger from personal injury, the head, body, arm and hand are effectively protected, and after the most spirited passage at arms there will not be found a scratch on either contestant. The entire absence of roughness makes it essentially a sport of gentle- men, and in late years women of re- finement have taken up fencing with great benefit and no drawbacks. Our President, who is certainly a model sportsman, has taken an inter- est in and is learning the art. In dip- lomatic circles in Washington it is practised assiduously. In Europe, fencing as a sport is enjoying a great revival, thanks to the new _ school, which has revolutionized the old, worn-out methods. It is to be hoped that men of leis- ure, as well as professional and busi- ness men in this country, will give this sport the attention it deserves. Those who will try it will persevere and those who persevere will be re- warded beyond their expectations with health and enjoyment. HARD EGGS. GEO. A. WILLIAMS, M. D. I buy some egg on hardware store, Maybe she was some bone; Two day, two night, she cook all right, She was so hard like stone. I put Lim on some hen for set, Maybe she hatch bimeby; I leave him stay ‘bout sixty day, Dem hen, she almos’ die. I'll tink dem egg she was too hard, Maybe she was too old; Dem hen she sneeze, she almos’ freeze, She catch so much bad cold. I take some ax for break dem egg, She knock him on stone wall; For ‘bout half day, | work dat way, She nevare break at all. Dem egg she was so awful hard, I'll don’t like any more; She make me mad, I feel so bad, Like I nevare was before. ON SNUBBING. E. J. MYERS. How to snub, or even check the rush of the salmon is the most difficult of all things connected with salmon angling. The only large salmon I ever hooked and played, one clearly over 40 pounds, I lost by snubbing; i. e., checking and restraining the outgoing line. The fish in briefest instant broke a 14 pound dry strain leader. Several times have I tried it and disaster has come every time. It inev- itably obtains that you must give the salmon his head and follow him until he quiets, whether it be a mile or miles away. Sure as fate if you snub, some- thing gives way. If the fly does not tear out, the leader, line or rod will break, the canoe will capsize or you will fall down, and the salmon will escape. Some link in the chain of causation breaks, and mourning fol- lows. I was fishing on the reefs at the up- per pool of the Overfalls on the Grande Codroy, at the head of which is a heavy rush of water in which it is difficult to hold a large fish, while be- low are the treacherous sluices and boulders where the line must come to grief if the salmon gets out of the ba- sin. There it is that you are between the devil and the deep sea; and there, with knowledge of these facts, I cast and hooked the salmon of all’ salmon that have ever been on my line. Pat Downey affirmed it was the largest he ever saw dead or alive. Pat knows a thing or 2 of size, for what there may be of torch and spear, which surely kill the big salmon, that Pat has not practiced, I can not imagine. This salmon showed himself as he rose and fairly wallowed on the sur- face with a swash that sent the waves to my feet, and started for the sea with a rush that made the reel scream. Once and twice I checked and held the fish in the pool by giving the butt a-la- Davy Humphry. Then came the sea- ward start that means the next pool, if not lower. My only hope of saving the fish was in holding him in the basin-like pool barely 30 yards long and half as wide. I threw the rod into position and put my fingers on the reel spool just before the salmon reached the end of the pool. Immediately the rod broke at the ferrule between the second joint and the butt, apparently its strongest part, but in fact at the only weak point in the tackle, and in the disaster the reel fell off the rod. That is why I don’t believe in patent locks but take a bit of string for safety. That salmon may be going yet, the presumption being that the fact once shown still continues, and certainly no salmon with that fly in his jaws has been landed on the Grande Codroy. In sinking the wood into the male ferrule, a space scarce 1-32 of an inch had been left between the wood end of the butt and the female ferrule, and there, notwithstanding the metal band, it unaccountably broke. “They have called in 2 doctors for con- sultation.” “And do the doctors agree?” nee “I believe they have agreed on the price. ~Philadelphia Ledger. 412 AMONG THE ISLANDS OF GEORGIAN BAY. MAY One pleasant July day we left Toronto at noon, starting Northward toward the al- luring shores of Georgian bay. The rail- road ride was not tedious, but it was a re- lief to reach Penetang, embark on the steamer “City of Toronto,” and start off comfortably in the cool breezes of a sum- mer afternoon, past log booms and rafts, dainty sailing craft. picturesquely ugly dredges and tugs, to the wilderness beyond. BRAGDON., Yankanucks from Pittsburg, flying both flags, and a cozy looking point in the early lamplight called Sans Souci. It was starlight when we reached Rose Point and Parry Sound, the little metropo- lis of the Thirty Thousand islands. There we spent the night, and early in the morn- ing, as the “City of Toronto” backed si- lently away, we heard the distant whistle of “Britannic, ’ the which came to take us BY COURTESY OF TRE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, GEORGIAN BAY DISTRICT. It was an afternoon and evening of delights sailing among wild little wind-tossed is- lands, lagoons like those of the South seas, breakers and rollers sometimes, and smooth land-locked harbors, with the signs of habitation few and far between, but charm- ing. We passed a University club settle- ment at Go-Home bay, a pleasant club of still farther into that unknown Northland. Soon we reached the open. Gulls circled around and raced our ship; barges towed by sturdy tugs, loaded schooners and steamers, showed that we were in one of the highways of the lakes. The fresh, strong breeze and the sparkling sunshine were intoxicating. As we came in among GO-HOME BAY AND-CHANNE L. 413 BY COURTESY OF | HE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, GEORGIAN BAY DISTRICT. *AVMAUVY ANQUL ONYHYO FHL 4O ASZLYNOD AB UAAIN HONAUA AHL NO 414 AMONG THE ISLANDS OF GEORGIAN BAY. AMATFUR ©: OT) BY M/Y BRAGD N THE ISLAND OF ST. HELENA STOOD REVEALED, the islands again, we found them wild, beautiful and apparently untrodden by the foot of man. The breeze wafted odors of pine, spruce and cedar; one forgot the world behind and the cares of every day. The next event of the day was dropping 415 stead of into the friendly security of “The Little Corporal,” as the biggest skiff is called. We spent days and nights of unalloyed happiness among those beautiful islands, with daily sails in the channel and across the open water to Point au Baril, which consists of a lighthouse, a prosperous fish dock and store, 2 or 3 houses and a hotel. There were also excursions to Hemlock or down, Sturgeon bay to fish, sails to Hang- dog Point, long paddles among the unex- plored channels of lovely island groups, “island shopping” excursions, for everyone who comes to these glad lands has a long- ing to possess, and the islands are as cheap as they are beautiful, and picnics on the rocks, where the cares of earth are far away, and one feels small in the bigness of the world. NEAR POINT AUX BARIL. off from the “Britannic’s” lower deck into the trembling maw of a little’skiff; and as the big boat moved away the island of St. Helena, the end of our journey, stood re- vealed, looming hospitably above the spark- ling waters of Bonaparte bay. The lively house party on the dock welcomed the new arrivals with congratulations, for they ex- pected, it seems, to hear us gurgle as we dropped into the waters of the channel, in- By COURTESY OF TrKE GRAND TRUNK @AILWAY. GEORGIAN BAY DISTRICT. We enjoyed the moonlight nights, the stars, the weird Northern lights, and the long mornings of blueberrying, raspberry- ing and gooseberrying. Nature fed us. The bass bit below our rocks; the muska- longe followed our shining troll. The In- dians knew where the frogs’ legs grew, and said that in season wild ducks sell for 10 cents apiece, or you can shoot them your- self; while venison is 4 or 5 cents a pound, MORNING SCENE AT POINT AUX BARIL. BY COURTESY OF THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY, GEORGIAN BAY DISTRICT. *“AV/ATIVE ANNYL ONVHD BHL JO AG3LYNOS AG \ nl = ee ws — —— — —— > — me —_—— AAATA ANAOG AHL NO ‘AVA NVIDUMOAD ‘SANV'ISI 000‘08 416 AMONG THE ISLANDS OF GEORGIAN BAY. 417 AMATEUR PHOTO BY MAY BRAGOON, THE SURVEYOR’S BRIDGE. and bear steaks, smothered in onions, are cheap and good. A fisherman’s wife at the Point made us good bread, and the lighthouse keeper kept also a cow. Each evening, when he came to the range light a mile down toward St. Helena, he brought our big pail of milk, left it in a barrel on the shore of the is- land, and it was our nightly pleasure to row up at sunset, get the milk and leave an empty pail. Though the Point was a mile and a half i - LEO ROOM LZEO ROOM be . LIVING FOOT & {oe eee | PIAZZA away, and there was only one other shack and a surveyors’ camp nearer, we were never lonely, for the house was always full, and Bonaparte bay faced the channel, where all sorts of fishing craft, lumber tugs, freight boats, pleasure yachts and 4 times a week the big “Britannic” passed. Sometimes the picturesque Ojibway Indians silently paddled by at evening, outlined against a primrose sky; and dear, big hearted Cana- dian friends came often, laden with baskets of good things to picnic somewhere with us, or sit around our fire, or dance on our piazza to the tunes of an Indian’s fiddle. More than once friends from the Point were stormbound there. Then cots, ham- mocks and tents overflowed, and everyone helped bake pancakes in the morning on the merry little Klondike stove. One year before, this place was a wilder- ness. Saint Helen herself was only a fish- ing guest up at the hotel, with Him and his Wife for chaperones; but they bought an island, and she bought St. Helena—2 or 3 acres, with rocks and woods, a jungle, hills and ravines, bays and promontories—all for a song. A little American hustling, with a big brother to go up in the spring and assist, built the pretty shack, the cost of which, including the island, was less than for} ‘LOIMLSIG DNISSIGIN ANVT ‘AATATA HONATA *“AVMIVY MNNYL ONVYD BHL JO ASFILHYNOD AB I GO A-FISHING. $300! Lumber is cheap up there, and so is Indian labor. A generous piazza surrounds the living room, which is all windows. There is no ceiling but the roof, with a dormer up to- ward the peak in front, to let in more light and air. The furnishings are simple but pretty and appropriate. The bread box is covered with a steamer rug and serves as a divan beneath one window. The china closet, made of a box lined with green paper, is filled with blue and white dishes and German brown ware. One touch of elegance is Napoleon’s bust, adorning a shelf; and a rustic corner desk holds the birch bark guest book. The sofas are cots, with many pillows, and are always avail- able for chance guests over night. The crewning luxury is a red brick fireplace and chimney gracing the place of honor opposite the front door. There are 2 square bedrooms behind the living room, with 2 cots in each. The wide windows open to . the woods, and the partitions extend only half way to the roof. Another bedroom at the left behind the piazza, and the kitchen, or galley, at the right and opposite, com- plete this gem of a house. Saint Helen reigns supreme, and all her guests are happy. 419 PLAN OF ST. HELEN. _ Behind, paths are carved through the jungle, rustic seats are built on distant rocks, bridges are planned across ravines and chasms, and although coming years may transform this lovely spot into some- thing nearer perfection to most eyes, the charm of this first year of pioneering will never be excelled. Other people have bought surrounding islands. All F and G groups are gone and H is fast disappearing. The ‘artist has named hers Mandalay and the Ph. D. has a Wonderland. The skipper is putting a shack on Oneishta, and there is to be a log cabin on the surveyor’s rock. It is even rumored that a man from New York is to build a 2 story house soméwhere across the channel! and Him and his Wife, around the corner at Duazyupleze, are to have a real steamer dock, where the “Bri- tannic” may stop! It will change, but it can not lose its charm. The sweet winds will always blow; the white winged gulls will circle there; the happy beasts will not go far away; the clouds and sun, the clear, cold, water and the painted rocks can not change. The happy isles are there forever, and as the summers go the memories will remain. I GO A-FISHING. R. S. STRINGFELLOW. Somewhere I have read of an angler, Who gained a wondrous fame. He lived in the land of Israel; St. Peter was his name. “T go a-fishing,” he said one day To his friends in Galilee; “I go a-fishing.” So says the Book; And off he went with line and hook, A-fishing in the sea. . Since then along that storm-beat shore Many a wave and billow roar; And in the rush of wave and blast Many a life has breathed its last. But still the anglers go! “T go a-fishing,” ‘tis often said, Although St. Peter’s long since dead. But the words of this reverend saint and sage, There on the good Book’s sacred page, Live on and on from age to age, And still the fishers go! “T go a-fishing!” Three fishers, this time, Will be the subjects of my rhyme. *Twas in midsummer’s sweltering days; The sun beat down with scorching rays, When off to the West these fishers went, With heart and mind on pleasure bent, Away to the West, these fishers three. With jocund song, right merrily They pass the time away! “T go a-fishing!” Three fishers bold Now emulate the saints of old. To mountain stream and shady nook, Afar with rod and line and hook, They make their way; through hot sun- shine, To where, ’neath shady cliff and pine, They hope, if fortune prove so kind, On speckled trout they soon may dine! So lived the saints of old! “T go a-fishing,” now each one said, “The spot we've reached and camp is made” ; And soon beneath the cooling shade, With boots waist-high, the stream they wade! The joyous time flies all too fast, While here and there with fly they cast; And in each boiling crystal pool Some wily trout would play the fool— Much to the angler’s joy! But all too fast the moments fly, The time has come to say good-bye. Back to town and dusty street, Back to sun and sweltering heat. But memory sweet shall still be mine, I'll think and sing.of auld lang syne; And the good old angler of Galilee My guardian saint, I trust, will be! PRANKS OF PORCUPINES. G. O. SHIELDS. As a worker, the porcupine ranks next to the beaver in the quadruped creation. No obstacle seems to balk Mr. Quilly in his efforts to obtain salf or grease, and the things he does in pursuit of these dainties are almost beyond belief. The facts I shall relate, however, can be verified by hundreds of men who have camped in the woods where this little rodent makes his home. Many a man has been compelled to get up in the night and club these in- truders out of the tent to avoid having his shoes, his gloves, his hat, his bacon. his salt bag, or other property destroyed. The porcupine seems to know no such im- pulse as fear. He takes it for granted that he may go anywhere in search of food or of delicacies; and even after being whacked across the nose with a stick, or kicked out of the tent, he will return and continue his depredations, time after time. He seems not to have sense enough to take a hint, unless it be emphasized with a club laid on so vigorously as to inflict serious bodily injury, or even to cause death; yet in other respects he is exceedingly cun- ning. It seems a pity that so ingenious an animal as the porcupine should not have sufficient fear of man to keep out of his way; but poor Quilly is sadly deficient in this matter, and, as a result, his bones and his quills lie in bunches about almost every camp ground in the Northern States and in Canada. Many men and boys take de- light in murdering these poor beasts in cold blood, and when attending to their own affairs. Others, as I have said, are almost compelled to kill them in order to get a chance to sleep, or in defense of their property. ’ I have known porcupines to eat almost a whole axe handle that had been swung by sweaty hands and then left about some old, deserted camp. I have frequently found the remains of pork barrels and salt barrels that have been partially eaten by porcupines, in order to get the remnant of salt or grease which the wood contained. Two of my friends who were camping in the Selkirk mountains caught a young marmot, took him to camp and put him in a box, with a view to carrying him home. The slats which the men put over the front of the box had formed part of a packing box in which bacon had been carried. The cage was left outside of the tent and in the night a porcupine came along, ate the slats and liberated the marmot. .again and resumed operations. A man who was working a mining claim near Rosland, B. C., lay down under a tree, after lunch, to take a nap, and placed his hat over his eyes to shelter them from the light. He was tired and slept soundly. A porcupine came along and ate nearly all the leather lining out of his hat before the prospector awoke. Another quill pig visited W. H. Wright's camp one night, and smelled bacon grease on the sheet iron stove; whereupon he pro- ceeded to gnaw. The racket disturbed Wright and his partner, when the former got up, took the poker and threw the in- truder out. Then Wright went back to bed, but within 5 minutes Quilly called That time he was boosted out more energetically than before, and was thrown into the creek, which ran near the tent. He floated off down the stream, but Wright had only got comfortably asleep when the everlast- ing rasping was resumed. Then the camp- ers grew wrathful, and one of them got up and killed the chairman of the investi- gating committee. Dr. Schavoir and his wife camped in the same place the next spring, and during the 8 days they were there were compelled to kill 27 porcupines in order to save their grub and clothing from destruction. One of their visitors attempted to cross the creek one night to reach the tent. He walked out on a log that extended part way across. When he reached the end of it he seemed to dread a cold bath, yet was so anxious to get across that he sat there and whined several hours. Finally the guide got up and killed him in order that the campers might sleep. The cook employed by this _ party hewed out a trough, from a big log, which he used as a wash tub. Having for the moment forgotten the ravenous appetite of the porcupines, he put the washing to soak over night, and in the morning found that a sleeve had been literally eaten out of one of the shirts. It is supposed that the por- cupine found some remnant of the salt flavor of perspiration in the sleeves; or, it may be there was something about the soap which suited his taste. The members of this party were com- pelled to hang up all their food, clothing, boots, shoes, saddles, cartridges, belts and everything else that had leather about it, or that had been Handled enough to have any flavor of salt or grease on it. Wright developed some photo negatives VP Beare * ts ts a SOR te OPA SP Dhy OTE & - ‘See ee ‘ PRANKS OF one day and left a bit of fixing solution in a crock, outside the tent. A porcupine came along in the night and drank this up clean. They did not find him, so it is not known whether he was well fixed after taking his medicine. In this connection I reprint a portion of an article on the porcupine which was written by S. N. Leek, of Jackson, Wyo., and which appeared in Recreation for June, 1900: Some years ago it was a common oc- currence to have to catch both cattle and horses and pull porcupine quills out of their noses or out of the heels of the horses. They probably would try to smell Porky and get within reach of his unerring tail. This led ranchmen to kill all the porcupines they saw, which has materially reduced their numbers. I have seen a horse step on a porcupine in a trail overgrown with grass and get all his legs full of quills. Once a friend dismounted from his horse to photo- graph a Porky. The beast made.a break for cover, which happened to be the doctor’s horse that was quietly gazing near. On feeling something prick his leg the horse struck out and kicked poor Porky, transferring the quills to his own legs. One spring while hunting bear at the foot of the Teton mountains I saw more porcupines than ever before or since. We usually put everything they could harm in the tent, but one night, coming in late, I forgot my saddle. They didn’t eat it quite up, but nearly so. The next evening, in walking around camp, I met 8 of them coming in to finish the saddle. Of*course*l turned them down. One day while going along the road I passed the carcass of a horse that had died the fall before, and there were 8 Porkies gnawing at the bones. Farther on I saw 10 of them at work at one time on the bones of an elk. I put in a small saw mill at the foot of the Tetons and there we had trouble with the porcupines. We could not sleep while one was gnawing at the cor- ner of the house. We would stand it as long as we could; then someone would get up, steal outdoors and whack him. It is wonderful what pounding they can stand. One night while alone at the mill I killed 7, and about mid- PORCUPINES. night I got 3 more. The first one in front of the door on the porch gnawing. I got him. Then I heard one on a big box beside the door. He was eating a saddle blanket. I got him also, and was about to go in when I nearly ran my face against a big one clinging to the porch post, on a level with my head. He gave me such a start I missed him with an iron rod I had and _ nearly knocked the post out, but I got him the next trip. We never found anything they wouldn’t eat. They gnawed the whole end off the little porch we had on the house. At the creek where we washed they took the soap we left lying on the bank. A bar of soap just makes a porky a lunch. All tools had to be put in the house or the porcupines would eat the handles; and for saddle blankets or harness they had a weakness. The men working the road had their shovel and pick handles gnawed, all over and the plow handles nearly eaten up by porcupines. A man who left a wagon box on the Teton pass had one corner of it eaten entirely out and a hole 18 inches across cut through the bottom. In skinning bears, mountain lions, lynx, wolverines and coyotes I have found porcupine quills embedded in the flesh. Once in skinning a mink I found him full of quills; but he had probably got too close by mistake. I have seen dogs get quills in them by rolling where a porcupine had been killed. The porcupine makes several different noises. One is a sort of singing made when the old and young ones are out together. Once I slipped out from camp about sundown, with my rifle, across a small meadow and through the woods 300 or 400 yards, after a strange calling noise I heard, to find it was a porky who was probably lonesome. I have seen these animals voluntarily swim a creek 75 feet wide. They seem to hear better than they see. A porky will either raise his quills and sit where he is, disdaining to run, or will make for cover, get to a log, stick his head under it and flirt his tail at anything that comes within striking distance: or he will climb a tree. Verily, the quill pig is an amusing little cuss. “Have you submitted this poem to any- one else?” “No, sir.” “Then where did you get that black eye?” —Life. 421 AN APOSTROPHE TO MY CANOE. R. R. KIRK. White Princess, over glistening wake Now lingering in the inviting shade, And brave appointed fish, and all Now swiftly following fancy’s flight; Swift moving things, which in thy wake Impatient to obey the blade, Flash and follow, mount and fall! Imperious urger, day or night; O lithe craft, most fair art thou, O, swift and sweet art thou, Canoe! Wherever water passes prow! On many a rivulet proven true. Where water swiftest runs, and cool, Of lightest cedar sawn; by deft Where willows bend above the stream, Skilled fingers shaped, and truly made Where fishes leap from darkening pool, Complete and beautiful; bereft Thy whiteness and thy jewels gleam! Of all unloveliness, and arrayed Akin to running streams art thou, Befittingly art thou, Canoe, O fairest boat, with stateliest prow! Who builded better than they knew. For wast thou not a spirit first, Ere yet they made for thee this shell? I know for waters thou dost thirst, Where plash of fish is heard, where dwell Wild creatures,—even as I who now With dripping blade guide thy swift prow. One of the novelists, referring to his hero, says: His countenance fell. His voice broke. His heart sank. His hair rose. His eyes blazed. His words burned. His blood froze. It appears, however, that he was able to pull himself together and marry the girl in the last chapter.—Exchange. “Yes, we’re going to be married.” “Have you proposed ?” “No, not yet.” “Then how do you know she'll have you?” “Why, she’s been encouraging me to save money instead of buying flowers and the- ater tickets.”—Chicago Evening Post. There was an old monarch in Thibet, Skirt dancing he tried to prohibit; AMATEUR PHOTO BY C M. WHITNEY. His rule was so strict, I’M BUSY. If any one kicked Winner of s2nd_ prize in Recreation’s 8th He ordered her hanged on a gibbet. Annual Phcto Competition. —Life. 422 ON TOP OF CALIFORNIA, D. M. LADD. The sharp clanging that gradually grew into a roar loud enough to have recalled the 7 sleepers from the land of dreams, was the breakfast gong in the vigorous hands of Tim, the cook. Jack Frost was attending strictly to busi- ness, though this was but May. The high- er Sierras do not don their summer garb until much later in the year. It mat- tered not that the air was cold, or that the blankets seemed like an earthly paradise; for that weazened, taciturn son of the Orient was the undisputed autocrat of the camp. His motto was: “No comee, no eatee.” Brief it undoubtedly was, but we found it built for business, since more than one care- less fellow had gone into the hills on a frosty morning with a light stomach and a heavy heart before that epigram was rec- ognized as law. It was at last well under- stood, and if any of the heavy sleepers did not put in a prompt though perhaps undig- nified appearance, it was a case for the doc- tor, the undertaker, or perchance for both. So much for discipline as administered by a Chinaman. The moonlight still gleamed softly on the valley, making the great pines look ghostly and unreal in the uncertain changing light and shadow. The camp was pitched deep in the valley of the middle fork, just where a little mountain brook, clear as crystal and cold as ice, came tearing down to meet the Feather, which plunged through Delaney canyon be- tween solid walls of granite, twisting and turning like a serpent in its effort to get through the almost impassable barriers placed in its way. The boisterous little river eddied around the foot of cliffs and burrowed beneath their overhanging shad- ows; or rushed out into the light and went dancing and singing over boulders that its own gentle touch had worn smooth as glass; then lingered a moment in some quiet, shady pool, and again sprang forward, going onward, onward to the sea. A few hundred feet upward, the canyon walls were bare and brown. Starting at the edge of the true wall and. extending to the glittering peaks of ice 10,000 feet above the blue Pacific, was one unbroken field of snow. Was this California, “the land of flowers and eternal sunshine?” Yes, but the Sierra Nevadas are not the Santa Clara valley, nor yet the famous San Joaquin. There are numerous climates, both good and bad, in the Golden State. Breakfast over, there followed a_ hasty scramble for guns, cameras and field glasses. 423 Just as the sun began to light up the East- ern peaks, painting the ice caps with gold and saffron, and letting soft, checkered shadows fall through the green of the pines into the valley below, the climb to the sum- mit began. A dozen miles the way slopes upward through unbroken forests of pine and fir. At this early hour the denizens of the deep woods were beginning to wake into life. All about, on-fallen logs and broken rock, chipmunks, small striped and insolent of manners, were making their morning meal of pine nuts. They paused with heads acock and gleaming little eyes, and viewed our progress with lively interest, or scam- pering fcr cover, stopped every few feet to sit jauntily erect, with nervous, twitching tails, to stare us in the face like animated interrogation points. Big silver-gray squir- rels glided swiftly around the pines and were lost to sight in an instant. The great golden flicker and his brethren, the red- heads and sapsuckers, were waking the echoes in quest of food. Grouse were drumming everywhere on the slopes, but for this day, at least, they were to pursue their way unharmed, since our party was intent on climbing. We passed rapidly upward until, within a mile of the summit, we began to strike the true snowcap. There progress became slower and more laborious. Nearly all the way there had been a light coating of snow but here it was of varying depth. Every few rods some careless fellow stepped where the crust was thin and went down to his armpits, scraping sundry patches of skin from shins and wrists in the descent, and making side remarks as to the utter idiocy of mountaineering. At last, and without serious mishap, we arrived within a few hundred feet of the top. There was where the real fun of the trip began. From that point on to the very last peak there were cliffs, and they did not look as if designed for climbing, either. In fact, as an easy means of getting up in the world they were distinctly a failure. Fortunately the members of the party who were looking for ease had remained in camp, so up we went, clinging like flies to a ceiling, on those seamed and frost riven faces. After nearly 4 hours of hard climb- ing we stood at last on the uppermost point of stone. A panorama of valleys spread out before our greedy eyes. The picture was one not soon to be forgotten. We began to realize that the Sierras were 150 miles wide and 424 / contained not one poor little range, but range after range of snowcaps, dropping away in endless procession. Gray patches of sky and banks of giant pines marked the valleys, rich with spring verdure and sparkling with many streams. These were not mere slits in the hills, but big, lusty valleys, where pine, spruce and fir, hoary with age in the days of the forty niners, were still rank with life. The sentinel peaks, rough, jagged and snowcapped, formed a contrast seldom seen in land- scapes. Several little lakes lay half hidden in the sinks between the peaks. These, as well as every 1unning stredm, were full of trout, speckled and rainbow; both with a fight- ing capacity when hooked that was all but marvelous. RECREATION. The sweep of the eye revealed numerous little villages that to the amateur moun- taineer seemed ridiculously close together, but those of us who had spent a chilly night in the open air because of this optical de- lusion, still held a vivid appreciation of the distances between them. From every point of vantage we looked our fill. We loosened great boulders that went tearing downward with the noise of thunder. After lunching in the shelter of a protecting crag, we took the downward path, following in the wake of the descend- ing sun, and just as he hid his face behind the snow crowned range, 60 miles to the Westward, we plunged swiftly down the shelving canyon wall into the valley of the shadow, where Tim and the dogs were waiting to give us a riotous welcome. SUMMER. WILLIAM R. BERRY. There ain’t no use a-talkin’ o’ the pleasures riches bring, Nor to spout ethereal exstacy like poet fel- lers sing; ’Cause the novelty don’t las’ long when ye get all things ye need, An’ I never yet seen poetry as could make me change my lead. But jus’ gimme hot old summer when there’s nary thing to do, An’ the ol’ crick’s runnin’ slow like, kinder waitin’ jus’ for you; When the tree frog in the poplar keeps a- singin’ till he’s sung That ye wish he’d git pneumonia in his gol darn little lung. Then fix up yer fishin’ tackle an’ git on yer favorite log, An’ open up yer bait can an’ git out a kick- in’ frog; But ye soon git kinder tired while ye sit up there an’ wait, Fer some ’vestigatin’ cat fish to swim up an’ take yer bait. So ye lay back ’ginst a tree trunk an’ look up in the sky, An’ ye wonder how that buzzard gits an- chored there so high; But ye soon git kinder sleepy an’ begin to doze an’ nod, While the water keeps a-tinklin’ an’ the frogs croak in the bog. AMATEUR PHOTO BY S, L. BEEGLE +ND W. +. MAURER. LIVE WILD MALE WOOD DUCK. The camera was focused on the grass spot in the daytime and the flashlight was made at midnight. A DAY ON LAKE OWEN. C. C. HASKINS. Lake Owen is between Cable and Drum- mond, Wisconsin, and is a signal station on the C., St. P.. M. & O. railway. The lake is 2 minutes’ walk from the station, and directly across it is the Eagle Knob hotel. On the beach there is always a boat, so if there happens to be no oarsman about, the way is open to do your own ferrying. I was fortunate, for when the little craft left the shore, headed for Otter slough, Jim Stokes, landlord, companion and_ guide, was at the oars. It was a beautiful June morning following a protracted rain. The loons had ceased their laughing chorus, and in softer notes were congratulating each other on the fine weather. The woods were alive with songsters, each striving to outdo the others in melody. Sitting well up on a dried and barkless pine a solitary crow cawed warningly, and a panther, or some other pariah of the cat family, ut- tered its hateful yell, probably to frighten some timid creature into betraying itself by moving in its hiding place. A _ great, gaunt timber wolf set up its howl, by way of bass to the concert. Otter slough is a long bay at the South- ern extremity of the lake. Its narrow en- trance, a few yards long, is shallow and clear of weeds and grass; farther into the slough the water, still shallow, widens into a bay, and is excellent ground for muska- longe, because of the weedy nature of the bottom. As we passed this ground Stokes said that by the time we had fished the bass ground there would be wind enough to ruffle the shallow water, and then we could try for a musky. Jim had much to do between rowing and berating me in a good natured way for making an occasional foul cast. All the same, I landed bass enough that day to satisfy any but a fish hog, and we returned down the slough about noon. Jim’s prediction was correct. The wind did blow a trifle, and the musky was there. He struck, and I struck, and Jim pulled for deep water. The first move of the vic- tim was to try to release himself by tang- ling up in the weeds. A taut line prevented that, and Jim pulled, down through that shallow water. As the boat spun, the fish headed for the narrows. Though Jim pulled all he knew how, Musky would have beaten him but for the reel, which kept taking up the slack. He was abreast of the boat, not 10 yards away, something like a quarter of a mile, and we finally brought him aboard just at the landing. = 425 Putting him and our bass in the ice house, we passed down the West shore of the peninsula, toward another favorite bass ground. On the way we came suddenly in sight of a loon, which set up an unusual racket, and swam near our little craft. “Oh, ho!” said Jim, “that bird has a nest near here, and we must find it. They al- ways nest on a bog, and I think I know just where it is.” A little searching discovered the nest, with one unhatched egg and the broken shell of the other. We heard a faint “peep, peep,” and traced it to the egg. The little fellow had broken a hole in the shell about the size of one’s thumb nail, and was cry- ing lustily for release. After satisfying our curiosity, we re- turned to deeper water, and there saw the mother loon, with the recently hatched baby on her back. Following her closely, she became alarmed, dropped the baby loon into the lake and swam away. It was amusing to see the little one, only a few hours old, try to dive. The head and neck would go under well enough, but despite the kicking of those funny little paddles, the body, like Banquo’s ghost, would not down. When it reached the mother, the cooing of the parent reminded us of the notes of the turtle dove. Rounding a point of land, we came si- lently on a redhead duck with her little family of 10, quite recently out of the shell. A signal from the mother, and they all half paddled, half flew to the shore, while she flew away. They huddled under a bush within 20 feet of us, and she flew back and forth, uttering each time she passed a word of caution. At last as she flew by them she changed her note, and the little ones, as by a single impulse, half ran, half swam, to where she settled down among them. Resting a moment, she said something more and all started for the opposite shore, the mother adopting the same speed as the young. The ducklings were only 2 or 3 days out of the shell, yet they thoroughly understood the language of their mother. Selecting a shady, sloping bank, we pulled up the boat where the water was hardly a foot deep, and had but just stepped out of it when a school of 9 black bass came in, evidently having been driven away from the shoal by our approach. I cast among them, but no motion did they make, except to allow the hook to be drawn past them. I tried several baits, but all to no purpose, while I had almost to fight to keep away the rock bass. The, 426 black bass were not in the least shy, but they were not hungry, and they were not on spawning beds. I had been taking bass in another part of the lake, but utterly failed of catching these fish. I have often found a_ substance like black mud in the stomach of a fish, but I never till that day saw one eating it. We RECREATION, both saw a bass of possibly 114 pounds with a lump of black muck in his mouth, close by a floating bog of that kind of mud, The fish was so near as to be plainly seen, and the lump was nearly as large as a hen’s egg. I have since learned that a va- riety of beetle of which bass are fond lives in the floating muck. A DISGRACE TO OREGON. I have just obtained the enclosed photo which shows part of a catch of 400 trout made in Coos county, Oregon. I am sure you will take great pleasure in roasting these men. The 3 on the left of the pic- ture were the boat pullers and are not re- oa a3 ot be : i \ ae ‘ n/p : & es iam TH Dr. Byler, Mayor Bennett, Prof. Ford Young Bennett, They salted the fish and brought them to town, for which they are commendable, as others do not even trouble to clean their catches. Such slaughter is an outrage. I hope you will skin these people as they de- serve. E. B. Seabrook, Marshfield, Ore. Capt: Norris, Pete and Walter, boat pullers. - Young Tower, PART OF A CATCH OF 400 TROUT IN COOS COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE, 1903, sponsible for what occurred. The others are Professor Ford, principal of the Alle- gany high school of this county; Dr. Byler, a prominent physician of North Bend; J. W. Bennett, mayor of Coos; and 2 boys. The entry in the fish hog book reads: Dr. Byler,’ No. 4,010;:. “Prot. - Ford; Na. 1,011; J. W. Bennett, 1.012; Young Ben- nett, No. 1,013; Young Tower, No. 1,014.— EpiTor. Professor—What do you know about the ibis ? _ Stfident—The ibis is the part of the eye immediately surrounding the cuticle.-—Chi- cago Tribune. FROM THE GAME FIELDS. The man who quits when he gets enough, with plenty of game still in sight, is a real sportsman. -IN OREGON MOUNTAINS, One does not need to travel far from the railroad in Southern Oregon to reach a - primeval wilderness in the pine-clad moun- tains lying on either side of Rogue river, 30 or 40 miles below Grant’s Pass. There are found deer, black and brown bears, lynx and bob cats. It is a region where nature has lavished choicest gems of balsam-scented forests, of leaping, laughing streams, and of birds, beasts and wild things. For the man who loves real hunting and genuine recreation, the Lower Rogue coun- try is the place of all places, if he be willing to rough it. The hunter must content him- self with a tough Indian pony, or rather 2 of them, for there must be one to ride and one to carry the pack. A mule or a burro is the best possible pack animal for the hunt- er in this mountain region, but they are not always easily found. The burro will | never stray far from camp, will carry his load patiently and willingly, and can go any- where a man can go except up a tree. The pack should be complete, but never made burdensome with duffle not absolutely needed. The grub kit consists, first, of a frying pan and a coffee pot. Then there is the bag of flour and the beans—always beans. Space must also be made for small cans of salt and soda. Sugar is not needed, though it may be carried, but coffee must not be overlooked. A roll of woolen blank- ets, a rifle, plenty of ammunition and a good ax completes the pack. In a tin box, and oc- cupying an inside pocket of his vest, where they will always be found dry, the hunter carries his matches; and he is never without the big knife that serves more purposes than any other article of the outfit. The hunting grounds of Southern Oregon can be reached either from Grant’s Pass down Rogue river, or from West Fork, a small station on the Southern Pacific. The hunting season is August and September, and at that time the air is crisp and the sweet acorns are ripening on the ballota bushes. After 2 days’ traveling the hunter finds himself in a pine-clad solitude. As far as the eye can see are purple mountains, cut by deep canyons, down which streams go babbling to join the Rogue. The hunter must keep to the ridges, for as he proceeds deeper into the mountains all signs of the trail disappear, and he has naught to guide him but the sun or the winding river. There is but one way to hunt in that re- gion; that is to take a stand on an open ridge and wait patiently hour after hour. Deer will come out to feed on the rich grass, and bear will emerge to enjoy a sweet 427 acorn dinner. Last summer one party of 4 Saw over 75 deer during their trip; bear were everywhere. Dennis H. Stovall, Grant’s Pass, Ore. NO SUBSPECIES I am much in sympathy with RECREATION on the question of game protection and my earnest desire that it may have even more power along that line prompts me to make a suggestion. Commenting on the cases of Brown, Mc- Nitt and Craig, in the January issue, you call each a game hog, though the offense of the first 2 consisted in shooting in closed season, and of the other, in killing protect- ed birds. I am not trying to defend these people. They deserve all they got. The term “game hog,” as used by ReEcrEa- TION, has, however, become accepted by de- cent sportsmen as meaning a person who takes more than his fair share of game, and in the cases mentioned it seems misapplied. G. A. Neble, Milwaukee, Wis. ANSWER. I thoroughly appreciate your frank and courteous criticism, and regret I can not quite agree with you. I do not think the term game hog, or fish hog, need be confined entirely to men who kill too much game or too many fish. It seems to me a man who can not wait till the opening of the legal season to kill his game, but who sneaks out ahead of all the honest, law abiding sports- men and kills his deer or his bag of ducks, is surely endowed with swinish proclivities. If you will pick up a dictionary you will find that many standard words in the Eng- lish language have different shades and de- grees of meaning. I see no reason why the term game hog should not be treated in the same way. For instance, a preacher wrote me from West Virginia that he was out hunting with several other men; that the dogs started a bear, as they supposed; that the entire party followed the dogs, but that he, being the best sprinter, outdistanced the others and got there first. The dogs treed not only one bear but 3, an old one and 2cubs. This clergyman sailed up to the tree and killed the old bear and one of the cubs before any of the other men got with- in shooting distance. Naturally these other men were disgusted when they found that their pastor had knocked down most of the persimmons, and told him so. He claimed the skins of the 2 bears he had killed, but was magnanimous enough to leave the other cub to be divided between his 3 or 4 friends. He applied to me to settle the dispute, and I told him in good forcible English that 1 428 considered him a hog; that if he had been a- gentleman he would have waited when he got to the tree and found that all the bears were safely cornered, unti] his friends came up, and would then have offered them, or some of them, the first shot. Do you not agree with me in this posi- tion P—EpIrTor. HOW TO COOK IN CAMP. Wheat Bread: Put two teaspoonfuls of best baking powder and a teaspoonful of salt into a quart of flour, mixing. thorough- ly, first dry and then with cold water, un- til a thin dough is made. Put in greased dish and bake or put in tin dish, cover with another dish, put on a bed of coals, cover with coals and bake. Pancakes: Mix the batter much thinner, but in the same proportion as the foregoing and do not knead. Add 2 tablespoonfuls of fat pork. Oatmeal Gruel: Into one pint of boil- ‘ing water stir 3 tablespoonfuls of oatmeal ; salt and boil 40 minutes. Barley Bread: Mix barley meal, salted, with warm water to the consistency of stiff dough, bake in flat cakes and eat warm with butter. Oatmeal Bread: barley bread. Oatmeal Wafers: Take a pint of oat- neal and a pint of water, add a scant tea- spoonful of salt, mix, spread them on but- tered pan and bake slowly. Graham Diamonds: Pour boiling water on graham flour making a dough as thick as can be stirred with an iron spoon. Place the dough, with plenty of flour, on a mould- ing board and knead. Roll out half an inch.thick and cut into diamonds or any other shape. Bake in a hot oven 30 minutes. Easily digested. Hominy: Soak one quart of ground hominy over night, put over the fire in a tin pail, set in boiling water with water enough to cover, boil gently for 5 hours, as it can not be hurried. After the grains begin to soften on no account stir it. The water put in at first ought to be enough to finish it, but if it proves too little add more carefully, as too much makes’ it sloppy. Salt just before taking from the fire, as too early salting makes it dark. If proper- ly done the grains will stand out snowy and well done, but round and separate. Lunch Rolls: Sift together one pint of flour, one teaspoonful of baking powder and half a teaspoonful of salt. Work in one teaspoonful of lard or butter and add one half pint of milk. Mix to a smooth dough, roll out to half an inch in thickness and Make as directed for RECREATION. cut into circular shapes. Bake in a moder- ate oven. Johnny Cake: Boil a pint of water sharply in a kettle, add a tablespoonful of salt and 2 of sugar. Slowly stir in corn meal till thick mush is made. After this has cooked 5 to 10 minutes put it in a greased tin dish and bake half hour over a bed of coals or in an oven. Fried Mush: Slice cold mush thin, fry in hot butter and lard; or dip in beaten eggs, salted to taste, then in cracker crumbs and drop in hot lard like doughnuts. Parched Rice: Put into a frying pan enough butter to cover the bottom. When it is hot add cold boiled rice, a little at a time. Fry a delicate brown and serve. Washington Bread: Mix white corn meal with a little salt and make a batter with cold water. Spread thin on tin pans and bake well. To be eaten with butter. If white meal is not to be had use yellow. This is called pone in the South, and was used by General Washington in the field. Recipe for tonic: 1% ounces best red Peruvian bark, I ounce cloves, I ounce cin- amon, pulverize; add 1 quart domestic or port wine. Dose, wine glass full at meal time. H. E. Sabine, Camas Valley, Ore. FOUR BEAR IN A WEEK. We had a lot of fun on our 1902 hunting trip. King, Tiedens, my brother Dick and I, with Jack, our cook and camp man, pitched camp September Ist on Huckleberry moun- tain. The following day Dick plugged a 200 pound silvertip cub. Hit him 3 times out of 4 shots, running, at 200 yards. Wednesday, the 3rd, King and I started a large black bear at long range. We fired 5 shots, 2 taking effect, as we learned after- ward. We tracked him by blood drops 1% miles to where he had wallowed in a creek. There we caught 14 trout in one sink in the stream, roasted them, ate lunch and rested 2 hours. Taking up the trail again we came, after a mile of hard tracking, to a thick windfall. The bear was just leav- ing it. We all sighted him at the same time, and fired. The old fellow went down pe emai and died before we could get to im. Thursday was wet and we did not hunt. After dinner we prospected for elk sign and saw 2 cows and a calf. The law pro- tects all but bull elk. Next day, while descending the moun- tain, I heard crackling brush and warning grunts. Soon I saw brush move and a dark object standing. I guessed at the right place and fired. With a roar a female, FROM THE GAME FIELDS. silvertip charged. Two .303 bullets stopped her about 40 yards from me. She weighed probably 750 pounds and was a beautiful specimen. Luck deserted us until Monday, when King killed a black bear, making a bear apiece for the party. Tuesday Tiedens and I came in, leaving Dick and King in the mountains. They remained a week longer, moving camp to a better deer country. Later in the month I spent a day with my friends Miller and Benze, hunting near Marion, 25 miles West of Kalispell. Of 4 deer jumped during the day we secured 3. H. E. Houston, M. D., Kalispell, Mont. A BOAR HUNT. Three years ago last winter my 3 part- ners’ and I started, with 2 pack horses and a camp outfit, for a hog hunt in the foot- hills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. That may seem odd to those accustomed only to Secing pigs in clover or in a pen, but those - who have -hunted wild hogs know it is a mighty strenuous sport. Learning that there was a bunch of hogs in a deep gulch near our camp we set out _ early to follow them. Wild hogs will move along while rooting about as fast as a man can travel on foot, and after finding sign it is always necessary to track them. Two of my companions went along one side of the gulch, and I the other. The fourth man made a detour, intending to strike the gulch 4 miles farther on. Coming noiselessly to the top of a little break, I was offered the choice of 2 as fine shots as I could desire. Sixty yards up the hill stood a 5 point buck, while 200 yards _ down the hill a bunch of hogs was feeding. I was after hogs that trip, so I fired at the biggest, aiming at the sticking place. I shot too low, however, and the bullet, a ‘30-30, broke his right fore leg, and ranging back, split the toes of a hind foot. Hearing the shot my friends across the gulch came over, bringing 2 bulldogs trained to track and hold anything alive. We set the dogs on, and the boar, after running a mile, took refuge in a thicket so dense we could not enter it save on hands and knees. With his rump to a rock the boar fought off the dogs, killing one before we came up. He charged the first man who entered the _ thicket, but. was stopped before he could do - any damage. A crippled grizzly is a tough - “proposition, but a wounded boar is worse, for he will fight to his last gasp. S. V. Stevens, Lyonsville, Cal. HOW IT LOOKS IN PENNSYLVANIA. We had extremely cold weather last win- ter, the thermometer twice falling to 26 degrees below zero, and I am afraid the birds suffered greatly. Quails were plenti- 429 ful last fall as the result of being protected, and in the early part of the winter I saw a number of large coveys. Several farm- ers told me there were birds on their farms and promised to feed them during the win- ter. I had articles put in the papers, ask- ing farmers to feed the quails, suggesting that they take the grain in the sheaf and hang it in low bushes and trees where the birds can easily get it. If thrown on the ground it will either be lost in the snow or blown away. There is a law in this State allowing quail to be trapped and kept dur- ing the winter and liberated on February 18. Some farmers do this, but most simply feed the quail, which become tame and stay around the premises all winter. I discovered that a number of wild turkeys had escaped the hunters in a section where these birds had become plentiful. I imme- diately made arrangements to have the place thoroughly patrolled and made many trips myself along that part of the mountain, with the result that the turkeys were not molested. There are several hunters living in that region who would have killed them if given a chance. One man said to a friend that he was afraid to stick his nose out of the door with a gun in his hand. Harry P. Hays, Hollidaysburg, Pa. The game law of New York should be amended to prevent the slaughter of deer in September. Nine-tenths of the deer killed in that month are gotten by floating, and 3% of them are does and fawns. Some sportsmen would prefer to shorten the sea- son by cutting out the last 2 weeks. That would not materially reduce the slaughter, as but few deer are killed by still hunting in November. T. J. Fenton, Jamestown, N. Y. We have a few rabbits, squirrels and grouse. A little farther North are deer; few were killed last season, though the woods were full of hunters. F. Goodfruit, Ada, Mich. Most game is scarce here, but a few quails, rabbits and ruffed grouse can be had. Raymond Hagar, Traverse City, Mich. Mrs. Collier Down—How did it happen that when we came home from the theatre last night I saw you let a policeman out of the basement door? Mary Ann—Oi don’t know, mum, unless th’ play was shorter than usual, mum. Join the L. A. S. and help protect the game. , y ta u yi. } YY aps 77, |~ /, Ay. saa UN SSSSoss f ei” fi Nieets | have just shipped you & Slipp-Slap pup. 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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, Tay 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: Pivers 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. t Blue Fish—Horse Mackerel. 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. IDENTIFIED. Ww. K. M, A group of men, all disciples of Walton, sat about a camp fire in the Adirondacks. The guide, after the manner of guides, was explaining just how and why they had not caught many fish. For several days he had been saying, “Jest wait till in the morn- ing; then we will ketch all the trout you can carry.” It happened that an attorney and an edi- tor were in the party and when the guide had finished his marvelous tales of “what we done when I was a boy,” the attorney winked at the editor and told the following: 432 “When I was a young lad I went to Am- persand pond, famous for its trout. After several days of successful sport my friends broke camp and started for home. As we pulled across the lake I could not resist the temptation of a final cast. Immediately a fish struck myi fly and I reeled. in a small but beautifully marked trout. It seemed a pity to retain so small a fish when we had all the law permitted us to take. Moreover, the little fellow had the brightest spots I ever saw on any fish; so I returned him to the water, but not until I had cut a small notch in his dorsal fin. I cut it deep and knew that if he grew to goodly proportions the mark would become very distinct. “Five years afterward several of us visit- ed Ampersand. We again had good luck. On the morning of the last day I cast far ahead and drew the flies along a sub- merged log. There was a_ tremendous splash, and the line cut about at a great rate. When I finally got my captive to the boat my guide deftly netted and brought in a 5 pound trout. As it lay gasping on the bottom of our boat I plainly saw the mark in its fin. It was the same fish I had caught years before.” | The editor laid aside his pipe, and with a deprecatory glance around the circle, he said: “When I was a cub reporter on one of the big dailies I worked so hard that I became threatened with consumption; so they sent me to the mountains to rest. I had made several good scoops for them, and it was no more than right that they pay for my va- cation. Ampersand was too far in for me to stand the trail, so I put up with my guide in a comfortable cabin on Colby pond, near- er civilization. “We fished most of the time. On the last day of my stay I, too, thought to have one more cast and, like my distinguished friend, I hooked a small fish. It was not so beautifully marked as his, but it was below the legal length and I decided to re- turn it after having properly marked the foolish fellow. Turning it over I saw the fins were too small to cut, that no marks could be made on the head, and that there seemed no way by which it could be sub-— sequently identified. If I could but attach some small object to its tail that would serve the purpose. I ran my hand in all my pockets and found a little nickle whis- tle. With a bit of thin wire I fastened the whistle to the trout’s tail, making the per- foration in the thickest cartilage so no in- jury might come to the fish. Then I put it back. “Five years afterward I visited Colby FISH AND FISHING. pond. The same guide took me over to our old cabin. We again fished and caught some good strings. One afternoon I hooked an apparently large fellow while bait fish- ing in deep water. He came up slowly— appeared to be logy and did not run—or fight; but he strained my tackle. Just as he came to the surface and the guide, after a mighty effort landed him safe in the boat, I discovered I had taken the same fish, the one marked years ago.” We observed silence, but the guide put in anxiously, “Had he grown much?” “He had not changed a particle, but the whistle had grown into a foghorn.” The guide busied himself about our bal- sam beds at once, nor did he offer any more stories of immense trout. “The press is mightier than the law,” remarked the attorney dryly. HE GOT WHAT WAS COMING TO HIM. aan Ee I never was what might be termed a suc- cessful angler, though from an early age I was a lover of the gentle art and could pa- tiently wait hours for a nibble. I do not re- member to have caught more than 1o fish in one day; frequently I caught none at all. Once I landed 3 trout in 5 minutes and another time I caught a 28-pound pike, which I spent hours landing. On the whole, I always returned satisfied from a day’s fishing. Among my chums in those days was 2 boy who, up to the time I speak of, was fond of fishing. However, he thought it slow work with rod and line and with the help of another chum, of ours invented a way to kill fish with dynamite. His father’s farm bordered on a lake literally full of pike and perch. A quarryman showed him how to put the detonator containing the fuse into the stick of dynamite and common sense taught him how to sink it. He made 2 experiments which proved successful. He was preparing to make a big haul and had baited part of the lake to attract the fish. Another friend and I were to be present to see the sport and help collect the fish. I was much disappointed when pressing business kept me away. My friend had to go on with the slaughter alone as our chum did not turn up either. About 3 p. m. on a July day he rowed out to the part of the lake he had baited. For some reason he had to strike nearly a box of matches before one would burn suff- ciently to light the fuse. At last he got it lighted and threw it in the proper place, which he had marked with a floating cork. It was then time for him to row for his life. He grabbed for the oars, but to his horror saw one of them floating 10 yards 433 from him, it having slipped out while he was lighting the fuse. He rowed frantically with the other, but instead of getting away from danger was right on top when the explosion came. He and the boat were blown 30 feet upward. When he came to himself he was on the keel of the boat, which was floating bottom up near the mid- die of the lake. He could not move lest he tumble off, nor could he swim ashore with his clothes and shoes on, being at best a poor swimmer. As it was a calm day there was no hope of his drifting ashore. He cried for help and at last some one heard him. It took some time to decide how to rescue him, there being no other boat on the lake. A boat was sent for, but before it arrived my friend had been 3 hours in the water, and from fright and exposure was well nigh exhausted. When our chum who had arrived mean- time, saw him safely landed, he collected the fish. They were of all sizes, from the smallest perch up to a pike 5 pounds in weight. As it turned out, it did the fish a good turn, for had he taken the 480 fish he killed without an accident he and his 2 chums might have become a trio of fish hogs, the like of which the world never saw. We were scarcely to blame, as we were but boys, and did not know we were break- ing both the laws of the land and the laws of common decency by our act. However, it was all for the best, for it left 1s thank- ful thereafter for small mercies in the fish- ing line. One of the trio has since fished in the rivers of California, but not as a fish hog. A DISAPPOINTMENT. Dick Kirkham was coming down the Ma- pee, attired in a wading suit which “Old Hossfly” Jim Bryant had picked up for him in the lumber town of Pelton. About the time he reached the pool at the turn of the river I yelled for him to hurry and help me land the biggest trout in Michigan. I had put a red worm down the current into a big pool that churned and foamed beneath the overhanging branches of a giant elm, and got a bite that almost pulled me in over my boot tops. When I struck, it was simply a question of tackle endurance, but as I was equipped with an Alta line and a No. 4 Pennell on a double gut leader I had no fear of the fish breaking away. But just beneath the surface of the foamy water a forked snag afforded the fish a splendid op- portunity to hang me up. He took advan- tage of it so thoroughly that the only di- rection he could take the line, after he had fastened it between the forks, led over to a pile of drift and brush, which meant freedom for him and confusion to me if he succeeded in reaching it. 434 RECREATION. Before I put this particular worm into the pool I remembered how Old Hossfly had wiped my eye 3 years before with a 2 pounder which he had taken out of this same water. As I held the fish against the snag and felt his mighty struggles I saw myself exhibiting a monster trout to the admiring eyes of the aforesaid Hossfly. That heavy wading suit impeded the ra- pidity of Dick’s movements, and as he didn’t come quick enough to suit me, I gingerly felt my way in on tip toe, with the water about to overwhelm my boot tops. By that time I had worked the fish up in the crotch of the snag and could faintly discern the dim outlines of my captive. The sight proved too much for my caution and in I went up to the waist until I could reach down and grab him. The fish was helpless against the crotch and as I reached for him, my hand came in contact not with the slippery, velvety skin of a trout, but against the spikes of the dorsal fin of a wall-eyed pike. As I released the fish and struggled to shore with him, Kirkham came along and admired my catch, but I could see the sly gleam of fun in his eye as he passed on down the stream. The pike weighed 5% pounds, was built like a race horse, and in a clean stretch of the stream it would have been a pleasure to play him with light tackle. It will be many a long day before I for- get the thrill which made me warm with hope when that pike took my hook in the finest trout pool in the beautiful Maple. James D. Ernston, Anderson, Ind. THE WAY OF IT. Just over the Southern line of New York, where the mountains crowd each other so closely that the beautiful Chemung is forced to share its fortunes with the more majes- tic Susquehanna, lies a natural park, Tioga Point, unknown to the many, though fa- mous for its wealth of Indian lore. There, where the rivers meet, is formed a large and beautiful body of water of con- siderable depth. Many a fine string of black bass have I taken from its rocky depths ; and though I have taken them from lakes and streams in many other places, no- where have I found the bass more gamy or more ready with that gallant rush and plunge we know so well. Still lingers the memory of my first ex- perience when, as a small boy with an in- dulgent father, I was allowed to join in an early morning trip. My father and _ his friend had fairly good luck, but the fish were not large and therefore not satisfac- tory to either angler. Try as patiently as they would, no big fellows could be lured to the gaff. Being the smallest and least important member of the party, I must needs content myself by baiting with the lowly worm, which proved to have less drawing power than the lively minnows the men were using. Becoming convinced at last that I was being discriminated against in the mat- ter of bait, I brought such pressure to bear that Father grudgingly fished from the pail a dead minnow and gave it to me. _My minnow was dropped quietly over the side of the boat and we were doing business once more. For some time blue smoke curled quietly from 2 aged pipes and things were growing monotonous. Suddenly there was a disturbance in one end of the boat, and Father turned to see a struggling boy, too wildly excited for ar- ticulate speech, grasping the end of his old maple pole as if he feared it would get away, and frantically motioning for help. Between all hands the fish was landed, and a choice one he proved; the largest taken that day, on a measly little dead minnow, and by a small boy, who felt fully the im- portance of the event. Ben W. Stroud, Cleveland, Ohio. I am a regular subscriber to your valu- able magazine, and fully conversant with the stand you take against the bristlebacks. I most heartily commend you. Every true sportsman should give you the benefit of his observations, to enable you to keep up your good work. I enclose a clipping for you to load your gun with, and fire into the ranks of our enemies. Thos. E. Lewis, Norfolk, Va. C. C. Cobb and J. B. McGraw exhibited in their office yesterday morning 50 large bass, weighing 2 to 5. pounds each and more than 30 pike and other fish. The time occupied in. aking the catch was only one hour and 50 minutes. They used an ordimary pole and line, with live bait.— Virginia Pilot. I wrote these men as follows: I am informed you and a friend recently caught 50 large bass and more than 30 pike in one day. Will you kindly tell me if this report is true? I received this reply: Mr. Cobb and I caught 50 bass, or chub, as we call them down here, and 25 pickerel at Lake Smith, about 6 miles from Norfolk, October 14th, in an hour and 50 minutes. According to the rules of the Water De- partment, who have charge of the fishing privileges of the lakes, each angler is limited to 25 chub, and as 50 made the limit for both of us, we had to leave when they were biting about as lively as I have ever seen fish take the line. _ James B. McCaw, Norfolk, Va. Assuming that the 50 bass and the 25 — FISH AND FISHING. pickerel averaged 2 pounds each, these men took 150 pounds of fish in one hour and 50 minutes. Gee whiz! How they must have sweat and puffed and yanked to have pulled so many fish out of the water in that length of time. In order to take 75 fish in 110 minutes, deducting the necessary time for detaching the hook from each and rebaiting and recasting, they could not have allowed any of the fish to run to feet after being hooked. The only sport these rooters could possibly have had must have been the mere slaughtering of fish. It must simply have been a case of hooking and yanking; but that is what the average bristleback considers real sport.—EDIror. WINTER FISHING. I had a day’s fishing on Bashan lake last Thanksgiving. We started early in the morning and after a 10 mile drive in the piercing cold we arived at the lake. We set out about 36 tips, getting them all in by 8 a.m. They gave us all the employment we wanted. We would no sooner catch hold of the spud than a flag would go up. We had 13 good pickerel before we had our tips all in, and after that it was all we could do to handle them. We caught before 3 p. m. 178 of the finest pickerel we ever saw and 191 perch. Then our bait gave out, so we returned home. On arriving there we displayed our catch and weighed them on a Fairbanks’ scale. They footed up to exactly 513 pounds. We consider this exceptionally good luck at that early season. W. G. Reade, A. H. Baird, Middletown, Conn. Some readers may wonder why I do not rebuke these men. The reason is that I do not regard pickerel and perch as game fishes, and should be glad to see them all cleaned out of waters inhabited by better fishes.— EDITOR. NIBBLES. My home is in Ellisburg, Jefferson county, N. Y, A club there of which I am a member controls 1,800 acres of duck and pickerel marshes. Mr. F. Galliger has as much more land adjoining ours, and has established a summer resort with all equip- ments. The North branch of Big Sandy runs through his territory and affords ex- cellent black bass and pickeral fishing. To the South lie 10 miles of marshes and ponds. We leased our land to prevent non- residents from securing it, and in order that all our home people might have a place to hunt and fish. We bar none from our land, but outsiders who shoot or fish on it are required to pay $1 a day toward its maintenance. 435 Before leaving home last spring, I helped plant 10,000 brook trout in our waters. We now have 3 trout brooks stocked with 35,- 000 fish. C. H. Noble, Ellisburg, N. Y. September was a banner month for an- glers on the Madison lakes. More large pickerel were caught than during any other month of the season. Robert Keyes landed one which measured 3 feet 8 inches and weighed over 20 pounds. Chas. Bryant caught a 12-pounder after a vigorous tussle. Both were taken from Lake Mendota. An- drew Hippemeyer in one day caught 2 pickerel weighing 11 and 13 pounds respec- tively. A tew days previous he captured a black bass weighing 5 pounds and 14 ounces. They were caught in Lake Monona. Many more large fish were caught in both lakes while medium sized white bass, yellow bass and pickerel were taken in abundance. - Leo Bird, Madison, Wis. 734,544. Trimming for Fishing Rods. James B. Hall, Cleveland, Ohio. Filed July 22, 1902. Serial No. 116,503. Claim.—1. A band for a fishing rod, formed of bendable metal and having on its inner face an integral rod-engaging means curved inwardly from opposite sides, as set forth. 2. A band for a fishing rod, formed of bendable metal and provided with integral spurs curved inwardly from opposite sides to embed themselves in the rod. Tony Huss and I boarded the A. & S. C. train for Knappa, one day last summer, to take a shy at the trout. Arriving at that station at 9.30 we walked out to the farm of W. H. Twilight where we stopped for lunch. About 10 o’clock we went to the river and commenced fishing. In the course of the afternoon I caught 4 good sized sal- mon trout, and Mr. Huss caught 8. He got one steelhead salmon 33 inches long. It weighed 12% pounds. This made all the fish we needed, and having had fun erough to last us a long time, we returned to we city on the evening train. D. R. Blount, Astoria, Ore. A remarkable duck story comes from Nantes, France. Some fishermen were out at sea during a terrible thunderstorm, when suddenly a number of roasted ducks fell into their boat. The lightning had struck a flock and cooked the birds to a turn.—Ar- gonaut, GUNS AND AMMUNITION. Anybody can shoot all day, but a gentleman always quits when he gets enough. ROBIN HOOD POWDER. Last October my attention was directed, by an ad in Recreation, to Robin Hood powder. I sent to the factory for a sample, and proceeded to make a thorough test of it, both at the trap and in the field. After trying several kinds of shells, I found that the Blue Rival was admirably adapted to this powder. ‘I loaded a number of these shells with 3% drams of Robin Hood; one card and 2 black edge wads over powder; 1% ounces No. 6 chilled shot; one light card wad over shot; and with 4% inch crimp. I used them in duck shooting, both at mallards and widgeons, and I found I could do better work than I had formerly done with larger shot over the same range. The pattern and the penetration was all that could be desired. I have used 3 drams of Robin Hood and 1% ounces No. 7% chilled shot, at the trap, with excellent results. Those who desire a powder that will give great penetration and a close, regular patern, cannot do bet- ter than to use Robin Hood. L. L. Burtenshaw, Council, Ida. What is the difference between dense and bulk powders? How is pressure deter- mined on gun wads? What is the compo- sition of black powder? John Daniel, Eufaula, Ala. ANSWER, A dense powder, so called, is of the smokeless variety and so compounded that the quantity required to give a certain ef- fect is much less in bulk than other pow- ders not of this character. All dense pow- ders being of small bulk, should be weighed and not measured by volume. The so- called bulk powders are also smokeless, and have their strength so proportioned that ~ bulk for bulk with black powder, they will produce results approximately the same. Pressure om gun wads is determined in various ways. In hand loading it is ascer- tained by using a special spring rammer. The spring, when compressed as far as it will go, indicates a certain predetermined number of pounds. By applying the ram- mer each time until the spring is fully com- pressed, a degree of accuracy in pressure is attained. Black powder is composed of varying proportions of potassium nitrate, sulphur and charcoal. Black powder has been made employing other chemicals, but the ingre- dients named have, however, been almost - universally employed in compounding a stable black powder. 436 An ordinary sporting powder would have the ingredients mixed in about the follow- ing proportions: Potassium nitrate, 78 parts; sulphur, 10 parts; charcoal, 12 parts. E. B. Guile. THE REPEATER MUST GO. I am with you heart and soul in trying to prevent the use of the game hogs’ weapon —the repeating shot gun. It is a game de- stroyer in the hands of a good shot, a great consumer of ammunition in the hands of a poor shot, and the tool with which thou- sands upon thousands of waterfowl are each year bagged by market hunters. Most people who buy these guns do so because they can fire more shots in a given space of time, and consequently kill more birds. Hundreds of wealthy men use them for this very thing. Go to Detroit and see how it is there. Paul Bagley and Owen Scot- ten are 2 examples. They feel bad if they can't put 6 shots into a flock of ducks. Scotten will empty his repeater at a flock 100 yards distant, yet he owns a $1,000 Greener and a $750 American gun. The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. used to advertise “6 shots shot in 3 seconds,” and “if you had a repeater you might have killed 6 birds instead of one or 2.” Four or 5 years ago they got down to “A third shot to kill a cripple,” when sentiment against the use of repeating guns began to show. Now they claim to be friends of the game and of game laws and. are advo- cating a limit on the bag of so many birds a day. That sounds nice, but what does it amount to? Nothing; because if the limit were 25 ducks per day, the man that want- ed to kill 100 would find people enough, whether guides, boat pushers, or what, that would gladly kill 25 ducks for a dollar and not fire a shot. The deer limit in Michigan is 3 to each license, but there are plenty of licenses is- sued to people who do not fire a shot nor even try, yet somebody does the killing. The Winchester people have a lot of money and are going to make a fight to pre- vent legislation antagonistic to their inter- ests. ‘ If we succeed in stopping the use of re- peating shot guns, it need cause no loss to the country lad who worked hard to save the $17 he paid for his repeater. The mag- azine on every repeater can be easily and permanently blocked so that it will con- tain but a single cartridge, and at a cost of not more than s5ocents. A nice little fine of $100 for anyone found using a repeater GUNS AND AMMUNITION. in which the magazine was not blocked would be an inducement toward spending the 50 cents. The repeater must go. work along. Push the good C. L. V., Kalamazoo, Mich. GET NEW BARRELS. I have an old 12 gauge Parker hammer gun. It is in good condition save that both barrels are pitted. The bore is unusually large for a 12 gauge, so large that a No. 12 will almost fall through. I did pretty well with it last fall while grouse shooting, but got most of my birds within 20 yards. At a greater distance it scatters badly. Would II gauge wads improve its shooting? Would it be advisable to use smokeless powder in this gun? Charles Gun Crank, Phila., Pa. ANSWER. About 15 years ago Parker Brothers made and put out some guns chambered and bored to use either brass or paper shells, and, of course, black powder. The best re- sults were obtained in those days by mak- ing a so-called 12 gauge gun with a slightly larger bore than had previously been used and than is used now in that grade. Many shooters used in such guns No. 9 wads, and some of them used No. Io, but it was in- variably found necessary to use as large as No. 10 wads in order to get the best re- sults. Since the introduction of smokeless pow- der and the practical abandonment of brass shells, 12 gauge guns are bored so that they measure exactly what they purport to be, and it is not necessary to use in them such large wads as were formerly used in order to get the best results with modern loads. Furthermore, it is likely that your gun has worn out to some extent, and that the openings in the barrels are larger now than when the gun was made. A barrel that it pitted will never do as good shooting as one that is in perfect condition. The only remedy, therefore, is to get a _ new pair of barrels made. I would not advise you to use smokeless powder in the barrels you now have. That would be a dangerous experiment.—EDITor. HIS CHOICE, I note in March RecrEATION that a reader asks which is the better to take into the Maine woods, a 32 Winchester Special or a 38-55, to which I say, by all means take the 38-55, which will be more popular in the near future than ever before. [ am not using this caliber myself, but, if I were to choose between the 2 mentioned, I should certainly buy the 38-55 for hunting pur- poses. I have a Savage 32-40 which is as strong a shooting gun as the 32 Winchester 437 Special, and a 38-55 is certainly stronger than either, whether it be Winchester or Savage. I consider the 32-40 large enough for anything that walks in America; if I did not, I should have a larger caliber rifle. I also have a 25-35 Savage rifle, with 22-inch barrel, which is the strongest shooting gun of its size and the most accurate I have ever used, considering the charge and caliber. I reload the 32-40, using as a high pres- sure load 25 grains of 30 caliber Dupont smokeless or 24 grains Laflin & Rand Light- ning, with metal patched bullet. For me- dium load I use 18% grains Dupont No. 1, with bullet cast in cylindrical Ideal mould No. 31954, paper patched. In patching the smooth bullets, I use enough paper to pro- ject over the base, so that the bullet can not touch the smokeless powder. The weights of powder I have given are by scales. I use an Ideal measure or loader, but the scale on the loader will not prove correct on all powders by weight. To get the 25 grain load of Dupont 30 caliber smokeless, I set the loader at 27 grains. The loader set at 40 grains on No. 1 Du- pont will give 18%, and for the regular 17 grain load, as recommended, the loader should be set at 37 grains. I use both U. M. C. and Winchester shells, but the U. M. C. work better in the Savage gun. There is a slight difference in these shells as to muzzle and base measurements. I have calipered them both before they had been shot, and I find one larger at the base and smaller at the muzzle than the other. I also have to keep on hand 2 different sizes of primers, as the U. M. C. requires a smaller primer than the Winchester. I use black powder primers with black powder loads, which give the shells more durability than if smokeless primers were used. There is much more recoil from the me- dium black powder charge than from a charge of high pressure smokeless used in the same rifle. I take great pleasure in reading REcREA- TION. In fact, I have recommended your publication to a maker of hunting boots as an advertising medium, and would do the same to others should they ask my opinion in regard to such a matter. J. W. Smith, Bonner, Mont. THEY ROAST THE AUTOMATIC GUN. After trying a 45-70, a 45-90 and a 50 caliber, all Winchesters, I am now using a 30-40 of the same make. It has been my good fortune, during trips in the Maine woods to kill moose, deer, caribou and black bear. For such game give me a 30-40 every time. The gun is not only light, which means a great deal when one is alone on a long carry, but is also more powerful than the other calibers I have mentioned. I shot 438 with it a moose and a caribou at between 200 and 250 yards. Each dropped where it stood, with both shoulders broken. When using a 45-90 I never succeeded in putting a bullet clear through even a deer. An ani- mal might escape with one shoulder broken, but never with both shattered. In regard to the automatic shot gun, I think the putting forth of such a weapon would be calamitous alike to sportsmen, gun makers and to the game. Its sale would be limited to market hunters and hogs, while its disproportionate destructiveness would lessen the demand for other guns by lessen- ing opportunity for their use. A. H. Gilbert, Philadelphia, Pa. As a lover of the birds and the wild ani- mals, I protest against the making and sell- ing of an automatic gun. Neither I nor any member of my family will ever buy or use an automatic gun, and we will dis- courage its use by others in every legitimate way. We will not associate with any man who may use such a weapon. Aurelia Hall Bonney, Hanover, Mass. President of the Hanover Band of Mercy, Director of the Rockland Humane So- ciety, Local Secretary of the Massa- chusetts Audubon Society. I have been reading RecrEATION for years, and think it is the best magazine for true sportsmen. I strongly endorse your protest against the automatic gun. It is a shame that these guns have been invented; in a few years the game will be exterminated if the use of these abominable weapons be per- mitted. John D. Wing. Millbrook, N. Y. Keep up the good work against the auto- matic gun. Every true sportsman in the country is with you, as well as every one else who doesn’t want to see the wild creatures of the woods exterminated. I will do all I can to discourage the use of both automatic and repeating shot guns. H. C. Wilcox, Bennington, N. H. I heartily endorse your crusade against automatic and pump guns, and trust you may be successful in securing the passage of laws in all the States to prohibit the use of these weapons. Of course, decent sports- men will never use them, and the other fel- lows should be restrained from using them. Will Thomson, Independence, Kan. We expect to make the manufacturers of pump and automatic guns stick their fingers in their ears when they hear the roar of New Jersey’s non-destructionists. Edward F. Duffy, Newark, N. J. RECREATION. The Winchester people will make a great — mistake if they put an automatic gun on the — market. hogs. I like the way you roast the game P. O. Badger, Augusta, Me. Your bill to prohibit the use of repeating shot guns received. get this bill enacted into law. W. B. Ivey, Jacksonville, Fla. SMALL SHOT. Until last fall I used a 12 gauge, 30 inch Ithaca, weighing 7 pounds, 9 ounces. While it was satisfactory in every way, I fancied ei aie I will do all I can to that a lighter gun and its relatively lighter — ammunition would suit me better. ingly, I ordered a 16 gauge, 28 inch, 7 pound gun of the same make. Accord- | It was built exactly as ordered, save that it weighed only 6 pounds, II ounces. It gave good penetra- — tion, but the pattern was poor and the recoil, — even when I| used a shoulder pad, was un- bearable. I tried it with Winchester, U. M. C. and other factory loaded shells, always with the same result. some defect in the gun, or to the fact that Is the trouble due to | standard 16 gauge factory loads are too heavy for this particular weapon? Not load- ing my own shells, I have not tried it with lighter charges. CC. E. Baird, Albia, Ia. We have been hunting ducks and other game most of the winter. We killed 537 mallards in February, 173 of these on one trip; and 58 birds were killed at 5 shots with a Winchester pump gun. Mr. Boval, sneaked up to a small pond and killed 84 ducks with 6 successive shots of a pump gun in as many seconds. This sounds marvelous, but it is true. T. J. Dunn, Pawhuska, O. T. Yet some people claim it’s all due the man behind the gun! son imagine that these brutes could have committed such slaughter with double bar- rel guns? —Eprror. I have an old Colt’s army revolver, cap and ball, caliber 36, 7%-inch barrel. It is in excellent condition and I am told it is an accurate shooter. What is the best way to load such a revolver, and will a round or conical bullet give best result at the tar- get? I should greatly appreciate informa- tion regarding the charging, holding, use and care of this. weapon. W. O. Brown, Youngstown, O. My partner, — Does any sane per- © Such talk is simply ridiculous. — le Oe ies I have a new 22 Savage rifle and consider it the best-gun of that caliber for target purposes and small game hunting. I like the way you pen the game hogs; they need it. . Lester R. Watts, Kensington, Kans. AS IN OLDEN TIMES. Some of your items in REcREATION about the slaughter of wild ducks remind me of old times. I formerly lived on Lake Hu- ron at the Northern shore of Saginaw bay, and the fishermen there killed vast num- bers of wild ducks and gulls. Some of the ducks were good to eat, but all had good feathers and all ate fish. I have seen tons of wild game birds lying dead and their feathers sold on the spot for $1 a pound. Some of the plumage was exceed- ingly beautiful. Many of the skins were taken off and sold with the heads and wings for millinery purposes. Many of the birds were sent to market and some of the uneatable ones were used as fish _ bait. Some of the birds were, of course, wasted, but the fishermen thought it was all right to destroy them, as the gulls and ducks ate the young fish and made business less in prospect for the fishermen. Now the fish- ermen and fish; the gulls and ducks, are all alike departed, and the shores know them no more. Most people think the lumber business was the cause of the fish leaving the shore, as the refuse from the mills fouled the waters. With the fish went the gulls and ducks that fed on them, and the fishermen turned to other ways of making a living or followed the fish to other shores. Now the pines are gone and the lumber men. I wish the shores might be given up to forestry. Then the wild things would come back and the waste places would be glad again. I often recall those times and scenes and sigh over the wastefulness of mankind! When I lived there deer often came out to drink or swim, and when pressed by the hounds they would swim from one point to another, five miles in a straight course. One Sunday morning a large stag came on’ shore in our door yard and he was so exhausted he lay perfectly still several hours before he was able to go into the woods. We went up to him and put our hands on him. He had beau- tiful horns. At another time a half grown fawn came in and my brothers secured him. They built a stockade and kept him a year and a half. He grew, and became quite tame. We fed him all the grass, hay and vege- tables he would eat, and it was in that way he met his death, for a small potato rolled into his windpipe. My brothers tried to help him but it was impossible to get out the obstruction and Dexter died. My 439 NATURAL HISTORY. When abird or a wild animal is killed, that is the end of it. its educational and scientific value is multiplied indefinitely. If photographed, it may still live and brothers had named him for Robert Bon- ner’s celebrated trotter, then first intro- duced, so by that you can tell how long ago it was. One night in summer we all sat at the supper table and saw 5 deer go by our door yard fence on the way to the water. It was in the season when they had no horns. The big male was first; after him were 2 does, 2 fawns and a yearling. They went down to the water, got their drink and went back to the woods, melting into the shadows without a sound. I shall never forget how still they were; like shadows. One night I sat at the chamber window enjoying the moonlight and saw a big buck on the sand. I did not see him come; all at once he stood there. He had a mag- nificent set of antlers. Soon does and fawns stole out of the underwood and slipped one after another into the water; I counted 9g of all sizes. The old buck stood sentinel till all had drunk and washed. When they had stolen away into the dark he went like a shadow and drank and bathed. Then he, too, vanished like a dream. I despair of giving any idea of how charming and mysterious it was; but it is a picture on memory’s wall and I enjoy it as I would a choice painting. I know you are in sympathy with all this, for your editorial work shows one in tune with nature in her wild and unspoiled aspects. Mrs. H. P. Piper, Lapeer, Mich. A NEIGHBORLY SKUNK. It was August. George and I had pitched our tent, cooked and eaten supper, made our beds and at 9 p. m. we turned in. On opening my eyes in the morning I found, about 4 inches from me, a skunk. When he saw I was awake, he turned and scam- pered out. We found our pork scattered all over the ground. The skunks had sampled every piece of it and rolled it in the dirt for luck. Our tent was too small for comfort, so we decided to build a shanty. Three days later we had it up. The floor was earth and the door was missing. We built 2 bunks, the bottom one about 6 inches from the ground. The first night passed quietly, but the second night about 12 o’clock George wakened me. Something was making a racket near the stove. We got up, George lighted a piece of paper, and we looked around for the intruder. We found Mr. 440 Skunk trying to eat one of our seats. For the next 20 minutes George kept the light burning, while I tried to make the skunk understand that he was not wanted. I got him up to the door a dozen times, and just as we thought we had him out he would bolt to the back of the shanty. I would have kicked him out, but for obvious rea- sons I did not. At last he went out and we went to bed. The next day we put the door on, so that our callers would have to knock before getting in. About a week later, while sleeping in the lower bunk, I was awakened one rainy night by something heavy on my chest. It was too dark to see anything, but I put out my hand and down it came on a_ skunk. He ran off, and | could feel his bushy, wet tail slip through my fingers. I got up and slept with George the rest of that night. In the morning we found where the skunk had dug under the bottom log of the shanty. We had no more trouble with them after that. They were not at all afraid of us, and ate everything we threw out. If one happened to be in the path when we went after water he would not hurry to get out of the way and of course we would not hurry him. If a skunk is treated right he will act right. I knew 2 fellows who were trying to kill a skunk with clubs. One of them made a lunge at the skunk and the club broke and he fell almost on the skunk. He got a good dose, full in the face. I never heard of his trying to kill another skunk. His intended victim got away. J. J. McCormick, Ann Arbor, Mich. A SEVERE INDICTMENT OF THE CROW. Many people are wondering what has be- come of the song birds. They have been growing scarce for a long time. I know how they are going here in Massachusetts, and it is so all through the other States. In June and July of every year, when the young birds hatch, I have watched crows eat them. The crows begin about 4 o'clock in the morning, or a little later, and they look the shade trees over for young birds. They go into the trees that stand in yards and that line the streets near buildings. As soon as people stir from their houses the crows disappear for the day, but begin again the next morning just the same and they eat every young bird they can find. The robin will put up a good fight with them, but the crows will get the young birds in spite of the parents. Every kind of small bird that builds its nest in trees or on the ground the crows are destroying rapidly. After the young have reached the age when they can fly well I have watched crows catch, kill and eat these little birds in the air. I have watched crows break up the nest of the meadow RECREATION. lark, which builds on the ground; in fact, they kill everything they can, being ex- tremely fond of meat. They hunt the meadows and pastures and woods every day in June and July for the young birds. I have seen crows take chickens 2 weeks old. If they can eat a robin after it can fly well and 2 weeks’ old chickens they must be able to destroy young grouse and quails. [wo or more crows together could easily eat young grouse and will put up a big fight to get what they are after. If the farmers in every State knew how much good the young birds that the crows are eating up every season would do the trees they would put a stop to some of this murder. It is appalling to see the song birds killed in this way year after year, for they are indeed becoming scarce. Anson Howard, East Northfield, Mass. KILL THE AUTOMATIC GUN THE BIRDS. I fully agree with you in what you say regarding automatic shot guns and other game-destroying firearms. be adopted and proper laws enacted for the increase of game rather than the decrease. This is far from being the case.. Species after species, once common, «is now hasten- ing to extinction. I well remember seeing wild pigeons in countless numbers. They flew in vast flocks or fed among the foliage of our then great forests, and to see them produced sensations I shall never forget. Geese, ducks, grouse, wild turkeys and bay birds are becoming alarmingly scarce, while the sandhill crane, the joy of my child- hood, that I so much admired as he honked and circled far above me, is almost extinct. The scattering remnants of egrets and he- rons that we sometimes see about the ponds and streams give no evidence of the vast flocks to be found years ago. The clearing of the forests, drainage of the swamps, lakes and ponds, together with the bird dog and the milliner traffic, have been the chief destructive agents. The till- ing and harvesting of crops have also de- stroyed millions of birds. The economic value of birds as insect, weed seed and rodent destroyers is impor- tants... Birds have been the theme of our most eminent poets throughout the ages The L. A. S., Recreation, Audubon so- cieties and bird day at schools are doing much to arouse the sentiment of people in behalf of the birds. May the good work go on! E. J. Chansler, Bicknell, Ind. CAUGHT A RUFFED GROUSE. One morning last summer I arose at the usual time, and went to the barn. The barn door had been open all night, as the AND SAVE Means should > V—— ee eee NATURAL HISTORY. weather was warm. [ was surprised to see on one of the roosts among the chickens a bird, called in this country a partridge, but which I am quite sure is a ruffed grouse. I called my brother, we closed the door, and commenced a merry chase. The grouse could fly as well as any wild bird, and it was several minutes before we succeeded in catching it. Fully two- thirds of its tail was pulled out when we finally captured it, but otherwise it was sound, as far as we could see. We kept the bird in a large box till the whole family had seen it, probably about an hour. Then, as that species of game bird is scarce around here, I decided to let it go. I took the bird out in my hand and gave it a little toss in the air. It flew a few rods and alighted in the garden. I followed, expect- ing to see it rise again, but instead of flying it merely crouched down and lay still. I tossed it up once more. That time it flew only a few feet, then alighted again and walked sedately back to the barn. It never left the place all day. Sometimes it was in the barn, sometimes just outside; but that night it disappeared. I could easily have taken some good photographs of the bird if I had had a camera. F. T. Wood, Whitford, Alberta. ANOTHER FRIEND OF THE SQUIRRELS. During a trip to Homestead, Pa., not long since, I had the pleasure of a visit to the home of Mr. A. C. Noel, a department foreman in one of the Carnegie mills. Mr. Noel, who was born among the Alle- ghanies, near the town of Loretto, Pa., and there spent his early days, has collected much in and about his home that reflects his early environment and inborn love for the beautiful in nature. Huis little colony of 4 grey and 2 fox squirrels is especially worthy of mention. Mr. Noel has arranged for them a spacious open air enclosure, where they live harmoniously, healthful and contented as in their native woods, provided as they are with so much to make them feel at home. Their nests are in some selected hollow tree trunks, on a few remaining branches of which may be seen on occasions, one or more of the bright eyed fellows deftly nibbling his lunch. In one corner of this playground, the floor of which is carpeted with sod and even in midwinter is most refreshing, grows a compact little hemlock, and among its branches the squirrels play hide and seek. Mr. Noel and his brother were ardent squirrel hunters in the days of the muz- zle loading rifle, but they have long since ceased to find sport in hunting such lov- able and interesting creatures. N. E. M., Cresson, Pa. 44 In answer to H. A. Morgan’s inquiry in RECREATION as to bull moose getting their horns locked, I know nothing of moose, but I know of 2 buck deer found near Eugene, Oregon, with their horns locked and one buck was dead; the other was nearly starved, past being able to stand, but had eaten all the grass within reach. I also know of 2 bull elk with locked horns, and it was impossible to get them apart. ‘They were nearly starved, but both were able to stand. U. S. R., Salem, Ore. MUSHRAT ON SHEBOYGANIN’. I hunt mushrat when snow begin, She like for make big haul; I go close by Cheboyganin’, Where he make some house las’ fall. I walk all night, I walk all day, She look roun’ everywhere; I nevare find where mushrat stay, Maybe she all get scare. Every day was too much blow, All night was blow some more; An’ everywhere she pile some snow, Like I nevare see before. One day I stand close by bridge draw, Some snow, some ice was float; So much big flood from Saginaw, She lose *bout hundred boat. On big ice-cake from Saginaw flat, Somet’ing I like for see; "Bout fifteen, twenty big mushrat, She float down close by me. I wish I have somet’ing for spear, Some big, long rubber boot; Dem nice mushrat she come so near, I got no gun for shoot. Dem ice-cake bust, she make me swear, I feel so awful mad; Some fat mushrat jump everywhere, By Gee! dat was too bad. George A. Williams, M. D., Bay City, Mich. Mamma (teaching Dorothy the alpha- bet) : Now think hard, dearie, what comes after t? Dorothy: After tea, papa usually kisses the waitress, and she screams—Chicago Chronicle. Tailor: Do you want padded shoulders, my little man? Willie: Naw; pad de pants! Dat’s where I need it most.—Chicago News. THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. GENERAL OFFICERS President, G. O. Shields, 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 Decatur Ave., Bedford Park, N. Y. 3d 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, Secretary, A. F. Rice, Ave., Passaic, N. J. Treasurer, Austin Corbin, of the Corbin Banking Co., 192 Broadway, New York. 155 Pennington LIFE MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. Anderson, A. A., 80 W. goth St., New pied ed Beard, D. C., 204 Amity St., Flushing, L. Blackstone, Lorenzo, Norwich, Conn. Buzzacott, Francis F., Chicago, Til. aiers J. Stanford, 489 Fifth Ave., New York ity. Butler, C. E., Jerome, Ariz. Carey, Hon. H. W., Eastlake, Mich. Carnegie, Andrew, od, Fernandina, Fla. Carnegie, George, Fernandina, Fla. Carnegie, Morris, Fernandina, Fla. Corbin, Austin, 192 Broadway, New York City. N. T. De Pauw, New Albany, Ind. Dickinson, E, fHi.. Moosehead Lake, Me. . 5 : New York City. New York City. a Newport, R. 7 : , 1720 Old Colony Bldg., Chicago, Il. Mansfield, 183 Lincoln Park Boulevard, Chicago, III. Fraser, A. V., 478 Greenwich St., New York City. Gilbert, Clinton, 2 Wall St., New York City. Hudson, E. J., 33 E. 35th St., Bayonne, N. J. McClure, A. J., 158 State St., Albany, N. Y. Mershon, W. B., Saginaw, Mich. Miller, F. G., 108 Clinton St., Defiance, O. Morton: Hon. Levi P., 681 Fifth Ave., New York it Nesbitt, A. G., Maple St., Kingston, Pa. O’Conor, Col. J. C., 24 E. g3d St.. New York Oliver, her F, -" Winfield, Kans. Pierson, Gen, J. , 20 W. s2d St., New York City. Prescott, A. L., 90 W. Broadway, New York City Rice, A. F., 155 Pennington Ave., Passaic, N. J Rininger, Dr. E. M., 142 E. 27th St., New York ity. Seton, E. T., 80 W. goth St., New York City. Seymour, J. H., 35 Wall St., New York City. Smith, B., Bourse Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Smith, W. H., Bryn Mawr, Pa. Thompson, J. Walter, Times Bldg., New York City. Towne, "E. S., Care of National Blank Book Co., Holyoke, ‘Mass. Underwood, W. L., 52 Fulton St., hur. Dr. W. A., 5 W. 35th St., ity. H. Williams, Box 156, Butte, Mont. Boston, Mass. New York DISCOUNTS TO LEAGUE MEMBERS. The following firms have agreed to give 442 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. cts = ag Arms Co., Norwich, Conn. Shot guns Gundlach ‘Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y. Photographic oods. Blair Camera Co., Rochester, N.Y.Photographic goods. James Acheson, Talbot St., St. Thomas, Ontario, Sporting goods. SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION, During the past year the South Carolina Division of the L. A, S. has had little work to do in the upper part of the State. Since the prosecution and conviction of Wm. Sewing, the leading restaurateur of this city, 2 years ago, for selling quail in viola- tion of law, we have had but little trouble, as everybody now understands that any man who may violate the game law will be prosecuted and convicted. There has not been a quail served at any restaurant in this city this winter, and the pot hunters have practically gone out of business. There were a number in this country who formerly did nothing but kill birds for mar- ket all winter, but they have all gone else- where or engaged in other occupations. We have so educated the land owners that nearly all of them are in sympathy with the League, and nearly all land is posted. When this Division of the L. A. S. was organized quails were so scarce in this county that it was not worth one’s while to hunt them; but they are now fairly plen- tiful and are increasing in numbers. We shall try to secure the passage of a law this winter to prevent the killing of ducks from April Ist to November Ist; also to limit the number of birds which any one man may kill in a day. C. F. Dill, Chief Warden. Munro Wyckoff, of Port Townsend, Wash., a iocal warden of the League and a State game warden as well, arrested his own brother last fall for killing grouse out of season. The offender was fined $10 and costs, and will know better next time. The Ithaca gun came to hand, and I am in love with it. My wife threatens to sue for divorce; she says I think more of the gun than I do of her. Expect to have good times this fall in duck season. W. E. Bedell, Montpelier, Ia. FOREST RESERVES AND FORESTRY. The first step in revising and reorgan- izing the administration of the public do- main, a project agitated in Congress for years, was the appointment by the Presi- dent of a special commission to investigate _and report on the present situation. This commission was composed of Mr. Gifford Pinchat, Chief of the Bureau of Forestry; Mr. F. A. Newell, chief engineer of the Reclamation Service, and Governor Rich- ards, Commissioner of the General Land _ Office. Inasmuch as grazing on the public lands is the most vital question in the land policy of the United States, the commission used every effort to attain the closest possible appreciation of the sentiment and attitude of the grazing interests toward the proposed revision of the land laws, the forest re- serves, and the various irrigation projects. The most interesting information they secured was from attendance on the joint convention of the National Live Stock As- sociation, representing the cattle interests, and the National Woolgrowers’ Association, representing the sheep interests, which was held at Portland, Oregon, in January. In- asmuch as the sheep and cattle owners have always been supposed to be opposed to the reserving of forested public lands from homestead entry and managing them as forests, the discussions and _ conclusions reached are of great interest to the country generally, and to foresters particularly. In brief, the almost unanimous attitude of the convention was as follows: First—Strong approval of the forest re- serve policy. Second.—A petition praying for the pas- sage of the bill, now before Congress, for the transfer of the administration of the forest reserves from the General Land Of- fice to the Bureau of Forestry. Third—The recognition that the stock in- dustry must be protected from the present injurious competition between the sheep and cattle men, resulting in a war for the free range. Fourth.—A gencral desire that the Gov- ernment step in and take control of the range, allotting grazing privileges, fairly and justly to the various owners, and making rigid laws and regulations therefor. Fifth—That the Congressional appropria- tion for the care of the forest reserves be made ample to insure a thorough, practical and business-like administration in propor- tion to the magnitude of the interests in- volved. The far-reaching significance of these con- 443 FORESTRY. It takes 30 years to grow a tree and 30 minutes to cut it down and destroy it. clusions by the most powerful and the most dangerous interests to be met with in the settling of these questions may not occur to the casual reader. They mean that the pres- ent lawless tangle in the fight for existence between sheep and cattle growers is near- ing an end and that we may soon see a just and fair division of the grazing privileges which will be accepted and defended by these men. They also mean that the most serious thing in the administration of the reserves will be unloaded from the shoul- ders of the Government, and that those lo- cally in charge of the various forest re- serves will know where they stand and feel that they have the authority of these two great associations and the arm of the Gov- ernment back of them in enforcing the re- serve regulations. But what is most important to the pro- fession of forestry, these resolutions mean that a brand new field, calling for the best men the country grows, is to be opened for foresters. Just how many trained foresters will be required it is impossible at this writ- ing to say. There are now over 60 million acres of forest reserves, which the Bureau of For- estry will have to manage in accordance with forestry principles. The British Gov- ernment has practically the same area in India and the English Forestry Service, which manages and cares for this Govern- ment forest, comprises nearly 15,000 men. Our own forest reserves are of as great im- portance and value to the nation’s greatness, and it is not extravagant to suppose that in time we may have a forestry service com- paring in size and importance with the Eng- lish service. The final report of the special commission is now in preparation, and will be looked forward to with great interest by all con- cerned in the administration of the public domain. THE PROPOSED FIELD SERVICE CLUB. The constantly increasing numbers of men in the Federal Civil Service who are out in the field half the year and come back to work up their field data in the Govern- ment offices in Washington have created a demand for some sort of social club wherein these men of similar tastes and occupations can meet and perhaps live during their tour of duty at the Capitol. The Army and Navy Clubs have always been a boon to the wandering members of both services, and have invariably been suc- cessful and_ self-supporting. Of course, from the very nature of their duties and 444 traditions these services have a link and esprit de corps that it will be impossible to duplicate in the civilian Federal service for a long time; but that this feeling is slowly but surely developing in Washington there is every hope. The popular idea of the civil service has undergone a wonderful change in the last two years. An entirely new class of men are being attracted by the opportunities of- fered by the various Federal departments. The very fact that political pull and influ- ence has well nigh been completely elimin- ated from appointments and advancement has changed the type of the Government men and fostered the good opinion of the public. Heretofore the only Government service open to the ambitious young man was in the army and navy, and we found the other services full of ward politicians and bewhiskered grangers from the Middle West. To-day we find the best type of young college men going into what might be well called the professional Federal de- partments, such as the Geological Survey, the Bureau of Forestry, the Reclamation Service, the Bureau of Soils, the Bureau of Animal Industry, the Bureau of Plant In- dustry, and the various bureaus in the new colonial service. The Bureau of Forestry particularly has attracted a class of men that never before thought of the Government service as a career. Probably the attractive nature of the work and the great attention which has been attracted to forestry as a profession accounts for this. The out of door life and the independence of action strongly appeals to the typical young American, especially if he is fond of hunting and fishing. The general opinion abroad may be that the typical American is a slave to trade and is imbued only with money getting instincts, but the facts do not bear this opinion out. The typical American is just as good a sportsman as the Englishman, when oppor- tunity permits. It would undoubtedly be vigorously denied that the sporting instinct has any considerable influence on a young man in choosing such a profession as For- estry, but it would not be denied by any one that other qualifications being equal the sportsman will make very much the best forester. Within the various Federal bureaus there has arisen a pretty good spirit of sympathy and comradeship, but there has never been an opportunity for the members of the dif- ferent branches to get together. The Cos- mos Club in Washington, to be sure, is largely composed of the scientific men in the Government service, but it does not offer the tone required, and but very few of the younger men engaged in active field ser- vice belong. The new club proposed would be unique RECREATION. . in this country, and should receive the en- thusiastic support of the entire civilian Fed- eral service. A committee consisting of Capt. J. B. Adams, Mr. George Woodruff and Mr. Coert Du Bois, all of the U. S. Bureau of Forestry, are now engaged in looking up a suitable house and making arrangements for the organization of the club. FOREST FIRES. Every summer and autumn large areas of public and private forests are devastated by fire. This destruction is a universal in- jury. It not only destroys a valuable asset of the country, but it is productive of floods. The forest is the most effective means of preventing floods and producing a more regular flow of water for irrigation and other useful purposes. To prevent the mischievous forest fires Congress has enacted a law which forbids setting fire to the woods, and forbids leav- Thomas A. Sherrard, Mr. ing camp or other fires without first ex-_ tinguishing them. The law provides a maximum fine of $5,000, or imprisonment for 2 years, or both, if the fire is set maliciously, and a fine of $1,000, or imprisonment for one year, if the fire is due to carelessness. It also provides that the money from these fines shall go to the school funds of the county in which the offense is committed. Hon. W. A. Richards, commissioner of the General Land Office, has issued circu- lars, warning the public against careless- ness, inasmuch as many fires start from neglected camp fires, and makes the fol- lowing suggestions: Do not build a larger fire than you need. Do not build your fires in dense masses of pine leaves, duff and other combustible material, where the fire is sure to spread. Do not build your fire against large logs, especially rotten logs, where it requires much more work and time to put the fire out than you are willing to expend, and where you are rarely certain that the fire is really and completely extinguished. In windy weather and in dangerous places dig a hole and clear off a place to secure your fire. You will save wood and trouble. Every camp fire should be completely put out before leaving the camp. Do not build fires to clear off land and for other similar purposes without inform- -ing the nearest ranger or the supervisor, so that he may assist you. As hunters, anglers and campers will soon haunt the woods and streams, it is hoped that newspapers everywhere will cir- culate this warning and information. FORESTRY. >. SPRING FIELD WORK AT YALE FOREST SCHOOL, — The senior class of the Yale Forest School left for Pike County, Penn., for their annual spring tour of duty in the woods, April 22, and will remain until Commencement, June 29. There are- 35 men in the class who will graduate in June. The party will work under the di- rection of Prof. Graves, director of the school, and Prof. Marston, in charge of Forest Engineering. Mr. Austin Cary, forester of the Berlin Mills Company, who is the oldest practicing forester in this country, will assist in the instruction. The men will make a topographical map and a plan for the management and pro- tection of a forest tract in Pike county, besides doing a large amount of special scientific work. The class of two years ago spent the spring term on the forest estate of Mr. E. H. Harriman in Orange county, New York, and made a plan for the manage- 445 ment of its 15,000 acres. Last spring the class did a like piece of work on the U. S. Military Academy Forest Reservation at West Point. U. S. BUREAU OF FORESTRY NOTES. Nearly all the field men of the Bureau of Forestry are still in Washington, work- ing on the reports for which they secured data last season. It is not likely that any forestry parties will be sent out until the first of July. The distribution of the men for this summer’s work is a mystery, owing to the fact that there is a possibility the Bureau may be called on to take charge of the forest reserves, in which case it will have to withdraw its attention somewhat from private land work and concentrate its energy on the big problem. The appropriation this year by Congress, for the Bureau, will be $425,140, about $75,- ooo more than last year’s allotment. GENEALOGY. Gc H. When og swine with the devils inside, tra la, Went galloping down to the sea; The legion was properly mad, tra la, As angry as devils could be. They ripped and they swore, And their raven locks tore, And vengeance most dire They vowed in their ire They'd wreak on the fish in the sea, tra la, They’d wreak on the fish in the sea. So they grabbed each an armful of bristles, tra la, From the backs of the porkers so mad, And carried off all the swine tricks, tra la, The hogs so unfortunate had. They took them on land, Fixed them up to stand, And shouted in glee On the shore by the sea: “A brand new creation we’ve made, tra la, A brand new creation we’ve made, Then the head devil spoke in command, tra: ia To this monster the evil ones made: “You are now to go forth to destroy, tra la, And murder henceforth is your trade, No law you'll obey In the night or the day, But just sail in and kill All the fish that you will, And the first of ‘the fish hogs you'll be, tra la, The first of the fish hogs you'll be.” And from so minute a beginning, tra la, The fish hog has spread in the land. His brother, the game hog, is here, tra la, Like twins they are seen hand in hand. But there is a big pen No respecter of men, And a numbering brand Held by Coquina’s hand! Here’s hoping he'll keep the iron hot, tra la, Here’s hoping he'll keep the iron hot. “Folks say you only married me because I have money.’ “Nonsense ! My principal reason for marrying you was because I had none.” » PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. Edited by C. F. LAnGworsuy, Px.D, “What a Man Eats He Is.’ Author of “On Citraconic, Itaconic and Mesaconic Acids,’ “Fish as Food,” etc. MACARONI WHEATS. Macaroni wheats have from time to time been introduced into the United States dur- ing the past 35 years, but lack of demand for them has until recently prevented any extensive culture of these wheats, although “Wild Goose,’ or “Goose,” an _ inferior grade of macaroni wheat, has long been grown to some extent in Canada and the Northwestern United States. A few years ago, however, the Department of Agricul- ture undertook systematic work with a view to introducing improved varieties of mac- aroni wheats and building up a home mar- ket and foreign demand for macaroni flour. The Agricultural Experiment Stations and private individuals have co-operated effec- tively with the Department in testing the wheats under varying conditions and in studying the qualities and uses of the prod- uct. This work has been so successful that there is good reason for the belief that the United States will in time not only produce all the macaroni it consumes, but supply a considerable proportion of the macaroni and macaroni flour used abroad. These wheats are especially adapted to growth in the semi-arid regions of the United States, and render possible the building up of a profitable industry in re- gions in which ordinary wheats do not suc- ceed and which, without irrigation, are of little or no value except for grazing pur- poses. The macaroni wheats have been found to give the best results on the Great Plains near the tooth meridian, but they may be successfully grown over a _ wide area. The macaroni wheats are much harder than the ordinary hard wheats. In compo- sition they differ from ordinary wheats in having a smaller percentage of starch and a larger percentage of protein or nitro- genous matter. In samples examined by Professor Shepard, of the South Dakota Experiment Station, the protein varied from 13.9 to 188 per cent. Ordinary wheats have on the average 11.8 per cent of pro- tein. As a consequence of the higher pro- tein content of the macaroni wheats the flour and by-products yielded by them are also richer in this valuable food constituent than those obtained from ordinary wheat. South Dakota macaroni wheat flour con- tained 16.9 per cent. of protein, the bran 16.3 per cent., and the shorts 17.4 per cent. Ordinary wheat flour on an average con- tains 11.4 per cent. of protein, bran 15.4 per 446 cent., and shorts 14.9 per cent. The flour, or, as it is termed, semolina, from maca- roni wheats makes a richer macaroni than that of ordinary hard wheats, which has been used to a considerable extent by mac- aroni manufacturers. Macaroni of the highest quality was made from the maca- roni wheats grown in South Dakota, and analysis showed it to contain 16.5 per cent. of protein. The inferior quality of the macaroni made from flour of ordinary wheats is generally recognized in the trade. This has resulted in an increasing demand on the part of macaroni manufacturers, which has only partly been met by the mill- ers, for semolina from macaroni wheats. It is safe to assume that as this demand in- creases the millers will be induced to make the slight alteration in their milling ma- chinery necessary to grind the macaroni wheat and will supply the flour required for our growing domestic manufacture as well as for an increasing export trade. If, however, all of the macaroni wheat grown can not be disposed of profitably for the manufacture of macaroni, it may be used to advantage as a feeding stuff or for bread making, as is done in Russia and other European countries. The South Da- kota Experiment Station has shown that macaroni flour can be made into a sweet bread of good flavor and of average com- position. It has also been demonstrated to be well suited to the preparation of bis- cuits, muffins, griddle cakes, and similar products of good quality. For bread it is often considered desirable to mix 20 per cent. or more of red wheat flour with the macaroni wheat flour. BACON. Many who are fond of bacon hesitate to eat it, as they find that it causes indiges- tion. In a large number, if not the major- ity of cases, this is due not to the fatty na- ture of the food, but to the fact that the bacon was overcooked, or rather, cooked at too high a temperature. It is not sur- prising that this should be the case when we remember that fat heated to a high tem- perature is decomposed and that one of the products given off is acrolein, an unpleas- ant smelling compound which attacks the eyes, making them smart, and irritates all mucous surfaces. Acrolein is plainly no- ticeable in the acrid fumes of burning or PURE AND IMPURE FOODS. scorching fat. When bacon fat is heated to 350 deg. F., this chemical change is brought about to a greater or less extent. Very often bacon is hurriedly cooked in a hot frying pan over an extremely hot fire, and more or less scorched fat is an almost inevitable result. If broiled, there is less chance of scorching the fat, but the edges of the bacon are often burned, and this ‘s equally unwholesome. Great care should be taken to avoid too hot a fire. With moderate heat, bacon may be cooked to a golden brown, either crisp or not, as may be preferred, and there will be no indi- gestion from scorched fat. The whole- someness Of well cooked bacon and a way of cooking it, were pointed out in a re- cent magazine, in a discussion of the diet for children’s hospitals. Fat is a necessary item in a child’s die- tary. It is especially indicated for thin, nervous children, and for such as have frequent colds or catarrhal disorders. Chil- dren are fond of cream; but, though cream is not sO expensive as butter, it is generally thought too dear for common use in insti- tutions. Most dilldren like bacon, ahd tender, mild cured bacon is considered a whole- some form in which to eat fat. Hence a careful, painstaking cook is needed to cook even the simplest articles of food, that they be sent to the table in a condi- tion fit for the stomach of a child. Cook the bacon in a slow oven, in a hinged broiler, set over a dripping pan. The crisp, delicately cooked slices will be eaten with avidity by even small children. TEA, COFFEE AND COCOA. Judging by official figures recently com- piled, Americans are apparently becoming greater tea drinkers, for in 1903 the net imports of that article were 104,632,260 pounds, against 73,374,041 in 1902. Com- pared with the preceding years the imports from Japan increased more than 7,000,000 pounds, and there was an increase from China of more than 19,000,000 pounds. The gross imports of cotfee in the fiscal year 1902 were 1,091,004,380 pounds, while in 1903 only 915,000,380 pounds came in. De- spite the falling off in imports, which was probably due to the market having a large supply on hand, the quantity transshipped and exported was 47,701, 306 pounds, against 34,462,615 pounds in the previous year. It is interesting to note that the per capita consumption of coffee is about 13 pounds, while that of tea is 1% pounds. The price of tea, however, is more than double that of coffee. The Department of Commerce and La- bor, through its Bureau of Statistics, shows 447 that the importation of cacao has grown from 9,000,000 pounds in 1883 to 24,000,000 pounds in 1893, and 63,000,000 pounds in 1903. The value of importations of cacao in crude form has grown from $1,000,000 in 1883 to $4,000,000 in 1893 and nearly $8,000,000 in 1903. Meantime the importa- tion of manufactured cacao and chocolate has fallen from 1,467,977 pounds in 1897, valued at $239,819, to 690,824 pounds in 1903, valued at $144,823. The growth in the importation of cacao has been more rapid proportionately than that of coffee, and much more rapid than that of tea. Other evidence of the growth in consumption and popularity of cacao and its product, chocolate, in the United States is shown by the fact that the number of cacao and chocolate manufacturing es- tablishments reported in the census of 1880 was 7;.in 1890, I1, and in 1900, 24, while the capital employed increased from $530,- 500 in 1880 to $6,890,732 in 1900. The value of materials used in manufacturing grew from $812,403 in 1880 to $6,876,682 in 1900, and the value of the product from $1,302,- 153 in 1880 to $9,666,192 in I900. KEEPING QUALITY OF BUTTER. Experiments carried on at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station show that water used in washing butter contains germs which cause it to deteriorate in qual- ity. It was found that these germs can be removed or destroyed in a practical and in- expensive way by 2 processes, viz., pasteuri- zation or filtration of the water. Butter washed in pasteurized water will retain its normal qualities much longer than the same butter washed in unpasteur- ized water, while butter made from pas- teurized cream and washed in pasteurized water retains its normal flavor about twice as long as butter made from unpasteurized cream and washed in water which has not been thus treated. Unwashed butter made from good and well ripened cream kept as well as, and in some instances better, than the same butter when washed in unpas- teurized water. Experiment showed that salt, as is commonly believed to be the case, improves the keeping quality of butter. It pays to pasteurize the wash water as well as the cream. The expense of pas- teurizing milk and water, not counting the original cost of the pasteurizer, is about .I of a cent a pound of butter. From the standpoint of the producer the conclusion is important that the increased value of butter by pasteurization when about a month old, is .8 of a cent, which is equiva- lent to an extra profit of 7 of a cent a pound for butter thus treated. EDITOR’S CORNER. DECLINED WITH THANKS. The Winchester Arms Company has in- structed all its traveling men to join the L. A. S., and 23 of them have applied for membership. Here are a few of their let- ters: Denison, Texas, March 24, 1904. Mr. A. F. Rice, Secretary, League of American Sportsmen, 23 West 24th Street, New York. Dear Sir: Replying to your favor of the Address all letters to WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO, NEW HAVEN, CONN. Aine eeron 7 iy ee Ie Oe |e. Gee PS SS oo } 8th inst., relative to a membership in the League, ‘beg to advise that my permanent address is 130 Hibernia Street, Dallas, Tex. My occupation is that of a commercial traveler, and I represent the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, Conn. Trusting that this is,all the information you desire, I beg to remain, Yours truly, Alex White. The others used either hotel letter heads or plain stationery, simply stating that they were traveling men. Mr. Collins is the only man of the lot who stated that he had been instructed by the Winchester Company to apply for membership, though, as will be seen by the reproduction of their letters, 2 of the men inadvertently used Winchester stationery. These 3 men will undoubtedly be vigor- ously called to account when Mr. Bennett sees this issue of RECREATION. Several of these men have already called on division officers of the League and have asked for lists of the names and addresses LLeaamnmact, 22h Gbngad 9 Yo ee Ll ER iow Bt Ae2aaln de of the members in their respective States. Judging from this and from the fact that the Winchester Company is fighting REc- REATION tooth and nail, it is obviously the purpose of the company in instructing its salesmen to join the League to be able to have spies in our camps all over the country. When these facts developed, a meeting of the Membership Committee of the League was called to consider the applica- tions. This committee consists of W. T. Hornaday, Ernest T. Seton and Arthur F. Rice. Mr. Rice and Mr. Hornaday attend- ed the meeting and after canvassing the 448 EDITOR’S CORNER. Atttress alt Weller’ WINCHESTER. : REPEATING ARMS €8, NEW HAVEN, CONN; 449 applications carefully decided that it would. not be well to allow these 23 Winchester traveling men to belong to the League. The secretary was, therefore, instructed to drop from the rolls the names of 7 of the men whose names had already been placed thereon, and to return to the other 14 men the sum of $1 each which they had remitted with their applications. I am still getting large numbers of let- ters written by the Winchester Company to readers of RECREATION and which are forwarded to me. While the Winchester people insist that they do not intend to make an automatic gun, yet they defend that slaughtering machine vigorously. The burden of Mr. Bennett’s song is that the automatic gun is up to date; that it is the highest type of shooting iron thus far in- vented, etc. Dynamite is up to date, too, but when a man uses it to fish with the law steps in and lays an iron hand on him. Viewed from the standpoint of a man who wants to kill everything in the country, the automatic gun is a big improvement on any- thing heretofore produced, and for that reason its use on birds should be prohib- ited by law. The so-called sportsmen of Iowa have succeeded in defeating a bill introduced in the legislature of that State last winter, aiming to prohibit the shooting of wild fowl in spring. The same men have also killed a bill which aimed to provide a close season on prairie chickens for 3 years, in order that they might recuperate from the effects of the war of extermination which has been waged against them for many years. All real sportsmen will regret this action, and it is hoped these latter may succeed in passing an anti-spring shooting se at the next session of the law-making ody. Does any reader of RECREATION know the present whereabouts of A. L. Meigs? If so, I should like to have his address. There are indictments pending against him in 3 States for obtaining money under false pre- tenses, and I should like to be able to put the sheriffs of the respective counties in which he did this work on his trail. “Did you notice the perfume as she passed ?” “Yes, she is probably a Colognial Dame.” —Exchange. THE MONARCH OF THE POOL. F. H. ROCKWELL. There is a large pool in a Northern Pennsylvania trout stream that a true ang- ler would pronounce the prettiest he ever saw for large trout. Even an ordinary angler was usually rewarded by the cap- ture of some of its inhabitants. A certain trout of that pool came at last to be known as the monarch. I knew him well. My first experience with him was in June, 1897. I had gone out for the after- noon and after catching from that pool 2 or 3 medium sized trout, I started up the stream. I had gone 4o or 50 rods above the pool when I hooked a beauty, about II inches long. There was a pile of drift across the lower end of the hole and I had considerable trouble in keeping clear of the logs, but I finally succeeded in landing him. Much elated, I clapped him in the basket. As I did so, I noticed a white strip across his back, near the head. It was getting late and I started down the stream again. In order to fish the next hole properly I had to wade. I was not successful there and concluded to take another look at my big fish. He was not in the basket. The cover had become loose and he had flopped into the stream. I leave it to the imagination of the reader as to how I felt when I made this discovery. I had but one consoling thought: he is in the water and some other fellow may have a chance at him. This monarch trout was seen by many persons during the seasons following. He must have grown wonderfully to judge by the size different persons gave him. He was anywhere from 15 inches long to 2 feet; but it must have been the same trout, as everyone who saw him agreed that he had a large white stripe across his back, and all accounts placed him in that partic- ular pool. The amount of fishing done for that trout was incredible. In the spring of 1901 I took my little boy, 8 years old, to that stream. He wanted to fish, like me. Accordingly, I cut a willow pole, tied a hook on a piece of old line, attached the line to the pole, and put a lively worm on the hook. After getting the boy at his work I set about mine. A heavy shower came up and we took to a shed for shelter. The shower was soon over and the boy wanted to go back to the pool to fish. He said he had seen a fish that he thought must be a young whale, and asked me how long a whale is. I was, however, discour- aged by my own failure and said the boy could fish till I got the horse, when we would go home. I had just hitched the horse to the wagon when I heard a scream and a loud splash. I was behind some brushes from the pool and could not see what was hap- pening. Fearing something was wrong, I ran over to the pool. The boy was in the swift water at the head of the pool and floating down where it was 6 or 8 feet deep. He seemed towed along, as he had hold of his willow pole and was part of | the time under water. He went down toward the eddy. Then the towing stopped and the boy sank. I jumped in and after considerable effort I got hold of him. When I tried to wade out there seemed to be a drag. The boy still held to the pole; the line- was wound around him, and there was something tugging viciously out in the water. I got my boy’s head above water, and he exclaimed: “T’ve got him!” I appreciated the joke and said, “T guess I’ve got him.” Gradually we approached shore, but still felt something tugging back all the time. I began to think may be the boy was right and that he had got something. When the boy was safely out of the water the line dragged out the big trout, the “Monarch of the Pool.” It was surprising that he did not break loose, but on examination I found he had swallowed the hook, worm and all, and was firmly hooked in the throat. That white mark was across his back. He was 171% inches long and weighed a trifle over 2 pounds. “Now, William,” said the man of busi- ness to the office boy, “I am going out to get shaved.” “Yes, sir. Barber’s, sir, or Wall street.” —Yonkers Statesman. 450 THE HILL OF TARIK IN AMERICA. HERBERT 5S. HOUSTON, With Photographic Illustrations by Arthur Hewitt. Madeira the ship’s course was straight for the Mediterranean. Among those = on board, bound for the Orient, were a New York publish- er and a bright boy from the West, eager for all the new sights of the old world ahead. As the land breezes caught the pennant at the masthead, the boy scanned the East- ern horizon and he kept it up for hours. “What are you looking for so hard?” in- quired the publisher. “Oh, T want to see that big sign of the Prudential on Gibraltar,’ and the boy still peered into the East. When at last the great rock, the Hill of Tarik, the Saracen, lifted its head above the ocean the boy searched in vain for the sign he was sure he would see. For him, as for all other Amer- icans who read the magazines, the Pruden- tial was inseparably associated with Gibral- tar. And this association has made the rock and the insurance company almost inter- changeable terms, simply because each sug- gested strength. But the American Gibral- tar achieved its strength in a few vears, by dauntless human endeavor while the slow accretions of ages gave strength to its namesake, the mighty Hill of Tarik. Ten years after the close of the Civil War—a period so recent that its. history has scarcely been written—the Prudential was established in Newark. As if fore- knowing the great rock to which it would grow, it began its foundation in a basement office. It was like the beginning of the New York Herald by Bennett, the elder, in a basement on Ann street. But it would be an idle play with words to make a base- ment office the real foundation of the Pru- dential. ~ It was something much deep- er down than that—nothing else than the bedrock American principle of democracy. The Prudential applied the democratic principle to life insurance. As _ Senator Dryden, of New Jersey, the founder of the company, has said, “Life insurance is of the most value when most widely distributed. The Prudential and the companies like it are cultivating broadly and soundly among the masses the idea of life insurance protection. To them is being carried the gospel of self- help, protection and a higher life.” From And what has been the result of the dem- ocratic American. principle worked out in life insurance? In 1875 the first policy was written in the Prudential. At the end of 1903 there were 5,447,307 policies in force on the books of the company, representing nearly a billion dollars. The assets in 1876 were $2,232, while twenty-seven years later, in i903, they were more than 30,000 times greater, or $72,712,435.44, the liabilities at the same time being $62,578,410.81. This is a record of growth that is without pre- cedent in insurance and that is hard to match in the whole range of industry. The rise of the Prudential to greatness reads like a romance in big figures, but, in fact, it is a record of business expansion that has been as natural as the growth of an oak. The corn crop of the country seems too big for comprehension until one sees the vast fields of the middle West, and then it appears as simple as the growth of a single stalk. So with the Prudential. To say that, U. S. SENATOR JOHN F. DRYDEN, President of the Prudential. 452 in 10 years, the company’s income grew from something more than $9,000,000 a year to more than $39,000,000 last year is amaz- | ing as a general statement, but when made in relation to the broad principles on which that growth has been based, it becomes as much a matter of course as the corn crop. There is no mystery about it; but there is in it, from the day when the principles were planted in Newark until these great har- vest days, the genuine American spirit of RECREATION. | propaganda. The company’s organization is essentially military, It is a wonderful combination of big grasp and outlook with the most painstaking thoroughness and sys- tem in details. And, as is always the case in every organization that throbs through- out with intelligent energy, there is a man at the center of it. This man has a con- structive imagination lighting up a New England brain. To business prudence there is added the large vision which sweeps the HOME OFFICES, PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO., NEWARK, N.,_ J. achievement, strong, hopeful and expansive. The Prudential Insurance Company of America is a national institution. It was founded to provide insurance for the Amer- ican people on the broadest possible basis, consistent with strength and safety. Just as Grant and Lee organized their armies, or as Kouropatkin and Yamagata plan their campaigns in Asia, so does the Prudential work out its national insurance horizon for opportunity. Naturally, to such a vision the application of the democratic idea to insurance was an opportunity of the first magnitude. When seen, it was grasped and developed. The Prudential was found- ed. In the most careful way, its idea was tested, just as the Secretary of Agriculture tests seeds at the Government’s experiment farms. Here was where prudence kept the large vision in proper focus. Gradually PUBLISHER’S NOTES. the idea took root and grew. Year after year the Prudential added to its number of policyholders and all the time the company was working out a more liberal basis for its democratic idea. But each time a more lib- eral policy was offered, it was fully tested. “Progress with strength” is the way Presi- dent Dryden describes the company’s prin- ciple of growth—the results, clearly, of vis- ion and prudence. At the end of ten years of this method of growth, the company reached the point where, it was believed, in- surance could be safely offered for any amount with premiums payable on any plan, either in weekly instalments or at longer periods. Within the five years, 1886 to 1890, inclusive, the company’s assets increased nearly five fold, from $1,040,816 to $5,084,- 895, and the amount of insurance in force from $40,266,445 to $139,163,654. The Prudential had found itself. The idea of democratic insurance had been fully tested and adjusted to the needs and condi- tions of the American people. Then, with a boldness which only large vision could have quickened, the plan was formed to make the Prudential’s idea known in every section of the country. Gibraltar was chosen as the symbol of the company’s strength, and ad- vertising—the telling of the Prudential idea to the people--was begun. The Prudential publicity is accompanied by wise promotion from a field force of over 12,000, some of whom have been with the company for over a quarter of a cen- tury, working in almost every state of the Union. They have the zeal of Crusaders and it is kept at ardent pitch through an or- ganization that could not fail to produce a wonderful esprit de corps. Wise direction and constant encouragement come from the home office, and then the company’s agents are grouped in districts, under superintend- ents and assistant superintendents, mana- gers, general agents and special agents, and in each district a strong spirit of emulation is developed by human contact and co-oper- ation. Weekly meetings are held, and the problems of wisely presenting insurance are discussed. Comparative records of the men are kept in many districts, and prizes are offered for those writing the largest vol- ume of business, for those making the great- est individual increase, and for many other contests. This wholesome rivalry produces an alertness and industry which are to the company an invaluable asset in human effi- ciency. A few weeks after this magazine ap- pears, probably 2,000 agents of the Pruden- tial—those who have made the best records for the year—will be brought to Newark from all parts of the country. They will, of course, visit the home offices and come in contact with the directing center of their wonderful organization. And, after all, there is no place where one 453 feels the greatness of the Prudential quite so much as in the vast granite piles which have been raised for the company’s home buildings. They rise above the Jersey mea- dows as Gibraltar does above the sea, a convincing witness, surely, to the growth and to the strength of the Prudential. But they are not a cold, gray rock, but a living organism throbbing from vital contact with millions of policyholders. There are now four of these great buildings, all occupied by the company. In one of them is the Pruden- tial’s publishing plant, which, in equipment, THE WHIRL OF THE ENGINES. surprising as this may seem, is equal to that of almost any publishing house in the coun- try. Millions of booklets, two publications for the company—one, “The Prudential,” with a circulation of more than two mil- lions—and the policies are all printed here, ~ besides no end of commercial printing for the home office and for the district agencies. The big composing room, the pressroom, with its eighteen presses, the bindery with its folding, cutting, sewing and numbering machines, are models of cleanliness and light. But, for that matter, all the build- ings are as spick and span as a man-o’-war. There are subways, well lighted, under the streets, connecting the different buildings. In every way there has been, in the arrange- ments, a conservation of energy and time to produce economy and efficiency in carry- ing on the company’s vast business. As in- dicating how vast that is, the mail coming to and going from the Prudential is nearly as large as for all the rest of Newark, a city with more than 250,000 population and of great industrial importance. The mailing department is really a big city post office. THE PRUDENTIAL TOWER, And in all the departments one gets the feeling of size that comes in the enormous government buildings at Washington. And it is as a national institution that the Pru- dential always fixes itself on the mind—its fundamental idea of democracy in insur- ance, its nation-wide organization for spreading the idea, its essentially American spirit throughout, all make the company worthy of its name, the Prudential Insur- ance Company of America. To-day the Prudential is paying over 300 RECREATION. claims a day, or about forty each working hour. On many policies settlement is made within a few hours by the superintendent of the district; on the large policies a report is sent immediately to the home office and settlement authorized by telegraph. And on over 45 per cent. of the claims more money is paid than the policy calls for. From the beginning the Prudential has followed lines of great liberality, whether in dealing with the family where the policy is kept in the bureau drawer, or with the estate of the millionaire. It would be interesting to describe the broad activities that hum in the great build- ings at Newark, but they would more than require an entire article themselves. So, too, with the equipment and furnishings of the buildings which, in the way of complete adjustment to their particular work, are probably unequaled in the world. For ex- ample, in the actuarial department is a card machine, invented by the actuary of the company, which can do all but think, But many of these things, in miniature, will be seen by the thousands who go to the World’s Fair at St. Louis. They will find in the Prudential’s exhibit in the Palace of Education, a fine model of all the buildings, and also the fullest data concerning life in- surance that have ever been brought to- gether. But the last word about the Prudential is not told at any exposition. It is found in the 5,500,000 policies which form a stupen- dous exhibit on the value of life insurance in developing thrift, safe investment and home protection in a nation. Of course, such an exhibit could never have been pos- sible if the Prudential had not worked out safe policies that would meet the broad needs of the American people. HAS THE (STRENGTH OF | Y; GIBRALTAR |! by RECREATION. 455 Insures beautiful teeth, sweet mouth, agreeable breath. Preserves while it beautifies. No powder or liquid to spill or -vaste in use. Convenient and Economical. Agencies in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Ghent, Brussels, Manila, Honolulu, and City of Mexic Sold in every cicy on the globe through the export } bbing houses of New Y .rk City, San Francisco and New O.'eans 25 Jens at all druggists C. H. STRONG & CO., CHICAGO, U.S.A. Hamburg, 456 HAD A FISH STORY OF HIS OWN. HARMON W. MARSH. There once was a lad with the gift of gab, a wonderful gift had he, And he told more tales of big fish caught than if he had drained the sea; There came a time when he had to leave and cross to the beautiful shore, But the habits acquired on this mundane sphere, they all of them followed him o’er. Whenever he saw an angel band, grouped on the golden street, He’d butt his way to the center, sure, and one of his tales repeat. There was one little saint with a shriveled form, of quiet and weary mein, Who, whenever one of these tales was sprung, looked as if it gave him a pain. He’d stand on the edge of the angel throng, till the story was told complete, Then rustle his wings with a grunt of dis- gust, and silently cross the street. The guy with the stories was piking around to learn the impression made, And he saw that all of the angel band ex- cepting this little one stayed. It grated his nerves that this one old boy, Couldn’t stomach the tales the rest would enjoy, And the more he pondered, the more he got sore, He had never been treated like that before; So he hiked him along down the golden street till he came to the golden gate, And he roused up the saint who tended the door, his tale of woe to relate. And when he had finished he asked the saint, “Who is that egregious brute?” And the saint replied with a kindly smile, “That ’s Jonah, you blamed galoot.”’ The Fulton County Rod and Gun Club, a chartered organization now 2 years old, holds 6,000 acres of fine hunting and fishing ground in the Blue Ridge mountains. Game is plentiful and consists of rabbits, grouse, quail, turkeys and deer, with an occasional bear. We are working hard to save the game in this region from foxes, wildcats, game hogs and forest fires. We are grad- ually thinning out the animals named, but can find no defense against the fires that every spring sweep over these mountains. We should be glad to receive suggestions from experienced fire fighters as to the best way of preventing or limiting forest fires. G. M. Sproul, McKeesport, Pa. - abiding in Oklahoma. RECREATION. ON THE BATTENKILL. Since the opening of the season, Mav 1, many good catches of trout have been made in the Battenkill and its tributary, Green river. My friend, Charles Hawley, and I could hardly wait for the day to arrive, and we planned to be the first on the river. When I was called at 3 am.,. 1 tumbled sleepily out of bed, and going to the win- dow, found it was pitch dark, cold, and the wind blowing a gale. It was still dark when we reached the river, and growing colder every minute. Someone had been before’ us, for we found the dying embers of a fire at the bridge. We afterward learned that a party had been fishing since midnight and had left just before our arrival. We stayed an hour until, discouraged by ill luck and the cold, we moved farther up the river. There Charley succeeded in enticing a sucker to land, and that revived our falling spirits. When presently I pulled in my line to see if my bait was frozen hard, a half pound trout came with it. After that the luck changed, and we returned at 6 o'clock with a good catch of trout. € Fishing has been better with the fly than with bait. Everyone thought fish would be scarce this year, as so many were taken last season, but the supply seems inexhausti- ble. I have heard some talk of nets and Noman and fear both are used. occasion- ally. Se C. H. Crofut, Arlington, Vt. IS IT UP TO- CUNNINGHAM? I am warden of Comanche county and though I try to work with as little hurrah as possible, my district is the most law- The farmer boys are coming over to my side, and there is little doing that they do not hear of. They put me on the track of a man named Horn, who had been dynamiting trout. I took out a warrant and found him just an hour after he had burst his last bomb. It tore off both his arms, broke 5 ribs, and blew out an eye. Rather than appear to be crowding the mourners, I omitted reading the warrant. It looked to me like a plain case of God and the little fishes. But it is not all plain sailing. Newton Onwiler, owner of a restaurant here, served quail to his guests on Christmas,” I dined with them. Then I took my ihformation and the names of 6 witnesses to County At- torney S. M. Cunningham. He flatly re- fused to prosecute. If there is any way to bump him into doing his duty, I wish you would start the bumper. You may mention that you learned the facts from Marion Miller, Lawton, Okla. RECREATION. 457 c { 2 EQUITABLE JW.ALEXANDER PRESIDENT THESPAN 3 of life is uncertain—it may be long-— or it may be short. An adequate Endowment policy in the Equitable is a bridge on which you can cross safely over the waters of uncer- tainty to the solid ground of certainty. If the span of your life is short, it pro- tects your family. If your life is long it provides for your own mature years. Hos pial ss : r ae, oy om. ‘ ey ee > ~ ‘+ os ti — OR. Opportunities for men of character to act as representatives wa Apply to GAGE E. TARBELL,2nd Vice President. For full information fill out this coupon or write 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. 458 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. THE ANNUAL COMPETITION RECREATION has conducted 8 amateur photographic competitions, all of which have been eminently successful. The 9th opens April Ist, 1904, and will close No- vember 30th, 1904. 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. Second prize: A 4 x 5 Petite Century Camera, with Goerz Anastigmat Lens and Century Shutter, listed at $73. Third prize: A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4 x 5, made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester, N. Y.; listed at $36. Fourth prize: A Waterproof Wall Tent, 12 x 16, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, New York, and listed at $32. Fifth prize: made by the Multiscope and Film Co., Wis., and listed at $3o. Sixth prize: A No. 3 Focusing Weno Hawk- eye Camera, made by the Blair Camera Co., Roch- ester, N. Y., and listed at $27.50. Seventh prize: A 12 x 12 Waterproof Wall Tent, listed at $16.30. Eighth prize: A Tourist Hawkeye Camera, 4 X 5, and made by the Blair Camera Co., Roch- ester, N. Y., and listed at $15. 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 best pictures will each be awarded a pair of chrome tanned leather driving or hunt- ing gloves made by the Luther Glove Co., and listed at $1.50. The 10 next best pictures will each be awarded a Laughlin Fountain Pen, listed at $1. A special prize: A Goerz Binocular Field Glass, listed at $74.25, will be given for the best picture of a live wild animal. An A\l-Vista-Panoramic Camera, Burlington, 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 in a letter ad- RECREATION. dressed Photographic Editor, REcREATION, say, for instance: No. I 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 amateur DESEO RE REE Same as to Nos. 2, 3, Oe 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. 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. ENLARGING. Since reading Mr. Klinefelt’s inquiry in January RECREATION in regard to using a 5x7 long focus Premo camera for making bromide enlargements, I have been giving the matter some thought. I have such a camera; which I use for the most of my work; but I do not con- sider it ideal for the purpose named. It can be used, though if Mr. K. can get hold of a front focus, reversible back view camera he will find it more satisfactory. The first requirement for enlarging is a room which can be made entirely dark. Bromide paper is nearly as light-sensitive as a day plate, and must be worked by yel- low light. The easiest way to darken the windows of the room selected is to make a light wooden frame for each one, using pine strips, say I1%4,x7% inches. These frames are to fit snugly inside the window casing and are halved together at the cor- ners. Cover each side with heavy brown paper glued on. If the windows are large one or 2 cross bars should be put in the frames to stiffen them. The frames may be held in place in the windows by a screw at top and bottom, or by buttons, as may be most convenient, the object being to get as close a joint as possible around the edges. If some light filters through the ee eee No — ‘ EE — ee ae AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY. paper give it a coat of lampblack and tur-’ pentine, with a little varnish added to make the mixture adhere to the paper. ‘There will probably be some cracks around the edges of these screens which will admit ’ light. To cover these get some cheap black cambric and make curtains for the win- dows, which may be hung from small nails at the top of the casing. One of the windows in the room should have a clear outlook to the sky. The frame for this window should be made stiffer and heavier than the others, and at a con- venient height from the floor 2 cross bars should be put .in, leaving about 5% inches between their inner edges. To the lower one of these attach a board projecting out into the room so that the camera may set on it with its rear end close against the screen frame. Next make out of 3-16 inch wood a box about 2 inches deep, without top or bottom. This must fit closely inside the back frame of the camera in the space occupied by the ground glass frame, which is removed when the camera is to be used for enlarg- ing. The rear end of the little box is to be secured to the 2 cross bars of the window frame and its inside provided with small cleats to hold the negative in a position parallel to the back of the camera. The sides of the box may be slotted so that the negative may be pushed into place from the outside. The minor details of this I leave to the builder, as they must vary ac- cording to circumstances. This window frame is to be covered with paper like the others, taking special care that all cracks are covered. A rectangular opening should be left where the box is attached so that the light may strike the negative. This opening should be covered with a piece of ground glass or tracing cloth to diffuse the light. As a support for the bromide paper take a fair sized box, the ever present soap box suggesting itself here, and nail 2 uprights to its sides. To the upper end of these fasten a small drawing board or something similar, so that its flat side is parallel to the window. The center of this board should be at the same height as the lens when the camera is in position on its shelf. This board should be covered with smooth white paper pasted on, to make a good sur- face on which to focus. Bore a hole in a small square piece of % inch wood, which will fit easily over the end of your lens, and over this hole fasten a square of yellow glass. To make an enlargement, darken all the windows and put the camera in position. neg the chosen negative into place in the Ox the camera. Place the soap box easel in inverted, and with the film side next’ 459 position in front of the lens. A heavy stone or a flatiron in the box will help to hold it steady. By shifting the relative positions of lens and easel you will be able to get any degree of enlargement. Use the lens wide open for focussing and when a sharp focus has been obtained stop down to say I-16. Slip the yellow glass cap over the lens and pin a small strip of bromide paper on the easel. Remove the lens cap for say 30 seconds. Cap the lens and develop the test strip. Bromide paper is somewhat slower in development than gaslight paper (velox, rotox, etc.), but still much faster than a dry plate. If your test strip shows a correct ex- posure you may proceed to pin a full sized sheet on the easel and expose as before. The object of the yellow glass cap is now apparent, for it allows enough light to pass to permit of accurate adjustment of the pa- per without risk of fogging it. Thin parts may be held back by shielding with a card during part of the exposure and con- versely over dense spots may be brought out by giving them extra exposure by means of a cardboard shield with a hole cut in it which is held over the dense part, gently moving it so as to avoid making a sharp tine on the print. Any of the various brands of bromide paper on the market will give good results. The Eastman Kodak Co. makes paper that is reliable in every respect. The hard, or slower working, grade will prove the best for general use. Amidol or M-2 developer will prove satisfactory, and I prefer an acid fixed bath, such as is recommended by the makers of. gaslight paper. Japanned iron trays are the most satis- factory for this work. They are light, their cost is small compared with trays made of other materiais, and with an _ occasional coat of bicycle enamel or asphalt varnish they will last a long time. li at any time more detailed informa- tion is desired I shall be glad to give what help I can, either through RECREATION or by personal letter. C. M. Whitney, Bayonne, N. J. A NEW SPORT. D’LAURIE. How many of RecreEaTION’s readers are egg collectors? Some, I am sure. To them I propose a new and exciting sport, a game in which both they and the birds will be winners; for while they will get nests and eggs, the birds will yet retain them. This sport is made possible by the camera. My interest in bird photography dates 460 many years back. My first success was a photo of 3 fuzzy, funny little ground spar- rows that had their home under a shelter- ing bank. As I was focusing, one, more restless than its fellows, fluttered out, and had gone some distance before I caught him and brought him back. I remember yet my thrill of pleasure when I developed the plate and saw the image grow. All is not so easy, however, for I have been 2 years attempting to get a good photo of a pewee’s nest under a certain bridge. A picture of a wood pewee’s nest, secured after days of hard work, is one of my prized possessions. The nest was built on the branch of an oak fully 60 feet above the ground. The only way to get it was to crawl out on a limb higher up. After sev- eral failures, I one day strapped my cam- era to my back, climbed the tree and crawled out on the limb to within 20 feet of the nest. The creaking and swaying of the limb forbade further progress, and I was compelled to take the nest at that dis- tance. Holding to the branch with arms and legs, I focused as best I could and snapped. The picture, though small, proved excellent. The most peculiar nest, of which I have a picture, a pyramid of sticks with 2 blue eggs a-top, was built by an ambitious black billed cuckoo in an old lard can chance- thrown into a thicket. I have, too, a photo of a cowbird’s nest that caused some mystification until it turned out to be a thrush’s home. The swinging cradle of the red eyed vireo, the more stable one of his yellow throated cousin, the tiny nest of a hum- ming bird with its tiny eggs, the high-set homes of hawks and crows, and many more have place in my collection, and it is a pleasure to look them over and recall the history of their getting. Come, my friends! put away your col- lecting boxes, drills, and blow pipes, and like true sportsmen preserve the birds. Give this new sport a fair trial. Don’t give up after the first failure, stick at it. Think of the trees you have shinned after crow’s eggs, only to find the nest was last year’s! Stick to it! and you will find health and pleasure in this novel pastime; the birds will enjoy their share of life, and we shall not have to regret another extinct species. I feel sure that, should sufficient interest be aroused, the editor of RECREATION would have a class for these photographs in his next contest, and award a prize to the most worthy. I use a Premo 5x7 camera, made by the Rochester Optical and Camera Co., and fitted with a Victor rectilinear lens. I gen- erally use a 128 stop with an exposure of 40 to 60 seconds; this, of course, depends RECREATION. on circumstances. Develop with hydro, and print on Velox paper. QO. L. Griffith, Rosemont, Pa. SOUVENIR POST CARDS. The ease with which these cards arc made leads me to wonder why the amateur photographer does not get busy. The card may be bought already sensitized. All that is necessary may be found in the possession of every amateur. The most important item is the negative. It should be rich in detail and have some contrast. A piece of black paper, 4x6 inches, with an opening cut the size one wishes the photograph to appear on the card, is the only need. Cut the opening 23¢ x 33¢; then place a regular size post card on the paper, marking with a heavy line the position the sensitized card is to occupy. This will leave a narrow white margin on 3 sides of the photo and 15g inches to write on. Instead of the se- vere corners, I cut a lantern slide mat in 4 and paste them on the mat, making round © corners. These cards are greatly appre- ciated by the persons who receive them. A bit of landscape or a spot where once we took our lunch makes a valued souvenir. I use Rotox cards and find them perfect. C., Bethlehem, Pa. I have been having very thin negatives, though this does not seem to be caused by under development or exposure. Some of my negatives are so thin that the sky in the negative prints gray. There is plenty of detail, but it has a faded brown appearance. If I hold my hand back of the sky part of the negative, I can easily see my hand right through the sky. It is mysterious to me, and I hope you can solve it for me. Frank Rose, East Boston, Mass. ANSWER. I am inclined to believe that the cause is over exposure. I suggest making at least 3 different exposures, and developing each one separately just as you have been doing. An over exposed plate is thin, flat, lacking contrast, full of detail, but producing a gray print. An under exposed plate has a lack of detail, and if not developed too far pro- duces a gray print. If development is car- ried far, the print will show great contrast, but ot much detail—EnprrTor. Please give us all you can on photog- raphy. I get more practical hints from RECREATION than from a magazine to which I subscribed that is devoted entirely to that subject. W. H. Cummings, N. Y. City. RECREATION. xvii 7 ee ee, Wp ae, ewe eT ey he DRAWN FOR THE EASTMAN KODAK CO. BY FREDERIC ‘ ‘ sy a, *y, “a ‘ - if : - 4 a zee ie Disease cannot successfully attack people if their food and habits are right. When one has stopped growing and lives mostly indoors it’s high time to stop greasy meats or half cooked starchy food, much white bread, soggy vegetables, etc., etc. It’s worth trial to simplify the diet, get well and keep well. Say Breakfast and Lunch on a little fruit (preferably cooked and very little sugar), Dish of GRAPE-NUTS and Cream; Slice of whole wheat bread and butter, Cup of Postum Food Coffee, One or two soft eggs and NOTHING ELSE. You are liable to “feel like a lord” ina day ortwo. “There’. a reason,” for GRAPE-NUTS food is a power for brain centres and body. Have a try and tell yourself. Get the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in each pkg. XXVili RECREATION. HIGGINS § SEITER, Rich Cut Glass Fine China Flemish Punch Bowl No. 8635 11 in. high, 13 in. opening, plain ivory fig- ures, background, dark green and brown, $5.65. We illustrate our ““44 Less than Elsewhere’’ policy by pricing this extra fine Flemish Punch Bowl (see illustration) For thousands of other offerings equally attractive send for Catalogue No. 14°'U”’ having delicately tinted pictures of Free to all interested choice china. in purchasing. West 2Ilst and West 22d Streets NEW YORK CITY Near Sixth Avenue “ Buy China and Glass Right” Take good care of your hands You may need them next year Send me 2 yearly subscriptions to Recreation and I will send you a pair of Leather Hunting Gloves made to your measure, by the Luther Glove Company Berlin, Wisconsin Sample copies for use in canvass- ang furnished on request Free:—To any person sending a new yearly subscription to REcrREATION through me I will send a fine Nickel Folding Drink- ing Cup and Dog Whistle, listed at 60 cents, or a hard rubber, water proof Match Safe, listed at 50 cents, or a Canvas Belt with loops, listed at 60 cents, or a Revolver Leather Holster Belt, listed at 50 cents, or a choice of a Horn Whistle or Star Vest Pocket Whistle, or a Duck, Snipe, Turkey or Echo Call, each listed at’ 50 cents, or a Rifle Cleaning Rod, 22 or 32, with scratch and bristol brush, listed at 50 cents, or a choice of a Dandy, Star or Perfect Oiler, very fine and handy, and each guaranteed not to leak, listed at 50 cénts each, or a Powder or Shot Measure, listed at 35 cents, or a coin Money Purse, genuine soft kid, three compartments, listed at 50 cents, or a Money Pouch, made of fine sheep skin, with draw string, very fine, listed at 75 cents, or a self-closing rubber Tobacco Pouch, listed at 50 cents, or a high grade French Brier Pipe, listed at 75 cents, or a Fountain Pen, listed at 75 cents, or a lightning Fish Scaler, or a spring lock Hook Shield, or a Spring Gun Cleaner, or a Rubber Hook Shield, or a Little Giant Small bore Rifle Cleaner. Edward Jacobs, 227 Mulberry St., Coshoc- ton, O RECREATION is on top and I know it will stay there. J. E. Bercaw, Dingman’s Ferry, Pa. RECREATION. xxix AN EDITOR’S PERIL. The editor stood at the case, As printers were once used to stand, With a cynical smile on his face And a composing stick in his hand. He gave his hot forehead a wipe, All damp with the grime and the heat, And put the reports into type For readers of his little sheet. “The Japs have forsaken Yalu, They’ve gone up the opposite brink, They’re moving en masse on Wiju, They'll soon fight a battle we think. “The army has gone from Anju, The march of the troops has begun, The latest war news from Chifu Shows the Russians to be on the run.” So he set up types. Of Kwang-su And Anju and Wiju he told, And Chifu and Yalu, Niu Chwang and others enrolled. Then in a few minutes he dropped His stick and looked down at the case. *n puzzled confusion he stopped Setting type with a frown on his face. Then added this to his reports: “We'd give yew some more of the news If these names did not yews all the sorts, We've yewsd every one of owr yews.” —J. A. Foley, in New York Times. Received the Harrington & Richardson revolver and am much pleased with it. It is well worth the time I spent in getting the subscribers. If RECREATION pleased everyone as it does me, you would have no trouble in getting every lover of nature to subscribe. Carl Peavey, Howesville, Ind. I received the Marble match box, and am well pleased with it. That it is thor- oughly waterproof I know, for I have given it a severe test. I thank you heartily for such a fine present, and will try to send you more subscriptions. Fred Beam, Smith River, Calif. I received my premium, a pair of T. H. Guthrie’s horsehide hunting boots, and am so well pleased that I enclose the extra subscriber I received to date, gratis. May success be yours. Harry Stenanagel, Allegheny City, Pa. I think more of your magazine every month. Can hardly wait for it. I will try and get you some new subscriptions soon, and wish you success. H. C. Stair, Greensburg, Pa. I can not get along without RECREATION. Please find enclosed $1 to renew my sub- scription. V. N. Dyer, North Appleton, Me. WhenYou Use Beer In Your Home In the cafe, or in the club, you ought to buy the purest and best. Nothing but the purest food product is fit for the table of an American home. The pure food experts agree that Pabst Blue Ribbon beer represents the choicest and most palatable infusion of hops and malt which the modern science of brewing has produced. The Pabst malting process takes twice as long as the old method, but the product is a rich and mellow brew of exquisite flavor. Add to this the scrupulous cleanliness with which it is brewed and you will see why Pabst Blue Ribbon is the favorite It is made of choicest materials in a brew- ery “as clean as a Dutch Kitchen.” Pabst Blue Ribbon is The Beer of Quality table beer in American homes. XXX RECREATION. aricocele Hydrocele _- Cured to Stay Cured in 5 Days. No Cutting or Pain. Guaranteed Gure or Money Refunded. VARICOCELE. Under my treatment this insidi- # ous disease rapidly disappears, Pain ceases almost instantly. The stagnant blood is driven s 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, 3 — innumerable blood and nervous diseases result from poison- ——— ous taintsin the system. Varicocele and Hydrocele, if neg- lected will undermine physical strength, depress the mental The Master S oo - TILLOTSON, — Vari faculties, derange the nervous system, and ultimately pro- ¢ Master Specialist of Chicago, who Cures Varicocele, q\,ce complicated results. In treating diseases of men I Hydrocele, and treats patients personally. always cure the effect as well as the cause. 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TILLOTSON, M.D.,140 Tillotson Bldg, 84 Dearborn St., CHICAGO A year ago a manufacturer hired a boy, For months there was nothing noticeable about the boy except that he never took REGISTERED. | his eyes off the machine he was running. WATERPROOF * A few weeks ago the manufacturer looked COURT up from his work to see the boy standing beside his desk. PLASTER “What do you want?” he asked. “Want me pay raised.” Me r ; ” Heals Cuts, Abrasions, Hang-Nails, “What are you getting? Chapped and Split Lips or Fingers. oerp? ’ » 99 Burns, Blisters, Ete. Instantly. wh Tee dollars a W eek. s Relieves Chilblains, Frosted Well, how much do you think you are Ears, Stings of Insects, ss | >) Chafed or Blistered Feet, worth: Calheds yet, :2ee., Mee. “Four dollars.” A coating on the sensitive parts “You think so, do you se will protect the feet from being chafed CONT ans ac? ar Ion bein’? 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I learned to imitate the call of the wild duck from an article in August, 1900, REc- REATION, and I wish to thank the writer who taught me how to give the call of the wild duck by means of the hands and lips. I can deceive the oldest duck-hunter, and have brought to bay black ducks too wily to come to trained live decoys. T. J. Ardill, Wakefield, Mass. The Chicago College of Dental Surgery Founded in 1880. 2106 Graduates, Has continued under the management of its founders since its organization and offers unsurpassed facilities to dental students. For announcement address Dr. TRUMAN W. BROPHY, Dean, 775 W.: Harrisou St., Chicago. 1H “Race value’ is what you value your face at. If rightly, you use Williams’ Shaving Soap. Williams’ Shaving Sticks and Tablets sold everywhere, The J. B, Williams Co., Glastonbury, Conn, How I Grew Tall A Startling Story which willinterest All who are short. The Height of either Sex can quickly be increased from two to five inches. These marvelous re- sults can be accomplished at home without the Knowledge of your most intimate friends. The Free Book Tells You All About It. MR. K. LEO MINGES. Inventors, scientists and physicians have for years been trying to find some method whereby the height of an in- dividual could be increased, and up to the last few years have met with failure. It remained for a comparatively young man, Mr. K. Leo Minges, by name, to discover what so many others had failed to do. Mr. Minges resides in Rochester, N, Y., and has devoted the best part of his life in studying and experimenting on the Cartilage and his great efforts have at last been crowned with success. A large company composed of Rochester’s leading citizens, has been formed for the pur- pose of placing Mr. Minges’s discoveries and inventions before the public, so that now it is possible for any lady or gentleman who is short to increase her or his height from two to five inches. hese results are absolutely yuaranteed. 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In a remote corner a little fellow was sitting perfectly still, apparently indiffer- ent and> unm...dful of all the rest. The teacher, observing him, approached and said, “Waldo, why are you not taking part with the otherrchildren?” Waving her off with a deprecating hand and wide, rebuking eyes, he fervently whispered: “Sh—sh—sh, teacher—sh! I’m a_rooster, and I’m a-layin’ a aig!”—Kansas City Star. RECREATION is the magazine that lays over them all. L. L. Henderson, Boston, Mass. RECREATION. XXXili WASHBURN Mandolins Guitars Banjos Unequaled for Tone, Durability and Workmanship We will gladly send free a beautiful Art Souvenir Cata- logue and ‘‘Facts About the Mandolin”’ and ‘‘How to Play the Mandolin’’ if you will fill out this coupon and mail it to us. 46 Lyon & Healy, Chicago. Please send me Art Souvenir Cata- logue ‘‘Facts About the Mandolin” and “How ‘to Play the Mandolin.” 7. INGINO, 5 0 cnc cccnnatctecncccacvensduasesaaa _ St. Address......c00 ek Makers of the WASHBURN. 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R. depot weather and last for years. A prominent educator in Philadelphia When you move take tells the following story on himself; In his early teaching days he had a position in a i country schoolhouse in New England. The your house with you people in the neighborhood worked out their taxes by giving him board, and when there was no vacancy in the farmhouse he took a small room, while the neighbors supplied him with food. One day a young boy came running breathlessly toward him. “Say, teacher,” he gasped, “my pa wants to know if you like pork?” “Indeed, I do like pork,” the teacher replied, concluding that the very stingy father of this boy had de- termined to donate some pork to him. “You tell your father if there is anything in this world that I do like, it is pork.” Some time transpired, and there was no pork forthcoming. One day he met the boy alone in the school yard. “Look here, This is dead easy in these days of portable John,” he said, “how about that pork?” houses. You can spend this summer on the sea “Oh,” replied the boy, “the pig got well.” shore, next summer in the mountains, the fol- Boston Beacon. lowing summer in the Wilderness of Maine, and always have a good, substantial, portable house tolivein. Easily taken down, cheaply trans- Black Squirrels:—Will send a pair of] ported, easily erected, Neat, cozy and inex- these rare and beautiful pets to any one] pensive. Two men with a wrench, a few bolts who will send me 12 new yearly sub-| and screws can take down or put up one of scriptions to RECREATION. Will send a] _ these houses in two hours. pair of Fox Squirrels for 6 new sub- Send for {llustrated circular which tells the whole story, scriptions, or a pair of Flying Squirrels and mention RECREATION. for only 2 new subscriptions. Safe de- ) ; livery of squirrels guaranteed to any part Spr tield Moulding Works of U. S. or Canada. E, F. Pope, Colmes- , neil, Tex, SPRINGFIELD, MASS, XXXvi RECREATION. Rare and Valuable Books I have for sale a few bound copies of Vol. III of Recreation, July to December, inclusive, 189*; also of Vols. IV and V, including the entire issues of 1896; Vols. VII, VIII, XII, XIII, XVI, XVII, XVIII and XIX. These are filled with in- teresting and valuable matter. The intervening volumes, are nearly all out of print, and can never be replaced at any time. Vol. III sells at $2 Vols. IV and V, one book, at $3 All others $2 each Here are a few titles that will suggest the value of these rare books, to lovers of fields and sports: The «Sen Fran PRs 6 oon nia'se seartenuen ee Maj. John Brooke, U.S.A. The Lord Eagle, ofrthe, StOniist cis. ase: eee Chief Simon Pokagon. The Cowboy iand: the: W heels or . aeetstan./<: James B. Adams. Two Moose and Thi€e Bear... .cc.scuncccceer's Dr. Hamilton Vreeland. Hunting Big Game with a Camera.............. George Shiras, 3d. ‘Fue Fight off Sopda Creek. <4.) Avs wane ott Capt. Wheeler, U.S.A. My -Best “SHOE: ori 6 i hails tite eee Hon. W.A. Richards, ex-Gov.of Wyo. A 'sPraine Pastorale tl. dcx.aied che RPeaet Nbc om bce E. L. Kellogg. Waodeock On the Islandeo<:2.. v.72 . a. aden Oe F. W. G. Johnson. Grossing. the. toektes tn ’6i ees ccccsds avwv eewwon Major W. H. Schieffelin, Salmon» Fishing. sau Labrador. 2.06 ot VS okt Col. Charles E. Fuller. Coursing with (reytiound . Pvc 5 ise ay ce cote wee L. F. Bartels. A. Bald-Faced Grizzly in Camp... po..88 a4. M. W. Miner. A Deer Drive with Spokane Indians............ Lieut. W. R. Abercrombie. Pheasant~ Shooting, .°. \esewez dees on wes bre dey 6 Thomas G, Farrell. Sitting *Bui's: Last» Medicine your 70 res wos eo nes Margaret G. Brooks. A Méunhtiin“Liot.Haint?.« F265... eo ath bss Dr. Robert Meade Smith. Trouting on Clark’s Fork.. te ..-.... Gen. F. W. Benteen, U.S.A. A Youthful Guide and a Prize Ratton Jo 0.0 stOth J...26 EaboS, The First Day of the Chicken Season........... A. B. Cowie. Goose: Shootitie - in “Coleraao. ..ccsg ei vaees oo. ses W. E. King. The Cowboy’s Version of the Prodigal Son..... Pony Bill. Troatibe on the. Thider: asc: .Gscaeoeere. . asd A. D. Curtis. Aad Grisly.;. .32 eee ees AE oss George W. Kellogg. My Wife’s Moose.. . Ssveaweedals Vitee Ria) seen How We Photogr sphen the Ww ‘ld ae ee ae hie oe Coyote Bill, Miia | asic wiktlavine cusp eae teak: Ernest Seton-Thompson. Hunting Mountain Sheep in a Snowstorm....... Capt. S. A. Lawson. Grouse in New Hampshire.....................- Old Bill. Foxes.in ithe Bie: Swamp. > as os -neeede +> osc C. P. Franklin. Da the: Chilkat Fass. . Suse -eeeee eer wei ste H. L. Suydam. A Ratiecey’ Vacations (tO ATA. eee C. J. Halpen. Pierre's Strat@iemi. os oso nic ces emeseamess* hams H. D. Leadbetter. There are many other stories in the books equally interesting. You should enrich your library at once by adding to it one of each of these rare volumes. RECREATION. XXXVIii REMEDIES FOR MOSQUITO BITES. As a mosquito bite exercises different ef- fects on different persons, so the matter of counter-irritants, or applications to allay the pain, is also somewhat individual. For most persons, the application of a drop of strong ammonia water directly to the bite will stop or materially lessen the pain. It is the remedy I use, and it has been used by many others with equal success. Eucalyptol has no effect in my case, but acts well with some persons. Menthol is effective with many persons, and gives some relief in nearly all cases. A drop of kerosene proves effective in some instances, but does not help me. A bit of raw onion rubbed over the bite is almost as good as the ammonia in my case, and with such others as have tried it; but it is not so conveniently carried or ap- plied. The best method where the poisoning is not really severe is to let the bite alone and pay no mental attention to it. The cleanest and most effective repellant, that is, a material which will keep off mosqui- toes, is oil of citronella. This is an extract from a grass, Andropogon nardus, primar- ily used in the manufacture of cheap grades of perfumery. The odor is not unpleasant to most persons, is lasting, and absolutely keeps off all kinds of mosquitoes.—Part of article by Prof. J. B. Smith, in New Jersey Experiment Station Report. Avoid Wrinkles by Using Fr ee i 4 Loe | iL ‘nn Hea hi ial hs SIL Hilal AA Stallman Dresser Crunk KEEPS YOUR CLOTHING FLAT AND SMOOTH Everything in reach. No heavy trays, but light, easy 1un- ning drawers. Holds as much and costs no more than a good box trunk. Hand riveted, almost indestructible. Once tried, always recommended. Sent Cc. O. D., privilege examina- tion. 2c stamp for catalogue, Mention RECREATION, F, A. STALLMAN 87 W. Spring St. Columbus, O. " Lightweight” President SUSPENDERS are the lightest and smartest for Summer wear—20z. 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Here is a chance to get it: I have in stock a limited number of buffalo horns, highly polished and fitted with nickel plated flanges at the base, so that they can be screwed on the wall, thus forming A Novel and Effective Gun Rack So long as the supply lasts I will give a pair of these horns for 3 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on request. Address Recreation, 23 W 24th St,, New York, pa NEW ENGLAND ENGLAND, HISTORIC — MISCELLANEOUS Will be sent upon receipt of 6 A) cents RECREATION. xli Ata #; “ie at Fs ‘ i From Chicago daily, June 1 to September 30, with corre- ™ spondingly low rates from all points. A fine chance to ® visit this wonderful land of mountains, lakes and canons, s of charming scenery and health-giving air, at a mini- ® mum of expenditure. ‘The best route is via the \ Chicago, Union Pacific ew North-Western Line Two superbly appointed fast trains daily over the only double-track railway between Chicago and the Missouri River. The Colorado Special, only one night to Denver from Chicago; two nights from the Atlantic seaboard, srwers The Best of Everything. All agents sell tickets via this line. Send 4 cents for booklets, maps and full infomation as to gy hotels, boarding houses, rates, train service, etc. W. B. KNISKERN, Passonger Traffic Manager C. & N.-W. Ry. ; CHICACO. xlii RECREATION. GOING into CAMP? If so, you will need A TENT You can get one big enough for 4 men and their camp outfit, by sending me 8 Yearly Subscriptions to RECREATION at $1 each. You can get another tent big enough for 6 men by sending me 10 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS at $1 each. Why pay out money for a tent when you can make your friends pay for it? Sail in and fit yourself for your summer vacation. This isa great opportunity, and will hold good for only a few weeks. Sample copies of Recreation for use in can- vassing furnished on application. RECREATION. xiii 1 Wild Game has increased in numbers in the Northwest in recent years. It is estimated, for example, that during the hunting season of 1903, there were 10,000 deer killed in Northern Min- nesota and this was a mere bagatelle in comparison with those remaining. The en- forcement of effective game laws, principally, is responsible for this increase in wild an- imals. The Northern Pacific rail- way traverses the very heart of the Northwest game fields and fishing waters. From Wis- consin to Puget Sound and the ocean the bass, pickerel, mes- calonge, trout and salmon, ana the deer, wolves, elk, moun- tain lions, mountain goats, etc., can be found within convenient distances of railway stations. Those desiring to know more about this subject will find a chapter on it in ‘*Won- derland 1904,” published by the Northern Pacific and sent to any address for six cents by A. M. Cleland, the General Passenger Agent of the railway at St. Paul, Minn. The book has other articles of interest, is fully illustrated, and is a useful addition to the family library and reading table. Vacation Days Those who from experience know how much of pleasure is contributed to the vaca- tion in the choice of a route select the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. This is the road which reaches by its famous through trains, or by its direct connections, the entire resort country of the eastern, mid- dle and western states, including Lake Chau- tauqua,south shore L: ike E rie country, andits Islands, lake region in northern Indiana and southern Michie: in, Colorado, Yellowstone country, St. Lawrence River, Adirondack and White Mountains, Atlantic Coast, etc. Reduced rate tickets on sale June rst to September 30th. All railways sell in con- nection with the Lake Shore. Privileges — Enjoyable privileges ac- corded on tickets over Lake Shore—stop- over Lake Chautauqua, Niagara Falls, Lake Erie Islands,eoption of boat or rail between Cleveland and Buffalo, etc. Summer Books—To assist in your vaca- tion plans the following books will be sent by undersigned for eight cents in postage: “The Ideal Vacation Land,” “Quiet Sum- mer Retreats,’ ‘Lake Chautauqua,”’ ‘Lake Shore Tours,” **Travel Privileges,’’ ‘‘Book of Trains.’ A. J. Smiru, G. Pp. & T. A., Cleveland, O. RECREATION. We save you from 25% to 40% on fine Office and Library Furniture. sell. No.10 H Office Desk 48 in. long by 30 in. wide; with file boxes and letter files com- plete as illustrated. Quarter- on oak “shows! balance of desk plain oak golden aon finish. Price $19.80 Other roll top desks up to $300.00. Ask for desk cata- logue No. 2—mailed free. We manufacture the goods we We guarantee quality and prices satisfactory. XK RMX KKH VR) J 2 ee OK Seen. tp — — Sot — Sectional Bookcase 49 in. high; 34 in. wide; 9% in. deep inside. Quarter sawed oak, art glass | 5 doors, drawer base, © 8, Plain glass, no drawer— 313.50. Ask for catalogue No. 1 —mailed free. THE FRED JIACEY 60., Lt We prepay freight east of Mississippi River and north of Tennessee (points beyond on equal basis). GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. e9 Dept. LL3, 1300-1320 Division St. We are making and selling the best Art Tool in use. Applies ‘color by jet of air, enabling the y artist to do better work and save } time. No studio complete with- out it. «Circulars free. Mention ji RECREA1ION. Address Air Brush Mfg. Co. uy K. 126 Nassau St., Rockford, Ill., U. 8. Ae AIR BRUSH WN ART WO Thank you for the extra copies; it is a pleasure to hand such bits of grit, cheer and recreation to friends. Your whole magazine is as inspiring and refreshing as its name implies. While traveling in the Dakotas last April, I saw a beautiful lot of ducks, geese, etc. How good it was to see them, and how I wished I could buy a tract of land out there, fence it hog tight, and induce the birds to stay inside during the open season. Or, better, put the hogs in there, in and out of season. That would give the fast disap- pearing game a chance to play a few more seasons on our lakes before the automatic gun blows them away forever. Rather than that this shameless slaughter should con- tinue, I would’ wish for a law prohibiting the use on game of any gun throwing more than one shot at a discharge, and restricting shooters to certain low power shells in set- tled districts. It would save the game, and at the same time give a true sportsman his share by encouraging expert marksmanship. F. V. Fremmer, Aredale, Ia. I would not give RecrEATION for any 2 of the other magazines I take. W. L. Henderson, Bervie, Ont. TO RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE Laughlin ( eel Guaranteed Finest Grade 14k. SOLID GOLD PEN. To test the merits of RECREATION as an advertising medium we offer your choice of These $1.00 Popular e Styles Postpaid For Only to any | Address | (By registered mail, 8c. extra) Holder is made of finest quality hard rubber, in four simple parts, fitted | with very highest grade, large size 14k. gold pen, any flexibility desired— in feeding device perfect. | Either Style—RICHLY | GOLD MOUNTED for! presentation purposes, | $1.00 extra. Grand Special Offer You may try the pen aj week ; if you do not find| it as represented, fully] as fine a value as you] can secure for three times] the price in any other} make, if not entirely sat-} isfactory in every respect, }} return it and we will send| you $1.10 for it, the extra) roc. is for your trouble in writing us and to show our} confidence in the Laughlin} Pen—(Not one customer} in 5,000 has asked for his | money back.) Lay this RECREATION Down | and Write NOW. i Safety Pocket Pen Holder sent free of charge with each Pen 7 ZIT TEI a ‘N3d NIVLNNOS ee, | ‘ | ry We | Hii iw a ADDRESS ; Laughlin [lfg. Co. 424 Griswold St., DETROIT, MICH. RECREATION, xly, It is Accident or Disease Only that puts Horse Hair on the Market a | Not a Pleasant Thought to Dream Upon. Did You Sleep on a Hair Mattress Last Night? Mr. N. PASHKOW is a mattress renovator, of Newark, N.J. He issues a circular booming his method and its necessity. He probably knows his business, and he says: **Hair is animal matter and is continually decaying. It is not healthy to sleep upon a mound of decayed animal matter’’—all of which is very true. It explains why more than 200 people a day order an Express Ostermoor Mattress ‘15.:==. Each OSTERMOOR mattress is built—not stuffed. In all respects practically un-wear-out-able, retaining its shape and elasticity under all sorts of cenditions and hard usage. Hand-laid sheets of downy softness, each of the full size, are care- fully compressed into the tick. The OSTERMOOR . . Patent Elastic Felt is purity itself, germ-free and 30 Nights’ FREETrial vermin-proof. OSTERMOOR mattresses cannot Sleep on the OsTERMOOR 3 feet wide, 30 1bs. 10.00 | get lumpy, never need renewing; an occasional | itty nights free and if it $ feet 6 inches wide, |] 79 | sun-bath is all they require. The tick can be rab for. if ee 4 feet wide, 40 Ibs. 13.35 taken off and washed whenever soiled. lieve it to be the equal in 4 feet 6 inches wide, 1 15.00 SIZES AND PRICES 2 feet 6 inches wide, 25 lbs. $8.35 cleanliness, durability and 4 . comfort of any §$so. hair anctedinneeiors. | Send for Book, Mailed Free | se ever mcs. ves can get your money back by return mail—"‘no ques- Our 96-page book, “ The Test of Time,” not only treats tions asked.” exhaustively the mattress question, but also describes and illustrates (with scores of pictures), OsteErMooR Cushions and Pillows, for Window Seats, Cozy Corners, Hall Benches and Easy Chairs; Boat Cushions, Carriage Cushions, Church Cushions—we have cushioned 25,000 Cliareben, It is an ency- clopzdia of comfort and good taste—may we send it? Your name ona postal will do. It p> costs us 25 cents, but you are welcome to it—even if you send from curiosity alone, ? Look Out! Dealers are trying to sell the “just as good kind.’’ Ask to see the name “OsTERMOOR” and our trade-mark label, sewn on the end. Show them you can’t and won't be fooled. It’s not Fe/¢ if it’s not an Ostermoor. Mattresses expressed, prepaid by us, same day check is received. Estimates on cushions and samples of coverings by return mail, OSTERMOOR & COMPANY, 11% Elizabeth St., New York Canadian Agency: The Alaska Feather and Down Co., Ltd., Montreal Express Charges Prepaid. In two parts, 50 cents extra. Special sizes at special prices. LAS nto mane al La ()} . xlvi 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 A Reel, a Tent, Subscriptions need notall be sent at once. They may be sent in installments as taken andcredit will be given on account. When the required number is obtained the premium earned will be shipped. FREE OF COST TO ANY PERSON SENDING ME TWO new yearly subscriptions to RECRE- ATION at $1 each, I will send a copy of Hunting in the Great West, cloth; or an Ingersoll Watch or Cyclometer, listed at $1; or a Recreation Waterproof Match Box, made by W. L. Marble and listed at 50c; or a Shakespeare Revolution Bait listed at 75c; or a Laughlin Fountain Pen; or a dozen Trout Flies, assorted, listed at $1; or a pair of Attachable Eye- glass Temples, gold-plated, made by Gall & Lembke; or one Rifle Wick Plug, made by Hemm & Woodward, Sidney, Ohio, 30 caliber to 50 caliber, or Shotgun Wick Plug, 20 gauge up to 10 gauge; or a pair of chrome tanned horsehide hunting and driving gloves, listed at $1.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co. THREE new 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 a pair of Shot- gun Wick Plugs made by Hemm & Wood- ward, Sidney, Ohio, 20 gauge to 10 gauge; or a Polished Buffalo Horn Gun Rack, made by E. W. Stiles; or a pair of gaunt- lets, for hunting and driving, ladies’ size, listed at $2.50, made by J. P. Luther Glove Co., or a Press Button Jack Knife, made by The Novelty Knife Co., and listed at $1. FOUR new subscriptions at $1 each, an Ideal Hunting Knife, made by W. Marble and listed at $2.50; or a 82 ecali- ber, automatic double action revolver, ae by Harrington & Richardson Arms so. FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of Cruisings in the Cascades, cloth; or an Ideal Hunting Knife made by W. L. Marble, and listed at $3; or a pair of lock lever skates, made by Barney & Berry, listed at $4.50; or a J. C. Hand trap made by the Mitchell Mfg. Co., listed at $4; or a Bristol Steel Fishing Rod, listed at $6 or less. SIX new subscriptions at $1 each, a Hawk- eye Refrigerating Basket made by the Bur- lington Basket Co., or one dozen Eureka golf balls listed at $4; or a Pocket Poco B 34%x4%4, made by the Rochester Op- tical Co., listed at $9. SEVEN new subscriptions at $1 each, a copy of The Big Game of North America, or of The American Book of the Dog, RECREATION. cloth, or one set Lakewood golf clubs, 5 in number, listing at $5; or a series 11F Korona Camera, made by the Gund- lach Optical Co., listed at $10. EIGHT new subscriptions at $1 each. A series 1, 4x5 Korona Camera, made by the Gundlach Optical Co., listed at $12, or an Acme single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $8. TEN new subscriptions at $1 each, a Cut- Glass Salad Bowl, made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $4.50; or a Water- proof Wall Tent 7x7, made by Aber- crombie & Fitch, and listed at $8; or a Rough Rider rifle telescope, made by The Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co., and listed at $12; or a Pneumatic Camp Mattress, listed at $18; or a pair of Opera Glasses made by Gall & Lembke and listed at $10. TWELVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a Davenport Ejector Gun, listed at $10, or a Cycle Poco No. 38, 4x5, made by the Rochester Optical Co., listed at $15. FIFTEEN new subscriptions, $1 each, a Shakespeare Reel, Silver Plated, listed at $15; or a set of rabbit plates made by Higgins & Seiter, and listed at $8; or a Field Glass made by Gall & Lembke; or a Kenwood Sleeping Bag, complete, with canvas cover, listed at $16; or a Bulls-Eye rifle telescope, made by The Malcolm Rifle Sight Mfg. Co., and listed at $16; or a pair of horsehide hunting boots, listed at $10; or a Queen Hammock, made by the King Folding Canvas Boat Co., and listed at $15; or a Mullins Duck Boat, listed at $20. TWENTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-karat Gold Hunting-case Watch, with Waltham Movement, listed at $20; or an Elita single shot gun, made by the Davenport Arms Co., and listed at $18; or an Acme Folding Canvas Boat, No. 1, Grade A, listed at $27; or a Queen Ham- mock, made by the King Folding Canvas Boat Co., and listed at $20; or a Mul- lins’ Bustle Ducking Boat, listed at $27. TWENTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, an 11-foot King Folding Canvas Boat, listed at $38. THIRTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Waterproof Tent, 1444x177, made by Abercrombie & Fitch, and listed at $25. THIRTY-FIVE new subscriptions at $1 each, a 14-ft. King Folding Canvas Boat listed at $48. FORTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a Savage .303 Repeating Rifle; or a No. 10 Gun Cabinet, made by the West End Fur- niture Co., and listed at $32. FIFTY new subscriptions at $1 each, a No. 20 Gun Cabinet, made by the West End Furniture Co., and listed at $38; or a Colt Automatic Pistol, made by the Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Mfg. Co., and listed at $25. Address, Recreation iw You RECREATION, xl vii P. D. ARMOUR, Head of the great Armour Packing Company, Chicago, III., (in a personal letter to Dr. Keeley) said: I have sent about two hundred of my employees, from butchers to fore- ij men, and all have been permanently cured. I do not think there is any one thing, or any one man, who ever did the good to humanity that you are doing with your cure. Produce each a disease having definite patholo- gy. The disease yields easily to the Treatment as administered at the following Keeley Insti- tutes: Alcohol, Opium, Tobacco p Using iy eT ALWAYS ADDRESS THE INSTITUTE NEAREST TO YOU. Details of treatment and proofs of its success sent free on application. Birmingham, Ala. Hot Springs, Ark. Crab Orchard, Ky. Fargo, N. D. Columbia, §. C. New Orleans, La., North Conway, N. H. Dallas, Tex., Los Angeles, Cal. 1628-38 Felicity St, White Plains, N. Y. Bellevue Place. San Francisco, Cal. Portland, Me. Columbus, 0. Richmond, Va. 1170 Market St: Lexington, Mass., Cor. 3rd and Seattle, Wash. West Haven, Conn, Grand Rapids, Mich. Dennison Aves Huntington W.Va Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Mo. Portland, Ore. Waukesha. Wis. 211 N. Capitol St. 2803 Locust St, Harrisburg, Pa. Toronto, Ont Dwight, Ill. Boulder Hot Springs, Philadelphia, Pa., Winnipe ‘ Man. Charlestown, Ind. ; ng Mont- Piss ie = ps St. London, Eng. Des Mahncs, 1a: 7248.19thSt 4946 Fifth Ave, “*P® Town, 5. A. ‘ Buffalo, N. Y. Providence, R, I. Rat. = y? Rey. T. DeWitt Tatmage’s famous lecture, “Evils of Intemperance,” Mailed on application , ...1 ©. xerrey. wp. Lp Last year the Marble Axe Co. sent me A. F. Misselbach & Bro., of Newark, N. one of their pocket axes, ordered by you, as a premium. I did not have occasion to test its qualities until last Christmas day, when I tried to cut a hard hearted ever- green for a Christmas tree. The edge of the axe crumbled badly and I could not cut off the tree. I wrote the Marble people about it and they at once asked me to re- turn the axe, assuring me they would make it good. I returned it to them and in a short time received a new axe by express repaid. I would be pleased if you could print a statement of this transaction in RECREATION to prove to its readers that the Marble people are square gentlemen. The new axe is all right in every respect. Louis R. Bristol, Avon, N. Y. Hungry Hawkins—Do yer mean ter say yer got a square meal out o’ dat sour woman ? Diplomatic Mike—Sure! Hungry Hawkins—Well, yer a wonder. How’d yer do it? Diplomatic Mike—When she opened de door | sez: “Is yer mother at home, Miss?” —Philadelphia Press. —_—_—_——_——- IN ANSWERING ADS. PLEASE MENTION RECREATION. J., have patented and are putting on the market a new governor, for fishing reels, which is well worth the attention and in- vestigation of all anglers. The governor is a friction device placed inside of a balanced handle which may be fitted to any reel used in fresh or salt water angling, by simply taking the old balance handle off and put- ting the governor handle in place of it. It is admirably suited for black bass, weak- fish, striped bass, or any other game fish. You can get a circular giving full informa- tion and cut, for the asking. When you write, please mention RECREATION, C. L. Bradley, of Clarksville, Tennessee, has invented and put on the market a rear sight for double barrel shot guns, that can be easily attached and detached at the will of the shooter. This sight sells at $1 and Mr. Bradley has issued a circular that illus- trates and describes the new device fully. It is certainly worth the while of every bird shooter and trap shooter to get a copy of this circular and study it. In writing for it please mention RECREATION. RECREATION is fine. I think it ought to be published every day. Wilson White, Catonsville, Md. RECREATION. nUNDERWOOD?S gy. ORIGINAL _ =) DEVILED HAM In camp, picnic, or home, it will be found not only pure, but delicious and satisfying. Made only of pure spices and sugar-cured ham. There is but one deviled ham — Underwood’s Red Devil Brand. All others are imitations, but imitations in name only, no more like Underwood’s than chalk is like cheese, Send for book of 43 prize receipts. WM. UNDERWOOD CO., BOSTON, MASS. xviii 4 Free :— To any person sending me $1. for I new yearly subscription to RECREATION, I will send a deck of the celebrated golf playing cards. For 2 subscriptions, a fine artificial minnow listed at $1, or a spool of 50 The Bore—Do you know, Miss Alice, Byron’s poems completely carry me away. She—Do they? I’m awfully sorry I have not a copy with me.—Scraps. yards of Kingfisher No. 5 silk casting line listed at 75 cents. For 6 subscriptions, a lancewood cast- ing pole, length 5 feet, with middle joint convenient length for carrying, and fine agate tip. This is a pole that can always be depended on as it is made of selected stock. List price, $5.50. Arthur W. Bruce, 508 Woodward Avenue, Kalama- zoo, Mich. No gun of its caliber could make a better pattern than my premium Harrington & Richardson shot gun. H. P. Hall, Plankinton, S. Dak. I received the Marble pocket ax. It is a beauty, and I am much pleased with it. I thank you for the prompt attention shown me. C. W. Chappel, Green Bay, Wis. A Press Button Hunting Knife Is one of the best articles a hunter ever carried It has a 4 Inch Blade made of the Best Silver Steel The knife cannot come open in your pocket. It cannot close on your hand when in use. It opens and closes only when . YOU PRESS THE BUTTON If you once use one of these knives you will never use any other. You can get one as a premium for 3 YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO RECREATION Sample Copies furnished on request. RECREATION. xlix Club 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. For Sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. 29 BROADWAY, N.Y. HARTFORD, CONN. I do not well see how I could get along without RecrEATION, for it helps one to live and respect the dumb creatures. Through its persistence against the game destroying porkers, people are being brought to see the necessity of protecting game. My complaint against one dealer in game out of season made him dance to the tune of $104.55. I don’t think he will want an- other lesson right away. C. A. Merritt, Marietta, Wash. Your method of roasting game and fish hogs is certainly good, and is appreciated by all true sportsmen, and the law abiding pub- lic in general. It has been my duty to look after poachers the past year, with some good results, but the field is large and hogs are plenty. Don’t let people like the Peters Co. discourage you; your work will show when they are dead and gone. Frank C. Mejidley, Sisseton, S. D. “Charley, dear,” said young Mrs. Tork- ins, “I have done you a great injustice.” “In what way?” “I suspected you without reason. I asked several of your friends that you go out with of evenings whether you knew how to play poker, and every one of them thought a minute and said you didn’t.”— Washington Star. ta Iam the Toffee King and I have decided to talk especially this month to those Who Sell Candy I am the largest candy manufacturer in the world. The sales of my one brand reach the enormous amount of 1oo tons a week, Ihave built up this enormous business because I have the biggest propo- sition for those ** who sell candy.’ MACKINTOSH’S TOFFEE is a remarkable seller, because it is “ moreish;” the more people buy of it, the more they want of it. Ifany of my large force of sales- men have not reached you as secure your order , JUST ONE 4-LB. CAN _— to show customers W the ool ane and prove to what @ seller Mackin- tosh’s Toffee is. Send me $1.60, the retail price for a +b. tin,and I wap all resscharges ;and, further- more, I will return toyouthe trade discount with the Tof- fee, provided you make ap- plication upon your bilthead Seeashanmee Uauineaseanl Now don “tdelay sordertoday. CHURCH ee 6 invite persons work or , socials, and stamps to pay postage. Beware of Substitutes, Lamont, Corliss & Co, Importers, 78 Hudson St., New York. ON APPROVAL The Hawkeye Refrigerator Basket Is made of the best rattan it is possible to purchase, with a water-tight,non-rust- able metal lining and non-conducting in- terlining of hair-felt and asbestos. A removable compartment of sufficient size to hold enough Ice to keep the contents of the basket cool and sweet for hours (see sectional view below), makes it an ideal acquisition to any sportsman’s kit—an ideal utility for all persons going on picnic excursions or outings of any kind. THE HAWKEYE REFRIGERATOR BASKET WILL LAST A LIFETIME. SENT FREE ON APPROVAL. READ OUR OPPER.—Send us $3.50 and we will send you our No. 2 Basket, ice 20x) 3210; use it ten days, and if notfully satisfied that It bears out every claim we make for it, send It back at our expense and we will cheerfully refund every cent of your money; or, we will send the basket to any responsible person FREE ON APPROVAL; test Itin any way you like for ten days and if net satisfied itis the beet thing you ever saw of its kind for the purpose, send it back at cur ex- pense, otherwise send us your cheek for $1.50 Thi L) We want customers, ———_ but we want satisfied customers. THE HAWKEYE REFRIGERATOR BASKET IS FOR SALE BY DEALERS GENERALLY Descriptive booklet sent free to Interested persons. etter write for it today The Burlington Basket Co., 18 Main St., Burlington, Iowa RECREATION. al Folding Canvas Boats were not satisfactory until the KA ITN G was produced. It’s a revelation in boat construction, nothing like it ever made. JVonsinkable Can't tip over. Puncture Proof, wear longer than a wooden boat. Norepairs. Nocost for storage, always ready, folds into a small neat package, carry by hand, used by the U. S. Navy. They are simple, wonderful. A thoroughly patented article. Beware of imitations. Made only by ourselves. A cav- alog of I00 engravings and 400 testimonials sent on receipt of 6 cents. Bottom Boards rest on the frame, not on the canvas, ribbed longitu- dinally and diagonally. They are stiffer and safer than a Wooden 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 . 4 i «foot ARE YOU MARRIED to the old style Oarlocks, with their ever- lasting rattle and squeak? Or could you be DIVORCED long enough to try a pair of noiseless, frictionless and durable BALL BEARING OARLOCKS? The ideal locks for pleasure rowing, hunting and fishing. Write for prices and descriptive circular. Mention RECREATION T. H. GARRETT, Jr. AUBURN, N. Y. TO OWNERS OF GASOLINE ENGINES, ss aah Fe AUTOMOBILES, LAUNCHES, Ete. HINTS ON PRONUNCIATION The If the place is on the Chinese coast, re- Auto=-Sparker ' Be at a age ® 7 aera ; does away entirely with all starting and member the num er O your aun ry IcKet, running batteries, their annoyance and multiply by six, subtract what is left, and 2xpense. No belt—no switch— bat- - . san * can be stiuchall sotuastaneied find the puzzle. If a Russian name, add se Segre: frat abe te None I ae at three portions, sneeze, cross your fingers, write for descriptive catalog. | ‘ it N O I : Ti D ’ Reaislader Device Mia ‘Co. and forget it—New rleans —Jimes-Demo- 75 Main St., Pendleton, Ind. CT AL, PL"! Non -Siahable St / ima TUSCOTT LL pout ZI se ss Fitted with powerful Automobile, four cycle marine engine, cannot sink, cannot rust. Capacity ten to twelve people. Nonsinkable Steel Launches, RowBoats, Sail Boats, Canoes, Duck Boats, etc. Made from the best quality Apollo Steel—will last a life- time. Send for catalogue. Write for agents’ discount. MICHIGAN STEEL BOAT CO., 1275 Jefferson Ave. DETROIT, MICH., U.S. A. RUsQee™ ee CO neni A . c aren : oe | : Te? and copy of The Launch RECREATION. li has proven the superiority of the OVER ALL OTHERS Has record of 86,400 miles in fourseasons andstill in service. Send 8 cents for descriptive catalogue. Mention RECREATION. Iowa Marine Engine Works BELLEVUE, IOWA. Patented Folding Boal seat Can be instantly applied to boats, wagon seats, lawn seats, ball park seats, in fact can be applied to any board seat not over 1% inch in thickness. : Corduroy, $4.00. Price, § Imitation Leather, $3.50. Delivered to your address ir any part of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, by The Old Hickory Chair Co. MARTINSVILLE, IND. Mrs. Bacon—I see by this paper that the average family in the United States has 4 7-10 persons. Mr. Bacon—I suppose I’m the 7-10 in this family—Yonkers Statesman. Your magazine could find warm friends in any household. Jas. S. Mason, Keyport, N. J. Outlate—Had quite an arg’ment to-day, m’dear, with a college profeshor. Now, what’s the proper thing to say—‘I have drank” or “I have drunk”? Mrs. Outlate—The proper thing for you to say is: “I am drunk.”’—Philadelphia Press, THE TEST OF TIME. Towa Marine Engine RUSHTON CANOES. The Canoeing Habit If you spend your vacations on a lake or river—which is the ideal way—you need a canoe. On hot summer days the coolest place is on the water in the shade of trees. There you can enjoy reading, or talking, or sleeping a hundred times better than on shore. First, get the right kind of canoe —a Rushton. Ask anybody who has used one, compare it with others, and you will agree that I make the best. My 30 years’ experience built in every one. My large illustrated catalogue will help you select the kind ef pleasure boat or canoe you prefer. Sent free, J. H. RUSHTON, 817 Water St., Canton, N.Y. A boy baby arrived at a certain house, and a visitor said to a little girl in the family: “Do you like the baby?” The little girl said she did, but would have pre- ferred a lady baby. “Well,” the visitor continued, “maybe you can exchange this one.” “No, I don’t think we could,” said the little girl, “because we have been using it for 7 or 8 days.”—Chicago Chronicle. Webber shooting jacket received. It is just what I have wanted a long time. I thank you very much and hope to get more subscriptions in the near future. Ed. L. Hall, Allen Grove, Wis. SAN —\\ ABSOLUTE LAUNCH SATISFACTION Is contained in the ‘‘Western Recreation.”’ | Grace, Beauty of Outline, Sy maeey, Simplicity and Safety. : you wantit, Most reasonable in first cost, most economical to maintain. THE BEST FINISHED, HANDSOMEST, MOST RELIABLE. We build them with either Torpedo or Semi-Elliptic Hulls, and in completeness, it is the ideal and dependable craft for both pleasure and security. The Western Marine Engine describing our Laynches and Marine Engines sent upon receipt of 10c. Catalog L. Western Launch and Engine Works, No. 12 Linn St.. Mishawaka. Ind. It possesses those essential points Speed is there too if Will please those who build their own hulls. Beautiful Art Catalog li RECREATION. qe eS LECT an ~ > GASOLINE ENGINES and LAUNCHES pits Self-Starting Jump or Break Spark Catalog Free D. M. Tuttle Co. ‘ota Saree AS COR, a RELIANCE MARINE MOTORS Gat LIGHT POWERFUL ECONOMICAL 1 to 6 Cylinders 4 to 150 horse power Special Design for Auto Boats Write for information and prices RELIANCE MFG. CO. City Island, N. Y. City Gest enainc Risaka Mention RECREATION. RECREATION. liii Bowe? Motors & Q Launches The Fay & Bowen Marine Motor is a_ revelation to those who have used others. Reli- able, safe, durable and easy to operate. Remarkable speed contro]. Best of all, it starts when you start it. No handle or crank is used. Our patent igniter : is absolutely unique and always instant and positive in action, It is really the only perfect and satisfactory igniter. Motors complete from 114 to 25 actual Horse Power ready for installation. We also build a line of the finest launches afloat, complete and with our motor installed and all ready to run. We make these in either the usual round stern model or our flat stern torpedo model in lengths from 18 to 35 feet. We can furnish large cabin launches on special order. For excellence of workmanship and beauty of finish and design our boats are unsurpassed. Ask for description of our fast torpedo outfits, Send for Catalogue and live testimonials from satisfied customers. Our customers are our best advertisers. FAY & BOWEN ENGINE CoO). ist sive, Geneva, N. Y. {(Formerly Auburn, N. YY.) & FISHERMEN who are critical are the ones we are looking for to examine our New Specialties Operated by GASOLINE. VAPOR Motors 1% to 25 HP. ‘an Fly Rod. Split Bamboo, Ger. Cistia Rack Ree oxcen. Perfection SE plit Bam er Triump asting Reel, quadruple, Ken silver mountings, extended tucky patterns. Hasa take-apart ferrules, guaranteed, all lengths $ device, wide spool, 15g in. German $ and weights, each 10.00 silver, 60 yards 5.00 i ; Casting Reel, rubber quadruple Knox ae ane? me! ¥ r 6.00 Oncko multiplying reel, steel 3 00 ee eee ee pivots with metal bands on side plate . M-1 Split Bamboo, Fly Rod, extra tip, Idea Casting Reel, nickel plated quadruple cork grasp on covered form, $ reel, steel pivots, balance each 3.00 handle, click and drag. 60 yds, 2.00 A 100 Page Catalogue describes the variety that we carry in this line. Mention Recreation. Schoverling, Daly & Gales 302 and 304 Broadway, New York liv RECREATION. THE LATEST, SAFEST AND BEST CANVAS BOAT Is what we offer you. A Boat built on modern lines that will prove a pleasure to own and use. Selected materials used through- out, and it comes to you guaranteed the best. A handy and safe boat for fishing and shooting. Send 4 cents in stamps for catalogue and reliable testimony. Puncture proof; Folds most compact of any boat made. Mention RECRKATION. LIFE SAVING FOLDING CANVAS BOAT CO. 757 Portage St., Kalamazoo, Mich. Latest patent and improved Canvas Folding Boat on the market. Tempered steel frame. No bolts to remove, CANOES and ROWBOATS Built of Maine Cedar, covered with best canvas. Made by workmen who know how. Models and sizes for all kinds of service. From $28 up. Satisfaction guaranteed. Send NOW for Free Illustrated Catalogue. 0ld Town Canoe Co., 28 Middle St., Old Town, Me. I have been looking over RECREATION again and think you sock it to the game hogs in just the right way. A hog has a thick, tough hide, and a fine cambric needle is scarcely the instrument with which to penetrate it. Right down, outspoken abuse is the only thing a game hog can under- stand. Alex. W. Russell, Middletown, N. Y. Write today for free catalogue. 15 foot boat, crated $2 9 Especially valuable at summer resorts, for family boating. Mullins Galvanized =z Steel Pleasure Boats Made of steel. Practical indestructible. Air chamber each end. Cannot leak. Require no caulking. Ideal boat for family use, summer resorts, parks. Guaranteed. Will seat five persons in com- fort. The modern row boat for pleasure, safety and durability. W. H. MULLINS, 228 Depot Street, Salem, Ohio “TAKAPART” REEL (No tools required.) Very Smooth Running. Highest finish and workmanship. Handle is adjustable in any position. Bearings on spool are adjustable, with which a slight friction can be applied to prevent back lashing. Quadruple action. Compare it with any other, if it is not the best by all odds, returnit. 60 yd. $5, 80 yd. $5.50, 100 yd. $6. With ‘‘Automatic”’ Click, 50c extra. From all Dealers. Send for Catalogue. A. F. MEISSELBACH & BRO., Mfrs. Mention RECREATION, 6 Prospect St,, Newark, N. J. promptly obtained OR NO FEE. - Trade-Marks, Caveats, Copyrights and Labels registered. TWENTY YEARS’ PRACTICE. Highest references. Send model, sketch or photo. for free report on patentability. All business confidential. HAND-BOOK FREE. Explainseverything. Tells How to Obtain and Sell Patents, What Inventions Will Pay, How to Get a Partner, explains best mechanical movements, and contains 300 other subjects ofimportance to inventors. Address, H, B. WILLSON & GO. attineys 786 F Street,N.W., | WASHINGTON, D.C. RECREATION. lv Sportsman’s Coat Sheds Water Like a Duck’s Back Positively waterproof and rain defy- ing. Made of fine duck as soft and pliable as chamois. Lined throughout with same material. Treated by a patent process that resists a driving rain or an all day drizzle and yet per- mits perfect ventilation. No rubber of any kind used in its construction. Guaranteed rain proof under all con- ditions where a sportsman would wish to use it. Double stitched through- out. Re-inforced shoulder cap. Patent ventilated gusset under arm allows free arm movement with rod or gun. Cor- duroy collar and cuffs. Full cutand well tailored. Light tan or dead grass color. EASY AS A SWEATER Price $5.00 express prepaid. Give snug breast and waist measure, height and length of arm from center of back. State color desired. Sam- ples free. BIRD, JONES & KENYON, No. 4 Blandina St., Utica, N. ¥.. WOULD YOU ACQUIRE Manly Bearing Erect Carriage Grace and Elegance of Movement Perfect Muscular Development If so take a course of training in THE NEW METHOD OF FENCING as taught by LIEUT. J. MARCZI DE ZOLDY Late of the 25th Regiment, Austro-Hungarian Army. STUDIO: 489 Fifth Avenue, New York City Write for terms and full information Hamper*lrunk | Stronger than a Trunk 3 As light as a Basket Can be used for a hamper or packing-trunk at home, ’ will outwear a ten-dollar trunk onthe road. Justthe thing for the summer tourist or camper. Made in all sizes. 32-inch size, $4.00. Freight paid east of the Mississippi river and north of Tennessee. SCHWANBECK BROS. 489 Milwaukee Ave., Detroit, Mich. I have been a reader of RECREATION over 5 years and think it the best magazine pub- lished, for all true sportsmen. I like the way you roast the game and fish hogs, for they need it. Raymond Hagar, Traverse City, Mich. “He doesn’t know enough about the law to be a successful lawyer.” “Well, let’s make him a judge.”—Chicago Evening Post. Ethel—Marry him! Why, I'd die first! Edith—Nonsense, dear. He is not as strong as he looks.—Puck. cas otOVE Makes its own Gas For camp, home and traveling Burns Spirits or wood alcohol COST OF FUEL % cent per hour. Always ready—Can't explode. Heats quart of water in five minutes. No soot. Easily car , vied. Price, highly niekeled, $1.00 postpaid J. C. PAUL & CO., Sole Mfrs. 59 Dearborn St., CHICAGO, ILL. lvi RECREATION. At last a Perfect Fishing Tackle Box No trays to spread out and spill about, Patent applied for. Take this up-to-date convenience on your vacation trip and have everything for Fishing literally at your finger tips. Our Special Holdfast Lock Loop not shown in cut is a decided winner. Sent carriage paid on receipt of $2. with privilege of return if not satisfactory References: RECREATION, New York City. Yale National Bank, New Haven, Conn. Merriam Mfg. Co. DURHAM, CONN. Sole makers of Johnson Trayless Tackle Box, Small Profits—Quick Sales for trial—send Us 15¢ ‘e:,cncssered sanz’ ¢* Quality A Flies 30c ie:,c2.ers nz’ 2°" Quality B Flies 60 Wcnesanekrenns “* Quality C Flies G0 a8 wees ch °*°" Bass Flies SPLIT BAMBOO RODS Fly Rods 57 cents Bait Rods 10 feet, 6 ounces 9 feet, 8 ounces With cork grip and extra tip, in wood form THE H. H. KIFFE CO. 523 Broadway, New York City Catalogs of any of above goods free on application. Mention RECREATION. I want every enthusiastic fisherman, whe- ther amateur, beginner or professional, to have a personal knowledge of the fine points of the Shakespeare Reels and the marvel- ous 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 fish- ing 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., 404 Shake- speare Bldg., Kalamazoo, Mich. The Shake- speare Reel is especially designed for accu- rate and long-distance casting, and it is with- out doubt the best reel in the world, and you will say so when you see it. The metal used in the Shakespeare Reel is hard- drawn brass and the finest English Stubbs steel. Painstaking care is used to secure per- fect accuracy in every detail. In beauty of de- sign, and simplicity of construction it is un- equaled. 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 use- fulness, nor 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 pre- paid, for a.free trial. The Shakespeare Baits are really marvelous. With them the fish- erman 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 Shake- speare offers $100 in prizes for the photo- graph and authentic dimensions of the big- gest large or small mouth bass caught this year. Write to-day for particulars. His little booklets, “How to Catch Bass,” “Shake- speare Fine Fishing Tackle” and “The Art of Bait Casting,’ are free to every angler. Write to-day. RECREATION. lvii If You Want to Double the Enjoyment in Landing Your Fish Use THE LIBERTY REEL Best Model and Most Improved Fishing Reel Yet Produced bd The drag is applied by Special Features the handle. Tension of click adjusted at will, or Free Running if preferred. Easily and quickly taken apart. German Silver and Hard Rubber. Three Sizes. Surely See This High-Grade Reel After using this reel half a day, all others are thrown aside. Prices, 80-yd. quadruple, $6.00; 100-yd. quad- ruple, $7.50; and for lake trolling, 250-yd. double, $9.00. WE ARE ALSO AGENTS FOR King’s Prepared Shiner Bait, Grout’s Tackle Boxes and Minnow Pails, Milward’s Angler Spinners, Blue Label Enamel Lines, etc. Send 10 cents in stamps for the Finest Catalogue of Highest Quality =: s (i Established 1826 Quail were fairly plentiful here last year, ducks and geese the same. The wild turkey is disappearing rapidly as it is hunted at all times of the year. Barring that, how- ever, the game laws are much more respect- ed than you would imagine. Putting the law on antelope for 5 more years was one of the best things that could have been done. They are anything but plentiful. We have several small bunches on the Hash Knife ranch, and are protecting them as much as possible. Mark Hopkins, Jr., Seymour, Tex. A coroner is a doctor whose duty it 1s to inspect cases where persons have died Fishing Tackle published in America. 100 pages. Mention RECREATION, Tag) WM. READ @ SONS 107 Washington Street, Boston I often wonder how you can give such valuable presents for so little work. My brother and I have obtained through Rec- REATION a Bristol steel rod, a pair of hunt- ing boots, a 9x12 wall tent and a Marble pocket axe. My worst wish for you is that you may live many years and may see the result of the good work you are doing. The memory of your valuable magazine will live in the minds of American sports- men forever. L. E. Wooer, Empire, Mich. Her Father—What! You say you're en- gaged to Fred? I thought I told you not to give him any encouragement. His Daughter—I didn’t. He didn’t need any.—F un. without medical assistance.—Grit. Cal Gy \. Sy Ae ( (soa =~ — achable Even Spoolers RN ar, attached to a good reel make the best casting and fishing outfit on earth at about half the price of old style. They give perfect satisfaction in every case. regret later on, don’t buy the wrong reel. To prevent Our free catalog (B) names reels spooler will fit. Price and description of spoolers, gun cleaners, fish scalers, ball bearing, jeweled, and steel pivot bearing reels fitted with ‘even spooler. line securely to rod when not in use. Our new rubber hook-shield binds hook and All sorts of trouble and profanity prevented in an instant. A. W. BISHOP & SON, PATENTEES AND MANUFACTURERS RACINE, WIS., U. S.A. wait . RECREATION. Don’t suffocate yourself with fly- nets. Don’t use ill-smelling pastes and heavy oils which make your face fee] like sticky fly-paper. USE PRESTO It is colorless, hasa pleasant odor, is non-poisonous and LEAVES NO STAIN PRESTO is guaranteed to keep mosquitoes, black flies, midges, and punkies from biting. Presto Kills all Insects and is invaluable as a kennel requisite, eradicates unpleasant odors and kills fleas and their larvae. No sportsman’s camp is complete without a bottle of PRESTO. Make your dealer send for it, for if you use Presto once, you will want more. Sample Can will be sent by mail for 20e postpaid. Presto Manufacturing Co. Lock Box 1248 OSSINING, N. Y. When writing mention RECREATION. Game is plentiful around here. Several BUILD YOUR OWN BOAT 7 BY THE BROOKS SYSTEM ; op Gala FILASiRATED. Groen ry. Hundreds have built this boat. working spare time.at a total cost of $14.00 « F5\ Boat Patterns of all kinds and sizes up to sift. prices from $3.00 up. We also build comple: LL ld ted boats and knock down frames. WI) [as Bey ITEE PARTICULARS FREE-25 ¢ brings 64 p.illustrated catalogue. 410), 14) bm Set Of working instructions and illustrations. BROOKS BOAT MFG.CO.sTa:B BAY CITY, MICH Your premiums are very subscriptions are easily obtained. Jas. R. Taylor, Boston, Mass. liberal, and rabbits lived all winter in the wild grape- vines in the ravine back of our house, and I have seen grouse tracks in our hen yard, One day I was snow-shoeing in the ravine back of the house and saw a large cock grouse scratching in a spring. He scratched the leaves out and then stood a moment as if waiting for the water to clear. He stood erect with his enormous ruff standing straight out and then stooped and took a sip like a hen. As I moved forward to get a better view, he heard me and was gone like a flash. N. C. Burnham, Jonesville, N. Y. = Send for catalogue of our full line of Folding ——— S Canvas Boats and anes ee been SSS adopted by Governments of United States, Can- NEE ee ee 8 eee England. Just filled an order for 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. SEND FOR QaTaLoaus A Sportman’s Boat Price $20—Crated on cars Salem 228 Depot Street, + = » MULLINS “Get There” Steel Duck Boat Endorsed by Thousands of Sports- men. Air Chamber each end. Always ready. No repairs. Send for handsome free book. W. H. MULLINS Salem, Ohio RECREATION. lix’ The ‘*‘ BRISTOL” Steel Fishing Rod is universally popular on the St. Lawrence River. The fishermen buy them to use—-the boatmen buy them to rent. The strong current and heavy fish common there will take all the heart out ofan ordinary rod but the ** Bristol”’’ will never give up, and hangs just as true after a long season's service as at the start, If you want a Rod that will stand hard work—any where — get the ** Bristol;”’ it will not disappoint you. Sold by all dealers, at reduced prices. Free Catalog“ D” showing more than twenty-five styles of Steel Rods The Horton Mfg. Co. Bristol, Conn.. U.S. A, BLACK BASS—“ He is a fish that lurks close all win- ter, but is very pleasant and jolly after mid-April and May and in the hot months.”’—IzAaK WALTON. Get your bite—the ‘‘Bristol’’ will do al- most all the rest. It has the necessary spring, snap, and stiffish back required ina Black Bass Rod.The most resilient material used in rod making is Steel, which makes them tough and elastic, with a rebound found in no other rod but the ‘Bristol.’ Sold by all dealers: they will give you the benefit of reduced prices Free Our handsome catalog “D"’ describing all the “ Bristol’’ steel roda, rHE HORTON MFG, CO. Bristol, Conn. U.? Ix RECREATION. 1840 Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. Makers of High Grade \ Tents, Sails, Camp \ ( \ Folding Cots, Tables, Chairs, \\ \ EF urniture Oars, Paddles, Marine The Largest and most Complete Stock in the U. S. Send 4c. in stamps for Tent and Camp Catalogue, or 6c. in stamps for Marine Hardware Catalogue. Mention RECREATION 200, 202, 204, 206, 208 S. Water St. CHICAGO Anvthing That’s Knit BLAUVELT’S Hunting and Fishing COATS THE BEST THAT’S MADE In Oxford Grey or Dead Grass, or any other color or combination of colors, made to your measure. Sweaters of all kinds — for Men, Women, Boys and Girls. The correct and comfortable garment for the seashore, country or mountains, Mail Orders promptly BLAUVELT’S HUNTING AND FISHING COAT. Attended to. Good Agents Wanted Mention RECREATION BLAUVELT KNITTING CO. 148 and 150 Central Ave. Newark, N. J. RECREATION. Lxi VACATION Equal or better than your light at home. One gallon gasoline lasts all summer in our Brilliant Gas Lamps They make their own gas, while they burn 100-candle strong, Can be hung anywhere. Safer If you are not using them, write for our ‘‘*R” complete, ready for use, to your nearest express station prepaid on receipt of $53.00, every lamp guaranteed. or outdoor use; portable, light and handy, and cheaper than kerosene. catalog, or we will send a lamp like cut, Mention RECREATION. BRILLIANT GAS LAMP CO., 42 State St., I am in receipt of the 4x 5 Weno Hawk- eye camera you gave me as a premium. The camera is the best made and the simplest to operate of any I have examined. I acvise anyone wanting a first class camera to get a Hawkeye and those desir- ing good reading to take RECREATION. John D. Burns, Weiser, Idaho. You are doing a good work, and I like to see the fish and game hogs called down properly by a man who does it without fear or favor. May you receive 10 subscriptions from sportsmen for every one you lose by roasting a hog. A. G. Russell, Wabeno, Wis. Montana Copper Mines: I have some very promising prospects in North- western Montana carrying gold, silver and copper values. Would sell outright, bond or give an interest to secure capital to de- velop property. If you are interested, it would pay you to write me. Sidney M. Logan, Kalispell, Montana. Satisfactory references furnished, “This paper says if spots appear before your eyes it will give you a headache.” “Yes, they gave me a_ headache last night.” “What kind of spots were they?” “Seven spots, and the other man held aces.—Exchange. Practical Common Sense CAMP in 6 Sizes. STOVE Either with or with” out oven. The light est, strongest, most compact, practical stove made. Cast sheet combination steel top, smooth out- side, heavy lining in fire box and around oven, holds its shape, telescopic pipe carried inside the stove. Burns large wood and keeps fire longer than any other. Used by over 9,000 campers and only one stove returned, For catalogue giving full partic ulars, mention RECREA- TION and address D. W. CREE, Manufacturer, Griggsville, Ill, 33 William St, LIGHT For in Ga Chicago, Hl. 100-candle power. To Sportsmen. Our new Illustrated Catalog. It tells how we can teach you to Be Your Own Taxidermist Learn to save your fine trophies. They are magnificent for your home, or den. Taxidermy is easily and quickly learned under our instruction. Complete course of 15 lessons and personal instruction. Standard methods, reasonable cost. The spring shooting season is open. You will get some fine birds. Mount them for yourself. Our school is endorsed ry all leading sportsmen in the country. May we send you our —_— og? It tells you all about tre school, and it’s yours for the asking. W rite for one today and mention RECREATION. The Northwestern School of Taxidermy, Suite A., Com, Nat. Bank Omaha, Neb. The only School of Taxidermy in the world. F OR dolid Comfort SUMMER or WINTER Get a pair of Thompson- Quimby Hunting Boots the Cheapest I Make the Best All work guaranteed, I refer by per- mission to the Editor of RECREATION. Measurement blanks and prices on ap- plication. Mention RECREATION, T. H. GUTHRIE NEWARK, N, J. Ixii RECREATION. A VALUABLE PRESENT For Your Wife, Your Mother, Your Sister or Your Best Girl For 25 Yearly Subscriptions to Recreation, I will send you a set of 1 DISH AND 12 TOMATO PLATES made by Higgins & Seiter, 50 West 22d Street, N. Y. Listed at $19.50. And, for 2Q Yearly Subscrip- tions to RecrEATION, I will send you a set of 12 WATERMELON PLATES listed at $16.50. (See illustration) HESE are fine, thin, white china plates, beautifully hand painted, with pictures of tomatoes and tomato vines, or watermelons and watermelon vines, in natural colors, and each set of plates is enclosed in acase made in an exact imitation of a large tomato or a watermelon. No more beautiful or appropriate present could possibly be found for a lady than one of these sets. You can earn one of them in a few hours, and at the sametime earn the everlasting gratitude of the lady to whom you may give it, i =f SEND FOR PACKAGE OF SAMPLE COPIES FOR USE IN CANVASSING Recreation w. 24h suee, New York RECREATION. Ixiil my: {cE ae PY Sole: Powerful, Durable. bai Rambler Touring Cars give thorough. — satisfaction at a minimum of cost. Model H, with tonneau, as shown abovi iy? 5-00 only $850. Without tonneau, (Model G)k 5750. aan Model H Eight models, $650.00 to $1,350.00 at the ‘antorye _ Write for catalogue and proof of. Rambler Ss) speriority. { Thos. B. Jeffery & Company, Kenoy sha, Wis | U. S! A. ~ $8 5 ) ‘Chicago Branch, 304 Wabash, 4 Ave, ea pe #13 + Boston Branghy 145 Columbus Ave. I have read RECREATION 4 years and it does more for game protection than all the other magazines combined. There is oC Il Oil 9 plenty more work to be done, however. ish Ollath- Queechy Lake is noted for its fine pickerel, preserves leather and and certain people here fish it all winter. P renders shoes and As soon as the ice will bear them they set harness positively tip-ups and leave them out until March. Waterproof WATERPROOF Much of the time the lines. are frozen in the ice. When that is the case, why could LEATHER Used by the U. S not the owners be prosecuted under the law DRESSING the Army and Navy forbidding the use of set lines. What would AND and National Guard. a court be likely to rule in such a case? If ie Send asc. for trial can, a baited but unwatched and frozen tip-up iL’. AGENTS WANTED is not a set line, what is it? Ifa test case Write for terms and circulars could be brought it might serve to limit a J. R. BUCKELEW vicious and destructive method of fishing. Dept. A. 411 Chambers St., N. Y. A. B. C., Canaan Corners, N. Y. Will some lawyer please answer ?— EDITOR. ne I received my Malcolm telescope as a premium from you and am delighted with it. It surpasses anything I ever expected to get and is first class in every respect, I can not see how you can afford to give such DRIVES AWAY nice premiums. I shall do all I can to pro- mote the welfare of RECREATION. . Frank W. Fuller, No. Bennington, Vt. lack Flies Dick—How did you know when it was and time to leave her house if the parlor was ~ ie osquitoes Fred—A little bird told me. Dick—Get out! Bach Stick Burns an Kour Fred—Yes. The cuckoo came out of the Full box sent postpaid for 60 ots, clock and called 11.—Philadelphia Record. The Culecide Co., 1704 Summer St., Boston Ixiv RECREATION. The Sports- manlike — Qualities of a "Y and E" Auto- matic Reel Skykomish River, Wash., where "31 Comancho" caught the 15 Ib. (Record) Rainbow Trout will be greatly admired by every true angler. @ The pleasure of playing your fish is not diminished in the least by the Automatic feature. @ On the other hand, the knowledge that only a slight pressure of the = ee << 4 < wpe little finger is ~~ “I needed to keep your Gamy | Fighter from dislodging the hook, gives a zest to the sport which the user of the ordinary crank reel can never know. Finger does ite @ Nothing is so aggravating as to have the Scaly Gentleman drop your hook after the battle is almost won. @ A"Y and E" Automatic Reel takes up the slack just as fast as he makes it, and exerts a tension that keeps him from stripping your reel. @ Besides all this, a "Y and E" Automatic-Combin- ation Reel may be made either free running (just like any other reel) or automatic, by the simple pressure of a slide. You make your cast free-running; you reel j in your line automatically. Beats winding a crank ~ 2 like fury! 4 @ Write today for our handsome new booklet 7... No. 101—"When Pardner was Mascot"—the exciting story of the Record Rainbow Catch—made with a "Y and E" Reel. BOOKLET 101 SENT POSTPAID ON YOUR REQUEST " Pardner" and the "Biggest Bunch of Trouble Yawman & Erbe Mfg. Co. that ever Wore Gills" : Rochester, N. Y. RECREATION. Ixv The Car of Highest Grade Among all means of travel—and among all automobiles— the Cadillac stands pre-eminent as a hill-climber. A locomotive can go up a 10% grade; a trolley car 15%; a bicyclist, if his wheel be not geared too high, 20%; a horse with a light car- DIL Hill-climbing ability is attainable thro low gearing—speed with hill-climbing ability only throa plenitude of power. 30 miles an hour with four passengers is easy for the Cadillac—and easy on the passengers. Smooth riding, powerful, absolutely dependable, the Cadillac is a car surprising alike in performance and in cost. Prices range from $750 for Model A Runabout to $900 for Model B Touring Car or Surrey. If you’ll ask us we will be glad to send Booklet K mma complete exposition of Cadillac excellence. We'll also tell you of a nearby agency where demonstrations are given— for most Cadillacs are sold by being seen and tried. CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE CO., Detroit, Mich. Member Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers, E. B. Brigham, M. D., of Indianapolis, asks how many of your readers have eaten deer’s liver? I have, more than 100 times’ during some 30 years of deer hunting. Among old hunters the liver, kidneys and heart are looked on as the only meat that can be eaten without bad results while the carcass is still warm. Too fresh venison steak usually acts as a cathartic, which leaves Ayers far-famed compound far in the shade. Take note of this, callow sportsmen, when standing with an empty stomach by ‘ the side of a fresh killed buck, with camp No Fault of the Auto 10 miles away. Boil a piece of liver or heart on a stick. If you shoot black powder, That it cost you ae: eee ee yo ° “U.. P : ee u was sprinkle on a little in place of salt—it is 2,000 dollar cndidoy’ chiles by a 75 cont oot of dry first-rate; but don’t eat the warm meat. batteries— every autoist has his battery troubles. This part of the Rio Grande valley was, ree until the new Texas game law was passed, Th A | H t Dy a deer butcher’s paradise and siete hog’s C pp . gil 100 name heaven, but it is all off now. Ina few years is just what you want dry goods clerks will be able to kill deer —don'tdepend on un- with their yard-sticks in the back yards Pree csclpar eye " ~ : ynamo gives you a around Eagle Pass, even though the law is hotter spark, more only half observed. power, more speed. Six Shooter Bill, Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, Mex. oes ~~ aeaene apparatus for Auto- mobiles, Launches and Gas Engines. He—What’s that woman singing over the way? The Dayton Electrical Mfg. Co. She—She's singing “My Bonnie Sails 126 Reibold Bidg., Dayton, Ohio, Over the Ocean.” He—Well, I bet I know what made him take that trip—Chicago News, lxvi GUIDE TO TAXIDERMY. Full of valuable information, with complete instructions how to pre- pare and mount “Ss BIRDS, ANIMALS and FISHES, Also a complete list of all North : American Birds, with Prices of iM theic Eggs, Skins, and mounted ' Specimens, an Exhaustive Line of Ornithologists’, Oologists’ and Taxidermists’ Supplies; valuable information for the amateur. Recipes, etc., etc. Cloth Bound, 35c., postpaid. CHAS. K. REED, 102 UNION ST., WORCESTER, MASS. For Sale: 20,000 buffalo horns, all in good condition. Largest stock in exist- ence. Also designs and patterns for working same into hall racks, mirror frames, chairs, gun racks, electric light brackets, etc. Full information on re- quest. Personal inspection invited. Ad- dress, Mrs. E. W. Stiles, No. 306 Ocean Avenue, Bradley Beach, N. J. Mention RECREATION, a= fee Camp sites to rent; 27 miles from New York City. Beautiful lake, cold brooks, heavy forest, excellent roads for bicycling and driving. Address, Aber- crombie & Fitch, 314 Broadway, New York. Mention REcREATION, Wanted.—A 4 cylinder, cabin, gasolene launch of about 48 feet length; must be staunch, almost new and modern; at least 14 miles speed required. Send photograph and full particulars with price. F. F. Pea- body, 324 Fifth avenue, Chicago. Mounted Moose Heads; spread 45 inches each; one has II points on each horn, the ather 9 and Io. Price $60 and $50. Photo sent on request. Robert Rice, Wawanesa, Manitoba. For Sale: 8 Al Vista 4 B Cameras, new and in good condition. Cost $25 each. Would sell for $10 each. Address, C. B. Hodgdon, Fort Totten, N. Y. For Sale: 2 G. O. SHIELDS, Date, RECREATION. 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: FLORIDA. 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. Eugene Hale, Medway, ditto. MONTANA. A. R. Hague, Fridley, elk, deer, bear, grouse and trout. Chas. Marble, Chestnut, ditto. OREGON. Charles H. Sherman, Audrey, bear, deer, grouse and trout. — mountain shecp, WASHINGTON. Munro Wyckoff, Port Townsend, deer, bear and grouse. WYOMING. S. N. Leek, Jackson, elk, bear, deer, sheep, antelope, grouse and trout. CANADA, Carl Bersing, Newcastle, N. B., moose, caribou, deer, bear and grouse. NEWFOUNDLAND. John C. LeMoine, Birchy Cove, Bay of Islands, caribou, salmon and trout. A. M. Pike, Bay of Islands, mon trout. John Gillard, Notre Dame Bay, ditto. mountain bear, caribou, sal- FOR SALE —Prehistoric Specimens. Indian Relics Large stock list and photos ten cents, N. E, CARTER, ELKHORN, WIS. INE MOUNTED GAME HEADS, BIRDS, ETC., for sale at a Re ede prices. Send to cents for photos. JOHN CLAYTON, Taxidermist, Lincoln, Maine = 199 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, 0, or Express Money Order, or New York Draft. DETACH THIS, FILL OUT, AND SEND IN RECREATION. Ixvii THE 1904 Model LEATHER-COVERED Pneu- matic Recoil Pad is now per- fect. No pump. no valve, no recoil, no flinch, no headache, no bruised shoulders, no money if not satisfactory and returned at once. PRICE, $1.50 J. R. WINTERS Clinton, Mo. ROE UG! Ss SHELL EXTRACTOR. Every shooter should have one—carryit ina vest pocket, Fits any gauge shell. Koenig’s 10 Cts. Postpaid. Gun Catalogue, Free. E.G.KOENIG, NEW JERSEY S LARGEST GUN HOUSE N. J. SOUTH BROAD ST., NEWARK, ~° ° 9 Glass Eyes for Taxidermists’ ‘Stuttea’Birds, Oologists’and Entomolosgists’ Supplies Materials Send 5c. in stamps for catalogue FRED. KAEMPFER, °°,STATE ST.. Chicago, IIl. Taxidermy work done in all its branches Mention RECREATION INDIAN CURIOS WHOLESALE & RETAIL CURIO DEALERS’ SUPPLY DEPOT. Bead Work, Baskets, Elk Teeth, Mexican Goods, Beads, Fossils, Miverals, Arrow- Heads. Pottery, Alaska Ivories, Shells, Agates, Photos, Great Stock, Big Cata. 5c., stamps. Mention RECREATION. If a dealer say so. L. W. eae ge DEADWO JD .. So. DAKOTA Squabs are raised in 1 month, bring dig Om prices. Eager market. Astonishing @ profits. Easy for women and invalids. se your spare time profitably. Small space and capital. Here 7s something worth looking into. Facts given in our FREE BOOK, “ Howto make money with Squabs. * PLYMOUTH ROCK SQUAB CO., 289 Atlantic Ave,, Boston, Mass. NAVAJO BLANKETS, Indian Beadwork, Baskets, Pottery, Moccasins, Alaskan Curios, Mexi- can Goods, Beads, Basket Material, If it’s Indian we have it. Send 6c. Stamps for Catalogue. BENHAM INDIAN TRADING CO, 138 West 42d Street, New York City Mention RECREATION. I had a surprising experience last fall while deer hunting in Sullivan county. I stopped at a Canuck’s house, over 21 miles from a railroad, and found his stepson reading ReEcREATION. He had been taking it some years and thought there was noth- ing like it. J. H. Cruickshank, Big Indian, N. Y. NEWHOUSE STEEL TRAPS Made since 1848 by ONEIDA COMMUNITY S. NEWHOUSE (The Old Trapper and Trapmaker) Fifty years ago this famous old Trapmaker of the Oneida Community would not let a trap leave his hand till he KNEW that it would hold any animal that got into its jaws. Even greater pains are taken now than then in selecting the finest steel and rigidly testing every part. This is why all experienced Trappers insist on having the ““ NEWHOUSE ”’ ‘¢T have seen an Indian trade his pony for one dozen Newhouse Traps.’’—Popular “a Writer. Eleven Sizes for Catching Every Fur Bearing Animal Every Trap Cuaranteed Illustrated Catalogue Mailed (22 Send twenty-five cents for “The Trapper’s Guide,’ by S. Newhouse, telling all about fur bearing Sem and how to trap them, together with interesting nar- ratives and practical directions for life in the woods. Mention Recreation. ONEIDA COMMUNITY ONEIDA NEW YORK Ixviii RECREATION. High Grade but not High Priced g BAKER GUNS Hammer and Hammerless Built for Hard Service and to ~ last a lifetime Send for FREE QUARTERLY and 1904 Booklet Fully Describing all Grades with Prices, Mention RECREATION. Baker Gun & Forging Co., utc’. Batavia, N.Y. No Rifle complete unless mounted with one of our IMPROVED TELESCOPIC | OUTFITS We make them from 8-power up. With our side mountings the Scope lies close to the rifle barrel and the open sights are left entirely clear and unobscured, SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE Mention RECREATION. THE MALCOLM RIFLE TELESCOPE MFG. CO. F. T. CORNISH, Mgr. Established 1857 SYRACUSE, N. Y., U. S.A Trade CEDAR OLEUM Mack THE IDEAL CLEANER, LUBRICANT and RUST PREVENTIVE It is colorless, impervious to atmosphere and salt- water. Will not grow rancid nor evaporate. It has all the qualities of an wJ-to date firearm lubri- cant. Once used, always used. Oneounce tubes retail at I5c. and two ounce tubes at 25c.; both. sizes have injecting points. Will be sent you by mail, if your dealer does not carry it. Mention RECREATION. CEDAROLEUM COMPANY, Perkinsville, Vt. I received the J. C. Hand Trap’ as a pre- Received the Press Button Knife. It is mium and am well pleased with it. It works | first class in every respect and an addition to perfection. Shall get you more new | of great value to any hunting outfit. I subscribers when I can. thank you for it. Geo. Hobbs, Elyria, O. Arthur Thomson, San Antonio, Tex. This is the Ney, NEW LEFEVER It is a plain gun, and sells at a popular price, but has all our latest improvements. Send for 1904 Catalogue and Discounts D. M. Lefever, Sons & Co Not connected with c Lefever Arms Company, Syracuse, Ny, 2 ; RECREATION Mention RECREATION. lxix The Garrison SHOTGUN ROD and CLEANER We took up the manufacture of this de- vice only after the most exhaustive tests, which proved to our entire satisfaction that a it is absolutely the best shotgun cleaner CS ee ne! ever invented. The reasons are that it has ne tn te greater durability, cleans more rapidly and perfectly, any desired pressure may be applied from chamber to choke, is complete in itself, has no attachments to be taken off or on or to become lost, the pads will last for years (new set costs 7 only 10c), you can feel every ; Mesix spot of lead or caked powder eae aaa ep ts d “rr ff. which " - Le and wor em off, whic oN ; saves looking through the cloth. When used bare, the brass gauze pads barrel every minute; rag can- will remove lead or powder very rapidly. not become stuck in barrel. These advantages make it a pleasure to clean a gun instead of a trial. Wood rods, plain, 75c3 highly finished, $1.00; brass tube rods, $1.25; nickeled, $1.50. Send for one, use it 30 days. If not satisfactory return and get your money back. Sold by dealers or direct, prepaid. ‘ Send for 1904 catalog show- Sho: -‘ing the 3 cleaner pads partly expanded. Each pad is made x E ; by stringing 30 brass gauze washers on a holder and yng 18 new specialties. compressing to shape shown, Mention REcREATION. Marble Safety Axe Co., v-x.s, Gladstone, Mich Among my latest prizes from RECREATION The teacher had been showing pictures I must mention the Safety pocket axe and | of some Italian buildings. Ideal knife made by the Marble Safety “Now, Johnny, you describe a_ typical Axe Co., Gladstone, Mich. I think they | building of Italy,” she said. are the neatest and best things a hunter “Well,” he answered, hesitatingly. “the ever owned, a credit to the maker, the | leaning tower of Pisa is the mos’ pical giver and the receiver. It’s needless to | one you’ve shown us.”—Little Chr uicle. say that I thank you for them. H. H. Dean, Leavenworth, Wash. Sportsman’s cabinet arrived in perfect The Weno Hawkeye camera was received | order. Words can not express my appre- in due time. I am very much pleased with | ciation for your promptness in forwarding it. this most valuable premium. C. E. Hinkly, Royal, Pa. T. W. Hinke, Union Hill, N. J. POWDER! POWDER! All kinds of powder for Rifles, Pistols ani Shot Guns, measured accurately ‘rom I to145 grains. 4 different measures in 1. ‘The latest and best tool. Ask your dealer for it. 3 ¢8 Every shooter should have 1. Send 3 55 5% stamps for Ideal Hand Book, 146 pages wo = © § of information to shooters. 2222 IDEAL MFG. CO.,12USt., New Haven, Conn, U. S.A. The PHIL B. BEKEART CO., of San Francisco, Cal,, Agents for Pacific Coast When you write kindly mention RECREATION TO AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS Here is a Chance to Get a FINE CAMERA EASILY A 4x5 Weno Hawk-eye film camera listing at $8, for ¢ yearly subscriptions to RecreaTion. A No. 3 folding Weno Hawk-eye film camera, listed at $15, for 10 yearly subscrip- tions to RECREATION. These are both neat, compact, well-made and handsomely finished cameras, capable of doing high-class work. Sample copies for use in canvassing furnished on request. Address RECREATION 23 West 24th St. NEW YORK, RECREATION. lf No. 1 Special No. 4 List $100 i. A WRITE FOR - 1904 ART CATALOG AND Special Prices on 16 Grades Guns $17.75 to $300. Mention Rec ITHACA GUN COMPANY ithaca, New York Ixxii RECREATION. ID O If so, why not get a good one? Y ou And why not get it free of charge? W ay nt This is easy. Any old box will answer - a the purpose if it does not — leak light; but you must h fi ] x Lens? ave a fine lens to make a fine picture. YOU CAN GET A Royal Anastigmat Lens, 4x5, Series No. I, Made by the Rochester Lens Co., Rochester, New York And listed at $45, for 15 yearly sub= scriptions to RECREATION You can get any other lens made by this Com- pany on a basis of one subscription to $3 of the list price of the lens. Sample copies of RECREATION for use in solicit- ing furnished on application. RECREATION. Ixxiii One of the 9 Built for Business | ‘6A’? GRADE $8() LIST In offering this gun to the public, we have combined ALL OF THE DISTINCTIVE IMPROVEMENTS which have gained for the ‘Syracuse’ its present prominent position among American Arms. epee! reer Se sete fy . . = es gee “A” GRADE | Condensed Description. BARRELS—Fine quality of Damascus Steel, or if desired, we will fur- nish Krupp Fluid Pressed Steel Barrels, made at the Krupp Works, Essen, Germany, and imported to our order. STOCK—Imported Italian Walnut, finely figured and dark rich color. Full pistol or Straight Grip as desired. AUTOMATIC EJECTOR—With our Patent Non-Ejector device which allows the gun to be instantly changed from an Automatic to a Non-Automatic Ejector. This model gun is handsomely engraved and cleanly finished, and will compare favorably with any gun on the market listing at $100.00. All ‘‘Syracuse’’ guns for 1904 will be built with our New Compensating Double Cross Bolt; and Fratines Inletted into Stock, thus prevent- ing the spreading or splitting of same. Catalogue yours for the asking. Mention ‘‘ Recreation.” SYRACUSE ARMS CO. SYRACUSE_N. Y. Ixxiv RECREATION. H. & R. “Bicycle Hammerless” Revolver Description 32 Caliber, 5shot. 2 inch 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 a small frame and automatic ejector, Sold direct where dealers will not supply. Mention ReEcrEATION when writing. HARRINGTON & RICHARDSON ARMS CO. Makers of H. & R. SINGLE GUNS oes ee WORCESTER, MASS. Bradley’s Attachable Rear Sight Makes the aim true and quick Prevents over and under shooting, It will improve the score, Instantly attachableand detachable. No tools required t> adjust to your gun, and it will not mar the barrel, Fits any gun. One sight will dotor all your guns. Once used it will never be discarded, It is made of the best spring steel, nicely fin- ished, Price, postpaid, $1.00. Send for descriptive circular. Mention RECREATION. C. L. BRADLEY, = Clarksville, Tenn. A Correspond with H. Vegetarian—Don’t you know the strong- est animals are all vegetarians, the elephant Haupt, t Fae Patent Attorney and being the most powerful? Counsellor, 55 Liberty St., New Carnivorous Friend—That’s all right. If a patent or | they _weren’t so strong they never would York, when ~ ~~ Salt Natune is not an alco- holic beverage, buta pre- digested food in liquid form, easily assimilated by the weakest stomach. Nalt:/ibine is sold by all druggists and grocers. Servedatallhealthresorts and summering : places. Prepared only by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n St. Louis, U.S.A. Also brewers of Budweiser, the World’s Most Famous Bottled Beer. World’s Fair Visitors are cordially invited to inspect the Anheuser-Busch Brewery _out-door life are often seriously hurt by All over the civilized world THE IMPROVED BOSTON | IS KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted “ME The Name is stamped on every He — 4 CUSHION BUTTON CLASP Lies flat to the leg—never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens ALWAYS EASY GEO. FROST CO., Makers, aa sor Cott: Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Sample Pair. : REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES do you know eveu farmers with their healthy COFFEE? It’s a fact. Ask any regular coffee drinker if he is entirely well. Few, if any, are, because coffee congests the liver and causes all sorts of nervous and stomach troubles. It’s easy to prove by quitting and taking on FOshOs 4, Sayles 0+ ame 2 SS O t i fere. unless other troubles interfere be. PINAU STS ‘‘ There’s a reason” for LATEST EXQUISITE PERFUME BRISE EMBAUMEE VIOLETTE S 8 is admitted by connoisseurs to be thé most delicate embodiment ol POS UM odor ever produced. 1 oz. bottle, $2.00. Sold Everywhere. 24 . $4.00; or, if not obtainable of your dealer write to e ED. PINAUD’S AMERICAN OFFICES, ED, PINAUD seseeueet eeuseee AAA have been established over 50 YEARS. tem of payments ever pont in mo stances can own a V VOSE LOS ANGELES--Four ~ from New York « Boston--by NEW YORK CENTRAL. PIAN OS VOSE & SONS PIANO CO. 160 Boylston St., Pye . eT " ¢ er 7 wa. cas oe i...” e ee a oo 1 e tie ee ie 5 ars, Sn he SU 3 2044 106 225 196 | oe nt wee . A ie le ee *S Gn Fa rhe y ng! Spe ateal SCALE ILC Ponti TORR ‘al Yea i. $4 at | f. a2 >i yy net tin Bek ee AyA ¢ < . org ante freagtaatgls ¢ rad Bes rs s . 4 8 ic +4 ii ie “er AS